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Hello everyone

After a mid-season break, our weekly newsletter is back. This week we review the matches from the rounds on the 14th and 21st December 2013, and the 11th January 2014.

So, in this week’s edition:

Featured Sponsors
Junior Premiers finish the season on a high
Honours Board for the past three weeks
Senior team performances for the last three weeks
Congratulations to BWU players in winning Canterbury A Team
Coming up this weekend – Senior Cricket

FEATURED SPONSORS
The club is only able to function thanks to the support of our wonderful sponsors. So, we are very grateful for their generosity, and this week we highlight three sponsors who we encourage you to support:

Fonterra

ANZ Bank

Christchurch City Council

JUNIOR PREMIERS FINISH THE SEASON ON A HIGH
Our Junior Premier team completed an outstanding and unbeaten season, winning their final match against the strong Old Boys (making it 8 from 8), retaining the Derek Cockburn Challenge Shield and winning the competition. Great stuff guys! All the very best for 2014 and beyond to those heading off to secondary school. Coach Peter Hay’s match report can be found here.

The winning Junior Premier team: Back row (L to R): Mike Dunlop (Coach), Cullen Moody, Ryan James, Dominic Cornish, Tom Dunlop, Lehman Taleni, Peter Hay (Coach). Front row (L to R) Matthew Bond, Matthias Paltridge, Louie Chapman, Mitchell Hay, Josh Paul

HONOURS BOARD FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS
The following players made the Club Honours Board over the past three weeks:

Tom Dunlop
Josh Paul
Dominic Cornish
Nicholas Price

Angus Harman
George Worker
Scott Inglis
Sam Noster
Scott Paulin
Matt Jefferd
Steve McKean
Hugo Snape
Chris Peters
Michael Thorpe
Callum George
Chris Kennedy
Jared Croft

You can see here on the club’s website what their achievements were, but a special mention of the big scores made by centurions Sam Noster, Matt Jefferd and Steve McKean, and Callum George’s 6/4 for the Brawlers.

SENIOR TEAM PERFORMANCES FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS

Premiers
14 December and 21 December: drew with Lancaster Park Woolston
11 January:BWU 281/6 declared, OBC 117/7
Position on table after one round: 5th of 8 teams

2As
14 and 21 December: Drew with Lancaster Park Woolston (BWU 485/7 in the second innings after trailing by 208 on the first innings). Position on table: fourth of eight teams after two rounds.
11 January: Won both T20 rounds against Lancaster Park Woolston and Marist Harewood. A win this Saturday morning against Old Boys Collegians will see them through to the T20 final in the afternoon.

2Bs
14 and 21 December: Lost to Old Boys Collegians by six wickets. Position on table: eighth of eight teams after two rounds.
11 January. Loss to Riccarton in the first T20 match, but beat Heathcote in the second round.

3B Cannons
14 December: Lost to Marist Harewood White
21 December: Drew with BWU Mariners (rain-interrupted)
11 January: Lost to Sumner
Position on table: Second of thirteen teams after twelve rounds

3B Mariners
14 December: Beat Merivale Papanui DJ Hewitt Builders
21 December: Drew with BWU Cannons (rain-interrupted)
11 January: Lost to Marist Harewood White
Position on table: Fifth equal of thirteen teams after twelve rounds

3B Brawlers
14 December: Beat Lancaster Park Woolston
21 December: Lost to Sumner
11 January: Beat Marist Harewood Green
Position on table: Seventh of thirteen teams after twelve rounds

Presidents Foxes
14 December: Beat East Shirley Blue
21 December: Beat Sydenham Cardinals
11 January: Beat East Shirley Blue
Position on table: Fourth of eleven teams after eleven rounds

North-West Youth loan player Nick Kwant lofts a 2B Heathcote bowler high onto the pavilion roof from the number one pitch, in between peppering the carpark with other big hits

CONGRATULATIONS TO BWU PLAYERS IN WINNING CANTERBURY A TEAM
Well done to George Worker and Sam Noster who were part of the Cantebury A team that won the inter-provincial tournament at Lincoln in early January. To see their individual performances, you can check out the scoreboards here.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – SENIOR CRICKET

The Senior draw this weekend is:

Premiers v Old Boys Collegians, day two of two day match, Elmwood Park 1, 10.30am
2As v Old Boys Collegians, Ilam Fields 1, T20 match, 10:30am. Finals will be in afternoon
2Bs v St Albans, T20 match, Hospital Corner 2, 11.00am. Finals will be in the afternoon
3B Brawlers v 3B Mariners, Ilam Fields 4, 1:00pm
3B Cannons v Sydenham All Stars, Centennial Park 2, 1.00pm
Presidents Foxes v Sydenham Hospital, Sydenham Park 3, 1.00pm

Thanks to John Thompson and Peter Burke for securing funding for the refurbishment of our roller, and then organising for it to look as good as it does!

Have a great cricketing weekend.

