North Harbour Tournament Statistics, Jim Kelly Cup

Hello Boys and Parents

Each year Stephen Jones, who is a previous long-standing Chairperson of North Harbour Cricket, and the current Chair of Cricket at Westlake Boys High School prepares the North Harbour Primary Schoolboys Statistics which includes NH's top results from previous tournaments.

The Statistics are here: http://northharbourcricket.co.nz/PSBoysStats.htm

The NH Results page: http://northharbourcricket.co.nz/PSBoysResults.htm also has the Jim Kelly Cup winner.

Many congratulations to Angus Mckenzie not only for his outstanding tournament performance but his performances over the past two years. He is a very well deserved winner of the Jim Kelly Cup. The Jim Kelly Cup is a NH Trophy awarded to the top performing NH Player at the PSB tournament

Stephen also noted the following batting and bowling highlights in relation to North Harbour this year in contrast to other North Harbour PSB tournaments:

Key Batting Highlights:

· Only three days play this year (generally each year will lose on average one day’s play), yet some outstanding results

· Angus McKenzie with 192 runs – second highest North Harbour tournament total since 2003

· Gray Hardy scored only the second century for North Harbour at this tournament since 2003

· Angus McKenzie batting average of 92 from 3 innings is a new North Harbour record (since we started keeping records in 2003) and Benjamin Beecroft is in third place


Key Bowling Highlights:

· Zakk Finlay 11 wickets second equal highest since 2003. Grant Celliers with 10 is third equal

· Zakk Finlay bowling average of 5.7 is a new record (since 2003). Grant Celliers is in third place

· Zakk Finlay took two 5 wicket bags: 6/18 and 5/23. Toby Robb also had a 5 wicket haul: 6/30


and in relation to the PSB tournament and comparision to performances from boys from other Districts:

A Section:

· Angus scored the most runs for all Districts with Benjamin in third place

· Gray second highest individual score all Districts

· Grant’s 10 wickets is the most at this year’s tournament. Toby Robb in second place.


Development Section:

· Zakk Finlay in first equal place with 11 wickets


Many thanks for Stephen for putting this information together for us.

In regards to my own PSB tournament summary, I will come back to you all once the Auckland selection is confirmed in the "New Year" so I can set things out in just one blog entry!

All enjoy your New Year's Eve.

Craig

Injury: Team Changes

It is with real disappointment that I have to announce that Adrian Young will be unavailable for the Burgundy A side for the tournament. Adrian has been a top performer in Club Cricket and for North Harbour in the past few years, and, in my mind, was our second best boy performing boy heading into the tournament.

Adrian has a heel injury that will not allow him to bowl, but he is going to take up an opening batting position in the Burgundy development side. Greg Vukets has been asked to join the Burgundy A side. I am sure both boys will make the most of their respective new opportunities, and, I'm sure we will see Adrian back and firing at the bowling crease before too long.

Craig and Burgundy Coaches.

Results for December 11th

We had a testing day out in the wind at Huapai, picking up one win from four games.

Further comment and results to follow once available.

North Harbour Burgundy A v Eastern Districts A

Harbour won the toss and elected to bat.

The top order delivered 25 runs between them which put pressure on our ability to deliver a competitive total. We were all out in the 47^th over for 117.

Mitchell Bremner 39 off 88 balls

Angus McKenzie 24 off 45 balls

Eastern Districts in reply

118 for 3 off 40 overs

We were able to put some pressure on at times but ultimately they were never in danger of losing the game.

Successful wicket takers;

Grant Celliers – 9 overs 1 for 11

Liam Brown – 7 overs 1 for 27

Angus McKenzie – 5 overs 1 for 11

A win to Eastern Districts

North Harbour Burgundy development v Eastern Districts development

North Harbour Burgundy development

193 off 50 overs.

Jack Clothier 58 off 118 balls
Greg Vukets 39 off 78 balls
Ben Kennedy 21* off 40 balls

Eastern Districts development

191 for 7 off 50 overs

Sam Bowden 10-0-32-2
Josh van der Sande 10-0-31-1

North Harbour Burgundy development win by two runs.

North Harbour Black A v Central Districts A

Central Districts A 245/10 (49.3 overs)

Matthew Fenn 5/35 off 7 overs

Jack Collinson 2/40 off 10 overs

North Harbour Black A 216/10 (48 overs)

Gray Hardy 47 off 87 balls

Benjamin Beecroft 48 off 56 balls

Ryan Schierhout 21 off 22 balls

Asher Robb 27 off 24 balls

Central Districts A win by 29 runs.

Some really positive contributions – well done boys! A good fight at the end & just a few things to work on if we are going to win these games.

