When Canadian representative cricketer Akash Gill touched back down in Whanganui last week, he didn't come alone.
Ontario provincial Under 17 captain Akhil Kumar, aged 15, has joined Gill in the St Johns Tech team, and the reinforced side was able to pick up a victory over Property Brokers United in the second round of the Bullocks Twenty20 competition on Saturday at Victoria Park.
In the other Premier 1 matchup, Matt Burke Engineering Marton Saracens made it two from two with a 17-run win over Marist at Centennial Park.
Marton reached 156-6 on the back of a quickfire 100-run partnership between Josh Trillo (71) and Thomas Westwood (47), who collected 13 boundaries and four sixes between them.
Marist's Thomas Redpath came back well at the end to grab a couple of wickets including Westwood and finish with 3-23 from his four overs, while Michael Engelbrecht bowled Trillo and gave away only 20 runs from his complement.