Hi All
NH Yr 6 has found itself a new home for the 2010/11 season. We now live at: http://nhjcy7.blogspot.com.
I'll see you there.
Craig Beecroft
NH Yr 7 Convenor 2010/11
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Result v Western Districts
To end the season we came down to the final fixture against Western Districts, who together with North Harbour are one of the five main associations in the Auckland region.
Game 1: North Harbour Black
Batting first we posted 144 all out in 39.1 overs, and in that score we were assisted by 43 extra's. Unfortunately the top order failed to fire again, we were 74/6 at one stage. Of the five batsman listed at two to six in the order, the top score amongst them was six runs. The coaches I'm sure were unhappy - as they'd specifically talked about a more controlled batting approach. Our downfall was one of a lack concentration and application, try and learn from this again, because as you go into Year 7 cricket this part of your game will need to improve.
Dylan Stevenson, who opened the batting, demonstrated what was needed and he compiled a sensible 23 and held the innings together. The late middle/lower order batsmen, principally Jack (20) and Keegan (15) ensured we batted the overs and got us up to a score that was below what we wanted, but defendable. 200 would have been a strong score, 180 would have been a good score, 160 par. On the positive side, everyone got to bat again :-)
When you bowl out a District "A" side for 75, as you then proceeded to do, your Coaches or I could not have asked for anything more. There are a number of good batsmen in the Western Districts side, and you knocked them over. The bowling was very tight from the beginning, the energy in the field was good, and the ground fielding and catching was also very good. You sustained the pressure right to the end of the innings, you gave them no respite, it was a complete and outstanding performance, you should all be very proud of that effort.
North Harbour Black. 144 all out in 39.1overs. Dylan Stevenson 23 (50), Jack Clothier 20 (19), Keegan Russell 15 (52)
Western Districts "A" 75 all out in 29.5 overs. (Keegan Russell, 4ov, 3-17, Jack Collinson, 4ov, 2-9, Asher Robb, 3ov 1-1)
North Harbour Black win by 69 runs.
Game 2: North Harbour Burgundy
Our openers, Toby and Matthew, got us off to a steady start and we reached 31 before we lost our first wicket. The retention of early wickets was a big improvement from the Cornwall game the previous week. The scoring was slower than we would have wanted - as general rule we should e aiming for a minimum of 30 to 35 from the first ten overs, and we need to learn to start picking up the run rate as we get established, but a solid job was done in seeing off their better bowlers, retaining our wickets, and building a platform for the innings to launch from.
There were no big scores in the innings but many contributions - there was seven scores between 11 and 21, but you all had a good opportunity to bat. Trent Baker, in his first game for North Harbour, had a good 21n.o.
We finished on 162/9 in 40 overs. Extra's (39) we again kind to us.
There were a couple of very questionable umpiring decisions today, and we've tried to teach you to accept those decisions, right or wrong, and while a couple of boys came off very clearly disappointed (rightly so in my opinion) you both accepted the decision of the umpire and we got on with the game. Those are the values we've tried to impart upon you, and like to see.
There were some very good bowling performances, Max Dewe in his first North Harbour game got the ball through at speed, Tom Barham took two wickets, as did Ryan Quinn who had superb figures of 4ov, 2-4. The overall key to the bowling effort was that the bowling was tight, pressure was built and wickets continued to fall.
Western were all out for 112 in 26 overs. Again, that was an outstanding effort.
Keiran Young was given his first opportunity to Captain North Harbour today and I thought he did a good job. Well done Keiran.
To Max, Trent, and Matthew who were all playing your first games, good to see you enjoy it, and we'll be seeing you again.
North Harbour Burgundy 162/9 in 40 overs (Trent Baker 21n.o (23), Toby Robb 20 (70)
Western Districts "B" 112 all out in 26 overs. (Tom Barham 4ov, 2-12, Ryan Quinn 2ov, 2-4, Toby Robb, 2ov, 1-2)
North Harbour Burgundy win by 50 runs.
