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Year 9 & 10 District Teams Nominations

South Canterbury Cricket are calling for nominations for our Year 9 & 10 District teams for this season. Registrations are needed by Sunday 29th October. 
 
The Festivals take place from December 13th to 15th.
 
Please follow the link below for full details and to nominate yourself.
 

Start Dates Update

Please note that for JAB A & B1 Grades who are already started, if due to the long weekend and a shortage of numbers, or maybe because of the All Blacks game, matches can be played at a later start if there is no afternoon cricket on your pitch, or another day if BOTH coaches agree.
 
If games are rescheduled the South Canterbury Cricket Office (Mark) must be notified so that Council grounds contractors can be notified and also so that PlayHQ can be updated to enable you to score.
If the office is not notified the match may not count!!
 
Grade Start Dates Below
 
Updated Competition Start Dates

School Holiday Programme Registrations Open

South Canterbury Cricket will be running a Cricket Holiday Programme for boys and girls from Yr 2 – Yr 6 at the Graeme Blanchard Indoor Cricket Centre during the first week of the Sept/Oct school holidays from September 26th – 28th 2023.

We are notifying you early so you can plan your holidays around your child’s love for cricket!

For full details and to register visit https://www.southcanterburycricket.co.nz/holiday-programmes/

Graeme Blanchard Indoor Cricket Centre Hire Rates

Unfortunately due to inflation and the increase in the lease costs, South Canterbury Cricket has had to increase the Graeme Blanchard Indoor Net hire costs as of August 1st 2023.

These are still great value and cheaper than other districts in our region so we hope you continue to utilise these great facilities.

The new charges are;

Single Lane $25 / Hour
Bowling Machine $25 / Hour
Whole Centre $70 / Hour
1-1 Coaching $50 / Hour

Bookings are still essential so either contact Mark on 027 269 8654 or Gilky on 02102313118 to book.

You can check the nets availability any time at https://www.southcanterburycricket.co.nz/bookings/ or if booking form unavailable visit the top of our Facebook page to check at https://www.facebook.com/southcanterburycricket

Graeme Blanchard Indoor Cricket Centre Hire Rates

South Canterbury Cricket Association Awards 2022-2023 Season

South Canterbury Cricket Awards 2023

Below you can find the list of the South Canterbury Cricket award winners for the 2022 – 2023 season.

Congratulations to all trophy or award winners, and hard luck to close runners-up, both teams and individuals. 

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Featured Awards – Highlights

Roger & Nic Buckingham - Peronalities of the Year

ALLAN EDGINTON TROPHY

Roger & Nic Buckingham

FOR SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR:

Roger & Nic Buckingham (Pleasant Point, SC)

The ‘A’ team since moving to South Canterbury this power couple have become fully involved in cricket, and not just for their own children but for the community around them.

Roger has used his expertise (and his labour) to this year build 3 new grass pitches at Pleasant Point which will all be fully utilised by their club and others by next season. He was instrumental in the transition of Colts grade to a mid week competition which has brought many more cricketers along while organising 3 Pleasant Point sides, communicating with other clubs and schools so that we could get all players a game somewhere as well as helping the growing third grade competition.

He still coaches at all these levels, fills in as a player in whichever team needs him for his club and can be seen around the matches all weekend.

He also manages or coaches South Canterbury rep sides.

Nicola (Nic) is just as an important part of this partnership – if she didn’t let Roger out none of this would happen, but Nic isn’t just the supportive wife – she does all the paperwork too managing the Point playhq databases, sorting scoring and scorers, loading teams, and that alone has been huge this year with PlayHQ. She always has a smile (especially before she is about to ask Mark Medlicott a trick question) but always with the intention of making things run smoothy. While Point won NZ Club of the Year last season due to a community and many individuals efforts, Roger and Nic’s contribution to that effort has also been recognised by Pleasant Point.

Everyone in South Canterbury Cricket knows this great couple, you never hear a bad word said because we all understand they do everything they do to make cricket a better game with better resources, administration and opportunities not just for their own family but for the whole community and this year I don’t believe we could have better recipients of the Sports Personality(s) of the Year Award.

