For the 15th year in a row the Easts Premier Men team have qualified for the 3 day "Rothbury Wilkinson PEARCE CUP FINAL" for 2016. The game is to be played at Nairnville Park, against Onslow on Friday - Sunday 25th-27th March 2016 starting at 10:30am each day.
Onslow ended up the leaders in the 2 day Pearce Cup competition and therefore it is a MUST for EASTS to WIN to retain the trophy for another year. Let’s get down to Nairnville Park and support the Premier team.
History shows that we can achieve this so "GO THE MIGHTY EASTS !!!!!"
Finals format was introduced in 2005/2006 and prior to that the winner was determined by competition points at the end of the season
Onslow 206-10 & 345-7 with Easts 327-9 decl, Drawn game but Onslow win Pearce Cup as Top Qualifier
Ili Tugaga 5-44, Jamie Gibson 3-36 & Alecz Day 3-53, Chamika Gajanayaka 80, Lauchie Johns 49 & Lance Dry 55*
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Team Players :-
Jeremy Dean, Andrew Fullerton-Smith, Fraser Colson, Alecz Day, Lauchie Johns,
Lance Dry (c), Jamie Gibson, Chimika Gajanayaka, Jimad Khan, Ankur Bassi, Ricky Joseph, Sean Neal, Ili Tugaga, Peter Connell,
Scott Golder, Dan Davis, Matt Ansell, Nathan Cameron & Jeetan Patel
The Pearce Cup Cup was decided by the accummulation of competition points in the 1 and 2 Day games during the season
but this year the two top teams would play a 3 day final against each other. The outright winner would win the Pearce Cup but if the game
ending up as a draw then the top qualifier would be crowned the winner.
In 2016 The MIGHTY EASTS team LOST in drawn game in the final so Onslow won as Top Qualifier !!!. WE WILL GET IN BACK !!!
Now THIRTEEN from FIFTEEN !!!!
Season | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
2015/2016 | Easts | Onslow | Onslow won as top qualifier - Drawn game |
2014/2015 | Easts | Taita | Easts won by 5 wickets |
2013/2014 | Easts | Hutt Districts | Easts won as top qualifier - Drawn game |
2012/2013 | Easts | Karori | Easts won by 9 wickets |
2011/2012 | Easts | Naenae | Easts won by 9 wickets |
2010/2011 | Easts | Karori | Karori won by 108 runs |
2009/2010 | Easts | Karori | Easts won by 8 wickets |
2008/2009 | Easts | Karori | Easts won by 2 wickets |
2007/2008 | Easts | North City | Easts won by 7 wickets |
2006/2007 | Easts | Naenae | Easts won by 9 wickets |
2005/2006 | Easts | Karori | Easts won as top qualifier - Final abandoned (rain) |
2004/2005 | Easts | Easts won by 20.26 points | |
2003/2004 | Easts | Easts won by 14.92 points | |
2002/2003 | Easts | Easts won by 2.15 points | |
2001/2002 | Easts | Easts won by 6.93 points |