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South Canterbury Hawke Cup XI to play North Otago announced
The South Canterbury Senior Men’s XI to play North Otago at Whitestone Contracting Stadium in Oamaru this weekend is
James Laming (capt), Richie Preston, Gerrit Roux, Jack Harper, Glen Drake, James Ellwood, Sam Carlaw, Adam Beck (wkp), Zane Sanders, Nathan McNicol, Craig Hinton.
Coach Robin Beeby
Manager John Davies
North Otago: Ben Cant c, Jeremiah Shields, Glynn Cameron, Jeremy Smith, Duncan Drew, Francois Mostert. Sean Conlan (wk), Nathan Smith, Jordan Horrell, Matthew Day, Cris Ware.
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Beeby takes batting gamble against North Otago
By Jacob Page
Robin Beeby admits he is taking a calculated gamble with some of his selections for South Canterbury’s second Hawke Cup match against North Otago in Oamaru, starting tomorrow.
Coach Beeby and manager John Davies have picked two debutantes based on one game of senior cricket in an attempt to solidify the batting.
Former Canterbury age-group player Gerrit Roux and Englishman James Ellwood will look to strengthen a top order that has failed to fire so far this season, despite an outright win against Otago Country to start the campaign.
Ellwood scored an impressive 78 for Roncalli/Celtic against Celtic’s strong bowling attack which included many current and former representative players. He will play as the import after Will Watts and Curtly Slatter failed to make the most of multiple opportunities to impress.
Roux scored 60 in the run chase for Celtic but ran out of partners and was forced to hit out which led to his downfall.
Roux replaces Celtic fast bowler James Blackstock who misses out as Beeby looked to strengthen the batting.
Blackstock had also been suffering from a sore knee which may have played a part in his exclusion.
South Canterbury made just 193 and 156 against Otago Country but it was the 13 wickets from spinners Sam Carlaw and Glen Drake that won them the game.
Veteran Andrew Buckingham also steps aside despite a gallant 52 in the first game.
He is replaced by hard-hitting Temuka veteran Richie Preston, who is out of form, but Beeby said had to be there on potential.
“There aren’t many players who can go out there and score a century like he can at the top of the innings. We need to strengthen our batting because it is an area we have struggled in all season.”
Beeby said he pushed to have Roux in the team after he had played alongside Ben McCord in Christchurch.
“Ben rates him pretty highly so we want him there.”
He said Ellwood was more of a gamble but to get 78 runs against the best bowling attack in South Canterbury club cricket was a good sign.
Nathan McNicol and Craig Hinton will be the only two frontline seam options, with Jack Harper and James Laming filling the third and fourth seamer’s role.
The team has three spin options with Carlaw, Drake and Zane Sanders all capable.
North Otago has had an outright loss to Southland but earned a first innings win over Mid Canterbury.
Celtic undone by form shift
Johnny Geddis scored 79no for Temuka
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 in the season.
Debutante James Ellwood led the way for the home team with an impressive 78.
The Englishman toiled hard early and then cut loose in the later overs on a pitch which was on the slow side and made shot making difficult early in the innings.
In the other matches, an unbeaten 79 from Temuka’s Johnny Geddis and six wickets from veteran seamer Kevin Teahen helped the Magpies to a 144-run win over Waimate at Knottingley Park.
Timaru cruised past Star by seven wickets at Mountainview High School thanks to an unbeaten 79-run stand between Zane Sanders (44) and Prabodha Arthavidu (43).
Roncalli/Celtic batted with composure against a Celtic side missing Dan Laming and Jacob Naylor.
With Ellwood anchoring the innings, Will Watts (24) offered top- order support before the middle and lower-order batted around the established batsman.
Ben Watson and Tom Pavletich were the pick of the Celtic bowlers taking three wickets each, though Roncalli had established a good early platform to be able to score at better than a run-a-ball from overs 30 to 40.
Celtic’s run chase lacked the key partnership that so often got them out of trouble.
Former Canterbury age-group player Gerrit Roux (60) tried to hold the innings together.