Supporters Club Trophy Winner Josh Rooney

SOUTH CANTERBURY SUPPORTERS CLUB TROPHY

Josh Rooney

To Player/Umpire/Administrator who contributes most on or off the field::

While still young Josh Rooney has taken on responsibilities that many of his peers steer well clear of. He is secretary and senior captain for the Temuka Cricket Club, ends up organizing the team most weeks, plus does the scoring. He has also been a valuable Board member for South Canterbury after starting as the Players Representative a couple of years back and is always available to help fix or sort issues that arise whether at club or administrative level. Even his work bosses leave him in charge of cricket accounts, and he still finds time to play as well.

A great person who understands that all sports need administrators as much as players and continues to put his hand up. A very deserved recipient of this trophy.

Graeme Blanchard Memorial Trophy won by Jed McKerrow and presented by Julian Blanchard

GRAEME BLANCHARD MEMORIAL TROPHY

Jed McKerrow

For a youth cricketer who displays an excellent attitude on and off the field for fair play, a team player who inspires the spirit of cricket and has good work ethics:

Jed McKerrow (Roncalli, Celtic, SC A, SC Yr 11 & 12) – Jed has been involved with lots of teams this year, trialling for Canterbury U17 before Xmas, captained Roncalli 1sts, played senior for Celtic and was also in the SC A side as well as Year 11 & 12 rep team. Now that his injuries seem to be more behind him he has been able to train hard and play at every opportunity and shows dedication and commitment which are important aspects of this special award.

Individual Awards

Warner Cup - winner Damon Morrison

WARNER CUP

Damon Morrison

Outstanding Club Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (JAB Yr 7 & 8):

Damon Morrison (Pleasant Point, SC) – 500 + runs across club and rep with a best of 66, and took 10 wickets and a few catches and also kept wicket at times. Leading batsman at Festival for SC and second over all of the festival teams with 134 runs, so a great all round effort.

SCCA SPORTSMANSHIP & SPIRIT OF CRICKET AWARD AT Year 8 FESTIVAL – CHRISTCHURCH<br />
Ryan Hampton

Yr 8 Festival Christchurch - Sportsmanship

Ryan Hampton

Sportsmanship and Spirit of Cricket Award at the South Island Schoolboy’s Festival – Christchurch:

Ryan Hampton (Star, SC) -– a really good lad who was always involved whether helping coach Taine Cordell-Hull or interacting with his team mates. He also had a top score of 46 at the festival, but importantly embodied sportsmanship and the spirit of cricket with everything he did and is a worthy recipient as we look to the future.

Rockdale Kia Ora Trophy

ROCKDALE KIA ORA TROPHY

Taine Cordell-Hull

Best Cricketer Under 21:

Taine finished second on the senior club bowling table with 30 wickets for the season as well as picking up wickets for SC A and also playing a couple of Hawke Cup matches. While this award is for the best cricketer U21 we would be remiss not to point out that Taine also coached a SC Yr 9 & 10 side at their festival in Chch and also a Year 8 rep side also at a festival in Chch where there was heaps of positive feedback about how great he was with the youngsters and the respect and learnings they ad got from him, and there were lots of happy parents about how he conducted himself with the team too.

Graeme Lowrie Spirit of Cricket Award

SCCUA GRAEME LOWRIE SPIRIT OF CRICKET AWARD

Liam Beck

For the Senior Cricketer who Epitomizes the Way the Game should be Played: Decided by Umpires:

Liam Beck (Pleasant Point) – The batsmen had ran, then called yes for the second run, with the batsman going to the non strikers end with him clearly short of the popping crease, there was an excited appeal. “Liam Beck said immediately, I withdraw the appeal as I removed the bails before the ball arrived”.

L Nixon Cup - Josh Caird

L NIXON CUP

Josh Caird

Outstanding South Canterbury Player at the South Island Schoolboy’s Festival – Alexandra:

Josh Caird (Waihi, SC) – topped the festival bowling with 10 wickets including 6 for 5 in one match! He was also SC’s second highest aggregate batsman with 85 runs and a HS of 58.

EDDIE McEWEN MEMORIAL TROPHY for the Best Player Year 9 & 10 Years Festival<br />
Fletcher McCall

EDDIE McEWEN MEMORIAL TROPHY

Fletcher McCall

Best Player Year 9 & 10 Festival:

Fletcher McCall (Pleasant Point, TBHS, SC) – Fletcher had a high score of 81 finishing 3rd on the overall festival batting table as well as taking wickets.

