Tawa College year 13 student Amelia Kerr set a new world batting record in women's one-day cricket with her unbeaten 232 against Ireland in Dublin overnight. Kerr, 17, broke the record total during the third match of their series. In an age of bash and smash, she hit just 31 fours, and just two sixes. Opening the batting, she faced 145 balls. She scored her first century off 77 balls and surpassed her previous highest scored for the White Ferns of 81 not out last week in the same series. If that wasn’t enough for her to put her feet up the leg-spinner then took 5-17 with the ball as Ireland were bowled out for 135, chasing 441 to win. Australia's Belinda Clark had held the record - 229* against Denmark in 1997, three years before Kerr was born. At 17 years and 243 days, Kerr is also the youngest double-centurion in the format across genders. Kerr's 232* is the third highest score in ODI cricket history. India men's player Rohit Sharma is at the top of the pile with his 264 scored against Sri Lanka in 2014, with the unbeaten 237 made by New Zealand's Martin Guptill, against West Indies in 2015, holding second spot. She was also involved in a 295-run partnership for the second wicket with Leigh Kasperek (113) which is now the second highest partnership in women's ODIs, behind Deepti Sharma and Punam Raut's 320 against Ireland in May 2017. The stand is also the women's ODI record for second wicket and a New Zealand record for any wicket. Two years ago,Kerr become the first person to score more than one Twenty20 century on the famous Basin Reserve cricket ground in Wellington, scoring 108 off 79 balls. In February last year, she scored the 100th century scored in the New Zealand's women’s domestic One-Day competition - she bet Sara McGlashan to it by 14 minutes. She also became the youngest ever centurion in the competition – a tick over two years younger than Suzie Bates was when she scored 183 not out against Auckland when she was 18. “At the moment I’m in the New Zealand squad as a bowler, but at every other level I’m considered an all-rounder as well,” she told College Sport Media after this feat. “At the start of the [Wellington] Blaze season I was batting about seven and then I worked my up to be opening. “It is my goal to become an all-rounder at the top level too. In a few years when I am bit bigger and stronger and I keep developing my batting I will be both.” It appears she has achieved that goal! Highest scores in women's ODIs
For the first time since 2015, King’s College will feature at the National First XI cricket finals in December. King’s have won the Nationals on four previous occasions and in Mitchell Murray (2015) and Simon Hickey (2011) feature two of the three batsmen to have made two centuries at the same tournament. Murray has the record for the highest score ever - clubbing 171 against HIBS.
Thorn Parkes is the captain of the 2018 First XI. He has guided the team through an unbeaten term, but they had to wait patiently for their victory in the Auckland final against Auckland Grammar School. “The first Saturday was rained off. We played 40 overs and had Grammar 108 for 6. That was a good position for us so we weren’t too pleased when we didn’t finish,” Parkes explains. Parkes had little reason for concern. King’s bowled Grammar out for a mediocre 131 in the 45th over a week later. Spinners Cory Dickson and Hugo Hill claimed five wickets between them. Slow bowling has been a major weapon for King’s this summer. Former Black Cap off-spinner Dipak Patel is King’s coach. “Dipak is an old fashioned coach who keeps things simple and sets high expectations. He brings a lot of experience, which has really helped strengthen the reputation of King’s cricket,” Parkes applauds. Parkes himself has taken up right-arm spin bowling and in the Grammar final took four catches spearheading a fine fielding effort. King’s pursuit of the small total started in a rocky fashion slumping to 24 for 2. However Parkes steadied the ship reaching 42 and with support from Fraser Hardy (29 not out) King’s reached the target in the 38th over with six wickets to spare. “It was a great all-round performance. We bowled and fielded as a unt. Everybody has contributed to our success this season and that’s exciting looking ahead to December,” Parkes enthuses. Parkes’ highest score this season was 106 not out against Takapuna Grammar School. King’s won their semi-final against Westlake Boys’ High School by two wickets with the last partnership exceeding 20 runs. Parkes is originally from Gisborne and has remained loyal to Poverty Bay despite being on scholarship since Year 9. A long-time friend and representative coach is Ben O'Brien-Leaf “I first selected Thorn as a year 6 and not one of my year 8 boys batted an eyelid. In our first game that season he took 2 for 20 bowling medium-pace. In another game he made 36 against older opposition sporting a badly bruised toe,” O’Brien-Leaf recalls. “He's a good athlete, gutsy, skilful, loyal