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U19s lose to Mid Canterbury
The South Canterbury Boys U19 team found the going tough on a batsmen friendly wicket that had considerably more bounce than most would have played on this season and after spilling what turned into very important chances ended up chasing a formidable total of 335 to win set by Mid Canterbury, with the bulk of the runs coming from two batsmen, Josh Worsfold with 125 and William Southby 70.
Kyle Montgomery had the most success taking 3-70 from his 10 overs and Liam Beck with 2- 42 off six overs was next best, but none of the bowlers would look happily at their figures.
In reply South Canterbury lost wickets regularly and were unable to create a partnership that could slow the momentum, and while the tail wagged in terms of balls faced, South Canterbury were all out for 162, less than half the opposition score.
There is still a month to tournament, the opening game of which is a two dayer against the same opposition on the same pitch, so the batsmen need to think about trusting the bounce, and not playing balls they don’t have to, or can’t score off and get into the mindset of having the bowlers bowl where they would like it to be.
U17 & U15 Trial Teams to play Mid Canterbury Nov 10th
Under 17 Trial team for warm up match vs Mid Canterbury Sunday 10th November.
Team to assemble 9.30am at Ashburton Domain.
Wyatt Mcaughtrie, Michael Lees, Alistair Harvey, Lawrence Darling, Chris Hogan, Steve Phillips, Jacob O’Connor, Jack Green, Jamie Trezise, Nick O’Brien, Josh Mehrtens
Anyone unavailable please call Mike O’Brien on 027-230-5678.
South Canterbury Under 15 Trial team for warm up match vs Mid Canterbury Sunday 10th November.
Team to assemble 9.30am at Ashburton Domain.
Sean Wills, James Copland, Adam Hamel, Burns Mills, William Blackstock, Tim Hepburn, Shaun Rooney, Ben Aicken, Cullen Grace, William Harvey, Stuart Williams, Reilly Cormack
Anyone unavailable please call Shane Gilkison on 021 02313118
Campbell guides Star to win
HE’S OUT: Waimate batsman George Morgan waits for the dreaded finger as Star wicket-keeper Danny Campbell sucessfully appeals for an LBW during Star’s six-wicket win.
A well compiled unbeaten 75 from Star’s Danny Campbell led his team to a six wicket win over Waimate at Mountainview High School in the fourth round of South Canterbury 45-over cricket, on Saturday.
On a pitch with variable bounce and little pace, Campbell seemed assured at the crease as he guided his side to chase down 173 with more than three overs to spare.
In other matches, the likely final match-up between Temuka and Celtic never turned into a contest as defending champions Celtic comfortably chased down the home team’s 130 for the loss of just one wicket.
A steady batting performance with a number of contributions helped Timaru past Roncalli/Celtic by four wickets at Ashbury Park 4.
Batsmen found it tricky to bat comfortably on the Mountainview pitch and it showed with both teams going at two runs an over in the early stages of their innings.
Lachie Robertson, Nathan Sew Hoy and captain Glen Drake all made it into the 20s for Waimate but all were unable to push on.
With wickets falling at the wrong times, the run-rate never improved to anything drastic.
A dislocated knee to Waimate quick bowler Matthew Sew Hoy halted the Waimate innings for 30 minutes, as the visitors were dismissed off the final ball of their innings.
Star shared the wickets around with Jeremy Lane, Hamish Dickson and Phil McGregor each grabbing two wickets.
McGregor and Craig Hinton opened the Star chase for 173 in slow fashion. After 10 overs the pair had contributed just 20, but they refused to give their wickets away. They put on 56 for the first wicket and laid a good platform.
Both were removed without another run being added.
The asking run-rate was up around five an over but Campbell was not fazed.
The wicket-keeper/batsman hit 12 fours in a match-defining knock and although he was dropped with just 12 runs to go, he had timed the pursuit perfectly.
The Waimate bowling attack lacked a genuine threat without Matthew Sew Hoy, with seamer Connor Farrell the best of the bunch taking two for 46 from nine overs.
Roncalli scrambled its way to 159 for nine after winning the toss and batting first against Timaru. Andrew Buckingham top-scored with 37, while Prabodha Arthavidu took three for 16 with his right-arm off breaks.