MOA PUBLICATIONS CUP - Best Player at Year 11 & 12 Tournament<br />
Luke Slee

MOA PUBLICATIONS CUP

Luke Slee

Best Player at Year 11 & 12 Festival:

Luke Slee (STAC, Temyua, SC) – Averaged 53 with the bat at tournament including a high score of 75 and fielded well too. The coach said it was a tough decision with a few contenders but Luke has a good attitude on and off the field as well and respect from peers.

Ward Cup - Winner Alan Reid

WARD CUP

Alan Reid

Best Player in Second Grade:

Alan Reid (Waimate) – Alan took 34 wickets @ average of 8.32 for the season as well as scoring 250 runs @ 31 and taking 7 catches and is always someone opposition teams target still. 

Individual Awards – Senior Club & Representative

Williams Cup - Winner Sam Carlaw

WILLIAMS CUP

Sam Carlaw

Club Bowler of the Year:

Sam Carlaw (Celtic) – Took 38 wickets @ 4.79 average – Economy rate of 1.77 with a best bowling of 6/12

Senior Representative Batter of the Year - Glen Drake

SENIOR REP BATSMAN

Glen Drake

Rep Batsman of the Year:

Glen Drake (Temuka, SC) – scored 238 runs with a top score of 112 and also scored two fifties to average 47.6 in Hawke Cup this season finishing second overall in the zone.

Galwey Trophy - Senior Club Batter - Matt Brown

GALWEY TROPHY

Matt Brown

GALWEY TROPHY – Senior CLUB Batsman of the Year:

Matt Brown (Pleasant Point) – scored 572 runs @ 40.86 ave, High Score of 123, plus 3 more fifties.

Phil D'Auvergne Trophy - Winner Phil Lill

PHIL D’AUVERGNE TROPHY

Phil Lill

For Player who Contributed Most on and off the field for the Senior Rep team: Chosen by Coach and Players.:

Phil Lill (Temuka, SC) – Phil was the players choice this season as he retired and farewelled his fellow seahorses with his best season yet. Always part of the banter, Phil has performed all sorts of roles for SC since making the team from 12th man duties, wicketkeeping, off-spin and most positions in the batting order covered off over the years, but he has always encouraged his team mates, gets right into the “mind games of cricket” and loved representing South Canterbury so fitting the coaches and players have chosen him for this award as he bows out.

Senior Rep Bowler  of the Year - Shaun Rooney

SENIOR REP BOWLER

Shaun Rooney

Rep Bowler of the Year:

Shaun Rooney (Temuka, SC) took 12 wickets including a match analysis of 5-66 in the Hawke Cup match v North Otago.

Jim Davies Cup - Phil Lill

JIM DAVIES CUP

Phil Lill

For Best Single Senior Club or Representative Performance for Season:

Phil Lill (Temuka, SC) took 6-25 in the Hawke Cup match against North Otago to destroy them in the second innings giving SC the outright win after taking 2-18 in their first innings. SC’s only outright win of season.

Team Awards

  • NZ Cricket YR 7 & 8 Boys Cup – SC Tournament Winner: Waihi
  • NZ Cricket YR 7 & 8 Girls Shield – SC Tournament Winner: Craighead
  • THIRD GRADE Pre-Xmas: Twizel    
  • THIRD GRADE Post-Xmas: Roncalli
  • SCCA Trophy Winner Senior Reserve/Second Grade A: Timaru
  • SECOND GRADE SHIELD T20: Timaru
  • SC CRICKET SHIELD SENIOR 20-20: Celtic
  • Woolworths Cup Runner Up in One Day Competition: Technical
  • DAILY FREIGHT WAYS One Day Trophy – ROUND ROBIN WINNER: Celtic
  • TWEEDY CUP: Celtic
Timaru - Winners of Second Grade One Day Competition
Second Grade T20 Champions - Timaru
Tweedy Cup Winner - Celtic
Daily Freightways Winner - Celtic
Senior T20 Shield - Winner Celtic
Woolworths Cup - Runner-up Senior One Day - Technical

Situations Vacant – Groundsman

South Canterbury Cricket Association is looking for a new groundsman to take over the management and upkeep of our premier ground at the Aorangi Oval in Timaru.
 
This is a part-time paid position that runs for 12 months, but with the majority of work taking place between September and March.
The role will start August 1st 2023 and there may be some initial help from the retiring groundsman.
 
This ideally suits a person with an interest in cricket but that is not a “must have” if they have agronomy skills we are keen to hear from you.
 
