Annual Report 2013-14 Proudly supporting Cricket Wellington Contents of Annual Report Annual Report Cricket Wellington 2013-2014 Obituaries courtesy of:Carey courtesy Obituaries Clements andDave Gillespie IanSmith Statistics: Editing: Todd Foster MikePhotos of:Photosport, Lewis courtesy andDave Lintott by:Design andprint Apex &Design Print Acknowledgements: 2014-15 Schedules ...... Board ...... Honours InformationStatistical ...... Accounts...... Finance Committee...... Wellington Cricket Trust...... Obituaries TrustBasin Reserve ...... NZ Cricket Museum...... Wanderers Cricket Club...... Umpires andScorers...... Men’s ClubCricket...... Wilkinson Awards...... Women’s School Cricket Club&Secondary . College Cricket...... Community Cricket...... Wellington ZoneTournament...... Schoolgirls...... Secondary Under 17 Boys...... Under 19 Men...... Under 21 Women Provincial A...... High Performance...... Firebirds &BlazeTeam Photos ...... Men’s Cricketer ofthe Year...... Women’s Cricketer ofthe Year...... AwardsNorwood ...... ...... Wellington Firebirds...... International Cricket...... Members World CupReunion...... Eastern Suburbs’ Treble ...... Brendon McCullum’s 302...... Luke Woodcock –100 Matches...... Chief Executive’s...... Report ...... President’s Report Office Bearers...... Wellington ClubCricket...... Funding......

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2. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Wellington Club Cricket The backbone of our game Cricket Wellington acknowledges the contribution of the many volunteer club administrators who form the backbone of the game in our region. Their passion and commitment to the and future growth of cricket in our community is highly valued by everyone involved in our sport.

Brooklyn Cricket Club Petone-Riverside Cricket Club Chairman Allan Prangnell Chairman Allan Hewson Junior Convener Matthew Roche Junior Convener Mark James

Eastbourne Cricket Club Sikh Sports Club Chairman Ian Gordan Chairman Preetam Kalsi Junior Convener Michael Ferrier Sri Lankan Sports Club Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club Chairman Nal Ariyawansa Chairman Tom Jamieson Junior Convener Marty Brooky Stokes Valley Cricket Club Chairman Brendan Wood Hutt Districts Cricket Club Junior Convener Julie Scanlon Chairman Dave Harle Junior Convener Doug Davies Taita District Cricket Club Chairman Gary Gosper Johnsonville Cricket Club Junior Convenor David Gillespie Chairman Julian Allen Junior Convener Liza Anderson Te Aroha Cricket Club Chairman Mark Stratford Karori Cricket Club Chairman David Templeton United Cricket Club Junior Convener Rhys Nimmo Chairman Glen Taylor Junior Convenor Kelvin Jones Naenae Old Boys Cricket Club Chairman Matthew Salter Victoria University Cricket Club Chairman Colin Owens North City Cricket Club Junior Convener Colin Owens Chairman Eliott Brookes Porirua Junior Convener Kevin Findlay Wainuiomata Cricket Club Tawa Tim Cockle Chairman Stephen Dransfield Junior Convener Sunny Chan North Park Cricket Club Chairman John Bradbury Wellington Collegians Cricket Club Chairman Alan Orpin Onslow Cricket Club Junior Convener Grant Richardson Chairman David Ireland Junior Convener Anthony Tuck Wellington Indian Sports Club Chairman Ketan Patel Junior Convener Mahesh Kanji

Cricket Wellington - Annual Report 2013/14 3. Office Bearers 2013-2014

Patron Sir Ron Brierley President A D McBeth Immediate Past President M F Quigg Life Members Sir Ron Brierley; E J ChatfieldMBE ; L E Cooper; B S Gibson; M A Horsley; A R Isaac; P M McCaw; Ms P F McKelvey CNZM, MBE; B D Morrison; J F M Morrison MNZM; D O Neely MNZM, MBE; I Smith, I N Taylor; I D Wells OBE (dec); P J Wright Past Presidents D O Neely MNZM, MBE, 1999-2002; B A G Murray QSO, 2004-2008, M F Quigg, 2009-2013

Vice Presidents W T Armstrong; K H Baker; R T Barber; R B P Beale; T J Borren; J A Burke; T J Castle; D H Catley MNZM; W N Chamberlain; I B Clulee; D J Cook; D E A Copps; P J Dawson; A E Dick; B A Edgar; T G Evans; C G Ferguson; B P Fitzgerald; R H Gall; D H Goodall; S M Hall; P F Hampton; D V Hannah; D G Head; M R Heissenbuttel; G M Hooper; M A Horsley; D H Housden; A R Isaac; T E Jeffries; G F Kelly; R S Kirton; D M Locke; W M Loewenthal; A D McBeth; K R Macdonald; T G McMahon; G S Martin; W T Martin MBE; R A S Mitchell; B D Morrison; J F M Morrison MNZM; B H Nightingale; M H Peters; I L Possenniskie; M F Quigg; J R Reid OBE; T J Rigby MNZM; I G Robertson; P J Ross; M B Sherlock; I Smith; K F H Smith; R W Smith; M M Spring; J E Stribling; R A Swain; B R Taylor; J J Terris QSO; P Tindill; E A Watkin; I D Wells OBE (dec); S J Woodward Honorary Cricket Members R T Barber; P T Barton; G P Bilby; R W Blair; B W Cederwall; E J ChatfieldMBE ; M J Coles; R O Collinge; J V Coney; A E Cooper; B A Edgar; E J Gray; J E Harris; C J Nevin; P D Kinsella; G R Larsen; M A M Lewis MNZM; P F McKelvey CNZM, MBE; T G McMahon; E B McSweeney; H A Morgan; B D Morrison; J F M Morrison MNZM; B A G Murray QSO; G A Newdick; R G Petrie; J R Reid OBE; T D Ritchie; B W Sinclair; B D Smith; R W Smith; B R Taylor; I J Therkleson; R G Twose; R H Vance; J D Wells

Wellington Cricket Trustees Sir John Anderson KBE (Chairman); Sir Ron Brierley; L E Cooper; P M McCaw; D O Neely MNZM, MBE Board P A Garty (Chairman); N A Blair; S M Fyfe; P M Chandler; S E Morrison; B Pepperell MBE; R J Suhr CRICKET WELLINGTON STAFF Chief Executive Peter Clinton Finance Controller Rowena Hensman Commercial Manager Bryan Dickinson Marketing and Membership Executive Kirsty Merrett Operations Executive Hannah Bedford WSC Programmes and Coaching Administrator Ivan Tissera Community Cricket Manager Chris Nevin Coaching Director Mark Borthwick Competitions Administrator Nick Hogan College Cricket Coordinator Rhys Morgan Junior Cricket Coordinator Michael Parlane Women’s Cricket Coordinator Eimear Richardson White Ferns Development Officers Sian Ruck and Director of Cricket Robbie Kerr Firebirds’ Coach Jamie Siddons Firebirds’ Assistant Coach Glenn Pocknall Firebirds’ Bowling Coach Brent Arnel

Honorary Legal Counsel Honorary Statistician Honorary Medical Officer John Greenwood LL.B Ian Smith Dr Ian Murphy MB ChB FACSP

4. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 President’s Report Success a trophy for the cabinet

The highlight of the season was undoubtedly the Firebirds’ interest and enthusiasm for the game and ensuring they Ford Trophy win. It has been ten long years since we had enjoy and develop their cricket so they continue playing any first-class silverware on display in our trophy cabinet. I through and beyond their college years. This is a significant congratulate the Firebirds, James Franklin, along focus of the Board and it is very pleasing that with coach Jamie Siddons and his management team. Cricket is putting planning and resources into the amateur The Board and Executive Management should also be game. congratulated on their determination to bring back a winning culture and a team culture to Wellington Cricket. The I was very pleased to see a number of Board and executive players’ response by stepping up to this challenge should members from attending some of our be applauded. Board meetings through the year. Good communication between New Zealand Cricket and the major associations is It was very pleasing to see recognition of these achievements essential, just as it is between the Board of Cricket Wellington at the Dominion-Post Sportsperson of the Year Awards. and our clubs. The Wellington Firebirds were named Team of the Year and Jamie Siddons Coach of the Year. On the international front, Wellington hosted two memorable Test matches at the home of New Zealand cricket, the Basin The recipe for success is now proven and the challenge Reserve. I thought it would be hard to surpass the clinical is to sustain and grow on it for next season, and for this way New Zealand went about their work in defeating the culture of success to percolate across and down to our other West Indies before Christmas inside three days. However, representative teams. the record-breaking achievements by the BlackCaps in the second Test against India in February were enthralling. The Sportsperson of the Year Awards also saw Kathy Cross Brendon McCullum’s second innings score of 302 named as the BDO Official of the Year. My congratulations surpassed the previous highest total score by a New Zealand go to Kathy who was recognised as becoming the first batsman - that being Martin Crowe’s 299, again at the Basin woman to make an ICC Umpire Panel. I also take the in 1990/91. opportunity to thank all our umpires for their contribution to the game. Their support and dedication is essential to The Indian Test also saw a reunion of the 1992 Cricket World cricket. Cup team that was captained by Martin Crowe. Speaking to many of them I know they thoroughly enjoyed the reunion. I I also make mention of the significant achievement of Luke would personally like to thank Don and Paddianne Neely for Woodcock who played his 100th first-class match in the ensuring the Test match lunches ran smoothly each day. Wellington colours during the last season. He has made an outstanding contribution to cricket in Wellington and his Wellington Cricket is very fortunate in having a Board that is dedication and commitment make him an ideal role model capable, well-balanced and dedicated to the development of for our young players. cricket in Wellington at all levels. It is ably supported by Peter Clinton and his team. Club cricket was again dominated by Eastern Suburbs. Despite some strong competition in the end from a In conclusion, I also wish to note the passing of Ian Wells, a revitalised Hutt Districts, Easts took away the trophies for all former chairman and Life Member of Cricket Wellington. I three men’s competitions and I congratulate them for this acknowledge his valuable contribution to Cricket Wellington outstanding achievement. many years.

The One Club Programme has continued to be a success Next season will be special with the ICC Cricket World Cup and we now have nine clubs involved. This programme is being held in New Zealand and Australia for the first time a significant investment in club cricket and creates a solid since 1992. Wellington will host four matches, including a platform from which clubs can deliver a strong cricket quarter-final. For six weeks in February and March next year, product in their communities. cricket will be centre stage in Australasia.

The 2013/14 season saw an increase in junior playing We can look forward to a wonderful summer of cricket. numbers. While this is clearly very pleasing, the challenge is keeping them in the game; growing and developing their A D McBeth

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 5. Chief Executive

The 2013/14 season will be remembered, at least in part, for the Firebirds winning the one-day Ford Trophy, and in doing so landing the Association’s first major men’s title in a decade. While this was undoubtedly a highlight, there were other notable achievements, as well as the ongoing challenges which focus Cricket Wellington for the full 52 weeks of any year.

Peter Clinton Chief Executive

Representative Teams The recent improvement and development of the Firebirds continued, culminating in the Ford Trophy success on the final day of the season. This was a victory for planning, execution, and composure as the team won three knockout matches to lift the Trophy. It was particularly pleasing to see what it meant to a number of experienced players who had committed wholeheartedly over a long time, without tasting success.

The continued development of talented youngsters is a positive sign and the likes of Michael Pollard, Tom Blundell, and Henry Walsh provide an exciting balance to the consistent performances and experience provided by our senior players including captain James Franklin, Mark Gillespie, Jeetan Patel, and Grant Elliott.

Special mention must be made of Luke Woodcock, who became just the fifth player to reach 100 first-class matches for Wellington. A wonderful achievement from a talented cricketer, a great team-mate, and a proud Wellingtonian.

Unknown to many, we installed Honours Boards in the changing rooms at the this past season, representing top -scorers, -takers, and appearances for Wellington over the years. These were requested by the current players themselves, as they sought to connect further with the rich history and performance of the Capital’s cricketers. The roll call of Wellington players and their achievements will be an inspiration to all current and future players who represent our province.

The future of domestic men’s cricket received much attention over the past year, as a large body of work was undertaken by NZC with the support and input of the Major Associations, the Players’ Association and other key stakeholders. While this work remains ongoing, it is clear that there will be an increased emphasis and profile for domestic cricket into the future. We have had a special focus on the impact of this and the possible opportunities for Cricket Wellington, and it is with a good deal of anticipation that we look forward to the outcomes of this work and the reinvigoration of the domestic game.

Tom Blundell

6. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Henry Walsh

The Wellington Blaze finished third in both their competitions, required considerable time and resource as it becomes by their own high standards a disappointing result. However established. As we enter the third year of the programme, like any energetic and ambitious team, they have reviewed there is little doubt that community cricket requires this quickly, made changes and are already working towards form of effort and investment if it is to remain relevant and improved results next season. This is a talented team and I successful within the modern urban lifestyle. expect to see them challenging hard for titles next summer. New Zealand Cricket Our representative sides below first-class level continue to It might surprise some but the pace of cricket administration provide the base pool of players for the coming seasons. and the management of the many competing interests in the Their efforts are supported and directed by a growing stable game continue to challenge everyone involved. NZC has of high-quality representative coaches - the equal, I believe, been extremely busy over the past twelve months with a full of any coaching staff in the country. The development of workload, including the Cricket World Cup, a review of the several Wellington players over recent seasons is testament funding model as it relates to grassroots cricket throughout to the value of a structured High Performance pathway, the country, a large body of work associated with a which we continue to focus heavily upon. regeneration of domestic cricket, and of course the changes at ICC governance level and the impacts upon the all- International Cricket important future tours programme. That it has managed this Wellington again enjoyed its share of international cricket, workload within the context of a relatively new administrative with short-form matches against the West Indies and India base in with many new staff, as well as a new- played at Westpac Stadium. However, easily one of the look Board elected in September 2013, says much for the highlights of the summer was the Basin Reserve hosting commitment and energy of the governing body. what was to become an historic Test match against India in mid-February. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum’s We continue to enjoy very strong relationships with NZC, triple will live long in the memory and will rightfully and contribute fully to the debate and discussions which are command its place in our cricket history. For those lucky a feature of our existence. I record here my thanks for the enough to be there and witness the fight and determination ongoing support provided at many levels by NZC. of the young BlackCaps side, it’s fair to say that special cricketing memories were once again sown at the iconic Commercial & Finance ground. Commercially we have experienced another challenging period. The cost of the game increases each year and Community Cricket Cricket Wellington strives to keep cricket affordable to all. Our playing numbers at the combined club and college Our emphasis is on the large group of cricketers we are here levels recorded a very small increase, which is pleasing; to serve, club cricketers who play the game and the young however we have also recorded a significant increase in cricketers who need as much resource and support as we the cricket experience enjoyed by primary schoolchildren. can muster. Within this context however we are acutely This is a tribute to the efforts of the Development team aware of the need to expand current funding streams and and the Junior focus in particular. The challenge is now develop new ones, and the Board has made this a focus of to establish enduring strategies that link the strong work its winter planning. being conducted in schools with lasting benefits to the club network. Many of our commercial partners have stuck by us for an extended period, and we thank them for their continued Our flagship “One Club” programme was expanded to nine support. Special thanks for their energy and support must Premier clubs last season. Like any new initiative this has go to Jason Buckley (Hell Pizza), Conrad Shanly (Wilkinson

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 7. Insurance Brokers), and Kilbirnie At the time of this report the decision Stand or Government House end, with Sports’ Darryl and Scott Lindsay. has been made to decline the a knowledgeable and appreciative Likewise we are very fortunate to proposed flyover and pavilion building. crowd watching on from its famous receive the support we do from our We were positioned to continue embankment. Cricket Wellington looks close Trust Funding partners and in to work with the Trust and the City forward to leading this important work particular the New Zealand Community Council in developing and improving and helping to secure the future of the Trust and the Infinity Foundation. the ground, whichever way the decision Basin Reserve. went. We are very aware of the recent Basin Reserve development of other international ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 The iconic Basin Reserve received cricket grounds around the country, Finally, we cannot afford to reflect for much attention over the past year, a lot particularly (Christchurch), too long on the season past. The pace of it relating to the action in the middle, Saxton Oval (Nelson), and of change and opportunity requires us but a good deal also surrounding the (Mt Maunganui), and the wider choice to quickly look ahead, and the 2014/15 controversial plan to construct a flyover of venues that NZC now has as it summer shapes as a pivotal one given beyond the northern boundary of the prepares for each cricket season. the opportunities presented by jointly ground. We record our appreciation While the Basin continues to enjoy hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup in to both the Basin Reserve Trust and an emotional connection with many February and March 2015. Wellington in regard to cricket fans, continued efforts will be itself has secured a highly attractive the many, many hours of analysis and required to ensure that its amenities programme of matches, and while the attendance spent putting cricket’s and performance are such that Test on-field action will rightfully be a focus, position on the proposal to the board cricket every year includes a bowler equally important will be our efforts to of inquiry. running in from either the RA Vance engage with current and future players and fans to ensure a legacy of cricket support into the future. New Zealand’s golden run in the 1992 World Cup reminds us just how inspirational and valuable a well-run and successful tournament can be for the future of cricket here.

Acknowledgements There is a small army of volunteers across the Wellington region that contributes greatly to the delivery of our sport. I thank the many parents, coaches, umpires, scorers, administrators, and of course players who form the backbone of club and school cricket in Wellington. I also extend my thanks to the ongoing work of the CWUSI, and their efforts to ensure that competent officiating remains such an important feature of our game.

As with any organisation it is the quality and effort of the staff that makes the difference. I acknowledge and thank my dedicated Cricket Wellington staff, who contribute every day to the development of the game, whilst ensuring that the workplace is a vibrant and positive place to be.

Finally, I record my genuine thanks to the members of the Cricket Wellington Board for their time, effort, and ongoing support. The formal and informal contribution that our Board-members make to cricket in Wellington is truly outstanding.

Dane Hutchinson

8. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 It was bowling that earned Luke his international call-up for the second T20 game against Pakistan at Hamilton in December 2010 and ODIs at Christchurch and Auckland in January. He went to the ICC World Cup in March 2011, playing against South Africa at Dhaka and taking the wicket of Morne Luke Morkel. His final ODI was against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in October that year.

However, it is the stocky left-hander’s Woodcock that has been the greatest value to Wellington and his is invariably a key wicket for opposition bowlers. He has now scored 5136 first class runs at an 100 Matches average of 35.66 and 2602 one-day runs at 35.16. While he has only hit five first-class centuries, he reaches 50 every 4 or 5 innings. His best season His first-class debut was against Otago at the Basin was 2009/10 when he made 988 first- Reserve as an opening batsman and he has since batted class runs – 100 more than any other Wellingtonian has. During that golden in every position except No 11. summer he had his highest score of 220* against the Central Stags at the On 16 February Luke Woodcock began his 100th first-class match for the Basin, that included a ninth wicket Firebirds, two days short of twelve years after his debut as a 19-year-old. He joined record partnership of 225 with Ili the select group of Evan Gray (120), Robert Vance (119), Chris Nevin (106) and Erv Tugaga, who made 103. He passed McSweeney (102) as Wellington centurions. 50 in seven other innings and ended with an average of 65.86, earning A product of Newlands College, Luke joined the Johnsonville club when he left selection for New Zealand A against school. He played three ‘Tests’ and three ODIs for NZ Under-19 against South England A. He was deservedly that Africa in 2000/01 and was Wellington Under-20 Cricketer-of-the-Year in 2001/02. season’s Wellington Cricketer of the His first class debut was against Otago at the Basin Reserve as an opening Year and also picked up the awards for batsman and he has since batted in every position except No 11. outstanding batting and fielding.

While originally more of a batsman, Luke’s first one-day game was primarily as a The 32-year old remains a loyal left-arm slow bowler against Pakistan on New Year’s Day 2004 when he took 4-38. Johnsonville player having played over He now has 74 one-day scalps with a best of 4-36 against the Central Stags at the 100 games for the club and is closing Basin Reserve in January 2006. He has taken 116 first class with a best in on 5000 runs, including 9 centuries. of 4-3 on debut, when he dismissed Craig Cumming with his first ball. In recent There are sure to be further records seasons his one-day bowling in tandem with Jeetan Patel has been very effective ahead for one of Wellington’s finest in slowing opposition run-rates. ever performers.

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 9. Brendon McCullum’s 302

The man they were coming to see make history, BlackCaps’ captain Brendon McCullum, was on 281*, having already batted for more than 12 hours. He was leading a team that had conceded a first innings deficit of 246 and when he came in with three wickets down, they were still 194 behind. For not quite two days the 32-year-old had defied everything the Indian bowlers could conjure up. Along the way he had put on 352 for the sixth wicket with BJ Watling (124), which was the highest ever sixth wicket partnership in Tests, for any country.

His partner was now debutant Jimmy Neesham on 67*, and the two had added a further 125 for the seventh wicket to take New Zealand to 571-6 and surely a position of safety in the match.

You could hear a pin drop for every ball that McCullum faced - and for all the attention, the man himself looked content to play his natural game. Both men entered the 90s together, and the most nerve-wracking moment of the morning occurred when McCullum on 293 edged Ishant Sharma just short of wicket-keeper MS Dhoni.

The two milestones came quickly, with Neesham pulling Ishant for four, then pushing two runs to reach his century from 123 balls. McCullum’s landmark came chopping Zaheer Khan to the third-man fence – taking his score to 302. There was a tremendous roar as the skipper raised his bat and then gave Neesham a big hug. It had been a moment that the country had stopped and willed their captain toward, and the relief and sense of achievement was palpable.

Two balls later he was caught behind off Khan for the same score and left to a further prolonged ovation from the crowd officially numbering 3,357. McCullum had batted five minutes short of 13 hours, the eighth longest Test innings A good hour before the start of Day 5 of the Second Test at ever and the longest innings by a New Zealander in first-class the Basin Reserve, a Tuesday, queues were forming at both cricket. He had faced 559 balls, hitting 32 fours and four gates. They were made up mainly of men in business attire, sixes. Having scored 224 in the first Test at Auckland, he who were there to see history achieved before doing a half joined legends Wally Hammond and Don Bradman as the day or so of work downtown. Martin Crowe had memorably only three men to have scored a triple century and a double made 299 against Sri Lanka at the same venue in 1991 but century in back-to-back Tests. no New Zealander had ever scored 300 in a single Test innings – would this be the day? Many records were broken, but more than the records was the character of New Zealand’s captain that shone through “McCullum simply refused during this innings. Despite the huge first innings deficit to accept defeat and dug in McCullum simply refused to accept defeat and dug in to save a match that even the most partisan New Zealand supporter to save (the) match” had given up as lost.

10. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Eastern Suburbs’ Treble

“Easts ended the season still holding the Cook Shield...”

Hutt’s bowling to reach 178-8 when the forecast adverse weather finally arrived and bad light brought an early finish.

Easts also played Hutt in the Final of the T20 competition and reached only 121-9 in their allotted overs, after being 83-7 at one stage. An outstanding bowling and fielding effort then saw them restrict Hutt to just 108-7 and win by 13 runs.

The Ewen Chatfield decider was against Karori who had won the round-robin encounter but were no match in the Final. After rain had washed out the first scheduled game, Easts ran up 211 with Josh McLauchlan scoring 60, Ronald Karaitiana 39, Ricky Joseph 27 and Ben Orton 26. Andrew Lamb took 4-35 for Karori. Karori slumped to 32-4 in the 16th over and were eventually dismissed in the 38th for 85. Dry, Joseph, Karaitiana and Sam Outtrim each took two wickets to rout Karori, for whom only Lamb with 25* and El Cheapo Cars Eastern Suburbs’ dominance of Wellington captain Hamish Templeton with 17 made double figures. club cricket seems to be increasing rather than decreasing, as at the end of the 2013/14 season they held all three The reasons for Easts’ extended run of success are not Wilkinson Insurance Brokers Cricket Wellington Premier hard to find. On the field they have maintained a core of club trophies: the Pearce Cup, the T20 Cup and the Ewen experienced players such as Josh Brodie, Ben Orton, Scott Chatfield One-Day competition title. Formed from the merger Golder, Jeremy Dean, Jeetan Patel and Lance Dry, which of established clubs Kilbirnie CC and Midland St Pats CC in has enabled talented younger players such as Ricky Joseph, 1993, Easts have now won the Pearce Cup in 12 of the last Jamie Gibson, Sam McLauchlan, Ronald Karaitiana, Nathan 13 seasons. Their only hiccup was a loss in the final to Karori Cameron, Lauchie Johns and others to fit in easily. Dry’s CC in 2010/11 – Karori that season also achieved the treble astute captaincy, canny slow bowling and never-say-die of Premier club trophies. attitude with the bat have played a huge role in the club’s success. He surely ranks as one the finest captains in the In addition, Easts ended the season still holding the Cook history of Wellington club cricket. Shield, a challenge trophy up for grabs at the holder’s home games. Their Cook Shield reign has now spanned six Off the field the club is wonderfully managed by Gordon seasons and 38 successful defences. Dry, long ago installed as an Eastern Suburbs legend. Seemingly ever-present in the Kilbirnie Crescent clubrooms, Easts went into the 2014 Pearce Cup Final against Hutt Gordon quietly oversees the supply of gear, recruitment of District as top qualifiers, needing only a draw to take the Cup. players, selection of teams, running of practices, obtaining Hutt batted first making 222. Captain Kieron Lennon top- of sponsorship, chasing of subs and the many other tasks scored with 66*, while Easts’ skipper Lance Dry took 3-42 that running a club involves. The annual report he produces to lift his wicket tally for the season to 57. Ben Orton (52), each season is the envy of many a club regardless of the Andrew Fullerton-Smith (37) and Scott Golder (35) helped sport. Easts reach 217 in reply. Adam Williams took 4-56 and Kyle Hitchman 3-50. Others have played their part as well; scorer Catharine Shields has been with the side through the whole Pearce Hutt were dismissed a second time for exactly 200, with Cup era, Sean Joseph manages many aspects around Lennon making 61 and Iain McPeake 30 as he and Will the Premier team and Mark Pettit, Jeremy Dean and Doug Brunton put on a valuable 36 for the last wicket. Jamie Pollock have been long-serving committee men. Easts’ Gibson took 5-78. Easts’ chase for 206 was led by Lauchie success is no secret but it will take a mighty effort to topple Johns with 57, but his saw Easts slump to 116-7. them. As the 2014/15 season rolls around they have their Jeremy Dean and Ili Tugaga took them to 151 when Dry eyes set firmly on yet another Pearce Cup triumph – and replaced Tugaga. Dean (45*) and Dry (1*) then blunted perhaps another treble?

