PEARCE CUP
2018 PEARCE CUP
THE MIGHTY EASTS Win 2018 PEARCE CUP!!!
Back (l to r):- Gordon Dry (Club Manager), Jeremy Dean, Sean Joseph (Team Manager),
Peter Connell, Pat Baker (Team Sponsor), Jed Wiggins, Matt Ansell, Ricky Joseph,
Fraser Colson, Andrew Fullerton-Smith, Jimad Khan, Luke Georgeson,
Front (l to r):- Oscar Dry (Lance’s son), Lauchie Johns, Jamie Gibson,
Maddie Dry (Lance’s daughter), Lance Dry (c)
Absent :-
Cath Shields (Team Scorer), Ben Orton, Michael Bracewell, Ankur Bassi,
Jeetan Patel, Krishna Patel, BJ Barnett, Scott Golder, Nathan Cameron, Jack Anderson
Easts Premier team have now qualified 17 times in 17 years to play in the Pearce Cup final.
After the abandoned game against Hutt Districts last Saturday we retain the top qualfier spot with 103.43 points for the final against Johnsonville.
The 2018 final will be played at the Basin Reserve over 3 days Friday 30th March to Sunday 1 Apr 2018.
Let’s get down to the Basin Reserve and support THE MIGHTY EASTS Premier Team !!!!
Day 1
An excellent start for the MIGHTY EASTS with 397-6 after the completion of 103 overs. It was a great team effort with the batting including a century to Jamie Gibson 122 - Matt Ansell 44, Fraser Colson 52, Jimad Khan 69 and Lauchie Johns 56*.
Day 2
Lauchie Johns 56* at stumps battered on achieving a century - 103 with support from Andrew Fullerton-Smith 37, Lance Dry 35* and Peter Connell 30. Easts managed to amass their highest ever innings score with 550 all out. (The previous record was set in the 2007 final against - Naenae 474.)
Johnsonville then had a difficult task ahead of them and were all out for 208 with Peter Connell taking 5-45. Captain Lance Dry decided to bat again and after the lost of a few early wickets Easts were 79-3, with Luke Georgeson 50*, at stumps on day 2. A lead of 421 runs.
Day 3
Well we continued to dominate on the last day with Luke Georgeson scoring a century and a 2nd innings total of 261. This gave Easts a lead of 603 and the Johnsonville captain thought it was about time to shake hands.
Drawn game but as Easts were the Top Qualifier meant we WON THE PEARCE CUP again !!!!
15th time in the last 17 years with us playing in the final for all 17 years !!!!!
Congratulations Lance and the Premier Team !!!!
Photos of Final - Courtesy Hamish Johns
Photos of Final - Courtesy Wareham Sports Media
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 2018 The MIGHTY EASTS team won as Top Qualifier in a drawn game against Johnsonville in the final !!!.
Now FIFTEEN from SEVENTEEN !!!!
HISTORY OF PEARCE CUP FINALS SINCE 2001/2002 - "EASTS have played in all Finals"
| Season | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result |
| 2017/2018 | Easts | Johnsonville | Easts won as top qualifier - Drawn game |
| 2016/2017 | Easts | Karori | Easts won by 6 wickets |
| 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 |