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Burgundy B

Burgundy A

Black B

Black A

PSB 2010 Squads

Dear All,

Congratulations on all the effort that you have all put in so far. The last couple of weeks have left us (the selectors) with some very difficult decisions. There will be some that will be disappointed but, we all need to pull together in our teams to make sure that we do ourselves and North Harbour proud in whatever team/position we have been chosen. It is an honour to represent your district and you should make sure that you give 100% throughout the tournament.

Attached is the final tournament squads; these are the teams that you will be representing at the tournament and with whom you will be capped tomorrow evening. I look forward to seeing you at the capping ceremony.

Kind regards

Rupert
Play hard, play fair and respect the game and the people within it.

Tournament Team Photos

As per emails, we will be collecting the money for the team photos before the tournament. The cost is $15 for a photo and you will need to make sure that you let your team coach know that you want one and give them $15 (cash only) on capping nigth (tomorrow). I will take all the cash and make a bank transfer to the photographer from my personal account, which is why I am asking for cash and that it be paid in advance.

Black A/B v. Western

Two excellent wins for the Black sides. Both chasing similar totals of 200 plus, both finding themselves with the balance tipped against them but both pulling through to win at the end. Very positive performances for all involved and very exciting to watch.

I will update with fuller details when I have them.

District Tournament (Draws and Results)

The district tournaments (results and draws) are available through the Auckland Cricket website on the excellent results vault. Click here and hopefully this link will take you to the page.

Burgundy A/B v. Manukau

Manukau were the strongest district in both the A and B tournaments last year, so these games were key to judging where we were this season. Manukau District is predominantly Howick Pakuranga CC with Papatoetoe CC and with both HPCC Y8 Prem sides at the top of the tables in the two ACA leagues, they were always going to be a tough proposition. In particular, the Manukau B team look be to be an extremely strong unit and showed as much on the day.

Burgundy A v. Manukau A
Manukau A 187 All Out (48.5 overs): Jake Fitzgibbon 2/24, Angus Nicoll 2/28, Reid Hastie 2/19, Max Lewis 1/27, Bronson Marshall 0/26 and Chris Groenink 3/37
Burgundy A191/6 (46.5 overs): William O'Donnell 44, Donald Coleman 76 and Angus Mckenzie 22

A very good win and confidence booster for the Burgundy A side with everyone contributing in some form. Definitely not the polished product but, looking good for the tournament proper.

Burgundy B v. Manukau B
Manukau 276/6 (50 overs): Liam Brown 2/33 and Jake Meenhorst 1/32
Burgundy B 148 All Out (49.5 overs): Ed Henning 50, Asher Robb 29 and Scott Gannaway 16

Unfortunately against any side at this level, let alone a really good one, 53 extras is not good enough. The bowling needs to be more consistent with fewer short balls; we have spoken about this before and the importance of bowling full and straight. That being said, they are a very strong side and we can take positives of batting our overs and some good partnerships both batting and bowling. Between now and the tournament, we can really change our attitude towards fielding and the consistency of our bowling, if we are able to do this, I strongly believe that we have the players to be able to compete and give the other districts a real run for their money. We can slide in to the tournament under the radar but, have shown against Hamilton that we have the ability - positivity and teamwork are our friends!