Cricket Wellington / November 2012
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Blaze fend off Spirit
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- It was a high scoring Twenty20 match at Bay Oval in Mt Manganui, but the Blaze held off the Northern Spirit to claim an entertaining 10 run victory.
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HIBS Runners Up at NZC Cup
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- The HIBS Year 7/8 Cricket team performed creditably at the recent National Finals. In their first sojourn into this event the team gained second place with 2 wins, and 1 loss to last year’s champions Tauranga Intermediate
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Wellington Blaze playing Northern Spirit this weekend
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- The Wellington Blaze are playing the Northern Spirit at Mt Maunganui his weekend in round two of the domestic women’s Twenty20 and One-Day competitions
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Boxing Day Cricket Returns to the Basin!
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- Boxing Day cricket returns to the Hawkins Basin Reserve this season, with the Hell Wellington Firebirds taking on the Devon Hotel CD Stags in an HRV Cup Twenty20 match on 26 December, starting at 3.00pm
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Basin Reserve, Buckle Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand
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Cricketers Receive Mayoral Support
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- Wellington’s cricketers have been keeping some high-powered company recently, with the Mayor hosting a reception to launch “Wellington’s Summer of Cricket”, and then taking in breakfast with the Wellington Blaze ahead of their opening matches last weekend.
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Rain thwarts Aces
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- The Plunket Shield match between the Auckland Aces and Wellington Firebirds ended in a draw, with persistent rain at Eden Park Outer Oval forcing the final day to be abandoned.
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Firebirds draw four-dayer with Aces
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- This week’s third round Plunket Shield match between the Wellington Firebirds and the Auckland Aces and ended in a draw, with persistent rain at Eden Park Outer Oval forcing the final day to be abandoned.
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Andy McKay ruled out with side strain injury
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- Andy McKay will be sidelined from cricket for approximately eight weeks, as a result of a side strain suffered in the last round of the Plunket Shield, against Canterbury in Rangiora.
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Munro’s dazzling double puts Auckland on top
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- Colin Munro crushed an unbeaten 269 from 252 deliveries to give the Auckland Aces every chance of beating the Wellington Firebirds at Eden Part Outer Oval tomorrow.
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Premier Youth Grade Final Preview
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- Hutt Valley High School will meet defending champions Scots College in the final of the CricHQ Premier Youth Grade this Sunday
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Aces in powerful position
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- The Auckland Aces are in complete control at Eden Park Outer Oval, having surpassed the Wellington Firebirds total with five wickets in hand.
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HIBS to represent Wellington at NZC Cup Nationals
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- Hutt International Boys' School will represent Wellington at the National Finals of the NZC Cup beginning on 28 November at Manawaroa Park in Palmerston North.
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Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 24 and 25 November
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- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup Team of the Week for the weekend’s fifth round of Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day matches
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Ronchi century leads Firebirds
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- The Wellington Firebirds finished day one of their Plunket Shield match against the Auckland Aces all out for 380, with a century from Luke Ronchi the highlight of the innings.
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Convincing wins for Wellington City and Hutt Valley
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- Wellington City and Hutt Valley both earned convincing wins in their Tararua Shield One-Day matches played on Sunday, Wellington City beating Wairarapa by 6 wickets and Hutt Valley defeating Manawatu by 66 runs.
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Red hot Devine instrumental in twin wins for Blaze
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- Wellington Blaze captain Sophie Devine scored 71 not out on Friday and 108 on Sunday to guide her team to their opening two wins of the season
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Bonus point wins in weekend’s club cricket
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- The fifth round of matches for the Wilkinson Ewen Chatfield Cup that were played on Saturday saw bonus point wins in all six games. Karori, Upper Hutt, Taita, Eastern Suburbs, Onslow and Johnsonville all had emphatic victories in the Premier club 50-over competition.
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Devine does it again
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- For the second time this weekend the Central Hinds have felt the wrath of Sophie Devine, as they suffered a four wicket loss to the Wellington Blaze at Karori Park, Wellington.
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Hinds pick up bonus point win
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- The Central Hinds have crushed the Wellington Blaze by 147 runs in their Women’s One Day match at Karori Park, Wellington.
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Devine key in Blaze win
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- Sophie Devine went on a rampage in the Wellington Blaze’s Twenty20 match against the Central Hinds and guided her side to a comfortable seven wicket victory.
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Tararua Shield Hits Wellington
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- The Tararua Shield comes to Wellington this weekend
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Wellington Blaze squad to play Central Hinds
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- The Wellington Blaze squad to play the Central Hinds at Karori Park in the opening round of women’s domestic Twenty20 and One-Day matches has been announced
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Wellington umpires to support Angus Little fund
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- Little cancer sufferer Angus Little will have the generous support of Cricket Wellington Umpires and Scorers’ Inc on what they have dubbed “Umpire for Angus Day” on Saturday the 1st of December.
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Wizards achieve incredible victory
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- The Canterbury Wizards have pulled off a sensational six wicket victory on day four of their Plunket Shield match against the Wellington Firebirds.
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All square at Rangiora
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- The Plunket Shield match between the Canterbury Wizards and Wellington Firebirds looks set to finish a draw, with neither team flinching on day three at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora.