For a job description and further details please contact the General Manager, Mark Medlicott via email to sccricket@xtra.co.nz or by phone to 027 269 8654.
groundsman required

South Canterbury Boys Year 7 team named for March

The following South Canterbury Boys Year 7 team has been named to play 2 inter-district matches against Mid Canterbury in March 2023.

Nathan Andrew
Luke Bailey
Ethan Box
Henry Caird
Ben Compton
Oscar Elliotte
Cameron Hampton
Carter Horsley
Harry Jones
Jack Powell
Chase Thomas

Match dates and venues will be communicated to parents once confirmed.

Thank you to all the boys that came to the training.

* Note. While these players have been named for the two matches listed we expect to have 2 teams of this age group named for the festivals in January 2024, so there will still be plenty of opportunities for all players to be involved when the 2023-24 season gets under way.

SCCA-Yr7-v-MCCA-Yr7-March 2023

South Island Girls Year 9 & 10 Festival

This page has a link to the updated draws/ ground changes for the girls festival running Sunday (abandoned), Monday and Tuesday for coaches to access their new grounds for matches and also has links to maps to locate each venue.

Game Format Changes

The Festival has now been changed to a T15 not T20 Festival i.e. 15 overs aside and games are now scheduled to start at 9.30am each day not 10.30am.

As it is only 15 overs aside, bowlers will be restricted to a maximum of 3 overs each.

There are still no batting restrictions but we  are strongly encouraging coaches to retire girls after about 20 balls in order to give as many players the opportunity to bat. Retired batsmen may return to bat once all the team are out and if there are overs remaining. With the fickle weather we ask that you try and ensure everyone gets a good opportunity across the three matches each day.

At this stage it looks highly likely that tomorrow’s matches will be transferred to artificial pitches at School Park and Anzac Square so a couple of teams may have a short drive to change venues in between games if playing at Anzac Square.

We are hopeful that the final day we can get all games back on Celtic Sports Ground and grass pitches, but as always the weather is outside our control.

A revised draw that shows what grounds you are playing on if not at Celtic can be found here -> Girls Yr 9 & 10 Draw & Grounds Backup

** Note: Monday matches are all now scheduled at the Reserve ground which are all artificial.

Start Times:

These have been adjusted on PlayHQ but ideally when teams are both ready please just start and tell the umpires you are all set to go. The new start times are also shown on the draws link above.

We recommend girls eat their lunches when batting as we don’t want to waste too much time between matches with ground changes required and hopefully we can get plenty of cricket in. There is a bigger break between game 1 and game 2 than later games to allow for delayed starts due to weather but after that we will hopefully run two matches one after the other.

As the draw is built to allow Southland the bye on the last game, on Monday if we can’t start on time, or close to it, then round 1 would be abandoned and we would move to round 2 and so on and on Tuesday regardless of what has happened on Monday we will start with Round 4 then Round 5 and 6 to follow.

Ground Location Maps

Celtic Sports Grounds

School Park

Anzac Square

Any issues please contact Mark Medlicott directly on 027 2698654 or if his phone is busy check with Shane Gilkison on 021 0231 3118.

 

South Canterbury Cricket District Teams Representative Policy – Girls Year 9 & 10

South Canterbury Cricket District Teams Representative Policy – Girls Year 9 & 10

South Canterbury Cricket Assn due to an increase in the player numbers at most levels is now able to enter more inter-district festivals to give more players the opportunity of an experience playing at a higher level than club cricket.

For our female cricketers this is becoming more of the case too and this year we are hosting the South Island Girls Year 9 & 10 Festival here in South Canterbury.

This means we will now be asking for a registration of interest via the online form, and a signed Player Agreement (see attached) signed by the Guardian(s) to be available for selection to attend the festival.

South Canterbury has a representative team that will be attending theTimaru festival from Sunday 18th – Tuesday 20th of December 2022.;

We appreciate your support of this policy and hope that you can read the information, register your child, complete and sign the agreement by Saturday 18th November 2022. 

The signed agreement can be returned to South Canterbury Cricket as follows;

  • In person to Mark Medlicott or Shane Gilkison
  • By scanning the signed document and returning to the SC Cricket office email sccricket@xtra.co.nz
  • By post to PO Box 335, Timaru 7940

 

Self Nomination Form

 

Representative Player Agreement – Please Print off, complete and return

South Canterbury Cricket Year 9 & 10 Rep Player Self-Nomination

South Canterbury Cricket District Teams Representative Policy – Year 9 & 10

South Canterbury Cricket Assn due to an increase in the player numbers at most levels is now able to enter more inter-district festivals to give more players the opportunity of an experience playing at a higher level than club cricket.