and honest with that Poverty Bay mischief and sense of humour. He's grown as a person and has great potential,” O’Brien-Leaf acclaims. Parkes has played for the ND U19’s and made 200 not out as a 12 year old in Gisborne Intermediate's TW Challenge. Cricket is a sport full of tradition and this summer has seen time-honoured trophies competed for vigorously and in great spirit. In late January, Hamilton Boys’ High School won the 20th annual Super 8 competition beating Tauranga Boys’ College in the final by eight wickets. Two proud Super 8 schools are Palmerston North Boys’ High School and Napier Boys’ High School. Every year since 1909 they have contested the Challenge Shield. Unfortunately the first day of the two day fixture was rained off at Nelson Park, Napier so it was decided to play a 50-over match on the second day. Palmerston North Captain Bryn Wilson lost the toss and was asked to bat on a green wicket with gloomy overhead conditions. Palmerston North lost two quick wickets before a period of consolidation followed. Palmerston North struggled however to build consistent pressure and lost wickets at regular intervals and were eventually dismissed for 205 in the 48th over. Ruben Love held the innings together for Palmerston North scoring an outstanding 106. Defending an average total on a quick outfield wasn’t going to be easy for Palmerston North, but Bryn Wilson secured 4-20 from his ten overs as Napier was bowled out for 183 in the 47th over. First presented in 1908, the Heathcote Williams Shield is named after its donor and the New Zealand Cricket Council’s first President, Edward Heathcote Williams. In its 110-year history, the Shield has been played for intermittently by schools throughout the country with Christchurch Boys’ High School, Auckland Grammar School, and Palmerston North Boys’ High School featuring most prominently. In 1987 it was presented to the New Zealand Cricket Museum for safekeeping and has been revived in Wellington where the current holders are St Patrick’s College, Silverstream. Silverstream retained the trophy against Scots College on Saturday, but reside outside the top three of the CricHQ Premiership. Silverstream appeared to be struggling early in the Scots match as Scots opening batsmen Sheil Gandhi and Nicholas Cooke put on 56 for the first wicket. When Cooke was caught behind by Silverstream keeper Danco van Graan off the bowling of Jono Tuffin for 14 it triggered a Scots collapse. Scots lost their last nine wickets for 29 runs. Gandhi top scored with 37 off 61 balls. Henry Fraser was potent for Silverstream finishing with figures of 7-16 off 7.2 overs. Silverstream made light work of the chase cruising to the target in the 15th over and only two wickets down. Silverstream opening batsman Tom Jones smashed 61 not out off 45 balls. Elsewhere defending champions Hutt International Boys’ School defeated Tawa College by six wickets in a low scoring affair to stay first equal with Wellington College who thumped St Pats Town by 209 runs. Tim Robinson was in imperious form for Wellington College thrashing 139 off 90 balls as Wellington posted a mammoth 364-6 off 50 overs. St Pats Town was never in the hunt during their chase, skittled out for 125 in the 38th over. Harry Hunter finished the pick of the Wellington College bowlers with 3-30 off ten overs. For move coverage of Wellington cricket follow Wareham Sports Media: https://www.facebook.com/Wareham-Sports-Media-922231524463851/ Host country New Zealand is in good form heading into this week’s quarter-finals of the U19 Cricket World Cup. The Junior Black Caps topped their pool with three convincing wins over defending champions West Indies, Kenya and South Africa. On Sunday at Tauranga they swept aside South Africa with a convincing 71-run win. Rachin Ravindra (formerly Hutt International Boys’ School) produced a Player of the Match performance against the highly ranked South Africans, scoring 76 off 89 and then taking 4 for 32 with the ball. Jacob Bhula (Welllington College) scored 44 and Dale Phillips (Pakuranga College) 43 in their score of 279 for 8. As well as Ravindra, Bhula and Matthew Fisher (St Paul’s Collegiate) snared 2 wickets apiece as South Africa fell to be all out for 208. Earlier in the tournament, New Zealand opening proceedings by beating defending champions the West Indies by 8 wickets. Left arm spinner Ravindra took 3 for 30, Fisher took 3 for 61 and Felix Murray (Nelson College) 2 for 37. Finn Allen struck 115 off 100 balls and Bhula 83 off 105 as the home side chased down 234 with over 10 overs to spare. In their second match, they crushed Kenya by 243 runs. Batting first, they scored 436 for 4, with opener Bhula stroking 180 off 144, Ravindra 117 off 101 and Allen smoking 90 off 40 which included six of the best that cleared the boundary rope (batting scorecard above) In reply, the Kenyan contenders batted their full 50 overs and ended on 193 for 4, Ravindra taking 2 for 33.
