14/6/2019 NZ Under-19 cricket team selectedThe New Zealand Under-19 cricket squad to tour Australia has been selected. The team will play four 50-over matches in Brisbane, ahead of the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa this summer. The team includes several current school players, and three players, Ruben Love, Ruben Love, Rhys Mariu and Ollie White.who played for the inaugural NZ Maori Schools cricket team against the the Governor General's XI in Wellington in March. New Zealand Under-19 squad is: Adithya Ashok (Auckland) William Clark (Central Districts) Kristian Clarke (Northern Districts) Lucas Dasent (Auckland) Hayden Dickson (ND) Joey Field (CD) Jesse Frew (Canterbury) Ruben Love (CD) Jock McKenzie (Auckland) Rhys Mariu (Canterbury) Tim Pringle (ND) Ben Pomare (ND) Jesse Tashkoff (Wellington) Dylan Taylor (Auckland) Ollie White (ND) Below: Ollie White (left) and Ruben Love playing for the NZ Maori Schools team in March 2019. PHOTOS: Mike Lewis Pictures. 27/3/2019 Montague in the runs this summerCaleb Montague can’t stop scoring runs.
The St Patrick’s College Silverstream opener smashed a century in the College Sport Wellington Twenty20 competition against Onslow College this week after making 145 not out against Scots College on Saturday. Montague is the leading run-maker in the Premier Youth Grade having amassed 492 runs at an average of 98.40. Montague attributes much of his success to his parents and long-time coach Neeraj Chawla. “Neeraj has been coaching me for three years. He has helped me develop my game by spending so much time with me. My parents got me in to cricket in the first place and have always been supportive,” Montague acclaims. Montague started playing cricket when he was five and briefly dabbled in football, rugby and basketball. He has decided to make cricket his solitary focus after a ground breaking National Under-17 tournament for Wellington. Montague scored 359 runs at 59.50, including his highest score of 166 against Northern Districts. “The Under-17’s was a great experience, playing at good grounds against strong opposition,” he says. “The 17’s taught me a lot about how to approach my game and prepare better.” Silverstream are presently second in the Premier Youth Grade having lost to National Champions Wellington College in their top of the table clash this season by three runs. Silverstream missed the Nationals last year at the expense of Wellington College. What do Silverstream have to do to tame the Wellington beast? “We have to do the little things better such as reducing our extras, improving our catching and fielding and not playing silly shots,” Montague observed. “Wellington are a strong all around team, but there isn’t a lot between us.” Montague has shown an aptitude to score rapidly, but has also exhibited patience in 2019. In the two day traditional against St Pats Town he scored a pair of centuries. Montague models his game on Black Cap Martin Guptill. “Martin has been my favourite player since his international debut. I like the way he bats. He’s aggressive and strikes the ball hard and straight.” Montague is a handy bowler as well and has best figures of 7-57. “I consider myself a batting all-rounder. I struggle for consistency with the ball, but if I fail with the bat its nice to know I can contribute with the ball.” Montague will be looking to contribute both when Silverstream tackles Wellington College in the Premier Youth Final on April 1 at the Basin Reserve. The winner will head to the Nationals in December. Montague 2019 Premier Youth Grade Onslow College – 11 St Pats Wellington – 119 Hutt Valley High School – 46 Wellington College 2nd XI – 80 Wellington College First XI – 49 Hutt International Boys’ School – 42 Scots College – 145* Traditionals Palmerston North Boys’ High School – 73 St Bede’s College – 8, 30 St Pats Wellington – 102, 120* Wellington Under-17’s Otago – 28 Canterbury -74 Northern Districts – 166 Auckland – 21 Central Districts -24 Northern Districts – 44 2/3/2019 A Love of Māori sport - Ruben LoveRuben Love has created a unique piece of history. The Year 13 student at Palmerston North Boys’ High School has become the first player selected in both the New Zealand Under-18 Māori rugby and cricket teams. The Under-18 cricket side has only just been convened and Love admits he had no idea the side even existed. “I got a message from Manawatu cricket saying I’d been selected. I’ve never met the coach [long-serving Cricket Wellington coach Mark Borthwick] and I’m not sure who's idea it is, but I’m really looking forward to it,” he said. Love is a wicketkeeper-batsman