![]() Hutt International Boys’ School have earned the right to defend their National Cricket title after defeating Wellington College by 45 runs in the Wellington final today. HIBS batted first and reached 232/8 off their 50 overs at the Basin Reserve. New Zealand Under-19 rep Rachin Ravindra was in imperious form belting 112 off 111 deliverers. His innings included 16 boundaries, but he lacked support from his colleagues. The next highest scorer for HIBS was Adam Webster with a cautious 32. Connor Goggin and Joshua Peake each claimed three wickets for Wellington whose reply never threatened the HIBS total. Wellington struggled to build consistent momentum and three run outs were the by product of HIBS pressure in the field. Matthew McComb was outstanding taking 2/23 off 10 overs and Ravindra also applied the squeeze taking 2-38 in nine overs. Wellington’s top scorer was Tim Campbell with 55. The National Cricket Championships are in Christchurch in December. ![]() The 2015/16 NZCT Junior Cricket Finals (Year 9 and 10) will be played in Palmerston North from 4-9 April, where six schools from the six major associations will compete, and the team with the best record at the end of the week will be crowned the winner. The six Teams are: Auckland Grammar School (Auckland) Hamilton Boys’ High School (Northern Districts) New Plymouth Boys’ High School (Central Districts) Hutt International Boys’ School (Wellington) St Andrew's College (Canterbury) John McGlashan College (Otago) A new winner will be found this year, with St Andrew’s College taking the place of 2014 and 2015 champions Christchurch Boys’ High School. In fact, all six regions this year were represented by different schools (see last year’s results below). Draw: * = Match of the Day Monday 4 April: * St Andrew's College vs Auckland Grammar School at Manawaroa Park at 10 AM (Match of the Day) Prediction: Auckland Grammar School Hutt International Boys’ School vs Hamilton Boys’ High School at Fitzherbert Park 2 at 10 AM Prediction: Hutt International Boys’ School John McGlashan College vs New Plymouth Boys’ High School at Fitzherbert Park 1 at 10 AM Prediction: John McGlashan College Tuesday 5 April: * St Andrew's College vs Hamilton Boys’ High School at Fitzherbert Park 1 at 10 AM (Match of the Day) Prediction: Hamilton Boys High School New Plymouth Boys’ High School vs Auckland Grammar School at Fitzherbert Park 2 at 10 AM Prediction: Auckland Grammar School Hutt International Boys’ School vs John McGlashan College at Manawaroa Park at 10 AM Prediction: Hutt International Boys’ School Wednesday 6 April: Hutt International Boys School vs St Andrew's College at Fitzherbert Park 1 at 10 AM (Match of the Day) Prediction: Hutt International Boys School Auckland Grammar School vs John McGlashan College at Fitzherbert Park 2 at 10 AM Prediction: Auckland Grammar School New Plymouth Boys’ High School vs Hamilton Boys’ High School at Manawaroa Park at 10 AM Prediction: New Plymouth Boys’ High School Thursday 7 April: * John McGlashan College vs St Andrew's College at Fitzherbert Park 2 at 9.30 AM (Match of the Day) Prediction: St Andrew's College Hutt International Boys’ School vs New Plymouth Boys’ High School at Manawaroa Park at 10 AM Prediction: Hutt International Boys’ School Auckland Grammar School vs Hamilton Boys High School at at Fitzherbert Park 1 at 10 AM Prediction: Auckland Grammar School Friday 8 April: Hutt International Boys School vs Auckland Grammar School at Fitzherbert Park 1 at 10 AM (Match of the Day) Prediction: Auckland Grammar School St Andrew's College vs New Plymouth Boys’ High School at Fitzherbert Park 2 at 9.30 AM Prediction: New Plymouth Boys High School John McGlashan College vs Hamilton Boys High School at Manawaroa Park at 9.30 AM Prediction: Hamilton Boys High School Last Year's Points Table: 1- Christchurch Boys’ High School - 10 Points 2- Wellington College - 6 Points 3- King’s College Auckland - 6 Points 4- Tauranga Boys’ College - 4 Points 5- Palmerston North Boys’ High School - 4 Points 6- King’s College Dunedin - 0 Points Read our story with winners CBHS last year HERE Previous Winners: 2015 Christchurch Boys' High School 2014 Christchurch Boys' High School 2013 Otago Boys' High