Wizards win over Volts in high scoring thriller

The South Canterbury Cricket Association (in conjunction with the CCA) again put on a successful top level cricket match at our home venue of Aorangi Oval. With temperatures in the mid twenties, blue sky, and 2000 + in attendance, the Twenty20 match between the Otago...

Timaru on track for finals

A stirring spell of bowling after tea from Timaru’s Sam Porter announced his side as genuine Tweedy Cup final contenders after they defeated Star by two wickets on Saturday. Porter’s four wickets were the catalyst for the victory and earned Timaru...

U16 Tournament Updates from Mandeville

Match stories and scoreboards will be updated here from the U16 Boys Cricket Tournament being played at Mandeville from 12th – 16th December 2011. Game One (12/12/2011) South Canterbury vs Metro Black After a good start with an opening partnership of 83 between...

Sth Canterbury on top with all-round effort

The South Canterbury cricket team thrashed North Otago in the opening-round match of the Hawke Cup in Oamaru at the weekend. English import Ed Kilbee took only an over in South Canterbury’s second innings to knock off the 12 runs required for a deserved win....

Dorgan’s dominance assists Roncalli

Daniel Dorgan was the toast of Roncalli returning from last week’s U18 tournament to take 7-19 and already has 10 wickets for the match as Roncalli routed Waimate for 44 and enforced the follow on at Knottingley Park where the home team still need four more runs to...

McCord to play in Hawke Cup

Ben McCord is not coming back to the South Canterbury cricket team for himself, or his batting and bowling averages, he is coming back to win. The 24-year-old all-rounder will end a seven-year hiatus from the senior team, when he returns to play against North Otago in...

South Canterbury U18 Tournament Updates

To see what has been happening during the week at the U18 Boys Tournament at Lincoln, I will add all reports to this page below. For people wanting to follow matches live you should be able to find the daily link on the SC Cricket website homepage, else check for...

Second Grade T20 Draw for January Online

The Second Grade T20 Draw is online. The following is the format for the 2nd Grade A T20 competition being run from January 14 through until February 4. Pools have been set up according to current rankings in 2nd Grade A competition as at 6/12/2011 and all teams will...

Sanders holds firm for Timaru victory

Timaru’s Zane Sanders came good at the right time, after a mixed day, to secure maximum competition points for his team in their two-day senior cricket match with Temuka at Ashbury Park 4. Sanders dropped Temuka’s Hayden Broker when he was on nine, and the...