by Scoop | Sunday, November 29, 2009 | Rep Cricket News, School Cricket
The South Canterbury U17 team managed to pull off a good win in the last over against Mid Canterbury at Aorangi Oval after being set a target of 211 for victory. It was a difficult chase with more runs required than balls to face during the last 8 overs but some lusty...
by Scoop | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | Senior Competition Reports
Celtic confirmed top spot in the Daily Freightways semi-finals with one more round yet to be played after easily scoring the 204 runs for victory set by Timaru, while Geraldine captain Matt Barnes disproved his own theory that when he scores runs Geraldine loses after...
by Scoop | Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | Rep Cricket News
South Canterbury travelled to Oamaru to take on North Otago in their final one day match before the Hawke Cup competition begins, and as well as a further chance for players to press claims for the final rep team, there was also the matter of improving on last...
by Scoop | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | General News, Senior Competition Reports
By ‘Scoop’ – Cricket Correspondent Two outrights and a nine wickets down draw in the Waimate vs Timaru match would have advocates of the new rules happy after the first round of the Tweedy Cup. Celtic who were best placed for victory at the start of...
by Scoop | Friday, November 13, 2009 | General News, Womens Cricket
Roncalli College physical education teacher Amber Boyce has had a meteoric rise into New Zealand Cricket’s Emerging White Ferns after only a year in the game. Boyce, a middle-order batter, came to prominence in the women’s provincial one-day final last...
by Scoop | Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | Rep Cricket News
South Canterbury’s dominance in the annual Ron Biggar Memorial match played against Mid Canterbury continued as they chalked up their fourth consecutive win in convincing fashion in their first match at the Aorangi Oval for the season. Mid Canterbury won the toss and...
by Scoop | Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | Senior Competition Reports
The first round of the Tweedy Cup two day cricket competition with a new rules format got under way this weekend. Although compulsory declarations must be made by both teams after 50 overs in the first innings, and bonus points only apply in the second, this did not...
by Scoop | Wednesday, November 4, 2009 | General News
Temuka have entered a team in second grade and the draw to apply from 14 November has been updated which you can see here. Teams that have had a bye prior to that date will be awarded 3 additional Competition points.
by Scoop | Wednesday, November 4, 2009 | Rep Cricket News
South Canterburycould have a new `Fairlie Flyer’ after the performance of 16-year-old schoolboy cricketer Ben Dunbar. Dunbar who learnt his cricket in Fairlie and now plays for the TBHS 1st XI was the toast of South Canterbury as he took 6 wickets for only 11...
by Scoop | Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | Senior Competition Reports
Guy Metcalf continued his fine start to the season with an impressive 87 not out with the bat alongside his two catches and two wickets in the field to help Geraldine pick up their first win of the season. His batting was full of powerful drives and pulls interspersed...