School 2012 Otago Boys' High School 2011 Christchurch Boys' High School 2010 Auckland Grammar 2009 Kings College 2008 Palmerston North Boys' High School 2007 Hamilton Boys' High School & Otago Boys' High School 2006 Tauranga Boys College 2005 Christchurch Boys' High School & Auckland Grammar 2004 Christchurch Boys' High School Article by Wareham Sports Media - for more cricket articles, check out Wareham Sports Media on Facebook ![]() Auckland Grammar School have successfully defended their Student Horizons Auckland Twenty20 championship. Captain Flynn McGregor-Sumpter is delighted with the result. “This is a great start to the season. Although we didn’t play many of the sides in the Auckland competition, it’s a massive confidence boost for us. Additionally it shows how we want to play our cricket this year. Our spinners will be key, along with our deep batting order.” Grammar weren’t seriously challenged in any of their five matches and McGregor-Sumpter attributes this to suitable conditions and the right personnel. “I think we had an incredibly talented and well-balanced side. We batted very deep and all of our bowlers delivered. Our spinners were key throughout. The pitches were dry and turned a lot. We were able to use our four spinners regularly over the three days.” Thomas Leggat was the leading wicket taker with 11 wickets in five games. Hamish Kidd was also a valuable contributor. McGregor-Sumpter says there were several fine batting performances too. “There were many standout batting performances. Isaac Crooks got 60-odd in our first game against Kings. Callum Coutts got 50-odd against St. John’s. Will Ormiston made 60 against Westlake and I got 70 against St. Peter’s in the final.” Coutts was the leading run-maker and made 40 in the final against St. Peter’s, a side that McGregor-Sumpter rated highly. “Our toughest opponent was St. Peter’s. Although we won quite comprehensively in the final, our pool play game wasn’t nearly as easy. Their bowlers bowled good lines, and they were very athletic in the field.” Auckland Grammar Pool Play Results Beat King’s College (174/5) to (82/8) Beat St. John’s College, Hamilton (142/2) to (139/10) Beat Westlake BHS (155/4) to 106/10) Beat St. Peter’s College (133/8) to (66/10)
31/1/2016
NZ U19 Cricket smashed by Nepal!![]() Qualifier Nepal caused the first major upset of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 when it stunned New Zealand by 32 runs in a Group D match in Fatullah on Thursday. Nepal, which won the qualifying event in Malaysia last year to return to the World Cup after missing the previous tournament in 2014, bowled out the Kiwis, which was chasing 239 for victory, for 206. While captain Raju Rijal top-scored for Nepal with 48, seamer Dipender Airee’s three wickets and off-spinner Prem Tamang’s two helped clinch the dramatic win. Dale Phillips scored 41 to make a late victory bid for New Zealand before he was last out to spark joyous celebrations in the Nepalese camp. Full score card available here
26/1/2016
Flynn McGregor-Sumpter – In A HurryThe Student Horizons Twenty20 Cup is a traditional and highly anticipated prelude to busy summer of cricket in Auckland.
Eight teams compete over three days for the right to be declared Twenty20 champions in the City of Sails. In 2016, Kings College, Auckland Grammar School, Westlake BHS, St. Peters College, St John’s College, Hamilton, Kelston BHS, Avondale College and Rangitoto College will compete in the fast-paced event. Auckland Grammar School are the defending champions and leading batsman Flynn McGregor-Sumpter is looking forward to the challenge of retaining the title. “It’s going to be tough, but I am really excited. We have a good team with a balance of fresh faces and experienced guys,” he says. Last year Grammar lost in pool play to St. Peter’s, but recovered to win through to the final where they met their neighbours and arch-nemesis. McGregor-Sumpter recalls the occasion. “We batted first and James Banicievich smashed eighty-odd. It was a great knock that set us up for a big score which we defended relatively easily.” There will be nothing easy about this year’s tourney. Auckland Grammar is joined in pool play by Westlake, King’s and St. John’s. “They