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 11. World Cup 1992 Reunion First World Cup in coloured clothing

During the Test against India Cricket Wellington and Sir Ron Brierley hosted nine members of New Zealand’s 1992 World Cup team which, 22 years before, had brought their country to the brink of Cup glory.

Known as the ‘Young Guns’ they set been good wins over India, Sri Lanka, Crowe’s side, and the wonderful the fifth ICC World Cup alight with a Zimbabwe and the West Indies. cricket they played, are still fondly string of victories based on thrilling remembered by many as evidenced batting displays and innovative In the semi-final Crowe’s 91 from 83 by the warm reception the players bowling plans. balls and an even 50 off 68 balls from received as they did a lap of honour Ken Rutherford helped New Zealand on the second afternoon of the This was the first World Cup to a healthy 262-7 in 50 overs. Crowe Test. Harris was also 22 at the 1992 tournament to use coloured clothing, tore a hamstring during his innings tournament and more than two white balls, black sightscreens and and used Greatbatch as a runner. decades later is still playing club to feature games played under lights. He could not take the field when cricket in Christchurch. “It’s fantastic It was also the first to include South Pakistan batted and John Wright to catch up with everybody,” he Africa, now known as the Proteas, took over as captain. New Zealand said during the weekend, echoing which had recently been reinstated began well and Pakistan were only the sentiments of his team-mates to the ICC after the end of apartheid, 140-4 after 35 overs with a lot of work who relished the rare chance to get following 21 years in the international to be done to advance. Enter almost together again. wilderness. unknown 22-year-old Inzamam-ul- Haq, who proceeded to smash 60 “There was the initial finding out of For various reasons John Wright, from 37 balls before being what everybody’s doing now and Ken Rutherford, Danny Morrison, by Chris Harris. A late cameo of 20* then it was reliving the memories Chris Cairns and Willie Watson could from Moin Khan, together with Javed and the stories - and they tend to get not make the reunion, but Martin Miandad’s patient 57* saw Pakistan exaggerated as you get older. It’s Crowe, Mark Greatbatch, Andrew to victory by four wickets with a full been fun.” said Harris. Jones, Dipak Patel, Ian Smith, Chris over to spare. Harris, Gavin Larsen, Rod Latham It certainly was. and Murphy Su’a were there, along with coach Warren Lees, to reminisce over the many highlights of that Team Pts Pld W L NR T RD RR superb month. NZ 14 8 7 1 0 0 0.59 4.76 Led by shrewd captain, and player England 11 8 5 2 1 0 0.47 4.36 of the tournament, Crowe, co-hosts New Zealand bowed out at the S.Africa 10 8 5 3 0 0 0.14 4.36 semi-final stage, beaten by eventual Pakistan 9 8 4 3 1 0 0.17 4.33 champions Pakistan at . Australia 8 8 4 4 0 0 0.20 4.22 This followed their only loss in round- robin play – also to Pakistan in a low- W.Indies 8 8 4 4 0 0 0.07 4.14 scoring game at Christchurch. Prior India 5 8 2 5 1 0 0.14 4.95 to that Australia had been beaten by Sri Lanka 5 8 2 5 1 0 -0.68 4.21 37 runs, South Africa and England each by seven wickets, and there had Zimbabwe 2 8 1 7 0 0 -1.14 4.03

12. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Members

Cricket Wellington would like to thank you all for your support this season.

It has been a big season and we are pleased Dorothy Hind John R Martin Peter Austin you were there with us. The Wellington Firebirds Doug Galwey John Reseigh Peter Jack and the Wellington Blaze worked really hard to Euan McCabe John Rimmer Peter Hammond achieve their goals this season. To know they Frances Gray Jonathan Moulds Phil Barry have your support is appreciated by all of us. frances Tull Judith Dennis Philip Gibbons Next season is going to be very exciting with Frank Kerr Julian Howard Rachel Dingle the Cricket World Cup and the new domestic Fred Goodall June Cope Ramesh Hira schedule layout. We are also spending the Frederica Hamilton K Kilner Rhys Barlow summer reviewing the information we received Frederick Williscroft Katherine Revell Richard Boag from the survey about the Cricket Wellington Gary Hawke Kay Riddle Richard Lang memberships. Geoff Cope Keith Dreyer Richard Laurenson Geoff Fuller Kevin Bramley Rob Mitchell A full list of the Cricket Wellington 2013/2014 Gil Donald Kevin Jackson Robert Barton members is below. Please note that if you purchased a double membership, the second Gillian Mcconway Lance Dry Roberta Davis person’s name may have not been recorded on Gordon Dry Laurie Greig Rohan Nathu the database. Gordon Lee Lawrence Cox Ronnie Nathu Graeme Watson Lawrence Henderson Rosalie Bradbury Graeme McCullough Leigh Catley Rosie Davis Graeme Baker Lillias Henderson Ross MacDonald Adrian Douglas Caroline Storer Graham Kelly Linda Upton Roy Riddle Alan Graham Catherine Foote Graham Ross Lisa West Russell Pepperell Alan Asprey Chris Sutton Guy Ross M. Gibson Sage Advice Alana Bowman Christine Hughes Harriet Johnston Margareth Carmin Saia Fisilau Alastair Forde Christopher Lang Heather Bell Mark Donald Shafiqul Islam Allistair Gray Christopher Smailes Helen Jackson Mark Ingram Stephen Hughes Alyson Douglas Colin Gooch Ian Goddard Matthew Cooper Stephen Kos Andrew McClure Colin Pratt Ian Kirker Maurice Partridge Stephen Sharp Andrew McGee Colin Gooch Ian Possenniskie Michael Holdsworth Steuart Goodman Anthony Arcus Conrad Bullock J.R. Martin Michael Keith Steven Robertson Athol Mann Craig Healy Jacob Sankey Michael Scrivener Stuart Minifie Barbara Bonifant Dale Austin James Dickie Michael Gibson Sue Bell Barry Billows Darrel Arcus Jan Vautier Mike Lewis Susan Bramley Barry Flynn Darrin Wilkinson Jane Selby Mira Parsons Susan Faragher Bev Webber David Boag Jess Morrison Morrie Patel Tim Jones Blair Nicholson David Faragher Jill McConway Nancy McDonald Tone Borren Bob Hill David Macaskill Jim Dickie Neil Greaves Tony Bradbury Brian Lang David Macdonald Jock Sutherland Neville Carson Una Ren Brian Maynell David Rose John Barry Nina Gallavan Victor Smith Brian Woolford David Strutton John Bonifant Nita Hill Wayne Goodall Bruce Cullen David Weatherburn John Cain Olivia Sullivan Wayne Howan Bruce Hamilton David Pottinger John Douglas Paddy Marra Wayne Wade Carl Bainbridge Desmond Newton John Doyle Pam Fuller Wendy Ross Carly Harrison Diana Caithness John Hall Patricia Gibbons William Martin Carol Rankin Diana Goodall John Harrison Paul Badger Yvonne Asprey Caroline Lewis Don Baker John Marston Penny Chitty Yvonne Maynell

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 13. International Cricket In Wellington

Second ANZ Test Match v West Indies Match details Hawkins Basin Reserve; 11 - 13 December 2013 Umpires: Ian Gould (England) and Paul Reiffel (Australia) New Zealand arrived at the Basin Reserve having been denied Toss: West Indies victory in the First Test at Dunedin by a fine 218 from Darren New Zealand 441 (Taylor 129, Watling 65, Williamson 45, Boult Bravo and the unexpected arrival of rain with just 33 more runs 38*, Anderson 38, McCullum 37; T Best 4-110) beat West needed. The only change was a fit again Kane Williamson Indies 193 (M Samuels 60, K Edwards 55; Boult 6-40) and 175 returning to replace Aaron Redmond. (K Powell 36, K Edwards 35, S Chanderpaul 31*; Boult 4-40, Southee 3-24) by an innings and 73 runs After losing the toss and being asked to bat on a greenish looking pitch, the BlackCaps lost two early wickets, but from Second ANZ T20 International v West Indies then on the day was theirs. Taylor was dropped before he had Westpac Stadium; 15 January 2014 scored, but then batted beautifully to bring up his 10th century The BlackCaps won the second T20 international under lights and 4000 runs in his 52nd Test. Martin Crowe (50 Tests) is the at Westpac Stadium by four wickets to take the ANZ series 2-0. only New Zealander to have reached that mark sooner. Batting first the Windies were 67-4 in the eleventh over before Denesh Ramdin recovered things somewhat, crunching three He had good support from Williamson, BJ Watling, Brendon sixes and three fours on his way to a 26-ball half-century. The McCullum and Corey Anderson; and from 186-3 at tea they tall Andre Fletcher (40 from 36 balls) batted steadily before pushed on to 307-6 at stumps. Next morning Watling reached being run out and the visitors reached a competitive 159- his half-century and with Trent Boult helping him add 58 for the 5. Speedster Adam Milne took 2-22 and Nathan McCullum last wicket the BlackCaps reached a formidable 441. conceded just 17 runs from his four overs.

The Windies got to 158-4 at stumps with Marlon Samuels After cameos from Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum, the on 50*, but crumbled on the third morning, losing their last Blackcaps found themselves 79-5, needing 81 to win from the six wickets for just 18 to be all out for 193. Twenty-four year last 57 deliveries. Ross Taylor reached 39 off 41 balls, but it old Boult was quite irresistible, with only Samuels and Kirk was Luke Ronchi’s punishing 51* from just 28 balls that turned Edwards standing up to him. The last four batsmen were all the tide. There were still 54 needed from the last six overs but bowled without scoring and Boult ended with career-best 39 came from the next three to relieve the tension. Taylor was figures of 6-40. out 16 short but Jimmy Neesham hit powerfully and brought up the winning runs with an over to spare. Off-spinner Sunil McCullum enforced the follow-on and after another sound Narine with 2-16 was the pick of the bowlers, while hard- start, the West Indies again found the pace and swing of working Andre Russell had 2-18 in the middle stages. man-of-the-match Boult and Tim Southee too much, being dismissed an hour after tea for 175. Boult took 4-40 and held Match details a sensational catch at backward point to dismiss Denesh Umpires: Gary Baxter (New Zealand) and Chris Gaffaney Ramdin. Southee also bowled well to take three wickets, (New Zealand) Wagner had two and Anderson one. Edwards, Kieran Powell Toss: West Indies and Shivnarine Chanderpaul all got into the thirties but none West Indies 159-5 in 20 overs (Ramdin 55*, Fletcher 40, went further, while captain Darren Sammy and Shannon Simmons 29; Milne 2-22) lost to New Zealand 163-6 in 19 Gabriel each bagged a pair. overs (Ronchi 51*, Taylor 39, Russell 2-16, Narine 2-18, Holder 2-34) by four wickets. The home side had won the Test inside three days, and with the match beginning on a Wednesday, many were disappointed that it did not last until the weekend.

14. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Fifth ANZ v India Boult, Southee and Neil Wagner all stuck to their task but were Westpac Stadium; 31 January 2014 relieved when the final wicket fell. There were plenty of runs scored in the day/night ODI played at Westpac Stadium as New Zealand took the series 4-0 over New Zealand lost Peter Fulton in the nine overs before stumps what had looked to be a powerful Indian side. Batting first the and started the third day 222 behind. Three more wickets fell BlackCaps were 41-2 in the 13th over when Ross Taylor joined before lunch and at drinks the BlackCaps were a sorry 121-5 – Kane Williamson, to resume a partnership that had already still 125 in arrears. What followed was the stuff of legend. produced 311 runs in the previous three games. This time they Brendon McCullum (44) and BJ Watling (24) were still there at added 152 in 25 overs with Taylor scoring his 10th ODI century tea, having taken the score to 146-5. In the 35 overs to stumps and Williamson becoming just the second man after Pakistan’s they added 106 more runs with McCullum bringing up his Yasir Hameed to score five half centuries in a five match series. ninth Test century and Watling his ninth 50. At that point the They both hit shots all around the wicket, although Taylor hosts led by 5 runs. effectively curbed his slog/sweep shot and did not hit a six until he had faced 91 balls. Plenty more was to come the next day – at lunch the score was 347-5 with McCullum 169 and Watling 90. Watling Williamson went at 193 and a further 110 were scored from the reached his century and McCullum his second successive last 12.3 overs, as Brendon McCullum and Jimmy Neesham double ton in the afternoon session as they added a further 93 cut loose. Taylor brought up his century in the 48th over runs. The score had reached 446 and their partnership 352 and was dismissed next ball. The total was a good one when Watling missed a straightish ball from Shami and was however, and the BlackCaps could be well satisfied with their adjudged LBW for 124. His innings of 510 minutes was the afternoon’s work. longest by a New Zealand wicket-keeper and his partnership with McCullum was the highest for the sixth wicket in the Kyle Mills, Mitchell McClenaghan and debutant Matt Henry all history of . bowled tightly to the Indian top order and as the asking rate rose, desperate shots began to be played. Henry’s dismissal Neesham, who had been waiting so long for his second Test of Ajinkya Rahane in the 14th over made it 30-3 with a lot of innings was not going to waste the opportunity and he and pressure going on Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. Their partnership McCullum clobbered 131 in the final session to both end began to look threatening, with Kohli scoring 82 from 78 balls, the day within sight of significant milestones. Their team was but he was well caught in the outfield by Wellington substitute ahead by 325 runs with a score of 571-6. fielder Peter Younghusband off Nathan McCullum. There were 120 needed from the last 6 overs when Dhoni finally went after That Neesham went on to a century on debut and McCullum having brought up 8000 ODI runs. After some hefty blows to 302 early the next day has been well chronicled elsewhere, from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami the end but that was not the end of the story. The BlackCaps’ batted came with two balls left and India finished the series without a on until nearly lunchtime, with Neesham finishing on 137*, victory. which is the highest debut score by anyone batting at number 7 or lower in Test history. New Zealand’s total of 680-8 Match details declared was its highest ever. Umpires: Brent Bowden (New Zealand) and Rod Tucker (Australia) Facing a deficit of 434 the Indian openers survived the four Toss: India overs to lunch, but were both dismissed soon afterwards with New Zealand 303-5 in 50 overs (Taylor 102, Williamson 88, the total just 10. Cheteshwar Pujara went with the score on 52 Neesham 34*; V Aaron 2-60) beat India 216 in 49.4 overs but there were no more alarms as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Kohli 82, Dhoni 47; Henry 4-38) by 87 runs. added 112* for the fourth wicket. Kohli again demonstrated his wonderful batsmanship, but only after he had fortuitously Second ANZ Test Match v India survived a fairly clear edge to Watling off Boult when on 15. Hawkins Basin Reserve; 14 - 18 February 2014 After two and a half days of the second Test only one result The captains agreed to end proceedings with an hour still seemed possible, with India well ahead and fine weather scheduled but with no hope of a result. It meant New Zealand forecast. What happened over the next 11 hours verged on took the two-match series 1-0, having won in Auckland by the miraculous as New Zealand’s middle order firstly halted 40 runs. It also meant that the BlackCaps could hold their the slide then took control of an increasingly frustrated Indian heads high after performing an escape act of monumental attack. Beneath sunny skies on the first day, a Friday, the proportions on the back of an innings by Brendon McCullum BlackCaps looked anything but competitive on a green wicket that will never be forgotten by those who saw it. as they collapsed for 192 in the face of accurate by Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami. Williamson batted Match details for two and a half hours for his 47, and when he went the home Umpires: Steve Davis (Australia) and Richard Kettleborough side was 133-7. Jimmy Neesham and Tim Southee provided (England) some late resistance but the final total was well below par. Toss: India New Zealand 192 (Williamson 47, Neesham 33, Southee 32; The Indian batsmen had no such trouble scoring runs and I Sharma 6-51, M Shami 4-70) and 680-8 dec (McCullum 302, at stumps were 100-2 from 28 overs. More runs were piled Neesham 137*, Watling 124, Rutherford 35, Latham 29; on the next day as India reached 428 at better than four runs Z Khan 5-170) drew with India 438 (A Rahane 118, an over. Dashing left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan was S Dhawan 98, MS Dhoni 68, V Kohli 38; Southee 3-93, unfortunately caught behind driving at Southee for 98, but the Boult 3-99, Wagner 3-106) and 166-3 (V Kohli 105*, diminutive Ajinkya Rahane completed his century and added R Sharma 31*; Southee 2-50) 120 in 24 overs for the seventh wicket with MS Dhoni. Trent

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 15. Wellington Firebirds Season Summary

Plunket Shield including a career-best 6-38 against the at the Basin and the Firebirds were Overview Central Stags in Napier. Andy McKay able to establish a narrow lead. After a There was much to enthuse over in the took 35 at 30.62 and Brent Arnel 24 at century to opener Ben Smith the Stags Firebirds’ first-class season, but the final 39.45. The average age of these three declared leaving the Firebirds 310 to win, result was disappointing. Leading the was 34. which they knocked off in 61 overs for competition with three rounds to play, the loss of only five wickets. they could not keep up with the fast- Match Summaries The Firebirds’ good work in dismissing finishing Canterbury Wizards and ended In the season opener at the Basin the Canterbury Wizards at Rangiora in fourth place, as they had in 2012/13. Reserve the Otago Volts made over was undone by poor batting which saw Despite coming close at times, they won 500, three players scoring centuries, them 26-6 at one stage. The Wizards only two matches outright, whereas including Jesse Ryder on debut for the batted better in the second innings and the Wizards won five. Michael Papps Volts. Pollard and Murdoch in particular set the Firebirds 470 to win. Papps made most runs with 841 at an average ensured an adequate reply but the Volts scored his 24th first-class century and of 64.69, while captain James Franklin batted strongly again and eventually the his fourth for Wellington, putting on 139 averaged 65.54 in scoring 721 runs Firebirds were set 501 to win. Steady for the fifth wicket with Woodcock, a including four centuries. Michael Pollard batting saw the match safely drawn. record partnership for Wellington against scored 492 runs at an average of 61.50. Mark Gillespie’s 18th five-wicket haul in Canterbury. A last wicket stand of 37 Top wicket-taker was Mark Gillespie first-class matches restricted the Central brought the Firebirds to the brink of with 43 wickets at an average of 32.90, Stags to under 300 in the second game victory but it was not to be.

16. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Wellington took a first innings lead of 148 against the Otago Volts at Invercargill. Franklin and Pollard added a record 238 for Wellington’s fourth wicket against Otago. Good bowling by Patel and McKay in the Volts’ second innings left the Firebirds needing just 82 to win which they were untroubled to reach. The pre-Christmas match against the Canterbury Wizards was a high-scoring draw, notable for Tom Latham’s double hundred, which was the highest ever for Canterbury against Wellington. In reply, the Firebirds were 191-8 before the follow- on was avoided by Franklin and strong tail-end resistance. Set 395 to win in two sessions the Firebirds achieved a draw with Papps bringing up his century from 115 balls. Franklin and Blundell with a record sixth wicket partnership against Auckland of 199 saw the Firebirds to a competitive total, which the Aces matched. Elliott and Murdoch then put Wellington into a strong position before the last six wickets fell for 16 runs. The Aces were set 299 to win from 50 overs but late rain consigned the match to a draw. A below-par batting effort by the Firebirds against the Central Stags at McLean Park was offset by Gillespie’s best-ever first-class return of 6-38. Wellington batted more solidly in the second innings, despite rain interruptions, and they set the Stags 353 to win in 82 overs. Despite steady progress, they could not score quickly enough and settled for a draw. Just 50 overs were possible at Karori Park in the next match and the Northern Knights got to 169-2 when rain drew the first day to a close. Rain on the next three days prevented any further play. On the first day of their match at Whangarei, Wellington had the Northern Knights 119-6 before former Firebird Scott Kuggeleijn helped them reach 288. Elliott’s 5-33 was his best return for Wellington. In reply Franklin brought up 4000 runs for Wellington in scoring his 18th first-class century and the Firebirds led by 166. The Knights were 50 behind with only two wickets in hand at stumps on day three, but rain throughout the scheduled fourth day denied the Firebirds’ almost certain victory. In the final game, at Eden Park Outer Oval, a double century to Craig Cachopa and career best bowling by Colin de Grandhomme saw the Auckland Aces take a 96-run first innings lead. Good batting by Cachopa again allowed the Aces to set the Firebirds 425 to win, and despite a fighting Blundell century, the Firebirds fell well short to end the season on a losing note.

Top: Michael Pollard Middle Left: Luke Woodcock Middle Right: Michael Papps Bottom: Stephen Murdoch

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 17. The Ford Trophy including BlackCaps speedster Trent Boult who had just returned from the T20 World Cup. Overview There was much celebrating when Wellington won its first one- There were 110 needed from 19 overs when Elliott joined day title since 2001/02, and only its second since 1990/91. In Franklin and these two added 42 in smart time. Elliott gave way 2001/02 it beat Canterbury at the Basin Reserve in the State to Ronchi, also just back from the T20 World Cup, and he and Shield Final, having only lost one match that season. This time Franklin added 50 in seven overs. Franklin was out with 17 still the road was much rockier with the Firebirds only finishing fourth needed off the last 14 balls and eight were required from the after the round-robin phase and having to win two preliminary final over. Ronchi hit boundaries from the first two balls, much finals just to make the decider. to the joy of his teammates and supporters, whose long wait for Murdoch (339), Papps (335) and Pollard (315) scored most a title was over. runs, with Franklin making 291 runs at the highest average of 58.20. Most wickets were taken by Gillespie (14), Arnel (13) and HRV T20 Woodcock (12). Slow bowlers Patel (3.77 runs per over) and Overview Woodcock (3.96) were the most economical, while Elliott went The Firebirds’ performances in the shortest format competition for just 4.19 runs per over. were again up and down, as some enthralling displays were mixed with others that were not so good. After making the Final Match Summaries last year, they missed Ryder’s pugnacious starts and seldom got The campaign began in early March with a loss to the Central full value from their imports: Travis Birt, Shaun Tait and Graham Stags at Palmerston North by eight wickets, after Jamie How Napier. Despite this, the Firebirds were well placed after eight and Ben Smith put on a record opening stand of 121. The next rounds before two losses pushed them down the table. match, against the Canterbury Wizards at Hagley Park, was Captain James Franklin was the top run-scorer with 243 runs at washed out and then Otago was beaten by two runs in a high- 34.71, followed by Michael Papps (231 at 33.00) and Stephen scoring game at the Basin Reserve. Papps and Murdoch put Murdoch (181 at 30.16). Brent Arnel took most wickets with 10 on 144 for the first wicket, with both just missing their centuries. and was also the most economical bowler, going for 7.03 runs After Aaron Redmond made 96, and 33 had come from the last an over, followed by Franklin (7.80) and Jeetan Patel (8.07). two overs, there were still three needed from the last ball, but McKay had Sam Wells well caught by Elliott to thwart the visitors. Match Summaries Three days later the Firebirds went down to the Northern Knights Australian opener Birt and Papps put on 70 for the second by three wickets, despite a fiery spell from Gillespie that saw the wicket in the Firebird’s first game against the Northern Knights visitors slump to 83-5 at one stage. The return match against the at the Basin Reserve, but six wickets in ten balls by fellow Aussie Otago Volts in Dunedin was also washed out. Ben Laughlin left the Knights a small target to chase. At in Hamilton the Firebirds avenged their loss to The Firebirds then edged the Central Stags in a high-scoring the Knights with a three wicket win. Despite a century to Daniel thriller at Westpac Stadium. Young Henry Walsh hit the sixth ball Flynn, tight bowling by spinners Woodcock and Patel restricted of the last over beyond the boundary to win the game. the home side before solid middle order batting ensured victory The next night saw another tight finish at the Stadium which achieved by three wickets with 16 balls to spare. the Auckland Aces won by six wickets with a ball to spare, after Back at the Basin the Central Stags were beaten by five wickets Craig Cachopa and former Firebird Luke Wright hit out strongly with Arnel bowling well and Papps, Blundell and Murdoch all for the Aces. batting with authority. Franklin smashed 18 from the last five The Firebirds fared better in the return encounter at Eden Park balls of the 40th over to earn a valuable bonus point. where, after conceding 39 runs from the last 14 balls, they The only round-robin match against the Auckland Aces was batted powerfully to win with four balls remaining. The 27 sixes played at the Basin Reserve, with the visitors winning a thriller hit by the teams were the most in a New Zealand T20 game. by just five runs. The Aces reached 302 and the Firebirds were After the matches against the Canterbury Wizards and the 277-4 in reply before slipping behind. Eleven runs were needed Otago Volts at the Basin Reserve were washed out, more rain from the last over but Colin de Grandhomme restricted the turned the Central Stags game at Pukekura Park on New Year’s Firebirds to just five. Day into a 6-over-a-side contest. Elliott and Englishman Napier As a result Wellington had to play the third-placed Aces again, slogged 61 in 3 overs and the Stags could not get close. this time in Auckland. Tight bowling by Woodcock, Patel, Elliott A 90-run fourth wicket stand between Franklin and Murdoch, and Gillespie restricted the home side to 220. Papps and followed by disciplined Firebirds’ bowling, paved the way for a Pollard then put on 134 for the first wicket inside 22 overs and solid victory over the Northern Knights at Mount Maunganui, after one or two setbacks, young Henry Walsh saw the Firebirds which put them on top of the table. into the third preliminary final with more than five overs left. The game against the Volts in Dunedin was crucially lost despite There they met top qualifiers the Canterbury Wizards who had a gallant pursuit of the home side’s 205. Elliott and Franklin had been beaten narrowly by the second-placed Knights at Hagley added 137 in 11 overs but seven runs were still needed from the Park. After an opening stand of 66, the red and blacks were twentieth. Jacob Duffy’s over only went for five to give the Volts 125-6 before Andy Ellis and Todd Astle helped add 114 in the a one run victory. last 16 overs. Woodcock and Elliott were the best of the bowlers. The Firebirds’ chase was always under control with Papps and In the final game at Hagley Park the Wizards made short work of Pollard putting on 55 for the first wicket, Pollard and Murdoch the Firebirds’ modest total. Dean Brownlie and George Worker 95 for the second and Franklin and Murdoch an unbroken 90 for thumped 119 runs off 60 balls for the second wicket to leave the the third to see Wellington into the Final with four overs unused. Firebirds in fifth place with four wins. The Final was played in Mount Maunganui where the Firebirds’ The Final was contested between the Northern Knights who had bowlers came back well after strong middle-order batting by had six wins and the Otago Volts who had five. The Volts were the Knights, and they took the last five wickets for 21 runs. The restricted to 143-5 from their 20 overs, which the home side Firebirds’ reply was steady enough against demanding bowling, chased down with an over and five wickets in hand.

18. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Wellington Blaze Season Summary

Overview This season held considerable promise, with the team being the strongest for some time, having five White Ferns to call on. Last year’s internationals, Sophie Devine, Lucy Doolan and Sian Ruck were joined by wicket-keeper , who had transferred from Central Districts, and , who had returned from the UK. The team was further bolstered for three rounds by the very experienced Australian all-rounder .

Strength on paper did not translate into victories on the playing field and the team finished third in both competitions. A lack of play on grass wickets and unavailability of key players leading into the season wasn’t ideal and performances over the first three rounds were characteristically inconsistent. However a win over lowly Northern Districts in the final 50-over game would have secured a finals berth, but this was not to be.

While the top order batting was strong, the lower order often failed to fire when called upon. The attack only really had one strike bowler and no team was completely bowled out. Gratifyingly fielding standards this season saw a marked improvement over past years.

Four players dominated the Blaze’s performances and confirmed their true all-rounder status - Sophie Devine (520 runs and 11 wickets), Lucy Dolan (371 runs and 16 wickets), Lauren Ebsary (118 runs and 10 wickets) and Rachel Priest (500 runs and 12 dismissals). Michelle Bunkall’s 4-40 against Northern Districts was the best return and Sophie Devine and Lucy Doolan both made run-a-ball centuries. Lucy Doolan and Rachel Priest

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 19. Most other players had their moments but many of their Back at the Basin the T20 game against Northern Districts opportunities were under the pressure of batting collapses. was won easily with the Blaze scoring 170-2 thanks to There were four century partnerships, with the 153 opening Sophie Devine (58*), Rachel Priest (46) and Lucy Doolan stand between Renee Moffitt and Lucy Doolan against (40). ND fell well short at 114-6. In the first 50-over game Central Districts creating a new Blaze record. Sian Ruck and the Blaze scored 325-7 with Lucy Doolan making 101 from Liz Perry both brought up their 100th games for the Blaze. 105 balls, Rachel Priest 89 and Sophie Devine 76; to which Northern replied with 206-7, Michelle Bunkall taking 4- 40. Sophie Devine, Rachel Priest and Sian Ruck deserved their Needing one more win to make the Final, the Blaze came selection for the White Ferns’ tour of the West Indies; with up just short in the second 50-over game and their score of Sophie and Rachel also selected for the return series in New 212-9 was passed by ND in the last over for the loss of only Zealand in February and the T20 World Cup. four wickets. Lauren Ebsary (59*) and Rachel Priest (39) showed fight but as had happened earlier, the middle order Competition Games could not recover from the loss of early wickets.

The first T20 game match against Canterbury was lost by The team was: nine wickets after the Blaze made a meagre 100. Their Sophie Devine (capt), Michelle Bunkall, Rebecca Burns, performance in the first 50-over game wasn’t much better as Lucy Doolan, Deanna Doughty, Lauren Ebsary, Allex Evans, they struggled through to 133 and lost by three wickets. A Gemma Krebs, Suzie McDonald, Renee Moffitt, Thamsyn late fight-back with the ball gave some respectability to the Newton, Elizabeth Perry, Rachel Priest and Sian Ruck. score but the game was lost well before that. The shift from a well-worn Hagley Park pitch to Rangiora brought about a dramatic change in fortunes. Canterbury could only muster Coach Leigh Kelly 79, thanks to Lucy Doolan’s 3-25 and an excellent team Assistant coach Ivan Tissera fielding display. Lucy also led the chase with 33* and a nine Manager Kevin Pulley wicket victory was secured before the rain came.

After a three week break the Blaze travelled to Lincoln for a rain-dominated round against Otago. The T20 was washed out and the first ‘50-over’ match became a 20-over affair. Otago made 131-4 batted first, taking advantage of some loose bowling in the middle stages. The Blaze could only manage 109-8, with Rachel Priest’s well compiled 50 making up nearly half of those. The second game was also reduced to 20 overs each during the course of play but this time Otago were restricted to 86-7. The Duckworth-Lewis revised target of 116 was achieved for the loss of only one wicket with Rachel Priest (43*) and Sophie Devine (51*) adding 91* to guide the side to victory.

The next round against Auckland at the Basin Reserve was also affected by rain. In the eight-over ‘T20’ game on New Year’s Day Auckland smashed 91-1, with no bowler being spared. The Blaze chased admirably, falling just five runs short with Rachel Priest (33) leading the way. In the first 50-over match Auckland made 205-9 helped by a last wicket partnership of 44. Sophie Devine bowled with aggression taking 3-28 and was well supported by Lucy Doolan and Dee Doughty. Wickets fell regularly in the unsuccessful bid for a bonus point but victory was achieved by two wickets. Sophie Devine made 102 off 103 balls, Rachel Priest 40 and Liz Perry 30*. The second game was abandoned as heavy rain intervened after 5.5 overs, with the Blaze being 24-2.

Maximum points were scored against a weak Central Districts side in round four at Hastings. The Blaze posted 142-4 in the T20 and once again Sophie Devine (46) and Rachel Priest (34) were the main contributors. CD could only muster 91 with Sian Ruck taking 3-9 to destroy their top order. CD posted a respectable 221-8 in the first 50-over game but this was knocked off in less than 40 overs for the loss of two wickets. Sophie Devine and Rachel Priest both scored 58* and Lucy Doolan 47. The final game resulted in a bonus point win as Central struggled through to 169-9, with Lucy Doolan taking 3-29. Renee Moffitt (76) and Lucy (74*) set up the victory with a record opening partnership of 153.

20. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Norwood Award Winners 2013-14

Life Member Malcolm McCaw presents Mark Gillespie with his Players’ Choice award.

Guest speaker Ernie Merrick

The Norwood Awards function held formats. This was a great addition to Age Group at the Quality Hotel in April was the the night, and the players certainly Provincial A MVP - BJ Barnett culmination of a great season. Hosted appreciated the recognition of their Under 19 MVP – Rakitha Weerasundara by Newstalk ZB’s Daniel McHardy, the peers. Under 23 MVP – Henry Walsh Awards were a chance for the Firebirds Under 23 Women’s MVP – Suzie McDonald It was also a special night for Luke and Blaze to reflect on the season and Woodcock, who had become the latest Players’ Choice Awards celebrate the successes enjoyed along addition to the Wellington centurion (Firebirds) the way. club, having clocked up 100 first-class Plunket Shield – Mark Gillespie Guest Speaker was Wellington Phoenix matches while on the road against Ford Trophy – Michael Papps HRV Cup – Michael Papps coach, Ernie Merrick. Ernie’s speech the Northern Knights in February. The Overall – Michael Papps around the life of a professional Norwoods were the perfect setting for sportsperson certainly resonated with the Wellington faithful to show their Fieldsman of the Year the cricket audience and highlighted appreciation for Luke’s many years of Women - Rachel Priest that the same issues face all outstanding service. Men – Grant Elliott professional sports. Alongside our two flagship teams, the All-rounder of the Year Major winners on the night were Norwood Awards recognise a select Women – Sophie Devine Sophie Devine and James Franklin group of winners from our player Men – James Franklin who were Players of the Year for the pathway, including the Provincial A’s, Bowler of the Year Blaze and Firebirds respectively. James Under 19 Men and Under 23 Men and Women – Lucy Doolan also won All Rounder of the Year, while Women. These players represent the Men – Mark Gillespie Sophie won Batsman of the Year and next generation of Firebirds and Blaze, All Rounder of the Year. so it is important their achievements Batsman of the Year are fully acknowledged. Women – Sophie Devine The night was also an opportunity Men – Michael Papps to showcase a new set of awards for the Firebirds – the Players’ Choice. Cricketer of the Year Based on players’ votes throughout the Women – Sophie Devine season, the cumulative totals resulted Men – James Franklin in an award for each of the three

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 21. Sophie Devine Women’s Cricketer of the Year

In 10 one-dayers she scored 364 runs an average of 72.80, getting past 50 four times, including... a run-a-ball century against the at the Basin Reserve.

Once again Sophie Devine demonstrated she is the pre-eminent women’s cricketer In the four T20 games that were played in Wellington. She deservedly took out the award for Women’s Player-of the Year Sophie scored 156 runs at an average for the fifth time in eight years, including the 2007/08 season when she played for of 39.00. She was the Blaze’s top- Canterbury, and 2011/12 when took a year out of cricket to focus on hockey. scorer in three of her innings.

Since her days in the Tawa College (Boys) First XI, Sophie has developed into one In February and March Sophie played of the world’s finest women cricketers. She made her debut for Wellington in the against the touring West Indies State League against Canterbury in December 2003 and has now played more Women, then was in the White Ferns’ than 70 one-dayers and 30 T20 games for the Blaze. She was appointed captain team that competed at the fourth ICC at the age of 23 and made her international debut in 2006. Apart from her on-field Women’s World T20 tournament in success, Sophie is always friendly and approachable and is a wonderful example Bangladesh. The White Ferns finished to younger cricketers. third in their group, then they beat Sri Lanka to qualify for the next World T20 Sophie’s 2013/14 international season started in October with the White Ferns’ tournament to be held in India. Sophie tour of the Caribbean, where they played ODIs and T20 games in a tri-series scored 84 runs in three matches in the involving the West Indies and England. tournament, only captain Suzie Bates scoring more for the New Zealanders. Back home Sophie turned out for her new Onslow Club, helping them reach the finals of both the 40-over format and the T20 competition. International This coming summer will see her commitments limited her appearances and meant she missed both finals but in playing for the South Australia four T20 games she scored 183 runs, including a rapid 53 against Wellington Scorpions in the Australian domestic Collegians. completion, as well as turning out for the Blaze again. It promises to be Sophie again captained the Wellington Blaze with distinction. In 10 one-dayers she another busy and fruitful season for this scored 364 runs at an average of 72.80, getting past 50 four times, including one Wellington sporting treasure. century. That was a run-a-ball 102 made against the Auckland Hearts at the Basin Reserve. She came in with the score at 1-2 and saw her team to within 10 runs of their target of 205. She also took 3-28 in that game.

22. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 James Franklin Men’s Cricketer of the Year

He made his first-class debut for Wellington against India in December 1998 as an 18-year old and has now played 15 seasons, missing 2007/08 with a knee injury.

The Firebirds last won a national one-day title in 2001/02, when it was called the State Shield – under the captaincy of Matthew Bell. Since then Bell, for 6 more seasons, Stephen Fleming, Michael Parlane, Grant Elliott and Stephen Murdoch had led the side without further success, until Men’s Player-of-the-Year James Franklin held the reins last season.

The 33-year-old played eight of the Firebirds’ nine Ford Trophy games, missing only the first Northern Knights fixture when Papps led the side. He scored 291 runs at an average of 75.58, which put him third in the national averages behind Jesse Ryder and BJ Watling. He had three 50s and a 49 and his innings of 53* in the preliminary final against Canterbury and 75 in the final against the Knights were hugely influential in Wellington’s victories – and their securing the Trophy at last.

He captained the Firebirds in all 10 Plunket Shield games making 721 runs at He has played English county 65.54 with four centuries. Only Tom Latham and Martin Guptill averaged more. cricket for Essex, Glamorgan and This brought his run total for Wellington to 4,034 in 73 matches at the impressive Gloucestershire and this season joined average of 43.84. He has hit 12 centuries, with a highest score of 219 against up with Nottinghamshire. Auckland in November 2008. Franklin has now taken 203 first-class wickets for His prowess extends to the T20 game, Wellington at an average of 24.66 each, with a best return of 7-30 against the winning the Champions League title Central Stags at the Basin in December 2005. with Mumbai Indians in October 2011. A loyal Wellington Collegians club man, Franklin made his first-class debut for Last year he played for the Guyana Wellington against India in December 1998 as an 18-year old and has now played Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean 15 seasons, missing 2007/08 with a knee injury. In 85 one-dayers for Wellington Premier League, and he has played 38 he has scored 2108 runs at 37.64 and taken 76 wickets at 30.02. T20 Internationals as well as 37 T20s for the Firebirds.

Franklin’s international career has had its share of set-backs but he has played 31 Tests, scoring 808 runs at 20.71, with a century at Newlands in 2006. He has taken 82 wickets at 33.97, including a hat-trick against Bangladesh in 2004. In 110 ODIs he has made 1271 runs at 23.98 and taken 81 wickets at 41.40.

He may not get many more chances at this level but as long as the national selectors don’t need the tall left-hander, the Firebirds will gladly hold on to their winning captain.

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 23. Firebirds & Blaze 2013-2014

Back row: Stephen Hotter (Fitness Trainer), Henry Walsh, Fraser Colson, Tom Blundell, Matt Taylor, Peter Younghusband, Glenn Pocknall (Assistant Coach). Middle row: Vijay Vallabh (Physio), Stephen Murdoch, Michael Pollard, Brent Arnel, Malaesaili Tugaga, Andrew Lamb, Iain McPeake, Jamie Siddons (Coach). Front row: Josh Brodie, Grant Elliott, Jeetan Patel, Michael Papps, James Franklin (Captain), Mark Gillespie, Luke Woodcock, Andy McKay. Absent: Travis Birt, Dane Hutchinson, Graham Napier, Luke Ronchi, Shaun Tait.

Back row: Ivan Tissera (Assistant Coach), Sian Ruck, Thamsyn Newton, Suzie McDonald, Rebecca Burns, Michelle Bunkall, Lauren Ebsary, Liz Perry, Leigh Kelly (Coach). Front row: Andrea Stockwell, Renee Moffitt, Lucy Doolan, Sophie Devine (Captain), Rachel Priest, Deanna Doughty, Gemma Krebs. Absent: Allex Evans, Kevin Pulley (Manager). 24. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 High Performance

Robbie Kerr Director of Cricket

The 2013/14 season was a successful one. The Firebirds are Cricket Wellington’s flagship team and their success in winning the Ford Trophy and also the Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Award was a wonderful achievement that has given cricket in Wellington a huge lift.

A special highlight took place in the Plunket Shield match against the Northern Firebirds Knights at Whangarei in February, when Luke Woodcock brought up 100 first- class matches for Wellington. His statistics tell the story of a great Wellington The Ford Trophy win, being recognised player but he can be most proud of the way he has conducted himself on and off as Wellington Sports Team of the Year, the field at all times. and Jamie Siddons being named as Wellington Sports Coach of the Year Player pathways continue to improve and the quality of coaching being delivered provided recognition to all Firebirds to our leading cricketers at all levels is outstanding. Coaching Director, Mark players and management who put in Borthwick, has completed a high-quality document entitled The Wellington an enormous amount of hard work and Way, which provides all our coaches with guidance on the requirements and dedication over the season. expectations of Cricket Wellington’s philosophy. It was noticeable that there was a John Buchanan in his short time at NZ Cricket emphasised the importance greater calmness within the squad. of young players mastering core skills and having IPP’s (Individual Player James Franklin isn’t fazed by much and Programmes) that they were working on. The Wellington Way helps provide our his leadership was instrumental to the coaches with direction along these lines.

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 25. success of the team. Relatively new to captaincy, James will players are getting very close to Firebirds selection. A young only get better in this role as he looks to make a real impact team was sent to the Provincial A tournament where they over the next few seasons. finished a creditable third. BJ Barnett and Tom Blundell were the batting stars, with Blundell pushing on for a very We welcomed new coaching staff Glenn Pocknall (Assistant successful run with the Firebirds. Barnett’s runs carry Firebirds Coach) and Brent Arnel (Bowling Coach). much weight and he is working hard in the off-season to Glenn knows the Wellington scene well, having coached prepare for the step up. Fraser Colson provided the other successfully at age-group and rep level. Brent fills a role that batting highlight with a magnificent 186 against Tasmania was missing in our coaching set up and his passion for and A. This led to Firebirds’ selection late in the Plunket Shield knowledge of bowling are outstanding. Both Glenn and programme. Brent have the calmness required for the rollercoaster ride that professional sport puts its coaches and players through. Greg Hooper and Lance Dry provided excellent leadership for the Hutt Valley and Wellington City sides. The Hutt Valley The support network around any team is crucial. With an vs Wellington rivalry of old isn’t quite there yet, but is on ageing squad one can only marvel at the work done by our the improve. With higher honours beckoning and greater medical team. VJ Vallabh (Physiotherapist) and Stephen resourcing planned for these games, there will be plenty Hotter (Strength and conditioning coach) need to take to play for in the coming season. Manawatu were worthy significant credit for the support that they and their co- winners of the Tararua Shield while Wellington City retained workers provide to the whole squad. the Dempster Shield.

The Plunket Shield and HRV T20 competitions were both Blaze lost opportunities. It’s pleasing that we got into positions to contest for these titles and perhaps lessons were learned The Blaze have always set very high standards so the two which helped in the Ford Trophy success. third-place finishes this season were below expectations. A strong squad assembled and competition for playing spots James Franklin and Michael Papps showed their class with was significant. the bat and are feared by opposition teams. Mark Gillespie once again was the leading wicket-taker in the Plunket Shield Sophie Devine and Rachel Priest had outstanding seasons competition. Only fitness issues are likely to stop him from with the bat, while Lucy Doolan was the pick of the bowlers. breaking the great Ewen Chatfield’s career record of 403 Contributions came from many individuals but none of wickets for Wellington. With 70 to get, it is now within reach. the younger players managed to kick on and have the breakthrough season that was hoped for. Michael Pollard had a breakthrough season playing some belligerent innings that impressing all, including the national Kevin Pulley stood down after four years as manager of the selectors who added him to a winter training squad based at side and was recognised at the Cricket Wellington Awards Lincoln. night. I cannot speak highly enough of the quality Kevin has brought to this role and the regard in which he is held by the Tom Blundell was a rookie player attached to the squad entire squad. for the summer. The training paid off with two first-class centuries and a number of important Ford Trophy innings. Leigh Kelly has juggled work, family, indoor cricket and The rookie programme has been a big success and will coaching the Blaze expertly over the past three years. His continue. tactical knowledge and feel for cricket is top-class and we hope he will available to coach at some level in the near Provincial A future.

Glenn Pocknall combined his Firebirds’ role with that as Next season sees a joint coaching team of Mark Borthwick Head Coach of the Provincial As. An extensive programme and Ivan Tissera. To have men of this calibre is exciting. was put in place with two extra matches against Central Matthew Bell will also continue in his role providing speed Districts A arranged and also a very successful three-day and agility programmes and also fielding expertise which match against Tasmania A. These games, along with the is so vital at this level. It is not just the support staff that Tararua and Dempster Shield matches gave our fringe changes next season. Sian Ruck (Hamilton), Michelle Firebirds a significant amount of cricket. Assistant coach Bunkall (Napier) and Thamsyn Newton (Christchurch) Rhys Morgan did a fine job with team and in facilitating have all moved out of the area which will leave a big gap extra training sessions whenever quality grass wickets were in the bowling unit. This provides greater playing time for available. our younger players and the success of the Under-21 and Secondary School Girls’ teams will ensure that there will be Club players need to show the right attributes and form to some exciting young talent available this season. gain selection for the Hutt Valley and Wellington City sides. From here the Provincial A side is selected, at which point

26. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Age Group Cricket With the three tournaments on at the same time there was a clash for two of our young stars who were automatic Boys selections for two teams. It was agreed that Troy Johnson (Under 17s/Under 19s) and Rachin Ravindra (Year 10/Under Matthew Bell led a very professional Under-19 programme 17s) would play in the older age group sides to help develop where players got a taste of what is expected if they want to their cricket. Both players thrived on this decision and it was push on and pursue a professional career. great to have the backing of coaches who needed to do without their best players. Bell was certainly one of Wellington’s most diligent players and he is instilling this work ethic into our best young cricketers. To help provide tough, meaningful cricket that Girls stretches them, our Under-19 squad play in the Men’s Premier One-Day Competition. Playing 10 games against No shortage of effort is going into women’s and girls’ our top club sides has been particularly beneficial to all cricket. Numbers are growing as are coaching opportunities involved, to follow-up the busy preseason work. available to players. As with the boys, we assembled outstanding support staff who were attached to each team. The tournament results were not what was hoped for but They were: Mark Borthwick and Sophie Devine (Under-21s), a number of individuals suggested they have big futures in Sian Ruck and Jeremy Sprott (Secondary School Girls) and the game. Rakitha Weerasundara deservedly made the NZ Eimear Richardson and Sophie Devine (Under-15s). Under-19 side, and was one of their leading run scorers at the ICC Under-19 World Cup. Brett Johnson and Lachie Results from all three teams were very encouraging. The Johns were also in the wider training squad. single individual highlight was a brilliant 146 by Susie McDonald against Otago in the Under-21 tournament. The Under-17 side also had the luxury of working with the former Black Cap and now passionate coach, Ewen The Secondary School Girls’ Team has a significant playing Thompson. Their campaign was a superb one with the team programme, which includes fixtures against Canterbury finishing a narrow second to Auckland who had to win on as well as eight games against our senior club sides. The the last day to secure the title. Performances came from programme has run for two years and much improved everywhere and young talent emerged on this national stage. cricketers have finished the season well.

Mitchell Scott and Franscois Swartz caught the eye of the The Under-15s started slowly but finished the National national selectors. Scott’s ability to see run chases through Tournament in style, claiming third place and narrowly to the end was tremendous while Swartz was a dynamic missing the final. The improvement in opening batsman who took the game to opposition attacks individuals was fast and the Secondary School side next year in a very calculated manner. will see pleasing depth coming through.

Coach Matt Tilley again provided our Year-10 rep side with Acknowledgements a cricketing experience that they won’t forget. Matt has that magic ability to get the best out of people. Once again he The quality of our coaches has been a theme in this report. will send through a group of very promising young cricketers I would also like to acknowledge our managers, selectors, into their school 1st XIs and also rep teams in the future. umpires, scorers and all other volunteers who do so much throughout the season. Cricket has so many high-quality people involved and I thank you all very much for all you do.

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 27. Back row: Ollie Newton, Jamie Gibson, Iain McPeake, Malaesaili Tugaga

Middle Row: Rhys Morgan (Manager), Niranjan Naguleswaran, BJ Barnett, Peter Younghusband, Provincial A Glenn Pocknall (Coach), Front row: Fraser Colson, Josh Brodie (Captain), Men Mark Houghton, Tom Blundell

Defending Provincial A champions Wellington travelled to Lincoln to compete in this year’s tournament in early January.

A couple of individual performers shone out with BJ Barnett 50-over games ending the tournament as the leading run scorer, amassing Otago were restricted to 282 on a relatively small Lincoln Green 458 runs at an impressive average of 76.33. Ollie Newton was after Iain McPeake and Newton took three wickets apiece. the second most successful bowler overall, taking 16 wickets Wellington achieved a bonus point win by chasing down the at an average of 19.75. Tom Blundell made 277 runs at 69.25 target in 35.3 overs with Barnett scoring a scintillating 137 off 91 and Ben Orton 248 at 31.00. Mark Houghton took 13 wickets balls and Fraser Colson giving good support. at 26.76 and Niranjan Naguleswaran was the most economical bowler, conceding just 4.52 runs per over. In the next game Central Districts had no trouble in reaching 305-2 with captain David Meiring making a fine century. The tournament consisted of five rounds of 50-over games, Wellington’s top order set the pace with Orton and Barnett followed by two T20s. Canterbury were deserved winners while setting a great platform, before Tom Blundell’s exciting 99* off Wellington performed with merit to finish third. 67 balls steered the team home with two overs left.

28. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Northern Districts reached 237-9 after a SHORT SCOREBOARDS good bowling effort. It wasn’t enough 50-over games as the Wellington top order fired once v Otago at Lincoln Green on 2 January 2014 again with Josh Brodie, Fraser Colson Otago won the toss and chose to bat and another Barnett special of 97* off Otago 282 in 49.5 overs (McPeake 4-40, Newton 3-36) 102 balls meaning a comfortable seven Wellington 284-5 in 35.3 overs (Barnett 137, Colson 46, Orton 33) wicket win with six overs remaining. Bonus point win to Wellington by 5 wickets.