Regards

Paul O’Flaherty
Chairman

Hello everyone

In this week’s edition:

Featured Sponsors
Last weekend of Junior Cricket for the year
Honours Board for four Juniors and six Seniors
Premiers end up 8th in One-Day competition; Top win for 2As
Good wins for both junior Premier teams
All one day finals at Burnside Oval this Sunday
Coming up this weekend – Senior Cricket
Coming up this weekend – Junior Cricket
Did you know?

FEATURED SPONSORS
The club is only able to function thanks to the support of our wonderful sponsors. So, we are very grateful for their generosity, and this week we highlight two sponsors who we encourage you to support. In both cases they are perennial suporters of our club golf day:

Pak N Save Northlands

and

http://www.harcourts.co.nz/

LAST WEEKEND OF JUNIOR CRICKET FOR THE YEAR
This weekend sees the last round of Friday night and Saturday morning Junior Cricket for 2014. We hope you enjoy a relaxing and enjoyable break until Junior Cricket resumes on 7 and 8 February 2014. If the long break from now until then causes you to forget this, all you have to remember is to have a look at the calendar on the Links page of the club website.

Coach Angus Harman and a plethora of budding batsmen

More photos of Friday night Junior Cricket can be viewed on the Club’s Facebook page.

HONOURS BOARD FOR FOUR JUNIORS AND SIX SENIORS
Ten players grace the Honours Board this week – check out their achievements here.

PREMIERS END UP 8TH IN ONE DAY COMPETITION; TOP WIN FOR 2As
Defending 211, our Premiers went down in a dramatic finish to Marist Harewood on the last ball of the 50th over and with only one wickret to get, and therefore finished in 8th place in the competition. This despite the best efforts of Mike Allcock and skipper Matt Farrant (see Honours Board)

Premier Captain Matt Farrant on the way to his five wickets

There are lots more photos of Saturday’s Senior Cricket from Burnside Oval on the Club’s Facebook page.

However, the 2As had a strong three wicket victory, chasing down 190. This was a great start to their two day competition. The successful chase was largely due to Matt Jefferd, who was unlucky not to score his maiden century, smoking a drive to mid-off when on 96. Earlier, Damian Corbett had taken 5/65.

There was also a win for the Cannons, but their 3Bs rivals the Brawlers and the Mariners could not replicate that result. David O’Brien scored 66 not out for the Brawlers.

The table-topping Cannons on Burnside Oval

Nor could the Presidents prevail over St Albans, despite 63 from their skipper Dave Robertson.

GOOD WINS FOR BOTH JUNIOR PREMIER TEAMS
Our Junior Premiers had another convincing win, this time against St Andrews. Also, our Year 7 Premiers, after several close calls, notched up their first win of the season aganist Sumner. Read about both victories in the Match Reports section of the club website.

ALL ONE DAY FINALS AT BURNSIDE OVAL THIS WEEKEND
This Sunday we host the Premier, 2A, 2B and Senior A one day finals at Burnside Oval. After you’ve done the Christmas shopping, call into the pavilion for a drink and a chance to watch the best one day teams in action.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – SENIOR CRICKET
The Premier Two day competition kicks off this weekend. It is for seven rounds, six of which happen in the New Year.

The Senior draw this weekend is:

Premiers v Lancaster Park Woolston, day one of two day match, Burnside Oval 1, 10.30am
2As v Lancaster Park Woolston, Garrick Park 1, day one of two day match, 10:30am
2Bs v Old Boys Collegians, day one of two day match, Elmwood Park 4, 11am
3B Brawlers v LPW Crusaders, Burnside Oval 3, 1:00pm
3B Cannons v Marist Harewood White, Tullett Park 1, 1.00pm
3B Mariners v Merivale Papanui DJ Hewitt Builders, Burnside Oval 2, 1.00pm
Presidents Foxes v East Shirley Blue, Burnside Oval 4, 1.00pm

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – JUNIOR CRICKET
The Junior draw this weekend is:

Year 8/7 Premier: BWU1 v Old Boys Collegians, Ilam Fields 4, 12.30pm
Year 7 Premier: BWU3 v Marist Harewood 3, Burnside Oval 6, 9:00am
Year 6 Section 1: BWU4 v Sydenham 7, Burnside Park 5a, 9:00am
Year 5 Section 1: BWU5 v Halswell 8, Cobham School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU6 v Merivale Papanui 6, Fendalton School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU7 v Parklands 4, Marshlands School 1a, 9:00am

DID YOU KNOW?
….about, or can you remember, continuing on with the West Indies theme, this stunning catch by former BWU coach Nathan Astle at AMI Stadium? . Here’s another view of it too.

As another Saturday draws to a close – a man, his slipped chain and his bike mechanic.

Have a great cricketing weekend.