are all good teams. Westlake and King’s are traditionally strong. Westlake were runners up at the Gillette Cup while King’s are a great rival in any sport. St. John’s is a bit of a dark horse. We don’t know a lot about them, but the Hamilton side is always good,” McGregor-Sumpter says. McGregor-Sumpter believes the biggest challenge of the tournament, apart from the opposition , is keeping energy levels high. McGregor-Sumpter elaborates: “You play five games in three days and the pace is frantic. You have to be prepared to dig deep in the field and running between the wickets because every run counts.” The size of scores in international cricket is rapidly increasing. The ability to clear the boundaries with a vast array of shots and frequently is becoming more crucial. McGregor-Sumpter admits watching the likes of Chris Gayle and his favourite players AB de Villiers and Kane Williamson (Above) can be intimidating. “I am more suited to the longer formats because I like to bat time. I like to have a swing as well, but I have to work on my power hitting and shot range to became a better player.” McGregor-Sumpter is an Eastern Districts rep and his highest score for the First XI is 99 against Rosmini College. He was stumped then, he hopes to have the answers over the next three days at Waikaraka Park in Onehunga. Pools A: King’s, St. Peter’s, Westlake, St. John’s B: Auckland GS, Avondale, Kelston, Rangitoto Day One 10:00am: King’s College vs. Auckland Grammar School 10:00am: St Peter’s College vs. Avondale College 10:00am: Westlake Boys’ High School vs. Kelston Boys’ High School 10:00am: St John’s College, Hamilton vs. Rangitoto College 1:30pm: King’s College vs. Avondale College 1:30pm: St Peter’s College vs. Kelston Boys’ High School 1:30pm: 13:30 Westlake Boys’ High School vs. Rangitoto College 1:30pm: St John’s College, Hamilton vs. Auckland Grammar School Day Two 10:00am: King’s College vs. Kelston Boys’ High School 10:00am: St Peter’s College vs. Rangitoto College 10:00am: Westlake Boys’ High School vs. Auckland Grammar School 10:00am: St John’s College, Hamilton vs. Avondale College 1:30pm: King’s College vs. Rangitoto College 1:30pm: St Peter’s College vs. Auckland Grammar School 1:30pm: Westlake Boys’ High School vs. Avondale College 1:30pm: St John’s College, Hamilton vs. Kelston Boys’ High School Day Three 10:00am: Winner Pool A vs. Runners Up Pool A 10:00am: Winner Pool B vs. Runners Up Pool B 10:00am Third Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool A 10:00am Third Place Pool B vs. Fourth Place Pool B Finals 1:30pm: Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2 (1st/2nd playoff) 1:30pm: Runners Up SF 1 vs. Runners Up SF 2 (3rd/4th playoff) 1:30pm: Winner SF 3 vs. Winner SF 4 (5th/6th playoff) 1:30pm: Runners Up SF 3 vs. Runners Up SF 4 (7th/8th playoff) ![]() Troy Johnson is one of New Zealand’s preeminent age group batsman. He has amassed a record number of runs for the Hutt International Boys’ School (HIBS) First XI and is a regular selection in rep sides. In the first two days of the National Secondary Schools tournament he failed to score a single run. In the remaining three games he scored 22, 10 and 36. Despite the modest return Johnson hit the most important runs of the entire tournament for HIBS. In a super over against defending champions Christchurch Boys’ High School, Johnson struck the winning four. “I guess I owed the team some runs. Ben Sears was unbelievable in the super over, knocking over their two batsman in two balls. That made it easy for me,” Johnson admits. HIBS dramatic victory was vital in piping Westlake BHS for the title. Despite losing to the Auckland champions, HIBS boasted a superior run rate, but it could have all unrivalled in the dying stages of the Christchurch match. “Christchurch was chasing 188 and we had them 164/9. Their last partnership was stubborn and managed to tie the scores. As a captain I tried not to panic, but I was concerned. Caleb Hewson was a hero bowling their last batsman,” Johnson says. “We celebrated not really know what was going to happen next. They told us there would be a super over. One over is a tough way to decide a match, but you have to have a winner and as far as