Cricket Wellington / November 2015
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Sophie Devine Blasts the Blaze to a National Record
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- With Round 1 complete, the Wellington Blaze sit atop of the One Day table and joint 3rd on the T20 ladder.
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Stunner at the Basin proves too hot for the Firebirds
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- A tight bowling display put the Mondiale Auckland Aces into a prime position for a Georgie Pie Super Smash playoff spot, after beating the Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds by seven wickets at the Basin Reserve.
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Onslow Stay Top Despite Losing Chance To Pick Up Points
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- Friday nights wind and rain played a bit of havoc in round 7 of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy.
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Mighty Ape Firebirds Squad Named For Clash With Canterbury Kings
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- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their eighth game of the Georgie Pie Super Smash against the Canterbury Kings at the Basin Reserve on Wednesday December 2nd is: Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Jade Dernbach Dane Hutchinson Stephen Murdoch Michael Papps Jeetan Patel Luke Ronchi Matt Taylor Luke Woodcock Anurag Verma Notables: The match starts at 4pm and can be followed on live scoring; cricketwellington.co.nz andwww.supersmash.co.nz. Luke Ronchi returns from the BLACKCAPS and comes in for Craig Cachopa. One player to be added after the final training. This match will be the Firebirds last domestic Twenty20 fixture at the Basin Reserve for the season.
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Firebirds Named For ‘Do Or Die’ Clash With Aces
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- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their seventh game of the Georgie Pie Super Smash against the Mondiale Auckland Aces at the Basin Reserve on Sunday, November 29 is: Michael Papps (Captain) Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Craig Cachopa Jade Dernbach Dane Hutchinson Stephen Murdoch Jeetan Patel Michael Pollard Matt Taylor Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: The match starts at 1pm and is live on Sky Sport and Radio Sport Tickets available online here. All online purchases go in the draw to win a Ford Fiesta Trend Manual Match Day proudly sponsored by Proactive
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Blaze Squad To Host Northern Spirit At Karori Park
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- The Wellington Blaze squad to play in their first Twenty20 match against the Northern Spirit at Karori Park on November 27 is: Sophie Devine (Captain) Rebecca Burns Wheturangi Charteris Deanna Doughty Emma Fullbrook Amelia Kerr Gemma Krebs Suzie McDonald Jessica McFadyen Eimear Richardson Elizabeth Perry Rachel Priest Notables: The match starts at 4pm and can be followed on live scoring; cricketwellington.co.nz The squad to play in the subsequent One Dayers against the Northern Spirit on November 28 and 29 at Karori Park, will be announced following this match The Wellington Blaze are the defending Womens Domestic Twenty20 Champions
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Blaze Lend A Hand At Ronald McDonald House
- Cricket Wellington
- In a busy lead up to the first round against Northern Spirit, our Blaze girls thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to help the wider community by cooking dinner for families staying at Ronald McDonald House in Wellington.
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Hutt and Wellington City Set To Reignite Old Rivalry
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- Wellington City and Hutt Valley will renew their rivalry on Sunday when they meet for the first time this summer.
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Week 7 Preview: Rivalry Round serves up big clashes
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- Week 7 of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy is bound to serve up a number of juicy games as sides strive for vital points.
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Firebirds Make It A Tough Run To The Finals
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- The SBS Bank Otago Volts are back to a six-point lead on the Georgie Pie Super Smash points table after downing defending champs the Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds by 19 runs at the Basin Reserve.
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Onslow & Collegians take an early lead
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- Premier 1 Women Joy Lamason Trophy Onslow and Wellington Collegians have taken a leap ahead in the One Day Trophy, each side winning two from two, but not without a struggle.
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Upsets A Plenty But Onslow Unbeaten
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- Week 6 of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy went anything but to script as 4 out of the 6 results went against the form book.
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Mighty Ape Firebirds Squad Named For Clash With Top Of Table SBS Volts
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- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their sixth game of the Georgie Pie Super Smash against the SBS Otago Volts at the Basin Reserve on Wednesday, November 25 is: Michael Papps (Captain) Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Craig Cachopa Alecz Day Jade Dernbach Dane Hutchinson Stephen Murdoch Jeetan Patel Michael Pollard Matt Taylor Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: The match starts at 4pm and can be followed on live scoring; cricketwellington.co.nz and www.supersmash.co.nz One player to be omitted following their final training today The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds have a two win, three loss record, while the Otago Volts are top of the table with four wins and two losses The match sees a head to head clash between the number one run scorer, Neil Broom and the number three run scorer, Stephen Murdoch. Only six runs separate them.
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Cracking Day In The Sun At the Basin Reserve
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- Last Sunday turned out to be a cracking day in the sun at the Basin Reserve. While the result didn’t quite go our way, it was a great way to kick off the season nonetheless. Here’s a selection of photos from the day:
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Firebirds Fall Despite Murdoch’s Heroics
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- The SKYCITY Northern Knights have moved to second on the Georgie Pie Super Smash ladder after a comfortable seven-wicket win over the Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds at the Basin.