Regards

Paul O’Flaherty
Chairman

Hello everyone

In this week’s edition:

Featured Sponsors
Successful Junior Club Day; Junior Premiers keep on winning
Honours Board for four Juniors and one Senior Premier
Premiers miss out on one day competition semi-final
Louie Chapman player of tournament at National Primary Schools
Coming up this weekend – Senior Cricket
Coming up this weekend – Junior Cricket
Did you know?

FEATURED SPONSORS
Without our sponsors, this club could not function. So, we are very grateful for their generosity, and this week we highlight two sponsors who we encourage you to support:

Martyns and Mowers who assist in looking after our grounds gear but are also regular supporters of events such as golf day

and

White and Taylor Plumbers who are also suppliers to, and ongoing supporters of, the club.

SUCCESSFUL CLUB DAY; JUNIOR PREMIERS KEEP ON WINNING
It was great to see so many BWU Junior players on Burnside Oval during Saturday’s Junior Club day, and then to have so many players and families up in the clubrooms afterwards.

In the afternoon, the Junior Premiers continued on their winning way against Sydenham. Read about their match here, and also how the Year 7 Premiers and the Year Six team fared. Also, Peter Hay reflects on the contribution of the Year 8 players to the club, and acknowledges a representative achievement by Matthias Paltridge.

HONOURS BOARD FOR FOUR JUNIORS AND ONE SENIOR PREMIER

No, Tim Southee’s not on our Honours Board (that’s the one at Lord’s) but on the BWU Honours Board there is now a second female player, only a week after our first. This time it was Eliza McIntosh with her 3/24 against OBC. Find out who the others on the Board are on this page.

PREMIERS MISS OUT ON ONE DAY COMPETITION SEMI-FINAL
To make the one day competition semi-finals, our Premiers needed LPW to beat OBC on Saturday, and to beat East-Shirley themselves. LPW did their bit for us, but unfortunately our boys went down by two wickets and therefore will not be semi-finalists. They play off for 7th or 8th place this week.

Our 2A’s two day match against OBC is evenly poised but all other teams except the 3B Cannons did not have a happy day. The Cannons beat East Shirley by four wickets and are now a clear first on the points table.

LOUIE CHAPMAN PLAYER OF TOURNAMENT AT NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Heaton Intermediate last week were in Palmerston North competing in the national Primary Schools tournament – the ‘Active Post Cup’. BWU had three players involved – Louie Chapman, Dominic Cornish and Cullen Moody. The team went very well but lost one game and ended up coming second on countback by 0.06 runs after 3 teams ended with one loss each! The boys were gutted as you can imagine. Well done to Louie who was player of the tournament – a great achievement. Congratulations, too, to Brendon Donkers, our BWU Premier coach, who also oversees the Heaton teams.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – SENIOR CRICKET
The Senior draw this weekend is:

Premiers v Marist-Harewood, Burnside Oval 1, 10.30am
2As v Old Boys Collegians, Elmwood Park 4, second day of two day match, 10:30am
2Bs v Heathcote, default win to Heathcote
3B Brawlers v Sydenham All-Stars, Burnside Oval 3, 1:00pm
3B Cannons v OBC SCG, Burnside Oval 4, 1.00pm
3B Mariners v East Shirley, Burnside Oval 2, 1.00pm
Presidents Foxes v St Albans, Hospital Corner 1, 1.00pm

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – JUNIOR CRICKET
The Junior draw this weekend is:

Year 8/7 Premier: BWU1 v St Andrews College 1, Ilam Fields 1, 12.30pm
Year 7 Premier: BWU3 v Sumner Straits 1, Burnside Oval 6, 9:00am
Year 6 Section 1: BWU4 v Sumner 2 Smashers, Sumner School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Section 1: BWU5 v Sydenham 5, Ilam School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU6 v Parklands 4, Queenspark School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU7 v OBC24, Fendalton School 1a, 9:00am

DID YOU KNOW?
….., continuing our West Indies theme, that a BWU player holds a share of the highest partnership in tests against the West Indies? Terry Jarvis, who played for our Premiers from to, scored 182 and put on 387 with Glenn Turner (259) against the West Indies in Georgetown, Guyana in 1972. This is still the fourth highest partnership for the first wicket in tests and the eighteenth highest for all wickets in test history.

Terry Jarvis, ex BWU player, batting for NZ in Georgetown in 1972 during his record stand with Glenn Turner. Current BWU Life Member Brian Hastings also batted in this innings (18 not out).

Have a great cricketing weekend.

Regards

Paul O’Flaherty
Chairman

Hello everyone

In this week’s edition:

Featured Sponsors
Junior Club Day – All Junior teams at Burnside this Saturday
Honours Board for David Sewell, Molly Dunlop and Louie Everson
Premiers still in the hunt for ODI title
Coming up this weekend – Senior Cricket
Coming up this weekend – Junior Cricket
Jerseys for sale
Did you know?

FEATURED SPONSORS
Without our sponsors, this club could not function. So, we are very grateful for their generosity, and highlight two long term sponsors this week. The principal of each firm is an ex-Premier BWU player – Stephen Bateman and Matthew Everest.