The Junior Black Caps meet Afghanistan in their quarter-final on Thursday, while South Africa will play Pakistan on Wednesday. Representing a cricketing country on the rise, explosive Afghani batsman Darwish Rasooli will be one for the home team to watch. With a fine swish of the blade, Rasooli stroked an unbeaten 76 over Pakistan and 63 against Sri Lanka to relegate the island nation to third in their group. In the other quarter-finals, India plays Bangladesh and Australia faces England. Sixteen of the world’s best U19 countries are currently in New Zealand for the tournament. U19 Cricket World Cup top 8 match ups: England v Australia, Tuesday in Queenstown Pakistan v South Africa, Wednesday in Christchurch New Zealand v Afghanistan, Thursday in Christchurch India v Bangladesh, Friday in Queenstown The New Zealand squad is: Kaylum Boshier (Captain, New Plymouth Boys' High School) Finn Allen (Saint Kentigern College) Jakob Bhula (Wellington College) Max Chu (Otago Boys’ High School) Katene Clarke (Mount Albert Grammar School) Matthew Fisher (St Paul’s Collegiate) Luke Georgeson (St Pat’s Town) Ben Lockrose (Otago Boys’ High School) Callum McLachlan (Hutt International Boys’ School) Felix Murray (Nelson College) Sandeep Patel (Saint Kentigern College) Dale Phillips (Pakuranga College) Rachin Ravindra (Hutt International Boys’ School) Connor Sullivan (St Bede’s College) Todd Watson (Napier Boys’ High School) New Zealand has named a squad brimmed with both talent and experience for the ICC Under19 Cricket World Cup 2018, which is being held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February.
Full Squad Kaylum Boshier (Central Districts) - Captain Finn Allen (Auckland) Jakob Bhula (Wellington) Max Chu (Otago) Katene Clarke (Northern Districts) Matthew Fisher (Northern Districts) Luke Georgeson (Wellington) Ben Lockrose (Otago) Callum McLachlan (Wellington) Felix Murray (Central Districts) Sandeep Patel (Northern Districts) Dale Phillips (Auckland) Rachin Ravindra (Wellington) Connor Sullivan (Canterbury) Todd Watson (Central Districts) You can find the tournament schedule here. After a long week in the sun, Christchurch Boys’ High School can once more lay claim to being the best cricket First XI in the country. CBHS won their tenth Secondary School Boys' First XI Cup [formerly the Gillette Cup] title today after completing a 50-run win over home school Palmerston North Boys’ High School. CBHS also won their second national finals tournament in succession and fifth in the past six years (interrupted by Hutt International Boys’ School prevailing in 2015). Speaking to College Sport Media, captain Ben Hartland was delighted with the win, emphasising that it was a team effort. “It wasn’t all smooth sailing, Palmy put up a great fight today and it just shows how much depth there is here,” he said. Top order batsman Hartland was the leading run scorer throughout the week, scoring 346 runs and scoring 101 off 116 deliveries against Tauranga Boys’ College on Thursday and 91 off 123 balls against Palmerston North BHS today. Hartland and Louie Chapman put on 153 runs for the fourth wicket in a match-winning stand. It was the group spirit that saw them win all five of their 50-over matches in the six-team round-robin format. “It was a really good all-round effort. Today we batted well and Louie scored 81 and we put on a good partnership together [153 for the 3rd wicket]. In the field we created chances – we didn’t always take them but you can’t fault the effort of the boys over the five days.” “It is half the job just to qualify to get up here, and then to go all the way and win. By day five it takes it out of you.” Hartland himself won four out of five tosses. “I hadn’t won a toss to save my life before this week! I was on about four from 10 so it is nice to even that up a bit.” Hartland