And as always a big thanks to the Coaches, Umpires and Scorers who all helped make the fixture run as seamlessly as possible.
Craig Beecroft, Convenor
Game 1: North Harbour Black
Batting first we posted 144 all out in 39.1 overs, and in that score we were assisted by 43 extra's. Unfortunately the top order failed to fire again, we were 74/6 at one stage. Of the five batsman listed at two to six in the order, the top score amongst them was six runs. The coaches I'm sure were unhappy - as they'd specifically talked about a more controlled batting approach. Our downfall was one of a lack concentration and application, try and learn from this again, because as you go into Year 7 cricket this part of your game will need to improve.
Dylan Stevenson, who opened the batting, demonstrated what was needed and he compiled a sensible 23 and held the innings together. The late middle/lower order batsmen, principally Jack (20) and Keegan (15) ensured we batted the overs and got us up to a score that was below what we wanted, but defendable. 200 would have been a strong score, 180 would have been a good score, 160 par. On the positive side, everyone got to bat again :-)
When you bowl out a District "A" side for 75, as you then proceeded to do, your Coaches or I could not have asked for anything more. There are a number of good batsmen in the Western Districts side, and you knocked them over. The bowling was very tight from the beginning, the energy in the field was good, and the ground fielding and catching was also very good. You sustained the pressure right to the end of the innings, you gave them no respite, it was a complete and outstanding performance, you should all be very proud of that effort.
North Harbour Black. 144 all out in 39.1overs. Dylan Stevenson 23 (50), Jack Clothier 20 (19), Keegan Russell 15 (52)
Western Districts "A" 75 all out in 29.5 overs. (Keegan Russell, 4ov, 3-17, Jack Collinson, 4ov, 2-9, Asher Robb, 3ov 1-1)
North Harbour Black win by 69 runs.
Game 2: North Harbour Burgundy
Our openers, Toby and Matthew, got us off to a steady start and we reached 31 before we lost our first wicket. The retention of early wickets was a big improvement from the Cornwall game the previous week. The scoring was slower than we would have wanted - as general rule we should e aiming for a minimum of 30 to 35 from the first ten overs, and we need to learn to start picking up the run rate as we get established, but a solid job was done in seeing off their better bowlers, retaining our wickets, and building a platform for the innings to launch from.
There were no big scores in the innings but many contributions - there was seven scores between 11 and 21, but you all had a good opportunity to bat. Trent Baker, in his first game for North Harbour, had a good 21n.o.
We finished on 162/9 in 40 overs. Extra's (39) we again kind to us.
There were a couple of very questionable umpiring decisions today, and we've tried to teach you to accept those decisions, right or wrong, and while a couple of boys came off very clearly disappointed (rightly so in my opinion) you both accepted the decision of the umpire and we got on with the game. Those are the values we've tried to impart upon you, and like to see.
There were some very good bowling performances, Max Dewe in his first North Harbour game got the ball through at speed, Tom Barham took two wickets, as did Ryan Quinn who had superb figures of 4ov, 2-4. The overall key to the bowling effort was that the bowling was tight, pressure was built and wickets continued to fall.
Western were all out for 112 in 26 overs. Again, that was an outstanding effort.
Keiran Young was given his first opportunity to Captain North Harbour today and I thought he did a good job. Well done Keiran.
To Max, Trent, and Matthew who were all playing your first games, good to see you enjoy it, and we'll be seeing you again.
North Harbour Burgundy 162/9 in 40 overs (Trent Baker 21n.o (23), Toby Robb 20 (70)
Western Districts "B" 112 all out in 26 overs. (Tom Barham 4ov, 2-12, Ryan Quinn 2ov, 2-4, Toby Robb, 2ov, 1-2)
North Harbour Burgundy win by 50 runs.
And as always a big thanks to the Coaches, Umpires and Scorers who all helped make the fixture run as seamlessly as possible.