Centurions Tim McIntosh and Ben Horne v Central Districts at Lincoln Green on 3 January 2014 shared a partnership 194 for the second Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl wicket as Auckland then reached 343-6 Central Districts 305-2 in 50 overs off 50 overs, despite four wickets to Wellington 306-6 in 48.0 overs (Blundell 99*, Barnett 74, Orton 63, Brodie 34) Newton. Wellington were 1-3 early and Win to Wellington by 4 wickets despite Barnett, Jamie Gibson, Blundell v Northern Districts at Lincoln No. 3 on 4 January 2014 and Peter Younghusband all getting past Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bat 40, Wellington were bowled out for 242 in Northern Districts 237-9 in 50 overs (Houghton 3-56) the 41st over. Wellington 240-3 in 44.1 overs (Barnett 97*, Brodie 55, Colson 49) Win to Wellington by 7 wickets On a wearing pitch Wellington were bowled out for 220 in the 48th over by v Auckland at Lincoln No. 3 on 6 January 2014 Canterbury. Blundell and Orton showed Wellington won the toss and chose to bowl great resilience to at least provide a total Auckland 343-6 in 50 overs (Newton 4-63) to defend. It proved not to be enough Wellington 242 in 40.4 overs (Barnett 66, Blundell 51, Younghusband 49, Gibson 40) as Shannan Stewart applied all his Win to Auckland by 101 runs experience to reach three figures and guide his team to a five wicket win with v Canterbury at Bert Sutcliffe Oval on 7 January 2014, two overs left. Wellington won the toss and chose to bat Wellington 220 in 47.2 overs (Blundell 90, Orton 66) Wellington battled through to be all out Canterbury 221-5 in 47.1 overs (Tugaga 2-31) for 212 in the 48th over against the NZ Win to Canterbury by 5 wickets Under-19 side. Barnett performed well again, but the team was 113-7 before v NZ Under 19s at Bert Sutcliffe Oval on 8 January 2014 Jamie Gibson and Houghton ensured Wellington won the toss and chose to bat there was at least a target to bowl at. Wellington 212 in 47.3 overs (Gibson 51, Barnett 45) Another outstanding fielding effort NZ Under 19s 213-8 in 49.5 overs (Houghton 3-31) reduced the Under 19s to 135-7 but Win to NZ Under 19s by 2 wickets they got there in the last over with eight wickets down. Houghton took three wickets and Newton two. T20 games v Canterbury at Lincoln Green on 9 January 2014, Canterbury won the toss and chose to bat T20 games Canterbury 178 in 19.1 overs (Houghton 4-23) Canterbury were dismissed for 178 Wellington 159-7 in 20 overs (Colson 40, Younghusband 36*) in the final over of the first T20 game, Win to Canterbury by 19 runs. with Houghton bowling superbly to take four wickets. Despite Colson and v Northern Districts at Lincoln No. 3 on 9 January 2014 Younghusband putting on 64 in five overs Northern Districts won the toss and chose to bat for the seventh wicket, Wellington could Northern Districts133-8 in 20 overs (Naguleswaran 2-23, McKay 2-25) only reach 159-7 to lose by 19 runs. Wellington 134-2 in 15.2 overs (Taylor 62, Orton 29, Brodie 25) Tight bowling from Naguleswaran, Houghton and Younghusband in the The team was: Josh Brodie (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Ben Orton, BJ Barnett, Matt Taylor, afternoon restricted Northern Districts to Fraser Colson, Peter Younghusband, Mark Houghton. Niranjan Naguleswaran, Iain 133 and Wellington reached the target McPeake, Ili Tugaga, Andy McKay. in the 16th over for the loss of only two Coach: Glenn Pocknall wickets. After Orton and Brodie provided Assistant coach: Rhys Morgan a strong platform, Matt Taylor smashed 62 from 26 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes. Final Points Table Canterbury 24 Northern Districts 18 Wellington 16 Auckland 14 Central Districts 13 Otago 0

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 29. Under-21 Women Burns struck two first Wellington scored 41-4 with Rebecca early blows with Burns making 17 from 16 deliveries. the ball, and some Canterbury came out with real purpose miserly bowling from and scored 14 from their first over Rosemary Cockle finishing the game as victors in 3.5 overs. ensured the pressure was maintained. The last T20 game was against second Canterbury reached placed Northern Districts on Lincoln 94 with Burns taking Green. Wellington finished on 97 with 4-16, Gemma Krebs Rebecca Burns again the pick of the 2-8 and leg spinner batsmen, although the disciplined Deanna Doughty Northern Districts attack proved difficult. 2-24. Wellington lost ND reached their target in the fifteenth wickets at regular over. intervals allowing the Canterbury back The team was: Suzie McDonald (Captain), The National Under-21 women’s into the game. A valuable 31 from tournament was held at Lincoln young Emma Fulbrook saw the team Hannah Lee-Harwood, Rebecca Burns, University from 16 — 22 December. home and although she was out just Gemma Krebs, Thamsyn Newton, Deanna The format was similar to previous before the winning runs were hit, it was Doughty, Courtney Sprott, Florence Marshall, years with four rounds of one day great to see her contribute with such a Emma Fulbrook, Katie Hoffman, Frances games and three T20 games over mature innings. Kean, Rosemary Cockle. two days. Each of the teams featured Manager — Sophie Devine a number of younger representative Following the rest day Wellington were Coach — Mark Borthwick players as well as a couple of White at their destructive best against Otago, with a tremendous unbeaten knock Ferns. The philosophy is that of a Short Scoreboards “development” tournament; giving of 158 from Suzie McDonald leading players the opportunity to improve and Wellington to the highest score of the Wellington vs Auckland at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Toss: Auckland enhance their skills at the higher level. tournament — 293. She and opener Auckland 206 for 7 (Emma Fulbrook 3-33, Rebecca Burns 2-36) Rebecca Burns, put on 159 for the Wellington 124 (Suzie McDonald 33) Result: Bonus point win to Auckland by 82 runs Wellington’s lack of tough cricket was second wicket, before Burns departed exposed in the first game against for 71. McDonald brought up the first Wellington vs Northern Disricts at Lincoln Green, Toss: Wellington Auckland, with the bowlers being put century of the tournament after 120 Northern Districts 200-5 in 38 overs (Caitlin Sprott 2-19) to the sword. Some dropped catches Wellington 106 (Rebecca Burns 39, Gemma Krebs 27) balls. In response Otago were bowled Result: Bonus point win to Northern Districts by 94 runs allowed Auckland to finish with a total of out for 85 after 31 overs, with Deanna 206-7 in their 50 overs, Emma Fulbrook Dougherty picking up a four-wicket Wellington vs Canterbury at Lincoln 3, Toss: Canterbury taking 3-33 in her ten overs. The bag. This victory led to a bonus point Canterbury 94 all out (Rebecca Burns 4-16, batting came up against a disciplined Deanna Doughty 2-24, Gemma Krebs 2-8. for the Wellington girls placing them Wellington 97 for 6 (Emma Fulbrook 31 bowling attack and after a slow start third on the points table. Result: Win to Wellington by 4 wickets Wellington were bowled out 124 - Suzie Wellington vs Otago McDonald top scoring with 33. The first of the T20 games was at Bert Sutcliffe, Toss — Otago against neighbours Central Districts. Wellington 293 (Suzie McDonald 158*, Rebecca Burns 71) Otago 85 (Deanna Doughty 4 wickets The second game against Northern Wellington started with an opening Result: Bonus point win to Wellington by 208 runs Districts was played on the smaller partnership of 86 between openers Lincoln Green ground in a shortened Emma Fullbrook and Rebecca Burns. T20 Rounds game on a wicket that had been This laid the platform for a very Wellington vs Central Districts at Lincoln 3, Toss: Wellington who chose to bat freshened by morning rain. Northern good 139-6 in the allocated overs. Wellington 139-6 (Emma Fulbrook 45, Rebecca Burns 30) Central Districts 123-8 (Deanna Doughty 2-13, Katie Hoffman scored 30 runs in the first 5 overs and The bowlers began well but some 2-23 Wellington’s fielding continued to cost wayward bowling through the middle Result: Win to Wellington by 16 runs them valuable runs. Northern finished of the innings saw the CD girls gain Wellington vs Canterbury their 38 overs on 200-5. Wellington’s momentum and keep pace with the run at Lincoln 3, Toss: Canterbury who chose to bowl Wellington 41 for 4 in 5 overs (Rebecca Burns 17 batting was initially promising with rate. Some judicious bowling changes Canterbury 42 for 2 in 3.5 overs Rebecca Burns and Suzie McDonald and captaincy from Suzie McDonald Result: Win to Canterbury by 8 wickets keeping Wellington in the hunt. saw Wellington pull that back and Wellington vs Northern Districts Burns made 39 with the only other they finished as winners by 16 runs. at Lincoln Green, Toss: Wellington who chose to bat Wellington 97 for 7 contribution coming from Gemma The pick of the bowlers were Deanna Northern Districts 98-3 Krebs who scored a lively 27 and Doughty with 2-13 and Katie Hoffman Result: Win to Northern Districts by 7 wickets Wellington were beaten by 94 runs. Final Table: with 2 23. Auckland 26 Changes to both the batting order and Northern Districts 24 Following heavy rain in the afternoon Canterbury 13 the bowling plan paid dividends in it was decided that the second of the Wellington 13 the game against Canterbury on the T20s, against Canterbury, would be Central Districts 8 Lincoln Number 3 ground. Rebecca reduced to a five-over game. Batting Otago 0

30. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Under- 19 Men

The Wellington Under-19 team started this season’s National Tournament on 13 January 2014 at the club ground of Burnside Park, Christchurch where they had an intense two-day battle against Otago.

The stand-out performer was Kieran McComb who bagged 6-82 in the match with Player of the tournament for Wellington his left arm spinners, and with the bat ensured the team got across the line for first was Rakitha Weerasundara, who innings points as well as a batting bonus point. This was a fairly good beginning as amassed 263 runs at an average of traditionally Wellington are slow starters at this tournament. 32.87 with one century and a fifty. He also claimed five wickets at an average The one-day matches started with Wellington taking on favourites Canterbury at of 32.60, took two catches and was the small idyllic ground of Lincoln Green. Batting first, the team finished with 241-9 selected to represent NZ Under-19 at from 50 overs, thanks largely to 57 from Rakitha Weerasundaa and a fine cameo the World Cup in Dubai. of 38 from 30 balls from Ollie Flemmer, which included two fours and three sixes. Wellington had a chance to pull off a big upset having Canterbury 152-7 after 33 The team was: overs, but missing a run-out of NZ U19 player Leo Carter proved costly as he got Troy Johnson (RHB, ROB) (Captain), Canterbury home with seven balls to spare. Rakitha Weerasundara (RHB, ROB) Ciaran O’Malley (LHB) The second one-dayer was against Central Districts on the bigger oval of Lincoln Chander Ravi (RHB, RLB) Green No 3. Wellington posted a very good 260-8 thanks to a fine opening Lauchie Johns (RHB,WK) partnership of 144 between Ciaran O’Malley (68) and Weerasundara (133). Rakitha Brett Johnson (RHB, RLB) batted for just 126 balls and hit 11 fours and a couple of sixes. Unfortunately Ollie Flemmer (LHB, LM) Wellington dropped an early chance and Central were able to add 92 for the Sam Petersen (RHB, RFM) second wicket, which helped them chase down the score with 16 balls remaining Alex Ridley (RHB, RMF) and five wickets in hand. Mitchell Blucher (LHB, LMF) Kieran McComb (LHB, SLA) Back at Lincoln Green Wellington met Auckland who piled on an impressive 335 Jake Packer (RHB, ROB) runs from their 50 overs. This was always going to be a big challenge and while Nik Swain (RHB) Brett Johnson compiled 65 from 67 balls, the team eventually fell 76 runs short.

The final one-dayer was against Northern Districts at Burnside Park where Coach Matt Bell, Wellington managed to scrape together 150 on a difficult wicket. Brett Johnson Assistant Coach/Manager: Mark made 46 and Nik Swain 35. Northern had their chance to take the game with a last Borthwick wicket partnership of 27 but Nik stepped up to bowl his one and only ball of the Selectors: Matt Bell, Bruce Northover tournament and took the final wicket with the scores tied. Best of the bowlers were & Keith Bitchener. quickies Mitchell Blucher with 3-41 from 10 overs and Alex Ridley who took 3-48 from his 10. Final points Canterbury 32 The first of three T20 games was to be against Canterbury at Burnside but was Central Districts 25 abandoned due to rain. The second T20, later in the day was played at Lincoln No Auckland 21 3 against Otago who amassed an impressive 165 from their 20 overs. Wellington’s Otago 18 reply started well with opener Troy Johnson making a free-flowing 43 off 32 balls, Wellington 13 but the innings lost momentum after he went and the chase ended 19 runs short. Northern Districts 9 Wellington’s third T20 and final match of the tournament was again at Burnside Park, against Auckland. Wellington batted first on a sticky wicket and led by a fine 46 off 39 balls from Nik Swain, reached 116-8 from their 20 overs. Tight bowling and fielding suffocated the Auckland batsmen and they were dismissed for just 76 in the 18th over. Off-spinner Jake Packer was the star with the ball grabbing 4-11 from 17 deliveries.

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 31. Under-17 Boys

The Wellington Under-17 side were delighted to be playing at home in the re-established National Tournament which was held at Karori Park in January.

The players prepared well throughout the winter and were Unfortunately round four saw all games cancelled. Wellington superbly coached by former BlackCap Ewen Thompson, who were scheduled to play the Wellington Development side, while has made a real impression at both St Pat’s Silverstream, and joint competition leaders Auckland were due to meet Central now representative level. Districts.

An opening match against Canterbury is never easy, however The last round saw Wellington needing to beat CD, and for Wellington started the tournament in emphatic fashion. Auckland to lose in order for the home side to take the title. The Canterbury were bowled out for 298 on a very flat wicket. Jack games were one-dayers and Wellington finished well to restrict Sargentina with 3-58 and Rachin Ravindra with 2-32 were CD to 215. Adam Blackwell, with 3-43, and Jack Sargentina (2- the pick of a very disciplined bowling attack. The chase saw 29) both gave great displays of death bowling to give Wellington Wellington put together a magnificent 451 runs. Zac Donaldson a real chance. Tim Johnston and Will Martin got useful 30s, and was dynamic in scoring 127 off 110 balls. This was his second then Mitchell Scott played another magnificent innings of 55* to representative century against Canterbury. Will Martin made see Wellington home by two wickets in the 42nd over. Auckland a patient and very valuable 89 while Franscois Swartz got the managed to beat Otago by three wickets and to finish just two chase off to a flyer with 67 from 79 balls. points ahead of second placed Wellington.

Second up was Otago and this proved to be the game that cost All contributed at different times. Scott averaged 86 with the bat, Wellington the title. Otago scored 196 batting first with Daniel Donaldson 43, and Swartz was the tournament’s form opener Pile taking 3-49 and Jack Sargentina again impressive with averaging 40. Spinners Daniel Pile and Ben Murrow were very 2-22. The batting didn’t fire this time and despite 41 from Zac consistent, finishing equal fifth on the list of wicket-takers. Sam Donaldson, Wellington were bowled out for 142 to record a Brandwood kept wickets and led the side very well. Another disappointing first innings loss. feature was the performance of young Rachin Ravindra who looked completely at home despite potentially having another Game three against a powerful Auckland side was going to three tournaments at this level to play. be a challenge. On the number one wicket Wellington again produced a quality bowling performance to dismiss Auckland With Northern Districts not sending a side it allowed Wellington, for 236. The chase was a real test, however a classy 60 from as hosts, to enter a Development team. Players who just missed opener Franscois Swartz put Wellington into a useful position. Under-17 selection had the opportunity to take part and were Quick wickets then fell and 80 runs were needed with just three boosted by a few promising Wellington Under-18 players. Ben wickets in hand. Mitchell Scott and captain Sam Brandwood Skilton and Daniel Rose bowled superbly throughout the week shared a superb 71-run partnership under pressure. Scott while Sushant Balajee’s century was a real highlight. The team finished off the chase to make a brilliant counter-attacking 63*. finished sixth, but tested many of the sides and all players will A great win for Wellington and the team were in title contention. benefit from the experience.

32. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Secondary School Girls

A squad of 18 played a round of T20 and 40 over games against each of the four senior women’s club teams. This was the second year of the programme for squad members to gain invaluable experience and insight playing against senior and Blaze players over two months. The 40-over games were played on Sundays at leading venues Anderson Park, Alex Moore Park and the Hutt Recreation Ground. Senior Cricket Wellington umpires were appointed to each fixture. Umaya Ranaweera The squad was expertly coached by White Fern & Wellington Blaze player Sian Ruck and managed by Jeremy Sprott. Squad: A highlight of the season was the trip to Christchurch for annual fixtures against Thamsyn Newton (capt), Gemma Krebs, Canterbury Secondary School Girls played at Redwood Park. A team of 12 was Hannah Lee-Harwood, Courtney Sprott, selected for the three days. Canterbury was a strong team containing three Magicians Charlotte Gordon, Florence Marshall, players and five Under 21 reps. Two 50 over games and two T20s were scheduled. Umaya Ranaweera, Mikaylah Mason- Jones, Megan Macrae, Izzy Laurenson, The first day was rained out, leaving one 50 over and the two T20 matches to be played , Roshani Thuraisingham, over the remaining two days. The games were played on a difficult wicket block after Jade Humphrey, Danielle Watson, the rain and all were very close – Canterbury winning all three games in the final over. Carmina Baco-Owen, Olivia Macrae, It was an excellent learning experience for the girls as the cricket was of a high level Phoenix Williams, Asha Strom. against strong opposition.

The team was well captained by Wellington Blaze member Thamsyn Newton, who was the best performed player.

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 33. Wellington Zone Tournaments

Year 9 and 10 Zone Tournaments Year-8 Zone Tournament In January, Cricket Wellington held Zone Tournaments The Year-8 Zone Tournament was played over five weekends at Year 9 and 10 level. These teams were selected from in November and December; between teams representing nominations received from schools. Teams were then North City, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington North, selected geographically. Each tournament was run over Wellington West and Wellington South. It was won by four days. The idea of these tournaments is to provide Wellington North with consistent hard-fought performances. meaningful cricket at a time when there is no school cricket. The highlight was Wellington South’s Sam Mycock scoring The tournaments are also a fantastic opportunity to identify back-to-back hundreds. His performances made him a sure talent playing at a slightly elevated level to their normal school pick for the Year-8 Development team to compete in the Year- cricket. 9 Zone Tournament, where his form continued and earned his selection in the Year-9 Development team. The zone tournaments are used to select representative teams from and to also emphasise key areas of the game. The Year-8 Development team went on to perform very Cricket etiquette is always a big focus at these tournaments. well against older boys in the Year-9 tournament. They Having umpires from the Cricket Wellington Umpires and pulled off two wins, one of which was a very composed Scorers Association is a huge help in this regard. This run-chase where they knocked off the 240 runs without season zone matches were officiated by CWUSI umpires. breaking a sweat. Eventually, though, tiredness crept in due Many of the umpires were school aged umpires that have to the amount of cricket they had played leading up to the been trained up as part of an umpire recruitment partnership tournament and having to fight hard against older boys. The between Cricket Wellington and the CWUSI. This initiative team’s performance eventually dropped away to leave them targets school aged cricketers to become level 2 qualified with a creditable mid-table finish. Three of the boys – Sam umpires. Paid umpiring opportunities are then provided to all Mycock, Tim Campbell and Jesse Tashkoff – deservedly qualified umpires. won selection in the Year-9 Development team

Year 10 team vs Canterbury Year 9 Development Team Year 8 Development Team Hamish Johns Josh Rogerson Ollie Petersen (C) Karori Joshua Peake Beck McDonald Jono Tuffin (VC) (WK) Tawa Nicholas Pile Samuel Millmow Caleb Alosio Porirua Finnian Chemis Nicholas Pile Xavier Aspell Eastern Suburbs Michael Fenton Gareth Severin Tim Campbell Wellington Collegians Tim Campbell Tim Campbell Reece Edgecombe Johnsonville Callum McLachlan Jesse Tashkoff Lachie Hill Tawa Niko Brooky Charlie Porteous Sam Mycock Eastern Suburbs Tyler Simpson Jeremy Ross Dylan Sharma Eastern Suburbs Vatsal Desai Sam Mycock Jesse Tashkoff HIBS Rachin Ravindra Haydon Smith Devan Vishvaka Johnsonville Dhvanil Gandhi Nick Greenwood Nate Wiggins Eastern Suburbs Jacob Bhula

34. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Year-7 Zone Tournament Year 6 Tournament The Year-7 Zone Tournament was played at Fraser Park from The Year-6 Zone Tournament was played at Ian Galloway 21-24 January. Two teams were selected from this to play Park from 20-23 January. Teams from Porirua, Johnsonville, in the Super-7s match at Fraser Park. Teams representing Hutt District, Onslow, Easts, and Upper Hutt were entered. North City, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington North, Upper Hutt, Johnsonville and Hutt Districts all ended up on Wellington West and Wellington South came together to 12 points with Upper Hutt winning the tournament as they participate in a very even competition. Going into the last had the highest average of 4 points. round three teams were still in the running and it was Lower Hutt who managed to hold it together and take the title. The A team was selected purely from performances at this match between the teams at Fraser Park in February was tournament and without any matches in mind. However slightly one sided, being won by Wellington Black with a few some of the parents decided to organise games for the boys overs to spare. against teams from Wanganui and Wairarapa. The boys narrowly lost both but it was an excellent learning experience Wellington Gold for them. Regan Craig (C) (WK) Lower Hutt Jakob Vandenberg Wellington West Year 6 Tournament Team Aiden Houchen North City Jayden Gilchrist Johnsonville Rory Woollett Lower Hutt Anthony Kendrew Johnsonville Negi Rithwick Wellington West Matthew Nel Johnsonville Jamie Daniels North City Oliver Argent Johnsonville Jonty Bamber Upper Hutt Kevin Weerasundara Johnsonville Ben Piesocki Wellington South Ryan Jackson Hutt District Rogan Vekony Upper Hutt Caleb Montague Hutt District Apisaloma Tulua North City Brenin Williams Upper Hutt Matt Carter Wellington South Tyron Curtis Upper Hutt Alex Thompson Wellington North Ben Gordon Onslow Sam Ellis Eastern Suburbs Wellington Black Joshua Dean Porirua Campbell Webster (C) Upper Hutt Micah Conroy North City Marshall Taylor Wellington North Darren Patrick Wellington South The photoNick below Leitch (WK)was taken atWellington the match North against Wairarapa at Fraser Park. Liam McGee Upper Hutt Keenan Finchman Upper Hutt Kristian Kielland Wellington North Joshua Thurasingham North City Quin de Ruyter Wellington South Max Sargentina Wellington West Ryan Blair Lower Hutt

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 35.

Community Cricket

Chris Nevin Community Cricket Manager

Premier Club Cricket Again this season 13 teams took part in the Premier men’s competition, all hoping to knock Eastern Suburbs off their perch as the best club side in Wellington. After more than a decade of unparalleled success, Easts not only rose to the challenge but completed the treble, winning the T20, One Day and Pearce Cup Finals. The Pearce Cup Final, played at the Hawkins Basin Reserve, saw one of the closest finishes in recent years. In fading light, Easts held on for a draw, and as top qualifier this meant they successfully defended their title against Hutt Districts, who pushed them all the way.

Next season criteria will again be applied to find those clubs eligible to compete in the Premier grade and depending on who meets the mark, the competition may see a reduced number of teams. One-Club Programme The second year of the revamped Premier competition saw three clubs: Karori, Hutt District and Petone-Eastbourne join the One-Club Programme. Alongside established One-Club partners, Johnsonville, North City, Onslow, Taita, Wainuiomata and Wellington Collegians, this meant nine of our 13 Premier clubs were involved. We are grateful for the generous support we receive from Infinity Special Events Foundation, Pelorus Trust and Mana Community Grants Foundation. This year Wellington was represented The programme is about increasing the capability of clubs to deliver cricket to at the ActivePost Year 7/8 National existing members and aid in the recruitment of new ones through school and Tournaments by Tawa Intermediate community programmes. Big strides have been made by the clubs involved. To (Girls) and Raroa Intermediate (Boys) go with the first year successes we have seen two school-based girls-only leagues Both represented their schools and started in North City and Collegians, and many schools that hadn’t been involved Wellington with distinction. Tawa with cricket for a number of years came back into the fold through the work of Intermediate were runners-up to dedicated Club Development Officers. Hamilton’s Berkley Normal Middle School while Raroa Intermediate can Junior Cricket lay claim to having the best boys’ intermediate school team in the Participation through school-based programmes saw pleasing growth this year. country after narrowly taking out the With CDOs able to spend more time at schools, there was a large jump in the title in Palmerston North. number of children who went through modified programmes, lasting between 4 and 8 weeks. This meant over 7000 children were able to take part in a meaningful It was fantastic to see the Firebirds and cricket experience, an increase of 2000 from the previous season. The trick now is Blaze players engage with many of the converting some of these children into traditional Saturday morning cricketers. community programmes and events in Wellington. Events are always well With that in mind we will be trialling some exciting changes next season to received but the addition of players shorten the time of games and increase the involvement the kids will have during from our flagship teams make them the game. that bit more special. It was also great to see the return of a primary school tournament in Porirua after a number of years without one. With two weeks of coaching before the tournament, Basin Reserve followed up with a 6 week after- school tournament, it was a great success. Many While the hallowed turf of the Basin thanks to Duncan Murray for his help with the tournament and to the North City Reserve is normally set aside for the Cricket Club for the coaching and umpiring throughout. elite cricketers, this season saw many a

36. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 CWC Legacy Programme future Firebird or Blaze player strut their Big plans are underway to take advantage of the extra interest in cricket that will stuff there. Players from the 22 Year- undoubtedly follow the 2015 Cricket World Cup being played here. The Legacy Two teams will have great memories programme will give a host of primary schools across the country the opportunity of their Saturday morning games in to take part in initiatives soon to be launched by NZ Cricket. These will include March, particularly as they were on the schools being given Cricket World Cup and BlackCaps branded gear if they ground just a couple of weeks after sign up to be a part of the programme. It will be a busy but incredibly exciting Brendon McCullum’s history-making summer ahead. 302 against India. They also had the chance to look over the new changing Staff Changes rooms and net area underneath the RA Vance Stand. After the departure of long serving community cricket staff-members Ian Smith and Clinton Butler, some new faces and a more familiar one joined the team. Ian’s There were a number of other non- and Clinton’s roles were merged, with Nick Hogan starting as the Competitions first class games played on the Basin, Administrator, looking after draws and dealing with our senior clubs. Irish including the Pearce Cup Final, and international Eimear Richardson (formerly Collegians CDO) began in the full-time the finals of the NZCT Girls’ and Gillette role as Women’s Coordinator, after a number of years when this position was only Cup Secondary School tournaments. part time.

A big thank you to Brett Sipthorpe, With Chris Nevin becoming Community Cricket Manager, former Firebirds’ captain, Hagen Faith and the rest of the ground Michael Parlane was recruited into the role of Junior Coordinator. Nick, Eimear and staff for allowing cricketers what for Michael all contributed greatly in their first season, and along with old heads Mark many will be their only chance to play Borthwick and Rhys Morgan, we look forward to an exciting summer ahead with on such a historic and wonderful the 2015 Cricket World Cup being played in New Zealand and Australia. ground. It’s testament to their professionalism that regardless of the Finally, I would like to thank the hundreds of dedicated volunteers that tirelessly game, the wickets were prepared to the support the game in Wellington. Without you, our great game would not be same high standard. the same.

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 37. College Cricket

Boys’ Cricket The Gillette Cup winning Hutt International Boys School 1st XI

The 2013/14 summer was dominated by Hutt International Boys School. Teams from HIBS won the NZCT Junior Boys Tournament, the Premier Youth grade and the Gillette Cup. Their NZCT Junior Boys team also narrowly missed out on claiming national honours when they lost to Christchurch Boys High School in the national final.