in his third year in the Palmerston North BHS First XI. His highest score is 106 against Napier Boys’ High School, while he made 100 last month in the Manawatu men’s Premier competition. Love is one of only four Year 13’s in the First XI. He concedes the team underachieved at the Super 8 tournament in January, embarrassingly bowled out for 26 against New Plymouth Boys’ High School, but things are starting to come right. “We went through a rough patch, but we kept the Challenge Shield by drawing against Napier Boys’ and the younger boys are improving each week,” Love observed. The National Māori team was selected by long-term Northern Districts’ administrator Pat Malcon and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Talent Identification Manager Paul Wiseman. It will be coached by Mark Borthwick. NZC Network and Participation Advisor Andrew Tara said the introduction of the Māori Schools side was part of his organisation’s push to better connect with Māori. There were 46 nominations for selection and Love’s maturity and consistency has earned him a place for the one-off fixture against a Governor General’s XI on March 7 at Karori Park in Wellington. “I think we’ve got a pretty exciting team. I’m know Ollie White from Auckland Grammar pretty well. He’s a good player,” Love acclaimed. The team will stay at the Tapu Te Ranga Marae in Island Bay and at Mana College, the former site a residence of the successful Under-18 Maori rugby team which Love was part of last year. “The Māori Rugby team was special. We spent two weeks together and by the end of the campaign we were like family. I hope the cricket team is the same in teaching us our Māori history and bringing the boys together,” Love enthused. Love scored a dramatic intercept try in the Māori team's shock 21-20 win over the New Zealand Barbarians (see footage of this try below), but missed the second match against Fiji with a hematoma in the quad. Love is a fullback and wing in the winter and has been training with the Boys’ High First XV in addition to cricket. Love warns the First XV is building a “good vibe” a dozen players back from 2018. Love isn’t a fluent Te Reo speaker but insists Māori culture is a big part of his life and his understanding of his ethnicity has grown hugely in the past 12 months. “My whanau in Wellington are all fluent speakers and I hope to learn some day. I’m really proud of my heritage. I learned a new perspective of our history with the rugby team last year,” Love shared. The New Zealand Māori Schools Cricket team is: Above: Love Scoring an intercept try for the NZ Māori U18 rugby team against the NZ Schools Barbarians last September. 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The youngest member in the Wellington Blaze squad is excited about getting the chance to take on the table-topping Auckland Hearts this weekend to earn a place in next week’s Women’s domestic competition one-day final. With a couple of other players including good friend and now White Fern regular Amelia Kerr having left school, Year 13 Queen Margaret College player Xara Jetly is the only current schoolgirl in the Blaze squad for this weekend’s must-win Hallyburton Johnstone Shield double round of 50 over matches. “It is very exciting for me to get selected in the Blaze squad for this big round of matches,” said Xara. “In the last round I played against Canterbury at Karori Park and I got to bowl and bat, so this is a massive opportunity for me.” Xara was first picked in the wider Blaze squad at the very start of this season as one of two training partners. “They just called me up and asked me to turn up to training and we will go from there. I went along and next thing I know I was asked to be 13th and 12th man for some of the Super Smash Twenty20 games.” Xara, who is primarily an off-spin bowler, currently trains with the Blaze twice a week and also does individual sessions with Blaze coach Ivan Tissera. She plays club cricket for North City, as well as for school Queen Margaret College and for the Wellington U18 and U21 representative teams in their respective national tournaments earlier in the summer. This is only her fourth season playing outdoor cricket, after making the U15 reps in her first season aged 13. She is also passionate about another form of cricket. “My first form of the game I played was indoor cricket, which I started when I was 12 playing with my brother’s team and I love it.” The Kerr family have had a big influence on her in indoor cricket. “Robbie has helped me out and I have played with both Amelia and Jess in indoor cricket, and Amelia is one of my role