Cricket Wellington / December 2012
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New Year’s Day cricket for Firebirds and Blaze
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- The Hell Wellington Firebirds and Wellington Blaze start the new year off with Twenty20 games on 1 January against the Northern Knights and Auckland Hearts respectively
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Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 22 and 23 December
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- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup Team of the Week for the Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day Matches played on 22 and 23 December
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Bates ton sets up win for Sparks
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- The Otago Sparks have moved into second place following an impressive 49 run win in the 50-over competition against the Wellington Blaze at Lincoln Green, Lincoln.
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Moffitt sparkles in Blaze victory
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- A brilliant century from Renee Moffitt helped the Wellington Blaze to a 13-run win over the Otago Sparks in the 50-over match at Lincoln No. 3, Lincoln.
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Firebirds on fire in HRV Cup
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- Defending champions the Auckland Aces lost their way at Eden Park as the HELL Wellington Firebirds proved they can back up after all, serving up the Aces' second defeat in as many games.
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Mascarenhas joining Firebirds for Aces HRV Cup match
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- Dimitri Mascarenhas joins the Hell Wellington Firebirds squad for Friday night’s HRV Cup Twenty20 match against the Auckland Aces.
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Blaze edge past Sparks
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- The Wellington Blaze edged the Otago Sparks by 13 runs in the Twenty20 match at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln.
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Firebirds demolish Stags
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- The HELL Wellington Firebirds were back to their winning ways this afternoon with a one-sided 53-run victory over the Central Stags in the HRV Cup at the Hawkins Basin Reserve.
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Easts qualify top for One-Day final; Karori, Onslow and Taita all still alive
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- Karori, Onslow and Taita will be playing for the right to join confirmed top qualifiers Eastern Suburbs in the Wilkinson Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day Final in the last round of matches when the competition resumes on 12 January.
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Volts cruise to victory
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- The Otago Volts have beaten the Wellington Firebirds by 82 runs in their HRV Cup match at University Oval in Dunedin, with the home side posting 204 for three in the first innings.
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Tamim Iqbal joining Firebirds for Dunedin HRV Cup match
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- Bangladeshi batsman Tamim Iqbal joins the Hell Wellington Firebirds squad for Sunday’s HRV Cup Twenty20 match against the Otago Volts in Dunedin.
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Year 9 and Year 10 girls have a blast in Palmerston North
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- Fourteen Year 9 and Year 10 girls recently attended the Central Districts U15 Girls tournament held at Ongley Park Palmerston North. The girls played six Twenty20 matches against Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu and Taranaki.
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HRV Fan Day with the Hell Wellington Firebirds on Friday
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- The Hell Wellington Firebirds are holding a HRV Fan Day at the Hawkins Basin Reserve for junior players and Wellington’s wider cricket community between 1.00pm and 3.00pm on Friday 21 December. There will be plenty of activities and giveaways for all the family!
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Wellington Provincial A and U19 squads named for National Tournaments
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- The Wellington Provincial A and U19 squads have been selected for their National Tournaments in January.
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Wellington finish second at Women’s Under-21 tournament
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- The Wellington Women’s U21 side finished second behind winners Canterbury at the National Women’s Under-21 tournament that finished at Lincoln University on Wednesday
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Chief Executive’s Mid-Season Message
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- Mid-season message from Cricket Wellington Chief Executive Peter Clinton
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Williamson ton secures Knights the points
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- Kane Williamson scored a masterful 123 not out on day four to ruin Luke Ronchi’s back-to-back centuries and give the Northern Knights a six wicket win over the Firebirds at Karori Park, Wellington.
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Knights smother Firebirds on day three
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- The Wellington Firebirds are staring at defeat, after they were forced to follow on by the Northern Knights and finished the day with a lead of just seven runs with four wickets in hand.
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Boxing Day at the Basin for Angus
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- Cricket Wellington will be donating $1 for every person that comes through the gate for the Boxing Day HRV Cup Twenty20 game between the Hell Wellington Firebirds and the Central District Stags. There will also be a bucket collection going around the ground during the game.
