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CRICKET WELLINGTON Annual Report 2020–21

CONTENTS 04

OUR PARTNERS

PLUNKET SHIELD

CLUB CRICKET OVERVIEW

WELLINGTON SCHOOL OF CRICKET

OFFICE BEARERS

PATHWAY

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

CHAIR’S REPORT

AGE-GROUP REPRESENTATIVE AWARDS

CEO’S REPORT

PARTICIPATION

GOLD MEMBERS

WOMEN & GIRLS

REMOVING FEES, REMOVING BARRIERS

COACHING

ONE TEAM EVENT

UMPIRES & SCORERS

INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

CLUB CRICKET

FINN ALLEN’S BLACKCAPS DEBUT

CELEBRATION OF CRICKET

DEVON CONWAY’S BREAKTHROUGH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER

NORWOOD AWARDS

CLUB AWARDS

MACE TOUR

GRADE WINNERS

WELLINGTON AT THE ANZ NZ CRICKET AWARDS

HONOURS BOARD

WELLINGTON WANDERERS

WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS & WELLINGTON BLAZE

BASIN RESERVE TRUST

DREAM 11 SUPER SMASH

ICC WOMEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP 2022

CHRISTMAS AT THE BASIN

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SOPHIE DEVINE RECORD BREAKER

SAFE NIGHT

S’PORT

GRAND FINAL DOUBLE-HEADER

THE FORD TROPHY

HALLYBURTON JOHNSTONE SHIELD

95 OBITUARIES 102

STATISTICAL INFORMATION

108

CW BOARD COMPOSITION

110

2021-2022 SCHEDULES

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OUR PARTNERS FUNDING PARTNERS

MAJOR SPONSORS

FIREBIRDS & BLAZE

PATHWAYS & PERFORMANCE

SENIOR MEN’S

WOMEN & GIRLS

JUNIOR CRICKET

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

FIREBIRDS & BLAZE

PATHWAYS & PERFORMANCE

SENIOR MEN’S

WOMEN & GIRLS

JUNIOR CRICKET

OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

ADVERTISING

OPTOMETRY

HEALTH & FITNESS

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RECREATION

WATER COOLERS

CAR GROOMING

MOTOR VEHICLES

CLUB CRICKET OVERVIEW Cricket Wellington acknowledges the contribution of the many volunteer club administrators who form the backbone of the game in the Capital. Their passion and commitment to the delivery and future growth of cricket in our community is valued highly by everyone involved in our sport.

BROOKLYN CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | DARYL GILES

PORIRUA CITY JUNIOR CRICKET CLUB

JUNIOR CONVENOR | CRAIG BALLANTYNE

JUNIOR CONVENOR | JEREMY BURROWS

EASTBOURNE CRICKET CLUB

SIKH SPORTS CRICKET CLUB

CHAIR | MICHAEL FERRIER JUNIOR CONVENOR | ANTHONY DELANEY

CHAIR | PREETAM KAWALJEET SINGH KALSI

EASTERN SUBURBS CRICKET CLUB

SRI LANKAN SPORTS CLUB

CHAIR | CLINTON JOHNS JUNIOR CONVENOR | BRIAN GARDNER & PAUL BRACEWELL

HUTT DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | CAMPBELL MACKIE JUNIOR CONVENOR | TONY MCQUEEN

JUNIOR CRICKET UPPER HUTT

CHAIR | MALCOLM BENGE

JOHNSONVILLE CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | RICK MUDGWAY JUNIOR CONVENOR | RICK MUDGWAY

KARORI CRICKET CLUB

CHAIR | CHADZ GUNAWARDANA

STOKES VALLEY CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | BRENDON WOOD JUNIOR CONVENOR | MANDI LANCELY

TAITA DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | DAVID LITTLE JUNIOR CONVENOR | DAVE GILLESPIE

TE AROHA CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | MARK STRATFORD

UPPER HUTT UNITED CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | DAN HENDERSON

CHAIR | JONO SOLE & JOHN SEWELL JUNIOR CONVENOR | MARK SUTHERLAND

NAENAE OLD BOYS CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | BRENT WENLOCK JUNIOR CONVENOR | BRENT WENLOCK

NORTH CITY CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | ELLIOTT BROOKES JUNIOR CONVENOR | MICHELLE MAISURIA

NORTHERN PARK CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | IAIN MACINTYRE

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | COLIN OWENS JUNIOR CONVENOR | CAITLIN EVES

WAINUIOMATA CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | ALAN BROADHURST JUNIOR CONVENOR | NEIL HAYES & NICK NEARY

WELLINGTON COLLEGIANS CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | SCOTT RYLAND

ONSLOW CRICKET CLUB

JUNIOR CONVENOR | BRIAN STEELE

CHAIR | NICK O’CONNOR JUNIOR CONVENOR | STEPH LAW

PETONE-RIVERSIDE CRICKET CLUB

WELLINGTON INDIANS CRICKET CLUB CHAIR | HANSU PARBHU

CHAIR | ALLAN HEWSON JUNIOR CONVENOR | MARK JAMES

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OFFICE BEARERS

WELLINGTON CRICKET TRUST TRUSTEES Ron Brierley A R Isaac CNZM A D McBeth J D Wells

HONORARY CRICKET MEMBERS

P T Barton G P Bilby PATRON Trish McKelvey CNZM, MBE B W Cederwall M J Coles J V Coney MBE PRESIDENT A D McBeth L R Doolan G D Elliott IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT M F Quigg M R Gillespie (2009–2013) J E Harris P D Kinsella M A M Lewis MNZM PAST PRESIDENTS T G McMahon A M Minot (archive Dodd) 1985–1987 P M McCaw B D Morrison 1995–1998 J M Hunn ONZM B A G Murray QSO 1999-2002 D O Neely MNZM, MBE G A Newdick (dec) 2004-2008 B A G Murray QSO N R Parlane R G Petrie LIFE MEMBERS T D Ritchie J M Saulbrey Ron Brierley D H Catley MNZM B D Smith E J Chatfield MBE L E Cooper A M Smith M A Horsley A R Isaac CNZM I J Therkleson P M McCaw Ms P F McKelvey CNZM, MBE R H Vance R A S Mitchell B D Morrison J D Wells J F M Morrison MNZM D O Neely MNZM, MBE J R Reid CNZM, OBE I Smith CRICKET WELLINGTON STAFF I N Taylor P J Wright CHIEF EXECUTIVE JP Greenwood

R B P Beale T J Castle K Cross D J Cook A E Dick B A Edgar B P Fitzgerald R H Gall D J Gillespie E J Gray P F Hampton D G Head A R Hewson D H Housden G F Kelly R S Kirton QSO W M Loewenthal T G McMahon G S Martin R D Mudgway B Pepperell D J Pollock M D Priest P J Ross M B Sherlock M M Spring (dec) C Styles B R Taylor P Tindill E A Watkin QSM

BOARD David Howman (Chair) CNZM Grant Elliott Sally McKechnie Prabha Ravi QSO Rochelle Roddick Elizabeth Scurr 6

M D Bell R W Blair E J Chatfield MBE R O Collinge A E Cooper B A Edgar J E C Franklin E J Gray C E Henshilwood G R Larsen P F McKelvey CNZM, MBE E B McSweeney H A Morgan J F M Morrison MNZM C J Nevin M H W Papps M H Peters J R Reid CNZM, OBE, (dec) S E A Ruck B W Sinclair MNZM R W Smith B R Taylor (dec) R G Twose M G Wakefield LJ Woodcock

Cam Mitchell

GENERAL MANAGER Liz Green

VICE PRESIDENTS W T Armstrong T J Borren W N Chamberlain N J Cruickshank D E A Copps G A Dry C G Ferguson T C Foster P A Garty D H Goodall S M Hall D V Hannah M R Heissenbuttel G M Hooper T E Jeffries P D Kinsella D M Locke K R Macdonald E B McSweeney S E Morrison B H Nightingale M H Peters I L Possenniskie I G Robertson J R Selby R W Smith J E Stribling R A Swain J J Terris QSO B A Waddle MNZM S J Woodward

L E Cooper D O Neely MNZM, MBE M A Horsley

Jason Wells Gretchen Young Allex Evans (Aspiring Director) Nick Hearn (Aspiring Director)

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FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Rowena Hensman

COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING MANAGER Eddy Bramley VENUES MANAGER Ryan Holland EVENTS AND MEMBERSHIP MANAGER

Bridget Marston

COMPETITIONS MANAGER Paul Young HEAD OF COMMUNITY CRICKET

Matt Wills

COMMUNITY MANAGER Jaimee Bialy – PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY MANAGER Frances Stewart – WOMEN AND GIRLS PATHWAY MANAGER Chris Nevin PATHWAY COACH Luke Woodcock FIREBIRDS HEAD COACH Glenn Pocknall FIREBIRDS ASSISTANT COACH

Lance Dry

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST

Andrew Smith

FIREBIRDS PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Nishil Shah

MENTAL SKILLS COACH Natalie Hogg BLAZE HEAD COACH Ivan Tissera BLAZE PERFORMANCE Robbie Kerr MANAGER BLAZE TEAM MANAGER Rachel Pettit

HONORARY OFFICERS LEGAL COUNSEL STATISTICIAN MEDICAL OFFICER

John Greenwood LLB Ian Smith Dr Jake Pearson MB, ChB, FACSP

CONTRACTORS VIDEOGRAPHER Hamish Johns GRAPHIC DESIGNER Blake Weston PHOTOGRAPHER Dave Lintott

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

our cricket community. Malcolm McCaw gave great service to cricket in Wellington for over 60 years.

The 2020-21 season will be remembered for COVID and Conway. COVID-19 has dominated our lives since the beginning of 2020 and has had a significant impact on sport at all levels. Winter sports suffered the most and the beginning of the season was clouded in uncertainty. The Board’s response to waive affiliation fees for our Clubs was a welcome decision and helped Clubs to cope financially with an unknown future. Cricket Wellington relies on funding from New Zealand Cricket to deliver cricket in our community. New Zealand Cricket’s revenue is dependent on the BLACKCAPS, WHITE FERNS and the ICC. The disruption to the international programme and ICC World Cup events will have a negative impact on available funding. This is a risk for Management and the Board and it is being closely monitored. On a brighter note, the impact Devon Conway had on his debut on the international playing field was a pleasure to watch. He excelled in all three formats of the game, culminating in his double century in his debut Test against England at Lords. He then contributed significantly to our win over India in the first World Test Championship final. He is already ranked number four in the world T20 batting rankings. Another highlight of the season was our Basin Reserve again hosting a double-header final to a packed crowd. While this year didn’t see the Blaze and Firebirds both win their respective trophies, the Firebirds came through thanks to an outstanding controlled innings from Devon. Congratulations to the Firebirds for retaining the T20 trophy and being the first team to win it back-to-back since Auckland in 2012. Unfortunately the Blaze came up short after a strong campaign - Amelia Kerr’s hat-trick was a memorable highlight. It was pleasing to see the continued development of our pathway programme and the progression of our homegrown players through to the Firebirds and Blaze and onto our national teams. Congratulations to all our players who have reached national honours. I don’t think we have ever had so many players on New Zealand Cricket contracts. The culture and environment that has been developed at our elite level continues to attract talented players from other associations. We now have a rich mix of local and national talent to draw on which is extremely pleasing and shows the success of the programme. The impact of our participation programme also shone through with an increase in playing numbers across the board. The work our community team has done in conjunction with clubs and schools is to be commended. Sadly, two of our life members, John Reid and Malcolm McCaw passed away during the season. It was fitting that a memorial service was held at the Basin for one of our greatest cricketers, J R Reid. It was fully attended by members of

Another of our greats, Bruce Taylor also passed away. Cricket Wellington hosted a function to launch a book on Bruce’s career at the New Zealand Cricket Museum. Sadly, Bruce passed away some months earlier. The same venue also saw the launch of “The Warm Sun on My Face”, the story of women’s cricket in New Zealand. This is a wonderful book and accolades go to those who compiled it and made it happen. One of the pleasures of being President is being invited to celebratory functions. This past season, I had the honour of being invited to the Eastbourne Cricket Club’s Centenary fixture which due to COVID-19 was postponed from last season to this season. It was a spectacular day at one of our most picturesque cricket grounds. I was also invited to the Naenae Cricket Club 75th jubilee dinner. The anniversary dinner was an outstanding success with the function room at the Silverstream Retreat filled to capacity. These well attended events show how important our clubs are to their communities. Again, we featured strongly at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards. Congratulations to Devon and Amelia for the major honours they received. Congratulations also to • Finn Allen and Amelia Kerr, for being awarded men’s and women’s Super Smash Player of the Year. • Jeremy Busby, who received a community service award for his service to umpiring It is also great to see growth in umpire numbers. The great work the Umpires and Scorers Committee does with the support of Cricket Wellington management is very important and goes to the heart of the enjoyment of the game we love. As this is my last report as President, I convey my thanks to the Board and management for the tireless efforts they make for the enjoyment of our game. I have been privileged to observe the significant changes and progress the Board has made with the full support of management over the last eight seasons. They are focused and dedicated to the vision of more people playing and loving cricket and more people playing for New Zealand. This report shows they are excelling in pursuing this vision. I thank all those who have supported and assisted me in my role as President. I wish to particularly thank Don and Paddianne Neely for their wisdom and guidance and Alan Isaac for his wise counsel. It has been an honour to be President. Thank you.

CHAIR’S REPORT The Board of Cricket Wellington is mandated to ensure structures and processes are in place to serve cricket well today so it can flourish tomorrow. The Board takes responsibility for Cricket Wellington’s directions and

key financial and strategic decisions. The Board also provides a strong communication pipeline to and from our CEO.

The 2020-21 year has been another one of strong success for Cricket Wellington in the face of an unprecedented challenge. When COVID-19 hit last March, the 2020-21 season at all levels of cricket was cast into considerable doubt. The risk management process that the Board has put in place proved it was up to task when planning and budgeting through the pandemic. As a result, Cricket Wellington was able to waive affiliation fees for all Cricket Wellington clubs, allowing clubs to plan and navigate the impacts of COVID-19 without the burden of competition fees. As a result, not only has cricket in Wellington survived, it flourished. The 2020-21 season saw a healthy increase in teams and players across both senior and junior competitions, with 195 Senior teams and 276 Junior teams contesting Cricket Wellington competitions. With the strong support of New Zealand Cricket and the other five Major Associations, a full professional cricket season was also delivered as the Firebirds, Blaze, WHITE FERNS and BLACKCAPS all performed well in the Capital, while Cricket Wellington’s community initiatives were alive for all to see. The delivery of the cricket season both at a local and national level is a credit to all concerned. The Board congratulates the Cricket Wellington management team, led by Cam Mitchell and ably assisted by Liz Green for their tireless work in delivering cricket against the backdrop of such unique challenges. Cricket Wellington entered year one of a new threeyear strategic direction set by the Board. We want ‘more people playing and loving cricket’ and with a particular focus on youth and women we continue to grow participation and involvement across all aspects of our great game. We also want ‘more people playing for New Zealand’ and our success was shown with seven men’s players and eight women’s players selected in BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS squads. The CEO’s report in this annual report will further outline the successes of the season and our undertaking as a business. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the commitment

and passion of our many administrators, players, coaches, volunteers, supporters, fans and officials. Without your love and dedication to the sport, it simply wouldn’t exist – thank you. We also want to acknowledge our partnerships with our key stakeholders – New Zealand Cricket, our fellow Major Associations and our valued commercial sponsors and community funders. We were assured by New Zealand Cricket at the outset of COVID-19 that their annual funding commitment to all Major Associations would remain at the same level as the previous year. This gave us financial certainty and support, and most importantly allowed us to retain all of our management team. This year has also seen the ongoing developments at the Basin Reserve to bring the New Zealand Cricket Museum back to life. In its navigation through the COVID-19 pandemic Cricket Wellington took on management of the Museum and it is on track to reopen to the public in mid-November 2021. This is an exciting project that will leave a lasting legacy of cricket in Wellington and across the nation. A big thank you to the museum’s curator, Owen Mann, as well as Cam Mitchell and his team for the commitment to the project. While the COVID-19 pandemic still lingers, the unprecedented challenges of this year have served as a reminder for us to never take our great game for granted and to enjoy every moment we have experiencing it, whether that be watching, playing or supporting. Further success is undoubtedly around the corner for cricket in Wellington and we are committed to supporting our community, as our number one priority, to ensure we can continue to deliver outstanding cricket experiences for the people of Wellington. In closing, I offer my thanks as Chair to the Board of Cricket Wellington; our President, our Directors, and our aspiring directors who give many hours of their time and expertise to ensure our game continues to grow an flourish in the Capital.

Thank you for all your support and efforts this year, we look forward to what successes will come in the 202122 season. David Howman Cricket Wellington Board Chair

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CEO’S REPORT It been a year to remember for cricket in the capital! A new Progressing Cricket in Wellington Strategic Plan (August 2020 – July 2023) was launched that sets the path for future success. To ensure we create the best chance of realising our aspirations, the plan establishes priorities for the custodians of the game to work towards in an aligned and purposeful manner. From a community perspective, we want ‘more people playing and loving cricket’. Regarding our community outcomes and focus areas (women and youth), with the new community structure now into its second year, it been amazing to see the impact that the strategically focused positions are having. Participation in women and girls’ cricket has increased by 30%, meaning that we have now exceeded the 1,000 participant target in year one. We have a highly engaged community that are driven to provide more opportunities for our wahine and initiatives like the Young Leaders Programme and Girls Smash highlight the innovation shown under Frances Stewart’s leadership. Male participation also grew by 7%, further highlighting the importance of the substantial changes we made back in 2017/18 (when the One Club Programme was disbanded). We are bucking participation trends with increased youth participation across both genders the key contributor to this growth. Eight WHITE FERNS selections, seven BLACKCAPS selections, Glenn Pocknalls appointment as interim BLACKCAPS Head Coach for the Bangladesh and Pakistan tour as well as back-to-back men’s Super-Smash titles (first time any men’s team has achieved this feat) represents a significant turnaround in our high-performance programme. Seeing Wellingtonians perform at the highest level generates a genuine sense of pride throughout our cricket family. To develop players that produce moments of magic that inspire on a consistent basis, we need to continue to create a system that produces a conveyer belt of talented cricketers. To help ensure we have ‘more people playing for New Zealand’ we have moved to develop a world class grass allweather training facility in partnership with Wellington College (the Talent Centre will open in June 2022). In addition to facilities that replicate playing conditions yearround, the very best cricket development environments around the globe support players with specialist coaching. To help ensure our players are provided with the best opportunity to achieve their aspirations as a cricketer, at the back end of the 2020/21 season we introduced a new specialist coaching model

(as opposed to generalists) that, alongside our team head coaching positions, will enhance our players technical skill development. In addition to this, we have also launched a Talent Acceleration Programme that will be headed up by Ivan Tissera and will create a professional development environment for ten of our most promising youth female and male cricketers. In a COVID-19 year the support of our commercial partners and funders is valued more than ever. We have continued to receive overwhelming support from our many commercial partners and funders during a challenging time. This illustrates the strength of the Cricket Wellington brand and also the Wellington business community’s passion for and willingness to support our game. Our decision to waive team affiliation fees for all Cricket Wellington competitions for the 2020-21 summer could not have been made possible without the support of our valued partners – thank you. We are grateful for the continued support we receive from New Zealand Cricket and our other key delivery partners – the Basin Reserve Trust, NZ Cricket Museum, Wellington Cricket Trust, College Sport Wellington, Last Man Stands and the Wellington CW Umpire and Scorers Inc We have so many inspirational leaders in our community and the inaugural selection of Cricket Wellington’s Volunteer XI is a small way to acknowledge and celebrate the many volunteer hours that make our game happen. I’m incredibly proud to work alongside a team and Board that are successfully leading a high-performing organisation that is committed, professional and customer-focused. We share common values and are absolutely driven to ‘create outstanding experiences for the people of Wellington’. Cam Mitchell Cricket Wellington CEO

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GOLD MEMBERS

Cricket Wellington would like to thank you for all your support this season. A full list of the Cricket Wellington 2020–21 Gold Members is below. Richard Allen

Richard Devane

Peter Holland

John O’Reilly

Anna Applin

Dorothy Devane

Greg Hooper

Leanne Arker

Keith Dreyer

Peter Howman

Naginbhai Neil Ghelabhai Patel

Nina Ashraff

Gordon Dry

Tony Hunkin

Morrie Patel

Joe

Alan Emerson

Peter Hunt

Rahul Patil

Don Baker

Johnathan Evans

Peter Irwin

Thomas Perry

Graeme Baker

Rob Everett

Kevin Jackson

Ian

Sunil

Rupert Everett

Daniel James

Colleen Pilgrim

Aaron Barbono

Caitlin Eves

Stephen James

Victoria Porter

Phil Barry

Kris Faafoi

Sanjiv Jetly

Ian Possenniskie

John Barry

Daniel Fell

Andrea Jetly

Sid Prashanth

Robert Barton

Mike Fischer

Sarb Johal

Duncan Priest

Tim

Barry Flynn

Vaibhav Joshi

John Ramsay

David Bees

Alastair Forde

Michael Keith

Isham Redford

Susan Bell

Todd Foster

Ross Keith

Ann Reeves

Mark Benseman

Sam Fowler

Tim Kennard

Una Ren

Karen Bishop

Richard Francis

Ian kirker

John Reseigh

Shaun Bishop

Julie Francis

Michelle Knight

John Rimmer

Richard Boag

Hannah Francis

Stephen Kos

Steven Robertson

Susan Borrer

Jack Francis

Christopher Lang

Lee

Robinson

Nel Botha

Gordon Lee

Martin

Rodgers

Alana Bowman

Henry Fullerton Smith

Caroline Lewis

Graham Ross

Jason Boyle

Nina

Mike Lewis

Grant Ryan

James

Doug Galwey

Even Little

Ingrid Sage

Ken Braham

Simon Gianotti

David Lloyd

Yoel Samson

Mary Brito

Jennie Gianotti

Jim Locke

Anand Satyanand

Paul Brown

Zach Gianotti

Thomas Lynch

Brett Scelly

Tony Browne

Michael Gibson

Steve Mackey

Jane Selby

Jo Buckingham

Richard Gibson

Jarrah Mackey

Stephen Sharp

Conrad Bullock

Sarah Gibson

Adam Mackey

Alasdair Shaw

Jan Bunting

Alison Glass

Orlando Mackey

Gerald Simms

David Bunting

Colin Gooch

Suhel Mangera

Gurudayal Singh

Murray Burnard

Diana Goodall

John R.

Jonathan Singh

Tyler Byers

Fred Goodall

Euan McCabe

Patricia Smith

John Cain

Steuart Goodman

Gillian McConway

Victor

Margaret Carman

Garry Gould

Kimberley McDonald

Paul Smith

Leigh

Murray Gowans

Leanne

Bill Sommer

Peter Chamberlain

Caron Greenough

Richard McKenzie

Michael Sovik

Scott Champion

Simon Greig

Chris McKernon

Jock Sutherland

Paul

Cockburn

Allison Groves

Claire Mersi

Mark Sutherland

David

Coffey

Peter Hammond

Peter Mersi

Lindsay

Eddie Conlan

Dominic Harris

Milvia Mersi

Simon Taylor

Matthew Cooper

Caroline Harris

Peter Milne

George Troup

Greg Coyle

David Harvey

Katherine

Moetaua

Vish Viswanathan

Marie Cross

Gary Hawke

Stephen

Morris

Wayne Wade

Bruce

Cullen

Geoff Hayward

Jess Morrison

Marc Walton

G B

Cullen

Craig Healy

Mat Mullany

Andrew Graeme Watson

Sarah Curtis

Phil Hickey

Graeme Nahkies

Belinda

Tony

De Lorenzo

Amanda Hill

Thomas Nash

Darrin Wilkinson

Edmund

de Ste Croix

Bob Hill

Rinnay Niven

Frederick Williscroft

Jeremy Dean

Nita Hill

Geoff Norman

Willie Wong

Graeme Dee

Peter Hoare

Michel Norrish

Jon Woodward

Marie Deonarain

Laura

John O’Connell

Ann Woodward

Atkinson

Balu

Barton

Boyle

Catley

Gallavan

Hogg

Martin

McDonald

Pickersgill

Smith

Taiaroa

Westenra

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REMOVING FEES, REMOVING BARRIERS The global COVID-19 pandemic casted a considerable shadow of doubt over sport across the country, but no sport was more at risk than local grassroots sport.

In the wake of the pandemic and in the lead up to the 202021 club season, Cricket Wellington confirmed it would remove all team affiliation fees. The decision ensured that there would be no costs for clubs to enter Cricket Wellington cricket competitions for the upcoming season and would allow clubs to reinvest the income from their members back into the club to help combat the impact of COVID-19. The move, backed by all Wellington clubs, helped clubs support their members by minimising barriers when participants returned to play and was part of a wider ongoing project to provide proactive support to all clubs as they navigated their way through the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative received full backing from the Cricket Wellington Board and was the result of an extensive consultation between Cricket Wellington and its affiliated clubs led by General Manager Liz Green. “Sport will have an integral role in helping individuals, families and communities re-establish some sense of normality in the future, however for sport to be able to play its role in the rebuild it needs to be accessible as well as affordable.” – Cam Mitchell, Cricket Wellington CEO The move had huge positive effects on the club cricket scene in the Capital and, thanks to the New Zealand government’s proactive response to the pandemic, the Cricket Wellington club season once again flourished. There was a healthy increase in teams and players across both senior and junior competitions, with 195 Senior teams and 276 Junior teams contesting Cricket Wellington competitions. There was significant growth in the Senior T20 competitions, with seven new teams entered, and the Premier Girls competition doubling in size from three to six sides. Overall, an estimated 2,925 Senior players and 3,346 Junior players enjoyed cricket over the course of the 2020-21 season, an increase of 383 players from the 2019-20 season.

“Sport will have an integral role in helping individuals, families and communities re-establish some sense of normality in the future, however for sport to be able to play its role in the rebuild it needs to be accessible as well as affordable.” Cam Mitchell, Cricket Wellington CEO CRICKET WELLINGTON Annual Report 2020–21

ONE TEAM EVENT In September, Cricket Wellington’s general staff and wider cricket community came together for the first ever ‘One Team’ emotional culture event, led by former Wellington Firebird and Cricket Wellington Board Member, Jeremy Dean. Jeremy’s company, Riders&Elephants, make simple, human-focused games that reimagine the way people can connect and grow. Over 100,000+ people in 40+ countries use their games and resources to break the silence. Their mission is to humanise workplaces by getting people talking. They flip the conversations leaders and people can have around culture, performance, expectations, experiences, and wellbeing. They also give leaders a simple, proven, structured, innovative way to emotionally connect with their teams. Cricket Wellington staff members, coaches, Firebirds and Blaze players, board members and ground staff all came together in the New Zealand Cricket Museum to have conversations together to define the Cricket Wellington culture. The evening was a gamechanger in connecting individuals from varying spaces of the organisation, to encourage deeper emotional conversation and ultimately align the whole organisation towards a common goal of how the Cricket Wellington culture should be.

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INTERNATIONAL CRICKET OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES IN WELLINGTON Second Test v West Indies

Basin Reserve, 11-14 December 2020 Toss: West Indies New Zealand had won the first Test in Hamilton by an innings and 134 runs, but double-centurion Kane Williamson was excused from the second to be with his expectant wife. Tom Latham took over as captain, with BJ Watling returning to keep wicket, while Tom Blundell was promoted to open the batting. The West Indian bowlers got some early assistance, but Will Young batted well, and Henry Nicholls made his highest Test score of 174, sharing in five partnerships of fifty or more. The best was 95 for the ninth wicket with Neil Wagner, during which the former South African left-hander hit four sixes and six fours in his best Test score. Not only was it Nicholls’ best Test score but the BLACKCAPS middle-order bat also picked up the acclaimed feat of notching the Basin Reserve’s 100th Test century. In reply, and apart from Jermaine Blackwood, the West Indies had no answer to the BLACKCAPS’ fourpronged pace attack, with Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson, playing just his fourth Test, both taking five wickets. The BLACKCAPS achieved a lead of 329 and Latham asked the West Indies to bat again on the third morning. They did better the second time with four players getting past 30, including opener John Campbell, captain Jason Holder and debutant wicketkeeper Josh Da Silva. However, the BLACKCAPS were not to be denied and wrapped up New Zealand’s 21st Test victory on the Basin Reserve before lunch on the fourth day.

Short Scoreboard New Zealand 460 (Nicholls 174, Wagner 66*, Young 43, Mitchell 42, Watling 30; S Gabriel 3-93, A Joseph 3-109) beat West Indies 131 (J Blackwood 69; Southee 5-32, Jamieson 5-34) and 317 (J Campbell 68, J Holder 61, J Da Silva 57, S Brooks 36; Wagner 3-54, Boult 3-96) by an innings and 12 runs. Man of the Match: Henry Nicholls

Third ODI v Bangladesh

Basin Reserve, 26 March 2021 Toss: New Zealand A rare One Day International played at the Basin Reserve drew a good crowd who watched the BLACKCAPS totally outplay Bangladesh and take the series 3-0. Batting first, the New Zealand innings was dominated by the Wellington Firebirds’ Devon Conway and the Canterbury Kings’ Daryl Mitchell, who both scored centuries, adding 159 for the fifth wicket in 24 overs. The Bangladesh reply started badly, and they were 48-4 before Mohammed Mahmudullah hit four sixes and six fours in a dashing display. He got little support from the lower order and Jimmy Neesham and Matt Henry both posted outstanding returns.

