Celtic’s Davies plays top class innings

Celtic and Waimate are all but assured of meeting in the South Canterbury senior one-day competition final, after convincing wins in the penultimate round. Celtic dismantled Timaru by 122 runs on the back of captain Craig Davies’ 144 not out, while...

Hawke Cup Season Averages

Below you can see the averages from the 2010 – 2011 season for all South Canterbury cricketers who played in official Hawke Cup matches. As time allows we hope to add individual stats as well. Contact the webmaster if you believe there are any...

Junior cricketers raising the bar

An exciting crop of junior cricket players has South Canterbury Cricket excited about the future of the game. Cricket development officer Richard Davidson said it was one of the most promising groups of young players he had been involved with during his 10 years at...

Free cricket on menu for fans

South Canterbury cricket fans will be able to watch the domestic one-day cricket match between Canterbury and Otago for free at Aorangi Oval next Wednesday. South Canterbury Cricket and Canterbury Cricket have decided to allow free admission to the game, to try to...

South Canterbury go down

South Canterbury’s lacklustre first-innings batting has proved costly yet again this season, as their Hawke Cup challenge aspirations suffered from another sloppy first-up batting effort. Otago Country will face holders North Otago in the first Hawke Cup...

Youth and maturity shine in one-dayers

It was a day where young and old shone when the South Canterbury senior one-day cricket competition had its first round of the new year. Timaru shocked Temuka by five wickets, on Saturday, while a half century from a new face in Celtic helped them to a six wicket win...

Senior Twenty20 Draw Online

The draw for the senior club  Twenty20 competition to be played over Waitangi weekend is now online here . Teams play each other from the same pool and the top two sides from each pool will play on Day 2 in a semi final with the final to then be played at 3.00pm on...

Most important game looms

South Canterbury cricket coach Richard Davidson has labelled this weekend’s Hawke Cup match against Southland his most important game at the helm. Just who will get the first Hawke Cup challenge of the season is still unclear, as two matches have the possibility...

Timaru gift Waimate one-run win

Timaru proved losing is a habit, while Celtic and Temuka appear to be hitting their straps, as the third round of South Canterbury two-day cricket came to an end. Both Timaru and Waimate looked like the winner of their match at Ashbury Park, on Saturday, but in the...

Luck against SC in primary tourney

South Canterbury suffered a frustrating one-wicket loss to Mid Canterbury yesterday in their final match of the South Island primary schools’ cricket tournament. The result meant the team ended the competition in Ashburton with a two-win, two-loss record and a...

Wins for SC pupils

South Canterbury made it two wins from three at the South Island Primary Schools’ Cricket tournament in Ashburton. They gained a first-innings win over Marlborough yesterday in a dominant performance which saw them roll their opposition for just 78. The spinners...

Roncalli not hurt by play

Roncalli College will not be docked any senior one-day cricket competition points for playing captain Jacob Naylor after he made himself unavailable for representative cricket duty in Alexandra. The South Canterbury Cricket Association Board met on Wednesday night and...

Davies scores unbeaten century

South Canterbury’s premier batsman has started 2011 with a match defining century, as the South Canterbury senior two-day club cricket competition entered its third round. Celtic’s Craig Davies hit an unbeaten 104, as the defending champions took first...

Amended Second Grade Draw for 2011

As TBHS Red have withdrawn from the 2nd Grade Competition for the remainder of the season a new draw has been put together. Note: There are no byes any more. Ground allocations have also been changed – (Groundsmen take note) The final will now be played on...