HIBS’ win in the Gillette Cup came played there, as well as the NZCT Girls partnership with the CWUSI has also over Onslow College. The cricket 1st XI final, the schools’ T20 final and seen the introduction of qualified programme at Onslow has been the third place play-off. The Governor- umpires to the Premier Youth grade. steadily improving for some time, General’s XI played the Willows XI from but has taken a huge upswing in the Christchurch and there were two T20 With the main cricket blocks at St past year. Their 1st XI backed up their matches scheduled between schools Pat’s Silverstream and Hutt Valley strong Gillette Cup showing by being not currently in the Premier Youth High School having been improved leaders of the Premier Youth grade Grade that were called off due to bad the previous season, the blocks at both HIBS and Onslow College were upgraded. These pitches were “This season saw numbers maintained, which identified as being in need of replacing was a good result” by a grounds audit conducted by Cricket Wellington and College Sport. at the half way stage of the calendar- weather. We can sometimes take for With the help of the New Zealand year competition. Their results granted the access that we have to one Cricket Foundation and the Norwood were highlighted by a first ever win of the world’s premier Test venues, and Trust, the standard of pitches at over Wellington College (which they it must be noted that the opportunities these two schools will be improved repeated in the Gillette Cup) and a our young players get is not the norm dramatically for next season. victory over HIBS. around the rest of the country. The main challenge at secondary Onslow teams have also finished Off the field, Cricket Wellington schools will be to start growing the runners-up to HIBS in the past two continues to support the administration game at lower levels. This season NZCT Junior Boys’ Tournaments. Both and delivery of the game in our saw numbers maintained, which was schools have paid special attention to schools. The Grounds Assist a good result after going from 104 coaching and administration in recent programme provided heavy rolling teams in 2010 to 91 teams in 2013. years and are seeing the benefits. of the 1st XI pitches at all Premier With the increased investment in the Youth and Premier 2 schools. The 1st XI game, that area has improved A feature of the season at school Schools’ Incentive Scheme also tremendously. Attention must now shift level was the number of fixtures that provided funding for schools to source to providing a better product for players were able to be played on the Basin coaching and complete infrastructure beneath 1st XI cricket so that greater Reserve. The Gillette Cup Final was improvements to their grounds. The numbers are retained.

38. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Women’s Club and Secondary School Cricket

Amelia Kerr

Premier Cricket: the Maureen Peters T20 Plate after Medal (Best & Fairest), scoring 365 Allex Evans scored 41 and Wheturangi runs at an average of 36.5 and 12 The competition saw a number of Charteris 34*. wickets at 28). Umaya Ranaweera structural changes to implement enjoyed her most successful season recommendations from the Sport Hutt District struggled to repeat last with both bat and ball. Wellington/Cricket Wellington Review. year’s success having lost both Lucy These included the introduction of the Doolan (relocation) and Sophie Devine Onslow revelled in a year of success, as Maureen Peters T20 Plate (six rounds) (Onslow). Andrea Stockwell was again both senior and youth players compiled and the Joy Lamason One-Day Trophy their backbone, winning both the strong performances. After finishing (nine rounds). Four teams took part in league MVP (488 runs at an average third last year, they will be happy with each competition, with the addition of of 54.22 and 18 dismissals) and the a top-two finish in both competitions, the Wellington Secondary Schoolgirls’ Judith Sadler Memorial Trophy (most given the loss of Amanda Cooper who side, which played the four teams once league runs). The rise of sisters Lucie retired after many years at the helm. in each format. Finals were held in both and Charlotte Gordon will provide the Wellington Collegians enjoyed a competitions and Cricket Wellington club with hope for future titles. season in which outstanding progress Vice President Maureen Peters herself Although finishing last in each was made from last year’s bottom presented the inaugural T20 Plate. competition, Johnsonville showed placing. Meena Patel and Rachel Chin In the end, it was Onslow and promise through a rebuilding phase were notable forces with the bat, while Wellington Collegians who contested after the loss of long serving players Sharon Corbett and Eimear Richardson both finals. Onslow won the Joy Megan Wakefield (retired) and Michelle both collected 19 wickets to share the Lamason Trophy with Renee Moffitt Bunkall (relocation). They were full of Marjorie Sweetman Memorial Trophy scoring 97*, while Collegians claimed youthful talent, with Melissa Hansen for most wickets. winning the inaugural Trish McKelvey

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 39. Social Cricket: Community/Junior Cricket: With nineteen scheduled rounds and six competing teams, In addition to the zoned cluster tournaments, three girls- the T20 league enjoyed a busy season. Stokes Valley were only Quikhit tournaments were run with approximately 100 the new entrants while Upper Hutt proved the dominant participants at each. Tournaments were held regionally in force and ended up on top of the table. Tawa/ Paramoana and Hutt Valley and competitions were split into Year 5/6, Year 7/8 and Year 9/10, with each team having Youth Club Cricket: a designated coach/umpire. Representatives from the White Ferns, Blaze and Firebirds were on site, so there was plenty of In a year of stabilisation and rejuvenation, the competition local talent for the girls to aspire to. was split into separate T20 and 30-over formats. North City claimed the T20 title while Hutt District won the 30-over One of the community season highlights was the introduction phase. It was Johnsonville’s Asha Strom with 197 runs who of two Primary School Softball Leagues, one in Paramoana/ finished as the 30-over MVP, while Wellington Collegians’ Tawa and one in Wellington city. Each league had four Isabella Laurenson was the T20 MVP and North City’s competing teams which played over four weeks on a round- Sinead Wafer finished as top wicket-taker. honours shared robin basis in both Term 4 and Term 1. The league was a great around the four competing clubs and the introduction of success in providing an entry level grade for girls to learn and finals and play offs in both formats, the youth league not enjoy the game. only survived a turbulent year, but managed to develop both on and off the pitch. In addition to the tournaments, a number of programmes were run throughout the regions targeted specifically at increasing the profile and participation within the female game. Both College Cricket: primary schools and Colleges were able to participate in a Five teams took part in the Premier competition, which range of NZC player programmes with a number of schools runs in Term One. Wellington Girls’ College and Tawa also opting to partake in coach education courses. White College played off for both the Premier College title and Fern Development Officers were instrumental in this delivery NZCT regional qualification. Tawa were victorious in the process, increasing the region’s community participation 80% Basin Reserve final, claiming both titles as Amelia Kerr over one season. became the first player to score a T20 century there, making 113 from 65 balls. Tawa finished clear winners and White Ferns Development Officers: will represent the Wellington region at the NZCT National Championships at Palmerston North in December. Cricket Wellington was fortunate to have the services of two White Fern Development Officers over the 2013/14 In the Premier 2 grade, nine colleges competed in two season in Sian Ruck and Sophie Devine. Both delivered divisions. Wainuiomata won the Hutt Valley Region while awareness sessions and NZC programmes to schools as Wellington East Girls’ College claimed the Wellington/ well as promoting the image of female cricket. As a result, North Region title. regional participation in all facets of the game increased 20% from 2012/13. Further to this, the quality in the delivery Representative and Development of programmes and courses was hugely increased as both Sian and Sophie (NZC qualified coaches) were involved as Cricket: coaches/mentors to college grade teams along with regional The Under-15 Representatives competed well to finish representative programmes. third at the National Tournament in Wanganui. Amelia Kerr was the team’s most notable performer, being ranked third in both the tournament MVP and batting stats. Kate Fenton was the stand-out bowler, also finishing third in the tournament bowling figures, while Danielle Watson was named as Wellington’s Most Improved Player.

Arguably the biggest success of the Wellington season was at the Development Tournament in Palmerston North where for the first time, two Wellington teams competed. Wellington Gold finished second to Taranaki while Wellington Black finished fifth. The tournament was enjoyed by all and improvements were evident in the tactical awareness and teamwork throughout the six matches.

40. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Wilkinson Awards

Guests at the Cricket Wellington Wilkinson Awards night in April could have been mistaken for thinking they were at an Eastern Suburbs benefit. The Kilbirnie-based outfit scored big, with the club and its players taking 14 of the awards available.

James Widerstrom was also a big, and truly deserved for Volunteer of the 8-72 for Easts against Taita saw him winner on the night taking home three Year. ‘Gordie’s’ efforts over many years take home the J Atkin Cup for best major trophies including Premier at the biggest club in New Zealand bowling. The lower grade performance Player-of-the-Year, most enterprising have been tireless and his recognition of the year went to Roshan Rai of Premier captain and the Bruce Murray was long overdue. Eastern Suburbs who scored 204* Medal for fair play. Andrea Stockwell inside 45 overs. did the women’s equivalent and took Other award winners included Easts’ home the senior women’s Player-of-the- captain Lance Dry for most wickets Dempster and Tararua Shield MVP Year and the award for most runs in the in Premier cricket, and Deepak Joon went to BJ Barnett from Hutt District women’s grade. (Wellington Collegians) and Jimad with Taita picking up the Best Khan (Onslow) who were joint winners and Fairest premier team. Kevin Wakefield and the Hutt Rec picked up “The biggest cheer of the night was for Mike Curtis Cup groundsman/ ground of the year, with Andrea Stockwell’s awards rounding winner Gordon Dry.” out a solid night for the Hutt Valley.

With the Cricket World Cup present the of the Arthur Dick Trophy for most runs. Other senior women’s awards went to evening included a brief speech from University’s James Boyle and Josh Eimear Richardson and Sharon Corbett New Zealand Operations Manager Mann shared the award for outstanding who shared the Marjorie Sweetman at next year’s tournament Anthony performance of the year after putting prize for most wickets; while Melissa Crummy about how it would run in on 224 for the seventh wicket against Hansen picked up the Trish McKelvey 2015. With a vast array of clubs and Naenae Old Boys, bettering a medal for Best and Fairest player. Grant cricketing levels in attendance it was partnership record for that wicket that McAlister was awarded Umpire of the a great opportunity to get some extra had stood for 80 years. Year and with that the night and the information out to the club cricket 2013/14 season drew to a close. community. It was then back to the Neeraj Chawla’s 180 for North City Easts show. The biggest cheer of the against Petone-Eastbourne earned him night was for Mike Curtis Cup winner the May Cup for highest premier score Gordon Dry. The long-time Easts’ club of the season and Ronald Karaitiana’s manager took home a prize he well

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 41. Men’s Club Cricket

The competition followed the same format as the previous season with 13 Clubs taking part, being joined by the ever-competitive Under-20 representative side for the one-day format. In January the competition split into the Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy two-day formats, while T20 games were played through the season.

While it might appear that Eastern Suburbs dominated the season, winning all three formats, they picked up these Trophies in differing ways. Easts did complete a convincing win in the replayed One-Day Final. It’s fair to say that they were in line for victory in the first week, when rain spoiled their party, but they dominated the rescheduled game scoring 211 before blasting Karori out for 85. The T20 Final was a far less straight-forward victory. Easts met Hutt Valley top- qualifiers Hutt District and a maiden T20 Trophy seemed beyond them as they posted a very gettable 121-9. Hutt appeared to be cruising to their target before Easts applied the brakes and restricted them to just 108. at an average of 34.82. Their three quick bowlers led the charge They would meet just over a month later in the Pearce Cup final. In a for wickets with Will Brunton taking 40, Iain McPeake 35 and Kyle game played in bright sunshine at the Basin Reserve the two sides Hitchman 34. had a close tussle, with Hutt batting first on a flat pitch and scoring 222. Easts fell five runs short in their reply but managed to put in Third: Taita (Third Last Year) a spirited bowling performance and reduce Hutt to 86-6 before a Taita ran close to the pack all year and were only two points away lower order fight-back got Hutt to 200. This left Easts needing 205 to from making the Pearce Cup Final. They were almost guaranteed a retain their title and they appeared to be cruising to the total at 114-3, spot in the One-Day Final but a series of results completely against However, Hutt took four quick wickets and Easts were suddenly form meant they ended up missing that as well. Taita finished with a staring down the barrel at 117-7 and then 150-8 with plenty of time 10-2-3 win-draw-loss record and is a team that will be looking to give left. Showing typical Easts’ fighting spirit Lance Dry and Jeremy themselves a chance of some silverware in 2014/15. Sam Le Gros Dean held out long enough for bad light to come to the fore at 176- anchored the batting with 638 runs while Phil Tunnicliffe and Mark 8. The draw was good enough for them to win the Pearce Cup for Houghton captured 33 and 32 wickets respectively. the 12th time in the last 13 years. Fourth: Wellington Collegians (Fifth Last Year) A quadruple was on the cards at the National Club Championships in Auckland when, despite losing first up to Greytown, they again A good season for Wellington Collegians who finished one place made the Final. Nine days of cricket out of ten finally kicked in and up from 2012/13. They started slowly but a run of victories towards Easts fell short at the last hurdle going down to Christchurch’s East the end of the One-Day series gave them a spot in the Pearce Cup Shirley by two wickets. where they performed with determination. They ran up a record score in Premier One-Day cricket (439-5 against Wainuiomata) and The Hazlett Trophy was hotly contested and the last round crushed Upper Hutt by 224 runs after scuttling them for 33 in the match between Onslow and Johnsonville became a virtual final. second innings. Everything Collegians did seemed to be anchored Johnsonville did enough to take first innings points and recorded by Deepak Joon and captain James Widerstrom. Left-hander their first major trophy win since 1986/87. Joon was joint top run-scorer in Premier cricket with 748 runs while Widerstrom picked up the MVP Award at Cricket Wellington’s end- Pearce Cup & Hazlett Trophy Final Placings of-season prizing-giving taking 47 wickets and scoring 429 runs. The central Wellington club’s hopes for next season are unknown First: Eastern Suburbs (First Last year) with the return of these two major figures far from certain. Easts dominated the premier scene. They went through the season undefeated in all bar two games, retaining the Ewen Chatfield Fifth: Karori (Second Last Year) Trophy and Pearce Cup while adding the T20 title to their bulging It was a season of disappointment for Karori which had promised so trophy cabinet. The side was again led by Lance Dry, who was also much. After making the Final of the Ewen Chatfield Trophy, injuries the leading wicket-taker across Premier cricket with 57 wickets at and unavailability hampered the side which struggled to make the 11.60 apiece. Ben Orton and Jamie Gibson dominated the run- Pearce Cup, and they were unable to achieve an outright win. The scoring with 665 and 529 runs respectively. side ended the season with an overall 7-2-7 win-draw-loss record but it was the second half of the season that was of most concern. Second: Hutt District (Ninth Last year) Hamish Templeton led the way with the bat making 587 runs, but A stellar season for the Hutt Valley side that came close to being no-one scored a century and the side struggled to post big totals. even better, as they came up two wickets short in the Pearce Andrew Lamb (38) and Fletch Te Aika (36) took most wickets. Cup Final and 13 runs short in the T20 Final. Hutt shows great promise for the future, with a side built on youth and it’s hard not Sixth: Upper Hutt (Seventh Last Year) to see them challenging for all three titles in 2014/15. BJ Barnett It was also a season of what might have been for Upper Hutt. and Brett Johnson dominated with the bat - both scoring 592 runs Wellington’s weather affected two of their matches, leaving

42. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 competing for the Trophy in the final round but were unable to get the required victory against Johnsonville. Captain and offie Sean O’Connor spun up a storm, ending the season with 51 wickets. Big-hitting Jimad Khan was joint leading run-scorer in the Premier competition with 748 runs. This included a 17-ball T20 half-century against Johnsonville at Churton Park.

Ninth: Petone-Eastbourne (Tenth Last Year) Petone-Eastbourne finished one place higher than the previous year. A lack of consistency cost the Hutt Valley side who were unable to make it into Pearce Cup and then failed to get vital wins in the Hazlett Trophy. They were a side that could beat anyone on their day but could not put those performances out week-to-week. Peter Younghusband led the batting and bowling with 575 runs and 32 wickets.

Tenth: Naenae Old Boys (Last Year Eleventh) Naenae Old Boys had a forgettable One-Day campaign. Only able to get one win - against Wainuiomata - meant they entered the Hazlett Trophy and weren’t expected to trouble many teams. A first innings victory over University and an outright win over the Petone- Eastbourne Reserves put them in the top four after two rounds, but losses to Onslow, Johnsonville and Petone-Eastbourne meant they finished as they started. Stand outs were Steve Williams with the bat scoring 418 runs and Craig James who took 47 wickets with the ball.

Eleventh: North City (Eighth Last Year) A disastrous One-Day campaign left North City with just two victories them with no-results that could easily have been victories before and eight losses. This form continued into the first two rounds of the Christmas. They achieved solid qualification into the Pearce Cup, Hazlett Trophy where they managed only draws with Wainuiomata but a lack of batting depth was exposed and the side struggled to and Onslow. This left them scrapping it out in the bottom four set big targets or chase large scores in the two-day format. However and victories against Petone-Eastbourne Reserves and University their 6-2-5 win-draw-loss record was solid. Firebird Matt Taylor was saw them finish top of the group. Key contributors were Russell top batsman for the second year running, scoring 560 runs. Ollie Pepperrell with 537 runs and Dane Hutchinson with 41 wickets. Newton’s 44 wickets made him the leading wicket-taker, also for the second year running. Twelfth: University (Sixth Last Year) Three wins and seven losses in the One-Day round meant that Seventh: Johnsonville (Twelfth Last Year) Hazlett Trophy University were consigned to the Hazlett Trophy for the two day Winners competition. The side struggled to have a consistent squad Johnsonville took home their first major trophy since 1986/87 when throughout the year with students coming and going. They ended they had shared the Cook Shield with Karori. After a 6-4 record in their campaign with just the one victory in the two-day format and the one day format, Johnsonville went through the Hazlett Trophy will hope for better in 2014/15. Captain James Boyle led the team in unbeaten and first innings points over Onslow in the final round more ways than one, scoring 637 runs and taking 20 wickets. were enough to secure the Trophy. Captain Hareen Silva (619 runs) and Scott Mudgway (610 runs) both scored heavily, while Thirteenth: Wainuiomata (Thirteenth Last Year) Scott Edgecombe and David Hudson bagged 43 and 41 wickets As in 2012/13 Wainuiomata struggled in the limited-overs respectively. competitions but competed better in the two-dayers, finishing with a solid outright victory over University in the final round. James Eighth: Onslow (Fourth Last Year) Thompson was the leading run scorer with 374, while Jason Logan A poor start to the season cost Onslow towards the end. In the took 22 wickets. Worth a mention is former Firebirds quick bowler One-Day round they were unable to string together consecutive Sunnie Chan who took 19 wickets in seven matches, despite an victories, with their two wins meaning they were consigned to the injury-plagued season. Hazlett Trophy. A stronger showing in the two-day format left them

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 43. Premier Grades - Competition Points

Wilkinson Pearce Cup Girls Youth Wellington T20 Section 1 & 2 Eastern Suburbs 99.31 North City 30 Karori PSH 81 Hutt Districts 77.09 Hutt District 21 Karori Wildcats 81 Taita 75.42 Wellington Collegian 6 wgtn Collegians One Tonne Dream 69 Wellington Collegians 59.30 Johnsonville 3 Onslow Beerview Mirrors 69 Karori 54.68 Eastern Suburbs Indies 63 Upper Hutt 37.71 First Grade North City Northern Boom 63 Northern Park 113.86 Johnsonville Full Tossers 57 Wilkinson Hazlett Trophy Wellington Collegians Living Legands 109.58 North City T20 Lancers 51 Top Four Eastbourne 97.72 Johnsonville Run Chargers 45 Johnsonville 92.82 Wellington Indians Sport Club 95.96 University Tamils 45 Onslow 79.50 Eastern Suburbs Cougars 94.17 University T-Swifts 42 Petone-Eastbourne 72.21 Wellington Collegians Chargers 60 Onslow Fangarangs 42 Naenae Old Boys 44.87 Hutt District 56.26 Karori The Puppies 39 Bottom Four Taita 56.13 University Stubbies 30 North City 77.73 Johnsonville Stars 27 Petone-Eastbourne Reserve 50.04 Second Grade University 46.68 Sri Lankan Sports Club 107.43 Wellington T20 Section 3 Wainuiomata 44.82 Stokes Valley 103.86 Eastern Suburbs Cobras 96 Onslow 3rd XI 101.82 University Victoria Secrets 75 Wilkinson Ewen Chatfield Cup Karori 3rd XI 98.63 Brooklyn Team Rocket 63 Eastern Suburbs 42 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 91.86 Karori The Pirates 57 Karori 34 North City 3rd XI 74.17 Eastern Suburbs Quackers 57 Wellington Collegians 33 Johnsonville 3rd XI 64.39 Wellington Collegians Lunchcutters 54 Taita 32 Petone Titans 60.39 Johnsonville Young Guns 48 Upper Hutt 32 Wellington Indian Sports Club Rasians 45 Hutt District 31 Third Grade Eastern Suburbs Buffaloes 45 Petone-Eastboure 30 Eastern Suburbs Super Challengers 102.21 Wgtn Indians Blaschke & His Ten Disciples 33 Johnsonville 30 Taita 101.61 Brooklyn Jamaicans 33 Under 20’s 28 Sihks Sports Club 95.75 University Shoguns 18 University 15 Wellington Collegians Falconhawke 88.62 Onslow 12 Upper Hutt 2a Massif 82.65 Hutt Valley T20 Section 1 North City 9 University Stallions 80.99 Upper Hutt Shaun 85 Naenae Old Boys 5 Eastern Suburbs Bullets 79.59 Upper Hutt Bestie 75 Wainuiomata 0 Johnsonville Bandits 79.40 Taita Kamos 61 Taita Fireblades 55 Premier Reserve - Alan Isaac Trophy Fourth Grade Hutt District Legends 54 Eastern Suburbs 95.72 Eastern Suburbs Demons 125.53 Petone-Riverside Punters 54 Hutt District 85.35 Eastern Suburbs Tigers 123.46 Stokes Valley 48 Karori 51.67 Wgtn Indian Sports Club Desi Boys 104.13 Naenae Old Boys 45 Taita 49.30 University Rambos XI 93.48 Te Aroha 43 Wellington Collegians 49.06 Brooklyn Windmills 91.21 Petone-Riverside PWMC 42 Onslow 48.51 Stokes Valley 90.01 Petone-Riverside Julian 33 Section 2 Karori 4th XI 70.60 Northern Park T20 30 North City 101.34 Wainuiomata 38.51 Taita Brokebat Mountain 24 University 80.00 Johnsonville 71.09 Fifth Grade Hutt Valley T20 Section 2 Upper Hutt 65.67 Onslow 4th XI 131.28 Wainuiomata Brownie 54 Naenae Old Boys 54.71 Eastern Suburbs Smoking Pineapples 125.85 Taita Legands 52 Wainuiomata 26.82 Eastern Suburbs Aces 109.01 Stokes Valley 48 North City 88.93 Taita Squashies 31 Premier Reserve -One Day Wellington Indians Seniors 88.17 Hutt District Rugby 21 Petone-Eastbourne 39 Wellington Collegians Sparkle Motion 74.05 Upper Hutt Piwakawaka 18 Onslow 36 Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs 73.18 Taita 33 Eastern Suburbs Hawkes 53.15 Hutt District 32 Wellington Collegians 30 Intercity 1day Grade Division 1 Eastern Suburbs 29 Karori P&T 28 Karori 26 Brooklyn Bakery 28 Johnsonville 23 Karori Bakery 28 North City 22 Onslow Raging Stages 22 Naenae Old boys 18 Karori Tulsi 19 Upper Hutt 11 Eastern Suburbs The Shoe Clinic 16 Wainuiomata 8 Eastern Suburbs Yodahs 16 University 7 Wgtn Indians Sports Club Tawa Indians 13

Senior Womens Maureen Peters T20 Intercity 1day Grade Division 2 Wellington Collegians 12 Eastern Suburbs Originals 34 Onslow 9 Wellington Collegians Chinamen 25 Hutt District 6 Petone-Riverside Mridul 25 Wellington Secondary Schools 3 Eastern Suburbs Sharks 25 Eastern Suburbs Taxes 25 Senior Womens Joy Lamason One-Day Petone-Riverside Pak’n’Save 19 Onslow 47 Wellington Collegians Axemen 16 Wellington Collegians 41 Eastern Suburbs Shepards 16 Hutt District 22 University White Collar XI 16 Johnsonville 16 Wellington Secondary Schools 9 Intercity 1day Grade Division 3 Wgtn Indians Sports Club Thumbs Up 34 Womens T20 Karori The Wakkas 31 Upper Hutt 84 Onslow Rassics 30 Eastern Suburbs 69 Wgtn Indians Sports Club Risk Daredevils 22 Johnsonville 51 University Thorndon 19 Stokes Valley 33 Naenae Old Boys 19 Taita 33 Stokes Valley 7 Petone-Riverside 0 Wellington Indians Tulsi Miramar 1

44. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 HONOURS BOARD Rory Hawes Eastern Suburbs 114 Sandeep Naik Wellington Collegians 116 Wilkinson Premier Sandeep Naik Wellington Collegians 104 Centuries Deepak Joon Wellington Collegians 159 Second Grade Jimad Khan Onslow 115 Chris Rodrigo Sri Lankan Sports 108* Neeraj Chawla North City 180 Tim Smith North City 107 Ben Orton Eastern Suburbs 103 Matt Toft Eastern Suburbs 118* James Boyle University 122* Hareen Silva Johnsonville 131 Third Grade Scott Mudgway Johnsonville 104 William Morrow University 129* BJ Barnett Hutt District 131 Jaimey Gartner Upper Hutt 111 Brett Johnson Hutt District 145 Daniel White Johnsonville 113* Matthew Taylor Upper Hutt 102 Adam Short Wellington Collegians 111* Henry Walsh Taita 110 Imran Khan Sikhs Sports 115* BJ Crook Petone-Eastbourne 138* Chris Horwell Johnsonville 107 Andrew Fletcher Onslow 143 John Lazo-Ron Johnsonville 112* Sam Keegan Onslow 115 Fourth Grade Josh Brodie Eastern Suburbs 117 Jainesh Patel University 150* James Widerstrom Wellington Collegians 106 Jamin Bhikha University 113 James Thompson Wainuiomata 139* Rakitha Weerasundara Johnsonville 111 Fifth Grade Josh Mann University 132* Roshan Rai Eastern Suburbs 204* Sam Foley Onslow 117 Nick Ward Petone-Eastbourne 121 Intercity 1day Lauchie Johns Eastern Suburbs 144 Brad Bulman Karori 169* Cameron Cross Naenae Old Boys 121 Scott Dunkerly Wellington Collegians 143* Jarrod Pike Petone-Eastbourne 117 Jonny Osborne Wellington Collegians 119 Matthew Goldsbury Petone-Eastbourne 110 David Peterson Wellington Collegians 136 Luke Woodcock Johnsonville 136 Henry Hocking Wellington Collegians 108 Grant Elliott Naenae Old Boys 113 Stu Davenport Eastern Suburbs 123 Deepak Joon Wellington Collegians 112 Kelvin Giles Karori 101* Neeraj Chawla North City 102 Andrew Singleton Karori 105* Bunsi Hira University 107 6 Wickets in an innings Danny Clarke Wellington Collegians 102* David Hudson Johnsonville 6 for 23 Eamonn Whitham Wellington Collegians 135* Sean O’Connor Onslow 6 for 64 David Dick Karori 107 Daniel Rae Wellington Collegians 6 for 71 Campbell Dee Petone-Riverside 126* Ollie Newton Upper Hutt 7 for 17 Chris Cazley Onslow 153 Lance Dry Eastern Suburbs 7 for 60 Paul Dungey Karori 130 Scott Edgecombe Johnsonville 7 for 38 Brad Bulman Karori 100 Ronald Karaitiana Eastern Suburbs 8 for 74 Regan Ryan University 107 Peter Younghusband Petone-Eastbourne 7 for 103 Troy Newton University 124 Jake Bannatyne Onslow 6 for 54 BJ Crook Petone-Eastbourne 7 for 24 Wellington T20 Craig James Naenae Old Boys 6 for 59 Sam Hutchison Johnsonville 122 Will Brunton Hutt Districts 7 for 43 Thomas Gordon Wellington Collegians 164 Mark Houghton Taita 6 for 23 Heath Hutton Karori 105 Kieran McComb Taita 6 for 25 Adam Eggleton Karori 112* Mark Hewson Petone-Eastbourne 6 for 66 Hadley Vaughan Onslow 104* Steven Carter Petone-Eastbourne 6 for 32 Jamie Williams Onslow 160* Seb Logan University 7 for 47 Rob Noble-Beasley University 110 Steven Carter Petone-Eastbourne 8 for 33 Brock Price University 138* Sean O’Connor Onslow 6 for 74 Rowen Steenkamp University 101 Dane Hutchinson North City 6 for 23 Jake Bannatyne Onslow 6 for 81 Hutt Valley T20 Zac Curtis Taita 100 PREMIER RESERVE BOWLING Centuries Jason Doyle Taita 131 6 Wickets in an innings Vijay Chhagan Wellington Collegians 123 First Grade Nishany Desai Hutt District 115 Blair Rawson Northern Park 7 for 14 Matt Atkin Karori 108 Iain MacIntyre Northern Park 6 for 25 Sam Foley Onslow 120 Criag Alderson Eastbourne 6 for 46 Sam Shukla Eastern Suburbs 101 Taylor Wenlock Taita 6 for 58 Matthew Stephen Wellington Collegians 110 Sam Clark Wellington Collegians 8 for 20 Lauchie Johns Eastern Suburbs 102 AJ Royfee Wellington Collegians 213* Second Grade Nik Swain Taita 121 Justin Turnbull North City 6 for 5 Scott Tansey Johnsonville 111 Thilina Perera Sri Lankan Sports 6 for 42 Matthew Goldsbury Petone-Eastbourne 104* Andrew Thomson North City 6 for 49 Chris Munro North City 139 Daniel McErlean Stokes Valley 7 for 24 Vijay Chhagan Wellington Collegians 102 Akhil Bagman Johnsonville 6 for 31 Nishany Desai Hutt District 104 Alec Morrison Hutt District 102 Third Grade Nick Clark Wellington Collegians 7 for 76 6 Wickets in an innings Shaun Christiansen Johnsonville 6 for 40 Matt Kennedy Hutt District 6 for 21 Mark Haste Taita 6 for 62 Mel Greene Wellington Collegians 8 for 61 Geoff de Zylva Wellington Collegians 7 for 30 Sam Outtrim Eastern Suburbs 6 for 34 Steffan McIvor University 6 for 23 Alexander Sugden Wellington Collegians 6 for 150 Steven Graham Karori 9 for 65 Intercity 1day Beppo Wallace Onslow 6 for 68 Andrew Coppersmith Wellington Collegians 8 for 33 Ben Hilder Johnsonville 6 for 12 Scott Dunkerly Wellington Collegians 6 for 13 Sam McGavin Taita 7 for 73 Bavi Thayarooban Naenae Old Boys 6 for 23 Leksshmanan Alagappan Eastern Suburbs 6 for 25 LOWER GRADES Centuries Hutt Valley T20 Thomas Murray Taita 6 for 11 First Grade Sandeep Naik Wellington Collegians 158 Four Wickets in 4 balls Nathan Edmonds Northern Park 104 Dom Gibbs Brooklyn Brian Davies Northern Park 102 Rahul Jayaker Taita 139* Hat-Tricks Malcolm Cowdry Eastbourne 114 Sam Peterson Karori (Premier) 3 for 40 Umesh Patel Wellington Indians 106 Chris Tricket University ???

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 45. CWUSI Report

NZC Panel Grant McAlister Our three New Zealand Cricket panel Chairman, Cricket Wellington Umpires & Scorers umpires are: Kathy Cross, Aaron Hardie and Garth Stirrat. Garth and Aaron umpired the Wilkinson Pearce Cup three- day final at the Hawkins Basin Reserve, while Aaron umpired more provincial “A” games. Garth continued his international exposure he started last season umpiring Tasmania A on their New Zealand tour. He also umpired a challenge game between the holders Manawatu and Canterbury Country.

Kathy had another top season, and became the first woman to make an ICC umpire panel when she was named on the Associate and Affiliate panel of umpires for 2014. In June Kathy was named Sport Wellington’s Official-of-the- Year, which is a wonderful honour.

This season we have umpired a greater number of days due to greater notice given for non-Saturday fixtures, over 500 umpire days for the season. This include games from the Wellington primary school Zone tournaments all the way to the Tararua Shield, with the addition this season of College Premier Youth Cricket.

The top ten As a result of captains’ reports over the last two seasons, CWUSI name their top 10 umpires, these are forwarded to New Zealand Cricket to be considered for national panels or tournaments. In the 2013/14 the top ten umpires were: Evan Watkin 1, Grant McAlister 2, Kathy Cross 3, Garth Stirrat 4, Aaron Hardie 5, Jeremy Busby 6, Robert Dossett 7, Phil McMahon 8, Carl Mann 9, Campbell Barry 10. Cricket umpire and scorer associations, like cricket clubs, do not run by themselves. Behind the scenes we have a number of members working away at administration, Umpires and scorers umpire appointments, debriefs and grading, training and recruitment, all giving up The remaining umpires, including time to improve the standards of grass-roots umpiring and scoring in Wellington. In our junior members, are listed in this regard heartfelt thanks go to Graeme Watson, Yoel Samson, Garth Stirrat, Aaron alphabetical order - James Anderson, Hardie, Ian Smith, Evan Watkin, Bill Sommer, Craig Thompson, Phil McMahon and Peter Bidwell, Shaun Bishop, Paul Coffy Jeremy Busby. Paul Cummings, David Hall, Stuart Hope, Ricky Jeffery, Ravi Krishnamurthy, Tane Regional Training Officer Jeremy Busby leads our very busy training team. Apart Mackenzie, Oli McMahon , Robert from training the Association’s umpires, this team also went into clubs and schools to Martin, George Morris, Chris Parken, Tim educate players in the art of cricket umpiring. Our college umpire programme is going Pate, Rahul Patil, Harrison Perry, Amos from strength to strength, thanks to the coordinator Phil McMahon. It takes college Samson, Yoel Samson, Colin Sharples, students who have reached level one and trains them at level two, then has them Jamie Sommer, Scott Sommer, Michael umpire with adults in primary zone games. The students are encouraged to still play Stevenson, Aagon Wills, Charlie Winn, cricket at college. After three seasons we have 16 junior members and some are about Ben Woodham and Mike Woodhouse. to sit the NZCUSA level 3 exam this winter. Our scorers are: Ian Smith, Matt Frost, Scoring Training Officer Ian Smith leads our team of scorers. They score local club and Rob Kinsey, Catharine Shields, Francis rep fixtures and NZC fixtures outside of Wellington. Ian has our senior group working Wevers, Jane Silvester, Cheryl Styles, Ann toward scoring at the ICC Cricket World Cup next season. Batson, Justin Williams and Jeff Stuart.

46. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Prize-winners The annual President’s dinner and prize- giving, was again a very successful event held at Petone’s Speights Ale House. Prizewinners on the night were: The Evan Watkin Award for the best first year umpire – Stuart Hope. Stuart is a graduate of our junior programme and umpired well above his age. The Brownie Watson Trophy for the most improved umpire – Michael Stevenson. The Ian Smith Award for scorer-of-the- year – Catharine Shields. The long- serving Eastern Suburbs scorer was a very popular recipient. She has scored Kathy Cross every season that Easts have won the Pearce Cup. In June Kathy Cross was named respected for her calm demeanour, The Stanley Cowman Memorial Trophy Official of the Year at the annual sound judgment, and no-nonsense for Umpire-of-the-Year – Grant McAlister. Wellington Sports Awards. A month approach, Kathy made her major Grant received the highest average marks earlier she had received the same association one-day debut in the State from captains during the club season. honour at the Hutt City Sports Awards. Shield game between Wellington and The award requires the umpire to be These honours recognise Kathy’s Central Districts at the Basin Reserve available for 12 club Saturdays during the outstanding ability as an umpire and in January 2004. She has won the season. also her appointment to the ICC respect of everyone with the quality of The Pop Calcinai Trophy for services to Associate and Affiliate panel of umpires her decision-making. CWUSI – Ian Smith. Ian has given over 50 for 2014 – the first woman to make that years’ service to cricket scoring and he panel. She is now eligible to officiate Kathy said umpiring had enabled her to shows no sign of slowing down. in World Cricket League Divisions 3 make many lasting friendships around the country, and although she is thrilled Appreciations to 6. Previously Kathy had umpired Once again, CWUSI needs help from in the Women’s World Cups in 2009 by her ICC appointment, she is not many sources. First and foremost are and 2013, the Women’s World Cup motivated by personal achievement as our members who actually umpire and Qualifier in 2011 and the Women’s she loves the game. score over the season. Thanks also to World T20 Qualifier in 2013. In the Peter Clinton and this team at Cricket season just ended she was appointed Wellington for support and assistance to the women’s World Cup qualifying when we needed. The Norwood and the Infinity Trusts have continued to provide tournament in Bangladesh, which funding and Roger Watkin’s auditing included her umpiring the play-off for of the financial records has been much third; and at home she stood in one- appreciated. day matches with the touring women’s England team. At the beginning of the 2013/14 season umpire David Abbott put away his umpire Kathy is a member of the New Zealand coat for good, retiring from umpiring after Cricket Umpire Reserve Panel and was over 40 years of service, David umpired delighted with her ICC appointment: throughout Wellington and the Hutt “Being the first woman on the Valley, and held many roles in umpiring over the seasons. Many thanks for your Associate and Affiliate panel is a great time and service to cricket in Wellington honour and I am looking forward to the David. opportunities this selection will afford me, and to working with the panel.” she said.

Originally from Taumarunui, Kathy took up umpiring after becoming involved with cricket through her sons Cameron and Stephen, who played for the Naenae Old Boys Cricket Club. Widely

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 47.

Wellington Wanderers Evan Gray

to host The Willows on the Basin Reserve and for that we thank Peter Clinton and Brett Sipthorpe for helping making this a truly memorable occasion. The Willows were under the stewardship of former international player Paul McEwan and former Canterbury player Brad Doody. Rather than bringing the best available schools’ side, they picked from throughout the Canterbury region and gave some very promising youngsters the opportunity to play on the Basin. This has also been Wanderers’ strategy over a number of years. The result of the match was a close win to Wanderers.

Wanderers took this opportunity to have their side play under the banner of the Governor-General’s Schools XI. Unfortunately His Excellency Sir Jerry Mateparae was unable to attend in his capacity as Governor General, but we do thank him and Lady Janine for their ongoing support of both The Wanderers and The Willows Cricket Clubs.

The past season has been one of many highlights both on The past season certainly had its challenges with several and off the field for Wellington Wanderers Cricket Club. matches having to be rescheduled. However, we were able to play most of our fixture list, including this year for the first It was an honour for Wanderers that our current President, time a match against Newlands College 1st XI. One of the Alasdair McBeth was elected President of Cricket issues we now face in the first part of the season is fitting Wellington. Alasdair has served Wanderers as a player and games around school exams which take priority in early board member over many years and in addition has given summer. faithful service to Wellington Collegians CC as player and administrator. He was a long-time Cricket Wellington Board Wanderers were again able to host the two College T20 Member and one of the driving forces behind the Wellington Finals on the Basin Reserve. The Richard Allan Challenge and Hutt Valley Cricket Associations combining to form Trophy was won by Wellington College who defeated Cricket Wellington Inc. Alasdair has served cricket in our Paraparaumu College, while the Hunt Family Trophy was area tirelessly and thoroughly deserves this honour. We deservedly won by St. Pat’s College, Silverstream who would also thank outgoing President Mike Quigg for all he narrowly beat two-time winners Hutt International Boys did to ensure the smooth relationship between Wanderers School. We believe in the value of these competitions and Cricket Wellington. and would like to see more First XIs taking part, possibly including schools from throughout the Wellington and On a more solemn note last season marked the passing of Central Districts regions. one of our founding members –Wyvern (Bill) Hunt. A Life Member, Bill was instrumental with others in setting up We again held our traditional pre-Test breakfasts. The first Wanderers in the late 1940s and it is in no small way due to before Christmas preceded the West Indies Test. Our guest his (and his family’s) efforts that the club is in such a strong was former New Zealand captain Ken Rutherford, who position today. Both Bill’s sons, Tony and Dennis have been was a very entertaining and enlightening speaker. Prior to lifelong members of Wanderers and indeed Tony himself is a the Indian Test we had former New Zealand wicketkeeper, Life Member. former BlackCaps’ and current White Ferns’ coach Warren Lees as speaker and he was most interesting and forthright. As part of the wider cricket family, we have celebrated In addition to Warren, New Zealand Cricket CEO David White the performances of the BlackCaps, both as a team and addressed us. It was pleasing to see the vision David has for individually. Their magnificent series win in the West Indies, New Zealand Cricket and it was valuable for our members to combined with home series wins over the West Indies and hear David talk in such a positive vein, especially after a time India, and the efforts of the Wellington Firebirds under of uncertainty in our summer game. skipper James Franklin have given Wanderers and the Wellington Cricket fraternity enormous pleasure. Thanks go to Peter Clinton and his Cricket Wellington staff for their support and also to long time Wanderers members, Thanks must go to Wellington legend, Bruce Edgar for giving Don Neely, Duncan Priest and Sir Ron Brierley for their one of our young members, Hamish Johns (St. Pats Town advice and encouragement. Wanderers would also like to 1st XI) the opportunity to practise with the BlackCaps the day thank Infinity Foundation Limited for their continued financial before the Indian Test. Shane Bond arranged for Hamish to assistance. have a net with Ish Sodhi and Kane Williamson, then Kane talked with Hamish and gave him throw-downs for half an Plans for next season are well underway. In early December hour. I can’t think of many people who would have thought we will be hosting Queens Park Cricket Club, from Trinidad of someone else the way Kane did so close to an important and Tobago; we have scheduled a match in the Hawkes Bay match. against the Clifton County Cricket Club; we are well into the planning for a tour to the UK in 2015; and of course we have One of the highlights was the visit of The Willows Cricket the ICC Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and Australia to Club from Loburn, near Christchurch. Wanderers were able look forward to later in the season. Roll on summer...

48. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 NZ Cricket Museum

Jamie Bell Director

In spite of ongoing uncertainty about the future of the Museum Stand, the New Zealand Cricket Museum has celebrated one of its most successful years to date. New programmes online and through social media have seen the Museum gain a broad global following, while revamped exhibits and marketing ensured the highest visitation ever during the India Test match in February. These developments have seen the Museum given broad exposure in the media, which has led to a large number of donations to the collection.

The Museum has placed a significant emphasis on developing its online presence. Beginning with the establishment of both Twitter and Facebook accounts, the Museum has also increased the number of collection items it has on the nzmuseums.co.nz website and revised its own website. While all of these elements are an ongoing focus The Museum is developing a series of exhibits and for the future, the development of a blog and a presence on programmes for the year ahead to maximise the exposure a smartphone application are targeted as priority projects provided by the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup and to continue for the year ahead. The Museum blog has already been growing its outreach activities. All of these are designed to launched and is providing opportunities to tell more stories celebrate the players and moments that have made cricket and display more objects to a wider audience. our summer game, and reinforce the New Zealand Cricket Museum’s vision that Cricket Lives Here. Visits to the Museum came close to record numbers during 2013/14, in spite of reduced opening hours compared to Small museums rely on the support and commitment of previous years. These numbers benefited from the Basin their volunteers, and the Museum is fortunate to have a Reserve hosting two Test matches over the summer, with the team of helpers who continue to provide dedicated service, Test against India being particularly successful. During this enabling the Museum to open to the public. This year has match several new initiatives were put into place, including seen several volunteers add important collection care work a colouring competition for children and the display of the to the core tasks of opening up, selling books, collecting Cricket World Cup trophy. As well, six exhibits were created autographs, taking photographs and helping promote the or redeveloped for this Test match, providing an opportunity Museum. Alongside our volunteers, we have received valued to re-engage cricket fans who had not visited recently. The support from many sources and would like to acknowledge result was that visits to the Museum during the five days of New Zealand Cricket, ANZ, Cricket Wellington, and all our this match were more than double the previous record for friends, fans, and followers. Test match attendance.

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 49. Basin Reserve Trust

The Council maintains a keen NZTA Basin Bridge Cricket Programme interest in the work of the Trust, and in its vision for the future, and it is a The NZTA’s proposal for what became The Basin cemented its position as particular focus of the Trust that this known as the “Basin Bridge” took NZ’s premier cricket ground last sense of partnership and collaboration much of the Trust’s attention and summer. Not only did it host a heavier continues long into the future. The focus this past year. In addition to a programme of international and first- major focus of the Trust’s activity formal submission and contributions class cricket than any other ground, over the past year, and certainly the as expert witnesses, the Trustees it was also voted the country’s best most visible, was the proposed flyover were routinely involved in ongoing wicket and best changing rooms in development which has been ongoing dialogue and meetings with many of the annual NZCPA survey. These for several years. However this was the key parties, including the NZTA, results speak very highly to the not the sole activity of the Trust, as it Wellington City Council, solicitors, and professionalism and commitment of continued to maintain and develop the other submitters. In July the board of the top ground-staff in the country, led Basin Reserve to ensure its ongoing inquiry issued its decision declining by Brett Sipthorpe and Hagen Faith of hosting of Test match and first-class the proposed flyover and northern the Wellington Regional Sports Trust cricket, and community sport. gateway building, effectively ending (Westpac Stadium). this body of work that had absorbed The February Test match against India At the governance level the Trust the Trust for so long. experienced the most significant was a particular highlight, as Tests change in its membership since it At the time of writing the Trust is often are each season. Brendon was established in February 2005, unsure as to possible future options McCullum’s historic triple century will with John Morrison MNZM leaving the for the Basin Reserve, with regards to be fondly remembered, as the Basin Trust in November 2013, and Doug the traffic management issues sought Reserve again etched itself into the Catley MNZM retiring in March 2014. to be addressed by the NZTA and nation’s sporting psyche. The quality Mr Catley, who had been chairman others. However it appears likely that, of the play, and the support of the of the Trust since its inception, and with some of the proposals already Wellington public, ensured that several Mr Morrison have contributed greatly publicised (such as a duplicate Mt days of maximum media profile and at all levels of the Trust’s activities Victoria tunnel), the Basin precinct will exposure were enjoyed by the ground, over nine years, providing invaluable remain the subject of much debate and the city itself. strategic, financial, and political and analysis. contributions across many sensitive Wellington City Council and important issues. The Trust Strategic Plan The Trust retains a very strong formally records its appreciation Notwithstanding the uncertainty and relationship with the Wellington City to both men for their energetic time commitment over the Basin Council. It greatly appreciates the contribution to the Basin Reserve. Bridge decision, the Trust progressed operational and strategic support work on a strategic vision for the Basin provided by its Council Controlled The current Trustees are: Reserve over the next 20 years. This Organisations unit, and in particular Sir John Anderson KBE (Chairman important work will frame the future Council officers Richard Hardie from April 2014) priorities and investment needed and Danny McComb. The Council Mr Don Neely MNZM, MBE for the venue, as the Basin meets maintains a keen interest in the work Cr Paul Eagle the ever-increasing challenges and of the Trust, and in its vision for the Mr John Greenwood expectations required of an elite future, and it is a particular focus of cricket ground. the Trust that this sense of partnership and collaboration continues long into the future.

50. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Obituaries

Ian Douglas Wells, OBE (1937-2014)

1979 to 1999, being awarded the OBE hard work were rewarded with Life in 1988, and becoming a Life Member. Membership of Cricket Wellington During the winter Ian supported the in 2011. In that year he also won the Miramar Rangers Football Club, which Community Trust of Wellington Lifetime he chaired and of which he also Contribution to Sport award. became a Life Member. Ian had eight years on the board of New Zealand With his passing, Cricket Wellington Football, and, together with John lost one of its greatest supporters who Dow, conceived the idea of securing contributed so much with his superb a Wellington-based franchise side in organisational ability and marketing the A-League in 2007, which became flair. His legacy has enriched all of known as the Wellington Phoenix. those who knew him as a passionate Wellingtonian, sports-lover and good There was also a matter of cricket and bloke. Ian spent countless hours throwing cricket balls to young son Jason. He was delighted to see Jason rise through the ranks from Rongotai College, to age-grade rep teams, to the Kilbirnie Cricket Club and then to achieve full Wellington honours. Ian became a strong supporter of Kilbirnie Stephen Charles Cole CC and was made a Vice President Ian Wells was a man who never did of what became the Eastern Suburbs 1952-2013 things by halves and throughout his Cricket Club in 1993. Steve Cole was one of cricket’s most adult life gave back to sport far more passionate supporters, with links to After serving as Business and than the considerable enjoyment he both the Taita District and Naenae Old Marketing Manager of Wellington received from it. He was an Eastern Boys Cricket Clubs. An enthusiastic Newspapers, Ian was General Manager Suburbs man through and through scorer, he scored at the Basin Reserve from 1986 to 2002. They published and lived at various times in Hataitai, and for Hutt Valley, as well as at club both the Dominion and the Evening Miramar, Seatoun and finally Oriental level. Bay. His main summer sport was Post, which merged in 2002 to tennis, with his only claim as a cricket become New Zealand’s second largest He held numerous positions in the Hutt player being that he made the Rongotai daily newspaper. Under Ian’s helm, Valley Cricket Association and always College second XI in 1953. Wellington Newspapers supported enjoyed the role of match manager. cricket extensively, sponsoring He was employed by the HVCA as an After qualifying and working as an sightscreens, the annual club administrator and worked for some accountant in Wellington, Ian was handbook, college cricket, the umpires’ time out of the former Wellington offered a sports reporter’s position on association, the Cricketer of the Year Cricket Association offices in Kent the Dominion newspaper by his friend dinner, newspaper supplements, as Terrace. and sports editor Alex Veysey. In a well as funding overseas professionals 1966 coup, he arranged for a charity to play here. Fascinated by cricket statistics, Steve tennis game to be played on a blocked produced many Annual Reports for the off Mercer Street involving visiting actor Ian became a Vice President of the HVCA as well as the booklet, 75 Years Charlton Heston, Peter Snell, and local Wellington Cricket Association in 1986 of Taita Cricket: 1934-2009 for that players Robert Clarke and John Souter. and was on the Wellington Cricket Trust club’s 75th Jubilee. A lunchtime crowd estimated at 10,000 from 1990 until 2010. He was also watched the two sets, umpired by local the convenor of the Cricket Wellington cricket identity John Reid. marketing sub-committee.