Things to really concentrate on for our next game:

- Bowl fuller & straighter (we bowled far too short)

- Positive running & calling between the wickets

- Discuss our tactical fielding positions

- Deliver much more energy, effort & enthusiasm in the field

A special thank you to Daryl Quinn for coaching the boys whilst I was away.

Peter Schierhout

North Harbour Black development v Central Districts development

North Harbour Black development: 123 for 7 off 40 overs

Ethan Schaumkel 46

Central Districts development: 124 for 1 off 29 overs

Central Districts development won by 9 wickets

v Eastern Districts, v Central Districts, Dec 11th

Burgundy squad play Eastern Districts on Sunday December 11th at Huapai.

Black squad's fixture against Central Districts from last Sunday has been moved to this Sunday December 11th.

Pitch allocation:
Burgundy A on Pitch 4,
Burgundy development on Pitch 5,
Black A on Pitch 3,
Black development on Pitch 2

It is a 10am start, please be there at 9.15am.


Burgundy A
Dylan Stevenson (wk)
Quinn Sunde (wk)
Angus Mckenzie (c)
Ryan Harrison
Max Dewe
Mitchell Bremner
Michael Ross
Kieran Young
Adrian Young
Grant Celliers
Liam Brown
Tim Morton Jones

Head Coach: Grant Mckenzie


Black A
Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Benjamin Beecroft (c)
Ryan Schierhout (c)
Giles La Ville
Asher Robb (w/k)
Keegan Russell
Nathan Curran
Campbell Knowles (w/k)
Ryan Quinn
Matthew Fenn
Jack Collinson

Head Coach: Peter Schierhout


Burgundy development
Tristan van-ingen Kal
Liam Wick
Jack Clothier
Tom Barham
Jonty Hawkins
Josh Van der Sande
Greg Vukets (wk)
Daniel Williams
Sam Bowden
Jonathan Kemp
Ben Kennedy

Head Coach: Marcus Williams


Black development
Josh Hilliam (wk)
Ethan Schaumkel
Schalk Van der Merwe
tba
Nick Thompson
Cameron Strydom
Sam Tither
Ashton Howard
Niko Weerakoon
Mitchell Watts
Jason Stott

Head Coach: Amita Weerakoon

Unavailable
Greg Nimmo
Kyle Lochhead
Zakk Finlay
Matthew Wood

PSB Capping - Tuesday December 6th

Clothing will be on sale from 6pm. There is no eftpos available so either cash or cheques please. North Harbour Cricket is providing a subsidy in excess of $3,000 towards the PSB clothing cost.

Capping will get under way at 7pm. The U15 girls capping will also be taking place.

Dress for capping is your full whites and cricket shoes. If you have played in the PSB tournament for North Harbour before wear your North Harbour shirt. If not either a plain white shirt, your club shirt or school playing shirt.

The venue is Takapuna Rugby Club - next door to Takapuna Cricket Club.

Your tournament fee of $10.00 should be provided at the clothing table. The $10 is compulsory and will be used to provide for the photograph of the team taken at the tournament. Again, cash or cheques only.

The bar is also open.

See you all there.

North Harbour Primary Schoolboys teams - 2011/12

The North Harbour Primary Schoolboys teams for the Whitecross Primary Schoolboys Christmas Tournament have been selected.

Well done to those who have made one of the teams, I am sure you will represent North Harbour with pride. There will be some boys disappointed at not making a team, it is worth you remembering that you will have many more opportunities to make North Harbour tournament teams in coming years.

I would like to thank the Coaches for all the thought and effort that has gone into selecting the teams, and we look forward to seeing you all at the capping ceremony on the evening of December 6th.

Burgundy A
Dylan Stevenson (wk)
Quinn Sunde (wk)
Angus Mckenzie (c)
Ryan Harrison
Max Dewe
Mitchell Bremner
Michael Ross
Kieran Young
Adrian Young
Grant Celliers
Liam Brown
Tim Morton Jones

Head Coach: Grant Mckenzie


Black A
Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Benjamin Beecroft (c)
Ryan Schierhout (c)
Giles La Ville
Asher Robb (w/k)
Keegan Russell
Nathan Curran
Campbell Knowles (w/k)
Ryan Quinn
Matthew Fenn
Jack Collinson

Head Coach: Peter Schierhout


Burgundy development
Tristan van-ingen Kal
Liam Wick
Jack Clothier
Tom Barham
Jonty Hawkins
Josh Van der Sande
Greg Vukets (wk)
Zakk Finlay
Daniel Williams
Sam Bowden
Jonathan Kemp
Ben Kennedy

Head Coach: Marcus Williams


Black development
Josh Hilliam (wk)
Ethan Schaumkel
Schalk Van der Merwe
Matthew Wood
Nick Thompson
Kyle Lochhead
Sam Tither
Ashton Howard
Greg Nimmo
Niko Weerakoon
Mitchell Watts
Jason Stott

Head Coach: Amita Weerakoon


Craig Beecroft
NH PSB Convenor 2011

Teams v Central Districts, Sunday December 4th

The Black teams play Central Districts on Sunday, Central are strong. Have an early night on Saturday night and see you all on Sunday. Be prepared for very competitve games, to work hard and gain some wins.