models,” she says. “I currently play indoor cricket for New Zealand and for Wellington and for fun.” She played in the U18 Indoor Cricket World Cup last year. “We lost the final against Australia unfortunately. The tournament was supposed to be in Dubai, then South Africa, before finally being moved to Christchurch, so I still got to travel to play!” In indoor cricket she tends to bat in the second half of the innings. “It is because I can handle pressure, I can just ignore what is happening around me and play my game.” These mental skills will serve her well transferring to outdoor cricket in the future, along with another key skill of fielding. “I love fielding. Everyone asks if I am a batter or a bowler, but I am a fielder too.” She likes to stake her claim in the field in the cover to point zone. Cricket isn’t the only sport that Xara plays. “I play football, futsal, netball, badminton and also volleyball – I did everything last year.” When the outdoor cricket season comes to a close she hopes to pick up some of those other sports once more. “I will also be training for indoor cricket as I made the New Zealand U21 training squad. There are camps coming up and games against Australia in September.” With this weekend at the forefront of her mind, to qualify for the domestic cricket grand final, the Wellington Blaze (on 23 points) must realistically beat Auckland (34) twice in a row on Saturday and Sunday, and hope the Central Hinds (28) stumble at least once against fourth placed Otago (18) The old lesson of not peaking too soon rang true for the young Hamilton Boys’ High School First XI cricket team at the annual Super 8 tournament in Tauranga last week. Despite losing two thirds of last year’s team, Hamilton eased to a seventh consecutive Super 8 championship and an 11th overall since the inception of the event in 1998. This outcome was in stark contrast to the National Championships in December. Hamilton started the Nationals imperiously, crushing defending champions Christchurch Boys’ High School and King’s High School to top the standings after two days. Inexplicably Hamilton fizzled out in their remaining three fixtures to finish in a disappointing fourth place. Hamilton began Super 8 by predictably beating the Tauranga Boys’ College Second XI (the solitary second XI at the tourney), but Hamilton captain Kristian Clarke was unsatisfied with his team's display. “The first day was a bit of wake-up call. We expected to get it over and done with quickly, but we struggled and got a tune up from the coaches,” Clarke complained. Hamilton was far better on day two when they achieved their biggest victory of the tournament over Hastings Boys’ High School. “Hastings was really good. We wanted to improve in a couple of areas and we did. To bowl Hastings out for just over a hundred was really satisfying,” Clarke acclaimed. All-rounder Clarke is in his fourth season in the First XI. How did Clarke guard against a late week slump? “We had a much older team last year so it was really disappointing to fall away at Nationals. I think we lost focus of what we needed to do and got too far ahead of ourselves. The loss to Wellington College on day three was poor.” “I try to be a balanced captain. I like the boys to think for themselves, but I’ll offer advice when I think it’s needed. I like to be aggressive, but I will be cautious when I need to be,” Clarke responded. Hamilton were on the offensive against New Plymouth achieving a crushing eight wicket win, but in the final a measure of restraint was required. Tauranga Boys' First XI batted first and made a good start, losing their first wicket with 46 on the board. Opener Taylor Bettleheim carried on the momentum and top scored with 59. When Bettleheim was dismissed in the 39th over, Tauranga Boys' were 140/6. Hamilton’s bowlers tightened the screws and bowled their opponents out for 157. Shaanveer Bhatia grabbed four wickets with Ethan O’Donoghue and Banroj Sidhu taking two apiece. “The final was swapped from Ferguson field to Tauranga number one which wasn’t ideal,” Clarke observed. “We got an old, slow pitch which was hard work to score on. I was surprised at how Tauranga played. They were poised to get a good score, but threw wickets away,” Hamilton wobbled in pursuit of the modest target, two down with just three runs on the board. However experienced opener Jacob Parker and Clarke combined to put on a 132 run partnership to anchor their sides six wicket victory. Clarke finished with 86, his highest score for the First XI. “I guess I started in the First XI as a batter and have become more of a bowler. It was