Timaru’s chase was on the brink of disaster at 102 for five but a 56-run fifth wicket partnership between Brad Leonard (35) and Tim Mackle (19 not out) helped them home with seven overs to spare.
SC U19 Team v Mid Cant U19 Nov 3rd
Here is the team to play Mid Canterbury U19’s at Aorangi Oval, Timaru on Sunday 3rd November 10.30am start.
Glen Drake (captain), Liam Beck, Dan O’Brien, Curtly Slatter, Adam Beck, Latham Gibb, Brett Walker, Dan Mehrtens, Kyle Montgomerie, Sean McCleary, Joe Wagner
Please be at the ground around 9.30am and bring your lunch, drink etc.
Also bring your white cricket trousers – SC shirts will be provided.
It is a 50 over match and we will be using white balls.
Maiden Senior Centuries for 2 Waimos
Nathan ‘Naffa’ Sew Hoy – Maiden Senior Century 121no
Bat finally dominated ball three weeks into the South Canterbury senior 45-over cricket competition with Waimate, Celtic and Timaru all notching impressive victories.
Waimate pulled off a superb run chase thanks to maiden centuries from Nathan Sew Hoy (121 not out) and Lachie Robertson (110), as the visitors chased down Temuka’s 264 with eight wickets and 8.1 overs remaining.
Timaru celebrated its 150th jubilee with a comfortable 60-run win over an improved Star side at Ashbury Park 4.
Sri Lankan first class player Prabodha Arthavidu made a patient 68 to guide the home team to 228 all out despite five wickets from Star seamer Alex McDuff late in the innings.
A five-wicket bag from Nick Galwey ensured the total was easily defended as Star was bowled out for 168 with more than 10 overs remaining.
Liam Beck’s five wickets were not enough to prevent Roncalli/Celtic from suffering a brutal 207 run defeat at the hands of defending champions Celtic at the Celtic Sports Grounds.
Celtic amassed 246 batting first thanks to 84 from their in-form former captain Dan Laming.
Not one Roncalli/Celtic batsman could muster double figures in the reply as they were bundled out for 39 inside 12 overs.
Celtic’s opening seamers Ben Watson (five for 23) and Grant Watt (five for 16) were the only bowlers used.
Temuka will be wondering how they lost to Waimate after four of their batsmen made it past 50 batting first at Temuka Oval.
Johnny Geddis, Englishman Curtly Slatter, Rory Lorimer and opening bowler Nathan McNicol all raised their bat for 50 runs, but it was the staying power of Sew Hoy and Robertson who were both able to make the century mark in a second wicket partnership of 245 which proved the difference.
NEW ARRIVAL: Sri Lankan import Prabodha Arthavidu made a classy 68 as Timaru celebrated 150 years of existence with a 60-run win over Star in their senior 45-over cricket match at Ashbury Park 4 on Saturday.
Timaru have found a player they can bat around in Arthavidu.
Having been in New Zealand less than a week he guided Timaru to their total with some strong play off his pads.
He also got the best out of two of Timaru’s regular players Josh Smallridge (44) and Sam Porter (54).
Arthavidu and Smallridge put on 61 for the third wicket to lay the platform for a big total and Porter added 84 runs for the fourth wicket.
When the Sri Lankan was caught behind, Porter maintained the momentum of the innings.
McDuff prevented Star from chasing 250 by taking four late wickets.
Despite and opening stand of 53, Star lost wickets in clumps.
They kept up with the demanding required run-rate but could not find a batsman capable of making a score of more than 50 which they desperately needed.
Despite the bowling spells of Liam Beck and Nick O’Brien (three for 19), Celtic/Roncalli could not contain a 122-run third wicket stand between Dan Laming and Sam Carlaw (48).
They then offered no resistance with the bat, as Watt and Watson tore through the batting lineup for an easy win.
