With plenty of experience and youngsters wanting to make their mark in Baywide cricket, the match of the weekend will be the round two Williams Cup clash between Carrus Mount Maunganui and New World Te Puke.
Peter Drysdale and Matt Golding have been in terrific form with the bat in recent weeks, while skipper Dale Swan and Nick Smith, both wear their Mount Maunganui 200-game caps with absolute pride. Henry Conway and Mitchell Fergus, are among a Mount group of young men that look to have promising futures in Bay of Plenty premier cricket.
Te Puke captain Stephen Crossan and Tai Bridgman-Raison, who holds the record for the most Te Puke centuries, are the two rocks that their young team is built around. Daniel Price has a wise head on young shoulders and showcased his batting talent for the Bay of Plenty Development team last weekend, smashing 116 off just 88 balls.
Defending champions of the Versatile Williams Cup Element IMF Cadets, a team that has won 11 titles in the last three decades, face Central Indians at Smallbone Park on Saturday.
The combined Central Indians side also has plenty of cricket history to draw on. Rotorua Central was established at the conclusion of World War II, with the Bay of Plenty Indian Sports Club, fielding cricket teams over many decades.