However, when his terrific debut effort came to an end so did Celtic’s chances of victory.
Grant Watt, who took five wickets for Celtic the last time the two teams played but had since swapped teams, applied plenty of early pressure.
It was the spin combination of Watts (three for 35) and Liam Beck (one for 20) which really put the brakes on the Celtic innings.
Temuka was never under threat from a bits and pieces Waimate team.
Geddis’ knock and handy contributions from Rory Lorimer (44) and Nathan McNicol (27) got them to 213 for seven.
Teahen’s nagging line and length had the Waimate batsmen totally confused. The home team lasted just 17 overs before being bowled out for 69.
Scott Willoughby (29), Jason Sew Hoy 19 and Murray Prattley (10) were the only batsmen to make double figures.
Timaru looked to have let Star off the hook with the ball in its match.
The visitors had Star 62 for five before a gritty 51 from Richard Hickson and 38 from Hamish Dickson saw Star scramble to a competitive total of 164.
Timaru shared the wickets among their six bowlers with wicketkeeper Josh Smallridge taking five catches.
Solid contributions from the top five batsmen saw Timaru cruise to the target with 12 overs to spare.
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 from captain Josh Smallridge helped the home team to a 132-run win over Timaru Boys’ High School to secure top spot in their pool.
Timaru posted 234 for three batting first.
Nick Galwey took four wickets and Zane Sanders three as the schoolboys were restricted to 102 all out in reply Temuka grabbed top spot in the other pool and will now face Waimate on Friday after beating Celtic by 20 runs.
The Magpies defended 167 on their home pitch.
Star got past Roncalli/Celtic by 12 runs successfully defending 135 at Ashbury Park 6 thanks to 34 from Paul Arkinstall and three wickets from Henry Race.
In the winner-take all match at Aorangi Oval, Waimate blazed their way into the semi-finals after an eight-wicket win over the Cavaliers.
The hosts posted 150 for six on the back of a strong middle-order batting effort.
Nathan Tubb top-scored with 38 which included eight boundaries. Jason McCone added 34 while Andrew McRae offered steady support with 23.
Scott Willoughby was the early destroyer for the visitors. He took 23 runs off one Mike Davies over as his team raced to 50 inside four overs.
He then got his half century inside six overs as he used the strong southerly breeze to hit the ball well over the boundary many times.
A stupid quick single behind square cost him his wicket when he was caught well short of his ground on 72 off 30 balls.
Waimate were – for 2 after nine overs at the time.
While it halted the momentum of the innings temporarily, Alan Reid, who caused the run out, kept the runs ticking over to guide his team home with an unbeaten 45.
Waimate got home with 22 balls to spare.
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.
South Canterbury Yr 6 start tournament with a win – daily reports
The South Canterbury Yr 6 team started their tournament at Mandeville with an impressive win over Chch Metro Astle.
Day One Report – Winning start for Yr 6 cricketers
Chch Metro batted first scoring 110-7 off their 40 overs with Nick Goodwin leading the attack for South Canterbury taking 2 wickets while the rest of the spoils were shared.
Coach Ants de Joux was really impressed with the fielding saying “the boys took 6 amazing catches and Harper McKerrow took 3 of them”.
In reply South Canterbury were in trouble early struggling to 30-4 off the first 12 overs but then a 35 run partnership between top-scorer, the captain Luka Foy with 44 not out and Jack Thomson 13 got things back on track as they moved to 60 off 20 overs.
Nick Goodwin followed up his good bowling to also build a 30 run partnership with Foy for the 8th wicket and eventually South Canterbury comfortably passed the Metro total finishing 130-9 off their 40 overs.
A great start to the week and hopefully this will lead on to more wins throughout the week.
Day Two Report – Batting lapse costs South Canty year six side
The South Canterbury year 6 cricket team suffered its first loss of the Canterbury regional competition at the hands of Christchurch Metro Fleming in Rangiora yesterday.
Batting first, South Canterbury could muster only 111 all out off 27 overs.
