Laming’s bat guides Celtic to win

 © Stu Piddington Timaru Herald 13-10-08 CELTIC opened the one-day cricket season the same way they finished the last – with a win over Timaru.   The defending champions made a reasonable total of 230 but were bowled out in the 41st over. Timaru could not take...

Cricket gets under way on Saturday Oct 11 2008

THE 2008-2009 cricket season begins on Saturday with the first round of the senior competition for the Daily Freightways One Day Trophy. Celtic are defending one-day champions, while in November Timaru will begin their defence of the Tweedy Cup when the two-day...

English cricket imports a boost for Geraldine

The Geraldine Cricket Club will be stronger this year thanks to the arrival of two English imports. Top order batsmen Matthew Barnes and off-spin bowler Chris Esh responded to an advertisement on website playcricket.com to come to New Zealand. The 22-year-old Barnes...

Life Member John Ward receives Prestigious Honour

By STU PIDDINGTON Timaru’s former international cricketer John Ward was honoured at Christchurch’s AMI Stadium last night when his ‘Pillar of Pride’ was unveiled. Ward, his wife Shirley and family attended a brief but poignant unveiling,...

08/09 Season set to start on October 11th

The South Canterbury 2008-2009 season is scheduled to begin with a round of Senior matches starting on October 11th. Although most things have stayed the same, captains will need to ensure fielders and bowlers don’t muck around between overs with a daily rate of...

2008-2009 Season Cricket Coaches

South Canterbury Cricket is interested in hearing from persons interested in being involved in coaching for the coming season. There are several positions available. …..read here for more details

Administration Report 2007 – 08

By Graeme Broker Executive Officer The 2007/08 season was an interesting and enjoyable one for South Canterbury Cricket. Representative teams had mixed success with some notable performances. GRAEME BLANCHARD INDOOR TRAINING CENTRE This centre was officially opened in...

Chairman’s Annual Report 2007 – 08

Harvey King Chairman South Canterbury Cricket It is my pleasure to present the Chairman’s report for the 2007/08 season With a solid foundation the association continues to administer cricket in South Canterbury in a positive fashion. It was a pleasure to chair such a...