Prizegiving Night a Success

A good turnout the this season’s Friday evening prizegiving for South Canterbury cricket was pleasing for the organisers. The guest speaker was Lee Germon, CEO of Canterbury Cricket and a former Black Caps captain. Three special presentations were also made to...

Celtic win senior one-day title

Celtic overcame a spirited Waimate by 111 runs to claim the senior one-day cricket trophy at Aorangi Oval on Saturday. The win ensured Craig Davies’ team would secure a clean sweep of senior trophies this season after convincingly taking the two-day and Twenty20...

Waimate battle through to finals spot

Waimate prepared for their senior one-day cricket final against Celtic this weekend with a nervous two-wicket win over Timaru at Ashbury Park 4 on Saturday. With the two finalists already confirmed before the final round of matches on Saturday, several teams were...

South Canterbury Development lose to Chch Metro

In the final rep match before the winter break, the South Canterbury Primary Development side came up against a strong Christchurch Metro side. The boys enjoyed the opportunity to play on Aorangi Oval, and after Metro won the toss, South Canterbury were asked to field...

South Canterbury Primary A vs North Otago

South Canterbury Primary A took on North Otago on Sunday 11th March. South Canterbury won the toss and put North Otago in, the bowlers again performed well bowling North Otago out for just 101. Matt Cochrane-Bennett 3-9 off 8 overs and Gabriel Evans 2-18 off 10 overs...

Waimate, Celtic bat into final

Waimate and Celtic will meet in the 45-over senior cricket final in a fortnight after both sides cruised to victories with a round to spare. In a surprise, Roncalli beat Timaru to extinguish their chances of making the final, as they chased down 225 to win at Ashbury...

Timaru Girls’ High too good for Ashburton College

Timaru Girls High School made it three titles in a row when they comfortably took out the senior women’s cricket final against Ashburton College. A big six from Hannah Struthers wrapped up the victory for the hosts at Ashbury Park and ensured they went through...

Catholic teams win titles

The Catholic connection showed plenty of composure to win all the men’s cricket one-day finals on Saturday. Celtic took out the second grade A competition while Roncalli College won the B competition and also the fourth grade title. Roncalli, however, could not...