Primary A & Yr 6 Rep Teams Announced
The South Canterbury Primary A team to play at the South Island Primary Tournament, Gore Jan 6-10 2014
Ben Thomson (captain)
Gabriel Evans (vice captain)
Ben Stayt
Edward Heenan
Ben Davenport
William Johnson
Ted Grigg
James Arscott
Tom McFarlane
William Sharp
Charlie Martin
Isaac Kinney
Practice for this team will be at Aorangi on Monday November 4th, 5 30pm.
The South Canterbury Year 6 team to play at the Canterbury districts regional tournament, Rangiora Jan 13-16 2014
Luka Foy (captain)
Nick Goodwin (vice captain)
Sean Rhodes
Toby Scannell
Harper McKerrow
Jack Thomson
James Martin
McGregor Isbister
Liam Andrews
Alex Kelliher
Thomas Flynn
Harry Lyon
Practice for this team will Sunday 3rd November 11am at Celtic Sports Ground.
Medlicott back for second turn & new Board elected
Mark Medlicott – Acting CEO
Mark Medlicott is back as acting chief executive of South Canterbury Cricket.
South Canterbury Cricket Association president Andrew McRae said Medlicott was likely to stay in the role for the rest of the season which ends in late March.
Medlicott held the role from November 2012 until early September this year while a combined South Canterbury rugby and cricket boss was found.
The successful applicant, Tony Lewis, started five weeks ago but suddenly quit the role last week to become chief executive at the Tasman Makos.
“Give the time it could take to sit down and appoint someone new, I’d imagine, in all likelihood he will be there for the rest of the season,” McRae said yesterday.
The board has found four new directors.
Former representative players Todd Elliotte and Garry Ballantyne will join accountant Greg O’Brien and former Cantabrian Richard Spackman as new members.
They will join returning president McRae and directors Peter Scott and Grant Hamel.
Ryan de Joux will remain as the players’ representative.
Runout sparks Star collapse
Johnny Geddis scored a game changing 84 no for Temuka
A superb direct hit runout from the deep by Adam Beck sparked a Star batting collapse and an eight wicket win to Roncalli/Celtic in the second round of South Canterbury 45-over cricket on Saturday.
Star looked to be rebuilding at 70 for two with Danny Campbell looking to up the run rate on 20 before he fell victim to a runout from long-on trying to grab a second run.
His demise saw Star lose its last eight wickets for 18 runs to be bundled out for 88 inside 33 overs on a slow Mountainview High School pitch.
Englishman Will Watts was the chief destroyer with his right arm spin.
He managed to get considerable turn from the dusty track which helped him to five for 14 from 6.5 overs.
The only other innings of substance from Star came from former captain Phil McGregor who top-scored with 21. The opener watched plenty of his team-mates come and go in his slow knock before he too departed in the 26th over.
Roncalli/Celtic made the run chase look comfortable thanks to a 76-run second innings stand between Tristram Cooper (38 not out) and Liam Beck 34.
The two combined well together, running hard between the wickets.
Cooper rode his luck, as he provided several catching chances to the fieldsmen which were either dropped of fell in between players.
Liam Beck was tamely dismissed when he gave a return catch to Craig Hinton, which fittingly allowed Watts to strike the winning boundary with 22 overs to spare.
An unbeaten 84 from Johnny Geddis helped Temuka to a 31-run win over Timaru at Ashbury Park 4.
The former South Canterbury representative came to the crease with the score at 15 for one but steadied the ship as several players batted around him.
Such was the importance of Geddis’ knock, the next best Magpie score was Curtly Slatter’s 14.
The Magpies finished on 186 for eight from 45 overs
Sam Wilson, Sam Porter and Vishal Saini each took two wickets for Timaru.
Timaru’s run chase was effectively over at 49 for five.
A gutsy 50 from wicket-keeper/ batsman Tim Mackle (53) restored some pride to the scoreboard after captain Zane Sanders had opened the innings with 23 on his return from an injury.
Temuka’s veteran seamer Kevin Teahen removed both Timaru openers on his way to three for 39, while Nick McGuire took three for 36 to halt the Timaru’s middle-orders momentum.
Timaru was eventually dismissed for 155.
James Laming may have starred with the bat in the opening round against Timaru, but he did all his damage with the ball in Celtic’s six-wicket win against Waimate at the Celtic Sports Grounds.