Nick Goodwin’s 15 was the only score in double-figures with the exception of wides which tallied 37 to add some respectability to the score.
The South Canterbury bowlers toiled hard and had Christchurch Metro seven wickets down when they passed the target with four overs remaining.
Medium pacers Jack Thompson and McGregor Simpson took two wickets each, while off spinner Goodwin also bagged two wickets.
South Canterbury coach Ants de Joux said the bowling and fielding effort proved they could match any team as long as the batsmen showed more application to get a winning total on the board.
The team will play Canterbury Country North today.
Day Three Report – Loss for SC cricket team
The South Canterbury year 6 cricket team suffered a 55-run loss to Canterbury Country North at its regional tournament in Rangiora yesterday.
After choosing to bowl first, South Canterbury kept its opponents to 145 for seven from 40 overs with Alex Kelliher’s right-arm off spin earning him figures of three for 27 from eight overs.
The run chase never gathered any momentum and South Canterbury were skittled for just 90 in 34 overs. Opening batsman Shaun Rhodes top-scored with 25. The team play Buller today.
Day Four Report – Andrews leads the way
A superb spell of in-swing bowling from Liam Andrews led the South Canterbury year 6 cricket team to a comprehensive 69-run win over Buller yesterday.
Andrews took 6-3 from five overs, which included four maidens. He took all six wickets by bowling the batsmen, four of them happened in one over and he conceded no runs from the bat just two wides and a no ball.
His spell allowed South Canterbury to easily defend 121 all out by dismissing Buller for just 52. Luka Foy (29) and Harry Lyon (21) added 53 for the third wicket.
Young bowlers impress coach
Zane Sanders – South Canterbury captain
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 dismiss the visitors for 203 on the back of three wickets from left arm quick Nathan McNicol and stand-in captain Zane Sanders.
The seamers bowled with control and accuracy and were rightly rewarded.
Mark Otley impressed with two wickets, the 15-year-old proving a good foil for McNicol who was the most threatening South Canterbury bowler in the first innings.
However, the bowlers’ hard work was soon undone as the hosts were skittled for 72 in reply.
Sanders top scored with 19.
Former Black Cap Shanan Stewart took 4-21 as the batsmen proved too loose with their shots.
With a 131-run advantage, Canterbury Country batted with confidence.
A 177-run second wicket stand between James Tapper (86) and Sam Chamberlain had South Canterbury toiling for much of the second day.
When Chamberlain was dismissed on 98, the declaration came with South Canterbury requiring an unlikely 350 for victory from a minimum of 49 overs.
The rain intervened three overs into the innings, with South Canterbury 11 without loss.
South Canterbury coach Robin Beeby said he was pleased with how his team stood-up to the challenge on the first day despite lacking big match experience.
“I thought the seamers bowled some really tights lines and lengths on the first day.
“Nathan McNicol has really improved with his control this season, while Mark Otley really impressed me as well.”
Beeby said considering none of the players were involved in the Hawke Cup challenge just eight months ago, it was a strong effort.
“It goes to show we do have more depth than I originally thought,” he said. “We will need to score more than 200 at some point this season though.”
Live Scoring at South Island Primary Schools Cricket Tournament – Gore 2014
CricHQ is providing live scoring (where 3G works) at all matches at this week’s tournament in Gore and Southland.
To keep up to date with South Canterbury’s progress follow the various links in the system below. Click Tournament name to find match.
Day One Report
Today South Canterbury Primary A were playing North Otago at Queens Park No 1, Invercargill in their opening match of the South Island Primary Schools Cricket Tournament.
North Otago batted first and after being in trouble at 9-2 went on to make 176-5 declared from 59 overs. Unfortunately for South Canterbury, while the ground fielding was excellent according to coach Ants de Joux, they dropped North Otago’s S Kitto three times including while on a duck and he went on to anchor their innings with 97. Stand out bowlers for South Canterbury were Gabriel Evans with 1-17 off 10 overs, Charlie Martin 1-18 off 10 and Tedd Grigg 0-10 off 7.