stated the game against Auckland champions Rosmini College on Tuesday as a key victory in this tournament. This was the one toss he lost, but CBHS still posted 295 off their 50 overs and then bowled Rosmini out for 266. “We didn’t know much about them, and to post a big score and then come out and defend it, they are a very good side.” Hartland said there would be no cricket tomorrow or for the near future. “It is supposed to be 36 degrees in Canterbury tomorrow, so we will celebrate this and go home and put our feet up for a while!” Hartland has just finished year 13. There five out of 14 players coming back next year so the future bodes well for CBHS. Hartland himself is heading to the University of Canterbury to start an engineering degree in 2018. Meanwhile, there was a thriller in one of the other two matches today, with Rosmini College and Otago Boys’ High School tying their contest. Rosmini scored 286 off their 50 overs, with opener Zakk Finlay scoring 105 off just 95 cherries and Tom Bareham 84 off 81. Otago were in trouble at 35 for 3 before a recovery saw them keep pace with the required rate and they finished all square on 286 for 9 after 50 overs. Tauranga Boys’ College defeated Hutt International Boys’ School by 2 wickets, chasing down 144 to win with 10 balls to spare. With Hartland the leading run-scorer with 346 runs, Bareham was second with 280 and Chapman 208. Otago BHS’s Ben Lockrose and CBHS’s Charlie Sidey were the joint leading wicket takers with 11 scalps apiece. CBHS road to the 2017 title
Round One Monday CBHS 155-3 (B Hartland 58*, S Yorston 30*) beat Otago Boys’ High School 154 (M Cormack 60; J Mariu 5-36) by 7 wickets Round Two Tuesday CBHS 295-8 (B Hartland 68, L Chapman 41) beat Rosmini College (C Lowry 86; C Sidey 2-26) by 29 runs Round 3 Wednesday CBHS 241-8 (S Yorston 56, M Hay 51; M Kennerley 4-54) beat HIBS 128 (C Sidey 3-26) by 113 runs Round 4 Thursday CBHS 286-9 (B Hartland 101; I Singh 4-63) beat Tauranga Boys’ College 114 (O Lewis 3-10) by 171 runs Round 5 Friday CBHS 261-8 (B Hartland 91, L Chapman 81) beat Palmerston North Boys’ High School 211 (J Mariu 3-45) by 50 runs Christchurch Boys’ High School have won the National cricket title four times in the last five years and with nine titles overall they have claimed the crown more times than any other school. Christchurch Boys’ has produced some of New Zealand’s great cricketers including, Sir Richard Hadlee, Chris Martin and Corey Anderson. Fraser Sheat from last year’s First XI has already played first class cricket for Canterbury. Christchurch has six returning players from last year’s championship winning team. This year the squad features nine Year 13 boys. Below the team last year. Coach Mark Lane also coached the Christchurch First XI hockey team to the Rankin Cup final in September. Lane shares some insights into developing a winning culture. “I believe consistency is the key to success. You have to start well and maintain a high level of performance to come out on top at the end of the week. The strength of our squad this year has been depth. We have had 14 players battling for 12 spaces. There is good competition in the squad and this means we have been able to demand a high level of commitment and performance from the boys.” Squad Coaches: Mark Lane and Matt Parr Players: Ben Hartland (C), Ted Whelan, Henry Workman, Louie Chapman, Simon Yorston, Mitchell Hay, Jack Harris, Archie Redfern, Olly Lewis, Josh Mariu, Callum Cameron, Oscar Redfern, Will Smith, Charlie Sidey 2017 Honours Christchurch won the local Premier 1st XI one day competition last week beating St Andrews College in the final. To reach Nationals, there is a knockout competition in the Canterbury region where the top four teams are decided in Term one. In term four, Christchurch beat St Bede’s College and St Andrews