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At the South Canterbury Cricket awards night on Thursday,  South Canterbury Cricket president Andrew McRae said the option of a four-day match at the ground next season could not be ruled out.

Aorangi Oval saw domestic cricket return to the region for the first time in five years this summer with a domestic one-day game and a Twenty20 match.

With a record-breaking batting effort in the one-day match, and a good crowd for the Twenty20 game, McRae said they would be keen to host more domestic cricket in South Canterbury, with four-day cricket being an option.

“We’ll definitely be looking into it, and it’s a possibility for next season, but we will be happy with any games.”

McRae said a four-day game may not be a financial success for the region like the two matches this season, but it would be great to host a game if given the opportunity by Canterbury cricket.

Canterbury coach Bob Carter, who was the guest speaker for the evening, said he would support any bid by South Canterbury to host domestic cricket next season.

Carter also said he was willing to consider the possibility of getting a third selector for the Canterbury side to look at “players from outside Christchurch”.

The comment was made in reference to South Canterbury batsman Craig Davies, who scored 1190 runs this season in all forms, and was named under-23 player of the year, and his 156 for South Canterbury against North Otago saw him take the trophy for best single performance for the representative side.

Carter said he was aware of Davies’ talent, because the 22-year-old had already played games for Canterbury regional sides this season under the guidance of current Canterbury selector Paul Wiseman.

“From our angle, it needs further looking at, as to whether we need another selector for the areas outside of Christchurch.”

He said Davies’ performances this season was a good reminder of the talent in the Canterbury region.

McRae said it was important for South Canterbury Cricket to make sure it promoted its players for higher honours.

The 22-year-old was the big winner of the evening, while his premier grade side Celtic swept the team awards for winning the Twenty20, one-day and two-day competitions.

Hannah Linton won the women’s bowler and batsman award for the season.

Linton scored 598 runs at an average of 99.67 and took 34 wickets at an average of 5.

South Canterbury captain Todd Elliotte received an award for playing 100 games for his province. He is only the fourth man to achieve the milestone.

To see the award winners from the night visit the Trophy Cabinet

The Celtic club depth was on show when they won the Senior Reserve Grade over Timaru as well as the Presidents Grade, while Star/MVHS took the honours in Second Grade in a thrilling final against the newly formed Temuka team.

In the women’s competition, TGHS won back the trophy which had been missing for a couple of seasons, while in junior cricket, Waihi won the A Grade and Grantlea were deserving winners in B Grade.

When you look through the senior batting averages, you can see why Celtic dominated the season with seven batsmen featuring in the top list while the bowling is a lot more spread out over all the teams in the competition.

Craig Davies understandably leads both the aggregate and averages for batsmen scoring just under 800 runs including four centuries and also features mid table in the bowling with 23 wickets. There were nine centuries this season with Johnny Geddis scoring two including one in the final, a match that saw Dan Laming with 174 make the highest score of the season.

The bowling table was again headed by Kevin Teahen with 42 wickets, but he was a tireless workhorse sending down more overs than anyone else too. Close behind with 39 wickets and well in front with an average of only 10.3 runs per wicket was Glenn Matthews, a new player to the district, and he was also the second most economic behind Dan Laming who only conceded 2.5 runs per over for the season.

*Note: 300 runs or more to qualify

*Note: 18 or more wickets to qualify

The final is played under Hawke Cup rules and conditions and a first innings win is enough to secure the trophy, and after winning the toss Celtic had no hesitation in batting first on the Saturday morning. The plans did not begin well when prolific run scorer Craig Davies was dismissed second ball for a duck, but promoted opener Glenn Matthews and Ryan De Joux soon settled into their job with Matthews scoring at better than a run a ball on his way to 62. De Joux was his usual aggressive self making 38 before the second wicket fell at 55, and Jeremy Liddy helped in another 61 run partnership before both he and Matthews were both back in the pavilion with the score 123-4 and Temuka feeling quite happy with their progress so far.

Dan Laming was joined by his brother James and they slowly but surely set about building a partnership. By the time they went to lunch they had moved the score through to 205 and it began to look like Temuka may spend a long time in the field.

