For the first time both the Girls and Boys T20 finals were held at Melville Park on the same day. The Girls final went down to the wire with Epsom Girls Grammar setting Takapuna Grammar a target of 80 to win and Takapuna Grammar reaching this target in the final over with three wickets remaining. Full results can be viewed here Girls Full Score Card The Boys final played directly after the Girls final saw another close encounter with Kings College making 105 for 7 wickets from their twenty overs. …
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Epsom Girls Grammar do double, qualify for Nationals
This week, eight schools took part in the Gillette Venus Qualifier Tournament for the Auckland region. The tournament started with two Pools – Pool A: Baradene, Epsom Girls, Mt Albert and Westlake Girls; and Pool B: Diocesan, Takapuna Grammar, St Cuthbert’s and Saint Kentigern. Epsom Girls Grammar came out on top and will represent the Auckland Region at the National tournament after overcoming St Cuthberts after three days of intense action at Keith Hay Park. The team also took out the College Sport Auckland Premier Girls T20 competition at Melville…
Read MorePremier & 1A Cricket Finals
Last week saw three College Sport Finals to close out the summer. Kings College snuck past Mt Albert Grammar in a low-scoring thriller last Wednesday. Baradene College squared the ledger against Epsom Girls, winning the Premier Girls T20 title also on Wednesday. Sacred Heart were comprehensive victors over Mt Roskill Grammar in the Premier 1A Final on Friday. Click here to read more…
Read MoreEpsom Girls book ticket to Gillette Venus Cup
This week, nine schools took part in the Gillette Venus Regional Qualifiers for Auckland. The tournament started with two Pools; Westlake Girls, Mt Albert Grammar, Takapuna Grammar, Saint Kentigern and Mt Roskill Grammar battled it out in Pool A, while Epsom Girls, Baradene College, Glendowie College and Diocesan faced off in Pool B. Community Cricket Manager Dean Bartlett said it is a special time for women and girls cricket with the Cricket World Cup less than a year away. “It was awesome to see a festival environment with nine schools…
Read MoreNZSS Māori Cricket teams set for Te Whanganui-a-Tara double-headers
There will be a whanau-like feel to this year’s Māori Secondary Schoolgirls and Schoolboys teams with 12 returning players, as well as two sets of siblings, ready to take on the Governor General’s XI’s next week. Two sisters from Rosehill College have been selected for the girls’ team – Kiri and Dale Anderson. Siblings Anika Todd (Mt Albert Grammar School) and Jamal Todd (Auckland Grammar School) are both back for their second year representing the NZSS Māori teams. The whanau feel flows through to the coaching setup too, with former…
Read MoreKing’s College win inaugural Premier T20
King’s College have won the inaugural Premier T20 Championship after a tense three-wicket win over Mt Albert Grammar on Saturday. Having won the toss, King’s gave their bowlers first use of a familiar home wicket. Louis Anderson and Muhammad Abbas repaid the faith by bagging a pair of Mt Albert wickets inside the first four overs. King’s bowlers kept attacking the stumps and made it difficult for the visitors to lift their run-rate. Mt Albert duo Umang Patel (39) and Adithya Ashok (39*) fought through the tight lines to push…
Read MoreJust 16, and already has Hearts in a spin
LockerRoom: She may have just signed on the dotted line of a contract with New Zealand Cricket, but Fran Jonas still has to ask her mum or dad to drive her to training. Jonas has been recognised as a potential star of the game in New Zealand, thanks to the valuable weapon at her fingertips. But at the tender age of 16, she’s only just got her hands on a steering wheel with her learner’s licence. The left-arm orthodox spinner is the youngest of eight players from around the country who’ve…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Zeshan Bari
After dominating the cricket scene at intermediate school, Zeshan Bari took a few years off the game. After undergoing knee surgery last year, he picked up the sport again, and gained selection into the schools 1st XI, in time for his final year at school. Zeshan set his mind on being a true student of the game, studying it’s intricacies and spending much time each week developing his craft. In Term 1 this year, he has played brilliantly for the Lynfield College 1st XI and has been selected as a member…
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Gabriella de Latour
Next up in our Student Spotlight feature is year 13 student Gabriella de Latour. She is code captain for netball, cricket and lifesaving at Diocesan School for Girls. She has been nominated by her school for the significant contribution she has made to her chosen sports and her inspiring leadership for the whole school community. Gabriella started playing netball and cricket at a young age. She also started surf lifesaving with nippers at Pauanui Surf Lifesaving Club, then began IRB racing once she became a qualified lifeguard. She loves the…
Read MoreMāori Secondary Schoolgirls & Schoolboys Cricket teams named
Maia Lewis and Duncan Murray, respectively, will coach the girls and boys Māori Secondary Schools sides to play Governor General’s XIs at Wellington’s Karori Park later this month. Lewis, a former White Ferns captain who played nine Tests and 78 ODIs for New Zealand (and current Relationship Manager at College Sport Auckland), will coach what will be the inaugural Māori Secondary Schoolgirl’s team; the boys side having been launched last summer. Players from both teams will assemble in Wellington on Tuesday, February 18 and will stay at the Pipitea Marae…
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