Martin Guptill awarded Fujitsu Heat Pumps MVP honour
Martin Guptill produced another superb innings of 70 (off 41 balls) during the HRV Cup final to finish the competition on top of the Fujitsu Heat Pumps MVP rankings for 2012.
Guptill thrilled the home crowd with an intelligent innings that was punctuated by 4 boundaries and 4 huge sixes, ultimately laying the platform for the Auckland Aces victory.
Aces captain Gareth Hopkins acknowledged Guptill's contribution throughout the tournament by stating "Martin has been in devastating form and his combination with Azhar at the top of the innings ensured we got off to a great start in most games. While it's hard to single out any one player Gup certainly deserves this recognition as the MVP this year".
Not only did Guptill win the overall MVP, but he also... read on....
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NZCPA Masters v Nelson
Saxton Oval, Nelson
Sunday 20th November, 2011
NZCPA Masters Team - Hamish Marshall (c), Geoff Barnett, Mark Douglas, Bevan Griggs, Greg Hay, Brent Hefford, Llorne Howell, Craig Ingham, David Leonard, Andrew Schwass, Glen Sulzberger
The Masters team kicked off this seasons playing programme with a much anticipated match against the Nelson Hawke Cup team. Despite many years of Masters matches, this was the first time the NZCPA side has appeared in the Central Districts region. To commemorate this fact the Masters team was thrilled to call upon many players who appeared for the Stags during their playing days.
This match doubled as a celebration of the completion of the Saxton Oval pavilion, which now completes an amazing cricket facility. The Saxton Oval venue places Nelson as a leading region for the future of cricket in New Zealand. A significant aspect of playing this match at Saxton Oval was for the NZCPA to acknowledge the work and commitment of Nelson Cricket in establishing this wonderful modern cricket facility.
Nelson won the toss and elected to bat, accumulating a modest total of 111 off the allotted 20 overs. The Nelson batting lineup failed to get momentum, with suffocating bowling from former Stags and Canada representative Geoff Barnett (4 overs, 1 for 6). Local identity Andrew Schwass was the pick of the NZCPA Masters Bowlers with 3 for 24 from his 4 overs.
Nomadic first class cricketer, Llorne Howell and fellow opening batsman Geoff Barnett got the Masters off to a solid start before Howell was out for 11 in the 5th over. Masters captain Hamish Marshall then combined with Barnett in a match winning partnership of 48 runs before Barnett was out 1 run short of his half century. Marshall remained not out as the Masters eased past the Nelson total in the 14th over.
Geoff Barnett's impressive performances with bat and ball ensured he topped the MVP rankings for the match.
Leading MVP Points:
Geoff Barnett - 26.09
Andrew Schwass - 16.40
Glen Sulzberger - 8.55
Hamish Marshall - 6.15
Scorecard - courtesy of CricHQ.com
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