Short Scoreboard New Zealand 318-6 in 50 overs (Conway 126, Mitchell 100*; Rubel Hossain 3-70) beat Bangladesh 154 in 42.4 overs (Mahmudullah 76; Neesham 5-27, Henry 4-27) by 164 runs. Man of the Match: Devon Conway

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Third T20 International v Australia Sky Stadium, 3 March 2021 Toss: New Zealand

The BLACKAPS were 2-0 up in the series prior to this game, which was played without spectators as New Zealand had moved to Alert Level 2 due to the COVID-19 threat. A second wicket partnership of 83 in 8.3 overs between Aaron Finch and Josh Philippe put Australia on top, before Glenn Maxwell rammed home their advantage hitting five sixes and eight fours. One six, off Jimmy Neesham smashed a seat in the grandstand. The BLACKCAPS were 80-3 in the ninth over when Guptill was dismissed, but the batting then faltered against Ashton Agar’s accurate leg-spin.

Short Scoreboard Australia 208-4 in 20 overs (G Maxwell 70, A Finch 69, J Philippe 43; Sodhi 2-32) beat New Zealand 144 in 17.4 overs (Guptill 43, Conway 38; A Agar 6-30) by 64 runs. Man of the Match: Ashton Agar

Fourth T20 International v Australia Sky Stadium, 5 March 2021 Toss: Australia

This game was transferred from Auckland and was played without spectators due to the COVID-19 threat. Australian captain Aaron Finch batted strongly at the top of the innings hitting four sixes and five fours and scored 38 of the last 42 runs. New Zealand’s reply never got going in the face of accurate Australian bowling and they lost six wickets for 30 runs after being 34-1. Jamieson batting at number nine was the only player to reach 20, as Australia levelled the series with one game to play.

Short Scoreboard Australia 156-6 in 20 overs (A Finch 79*; Sodhi 3-32, Boult 2-27, Santner 1-16) beat New Zealand 106 in 18.5 overs (Jamieson 30; K Richardson 3-19, A Agar 2-11) by 50 runs. Man of the Match: Aaron Finch

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First Women’s T20 International v England Sky Stadium, 3 March 2021 Toss: England

This game was played without spectators as New Zealand had moved to COVID-19 Alert Level 2. Captain Sophie Devine and vice-captain Amy Satterthwaite were both out inside the first four overs and the WHITE FERNS could not build any partnerships of note. Wicketkeeper Katey Martin fought well against England’s accomplished spin attack and hit five fours. England openers Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt put on 59 for the first wicket, and while the WHITE FERNS grabbed three wickets in the middle stages, the tourists won with four overs in hand.

Fifth T20 International v Australia Sky Stadium, 7 March 2021 Toss: Australia

This game was transferred to Wellington from Tauranga due to the COVID-19 threat. It was played ahead of the T20 International between the WHITE FERNS and England. Spectators were allowed to attend and around 7,500 watched the game in sunny conditions. A second wicket partnership of 66 from seven overs between Matthew Wade and Aaron Finch promised a big total, but Australia scored just 43 runs from their last seven overs to pitter out at the death. BLACKCAPS openers Martin Guptill and Devon Conway both batted positively, bringing up 100 in the 12th over. Guptill hit four sixes and seven fours and after he went for 124, Glenn Phillips kept up the momentum, seeing New Zealand to a crushing victory and a 3-2 series win.

Short Scoreboard New Zealand 96 in 19.4 overs (Martin 36; S Glenn 2-11, K Brunt 2-13) lost to England 99-3 in 16 overs (D Wyatt 33, N Sciver 26*, T Beaumont 25; Kasperek 2-24) by seven wickets.

Short Scoreboard Australia 142-8 in 20 overs (M Wade 44, A Finch 36, M Stoinis 26; Sodhi 3-24, Boult 2-26) lost to New Zealand 143-3 in 15.3 overs (Guptill 71, Conway 36, Phillips 34*; R Meredith 2-39) by seven wickets. Man of the Match: Martin Guptill Player of the Series: Ish Sodhi

Second Women’s T20 International v England Sky Stadium, 5 March 2021 Toss: England

The WHITE FERNS were more competitive batting first in the second game which was again played without spectators after being transferred from Auckland. Amy Satterthwaite and Amelia Kerr added 56 in seven overs for the third wicket, but 84-2 became 108-7 as the England bowlers finished strongly. New Zealand’s bowlers struck early, and England were 30-2, but their run-rate never faltered, and captain Heather Knight helped the experienced Tammy Beaumont take England to victory with 16 balls to spare.

Short Scoreboard New Zealand 123-9 in 20 overs (Satterthwaite 49, A Kerr 25; F Davies 4-23, N Sciver 2-25) lost to England 124-4 in 17.2 overs (T Beaumont 63, H Knight 39) by six wickets. CRICKET WELLINGTON Annual Report 2020–21

DEBUTANTS

Congratulations to all players who made their debuts in various formats for Wellington and New Zealand this summer.

INTERNATIONAL Finn Allen BLACKCAPS T20 Devon Conway BLACKCAPS T20, ODI and Test Tash Codyre New Zealand Women’s U19 Georgia Plimmer New Zealand Women’s U19

SQUAD SELECTIONS Third Women’s T20 International v England Sky Stadium, 7 March 2021 Toss: New Zealand

This game, transferred from Tauranga, was played after the fifth T20 International between the BLACKCAPS and Australia. The New Zealand bowlers again took early wickets, but England recovered from 34-3 to post a competitive total, despite the efforts of Sophie Devine and Rosemary Mair. In reply the WHITE FERNS lost two wickets in the first over and while Amy Satterthwaite, Amelia Kerr and Maddy Green got decent starts, England’s bowlers breezed through the middle order to notch up another comfortable win.

Short Scoreboard England 128-9 (F Wilson 31*, S Dunkley 26; Devine 3-30) beat New Zealand 96 in 18 overs (Satterthwaite 25, Green 20, A Kerr 18; M Villiers 3-10) by 32 runs.

Deanna Doughty Selected in the WHITE FERNS squad for the tour of Australia Rachin Ravindra Selected in the BLACKCAPS squad for the Test tour of England

DOMESTIC FOR WELLINGTON Finn Allen First-class, List A, Super Smash Kate Chandler List A Luke Georgeson First-class Maddy Green List A Antonia Hamilton List A James Hartshorn List A Troy Johnson List A Georgia Plimmer Super Smash

Wellington v Pakistan A (20 over game)

Basin Reserve, Wellington 29 December 2020 Toss: Wellington The Wellington Firebirds took-on a Pakistan A side in a rare exhibition match during the Dream11 Super Smash season. The visitors were outplayed from the start by the Firebirds and were 15-4 in the sixth over and only three of their players reached double figures. Michael Snedden bowled three overs for five runs. The chase was a short one, and despite Finn Allen falling early, Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra played some marvellous shots and hit off the remaining 76 runs in seven overs.

Short Scoreboard Pakistan A 91 in 17.4 overs (Danish Aziz 28; Gibson 3-30, Younghusband 2-12) lost to Wellington 97-1 in 9.5 overs (Conway 48*, Ravindra 35*) by nine wickets.

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Michael Snedden Super Smash

Congratulations to all players who represented New Zealand this summer:

Finn Allen

Sophie Devine

Hamish Bennett

Maddy Green

Tom Blundell

Leigh Kasperek

Devon Conway

Amelia Kerr

Jimmy Neesham

Jess Kerr Thamsyn Newton

FINN ALLEN’S BLACKCAPS DEBUT

The 2020-21 summer of cricket will live long in the memory of Wellington Firebirds batsman Finn Allen who exploded on to the scene in the Dream11 Super Smash after making his move South from Auckland. Finn made a slow start to life in the Capital but found form in the T20 format, striking up a solid opening batting partnership with Devon Conway. Finn quickly turned heads with his strength and six-hitting ability, demonstrating a power hitting game that would become a key feature of the Firebirds’ campaign. He went on to top the runs scoring charts with 512 runs in 11 innings, picking up the Men’s Super Smash Player of the Year award and helping the Firebirds successfully defend their Dream11 Super Smash title. He continued his blistering form in the Ford Trophy, equaling the fastest ever New Zealand Men’s List A century with 128 from just 59 balls against the Otago Volts at the Basin Reserve. Allen was merciless on the Volts’ attack, blasting 11 sixes and nine fours as the Firebirds racked up a mammoth 427-8 from 50 overs, another New Zealand List A record. Finn’s performances didn’t go un-noticed and he was rewarded with his first international BLACKCAPS callup for the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh in late March. Finn started slowly in match one, but found confidence in matches two and three, eventually smashing 71 from just 29 balls in the final match of the series, with 10 fours and three sixes. And the success didn’t stop there for Finn. At the end of the summer, he packed his bags for India to take up a contract with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the prestigious Indian Premier League where he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Glenn Maxwell, AB De Villiers, and India captain Virat Kohli. Following the IPL, Finn travelled further on to England where he joined the Lancashire Lightning for the Vitality Blast and the Birmingham Phoenix for the inaugural Hundred competition.

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DEVON CONWAY’S BREAKTHROUGH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER The world continues to run out of superlatives for the supremely talented Devon Conway who made his long-awaited BLACKCAPS debut during the 2020-21 season. After dominating men’s domestic cricket for three years, including picking up back-to-back Men’s Domestic Player of the Year awards, Devon finally donned the silver fern, making his debut against Pakistan at Eden Park in Auckland in the first of three T20 internationals. After a slow start in game one, Devon found his touch in game three, reaching his maiden T20 international half-century, hitting 63 off 45 balls, as the BLACKAPS claimed the series 2-1. But it was in game one of the T20 series against Australia at Hagley Oval in Christchurch where Devon really made his mark. Devon made the transition to the international level look easy with a classy, yet assured performance batting at four, making 99 not out, falling a single run short of what would have been a deserved maiden international century. Devon continued his strong form into the ODI arena, taking on the number three role in the absence of captain Kane Williamson. He reached his maiden ODI half century with 72 in match two in Christchurch and then notched his maiden ODI century at his home ground the Basin Reserve with a fairytale innings of 126. Devon’s performances were rewarded at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards where he picked up the ANZ ODI and T20 International Player of the Year Awards. And he didn’t stop there. Devon was selected for in the BLACKCAPS Test squad for the tour of England and the World Test Championship final and introduced himself to the world with a dream double-century on Test debut at Lords, the home of cricket, helping the BLACKCAPS claim a 1-0 series victory. Devon went on to play a key role in the World Test Championship final against India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, scoring 54 in the first innings, helping the BLACKCAPS make history and lift the very first World Test Championship!

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MACE TOUR Almost one thousand Capital BLACKCAPS fans packed into Te Papa Museum on a brisk Wellington morning in late July to get a glimpse of the World Test Championship mace and help celebrate the BLACKCAPS’ world beating feats. Fans were treated to a picture with the mace and got to meet their BLACKCAPS heroes as Ross Taylor, Will Young and local boys Tom Blundell and Rachin Ravindra signed autographs and took pictures with fans.

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WELLINGTON AT THE ANZ NZ CRICKET AWARDS

2020-2021 ANZ NZ CRICKET AWARD WINNERS ANZ International Men's ODI Player of the Year Devon Conway

ANZ International Women’s T20 Player of the Year Amelia Kerr Men’s Dream11 Super Smash Player of the Year Finn Allen Women’s Dream11 Super Smash Player of the Year Amelia Kerr

NZC COMMUNITY CRICKET AWARD WINNERS Outstanding Contribution to Cricket Jeremy Busby (Cricket Wellington Umpires & Scorers Incorporated)

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The 2020-21 summer of cricket was one of mixed fortunes for the Wellington Firebirds and Blaze. The Firebirds successfully defended their Dream11 Super Smash title in another double-header Grand Final at the Basin Reserve, but the Blaze fell at the final hurdle, missing out on a fourth T20 title in a row. The Firebirds were unsuccessful in defending their Plunket Shield title in a challenging red-ball season, while both sides had mixed results in their respective Ford Trophy and Hallyburton Johnstone Shield campaigns. NEW PLAYERS Finn Allen (22) (Petone-Riverside) is a powerful right-handed batsman who made the move from Auckland to Wellington after three years with the Auckland Aces. A former New Zealand U19 international, he was a part of the same U19 squad as Jakob Bhula, Luke Georgeson, Callum McLachlan and Rachin Ravindra that competed at the 2018 ICC U19 World Cup held in New Zealand. Kate Chandler (14) (Wellington Collegians) is a right-arm leg spinner who has progressed through the Cricket Wellington pathway system. She made her Women’s List A debut for the Blaze against Northern Districts at the Basin Reserve in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and grabbed

headlines in December taking 5-41 off 9.1 overs against the Canterbury Magicians at Hagley Oval. Antonia Hamilton (17) (Hutt District) is a right-hand batter and wicketkeeper who has progressed through the Cricket Wellington pathway system. She made her Women’s List A debut for the Blaze against Northern Districts at the Basin Reserve in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield. James Hartshorn (23) (Karori) is a rightarm medium bowler who has progressed through the Cricket Wellington pathway system. He made his List A debut against Canterbury at Hagley Oval in the Ford Trophy.

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The 2020-21 Dream11 Super Smash was another memorable one for the Firebirds and Blaze as both sides qualified for their respective Grand Finals, setting up another double-header Grand Final at the Basin Reserve – this time against the Magicians and Kings from Canterbury.

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CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE BASIN

Cricket Wellington once again opened the Basin Reserve gates and offered free entry to the opening double-header of the competition – a repeat of last year’s double-header Grand Final against the Auckland Hearts and Aces.

Cricket Wellington also joined forces with its Official Charity partner the Wellington City Mission and supported those less fortunate during the holidays. Over 3,000 Wellington fans packed into the Basin for a celebration of Christmas and cricket and weren’t disappointed as the Blaze and the Firebirds both picked up wins to get their title defences off to the perfect start. The Blaze breezed to a nine-wicket victory over the Hearts in the opening game of the day. Amelia Kerr was the standout, picking up 3-11 from her four overs to help bowl the visitors out for just 92, before hitting an unbeaten 58 off 34 balls to bring her side home. The Firebirds were equally as impressive chasing down the Aces competitive total of 176 to claim a four-wicket win at the Basin. Finn Allen began his memorable campaign with 53 at the top of the order, and homegrown hero Troy Johnson took his opportunity in the absence of BLACKCAPS Devon Conway, Jimmy Neesham and Tom Blundell, with an unbeaten 50 which steered the Firebirds to victory. The Firebirds and Blaze followed up the opening double-header win with another double-header win over the Central Hinds and Stags at McLean Park in Napier and travelled to Bay Oval on New Year’s Day both top of their respective ladders. The Blaze lost a final ball thriller to the Northern Spirit – their first T20 loss in two years, but the Firebirds maintained their 100% record with a nine-wicket win – Finn Allen (91*) and Rachin Ravindra (40*) putting on a second wicket partnership masterclass.

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SOPHIE DEVINE RECORD BREAKER! The Blaze and Firebirds were slowly starting to establish themselves as the teams to beat in the competition and they travelled to University of Otago Oval in Dunedin on a high. WHITE FERNS captain Sophie Devine had been unavailable for the opening four rounds of play, returning from her stint in the Australian Big Bash, and her return was well and truly worth the wait. Devine proved why she is widely regarded as the world’s best T20 player with a batting masterclass, smashing 108 off just 38 balls, helping chase down the Sparks’ target of 129 in just 8.4 overs. Her triple figures came up off just 36 balls, faster than any century in the WBBL, and faster than Tim Seifert's Men's Dream11 Super Smash record of 40 balls at Bay Oval in 2017/18 between the Knights and Aces.

SAFE NIGHT

There have been only 10 faster centuries overall in men's T20 cricket worldwide (including a 35-ball effort by Martin Guptill for Worcestershire) and the knock eclipsed the previous Women’s T20 century record of 38 balls, held by the West Indie’s Deandra Dottin since 2010. Highest T20 scores for the Wellington Blaze 1. Sophie Devine, 112 v Northern Spirit, 2019-20 2. Sophie Devine, 108* v Otago Sparks, 2020-21 3. Sophie Devine, 106* v Auckland Hearts, 2015-16 4. Sophie Devine, 99* v Northern Spirit, 2010-11 5. Sophie Devine, 87* v Northern Spirit, 2019-20 6. Sophie Devine, 83* v Canterbury 2012-13 The Firebirds took inspiration from the record knock and put in a performance of their own, chasing down the Volts 167 in 16 overs to make it five wins out of five – Finn Allen’s 92 the highlight.

Cricket Wellington partnered with the Women’s Refuge and their Safe Night initiative and once again offered free entry to the next home double-header against Northern Districts. Fans were encouraged to donate a Safe Night to the Women’s Refuge – each twenty dollars donated provided one Safe Night, which gave safe shelter and resources to victims of domestic and family violence. 500 Safe Nights was the target and the Wellington community certainly delivered, reaching an incredible 641 Safe Nights and $12,820 dollars donated to the Women’s Refuge. The Blaze and Firebirds were equally as impressive on the field, both picking up victories. The Blaze made up for their previous loss at Bay Oval with a four-wicket win and the Firebirds put on a show with an 80-run win, highlighted by one of the greatest catches ever seen at the Basin Reserve by Logan Van Beek on the boundary. 28

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A trip to Hagley Oval followed to face the Canterbury Magicians and Kings. Canterbury Cricket flipped the match order and the Firebirds and Kings played first. A brutal affair which saw Jimmy Neesham sustain a nasty dislocated finger and Michael Bracewell a gash on the head eventually resulted in a four-wicket win for the Kings. The Blaze however were finding form and claimed a seven-wicket win, Maddy Green (4-9) and Leigh Kasperek (4-22) stepping up with the ball, before Sophie Devine’s 59 helped them to a fifth win in six games.

S’PORT Wellington Anniversary Weekend served up a feast of cricket in the Capital as the Firebirds and Blaze took on Otago on the Sunday and Canterbury on Wellington Anniversary Day in a back-to-back Super Smash matchup. The Blaze and Firebirds launched the S’PORT initiative to demonstrate the importance of women’s sport and why women’s sports teams like the Blaze are 100% worth supporting. The initiative, launched to raise awareness of women’s sports athletes and teams around the world, is in-line with the government’s and Sport New Zealand’s emphasis on the critical role and importance for women and girls to remain active in sport at all levels. Players from both sides, as well as Cricket Wellington staff, ground staff and broadcasters wore S’PORT t-shirts during the event, prominent female athletes, broadcasters, and members of the media were invited to the event and fans were informed of the discrepancies in the figures of female sports coverage compared to men’s sport from the media and in general sports broadcasts. The Blaze and Firebirds claimed three wins out of four over the weekend. The Blaze cruised to a 122-run victory of the Otago Sparks but were beaten comfortably by nine wickets by the Magicians on Anniversary Day.

The Firebirds were continuing to fly and put on one of the most memorable T20 performances by a Wellington team, in recent memory. Batting first the Firebirds posted the highest ever T20 total for a Wellington team, posting 230/2, eclipsing the previous standing record of 221/3 against Otago in the 2018/19 season. Finn Allen (73) and Devon Conway (91*) put on 105 for the first wicket, breaking the first wicket T20 partnership record for Wellington against Auckland, smashing Luke Ronchi and Hamish Marshall’s record of 81 from the 2017/18 season. Conway and Tom Blundell (46) then went on to break the T20 partnership record for the second wicket for Wellington against Auckland with 102, smashing Jessie Ryder and Michael Papps’ 61 from the 2012/13 season. The Aces batters chased the massive total valiantly but were eventually bowled out in their 20 overs, 39 runs shy as the Firebirds found massive momentum heading into the Grand Final. The Blaze had to reach the Grand Final the long way and again travelled to Auckland in a do-or-die matchup against the Hearts. Amelia Kerr proved the difference with a Player of the Match performance with an unbeaten 54 as the Blaze put runs on the board first. She then picked up 2-16 off her four overs as the Blaze showed their class and experience under pressure - winning by 35 runs.

The Firebirds got straight back to winning ways with a four-wicket win over the Volts and a seven-wicket win over Canterbury – securing their spot in the finals. Sophie Devine put on a Sophie Devine masterclass in the final regular season double-header at the Basin. Her 88 at the top of the order helped the Blaze to a 37-run win over the Central Hinds. The Firebirds continued their unbeaten home run with a comfortable eight-wicket win over the Stags as Finn Allen (66) and Devon Conway (69*) continued their dominance of the competition at the top of the order and confirmed a home final for the Firebirds at the Basin. One double-header remained against Auckland at Eden Park Outer Oval. The Firebirds spot in the Grand Final was confirmed, but the Blaze needed a win to join them. It wasn’t to be their day though as a lower order batting collapse saw them fall by just seven runs and sentenced them to an away elimination final showdown against the Hearts again at the same venue.

“I’m incredibly proud to be a female athlete and equally as proud of the way that Cricket Wellington has always supported the female game here in Wellington. S’PORT is an opportunity to get behind not just women’s cricket but all women’s sport as it is 100% worth supporting! We all have an important role to play to inspire not just the next generation of girls and women but boys and men too.” CRICKET WELLINGTON Annual Report 2020–21

GRAND FINAL DOUBLE-HEADER

Almost 5,500 Wellington cricket fans packed into the Basin Reserve for the second double-header Grand Final in as many years, as the Blaze and the Firebirds looked to defend their respective titles and secure an unprecedented double-double. A second Super Smash hat-trick from Amelia Kerr is usually the type of feat that wins big matches such as these, but sadly it wasn’t to be for the Blaze as they missed out on a fourth consecutive title to the Canterbury Magicians. Batting first, the Blaze’s power opening partnership of Sophie Devine and Maddy Green got off to a cautious start. Devine eventually made 47, but a reserved score by her standards at juts a run-a-ball, with just four boundaries in her innings. Amelia Kerr added 31 from 25 balls but was run-out just as she was getting started and a tight middle order bowling display from WHITE FERNS Frankie Mackay and Amy Satterthwaite piled the pressure on the Blaze. That pressure eventually told as the middle order collapsed, the Blaze losing five wickets for just 19 runs, as they reached 125 from their 20 overs. The Blaze weren’t going to roll over easily though as Jess Kerr got off to a strong start with the ball, conceding just four runs from her opening two overs. The Magicians were now struggling themselves, just 18/2 in the fifth over, and Devine, Kerr and Leigh Kasperek continued to apply the pressure before Amelia Kerr applied a telling blow in the tenth. Kerr’s first hat-trick for the Blaze had come against the Otago Sparks two seasons ago, but this one came in the cauldron of a Grand Final as she ripped out three wickets with her magic wrist, starting with the big wicket of Mackay (24) with the third legitimate delivery of the over.

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Mackay was swiftly followed in by Kirsty Nation and Emma Kench — all bowled by Kerr’s lethal wrong ‘un as she became the first player in the league’s history, men’s, or women’s, to take two hat-tricks in a career. It was just the fourth hat-trick in Blaze’s T20 history. At 42/5 the visitors were reeling, but there was still a final twist in the tale as WHITE FERNS pace bowler Lea Tahuhu was about to stamp her mark on the match with the bat. Alongside Kate Ebrahim the pair took 12 from the 14th over, 15 from the 16th over and 12 from the 18th over, with juts nine required from the final over to clinch the title. The pair chased down the target in four balls as Tahuhu hit her third six of the match – the Magicians claiming the title.

Canterbury Magicians 126/6 (Ebrahim 45, Tahuhu 38*, Mackay 24; A Kerr 3-19) beat Wellington Blaze 125/8 (Devine 47, A Kerr 31, Green 22; Satterthwaite 3-13) by four wickets

The Firebirds became just the second team to win New Zealand’s men’s Domestic T20 title back-to-back after a final over thriller in front of the packed Basin crowd. Clinical, calm opener Devon Conway thrilled the 5000-strong crowd as he hit the winning boundary with two balls to spare, the defending champions chasing down 175 for eight from the Canterbury Kings. Like the Women’s Final beforehand, it was a compelling, oscillating Grand Final in which the advantage was wrested back and forth between the two adversaries after Firebirds captain Michael Bracewell sent the Kings in. The Kings had started well, Ken McClure blasting the first six of the final off Hamish Bennett, but Logan van Beek pulled it back for the capital and had McClure caught. Chad Bowes (36 off 21) played a key role with the bat for the Kings in a 65-run second-wicket stand with Daryl Mitchell (35 off 24) as they laid a platform for their side - before McConchie top scored with 44 across the back 12 overs. Firebirds captain Michael Bracewell had put himself on an unconverted hat-trick in the 14th over. He got Leo Carter caught and then claimed the big wicket of Cam Fletcher for no score. The captain bowled himself for the solitary over for figures of 2-3 as the Firebirds took control. But the Kings got a boost when Henry Shipley, in just his second game of the campaign, strode in and smacked 29 off just 15 balls, as the Kings walked in with a workable total to defend. The Firebirds had needed almost nine an over from the outset and, while the early loss of the prolific Allen and then Blundell was a double blow, Troy Johnson injected a quick 28 to give the Firebirds a momentum boost at a key moment in the chase. With three overs to go, a new man in allrounder Jamie Gibson at the crease, and death bowler Will Williams taking a deep breath as he came back into the attack, the result still hung in the balance - a neck and neck contest with the Firebirds needing 29 off the final three overs. But with his fourth consecutive half century - 50, 61*, 91* and now 93*, Conway could be relied upon to loft the ball over cover when it counted. He would bat masterfully throughout the innings, calmy navigating a frantic last couple of overs to steer his side to the championship - unbeaten off 63 balls as he hit the winning runs.

Wellington Firebirds 178/5 (Conway 93*, Johnson 28; Nuttall 2-32) beat Canterbury Kings 175/8 (McConchie 44, Bowes 37, Mitchell 35; Van Beek 3-28) by five wickets.

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This season’s games were played in pairs rather than the usual ‘home and away’ format, with the Firebirds playing three rounds on the road, before hosting the last two at the Basin Reserve. They lost twice to Canterbury; firstly, at Hagley Oval when they were dismissed for 119; and then, two days later at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora, by 31 runs in a game reduced to 40-overs. They had their first win a week later at Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North where they chased down the Central Stags’ 261-9 with nine balls to spare. Jakob Bhula batted for almost three hours to be 97 not out when the winning runs were hit. The second game, scheduled for the same venue was washed out before the toss could be made. Wellington shared the spoils against the Auckland Aces at Eden Park Outer Oval in mid-December under captain Fraser Colson who led the Firebirds for the first time. They won the first when Troy Johnson and Bhula saw Wellington to a four wicket win with nine balls to spare. They lost the second two days later despite a run-a-ball century by Johnson, his maiden List A ton, and good knocks by Jamie Gibson and Colson. Two months later Wellington dismissed the Northern Knights on the Basin Reserve for 205 in the 50th over. The Firebirds were 24-4 before Colson and Troy Johnson, who was named captain of the side for the remainder of the campaign, added 109 in 24 overs. Colson watched wickets tumble and when the ninth fell in the 48th over five runs were still needed. Colson then hit the winning runs to reach 80 not out, his highest One Day score. Two days later they were bowled out for 188 in the 47th over, helped by 64 not out from the returning Michael Bracewell and 47 from Bhula. The Firebirds bowled tightly and with two overs to go the Knights were eight down, still needing 18 runs. Bhula took two wickets in four balls to finish with 3-13 and Wellington came away with the victory. The Firebirds amassed 340-4 at home against the Otago Volts, sparked by Finn Allen’s 46 from 21 balls at the top of the order. Volts’ opener Hamish Rutherford scored a century in reply and the remaining batsmen kept up the scoring rate to see their side to victory by six wickets in the final over.

RECORD BREAKERS! FIREBIRDS LIST A RECORD

Wellington needed to win their last game against the Volts to finish third and make the Elimination Final. They scored 427-8, New Zealand’s highest ever men’s List A score, with Tom Blundell making 151 from 140 balls – the third highest ever score for Wellington. He and Allen, who equalled the fastest New Zealand List A century with 128 from 59 balls put on 191 in 20.3 overs for the first wicket. In a spirited reply the Volts were bowled out in the 42nd over, leaving Wellington victors by 82 runs. The Elimination Final against second placed Northern Knights was played at Seddon Park, Hamilton. The Knights’ Henry Cooper made his first One Day century and the home side reached 351-8 in the rain-reduced allotment of 42 overs. Blundell scored a fine 80 but had little support and the Firebirds were 145-7 when rain stopped play in the 27th over. They needed to have been 284 by that stage and lost by 138 runs via the Duckworth Lewis method.

