Timaru cricketer Victoria Abbott beats odds

Newly relocated Timaru cricketer Victoria Abbott had to overcome a crisis of confidence and bad bouts of cramp to have her best day with the bat at the domestic level in Otago Sparks’ one-day final win on Saturday. The 25-year-old who has had to train by herself...

Primary Yr 7 & 8 Rep Trials

The Primary Cricket Yr 7 & 8 Representative trials for the teams for the coming year will be held on Monday evening February 17th from 5.30pm – 7.30pm. Players need to be nominated prior to this date and you can do this by filling in the nomination form...

Draw Changes for 2014

Due to some teams pulling out, changes to fourth grade to encompass the girls competition teams, and with Second grade A revamped for the remainder of the season, several draws that were previously published have now been altered. Where possible ground draws have...

Hinton steers SC to equal top

South Canterbury earned a crucial first innings victory over North Otago before the rain intervened yesterday in the Hawke Cup cricket match in Oamaru. South Canterbury’s most experienced bowler, Craig Hinton starred with the ball as he took five for 32 in North...

Celtic undone by form shift

Roncalli/Celtic caused the biggest upset in senior club cricket this season by beating defending one- day champions Celtic by 44 runs at Ashbury 6 on Saturday. It was a massive form reversal from the side which had been skittled for 39 when the two teams met earlier...

Porter’s century gives Timaru momentum

A staggering 108 from Timaru’s Sam Porter gave his team great momentum heading into a South Canterbury Twenty20 cricket semifinal against defending champions Celtic this Friday. Porter’s knock in the last round-robin match last night and an unbeaten 80...

JAB C Grade Draw for 2014 Online

The new draw for the JAB C Grade boys and girls is now online here. Please check where you are playing and let your groundsmen know. If you notice any discrepancies please let Mark at the cricket office know.

Young bowlers impress coach

Some early fight from the South Canterbury bowlers eventually came to nothing in their drawn two-day cricket match against Canterbury Country yesterday at Aorangi Oval. The inexperienced South Canterbury team, which only had one player over the age of 24, did well to...