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...

Brookland’s handy knock all in vain

Grant Brookland’s fine innings of 68 for the Cavaliers, against his old club Timaru, had the potential to cause an upset in the senior cricket Twenty/20 competition on Friday night, while in other matches Temuka, Celtic and Waimate were all too strong for their...

South Canterbury U15 Boys Tournament Results

Below are the results and/or scorecards from the Regional U15 Boys cricket tournament being played in Rangiora at Mandeville grounds this week.   Day One:   South Canterbury 181 (C Grace 38, S Willis 35, S Rooney 32; C Cameron 4‐23, C Sidey 2‐12) Lost...

South Canterbury Yr 7 Boys Tournament Team Named

South Canterbury Primary Development team to play Canterbury Regional  Yr 7 Tournament at Mandeville, from the 20th-23rd January 2014. George Copland (captain), Laurence Chapman, Will Davenport, Lleyton Phillips, Ryan Lewthwaite, Ben Cosgriff, Ben McRae, Cougan Brown,...

Six of the best for Timaru’s Leonard

A superb spell of fast bowling from Timaru’s Hayden Leonard brought Temuka to their knees on their own pitch in South Canterbury senior two-day cricket on Saturday. The veteran took 6-40 in just 11.4 overs to help skittle the Magpies for 100 and set up an...

Glen Drake chosen for Canterbury U19s

Glen Drake was again selected for the Canterbury U19 side after this week’s tournament and named as vice-captain. He will take part in the National tournament which is played at Lincoln between January 13th and 22nd 2014.    ...

Nathan Tubb guides the Cavaliers to victory

A swashbuckling 56 from Nathan Tubb guided the Cavaliers to a 16-run win over Timaru Boys’ High School in the first round of senior twenty20 cricket last night. The make-shift side, made up of players from the past, made 159 for seven on the back of Tubb’s...