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The Blaze started well enough against the Northern Spirit on the Basin Reserve, making 169-7 in 43 overs, after early rain; then having the Spirit 124-5, before Lucy Boucher saw her team to a two-wicket victory in the last over. A second One Day century to opening batter Jess McFadyen the following day saw the Blaze reach 214-9, but an unbeaten century to the Spirit’s Brooke Halliday in response took her side to an eight-wicket win. That was also the margin in the first game against the Central Hinds in Levin a fortnight later. The Blaze were dismissed for 111 after being 98-3, with off-spinner Jess Watkin taking 4-13. The Hinds reached their target in the 28th over, having lost just two wickets. Better was to follow the next day as the Hinds were dismissed in the final over for 187 of which 111 came in a seventh wicket partnership. Rebecca Burns made 33 for the Blaze, before Jess McFadyen, batting at number five, held the lower order together to see her side to victory by two wickets with seven balls to spare. There was further success two weeks later with a rout of the previously unbeaten Canterbury Magicians on Hagley Oval. The home side were dismissed for 155 as 14-year-old leg-spinner Kate Chandler took 5-41 in just her third game, and Jess McFadyen had five dismissals behind the stumps. Burns batted well again and half centuries to Caitlin King and captain Thamsyn Newton got the Blaze home in the 33rd over with just two wickets lost. The Magicians were quick to exact revenge the following day, piling on 275-4, then dismissing the Blaze in 43 overs before they had got even half-way to their target. Both games against the Auckland Hearts on Karori Park a couple of months later were lost heavily. In the first the Blaze were unable to get within 100 runs of the Hearts’ total, despite another fine innings from McFadyen back at the top of the order, who had good support from 16-year-old Georgia Plimmer. The next day the Blaze made an even 200 with another half-century to McFadyen and 30 to Xara Jetly. Hearts’ captain Lauren Down hit an unbeaten ton and led her team to victory by eight wickets in the 40th over. Sophie Devine, Maddy Green, Leigh Kasperek and Amelia Kerr returned for the games against the winless Otago Sparks on the Basin Reserve in midMarch. In the first Kasperek took four wickets, Devine made 97, and Amelia Kerr 54 not out as the Blaze won by eight wickets. In the second Devine, Green and Jess Kerr all made half-centuries and the Kerr sisters took five wickets between them to end the Blaze’s One Day campaign with a 175-run win.

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The Firebirds’ defence of the Plunket Shield they had won in the curtailed 2019-20 season started badly against Canterbury on a sporting Basin Reserve pitch, where they were dismissed for 65 in 34.1 overs. They lost eight wickets for 19 runs on the second morning, but then restricted Canterbury’s lead to 91. They did better in their second dig, but only Devon Conway scored more than 21 in either innings, and Canterbury won by eight wickets. The Firebirds again batted first in the next game, also against Canterbury on Hagley Oval, and reached 115. Centuries to Daryl Mitchell and Cam Fletcher then gave Canterbury a lead of 295. Conway added 122 for the Firebirds’ sixth wicket, alongside allrounder Jamie Gibson who reached his maiden first-class century, but Canterbury won by an innings on the fourth morning. Back at the Basin Reserve three days later, the Otago Volts were dismissed for 265 after Ben Sears and Ollie Newton took four wickets each. Last man Hamish Bennett helped Sears add 61 to get within 60 runs, then Otago declared setting Wellington 278 to win in plenty of time. Opener Tom Blundell made a wonderful century, but no other batsman reached 20 and the Volts won by 84 runs. Next up the Auckland Aces made 279 batting first on the Basin Reserve. The Firebirds replied with 446, Conway and captain Michael Bracewell putting on 287 for the third wicket, a record for that wicket against Auckland. Behind by 167, the Aces batted out three sessions and the match was declared a draw at tea on the final day. When the competition resumed in March the Firebirds met the Central Stags at Mclean Park, with opener Luke Georgeson making his debut in place of new BLACKCAP Conway. They were dismissed for 104 and trailed by 71 on the first innings. Set 317 to win on the final day, the Firebirds were 175-5 at tea, before losing their last five wickets in 22 overs to go down by 60 runs. They next met the Knights at Mount Maunganui and led after the first innings thanks to a maiden first-class century to Troy Johnson who put on 127 for the seventh wicket with Peter Younghusband. The Knights declared their second innings closed with captain Joe Carter making a ton; and then a maiden half-century by Jakob Bhula enabled Wellington to bat out for a draw. They played the Knights at the Basin Reserve next, where openers Georgeson and Rachin Ravindra put on 226 in 75.2 overs, before Blundell hit his second century of the season and Wellington declared at 414-4. The Knights had reached 97-4 at the end of day two, before rain prevented any further play. Finally, the Firebirds met the Auckland Aces on Eden Park Outer Oval, where Blundell made a third century, adding 217 for the fourth wicket with fellow centurion Michael Bracewell, a record for that wicket against Auckland. Brothers Will and Robbie O’Donnell both scored tons for the Aces and they led by 26 runs. Batting again, Bracewell scored his second century of the match and Auckland were set 273 to win in 71 overs. In a tense final session, they fell to 135-5 but an unbeaten century to Will O’Donnell saw them needing 15 to win from the final two overs. Tight bowling allowed just eight runs and the match was drawn.

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The 2020-21 season at the Wellington School of Cricket saw several new programmes introduced, along with renovations and upgrades to ensure the facilities remain top class for Wellington cricketers who train at the facilities, including the Firebirds, Blaze and Cricket Wellington pathway players. Wellington School of Cricket maintained a strong membership base of Gold, Silver and Mana Members who use all three indoor facilities all year round. The Stadium School Holiday Programmes and Specialist Coaching Clinics were sell-outs, and two new programmes were introduced: a girls-only School Holiday Programme, and a Junior and Senior School Holiday Programme offering at Mana Indoor Centre at Ngāti Toa Domain. This season, 315 players aged 9-12 years old participated in Wellington School of Cricket Holiday Programmes. Beginner cricketers aged 6-9 years old took part in the Junior School Holiday Programmes at Wellington School of Cricket’s Stadium and Mana Indoor Nets, where players learnt the basic skills of the game through fun drills and skill sessions. Experienced cricketers aged 10-12 years old took part in the Senior School Holiday Programmes at Wellington School of Cricket’s Stadium and Mana Indoor Nets, where players had the opportunity to further their skills as a hard-ball cricketer. This season also saw the introduction of a girls-specific School Holiday Programme at the Wellington School of Cricket. Girls aged 9-12 years old had the opportunity to further their skills in a fun, girls only environment under the guidance of New Zealand Cricket Level 2 Qualified Coach, Taylor Wenlock. This programme also had appearances from Blaze squad members, as well as WHITE FERNS Maddy Green and Rosemary Mair, and the success of the programme means it will continue again next season. Wellington School of Cricket was also lucky enough to have some of Wellington’s top coaches run four-session intensive Specialist Coaching Clinics throughout the season. 50 players took part in three clinics throughout the season; a Batting Clinic coached by Deepak Joon, Pace Bowling Clinic coached by Andrew Lamb, and Spin Bowling Clinic coached by Ivan Tissera. These clinics provided players the opportunity to further their knowledge and gain a better understanding of their game to become confident, successful players in their respective specialist areas. Another highlight of the season was the Mana Indoor Net replacement. In April 2021, the Mana Indoor Nets were replaced with a fully automated system, allowing the nets to be lifted and dropped with the press of a button. The netting’s colourway was updated green to white, which resulted in a brighter facility. All lanes are now able to open into one large area, allowing the centre to be utilised by other sporting codes, and other cricket programmes such as Yeah! Girls. This season, the Wellington School of Cricket also went through a rebrand and introduced an updated modern logo. Signage at all centres is set to be replaced by the beginning of the 2021/22 season along with ongoing maintenance including painting of the facilities and bowling machine upgrades, thanks to Sports Emporium. 36

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PATHWAY Last winter was thrown into chaos with the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic taking hold on us at the end of last season. When we emerged from lock-down there was a huge amount of uncertainty as to what the season would look like from a representative cricket perspective and contingency plans were quickly developed around what we could do locally if regional and National tournaments were unable to take place. Thankfully most of what we normally deliver was able to go ahead, with a few adjustments. However, we were met with a stark reminder that things can change quickly, when two Women’s A games against Auckland were cancelled following the Auckland region lockdown in early March. Last year Cricket Wellington reset its strategic plan with clear outcomes for both Community and High-Performance Cricket. We want more people playing and loving cricket and we want more people playing for New Zealand. Last season saw seven Blaze players selected for the WHITE FERNS and six Firebirds players selected for the BLACKCAPS. This is an outstanding result for one of the smallest Major Associations in the country.

Congratulations to Kate Chandler and Antonia Hamilton who both debuted for the Blaze, while still being in our U19 programme, and in Kate’s case, still part of our U15’s! To make it even more special, Kate took 5-41 against the Canterbury Magicians. Last season’s Provincial A player of the year James Hartshorn debuted for the Firebirds in the Ford Trophy, and former New Zealand U19 representative Luke Georgeson also graduated from the Provincial A programme to debut in the Plunket Shield, after making his Ford Trophy debut in the previous season. At age-group level we had Georgia Plimmer and Natasha Codyre from our U19 team selected for the New Zealand U19 side who played a series against the New Zealand Police in February and another series scheduled against a New Zealand Provincial XI at the end of the season, which was unfortunately hit hard by weather, with not a ball bowled in the series. We also had Peter Bonar and Jacob Madigan from our U19 Men’s team selected for a New Zealand Cricket Development camp in September, and Henry McIntyre, Jakob Vandenberg and Lachie Bailey were also selected for a New Zealand U19 training camp in July.

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MEN’S PROVINCIAL A TEAM The season started off in October in Napier against Central Districts in what was a disappointing first hit out, with Wellington conceding a 150-run lead on the first innings, after being bowled out for 184 on Day 1. The game ended in a draw, with Fraser Colson and Jesse Tashkoff batting through the final session to ensure there were no final afternoon hiccups. White ball cricket then took over and the team headed to Auckland for two 50-over matches. Day 1 was washed out, with only 21 overs bowled and Day 2 was reduced to 40 overs. Things didn’t go to plan, with international batsman Colin Munro, on the comeback from injury, helping himself to 183 off just 118 balls out of a team total of 317. James Hartshorn was superb, claiming 5-41 off seven overs amidst the carnage. Wellington bowled out for 161 in reply. More bad weather halted any chance of a three-peat in the Taupo T20 Quad tournament that features the four North Island based teams. Only one game out of four was possible. It was then onto two days of white ball cricket at the Basin Reserve against Central Districts, with two T20s and a 50-over game. Debutant, Tim Robinson, fresh off being leading run-scorer at the U19 National Tournament, made his debut for the A’s, top scoring in the first game with an unbeaten 71 off 38 balls, in a total of 215. This was set up with Nick Greenwood’s 66 off 25 balls at the top of the order. Jakob Bhula also took 3-9 with the ball as Wellington won by 89 runs. The second T20 was a low scoring game with Wellington sneaking over the line to win by two wickets. The 50-over game was a one-sided win to

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Central Districts, with Nick Greenwood’s 58 the only significant contribution in an unsuccessful run chase. To round out the season the team played three backto-back three-day games against Canterbury, Central Districts and Northern Districts. A good fightback in the Canterbury game at Kelburn Park saw the side nearly hold on for a draw after conceding a big first innings lead. Andrew Fletcher (94) and Nick Greenwood (138) put on 226 for the third wicket, but a late collapse on day three left Canterbury with just nine to chase to complete the win. A much-improved performance in the Central Districts game, also at Kelburn Park, saw Wellington push hard for an outright win. Four wickets to Kieran McComb held Central Districts to 260 in the first innings. In reply, a brilliant 176 from Devan Vishvaka, playing just his second game at this level, gave Wellington a 134-run lead when the declaration came. McComb with 3-80 again led the way with the ball but Central Districts held on for the draw. The final game against Northern Districts in Taupo was a thrilling finale to the season. Andrew Fletcher and Gareth Severin both scored centuries in Wellington’s first innings of 329-6. Northern Districts left the game open, declaring on 252-3. A rapid 246-7 in 39 overs, with Fletcher top scoring again with 88, left a final innings run chase for Northern Districts of 323 off 86 overs. At 256-3, the visitors looked odds on, but an inspired spell from Jesse Tashkoff, with 5-56, saw Wellington home by nine runs. Taita Batsman Nick Greenwood was named Provincial A player of the year after consistent performances across all three formats.

COACH: LUKE WOODCOCK

U19 MEN

After a first up loss to Central Districts in the first of four 50-over matches, Wellington got on a hot streak, winning their next three 50-over games against Canterbury, Northern Districts and Otago. After a T20 win against Auckland, Wellington went to the top of the table with the final two T20 matches remaining. The first of those games was lost to Central Districts and heading into the final round Wellington needed to beat Auckland again and hope other results went their way. In a tense finish Auckland scored the winning runs off the final ball of the match, as Wellington finished the tournament in third place. Tim Robinson, with five fifties in seven innings finished as the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 325 runs, while Jakob Vandenberg (11), Baahul Gandhi (9) and Matt Scoble (8) finished in the top 10 wicket-takers. Tim Robinson was named Wellington’s U19 MVP.

COACHES: LUKE WOODCOCK & NEERAJ CHAWLA SELECTOR: KEITH BITCHENER

U19 WOMEN

Our U19 Women had tough start to the National tournament with two big losses in the first two rounds of 50-over games against Otago and Northern Districts. Wellington started to find their feet in a close loss to Auckland and got on the board in the final round of 50-over matches, with a comfortable win over Canterbury. Moving into the T20 games, Wellington had good wins over Central Districts and Otago before a final round loss to Canterbury, finishing fifth, in what was a very even tournament. Wicketkeeper Antonia Hamilton finished third overall in tournament run-scorers with 205, while Georgia Plimmer was fifth with 185. Natasha Codyre finished as the equal leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets, while Kate Chandler and Rachel Bryant, both with 10, were also in the top 10. Natasha Codyre was named Wellington’s U19 MVP.

COACHES: DEEPAK JOON & JUSTINE DUNCE SELECTORS: PENNY KINSELLA & JEREMY SPROTT

U17 BOYS

With the National U17 tournament cancelled due to financial implications from the COVID-19 pandemic, Central Districts and Wellington arranged a quad tournament with the Hutt Cricket Academy and Manawatu U19’s joining the Central Districts and Wellington U17 teams in Palmerston North in January. Wellington got on a roll right from the start of the tournament, going unbeaten until the final game, where they lost the final T20 match to Central Districts. Oscar Jackson finished with a tournament high 268 runs, with Lachie Bailey (162), Alex Thompson (132) and Henry Christie (129) also finishing in the top 10. Kevin Weerasundara took out the leading wickettaker honours with 13. Fellow spinner Elliot Seddon (11), Finn McQueen (10) and Lachie Bailey (10) were all in the top five. Lachie Bailey was named Wellington’s U17 MVP.

COACHES: ANDREW LAMB & LIAM ROCHE SELECTOR: KEITH BITCHENER

U15 GIRLS

With the usual Wanganui U15 representative tournament unable to happen this year, Cricket Wellington eagerly accepted an invite to be part of the Manawatu Cricket organised Central Districts Year 9-10 tournament in Palmerston North. The added bonus of this tournament was that we were able to take two teams away, giving 24 players opportunities to take part in the tournament. Wellington Black took bragging rights over Wellington Gold in the opening game of the tournament and continued that form through, dropping just one game on their way to the final against Manawatu, which they won convincingly. Gold had a tough start, losing their first three games before bouncing back to win their last two matches. Ava Conroy (162), Kate Chandler (131), Hannah Francis (124) and Hannah Ryan (108) were all in the top 10 run-scorers at the tournament, while Carys Seddon, with 10 wickets, was the tournament’s leading wicket-taker and Anya Birmingham (7), Bree James (7) were also in the top 10. Kate Chandler was named U15 Girls MVP.

COACHES: JUSTINE DUNCE & DEEPAK JOON MANAGERS: PAUL YOUNG & OLIVIA BOYD SELECTORS: PENNY KINSELLA & JEREMY SPROTT

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YEAR 10 BOYS

The Hutt Cricket Academy were again the opponents for our Year 10 boys’ team, in what has now become an annual series. Only two games out of the three were possible with bad weather hitting game two. Wellington won the first game comfortably with Ari Bonar knocking the top off the Hutt Cricket Academy order taking 3-12. Wellington knocked it off comfortably, losing just one wicket, with Dylan McArdle hitting an unbeaten 63 off just 52 balls. Hutt Cricket Academy turned the tables in game three, winning comfortably. Nathan Chin with 4-29 was the pick off the bowlers and no-one was able to get going with the bat. Chasing 175, Wellington was bowled out for 107 Dylan McCardle was named Year 10 MVP, which also incorporated the Year 10 Development Tournament.

COACH: DARSH NARAN MANAGER: TONY GASKIN

YEAR 9 BOYS

The Year 9 Development team was selected at the completion of the Year 9 Development tournament and was a great opportunity for the boys to play against older opponents in the Year 10 zone tournament. The team got off to a great start winning the first T20 game by 35 runs but found the going tougher in the next two games, losing by seven wickets and then 55 runs. There was a close two wicket loss in the first 50-over match, and on the final day scored a competitive 191, before rain came in early in the second innings, bringing a wet and disappointing end to their tournament. The team came together well however, and showed improvement throughout the tournament Alex McAslan was named Year 9 MVP.

COACH: PAUL BRENNAN

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U13 GIRLS

The now annual T20 tournament in Wairarapa saw Wellington again send two teams over the hill. Both Wellington Black and Wellington Gold started off the tournament with losses, with Gold bouncing back with two wins on day two, including chasing down 170 in just 16 overs. Black had a loss and a win on day two, but the weather turned and the final games on day three were abandoned. Lily Campbell was the second leading run-scorer at the tournament, with 92 and a strike-rate of 158, while Anvi Verma was fourth with 88 runs at a strikerate 169. Anvi was the second leading wicket-taker with five, while Isla McKenzie and Addison Jetly were also in the top 10, both with four wickets. The girls all showed great improvement during the tournament and every player made contributions. Anvi Verma was named U13 Girls MVP.

WELLINGTON BLACK COACH: DES BOYER MANAGER: ANNA MARTIN WELLINGTON GOLD COACH: JUSTINE DUNCE MANAGER: DARRYN PEGG

AGE-GROUP REPRESENTATIVE AWARDS ANVI VERMA

ADMARK U13 GIRLS MVP & WINNER OF THE JUSTINE DUNCE TROPHY

At the Lower North Island tournament in Masterton, Anvi finished first overall in the CricHQ MVP standings, scoring 88 runs without being dismissed, with a high-score of 56 not out and a strike-rate of 169. Anvi also took five wickets at an impressive average of four with a best of 4-4.

ALEX MCASLAN

WHITING FINANCIAL SERVICES Y9 BOYS MVP & WINNER OF THE LUKE WOODCOCK TROPHY

At the Year 10 zone tournament, playing for the Year 9 Development Team, Alex was fourth overall in the MVP standings. Alex was the team captain and someone who led by example, his medium pace bowling was impressive, and he was able to bowl accurately at good pace thus ensuring he applied pressure on the opposition every time he bowled. Alex also hits the ball with power and is an entertaining cricketer to watch.

ADMARK U15 GIRLS MVP& WINNER OF THE SOPHIE DEVINE TROPHY

KATE CHANDLER

At the Central Districts Year 9-10 Cricket Festival Kate was fourth overall in the MVP standings scoring 131 runs at average of 65.5 with a strike-rate of 120 and a high-score of 51 not out. Kate also took five wickets at an average of 13.40.

WHITING FINANCIAL SERVICES Y10 BOYS MVP & WINNER OF THE CHRIS NEVIN TROPHY

DYLAN MCARDLE

Combining the Year 10 zone tournament and the Year 10 Development teams games, Dylan scored 324 runs in six innings, only being dismissed three times, finishing with an average of 108 and a strike-rate of 112 and a high-score of 86.

WHITING FINANCIAL SERVICES U17 BOYS MVP & WINNER GAVIN LARSEN TROPHY

LACHIE BAILEY

At the U17 tournament in Palmerston North, Lachie was second overall on the MVP standings scoring 162 runs at an average of 58, with a strike-rate of 116 and a high-score of 68 not out. Lachie also claimed 10 wickets at an average of 10.40.

WHITING FINANCIAL SERVICES U19 MEN MVP & WINNER OF THE ROBERT VANCE TROPHY

TIM ROBINSON

Tim excelled at the National U19 tournament scoring 325 runs at an average of 54 and a strike-rate of 99 with five fifties from seven innings and ended up the tournaments leading run-scorer. He also led the fielding stats with a tournament high nine catches. Tim’s performances were rewarded with opportunities in both red and white ball cricket in the Men’s Provincial A team after Christmas.

ADMARK U19 WOMEN MVP & WINNER OF THE PENNY KINSELLA TROPHY

NATASHA CODYRE

Natasha had a superb National U19 tournament where she scored 128 runs at a strike-rate of 117 and a high-score of 68. But it was with the ball that Natasha really excelled, taking a tournament equal high 14 wickets at an average of 15.8 and a best bowling performance of 4-32. Natasha’s performances were rewarded with selection in the New Zealand U19 squad.

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PARTICIPATION The 2020–2021 cricket season will be remembered for the many successes, following a twelve-month period of uncertainty post COVID-19. Cricket Wellington’s Community Team were supported by clubs and schools to deliver outstanding experiences, increasing participation in junior and youth cricket across the region.

Managers were supported by eight Yeah! Girls Activators and 10 Community Cricket Ambassadors who led the delivery of these initiatives. The delivery team were fortunate enough to receive training and education opportunities throughout the season, delivered by Tim Mannix of Nuku Ora and Justine Dunce.

During the 2020-2021 season, the Community Delivery Network priorities were coach registration, participant safety, a continuation of participation in schools, Emerging Players Programme, Yeah! Girls, and the introduction of new initiatives such as Naenae Festival of Cricket, Summer Smash, Young Leaders Programme, and the Volunteer XI. The Community

The 2021-2022 season priorities will focus on continuing to align community programmes to Sport New Zealand’s Balance is Better campaign, localised implementation of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 Leverage and Legacy Plan, and Diversity and Inclusion.

SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Cricket Wellington’s school delivery focussed on providing participants access to cricket pre-club registration, to encourage new and support returning participants to engage in junior club cricket. Cricket Wellington’s “Crickets Back” campaign successfully delivered programmes to over 40 Primary and Intermediate schools in Term 3. School programmes were delivered by capable Community Cricket Ambassadors who championed the game of cricket and promoted further opportunities for participation. Cricket Wellington facilitated 10 festival days with support from Primary Schools Associations with upwards of 250 teams catering for more than 2,000 participants. The inclusion of a Porirua festival provided access for eleven schools to engage in nonstop cricket. The Spirit of Cricket initiative for Primary Schools continued in the 2020-2021 season with a focus on fair play and inclusion of all participants. Cricket Wellington is pleased to announce the Spirit of Cricket award was well received at the Central, Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Wainuiomata festival days. Primary School Cup and Shield fixtures were held in Term 1 with a total of 26 boys and nine girls’ teams competing across Year 5 -6 and Year 7-8 grades. Queen Margaret College’s Year 7 & 8 team were named the regional qualifying team to represent Wellington at the National Primary School Shield tournament in November 2021. The boys regional qualifying final will be held in Term 4 to determine who will represent Wellington at the National Primary School Cup tournament. The 2020-2021 college cricket season was another year for growth with an increase of five teams recorded in the Term 1 college competition, with the Girls Indoor Cricket league becoming a staple fixture in the college girls’ Term 4 annual cricketing calendar. There were an additional three new teams entered in the Indoor Cricket league with Paraparaumu and 42

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St Orans College entering for the first time since the league’s inception. In February 2021 Cricket Wellington hosted the Junior Secondary School Boys regional finals with St Patricks College, Silverstream named the regional qualifying team. St Patrick’s College, Silverstream represented Wellington at the National tournament held in March 2021. The Gillette Cup qualifier and Bruce Murray Cup winners for the 2021 season were Wellington College. Wellington College will represent Wellington at the 2021 National Tournament in November. The Venus Gillette Cup winners for 2021 were Tawa College. Tawa College were also named regional winners for the College Sport Wellington Premier Girls grade this season. Tawa College will represent Wellington at the 2021 National Tournament in November. National and local talent was on display at Karori in February 2021 with Wellington playing host for the New Zealand Māori Secondary Schools Tournament for the third year in a row. The Hutt Valley High School Premier Girls and Wellington College 1st XI sides alongside a Governor General’s XI Women’s side were provided an opportunity to face the Māori Secondary School sides. Local students Alex Thompson, Henry McIntyre, and Lachlan Bailey were selected in the Māori Secondary School Boys team, with Waimarie Carter selected for the Māori Secondary School Girls team. During summer tournament week Cricket Wellington and the Wellington Wanderers Cricket Club hosted the Hunt Trophy, providing local schools with the opportunity to play in the prestigious T20 competition. Great performances were on display with Paddy Martin taking six catches in the field, Kevinda Weerasundara and Yash Raj Singh-Kalso tied on ten wickets each throughout the tournament. The match of the tournament however came down to the last three overs with Scots College taking four wickets in the final to win by nine runs. Congratulations to Scots College who were awarded the Hunt Trophy for 2021.

CLUB AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMME

The partnerships developed with clubs and community organisations throughout the season provided opportunities to deliver outstanding experiences for our junior and youth participants. Cricket Wellington partnered with Stokes Valley Cricket Club in Term 4 to deliver one of two Introduction to Hardball hubs. The hub provided an opportunity for new participants and softball grade players to transition into hardball. Naenae Festival of Cricket was an outstanding initiative, delivered in partnership with Naenae Old Boys Cricket Club, providing access to local young people to engage in a social cricket environment. Over the six weeks, participants were introduced to fundamental skills and supported to develop new friendships and skills to participate in cricket. The 2019-2020 Emerging Players Programme pilot expanded into the Hutt Valley and Northern areas in December 2020, with participant numbers increasing from 30 to 80. The programme aspires to provide participants with development opportunities that they may not normally access, irrespective of their existing skill level. Cricket Wellington look forward to continuing to provide development opportunities for our junior players as they transition into college cricket in future seasons. During the season Cricket Wellington built strong partnerships with the Wellington City Mission and Changemakers Resettlement Forum to provide opportunities for participants who do not have access to cricket within their communities. An initiative that was delivered in partnership with councils and the Wellington City Mission increased the number of Play Days and programmes available to our communities in the Porirua, Strathmore, Tawa, and Hutt Valley regions. Several Play Days took place including an all-abilities event at the Walter Nash Stadium. Cricket Wellington’s partnership with Changemakers Resettlement Forum and local clubs provided access for former refugee children to engage in junior club cricket this season. Participants of these initiatives grew in confidence and created new friendships throughout the season. Finally, Cricket Wellington would like to acknowledge and thank our funding partners who have generously supported our mission to provide outstanding cricket experiences in the region. Additionally, we would like to thank the Cricket Wellington commercial partners whose support enables us to develop and drive the game across our community. Cricket Wellington would also like to thank our wider cricketing family of players, coaches, supporters, fans, and volunteers. Without your passion, commitment, and support of cricket in our region the community game would simply not exist. CRICKET WELLINGTON Annual Report 2020–21

WOMEN & GIRLS Women and girl’s cricket in Wellington continues to thrive and grow as we deliver the Cricket Wellington Women and Girls Strategy 2020-2023. This season we set out to support full playing pathways for women and girls, provide a diverse portfolio of junior playing opportunities and increase the presence of young women in local leadership positions. These actions led to a 30% increase in women and girls playing in club and school teams and registered in our Yeah! Girls’ programme.

Yeah! Girls is in its third season of delivery and is established as a key part of the girl’s cricket landscape in Wellington. 300 girls participated in hubs across the Capital including Wellington City, Kilbirnie, Johnsonville, Tawa, Titahi Bay, Porirua East, Upper Hutt, Naenae, Wainuiomata, and Lower Hutt. The key highlights of the season were the successful delivery of a bilingual English and Samoan hub, engagement of Māori and Pasifika communities (25% of total participants) and the transition of Yeah! Girls participants (10% of total participants) to club cricket. This season also saw the introduction of Yeah! Girls MOVE. A MOVE hub strives to engage an older cohort of participants (14-17 years). The pilot MOVE hub was a huge success with all participants providing positive feedback. Yeah! Girls MOVE will roll out in full during the 2021-22 season. 44

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PARTICIPATION PROGRAMMES

This season saw a focus on the development of a junior, girlsonly cricket offering to engage girls in school years three to six. As a result, Summer Smash was launched in Wellington South and Porirua East. Players participated in a fun, six-a-side, pairs cricket competition over four weeks. 90 girls signed up and they loved playing in their free yellow Summer Smash t-shirts. 95% of participants had never played cricket before and had a blast playing in the Wellington sunshine with their peers. Summer Smash will extend the Hutt Valley in next season as we provide opportunities for girls to get on the park.

WHITE FERNS CAPPING CEREMONY CAP # DEBUT DATE 74 05.01.78 124 05.11.97 138 20.02.02 140

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PLAYER NAME LINDA LINDSAY LOSALINI HARFORD ANNA CORBIN FRANCES KING

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26.01.03 01.06.09 08.05.10

SIAN RUCK LIZ GREEN (NEE PERRY)

(PRESENTED POSTHUMOUSLY. REPRESENTED BY TONY GREEN) AMANDA GREEN (REPRESENTED BY CAROL GREEN)

As part of the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2022 leverage and legacy plan New Zealand Cricket celebrated and capped all former WHITE FERNS players this season. Wellington WHITE FERNS receiving their caps and their families were hosted at the Basin Reserve on 26 March 2021 for the special event. During the BLACKCAPS v Bangladesh ODI innings break the legendary Debbie Hockley presented players caps on the field. Players completed a lap of the boundary and were acknowledged by supporters and celebrated for their achievement.