entertainment goes it’s really exciting.” The score of 188 proved to be a lucky one for HIBS. The following day they scored the same total in a 17-run win against Hamilton BHS. “The pitches were tough to bat on because there had been a tournament played the previous week. By the final day, they were the equivalent of a Day 8 test wicket. They took a lot of turn and kept low and slow,” Johnson complains. Johnson wasn’t frustrated by his bowling contribution. He took 12 wickets at 10.83, the second highest wicket taker in the tournament behind Sears (13). His best figures were 4/21 against Hamilton. “It was nice to get a few wickets and made a contribution to the team after missing out with the bat. A lot of my wickets were created by pressure at the other end. We bowled really well as a unit which has been the key to our success all year,” Johnson explains. Rachin Ravindra was named player of the tournament. He made 208 runs at 41.60 and took six wickets at 21.8 – only conceding 3.11 runs an over. His highest score was 76 against Hamilton BHS and he made 64 in the final match against Palmerston North BHS which sealed HIBS the title. “We call Rachin superstar because he is the hardest working player in the team. He gets up at 4:30am and is at the nets with his Dad. His work ethic and ability are phenomenal,” Johnson acclaims. HIBS became only the third Wellington school and first in 14 years to win the National cricket title. Johnson departs HIBS with mixed emotions. “I couldn’t think of a better way to go out than winning a National title. It’s been years in the making. A lot of good people have put in a lot of hard work. I will miss HIBS.,it’s been a big part of my life, but I guess it’s time to move on,” Johnson concludes. ![]() Hutt International Boys’ School (HIBS) have become the first Wellington school in 14 years and only the second all-time to win the National Secondary Schools’ cricket championship. HIBS won the title at Lincoln in Christchurch on a superior run-rate from Westlake BHS who beat HIBS on Wednesday. It was a low scoring tourney with only one century made, Mitchell Murray made two by himself last year. HIBS all-round bowling attack and ability to restrict their opposition was vital. The tournament was played over 50 overs. Here are all the results and stats. Day One Hamilton BHS: 232/9 (Jamie Moore 73, Matti Clarke 58; Fraser Sheat 4/22) Christchurch BHS:235/6 (Matthew Hay 81, Stephen Sistern-Tate 3/47) Christchurch wins by 6 wickets Palmerston North BHS: 200/8 (Whetu Na Nagara 42, Keegan Russell 2/29) Westlake BHS: 138 (Ryan Doubell, Jack Lord 4/30) Palmerston North wins by 62 runs. Hutt International BHS: 187-8(Akshar Patel 41; Declan Su’a 3-36) Otago BHS: 103 (Taine Bayly 42; Ben Sears 5-23) HIBS win by 84 runs. Day Two Hutt International BHS: 188/9 (Akshar Patel 35, Rachin Ravindra 32; Fraser Sheat 3/36) Christchurch BHS: 188 (Will Jordon 46, Sandford Heard 42, Tyler Simpson 3/30) Tied, but HIBS win on a super over. Palmerston North BHS: 189 (Charles Parker 55; Stephen Sistern-Tate 2/38) Hamilton BHS:190/6 (Cullen Aislabie 75; Isaac Harris 3/32) Hamilton BHS wins by four wickets Otago BHS: 218/7 (Hunter Kindley 64, Taine Bayly 49; Ryan Doubell 2/21) Westlake BHS: 219/6 (Ben Beecroft 82*, Hunter Kindley 2/35) Westlake wins by four wickets Day Three Hamilton BHS: 221/8 (Jamie Moore 59, Cameron McAuslan 2/37) Otago BHS: 96 (Gus Wood 21, Stephen Sistern-Tate 3/1) Hamilton wins by 125 runs. Palmerston North BHS: 205/8 (Whetu Na Nagara 58, Jack Hyde 4/27) Christchurch 206/4 (Will Jordon 102*, Brad Fulton 1/26) Christchurch wins by 6 wickets Hutt International BHS: 172 (Brad Johns 41, Ben Beecroft 3/25) Westlake BHS: 174/8 (William O’Donnell 46, Troy Johnson 4/42) Westlake BHS wins by 2 wickets. Day Four Hutt International BHS: 188 (Rachin Ravindra 76; Riyan Perera 2/14) Hamilton BHS: 171 (Riyan Perera 62, Troy Johnson 4/21, Ben Sears 3/38) HIBS wins by 17 runs. Christchurch BHS: 161 (Jack Lewis 39; Angus McKenzie 4/24) Westlake BHS: 162/3 (Wesley Sleep 63, William O’ Donnell 52) Westlake wins by 7 wickets. Otago BHS: 273/5 (Jack Pryde 87*, Max Chu 85, Braden Rowe 1/32) Palmerston North BHS: 105 (Tom O’Connor 22, Cameron McAuslan 2/3) Otago wins by 168 runs. Day Five Christchurch BHS: 262/8 (Callum Hill 80, Jack Lewis 74; Ben Lockrose 2/41) Otago BHS: 117 (Cameron McAuslan 30, Scott Burnett 4/21) Christchurch wins by 145 runs Hutt International BHS: 261 (Rachin Ravindra 64, Jesse Tashkoff 51; Zoheb Akhter 4/47) Palmerston North BHS: 147 (Braden Rowe 36*, Akansh Kanuparthi 3/23) HIBS wins by 114 runs Westlake BHS: 219/9 (Wesley Sleep 60, William O’Donnell, 42; Brayden Gaylor 3/43) Hamilton BHS: 198 (Jamie Moore 50, Angus McKenzie 5/38) Westlake wins by 21 runs Leading Run Makers
