Play in the Baywide Cup will get under way tomorrow, weather permitting, after last weekend's opening round was abandoned due to rain.
Bayleys Central Indians will be at home at the centre of cricket in Rotorua, at Smallbone Park, against Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys' College.
Central Indians showed plenty of promise in their first season since amalgamating last year, without getting too many points on the leaderboard. The Tauranga students have recently returned from a pre-season trip to South Africa, with the experience likely to serve them well in the two Baywide title races.
With wet weather again on the horizon, a second venue change in the feature match of round two may be required. The match-up between Element IMF Cadets and New World Te Puke has already been transferred from Te Puke Domain to Tauranga Domain. Further inclement weather leading up to the encounter could see the game shifted to an artificial surface, in the Western Bay region.
The match between the two long-time Baywide rivals has an extra edge, with the Western Bay of Plenty Cricket Challenge Trophy, or the Baker Cup, up for grabs.