College to reach the Nationals. Multiple Codes Ben Hartland – 1st XI hockey Louie Chapman – 1st XV rugby Simon Yorston – 1st XI hockey Olly Lewis – 1st XV rugby This profile is in association with the Association of Boys' Schools New Zealand. More details here “We might not have the best players, but we always seem to make it work,” Zakk Finlay asserts when attempting to explain the success of Rosmini College sporting teams. Despite being smaller than many of their rivals, Rosmini are the National basketball champions and local First XV rugby and First XI cricket title holders. In April, Rosmini stunned Saint Kentigern College in the final of RH Marryatt Cup to qualify for the First XI National cricket finals in Palmerston North for the first time. Rosmini haven’t shown that kind of form in the early part of this season, beaten heavily by Saint Kentigern College and Westlake Boys’ High School. Can Rosmini arrest their form slump? “Absolutely. I think St Kent’s and Westlake we’re pretty determined to show they are better than us after what happened in April, and maybe they are, but we don’t care because we’re headed to Nationals. We hit some form on Saturday against King’s. We made 270-odd and have King’s 50 for 5 after day one of a two-dayer,” Finlay responds. Finlay and Ryan Harrison have been absent from Rosmini’s roster. Both boys trialled for a place with the Auckland Under-19 team. The National Under-19 tournament is at the same time as the secondary schools finals. Harrison has been picked for Auckland while Finlay is a non-travelling reserve. Harrison’s non-attendance in the Manawatu will hurt Rosmini. “Ryan’s our best bowler so not having him will be big, but we have a strong pace attack and a good off spinner. Bowling is our strength and I’m confident the boys can fire without Ryan,” Finlay says. The Rosmini squad for the Auckland final was: Ryan Harrison, Zakk Finlay, Tom Barham, Niko Weerakoon, Seamus O’Reilly, Giles La Ville, Finn Delaney, Luke Buxton, George Brajkovich, Daniel Winter, Cameron Lowry, Jacob Edmonds and Daniel Windelburn. The team is fully healthy. La Ville and Weerakoon are a particularly fine pair of bowlers, while Edmonds is often a source of big runs with the bat. Finlay has recovered from a broken hand in the winter and believes Rosmini’s slow start to the summer is not entirely dissimilar to the fortunes of the First XV of which he was a member. “At the start of the season we couldn’t win a scrum or a lineout, but if you looked at us at the end of the season, you wouldn’t have believed were the same team. The brotherhood is strong at Rosmini and were not going to Palmerston North to make up the numbers,” he warns. Finlay has already played for the Takapuna Premier men’s team. In 2018, Finlay will shift to Wellington and intends to study commerce at Victoria University. The National First XI cricket finals are in Palmerston North from December 4-8. This article published in partnership with the Association of Boys' Schools New Zealand at absnz.org.nz/ Otago Boys’ High School was third at the National First XI cricket tournament last year and return to the 2017 finals in Palmerston North in the first week of December with a reasonably young team, compared to previous years. Six of the players return in 2018, but most have played some age-group representative cricket in recent years. Otago BHS won the Gillette Cup in 1992 and 1993 and last year’s ranking was their highest finish in several years. Otago BHS have had a top season thus far and should be very competitive in Palmerston North in December. Full Squad