Entries to these festivals are regularly decided well in advance of the season and as such the Association has this year upgraded our policy to attempt to ensure that players who wish to partake, stay committed to attending the various festivals.

This means we will now be asking for a registration of interest via the online form, a non-refundable $100 deposit (see attached Player Agreement document for more details) and the Player agreement signed by the Guardian(s) to be available for selection to attend one of the festivals.

The deposit will be deducted from the final costs of attending the festival.

If registration numbers required do not meet team numbers required to attend/enter a festival, then the deposit would be refunded.

South Canterbury has representative teams that will be attending the following two festivals in Christchurch from Tues 13th – Thursday 15th of December 2022.;

  • Nichols Festival
  • Latham Festival
  • (Both these festivals run on the same days / week.)

We appreciate your support of this policy and hope that you can read the information, register your child, complete and sign the agreement and make the deposit by Saturday 12th November 2022. Failure to do so indicates that your child is not available for selection in any Year 9 & 10 district sides this season.

The signed agreement can be returned to South Canterbury Cricket as follows;

  • In person to Mark Medlicott or Shane Gilkison
  • By scanning the signed document and returning to the SC Cricket office email sccricket@xtra.co.nz
  • By post to PO Box 335, Timaru 7940

 

Self Nomination Form

 

Representative Player Agreement – Please Print off, complete and return

South Canterbury Cricket Association Awards 2021-2022 Season

South Canterbury Cricket Awards 2021-22

Below you can find the list of the South Canterbury Cricket award winners for the 2021 – 2022 season.

Congratulations to all trophy or award winners, and hard luck to close runners-up, both teams and individuals. 

Individual Awards

WARNER CUP

WARNER CUP

Sam Brophy

Outstanding Club Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year (JAB Yr 7 & 8):

Sam Brophy (Twizel, Temuka, SC) – 403 club runs at 100.75 (8 not outs) with a best of 70 not out. Took 8 wickets at an average of 20 with a best of 2/23, 2 catches and 3 run out assists.

Yr 8 Girls Festival - Sportsmanship

Yr 8 Girls Festival - Sportsmanship

Camryn Linton

Sportsmanship and Spirit of Cricket Award at the South Island Schoolgirls Festival – Christchurch:

Camryn Linton (Pleasant Point, Craighead, SC)

NIXON TROPHY

NIXON TROPHY

Jordy Sew Hoy

Best Colts Grade Player:

Jordan Sew Hoy (Waimate) – Scored 512 runs at an average of 128 with a high score of 101 not out alongside 5 fifties and also took 21 wickets @ 5.24 and 8 catches.

MOA PUBLICATIONS CUP

MOA PUBLICATIONS CUP

Toby Clemett

Best Player at Year 11 & 12 Festival:

Toby Clemett (TBHS, Celtic, SC) (Shared with Krishna Sridhar ) – as selected by the coach, Toby captained the team and finished 3rd in aggregate runs  overall for the festival including a best of 59 not out.

L NIXON CUP

L NIXON CUP

Phoenix Smith

Outstanding South Canterbury Player at the South Island Schoolboy’s Festival – Alexandra:

Phoenix Smith (Waihi, SC) – was the leading batsman for the whole tournament with 237 runs at an average of 79 which included 3 fifties with a high score of 82.

SCCA CUP

SCCA CUP

Sam Buckingham

SCCA Cup Best Player at Primary Year 7 Festival:

Sam Buckingham (Pleasant Point, SC) – Scored 72 runs averaging 24 with a high score of 52 Took 3 wickets at 13.3, held 3 catches and was an assist in a run out.

EDDIE McEWEN MEMORIAL TROPHY

EDDIE McEWEN MEMORIAL TROPHY

Flynn Brookland

Best Player Year 9 & 10 Festival:

Flynn Brookland (Celtic, TBHS, SC) – scored 101 runs with a best of 96, as well as wicketkeeping well. Unfortunate not to score more runs but was unable to play one match due to a family bereavement.

ROCKDALE KIA ORA TROPHY

ROCKDALE KIA ORA TROPHY

William Sharp

Best Cricketer Under 21:

William Sharp (Pleasant Point, SC) – represented South Canterbury and Pleasant Point. Scored 361 runs in senior with three half centuries and a high score of 88. Picked up useful wickets at club and rep level.