In reply South Canterbury lost wickets just as they were establishing new partnerships and this often meant starting again. Gabriel Evans (14) and top-scorer William Sharp (47) added 45 for the third wicket, and James Arscott (22no) and William Johnson added 30 runs for the ninth wicket as they helped South Canterbury to get very close to their target, but facing less overs (50) ended up with a draw finishing the day 161-9.
Day Two Report
South Canterbury played Marlborough. The game start was delayed after the match was shifted belatedly from Invercargill to Wyndham.
Marlborough batted first and was 21-1 when rain stopped play with Charlie Martin the successful bowler for South Canterbury with 1-8 off four overs. The match was eventually abandoned in the late afternoon, as were all other matches at the tournament.
Day Three Report
All matches cancelled for this day.
Day Four Report
Otago Country eased to victory in a rain-sodden match against South Canterbury in the South Island Primary Schools Cricket Tournament.
Yesterday’s match in Gore had already been delayed by 24 hours due to persistent rain, and conditions were not much better once play got underway.
While the teams could have batted out for a draw, it was good to see South Canterbury give themselves a chance by making a declaration, and it was much more enjoyable for them to play, especially in the wintry conditions.
South Canterbury batted first, but were in trouble throughout the first innings with only William Sharp (23) and Gabriel Evans (11) making double figures as South Canterbury were dismissed for 67 despite batting for 40 overs.
Otago Country started well with a 50-run opening partnership in good time setting their side up to declare at 74-2 after 26 overs with Ted Grigg and James Arscott taking a wicket apiece.
In their second innings, South Canterbury went on attack as they tried to set up a run chase and perhaps turn the game back in their favour.
James Arscott opened the batting and led the way with 24 while Ben Davenport enjoyed batting lower in the order to finish 19 not out when the declaration came after 21 overs with South Canterbury 88-6.
Otago Country were set 82 runs to win off 20 overs, but lost only one wicket and sealed the victory with four overs remaining.
South Canterbury play their final match for the week against Christchurch Metro Red in Wyndham today.
Day Five Report
They Froze!!!
Coach Ants de Joux told me it was the coldest day he has ever spent at cricket in his life and was really proud of the boys who battled horizontal rain and a southerlie off the Antarctic that kept temperatures to a maximum of 8C for the day.
The highlight was 55 by Gabriel Evans before he was run out, but up against a tough side in Christchurch Metro who decalared at 157-1 after 36 overs South Canterbury battled extremely well to gain a draw. They batted for 67 overs to finish on 118-7 with the last 5 batsmen all lasting at least 5 overs as they held the Metro attack off. You can see the full card here http://www.crichq.com/matches/89821
Brookland’s handy knock all in vain
Grant Brookland top-scored for the Cavaliers with 68 at Aorangi
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 opposition.
The Cavaliers won the toss and batted first at Aorangi Oval on a beautiful evening although most players found the humidity energy-sapping.
Phil Duffield and Nick Noone got their team off to a solid start, but the arrival at the crease of Brookland changed the tempo of the game markedly.
In one of his best innings in years Brookland dispatched the ball all around the park, and had a particularly long partnership with fellow former representative Todd Elliotte (31no), who was happy to feed him the strike.
The Cavaliers posted a very competitive 153-4, while for Timaru Dwayne Richardson returned the best bowling figures with 3-30 off his four overs.
The Cavaliers struck early with Elliotte removing the dangerous Arthuvidu without scoring in his first over, but then Sam Porter (23) and Josh Smallridge (39) got the chase back on track.
The dismissal of Porter brought Timaru captain Zane Sanders to the crease and he continued his recent good form scoring an often brutal 56, at much better than a run a ball. Mike Davies (2-23) provided their undoing, dismissing both with perhaps his worst two deliveries of the night, but the catches held.
A couple of tidy overs from Robbie Rankin meant that it was not going to be a fait accompli as Timaru went into the final over of the match, before winning with five down.
At Mountainview the visitors Temuka won the toss and decided to bat.