Craig Beecroft, Convenor
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Results v Cornwall
We were playing a longer game today, 40 overs, and we asked you to ensure you batted your 40 overs, to maintain your intensity and energy in the field, and to concentrate on positive, aggressive running between the wickets.
Game 1
The Burgundy side had a poor start, and struggled to 70/8 off the first 20 overs. Aside from Ryan Schierhout's composed 32, there was a lack of application in the batting. You were getting yourselves out playing aggressive shots to balls that needed to be treated with more respect. This is a learning experience, if we are getting tied down by good bowling sometimes you need to "knuckle down", bat for time and the runs will come.
At 70/8 we looked in real trouble, and the Coaches asked you (again) to look to bat 40 overs and what followed was an excellent partnership between Asher 42 ret and Adrian 32 (n.o). There was nothing "flashy" about this partnership, the good ball was treated with respect and defended, and the bad ball was worked away for runs. We ended with 158/9 in 40 overs - well done, we batted the 40 overs, and a score of near to 160 gave us a score to defend.
I think we bowled and fielded with good energy. Cornwall batted well, only losing two wickets and the runs came steadily with Cornwall achieving the target in the 34th over. Two of Cornwall's top three batsmen scored 40ret through sensible batting. Some of our ground fielding was poor though - the outfield was a bit bumpy and when it is like that you need to get right in behind the ball.
The energy and effort in the field appeared to be good to the end, and in a final analysis we should accept we were beaten by a better team on the day.
North Harbour Burgundy 158/9 in 40 overs (Ryan Schierhout 32, Asher Robb 42ret, Adrian Young 32)
Cornwall 160/2 in 34 overs. (Jacob Scott, 6ov 2-29, Adrian 4ov, 0-9, Jack Clothier 2ov, 0-1)
Game 2
Again we batted first and the match was very similar to the Burgundy game with five wickets down at drinks for 70 runs. Mitchell Watts (18) and Jonty Hawkins (30n.o) inspired the fight-back with the score ending at 110 all out after 38overs. All the same comments as per the Burgundy game apply......
Defending 110 in 40 overs was going to be a hard ask, and so it proved, with Cornwall passing the target in the 29th over.
There was no lack of effort in the field, again I think we should accept we were beaten by a better team.
Overall then we met most of the match goals we'd set then -batting 40 overs, good energy in the field, and positive running.
North Harbour Black 110 all out in 38 overs. (Mitchell Watts 18, Jonty Hawkins 30n.o)
Cornwall 111/6 in 29 overs (Nathaniel Law, 2ov, 2-18, Mitchell Watts, 2ov, 0-4, Dylan Stevenson 3ov, 0-8)
What to learn from this fixture.....
What I'd like you all to take away is the batting lesson - apply yourselves, concentrate, be patient, play yourselves in, defend the good straight balls, put the bad balls away, get your innings underway by playing the ball into gaps and running positively between the wickets, work hard through any bad periods where you are not hitting the ball well and conserve your wicket, be patient, and the longer time you spend in the middle the more comfortable you will feel and you will begin to build momentum in your innings and the runs will come.......we play Western Districts next Sunday and this will be the message you receive going into the game.
We had some boys unavailable for this fixture, but what it means is that other boys have an opportunity to play their first game for North Harbour. Those boys today were Taine De Alwis, Joshua Simpson, Nick Francis and Liam Wick. Thanks boys, I'm sure we'll be seeing more of you.
Game 1
The Burgundy side had a poor start, and struggled to 70/8 off the first 20 overs. Aside from Ryan Schierhout's composed 32, there was a lack of application in the batting. You were getting yourselves out playing aggressive shots to balls that needed to be treated with more respect. This is a learning experience, if we are getting tied down by good bowling sometimes you need to "knuckle down", bat for time and the runs will come.
At 70/8 we looked in real trouble, and the Coaches asked you (again) to look to bat 40 overs and what followed was an excellent partnership between Asher 42 ret and Adrian 32 (n.o). There was nothing "flashy" about this partnership, the good ball was treated with respect and defended, and the bad ball was worked away for runs. We ended with 158/9 in 40 overs - well done, we batted the 40 overs, and a score of near to 160 gave us a score to defend.