nice to contribute a big score,” he said. Clarke made 177 runs in four innings and took six wickets at 12 during the Super 8. At Nationals Clark claimed 10 victims to finish among the top five wicket takers. His best spell was 4/28 against Christchurch. Parker made three half-centuries in the Super 8 and 225 runs at 45 at Nationals. Hamilton will attempt to qualify for the 2019 Nationals at the end of Term One. Is the Super 8 sufficient preparation? Clarke has never lost the Shield. “I think it’s much the same. Every team goes through cycles so each one is different. We are hopeful of making Nationals, but were not getting too far ahead of ourselves,” Clarke concluded. Hamilton are managed by former New Zealand representative Chris Kuggeleijn and Tim Aughton. Hamilton Boys’ High School Results Final: Tauranga Boys' College 157 (Taylor Bettelheim 59, Tim Pringle 22; Shaanveer Bhatia 4/23, Banrog Sidhu 2/14, Ethan O'Donoghue 2/39) lost to Hamilton BHS 159/3. (Kristian Clarke 86, Jacob Parker 57) Pool Play: New Plymouth BHS 105 (Sebastion Lauderdale-Smithe 31, Kristian Clarke 3/31) lost to Hamilton BHS 106/8 (Jacob Parker 30, Jack Parker 3/31) Pool Play: Hamilton BHS 222/6 (Jacob Parker 61, Shaanveer Singh 47, Joshua Dinan 35) defeated Hastings BHS 112 (Jacob Murdoch 57, Ethan O'Donaghue 4/24) Pool Play: Tauranga Boys' College 2nd XI 164 (Ben Vyver 49, Shaanveer Bhatia 4/21) lost to Hamilton BHS 168/4 (Kristian Clarke 56, Joshua Dinan 36no, Shaanveer Singh 33no, Tomasso Pini 2/17). Ranking Games Third Place: Palmerston North BHS 26 (ZB Betteridge 3-4, JG Gard 2/1, CL Logan 2/7, BF Frewin 2/13) lost to New Plymouth BHS 29/2 Fifth Place: Napier BHS 209/6 (L Hall 53, S Pawson 52, LT Trower 49; JR Greville 3/30) defeated Hastings BHS 97 (J Murdoch 31; L McCarthy 3/21, L Hall 3/23) Seventh Place: Gisborne BHS 87 lost to Tauranga Boys' College 2nd XI 88/2 (H Dickson 37no, B Vyver 31 no) 10/12/2018 From bugger to beauty - Tim Robinson“Bugger this one’s down the drain,” Tim Robinson concedes he and most of his Wellington College First XI cricket teammates were thinking late on Friday afternoon at the Lincoln Oval in Christchurch.
In the penultimate fixture of the national championships, Auckland winners King’s College only required a run for victory to end Wellington’s unbeaten streak. King’s had nine balls remaining and four wickets to spare. What happened next was truly extraordinary. “Harry Chandler got a caught and bowled and no one really celebrated except Harry," reflects Robinson. "He insisted we could win. We brought the field up and put the pressure on. I was still thinking how could they bottle this?” Muhammed Abbas succumbed in the same fashion as Cory Dickson three balls later and suddenly King’s had the jitters. “Dylan Sharima is our best bowler and we knew he would be on the money," says Robinson. "We weren’t worried about extras, just the one that skewed off the bat and got away.” Kavi Minhas was trapped leg before wicket three balls into the 49th over and then absolute chaos reigned when Joshua McArdle and Devan Vishvaka combined to run out Hari Kukeja. Robinson reckons it was the most insane game of cricket he's ever played. "We were off our heads when we won. We were jumping and screaming. It was a miracle really.” A week earlier Wellington College had narrowly lost the local decider by two wickets against Hutt International Boys’ School. Robinson believes the setback strengthened resolve. “We’ve had a reputation for having a bit of a soft underbelly, not wanting it enough when things go against us. We were determined to fight for everything at Nationals. We're at our best when we put runs on the board. When we know what we’ve got to work with we can put the pressure on." Wellington batted first in all of its victories, but the most telling was the last against defending champions Christchurch Boys’ High School. “I was surprised when Christchurch won the toss and put us in," muses Robinson. "It was a winner takes all situation and in those games we like to set a total." Wellington comfortably beat Christchurch by 40 runs with Tim Campbell in the thick of the action again making 59. Campbell was the leading run-maker at the tourney amassing 379 runs at 75.80. The next best performer was Nathan Robinson from King’s who scored 221 runs at 55. Robinson marveled at Campbell's consistent production. “It’s was awesome to watch Tim do his thing. He was on fire from day one, but the best thing about our team is that everyone contributes.” Louie Chapman from Christchurch Boys’ High School was the leading wicket-taker sneering 13 victims at 15, but the next