2024-25 Season Results - November
Bay Oval action in November 2024 saw two Honours Board new additions courtesy of two NZC Women's Major Association Hallyburton Johnstone Shield fixtures and the start of the Bay of Plenty senior team 13 match campaign.
A huge milestone for Peter Drysdale
It was fitting that Peter Drysdale should bring up four thousand NZC Minor Association runs, at the Bay Oval, when he posted Bay of Plenty's top score of 75, against Northland on the first weekend in November 2024.
2024-25 Season Results - October
Three NZC Major Association games kicked of the Bay Oval 2024-25 representative season, when the Auckland Aces paid a weeklong visit to Mount Maunganui, at the end of October 2024.
CATCHING UP WITH – Jared Carter
The start of spring is an ideal time in our “Catching up With” series to chat with Bay Oval Turf Manager, Jared Carter, the man who directs the ground operations at the Bay Oval.
CATCHING UP WITH – Graeme Aldridge
The last time we talked to Graeme (the former ND player and coach) he was in the middle of the Covid lockdown in 2020. In this edition of “Catching Up With” we find out what G has been up to in the last four cricket seasons.
Two Further Bay of Plenty Cricket Players Earn ND Contracts
Two Bay of Plenty cricket players who call the Bay Oval home had plenty to celebrate when the new 2014-15 Northern Districts professional player contracts were announced in mid-July.
CATCHING UP WITH – James Pamment
We chat with James Pamment, a well-known name in the T20 coaching ranks around the globe. Yorkshire-born and now long-time Western Bay of Plenty resident (when he's at home), James has become a fixture with the Mumbai Indians since joining them in 2018.
CATCHING UP WITH – Aaron Meek
This time we talk with Aaron Meek, who was a stalwart of the Mount Maunganui Cricket Club in his time in the Western Bay, and is the regular face of the Dressing Rooms at the Bay Oval when international teams stop off in the Western Bay of Plenty.
International Season Review 2023-2024
The Bay Oval's reputation as an international playing field that produces plenty of runs, while also giving bowlers the opportunity to weave their craft with bountiful results, continued in the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 Season Results at Bay Oval
Bay Oval season roundup of international, major and minor domestic matches.
CATCHING UP WITH – Catherine Campbell, Mr (Mrs) Whippy
Catching up with Catherine Campbell, lovingly better known as Mrs Whippy.
Building boost for Bay Oval during test
Big crowds, balmy sunshine - and soon Tauranga cricket fans will have world-class cricket facilities to match their world-class ground.
New NZ-South Africa Test trophy acknowledges 'great sporting courage'
Test series between New Zealand and South Africa will now be played for the Tangiwai Shield.
CATCHING UP WITH – Christelle High
Catching up with umpire Christelle High, who has been seen in action in televised NZC Dream 11 Super Smash games this season.
Summer starts at the Bay Oval
The Bay Oval continued its 2023-24 major hosting assignments on the 9th and 10th of December 2023.
Bangladesh to visit the Bay Oval to play for the fourth & fifth time
Bangladesh provided one of the biggest upsets in ICC test cricket the last time that they visited the Bay Oval, in January 2022.
Tradition and today come together at the Bay Oval this season
The country's newest international ground and the traditions of the game will come together at the Bay Oval, on four occasions this summer.
Large Crowds Likely to Flock to the Bay Oval Super Smash in the Peak of Summer
The lazy hazy days of summer should bring cricket fans in their hundreds to the Bay Oval at Mount Maunganui, in the middle of the summer holiday break.
ICC Test Cricket leads the Bay Oval 2023-24 season lineup
Bay Oval cricket fans, will welcome two international teams and the return of the hugely popular Black Clash to the Western Bay of Plenty Cricket ground, in the fast approaching 2023-24 cricket season.
BAAJ Sports defeat Cadets to win The McNaughton Trophy at The Bay Oval
The Bay Oval is likely to be the only international cricket ground in the country, where genuine grassroots players have the opportunity of playing on a world class wicket, once a season.
Records galour fall at the Bay Oval
Big numbers again took centre stage at the Bay Oval, when Northern Districts hosted Central Districts in a time-honored NZC Plunket Shield match.
England to visit the Western Bay of Plenty for the fourth occasion
Bay of Plenty cricket fans can’t wait for England to make their third appearance at the Bay Oval, when they arrive to go into a head to head battle with their Black Cap counterparts, in the fourth test match to be staged at the Western Bay of Plenty international cricket venue.
Five Bay Oval Centuries lead the way in a new Bay of Plenty milestone
A Bay of Plenty batsman, who has belted five centuries at the Bay Oval, has become the first Bay player to score over four thousand runs for his province.
Caitlan Gurrey Obliterates Bay Oval Women's Top Score
Northern Districts Women’s opening batter Caitlin Gurrey, obliterated the highest score by a women’s player at the Bay Oval, just a week before Christmas 2022.
BAY OVAL HOT SHOTS - Kelvin Jones
Welcome back to HOT SHOTS @ the BAY OVAL which is a column that looks back at the Black Caps and White Ferns at the Bay Oval, as we head into the business end of the 2022-23 season.