So, our thanks to:

SB Global Logistics

and

Pack & Send

JUNIOR CLUB DAY – ALL JUNIOR TEAMS AT BURNSIDE THIS SATURDAY
Our Junior club day is on this Saturday 30 November. All our Saturday Junior teams are therefore playing at home. After the game, all players, supporters and coaches are warmly invited back to the clubrooms for a BBQ and drink where they can sit down, relax and watch the Burnside Premier team playing East Shirley on Burnside No.1. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Craig MacMillan was at our clubrooms during the week, handing our caps to the players, including a number of BWU Junior Premiers, in the recently announced Christchurch Metro Cricket teams for the CJCA South Island Primary SchoolTournament.

HONOURS BOARD FOR DAVID SEWELL, MOLLY DUNLOP AND LOUIE EVERSON
We have our first female player on the honours board for the season. Read about Molly Dunlop’s bowling achievement for the BWU4 team here, as well as Louie Everson’s batting, and the match report for the Year 7 Premier team.

David Sewell starred with the ball as the Premiers overcame Sydenham in a low-scoring affair.

Elsewhere, the 2As were defeated by OBC in their one day semi-final. The 2Bs, Brawlers and Mariners had losses but the Cannons were victorious. The Presidents Foxes and Junior Premiers had byes.

PREMIERS STILL IN THE HUNT FOR ODI TITLE
A win over East Shirley on Saturday, and one or two other results going their way, will see our Premiers into the one day competition semi-finals.

Meanwhile, the 2A and 2B grades begin their two day competitions.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – SENIOR CRICKET
The Senior draw this weekend is:

Premiers v East Shirley, Burnside Oval 1, 10.30am
2As v Old Boys Collegians, Elmwood Park 4, first day of two day match, 10:30am
2Bs v Heathcote, Burnside Oval 2, first day of two day match, 11:00am
3B Brawlers v LPW Crusaders, Hospital Corner 1, 1:00pm
3B Cannons v East Shirley, Burwood Park 3, 1.00pm
3B Mariners v Sumner, Barnett Park 1, 1.00pm
Presidents Foxes v East Shirley Gold, Burnside Oval 4, 1.00pm

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – JUNIOR CRICKET
The Junior draw this weekend is:

Year 8/7 Premier: BWU1 v Sydenham 1, Burnside Oval 3, 12.30pm
Year 7 Premier: BWU3 v OBC Colts, Burnside Oval 3, 9:00am
Year 6 Section 1: BWU4 v OBC 10, Burnside Oval 8, 9:00am
Year 5 Section 1: BWU5 v OBC 15, Burnside Oval 7, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU6 v BWU7, Burnside Oval 6, 9:00am

JERSEYS FOR SALE
Senior Cricketers – long and short sleeve jerseys are now on sale upstairs in the pavilion – for only $40. Just call into the pavilion anytime after 8.15am on Saturday.

DID YOU KNOW?
….with the test against West Indies starting in Dunedin next Tuesday, about the big win that NZ had there in 1980? Against by far the strongest team in world cricket, NZ had a very exciting one wicket win. Here is the scoreboard – you can see that the last two batsman, Gary Troup and Stephen Boock, had to scramble four runs to win, amidst much excitement. The test was also full of controversy, mainly about the unpiring. This included Michael Holding kicking down the stumps in response to one decision. Trimbles will be pleased that there is limited Youtube footage of this test, but there is some of Holding’s protest.

Have a great cricketing weekend.

Regards

Paul O’Flaherty
Chairman

Hello everyone

In this week’s edition:

Featured Sponsors
Friday night Junior Cricket resumes
Honours Board for Tom Dunlop, Ryan James, Matthias Paltridge, Nicholas Price, Matt Farrant, Sam Noster and David Robertson
Premier T20 tournament washup; Junior Premiers carry on their winning way
8 Juniors make Christchurch rep sides
Coming up this weekend – Senior Cricket
Coming up this weekend – Junior Cricket
Did you know?

FEATURED SPONSORS
Without our sponsors, this club could not function. So, we are very grateful for their generosity, and highlight and thank two long term sponsors this week:

New Zealand Post who have provided us with free postage over many seasons;

The Brewers Arms in Merivale, meeting place for many of our members and friends, employer of some of our players, and ongoing supporter of the club.

FRIDAY NIGHT JUNIOR CRICKET RESUMES
After a break for Show Weekend, Friday night Junior Cricket resumes at 6pm tonight.

HONOURS BOARD FOR TOM DUNLOP, RYAN JAMES, MATTHIAS PALTRIDGE, NICHOLAS PRICE, MATT FARRANT, SAM NOSTER AND DAVID ROBERTSON
Four Junior players and three Senior players made the Honours Board this week and you can see why here.