three highest wicket-takers were all from Wellington College. Dylan Sharma and Harry Hunter shared 10 each, while Robinson enjoyed a haul of nine at the lowest average of anyone (14.44). He also made 87 runs in five innings and concedes a “few stupid shots” and “bad luck” prevented a greater contribution with the bat. Robinson’s best performance was on the first day when he claimed a five-wicket haul against King’s High School. “Things seemed to go my way," he says. "They spooned my slower balls which went to fielders and I had little bit of luck.” Robinson has been plagued by a back injury and has remodeled his action. “It’s been hard work so I was pretty happy with the way I bowled. My back didn’t give me any major hassles throughout the week.” In addition to cricket Robinson is a leading javelin thrower, having won the intermediate title at the National Secondary Schools Championships in 2017. He was fifth in the senior grade this year behind his champion brother Cam Robinson, who will study business agriculture while training at Massey University in Palmerston North next year. Tim is one of three First XI players to return to school in 2019.. The National Secondary Schools’ First XI Cricket Cup for girls began in 1994. Many first-class and international cricketers have made their name in this tournament and there have been four different winners in the past five years.
The 2018 national Boys and Girls finals are being played in Christchurch and Lincoln University in early December. College Sport Media is profiling some of the teams involved, including here Christchurch Girls’ High School. Personnel: Grace Ansell Sarah Asmussen Lily Collier Georgia Edge Kate Hastings Joey Hull Petra Jack Casey Liddington Maggie Martin Abby McKissock Libby Stead Estella Wallace Preparations: All the girls have been training hard and putting in the hours with multiple trainings a week where we have further developed our cricket skills, mental skills and awareness as well as team culture. We are also very fortunate to have Nory from Limit Zero, helping us with strength and conditioning. Sporting Edge has been kind in sponsoring us this year by providing us with the right gear we need. Team composition: We had three non-returning players to the side this year which included last year’s captain and opening batter Sophie Gray as well as power hitter Katie Hunt leaving Girls’ High to further their studies at Otago University. We have quite a young side with 3 year 9s, 3 year 10s, 4 year 11s and 1 year 13.We had a highly competitive selection process with a lot of year 9s arriving at Girls’ High this year with a number of girls just missing on the team, however with this competitiveness combined with the young nature of our side the future of girls’ high cricket is looking bright. We have gained three new players this year with Maggie Martin, Estella Wallace and Abby McKissock who have each added their own component to the team. Qualifying and local cricket: We qualified for nationals by taking out the Canterbury secondary schools’ tournament in term 1 this year. We won all our pool games and faced Cashmere High School in the final, with Georgia Edge 73 not out and Casey Liddington 96 not out as well as Estella Wallace taking 2 for 14. Nine of our players play club cricket with four competing in the premier grade. Aside from the qualifying tournament, the only other tournament available to girls’ secondary schools’ cricket is the twilight cricket competition which we had two junior eleven teams in. However, we had one practice game against an U15 representative girls’ side, which we have taken a lot from and developed our game further. More about the CGHS players: Sarah Asmussen is the captain, and her and vice-captain Gracie Ansell and Georgia Edge form the leadership team. Sarah Asmussen and Georgia Edge are part of the Canterbury Magicians squad as well as members of the Canterbury under 21 side. Lily Collier has been involved in the U21 wider training squad this year. In the Canterbury under 15 teams we had Lily Collier, Maggie Martin, Estella Wallace We also had girls in CJCA rep teams (Gracie Ansell, Kate Hastings, Estella Wallace, Maggie Martin). In Junior magicians, we had Libby Stead, Casey Liddington as well as Casey Liddington in Future magicians. Libby stead represented Canterbury Country in U17, In Christchurch metro, U18 was lily Collier, Sarah Asmussen, Georgia Edge and Casey Liddington. Petra Jack plays volleyball at a high level which she represented the South Island in age group tournaments this year. Gracie Ansell was vice-captain of the successful First