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Final Rankings 1. Hutt International BS 2. Westlake BHS 3. Christchurch BHS 4. Hamilton BHS 5. Palmerston North BHS 6. Otago BHS ![]() Tawa College (Wellington) have defended their National Secondary School Girls Cricket title today in Palmerston North. Tawa won their fifth consecutive match of the Twenty20 tournament today, beating Epsom Girls’ Grammar School. In a match reduced to 12 overs, Epsom set Tawa 68 to win and they prevailed by 10 wickets. All-rounder Meli Kerr was the Player of the Tournament, scoring 178 runs. St Hilda’s Collegiate (Otago) finished second, with four wins from five. St Hilda’s defeated Whangarei Girls’ High School (Northern) today. Tawa had beaten St Hilda’s by 52 runs when they met on day one on Tuesday, with Tawa scoring 144-1 and then restricting St Hilda’s to 92-4. Final points: Tawa 10, St Hilda’s 8, Havelock North HS 6, Epsom GGS 4, Villa Maria College 2, Whangarei Girls’ HS 0 Hamish Wareham (Wareham Sports Media) is a proud Hutt International Boys' School cricket fan. He watched just the second tie in National First XI cricket history unfold yesterday. Here is his account of what happened.
A lack of runs in the top of the order cost Hutt International Boys’ School (HIBS) from making a bigger score than they should have. Opener Ben Sears spooned one to Jack Hyde off the bowling of Fergus Fairbairn and then Troy Johnson had his off stump smashed out of the ground off the bowling of Harrison Cox. A fighting stand for the third wicket between Rachin Ravindra and Jesse Tashkoff got HIBS through to 66-2. Tashkoff was caught behind by Callum Hill of the bowling of Fraser Sheat for9 off 34 balls and not long after that he was joined back in the pavilion by Ravindra who was run out on 32 off 72 balls by Christchurch captain Matthew Hay to make it 74-4. A 65-run stand for the 5th wicket between Akshar Patel and wicket keeper batsman Bradley Johns got HIBS to 141-4 before Akshar was run out by Jack Lewis on 35 off 62 balls. Bradley was caught on a low catch by Fergus Fairbairn on 31 off 48 balls which triggered a mini-collapse. HIBS found themselves at 157-8 when Tyler Simpson was run out after Joe Foote hit the ball back down the pitch only for it to rebound off Hay’s hand and knock the bails off the at the non-strikers end with Simpson out of his crease. Joe Foote (17 off 35 balls) and Caleb Hewson (12 off 11 Balls) put on 21 for the last wicket to get HIBS to a defendable total off 188-9 in their 50 overs. Fraser was the best of the Christchurch bowlers taking 3-36 in his 10 overs. HIBS knew they needed wickets fast to have any chance and the start was ideal. Callum Hill hit one straight to Caleb Hewson at point off the bowling of Tyler Simpson for just 3 off 6 balls. Sanford Heard and Will Jordan combined to share 67 for the second wicket, before Jordon was caught behind by Bradley just short of a well-deserved half century. He made 46 off 51 balls. HIBS rallied. Heard was trapped in front by Sears on 42 off 87 balls before the floodgates opened. CBHS quickly found themselves at 164-9 after 41.5 overs. Fraser became a hero with the bat as he and Fairbairn put on 24 runs to get level the scores before Caleb Hewson bowled Fairbairn for 3 off 27 balls to send it into the Super Over. The eliminator over only lasted four balls in both innings as Ben Sears knocked over Will Jordan and Ben Donkers in succession to leave HIBS only needing one run. Captain Troy Johnson cleared over mid-wicket on the second ball of Fraser’s over to give HIBS an outright lead at the top of the table after day two of the First XI Cup. |
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