A true captain's knock from Tauranga's Nensi Patel has seen Tauranga Intermediate place third at this year's New Zealand Cricket Primary Schools Girls' Championship.

Representing Northern Districts, Tauranga Intermediate saved their best match for the last day blasting and impressive 210/4 in 20 overs against their Arrowtown Primary School, with Nensi striking a beautiful and powerful 145 not out.

The Western Bay School skipper was in sublime touch with the bat, hammering her big three figure score off just 70 balls, with 100 runs coming in boundaries.

However the captain received plenty of assistance combining with Jade Harris (12) for an opening stand of 65 then adding another 83 run partnership with Sophia Rose (18).

While Arrowtown made a determined chase, the massive Tauranga Intermediate target proved too much, with the Otago representatives restricted to 101/6.

The Bay of Plenty side's bowlers limited their opponent's attempts to hit out, with five Tauranga bowlers taking a wicket apiece.

Three wins from five games, saw the ND representatives finish third at the championship. The star of the tournament was Nensi who received the tournament Most Valuable Player award.

Nensi blasted 343 runs during the tournament, which was nearly 150 runs more than the second highest batting total.

What made the feat even more remarkable, was she was dismissed without scoring, in Tauranga Intermediate's first game. To add to the accolades Nensi finished third on the most wickets tally with nine bowling scalps.

On day one, Tauranga posted a win and a loss defeating Raroa Intermediate and losing to eventual tournament winners Heaton Normal Intermediate.

Individual Tauranga Intermediate honours were Sophia Rose top scoring with 26 runs and Nensi Patel (3/8) Emily Pilbrow (3/15) Sophia Rose (2/9) with the ball against Raroa. Nensi Patel top scored with 32 in the Heaton Normal match-up.

Day two resulted in another win and a loss. Nensi Patel blasted an unbeaten 107, with Jade Harris posting 28 runs against Havelock North.

Bowling honours belonged to Nensi Patel (3/12) Paris Robertson (2/8) Emma Bettelheim (2/16). The Tauranga skipper top scored with 59 and took two wickets in the afternoon loss to Belmont Intermediate.

New Zealand Post Shield

Day Three:

Tauranga Intermediate 210/4 (Nensi Patel 145no) defeated Arrowtown Primary School 101/6

Day Two:

Tauranga intermediate 183/2 (Nensi Patel 107no, Jade Harris 28) defeated Havelock North 84 (Nensi Patel 3/12, Paris Robertson 2/8, Emma Bettelheim 2/16)

Tauranga Intermediate 99/6 (Nensi Patel 59) lost to Belmont Intermediate 100/2 (Nensi Patel 2/8)

Day One:

Tauranga intermediate 90 (Sophia Rose 26) defeated Raroa Intermediate 43 (Nensi Patel 3/8, Emily Pilbrow 3/15, Sophia Rose 2/9)

Heaton Normal 138/3 defeated Tauranga Intermediate 58 (Nensi Patel 32)

2015 New Zealand Post Shield Final Finishing Positions:

1^st Heaton Normal (10 points) 2^nd Belmont Intermediate (8) 3^rd Tauranga Intermediate (6) 4^th Arrowtown School (4) 5^th Raroa Intermediate (2) 6^th Havelock North Intermediate (0)