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Welcome the the Mid Canterbury Cricket Website On behalf of the Board of Control I would like to welcome you to the 2011/12 season.
The Mid Canterbury Winter training programme was altered from previous years to be shorter but more intensive. We began in July with specialist batting, pace bowling and spin sessions three times a week for the month. Paul Wiseman ran the first two spin bowling sessions and set the tone for the programme. These sessions proved to be very successful and were well attended. The squad sessions began in August with four squads training three evenings a week, All age groups will have four sessions by the end of September. This programme will prove to be good preparation for the forthcoming season.
The new season will get underway on 8th October with the Open Grade competing in two 45 over competitions on either side of Christmas, the Pritchard Shield and Muirhead Rosebowl. The 20/20 competition will continue over 4 weekends beginning at the end of November and concluding with the finals just before Christmas. Junior cricket in Mid Canterbury is very popular with contant growth in players from the Have-a-go programme up to and including 3rd Grade. All junior grades will start on the 29th October. 7th Grade, otherwise known as kiwi will start on Friday 28th October.
The Ashburton College 1st XI boys continue with their involvement in the Christchurch 1st XI competition. Cricket at Ashburton College continues to thrive with new players being drawn into the game at 3rd Grade level. The 1st XI girls should be competitive again this season, with some of the girls training hard over the winter. The Club Committee have further projects in the pipeline, one of which is another tour to Australia in September 2012.
The Senior players have many opportunities once again with the Rep team continuing in zone 4, where we were very competitive last season and will be hoping to finish in the top half of the zone this season. A good representative calendar will ensure that the players are well prepared when the first Hawke Cup game gets underway in January. Winter training has been progressing well since the beginning of August.
The Junior Representative calendar is full with many matches leading up to the various tournaments in December and January. Junior Representative players have many opportunities with Canterbury teams selected fllowing the regional tournaments and various Tri and Quad series games in January to give the best players in the Canterbury region more, good quality cricket. The girl’s year 5/6 team competed in the Christchurch yaer 5/6 competition for the first time last season and performed very well. We will be fielding a Year 7/8 team as well in the Christchurch year 7/8 girls competition, which is an exciting development. There are plenty of opportunities for these junior players to continue their development as cricketers.
We hosted a successful SIPT tournament last year, a summary of which can be viewed by following the link under News below. Thank you to all the players, coaches and managers for their efforts during the forthcoming season and a special thank you to all the parents and volunteers who make a crucial contribution in sustaining cricket at the amateur level.
I would also like to thank all our sponsors for the forthcoming season, in particular the Ashburton Trust, Lion Foundation, Canterbury Cricket and New Zealand Cricket for your support, which is very much appreciated.
I would like to wish everyone the best for the forthcoming season, may it be a successful and enjoyable one.
Richard Pithey CEO News WIN a National Bank Cricket Grant It can be tough getting the things you need to make your cricket team, club or individual technique the best it can be. The National Bank is stumping up $100,000 in cricket grants to schools, clubs, fans and social teams as part of the National Cricket Club Scheme. Up to $5,000 will be awarded for each winning entry to spend on any cricket related activity. So if you could benefit from a grant, whether it be for new kit, equipment, coaching support or help getting to a regional tournament, we’d love to hear from you. To apply all you have to do is fill out a short online application form explaining why you should receive the grant and what you will use it for, along with any photos and videos that support your submission. With more than 50 grants being awarded, there are plenty of opportunities to win. For your chance, visit www.nationalcricketclub.co.nz - applications close on 24th February 2012 at midnight. Good luck!
The Ashburton Trust will be sponsoring junior cricket in Mid Canterbury for the 2011/12 season. We would like to thank them for coming on board and for their support of junior cricket. Every team playing in all grades from 7th/Kiwi grade up to 3rd grade will receive player of the day awards provided by the Ashburton Trust. We respectfully request that all cricketers support the various Ashburton Trust Establishments in Mid Canterbury. Junior Winter Training: U16, Primary and Year 6 Winter Training is taking place during August with the U16's on Mondays from 6-8pm, Primary on Wednesdays 4-6pm and Year 6's on Fridays from 6-8pm. All these sessions take place in the Indoor Nets at the end of Park Street. The Year 7/8 Girls team will start their winter training on Friday 19th August 6-8pm in the Ashburton College Main Gym. Senior Winter Training: Will take place every Wednesday evening from 6-8pm during August and September, starting on the 3rd August. Video footage of the SIPT held in Ashburton from 10-14 January can be viewed here: For junior grade draws and results look under fixtures and results menus. Notice All junior and senior clubs are to check the website regularly for fixtures and results. All results are to sent to the CEO by Monday 12.00pm following your match. There is valuable information for your club posted under the clubs menu on pitch preparation, running a club and recruitment and retaining players. Have-a-go and Kiwi Cricket More information will be circulated once the various Have-a-go and Kiwi Cricket Centres are up and running. If you would like any more information contact Richard (03) 307 2829 or 021 532 393 |