After rain disrupted play a week earlier, the Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club (HPCC) was back in action at the weekend, with the premier women (Llamas) storming to their first win of the season in dramatic fashion.
The Llamas elected to bat first at Lloyd Elsmore Park, playing host to the new Kumeu/North Shore side.
The runs flowed from ball one, with openers Saachi Shahri (89 off 61) and Radhika Patel (24 off 53) putting together a partnership of 126 before the loss of their first wicket.
There was no slowing them down with HPCC’s Neena Woollaston scoring 52 not out and Holly Topp scoring 85 not out.
The Llamas scored 303 off their 40 overs with the loss of only two wickets.
White Fern Molly Penfold got the women off to an excellent start with the ball in hand, taking three quick wickets.
It was a short-lived innings, with the Llamas bowling out the visitors within 14 overs for only 45 runs.
Youngster Ayaan Lambat also took three wickets while Holly Lightbourne and Mansimran Kaur each took two.
The women recorded their first win comprehensively, coming out on top by 258 runs.
Premier Cricket results 11-11-23
Premier Men Hedley Howarth Two-Day Competition | Round 2
North Shore 213 (A Dhadwal 75; A Olliver 3-44) & 200 (J Clough 43; A Olliver 3-60) lost outright to Auckland University 387/8-d (B Rowland 165; R Bessell 6-115) & 27/3 (O Chakraborty 14*; R Bessell 1-10).
Parnell 386 (D Presland 111; M Sclanders 3-48) won first innings against Takapuna 170 (M Sclanders 72; O Pringle 6-45) & 216 (M Sclanders 92; J Dymond 5-41).
Suburbs-New Lynn 173 (T Patel 55; J Hayes 4-36) & 166/4 (S Verma 66; J Fisher 1-23) lost first innings to Cornwall 288/6-d (A Edekar 152*; S Devereaux 2-21).
Eden Roskill 83 (S Mujtaba 28; L Watson 6-22) & 164 (N Patel 52; L Delport 6-62) lost outright to East Coast Bays 211 (L Delport 53; Fill-in 5-61) & 37/3 (R Harrison 11*; Fill-in 2-17).
Premier Men Tom Hellaby Two-Day Competition | Round 2
Howick Pakuranga 236/6-d (A Morrison 98*; A Frew 2-111) lost first innings to Birkenhead City 274/7-d (B Barnard 76; H Singh 2-70).
Ellerslie 184 (H Patel 56; K Ruffell 3-31) & 190/4 (A Ogra 52*; R Meadows 1-26) lost first innings to Grafton 253 (J Duffy 95; N Robinson 5-54).
Papatoetoe 144 (R Gill 48; Z Thomas 5-38) lost first innings to Hibiscus Coast 254/5 (J Grobler 58; J Shimmin 2-28).
Waitakere 252 (A Kaundal 94*; D Jeffries 4-101) won first innings against Kumeu 149 (A Christian 28; S Variath 3-29) & 138/6 (S Jaan 37; M Atkins 3-16).
Premier Women Prichard Cup Limited Over Competition | Round 4
Howick Pakuranga 303/2 (S Shahri 89; R Bennett 2-42) defeated Kumeu-North Shore 45 (H Courtney 10; M Penfold 3-7) by 258 runs.
Parnell 191/8 (Private 75; J Prasad 2-26) lost to Auckand University 194/3 (Private 85*; S Naidu 1-38) by seven wickets.
Suburbs-New Lynn 65 (T Singh 10; A Todd 2-5) lost to Cornwall 66/4 (A Hucker 18; A Tauwhare 2-21) by six wickets.
Papatoetoe 163 (M Pearson 34*; M Kingi 2-10) lost to Takapuna District 174/1 (A Browning 106*; D Anderson 1-29) by nine wickets.
Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club upcoming fixtures
Round 3, Day 1, Premier Men Tom Hellaby Two-Day Competition- HPCC VS Hibiscus Coast at Lloyd Elsmore Park- Saturday November 18, 11am.
Round 5, Premier Women Prichard Cup Limited Overs Competition- HPCC VS Suburbs-New Lynn at Ken Maunder Park- Saturday November 18, 11am.
*Denotes not out