Yr 8 Festival - Sportsmanship

Yr 8 Festival - Sportsmanship

Fletcher McCall

Sportsmanship and Spirit of Cricket Award at the South Island Schoolboy’s Festival – Christchurch:

Fletcher McCall (Pleasant Point, SC)

THRELKELD TROPHY

THRELKELD TROPHY

Harry Sowden

Best Yr 7 Development Player at Tournament:

Harry Sowden (Geraldine, SC) – Scored 99 runs average 33 with a high score of 66.

MOA PUBLICATIONS CUP

MOA PUBLICATIONS CUP

Krishna Sridhar

Best Player at Year 11 & 12 Festival:

Krishna Sridhar (Roncalli, Celtic, SC) (Shared with Toby Clemett) – as selected by the coach, Krishna’s stats don’t do justice to how well be played.

WARD CUP

WARD CUP

Michael Cronje

Best Player in Second Grade:

Michael Cronje (Geraldine) – topped the batting aggregate with 326 runs at an average of 40.75 with a high score of 77. He also took 10 wickets @ 11.7 with a best of 5/14 and managed to take 5 catches as well. A top effort considering his team don’t play in the T20 competition so did this from only 10 matches.

Individual Awards – Senior Club & Representative

WILLIAMS CUP

WILLIAMS CUP

Matt Brown

Club Bowler of the Year:

Matt Brown (Pleasant Point) – Took 34 wickets at 10.74 which included a best effort of 5/29 to head off 3 players tied for second after picking up 3/29 in the T20 final, the last game of the season.

SENIOR REP BATSMAN

SENIOR REP BATSMAN

Liam Beck

Rep Batsman of the Year:

Liam Beck (Pleasant Point, SC) – scored 110 runs with a top score of 81

GALWEY TROPHY

GALWEY TROPHY

Adam Beck

GALWEY TROPHY – Senior CLUB Batsman of the Year:

Adam Beck (Pleasant Point) – Scored 620 runs at 38.74 including 5 fifties with a top score of 98 not out.

PHIL D’AUVERGNE TROPHY

PHIL D’AUVERGNE TROPHY

Daniel Campbell

For Player who Contributed Most on and off the field for the Senior Rep team: Chosen by Coach and Players.:

Daniel Campbell (Star/Celtic, SC) – The heartbeat of the side and excellent team man. A good leader and was great with the younger members of the side. Wears his heart on his sleeve and really respected what it is to play for South Canterbury.

SCCUA GRAEME LOWRIE SPIRIT OF CRICKET AWARD

SCCUA GRAEME LOWRIE SPIRIT OF CRICKET AWARD

Josh Rooney

For the Senior Cricketer who Epitomizes the Way the Game should be Played: Decided by Umpires:

Josh Rooney (Temuka)

SENIOR REP BOWLER

SENIOR REP BOWLER

Mark Otley

Rep Bowler of the Year:

Mark Otley (Pleasant Point, SC) took 10 wickets including a match analysis of 9-55 in the Hawke Cup match against North Otago. There were only 2 matches and 26 overs played for the season.

JIM DAVIES CUP

JIM DAVIES CUP

Mark Otley

For Best Single Senior Club or Representative Performance for Season:

Mark Otley (Pleasant Point, SC) with a match analysis of 9-55 in the Hawke Cup match against North Otago, taking 5-29 in the first innings and 4-26 in the second. A shame the batsmen couldn’t support his effort to bring home a victory falling just short.

Individual Awards – Highlights

GRAEME BLANCHARD MEMORIAL TROPHY

GRAEME BLANCHARD MEMORIAL TROPHY

Toby Clemett

For a youth cricketer who displays an excellent attitude on and off the field for fair play, a team player who inspires the spirit of cricket and has good work ethics:

Toby Clemett (TBHS, Celtic, SC) – Has always been in rep teams ahead of his year and peers culminating this year in being selected for the NZ Cricket Youth Maori side, although has been unable to play any matches for that team as yet due to Covid.

He is the captain this year of the TBHS 1st XI as well as captaining the South Canterbury Year 11 & 12 team to the Canterbury Regional tournament.

This year he was also selected in the South Canterbury Senior Men’s Hawke Cup side, but again due to the wet season has not had many opportunities to play, but is averaging 24 from the innings he has played.

