Local in NZ indoor cricket team

Local Eastbourne teenager Connor Gatward 16, has been selected for the New Zealand U17 indoor cricket team.

Connor was recently in action at Waitakere in Auckland representing the Wellington U17 indoor cricket team at the National tournament. As well as winning Nationals, Connor was selected as the Wellington U17 MVP for the tournament and was subsequently named in the New Zealand U17 indoor cricket team. He will make the trip to Dubai’s U-Pro stadium for the Junior World Series Dubai UAE 2023 tournament between September 30 - October 7, 2023.

As a youngster Connor attended Muritai school, played cricket for Eastbourne junior cricket sides as well as StopOut/Eastbourne at football.

He now attends Hutt International Boys school and is an integral member of their 1st XI cricket team that represented Wellington at the Gillette Cup in Lincoln, Christchurch at the end of 2022.

Given that indoor cricket is a non-funded sport Connor needs to fundraise to pay for this potential once in a lifetime opportunity. He is hoping that the local community can aid his cause by making small donations to his Givealittle page https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/ u17-nz-indoor-cricket-team-dubai-or-not-

Any local businesses that may have an interest in purchasing a raffle ticket (tax deductible donation) for the opportunity to have the naming rights to the New Zealand team's playing shirts can get in contact with Connor's parents Justin (021 249 2030) or Jo The long-awaited tennis courts refurbishment in Williams Park is finished, with the TigerTurf blue synthetic grass “Trophy” surface, designed for multisport use, used during school hours for tennis, hockey, football and PE and the rest of the time the courts are open to all. The existing surface, not usually expected to last more than 15 years, was laid in 2002.