Inclement weather on Saturday had play being abandoned without a ball being bowled, in all four Baywide Cup games scheduled for the Western Bay of Plenty and Rotorua.

Bad weather won the battle with Baywide Cricket on Saturday. Photo: file.

All eight teams sat on the sideline, on the opening day of the season waiting to see if the squally showers would abate to allow late afternoon play. Hail was the final straw in the WBOP, with points eventually shared in the four Baywide Cup fixtures.

The match-up between Carrus Mount Maunganui and City Sports Bar Te Puke saw the return of the Baker Cup to Western Bay Cricket put on hold for a couple more weeks.

The longtime Tauranga Cricket Association premier trophy, which hasn't been contested for a number of years, has been given a new life as the WBOP premier challenge trophy.

With a full season of Baywide cricket being played each season, the Baker Cup has been mothballed for several season. This is before the new initiative to put the long time TCA silverware up as a WBOP challenge trophy within the Baywide and Williams Cup competitions.

With Mount Maunganui being the last winner of the Baker Cup, it was decided that they would start the season with the challenge prize.

Baywide Cup results:

Eves Realty Greerton v Element IMF Cadets, Carrus Mount Maunganui v City Sports Bar Te Puke, Central v Tauranga Boys' College, BOP Indians v Whakatane United – play abandoned without a ball being bowled.