Black A
Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Benjamin Beecroft
Ryan Schierhout
Giles La Ville
Asher Robb (w/k)
Keegan Russell
Nathan Curran
Campbell Knowles (w/k)
Ryan Quinn
Matthew Fenn
Jack Collinson


Black development
Tristan van Ingen-Kal
Ethan Schaumkel
Schalk Van der Merwe
Sid Mahajan
Kyle Lochhead
Matthew Wood
Nick Thompson
Sam Tither
Ashton Howard
Greg Nimmo
Niko Weerakoon
Mitchell Watts
Jason Stott

Unavailable
Joshua Hilliam

We play at Kumeu, "A" on Pitch 3, development on Pitch 5.

It is a 10.30am start, please be there at 9.45am.

Results for Nov 27th v Western Districts

The Burgundy teams have had good wins against Western Districts sides today, well done boys.

NH Burgundy A v Western Districts A

NH Burgundy A won toss and elected to bat
222 for 6 after 50 overs

Angus Mckenzie - 51 off 63 balls
Ryan Harrison -50 no off 118 balls
Max Dewe - 50 off 46 balls
Michael Ross - 29no off 21 balls

Western Districts A in reply
178 for 7 after 50 overs

Grant Celliers - 8 overs 1 for 17
Adrian Young - 9 overs 2 for 20
Liam Brown - 10 overs 1 for 26
Angus Mckenzie - 6 overs 1 for 11
Kieran Young - 8 overs 2 for 41

A win to NH Burgundy A by 44 runs.

NH Burgundy development v Western Districts development

NH Burgundy development

Jack Clothier 55 off 132
Tom Barham 19 off 71
Extras 38

152 for 9 off 50 overs.

An observation on the batting boys that your Coach has likely covered off, but to reinforce it, turning the strike over by scoring singles and running positively is a very imporant part of building a good score. It appeared to me that we were two speeds today - block, or hit for four. There is no point playing out a good over with a series of drives into the covers. We are there to score runs not look good - scoring ugly is fine, use soft hands and drop the ball down, angle your bat and direct it into a gap. We then need to back that shot up with good positive running. Today I saw too many occasions where a shot was hit, and a run could have been taken, but wasn't. Back-up, look for runs, run hard, call clearly, trust your partner. Be positive when it comes to running! It will make a big difference. Something for you guys to work on. Well done overall though, a a top result. Craig

Western Districts development

73 all out, off 28.3 overs.

Sam Bowden 5-1-6-2
Jonty Hawkins H4-0-9-4
Jonathon Kemp 5.3-0-18-2
Daniel Williams 5-2-8-0
Extra's: 26

A win to NH Burgundy development.

v Western Districts, November 27th

The following are draft teams for the fixture on Sunday November 27 2011 against Western Districts. The teams may change prior to Sunday. The fixture is to be held at Huapai Domain, with a 10.30am start so please be there at 9.45am.

We are playing on pitches three and five. Pitch four is the main artificial wicket – that is not available to us as a Senior 20/20 game is commencing on that pitch at 3pm.

Burgundy A is to play on pitch three, located at the back right of the domain, and Burgundy development playing on pitch five located lower back left of the domain. Cars may be parked down in that area by the tennis courts.

See here for the pitch plan:
http://www.aucklandcricket.co.nz/Uploads/Club_cricket_files/Huapai-Domain-wicket-layout.jpg


Burgundy A
Dylan Stevenson (wk)
Quinn Sunde (wk)
Angus Mckenzie
Michael Ross
Mitchell Bremner
Ryan Harrison
Max Dewe
Kieran Young
Adrian Young
Grant Celliers
Liam Brown
Tim Morton Jones


Coach: Grant Mckenzie

Burgundy development
Tristan van-ingen Kal
Jack Clothier
Tom Barham
Cameron Strydom
Jonty Hawkins
Josh Van der Sande
Greg Vukets (wk)
Daniel Williams
Zakk Finlay
Sam Bowden
Jonathan Kemp

Coach: Marcus Williams

Make sure you bring hats, sunscreen and plenty to drink!

See all on Sunday.

Results v Eastern Districts, November 20th

A win for both the North Harbour Black "A" side and the Black development side today.

Results to follow.

North Harbour Black A

Our North Harbour Black A team had a deserved win against Eastern Districts A side at Huapai Domain. Well done boys!

The game today was a real mixture of “The Good – The Bad – The Ugly” .......