A good opening partnership between Willie Stone (26) and Rory Lorimer (38) set up the Temuka innings as they posted 159-6 from their 20 overs on what appeared to be a slow pitch. Star’s best bowler was Danny Campbell with 3-24.
In reply Star quickly lost both openers and with only Glenn Paul (22) and Rob Hickson (33no) making double figures, never really got close, finishing on 100-7, still 60 runs short, while Kevin Kerse’s return from illness would have been particularly satisfying for him as he took 4-15 from four overs.
In the Celtic derby, Roncalli/Celtic won the toss and batted first, starting well bringing up their 50 in the eighth over with only one wicket down.
The top four made 100 of the runs with Cooper (40) the best, but then all the credit went to Garrett Casey, bowling for Celtic, who ripped through the middle order taking 3-12 as Roncalli/Celtic posted 128-7.
The response from Celtic was unrepentant losing only one wicket as they cruised to the target in 15 overs with Jimmy Laming (57no) and Jacob Naylor (56no) continuing their good form.
TBHS won the toss in their home match at the Rectory against Waimate and decided to bat first, but were soon in trouble, failing to get partnerships going, and in the end it was up to their coach, Jeremy Hogan filling in at No 9, to show how it should be done as he top-scored with 20 to help his side through to 85. For Waimate Jason Sew Hoy was the destroyer taking 3-5 when opening the bowling.
In reply Waimate lost only three wickets as they cruised home in the 13th over.
These results mean that Timaru are likely to qualify top in their pool with the Cavaliers playing Waimate in a sudden death match to gain the other spot.
The other pool will see Temuka and Celtic playoff for top spot, when duties resume on January 17.
Five South Canterbury Boys Named for U15 Quad Series
The Canterbury U15 Quad series takes place between January 6-9 2014 in Christchurch, Timaru and Ashburton and 5 young cricketers from South Canterbury have been picked for the Southern Districts team.
South Canterbury lads should contact Mark at the SCCA office for further tournament details around costs, travel, etc if you have not yet been notified
CANTERBURY UNDER 15 QUAD SERIES TEAMS:
| Metro Red | Metro Black | Southern Districts | Canterbury Regions | |||||||
| ANDERSON | Isaac | DHAKAL | Rishav | BUCHANAN | Josh | CHAMBERLAIN | Ben | |||
| BIRD | Isaac | DICKIE | Ben | COPELAND | James | DONKERS | Ben | |||
| FREEMAN-GREENE | Daniel | FITZPATRICK | Harry | GILL | Josh | ELLIS | Ryan | |||
| HARFORD | Alex | GAMRE | Yash | GRACE | Cullen | FRANKLIN | George | |||
| JONES | Zach | GILBERT | Sam | HALL | Sam | HAMILTON | Will | |||
| LAPSLIE | Benjamin | HARRIS | Jack | HUNT | Gareth | LUCAS | Vincent | |||
| McBREEN-SMITH | Liam | HARTLAND | Ben | OTLEY | Mark | MARIU | Josh | |||
| REID | Campbell | HEENAN | Alex | RAVENSCROFT | Tom | PRATT | Ben | |||
| ROSEVEAR | Simon | HOOPER | Angus | REDFERN | Toby | SIDEY | Charlie | |||
| SULLIVAN | Connor | INCH | William | REDFERN | Oscar | SIDEY | Henry | |||
| TEMPERO | Riley | KENNEDY | William | ROONEY | Shaun | THIELE | Jamie | |||
| YORSTON | Simon | THATCHER | Kale | WILLS | Sean | VALLANCE | Hayden | |||
| Coach: Abhi Shrikhande | Coach: Dan Vann | Coach: Dan Wheeler | Coach: Blair Franklin | |||||||
| Manager: Mike Otley | ||||||||||
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
to West Coast 184/7 (G Waddy 59*, V Lucas 31, C Sidey 23, M Carston 21*; B Aicken 2‐13, J
Copland 2‐52) by 3 Wickets.