YOUNG LEADERS The inaugural Young Leaders programme was a resounding success this season. The programme engaged and supported a cohort of 13 young women to become leaders and coaches within their own areas of influence. Young Leaders began their leadership journey attending workshops to develop their leadership and coaching skills before participating in a variety of practical opportunities within their communities. Young Leaders coached Girls Y5-8 teams and holiday programmes, supported superstar cricket, Summer Smash and Yeah! Girls staff, managed an U13 Development team, umpired at zone tournaments and are Cricket World Cup 2022 Champions. Young Leaders were mentored by former Blaze players during their leadership journey. A formal graduation was held at the New Zealand Cricket Museum on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021. We are looking forward to refining the programme and delivering it again next season. CRICKET WELLINGTON Annual Report 2020–21

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The Admark Print T20QUAD was back for season two of the Senior Women’s league. Four teams; Inferno, Heat, Lightning and Suns battled it out for top spot. The four teams feature Blaze and nominated senior women players and the league is played in great spirit. The Inferno proved a hard team to topple and beat the Lightning by 17 runs on the last game to take out the title. This season saw the introduction of playing kit, umpire appointments and grass wickets to elevate the competition. Five teams competed in the Admark Print Premier Women 2020-21 competition: Johnsonville, Hutt District, Petone Riverside, Upper Hutt United and Wellington Collegians. The Joy Lamason One Day Competition was taken out by Wellington Collegians and Hutt District took out the Maureen Peters, with the final coming down to the last ball. The season saw the introduction of grass wickets and increased umpire appointments to continue Cricket Wellington’s commitment to improve the experience for our senior women. Standout performances earnt club awards for Hannah Francis, Petone-Riverside (Women's Senior Club Cricketer of Year), Florence Marshall, Wellington Collegians (Judith Sadler Cup - most runs in Premier Women’s cricket), Abby Carr, Wellington Collegians (Majorie Sweetman - most wickets in Premier Women’s cricket), and Olivia Boivin, Hutt District (Trish McKelvey Medal – Fair Play in Premier Women’s cricket). The longstanding Admark Print Premier Two social grade continues in great spirit. The grade features some healthy competition with players hailing from Eastern Suburbs, Naenae Old Boys, Petone Riverside, Stokes Valley, Upper Hutt United and Victoria University. Naenae Old Boys took the win for the grade. Players from all teams got together in March to celebrate their season with a barbecue and mixed T20 game. The Admark Print Premier Girls Y6-10 competition had a great season with six teams entering, up from three in previous years. The all-important development grade attracted teams from Johnsonville, Junior Cricket Upper Hutt, North City, Petone Riverside, Porirua Juniors and Wellington Collegians Cricket Clubs. Teams enjoyed some quality competition with several standout performance from players and in the end Porirua Juniors took the win. Johnsonville

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Premier Girls Y6-10 enjoyed the opportunity to be flag bearers for the BLACKCAPS game on 26 March 2021. The Admark Print Girls Y5-8 competition also had a strong year with six teams from Eastern Suburbs, Karori, Johnsonville-Onslow, Porirua-North City, Petone Riverside and Wellington Collegians entered. The softball league offers girls a chance to play against their peers in a festival environment. Wellington cricket clubs work tirelessly to ensure girls and women can play in Cricket Wellington club competitions and we cannot thank them enough for their support. Our Women and Girls Working Group and Female Cricket Club Representatives are crucial to the development of playing opportunities in Wellington. A highlight of the Celebration of Cricket event was Mark James of Petone Riverside being awarded the Mike Curtis Cup for outstanding contribution to club cricket. Mark is an exceptional advocate for girls and women’s cricket in Wellington and it is fantastic to see someone in that area of influence recognised. As we look to the season ahead, we will continue to expand on our participation programmes, support our exceptional clubs who provide playing opportunities for women and girls, and provide an awesome calendar of engagement alongside the Cricket World Cup 2022. Cricket Wellington has had the support from Admark Print over the past season which has allowed us to deliver outstanding experiences for women and girls playing cricket in Wellington. Cricket Wellington would also like thank New Zealand Cricket, Sport New Zealand and Nuku Ora for their continued support for our Yeah! Girls and Summer Smash programmes.

COACHING attended 16 community coaching courses. A special thanks to Justine Dunce, Sean McCleary, Shak Prasad, Callum McLachlan, Nick Greenwood, Jacob Madigan, Charlie Wilson, and Ben Skilton who all played an active role delivering courses in the Wellington community. The 2020-21 cricket season begun early for a dozen eager coaches who defied the winter weather to partake in the Level 2 coaching course at Sky Stadium during August. Under the tutelage of the experienced Mark Borthwick with support from Matt Wills, coaches were exposed to the theoretical, physiological, and practical elements of the game. Coaches attending the Level 2 course are identified as current of future coaches of Premier club teams, school 1st XIs or underage pathway teams. Cricket Wellington were fortunate to call on specialist knowledge from Jess McFadyen, Hamish Bennett, Fraser Colson, Justine Dunce, and Lance Dry throughout the course. The expertise of these coaches was immensely valuable and exposed coaches to new ways of thinking. Hot on the heels of the Level 2 course, another 13 coaches from Wellington engaged in the weekend-long Development course. With 25 eager coaches taking time out of their busy winter schedules to upskill, coaching in our region appears to be in good health. Cricket Wellington are looking forward to watching these coaches continue their journey in our community. With the junior season beginning in earnest in November, the preceding months were spent ensuring coaches were registered, police vetted, and vulnerable persons complianta vital part of ensuring our youngest participants can play the game in a safe environment. Cricket Wellington is pleased to report that there were over 575 registered managers and coaches, of which 451 were vulnerable persons compliant and 412 police vetted. This included at least one coach for every junior team. Ensuring our youngest participants can play cricket in a safe and harm-free environment is our number one priority and thanks must go to clubs, coaches, and parents who play a fundamental role. As the fields across Wellington begun to resemble cricket pitches, our coach developers were busy delivering Foundation and Advanced Foundation courses in our community. Designed for coaches of junior cricket, these courses are intended to equip coaches with the skills to run fun and interactive sessions with skill development at the forefront. Cricket Wellington also trialled a series of masterclasses focused on batting, bowling, fielding, and wicketkeeping. Over the duration of the season 230 coaches

An identified focus for the 2020-21 season was the promotion and development of women and girls coaching cricket. Cricket Wellington are committed to ensuring there is an accessible and clearly defined pathway for females who want to coach cricket. As part of this commitment, Cricket Wellington ran two female only coaching courses for our Yeah! Girls Activators and Young Leaders. These courses were attended by 20 young women and expertly facilitated by Justine Dunce – one of our region’s best coaches and a wonderful role model for women who want to begin their coaching journey. Cricket Wellington also ran our inaugural Women in Coaching Series which involved profiling three members of coaching community who have come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. While there is still plenty to be achieved, Cricket Wellington are proud to report that there was a 58% increase in registered female coaches from 2019-20 to 2020-21. A key focus for New Zealand Cricket during the season was the ongoing development of the Friendly Manager coaching portal and the online resources available to coaches. This renewed focus on coaching resources has seen over 50 videos uploaded to the portal delving into the art of coaching for players of all levels and abilities. The Cricket Wellington coaches corner has also been refreshed and has a series of handy guides for those looking to expand their knowledge. Looking ahead to the 2021-22 season, Cricket Wellington will again be focusing on ensuring that all junior and youth participants are given the opportunity to play the game in a safe environment. Fundamental to this is ensuring that all junior and youth coaches are registered, police vetted and vulnerable persons compliant. It is also of the upmost importance that all coaches are given the opportunity to develop as coaches, irrespective of the level they are coaching. Cricket Wellington will also focus on engaging more female and youth coaches as well the evolution of our masterclass offerings. Last, but certainly not least, the team at Cricket Wellington would like to pass on our sincere thanks to all those active in the Wellington coaching community. From the full-time coaches, to the newly appointed and everyone in between, without your passion, commitment, and enthusiasm our wonderful game would not exist. CRICKET WELLINGTON Annual Report 2020–21

UMPIRES & SCORERS It is with great pleasure that I present this annual report as Chairman of Cricket Wellington Umpires and Scorers Inc. (CWUSI) for the season 2020-2021. In recent years we have been faced great challenges with our active umpire numbers. People come into our ranks and leave for differing motivations all of which are not unique to Wellington. This year though we did see a greater number of umpires join us, with a very heartening rise in our active membership. This in no doubt significantly due to the efforts of Cricket Wellington staff as mentioned below. To all those new, welcome and thank you. To all our active umpires and scorers, thank you for the commitment and dedication that you have shown, in many cases for many years now. I would also like to thank Cricket Wellington staff, Cam Mitchell, Liz Green, Rowena Hensman, Paul Young and Matt Wills for all that you do for us. Matt has again been our liaison with Cricket Wellington, and he attends where our Board meetings where he can. In the role, Matt was always available to answer my many questions and queries. He has been singularly dedicated to finding us more umpires and has worked many hours towards that goal with significant success. Well done, Matt, we could not have done it without you. Matt was also the driver of our move to a New Zealand Cricket model of community umpire on field kit. There were large issues in how long this took to materialise, but this was a factor rooted outside of Wellington. Paul Young had his first year as Cricket Wellington competitions manager. Again, we were grateful for Paul’s assistance and advice, a situation I am sure that worked both ways.

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Liz and Matt were instrumental in gaining us a sponsorship support package. We are indebted to the support of Rob Law Max and very grateful for all they have done for us. To Alan and the team at Rob Law Max, we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship that I am convinced will be to our mutual satisfaction. On the representative umpiring front, we had three members appointed to the New Zealand Cricket Reserve Panel who did themselves proud with their efforts. Garth Stirrat, Cory Black, and Tyron Davies have continued their careers at this level with great skill and dedication. We were particularly pleased to see Cory honoured with his first game at first-class level with a Plunket Shield game in Tauranga. Cory had of course done a fair few white ball games at this level, but four-day cricket is considered the official recognition of first-class status in the umpire ranks. At the time of writing this report, we have been made aware of a change to the structure of the New Zealand Cricket panels which sees six spots across the country seemingly lost, thus making the future somewhat unclear. Hopefully our members will continue to have opportunities at this level that they all totally deserve as the new structure is launched. New Zealand Cricket made it possible for umpires outside of the panels to stand in chosen games at provincial A level and Kiran Challa, Adam Williams and John Dent all had opportunities. This year we had once again an exchange with Otago at development level. This saw John Dent spend a weekend standing in a Hawke Cup elimination game in Invercargill, while we welcomed Neil Louw from Dunedin into Wellington for a Two Day fixture.

Scorers were also very active at representative level, Geoff Stuart Matt Frost, Katharine Shields, Jane Silvester, Justin Williams, and James Manhire were all appointed to New Zealand Cricket controlled matches. James made his debut in ODI cricket, while Matt also recorded games at that level. Once again Geoff and Jane were appointed to Test matches. We are very lucky with the level of expertise that is given to the game by our scorers at both club and representative level. Congratulations to all our representative members. You do us all proud! At the Presidents Dinner we presented our Annual Trophies. Adam Williams won the Evan Watkin Cup as best first year umpire. Neil Martin was awarded the Brownie Watson Trophy for most improved umpire. Scorer of the Year was awarded to Ann Batson, while the board saw fit to award the Pop Calciani Trophy for contribution to the organisation to myself. Finally, Cory Black was awarded the Stanley Cowman Cup for Umpire of the Year. Cory was also a nominee for the Official of the Year at the Wellington Sports Awards. I would like to thank our Board members for all their work. Catharine Shields as Secretary did her usual fine job. Yoel Samson as Treasurer controlled our records in his usual efficient style. Kathy Dent continued again as the somewhat challenging task of appointments officer. Given the availability and juggling therein, issues we often face, Kathy did a wonderful job in sometimes challenging circumstances. Ian Smith managed our grading records around captain’s reports, something he does extremely well. Tyron Davies assisted across the board and controlled the examination procedures. Athula

Wanasinghe took on the role of College Sport Liaison. I looked after training as the Regional Training Officer and was assisted by Garth Stirrat, Cory Black, and Tyron Davies. Yoel Samson also assisted in this area with both beginners and exam groups. Ian Smith trained our scorers with his usual expertise and commitment in his final year of his role as the Regional Scoring Manager. At the time of writing, we are unsure as to what scorer training looks like moving forward. No doubt, the situation will be clearer by the time the new season rolls around. This report though must record our huge and grateful thanks for everything that Ian has done. Not just for scoring, but cricket in general, across all New Zealand, not just in Wellington. Ian is a Life Member of our body already so there is no more official accolade we can present. I only wish there was. In all my time in cricket, I cannot think of an individual who has contributed more. From a personal point of view, I am delighted that Ian has agreed to again stand for re-election to our Board so he can remain active in a smaller capacity. Finally, a big thank you to all the clubs, players, and supporters and all that you do for us. Several clubs in Wellington provide hospitality and support that is exceptional from my personal experiences at club cricket level. To all those responsible, we are very grateful. After all, if it was not for you ladies and gentlemen playing cricket, we would not have anything to score or umpire. All the best for season 2021-22. Jeremy Busby Chairman, CWUSI

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CLUB CLUBCRICKET CRICKET The 2020-21 season saw a healthy increase in teams and players across both senior and junior competitions, with 195 Senior teams and 276 Junior teams contesting Cricket Wellington Competitions. There was significant growth in the Senior T20 competitions, with 7 new teams entered, and the Premier Girls competition doubling in size from 3 to 6 sides. Overall, an estimated 2,925 Senior players and 3,346 Junior players enjoyed cricket over the course of the 2020-21 season, an increase of 383 players from the 2019-20 season. The Rothbury Capital Premier Men’s Division 1 competition was dominated by Taita and Johnsonville, who won the Ewen Chatfield Trophy and Pearce Cup competitions respectively. Newly promoted Upper Hutt retained their spot and the 2019-20 Pearce Cup winners Hutt District were relegated for the 2021/22 season. After being relegated to Division 2 after the 2019-20 season, Eastern Suburbs went through the Hazlett Trophy unbeaten and will regain their spot in Division 1 for the upcoming season. Additionally, North City and Victoria University were standouts in the One Day and Two Day rounds, respectively.

The Admark Print Premier Women’s competitions continued to grow both on and off the park. The season will be remembered for the supremacy of the Wellington Collegians and Hutt District sides, who shared the spoils with Wellington Collegians taking out the Joy Lamason One Day Competition and Hutt District winning a last ball thriller to win the Maureen Peters Plate. The introduction of grass wickets and increased umpire appointments for Premier Women’s cricket added to the quality of cricket and continues Cricket Wellington’s commitment to improve the experience for our female participants. RobLawMax Capital Divisions 3 and 4 contested timed cricket for the first time in 2019-20 with close results and interesting tactics on show. Newly promoted Wainuiomata started the Division 3 season off strongly before Petone-Riverside ran away as comprehensive winners of the Alan Isaac Trophy. In Division 4, Wellington Collegians were the front runners all season, only losing outright once and gaining promotion to Division 3 at the expense of Karori who will play in Division 4 in 2021/22.

BROOKLYN CRICKET CLUB Brooklyn Cricket increased our long history with eight teams across three formats this season, being one of the highest number of teams ever fielded by the club and adding to our strong recent growth. T20 continues to be popular within the club and five teams were entered across two divisions. Two Masters teams were fielded and a solitary One Day side who performed superbly throughout the season and succeeded in winning their grade. Brooklyn were ably represented in the Year 9-13 white ball competitions this season. A mixed bag of results but fun for all and the new coloured strip looks great. We hope these competitions are played for a long time to come and we will be doing all we can to support it.

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Brooklyn focuses on participation from the ground up and strives to produce a great experience for their players at the lowest possible cost to the members. We believe our subs are amongst the best in the region. Brooklyn enjoy great community support and hope to keep getting a little bigger and better each season adding new members and teams to our 109year history. We have recently instigated a combined Senior and Junior pre-season Club Day BBQ, and this is proving popular both as a chance to meet the rest of the Club and to stretch out the cricket muscles for the coming season. Overall, the Club remains in good health and good spirits and looks forward to the coming seasons.

EASTBOURNE CRICKET CLUB Eastbourne Cricket Club reached the 100 Year milestone year in the 2019-2020 season, unfortunatley the club was unable to celebrate due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The club remained committed to pushing forward with the celebration in 2021, looking forward to a 101 Year Celebration on Sunday 14 March 2021. The celebrationS were headlined with a Festival Game open for all the community to witness. The festival game saw Eastbourne XI take on an Invitational XI which included a number of special guest including retired BLACKCAPS bowler Chris Martin and retired All Black Stephen Donald. The game was played in great sprits resulting in a close victory by the Eastbourne XI . During the change of innings the The Eastbourne Cricket Club Juniors treated the large crowd to a show of cricket skill with the support of the Cricket Wellington team. We would like to thank our special guests for taking the time to attend as well as TV1 that created a sensational Sports Article for the Sunday Night News. The event was talked about in the community for many weeks and a number of people are eager to run a similar community event in the future. The club prides itself on being an important part of the local community providing an opportunity for people of all ages that want to particiate in competative and social teams. The Junior club remains an integral part of our community with a strong playing numbers and competative teams, a stand out has been the 70

players that participated in the Friday night “Superstar” Cricket and BBQ. Our six competative team put in strong performances each week, with all players showing improvement across the season, imporvement is a key measure of success for the club, we think that we suceeded in this area in 2020-21. Our other goal is to ensure we encourage as many local kids to participate in sporting activity, we would like to thank Cricket Wellington in supporting the club with its community efforts to encourge particiation in cricket. The Eastbourne Senior Cricket team struggles to muster senior playing numbers each year but some how we field a strong XI thanks to our core group of players. This year was no different, with a strong XI coming together. The team finished at the top end of the grade with a number of strong performances with the bat and ball. The highlight has been their consistenacy and the improvement of our newer players. HW Short is a special cricket ground flanked by the Wellington Harbour and the Regional Park, the venue is an iconic Vintage Cricket ground which attracts teams to Eastbourne to play our Vintage Team. The team has a playing list of over 70 players each year, providing depth and flexibility and coveraged for the inevitable injury or two. The end of match BBQ’s are a highlight creating time for the players to share a beverage and reflect on the highlights of the game.

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EASTERN SUBURBS CRICKET CLUB Easts started the Premier season determined to regain Pearce Cup status and achieved this in emphatic style winning all our matches minus one Two Day match which was drawn after enforcing the follow on. As a result, the Hazlett Trophy was secured, 41 points clear of second place. A good run in the T20 competition saw Easts progress to the semi-finals. The Premiers also regained the Cook Shield and look forward to defending the shield in the Pearce Cup Two Day matches next season. The club boasted 20 men teams and one women’s team, resulting in four grade winners with Premiers (Hazlett), Masters (One Day Division 1), Leopards (One Day Division 2), Goons (T20 Division 3) winning their respective grades. It secured the Royal Visit Cup at the Cricket Wellington Awards for the club with the most aggregate points. The club is extremely proud of the representative selection of five Firebirds (Michael Bracewell, Fraser Colson, Lauchie Johns, Jamie Gibson and Luke Georgeson) during the season, three List A selections (Adam Leonard, Jed Wiggins, and Josh Newport (Central Districts)) and Jacob Madigan’s selection for the Wellington U19 side.

• Adam Leonard on being awarded the J Atkin Cup (best bowling in Premier club cricket) A particular highlight for the season was the celebration of club stalwart and life member Carl Gill’s 80th birthday with an invitational cricket match and national television crews on hand. Carl continues to regularly turn out for the Easts Bulldogs in the 3rd Grade Division 7. The junior club was pleased to see an increase in numbers, which saw Easts able to field 36 teams. This is the second year in a row we have seen an increase to our numbers. The club also saw an increase in the number of kids keen to attend the Riverbend camps in Hawkes Bay over summer with seven teams attending at various times. The club is appreciative of the Cricket Wellington’s initiative to waive all affiliation fees this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result the junior club also waived all junior subscriptions for this season. We look forward to the 2021/22 season.

The club congratulate all winners and in particular the following Easts members, following the Cricket Wellington Celebration of Cricket: • Luke Georgeson on being awarded the Bruce Murray Medal for Fair Play. • Michael Bracewell on being awarded the Ford Trophy Player’s Player of the Year, Overall Players Player of the Year, and the Kapura Men’s Allrounder of the Year.

HUTT DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB Hutt District had a mixed bag of success this year with the highlights being the Senior Men’s winning the Premier Men’s T20 Cup and our women’s team winning the Maureen Peters Cup in a nail biting final. The club is immensely proud of the growth we have seen in our lower grade teams who have provided a clear pathway for young players at the club aspiring to play in the higher grades. The work done by our reserve and lower grade captains has put us in a good position for future seasons. The club saw continued growth in Junior and Senior Club playing numbers and it is great to see some of our home-grown players such as Rachin Ravindra, Troy Johnson and Olivia Boivin step up to higher honours. The club is grateful for the continued support of our volunteers across the club, without them we would not be able to provide the support we do to all our players.

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The strength of the club comes from its links into a community that is passionate about cricket. This is demonstrated by the girls and boys who represent the club on a Saturday morning; the enthusiastic parents, whānau and caregivers who coach, manage, score games, and provide support; and the volunteers (including committee members) who generously donate their time. 2020-2021 has been another highly successful year for Junior Cricket Upper Hutt. The club continues to grow in player numbers and, with around 300 children, remains the largest junior club in the Wellington region. Female participation remains strong allowing the club to reintroduce a Premier Girls team this season. The vision of the club remains to provide both a fun and quality experience for children to develop and demonstrate their skills. Despite a later start to the season due to the impact of COVID-19, what was pleasing to see was the number of returning players in all grades alongside new members to the club who were picking up a bat and ball for the first time in the Superstar Cricket Academy. Much of the credit must be given to the club’s coaches for creating a positive and inclusive environment that children want to be part of. Alongside the Saturday Hutt Valley competition, the club participated in several events such as the Year Seven T20 League competition, and the Zone and Hawke’s Bay Tournaments. The children gained valuable experience demonstrated by the development of their skills and game knowledge.

One of those volunteers who needs special mention and acknowledgment is Malcolm Benge. Mal retired as chair of the junior committee at the end of the season after many years of dedicated service to the club and to the children. Mal is the club’s “Mr Cricket” and he will be greatly missed but his legacy – including encouraging greater female participation – will remain. A special thanks should also go to Junior Development Officer Justine Dunce and Youth Development Officer Callum McLachlan for all their hard work in our community. Much of the increase in numbers in enrolments is due to the hard work they do in the local schools and the passion, care, and commitment they demonstrate. Their holiday programmes were well attended, and in the season ahead, we will be looking to further utilise their expertise in coach development. Finally, the taonga for junior cricket in Upper Hutt is the Trentham Indoor Centre and it is important to acknowledge the work of the trust in providing and maintaining a high-quality facility to the benefit of our players and community.

JOHNSONVILLE CRICKET CLUB Despite the gloomy outlook at the start of the season with the possibility of the season being disrupted or cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were lucky to get a whole season of cricket in barring the odd cancellation due to the weather. The 2020-2021 season will be remembered by the Johnsonville Cricket club as one of its most memorable with the Russell Properties Premier Men’s team taking out the Pearce Cup for the season which is the Premier trophy for club supremacy in Premier Men’s cricket. This was the first time since its introduction in the 19941995 season that the club has won the Pearce Cup and the first time since the 1986-1987 season that the Premier Men’s team has won what was then the symbol of club supremacy the Cook Shield. This was before the merger of the Hutt Valley and Cricket Wellington Associations. Some other highlights of the season include • The re-introduction of standalone Premier Women and Premier Girls teams playing under the JCC banner

• The club fielded nine senior teams across the various grades available • The new multi club hub was opened on 27 March by Mayor Andy Foster. Really too late for the club to enjoy the benefits this past season but one the club will relish in the 2021-2022 season • Junior numbers remained at levels like the previous season despite the ever-present threat of COVID-19 impacting potentially on numbers • Premier Men’s team runners-up in the Ewen Chatfield One Day competition; semi-finalists in the Premier T20 Cup and of course outstanding winners of the Pearce Cup The club looks forward to building on its performances in the past season and continuing to ensure that cricket within our catchment area is enjoyed by players of all ages and genders. Rick Mudgway Chairman, Johnsonville Cricket Club CRICKET WELLINGTON Annual Report 2020–21

KARORI CRICKET CLUB A lot has changed over the last 16 years at Karori Cricket Club. There was a stream running through the park back then, the café was a storage facility for our covers, there was no scorebox, the number one had the shortest boundaries in the competition and when you played on it your bowlers better be skilled enough to deliver a line and length with a slippery pill. T20 wasn’t a thing, in fact the cricket world was trying to recover from Martin Crowe’s labyrinth like experiment of multi-innings’ Cricket Max. Now we see the short formats are the way of engaging players, keeping them involved in the game for longer. In 2021 we had seven teams, five of which were T20 sides. It’s fair to say that even supporting the 2nd XI across the longer playing days required for One Day and Two Day cricket was challenging at times this year. With big efforts required on a Friday night to pull together players if our Firebirds representatives were out, with as many as six players needed to be pulled into the first team. This tumultuous situation, with no third XI to pull from made it a tough year for the second XI, who were relegated from their division with a few weeks to play in the season. The 1st XI played some outstanding cricket throughout the year and led all competitions going into the last few weeks. In what became a shootout among three teams for a finals birth we were the ones shot, a miracle required on the final Sunday of Wellington club cricket if we were to make the Pearce Cup Final. It wasn’t to be.

Our financial health is not to say everything is rosy. We’ve already alluded to some challenges being faced by the club. We need to find new ways to engage members over the age of 35, or else we follow the Australian trends that see clubs only able to engage players in their twenties. There is also a lot to celebrate and give thanks for. The first big thanks owed is to the Karori Park Café. Thanks must go to them for choosing Karori Park as their place you do business from. It plays a huge part in the cricket experience KCC can provide. There really is no other ground like it. A long black and full English breaky in the morning before warmups is a special way to start the cricketing day. To Alan Graham who continues to come to every game and take photos, provide match reports, and maintain amazing club statistics.

The 1st XI also represented all Wellington cricket clubs at the National T20 competition this year, qualifying by winning the Premier One Day title in 2020. Some outstanding ball striking from Jono Sole and masterful stroke play from Jakob Bhula were the highlights of the tournament that was mired by poor weather. Karori qualified for the final but lost in a low scoring affair against the Takapuna Pirates to eventually finish runners up.

To Kathy Dent who has been the 1st XI scorer this season and has been an awesome addition to the wider squad. She brings a wealth of knowledge and provides some quality insights to the lads on their game play.

The Karori Cricket Club Facebook updates were enthralling all year, with special mention to the Stonecutter for their weekly diatribes. It’s the way of the world now. Results don’t go in newspapers, so we need to cultivate our supporters on those social channels.

To Tom Blundell who continues to represent Karori Cricket Club on the international stage. Congratulations on all you’ve achieved this year.

Good fiscal management, Cricket Wellington’s generosity in removing affiliation fees because of COVID-19 and the successful management of events like the Kindred Competition have the club in great financial health. If there was a group of cricketing nuffies that got together and compared annual reports every winter I’m sure Karori would be the envy of most others.

To the Karori Park Café who quietly go about their business and keep everyone well fed and watered! To Lachie Edwards who is a tireless and avid supporter and is always willing to lend a helping hand!

To Jess Sewell and to John Sewell, thank you for all your efforts this year. Prudent financial management and focus in a few key areas sees the club in great heart, you both should be proud of your contributions. To Jono Sole who will be stepping back from the committee this off-season after seven years of service across two stints. A hugely valuable club member whose continued the long tradition of esteemed administrators and someone who I am sure we will see listed as a President or Vice President on the Honours Board one day in the future. To the rest of the committee who continue to keep things ticking in the background - well done on another year of service to the club. With Jono stepping away, the committee is open for applications. It is a great way to give back to your community and help deliver great cricketing experiences to our members and to our community.

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NAENAE OLD BOYS CRICKET CLUB As a club our highlights for the 2020-21 season were plentiful.

75TH JUBILEE Without doubt our 75th year was always going to be big and culminating with the Jubilee celebration over Easter, it proved to be so. The 75th Jubilee was an outstanding success. Our club’s resilience is firmly founded on our values of Friendship, Pride and Commitment and an outstanding Jubilee Celebration saw players, past and present, turn out for a great show of whanaungatanga. The live stream of the formal Saturday night function was widely viewed and generated glowing feedback.

CHATTY CLUB During the season we launched the Chatty Club. Open to any sports fan, the Chatty Club was setup in honour of our club Patron Ewen Chatfield MBE and has an annual membership fee. The proceeds are all used to fund Naenae Old Boys community cricket and player development initiatives. This includes our local in school, primary and college development programmes.

PLAYER GROWTH Our strategic focus on community and player development continues to be the catalyst in attracting players to the club. We have seen growth in the number of younger players coming to the club and have received glowing feedback about the way they are being welcomed and made to feel part of the club. We believe our commitment to investing in our community and player development will see this trend continue. Naenae Old Boys Cricket Club is the club to come to if you want to develop your game, to become the best cricketer you can be.