We won the toss & elected to bat. Our openers (Toby & Gray) put on a 50 partnership for the first wicket. At 51-1 after 20 overs, the game was heading in the right direction (still at least 10 runs short of our target). We lost 3 wickets in the next 8 overs & at 69-4 our “solid start” was looking shaky! An urgent toilet break lead to a forced batting order change & whilst Ash was otherwise occupied, Keegan strode to the wicket & joined Benjamin at the crease. 82 runs later the partnership between Benjamin & Keegan was broken – not before Keegan had smashed 46 off 42 & Benjamin had steadied the ship with his 46 off 82 balls. This proved to be a match winning batting partnership that gave our innings the momentum it needed. After patiently waiting for his turn to bat, Ash scored a quick 19* off 24 balls. Our total of 181-6 was always going to be a tough total to defend on a good track with a reasonably quick outfield.

Our turn to bowl & field ...... Keegan started with a wicket in the first over (even though coach Peter got this wrong with wind direction & choice of ends). However, after some changes & a re-focus session at drinks, we were able to contain their batting effort to +/- 3.5 runs per over for most of the game. Nathan managed to snare two very valuable wickets in his opening spell (2-11 off 5). At the other end Jack was superb & as economical as ever – Jack finished with figures of 10 overs 1-12 (absolutely spot-on). Matt gave it everything & certainly deserved a few wickets for his efforts! Ryan & Benjamin bowled well & the off / leg spin combination halted the run rate with Ryan eventually finishing with 5-16 off 8 overs.

Our fielding had it all – good / bad / brilliant / awful ..... There were some outstanding catches & moments of fielding brilliance. Overthrows, diving over the ball & simply not getting behind the ball cost us 3 boundaries & many singles (at least 20 runs given away). Not good enough! The wicket keepers (Ash & Cam) were much improved this week & they will hopefully keep raising the standard. Nathan was superb in the field – well done. Ryan & Gray held onto a couple of excellent catches. Matt was enthusiastic as ever & Benjamin & Giles were kept busy in the point / cover region.

Things to improve on for our next game:

· Achieve our target run rate:

o 0-10 = 30 runs

o 11-20 = 35 runs

o 21-30 = 40 runs

o 31-40 = 50 runs

o 41-50 = 60 runs

o TOTAL = 215 runs

· Running between the wickets by our top order batsmen.

· Batting technique (play straight to a good length straight ball).

o Three batsmen were caught playing across the line.

· Bowl one side of the wicket (off-side channel).

· Bowlers are all bowling too many short deliveries! Pitch it up!

· Ground fielding & throwing in to the keeper.

· Build an awareness of the game at all times (for example):

o Am I in the right fielding position for this bowler / batsman?

o What is this batsman’s weakness?

o Where can I look to score singles (gapping)?

o How can we keep this batsman on strike?

o How many balls are left in the over?

o How many runs are required for victory at this moment?

o Where can we score runs off this bowler?

o Etc.

Batting scores:

· Toby: 18 off 70

· Gray: 21 off 54

· Benjamin: 46 off 82

· Keegan: 46 off 42

· Asher: 19* off 24

Wicket takers:

· Keegan: 1-26 off 5

· Jack: 1-12 off 10

· Ryan: 5-16 off 8

· Nathan: 2-31 off 8

· Gray: 1-9 off 4

A big thank you to Daryl (umpiring), Bev & Tracey (scoring).

Well done boys on a good victory. Work hard on your game during the week & practice the basics (throwing, catching, throw downs, bowling at a target length on the pitch etc.)

Peter Schierhout

North Harbour Black development v Eastern Districts development

On a partly cloudy and a windy day at the Huapai Domain pitch # 3, the Eastern Districts B decided to bat first against the NH PSB Black B. With these ideal seam bowling conditions, there were some wonderful seam bowling from Niko Weerakoon, Sam Tither, Mitchell Watt, Ben Kennedy and Schalk van der Merwe, Eastern Districts were five wickets down for 62 runs midway through their innings. Then, due to some lusty hitting by Jeremy 54 runs (9 x 4, 2 x6) and aided by some sloppy fielding from the Black B team, Eastern Districts ended up with 162 all out in the 45th over. Schalk, Ben and Nick Thompson ended up with two wickets a piece and the Stott twins, Jason and Justin were outstanding around the field with their catching and ground fielding.

In reply, Black B innings got off to a great start with an opening partnership of 63 runs off 13 overs between Josh Hilliam (44 runs) and Ethan Schaumkel (21 runs). This fine effort was followed by some very sensible batting from Schalk (35), Quinn Sunde (12), Matthew Wood (16) and un unbroken quick fire partnership by Nick and Ashton Howard.

Black B won by 5 wickets with 13 overs to spare.

