The Honda Financial Premiership has its first finalists after Takapuna and Parnell both convincingly won through to Monday’s T20 Final at Onewa Domain.  Takapuna vs. Howick Pakuranga – Onewa Domain   Though Danru Ferns struck early with the wicket of Max O’Dowd in the first over, Takapuna’s Ben Beecroft and Will O’Donnell were able to set the tone through the powerplay. … Read More

Premier MenJeff Crowe Cup Round Six Parnell vs. Ellerslie – Shore Road Parnell’s opening duo ran riot through the first 10 overs as Ellerslie crumbled to 28/5. Ollie Pringle (4-21) and Ganesh Ratnasabapathy (3-28) were the Peaches to do the damage before Anubhav Thapa went to work through the middle overs. Thapa hit 7 fours and a six, but his … Read More

Premier MenJeff Crowe Cup Round Six Ellerslie 122 (A Thapa 42, O Pringle 4-21, G Ratnasabapathy 3-28) lost to Parnell 124/2 (A Lane 49*, B Rae 48*) by eight wickets. Grafton 200/9 (K Ruffell 57, H Robertson 42, P Patel 37) defeated North Shore 152 (M Bremner 58, J Dymond 5-32) by 48 runs. Takapuna 267/8 (H van Vuuren 94*, … Read More

On Sunday afternoon, the four remaining Premier Men’s sides in the T20 Championship will fight it out to see who will contest this summer’s final. Suburbs New Lynn skipper Michael Barry will take his side to Shore Road to meet Parnell. Barry currently sits in fifth on the tournament runscorer’s charts, with 213 runs at an average of 53.25, while … Read More