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Busy schedule for Wellington Blaze over holiday period
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- The Wellington Blaze return to action over holiday period when they play the Otago Sparks and the Auckland Hearts in rounds four and five of the domestic women’s One-Day and Twenty20 competitions.
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Woakes Receives England Call Up
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- Hell Wellington Firebirds all-rounder Chris Woakes will play the next two HRV Cup games on 23 and 26 December before joining England for its New Year ODI tour of India
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Rain ruins day two in Wellington
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- Fog and rain has seen day two of the Plunket Shield match between the Wellington Firebirds and Northern Knights abandoned at Karori Park in Wellington.
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Wellington Women’s U21 team playing Auckland today
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- The Wellington U21 Women have an important match today (Monday) against Auckland in the fourth and last One-Day match of the National Women’s U21 tournament.
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Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 15 and 16 December
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- he Wilkinson Pearce Cup Team of the Week for the weekend’s eighth round of Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day Matches
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Superb Southee in a league of his own
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- Tim Southee has put in a performance for the history books on day one of the SKYCITY Northern Knights Plunket Shield match against the Wellington Firebirds at Karori Park, Wellington.
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Wellington U21 Women beat Auckland by 6 wickets
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- Wellington beat Auckland by six wickets to draw level with their opponents on the points table in second place after round four of the National U21 Women's tournament on Monday.
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Easts continue good form as Karori stumble again
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- Eastern Suburbs have almost certainly assured themselves of a place in the Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day Final after comfortably beating Onslow on Saturday, while second placed Karori lost to Taita in the other Top Four match
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Firebirds hosting Knights this week
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- Fresh from defeating the Central Stags at Karori Park, the Wellington Firebirds are hosting the Northern Knights there this week in round five of the four-day Plunket Shield competition.
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Do you want to sit on the field at the Boxing Day match?
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- How would you like to see in the sun (hopefully), get a picnic and sit on the field at the Boxing Day match against the Central Stags? Well you can! Purchase a Premium Ticket at www.dashtickets.co.nz. Get in quick because space is limited!
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Kuggeleijn and Papps guide Firebirds to outright win
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- Nightwatchman Scott Kuggeleijn struck his maiden first-class century on Thursday and Michael Papps compiled an unbeaten half century to help guide the Wellington Firebirds to their second win of the Plunket Shield season against the frontrunners the Central Stags.
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Wellington U21 Women off to winning start
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- The Wellington U21 women’s side cruised to a national tournament opening 63-run victory over Northern Districts at Lincoln University on Thursday
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Old Foes to Faceoff in Tararua Shield
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- Hutt Valley and Wellington City to play each other this Sunday
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Taita District Cricket Holiday Programme
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- Taita District Cricket Holiday Programme January 14-18 and January 21-25 2013
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The Rugby Health Study needs Cricket Players
- Cricket Wellington
- The International Rugby Board, New Zealand Rugby Union and AUT University are conducting a project on the long term effects of rugby on retired rugby players in comparison to their age-matched non-contact sport counter parts e.g. Cricket players
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Kuggeleijn stuns Stags
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- The Wellington Firebirds cruised to a seven wicket victory over the Central Stags behind an incredible display of batting from supposed night-watchman Scott Kuggeleijn.
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Firebirds take charge on day one
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- Having given up a 143 run first-innings lead the Central Stags are now storming back against the Wellington Firebirds on day two at Karori Park, Wellington.
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Rain sees match cancelled
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- The One-Day match between the Canterbury Magicians and Wellington Blaze has been abandoned without a ball being bowled.
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Scots College win Premier Youth Twenty20 final
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- The Scots College First XI easily accounted for Wellington College on Saturday to take out the 2012 Premier Youth Twenty20 title.