Canterbury Country 180‐9 (R Ellis 46, B Donkers 26, C Clement 24*, J Mariu 20 S Yorsten) Beat
Christchurch Metro White 159 (B Hartlans 30, O Wilson 23, S Klein 23; B Donkers 3‐18, J Thiele
2‐40) by 21 runs.
Christchurch Metro Black 316‐9 ( A Heenan 132, Z Jones 64; G Chambers 3‐26, B Nixon 3‐41)
beat Buller 188 (B Pratt 69, P O’Connor 35; W Inch 3‐30, C Sullivan 2‐22, L McBreen‐Smith 2‐15,
B Nightingale 2‐19) by 128 runs.
Christchurch Metro Red 185‐9 (B Hopslie 32, T Parker 31, K Thatcher 21, Y Gamre 20; O Redfern
4‐24, S Hall 3‐36) lost to Mid Canterbury 188/9 (B Niles 28, T Ravenscroft 26, L O’Connor 24, T
Redfern 23; A Harford 2‐19, C Reid 2‐20) by 1 wicket
Day Two:
South Canterbury 115 (B Mills 23, J Wills 20; D Freeman‐Greene 4‐5) lost to Christchurch Metro
Red 119‐2 (D Freeman Greene 63*, B Lapslie 24) by 8 Wickets
Buller 90 ( P O’Connor 23, L Campbell 21; B Donkers 3‐10, H Sidey 3‐25, H Vallance 2‐2) lost to
Canterbury Country 94‐2 ( W Hamilton 30*, J Thiele 24) by 8 wickets.
Christchurch Metro White 120 (J Rennie 31, B Dickie 26; L McBreen Smith 3‐12, H Fitzpatrick 2‐
11, S Gilbert 2‐17) beat Christchurch Metro Black 100 ( A Heenan 57; R Tempero 5‐19, S Klein 3‐
6) by 20 runs.
West Coast 136 (V Lucas 37, T Robinson 30, C Sidey 20; O Redfern 3‐33, Z Naldrett 2‐11, J
Buchanan 2‐33) beat Mid Canterbury 128 (J Gill 44, G Hunt 22; C Sidey 3‐18, M Carston 3‐24) by
8 runs.
Day Three:
South Canterbury: 178/6 (S Willis 61, S Rooney 28, B Mills 26; O Redfern 2‐40, G Hunt 2‐24) lost
to Mid Canterbury: 179/9 (O Redfern 29*, T Ravenscroft 28, T Redfern 26; J Copland 4‐33, M
Otley 2‐28, W Blackstock 2‐29)
Canterbury Country: 251/9 (B Donkers 67, W Hamilton 54, H Vallance 35, J Mariu 29*; C
Sullivan 2‐43, S Gilbert 2‐55) beat Metro Black: 171 (A Heenan 50, S Gilbert 53; B Chamberlain
3‐22, H Sidey 2‐19)
West Coast: 79 (W Kennedy 3‐12, A Harford 2‐12, D Freeman‐Greene 2‐22) lost to Metro Red:
80/7 (K Thatcher 29; M Carston 2‐12, C Cameron 2‐12, C Sidey 2‐22)
Metro Y9: 265/6 (L Bird 104, S Yorston 82) beat Buller: 103
Day Four:
South Canterbury Year 7/8 Primary Girls Tournament Team Announced
South Canterbury Year 7/8 Primary Girls team to play South Island Tournament at Hagley Park in Christchurch , from the 24th-26th January 2014.
Grace Hyslop (co-captain), Ash Mortimer (co-captain), Hannah Rempala, Abigail Evans, Ryleigh Hawkins, Eve Hyslop, Sophie Wills, Alex Gregory, Catriona MacGregor, Kate Harvey, Bridgette Johnson, (One more to be added).
Practices will start Monday 6th January 2014 at 3.30pm at the Graeme Blanchard Centre, Aorangi Park.
Anyone not available please contact Amy Beeby (coach) 027 3005189 or Shane Gilkison 021 02313118
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, Daniel Fitzgerald, Adam Argyle, Lachie Harper, Harrison Darling.