XI CGHS hockey team which came third at the Federation Cup this year. She is also in the U15 A Canterbury hockey team. Lily Collier and Sarah Asmussen played in the Canterbury U18 indoor team as well as Joey Hull and Sarah Asmussen playing in the Canterbury U22 indoor team. Casey Liddington will be one to watch with the bat because of her consistency of performing at CGHS tournaments. Georgia Edge will be one to watch with the ball with her left arm pace as well as Libby Stead and Sarah Asmussen with spin. On the opposition: The teams we are up against are very similar to the teams that we played last year. It will be a tough competition and we are looking forward to it. For some girls, it will be a very new experience, playing such high-intensity games over a short period of the time however, it’s great to have many returning players who know more about the level and intensity involved. The draw: The format is a five-match Twenty20 series before the top two sides meet in the final and 3 plays 4 and 5 plays 6 on the afternoon of the third day. Christchurch Girls’ High School plays Wairarapa College and then Tawa College on the opening day, followed by Epsom Girls’ Grammar School and Tauranga Girls’ College on day two and then St Hilda’s Collegiate on the morning of day three before the finals. The National Secondary Schools’ First XI Cricket Cup for girls began in 1994. Many first-class and international cricketers have made their name in this tournament and there have been four different winners in the past five years. The 2018 national Boys and Girls finals are being played in Christchurch and Lincoln University in early December. College Sport Media is profiling some of the teams involved, including here 2016 champions St Hilda’s Collegiate from Dunedin. Personnel Olivia Gain (captain), Emma Black vice captain, Megan Meltzer, Eden Carson, Molly Loe, Olivia Hall, Anna Duncan, Pippa Clarke, Jordan Meltzer, Chloe Deerness, Taylor Duffy, Summer Phillips, Gemma Rowcroft. Coaches Neil Rosenberg and Adam Gain Scorer Dave Patchett Manager Jodie Gain Representative players Six players are in the Sparks/U21 Otago squad so they are getting lots of cricket at the highest level and the others do play Wednesday cricket. St Hilda’s has three present Otago Sparks. Olivia Gain is captain and she recently scored a 60 against the Wellington Blaze at the Basin Reserve. She will be attending her fifth consecutive national tournament, as NZC gave St Hilda’s dispensation in 2014 to include her when she was in year 8. This is unconfirmed but might be a first. Emma Black is the opening bowler who is attending her fourth nationals. Eden Carson, is an off-spinner and debuted recently against the Blaze too. As well as these three, Megan Meltzer and Molly Loe are in the Otago U21 team for their nationals just prior to Christmas. The make-up of the team Seven players are returning from the 2017 team. The remainder are aged from Year 9 to 11. Qualifying St Hilda’s played their qualifying games in Term one, beating Wakatipu High School and Blue Mountain College - both by 10 wickets. On the draw and other teams this year. The format is a five-match Twenty20 series before the top two sides meet in the final and 3 plays 4 and 5 plays 6 on the afternoon of the third day. St Hilda’s plays Tawa College and Tauranga Girls’ College on the opening day, Wairarapa College and Epsom Girls’ Grammar School on day two and Christchurch Girls’ High School first up on day three before the final games in the afternoon. More from St Hilda’s coach Neil Rosenberg: “Good on Wairarapa College for making it through this year from the CD area. Last year’s winners EGGS will be strong, as will all the teams. To win through to represent your Major Association at this competition is a great achievement so we have learnt over the last eight years as Otago’s representative to respect all the teams and take one game at a a time!” “I have coached at St Hilda’s for 22 years and it’s very exciting to prepare and compete at the national event. Over the past nine years I have seen many White Ferns at this tournament. Frankie Mackay, Kate Broadmore, Nat Dodds, Hannah Rowe, Melie Kerr, Tamsyn Newton and this year, our 2017 captain Kate Heffernan debuted for the Ferns against the West Indies. So it’s a great pathway tournament for bigger things and I am delighted NZC is committed to it.” The National Secondary Schools’ First XI Cricket Cup for boys began in 1990 and is among the longest-running competitions in secondary school sport. Many first-class and international cricketers have made their name in this tournament.