The seamer took six for 22 from eight overs, including four maidens.
His brother, Dan, also chipped in with three wickets as Waimate went from 40 without loss to all out for 86.
Former Waimate captain Jason Sew Hoy’s retirement lasted one week, as he top-scored with 23 and shared in a 24-run 10th wicket partnership with Mark Medlicott (2 not out).
Debutante seamer Jonathon Roguski picked up three quick wickets for Waimate before Celtic eventually cruised to the target in the 21st over.
All Draws Online
The draws for this season’s competitions in all grades are now available online in the draws section of the menu. Please check these as due to teams entering late or pulling out, and the non-availability of some groundsthere have been numerous changes to the draws and/or grounds since that published in the Timaru Herald which was required by 10am Tuesday.
So please go to the grounds listed on the website.
Major changes from the newspaper draw are;
JAB A Grade – Pleasant Point vs Waimate 2 day match is now being played in Waimate at Centennial School Artificial.
JAB C Grade – Timaru vs Grantlea Downs is being played at MVHS 3 NOT Ashbury 3.
Cancellations will be notified on PortFM and will also be live on the homepage of the SC Cricket website.
Celtic, hail first round 45-over victors
The massive gulf between the best and rest in South Canterbury senior cricket was clear for all to see at Celtic Sports Grounds on Saturday.
Defending champions Celtic crushed Timaru by 170 runs after they rolled the visitors for just 51 in the opening round of the 45-over competition.
Star versus Temuka at Ashbury Park 3 and Roncalli/Celtic versus Waimate at Anzac Square were both called off midway through the match with the teams sharing three points for the washout.
Celtic amassed 230 for four from 41.5 overs batting first before a brief but intense hailstorm cut their innings short and forced the match to be reduced to 40 overs and Timaru’s target to be adjusted to 222 for 40 overs.
Jimmy Laming the Celtic captain led from the front with 70 as his side beat Timaru by 170 runs
Celtic’s batting effort was led by new captain James Laming with 70, Dan Laming with 58 not out and Sam Carlaw with 38.
In response, Timaru were hopeless, limping to 51 before being bowled out in the 27th over.
Had it not been for Brad Leonard’s 30 and his 22-run eighth-wicket stand with Hayden Leonard, things could have been even more embarrassing.
Celtic’s bowling was typically impressive.
Openers Ben Watson (three for 16) and James Blackstock (three for two) set the platform, with Watson taking a sensational caught-and-bowled to dismiss Tim Mackle, the one Timaru batsman who could feel unfortunate to be walking off.
Carlaw then spun his way to three wickets in a nine-over spell which cost him just 12 runs.
Timaru’s bowling was respectable but no match for James Laming, who was lethal on anything over-pitched or on his pads before he threw away a chance to get a century when he tamely hit a catch to mid-off.
Carlaw was looking to accelerate the run rate when he was bowled by Brad Leonard.
Dan Laming continued to prove he did not need to have a net session.
Having scored a 50 and a century in Celtic’s warmup fixtures, he looked largely untroubled in guiding Celtic to the commanding total.
Roncalli/Celtic had scrambled through to 125 all out against Waimate before the rain came.
English batsman Willie Watt made 29 for the schoolboys and Murray Prattley took four wickets for Waimate before the hailstorm made the bowlers’ run-ups too slippery to continue.
Temuka’s innings against Star was helped by 91 from Rory Lorimer before the match was called off.
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Andrew Buckingham makes cricket return
‘Buck’ returns
One favourite Celtic son may have left after last summer but one has returned in the hope of lending his knowledge to promising Roncalli College cricketers.
Celtic captain Craig Davies departed for Brisbane at the end of last season, but the man who held most of the South Canterbury batting records before him, Andrew Buckingham, has returned to guide the combined Celtic/Roncalli team into senior cricket which gets under way today.
The 36-year-old has returned to South Canterbury with his young family after more than a decade in the United Kingdom.
“It was time to bring the family back home and bring them up like I remember it,” he said.
The former South Canterbury representative batsman said he had been given the family’s approval to play cricket until Christmas.