PREMIER T20 TOURNAMENT WASHUP; JUNIOR PREMIERS CARRY ON THEIR WINNING WAY
Sydenham won the Premier T20 competition that we hosted over the weekend, so congratulations to them. Our Premiers had one win over Old Boys Collegians and two losses to Lancaster Park Woolston and Marist-Harewood and therefore did not progress past the group stage. There were two standout BWU batting performances over the weekend – Matt Farrant’s 74* against LPW and Sam Noster’s 87 v OBC. The latter innings won Sam the prize for the highest overall individual score of the tournament.

An outfield catch for the Premiers’ Jarred Cunningham against OBC

Thanks to all those who played in the senior morning grades over the weekend – it is a difficult period to get players, so your support is much appreciated.

The standout performance of the senior morning grades (there were no afternoon matches) was from Presidents Foxes Skipper David Robertson, playing for the 2Bs, who took 5/18. Unfortunately the team went down by 1 wicket and have just missed a place, on points differential, in the one day competition semi-finals this weekend.

Despite a makeshift 2A side losing to Marist-Harewood, they are playing in their one day semi-final this weekend.

Celebrations for the 2As after a wicket.

You can see more Premier and 2A photos from the weekend here on the Club’s Facebook page.

The Junior Premiers, easily our winningest club team over the past few seasons, had another crushing win, this time over Medbury. Read the match report on this page, where you can also see the Year 7 Premier report.

8 JUNIORS MAKE CHRISTCHURCH REP SIDES
Hats off to Louie Chapman, Mathew Bond and Dominic Cornish whose team went through unbeaten to win the CJCA tournament over the past three Sundays. All played well again with Dominic getting the high score of this weekend – 47. In the other game Matthias Paltridge (at the helm again) lead his team to victory with the game’s high score of 24.

A big congratulations to eight Junior players who have just made Christchurch representative sides.

Junior Premiers Mitchell Hay, Louie Chapman, Cullen Moody, Ryan James, Tom Dunlop, Dominic Cornish and Josh Paul have made the two Christchurch Metro sides to play in the South Island Primary Schools tournament in Gore in January. Very well done boys.

Riley Hunter has been selected for the Year 6 Christchurch Blue team to play South Canterbury in December. Riley also won an award for sportsmanship at the Year 6 tournament played over the past three weekends. Congratulations on both counts Riley.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – SENIOR CRICKET
Our Premier team resumes its one day competition this weekend, with still a mathematical chance of making the semi-finals.

The Senior draw is:

Premiers v Sydenham, Burnside Oval 1, 10.30am
2As v Old Boys Collegians, Elmwood Park 1, 10:30am
2Bs v Lancaster Park Woolston, Burnside Oval 2, 11:00am
3B Brawlers v Sydenham All Stars, Burnside Oval 4, 1:00pm
3B Cannons v Marist-Harewood Green, Tullett Park 1, 1.00pm
3B Mariners v Old Boys Collegians SCG, 1.00pm
Presidents Foxes – bye

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – JUNIOR CRICKET
The Junior draw this weekend is:

Year 8/7 Premier: BWU1 – bye
Year 7 Premier: BWU3 v Sydenham 3, Burnside Oval 6, 9:00am
Year 6 Section 2: BWU4 v Sydenham 5, Cobham School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Section 1: BWU5 v Marist-Harewood 7, Sheldon Park 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU6 v Old Boys Collegians, Burnside Park 5a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU7 v Merivale-Papanui 5, Papanui High School 2a, 9:00am

DID YOU KNOW?
………that the West Indies have just arrived for their tour here? So, let’s check out this happy memory of playing them In New Zealand: the 1992 World Cup round robin match. A full house, Mark Greatbatch going ballistic, Martin Crowe dominating, Dipak Patel opening the bowling. Great memories. Enjoy the scoreboard here and the highlights here.

Mark Greatbatch

Have a great cricketing weekend.

Regards

Paul O’Flaherty
Chairman

Hello everyone

In this week’s edition:

Featured Sponsors
No Friday night Junior Cricket this week
BWU hosts Premier T20 tournament this weekend
Most Senior teams well placed on tables
Honours Board for Josh Paul, Dominic Cornish, Riley Goad, Scott Paulin, Sam Noster, Alex Reese, Jagnesh Makwana and Jeff Roy
Wins again for most teams
Juniors do well again at CJCA Tournamnent
Coming up this weekend – Senior Cricket
Coming up this weekend – Junior Cricket
Did you know?

FEATURED SPONSORS
Thanks very much for the support that the following two sponsors give to our club. It is very much appreciated.

Lamb and Hayward Funeral Directors have a long-term association with us and are a strong presence as sponsors at the annual golf day.

Walker Marine Ltd, Chartered Loss Adjustors and Marine Surveyors, are the naming sponsors of our 3B Mariners team.

NO FRIDAY NIGHT JUNIOR CRICKET THIS WEEK
A reminder to everyone that there is no Friday night Junior Cricket this Friday, Show Day.

