Cricket Wellington / January 2013
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Firebirds at the Basin this Thursday to Sunday
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- First-class cricket comes to the Hawkins Basin Reserve for the first time this season with the Wellington Firebirds hosting the Canterbury Wizards in the Plunket Shield competition.
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Kasperek scores record 164 in female club cricket
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- The recent arrival of Leigh Kasperek from Scotland has seen records broken in female club cricket. Kasperek, the former Scottish, Essex, and Western Fury player, top scored for her Johnsonville club on Saturday with 164 not out
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Easts win Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day Final
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- Defending Wellington club cricket One-Day champions Eastern Suburbs won the inaugural Ewen Chatfield Cup title in the final against Karori at Kilbirnie Park on Sunday.
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Pearce Cup team of the Week for 26 and 27 January
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- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup team of the Week for 26 January after the second day's play of round one Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy matches on Saturday, and the Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day Final on Sunday
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Outright wins for Easts, Taita and Karori in two-day openers
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- There were comprehensive wins to Eastern Suburbs, Taita and Karori in the first round of games for the Wilkinson Pearce Cup that concluded on Saturday.
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Otago riding high
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- A record total by the Otago Volts and a devastating display from their young paceman James Fuller sealed an innings victory inside three days over the HELL Wellington Firebirds.
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Fifth place for Wellington U19s
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- The Wellington U19s comfortably beat winners Canterbury in their last match, but finished fifth overall in the National U19 tournament that finished at Lincoln University on Friday.
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Wilkinson Ewen Chatfield Cup One Day Final
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- The Wilkinson Ewen Chatfield Cup One Day Final will be contested between Eastern Suburbs and Karori
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Wellington City take Dempster Shield in Cliffhanger
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- Wellington City defeated Hutt Valley to win the Dempster Shield in a cliffhanger.
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Wellington cruise to victory
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- Wellington have got off the bottom of the table with a big win over Northern Districts.
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Otago in full control
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- The Otago Volts have continued inflicting misery on the HELL Wellington Firebirds at University Oval, just days after beating them in the HRV Cup Final.
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Female Club Cricket up and running in 2013
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- Club cricket resumed for all female cricketers on Saturday, with Hutt District playing Johnsonville and Onslow up against Collegians
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Auckland close in on second
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- Central Districts, Auckland and Otago are all fighting it out for second and third in the National Under-19 tournament.
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Plunket Shield resumes tomorrow in Dunedin
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- The second half of the 2012-13 Plunket Shield competition resumes for the Wellington Firebirds from this Thursday when they play the Otago Volts at University Oval in Dunedin.
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Wellington Secondary School Girls Beat Canterbury Secondary School Girls 4-0
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- Last week the Wellington Secondary School Girls team played one 50-over and three Twenty20 matches against Canterbury at Linden Park and won all four
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Pearce Cup team of the Week for 19 January
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- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup team of the Week for 19 January after the opening day's play of two-day Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy matches
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Firebirds miss out to Otago in Twenty20 Final
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- The Hell Wellington Firebirds missed out on winning a maiden HRV Cup domestic Twenty20 title, losing to Otago in the Final in Dunedin on Sunday.
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Otago win HRV Cup
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- New Zealand has a new HRV Cup champion after the Otago Volts held off the HELL Wellington Firebirds in a taut final steeped in nervous tension and absorbing one-on-one contests.
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Wilkinson Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy underway on Saturday
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- Wilkinson Pearce Cup and Wilkinson Hazlett Trophy two-day cricket started on Saturday, with Eastern Suburbs, Taita, Onslow, Naenae Old Boys, North City, Hutt District and Upper Hutt all recording first innings leads.
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Wellington down Otago
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- Ot ago Under-19 have fallen to Wellington by 37 runs in their fourth round One Day match.
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Firebirds into Maiden HRV Cup Final
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- He wasn't the guy who carried his bat, he wasn't the top-scorer for his team, but the Jesse Ryder magic continued for the HELL Wellington Firebirds.
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Wellington hold on for draw
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- The match between Wellington and Auckland resulted in a draw overall, but it was Auckland who claimed first-innings points.
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Weather Gods Smiling On HRV Preliminary Final
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- Despite a wet start to the week, it looks like the weather gods have seen fit to give the Wellington faithful a clear evening for the HRV Cup Preliminary Final.
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Pearce Cup team of the Week for 12 and 13 January
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- The Wilkinson Pearce Cup team of the Week for 12 and 13 January after the 10th and final round of Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day matches
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Wellington Girls U15 side Champions of National U15 Tournament Wanganui 2013
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- The Wellington U15 girls are champions of New Zealand having defeated Auckland in the final of the Wanganui U15 tournament held from 8-11 January
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Wellington to Host HRV Cup Preliminary Final
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- Wellington will host the HRV Cup Preliminary Final at the Hawkins Basin Reserve this Friday evening after the HELL Wellington Firebirds defeated the SKYCITY Northern Knights in a dramatic last-over finish at the Hawkins Basin Reserve on Sunday.