“With another baby due in December, who knows if I’ll be allowed after that,” he joked.
He said he always hoped he would return to play senior cricket at some point and the opportunity to work with young players excited him.
“I didn’t want to come back and just play for Celtic,” he said. “While I love Celtic and probably wouldn’t go to another club, they [Roncalli] have some good young players coming through.
“Roncalli have four or five really good players who will benefit from senior cricket.”
Nick O’Brien, Adam Beck, Liam Beck, Conor Scott and Liam Cosgrove are all multisport athletes more than capable of making the step up to senior cricket.
Buckingham said they should be fine as long as they get used to the mental side of the game at senior level.
Celtic, who won the one-day and Twenty20 competitions last season, have a new captain in James Laming.
They will rely largely on the old firm of Dan Laming, spinner Sam Carlaw, veteran seamer Grant Watt and former Roncalli players Jacob Naylor and Tom Pavletich.
One player to watch will be pace bowler James Blackstock.
He was a regular wicket-taker last season and was on the cusp of South Canterbury selection.
Waimate look thin on numbers to start the season.
The team ironically won the 100-over competition last year, despite being against the long forms of the game.
They are without former captain Jason Sew Hoy and batsman Hayden Matthews, who have retired, while former South Canterbury bowler of the year, Alan Reid, is out for the season with a shoulder injury.
They will rely on captain Glen Drake with bat and ball.
Star had a strong finish to last season, winning five matches in a row, but in reality they have underperformed with the bat for the past two seasons.
Club stalwart Julian Blanchard will coach the team this year, but they have stuck with the same players with a general lack of recruitment.
The batting stocks will rely on Danny Campbell, Hamish Dickson, Henry Race and veteran Paul Arkinstall who returns for another season, postponing retirement in the process.
Temuka were beaten one-day finalists last year and look to have maintained most of their squad.
South Canterbury batsmen Ritchie Preston and Johnny Geddis should play more cricket for the Magpies this season, while Curtly Slatter adds an unknown quality to the top order.
The bowling will be spearheaded by Canterbury age-group player Nathan McNicol and the club’s leading wicket-taker Kevin Teahen.
Timaru are looking for a big season as they celebrate their 150th jubilee this month.
They will again have an influx of subcontinent players, while Jordy Morrow and Hayden Leonard should form a strong opening bowling partnership.
They will be led by Zane Sanders, who put more emphasis on his batting rather than his spin bowling last season.
SENIOR SQUADS FOR 2013-2014
Star: Jeremy Lane (c), Phil McGregor, Danny Campbell, Craig Hinton, Hamish Dickson, Henry Race, Glen Paul, Logan Hay, Paul Arkinstall, Matt Brown, Paul Walker, Matt Heywood, Adam Fahey, Alex McDuff, Michael Hogan. Coach: Julian Blanchard.
Celtic: James Laming (c), Dan Laming, Sam Carlaw, Jake Naylor, James Blackstock, Ben Watson, Tom Pavletich, Sean Kelliher, Grant Watt, Daniel Dorgan Andy Scott.
Roncalli/Celtic: Andrew Buckingham (c), Will Watts, Nick O’Brien, Adam Beck, Liam Beck, Conor Scott, Liam Cosgrove, Sean Mcleary, Mike Lees, Brett Walker.
Extended squad for both Celtic and Roncalli/Celtic: Josh Waud, Ryan De Joux, Nick Cahill, Glenn Matthews, Jared Wooffindin, Brad Gilbert, Ants de Joux, Jonny Shaw, Shane Richardson, Ben de Joux, Burns Mills, James Brosnahan, Mike de Joux, Sam Ellis.
Temuka: Kevin Teahen, Hayden Broker, Adrian Cunningham, Richie Preston, Nick Horsley, Willy Stone, Rory Lorimer, Johnny Geddies, Vaughan Tarrant, Robbie Histon, Nathan McNicol, Kevin Kerse, Che Latta, Nick Maguire, Kyle Montgomerie, Curtly Slatter.