Toby could have a good future in cricket if he keeps working at his game and this award is an indication that others see him in the same light and would hope that this accolade continues to give him support and the knowledge he can go further.

SOUTH CANTERBURY SUPPORTERS CLUB TROPHY

SOUTH CANTERBURY SUPPORTERS CLUB TROPHY

Steph Drake

To Player/Umpire/Administrator who contributes most on or off the field::

Steph Drake (Waimate, Temuka, SC) – Steph has been scoring cricket for many seasons now after initially getting bored trapsing around after her twin brother (Glen – SC Senior Men’s Capt).

But once into scoring she soon became very proficient and as well as senior club matches quickly took over the reins for the South Canterbury men’s side.

Her skills were recognized further up the ladder too and this year it was awesome to have her announced as part of the NZ Cricket Elite Scorer’s group.

She has now scored international White Fern matches for NZ Cricket, scored the England v Pakistan match at Hagley Oval in the recent Women’s World Cup and has been scoring at national age group tournaments for a number of years as well. I am positive that once all those in the powers above realise she meets all the criteria; i.e.  tidy scoring, understands IT, is calm under pressure and nothing fazes her, I’m sure it won’t be long until we see her possibly on the world stage for men’s matches too.

Scorers are often the unsung heroes of our sport, but the games can quickly dissolve into arguments and chaos when the books are wrong, so it is a real bonus that we can recognize Steph this year.

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ALLAN EDGINTON TROPHY

ALLAN EDGINTON TROPHY

Jaime Linton

FOR SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR:

Jaime Linton (Pleasant Point, Craighead, TBHS, SC) – that bubbly man with seemingly a foot in every corner made every post a winner this year, especially in the women’s game where he put together, coached, managed and attended festivals with Craighead teams, South Canterbury teams and was involved with the Pleasant Point girls teams too.

If he wasn’t busy enough with his “girls’ cricket” cap on then he also moved into the coaching position with TBHS 1st XI to make sure he was kept even busier!

However his main project this year was helping resurrect a South Canterbury Year 7 & 8 Girl’s Representative side which he coached and then took them to a festival in Oamaru to see how they were travelling. After winning all their matches they decided to take the next step attending the South Island Year 8 Girls Festival in Christchurch where the team again performed really well only losing the one match.

With his cross-connection with girls from Craighead, Pleasant Point and South Canterbury he has more recently been coaching at Craoghead who are progressing well in the NZ Shield competition.

Importantly his influence can be seen with the girls still turning up for practices at this time of year, all keen and loving the game of cricket!

With Jaime nothing is a problem and he still somehow seems to make it work, even when he has a busy business to run. Everyone around the “cricket community” knows when Jaime is around, and not just because of his “panama or fedora” cap, but because the people around him will look enthused too!

Team Awards

  • NZ Cricket YR 7 & 8 Boys Cup – SC Tournament Winner: Waihi
  • NZ Cricket YR 7 & 8 Girls Shield – SC Tournament Winner: Craighead
  • Saturday Morning A Grade 1 Day Competition: Waihi / Celtic
  • Saturday Morning B1 Grade: Temuka
  • SATURDAY MORNING B1 GRADE POOL 2: Star Blue
  • SATURDAY MORNING B2 GRADE: Celtic
  • COLTS Grade: Waimate / Temuka
  • THIRD GRADE B: Pleasant Point Presidents     
  • SCCA Trophy Winner Senior Reserve/Second Grade A: Twizel
  • SECOND GRADE SHIELD T20: Timaru
  • SC CRICKET SHIELD SENIOR 20-20: Celtic
  • Woolworths Cup Runner Up in One Day Competition: Pleasant Point
  • DAILY FREIGHT WAYS One Day Trophy – ROUND ROBIN WINNER:Pleasant Point
  • TWEEDY CUP: Technical
Twizel - Winners of Second Grade One Day competition 2021-22 season
Timaru CC - Winners of Second Grade T20 - 2021-22 Season
Kelly's Tech Stags - Winners of Tweedy Cup 2021-22 Season
Pleasant Point - Round robin winners of Daily Freightways in senior
Celtic - Winners of Senior T20 Shield 2021-22 season
Pleasant Point - Woolworths Cup forrunner ip in Senior One Day competition 2021-22 season

NZ Cricket Awards Awards

ANZ NZC Awards 2021-22

Pleasant Point - NZC Club of the Year 2021-22
Ants de Joux - NZC Outstanding Contribution to Cricket 2021-22