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U21 female team head off to Lincoln with high hopes
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- The U21 Wellington Women’s team heads to Christchurch on Wednesday to compete in the National Development tournament. The team has six current Blaze players and will be captained by Scottish International Leigh Kasperek. The team will be coached by Amanda Cooper and former Blaze coach Mark Borthwick will assist.
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Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 8 and 9 December
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- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup Team of the Week for the weekend’s seventh round of Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day Matches
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Eastern Suburbs in front in club cricket
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- Eastern Suburbs go into the next stage of the Wilkinson Premier club cricket competition as frontrunners after winning convincingly, while previous joint leaders Karori stumbled in Saturday’s last round-robin set of Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day matches.
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Bunkall stars as Wellington Blaze hold off Canterbury on Sunday
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- Terrific rearguard batting and a hugely committed bowling and fielding performance that followed gave the Wellington Blaze a 30-run win over the visiting Canterbury Magicians at Linden Park on Sunday
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Firebirds at Karori Park this week
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- This week the Wellington Firebirds are playing the first of two consecutive four-day matches at home at Karori Park, hosting the Central Stags in round four of the Plunket Shield.
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Firebirds blast past Stags
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- The Hell Wellington Firebirds posted a convincing 55 run victory over the Central Stags in their HRV Cup match on Friday night
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Firebirds post 214 to comfortably beat Stags
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- The Wellington Firebirds have posted a convincing 55 run victory over the Central Stags in their HRV Cup match at McLean Park, Napier.
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Magicians pip Blaze
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- The Canterbury Magicians have beaten the Wellington Blaze by two runs via the Duckworth-Lewis system in their Twenty20 match at Linden Park, Wellington.
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Franklin, Patel boost Firebirds for Friday
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- Black Caps all-rounder James Franklin and off-spinner Jeetan Patel join the Hell Wellington Firebirds for their HRV Cup Twenty20 match against the Central Stags at Napier’s McLean Park on Friday night.
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New Zealand's Favourite Local Cricket Umpire Compeition
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- Nominate your favourite local cricket umpire at Specsavers New Zealand Facebook Page.
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Blaze at home against Canterbury this weekend
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- The Wellington Blaze are playing at home at Linden Park this weekend against the Canterbury Magicians in round three of the domestic women’s Twenty20 and One-Day competitions.
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Chris Woakes excited about Firebirds’ HRV Cup campaign
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- English all-rounder Chris Woakes is excited about the opportunity of making as big an impact this season as he did for his County side over the recent northern summer.
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“Umpire for Angus” Raises $1240
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- Little cancer sufferer Angus Little’s fund has been increased by $1240 following a successful “Umpire for Angus Day” on Saturday, December 1.
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Hutt Valley High School crowned Premier Youth Grade winners
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- Hutt Valley High School are the 2012 CricHQ Premier Youth Grade champions, beating defending champions Scots College by 6 wickets in the final on Monday.
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Spirit win, Browne stars
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- Nicola Browne had a special day as the Northern Spirit won by 36 runs over the Wellington Blaze in their 50 over match at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.
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Blaze win two from three against Spirit in round two
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- The Wellington Blaze won two matches from three against the Northern Spirit in the second round of the domestic women’s Twenty20 and One-Day competitions played over the weekend.
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Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 1 and 2 December
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- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup Team of the Week for the weekend’s sixth round of Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day Matches
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2012 Year 8 Zone Tournament
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- The 2012 Cricket Wellington junior representative season has been underway over the last few weeks in the form of the Year 8 Zone Tournament. Unfortunately poor weather has meant two of the four rounds so far have been cancelled.
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Batsmen prosper in penultimate round of club One-Day matches
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- Batsmen prospered in Round six of the Wellington Premier club cricket Wilkinson Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day competition, with five centuries scored in the seven games played on Saturday and Sunday.
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Blaze, Devine put on a show
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- Sophie Devine and the Wellington Blaze have put on an incredible display of batting to beat the Northern Spirit by 58 runs at Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui.
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