Coach: Tim Ford Manager: Ken Rust Players: Hunter Kindley (Captain), Max Chu (Vice-captain), Marc Cormack, Jacob Day, Thomas Harding, Charlie Holt, Tim Horton, Josh Kellett, Ben Lockrose, Jack Pryde, Michael Ruske, Tommy Wilson. Reps NZ Under-19 World Cup Training Squad: Hunter Kindley, Max Chu, Ben Lockrose. Otago Under-19: Jack Pryde. Otago Under-17: Thomas Harding, Charlie Holt, Josh Kellett, Tommy Wilson, Michael Ruske. Prospects Manager Ken Rust has attended numerous tournaments and says as a rule Year 13 players dominate the Tournament. For Otago to win, the most experienced players have to perform consistently at their best over the five games. Four of Otago’s Year 13s play for clubs in the Senior Men’s’ Dunedin Cricket Competition, the rest of the team play in the Second Grade Men’s’ Division. Additionally Otago play three traditional two-day interschools all of which were won outright in 2017. Both games in the Zone Finals were won by more than 130 runs. The team had a convincing win against a strong Willows team last month. Max Chu and Hunter Kindley were among the top four run scorers at last year’s tournament, with Ben Lockrose one of the top wicket-takers and Kindley the top all-rounder. Max Chu and Jack Pryde hold a record from the 2015 tournament for the most runs scored for the 6th wicket. That experience will be invaluable, especially in new conditions. Otago will be a fit and well-drilled unit in the field with most of the boys top all-round sportsman. Pryde, Holt and Wilson are in the 1st XI hockey team. Josh Kellett, is the school’s top racquet player. Tim Horton will represent the school in the National Secondary Schools athletics championships prior to the tournament. Marc Cormack was captain of the 2nd XV rugby team. Kindley and Michael Ruske are in the 1st XI Basketball team and Max Chu is in the 1st XI Football team. This profile is in partnership with the Association of Boys’ Schools of New Zealand The National cricket finals will be held in Palmerston North in December. Six teams compete in 50-aside matches over five days to crown New Zealand’s top cricket school. Tauranga Boys’ College is one of the teams present at the 2017 edition of the tourney.
Squad Coach: Charles Williams (Bay of Plenty Senior Coach) Manager: Neil Howard (Former Bay of Plenty rep) Squad: Mikaere Leef, Craig Baldry, Brad Howard, Andrew Mascall, Tas Carsons, Marcel Collett, Dominic Crombie, Rhys Mischewski, Ben Pomare, Finn Sears, Imanpreet Singh,Rhys Donaghy Note: Tauranga had four Year 13’s and eight Year 12’s in the squad that won the qualifying tournament. Leading Run Scorer: Marcel Collet Leading Wicket Taker: Rhys Mischewski Dual Codes: Andrew Mascall and Mikaere Leef are in the First XV rugby team. Competition Tauranga play in the Baywide Men’s’ Premier competition and have done so since the 1960’s. Tauranga tends to finish mid-table. The 2009 team notably won the competition. This season Trent Boult has appeared for his club side in this competition. Other notable Bay of Plenty players involved are Kane Williamson, Daniel Flynn, Corey Anderson and Dean Brownlie, all of whom are Black Caps. Additionally Tauranga play a 50-over Super 8 competition in January and long-standing traditional fixtures. Nationals Pathway Tauranga’s path to Nationals involves a week long qualifying tournament held in Hamilton. To qualify, Tauranga defeated Whangarei Boys’ High School, Hillcrest High School, St Paul’s Collegiate and Hamilton Boys’ High School. The win over St Paul’s was very notable on their home ground. Proud History Kane Williamson (Black Caps Captain), Daniel Flynn, Brett Hampton, Bharat Poplima and Joe Carter are all playing first class cricket at present. Bay of Plenty hold the Hawke Cup and in the present reign 15 old boys have featured in the side. TBC won the Northern Districts qualifying competition in 2014 and 2015. All of the boys in this team therefore have played a finals tournament in Palmerston North before. Tauranga won the National cricket title in 2005, |
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