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joy of all those involved, kids and adults alike was a highlight. It was very pleasing to see some of the Premiers and Reserves assisting Marty with this programme. Cricket Development In the first year with our Club Development Officer, 342 kids, mainly from decile one and two schools (boys and girls from Year 1–Year 10) have received coaching from Naenae Old Boys via the club’s various development programmes. • Community Cricket programme • Colts Team Year 9-10 Team • Winter development programme • In-school programmes including Pomare, Rata St, Avalon Intermediate

WOMEN’S TEAM The addition of a women’s team was another season highlight. The team were awesome on and off the field, winning their Premier 2 grade. An excellent example of friendship, pride, and commitment.

IMPROVED FACILITIES Naenae Park is looking great with the outfield re-laid and new pitch blocks for the No.1 and No. 2 respectively. Tidy up of the indoor facility has been completed. Painted, netting repaired, new sightscreens. Looking lighter, brighter, and safer.

VOLUNTEERS The biggest highlight every season at NOBCC are our volunteers. The growing group of people who continue to freely give their time and resources to make Naenae Old Boys the best cricket club. You guys are awesome!

It was awesome to have Marty Vekony fulfil his vision and make this community programme, in partnership with Cricket Wellington, a reality. To see the absolute

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NORTH CITY CRICKET CLUB This season North City made some excellent progress both on and off the field. On the field, the Premier team were in close contention in both the Hazlett One Day and Two Day competitions. Under the new coach Craig Shanks, a North City legend, the team was well trained and played with a huge amount of passion, and new Captain Samuel Millmow bought a new style of cricket and confidence to the team. North City also welcomed Russell Hughes to the club who is from the UK but had been working and playing cricket in Australia. Russell has made a massive contribution to the club both on and off the field. He scored a mammoth 1,018 runs, scoring four centuries and was named North City Player of the Year alongside numerous other awards. North City has also had a great season off the field with the club gaining a Spark Sport sponsorship thanks to New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Wellington early in the season. The club also had a very successful Family Fun Day at Linden Park with over 100 kids in attendance playing fun cricket games, bouncy castles followed by the inaugural Chairman vs President's fixture, which was played between past and present North City players. This event was also a fundraiser for the new cricket nets project and the event raised over $2000 for the refurbishment of the cricket nets. The new nets have been ordered and we will have a fantastic new training set up for the start of the 2021/22 season. The North City junior programme is also in great shape with Michelle Maisuria in charge. Michelle has the junior section running very well and due to all her efforts, she was recognised as part of the Cricket Wellington Volunteer XI. The club is also running a Women and Girls-only pre-season training programme to help develop our local female talent in the region and help build a base for the future of the women and girls’ game in our region. This programme is the first the club has run and hopefully it will be the first of many. We have had a very successful season and Frances Stewart from Cricket Wellington has been a massive voice for our club in the community and deserves a high amount of recognition in the North City community. Eliott Brookes North City Chair

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ONSLOW CRICKET CLUB

I would like to start by taking the opportunity to thank the committee which I believe were successful in improving the player experience while also provided the Premier squad with the resources they needed to be competitive within the new competition format. I mentioned in my report last season the growing number of young cricketers joining the Premiers squad for training, this continues, with some progressing on to playing their first games for the club. While this is a wonderful position for the club to be in, we continue our work to provide the right resources and pathway for these young cricketers, many of them products from our hugely successful Junior Club (OJCC). As a club, we will continue to work to provide a competitive environment to cater for a greater depth of talent in order to have not just a strong Premier side, but equally a strong Reserve team which is both seen as a legitimate and competitive pathway to the Premier side. To this end I believe we have made real progress this season and I would like to congratulate Will Donaldson on his leadership of the Reserves but also for his deserved award as best team captain. The Premier team performance this year was impressive, and I believe in the second half of the season they were the best performed side of the competition. For me it was wonderful to watch this squad continue to develop and grow together into a very competitive team, one which I believe can write their own competition success story in the upcoming seasons. I would like to acknowledge the roles of Hamish Kyne (Club Coach) and Tim Aldridge (Team Manager). I wish to thank Justin (JT) who has decided to move to Hamilton with his partner. JT has scored for the club since about 2006, and is going to be a huge loss for the club and the senior side. We wish him and his partner well with their new adventure, but embark now on finding JT’s replacement. Should anyone know of someone passionate about cricket and scoring, or willing to learn, please let us know.

Team of the Year went to the Rassic’s, their decision to drop down a grade justified as they found the cricket both competitive and enjoyable. With some decent individual contributions acknowledged, over the course of the season this was a real team effort. The T20 grade was more competitive this season, a tougher standard combined with injuries wasn’t a great combination for either of Spring Chickens or the Masters. The Spring Chickens started well defending their title, but a bad string of losses, saw title hopes dashed. From a committee perspective, another season where I want to call out Tim Hyndman again for his tireless work as our Club Captain. We are extremely lucky to have Tim who has focused on building club spirit and culture, he continues to build momentum season on season, and for those that haven’t yet starred in a karaoke session at the club – you are missing out! This season we also said goodbye to Ben Shields. Ben has filled the role of secretary and has been an outstanding wicket keeper batsman for the Premier side for the last decade or so. Ben was pretty keen to get overseas and he is now setting himself up in Melbourne, so we wish him well. Before signing off on the 2020/21 season, I need to mention Greg Pike whom we made a Life Member at the SGM on the last Saturday of the 20/21 season. Greg has played for the club for over 30 years, as a player he has scored around 4000 runs for the club, and is currently the 5th highest wicket taker for the club with around 570. In those 30odd years though Greg has pretty much held every single role in the club, having served on the committee throughout the years, he has also had lengthy stints as both the Club Captain, and more recently as our Treasurer, and when required is a more than capable Barman. I can tell you all this for nothing, without people like Greg, clubs fail, and his continuous work through the decades has made our club stronger, and strong clubs lead to stronger communities, so congratulations Greg on this lifetime achievement. The Onslow Cricket Club looks forward to the coming season, we are keen to build on our successes of last season, which we feel leave us well positioned for success in 2021/22.

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It would be remiss not to also mention Tim Robinson whom had a break-through season. It began with his maiden hundred before he left with Wellington U19 for National Tournament where he was the leading U19 run scorer, before returning to Onslow adding another two hundred’s and also been selected for Wellington A. The season saw Tim collect a lot of well-deserved awards both from the club and at the Cricket Wellington awards. His performances are also both exciting for the club but hopefully and inspiration for others who a very close to following his success with their own. To this end Matt Scoble and vice-captain Micah Conroy also now well placed to experience their own break-through moments, perhaps as soon as next season. The season also saw Wellington College star Oscar Jackson play his first games for the club, equally St Pat’s student Henry McIntrye also managed to play a couple of games. We look forward to seeing more of these young men in the coming seasons. We also welcomed Auckland U19 representative Nathan Robinson to the club whom in just a handful of games proved he is also a force to be reckoned with. I would also like to acknowledge Daniel Rose and Sam Keegan for playing their respective roles together with Sean O’Connor, providing leadership to the group, but also for helping foster a supportive competitive environment for both individual and team success.

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PETONE RIVERSIDE CRICKET CLUB

In 2020-21, Petone Riverside Cricket Club continued to grow as a hub in the Hutt Valley with an increase in playing members for the fifth consecutive year. With a balance of competitive Senior teams, social and competitive T20 teams across many competitions, several Junior teams, Petone Rec was teeming with cricket all summer long! The second year of a Premier Women's team competing for Petone Riverside was a highlight, with many of the playing

squad achieving age group representative honours. While they are yet to record their first win, there were huge improvements to on-field performance that will soon match their enthusiasm and dedication off the field. Our Senior Men’s team had a season with mixed results, but there were many promising performances that they will look to build on in 2021/22. The ‘Ressies’ continue to be a juggernaut in Wellington Club Cricket, winning the Alan Isaac Trophy for the 3rd time in 5 years. Petone Riverside Fateh were another success story for yet another year, winning the RobLawMax Division 5! On top of that, the Petone Riverside Punjab Pacers took out the Hutt Valley Division 1 T20 competition. To add to this, the club undertook a refurbishment of the nets and held several successful events including our golf day. All in all, a successful year!

SRI LANKAN SPORTS CRICKET CLUB It gives me great pleasure and pride to write this 2020-21 season report where the Club has grown in leaps and bounds in all sectors of the game and Club dynamics since its inception in 1980. The fabric of our club is built on the support given by our players and management committee members who give up their time to all sorts of tireless tasks, so I would like to start with a big thank you to our SLSC family. We have had another sensational year of brilliant performances both on and off the field, by players in all four teams (SLSC A, SLSC B, Warriors and Tuskers) this season. This year included many highlights: • The introduction of our club policy, goals, and objectives • Reduction of the club membership fees to assist with COVID-19 • Introduction of the MVP Cap (Most Valuable Player recognition) for all teams • A successful pre-season training regime • Warriors playing in Division 1 T20 finals and just missing out 58

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• SLSC A, B and Tuskers ending up in 3rd place in their respective grades • Highest ever team total in the One Day format for the club • Highest ever partnership of 250 runs for the club • Highest individual score of 202 not out for the club • Participation in many external cricket tournaments • Many fun and joyful team gatherings with amazing food and company • A successful and sold-out inaugural “Bajawwa” fundraiser event Thank you for your contributions towards another successful season. Thank you for your swing, your turn, your length, your pace, your drives, your cuts, your sixes, your fours, your lucky top edges over the keeper, your catches, stumpings and runouts. I hope you have enjoyed the season and I look forward to seeing you all back again next season. You have been an asset to the club. and I thank you all for that. In the upcoming season, we will face many challenges. But with our unity, friendship, and brotherhood, I am sure the next season will further strengthen SLSC to greater heights. Chadz Gunawardana

STOKES VALLEY CRICKET CLUB The club opened the season with a Club Day on Sunday 4th October. We promoted the event through Facebook and as a result recruited four new players. We kept the club training up every Sunday until the start of the season. We also recruited a Wellington based team, a T20 men's team, whose members had moved to the Hutt Valley.

The club's Family Day was held on the evening of Saturday 27th February. We had running races, sack races, 3-legged races (children and parents!), and a lolly scramble. We then had a barbecue with the whole club in attendance including the day's opposition teams. It was an awesome event.

The club's 2019-2020 prizegiving was held on Saturday 14th November. It was a massive success, and we are looking at starting our next season with something similar. It was a great chance for everyone to get together before the season kicked off.

The six-a-side tournament is an annual event for the club and was held this year on Sunday 7th February. We had a maximum turn out for the event with several men's teams and a combined women's and junior team. It was just another chance for our whole club to get together.

The club's Open Day was held on Sunday 27th September and all the players from the previous season returned. We also recruited one or two extra players which meant we were never short of numbers on game days. We had four new coaches volunteer, but the most pleasing aspect was the parental support. They helped the coaches with training, scoring, everything! This took a lot of pressure off the coaches. The club would like to thank Cricket Wellington for holding hardball training sessions for our Year 5 team. We did not lose any players as a result.

The Kerry Calnon Day is another annual club event. The club was meant to attend the BLACKCAPS vs Australia game at Sky Stadium. However, due to COVID-19 Level 2 restrictions we were unable to attend so we held the event at our clubrooms instead. The 2020-21 season was a real success for our club, mainly due to the hard work of our outstanding committee and we cannot wait for next season.

TAITA DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB

The 2020-21 has been a stellar year for Taita Cricket, the most successful in our clubs 86-year history. This season Taita Premiers won the Ewen Chatfield One Day Trophy, convincingly beating Johnsonville at the Basin Reserve to claim our first ever One Day title. Taita was also runners up in the T20 competition going down to Hutt Districts and Finalist in the Pearce Cup Final, losing to Johnsonville. This is the first time since 2011 that a Premier team has competed in all three finals. The Taita Premiers were named Team of the Year at the prestigious Hutt Valley Sports Awards. This season Taita had four players scoring more than 500 runs including Deepak Joon, Nik Swain, Henry Walsh, while Nick Greenwood scored 898 runs - a club record. In the bowling department Kieran McComb took 51 wickets, the first time a Taita player has taken 50 wickets since Dave Little took 50 wickets in 2002. Matt Kelly closely followed Kieran with 47 wickets.

The Premier team were brilliantly led by Nik Swain and coached by Deepak Joon and had five players represent Wellington A including Chander Ravi, Kieran McComb, Pat Smith, Henry Walsh, and Nick Greenwood. Nick was also named Wellington A Player of the Year. In addition, the Club won the Norwood Cup at Cricket Wellington’s Celebration of Cricket for the highest average points over the season. The Taita Kamos won the T20 Division Two trophy with Thomas Kiwara scoring 587 runs from 11 innings. A huge thanks must also go to our outstanding groundsman Andrew Searle.

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UPPER HUTT UNITED CRICKET CLUB The 2020-21 season marked another successful season for Upper Hutt United Cricket Club (UHUCC) building on the honours from the season prior. Our Premier Men’s team retained their spot in Pearce Cup for season 2021-22 whilst there were several strong performances from our other competitive and social teams throughout the grades. Upper Hutt also continues to develop a strong women’s programme, with the Premier Women’s team going from strength to strength with the team putting out consistent performances, and several our players now being selected for representative honours. The 2020-21 season also saw the biggest growth in playing numbers in our Club’s history, growing by 70% on the previous season, which has only made things easier in getting competitive teams out on the park. UHUCC has also seen significant growth in our offfield performance through the dedicated work we do out in the community, and on our own long-term financial sustainability. UHUCC continues to deliver a strong Community Development Programme, with several club members employed to deliver the programme to the Upper Hutt community all year round. Now into its third year, the Programme has had considerable success with the following highlights: • A strong increase in Junior registrations amongst both male and female, with Junior Cricket Upper Hutt now being the biggest junior club in the Wellington region. • The largest female membership in the Wellington region across the junior and senior clubs. • Growth in participatory sessions, especially among those new to cricket. • Employment opportunities for 8-10 club members. • Establishment of a UHUCC scholarship supporting young members with tertiary costs. • Launch of the Winter Academy and Skills Academy, providing players of various ages and stages an opportunity to further develop their cricket skills; and • Growth in coach numbers, especially in Junior and College cricket.

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In the 2020-21 season, we continued our investment into the community space by employing a full-time Youth Development Officer whose sole focus is working with the local secondary schools to support them with their own cricketing programmes. This focus is one that UHUCC will continue to prioritise as we aim to provide a sustainable pathway for all cricketers in Upper Hutt, no matter the age and stage. UHUCC has also put a strong emphasis on transitioning the Club’s strategy to one that allows us to build considerable cash reserves as we look to become a self-functioning club considering uncertainties around grant funding going forward. This has seen a strong emphasis placed on our relationships within the community and working with those who share our vision for developing cricket, and cricketers, throughout Upper Hutt. This remains an absolute priority for our club and has been the hallmark of our success over recent years.

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON CRICKET CLUB

This summer VUWCC had eight men’s teams, one women’s team and two junior teams represent our Club. One achievement that the club was very proud of was that we were the only club in Wellington to have three senior teams in the top four grades after our 3rd side was promoted to Division 4 the previous season.

In addition to this, the club is very proud of our junior section. While it is only small, we are proud of how it has developed in conjunction with Clifton Terrace school over the last three years. The club would like to acknowledge all the hard work and dedication by Caitlin Eves in developing this ongoing relationship. Overall, the club had a successful season. One of the club’s goals at the start of the season was to ensure our 3rd side remained in Division 4 and this was successfully achieved with this side growing from strength to strength during the season. The club’s top two sides finished second in the Hazlett Trophy and Division 3, respectively. The success of the club’s top three sides continues to show the depth the club has in these grades and the development of players at our club. In addition to these results, our Division 6 side finished third, while we had T20 sides finishing second and third in their respective grades.

Regarding individual efforts, James Thompson took home the Premier Men’s Most Valuable Player award and Caitlin Eves the Women’s Most Valuable Player. During the season Barrett Mexted (Baz) was named in Cricket Wellington’s Volunteer XI -selected for outstanding commitment and services to club cricket in Wellington. He was also named captain of this XI by a public media vote. This was a richly deserved recognition for all his hard work and commitment that he gives to our club. At Cricket Wellington’s Celebration of Cricket, Ben Strang was awarded the Sam Platt Cup (best overall performance in club cricket) for his outstanding effort during the Premier side’s Two Day match against North City (bowling figures of 7-52 & 2-72 and 90 with the bat). Finally, the club would like to acknowledge how very proud we are of our own Devon Conway. There are too many awards and accolades that Devon has received to mention. But seriously what a season! Scoring his maiden One Day century at the Basin to scoring 200 at Lords and everything in between. Ever since Devon arrived at our club, we all knew it wouldn’t be long before we saw him competing for higher honours, and we couldn’t have been more right. Devon is a dedicated club member and always finds time for the club when he can. We can’t wait to see his achievements in the future.

WELLINGTON COLLEGIANS CRICKET CLUB It has been an excellent year for Wellington Collegians cricket. In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic we shared with our parents that we would maintain fees at the level of the previous year and do more with your contributions. Amongst the many Junior club highlights we achieved were:

• A Year 9-10 combined side competing in December in our colours

• Our ‘stretch’ goal of 300 cricketers (Actual 310 up 25 from prior year)

Thanks to strong work from our coaches and coordinators, we achieved strong returning numbers. There was also strong recruitment in Years 2-5 which benefitted from Cricket Wellington delivering programmes in our key schools in Term 3. In all we fielded 34 sides in 2020-21.

• New shirts in Nursery grade as we look to drive early adoption of cricket • Kelburn school leading the way in new Nursery to Year 4 sign ups • A record 8 sides in Hawkes Bay January Years 5 - 8 tournaments • 8 of our Year 8 cricketers selected from a Porirua tournament

• A Girls year 9-10 side meaning Collegians now has a female cricket pathway from Nursery grade to Senior Women’s cricket

The year was built off a hugely successful Spring Training run by Will Marshall. For the first time we fielded over 100 players (with nearly all of Years 5 and 6) working under the tutelage of Club Pro Akash Sivan and long-time Collegians coaching legend Liam “Casper” Jensen.

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WELLINGTON INDIAN SPORTS CRICKET CLUB As a multi-sports club playing hockey and cricket, with a walking group and goldies group, the club relies on its many volunteers to organise each sport and activity. Cricket has in recent years been a diminishing sport in the Club and we are grateful to those who have remained with the club and maintained our place in Division 4, the highest grade the club has played in. For the 2020/2021 season we had one team only, named the Desi Boys. Most of the players in this team are in their 40’s and are still scoring runs, getting wickets, and taking stunning catches. The team played One Day and Timed matches where they held their own sitting in the middle of the table for both the timed and One Day competitions, a position that was satisfying for these players committed to keeping our place in the Division 4 grade. In the One Day competition the team had 4 wins and 8 losses with two abandoned games. Some of the games they lost could’ve gone either way and recognising this will help build success going forward. For the Timed competition we had one win, three draw wins, one draw lost and two that we lost. Again, the team recognised if they turn the winning draws into wins, they have a chance to finish higher in this competition. This is something the team will look to work on for the coming season to secure more wins. The team would like to congratulate Wellington Collegians in the Division 4 for taking out both the One Day and timed competitions, only losing one game. For the coming season the club has been working hard to have a couple more teams registered - if we are successful, it will be a good outcome for the club as multiple teams mean a greater player pool to support player absences and illness. It also means a greater pool to practice with and build overall skill levels. But regardless of the number of teams we have, the club’s cricket players are waiting to get out there and play cricket for another season. Thanks Cricket Wellington for providing the opportunity for teams to play and the support you have given across the season.

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CELEBRATION OF CRICKET Cricket Wellington acknowledged the performances of its senior representative players, as well as the outstanding performers of the club cricket, as the Norwood Awards and Club Awards were combined for the first time for Cricket Wellington’s Celebration of Cricket. Awards were announced over the week leading up to the event through Cricket Wellington’s social media channels, before the major awards were announced on the night at the Foxglove Ballroom. Amelia Kerr was announced as Blaze Cricketer of the Year and also picked up the Women’s Allrounder of the Year award. Amelia’s performances for the Blaze and the WHITE FERNS continued to show why she is one of the world’s leading players. The leg-spinning allrounder played a key role in the WHITE FERNS upset wins over Australia in Brisbane before Christmas and in Napier in March; while she averaged 51 with the bat at a strike-rate of 134 in the Super Smash and took 14 wickets, including a hat-trick, for the Blaze in the Grand Final. Devon Conway was named the Firebirds Cricketer of the Year for the third year in a row. Devon, who also won the Men’s Outstanding Batter award and the ANZ International T20 and ODI Player of the Year awards at the New Zealand Cricket Awards, enjoyed a breakthrough international summer for the BLACKCAPS while continuing his scintillating form for the Wellington Firebirds. Devon made the step up to the international arena look easy with an unbeaten 99 in the first T20 against Australia at Hagley Oval and topped off his first international home summer with his maiden BLACKCAPS century against Bangladesh at the Basin Reserve. He then went on to score a doublecentury on Test debut against England before helping the BLACKCAPS defeat India in the World Test Championship final. Devon was also instrumental in the Firebirds successful Dream11 Super Smash title defence. He was second top run-scorer in the competition with 455 runs and capped off the domestic T20 campaign with an unbeaten 93 to lead the Firebirds to victory over the Canterbury Kings in the Grand Final at the Basin Reserve.

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Allrounder Michael Bracewell also picked up an impressive awards haul throughout the week. The Firebirds skipper won the Ford Trophy, Plunket Shield and Overall Player’s Player of the Year awards, capping off an impressive summer for the allrounder. Michael performed consistently across all three formats, especially in the Plunket Shield where he finished as the competition’s fourth leading run-scorer with 560 runs. He registered three centuries across the competition, including back-to-back centuries in the final match of the summer against Auckland at Eden Park Outer Oval. In the One Day arena he scored 344 runs and took nine wickets helping the Firebirds make a late Ford Trophy charge which saw them qualify for the elimination finals. Bracewell also tasted international success for New Zealand A in fourday fixtures against West Indies A and Pakistan A and registered his maiden New Zealand A century with 135 against the West Indies. Petone-Riverside’s Mark James was awarded with the prestigious Mike Curtis Cup for outstanding contribution to club cricket. Mark has been a vital part of the Petone Riverside Cricket Club for the past 10 years and has had transformative impact within the cricketing community in Petone since being named junior convenor in 2012. His tireless and valuable coaching and administration efforts have seen playing numbers in the Petone area increase significantly – from eight teams in 2011, to 15 teams in 2021. James has also had a huge impact in the female space where playing numbers have increased from zero players in 2011 to 39 players in 2021 under his guidance. This number continues to grow steadily year on year and Petone Riverside has also become the first Wellington club to offer a full female pathway. Hutt District’s Olivia Boivin and Eastern Suburbs’ Luke Georgeson were awarded the Trish McKelvey Cup and Bruce Murray Medals. The awards recognise fair play in women’s and men’s club cricket – the Trish McKelvey Cup is nominated by Premier Women’s coaches, while the Bruce Murray Medal is nominated by umpires and opposition captains from captain’s reports. The unsung heroes of umpiring and scoring were also celebrated as Cory Black was named as Umpire of the Year, while Taita District’s Ann Batson was named Scorer of the Year. 64

NORWOOD AWARDS ADMARK BLAZE CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

AMELIA KERR

KAPURA FIREBIRDS CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

DEVON CONWAY

ADMARK WOMEN'S OUTSTANDING BOWLER

MANEKA SINGH

KAPURA MEN’S OUTSTANDING BOWLER

PETER YOUNGHUSBAND

ADMARK WOMEN'S OUTSTANDING BATTER

SOPHIE DEVINE

KAPURA MEN’S OUTSTANDING BATTER

DEVON CONWAY

FORD TROPHY PLAYER’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR

MICHAEL BRACEWELL

DREAM11 SUPER SMASH PLAYER’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR

FINN ALLEN

PLUNKET SHIELD PLAYER’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR

MICHAEL BRACEWELL

OVERALL PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

MICHAEL BRACEWELL

ADMARK WOMEN'S MOST PROMISING PLAYER

GEORGIA PLIMMER

KAPURA MEN’S MOST PROMISING PLAYER

TROY JOHNSON

ADMARK WOMEN'S FIELDER OF THE YEAR

JESS MCFADYEN

KAPURA MEN’S FIELDER OF THE YEAR

MICHAEL BRACEWELL

ADMARK WOMEN'S ALLROUNDER OF THE YEAR

AMELIA KERR

KAPURA MEN’S ALLROUNDER OF THE YEAR

MICHAEL BRACEWELL

EDDIE CAMERON U20 YOUNG CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

DEVAN VISHVAKA

SIR WALTER NASH U23 YOUNG CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

RACHIN RAVINDRA

ADMARK U19 FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

TASH CODYRE

WHITING FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVINCIAL A MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR

NICK GREENWOOD

WHITING FINANCIAL SERVICES U19 A MEN’S CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

TIM ROBINSON

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CLUB AWARD WINNERS MEN’S SENIOR CLUB CRICKETER OF THE YEAR WOMEN’S SENIOR CLUB CRICKETER OF THE YEAR BEST AND FAIREST CLUB CAPTAIN

Zac Ringrose (Johnsonville)

Hannah Francis

(Petone-Riverside)

Sean O’Connor

(Onslow Premiers)

BEST AND FAIREST CLUB TEAM

Onslow Premiers

SCORER OF THE YEAR

Ann Batson (Taita District)

MARJORIE SWEETMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY

Abby Carr

JUDITH SADLER MEMORIAL TROPHY

Florence Marshall

RON MURRAY CUP

Zac Ringrose

ARTHUR DICK CUP

Devan Vishvaka

J ATKIN CUP

Adam Leonard

MAY CUP

Rakitha Weerasundara

SAM PLATT CUP

Ben Strang

TRISH MCKELVEY CUP

Olivia Boivin

MIKE CURTIS CUP

Mark James

ROYAL VISIT CUP

Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club

NORWOOD CUP

Taita District Cricket Club

BRUCE MURRAY MEDAL

Luke Georgeson

STANLEY COWMAN CUP

Stephen Hewson

UMPIRE OF THE YEAR

Cory Black

GROUND OF THE YEAR

Hutt Recreation Ground

(for most runs in Premier Women’s competitions)

(for most wickets in Premier Men’s competitions)

(for most runs in Premier Men’s competitions)

(for best bowling performance in Premier Club Cricket)

(for highest Premier score)

(for best overall performance)

(recognizing volunteer service to club cricket)

(awarded to the club with highest aggregate points)

(awarded to the club with the highest average number of points per team)

(for fair play in Men’s Club Cricket)

(best lower grade performance)

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(Wellington Collegians) (Wellington Collegians) (Johnsonville) (Johnsonville)

(Eastern Suburbs) (Johnsonville) (VUWCC)

(Hutt District)

(Petone-Riverside)

(Eastern Suburbs) (Hutt District)

GRADE WINNERS DIVISION 1 & 2

EWEN CHATFIELD TROPHY PEARCE CUP T20 CUP HAZLETT TROPHY

TAITA DISTRICT CC JOHNSONVILLE CC HUTT DISTRICT CC EASTERN SUBURBS CC

PREMIER WOMEN

JOY LAMASON TROPHY MAUREEN PETERS PLATE

DIVISION 3 - 7

DIVISION 3 - ALAN ISSAC TROPHY DIVISION 4 DIVISION 5 DIVISION 6 DIVISION 7

WELLINGTON COLLEGIANS HUTT DISTRICT CC

PETONE-RIVERSIDE RESERVES WELLINGTON COLLEGIANS RESERVES PETONE-RIVERSIDE FATEH SIKHS SPORTS CLUB WAINUIOMATA CC RESERVES

INTERCITY ONE DAY

DIVISION 1 EASTERN SUBURBS MASTERS DIVISION 2 EASTERN SUBURBS LEOPARDS DIVISION 3 BROOKLYN MIGHTY DUCKS

WELLINGTON T20

DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3

KARORI WILDCATS EASTERN SUBURBS PREMATURES EASTERN SUBURBS GOONS

HUTT VALLEY T20

DIVISION 1 PETONE-RIVERSIDE PUNJAB PACERS DIVISION 2 TAITA DISTRICT CC KAMOS

WOMEN’S PREMIER 2

PREMIER 2

NAENAE CC NUGGETS

PREMIER GIRLS

PAIRS PORIRUA FERNS T20 PORIRUA FERNS 30 OVER PORIRUA FERNS

LAST MAN STANDS

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY DIVISION 1 WEDNESDAY DIVISION 2 THURSDAY DIVISION 1 THURSDAY DIVISION 2

LOOPY CRY BABIES PUNJAB PACERS CAINSEY’S XI AMAZING SCORPIONS ALMOST 8

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HONOURS BOARD

CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

YEAR

MEN

WOMEN

MEN WOMEN

2020–21

Devon Conway

Amelia Kerr

Zac Ringrose (Johnsonville)

Hannah Francis (Petone-Riverside)

2019–20

Devon Conway

Sophie Devine

Brett Johnson (Hutt District)

Bethany Trethewey (Hutt District)

2018–19

Devon Conway

Amelia Kerr

Jamie Gibson (Eastern Suburbs)

Maneka Singh (Johnsonville)

2017–18

Logan van Beek

Liz Perry

Jamie Gibson (Eastern Suburbs)

Lucy Doolan (Johnsonville)