James lost his wicket soon after lunch for 39, but by now Dan was well into his work as he put his worst ever season with the bat behind him and brought up his century. Once he passed the 100 mark, he relaxed further and began to play even more of the shots we are used to seeing and it wasn’t long until he had brought up his 150. Matt Mealings with 27 was a solid partner in another century partnership, but eventually Laming played a tired shot and was caught behind for 174 just as the spectators eagerly anticipated a double century, but importantly, Celtic had now moved to 399-7. Laming played a classic innings with most shots along the ground included 32 fours and two sixes and left the ground amidst hearty applause from the spectators and team mates alike.

Temuka may have been hoping for a declaration after a long day in the field, but Celtic were making sure of this outcome (unless it rained) and continued on with Andy Scott continuing the barrage as he added a quick fire 62 and Sam Carlaw chimed in with an unbeaten 38, until eventually Celtic were all out for 486.

For Temuka the star was Kevin Teahen who put in a herculean effort with the ball, battling cramp and fatigue as he sent down 33 overs and was justifiably rewarded with 7 wickets. Temuka bowled 96 overs and all their bowlers suffered as Celtic scored at more than five an over, with Rory Lorimer the most economic conceding just 29 runs from his ten overs.

Temuka had it all ahead of them and knew their first job was to bat through to stumps for little or no loss of wicket. They began well with Simon Attridge and Adrian Cunningham growing in confidence as they got in and didn’t look troubled. Unfortunately with half an hour until stumps Cunningham received a bouncer from Willie Scott that he tried to hook but as he played the shot continued through to hit his stumps and was given out hit wicket for 28. Willie Stone joined Attridge with the sole purpose of getting through to stumps which they did successfully and would have left the ground reasonably happy at 59-1 overnight.

Dan Laming had Stone caught and bowled early on the second morning and then a terrible mix up as the batsmen looked for three saw Attridge out for 25. This brought the mainstays of the Temuka lineup together as Captain Ritchie Preston joined Johnny Geddis.

They took the score through to 100 when Preston was given out lbw before he had got going and Temuka’s chances looked slim as they still needed to bat out the day to achieve a draw and share the cup.

Geddis then showed his class as he first brought up his fifty and then put the accelerator down as he drove down the ground or pulled or cut and before long he had brought up his 100 off only 114 balls before lunch. He kept Temuka well in the hunt, but needed some support from the other end.

Returning from lunch with a new ball available meant a change of end for James Laming, a decision which would prove crucial as he had Geddis caught in the deep for a brilliant 126 including 88 runs in boundaries. The loss of Geddis when the total was 231 brought about a quick end to the innings as Dan Laming and Glenn Matthews mopped up the tail and Temuka were all out for 239.

The match could have finished then if both captains agree, but Celtic decided to bat a second time to give Davies a chance to set a new Celtic batting record for the season as he only need 28 runs to pass Andrew Buckingham’s 806, but Temuka were determined to deny him, and he was out for 11. Celtic continued on, losing wickets regularly, but eventually sense prevailed and the captains agreed to finish the match with Celtic 109-5. Ritchie Preston took 3-21 and James Laming capped off a useful double to be 30 not out as did Matthews with 23 not out.

The outcome went as predicted with the strong Celtic side backing up their depth on paper with the performance on the park, and coach Bruce Carlaw can take a lot of credit for that, but Temuka also capped off a good year making two finals and certainly fought gamely as they tried to cause an upset. Both teams ground fielding was outstanding, although Temuka will rue a few dropped chances, but the match was played in a good spirit and certainly showed what can be done on a good pitch.

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Previously involved in cricket in North Canterbury, Threlkeld moved to South Canterbury in 1980, and since has held a multitude of roles within the game.

Describing himself as a “pretty average all-rounder” during his playing days, a willingness to stay involved in the game made him become an umpire 20 years ago.

Threlkeld said being in charge out on the pitch could be a thankless and tiring job at times, but he enjoyed it.

