There are few bigger battles in Baywide cricket each season, than the battle of the Tauranga Harbour Bridge between Carrus Mount Maunganui and Element IMF Cadets.

Combat between the two archrivals will resume at noon on Saturday at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui.

Revenge will be on the agenda of defending Williams Cup titleholders Mount Maunganui, after losing a war of attrition to Cadets in the Baywide Cup competition.

The first meeting between the two sides in the current season was played at Cadets headquarters at the Tauranga Domain during October 2015.

Cadets lost the toss and were asked to bat first on an early season grass wicket and were three down for 72, when Sean Davey was caught of the bowling of Dale Swan for 47.

While Cadets' skipper Scott Steward posted a handy 25 runs, the visiting bowlers turned up the heat and looked to be in the box seat, when Cadets were removed for 130.

Nick Smith, Tony Goodin, Dale Swan and Chris Atkinson were all rewarded with two wickets apiece.

While Mount Maunganui came out to bat in a confident mood, their first wicket fell with just three runs on the board.

The Mount middle order staged a fightback with Ben Musgrave going on to score an unbeaten 41 runs.

Englishman Lou Brook announced his arrival in the Western Bay of Plenty taking three wickets for 23 runs, with Northern Knight Jono Boult also grabbing three wickets as Mount Maunganui were bowled out for 117.

Eves Realty Greerton will want to cement their place in the top four as the Williams Cup heads for the business end of the season, against Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys' College at Pemberton Park.

Greerton skipper Shane Wineti is a more than handy middle order batsman able to pile on the runs and is a useful change bowler.

The Greerton bowlers are sure to target Charles Williams and Tim Clarke, who have both been in sterling form with the bat in the Williams Cup.

New World Te Puke, will want to keep their unbeaten start to the 2016 Williams Cup intact, when they play Bay of Plenty Indians at Smallbone Park in Rotorua.

Both teams has several youngsters in their line-up who have been putting their hands up for rep selection and will want to continue their good form in the Western Bay verses Rotorua match-up.

BOPCA Williams Cup Draw 6 January 2016 – 12pm start

Bay of Plenty Indians v New World Te Puke, Smallbone Park; Eves Realty Greerton v Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys College, Pemberton Park; Carrus Mount Maunganui v Element IMF Cadets, Blake4; Bayleys Central the bye.

Williams Cup Points Table

Carrus Mount Maunganui 18, Element IMF Cadets 18, New World Te Puke 18 , Eves Realty Greerton 12, Cooney Lees Morgan Tauranga Boys College 6, Bayleys Central 0, Bay of Plenty Indians 0.