On a day where drizzle and rain saw players on and off the field, the action belonged to the bowlers, who played a big part in the eventual results on Saturday.

Lake Taupo CC continues to lead the Reserve Grade First Round after a short and sharp encounter with Aquinas College.

Habib Malik grabbed three wickets for a solitary run as Aquinas College were removed for 74, while Roger Urbahn enjoyed further success taking three wickets to take his season tally to 15 wickets.

However the Aquinas bowlers made some inroads in the Taupo charge for victory, taking three wickets before the Lake Taupo side reached their target. Blaine Inch led the way posting an undefeated 35 runs.

Greerton cemented the second spot in the title race defeating Sikh Sports. Chann Lubana top scored for Greerton with a solid 50, as his side posted 237/7, with Ravi Singh taking four wickets for the Indian side. The Sikh team were bowled out for 161 to give Greerton a solid 76 run win.

Cadets posted 308/7 against Tauranga Boys' College and then bowled the Tauranga youngsters out for 145. Cadets bowler James Holton picked up a five wicket bag, with Taylor Carsons returning 3/36 for Tauranga Boys'.

Whakatane United's Chris Tuapaea added to his six wicket tally last weekend, with three wickets for 12 runs, in the Eastern Bays win over Geyser City. Whakatane were removed for 141, with Tuapaea playing a big part in the Rotorua representatives being bowled out for 77.

While the Te Puke verses Mount Maunganui and the Sangha XI verses Katikati matches both started their encounters, the wet weather resulted in both games not being completed, with the points shared.

The Singh XI B Grade game against Wanderers was dominated by the bowlers from both sides. The Te Puke region B Grade representatives were bowled out for just 67, before ripping through the Wanderers batting line-up to remove them for 44. Ryan Ford (5/14) and Chris Uden (3/7) took eight wickets for Wanderers, with Pambir Singh and Harpreet Singh taking four wickets apiece for the winners.

Grasshoppers lurk one win away from competition leaders, the Singh XI, after they won a good battle with Mount Maunganui. The Mount were bowled out for 144 with their opponents getting home for the loss of five wickets.

Tauranga Boys' College third eleven, got their debut B Grade season back on track, with a seven wicket victory over Albion. Chasing 153 to win, the Tauranga Boys' side got home courtesy of a big knock from Jacob Logan who blasted an unbeaten 94 runs, to take his team to a seven wicket win.

WBOPCA Reserve Grade Results, November 19:

Greerton 237/7 (Chann Lubana 50, Sam Brown 48, Darren Heimann 31, Ravi Singh 4/41) defeated Sikh Sports 161 (Cheema Singh 35, JP Singh 32, Dan Pokai 3/40)

Aquinas College 74 (Habib Malik 3/1, Roger Urbahn 3/31) lost to Lake Taupo CC 76/3 (Blaine Inch 35no)

Cadets 308/7 (Jordan Shaw 39, Max Delaney 34, Ruben Clinton 39, Tasman Carsons 3/36) defeated Tauranga Boys College 145 (James Holton 5/33)

Whakatane United 141(Nitin Bindal 42, Jono Collier 4/28) defeated Geyser City 77 (Chris Tuapaea 3/12)

Mount Maunganui v Te Puke, Sangha XI v Katikati – not played due to wet weather

Points Table:

Lake Taupo CC 140

Greerton 114

Mount Maunganui 97

Whakatane United 97

Katikati 90

R&A Sangha 81

Tauranga Boys College 75

Aquinas College 74

Sikh Sports 71

Cadets 61

Te Puke 61

Geyser City 41

B Grade:

Mount Maunganui 144 (Guy Schindler 4/41, Jeff Holmes 3/27) lost to Grasshoppers 146/5 (Jasper Piper 42, Rob Ferrari 31)

Albion 152 (Matthew Summerville 41, James Gatenby-Hinton 2/7) lost to Tauranga Boys 155/3 (Jacob Logan 94no)

Singh XI 67 (Parmbir Singh 25, Ryan Ford 5/14, Chris Uden 3/7) defeated Wanderers 44 (Parmbir Singh 4/18, Harpreet Singh 4/26)

Points Table

Singh XI 30

Grasshoppers 24

Tauranga Boys College 21

Mount Maunganui 15

Wanderers 12

Albion 6