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All square at Rangiora as Papps nears century
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- The Plunket Shield match between the Firebirds and the Wizards is heading for a draw, with Firebirds opener Michael Papps closing in on a century at the end of day three.
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New Zealand Cricket Museum turns 25 next week
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- The New Zealand Cricket Museum under the Old Grandstand at the Hawkins Basin Reserve turns 25 next week and its Director for the past nine years David Mealing writes about its beginnings, development and future challenges.
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Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 17 and 18 November
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- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup Team of the Week for round four of the Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day competition
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Ellis’s six-wicket haul give Wizards the advantage
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- Day two of the Plunket Shield match between the Canterbury Wizards and Wellington Firebirds has been abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent showers.
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Season starts for Wellington Blaze this weekend
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- The 2012-13 summer of cricket for the Wellington Blaze starts this weekend over three days at Karori Park against the Central Hinds to mark the start of the domestic women’s One-Day and Twenty20 competitions.
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Gillespie and McKay set new 10th wicket record partnership against Canterbury
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- Mark Gillespie top scored with 77 of 63 balls to top score for the Wellington Firebirds in their first innings total of 221 against the Canterbury Wizards in day one of their Plunket Shield match
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Day two abandoned at Rangiora
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- Day two of the Plunket Shield match between the Canterbury Wizards and Wellington Firebirds has been abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent showers.
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Plunket Shield resumes this week
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- The Wellington Firebirds fold away the coloured clothing and don the flannels to play the Canterbury Wizards in Rangiora this week in their second Plunket Shield four-day match of the season.
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University and Karori joint leaders in club One-Day competition
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- University and Karori are the joint frontrunners after this weekend’s fourth round set of Premier Wilkinson Ewen Chatfield Cup one-day matches.
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Aces overcome Firebirds
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- The Auckland Aces have beaten the Wellington Firebirds by five wickets in their Plunket Shield match at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.
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Hell Wellington Firebirds squad for Aces named
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- Scott Kuggeleijn comes in for Mark Gillespie for Friday night's HRV Cup game against the Auckland Aces at Westpac Stadium
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Firebirds hosting Aces this Friday
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- In the second of two HRV Cup matches under lights at Westpac Stadium, the Hell Wellington Firebirds host the Auckland Aces there this Friday night from 7.00pm in the domestic Twenty20 competition
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Wins for Johnsonville and Hutt in 50-over women’s cricket
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- Johnsonville and Hutt District both opened the Wellington women’s 50-over club competition on Saturday with well-earned wins.
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Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 10 November
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- Pearce Cup Team of the Week for 10 November
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Five centuries in Wellington club cricket One-Day matches
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- Five centuries were scored in third round Wellington club cricket Wilkinson Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day matches on Saturday, with Wellington Firebirds Stephen Murdoch, Harry Boam, and Scott Kuggeleijn, Henry Walsh and Barry Rhodes all reaching three figures.
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Ryder leads Firebirds to win over Wizards
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- Jesse Ryder smashed a brilliant half-century as the Wellington Firebirds beat the Canterbury Wizards by six wickets in the HRV Cup Twenty20 at Westpac Stadium tonight.
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Hell Wellington Firebirds squad named for HRV Cup opener
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- The Hell Wellington Firebirds team has been named to play the Canterbury Wizards on Friday night at Westpac Stadium in their HRV Cup opener
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Walsh stars as Hutt Valley wins opening game of Tararua Shield
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- Henry Walsh scores a century to help Hutt Valley win their opening Tararua Shield game
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Hell Wellington Firebirds at Midland Park
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- Ahead of the big game at the Stadium this Friday night, join the Hell Wellington Firebirds at Midland Park, Lambton Quay, at 12.30pm on Wednesday 7 November.
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Get in Quick for your Cricket Fix
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- Cricket Wellington memberships continue to be the hottest ticket in town for all your cricket action
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The Stars Are Coming Out!
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- Come and enjoy cricket history this Friday night when the Hell Wellington Firebirds take on the Canterbury Wizards in the first ever domestic night Twenty20 match at Westpac Stadium.
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Mighty Angus Little
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- Angus Little is a brave little five-year old Wellington boy, the youngest son of Taita cricket stalwart Dave Little and his wife Wendy and family.
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Kasperek helps fire up Blaze
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- Scottish International and former Western Fury and current Essex cricketer Leigh Kasperek is joining the Wellington Blaze this week ahead of the domestic women's Action Cup season
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Walsh stars in big win for Hutt Valley
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- New Zealand U19 batsman Henry Walsh scored 123 off 81 balls and Darren Cudby made 71 as Hutt Valley easily accounted for Wairarapa in the first match of the Tararua Shield quadrangular competition at Rathkeale College on Sunday.
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Lucy Doolan goes back to school
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- Wellington Blaze and White Fern Lucy Doolan was out and about visiting schools last week.
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Shaun Tait and Cameron Borgas joining Hell Firebirds
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- Cricket Wellington has confirmed that Australian speedster Shaun Tait and allrounder Cameron Borgas will join the Hell Wellington Firebirds for their opening two Friday night HRV Cup Twenty20 matches on 9 and 16 November, at Westpac Stadium.
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