South Canterbury deny Otago Country in nailbiter

An opening partnership of 188 runs after being put in to bat by Otago Country between century maker Craig Davies with 129 and Jeremy Liddy 69 put the South Canterbury cricket team in a dominant position for the rest of the match in their final Hawke Cup match of the...

A day of firsts in senior cricket

The first day’s play in the penultimate round of the Tweedy Cup, while not notable for the standard of cricket with the rep players away, was notable for a number of firsts as players and veterans stepped up to fill in places. Leading the way was Grant Watt with two...

Celtic win first leg of treble

Celtic’s quest for a triple crown in senior cricket has started well after a superlative fielding display in poor light and drizzle enabled them to easily quell the Star challenge in the final of the Twenty20 competition played at Aorangi Oval on Saturday. Weather...

Rhino kicks off Celtic charge

The Celtic cricket team is looking for the first in a trifecta of crowns on Saturday. Celtic head into the Twenty20 final against Star at the Aorangi Bowl as red-hot favourites. As the traditional heavyweights of senior cricket over the past decade, Celtic have also...

Good start for South Canterbury women

The  SOUTH CANTERBURY women’s cricket team got their Aotea Cup campaign off to a positive start with a tense four run win over Dunedin at Aorangi Oval. In bitterly cold conditions yesterday, South Canterbury batted first and scored 157 for eight from their 40...

Davies leads push for a gutsy draw with North Otago

Craig Davies was again the toast of the South Canterbury team after his second innings century helped them to draw their Hawke Cup match in Oamaru against North Otago over the weekend after being 227 runs behind on the first innings. Davies batted for 279 minutes and...