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Wellington to Host HRV Cup Preliminary Final
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- Wellington will host the HRV Cup Preliminary Final at the Hawkins Basin Reserve this Friday after the HELL Wellington Firebirds defeated the SKYCITY Northern Knights in a dramatic last-over finish at the Hawkins Basin Reserve on Sunday.
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Firebirds book HRV Cup Playoff
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- A fascinating duel that went down to the last two balls of the day has seen the HELL Wellington Firebirds narrowly beat the SKYCITY Northern Knights.
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Murdoch leads Karori into the One-Day final with big century
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- Wellington Firebirds Plunket Shield captain Stephen Murdoch smashed 162 not out to lead Karori to victory over Eastern Suburbs and into the Ewen Chatfield Cup One-Day final against Easts on 27 January.
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Devine, Blaze triumphant in final
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- The Wellington Blaze have upset the Canterbury Magicians in the final of the Women’s Domestic Final, with captain Sophie Devine leading her side to a 38 run victory at MainPower Oval, Rangiora.
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Volts On Top In HRV Cup
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- Halftime nerves turned into fulltime celebrations for the Otago Volts as they nailed a 12-run victory over the HELL Wellington Firebirds to all but assure themselves of a home HRV Cup final.
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Elliott in New Zealand ODI squad
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- All-rounder Grant Elliott will replace Corey Anderson in the BLACKCAPS ODI squad for the upcoming series in South Africa.
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HRV Cup double-header weekend at the Basin
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- The Hell Wellington Firebirds host the Otago Volts on Friday and the Northern Knights on Sunday at the Hawkins Basin Reserve in a huge double-header weekend of HRV Cup Twenty20 matches.
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BLACKCAPS v England– Test Match and Twenty20 Hospitality
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- Cricket Wellington is pleased to offer a limited number of fantastic corporate hospitality packages at the Twenty20 international between at Westpac Stadium on 15 February and the second Test match at the Hawkins Basin Reserve from 14-18 March.
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Wellington Blaze in Twenty20 Final on Saturday
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- The Wellington Blaze play the Canterbury Magicians in the Final of the domestic women’s Twenty20 competition at MainPower Oval in Rangiora on Saturday.
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Club cricket resuming this weekend
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- Wellington’s club cricketers have much to play for this weekend when the Wilkinson Premier Ewen Chatfield Cup resumes with the last round of matches.
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Wellington A crowned champions at Lincoln
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- Wellington were crowned Provincial A champions at the conclusion of the tournament at t Lincoln University on Thursday
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Wellington A win both matches to take unassailable lead into final day
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- Wellington won both of their Twenty20 matches on the penultimate day of the Provincial A tournament at Lincoln University and in doing so secured the trophy with a five point lead over Auckland in second place.
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Wellington A lose first game but still lead Provincial A tournament
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- Wellington A lost their first game of the Provincial A tournament on Sunday, but still lead heading into the fifth and final set of One-Day matches
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Hell Firebirds cane Wizards in HRV Cup
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- Another top order Twenty20 master-class by Jesse Ryder and Tamim Iqbal set up a 57-run victory over hosts the Canterbury Wizards in Rangiora on Sunday
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Firebirds cane Wizards in HRV Cup
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- Another top order Twenty20 master-class by Jesse Ryder and Tamim Iqbal set up a 57-run victory over hosts the Canterbury Wizards in front of a full house at Rangiora this afternoon.
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Wellington lower-order helps crush Otago
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- A late thrust from the Wellington lower-order helped them cruise to a 125 run victory over Otago in their third round Provincial A match at Lincoln.
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Firebirds in Rangiora on Sunday for HRV Cup clash
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- The Hell Wellington Firebirds are playing the Canterbury Wizards at MainPower Oval in Rangiora on Sunday in the HRV Cup Twenty20 competition.
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Blaze in Women’s Twenty20 final
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- The Wellington Blaze have qualified for the domestic Women’s Twenty20 final against Canterbury in Rangiora next weekend
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Blaze finish with a flourish
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- An opening stand worth 126 from Lucy Doolan and Renee Moffitt has led the Wellington Blaze to a 48 run victory over the Auckland Hearts at Melville Park, Auckland.
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Wellington on top after day two at Provincial A
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- Wellington became the only team to remain undefeated on day two of the Provincial A tournament at Lincoln. Having seen off Canterbury on Wednesday, Wellington posted a 93- run bonus point win over Central Districts on Thursday to go top of the table
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Wellington beat Canterbury in Provincial A opener
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- Wellington’s opening batsmen laid the platform for their 49-run win over Canterbury in the first round of the Provincial A tournament at the New Zealand Cricket High Performance Centre in Lincoln on Wednesday.
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Hearts finish well on top
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- The Auckland Hearts cemented their position at the top of the women’s domestic One Day points table, claiming a comprehensive eight wicket victory over the Wellington Blaze at Melville Park, Auckland.
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Hearts win thriller
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- The Auckland Hearts have won a thriller in their Twenty20 match against the Wellington Blaze at Melville Park in Auckland.
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Record stand sees Knights home in HRV Cup
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- It was a case of "Anything you can do, we can do better" as the SKYCITY Northern Knights trumped the HELL Wellington Firebirds in a sensational high-scoring match at Mount Maunganui's Blake Park.
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