Chief Scores:

Eastern Districts: 162 all out
Ben Kennedy 2 - 19
Schalk van der Merwe 2 - 31
Nick Thompson 2 - 17

NH Black B: 163 for 5 in 37 overs
Josh Hilliam 44
Ethan Schaumkel 21
Schalk van der Merwe 35
Quinn Sunde 12
Matthew Wood 16
Nick Thompson 14 n/o

Amita Weerakoon, Coach

A win to North Harbour Black Development.

Capping Ceremony - December 6th

We will be endeavouring to name the four NH PSB teams on the evening of Sunday December 4th.

The North Harbour PSB (and NH Girls) capping ceremony will take place on: Tuesday 6th December.

The capping is to be held at the Takapuna Rugby Clubrooms.

You will have been sent by email a pre capping order form for you to use, if you wish, and a price list of the clothing. Clothing will be on sale from 6pm. Cash and cheques only.

The Capping ceremony will commence at 7pm, probably with NH Girls first followed by NH PSB boys.

The Bar will also be open.

Teams v Eastern Districts, November 20

Black A

Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Benjamin Beecroft
Ryan Schierhout
Giles La Ville
Asher Robb (w/k)
Keegan Russell
Nathan Curran
Campbell Knowles (w/k)
Matthew Fenn
Jack Collinson

Black development

Josh Hilliam
Ethan Schaumkel
Quinn Sundee - designated batter
Matthew Wood
Nick Thompson
Schalk Van der Merwe
Sam Tither
Ashton Howard
Ben Kennedy
Niko Weerakoon
Mitchell Watts
Jason Stott - designated bowler

We play at Kumeu, "A" on Pitch 4, development on Pitch 5.

It is a 10am start, please be there at 9.15am.

Results for Burgundy - November 14th

NH Burgundy A v Counties Manukau A

A win to Counties Manukau.

NH won the toss and decided to bowl and get some practice chasing a total. With an excellent opening spell of swing bowling from Grant Celliers CM were 2/12 with Grant on a hat trick. As the game progressed we were a little guilty of bowling two lines and two lengths and CM got away on us scoring 239. Grant was the pick of the bowlers with 2/40 from 10 overs and Liam Brown 2/49 off 10.

Chasing 240 at a little under 5 an over our top order didn't fire and we were 5/49. The middle and lower order stabilized the innings with Kieran Young getting a well compiled 58 and Max Dewe a quick fire 15. With the game effectively gone there was some good batting practice in the lower order. NH were bowled out in the 50th over for 151 so a win to CM by 8 runs.

In summary we were too wayward with our bowling and we definitely need to tighten this up before the PSB so our batters have a chance of chasing a realistic total.

Layne Young


NH Burgundy Development won the toss and elected to field.

Eastern Districts Development

Tim Morton-Jones 5-1-5-0
Zakk Finlay 8-2-19-2

Eastern Districts Development 182-6 after 50 overs.

NH Burgundy Development
Trent Baker 53 off 102 balls
Tim Morton-Jones 40* off 54 balls
Zakk Finlay 15* off 21 balls

184 for 8 off 47.5 overs

A win to NH Burgundy development.

Well done boys, excellent result.

Burgundy teams for November 13 fixtures

v Counties Manukau

Burgundy A
Ryan Harrison
Dylan Stevenson
Angus McKenzie
Joshua Hilliam
Max Dewe
Kieran Young
Quinn Sunde (wk)
Greg Vukets (wk)
Grant Celliers
Liam Brown
Sam Bowden

Coach: Layne Young

v Eastern Districts Development

Burgundy development
Liam Wick (wk)
Josh Van der Sande
Tom Barham
Mitchell Bremner
Jonty Hawkins
Callum Gilmour
Trent Baker
Tim Morton-Jones
Zakk Finlay
Daniel Williams
Luke Forgesson

Coach: Marcus Williams

Unavailable:
Adrian Young
Greg Nimmo

Fixtures for November 13th

Fixtures for:

Sunday November 13th:
North Harbour PSB Burgundy A v Counties Manukau
Location: Westlake Boys High School
Time: 10.30am, please be there by 9.45am

North Harbour PSB Burgundy B v Eastern Districts development
Location: Kumeu
Time: 10am, please be there by 9.15am


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Results for Nov 6th v Northland

A couple of tight wins for the Black teams in the weekend. Well done boys, understanding how to win close games is a good sign.

PSB Black "A"

Before we review our match, a special thank you to the parents & supporters for your help & encouragement this weekend. Without the dedication of our “parent group”, the boys would not be able to enjoy these wonderful inter-district tournaments. Thank you!