Amelia Kerr

Alex Wyatt (Naenae Old Boys)

Rebecca Burns (Hutt District)

Sophie Devine

Malcolm Nofal (Onslow)

Eimear Richardson (Wellington Collegians) Eimear Richardson (Wellington Collegians)

2016–17

CLUB CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

Hamish Bennett

2015–16

Luke Woodcock

2014–15

Stephen Murdoch Rachel Priest

Adam Williams (Hutt District)

2013–14

James Franklin

Sophie Devine

James Widerstrom (Wellington Collegians) Andrea Stockwell (Hutt District)

2012–13

Michael Papps

Sophie Devine

Iain McPeake (Hutt District)

Andrea Stockwell (Hutt District)

2011–12

Mark Gillespie

Liz Perry

Adam Williams (Naenae Old Boys)

Allex Evans (Wellington Collegians)

2010–11

Grant Elliott

Sophie Devine

Lance Dry (Eastern Suburbs)

Allex Evans (Wellington Collegians)

2009–10

Luke Woodcock

Sophie Devine

Lee Edwards (Karori)

Megan Wakefield (Johnsonville)

2008–09

Iain O’Brien

Lucy Doolan

Graeme Murray (University)

Megan Wakefield (Taita)

2007–08

Grant Elliott

Megan Wakefield

Graham Napier (Upper Valley)

Renee Moffitt (Onslow)

2006–07

Grant Elliott

Sophie Devine

Robbie Bird (Naenae Old Boys)

Megan Wakefield (Taita)

2005–06

Mark Gillespie

Anna Dodd (née Corbin)

Grant Donaldson (Johnsonville)

Melinda Hodgson (Onslow)

2004–05

James Franklin

Maia Lewis

Leigh Kelly (Petone-Riverside)

Maia Lewis (Onslow)

2003–04

Stephen Fleming

Maia Lewis

Tim Boyer (Eastern Suburbs)

Amanda Cooper (Wellington Collegians)

2002–03

Matthew Walker

Maia Lewis

Mayu Pasupati (Onslow)

Frances King (Taita)

2001–02

Andrew Penn

Anna Corbin

Graeme Murray (University)

Jane Hunter-Siu (Eastern Suburbs)

2000–01

Matthew Bell

Anna O’Leary

Evan Gray (Wellington Collegians)

Fiona Stickney (Hutt District)

PEARCE CUP

YEAR

CLUB CHAMPIONS

HAZLETT TROPHY

JOY LAMASON TROPHY

CLUB CHAMPIONS

2020–21 Johnsonville

Eastern Suburbs

2019–20

Upper Hutt United

Wellington Collegians Hutt District Johnsonville Johnsonville Hutt District Wellington Collegians Onslow Onslow Hutt District Wellington Collegians Onslow Onslow Onslow Onslow Onslow Onslow Onslow Wellington Collegians Naenae Old Boys Eastern Suburbs

Hutt District

2018–19 Eastern Suburbs 2017–18 Eastern Suburbs 2016–17 Eastern Suburbs 2015–16 Onslow 2014–15 Eastern Suburbs 2013–14 Eastern Suburbs 2012–13 Eastern Suburbs 2011–12 Eastern Suburbs 2010–11 Karori 2009–10 Eastern Suburbs 2008–09 Eastern Suburbs 2007–08 Eastern Suburbs 2006–07 Eastern Suburbs 2005–06 Eastern Suburbs 2004–05 Eastern Suburbs 2003–04 Eastern Suburbs 2002–03 Eastern Suburbs 2001–02 Eastern Suburbs 2000–01 Stokes Valley

Upper Hutt Taita Onslow Karori Hutt District Johnsonville Upper Hutt Petone Riverside Upper Hutt Wellington Collegians University Hutt District Upper Valley Naenae Old Boys Onslow Hutt District Petone-Riverside Onslow North City

MAUREEN PETERS PLATE

T20 CUP

CLUB CHAMPIONS

2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14

2020-21 2019-20 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06

Hutt District Hutt District Wellington Collegians Johnsonville Hutt District Wellington Collegians Onslow Wellington Collegians

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Hutt District Eastern Suburbs Karori Karori Karori Karori

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WELLINGTON WANDERERS The 2020-21 season, our 75th, effectively started with the AGM and dinner held at the West Plaza Hotel in late September. Our guests were former WHITE FERN and Black Stick Liz Green and current BLACKCAPS bowler Hamish Bennett. Both kept the audience entertained with their insights and humour. Shandon Golf Club was again the venue for our annual golf day held on a beautiful Friday afternoon in mid-October. Those in the full field were able to enjoy the thrill of Andy Wellings’ hole-in-one, and he joins Barry O’Brien on our Wanderers’ Golfing Society Honours Board. A full calendar of matches started with a sound thrashing at the hands of Wanganui Collegiate School. This has been a familiar theme over the last four years. We continued to enjoy the support of our traditional schools, with midweek matches held against many. The Hunt Cup and Richard Allen Cup tournament was held in late March at Karori Park which turned out to be a fantastic venue. Scots College were deserved winners of the Hunt Cup and St Patrick’s College won the Richard Allan Challenge Cup. A tournament between girls’ secondary schools was held at Petone a week later. The Governor-General’s matches took place on the Basin Reserve and our thanks to Cricket Wellington for ensuring these fixtures went ahead. While it was necessary to play both matches on the same day, it was still very satisfying to have use of the Basin and its facilities. We thank outgoing Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy and her husband Sir David Gascoigne for all their support during the last five years. Wanderers also played several traditional matches against select XIs, the highlight most certainly being the reintroduction of the New Zealand Army match played at Hutt International Boys’ School in late March. The Army was celebrating its 175th year and Wanderers its 75th and a splendid formal dinner was held at the conclusion of the match in the Officers’ Mess at Trentham Military Camp. This season our Schoolboys’ XI was hosted at The Willows Cricket Club at Loburn. While the Wanderers’ team won by five runs, we were saddened to hear of the terminal illness of Willows founder and supremo

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Mike Dormer. Mike was in fine form throughout the day but sadly passed away four weeks later. He has left a formidable legacy at The Willows, and we look forward to continuing the close bond that exists between our two clubs. Our Annual Test Match Breakfast was held on the first morning of the West Indies Test in December. We were delighted to have former BLACKCAPS captain Daniel Vettori as our guest, who was returning to the ground where his Test career began in 1997. Everyone in the packed Norwood Room was enthralled to hear Dan and Bryan Waddle trade stories garnered from many years of touring together. The only negative aspect of the season was that the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the club holding a 75th celebratory weekend. It was decided to delay these celebrations until the coming season with the intention of organising something appropriate around the Women’s World Cup in February-March 2022. Cricket Wellington again supported Wanderers in all its endeavours. Ryan Holland ensures everything happens smoothly on the field, while Cam Mitchell, Liz Green and their staff do the same off the field. In return Wanderers take pleasure in the success of various Wellington teams and individuals. As this is written New Zealand have just won the inaugural World Test Championship at Southampton and immediately prior to that defeated England in a two-match series. Along with Cricket Wellington we pay tribute to their achievements and especially acknowledge those of Firebirds’ players Devon Conway and Tom Blundell. As well, we are sure Rachin Ravindra would have benefitted hugely from being in the BLACKCAPS environment. We look forward with much anticipation to the coming season. Evan Gray Club Manager

BASIN RESERVE TRUST INTRODUCTION The iconic Basin Reserve has a rich history from its inception as a safe harbour for ships in 1840 to its status as one of the most revered cricket grounds in the world. The Basin Reserve as we know it today was formed by an earthquake that struck the Wellington region in 1855 that had a profound effect on the landscape, turning the Basin from a haven for ships into swampland. In 1857, citizens began to petition the Provincial Council for a site to create a permanent cricket ground. With the city growing rapidly, cricket fields were being built upon as quickly as they were developed and the English settlers’ passion for the game would not abate. The Council eventually approved the petition and gave them the site they desired, the formerly known ‘Basin’ in Te Aro. It was no small task turning the swampy land into a suitable ground for cricket and recreation, with prisoners from the nearby Mt Cook barracks completing most of the labor to drain and flatten the area and, in 1866, the land was finally leased for cricket activity and so crickets love affair with the Basin Reserve begun. The Basin Reserve’s long association with cricket began on January 11, 1868, when the Wellington Volunteers played the crew of the HMS Falcon. From there, cricketers invested heavily in the ground so, by the 1880s, the Basin Reserve was almost unrecognisable from a decade before; picket fences, the Caledonian Stand, and a vastly improved playing surface meant cricket was here to stay. In 1998, the Basin Reserve was listed as a Heritage Area,

becoming the first sports ground to receive such a designation, and further enhancing its heritage significance. Today, the Basin Reserve has seen more New Zealand Test matches, and Test victories, than any other ground. It has also been the venue for some of the most remarkable performances in our cricketing history; from JR Reid’s 15 sixes in a first-class innings, to Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones’ World Record partnership of 467 in 1991, and Brendon McCullum’s historic score of 302 in 2014. But the ground not only hosts cricket games, but sporting fixtures of every variety. It has hosted national events and competitions including VE Day celebrations, Royal Tours, exhibitions, Scout jamborees, concerts, and festivals. The Basin Reserve plays a role in assisting Wellington City Council to achieve the recreation and leisure participation aims signalled in the 2018-28 Ten Year Plan and the “Living WELL” Wellington Sport and Active Recreation Strategy. The redevelopment will reposition the Basin as New Zealand’s premier cricket venue and help attract national and international events to Wellington. The day-to-day management of the Basin Reserve is undertaken by Cricket Wellington under a management agreement with the Basin Reserve Trust (BRT). This Statement of Service Performance highlights the achievements of the Trust for the period July 2020 to June 2021.

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OBJECTIVES

2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS

The objectives of the trust are stated in the Trust Deed as agreed between the Wellington City Council and the BRT and are highlighted below:

There were several significant highlights during the 2020-21 year, they include:

1. to manage, administer, plan, develop, maintain, promote, and operate the Basin Reserve for recreation and leisure activities and for the playing of cricket for the benefit of the inhabitants of Wellington 2. to establish a long-term policy for the further development of the Basin Reserve as a recreational facility and as a facility for the playing of cricket, other sports and as a venue for other community-based activities.

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Full turf renovation completed in 2020

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Convincing BLACKCAPS Test match victory vs West Indies

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Return of international white ball cricket to the Basin Reserve, with the BLACKCAPS beating Bangladesh in March

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Strong crowds for the Super Smash men’s and women’s double-headers with a record domestic crowd for the Dream11 Super Smash Grand Final double-header, with the Firebirds winning backto-back titles

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Another successful Beers at the Basin event, showing the best craft breweries, local wineries, street food and music to a sold-out crowd

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Hosted the Peachy Keen concert, that showcased the best kiwi female musicians to an enthusiastic Wellington crowd of approximately 4,500

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A wide range of corporate functions and conferences, with 101 held throughout the year

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Continuation of junior winter sports with football and rugby fixtures being played at the venue

3. to enter into management agreements and other contracts that are necessary or desirable to achieve the objects of the Trust. 4. to promote and co-ordinate the raising of funds to assist the management, administration, maintenance planning, promotion, and further development of the Basin Reserve. 5. generally, to do all acts, matters and things that the Trustees consider necessary or conducive to further or attain the objects of the Trust set out above for the benefit of the public of Wellington. 6. to operate as a successful undertaking, managed on a not-for-profit basis. 7. to preserve and enhance the significant and recognised heritage value of the Basin Reserve. 8. to comply with all legislative and regulatory provisions relating to its operation and performance including statutory and general Council objectives for Council controlled organisations, and to acknowledge the Councils contribution where appropriate.

2020-21 PERFORMANCE

20-21 TARGETS

20-21 ACTUALS

Community Events Days

Cricket Events Days

MEASURE

In line with the objectives of the Trust Deed and the 2020-21 Statement of Intent, the BRT performed well in a challenging year due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The BRT remains committed to the ongoing management and evaluation of risks associated with the enduring COVID-19 global pandemic. The Trust has worked to ensure robust and innovative plans are in place to respond effectively if, and when, alert levels shift. This includes our continued acknowledgement of the responsibility we have for the social wellbeing of Wellingtonians, finding new ways to operate more efficiently and improving our ability to diversify engagement with local audiences.

Other Sports Events Days

Practice Facility Usage (Days)

100

111

101

Numbers Attending Events

41,000

55,000

Event Income ($)

79,000

285,611

Council Operating Grant^($)

694,659

The table provides a comparison between 2020-21 targets and actuals:

Cash Subsidy (Grant) Per attendance ($)

46.30

12.60

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EVENTS DAYS, PRACTICE DAYS AND FUNCTIONS DOMESTIC CRICKET The Basin is the home of Cricket Wellington and the home ground of the Wellington Firebirds in the Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy and Men’s Super Smash, as well as the Wellington Blaze in the Hallyburton Johnston Shield and Women’s Super Smash. The Basin also accommodates Cricket Wellington development teams. The Basin Reserve was the host venue for the Super Smash Grand final again in 2021, with a near sold out crowd of 5,545 treated to two exceptional games of entertaining cricket.

The Basin Reserve continues to be a very well utilised community venue. In 2020-21, the Basin Reserve hosted 83 event days, 111 practise days and 101 functions. An overview of the wide range of events is outlined below:

COMMUNITY EVENTS The Beers at the Basin, a popular festival that showcases Wellington’s craft beer and wine industry, has become an annual feature of the BRT’s event calendar and the November event was one of the most successful yet, with a sold-out crowd of 6,500 enjoying beer, wine, food, and music on a fantastic Wellington day. The venue welcomed back a music festival for the first time in several years, with an energetic crowd of 4,500 fans enjoying acts from some of the best homegrown female musicians. The Basin Reserve wants to be a venue for everyone and hosting different events like this is a key priority for the Trust. In addition, the Basin Reserve Trust continues to partner with Wellington Rugby and Capital Football to bring junior sport to the venue during the winter months. The venue also continues to host a wide range of community cricket events throughout the year when available. However, due to the venue hosting the Peachy Keen concert in April 2021, it resulted in the reduction of community cricket events at the end of the season.

The Basin Reserve also contains an indoor practice facility that features two training nets that were developed and maintained by Cricket Wellington. These facilities are in use for most of the year and are accessible to players and teams of all ages and abilities.

INTERNATIONAL CRICKET The lively and entertaining calypso style of cricket graced the Basin Reserve in December when the BLACKCAPS hosted the West Indies in a Test Match, with the venue packed to the brim with fans enjoying another victory for the BLACKCAPS. In March, white ball cricket returned to the venue, with the BLACKCAPS taking on Bangladesh in the first One Day International at the venue since 2019. A strong crowd of over 7,000 fans enjoyed a century by local player Devon Conway on a beautiful Wellington day. The Basin Reserve pitch again received a good rating from the ICC and New Zealand Cricket were pleased with the event delivery and venue presentation across all international matches.

OTHER SPORT EVENTS In recent years, the BRT has repositioned the Basin as a multi-sport venue providing year-round access to the community. Through a partnership with Wellington Rugby and Capital Football, 40 junior rugby fixtures and 92 junior girls football events were held during the 2021 winter months. Over 132 games were played with approximately 2,600 children involved with many more parents and caregivers enjoying, from the side-lines, their children playing on the Basin Reserve.

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FUNCTIONS The BRT has contracted Black and Gold Events (a division of KAPURA) to manage and promote the recently refurbished Norwood Room and Long Room in the RA Vance Stand as a venue for conferences, meetings, weddings, celebrations, Christmas functions and team building workshops. In total 101 functions were held in 2020-21, with a significant increase in venue use arising from the Norwood Room being utilised as a Blood Donor centre for four weeks from 9 November – 4 December 2021.

BASIN RESERVE REDEVELOPMENT The Old Pavilion Stand was completed in June 2020 and the BRT’s focus is committed to working with the Wellington City Council on the redevelopment of the Basin Reserve and its infrastructure. Key projects that the BRT are working with WCC to complete are as follows: •

Embankment toilet upgrade

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Perimeter fence and gate upgrades

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Media box extension

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Picket fence upgrade

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Permanent camera stands and sightscreens upgrades

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Ground lighting to support 24/7 access

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Additional groundsman storage (between practice cage and Old Pavilion)

The BRT continues strive towards presenting present the ground to a high standard every year, driving a comprehensive maintenance programme and ensuring the Basin Reserve remains one of the most picturesque grounds in the world.

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ICC WOMEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP 2022 New Zealand is hosting the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2022. The tournament was previously scheduled to be hosted in 2021, but due to the ongoing global pandemic, it was postponed enabling all qualifying teams the opportunity to participate and ensuring a safer tournament could be held. Eight nations are competing across 31 matches in six host cities around the country from 4 March – 3 April 2022. The Basin Reserve is selected as one of the six host venues and have secured the following fixtures: • • • • • • •

New Zealand v Australia, Sunday 13 March Australia v Qualifier, Tuesday 15 March Australia v South Africa, Tuesday 22 March South Africa v Qualifier, Thursday 24 March Australia v Qualifier, Friday 25 March England v Qualifier, Sunday 27 March Semi Final, Wednesday 30 March

The venues exclusivity period for this event commences on 20 February 2022 and concludes on 9 April 2022.

SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING The BRT remains committed to assisting with fundraising and sponsorship. To date the Trust has raised $951,000 of funding towards various projects at the venue, with an additional $175,000 of approved funding withdrawn due to COVID-19 in 2020. Key opportunities that the BRT continue to explore: •

Class 4 Gaming – the Trustees have established positive relationships with numerous leading community funding trusts and will continue to build on these relationships to aid future projects

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New Zealand Lotteries Commission – this presents another key funding vehicle for the BRT

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Naming Rights Partner – the Trust is in the final stages of confirming a Naming Rights Partner for the venue after an extensive three-year search

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Digital Billboards – the Trust are also investigating digital billboard opportunities at the Basin Reserve to grow a more sustainable revenue base that would provide the BRT with additional income to support the redevelopment and ongoing maintenance

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Additional Revenue Opportunities – the Trust has partnered with Parkable to provide a software platform and supporting services for the management of the carparks at the venue to diversity revenue opportunities for the Trust

WELLINGTON REGIONAL STADIUM TRUST (WRST) TURF SERVICES PARTNERSHIP The BRT continued its positive partnership with the WRST. Under a partnership agreement the WRST provides turf management services that ensures that the Basin Reserves outfield, wicket blocks and practice wickets are maintained to international standards.

GOVERNANCE The Trust Deed establishes the BRT under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 for the purposes of managing and administering the Basin Reserve. Wellington City Council has appointed the BRT to manage the Basin Reserve under a Management Deed. These two key documents set out how the BRT will manage the Basin Reserve. The BRT is governed by a Board comprising four Trustees, two appointed by Cricket Wellington and two by Wellington City Council. The Board meet at least four times a year and appoint subcommittees as appropriate to fulfil its obligations. The Trustees set the strategic direction for the BRT and approve the Statement of Intent and the Annual Business Plan. The Trustees monitor the organisational performance and ensure that the Trust has appropriate policies and procedures to mitigate its risks (including compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015).

TRUST MEMBERSHIP •

Alan Isaac (Chair) (appointed by Wellington City Council)

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Mike Horsley (appointed by Cricket Wellington)

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Councillor Sean Rush (appointed by Wellington City Council)

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John Greenwood (appointed by Cricket Wellington)

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Independent auditor’s auditor’s report report Independent To the Members of Cricket Wellington Incorporated To the Members of Cricket Wellington Incorporated Opinion Opinion We have audited the financial statements of Cricket Wellington Incorporated, which comprise the We have audited the financial of2021, Cricket Wellington Incorporated, which comprise theand statement of financial positionstatements as at 31 July and the statement of comprehensive revenue statement of financial position as at 31 July 2021, and the statement of comprehensive revenue expenses, statement of changes in net assets/equity and cash flow statement for the year then and expenses, statement in netpart assets/equity and cash flow statement for the year then ended, and the notesoftochanges and forming of the financial statements. ended, and the notes to and forming part of the financial statements. In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the In our opinion, theofaccompanying financial statementsaspresent fairly, in all material respects, the financial position Cricket Wellington Incorporated at 31 July 2021, and its financial performance financial position of Cricket Wellington Incorporated as at 31 July 2021, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Standards and its cash flows forRegime the year then ended inRDR). accordance with Public Benefit Entity Standards Reduced Disclosure (PBE Standards Reduced Disclosure Regime (PBE Standards RDR). Basis for Opinion Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) We conducted audit in accordance with International on Auditing (New Zealand) (ISAs (NZ)). Ourour responsibilities under those standards areStandards further described in the ‘Auditor’s (ISAs (NZ)). Our responsibilities those standards aresection furtherofdescribed in the ‘Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of under the financial statements’ our report. responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements’ section of our report. We are independent of Cricket Wellington Incorporated in accordance with Professional and Ethical We are independent of Cricket in accordance with Professional and Ethical Standard 1 ‘International CodeWellington of Ethics forIncorporated Assurance Practitioners (including International Standard 1 ‘International Ethics forissued Assurance Independence Standards)Code (NewofZealand)’ by thePractitioners New Zealand(including Auditing International and Assurance Independence Standards) (New Zealand)’ issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these Standards Board, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. for our opinion. Other than our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, Cricket Wellington Other than our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, Cricket Wellington Incorporated. Incorporated. Other matter Other matter The financial statements of Cricket Wellington Incorporated for the year ended 31 July 2020, were The financial statements of Cricket Wellington Incorporatedopinion for theon year ended 31 July 2020, audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified those statements on 31were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 31 September 2020 September 2020 Other Information Other Information The Board of Directors are responsible for the other information in the annual report. The other The Board of obtained Directorsat are responsible the other information in the annual report. other information the date of thisforauditor’s report is the directory, but does notThe include the information obtained at the date of this auditor’s report is the directory, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express Our theopinion financial does not cover the other information and we do not express any opinion form of on audit orstatements assurance conclusion thereon. any form of audit opinion or assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other In connectionand, withinour audit the financial statements, responsibility is to readinconsistent the other with information doing so,ofconsider whether the otherour information is materially information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be 92

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materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed on the other information obtained prior to the date of this auditor’s report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. To the Members of Cricket Wellington Incorporated Responsibilities of the Board of Directors’ for the financial statements Opinion The Board of Directors are responsible on behalf of Cricket Wellington Incorporated for the We have audited thepresentation financial statements of Cricketstatements Wellingtonin Incorporated, comprise the preparation and fair of the financial accordance which with Public Benefit statement of financial position as at 31Regime July 2021, the statement comprehensive revenue andas Entity Standards Reduced Disclosure (PBEand Standards RDR), of and for such internal control expenses, statement of changes in net assets/equity and cash flow statement for the year then the Board of Directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that ended, the notes tomisstatement, and forming part of the due financial statements. are freeand from material whether to fraud or error. In preparing our opinion, accompanying financial present are fairly, in all material respects, the In thethe financial statements, the statements Board of Directors responsible on behalf of Cricket financial position of Cricket Wellington Incorporated as at 31 July 2021, and its financial performance Wellington Incorporated for assessing Cricket Wellington Incorporated’s ability to continue as a and itsconcern, cash flows for the year then endedmatters in accordance Publicconcern Benefit and Entity Standards going disclosing, as applicable, relatedwith to going using the going Reduced Disclosure Regime (PBE Standards RDR). concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intend to liquidate Cricket Wellington Incorporated or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) Auditor’s forunder the those auditstandards of the financial statements (ISAs (NZ)).responsibilities Our responsibilities are further described in the ‘Auditor’s Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether thereport. financial statements as a responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements’ section of our whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report includes our opinion. Reasonable assuranceinisaccordance a high levelwith of assurance, but is not a We arethat independent of Cricket Wellington Incorporated Professional and Ethical guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (NZ) will always detect a material Standard 1 ‘International Code of Ethics for Assurance Practitioners (including International misstatement it exists. Misstatements canbyarise fromZealand fraud orAuditing error and considered Independence when Standards) (New Zealand)’ issued the New andare Assurance material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the Standards Board, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. requirements.

AWe further description of the auditor’s the audit ofappropriate the financialtostatements is believe that the audit evidence weresponsibilities have obtained isfor sufficient and provide a basis located at the XRB’s website at for our opinion. https://www.xrb.govt.nz/assurance-standards/auditors-responsibilities/audit-report-8/ Other than our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, Cricket Wellington Incorporated. This report is made solely to the members of Cricket Wellington Incorporated. Our audit has been undertaken so that we might state to the members those matters we are required to state to them Other matterreport and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not in an auditors’ The financial statements of Cricket Incorporated for the year 31 July 2020, accept or assume responsibility to Wellington anyone other than the members, forended our audit work, forwere this audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 31 report, or for the opinions we have formed. September 2020 Other Information The Board of Directors are responsible for the other information in the annual report. The other information obtained at the date of this auditor’s report is the directory, but does not include the Kendons Chartered Accountants Limited financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Michael Markham • Director Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form Auditors of audit opinion assurance Qualified • LowerorHutt • Newconclusion Zealand thereon. 24 September 2021 In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be

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OBITUARIES JOHN RICHARD REID CNZM OBE 3 June 1928 – 14 October 2020

John Reid represented Wellington and New Zealand cricket for almost two decades setting the highest standards of batting, bowling, and fielding, and establishing records as he went. As impressive as those records were, they tell only a part of how dominant he was as a player and a captain. A powerful right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler he was born in Auckland and was an outstanding schoolboy rugby and cricket player at Hutt Valley High School during the latter years of World War 2. He joined the Hutt District Cricket Club and made his first-class debut for Wellington against Canterbury on New Year's Day 1948, scoring 79 in the first innings. He went on to play for Wellington for 13 of the next 18 seasons, retiring at the end of the New Zealand tour of India, Pakistan, and the UK in 1965. He missed the 1953/54 and 1961/62 seasons touring South Africa with New Zealand and represented Otago in 1956/57 and 1957/58. He played 58 matches for Wellington scoring 4538 runs at an average of 48.27. This total was not surpassed until John Morrison did so in the 1981/82 season with an average of 35. Reid played in four sides that won the Plunket Shield, missing Wellington’s win in 1956/57, but captaining the Otago team that won the following season. He was in South Africa in 1961/62 when Wellington took the Shield under Bob Vance. Reid made 13 of the 30 centuries scored by Wellington players during his career, no-one else scored more than two. He set a Wellington record with 283 in the drawn match against Otago at the Basin Reserve in January 1952; and made 191* in three hours against Northern Districts at the Basin Reserve in January 1959. In this innings Wellington scored 334-7 in 82 overs to win by three wickets with nine minutes to spare. Reid scored the last 27 runs himself in ten minutes. Biggest of all however was the 296 he posted in just 220 minutes against Northern Districts at the Basin Reserve in January 1963. No bowler escaped the carnage with several balls being hit out of the park and one right over Ellice Street into the grounds of what was then St Patrick’s College. The 15 sixes he hit that day stood as a world record until 1995 when Australian Andrew Symonds hit 16 for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan at Abergavenny. With Bob Blair taking 7-84, including a hat-trick, in the second innings Wellington won by ten wickets, although Northern Districts went on to win the Plunket Shield for the first time that season Reid played 246 first-class matches altogether, amassing 16,128 runs, including 39 centuries, and capturing 466 wickets. He played 58 Tests from 1949 to 1965, 34 as captain, of which three were won, including New Zealand’s first ever Test victory, over the West Indies at Auckland in 1956. He hit 3,428 Test runs at an average of just over 33. He scored six Test centuries, with a highest score of 142 against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1962 and took 85 wickets with his off-cutters. He retired holding New Zealand Test records for the most runs, wickets, and catches. His standing was acknowledged in 1965 when he was appointed captain of a star-studded Rest of the World XI that played against England at Scarborough and Lord’s.

Reid's outstanding contribution to New Zealand cricket was recognised with an OBE in 1962. He won New Zealand's highest batting award, the Redpath Cup, three times and the Windsor Cup, for bowling, once. He was a New Zealand selector between 1958 and 1965 and again between 1975 and 1978. He and his wife Norli lived in South Africa from 1981 to 1992, where he became a selector and coach of Northern Transvaal. He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990 and between 1993 and 2002 was a respected ICC match referee officiating in 50 Test matches and 98 ODIs. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to cricket, in the 2014 New Year Honours and was elected a Life Member of Cricket Wellington in 2015. Reid played most of his club cricket for Hutt District Cricket Club and took part in nine Hawke Cup matches for Hutt Valley. These included the successful challenge against Manawatu in December 1949, the elimination match in February 1959 when he took 5-7 and 2-4 against Marlborough who were dismissed for 75 and 69; and the challenge match in December 1962 which Nelson won by one run, despite Reid scoring 73. He played two seasons with the Wellington club and one with University in the 1950s and two seasons with Karori in the 1960s. He scored most senior club runs in 1954/55 with Wellington and in 1963/64 with Karori. He also took most senior club wickets in 1954/55. In his 1975 book 100 Summers esteemed Wellington cricket historian Don Neely wrote of Reid that “no-one in the history of Wellington cricket has remotely approached his standard of all round excellence”. Forty-five years later, that is surely still the case.