I think we bowled and fielded with good energy. Cornwall batted well, only losing two wickets and the runs came steadily with Cornwall achieving the target in the 34th over. Two of Cornwall's top three batsmen scored 40ret through sensible batting. Some of our ground fielding was poor though - the outfield was a bit bumpy and when it is like that you need to get right in behind the ball.
The energy and effort in the field appeared to be good to the end, and in a final analysis we should accept we were beaten by a better team on the day.
North Harbour Burgundy 158/9 in 40 overs (Ryan Schierhout 32, Asher Robb 42ret, Adrian Young 32)
Cornwall 160/2 in 34 overs. (Jacob Scott, 6ov 2-29, Adrian 4ov, 0-9, Jack Clothier 2ov, 0-1)
Game 2
Again we batted first and the match was very similar to the Burgundy game with five wickets down at drinks for 70 runs. Mitchell Watts (18) and Jonty Hawkins (30n.o) inspired the fight-back with the score ending at 110 all out after 38overs. All the same comments as per the Burgundy game apply......
Defending 110 in 40 overs was going to be a hard ask, and so it proved, with Cornwall passing the target in the 29th over.
There was no lack of effort in the field, again I think we should accept we were beaten by a better team.
Overall then we met most of the match goals we'd set then -batting 40 overs, good energy in the field, and positive running.
North Harbour Black 110 all out in 38 overs. (Mitchell Watts 18, Jonty Hawkins 30n.o)
Cornwall 111/6 in 29 overs (Nathaniel Law, 2ov, 2-18, Mitchell Watts, 2ov, 0-4, Dylan Stevenson 3ov, 0-8)
What to learn from this fixture.....
What I'd like you all to take away is the batting lesson - apply yourselves, concentrate, be patient, play yourselves in, defend the good straight balls, put the bad balls away, get your innings underway by playing the ball into gaps and running positively between the wickets, work hard through any bad periods where you are not hitting the ball well and conserve your wicket, be patient, and the longer time you spend in the middle the more comfortable you will feel and you will begin to build momentum in your innings and the runs will come.......we play Western Districts next Sunday and this will be the message you receive going into the game.
We had some boys unavailable for this fixture, but what it means is that other boys have an opportunity to play their first game for North Harbour. Those boys today were Taine De Alwis, Joshua Simpson, Nick Francis and Liam Wick. Thanks boys, I'm sure we'll be seeing more of you.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
v Western Districts March 21st
We play Western Districts at Sunnynook Park on Sunday March 21st. The matches start at 9am, please be there at 8.15am. The two matches are 40 overs each.
North Harbour Black
Jacob Scott
Dylan Stevenson
Mitchell Watts
Angus McKenzie
Ryan Schierhout (c)
Gray Hardy
Jack Clothier (wk)
Asher Robb (wk)
Keegan Russell
Jack Collinson
Travis Van Gysen
North Harbour Burgundy
Toby Robb
Matthew Cox
Ashton Howard
Nathaniel Law
Kieran Young (c)
Ryan Quinn
Jonty Hawkins
Greg Vukets (wk)
Trent Baker
Tom Barham
Max Dewe
Unavailable
Adrian Young
Will Cole
Mitchell Bremner
Liam Brown
North Harbour Black
Jacob Scott
Dylan Stevenson
Mitchell Watts
Angus McKenzie
Ryan Schierhout (c)
Gray Hardy
Jack Clothier (wk)
Asher Robb (wk)
Keegan Russell
Jack Collinson
Travis Van Gysen
North Harbour Burgundy
Toby Robb
Matthew Cox
Ashton Howard
Nathaniel Law
Kieran Young (c)
Ryan Quinn
Jonty Hawkins
Greg Vukets (wk)
Trent Baker
Tom Barham
Max Dewe
Unavailable
Adrian Young
Will Cole
Mitchell Bremner
Liam Brown
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Results v Parnell
Hot off the press......