The 2018 national Boys and Girls finals are being played in Christchurch and Lincoln University in early December. Starting with capital representatives Wellington College, College Sport Media is profiling some of the teams involved. Personnel Co-Captains: Devan Vishvaka and Ollie Petersen Management Staff: Duncan Murray, Richard Petersen Full Squad: Devan Vishvaka, Ollie Petersen, Tim Campbell, Tim Robinson, Hugh Morrison, Harry Hunter, Dylan Sharma, James Wallace, Josh McArdle, Henry Chandler, Tom Valentine, Sam Edlund Reps Devan Vishvaka, Dylan Sharma, Tim Robinson and Hugh Morrison represented Wellington at the U17 national tournament and Vishvaka and Sharma were members of the champion Wellington U19 team last season. Vishvaka, Sharma and Robinson have been joined by Harry Hunter and Tim Campbell in the Wellington U19 team for the December 2018 tournament. Ollie Petersen was not considered for the team due to injury. Form This is the first time Wellington College has represented the Wellington region at this tournament for 10 years. Hutt International Boys’ School were the Wellington participant last year defeating Wellington College in the regional final. HIBS won the title in 2015 so Wellington will be looking to repeat that feat. Wellington College are the College Sport Wellington Premier Youth Grade champions, having only lost one match. To qualify for Gillette Cup the team participated in a tournament that is separate to the Premier Youth Grade. Schools were split into two pools and the winner of each pool played each other in the final at The Basin Reserve. After wins against St Pats Town, Tawa and Hutt Valley High School, Wellington College played the final against St Pats Silverstream. Batting first, Wellington scored 260/8 and bowled Silverstream out for 151 to win by a commanding 109 runs. Wellington College has a batting lineup that is capable of posting a good score with five of the top six batsmen being in the Wellington U19 winter squad but it may well be the ability to contain and take wickets on the Lincoln pitches that determines results, particularly if the wickets flatten up. The team fields well and this will be important against good opposition. The team has nine returning players from last year and is an experienced squad, with all bar three members in their final year at school in 2018. Memorable Match In 2018 A memorable match was a very recent one played against strong rivals, HIBS. After the match was transferred to an artificial wicket at HIBS, Wellington could only muster a score of 139 and only reached that after a 42 run partnership for the final wicket. Wellington then bowled out HIBS for 111. It was a determined and disciplined performance by all in the field and a strong test of character. All Round Sportsmen Co-Captain Ollie Petersen is also the captain of the Wellington College 1st XI football team, and Dylan Sharma is a member of the same team. Hugh Morrison and Tom Valentine play for the First XI hockey team and Sam Edlund is a member of the First XV rugby team. Tim Robinson excels at athletics where he is the NZ Secondary Schools junior champion in the javelin. Tom Blundell is the latest test cricketer from Wellington College, while 2016 First XI captain Jakob Bhula has debuted for the Firebirds this season. Rain might have wreaked havoc at the start of the cricket season in many parts of the country, especially in Wellington, but the sun is shining at Lindisfarne College in Hastings after the First XI successfully defended the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association Division 1 Twenty20 title.
In Saturday’s final, Lindisfarne accounted for the Cornwall senior men, having tamed Taradale in their semi-final. After losing their first pool match three weeks ago against Hastings Boys’ High School, Lindisfarne rallied to defeat St John’s College and Napier Boys’ High School to earn a place in the semi-final which was won by seven wickets. In the final at Cornwall Park, Cornwall batted first and were restricted to 117-9 in their allotted overs. Lindisfarne was polished and aggressive in the field while the bowling effort was spearheaded by Tom Klingender who claimed figures of 4-12 while Brandon Roberts chimed in with 2-8. Lindisfarne’s pursuit of the paltry total wasn’t without wobbles, and it one stage it was conceivable the schoolboys would fall short. However Fred Gibson with 32 not out and Sam Moore with 25 not out combined to guide Lindisfarne to a four wicket triumph with eight balls to spare. The Lindisfarne team in the final was: Sam Ferguson, Fergus Whyte (Sports Prefect), Harry Mowat (captain), Bailey McDonald, Hunter Lowe, Freddie Gibson, Jack Hammond, Sam Moore, Brandon Roberts, Tom Klingender and Fred Mowat. The team was coached by Mr Schaw and Mr Hay. |
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