Lake Taupō overseas player Drew Brierley has written his own piece of Versatile Tauranga Williams Cup history, securing his second century of the competition at the weekend.
It was during the Generation Homes Lake Taupō vs Bayleys Central Indians match on Saturday, when Brierley and his Taupō skipper Habib Malik batted first and put on a 111-run opening stand before Malik was removed for 33. Brierley continued on with Mark Mitchell, smacking 13 fours and a big shot over the boundary on the full, before he was eventually dismissed with 124 runs to his name. Mitchell carried on to post an unbeaten 57 as the home team reached 269 for the loss of four wickets,
Led by a sterling 65 runs from Nadeera Nawela, the Rotorua combined side made a determined effort for victory before being bowled out for 210 to hand Lake Taupō a 49-run win. Moko Rivers was in top form with the ball, taking four wickets at a cost of 41 runs.
The Williams Cup batting success continued at the Te Puke Domain, where Eves Realty Greerton chased down the New World Te Puke total of 223, courtesy of an unbeaten century from Nick Hendrie. Te Puke's Dan Price worked hard to post his side's top score of 90, with skipper Stephen Crossan posting 41 runs.
Hendrie went on the attack from the opening ball to hammer an undefeated 131 in a whirlwind innings with 18 fours and four sixes. Pip Thickpenny (31) and Tom MacRury (24) made useful contributions, with ND all-rounder Brett Hampton hammering a quick-fire 21 off just 10 balls.