Game 1: Parnell Maroon v North Harbour Black
Parnell Maroon played North Harbour Black with Black batting first. Our opening batsmen had a good opening partnership of 69 that provided the foundation for a final score of 118/7 off 30 overs. The bowling was reasonably good, and a score of 118 was defendable, although we would have to bowl and field well to defend it.
The bowling was generally tight and the fielding good. The fielding positions and general fielding "nous" have improved dramatically during the season. Parnell were restricted to 108/9 in 30 overs. Individually there were some good bowling performances and as a bowling unit we bowled well.
North Harbour Black 118/7 off 30 overs. Dylan Stevenson 27 (59), Jacob Scott 27 (46)
Parnell Maroon 108/9 in 30 overs, Jack Collinson 4ov, 2-13, Liam Brown 4ov, 3-14, Angus, 4ov 0-5.
A win to North Harbour by 10 runs.
Game 2: North Harbour Burgundy v Parnell Burgundy
North Harbour Burgundy were up against Parnell Burgundy. Again we batted first and the batting was a real struggle. The bowling was good, but we lost wickets regularly, couldn't form partnerships, and we couldn't seem to work the ball around, pick up singles, get the score ticking over and take pressure off ourselves. I know I've (and all the Coaches...) have mentioned this before, but if you are struggling to score runs the way to get moving is by looking to play the ball into gaps and aggressive, positive running between the wickets.
It was not until we were 51/8, with eight or nine overs still to play, when a partnership between Jack Clothier and Jonty formed and took us though to 88/8 off 30 overs that we showed what we were capable of.
Despite the small score to defend, Burgundy put in a good fight to defend their total, but 88 was not enough. I was impressed by the effort that was put into defending the total though. You fought hard to the end, and gave it your best.
North Harbour Burgundy 88/8 off 30 overs. Jack Clothier 16n.o (33), Gray Hardy 14 (33),
Parnell Burgundy 92/7 in 23 overs, Adrian Young, 2ov, 2-6, Jonty Hawkins, 2ov, 0-4
A win to Parnell Burgundy by 3 wickets.
In summary then we went into this fixture with a plan of giving other boys more batting opportunities. I was really pleased to see some boys take their opportunity today, and their ability to perform today was due to improvements in their game during the course of this season.
Likewise, the bowling of some of the boys has improved considerably and that was displayed today.
A big thanks to Tom Barham and Harrison Caldwell for filling in and playing their first games for North Harbour. Well done guys, I could see you enjoyed yourselves.
And of course a thanks to the Coaches, Scorers, and Umpires who all helped make the day a success.
Game 1: Parnell Maroon v North Harbour Black
Parnell Maroon played North Harbour Black with Black batting first. Our opening batsmen had a good opening partnership of 69 that provided the foundation for a final score of 118/7 off 30 overs. The bowling was reasonably good, and a score of 118 was defendable, although we would have to bowl and field well to defend it.
The bowling was generally tight and the fielding good. The fielding positions and general fielding "nous" have improved dramatically during the season. Parnell were restricted to 108/9 in 30 overs. Individually there were some good bowling performances and as a bowling unit we bowled well.
North Harbour Black 118/7 off 30 overs. Dylan Stevenson 27 (59), Jacob Scott 27 (46)
Parnell Maroon 108/9 in 30 overs, Jack Collinson 4ov, 2-13, Liam Brown 4ov, 3-14, Angus, 4ov 0-5.
A win to North Harbour by 10 runs.
Game 2: North Harbour Burgundy v Parnell Burgundy
North Harbour Burgundy were up against Parnell Burgundy. Again we batted first and the batting was a real struggle. The bowling was good, but we lost wickets regularly, couldn't form partnerships, and we couldn't seem to work the ball around, pick up singles, get the score ticking over and take pressure off ourselves. I know I've (and all the Coaches...) have mentioned this before, but if you are struggling to score runs the way to get moving is by looking to play the ball into gaps and aggressive, positive running between the wickets.