BWU HOSTS PREMIER T20 TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND
All 8 Premier sides are at Burnside Oval this Saturday and Sunday, playing in the Premier T20 tournament. Come along and have a look!

MOST SENIOR TEAMS WELL PLACED ON TABLES
The Premiers now have a break from the one day competition as they take part in the Show Weekend T20 competition. As well, it is about half-way through the pre-Christmas part of the season. So, let’s have a look at how our senior teams are placed on their respective tables. We’ll see that there is lots of good news:

Premiers (one day) – 7th of 10
2As (one day) – 3rd of 8, with semi-final spot secured
2Bs (one day) – 3rd of 8 and strong contenders for semi-final
3B Brawlers – 2nd of 13
3B Cannons – 1st of 13
3B Mariners – 4th of 13
Presidents Foxes – 1st equal of 11

HONOURS BOARD FOR JOSH PAUL, DOMINIC CORNISH, RILEY GOAD, SCOTT PAULIN, SAM NOSTER, ALEX REESE, JAGNESH MAKWANA AND JEFF ROY
Eight players are on the Board this week, with Josh Paul making it for the second week in a row. Read about their achievements here.

WINS AGAIN FOR MOST TEAMS
Again it was a winning weekend for all teams except one (this time the 2Bs). The Premiers beat OBC by 52 runs and are still in with a chance of a semi-finals spot. The 2As (160/9) had another nerve-wracking win, by one wicket over Sydenham (156). Man of the match was Adam Gillett (44* and 2 wickets), particularly for lifting the chase out of the mire (35/5 at one stage) and for being there at the end. The 2Bs came second in a low scoring encounter with Sydenham (97 v 56). There were comfortable wins to the 3B Brawlers (105/6) over Sumner (77), and the 3B Cannons (102/4) over Sydenham Goats (98/6). The 3B Mariners had a bye. The Presidents Foxes, with Jeff Roy (69) starring with the bat and worrying the neighbours’ roof from the middle of no.4. The Junior Premiers had a massive win over (220 v 50) over Halswell. Read the match report here and also the reports for the Year 7 Junior Premiers, and junior team BWU4.

Micah Campbell in action for the 2As

Some more shots from the 2A match are on the Club’s Facebook page.

A wicket for the Year 7 Premiers

More photos from the Year 7 Premier’s match are also on Facebook.

JUNIORS DO WELL AGAIN AT CJCA TOURNAMENT
Sunday was another day where a number of the BWU Juniors did very well at the CJCA zones tournament. Dominic Cornish scored 30 runs to help his team over the line chasing 129 to win. He then backed this up with 2/11, supported by Louie Chapman bowling 5 overs for 6 runs. In the other game Tom Dunlop and Ryan James opened the batting and put on an excellent partnership with Tom finishing on 54 and Ryan retired on 46. However they were not supported by their team mates and their final score of 137 was not enough. Mitchell Hay in the other team chimed in at the end with a quick fire 22 to knock off the winning runs.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – SENIOR CRICKET
There is no afternoon grade senior cricket this Show Weekend.

However, there is morning grade cricket, including BWU hosting the Premier T20 tournament.

The draw is:

Premiers
– Saturday 16th v Lancaster Park Woolston, 10.30am;
– Saturday 16th v Old Boys Collegians, 2pm;
– Sunday 17th v Marist-Harewood, 10.30am.
The final is 2pm on Sunday

2As v Marist-Harewood, Redwood Park 1, 10.30am
2Bs v Hornby, Denton Park 1, 11am

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – JUNIOR CRICKET
The Junior draw this weekend is:

Year 8/7 Premier: BWU1 v Medbury 1, Burnside Park 5a, 12.30pm
Year 7 Premier: BWU3 v Halswell 4, Merrin School 1a, 9:00am
Year 6 Section 2: BWU4 v East Shirley 7, Burnside Park 5a, 9:00am
Year 5 Section 1: BWU5 v Marist Harewood 7, Cobham School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU6 v BWU 7, Fendlaton School 1a, 9:00am

DID YOU KNOW…….
that, as the current Ashes tour hits Queensland, it’s 28 years ago this week that New Zealand beat Australia by an innings and 41 runs in Brisbane? Richard Hadlee took nine wickets in an innings and Martin Crowe scored 188.

The scorecard is here and video highlights are here.

Have a great cricketing weekend.

Regards

Paul O’Flaherty
Chairman

Hello everyone

In this week’s edition:

Featured Sponsors
Scott Inglis
Honours Board for Louie Chapman, Josh Paul, Jonty Hunter, Matt Farrant and Michael Aitken
Wins for most teams
Juniors do well at CJCA Tournamnent
Coming up this weekend – Senior Cricket
Coming up this weekend – Junior Cricket
Did you know?

