Nervous times: Aorangi Oval groundsman Greg Hull knows he will prepare a good pitch for the return of top-level domestic cricket to South Canterbury on December 31, but it is not enough to calm his nerves before the big day. Top level domestic cricket returns to Timaru for the first time in nearly five years [...]

Sam Carlaw shrugged off the disappointment of being dropped from the Hawke Cup team by making two scintillating innings with the bat, one of which was a family affair in a long partnership with his father Bruce, as he lead Celtic to two wins in the first rounds of the inaugural club senior Twenty20 competition [...]

Todd Elliotte’s 99th match for the province will not feature highly in his memories after Mid Canterbury won the toss and made the play for most of the match. Aorangi Oval is always a tough place for the fielding side, and when chances come they have to be taken, but South Canterbury were guilty of [...]

Is pink the new white? That’s what senior cricketers will be asking themselves on Saturday. For the first time the bowlers will trial a new pink leather cricket ball. The appears to be no scientific reason for the change but it is being used to add more colour to the shortest form of the game. [...]

The South Canterbury cricket side head into their second Hawke Cup elimination game of the season full of confidence. South Canterbury face neighbours Mid Canterbury over the weekend at the Aorangi Bowl, after their first game against Southland was abandoned. The southerners could not find a suitable pitch after heavy rain, meaning the points were [...]

It may look a little messy, but it is on track. The upgrade of Aorangi Oval’s changing rooms got the seal of approval from Canterbury Cricket chief executive Lee Germon yesterday. The improvements were vital in bringing first-class cricket back to South Canterbury after a five-year absence. Aorangi Oval will play host to two domestic [...]

Celtic had time to do the Christmas shopping after dismissing Star early on the second day 10 runs short of having to bat again and moved to the top of the Tweedy Cup. Temuka reversed a first innings loss to win outright over Timaru and in Waimate the home team continued their dominance from day [...]

He’s no Lance Cairns but for one Saturday in Timaru, he sure batted like him. Cricketer Jeremy Anderson, or `Hoss’ as he is better known, has never had a day at the crease like he had on Saturday at Rockdale, and by his own admission, he probably won’t again. The smattering of fans watching were [...]

The South Canterbury under-17 girls cricket side was left ruing one poor batting performance at their regional tournament in Christchurch. Being dismissed for 59 against eventual winners Christchurch cost the team any chance for the title. The 50-over competition started positively for South Canterbury when their bowlers rattled through Canterbury Country in their opening game. [...]

Coach Chris Galwey almost added the Canterbury Area U19 tournament to his list of achievements as a player or coach but was denied by the very last ball of the week as South Canterbury tied their last match in the tournament held at Illam during the first week of December. A rain ruined week of [...]