Practices will be arranged by the coach and you will be contacted individually.
Any queries please contact Hayden Inkster 021 338927 or Shane Gilkison 021 02313118
Six of the best for Timaru’s Leonard
Destroyer: Hayden Leonard took a six-wicket bag to help his side to an impressive victory over Temuka.
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 innings and 24 run victory for his team.
In other results, a five-wicket-bag from Craig Hinton helped Star secure a five-wicket victory over a stubborn Roncalli/Celtic at Mountainview High School.
Six wickets from Celtic spinner Sam Carlaw guided his side to a six-wicket victory over Waimate in a low scoring encounter at Knottingley Park.
Temuka trailed Timaru by 99 runs with all 10 second innings wickets in hand at the start of play but were quickly in trouble when Brad Leonard removed opener Adrian Cunningham in the first over of the day.
Just one run later, he also removed the dangerous Richie Preston for a duck. Brad Leonard then claimed top-scorer Johnny Geddis for 24 to finish with 3-7 from seven overs.
However, it was his uncle Hayden’s nagging line and length which paid dividends.
Temuka were unable to build any partnerships and the Magpies were dismissed for 100 inside 35 overs.
Roncalli/Celtic still trailed Star by 111 runs with seven second innings wickets in hand when they started day two. The Mountainview pitch was flatter than it had been the previous week giving the batsmen more confidence to play their shots.
Hinton bowled 24 consecutive overs in a punishing heat.
The left-arm seamer was a touch short at times but his work rate could not be disputed as he ended with 5-76 from 31 overs.
Roncalli/Celtic twin brothers Adam and Liam Beck proved they were batsmen to be wary of, with Liam notching 63 and Adam making his maiden senior half century with 54.
Despite the last two wickets adding 68 runs, the top order had not erased enough of the deficit to build a competitive total to defend.
Roncalli were all out for 201 which left Star needing 61 for victory.
While there were some typical Star wobbles trying to chase the small total, 16 runs off one Will Watts over from Terry McErlain snuffed out any chance of a boilover as the home team won by five wickets.
Grant Watt was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3-24 from 10 overs.
Waimate were in reasonable shape starting at 55-2, a lead of 52, but it was the spin of Carlaw which undid most of its batting lineup.
The South Canterbury representative took 6-20 in 13 overs as Waimate lost its last eight wickets for 55 runs.
The Waimate bowlers removed both Celtic openers Andy Scott and Jimmy Laming for ducks but an early dropped catch when Jacob Naylor was looking to establish himself at the crease curtailed the home team’s chances of defending 107.
Naylor went on to make an unbeaten 53 to guide his team home.
Glen Drake chosen for Canterbury U19s
Glen Drake -Vice Captain of Canterbury U19 rep team
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
ON THE BALL: Cavaliers batsman Phil Duffield plays a shot against Timaru Boys’ High School in the opening round of the senior twenty20 cricket competition at the Boys’ High rectory field.
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 37-ball knock.
In reply, TBHS could only muster 143 for nine.
The Cavaliers batsmen grew in confidence from the start.
Openers Phil Duffield (27) and Nick No 1 (30) added 60 to set the platform which allowed Tubb to launch seven fours and a six at the Rectory Ground.
Jason McCone also hit three sixes in his 21 to help push the rate from a run-a-ball to eight an over by the close.
Leg spinner James Copland was the pick of the bowlers, taking two for 15 from four overs.
Opening bowler Mark Otley also took three wickets but it cost him 57.
The TBHS openers Chris Hogan an Wyatt McAughtrie put on 68 for the first wicket to keep up with the run rate but when they departed the run rate stalled.
The schoolboys lost four wickets with the score on 108.
Shaun Campbell and Sam Wilson were the main destroyers taking five of the first six wickets.
Latham Gibb top scored with 43.
In other results, Timaru beat Waimate by five wickets chasing Waimate’s 91 at Knottingley Park, Celtic beat Star by defending 222 at Celtic Sports Grounds and Temuka beat Roncalli/Celtic by defending 118 at Aorangi Oval.