After losing the toss & being asked to field first, our bowlers kept the pressure on the Northland batsmen. All of our bowlers had very tidy opening spells – Keegan was especially menacing. Unfortunately wickets did not come easily, but nor did we concede many runs for the first 42 overs. At no stage during the first 42 overs did we allow the run rate to go above 2.5 runs per over. However, our final 8 overs went for 61 runs (7.6 RPO). Asher grabbed two stumpings off some very good bowling from Benjamin. Nathan was exceptional in the field with one brilliant catch (it was a beauty), one very tidy run-out & he showed real enthusiasm. Ryan S also took a good catch in the slips. In the end, Northland set us a reasonable total of 166 / 7.

We used seven bowlers.
Keegan 1/22 off 8
Rysie 1/25 off 7
Matt 0/33 off 8
Jack 1/29 off 6
Ryan S 1 / 17 off 9
Benjamin 2/27 off 8
Nathan 0/10 off 4

Things to work on:- we dropped a couple of catches, our ground fielding was not good enough, we bowled 27 wides, we need to look more closely at our field placements & we need to lift the intensity.

Our batting effort, although solid, was not perfect. We set ourselves targets for a reason. Chasing 3.32 runs per over from the start, we let ourselves fall behind this target. At the 40th over we needed six runs an over to win! Asher & Giles came together with the score on 97/4 in the 36th over. Needing more than 5 runs per over, these two batsmen crafted a match winning partnership. They ran hard, looked for the gaps & hit the bad ball to the boundary. The winning runs came in the 48th over. A well deserved victory for the team & they certainly enjoyed the win!

Notable scores.
Toby 19 off 63 balls
Gray 29 off 76 balls
Ryan 18 off 37 balls
Asher 38* off 62 balls
Giles 32* off 46 balls

Things to work on:- aiming to achieve the target run rate, building momentum, looking for ways to score runs & dominate the bowlers / fielders, showing an intelligent awareness of the game situation at all times.

Well done boys! Plenty to celebrate & also plenty to work on.

Peter Schierhout & Daryl Quinn
NH PSB Black A Coaches


NH PSB Black development

NH PSB Black B was all out for 62 runs against a tidy seam bowling attack on a good pitch at Kensington park in Whangerei. When we were all out just after noon, the opposition were suggesting that they knocked the required runs off in no time and play a T20 game against us after the expected early finish.

However, our Black B team had different ideas. Our plans were to attack as " attack is the best form of defence" and to concentrate on a tidy bowling and fielding effort. After Jason Stott (1 for 7) and Niko Weerakoon (1 for 7) have dismissed the openers with some demanding overs, Mitchell Watts settled in to a very economical spell.. With the support of Matthew Wood (1 for 6) and Sam Tither, Mitchell bowled a match winning spell of 8.4 - 2 - 14 - 5.

Our bowling efforts were well supported with a brilliant fielding effort. Campbell Knowles taking four great catches at slips and a tidy wicket keeping effort from Josh Hilliam. Our attacking mind set on the field also helped us to create two run outs through Schalk van der Merwe and also due to the tidy fielding efforts of Ben Kennedy and Justin Stott.

Due to these magnificent efforts on the field, Black B team beat Northland B by 9 runs.

North Harbour PSB Black B - 62 all out
Nick Thompson 10
Sam Tither 10

Northland PSB B - 53 all out
Mitchell Watts 5 for 14

Amita Weerakoon
NH PSB Black Development Coach

v Northland, November 6th 2011

The following teams have been selected for the fixtures on November 6th against Northland.

v Northland

Black A
Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Benjamin Beecroft
Ryan Schierhout
Giles La Ville
Ryan Quinn
Asher Robb (wk)
Nathan Curran
Keegan Russell
Matthew Fenn
Jack Collinson
Campbell Knowles

Black development
Josh Hilliam (wk)
Matthew Wood
Nick Thompson
Sam Tither
Schalk van der Merwe
Ashton Howard
tba
Mitchell Watts
Ben Kennedy
Niko Weerakoon
Jason Stott

The Black teams are to play Northland at Kensington Park on Artificial pitches 5 (PSB A) and 6 (PSB B) located in the North Eastern end of the park. The matches commence at 10.30am, please be there by 9.45am.

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NH Team Selection Policy, Code of Conduct

Hi All Boys and Parents

As we're working our way into our fixture list I thought it a good time to raise for all again (and for some whom have never seen them at previously) the NH Selection Policy and Code of Conduct.

Please take the opportunity, with your boy, to read through those documents again.

I think some of the important points to raise from a Convenor's perspective at this time are:

1. Boys to sit together as a team away from parents. I'd like us to a conscious effort from now on for Coaches/Parents/Boys to achieve this in each game,

2. Umpire's decision. It is extremely important to accept an umpires decision and not show any dissent or any questioning of an umpire. Most decisions will be right, some wrong. Either way, total respect for an umpire is very important.