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OBITUARIES

BRUCE RICHARD TAYLOR

12 July 1943 – 6 February 2021 Bruce Taylor, widely known as ‘Tails’, was a tall, strongly-built right-arm medium-fast bowler with a high arm action who could generate a good deal of bounce and seam movement. He was also a lefthanded batsman often described as ’swashbuckling’ capable of hitting the ball hard and often. Originally from Timaru, he attended Timaru Boys’ High School and represented South Canterbury, and then Canterbury for 20 matches from 1964/65. He had made his Test debut against India at Kolkata in 1965 scoring 105 and taking 5-86; and he arrived in Wellington in 1970 as an established member of the New Zealand team. He joined the then Wellington and College Old Boys Cricket Club and his first game for Wellington was against Central Districts at the Basin Reserve in December 1970. Over the next four seasons he played 19 matches for Wellington scoring 841 runs at 31.15 and taking 62 wickets at 22.37. Bruce captained Wellington to win the Plunket Shield in 1972/73 and 1973/74, invariably calling ‘tails’ at the toss. He was twice Wellington Cricketer of the Year and was twice named Best and Most Enterprising Captain. Bruce had helped Wellington and College Old Boys win the Cook Shield for senior supremacy in 1973/74 and after a layoff of four seasons because of an injured back, he returned to captain the now Wellington Collegians Cricket Club which regained the Cook Shield in 1978/79. He was again named Best and Most Enterprising Captain that season. He played a further 16 matches for Wellington over the

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next two seasons finishing with 1237 runs at 25.77 and exactly 100 wickets at an average of 22.91. The higher of his two centuries for Wellington was the monumental 173 he made against Otago at Carisbrook in January 1973. Injuring his knee in that innings Taylor batted with John Morrison as his runner and he and Jeremy Coney (94) put on 255 in 252 minutes for the fifth wicket, which is still Wellington’s highest such partnership against Otago. He took five wickets in an innings five times, the best being his 6-27 in the 10-wicket win over Auckland at the Basin Reserve in December 1972. He also played 11 One Day games for Wellington scoring 245 runs and taking 11 wickets. Before his international career was curtailed by a troublesome back in 1973 Bruce played 30 Test matches, scoring 898 runs, including two centuries, and took 111 wickets. He played just two ODIs, against England in 1973, scoring 22 runs in his only innings and taking four wickets. He was a Wellington selector from 1978 to 1981 and in 2000/01, and an Otago selector in 1982/83, after he moved to Dunedin. He was a national selector from 1988 to 1993, which period included the 1992 Cricket World Cup held in New Zealand and Australia. Once his playing days had finished, Taylor filled selection roles for Otago, Wellington, and New Zealand, and had a hand in selecting the New Zealand squad for the 1992 ICC World Cup.

WESLEY THOMAS ARMSTRONG 25 April 1933 – 10 June 2021

Wes Armstrong grew up in the Hutt Valley and tended the Hutt Recreation Ground before becoming head groundsman at the Basin Reserve in September 1971. He retired in March 1994, during which time New Zealand won five, drew 12 and lost just one Test match on pitches he prepared with clay from the Wairarapa. Wes became a well-known personality at the ground and admitted to having had more than one run-in with coaches and players who wanted him to prepare pitches in ways that suited them. Highlights of his period in charge included Test wins by New Zealand over India twice, Australia and Sri Lanka as well as the historic first Test victory over England in 1978. There was also the record third

wicket partnership of 467 between Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones against Sri Lanka in February 1991. Wes was elected a Vice President of the Association in 1994, and the groundsman’s shed in the southwestern corner of the Basin that was elevated and refurbished in 2015 is named in honour of the dedicated turf man. Cricket was not Wes’ only sporting interest. He played rugby for Hutt Old Boys, then coached for many years at the Poneke Football Club, becoming a Life Member in 2001 and served as President in 2003-04. He was also a Life Member of the Newtown Bowling Club, where he won a good few titles.

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OBITUARIES DENISE CRAIG 8 February 1942 – 5 JULY 2021

GRAHAM ANTHONY NEWDICK 11 January 1949 – 25 August 2020

Graham Newdick was a technically sound righthanded opening batsman and occasional right-arm off-spin bowler. An outstanding rugby and cricket player at Hutt Valley High School he joined the Eastern Cricket Club and was a Wellington U23 representative from 1968 to 1972. He made his first-class debut for Wellington on Boxing Day 1970 against Central Districts at the Basin Reserve in what was also Bruce Taylor’s first match for Wellington. He played all five matches for Wellington that season scoring 404 runs at an average of 50.50.

Denise Craig was a right-hand bat and wicketkeeper from the Hutt Valley whose influence on women’s cricket in New Zealand was far wider than just as a player. She represented Wellington 36 times from 1961 till 1975 scoring 444 runs; and played an ODI against Australia at Anderson Park in March 1975. Denise gained her MCC Youth Coaching Certificate In 1969 and in 1979 became the original coach and manager of the Central Districts women’s team that she helped put together. She is one of five women life members of the Central Districts Cricket Association and is fondly remembered by those she coached for her positive influence on and off the park. She was Chair of the New Zealand Women’s Cricket Council in the difficult times of the early 1990s, working hard to secure sponsorship to keep the game afloat. It was during this period that the NZWCC amalgamated with the New Zealand Cricket Council to form New Zealand Cricket Inc. Denise also managed the WHITE FERNS during their home series against Helen Plimmer’s England side in January and February 1992.

On his 22nd birthday against Auckland at the Basin Reserve he made 143, reaching 100 in a shade over four hours. This proved to be the highest of the four centuries he scored for Wellington. The following month he played for New Zealand U23 against Auckland at Cornwall Park, alongside other Wellington players, Jeremy Coney, Jim Riley, and Wayne Greenstreet. In February 1972 he, Greenstreet and former Wellington player Rodney Redmond were in a New Zealand team that took part in the 40-over Coca-Cola Knock-out Cup in Australia. Newdick played for Wellington for more than a decade, opening the batting with eight different partners and forming a successful combination with Bruce Edgar. His last game was a tense draw against Otago at the Basin Reserve in February 1981 and he finished with 3236 runs at an average of 30.52 and five wickets. He also played 19 One Day games scoring 400 runs at a shade over 21. He also played 30 Hawke Cup matches for Hutt Valley from 1968 to 1984 and took up cricket coaching, where he had a positive influence on many young cricketers. Outside cricket, he continued work as a carpenter and later worked for the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation as a mentor to up and coming apprentices. Both his sons Ash and Jay were age-group representatives and he and his wife Debbie were living near them both in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire at the time of his death.

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MICHAEL EDMUND FRANCIS DORMER

JOHN EDWARD OGILVIE

22 April 1937 – 19 April 2021

12 September 1931 – 17 April 2021

Mike Dormer was born and raised in Lower Hutt, attended Nelson College, then joined the Wellington College Old Boys Cricket Club in the early 1950s. A right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper he played three seasons for the Wellington U20 team. Moving north for study he joined the Cornwall Cricket Club and in 1961/62 played four Plunket Shield games for Auckland, who finished second to Wellington. While in London in 1965 he played a One Day game for London New Zealand against John Reid’s touring national team.

John Ogilvie was a tall, right-handed top-order batsman who played for and captained Hutt Valley club Petone in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the first Hutt Valley player to score more than 5,000 runs in senior cricket.

Mike had graduated in accountancy and when he returned from overseas, he settled in Christchurch, linking up with Independent Fisheries, run by Harry and Charles Shadbolt. He made many trips overseas on fishing business and was appointed the consular representative for Chile. When his wife Winsome bought a parcel of land at Loburn, North Canterbury, it was suggested part of it would make a fine cricket ground. The land was developed in the mid-1990s and matches were played as gradually the pitches, pavilion and surrounds took shape. Over 27 seasons now, almost 600 matches have been played with 370 school XIs having been involved. Every match was overseen by Mike who would be first to arrive through the Hadlee Gates and last to leave, tending to all aspects and insisting on the highest standards of conduct and sportsmanship. In recent years annual home-and-away matches between Canterbury and Wellington schoolboys have been played in conjunction with the Wellington Wanderers’ Cricket Club. Mike developed a close connection with the Fernando family in Sri Lanka which runs Dilmah Tea. They helped provide financial support for the Willows foundation, which has now arranged nine tours for young players to Oman, India, Sharjah, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. An enormously generous man, Mike was a long-time supporter of the Conductive Education Foundation, which supports children with disabilities, and he worked closely with the Salvation Army for many years, helping them raise significant funds. Close friend and current Willows’ president Nick Davidson QC described Mike as a force of nature who believed that if players learned to respect the game it would serve them well in the greater game of life. The Willows club will carry on with one of Mike’s two sons, Ben, taking over the mantle left by his father. A closeknit group of volunteers is committed to continuing the Willows’ legacy and this is surely in good hands.

John played five games for Wellington, three in the disappointing 1953/54 season, when the New Zealand team, including five Wellingtonians, was touring South Africa. Two of these were Plunket Shield fixtures and one was against the touring Fijian team at the Basin Reserve. He was not selected again for ten years and played the last two games of the 1963/64 season. Altogether he scored 244 runs for Wellington with two half centuries. John played for Hutt Valley for many years, including in ten Hawke Cup games. One of these was a challenge against holders Nelson in December 1962 which the home team won outright by a single run and thus retained the Cup. He also played four games for Northland in the 1967/68 season. John was a member of the Hutt Valley Cricket Association Management Committee and was Hutt Valley’s representative on Wellington Cricket’s Management Committee from 1991 to 1993.

JOHN CHRISTOPHER TYNAN

5 December 1925 – 23 August 2020 Jack Tynan was a tall, strongly built right-handed top-order batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for the Karori Cricket Club. In 1951/52 he scored 538 senior club runs at an average of 43.69. He played four matches for Wellington from 1951/52 to 1953/54. He was also an outstanding hockey player who played for and coached Karori, Wellington and New Zealand teams from the late 1940s until the 1960s. He was captain of New Zealand’s first Olympic hockey team, to the Melbourne Games in 1956, and his achievements were recognised by his induction as a Legend of Wellington Sport in 2007.

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OBITUARIES MICHAEL MAURICE SPRING

PETER MALCOLM MCCAW

25 May 1942 – 22 February 2021

10 February 1930 – 28 July 2021

Mike Spring was born in Waitara, and after leaving high school, joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force. After deployments within New Zealand and overseas he took a Wellington desk job with the Defence Department in 1979. A keen sportsman Mike took up cricket umpiring and stood in Wellington senior club cricket through the 1980s.

Malcolm McCaw was born in Inglewood, Taranaki and attended New Plymouth Boys’ High School before moving to Wellington in 1948 to study at Victoria University. He joined the University Cricket Club and played for Wellington U20 in 1949/50, and for New Zealand Universities in 1950/51, 1951/52 and 1952/53. He won the Wellington Outstanding Fielder Norwood Award in 1951/52.

He umpired in eight Shell Cup games from 1984 to 1986 and seven List A games including Wellington v New South Wales in January 1985, when future Wellington leg-spinner Bob Holland took 5-28 to seal the visitors’ win. He officiated in the game between India and Australia in the 1981/82 Women’s World Cup with fellow Wellington umpire Malcolm Phipps; and in the game between Ray Bright’s Australian team and Nelson at Trafalgar Park in March 1986 with Rodger McHarg. Mike became Chair of the Wellington Umpires’ Association and succeeded Ham Hart as the then WCUA’s representative on the Wellington Cricket Management Committee in 1988. He took an active role in match management at the Basin Reserve and was elected to the inaugural Board following creation of Cricket Wellington Inc in 1998. He became a Vice President of Cricket Wellington in 2000. Mike joined the Tawa Bowling Club and after retiring in 2007 he moved to Tauranga with his wife Fay and joined the Matua Bowling Club. He became President there and then of the Bay of Plenty Centre, before serving as President of Bowls New Zealand from 2015-17, being widely praised for his achievements in that role.

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He was a sound right-handed opening batsman and played three games for Wellington in 1952/53, scoring 51 on debut against Auckland on the Basin Reserve when he opened the batting with Bob Vance. That season he also helped University Cricket Club win the senior championship for the Cook Shield. A chartered accountant, Malcolm was a member of the Association Management Committee in the 1970s and was the Association treasurer from 1970 to 1976. He was a Trustee of the Wellington Cricket Trust and was President of the Association from 1984 to 1987. He became a Life Member in 2004. A partner in accounting firm Hutchison Hull & Co, later Deloitte New Zealand, Malcolm was highly respected in business, being appointed to numerous Boards including the New Zealand Wool Testing Authority, the Rural Bank, the National Bank of New Zealand, and Wellington International Airport Ltd. He was also Chairman of the New Zealand Society of Chartered Accountants and the Accounting and Research Standards Board. Malcolm remained a good friend of cricket throughout his life, as well as following other sports, including rugby and golf.

TREVOR STUART MALLOCH

RONALD HUTCHEON GALL

Trevor Malloch was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman who played for Kilbirnie and Wellington in the 1950s and early 1960s. At the time of his death, he was Wellington's oldest surviving first-class player. Described by Don Neely as ‘very accurate and attacked the stumps’,

Ron Gall grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland where he played age-group representative cricket, before coming to New Zealand in 1966 and joining the Onslow Cricket Club. He was elected to the Management Committee of the Wellington Cricket Association in 1989, chairing the Junior Cricket sub-committee, and representing the Association’s on the NZ Junior Cricket Board. He selected and managed Wellington women’s teams for several seasons and was elected a vice-president of the Association in 2000. Ron was widely respected for his work as CEO of Potatoes NZ for more than 20 years and was also a keen golfer, being a former Club Captain and Life Member of the Riversdale Beach Golf Club.

2 December 1928 – 2 November 2020

After attending Wellington Technical College, he joined the Kilbirnie Cricket Club in 1948, and that season played for North Island U20. In the 1953/54 season helped his club win the Cook Shield with a competition-high 59 wickets. He also took most wickets in 1957/58 with 51, including his best figures of 8-39. Trevor played 90 games for Kilbirnie, taking 370 wickets at 17.11 and made 625 runs. He played just twice for Wellington, against Central Districts and Otago in 1953/54, scoring 19 runs and capturing six wickets. Trevor moved to Palmerston North in 1958 and joined the Old Boys Cricket Club, as well as pursuing his golfing passion. He became a Life Member of the New Zealand Golf Association and the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute. He became active in community affairs and chaired both the Central Power Electricity Trust and the Palmerston North Hospital Board. He was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal in the 2004 Queen’s Birthday Honours for public services.

13 April 1944 – 24 May 2021

ERNEST JOHN SIGLEY

9 December 1931 – 25 June 2021 John Sigley was a right-handed batsman and rightarm medium pace/off-break bowler originally from Christchurch who played for the Karori and Midland Cricket Clubs. While a Wanganui player he had represented Wellington U20 in 1949/50 and had been twelfth man for Central Districts during their first season of 1951/52. A strong performer in Wellington club play during the late1950s, he was selected for five matches for Wellington in 1959/60 and 1960/61, including the match against Willie Watson’s MCC team in December 1960. He also played table tennis for Wellington in the 1950s.

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Wellington Firebirds

TEAM

1.516

Central Stags

0.587

Canterbury Kings

0.079

Northern Knights

-0.435

Auckland Aces

-0.435

Otago Volts

-1.449

Batting Averages DP Conway LV van Beek FH Allen MG Bracewell TM Johnson TA Blundell JDS Neesham R Ravindra JD Gibson FJ Colson PF Younghusband LR Johns HK Bennett BV Sears MW Snedden MW Snedden HK Bennett

Pts

V NORTHERN KNIGHTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 9 JANUARY 2021

Net RPW

TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by 80 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 NORTHERN KNIGHTS 0 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 185-7 in 20 overs (Allen 75(39), Conway 45(35); J Walker 2-25) NORTHERN KNIGHTS 105 in 15.2 overs (T Seifert 53(41); Bracewell 4-28, Neesham 3-11), Bennett 2-13) V OTAGO VOLTS AT UNIVERSITY OVAL, DUNEDIN ON 14 JANUARY 2021

Runs

Ave

10 11 11 11 10 8 7 8 11 4 11 1 11 7 1 4 1

10 5 11 8 8 8 6 7 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

3 4 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 -

455 61 512 155 120 187 89 99 82 29 2 11 1 -

93* 29* 92* 47* 50* 62* 49 40* 24 22 2* 11* 1* -

65.00 61.00 56.88 31.00 30.00 36.71 17.80 16.50 16.40 14.50 1.00 -

125.82 225.92 193.93 116.54 118.81 139.55 115.58 130.26 136.66 138.09 100.00 157.14 8.33 -

5 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

4 6 3 9 8 11 2 2 8 0 5 1 5 3 0 1 -

Bowling Averages

Runs

BV Sears

151

BB 9

4-21

Ave

3WI

Econ

16.77

14.66

6.86 7.44

253

2-25

28.11

22.66

HK Bennett

42.2

328

2-13

25.23

19.53

7.74

LV van Beek

327

3-28

19.38

7.78

JD Gibson

1-19

19.50

15.00

7.80

PF Younghusband

JDS Neesham

26.4

210

3-11

17.50

13.33

7.87

R Ravindra

186

2-22

31.00

23.00

8.08

MG Bracewell

133

4-28

16.62

11.25

8.86

MW Snedden

1-36

36.00

24.00

9.00

304

2-31

152.00

138.00

6.60

JD Gibson

Also bowled: FH Allen 1 0 8 0

FIREBIRDS 2020/21 SEASON

TOSS: Otago Volts RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by five wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 OTAGO FIREBIRDS 0 OTAGO FIREBIRDS 167-5 in 20 overs (A Kitchen 57*(32), N Broom 57(48); Neesham 2-38, van Beek 1-24) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 168-5 in 16.3 overs (Allen 92*(43), Bracewell 26(26); M Rippon 2-27, M McClenaghan 2-37) V CANTERBURY KINGS AT HAGLEY OVAL, CHRISTCHURCH ON 16 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Canterbury Kings won by four wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 0, CANTERBURY KINGS 4 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 154-7 in 20 overs (Neesham 49(38), Bracewell 31*(rh)(32), van Beek 29*(10), Allen 27(16); C McConchie 2-14) CANTERBURY KINGS 155-6 in 19.2 overs (C McConchie 48*(34), J Boyle 39(33), D Mitchell 34(23); Bennett 2-29, van Beek 1-26) V OTAGO VOLTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 24 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by four wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 OTAGO FIREBIRDS 0 OTAGO FIREBIRDS 137-9 in 20 overs (A Kitchen 28(22), Sears 4-21) Younghusband 1-16) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 140-6 in 18 overs (Bracewell 47*(43), Ravindra 29(20); M McClenaghan 2-36) V CANTERBURY KINGS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 25 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by seven wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4, CANTERBURY KINGS 0 CANTERBURY KINGS 153-7 in 20 overs (C Bowes 44(29), K McClure 36(15); Sears 3-34, Bennett 2-32) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 154-3 in 19.4 overs (Blundell 62*(42), Conway 50(40); M Henry 1-22) V CENTRAL STAGS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 31 JANUARY 2021

V AUCKLAND ACES AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 24 DECEMBER 2020 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by four wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 AUCKLAND ACES 0 AUCKLAND ACES 176 in 20 overs (S Solia 75(56), G Beghin 32(23); Younghusband 1-25) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 178-6 in 19.1 overs (Allen 53(23), Johnson 50*(44), W Somerville 2-34, O Pringle 1-23) V CENTRAL STAGS AT MCLEAN PARK, NAPIER ON 27 DECEMBER 2020 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by 39 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 CENTRAL STAGS 0 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 175-7 in 20 overs (Conway 67(51), Bracewell 35(21); B Tickner 2-30) CENTRAL STAGS 136-9 in 20 overs (J Clarkson 30(30), D Cleaver 29(23); Bennett 2-20, Ravindra 2-22) V NORTHERN KNIGHTS AT BAY OVAL, TAURANGA ON 1 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by nine wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 NORTHERN KNIGHTS 0 NORTHERN KNIGHTS 148-6 in 20 overs (T Seifert 46(46), B Hampton 28(22); Neesham 2-22, Younghusband 1-21) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 152-1 in 16 overs (Allen 91*(50), Ravindra 40*(31); S Kuggeleijn 1-21)

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TOSS: Central Stags RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by eight wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 CENTRAL STAGS 0 CENTRAL STAGS 164-7 in 20 overs (D Bracewell 53*(27), G Worker 49(45); van Beek 3-35, Sears 1-18) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 170-2 in 16.2 overs (Conway 69*(50), Allen 66(27); J Lennox 1-15) V AUCKLAND ACES AT EDEN PARK OUTER OVAL, AUCKLAND ON 7 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by 39 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 AUCKLAND ACES 0 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 230-2 in 20 overs (Conway 91*(58), Allen 73(35), Blundell 46(23); S Solia 1-23) AUCKLAND ACES 191 in 20 overs (W O’Donnell 38(24), W Somerville 26(9); Neesham 3-41, Bennett 2-28, Younghusband 2-33) The Elimination Final was played between the second placed Central Stags and third placed Canterbury Kings at Eden Park Outer Oval on 11 February 2021. The Stags scored 180-7 in their 20 overs, with Will Young making a career high 101. The Kings reached 181-6 with one ball to spare, Daryl Mitchell scoring 88 and Cam Fletcher 72.

MEN’S DREAM11 SUPER SMASH FINAL AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 13 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by five wickets CANTERBURY KINGS 175-8 in 20 overs (McConchie 44(39), C Bowes 37(23), D Mitchell 35(24), H Shipley 29*(15); van Beek 3-28, Bracewell 2-3, Younghusband 2-25) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 178-5 in 19.4 overs (Conway 93*(63), Johnson 28(15), Neesham 18(12); E Nuttall 2-34, W Williams 1-19)

FIREBIRDS 2020/21 SEASON

FORD TROPHY TEAM

Pts

Net RPW

Canterbury

1.146

Northern Districts

-0.093

Wellington Firebirds

-0.166

Otago Volts

-0.615

Auckland Aces

-0.229

Central Stags

-0.047

Runs

Batting Averages

Ave

TA Blundell

278

151

69.50

99.28

MG Bracewell

344

49.14

89.35

TM Johnson

370

113

41.11

87.88

C/S

FH Allen

241

128

34.42

140.93

JNP Bhula

278

97*

30.55

79.25

FJ Colson

267

80*

29.67

70.63

JD Gibson

213

64*

26.62

98.15

PF Younghusband

29*

21.00

73.68

AT Fletcher

105

21.00

69.07

LR Johns

15.60

109.85

2/2

LV van Beek

33*

15.50

124.00

BV Sears

5.00

41.67

OR Newton

5.00

83.33

JW Hartshorn

2.50

41.67

IG McPeake

2.33

41.17

MW Snedden

1.00

8.33

HK Bennett

Bowling Averages

Runs

JNP Bhula

21.2

116

3-13

19.33

21.33

5.43

BV Sears

44.1

265

3-40

24.09

6.00

PF Younghusband

76.5

420

3-42

28.00

30.73

5.46

OR Newton

20.1

3-23

30.67

40.33

4.56

LV van Beek

45.0

278

3-48

34.75

33.75

6.17

MG Bracewell

62.2

336

2-51

37.33

40.88

5.47

IG McPeake

60.0

354

2-31

39.33

40.00

5.90

MW Snedden

32.0

159

2-53

53.00

64.00

4.96

JW Hartshorn

36.0

164

1-47

82.00

78.00

6.30

304

2-31

152.00

138.00

6.60

JD Gibson

Ave

3WI

Also bowled: HK Bennett 3 0 23 0, FH Allen 5 0 28 0

V CANTERBURY AT HAGLEY OVAL, CHRISTCHURCH ON 29 NOVEMBER 2020 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Canterbury won by seven wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 0 CANTERBURY 5 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 119 in 34 overs (Bracewell 62; S Davey 6-30, F Sheat 3-22) CANTERBURY 123-3 in 22.4 overs (H Nicholls 43*, J Boyle 41; Gibson 2-31)

Econ

V CENTRAL STAGS AT FITZHERBERT PARK, PALMERSTON NORTH ON 8 DEC 2020 Game abandoned due to rain. No toss made. POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 2 CENTRAL STAGS 2 V AUCKLAND ACES AT EDEN PARK OUTER OVAL, AUCKLAND ON 13 DEC 2020 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by four wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 AUCKLAND ACES 0 AUCKLAND ACES 255-9 (W O’Donnell 62, S Solia 42, R O’Donnell 40, B Horne 42; Younghusband 3-57 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 256-6 in 48.3 overs (Johnson 80*, Bhula 40, Gibson 31, Allen 30; R ter Braak 2-50) V AUCKLAND ACES AT EDEN PARK OUTER OVAL, AUCKLAND ON 15 DEC 2020 TOSS: Auckland Aces RESULT: Auckland Aces won by five wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 0 AUCKLAND ACES 4 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 283-6 (Johnson 113, Gibson 64*, Colson 45; B Lister 3-56, O Pringle 3-70) AUCKLAND ACES 284-5 in 47.5 overs (W O’Donnell 106, R O’Donnell 59, B Horne 38*, S Solia 34; Bhula 2-28) V NORTHERN DISTRICTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 19 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by one wicket POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 NORTHERN DISTRICTS 0 NORTHERN DISTRICTS 205 in 49.1 overs (J Raval 69, C de Grandhomme 43; Newton 3-23, Sears 3-40) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 207-9 in 48.3 overs (Colson 80*, Johnson 66; S Kuggeleijn 4-41) V NORTHERN DISTRICTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 21 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by 17 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 NORTHERN DISTRICTS 0 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 188 in 46.5 overs (Bracewell 64*, Bhula 47; M Fisher 3-26, B Hampton 3-39) NORTHERN DISTRICTS 171 in 48.4 overs (J Raval 37, H Cooper 31; Bhula 3-13) V OTAGO VOLTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 26 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Otago Volts RESULT: Otago Volts won by six wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 0 OTAGO VOLTS 4 WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 340-8 (Bracewell 82, Bhula 60, Johnson 58, Allen 46, Colson 46, van Beek 33*; M McClenaghan 5-73) OTAGO VOLTS 342-4 in 49.1 overs (H Rutherford 102, Kitchen 72*, N Kelly 56, N Broom 55, M Rippon 39; Bracewell 2-51) V OTAGO VOLTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 26 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by 82 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 OTAGO VOLTS 0

V CANTERBURY AT MAINPOWER OVAL, RANGIORA ON 1 DECEMBER 2020 Reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Canterbury won by 31 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 0 CANTERBURY 4

WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 427-8 (Blundell 151, Allen 128, Bracewell 47, Gibson 44, M McClenaghan 3-78) OTAGO VOLTS 345 in 41.2 overs (M Rippon 84, D Phillips 62, N Smith 50, A Kitchen 30, M Rae 33; van Beek 3-48, Sears 3-75)

CANTERBURY 236-5 in 40 overs (T Astle 83, L Carter 60; Bracewell 1-39) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 205 in 37.3 overs (Bracewell 55, Colson 43, Gibson 39; M Henry 3-27, W Williams 3-37)

V NORTHERN DISTRICTS AT SEDDON PARK, HAMILTON ON 3 MARCH 2021

V CENTRAL STAGS AT FITZHERBERT PARK, PALMERSTON NORTH ON 6 DEC 2020 TOSS: Central Stags RESULT: Wellington Firebirds won by five wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 CENTRAL DISTRICTS 0 CENTRAL DISTRICTS 261-9 (B Smith 79, G Worker 52, J Clarkson 39, B Wiggins 30; Younghusband 3-42) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 264-5 in 48.3 overs (Bhula 97*, Fletcher 53, Bracewell 30; J Lennox 2-28)

ELIMINATION FINAL

TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: NORTHERN DISTRICTS won by 135 runs NORTHERN DISTRICTS 351-8 (H Cooper 146*, J Carter 75, B Hampton 34, J Raval 33; Sears 3-74), WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 188 in 46.5 overs (Bracewell 64*, Bhula 47; M Fisher 3-26, B Hampton 3-39) Northern Districts advanced to the final against top-qualifiers Canterbury at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on 6 March 2021. Northern scored 289-7 with half-centuries to opener Katene Clarke and captain Joe Carter. Canterbury reached their target in the 45th over for the loss of two wickets, with opener Henry Nicholls making 127* and Ken McClure 92

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PLUNKET SHIELD TEAM

D NR

Bat

Canterbury

Northern Districts

Otago Volts

Auckland Aces

Central Districts

Wellington Firebirds

Batting Averages TM Johnson DP Conway MG Bracewell TA Blundell PF Younghusband

JD Gibson LJ Georgeson R Ravindra JNP Bhula HK Bennett LV van Beek AT Fletcher BV Sears LR Johns FH Allen OR Newton IG McPeake FJ Colson MW Snedden

4 5 8 8 5 8 4 6 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 4 8 1 3

7 9 14 14 7 13 7 10 5 6 7 5 5 6 6 7 11 1 3

3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Bwl

Pts

Net RPW

109

14.453

-2.148

-7.688

6.760

-2.255

-8.058

Runs 291 456 560 445 162 331 193 231 102 35 86 69 51 59 40 39 40 2 5

Ave

114 0 142 113 72 116*

70 138 55 20* 39 33 41 25 17 14 20 2 4*

72.75 50.67 40.00 34.23 32.40 30.09 27.57 23.10 20.40 17.50 14.33 13.80 12.75 9.83 6.67 5.57 3.63 2.00 -

