South Canterbury secure first win of rep cricket season

An unbeaten 72 from Prabodha Arthavidu following 57 off 32 balls by Captain James Laming led South Canterbury to their first win of the season over North Otago. In South Canterbury’s final hit out before the Hawke Cup campaign begins, most things went their way after...

Porter dominates match in Waimate win

77 runs with the bat and four wickets with the ball including a hat-trick for Sam Porter dominated senior cricket in Waimate’s win against Roncalli/Celtic. In other senior cricket matches a century to Dan Laming dispelled Star’s hopes after they had Celtic in a bit of...

SC Senior XII to play North Otago this Sunday announced

The following players have been selected to play a 50/50 match against North Otago this Sunday December 7th at Aorangi Oval starting at 10.30am. J Laming (captain), J Naylor, P Arthavidu, J Dick, S Carlaw or D Campbell, S Porter, L Beck, Z Sanders, B Watson, A McDuff,...

Old heads shine in senior T20 cricket matches

The veterans starred in the latest double-header round of T20 matches played over the weekend. In the first games Hayden Leonard, with 60 runs off 48 balls, led Timaru to victory over Temuka, Mike de Joux got Roncalli/Celtic off to a fast start with 37 to set up their...

Ron Biggar Memorial remains in Ashburton

South Canterbury’s very promising start finished 30 – 40 runs short of a winning total in the Ron Biggar Memorial match against Mid Canterbury at the Ashburton Domain. Batting first South Canterbury made steady progress before losingSam Porter for their first wicket...

South Canterbury Boys U17 Tournament team named

The South Canterbury U17 team to play in the Canterbury Regional tournament in Timaru from the 8th -12th December 2014. Adam Hamel, Sean Wills, James Copland, Wyatt McAughtrie, Sam Brosnahan, Mark Otley, Bailey Dryden, Bryan Ryan, Riley Cormack, Wills Blackstock,...

Tarrant hat-trick sets up Temuka win

Vaughan Tarrant’s first-ever hat-trick knocked the Roncalli/Celtic middle order over and helped his Temuka side get back into winning mode. Roncalli/Celtic won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first at home on Ashbury Park on Saturday. Hayden Broker...

World Cup Trophy Tour

Don’t miss out! Get to Aorangi on Nov 23rd between 10am  2.00pm to join the fun! Do you want to help out? We are looking for volunteers (aged 16+) to help for a few hours. Contact Mark at South Canterbury Cricket for initial enquiries.

Laming brothers dominate SC club cricket

Celtic’s James and Dan Laming’s individual performances erased any hope of victory for Temuka while other matches also resulted in one-sided wins to Timaru and Star. Celtic won the toss and decided to bat first at home and scoring an imposing 320-5 from...

Friday Night Junior Bash Under Way

The South Canterbury Cricket “Junior Bash” got under way on Friday night with 4 teams of boys and girls getting their first taste of formal cricket with teams from Barton Rural, Sacred Heart, Temuka and Pleasant Point all taking part. They play with an...

Mark Parker Memorial Match Postponed

Unfortunately due to a clash of timetables, the Otago Metropolitan A side is now unable to play in the annual Mark Parker Memorial match against South Canterbury scheduled for this Sunday November 9th. As the game holds a lot of importance in both our calendars, Otago...