FEATURED SPONSORS
This week we have two featured sponsors, for whose support the club is very grateful.  Fox and Associates is the naming rights sponsor of the Presidents Foxes,  and is the firm of long-term club player David Fox, who was himself in the Presidents team over three decades. North West Dental is part-owned by Chris Kennedy, club stalwart and current Fox; Chris and his business partner Steve Simmons are long-term supporters of initiatives such as the club golf day.

SCOTT INGLIS
To mark Scott’s milestone of becoming the club’s most capped Premier player ever, there was a celebration in the clubrooms after the match on Saturday. There are a few photos on the club’s Facebook page here and here. In the photo below, Scott and a club Life Member compare career statistics:

HONOURS BOARD FOR LOUIE CHAPMAN, JOSH PAUL, JONTY HUNTER, MATT FARRANT and MICHAEL AITKEN
Players from the Premiers (well batted Matt Farrant), 3B Brawlers, Junior Premiers and Year 7 Premiers made the honours board this week. You can find out here what they achieved.

WINS FOR MOST TEAMS
A repeat of last week, with the Premiers being beaten, by St Albans and then Canterbury Under 20, but everyone else coming up trumps. The 2As were in strife chasing St Albans’ 226 but another rearguard fightback saw them through by two wickets. The 2Bs (112/5 v 111) also prevailed over St Albans. The 3B Mariners (110/6, Sean Armstrong 40) beat Marist-Harewood Green (100/7). The 3B Brawlers didn’t lose a wicket in beating Merivale-Papanui as Raj Arora and Michael Aitken combined for an unbeaten 94 run opening partnership. The 3B Cannons (70/1) breezed past Heathcote (67/9). In a replay of last years final, the Presidents Foxes (108/4) conquered Merivale-Papanui (105).

Some photos of Saturdays’s Premier Cricket, including a sequence of Mike Allcock sweeping a six, are on club’s Facebook page.

The Junior Premiers had another win, this time over East Shirley, as Peter Hay recounts here. You can also read about how the Year 7 Premiers weren’t as successful against Medbury.

Some more photos from the Junior Premiers match are here on Facebook.

JUNIORS DO WELL AT CJCA TOURNAMENT
Peter Hay reports that Sunday was the start of the year 6, 7 and 8 CJCA regional tournament. All of the BWU Year 8 Premier side that trialled (9) ended up in Development teams. A number of our boys did very well. Mitchell Cullen shared an unbroken 88 run partnership, Mitchell finishing on 47* and Cullen 48* to ensure a win for their side. Cullen also took 3/17. The other Year 8 Development game was low scoring with Dominic’s, Matthew’s and Louie’s team defending a modest score of 83 runs. Louie finished with 3/2 (6 overs), Matthew 0/3 (4 overs); Dominic 1/6 (6 overs). Earlier Ryan James finished with the excellent figures of 1/2 (off 5), Tom 1/5 (off 4) and Matthias 1/8 (off 3).

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – SENIOR CRICKET
The Senior draw is:

Premiers v Old Boys Collegians, Elmwood Park 1, 10.30am
2As v Sydenham, Burnside Oval 1, 10:30am
2Bs v Sydenham, Bradford Park, 11.00am
3B Brawlers v Sumner, Barnett Park, 1:00pm
3B Cannons v Sydenham Goats, Burnside Oval 2, 1.00pm
3B Mariners – bye
Presidents Foxes v Hornby, Burnside Oval 4, 1:00pm

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – JUNIOR CRICKET
The Junior draw this weekend is:

Year 8/7 Premier: BWU1 v Halswell 1, Burnside Oval 1, 12.30pm
Year 7 Premier: BWU3 v Marist-Harewood 1, Burnside Oval 6, 9:00am
Year 6 Section 2: BWU4 v Halswell 6, Warren Park 3a, 9:00am
Year 5 Section 1: BWU5 v Medbury 10 Red, Burnside Primary School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU6 v Medbury 11, Medbury 2, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU7 v East Shirley 12, Marshlands School 1a, 9:00am

DID YOU KNOW……
about Reg Read? While we have longevity of club playing careers on our mind, have a look at Read’s amazing statistics, which top most lists in Christchurch club cricket history. Read played mostly for Lancaster Park, but did have a few matches early in his career for our club when it was called West Christchurch:

Senior Grade Career – 1905/6 to 1942/43
322 matches (all two day games)
55341 balls bowled, or the equivalent of 9223 six ball overs
1645 wickets
5 wickets in an innings – 132 times
10 wickets in match – 22 times
Once took 17 wickets in a match v West Christchurch

Reg Read also played 48 matches for Canterbury between 1905 and 1938 and took 188 wickets.

Have a great cricketing weekend

Regards

Paul O’Flaherty
Chairman

Hello everyone

In this week’s edition:

Featured Sponsors
Scott Inglis becomes most capped Premier player
The unluckiest man in Christchurch
Honours Board performances from Premiers, 2As, 2Bs, Cannons, Brawlers, Presidents, Junior Premiers and Year 7 Premiers
Junior Premiers win back Derek Cockburn Shield
Coming up this weekend – Senior Cricket
Coming up this weekend – Junior Cricket
Did you know?