30 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V OTAGO VOLTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 5-8 NOVEMBER 2020 TOSS: Otago Volts RESULT: Otago Volts won by 84 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 5 (1 bat, 4 bowl) OTAGO VOLTS 18 (12 win, 2 bat, 4 bowl) OTAGO VOLTS 265 (D Phillips 65, H Rutherford 57, M Rippon 30; Sears 4-46, Newton 4-62) and 218-3 dec (D Phillips 83*, H Rutherford 69; Bennett 1-12) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 205 (Sears 41, Bracewell 37, Blundell 31; J Duffy 4-52) and 194 (Blundell 101; J Duffy 4-69)

C/S 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 4 6 8 3 10 1 5 1 0 4 0 3 12/2

3 0 1 0 1

In the game against the Otago Volts at the Basin Reserve AT Fletcher played as a concussion substitute for BV Sears on days three and four. Bowling Averages

Runs

LI Georgeson

W 5

BB 3-39

Ave 16.60

3WI 1

OR Newton

133

347

4-62

26.69

MW Snedden

219

3-37

27.37

IG McPeake

199.1

534

4-53

29.66

BV Sears

94.3

345

4-46

31.36

R Ravindra

73.5

252

3-47

31.50

JD Gibson

118.3

384

3-40

34.90

HK Bennett

67.3

181

4-28

36.20

LV van Beek

126

304

2-48

50.66

MG Bracewell

157

493

4-133

54.77

PF Younghusband

236

1-13

78.66

V AUCKLAND ACES AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON 14-17 NOVEMBER 2020 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Match drawn POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 7 (3 bat, 4 bowl) AUCKLAND ACES 3 (2 bat, 1 bowl) AUCKLAND ACES 279 (M Chapman 95, B Horne 57, G Phillips 54, K Jamieson 51; McPeake 4-53) and 297-5 (G Beghin 108, M Chapman 60, R O’Donnell 39*, Snedden 2-52) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 446 (Conway 157, Bracewell 142, Younghusband 41; K Jamieson 5-85) V CENTRAL DISTRICTS AT MCLEAN PARK, NAPIER 11-14 MARCH 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Central Districts won by 60 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 (4 bowl) CENTRAL DISTRICTS 16 (12 win 4 bowl) CENTRAL DISTRICTS 175 (D Cleaver 63, T Bruce 37; Snedden 3-37) and 245-9 dec (A Patel 52, R Taylor 50, G Worker 49, J Clarkson 35; Georgeson 3-39) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 104 (Conway 27; S Rance 4-47, B Tickner 3-10) and 256 (Bracewell 56, Gibson 56, van Beek 39, Georgeson 36, Johnson 30; B Tickner 4-73) V NORTHERN DISTRICTS AT BAY OVAL, TAURANGA ON 18-21 MARCH 2021 TOSS: Northern Districts RESULT: Match drawn POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 6 (2 bat, 4 bowl) NORTHERN DISTRICTS 3 (1 bat, 2 bowl) NORTHERN DISTRICTS 246 (J Raval 42, J Walker 41*, I Sodhi 33; Sears 4-55, Gibson 3-40) and 379-5 dec (J Carter 103*, H Cooper 73, B Hampton 63*, S Kuggeleijn 51, J Raval 40; Bracewell 4-133) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 395 (Johnson 114, Younghusband 72, Gibson 46, Bracewell 31, Blundell 30; N Wagner 4-48) and 108-5 (Bhula 55; J Walker 2-19, S Kuggeleijn 2-25)

Also bowled: FH Allen 3 0 1 5 1; TA Blundell 4 0 25 0

V NORTHERN DISTRICTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 27-30 MARCH 2021

V CANTERBURY AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 19-22 OCTOBER 2020

TOSS: Northern Districts RESULT: Match drawn POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 (3 bat, 1 bowl) NORTHERN DISTRICTS 1 (1 bowl)

TOSS: Canterbury RESULT: Canterbury won by eight wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 4 (4 bowl) CANTERBURY 16 (12 win, 4 bowl) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 65 (Conway 31; M Henry 4-22) and 212 (Conway 81; W Williams 4-35, D Mitchell 4-57) CANTERBURY 156 (C Bowes 34, K McClure 32; Bennett 4-28) and 126-2 (T Latham 86; Ravindra 2-32) V CANTERBURY AT HAGLEY OVAL, CHRISTCHURCH ON 28-31 OCTOBER 2020 TOSS: Canterbury RESULT: Canterbury won by an innings and 19 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 2 (2 bowl) CANTERBURY 20 (12 win, 4 bat, 4 bowl) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 115 (Conway 27; F Sheat 5-25, E Nuttall 3-48) and 276 (Gibson 116, Conway 94, Fletcher 33; W Williams 5-58) CANTERBURY 410-6 dec (D Mitchell 103, C Fletcher 100*, L Carter 87, T Latham 45; McPeake 3-74, Newton 3-91)

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WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 414-4 dec (Ravindra 138, Blundell 103*, Georgeson 70, Johnson 58*; J Walker 2-68) drew with NORTHERN DISTRICTS 97-4 (B Popli 50; McPeake 2-14) Rain prevented any play on scheduled days 3 & 4. V AUCKLAND ACES AT EDEN PARK OUTER OVAL, AUCKLAND ON 3-6 APRIL 2021 TOSS: Wellington Firebirds RESULT: Match drawn POINTS: WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 5 (3 bat, 2 bowl) AUCKLAND ACES 6 (3 bat, 3 bowl) WELLINGTON FIREBIRDS 342 (Blundell 113, Bracewell 105, Johnson 46*; W Somerville 4-61, R ter Braak 4-67) and 298-7 dec (Bracewell 119, Georgeson 54, Johnson 39*; L Delport 2-55) AUCKLAND ACES 368-9 dec (R O’Donnell 142, W O’Donnell 117, G Phillips 36; Ravindra 3-47) and 267-7 (W O’Donnell 137*, W Somerville 59, G Phillips 43; Ravindra 3-77)

BLAZE 2020/21 SEASON

DREAM 11 SUPER SMASH TEAM

Canterbury Magicians

0.781

Auckland Hearts

0.275

Wellington Blaze

2.196

Northern Spirit

-0.865

Otago Sparks

-1.310

Central Hinds

-1.168

Batting Averages SFM Devine AC Kerr LM Kasperek ML Green RM Burns

TMM Newton JM Kerr JT McFadyen MP Singh CR King GE Plimmer XAR Jetly BC Molony DM Doughty Bowling Averages

8 12 8 12 9 12 12 12 12 10 11 10 3 1

8 11 6 12 8 9 7 8 1 5 2 3 0 0

1 4 3 3 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 -

Runs

Ave

434 361 104 264 96 84 35 53 6 17 4 1 -

108* 66 39 33 42 14* 14 6 13* 4 1* -

62.00 51.57 34.66 29.33 12.00 10.50 8.75 7.57 6.00 5.66 2.00 1.00 -

Ave

Pts

165.01 134.70 107.21 101.53 90.56 85.71 125.00 91.37 150.00 70.83 66.67 33.33 3WI

V OTAGO SPARKS AT UNIVERSITY OVAL, DUNEDIN ON 14 JANUARY 2021

Net RR

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SR

TOSS: Otago Sparks RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by ten wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 4 OTAGO SPARKS 0 OTAGO SPARKS 128-7 in 20 overs (H Jensen 35(26), M Cowan 29(29); J Kerr 2-15, Kasperek 2-20) WELLINGTON BLAZE 131-0 in 8.4 overs (Devine 108*(38), Green 20*(15) V CANTERBURY MAGICIANS AT HAGLEY PARK, CHRISTCHURCH ON 16 JANUARY 2021

C/S 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 3 2 7 6 6 5 5 1 0 0 5 0 0

Econ

MP Singh

179

2-13

29.83

37.00

4.83

AC Kerr

213

3-11

15.21

18.85

4.84

SFM Devine

4-21

14.16

16.00

5.31

LM Kasperek

150

4-16

11.53

12.46

5.55

JM Kerr

255

2-15

21.25

22.00

5.79

XAR Jetly

4-9

12.16

11.00

6.63

ML Green

23.3

161

4-9

17.88

15.67

6.85

TMM Newton

26.3

187

4-14

26.71

22.71

7.05

Also bowled: BC Molony 2 0 12 0; DM Doughty 2 0 13 0

V AUCKLAND HEARTS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 24 DECEMBER 2020

TOSS: Canterbury Magicians RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by seven wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 4 CANTERBURY MAGICIANS 0 CANTERBURY MAGICIANS 117 in 19.3 overs (A Satterthwaite 52(28), K Ebrahim 34(44); Green 4-9, Kasperek 4-22) WELLINGTON BLAZE 118-3 in 13.2 overs (Devine 59(26), Green 25(28); S Asmussen 2-28) V OTAGO SPARKS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 24 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by 122 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 4 OTAGO SPARKS 0 WELLINGTON BLAZE 196-5 in 20 overs (Devine 80(44, A Kerr 66(43); S Oldershaw 2-24) OTAGO SPARKS 74 in 15.3 overs (P Inglis 24; Jetly 4-9, Newton 3-14) V CANTERBURY MAGICIANS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 25 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Canterbury Magicians RESULT: Canterbury Magicians won by nine wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 CANTERBURY MAGICIANS 4 WELLINGTON BLAZE 132-9 in .20 overs (Kasperek 39(32); Satterthwaite 2-5, L Tahuhu 2-22, F Mackay 2-25 CANTERBURY MAGICIANS 134-1 in 18.2 overs (A Satterthwaite 71(50), K Cox 48(49) V CENTRAL HINDS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 31 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by 37 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 4 CENTRAL HINDS 0

TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by nine wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 4 AUCKLAND HEARTS 0

WELLINGTON BLAZE 162-5 in 20 overs (Devine 88(58), A Kerr 38(29), G Atkinson 1-26) CENTRAL HINDS 125-6 in 20 overs (N Dodd 61*(55), H Rowe 39(38); Kasperek 1-19, Devine 1-22, A Kerr 1-23)

AUCKLAND HEARTS 92-9 in 20 overs (S Shari 29(27); A Kerr 3-11, Singh 2-13) WELLINGTON BLAZE 91-1 in 10.4 overs (A Kerr 58*(34), Green 30*(21); A Peterson 1-17)

V AUCKLAND HEARTS AT EDEN PARK OUTER OVAL, AUCKLAND ON 7 FEBRUARY 2021

V CENTRAL HINDS AT MCLEAN PARK, NAPIER ON 27 DECEMBER 2020

TOSS: Auckland Hearts RESULT: Auckland Hearts won by seven runs POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 AUCKLAND HEARTS 4

TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by nine wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 4 CENTRAL HINDS 0

AUCKLAND HEARTS 117 in 20 overs (K Perkins 29(40); Devine 4-21, A Kerr 2-20, J Kerr 2-25) WELLINGTON BLAZE 110 in 19 overs (Green 33; A Peterson 2-12)

CENTRAL HINDS 88-9 in 20 overs (N Dodd 20(27); Newton 3-23, A Kerr 2-10, Green 2-12) WELLINGTON BLAZE 89-1 in 13.1 overs (Burns 42(42), Green 22*(25), A Kerr 20*(12), M Hansen 1-7)

ELIMINATION FINAL

V NORTHERN SPIRIT AT BAY OVAL, TAURANGA ON 1 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Northern Spirit won by five wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 NORTHERN SPIRIT 4 WELLINGTON BLAZE 139-7 from 20 overs (A Kerr 60(43); F Leyton-Davis 2-23) NORTHERN SPIRIT 140-5 in 20 overs (K Anderson 50(47), N Patel 25(18); Kasperek 1-20, J Kerr 1-23) V NORTHERN SPIRIT AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 9 JANUARY 2021 TOSS: Northern Spirit RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by five wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 4 NORTHERN SPIRIT 0 NORTHERN SPIRIT 100-8 in 20 overs (E Richardson 30(38); Kasperek 4-16, J Kerr 2-21) WELLINGTON BLAZE 102-5 in 17 overs (Burns 24(15), Green 23(23), Kasperek 20*(30), Newton 20(28); L Boucher 3-21)

V AUCKLAND HEARTS AT EDEN PARK OUTER OVAL, AUCKLAND ON 11 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by 35 runs WELLINGTON BLAZE 150-6 in 20 overs (A Kerr 54(44), Devine 33(29), Green 32(29); F Jonas 2-23) AUCKLAND HEARTS 115-7 in 20 overs (K Perkins 46(57), B Armstrong 33(27); A Kerr 2-16) WOMEN’S DREAM11 SUPER SMASH FINAL V CANTERBURY MAGICIANS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 13 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Canterbury Magicians RESULT: Canterbury Magicians won by four wickets WELLINGTON BLAZE 125-8 in .20 overs (Devine 47(45), A Kerr 31(25), Green 22(22); A Satterthwaite 3-13) CANTERBURY MAGICIANS 126-6 in 19.4 overs (K Ebrahim 45(40), L Tahuhu 38(20), F Mackay 24(30); A Kerr 3-19–incl hat-trick, Singh 1-13, J Kerr 1-32)

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BLAZE 2020/21 SEASON

TEAM

BPs

Canterbury Magicians

0.965

Auckland Hearts

-0.116

Central Hinds

0.872

Northern Spirit

0.161

Wellington Blaze

-0.168

Otago Sparks

-0.975

Batting Averages SFM Devine AC Kerr ML Green JT McFadyen LM Kasperek CR King RM Burns JM Kerr TMM Newton BC Molony MP Singh XAR Jetly OA Boivin GE Plimmer NE Codyre KM Chandler DM Doughty AS Hamilton Bowling Averages

2 2 2 10 3 8 8 5 10 10 10 10 4 10 7 6 1 2

2 2 2 10 1 8 8 3 9 7 8 8 4 8 6 4 0 0

0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 -

Runs

171 80 72 397 27 158 175 60 156 62 96 92 31 70 9 2 -

97 54* 62 107 27 53*

39 58 61 31 32 30 13 29 5* 2* -

Ave

85.50 80.00 72.00 49.62 27.00 22.57 21.87 20.00 17.33 15.50 13.71 13.14 10.33 8.75 3.00 0.67 -

174.48 97.56 87.80 69.89 87.09 52.14 56.63 125.00 60.70 55.85 47.52 52.57 57.40 42.68 34.61 15.38 -

Ave

Net RR

5WI 3WI

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V CENTRAL HINDS AT DONNELLY PARK, LEVIN ON 6 DECEMBER 2020 TOSS: Central Hinds RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by two wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 4 CENTRAL HINDS 0 CENTRAL HINDS187 in 49.5 overs (H Rowe 62, G Atkinson 58; Chandler 3-39, Singh 2-20) WELLINGTON BLAZE 188-8 in 48.5 overs (McFadyen 63*, Burns 33; J Watkin 2-22) V CANTERBURY MAGICIANS AT HAGLEY OVAL, CHRISTCHURCH ON 19 DECEMBER 2020

C/S 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 12/6 1 1 3 2 7 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 2

AC Kerr

2-20

13.25

19.50

4.07

JM Kerr

24.4

3-9

15.20

29.60

3.08

LM Kasperek

16.2

4-28

15.60

19.60

4.77

KM Chandler

71.1

192

5-41

21.33

24.11

5.30

MP Singh

Pts

Econ

242

2-20

24.20

45.60

3.18

54.4

272

3-36

34.00

41.00

4.97

XAR Jetly

351

2-13

35.10

41.40

5.08

BC Molony

70.1

329

3-25

36.55

46.77

4.68

TMM Newton

SFM Devine

1-21

46.00

60.00

4.60

NE Codyre

41.5

191

1-46

95.50

125.50

4.56

OA Boivin

4.92

V NORTHERN SPIRIT AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 21 NOVEMBER 2020 TOSS: Northern Spirit RESULT: Northern Spirit won by two wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 NORTHERN SPIRIT 4 WELLINGTON BLAZE 169-7 in 43 overs (Reduced because of rain) (Burns 39, Singh 32; C Sarsfield 3-29) NORTHERN SPIRIT 172-8 in 42.4 overs (C Gurrey 41, L Boucher 36*; Molony 3-25) V NORTHERN SPIRIT AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 22 NOVEMBER 2020 TOSS: Northern Spirit RESULT: Northern Spirit won by eight wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 NORTHERN SPIRIT 5 WELLINGTON BLAZE 214-9 in 50 overs (McFadyen 107, Burns 21; E Richardson 3-34) NORTHERN SPIRIT 215-2 in 38.3 overs (B Halliday 101*, C Gurrey 55; Newton 1-38) V CENTRAL HINDS AT DONNELLY PARK, LEVIN ON 5 DECEMBER 2020 TOSS: Central Hinds RESULT: Central Hinds won by eight wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 CENTRAL HINDS 5 WELLINGTON BLAZE 111 in 38.4 overs (McFadyen 25, Burns 24; J Watkin 4-13) CENTRAL HINDS112-2 in 27.2 overs (N Dodd 37*, J Watkin 29; Jetly 2-41)

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TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by eight wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 5 CANTERBURY 0 CANTERBURY MAGICIANS 155 in 46.1 overs (K Ebrahim 48; Chandler 5-41) WELLINGTON BLAZE 156-2 in 32.1 overs (Newton 61, King 53*; G Sullivan 1-19) V CANTERBURY MAGICIANS AT HAGLEY OVAL, CHRISTCHURCH ON 20 DECEMBER 2020 TOSS: Canterbury Magicians RESULT: Canterbury Magicians won by 139 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 CANTERBURY 5 CANTERBURY MAGICIANS 275-4 in 50 overs (A Satterthwaite 81, F Mackay 68, N Cox 42*, K Ebrahim 35; Singh 1-31, J Kerr 1-31) WELLINGTON BLAZE 136 in 42.5 overs (Newton 34, King 34; F Mackay 3-18, K Sims 3-19) V AUCKLAND HEARTS AT KARORI PARK, WELLINGTON ON 20 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Auckland Hearts won by 110 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 AUCKLAND HEARTS 5 AUCKLAND HEARTS 285-7 in 50 overs (L Down 69, J Prasad 36, H Huddleston 31, K Perkins 30; Newton 3-36, Singh 1-29) WELLINGTON BLAZE 175 in 39.4 overs (McFadyen 75, G Plimmer 29; A Peterson 3-43) V AUCKLAND HEARTS AT KARORI PARK, WELLINGTON ON 21 FEBRUARY 2021 TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Auckland Hearts won by eight wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 0 AUCKLAND HEARTS 5 WELLINGTON BLAZE 200 in 50 overs (McFadyen 52, Molony 31, Jetly 30; H Huddleston 4-29) AUCKLAND HEARTS 202-2 in 39.2 overs (L Down 104*, A Kelly 65; Jetly 1-21, Singh 1-34) V OTAGO SPARKS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 13 MARCH 2021 TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by eight wickets POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 5 OTAGO SPARKS 0 OTAGO SPARKS 180 in 47.2 overs (K Martin 70; Kasperek 4-28, Jetly 2-13, Singh 2-25, A Kerr 2-33) WELLINGTON BLAZE 183-2 in 23.4 overs (Devine 97, A Kerr 54*; H Jensen 1-29) V OTAGO SPARKS AT THE BASIN RESERVE, WELLINGTON ON 14 MARCH 2021 TOSS: Wellington Blaze RESULT: Wellington Blaze won by 175 runs POINTS: WELLINGTON BLAZE 5 OTAGO SPARKS 0 WELLINGTON BLAZE 321-8 in 50 overs (Devine 74, Green 62, J Kerr 58, S Oldershaw 3-57, E Black 3-58) OTAGO SPARKS 146 in 33.4 overs (K Martin 64, O Gain 27; J Kerr 3-9, A Kerr 2-20, Singh 2-21) In the final played at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland on 21 March 2021 top qualifiers the Canterbury Magicians dismissed the Auckland Hearts for 185 in 47.5 overs. Katey Perkins made 52 for the Hearts, while the Magicians’ Amy Satterthwaite took 4-27. In reply the Magicians reached 188-2 in the 38th over with Frankie Mackay scoring 94* and Satterthwaite 73.

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CW BOARD COMPOSITION ALASDAIR MCBETH PRESIDENT

ELIZABETH SCURR DIRECTOR

Alasdair is a Senior Partner in the National Law Firm, DLA Phillips Fox. Alasdair has been actively involved in Wellington Cricket for over 30 years. He played cricket at all levels for Wellington Collegians and was on the Wellington Collegians Management Committee for many years. He was Chairman for five years and President from 2007 to 2009 He is a life member of the Club. Alasdair spent 5 years as a member of the Wellington College Cricket Club Committee. Alasdair has also been a member of Wellington Wanderers Cricket Club since 1984 and is currently President of the Wellington Wanderers. Alasdair was on the Management Board of Wellington Cricket from 19931999 and for 3 years was Deputy Chairman. He was one of Wellington Cricket’s representatives on the Hutt Valley and Wellington amalgamation working group. He was one of the inaugural Board Members of Cricket Wellington and is a Vice President of Cricket Wellington.

Elizabeth is a former first-class cricketer who represented both Wellington and Otago. Her passion for cricket sees her playing Premier Women’s cricket for Wellington Collegians, where she has also served on the Board.

Alasdair was elected President in 2013

DAVID HOWMAN

CHAIR

David is a sport integrity consultant and former barrister. He is the Chair of the Athletes Integrity Unit, having been reappointed to that position by the IAAF Council in September 2019, the Chair of World Squash Ethics Commission, Deputy Chair of the ITF Ethics Commission, and Chair of the ICC Anti-Corruption Oversight Group. David was a member of the Australian Government’s Panel reporting on Sport Integrity in 2018 and holds the position of Adjunct Professor at AUT. David was Director General (more corporately named the CEO) of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), from August 2003 until July 2016, and was instrumental in the shaping of WADA into a highly respected and unified global organization responsible for regulating and monitoring world sport and world governments. With a large experience of governance at both local and national levels in sport, accompanying his management skills, David brings a leadership capacity to Cricket Wellington which leads on from the tremendous job undertaken by Sally Morrison. He was Chair of the Collegians Junior Cricket Club, and the Chair of the Wellington College Cricket Club. He has a passion for cricket and a commitment to mentor future leaders. David received a CNZM for services to sport in 2017. David was elected Chair in 2019

In February 2017 Elizabeth joined the Cricket Wellington Board as an intern Director and was elected as a Director at the AGM in the same year. She is the Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee. Elizabeth has more than ten years public sector experience and holds a Master of Professional Accounting. Elizabeth was elected to the Board in 2017

SALLY MCKECHNIE

DIRECTOR

Sally is a partner at Simpson Grierson, leading the Public Law and Government team in the firm’s Wellington office. She is an experienced public and commercial litigator and advisor, working with clients across the commercial, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Sally was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and she brings legal, strategic, and analytical skills to the Board table. Sally is a lifelong cricket fan and parent to three enthusiastic young cricketers. Sally was elected to the Board in 2018

ROCHELLE RODDICK

DIRECTOR

Rochelle is a tax partner at Australasian business advisory firm Findex. She is a chartered accountant with over 25 years’ experience advising businesses and not-for-profits. Starting her involvement with cricket at a young age in the Hutt Valley, Rochelle then played senior women’s cricket for Taita and representative cricket for Wellington before heading off to live in Amsterdam for seven years. Returning to New Zealand, she reconnected with the game, coaching her children, and becoming involved in administration, most recently as Chair of Porirua City Junior Cricket Club steering them through a period of growth including expansion of girls’ cricket in Porirua. Rochelle has been an independent member of Cricket Wellington’s Finance and Risk Committee for the past two years, has been a Board member of Wellington Hockey for the past three years and is also a trustee of the New Zealand Cricket Museum Trust. Rochelle was elected to the Board in 2020

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PRABHA RAVI DIRECTOR

NICK HEARN

Prabha received a QSM in 2017 for her contribution to ethnic communities and she is an experienced Director with significant community links and an established reputation. Prabha has a proven track record in strategy development and implementation, cross cultural promotions, sector, and stakeholder engagement, thought leadership and business development. A passionate community leader, her father played State Cricket in India and she understands first-hand what it is like to hail from a country where cricket is a ‘religion’.

Nick is well known for aligning teams and delivering outcomes. He has had success in local and international markets and achieved impressive results through managing diverse business problems and challenges in a way that harnesses the absolute potential of the teams he is a part of.

Prabha was elected to the Board in 2018

GRANT ELLIOTT DIRECTOR Grant was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand in 2003 for a lifestyle change. He has since spent his cricketing and business career in New Zealand where he and his family live in Wellington. Grant enjoyed a professional cricket career which spanned 21 years of which 10 were spent playing for Wellington, also captaining the team. He was also a member of the Firebirds team which won two Super Smash titles and a Ford trophy title. He has played over 100 games for the BLACKCAPS in Test, One Day and T20’s with the most memorable appearance being his man of the match semi-final innings in the World Cup 2015. Grant is currently general manager at My Action Sport and has been in an executive role in tech start-ups for the last 3 years focusing on the commercial side of businesses. Passionate about grassroots cricket and cricket at the elite level he is looking to make a difference with the uptake of the game that he believes can teach an individual life lessons which can help grow and change communities. Grant was elected to the Board in 2019

JASON WELLS DIRECTOR Jason is currently Managing Director and owner of Wellington data company Dotlovesdata and part owner of creative agency EightyOne. Prior to that Jason spent 15 years with advertising agency Y&R New Zealand.

ASPIRING DIRECTOR

Nick is passionate about both cricket and Wellington. Born and bred in the windy city, he was an awarded senior club cricketer at both Eastern Suburbs and Karori Cricket clubs. He represented Wellington at all age groups and was involved in the wider Firebirds squad for a period in the late 1990s. He led the resurrection of Karori Cricket Club in the early to mid-2000s as club captain and was elected Vice President of the club in 2009. Nick is now focusing his growth, leadership, and strategic skills on Atomic - a New Zealand built, low code, action card cloud platform. Before that he was the Chief Operating Officer at Flick helping navigate the performance of the business through transformation change and the M&A with Z Energy. During this time, he also acted as an advisor to another New Zealand start-up in Text Ferret. Prior to that Nick has held senior positions at Contact Energy, Lab360, SAS and Spark. Nick was elected as an Aspiring Director in 2019

ALLEX EVANS

ASPIRING DIRECTOR

Allex is a former first-class cricketer who represented Wellington for 10 years, after moving from Tauranga to attend Victoria University as a recipient of the Francis King cricket scholarship in 2007. Allex has been involved with the Wellington Collegians Cricket Club since 2008, playing in the senior women’s team and serving as a Board member. Allex has been working in the public sector for nine years, with a background in law and public policy. She is experienced in information and privacy law and is currently working as a trade negotiator, joining a group of Government officials responsible for negotiating New Zealand’s Free Trade Agreements. Allex holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Post-graduate Certificate in Public Policy. Allex was elected as an Aspiring Director in 2020

Working with some New Zealand’s biggest brands, Jason is responsible for solving business problems with the smart use of data and creative ideas. Jason played cricket for Wellington for 12 years ending in 2001/02 season. He has stayed involved in cricket through coaching his two sons at Rongotai College and working with current and past firebirds. Jason will bring his knowledge of cricket combined with his ability to think differently about the problems and opportunities Cricket Wellington currently face now and in the future. Jason was elected to the Board in 2019

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Karori Park, Wellington

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AWAY

Friday 11 February v NORTHERN DISTRICTS Sunday 13 February v NORTHERN DISTRICTS

Saturday 20 November v AUCKLAND HEARTS Sunday 21 November v AUCKLAND HEARTS Saturday 5 February v OTAGO SPARKS Sunday 6 February v OTAGO SPARKS

Cobham Oval, Whangarei

Mainpower Oval, Rangiora

University of Otago Oval, Dunedin

AWAY

Basin Reserve, Wellington

AWAY

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Friday 18 February v CENTRAL STAGS Sunday 20 February v CENTRAL STAGS

HOME

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Saturday 12 February v CENTRAL HINDS

HOME

Sunday 14 November v CANTERBURY

Karori Park, Wellington

AWAY

HOME

Saturday 13 November v CANTERBURY

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

AWAY

Sunday 7 November v NORTHERN DISTRICTS

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

AWAY

Saturday 6 November v NORTHERN DISTRICTS

Basin Reserve, Wellington

HOME

Monday 3 January v AUCKLAND ACES

Basin Reserve, Wellington

HOME

Tuesday 21 December v OTAGO VOLTS

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Sunday 6 February v CANTERBURY

AWAY

Monday 13 December v AUCKLAND ACES

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Friday 4 February v CANTERBURY

AWAY

HOME

Wednesday 1 December v OTAGO VOLTS

Basin Reserve, Wellington

28 – 31 March v AUCKLAND ACES

AWAY

HOME

15 – 18 November v CENTRAL STAGS

Basin Reserve, Wellington

20 – 23 March v OTAGO VOLTS

AWAY

HOME

7 – 10 November v CANTERBURY

Basin Reserve, Wellington

12 – 15 March v CANTERBURY

AWAY

HOME

31 October – 3 November v NORTHERN DISTRICTS

Basin Reserve, Wellington

4 – 7 March v NORTHERN DISTRICTS

AWAY

HOME

23 – 26 October v OTAGO VOLTS

HOME

2021–22

Sunday 13 February v CENTRAL HINDS

Pukekura Park, New Plymouth

Seddon Park, Hamilton

Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland

Centennial Park, Oamaru

Basin Reserve, Wellington

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