Tuesday, October 07, 2008

News

The 08/09 season is officially under-way with the first round of 20/20 for the Prems and As being played last weekend.

The Prems won one and lost one, while the As had two good wins.

A feature of the Prem side was the number of new (and young) faces, with Ollie Kay, Brenton Thompson and Garry Campbell  all from St Pauls all making their official debuts.  (Welcome guys)

With other youngsters like Zeb Walden in the side, and balanced with an experienced core of senior players, there is a good look to the Prems side this year.

Bear in mind that prodgical son Mike Wiltshire is returning to the club this year after two seasons playing in the Waikato Valley comp,  and Guy Schwikkard (also from St Pauls) is yet to become available.

Look in the As side and you'll see that of the 13 guys that played on the weekend, no less that 10 of them have played and performed at Premier level.

All this means a strong club, competition for places and hopefully a group of guys focusing on getting three teams into the finals this year (ours).

The other Big News this week is the demise of the Te Rapa premier side.  They will be replaced in prems by HBHS, with a couple of handy alumni pitching in. (Devicich and McLeod.)  The Te Rapa prem teams fun loving approach, embodiment of the spirit of cricket, and charming on field demenour will be sadly missed.  (Tui anyone?)

That's all that's news this week - check in to the blog for more action!


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