Liddy tops round of star turns

An onslaught from Celtic batsman Jeremy Liddy on the Roncalli College bowlers saw him bludgeon his way to 180 on the first day of the second round of South Canterbury two-day senior cricket. It was a day for the home teams on Saturday, with Star’s Craig Hinton...

South Canterbury Yr 5&6 make it six from six

The South Canterbury Yr 5&6 cricket team made it six wins from six games this year after they beat Mid Canterbury by 97 runs on Sunday. South Canterbury batted first and after being in early trouble at 42 for 6 they got through to 176 for 9 thanks to a brilliant...

Fall of the big boys exposes Roncalli

Roncalli College’s reliance on their adult batsmen came back to bite them in their four-wicket loss to Waimate in South Canterbury senior Twenty20 club cricket last night at Aorangi Oval. Roncalli’s key batting trio of Ryan de Joux, Tahir Afridi and Ed...

Walsh and debutant Lees take SC to big win

A tenacious unbeaten century from opener Bill Walsh propelled South Canterbury out of early trouble in their 104-run win against North Otago in a 50-over match at Aorangi Park yesterday. The Christchurch-based batsman saw five of his partners come and go before he...

Roncalli’s run-machine racks up ton

Roncalli’s English import Ed Kilbee continued to be a thorn in Timaru’s side as he led Roncalli to a six-wicket win in their South Canterbury senior two-day cricket match. Kilbee hit his third century of the season – 101 not out – as Roncalli turned around...

Sanders in fine form

The all-round efforts of Timaru’s Zane Sanders were enough to ensure Celtic would suffer their first loss of the season after falling by 11 runs in their Senior Twenty20 cricket match at Aorangi Oval last night. Sanders hit 48 not out with the bat after coming...