3. Coaches role. The Coaches role (under the current regime) is to select what they beleive is their best team and coach the team in practices and on game day. We are fortunate to have skilled and dedicated parent coaches, most of whom are very well qualified. On game day Coaches should be left to do their job, and if there are ever any issues with selection/boys getting a fair go/any related issues all parents are welcome to discuss those with the Convenor.

4. Look like cricketers, play like cricketers. A reminder to look tidy out there, particularly shirts tucked in. Once we get our North Harbour gear at capping we'll all have the same gear and look great, any improvement in the meantime would be useful.

Thank you to everyone to so far, we are making great progress.

Craig Beecroft
NH PSB Convenor 2011

Results for October 30th,

A successful Sunday for the North Harbour teams with three wins out of four games. Well done boys.

v Manukau
A win for Black A by five runs.

North Harbour Black A – 124 all out (42 overs)
Toby Robb: 30 from 96
Ryan Schierhout: 35 from 55

Manukau A – 119 all out
Matt Fenn 2-28 from 9
Jack Collinson 4-13 from 7.2

After winning the toss & electing to bat, our batsmen never looked dominant against a reasonably average bowling attack. Manukau bowled 22 wides & 6 no balls. We did not show the urgency or commitment required to score runs. Our running between the wickets was poor & the boys have not applied the coaching points that were drilled into them during our indoor spring training sessions. At no stage during the game did we exceed 3 runs per over. We need to see a marked improvement during our next fixture & all the boys have been made aware of this fact.

At the change of innings our bowlers & fielders knew that we had to bowl out Manukau if we stood any chance of winning. Our effort & commitment with the ball was in complete contrast to our batting. Urgency, commitment, enthusiasm & a belief that we could win the game soon resulted in regular wickets. Aggressive bowling from Keegan, Matt & Rysie combined with some of the tightest line & length bowling we have seen from Jack, Nathan & Ryan S gave us the result we wanted in the end! Well done Jack for your outstanding bowling effort 4-13 from 7.2 overs.

Well done boys – we know what we need to work on! Go Black.

A win for Black development by 50 runs.

NH Black development: 182 for 9 in 50 overs
Josh Hilliam 70
Campbell Knowles 19

Manukau B: 132 all out
Sam Tither 2 - 11
Ashton Howard 2 - 11


v Hamilton
A win for Burgundy A by 44 runs.

Burgundy won toss and elected to bat. In very damp conditions we made 196/4 in 50 overs. Two players retired.

Quinn Sunde 39 ret
Angus MacKenzie 63 ret
Mitchell Bremner 20
Extras were 54!! with 34 wides

In reply Hamilton scored 152 all out in the 46th over. They retired one batsman on 54.

Grant Celliers 2-14 off 8 overs
Angus Mackenzie 3 - 7 off 5 overs

In summary Burgundy played well on the day. Batting was solid at the top of the order with Quinn batting to second drinks break and following the batsmen kept the run rate at around 4 an over. Bowling excelled with Grant and Angus showing excellent control while Adrian and Kieran kept runs in check later in the innings. Fielding (especially ground fielding) in general was slightly below par but all and all I was very happy with the boys commitment on the day.


A loss for Burgundy development
127 all out in the 44th over
Callum Gilmour 18
Andrew Clarke Howard 16

Hamilton
206 all out in the 49th over
Greg Nimmo 4 - 22
Luke Forgesson 2 - 22

Hamilton won by 79 runs

Further detail to be posted once available.

v Manukau, v Hamilton October 30th

The following teams have been selected for the fixtures on October 30th against Manukau and Hamilton.

v Manukau

Black A
Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Benjamin Beecroft
Ryan Schierhout
Giles La Ville
Ryan Quinn
Asher Robb (wk)
Nathan Curran
Keegan Russell
Matthew Fenn
Jack Collinson
Campbell Knowles

Black development
Josh Hilliam (wk)
Matthew Wood
Nick Thompson
Sam Tither
Schalk van der Merwe
Ashton Howard
tba
Mitchell Watts
Ben Kennedy
Niko Weerakoon
Jason Stott

The Black teams are to play Manukau at Lloyd Elsmore Park. The matches commence at 10am, please be there by 9.15am.


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v Hamilton

Burgundy A
Jack Clothier
Quinn Sunde
Angus McKenzie
Mitchell Bremner
Max Dewe
Kieran Young
Greg Vukets (wk)
Adrian Young
Grant Celliers
Liam Brown
Tim Morton Jones
Sam Bowden

Burgundy development
Liam Wick (wk)
Josh Van der Sande
Tom Barham
Jonty Hawkins
Callum Gilmour
tba
Zakk Finlay
Andrew Clarke Howard
Greg Nimmo
Daniel Williams
Luke Forgesson

The Burgundy teams are to play Hamilton in Hamilton at the University of Waikato. The entrance is off Silverdale Rd, Gate 3a. The matches commence at 10.30am, please be there by 9.45am.


