Festival Canterbury at Timaru – Year 8 (Tier 1)

South Canterbury Cricket is hosting the Primary Year 8 Festival in our district from Monday January 5th until Thursday January 8th 2026. There are teams from Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury Country (2), Christchurch (2), Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury playing....

Ants de Joux made Life Member

The highlight of the South Canterbury Cricket Association SGM & AGM held on October 22nd was the induction of Anthony (Ants) de Joux as a Life Member of the South Canterbury Cricket Association. Not only has Ants been the face of the Celtic Cricket Club over many...

Groundsman needed for Aorangi Oval

Position is now filled. South Canterbury Cricket is looking for a turf company or individual to take on the role of preparing the Aorangi Oval cricket block and maintenance/mowing of the outfield. The applicant would ideally have a turf qualification or knowledge of...

SENIOR COACH NEEDED

South Canterbury Cricket are looking for a new coach and manager for our Senior Men’s team. The team has had two impressive seasons back to back securing Hawke Cup challenges from our Zone competition and with the retirement due to work circumstances of the...

KEEP THE DATE !!

BINGO, AUCTION & PRIZEGIVING FUNDRAISER South Canterbury Cricket is holding a major fundraising event on Friday night October 4th in the Southern Trust Events Centre Lounge (upstairs in stadium at Aorangi Park). The cost of living continues to rise as does the...

Year 9 & 10 District Teams Nominations

South Canterbury Cricket are calling for nominations for our Year 9 & 10 District teams for this season. Registrations are needed by Sunday 29th October.    The Festivals take place from December 13th to 15th.   Please follow the link below for full...

Start Dates Update

Please note that for JAB A & B1 Grades who are already started, if due to the long weekend and a shortage of numbers, or maybe because of the All Blacks game, matches can be played at a later start if there is no afternoon cricket on your pitch, or another day if...

School Holiday Programme Registrations Open

South Canterbury Cricket will be running a Cricket Holiday Programme for boys and girls from Yr 2 – Yr 6 at the Graeme Blanchard Indoor Cricket Centre during the first week of the Sept/Oct school holidays from September 26th – 28th 2023. We are notifying you early so...

Graeme Blanchard Indoor Cricket Centre Hire Rates

Unfortunately due to inflation and the increase in the lease costs, South Canterbury Cricket has had to increase the Graeme Blanchard Indoor Net hire costs as of August 1st 2023. These are still great value and cheaper than other districts in our region so we hope you...

Situations Vacant – Groundsman

South Canterbury Cricket Association is looking for a new groundsman to take over the management and upkeep of our premier ground at the Aorangi Oval in Timaru.   This is a part-time paid position that runs for 12 months, but with the majority of work taking...