Two captains to the rescue

Two captain’s knocks punctuated an absorbing day of senior two-day cricket between Timaru and Roncalli/Celtic at Ashbury Park 4 on Saturday. Both teams’ first innings looked in early trouble before Timaru captain Josh Smallridge (65) and stand-in...

Primary Yr 5 & 6 Rep Trials

The Primary Cricket Yr 5 & 6 Representative trials for the teams for the coming year will be held on Sunday morning February 16th from 10.30am – 1.00pm. Players need to be nominated prior to this date and you can do this by filling in the nomination form...

SC’s batting again exposed

South Canterbury’s dream of earning back-to-back Hawke Cup challenges looks all but over after a first innings defeat to Southland in Invercargill yesterday. With first innings points likely to decide who gets the challenge from the southern zone, the South...

Celtic’s Johnston hits 106

A scintillating maiden century from Phil Johnston allowed Celtic to cruise past Star by six wickets in the final round of the senior 45-over cricket competition on Saturday. Johnston hit 106 in just his third senior innings to ensure the defending champions eased past...

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...