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Unavailable:
Ryan Harrison
Dylan Stevenson
Trent Baker
Ethan Schmakel

I expect Coaches will be in touch with you prior to the weekend with further detail.

Intersquad - Monday October 24th

We're into our first fixture for the season this coming Monday October 24th. The fixture is an opportunity for the boys to get their season underway and for the Coaches to judge the form of the boys.

The following four teams have been selected for the intersquad fixture/trial. The core of the Black A and Burgundy A teams are likely to stay in place for the season, but there are still plenty of opportunites for selection in these teams.

The Black and Burgundy development teams will evolve and change through-out the season as boys push for positions in the "A" teams, but the core of the development teams will also be in place once the first couple of fixtures are completed.

Black A
Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Benjamin Beecroft
Ryan Schierhout
Giles La Ville
Ryan Quinn
Nathan Curran
Campbell Knowles (wk)
Matthew Fenn
Jack Collinson
Jason Stott

Burgundy A
Ryan Harrison
Quinn Sunde
Angus McKenzie
Mitchell Bremner
Max Dewe
Kieran Young
Greg Vukets (wk)
Adrian Young
Grant Celliers
Luke Forgesson
tba

Black development
Josh Hilliam (wk)
Sid Mahajan
Matthew Wood
Nick Thompson
Callum Gilmour
Sam Tither
Ashton Howard
Ryan Hyde
Ben Kennedy
Andrew Clarke Howard


Burgundy development
Jonty Hawkins
Trent Baker (wk)
Tim Morton Jones
Schalk van der Merwe
Josh Van der Sande
Ethan Schmakel
Zakk Finlay
Mitchell Watts
Greg Nimmo
Daniel Williams

Unavailable:
Liam Wick
Sam Bowden
Jack Clothier
Tom Barham
Asher Robb
Keegan Russell
Dylan Stevenson
Thomas Rangihuna (injury)
Liam Brown (injury)
Luke Ranson
Corbin Cantell
Niko Weerakoon

The fixture will commence at 11am, please be there at 10.15am sharp as the Convenor and Coaches need time to talk to the boys about what is expected from them. Being there on time is particularly important for this fixture. The location is Birkenhead Cricket Club, located off Mahara Ave.


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We look forward to seeing you all there with big smiles following the Rugby win the previous night :-)

Craig Beecroft & Coaching team

NH PSB Fixtures 2011

For each fixture, Black A and Burgundy A coaches will choose from their 16 boy squad their 11 boy team. The Black and Burgundy squad boys not playing in a Black A or Burgundy A team will play for Burgundy B or Black B together with other boys from Green squad.

Monday October 24th:
North Harbour PSB Burgundy A v North Harbour PSB Black A
North Harbour PSB Burgundy B v North Harbour PSB Black B
Location: Birkenhead Cricket Club

Sunday October 30th:
North Harbour PSB Burgundy A v Hamilton A
North Harbour PSB Burgundy B v Hamilton B
Location: Hamilton

North Harbour PSB Black A v Manukau A
North Harbour PSB Black B v Manukau B
Location: Lloyd Elsmore Park, Howick

Sunday November 6th:
North Harbour PSB Black A v Northland A
North Harbour PSB Black B v Northland B
Location: Kensington Park, Whangarei
PSB A K6 artificial, north eastern side of ground
PSB B K5 artificial, north eastern side of ground.

Sunday November 13th:
North Harbour PSB Burgundy A v Counties Manukau (location tba)
North Harbour PSB Burgundy B v Eastern Districts development
Location: Kumeu

Sunday November 20th:
North Harbour PSB Black A v Eastern Districts A
North Harbour PSB Black B v Eastern Districts development
Location: Kumeu

Sunday November 27th:
North Harbour PSB Burgundy v Western Districts "A"
North Harbour PSB Burgundy B v Western Districts "B"
Location: Kumeu

Sunday December 4th:
North Harbour PSB Black v Central Districts
North Harbour PSB Black B v Central Districts development
Location: Kumeu

Sunday December 11th:
North Harbour PSB Burgundy v Eastern Districts A
North Harbour PSB Burgundy B v Eastern Districts development
Location: Kumeu

Sunday December 18th:
North Harbour PSB Black v Western Districts "A"
North Harbour PSB Black B v Western Districts "B"
Location: Kumeu


Other
By Sunday December 4: The final Black A, Black B, Burgundy A, Burgundy B PSB teams named.

Capping Ceremony: Tuesday December 6th: Location: Takapuna Rugby Club rooms.

PSB Tournament: December 27 to December 31st, Location: Lloyd Elsmore Park, Manukau.