Onslow the cricket champions

By Frank Neill

Onslow are the Wellington Cricket second division two-day champions.

With their win in the two day competition, following their third placing in the one day contest, Onslow won the Hazlett Trophy as the overall winners.

They also won promotion to the first division for next season’s twoday competition

With seven wins from their 10 matches in the two-day contest, Onslow finished a comfortable 7.2 points ahead of Victoria University. In its latest match, played at

Nairnville Park on 18 and 25 March, Onslow gained a convincing first innings victory over Petone Riverside.

Batting first, Petone Riverside declared their innings closed at 164 for the loss of nine wickets.

Micah Conroy, with two wickets at a cost of 18 runs, and Matthew Scobie with two wickets for 37 runs both bowled outstandingly for Onslow.

Onslow reached 300 runs for the loss of nine wickets in reply.

Oscar Jackson came within three runs of scoring a century when he was caught on 97.

Daniel Rose was also in fine form with the bat, scoring 84 while Tim Robinson scored 47.

Johnsonville completed its 202223 season with a huge victory over Eastern Suburbs at Alex Moore Park.

This win saw Johnsonville finish fourth on the Wellington Cricket first division table.

Batting first Johnsonville scored 213 runs.

Rakitha Weerasundara came close to notching up a century when he was out for 95.

Maximum Petrie scored 29 and Ben Hilder 28.

In reply Eastern Suburbs ended their first innings on 139 for the loss of nine wickets.

Sean Wakelin took five wickets and Zac Ringrose three wickets for Johnsonville.

The home team then declared its second innings closed at 203 for the loss of three wickets before bowling Eastern Suburbs out for 118.

Rakitha followed up his first innings 95 with a century and was 103 not out when Johnsonville declared.

Maximum Petrie took four of the Eastern Suburbs wickets and conceded just 21 runs.

Zac Ringrose and Sean Wakelin each took two wickets.

The Johnsonville Collegians premier women’s team finished second in the Wellington women’s competition.

Petone Riverside finished first, with both the Johnsonville and Petone teams scoring six wins. Karori was unable to close out the 2022-23 season with a win.

Batting first at Karori Park they were all out for 149, with Mitchell Butler scoring 36 and Peter Younghusband 25. Upper Hutt United then declared its second innings closed at 283 to give them the win.

Matt Rowe, Yashraj Kalsi and Kevin Weerasundara took two wickets each for Karori.