From this happy start with the racquet In 2006 Ian was elected Chairman of sport Ian moved from chairing the what had become Cricket Wellington Wellington association to Chairman of and continued in this role for five years. New Zealand Tennis for 20 years from His unbridled passion and selfless

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 51. Wellington Cricket Trust 2013-2014

Wellington Cricket Trust Statement of Financial Performance for year ended 31 May 2014

2014 2013 INCOME $ $

WCA Playing Levies 11,960 12,000 Interest Received 4,242 4,568

TOTAL INCOME 16,202 16,568

EXPENDITURE WCA - Development Grant 24,000 25,500 WCA - Indoor Nets Vance Stand 20,000 - Francis King Scholarshipcosts 500 1,000 Charities Commission - Annual Fee 51 -

Total Expenditure 44,551 26,500

NET DEFICIT FOR YEAR (28,349) (9,932)

Wellington Cricket Trust Statement of Financial Position as at 31 May 2014

ANZ Accounts 119,876 148,225 Accumulated Funds 148,225 158,157

DEFICIT FOR YEAR (28,349) (9,932) $119,876 $148,225

52. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Cricket Wellington Finance Committee

Cricket Wellington reported a net operating deficit for the 2013-14 2012-13 year ended 31 July 2014 of $212,714 compared to a small surplus of $1,107 in 2013. The Operating Deficit comprises Administration 463,486 413,261 a cash deficit of $80,173 from which depreciation of $132,541 is deducted to derive the total deficit. Business & Marketing 980,396 872,078 Coaching & Development 561,926 634,510 Net Revenue was $90,000 lower than the 2012-13 year. The Firebirds 1,452,061 1,451,887 main contributions to the Revenue reduction were: Club Cricket 395,762 328,709 • Reduced grants from Gaming Trusts $49,000 Women’s Cricket 102,167 106,515 (down 9%); Other Cricket 65,012 90,300 • Reduced Hospitality Revenue of $38,000, as Depreciation 132,541 132,196 the Indian and West Indies tests provided less 4,153,351 4,029,456 opportunity than the English test in 2013;

• Wellington School of Cricket revenue down $30,000 as CW continues to be challenged by reduced During the year NZC focused on a review of its distribution demand for our coaching facilities; policy as it related to amateur cricket. We are pleased to report that we resisted suggestions and various models • Gate receipts down $24,000 as Christmas weather which reduced the ‘grassroots’ funding that we receive from ruined our home T20 games at the Basin Reserve; NZC, and the current level of grassroots funding will remain while and has been committed by NZC for the next four year cycle. This provides some certainty as to NZC funding as we plan • On a brighter note sponsorships were up $37,000 ahead. with increased sponsorship from Wellington City Council and a new sponsor in Tulsi for the Cricket Wellington is focused on delivering an improved successful Ford Trophy campaign. result in 2014-15. The key challenge facing all Major Associations is building sensible and sustainable cricketing Total expenses were $124,000 higher than the 2012-13 infrastructure and pathways, while many of the revenue year. CW further invested in community cricket through an streams available are short term and can vary considerably increase in “One Club” support payments and the creation year on year. New prospects such as the possible of two new community cricket roles. We also invested in a introduction of private investment for professional cricket will new website, replacing an eight year old model with very also be evaluated. limited functionality. Our thanks to the Association’s accounting provider, Game During the year CW transitioned to a new SAP accounting Plan Financial Services, for their services and assistance this system, which reports the income and expenditure in a past year, particularly as we transitioned ourselves into the different format to previous years. This is presented in new SAP accounting system. the accompanying accounts. The table below provides the same data in a different format of presentation, which reports the expenditure along the lines of ‘where’ the costs Cricket Wellington were paid. Finance Committee

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 53. Statement of Financial Performance for the year ended 31 July 2014

REVENUE Note 2014 2013 $ $ Grants New Zealand Cricket 2,297,397 2,331,781 Sponsorship 477,333 409,183 Funding Organisations 491,627 540,835 Gate Receipts 37,002 61,819 Levies 293,520 249,357 Event Distributions 105,687 65,982 Marketing Activities 188,583 202,771 Coaching & Facilities 102,992 190,387 Sundry Revenue 146,496 168,446

Total Revenue 4,140,637 4,220,561

Less Contribution to Professional Revenue (200,000) (190,000)

Net Revenue 3,940,637 4,030,561

EXPENSES

Administration 319,723 275,753 Office, Grounds & Facilities 139,224 111,521 Remuneration 1,278,419 1,313,993 Marketing & Promotion 430,270 402,065 Player Payments 710,356 714,008 Match & Preparation 667,773 685,634 Travel, Accommodation & Allowances 224,047 209,159 Grants to Affiliates 250,998 185,125 Depreciation & Amortisation 4 132,541 132,196

Total Expenses 4,153,351 4,029,454

Operating (Deficit)/Surplus 6 (212,714) 1,107

Grants Received for Capital Development 60,533 31,000

(Deficit)/Surplus for the year (152,181) 32,107

Statement of Movement in Equity for the year ended 31 July 2014 2014 2013 $ $ Opening Equity 850,148 818,041 Total (Deficit)/Surplus for the year (152,181) 32,107

Closing Equity 697,967 850,148

The Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Accounts Cricket Wellington Incorporated Cricket Wellington

54. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Statement of Financial Position as at 31 July 2014

Notes 2014 2013 $ $ CURRENT ASSETS

Cash in Bank 2 94,771 97,654 Trade Receivables 63,367 50,711 Prepayments 18,322 3,195 Inventories 16,592 13,260 193,052 164,820

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Income in Advance 98,671 22,443 Employee Entitlements 39,172 31,045 Trade Creditors and Accruals 3 108,563 57,981 Current Portion Term Loan 5 8,230 8,230 254,636 119,699

Net Working Capital (61,584) 45,121

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Fixed Assets 4 821,276 874,982

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Term Loan 5 61,725 69,955

NET ASSETS 697,967 850,148

EQUITY 697,967 850,148

For and on behalf of the Board of Cricket Wellington Incorporated which authorised the issue of the financial report on 10 September 2014.

Peter Garty Peter Clinton Chairman Chief Executive Officer

The Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Accounts Cricket Wellington Incorporated Cricket Wellington

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Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 July 2014

Notes 2014 2013 $ $ Cash flows from Operating Activities

Cash was provided from: Sponsorship, Grants and Other Activities 3,808,775 3,740,750 Interest Received 3,435 3,483 3,812,210 3,744,233 Cash was applied to: Payments to Suppliers, Employees and Associations (3,728,028) (3,807,960) Net cash inflow/ (outflow) from operating activities 9 84,182 (63,727)

Cash flows from Investing Activities

Cash was applied to: Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment (78,835) (34,662) Net cash (outflow) from investing activities (78,835) (34,662)

Cash flows from Financing Activities

Cash was applied to: Payment of Term Loan (8,230) (8,230) Net cash (outflow) from financing activities (8,230) (8,230)

Net (Decrease) in cash held (2,883) (106,619)

Cash and Cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 97,654 204,273 Cash and Cash equivalents at the end of the year 94,771 97,654

The Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes to the Accounts Cricket Wellington Incorporated Cricket Wellington

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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2014

1 Statement of Accounting Policies

1.1 Reporting Entity Cricket Wellington Incorporated (“Cricket Wellington”) is incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. The financial statements have been prepared using generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand.

1.2 Measurement Base Unless otherwise stated, the measurement base is that of historical cost. Reliance is placed on the fact that Cricket Wellington is a going concern.

1.3 Differential Reporting Cricket Wellington qualifies for differential reporting as it is not publicly accountable and is not large. Accordingly, it has taken advantage of all differential reporting exemptions allowed under the Framework for Differential Reporting with the exception of the Statement of Cash Flows which has been voluntarily prepared in accordance with FRS 10 “Statement of Cash Flows.”

1.4 Specific Accounting Policies The following specific accounting policies have been used in preparing these financial statements.

1.4.1 Fixed Assets Fixed Assets are valued at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortisation and have been depreciated and amortised on a straight line basis designed to write their costs off over their estimated economic lives which are: Westpac Indoor Facility SL 5.0% - 48.0% Hutt Valley Indoor Facility SL 8.4% - 30.0% Mana Indoor Facility SL 6.7% - 36.0% Basin Reserve (incl Brierley Pavilion) SL 5% - 48.0% Artificial Wickets SL 5.0%

1.4.2 Trade and Sundry Receivables Trade and Sundry Receivables are valued at estimated net realisable value.

1.4.3 Inventories Stock is valued at the lower of cost or net realisable value.

1.4.4 Statement of Cash Flows The Statement of Cash Flows is prepared exclusive of Goods and Services Tax (“GST”), which is consistent with the method used in the Statement of Financial Performance. “Cash” includes coins and notes, demand deposits and other liquid investments readily convertible into cash and includes any at call borrowings such as bank overdrafts, used by Cricket Wellington as part of their day-to-day cash management.

1.4.5 Goods and Services Tax Revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities are recognised exclusive of GST, except for receivables and payables which are recognised inclusive of GST. Cricket Wellington Incorporated Cricket Wellington

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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2014

1.4.6 Trade Creditors and Accruals Trade Creditors and Accruals are stated at the estimated amounts payable. 1.4.7 Leases Cricket Wellington leases certain office equipment, computer equipment and motor vehicles. Leases classified as operating leases, where the lessors effectively retain substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the leased items, are included in the determination of the net surplus/(deficit) in equal installments over the term of the lease. Cricket Wellington has no finance leases. 1.4.8 Revenue Revenue is recognised in the period it belongs to using accrual accounting. Income in Advance relates to funds that are received for services or goods that have not yet been delivered. If revenue is received before the services or goods are rendered, then it is recorded as a liability and recognised as revenue over the period for which the services or goods are delivered. 1.4.9 Sponsorship in Kind Cricket Wellington receives non-cash sponsorship in the form of goods and services. The fair value of the goods and services received is recognised as Sponsorship income in the Statement of Financial Performance.

1.5 Changes in Accounting Policies Other than the change in the presentation of Income and Expenditure in the Statement of Financial Performance and the change in presentation of the Basin Reserve and Brierley Pavilion assets at Note 4, there has been no changes in accounting policies. All policies have been applied on a basis consistent with those of previous years.

2 Cash in Bank Cash in Bank includes the following: 2014 2013 $ $

ANZ Cheque Account 21,157 53,340 ANZ On Call Account 73,214 43,914 Petty Cash 400 400 Total 94,771 97,654

Interest on On Call deposits ranged from 1.50% to 3.0% depending on total balance.

3 Trade Creditors and Accruals 2014 2013 $ $

Trade Creditors 89,757 13,397 Other Provisions and Accruals 9,203 34,822 GST Payable 9,603 9,762 Total 108,563 57,981 Cricket Wellington Incorporated Cricket Wellington

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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2014

4 Fixed Assets

2014 Accum Book Value Cost Depn 31 July 2014 $ $ $ Westpac Indoor Facility 1,117,470 742,302 375,168 Hutt Valley Indoor Facility 41,975 40,760 1,215 Mana Indoor Facility 433,024 237,613 195,411 Basin Reserve (incl Brierley Pavilion) 451,875 282,514 169,361 Artificial Wickets 103,000 22,879 80,121 2,147,344 1,326,068 821,276

2013 Accum Book Value Cost Depn 31 July 2013 $ $ $ Westpac Indoor Facility 1,128,218 691,457 436,761 Hutt Valley Indoor Facility 43,375 41,670 1,705 Mana Indoor Facility 427,507 211,674 215,833 Basin Reserve (incl Brierley Pavilion) 427,719 292,307 135,412 Artificial Wickets 103,000 17,729 85,271 2,129,819 1,254,837 874,982

Depreciation and amortisation charges are as follows: 2014 2013 $ $

Westpac Indoor Facility 74,171 76,585 Hutt Valley Indoor Facility 490 528 Mana Indoor Facility 25,939 27,322 Basin Reserve (incl Brierley Pavilion) 26,791 24,055 Artificial Wickets 5,150 3,706 132,541 132,196

From this year the Basin Reserve and Brierley Pavilion assets have been combined into one asset. Last year these were reported as separate assets and the 2013 comparative figures have been altered to reflect this change. Cricket Wellington Incorporated Cricket Wellington

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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2014

5 Term Loan 2014 2013 $ $ Porirua City Council 69,955 78,185 69,955 78,185

Current 8,230 8,230 Non-Current 61,725 69,955 Total 69,955 78,185

The loan from Porirua City Council was made as part of the funding of the Mana Indoor Facility under a Shared Responsibility Scheme.

This loan is interest free for a term of 15 years, repayable in semi-annual installments through to July 2023.

6 Included in Net Surplus/Deficit The following amounts are included in the Net Surplus/Deficit for the year: 2014 2013 $ $ Revenue: Interest Income 3,435 3,483

Expenses: Fees paid to Auditors for the audit of the financial statements 8,925 8,925 Operating lease rentals 103,814 82,008

7 Wellington School of Cricket Specific grant funding was used to meet the costs of establishing the Wellington Indoor Facility in the 1999/2000 financial year, and this balance is being depreciated over the initial 20 year term of the tenancy agreement with the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust, with a faster depreciation of those items not expected to last for the full 20 years.

The Mana Indoor Facility indoor practice facility at Ngati Toa Domain was completed in 2007/08. The costs of establishing this facility were funded by donations and grants and a loan from the Porirua City Council, with the cost being depreciated over the initial 15 year period of the Lease, apart from those items not expected to last 15 years.

8 Lease Commitments 2014 2013 $ $ Not later than 1 year 106,279 74,978 1-2 years 95,136 77,578 2-5 years 234,212 214,094 Later than 5 years 78,469 124,033 514,096 490,683

Cricket Wellington Incorporated Cricket Wellington

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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2014

The terms of the Leases for the various Cricket Academies are:

Westpac Stadium Indoor Facility 14 year lease expires July 2020, with an option to renew for a further 15 years Hutt Rec Indoor Facility 9 year lease expires December 2017 Mana Indoor Facility 15 year lease expires February 2023, with an option to renew for a further 15 years

Cricket Wellington Inc. entered in to a sub-lease with the Hutt Cricket Academy in respect of the Hutt Rec. Indoor facility. This was for the period 12 August, 2013 to 11 August, 2014 and for $10,450 for the period.

9 Reconciliation of net operating (deficit)/surplus with net cash inflow/(outflow) from operations 2014 2013 $ $ Net (Deficit)/Surplus for the year (152,181) 32,107

Add non-cash items: Depreciation 132,541 132,196

Movements in Working Capital: (Increase)/Decrease in Trade Receivables (12,656) 10,266 (Increase)/Decrease in Prepayments (15,127) (108) (Increase)/Decrease in Inventories (3,332) 18,915 Increase/(Decrease) in Trade Creditors and Accruals 50,582 (24,646) Increase/(Decrease) in Income in Advance 76,228 (213,867) Increase/(Decrease) in Employee Entitlements 8,127 (18,590)

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities 84,182 (63,727)

10 Capital Commitments There were no material capital commitments at 31 July 2014 (2013: Nil).

11 Related Parties Steven Fyfe is a Trustee of the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust. Cricket Wellington leases the School of Cricket facilities from the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust (note 8), and the Stadium facility for certain events (2013: same).

Richard Suhr is a shareholder in CricHQ Limited. Cricket Wellington is trialling services of CricHQ, and may enter into commercial arrangements in the future (2013: same).

John Morrison was contracted to Cricket Wellington during the year to assist with securing new sponsorships for Cricket Wellington. John is the father of Cricket Wellington Board member Sally Morrison.

12 Subsequent Events There have been no events after balance date that require adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements (2013: Nil). Cricket Wellington Incorporated Cricket Wellington

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 61. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF CRICKET WELLINGTON INCORPORATED Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the financial statements of Cricket Wellington Incorporated (“Cricket Wellington”) on pages 54 to 61, which comprise the statement of financial position as at 31 July 2014, and the statement of financial performance, statement of movements in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. This report is made solely to the Members, as a body, in accordance with rule 19.2 of Cricket Wellington Incorporated’s Constitution. Our audit has been undertaken so that we might state to the Members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. The Board’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements The Board is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand, and for such internal control as the Board determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibilities Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Cricket Wellington’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Cricket Wellington’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates, as well as the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Other than in our capacity as auditor, we have no relationship with or interests in Cricket Wellington Incorporated. Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements on pages 54 to 61 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Cricket Wellington Incorporated as at 31 July 2014, and its financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on that date in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand.

Chartered Accountants 10 September 2014 Wellington, New Zealand

This audit report relates to the financial statements of Cricket Wellington Incorporated for the year ended 31 July 2014 included on Cricket Wellington Incorporated’s website. The board is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of Cricket Wellington Incorporated’s website. We have not been engaged to report on the integrity of the Cricket Wellington Incorporated’s website. We accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements since they were initially presented on the website. The audit report refers only to the financial statements named above. It does not provide an opinion on any other information which may have been hyperlinked to/from these financial statements. If readers of this report are concerned with the inherent risks arising from electronic data communication they should refer to the published hard copy of the audited financial statements and related audit report dated 10 September 2014 to confirm the information included in the audited financial statements presented on this website. Legislation in New Zealand governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

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Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 Statistical Information63. v OTAGO VOLTS 27-30 October 2013, Hawkins Basin Reserve Toss: Wellington Firebirds Result: Match drawn Points: Wellington Firebirds 5 (4 batting, 1 bowling) Otago Volts 6 (4 batting, 2 bowling) Otago Volts 534 (A Redmond 154, J Ryder 117, M Bracewell 107, D de Boorder 40, S Wells 39; Patel 4-124, McKay 3-114) and 369-8 dec (D de Boorder 95, M Craig 80, S Wells 53, A Redmond 39; Gillespie 2-50) Wellington Firebirds 403-5 dec (Pollard 124, Murdoch 96, Papps 79, Woodcock 40, Ronchi 34; B Soper 2-98) and 125-3 (Papps 62)

v CENTRAL STAGS 7-10 November 2013, Hawkins Basin Reserve Toss: Wellington Firebirds Result: Wellington Firebirds won by five wickets Points: Wellington Firebirds 17 (12 win, 1 batting, 4 bowling) Central Stags 5 (1 batting, 4 bowling) Central Stags 289 (W Young 78, K Noema-Barnett 55, C van Wyk 39; Gillespie 6-77, McKay 4-44) and 313-5 dec (B Smith 133, Carl Cachopa 54, J How 33, K Noema- Barnett 32; Arnel 4-89) Wellington Firebirds 293 (Papps 62, Murdoch 62, Patel 62, McKay 35; D Bracewell 4-60, Nethula 4-61) and 310-5 (Pollard 65, Franklin 62, Woodcock 56; A Mathieson 2-61)

v CANTERBURY WIZARDS 4-7 December 2013, MainPower Oval, Rangiora Toss: Canterbury Wizards Result: Canterbury Wizards won by 10 runs Points: Wellington Firebirds 4 (4 bowling) Canterbury Wizards 16 (12 win, 4 Plunket Shield bowling) Canterbury Wizards 223 (T Latham 92, A Ellis 40; McKay 4-54, Gillespie 3-75) and 376-8 dec (A Ellis 109, D Brownlie 83, T Latham 65, T Astle 64*, van Beek 47; McKay 2013/14 3-63) Wellington Firebirds 130 (Papps 44, Woodcock 30 (H Bennett 4-45) and 459 (Papps 183*, Woodcock 51, Ronchi 43, Gillespie 40, Pollard 37; T Astle 3-122)

v OTAGO VOLTS 12-15 December 2013, Queen’s Park, Invercargill Batting and Fielding Toss: Otago Volts Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 8 wickets Points: Wellington Firebirds 20 (12 win, 4 batting, 4 bowling) Otago Volts 4 (2 Name M In NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St batting, 2 bowling) JEC Franklin 10 15 4 721 135* 65.54 4 2 10 Otago Volts 339 (J Ryder 83, J Neesham 59, M Craig 41, D de Boorder 38; Gillespie 3-80, B Arnel 3-85) and 229 (J Neesham 60, A Redmond 59, N Broom 46, M MHW Papps 10 17 4 841 183* 64.69 2 4 15 Bracewell 32; Patel 4-75, McKay 3-52) MA Pollard 6 10 2 492 166 61.50 2 1 3 Wellington Firebirds 487 (Pollard 166, Franklin 116, Papps 58, Ronchi 55, Murdoch 30; J Neesham 5-104, S Wells 4-96) and 82-2 (Elliott 27*; S Wells 1-13) L Ronchi 7 8 1 328 78 46.85 0 3 23 1

TA Blundell 3 6 0 268 118 44.66 2 0 2 v CANTERBURY WIZARDS LJ Woodcock 10 14 3 413 79* 37.54 0 3 8 20-23 December 2013, Hawkins Basin Reserve JS Patel 8 10 3 256 62 36.57 0 1 3 Toss: Canterbury Wizards Result: Match drawn GD Elliott 8 12 1 373 105 33.90 1 2 7 Points: Wellington Firebirds 4 (2 batting, 2 bowling) Canterbury Wizards 7 (3 batting, 4 bowling) SJ Murdoch 10 17 2 489 96 32.60 0 4 5 Canterbury Wizards 471-8 dec (T Latham 241*, H Nicholls 70, S Stewart 60, A Ellis MR Gillespie 10 11 0 240 78 21.81 0 1 5 35; McKay 4-97) and 255-5 dec (R Nicol 87, D Brownlie 72, S Stewart 44*; Franklin 1-19) JM Brodie 6 9 0 177 51 19.66 0 1 1 Wellington Firebirds: 332 (Franklin 108, Gillespie 78, Patel 46; H Bennett 5-76, L van AJ McKay 10 11 1 109 35 10.90 0 0 0 Beek 3-70) and 133-0 (Papps 103*) FJ Colson 2 3 0 26 10 8.66 0 0 2 v. AUCKLAND ACES BJ Arnel 9 8 3 22 12 4.40 0 0 5 23-26 January 2014, Hawkins Basin Reserve MJ Tugaga 1 2 0 4 4 2.00 0 0 0 Toss: Auckland Aces Result: Match drawn Points: Wellington Firebirds 6 (3 batting, 3 bowling) Auckland Aces 7 (3 batting, 4 bowling) Wellington Firebirds 399 (Franklin 128, Blundell 118, Papps 33; M Bates 4-99, C de Bowling Grandhomme 3-32) and 298-9 (Elliott 105, Murdoch 63, Franklin 33, Woodcock 33; C de Grandhomme 4-39, B Martin 3-75 Auckland Aces 399-9 dec (C de Grandhomme 86, Craig Cachopa 79, J Raval 34, T Name Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave 5wI McIntosh 32; Woodcock 2-26, Arnel 2-64) and 11-1 GD Elliott 68.0 21 202 8 5-33 25.25 1 v CENTRAL STAGS AJ McKay 304.1 65 1072 35 4-28 30.62 0 30 January - 2 February 2014, McLean Park Napier MR Gillespie 389.0 73 1382 42 6-38 32.90 2 Toss: Wellington Firebirds BJ Arnel 334.4 82 947 24 4-77 39.45 0 Result: Match drawn Points: Wellington Firebirds 4 (4 bowling) Central Stags 4 (4 bowling) JS Patel 287.0 61 852 18 4-75 47.33 0 Wellington Firebirds 172 (Brodie 51, Papps 45; K Noema-Barnett 4-26, B Small 3-23, JEC Franklin 111.3 15 386 8 2-69 48.25 0 D Bracewell 3-59) and 341-6 dec (Elliott 91, Franklin 74, Brodie 49, Woodcock 42*, Patel 34*; B Small 3-63) LJ Woodcock 120.4 21 445 9 2-25 49.44 0 Central Stags 161 (Carl Cachopa 53, J How 32; Gillespie 6-38) and 290-7 (B Smith MJ Tugaga 41.0 10 120 2 2-57 60.00 0 94, Carl Cachopa 42, W Young 39, C van Wyk 37* K Noema-Barnett 36; McKay 3-61) v NORTHERN KNIGHTS 7-10 February 2014, Karori Park Toss: Wellington Firebirds Points Table Result: Match drawn – rain washed out days 2, 3 & 4 Points: Neither side took any points P W L D B Bonus P Bonus Points Net Run Northern Knights 169-2 (D Flynn 70, J Carter 47*; Franklin 1-13) Canterbury Wizards 10 5 3 2 13 33 106 1.010 v NORTHERN KNIGHTS Otago Volts 10 3 2 5 19 31 86 0.990 16-19 February 2014, Cobham Park, Whangarei Toss: Northern Knights Auckland Aces 10 2 2 6 22 33 79 3.235 Result: Match drawn Wellington Firebirds 10 2 2 6 18 30 72 1.429 Points: Wellington 7 (3 batting, 4 bowling) Northern Knights 3 (1 batting 2 bowling) Northern Knights 288 (S Kuggeleijn 94*, J Carter 56, I Sodhi 46; Elliott 5-33, Arnel Central Stags 10 2 3 5 16 30 70 -3.004 3-75) and 126-8 (D Flynn 41, J Hickey 32; McKay 4-28, Gillespie 4-60) Northern Knights 10 2 4 4 10 24 58 -1.490 Wellington Firebirds 454-9 dec (Franklin 135, Murdoch 86, Elliott 62, Gillespie 49, Woodcock 34, Ronchi 32; I Sodhi 4-144)

v AUCKLAND ACES 23-26 January 2014, Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland Toss: Auckland Aces Result: Auckland Aces won by 106 runs Points: Wellington Firebirds 5 (1 batting, 4 bowling) Auckland Aces 19 (12 win, 3 batting, 4 bowling) Auckland Aces 394 (Craig Cachopa 203, G Hopkins 70, B Martin 50, Gillespie 4-92, McKay 3-113) and 328-8 dec (Craig Cachopa 90, C de Grandhomme 71, T McIntosh 39, C Munro 37; Gillespie 3-102) Wellington Firebirds 298 (Woodcock 79*, Ronchi 78, Papps 40; C de Grandhomme 6-24) and 318 (Blundell 104, Ronchi 66, Woodcock 42, M Quinn 4-63, B Martin 3-120) 64. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 v CENTRAL STAGS 2 March 2014, Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North Toss: Central Stags Result: Central Stags won by 8 wickets Points: Central Stags 4, Wellington Firebirds 0 Wellington Firebirds: 147 in 34.2 overs (Elliott 51, Blundell 48; T Nethula 3-35) Central Stags 150-2 in 23.3 overs (J How 84, B Smith 47*; McKay 1-26)

v CANTERBURY WIZARDS 5 March 2014, Hagley Park, Christchurch Result: Match abandoned - rain Points: Wellington Firebirds 2, Canterbury Wizards 2 Ford Trophy v OTAGO VOLTS 9 March 2014, Basin Reserve Toss: Otago Volts Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 2 runs 2013/14 Points: Wellington Firebirds 4, Otago Volts 0 Wellington Firebirds 308-5 (Papps 98, Murdoch 89, Blundell 47; B Scott 2-47) Otago Volts 306 in 50 overs (A Redmond 96, M Bracewell 60, S Wells 50, R ten Doeschate 34; McKay 4-56)

v NORTHERN KNIGHTS Batting and Fielding 12 March 2014, Basin Reserve Toss: Northern Knights Result: Northern Knights won by 3 wickets Name M In NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct St Points: Northern Knights 4, Wellington Firebirds 0 Wellington Firebirds 154 in 44.2 overs (Walsh 31; J Boult 2-15) JEC Franklin 8 8 3 291 75 58.20 3 4 Northern Knights 158-7 in 44.3 overs (D Mitchell 52; Gillespie 4-22) L Ronchi 2 2 1 55 41* 55.00 0 1 1 v OTAGO VOLTS MA Pollard 7 7 0 315 85 45.00 3 2 16 March 2014, Basin Reserve SJ Murdoch 9 9 1 339 89 42.37 3 3 Result: Match abandoned MHW Papps 9 9 1 335 98 41.87 2 7 1 Points: Wellington Firebirds 2 Otago Volts 2 TA Blundell 7 6 0 196 51 32.66 1 1 v NORTHERN KNIGHTS GD Elliott 9 7 0 185 51 26.42 1 4 20 March 2014, Seddon Park, Hamilton HA Walsh 6 5 2 74 31 24.66 0 4 Toss: Northern Knights Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 3 wickets AJ McKay 4 2 1 24 20* 24.00 0 0 Points: Wellington Firebirds 4, Northern Knights 0 LJ Woodcock 8 6 3 43 21 14.33 0 4 Northern Knights 215-8 (D Flynn 122*, S Kuggeleijn 39; Woodcock 3-17, Patel 2-16) Wellington Firebirds 216-7 in 47.2 overs (Pollard 53, Franklin 49, Papps 34, Elliott 34; MJ Taylor 5 4 1 38 23 12.66 0 3 I Sodhi 3-30, S Kuggeleijn 3-50) BJ Arnel 9 3 2 9 5 9.00 0 1 JS Patel 7 3 1 8 5 4.00 0 6 v CENTRAL STAGS MR Gillespie 9 3 0 8 5 2.66 0 0 23 March 2014, Basin Reserve Toss: Wellington Firebirds Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 7 wickets Points: Wellington Firebirds 4, Central Stags 0 Central Stags 200 in 47 overs (C van Wyk 70, K Noema-Barnett 52, D Meiring 35; Bowling Arnel 4-26) Wellington Firebirds 202-3 in 40 overs (Papps 83*, Blundell 51, Murdoch 41; S Rance 2-77) Name Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave 3wI SRate RPO MJ Taylor 3.0 0 19 1 1-19 19.00 0 18.00 6.33 v AUCKLAND ACES LJ Woodcock 62.2 5 246 12 3-17 20.50 2 31.00 3.96 26 March 2014, Basin Reserve Toss: Auckland Aces AJ McKay 28.0 2 171 8 4-56 21.37 1 21.00 6.10 Result: Auckland Aces won by 5 runs JS Patel 66.5 4 251 10 2-16 25.10 0 39.90 3.77 Points: Auckland Aces 4, Wellington Firebirds 0 Auckland Aces 302-7 (C de Grandhomme 84, T McIntosh 73, A Kitchen 40, Patel 2-44) BJ Arnel 81.5 5 404 13 4-26 31.07 2 37.61 4.95 Wellington Firebirds 297-9 (Murdoch 71, Franklin 55, Pollard 39, Elliott 39, Blundell MR Gillespie 82.5 6 446 14 4-22 31.85 2 35.35 5.40 38; C de Grandhomme 4-48) GD Elliott 67.0 5 281 8 2-26 35.12 0 50.25 4.19 Second Preliminary Final v AUCKLAND ACES JEC Franklin 20.0 1 126 1 1-30 126.00 0 120.00 6.30 30 March 2014, Eden Park Outer Oval HA Walsh 3.0 0 29 0 9.66 Toss: Auckland Aces Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 4 wickets Auckland Aces 220 in 48.3 overs (T McIntosh 54, D Grobbelaar 49; Woodcock 2-13, Patel 2-33, Elliott 2-35, Gillespie 2-42) Points Table Wellington Firebirds 224-6 in 44.3 overs (Pollard 85, Papps 43, Walsh 25*, Murdoch 24; B Singh 3-35)