“I still like being involved in the game, and seeing the game up close.”

The changes Threlkeld had seen in cricket over the years had been minimal, but significant, with bats being lighter than ever and pitches on the improve.

Threlkeld said his proudest moment in cricket was his involvement with junior cricket, when he was coach of the South Canterbury team which won the South Island primary school tournament in 1996, 1997 and 2006

“There’s been some good cricketers from here.”

Former Black Cap Craig Cumming and former Otago representative Jordan Shead were coached by Threlkeld during their early years. He said watching young players improve their technique and grow as players was the most enjoyable part of coaching.

Threlkeld said he had no problem with technology being used to make sure the umpires make the right decision.

“At the end of the day, umpires aren’t going to get every decision correct.”

Threlkeld said he would continue to be involved in the game for as long as possible.

“As long as I still feel I am contributing, then I’ll be around.”

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Geraldine’s first innings lead put Temuka in a position of having to win outright to gain enough points to keep Star from pushing them back into third place, but with relations between the teams this season in the local derby strained at best, Geraldine were certainly not going to do Temuka any favours.

The rainfall during the week meant that preparation of the pitch had been limited and it wasn’t long until the ball was going through the top, but Geraldine began reasonably well to be 60-2 at one stage before a batting collapse saw them dismissed for 104 after Kevin Teahen picked up his best return of the season with the ball taking 7-43 and leaving Temuka requiring 143 for victory.

Not an unsurmountable task, but with the pitch favouring the bowlers, this match eventually went to the wire. At one stage Temuka were 80-6 despite innings of 31 from Adrian Cunningham and 21 from Johnny Geddis and their chances looked grim, but a good 8th wicket partnership between Simon Attridge with 36 not out and Willie Stone (8) kept Temuka in the game, as Attridge continued his good form from the previous weekend in his new lower order batting position.

However the tension was not abated when Stone was dismissed and No 11 Nathan McNicol joined Attridge in the middle with four runs still required. McNicol didn’t let the team down holding up his end and a jubilant Temuka side no doubt enjoyed their trip home with Simon Attridge and Kevin Teahen justifiably holding court.

Timaru put up a much better fight in their second innings against Star, despite battling the bowlers and the pitch, which while losing a lot of its pop from the previous week, managed to bring the downfall of a number of batsmen this time ‘lbw via a wormburner’. Jeremy Lane took the most advantage of the conditions finishing with 5-52, his best haul this season while Craig Hinton picked up 4-60.

Hayden Butler, the Timaru Captain lead the fightback playing a really fine knock for 79, an innings that would have easily been worth a hundred on a good deck, but in the end he got himself out caught inside the long-off boundary. Josh Smallridge chimed in towards the end with 20 and Timaru with 150 had at least made Star bat a second time.

Needing only four runs to win, the Star batsmen made hard work of it taking four overs and losing a wicket along the way, but they did finish their final match with Ashbury Park as their home ground with an outright win, and will be hoping their new grounds next season at Mountainview High School bring about equally rewarding results. This means that despite Star’s efforts with an outright win over Timaru, they remain in third and will not get the chance to improve on last season’s runners-up tag.

In the Waimate versus Celtic match, Waimate could be forgiven for thinking the trip to Timaru was a waste of time after they declared immediately after gaining first innings points in the hope that Celtic may at least make a game of it, since Celtic were in a position to manipulate who would be their final opponent.

Waimate had an outside chance of making the final if they could somehow dismiss Celtic a second time, or if Celtic made a sporting declaration and Waimate chased down the required runs, but Celtic set about batting for the rest of the day and the captains then agreed to call the match off early. In hindsight, if Celtic were not interested in making a match of it, an agreement to let Waimate bat on the previous weekend and secure the seven runs required for first innings points may have saved both teams from wasting a day.

Next weekend finals in all grades will be played over the Saturday and Sunday as another season draws to a close, and the senior final at Aorangi will be well worth a visit.

Honours Board:
K Teahen 7-43
J Lane 5-52
H Butler 79
J Sew Hoy 62*

Scoresheets