It was not until we were 51/8, with eight or nine overs still to play, when a partnership between Jack Clothier and Jonty formed and took us though to 88/8 off 30 overs that we showed what we were capable of.
Despite the small score to defend, Burgundy put in a good fight to defend their total, but 88 was not enough. I was impressed by the effort that was put into defending the total though. You fought hard to the end, and gave it your best.
North Harbour Burgundy 88/8 off 30 overs. Jack Clothier 16n.o (33), Gray Hardy 14 (33),
Parnell Burgundy 92/7 in 23 overs, Adrian Young, 2ov, 2-6, Jonty Hawkins, 2ov, 0-4
A win to Parnell Burgundy by 3 wickets.
In summary then we went into this fixture with a plan of giving other boys more batting opportunities. I was really pleased to see some boys take their opportunity today, and their ability to perform today was due to improvements in their game during the course of this season.
Likewise, the bowling of some of the boys has improved considerably and that was displayed today.
A big thanks to Tom Barham and Harrison Caldwell for filling in and playing their first games for North Harbour. Well done guys, I could see you enjoyed yourselves.
And of course a thanks to the Coaches, Scorers, and Umpires who all helped make the day a success.
Monday, 1 March 2010
v Cornwall, March 14th
We have two more fixtures this season, the first against Cornwall on March 14th and the second against Western Districts on March 21st. Both fixtures are "home" games. We played Cornwall at the beginning of the season, and I want the boys to bring their "A" games to this fixture.
The teams for the Cornwall fixture are as follows:
North Harbour Burgundy
Jacob Scott
Gray Hardy
Angus McKenzie (c)
Ryan Schierhout
Ryan Quinn
Jack Clothier
Keegan Russell
Adrian Young
Liam Brown
Asher Robb (wk)
Keiran Young
Jack Collinson
North Harbour Black
Dylan Stevenson
Toby Robb
Harrison Caldwell
Mitchell Bremner
Nathaniel Law
Mitchell Watts
Jonty Hawkins
Travis Van Gysen (c)
Taine De Alwis
Liam Wick (wk)
Nick Francis
Joshua Simpson
We have selected a stronger and not as strong team for this fixture as we are playing against Cornwall A and Cornwall B. Our teams are not necessarily "A" and "B" teams, any number of boys could be in either side.
Twelve boys are to bowl and field with one boy rotating off every few overs to keep 11 on the field. The 12th boy listed in each team in the list above will bowl and field, but not bat.
Unavailable
Will Cole
Greg Vukets
Max Dewe
Ashton Howard
The two matches are 40overs and to be played at Sunnynook Park. The matches start at 9am, please be there at 8.15am.
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The teams for the Cornwall fixture are as follows:
North Harbour Burgundy
Jacob Scott
Gray Hardy
Angus McKenzie (c)
Ryan Schierhout
Ryan Quinn
Jack Clothier
Keegan Russell
Adrian Young
Liam Brown
Asher Robb (wk)
Keiran Young
Jack Collinson
North Harbour Black
Dylan Stevenson
Toby Robb
Harrison Caldwell
Mitchell Bremner
Nathaniel Law
Mitchell Watts
Jonty Hawkins
Travis Van Gysen (c)
Taine De Alwis
Liam Wick (wk)
Nick Francis
Joshua Simpson
We have selected a stronger and not as strong team for this fixture as we are playing against Cornwall A and Cornwall B. Our teams are not necessarily "A" and "B" teams, any number of boys could be in either side.
Twelve boys are to bowl and field with one boy rotating off every few overs to keep 11 on the field. The 12th boy listed in each team in the list above will bowl and field, but not bat.
Unavailable
Will Cole
Greg Vukets
Max Dewe
Ashton Howard
The two matches are 40overs and to be played at Sunnynook Park. The matches start at 9am, please be there at 8.15am.
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