P W L NR B Points Points Net Run Third Preliminary Final v CANTERBURY WIZARDS Canterbury Wizards 8 4 2 2 3 23 1.380 2 April 2014, Hagley Park, Christchurch Northern Knights 8 5 3 0 2 22 0.387 Toss: Wellington Firebirds Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 8 wickets Auckland Aces 8 4 3 1 3 21 -0.113 Canterbury Wizards 239-8 (A Ellis 81, T Latham 48, B Cachopa 39, T Astle 38; Woodcock 3-26, Elliott 2-16) Wellington Firebirds 8 3 3 2 1 17 -0.359 Wellington Firebirds 240-2 in 46 overs (Murdoch 80*, Pollard 70, Franklin 53*, Papps Otago Volts 8 3 4 1 1 15 0.237 32; R Nicol 1-43). Central Stags 8 2 6 0 2 10 -1.177 Ford Trophy Final v NORTHERN KNIGHTS 5 April 2014, Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui Toss: Northern Knights Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 4 wickets Northern Knights 232-9 (B Wilson 68, B Watling 50, M Santner 44, D Mitchell 30; Arnel 3-30, Gillespie 3-46. Wellington Firebirds: 233-6 in 49.2 overs (Franklin 75, Pollard 43, Ronchi 41*; M Santner 2-35)

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 65. v NORTHERN KNIGHTS 19 November 2013, Hawkins Basin Reserve Toss: Wellington Firebirds Result: Northern Knights won by 7 wickets Points: Northern Knights 4 Wellington Firebirds 0 Wellington Firebirds 128 in 19.2 overs (Birt 44, Papps 32; B Laughlin 6-28) Northern Knights 129-3 in 18.4 overs (B Watling 46*, D Harris 40; Arnel 1-18)

v CENTRAL STAGS 22 November 2013, Westpac Stadium Toss: Central Stags Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 5 wickets Points: Wellington Firebirds 4 Central Stags 0 Central Stags 195-8 off 20 overs (J How 57, P Trego 52, D Bracewell 34; Hutchinson 4-24) Wellington Firebirds 198-5 in 20 overs (Murdoch 52, Pollard 47, Woodcock 33*, HRV T20 Franklin 31; J Oram 2-27) v AUCKLAND ACES 23 November 2013, Westpac Stadium 2013/14 Toss: Auckland Aces Result: Auckland Aces won by 6 wickets Points: Auckland Aces 4 Wellington Firebirds 0 Wellington Firebirds 157-7 in 20 overs (Papps 59, Murdoch 35, Woodcock 30; L Wright 2-15) Auckland Aces 158-4 in 19.5 overs (L Wright 56, Craig Cachopa 42*; Arnel 3-25)

Batting and Fielding v AUCKLAND ACES 29 November 2013, Eden Park, Auckland Toss: Wellington Firebirds Name G IN NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 6 wickets GR Napier 4 4 3 49 28* 49.00 0 0 Points: Wellington Firebirds 4 Auckland Aces 0 Auckland Aces 200-4 in 20 overs (C Munro 53, Craig Cachopa 43, A Kitchen 43, C de LJ Woodcock 8 5 3 73 33* 36.50 0 3 Grandhomme 30; Franklin 1-17) GD Elliott 5 5 1 145 70 36.25 1 0 Wellington Firebirds 202-4 in 19.2 overs (Papps 58*, Birt 41, Franklin 35, Elliott 34, K Mills 2-33) JEC Franklin 8 8 1 243 68* 34.71 1 3 MHW Papps 8 8 1 231 59 33.00 2 3 v CANTERBURY WIZARDS SJ Murdoch 8 6 0 181 57 30.16 2 3 27 December 2013, Hawkins Basin Reserve Toss: Not made TR Birt 4 4 0 97 44 24.25 0 2 Result: Match abandoned - rain MA Pollard 8 8 0 145 47 18.12 0 4 Points: Wellington Firebirds 2 Canterbury Wizards 2 HA Walsh 7 5 3 31 15* 15.50 0 1 v OTAGO VOLTS DS Hutchinson 8 1 0 7 7 7.00 0 0 29 December 2013, Hawkins Basin Reserve JS Patel 7 2 0 7 7 3.50 0 3 Toss: Not made BJ Arnel 8 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 Result: Match abandoned - rain Points: Wellington Firebirds 2 Otago Volts 2 L Ronchi 1 1 1 4 4* 0 1 SW Tait 4 1 1 6 6* 0 0 v CENTRAL STAGS 1 January 2014, Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Toss: Central Stags Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 29 runs Bowling Points: Wellington Firebirds 4 Central Stags 0 Wellington Firebirds 88-3 in 6 overs (Elliott 32* off 10 balls, Napier 28* off 11 balls; M Kain 2-6) Name Overs Runs Wkts BB Ave 3wI SRate RPO Central Stags 59-4 in 6 overs (Carl Cachopa 22 off 11 balls, P Trego 20 off 13 balls; Arnel 2-5) BJ Arnel 28.5 209 10 3-25 20.90 1 17.10 7.33 JEC Franklin 10.0 78 4 2-25 19.50 0 15.00 7.80 v NORTHERN KNIGHTS JS Patel 14.0 113 1 1-26 113.00 0 84.00 8.07 4 January 2014, Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui GR Napier 14.0 114 5 3-18 22.80 1 16.80 8.14 Toss: Northern Knights Result: Wellington Firebirds won by 21 runs LJ Woodcock 25.0 204 4 1-19 51.00 0 37.50 8.16 Points: Wellington Firebirds 4 Northern Knights 0 GD Elliott 5.0 47 2 1-11 23.50 0 15.00 9.40 Wellington Firebirds 145-6 in 20 overs (Murdoch 57, Franklin 46; S Kuggeleijn 2-25) Northern Knights 124-9 in 20 overs (D Mitchell 31, S Styris 29; Napier 3-18) DS Hutchinson 26.5 250 5 4-24 50.00 1 31.80 9.43 SW Tait 16.0 181 3 1-39 60.33 0 32.00 11.31 v OTAGO VOLTS 8 January 2014, University Oval, Dunedin Toss: Wellington Firebirds Result: Otago Volts won by 1 run Points Table Points: Otago Volts 4 Wellington Firebirds 0 Otago Volts 204-3 in 20 overs (H Rutherford 79, N Broom 47, R ten Doeschate 45*; Woodcock 1-23) P W L NR Points Net Run Wellington Firebirds 203-4 in 20 overs (Elliott 70, Franklin 68*, Papps 44; J Duffy Otago Volts 10 5 2 3 26 0.268 1-34) Northern Knights 10 6 4 0 24 0.451 v CANTERBURY WIZARDS 10 4 2 4 24 Canterbury Wizards -0.206 10 January 2014, Hagley Park, Christchurch Auckland Aces 10 5 5 0 20 0.211 Toss: Wellington Firebirds Result: Canterbury Wizards won by 8 wickets Wellington Firebirds 10 4 4 2 20 -0.033 Points: Canterbury Wizards 4 Wellington Firebirds 0 Central Stags 10 0 7 3 6 -1.199 Wellington Firebirds 154-6 in 20 overs (Franklin 43, Papps 33; R Nicol 2-15) Canterbury Wizards 155-2 in 14.3 overs (Brownlie 86 off 36 balls, Worker 53*)

66. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Women’s One Day 2013/14

Batting and Fielding v Canterbury at Hagley Oval, Christchurch Name M Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St on 7 December 2013 and at MainPower Oval, Rangiora on 8 December 2013 Game 1: Wellington Blaze 133 in 48.1 overs (Devine 29, McDonald 25) lost to RH Priest 10 10 5 369 89 73.80 0 3 9 1 Canterbury 134-7 in 33.4 overs (Newton 3-23) by 3 wickets SFM Devine 10 8 3 364 102 72.80 1 3 0 Game 2: Canterbury 79 in 38.3 overs (Doolan 3-25) lost to Wellington Blaze 81-1 in 19 overs (Doolan 33*, Priest 24*) by 9 wickets. LK Ebsary 6 3 1 102 59* 51.00 0 1 3 LR Doolan 10 10 2 286 101 35.75 1 1 3 v Otago at Lincoln Green, Lincoln SL McDonald 10 5 1 75 28 18.75 0 0 1 on 28 December 2013 and at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln on 29 December 2013 Game 1: Otago 131-4 in 20 overs (Devine 1-11) beat Wellington 109-8 in 20 overs RJM Moffitt 9 8 0 139 76 17.37 0 1 0 (Priest 50) by 22 runs (Reduced to 20 overs-a-side) Game 2: Otago 86-7 in 20 overs (Doughty 2-9) lost to Wellington Blaze 118-1 in EC Perry 10 5 1 59 30* 14.75 0 0 2 18.2 overs (Priest 43*, Devine 51* by 9 wickets (D/L – Wellington’s target was 116 AD Evans 1 1 0 11 11 11.00 0 0 0 in 20 overs) SEA Ruck 10 4 1 25 18 8.33 0 0 0 v Auckland at the Basin Reserve MD Bunkall 10 5 0 21 12 4.20 0 0 3 on 2 and 3 January 2014 TMM Newton 9 5 1 5 4 1.25 0 0 3 Game 1: Auckland 205-9 in 50 overs (Devine 3-28) lost to Wellington Blaze 206-8 in 42 overs (Devine 102, Priest 40, Perry 30*) by 2 wickets DM Doughty 9 2 2 8 7* 0 0 1 Game 2: Wellington Blaze 24-2 – Match abandoned (rain) GM Krebs 3 2 2 8 6* 0 0 2 v Central Districts at Cornwall Park, Hastings RM Burns 3 0 1 on 11 and 12 January 2014 Game 1: Central Districts 221-8 in 50 overs (Ruck 2-25, Ebsary 2-29) lost to Wellington Blaze 223-2 in 39.2 overs (Devine 58*, Priest 58*, Doolan 47, Moffitt 29) by 8 wickets Bowling Game 2: Central Districts 169-9 in 50 overs (Doolan 3-29) lost to Wellington Blaze 171-1 in 29.2 overs (Moffitt 76, Doolan 74*) by 9 wickets

Name Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave 3WI SRate RPO v Northern Districts at the Basin Reserve SFM Devine 54.5 12 191 10 3-28 19.10 1 32.90 3.48 on 18 and 19 January 2014 MD Bunkall 54.0 10 211 11 4-40 19.18 1 29.45 3.90 Game 1: Wellington Blaze 325-7 in 50 overs (Doolan 101, Priest 89, Devine 76, Ebsary 28) beat Northern Districts 206/7 in 50 overs (Bunkall 4-40) by 119 runs LK Ebsary 30.0 3 139 7 2-29 19.85 0 25.71 4.63 Game 2: Wellington Blaze 212-9 in 50 overs (Ebsary 59*, Priest 39, McDonald 28) RM Burns 6.0 2 22 1 1-22 22.00 0 36.00 3.66 lost to Northern Districts 214-4 in 49.2 overs (Ebsary 2-37, Doolan 2-42) LR Doolan 74.0 7 304 14 3-25 21.71 2 31.71 4.10 The final was played at Auckland’s Melville Park. Auckland were dismissed in the 50th over for 245. Anchored by 99 from NZ captain Suzie Bates, Otago reached DM Doughty 42.5 5 144 5 2-9 28.80 0 51.40 3.36 their target with seven wickets down and only one ball to spare. TMM Newton 36.5 4 156 5 3-23 31.20 1 44.20 4.23 SEA Ruck 56.0 7 214 3 2-25 71.33 0 112.00 3.82 AD Evans 7.0 0 24 0 3.42

Points Table

P W L NR Bonus Points Net Run Auckland Women 10 7 1 2 5 37 1.633 Otago Women 10 7 3 0 5 33 0.708 Wellington Blaze 10 6 3 1 4 30 1.011 Canterbury Women 10 4 5 1 2 20 -0.511 N.D. Women 10 2 7 1 0 10 -0.888 C.D. Women 10 1 8 1 0 6 -1.643

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 67. Women’s T20 2013/14

Batting and Fielding v Canterbury at Hagley Oval on 6 December 2013 Name M IN NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Wellington Blaze 100-5 in 20 overs (Devine 31) lost to Canterbury 103-1 in 17.5 SFM Devine 4 4 1 156 58* 52.00 0 1 2 overs (Bunkall 1-17) by 9 wickets RH Priest 4 4 0 131 46 32.75 0 0 2 v Otago at Lincoln No 3, Lincoln LR Doolan 4 4 1 85 40 28.33 0 0 1 on 27 December 2013 - Washed out MD Bunkall 4 3 2 20 13 20.00 0 0 1 v Auckland at the Basin Reserve EC Perry 4 4 1 57 19* 19.00 0 0 0 on 1 January 2014 (Duckworth–Lewis) RJM Moffitt 2 2 1 4 2* 4.00 0 0 0 Auckland 91/1 in 8 overs (Doolan 1-22) beat Wellington Blaze 86-4 in 8 overs LK Ebsary 2 1 1 16 16* 0 0 0 (Priest 33) by 5 runs

SL McDonald 4 1 1 0 0* 0 0 0 v Central Districts at Cornwall Park, Hastings DM Doughty 4 0 0 on 10 January 2014 TMM Newton 4 0 0 Wellington Blaze 142-4 in 20 overs (Devine 46, Priest 34, Doolan 28) beat Central Districts 91-6 in 20 overs (Ruck 3-9) by 51 runs SEA Ruck 4 0 1 GM Krebs 2 0 0 v Northern Districts at the Basin Reserve on 17 January 2014 RM Burns 2 0 0 Wellington Blaze 170-2 in 20 overs (Devine 58*, Priest 46, Doolan 40) beat Northern Districts 114-6 in 20 overs (Ebsary 2-17) by 56 runs

In the final played at Melville Park, Auckland a day after the One-Day final, Bowling Canterbury were restricted to 129-7 in their 20 overs which the home side reached in the 17th over for the loss of only three wickets.

Name Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave SRate RPO TMM Newton 5.0 0 24 0 4.80 DM Doughty 10.5 0 36 1 1-23 36.00 42.00 5.14 MD Bunkall 10.0 1 54 1 1-17 54.00 60.00 5.40 LK Ebsary 5.0 0 27 3 2-17 9.00 10.00 5.40 LR Doolan 16.0 0 78 2 1-13 39.00 42.00 5.57 SEA Ruck 11.0 1 68 4 3-9 17.00 16.50 6.18 SFM Devine 10.5 0 76 1 1-15 76.00 65.00 7.01 GM Krebs 1.0 0 8 0 8.00 RM Burns 2.0 0 19 0 9.50

Points Table

P W L NR Points Net Run Auckland Women 5 4 0 1 18 2.773 Canterbury Women 5 2 1 2 12 0.186 Wellington Blaze 5 2 2 1 10 1.263 Otago Women 5 1 1 3 10 -1.292 C.D. Women 5 1 3 1 6 -1.019 N.D. Women 5 0 3 2 0 -2.592

68. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Wilkinson Pearce Cup Cricketer of the Year

Name Club Points Runs HS* Ave W Ave Best Cat St James Widerstrom Wellington Collegians 354.58 429 106 18.65 47 15.17 5/13 7 0 Ronald Karaitiana Eastern Suburbs 305.87 490 65 25.78 42 18.02 8/51 10 0 Ollie Newton Upper Hutt 299.27 427 90 25.11 44 18.29 7/17 4 0 Lance Dry Eastern Suburbs 298.41 210 52* 23.33 57 11.06 7/60 18 0 Adam Williams Hutt District 298.34 497 97 27.61 30 20.76 5/71 6 0 Craig James Naenae Old Boys 285.81 280 50 12.72 46 21.19 6/59 11 0 Sean O’Connor Onslow 281.92 117 32* 9 51 16.17 6/64 14 0 Dane Hutchinson North City 280.92 355 65 25.36 41 19 6/23 9 0 Daniel Rae Wellington Collegians 275.47 111 16 6.9 47 16.47 6/71 5 0 Phil Tunnicliffe Taita District 272.4 448 98 21.33 33 20.45 5/71 9 0

Senior Women’s Cricketer of the Year

Name Club Points Runs HS* Ave W Ave Best Cat St Andrea Stockwell Hutt District 189.18 488 86 54.22 0 0 0/14 7 10 Melissa Hansen Johnsonville 160.23 365 83 36.5 12 28.08 4/17 2 0 Rebecca Burns Hutt District 150.72 346 90 34.6 11 19.18 3/35 9 0 Eimear Richardson Wellington Collegians 144.3 140 43* 23.33 19 8.05 5/23 3 0 Mikaylah Mason Jones Onslow 135.1 224 70* 22.4 16 18.65 4/21 0 0 Allex Evans Wellington Collegians 128.64 147 78 24.5 16 15.19 3/6 2 0 Sharon Corbett Wellington Collegians 116.42 2 2 2 19 14.63 7/21 1 0 Renee Moffitt Onslow 107.63 357 97* 32.45 0 0 0/32 2 0 Michelle Bunkall Johnsonville 103.51 253 111 84.33 3 12 2/3 1 0 Rachel Chin Wellington Collegians 99.16 251 69 31.36 1 41 1/31 6 3

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 69. Honours Board

Men’s Cricketer of the Year Women’s Cricketer of the Year

2013-14 James Franklin Sophie Devine 2012-13 Michael Papps Sophie Devine 2011-12 Mark Gillespie Liz Perry 2010-11 Grant Elliott Sophie Devine 2009-10 Luke Woodcock Sophie Devine 2008-09 Iain O’Brien Lucy Doolan 2007-08 Grant Elliott Megan Wakefield 2006-07 Grant Elliott Sophie Devine 2005-06 Mark Gillespie Anna Dodd 2004-05 James Franklin 2003-04 Stephen Fleming Maia Lewis 2002-03 Matthew Walker Maia Lewis 2001-02 Andrew Penn Anna Corbin 2000-01 Matthew Bell Anna O’Leary

Pearce Cup Hazlett Trophy Senior Women’s

Champions Champions Champions 2013-14 Eastern Suburbs Johnsonville Onslow 2012-13 Eastern Suburbs Upper Hutt Hutt Districts 2011-12 Eastern Suburbs Petone Riverside Wellington Collegians 2010-11 Karori Upper Hutt Onslow 2009-10 Eastern Suburbs Wellington Collegians Onslow 2008-09 Eastern Suburbs University Onslow 2007-08 Eastern Suburbs Hutt Districts Onslow 2006-07 Eastern Suburbs Upper Valley Onslow 2005-06 Eastern Suburbs Naenae Old Boys Onslow 2004-05 Eastern Suburbs Onslow Onslow 2003-04 Eastern Suburbs Hutt Districts Wellington Collegians 2002-03 Eastern Suburbs Petone-Riverside Naenae Old Boys 2001-02 Eastern Suburbs Onslow Eastern Suburbs 2000-01 Stokes Valley North City Hutt Districts

Men’s Club Cricketer of the Year Women’s Club Cricketer of the Year

2013-14 James Widerstrom (Wellington Collegians) Andrea Stockwell (Hutt Districts) 2012-13 Iain McPeake (Hutt Districts) Andrea Stockwell (Hutt Districts) 2011-12 Adam Williams (Naenae Old Boys) Allex Evans (Wellington Collegians) 2010-11 Lance Dry (Eastern Suburbs) Allex Evans (Wellington Collegians) 2009-10 Lee Edwards (Karori) Megan Wakefield (Johnsonville) 2008-09 Graeme Murray (University) Megan Wakefield (Taita) 2007-08 Graham Napier (Upper Valley) Renee Moffitt (Onslow) 2006-07 Robbie Bird (Naenae Old Boys) Megan Wakefield (Taita) 2005-06 Grant Donaldson (Johnsonville) Melinda Hodgson (Onslow) 2004-05 Leigh Kelly (Petone-Riverside) Maia Lewis (Onslow) 2003-04 Tim Boyer (Eastern Suburbs) Amanda Cooper (Wellington Collegians) 2002-03 Mayu Pasupati (Onslow) Frances King (Taita) 2001-02 Graeme Murray (University) Jane Hunter-Siu (Eastern Suburbs) 2000-01 Evan Gray (Wellington Collegians) Fiona Stickney (Hutt Districts)

70. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14 Wellington Firebirds Schedule 2014/15 Plunket Shield 25-28 October 2014 v Canterbury at Hagley Oval, Christchurch 11-14 December 2014 v Auckland Aces at the Basin Reserve 18-21 December 2014 v Northern Knights at Seddon Park, Hamilton 6-9 February 2015 v Canterbury at the Basin Reserve 15-18 February 2015 v Otago Volts at Karori Park 28 Feb-3 March 2015 v Otago Volts at , Queenstown 8-11 March 2015 v Central Stags at Karori Park 17-20 March 2015 v Auckland Aces at Colin Maiden Park, Auckland 25-28 March 2015 v Northern Knights at the Basin Reserve 1-4 April 2015 v Central Stags at McLean Park, Napier

Ford Trophy 27 December 2014 v Auckland Aces at Eden Park No.2, Auckland 30 December 2014 v Otago Volts at Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown 1 January 2015 v Northern Knights at Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui 5 January 2015 v Central Stags at Saxton Oval, Nelson 10 January 2015 v Otago Volts at the Basin Reserve 12 January 2015 v Auckland Aces at the Basin Reserve 18 January 2015 v Canterbury at the Basin Reserve 21 January 2015 v Central Stags at the Basin Reserve 24 January 2015 Preliminary final (A): Qualifier 1 v Qualifier 2 TBC 24 January 2015 Preliminary final (B): Qualifier 3 v Qualifier 4 TBA 28 January 2015 Preliminary final (C): Loser of (A) v Winner of (B) 1 February 2015 FINAL TBA Winner of (A) v Winner of (C)

T20 1 November 2014 v Northern Knights at Seddon Park, Hamilton 8 November 2014 v Canterbury Kings at Seddon Park, Hamilton 9 November 2014 v Otago Volts at Seddon Park, Hamilton 14 November 2014 v Auckland Aces at Eden Park, Auckland 15 November 2014 v Northern Knights at Eden Park, Auckland 16 November 2014 v Central Stags at Eden Park, Auckland 21 November 2014 v Auckland Aces at Westpac Stadium 22 November 2014 v Canterbury Kings at Westpac Stadium 23 November 2014 v Central Stags at Westpac Stadium 30 November 2014 v Otago Volts at University Oval, Dunedin 5 December 2014 Qualifier 1 v Qualifier 2 (Game A) at Eden Park, Auckland 6 December 2014 TBC v TBC (Game B) at Eden Park, Auckland 6 December 2014 2014 Winner of Game B v Loser of Game A at Eden Park, Auckland 7 December 2014 FINAL at Eden Park, Auckland

Wellington Blaze Schedule 2014/15 One-day games 29 November 2014 v at the Basin Reserve 30 November 2014 v Canterbury Magicians at the Basin Reserve 13 December 2014 v Central Hinds at Cornwall Park, Hastings 14 December 2014 v Central Hinds at Cornwall Park, Hastings 28 December 2014 v Northern Spirit at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln 29 December 2014 v Northern Spirit at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln 3 January 2015 v Auckland Hearts at Karori Park 4 January 2015 v Auckland Hearts at Karori Park 17 January 2015 v TBC 18 January 2015 v Otago Sparks TBC 24 January 2015 FINAL TBA

T20 games 28 November 2014 v Canterbury Magicians at the Basin Reserve 12 December 2014 v Central Hinds at Cornwall Park, Hastings 27 December 2014 v Northern Spirit at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln 2 January 2015 v Auckland Hearts at Karori Park 16 January 2015 v Otago Sparks TBC 25 January 2015 FINAL TBA

Cricket Wellington •Annual Report 2013/14 71. 72. Cricket Wellington • Annual Report 2013/14

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