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Firebirds Squad Named For First Home Match Of Season
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- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their fifth game of the Georgie Pie Super Smash against the SKYCITY Northern Knights at the Basin Reserve on Sunday, November 22 is: Michael Papps (Captain) Brent Arnel Craig Cachopa Alecz Day Jade Dernbach Dane Hutchinson Stephen Murdoch Jeetan Patel Michael Pollard Matt Taylor Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: The match starts at 2pm and can be followed on Radio Sport and live scoring; cricketwellington.co.nz and www.supersmash.co.nz This match will be the Firebirds first domestic Twenty20 fixture at the Basin Reserve since 2013 The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds will be debuting their Yellow home match strip
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Firebirds Bounce Back With Convincing Victory
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- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds’ Georgie Pie Super Smash campaign is back on track after a potent top order and fired-up attack helped them turn their tide to get the better of the Devon Hotel Central Stags by 26 runs at Saxton Oval.
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Onslow Forging Forward while Hutt Premier Girls claim first Victory
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- Premier 1 Women Joy Lamason Trophy Onslow eased past Hutt Districts to take a comprehensive win in their first One Day round.
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Jade Dernbach Joins Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds For Game Four
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- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their fourth game of the Georgie Pie Super Smash against the Devon Hotel Central Stags at Saxton Oval on Thursday, November 19 is: Michael Papps (Captain) Brent Arnel Craig Cachopa Alecz Day Jade Dernbach Dane Hutchinson Stephen Murdoch Jeetan Patel Michael Pollard Matt Taylor Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: The match starts at 4pm and can be followed on live scoring; cricketwellington.co.nz and www.supersmash.co.nz Jade Dernbach joins the Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds for the remainder of the Georgie Pie Super Smash. Jade has played 34 T20 internationals and 24 ODI’s for England since 2011 and will be an invaluable addition to the side. Career statistics are available here; http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12461.html
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Week 6 Preview: Results hugely important
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- Come the 10th of January sides may look back on week 6 and wonder what if.
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Week 5 Fails To Separate Congested Table
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- Games moved to grass for week 5 of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy but this did nothing but clog up the middle of the table.
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Wellington Region NZCT Junior Boys Tournament Extended to 10 Teams
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- The 2015 NZCT Junior Boys Tournament will be expanded to a 10 team competition this December.
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Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds Squad Named For Game Three
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- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds squad to play in their third game of the Georgie Pie Super Smash against the SBS Otago Volts at University Oval on Sunday, November 15 is: Michael Papps (Captain) Brent Arnel Tom Blundell Craig Cachopa Alecz Day Dane Hutchinson Matt McEwan Stephen Murdoch Jeetan Patel Matt Taylor Anurag Verma Luke Woodcock Notables: The match starts at 1pm and can be followed on live scoring; cricketwellington.co.nz and www.supersmash.co.nz The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds come into the match with a 1 win, 1 loss record so far, following their defeat to the SKY CITY Northern Knights. The SBS Otago Volts have a 2 win, 1 loss record, having beaten the Canterbury Kings in their last match Michael Pollard is unavailable for selection, due to an abdominal strain.
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Round 5 Preview: Moving Week
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- Week 5 of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy will provide sides with good opportunity to make a statement about their Pearce Cup aspirations.
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Hutt and University get much need points on the Board
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- Hutt District and University got some much needed points in round 4 of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy.
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Defending Champs Open With Clutch Win
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- The Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds have got off to a winning start in defence of their Georgie Pie Super Smash title, getting away with a slippery performance in the field that saw a number of chances go begging.
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Mighty Ape Pads Up Again for the Wellington Firebirds
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- Cricket Wellington is very pleased to announce that Mighty Ape has signed on again for another summer of Twenty20 action with the Wellington Firebirds.
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Year 1 and 2 Field Day A Smashing Success
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- At the crack of dawn with the sun just peeking out from behind the hills, the volunteers arrived to set up the Petone Rec for what was going to be a massive Junior Cricket Field Day.
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New Zealand Post National Cup Regional Final – Match Report
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- Wellesley won the toss and elected to bat on a fine but blustery spring day in Wellington.
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Grant Elliott out of Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds’ Twenty20 campaign
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- Georgie Pie Super Smash defending champions the Mighty Ape Wellington Firebirds will have to call on some special reserves following the injury to key allrounder Grant Elliott yesterday.
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Strong Performances Ignite Opening Rounds
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- Fourteen teams, representing ten clubs, across three grades opened the Cricket Wellington female club season with a thrilling finish in the Premier Girls grade the pick of the weekend’s matches Premier Women: Hutt District have opened their T20 campaign with a confident win against a youthful Johnsonville side at Churton Park.
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Murdoch blazes in Record Books
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- Karori and Naenae unleshed a barrage of 6’s in Wellington Club Cricket on Saturday.
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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