While Northland and Bay of Plenty finished on 12 points apiece at the ND Senior Secondary Schoolgirls Cricket tournament being played in Tauranga, Northland were awarded the Louise Milliken Cup as tournament champions, because they beat Bay of Plenty in T20 play.

The last day wrapped up with 30 overs per team encounters, with hosts Bay of Plenty squaring off with Waikato Valley.

Northland taking on Hamilton at Ferguson Park.

The Waikato region side batted first with Katie Parker (37) and Katie Foulkes (32) getting the runs, as Waikato Valley were dismissed for 133.

Brianna Perry who took the most wickets at the tournament grabbed three wickets for 19 runs. Bay of Plenty cruised to the win, losing a solitary wicket with just a few runs required for victory.

Brianna Perry backed up her bowling successes to top score with 58, with Holly Topp there at the end with an unbeaten 42 runs.

Northland, ensured that they would take the tournament trophy back home, with a relatively easy win over Hamilton.

The side from the far north set their opponents a big challenge when they reached 150/7.

The tournament's top run scorer Olivia Lobb posted a sterling 66 runs.

The Northland bowlers quickly hit their stride and removed Hamilton for 117, to take out the ND Senior Secondary Schoolgirls tournament silverware.

Poverty Bay finished in a highly creditable third place after beating Counties Manukau. The Poverty Bay representatives reached 137 all out, then restricted Counties to 76/8 to claim their third win of the tournament.

ND Senior Secondary Schoolgirls Tournament at Ferguson Park, December 3-5

Day Three (December 5) – 30 Over Game Results

Waikato Valley 133 (Sarah Parker 37, Katie Foulkes 32, Brianna Perry 3/19, Macy Adams 2/9, Nensi Patel 2/11, Katie Mountain 2/11) lost to Bay of Plenty 134/1 (Brianna Perry 58, Holly Topp 42no)

Northland 150/7 (Olivia Lobb 66) defeated Hamilton 117

Poverty Bay 137 (Nicole Torrie 53, Luck McHugh 46, Jade Ewe 3/9, Jamie Swale 2/16) defeated Counties Manukau 76/8 (Jade Ewe 24, Renee Twidle 24,

Tournament Finishing Positions

1st Northland, 2nd Bay of Plenty, 3rd Poverty Bay, 4th Hamilton, 5th Waikato Valley, 6th Counties Manukau

Special Trophies

Batting Trophy: Olivia Lobb (Northland)

Bowling Trophy: Brianna Perry (Bay of Plenty)

Fielding Trophy: Brea Low (Poverty Bay)

Day Two (December 4) - Results

Round Three – T20

Counties Manukau 53 (Tanieka Uerata 3/7, Briaana Perry 3/9) lost to Bay of Plenty 54/1 (Nensi Patel 37no) Poverty Bay 79/9 (N Torrie 20; Stephanie Taylor 2/4, Hannah Bree 2/7, Samantha Nation 2/9) defeated Hamilton 68/6 (Heather Walpole-Smith 22no; Nicole Torrie 3/8)

Northland 129/5 (Olivia Lobb 87no, Sophie Daly 2/18) defeated Waikato Valley 94/7 (Maria Wright 2/9)

Round Four – T20

Poverty Bay 42 (Caitlan Phillips 4/2) lost to Northland 47/1 (Jade Litchfield 22no)

Hamilton 50/6 (Brianna Perry 2/6, Greer Hill 2/12) lost to Bay of Plenty 54/3

Waikato Valley 172/1 (Sarah Parker 96no, Hannah Foster 50) defeated Counties Manukau 79, Jamie Swale 27, Sophie Daly 4/14)

Day One (December 3) - Results

Round One – T20

Poverty Bay 125/5 (Nicole Torrie 42, Lucy McHugh 32no, Kate Russell 2/18) defeated Waikato Valley 100/6 (Shaylyn Whetu 30)

Counties Manukau 49 (Emma Baker 3/6, Samantha Nation 2/8) lost to Hamilton 50/2 (Heather Walpole-Smith 12no)

Northland 106/4 (Olivia Lobb 44no) defeated Bay of Plenty 102/4 (Nensi Patel 29no)

Round Two – T20

Poverty Bay 102/5 (Nicole Torrie 44no; Angel Sefton 2/13) lost to Bay of Plenty 103/1 (Brianna Perry 51no, Holly Topp 22)

Hamilton 97/4 (Hannah Bree 29, Katie Foulkes 2/19) defeated Waikato Valley 74/6 (Paige Pretswell 4/6)

Northland 112/7 (Olivia Lobb 55no, Jayda Tainui 4/11) lost to Counties Manukau 114/3 (Jamie Swale 35no, Maxine Rawnsley 30)