There wasn't a lot of cricket for new Wanganui representative coach Charlie Hartley to see on his first weekend in town on Saturday, although the 25-year-old professional has no doubt had his fair share of rain outs back home in England.
Play was suspended across the Bullocks Coastal Challenge second round as steady rain had set in from Masterton to Whanganui by the 12pm start time.
Up at Victoria Park, because of the earlier 11am start, the Watson's Tech vs Marist game managed to get in nine and a half overs before play was ultimately abandoned, with Tech sitting on 42-3.
Tech again opened with their young Canadians Akhil Kumar and Harkaran Mann, who were dismissed in the fourth and seventh over, with Kumar being caught when Michael Englebrecht found his accuracy, having given up an expensive 14 wides.
Nick Harding (1-12) was better off his five overs, getting Dominic Lock caught out after he had made another quick trip back from the University of Waikato, while Sam O'Leary bowled Kumar in his second over.