Timaru: Zane Sanders (c), Josh Smallridge Timycen Maruma, Aditya Saha, Prabodha Arthavidu, Hayden Leonard, Brad Leonard, Josh Dick, Sam Wilson, Sam Porter, Nic Galway, Jordan Low, Vishal Saina, Tim Mackle, Dwayne Richardson, Jordy Morrow, Logan Taylor, Kane Whiteley, Jeremey Smallridge, Tim Butler.
Waimate: Glen Drake, Nathan Sew Hoy, Jared Stringer, Murray Prattley, Connor Farrell, Scott Willoughby, Lachie Robertson, Simon Murphy, Matthew Sew Hoy
Second Grade A Draw Online
The Second Grade A 45/45 Draw and Twenty20 draws for this season are now online and the competition starts next Saturday October 19th.
Note that T20 is divided into 2 pools with the top four playing off in semi-finals for a final that is scheduled for Aorangi Park at this stage.
Hamish Bennett in Timaru coaching young South Canterbury players
HELPFUL ADVICE: Former Black Cap Hamish Bennett gives some pointers to Logan Connolly during a South Canterbury Cricket coaching session.
For the first time in three seasons, former Timaru fast bowler Hamish Bennett can focus on playing cricket, as opposed to recovering from injury.
Injury has been the one constant in his career, but he is keen to play his part in bringing the glory days back to Canterbury this season.
The 26-year-old was back in Timaru coaching young South Canterbury players, along with Canterbury Wizards team-mates, George Worker and Roneel Hira, and assistant coach Chris Martin.
Bennett has battled back issues and other niggles, which have limited his time at the bowling crease for the Wizards, and curtailed his international aspirations after just one test in 2010, and a handful of one-day matches.
“I’ve always had faith in my body and never doubted my ability. Unfortunately, I’ve had a couple of niggles, which have turned into bigger things. Clearly, I don’t do things by halves.
“There’s a lot less strain on my body, so I can’t put a bit more into [the bowling], because the pain isn’t there anymore.”
Bennett said he wanted to get back to the mindset he had growing up playing cricket with his mates, and helping them win.
“I’ve got back to when I was a kid watching cricket at Aorangi Oval, and watching a really good Canterbury team. I want to be available for every game and if Canterbury rest me [occasionally] then so be it, but I want to help them win all three titles this season.
“Having the time out really taught me that playing with my close mates shouldn’t be taken for granted. Of course, playing for New Zealand is what gets you out of bed, but for me right now, it’s not at the front of my mind.”
But as the New Zealand team opened a test series against Bangladesh in the sub-continent overnight, Bennett admitted he wanted to wear the black cap once again.
“I still think of my test match debut, and all those times I thought about it while playing cricket growing up, and that’s what motivates me.
“I was fortunate enough to play one test and I want to add to that, because it’s something you can take to your grave and be proud of.”
Curtly Slatter plots to bat up a storm
Curtley Slatter
He might be built like a fast bowler and even named after one, but it is with bat in hand Curtly Slatter will look to make an impression this season.
The 18-year-old from Oxford stands at 6ft 2in tall (1.8m) and was named after former West Indian speedster Curtly Ambrose, but does not bowl at all.
He will be a regular fixture in Temuka’s top order when the season gets under way next Saturday.
Slatter has played for the top men’s club side Great and Little Tew since he was 13 and is a team-mate of Matt Woods who came out to play for Temuka last season.
He said people were often curious about his first name, but he was keen to show his aggressive batting style.
His parents live on a property they names “Boundary Edge”, with Slatter’s father once playing for the same senior side he now does.
“Both my parents are cricket fanatics so I grew up with it.”
He said he always wanted to play cricket overseas and thanks to the endorsement from Woods, he felt the time was right to have a summer abroad.
“He [Woods] said the level of cricket was just as good as at is at home and the Hawke Cup was even better.”
Slatter said he admired the aggressive way English batsman Kevin Pieterson played the game, particularly with bat in hand.
He said he was also keen to get on with things at the crease but did not have a preference between the short and long forms of the game.
Slatter said his aim would be to force his way in to the South Canterbury side for the Hawke Cup campaign but in the short term he was looking forward to meeting his Temuka team-mates for the first time at tomorrow’s training session.