Kumar’s teammates, Rhys Grogan at No 5 and Nick Armour at six, also made hay. Grogan scored his maiden Premier Grade half-century - 54 - while Armour was in fine form for 30 after left-hander Martin Worndl excelled for 65 at the top of the order for OBR on a good, hard representative wicket.
OBR second-drop Harvey Reynolds' 22 and Etienne Botes' 25 not out off 32 balls at eight also pointed to the quality of the surface.
In Saturday’s other round 5 match-up, Gisborne Boys' High School First XI opener Charlie Whitfield got to 21 against Horouta in a low-scoring affair which Horouta won by just one wicket.
Horouta dismissed the students for 80 in the 22nd over - Baljeet Sandhu the stand-out with the ball as he took 6-20.
Horouta, who have already won the Walker Shield T15 and Doleman Cup titles this season, looked on track for a comfortable win when Boys' High skipper Ryker Rolls turned the game on its head.
Deciding to bowl medium-pace instead of his usual spin, Rolls bowled Horouta batsmen with consecutive balls and claimed two more as 10-man Horouta staggered to their victory target with one wicket to spare.
The wicket of danger man Gautam Sareen (for 39) - bowled by Nathaniel Fearnley - was vital in the GBHS fightback.
GBHS have four points heading into today’s meeting with OBR under the keen eye of Poverty Bay director of umpires Jason Trowill, while Stu Patrick will stand in the Horouta v HSOB game.
In the Senior B Grade Hope Cup 30-over championship, Horouta Te Waka - who held their composure to narrowly beat Gisborne Boys' High Second XI last weekend - play Chicking HSOB Presidents at 2pm.
GBHS seconds, most of whom were in a Colts team who beat Napier BHS by 28 runs in a T20 game away on Tuesday, play HSOB Presidents.
Against Horouta last Saturday, Joel Kirkpatrick carried his bat for 66 - his first Senior B 50 - as the students were dismissed six runs short of their target.
Three GBHS seam bowlers impressed - Tharuka Fernando taking 3-23 off four overs, Brandon Fearnley 3-30 off six and Robbie Newlands 2-27 off 5.
Leg-spinning all-rounder Conrad Parkes held two catches - one a thumping return catch to get rid of Horouta titan Ethan Ngarangione-Pearson.
Poverty Bay scoreboard
Senior C Grade 30-over Challenge Cup, round 1
Gisborne Boys' High School The King’s Own 82-4 in 22.4 overs (Jonah Reynolds 32 not out, Harvey Reynolds 24) def GBHS The Blues and Royals 79 all out in 22.2 overs (Jack Williams 24no; Charlie Whitfield 2-4 off 2.5 overs) by four wickets.
GBHS The Admiralty 63-1 in 10.3 overs (Conrad Parkes 45no; Gayesha Mahabalage 1-8 off 2 overs) def GBHS The Life Guards 62 all-out in 14.5 overs (Robbie Newlands 31, Gayesha Mahabalage 25; Jack Holden 3-14 off 5, Archie Gillies 2-0 in 5 balls) by 54 runs.
Round 2
GBHS The Admiralty 228-4 in 24 overs (Conrad Parkes 118, Tharuka Fernando 38no) def GBHS The King’s Own 227-3 in 30 (Jonah Reynolds 79, Charlie Whitfield 79, Jake Kirkpatrick 18no) by four wickets.
GBHS The Life Guards 69-4 in 17.2 overs (Gayesha Mahabalage 32, Robbie Newlands 21; Jack Williams 2-25-5) beat GBHS The Blues and Royals 68 all-out in 16.2 overs (Caleb Taewa 35no; Brandon Fearnley 4-8 off 5) by 4 wickets.
Premier Grade, DJ Barry Cup Championship, round 5
Bollywood High School Old Boys 190-8 in 38.3 overs (Pushpinder Kumar 79, Grogan 54, Nicholas Armour 30; Matt Cook 4-45 off 11, Etienne Botes 2-50 off 12) def Coastal Concrete Old Boys' Rugby 188-9 in 48.2 overs (Martin Worndl 65, Etienne Botes 25no, Harvey Reynolds 22; Pushpinder Kumar 2-18 off 6, Rhys Grogan 2-57 off 13) on 1st innings points.
Moshim’s Spice Horouta Te Waka 81-9 in 27 overs (Gautam Sareen 39; Riker Rolls 4-19 off 5.5 overs, Nathaniel Fearnley 2-25 off 6 overs) def Gisborne Boys' High School First XI 80 all-out in 21.1 overs (Charlie Whitfield 21, Jordyn Haley 15; Baljeet Sandhu 6-20 off 8.5 overs, Shubham Ralhan 2-13 off 7) by 1 wicket.
Senior B Grade Hope Cup 30-over championship, round 5
Horouta Te Waka 162 all-out in 30 overs (Stanley Blake 44, Riley Horsfield 41) def GBHS Second XI 157-5 (Joel Kirkpatrick 66no, Patrick McInnes 26, Conrad Parkes 18; James Craig 3-43 off 7) by 5 runs.
Chicking HSOB Presidents 147-6-30 (Steve Whitaker 38, Ollie Needham 31, Jeff Chambers 25no, Justin Kohere 22; Hoffman Haasbroek 2-24 off 6) def Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa Green Caps 97-9 off 18.3 overs (Zac Borrie 55; Nathan Quimpo 4-22 off 3.3 overs, Sean Moran 2-5 off 3, Simon Blaker 2-28 off 6) by 50 runs.