FEATURED SPONSORS
Our thanks to this week’s featured sponsors, who provide invaluable assistance to the club:

E2 Digital who have been instrumental in the development of this website
Lane Neave Lawyers who are the club’s legal advisers

SCOTT INGLIS BECOMES MOST CAPPED PREMIER PLAYER
This Saturday, Scott Inglis becomes the most capped Premier player in the 108 year history of our club. Scott will play his 225th match this weekend, overtaking Russell Haglund. There will be a brief ceremony in the clubrooms after the match to celebrate this remarkable achievement, and everyone is warmly invited. Congratulations Scott.

THE UNLUCKIEST MAN IN CHRISTCHURCH
Normally we don’t mind, and even actively encourage, the misfortunes of opposition players. However, on Saturday we felt nothing but sympathy for a Lancaster Park Woolston opponent. Keen to go surfing, he was talked into playing to make up the numbers. In a team soundly beaten, he was run out for a duck and dropped a catch. No doubt he was happy to leave at the end, until he found that a tree had been blown onto and through his car. Not a good day. Hopefully his Lotto numbers come in this Saturday.

HONOURS BOARD PERFORMANCES FROM PREMIERS, 2As, 2Bs, CANNONS, BRAWLERS, PRESIDENTS, JUNIOR PREMIERS AND YEAR 7 PREMIERS
Lots of Junior and Senior Honours Board performances last weekend, with the highlight being captain Callum George’s 115* for the Brawlers. Have a look here to see who made the Board.

Unfortunately our Premiers (167/8) were beaten by LPW (170/4). However, all the other Senior teams had good wins. The 2As, after being about 40/5, fought back via Mike Allcock, Hugo Snape and Brett Thomson to score 211/8 and beat LPW by two wickets. The 2Bs (66/2) had a resounding win over LPW (65). The Brawlers (255/4) cruised past East Shirley (167). The Cannons (73/4) did the same to LPW (72). The Mariners (46/2) also won easily over Sydenham Goats (45). The Presidents Foxes (124/4) had a strong win over the OBC/LPW Buccaneers (122).

The Presidents Foxes in action

More photos of Senior cricket on Saturday are on the Club’s Facebook page.

JUNIOR PREMIERS WIN BACK DEREK COCKBURN SHIELD
Continuing the winning theme, the Junior Premiers took back the Derek Cockburn Challenge Shield from their key rivals OBC and a report on the match is here. You can also read a report on the Year 7 Premiers’ (124/0) big victory over East Shirley (17/8).

The Junior Premiers at Ilam Fields

There are some more photos from Saturday’s Junior cricket on the Club’s Facebook page.

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – SENIOR CRICKET
Our Premiers play two matches this weekend. Also, morning grades start times are earlier on Saturday, and the afternoon grades are playing T20 matches, to allow players to more easily go to the Wizards’ T20 match at Hagley Oval.

The Senior draw is:

Premiers v St Albans, Burnside Oval 1, Saturday 10.00am
Premiers v Canterbury Under 20, Burnside Oval 1, Sunday 10.30am
2As v St Albans, Ilam Fields 4, 10:00am
2Bs v St Albans, Ilam Fields 1, 10:00am
3B Brawlers v MP DJ Hewitt Builders, Burnside Oval 2, 1:00pm
3B Cannons v Heathcote, Barnett Park 1, 1pm
3B Mariners v Marist Harewood Green, Redwood Park 2, 1.00pm
Presidents Foxes v Merivale-Papanui, Edgar MacIntosh Park 2, 1:00pm

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND – JUNIOR CRICKET
The Junior draw this weekend is:

Year 8/7 Premier: BWU1 v East Shirley 1, Burnside Oval 3, 12.30pm
Year 7 Premier: BWU3 v Medbury 4, Burnside Oval 6, 9:00am
Year 6 Section 2: BWU4 v OBC 12, Burnside Park 5a, 9:00am
Year 5 Section 1: BWU5 v New Brighton 1, Freeville School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU6 v East Shirley 12, Shirley Primary School 1a, 9:00am
Year 5 Super 8 Section 2: BWU7 v Merivale-Papanui 6, Cobham School 1a, 9:00am

A feature is the Junior Premiers playing on Burnside Oval, in line with the Junior Club day this Saturday.

DID YOU KNOW?
A few weeks ago we foreshadowed leggie Ish Sodhi’s test debut. This week we have commiserated with an unlucky visitor to Burnside Oval. Let’s combine the two themes and ask did you know about the unlucky story of Black Caps legspinner Greg Loveridge?. Read the really interesting tale here about how, on his test debut, he broke his finger before he could bowl a ball, why he never played for his country again, and what happened next.

Have a great cricketing weekend.

Regards

Paul O’Flaherty
Chairman