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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Result v Taranaki
Firstly, a big thanks to Emma Law and Tania Cole who organised the after-match function. The food was fantastic, thank you again. Kelvin Stevenson was also a great help with both scoring and umpiring. With these type of fixtures all the help we can get is very much appreciated.
The Taranaki team travelled up late yesterday (Saturday) and were billeted out with our boys over-night. From all reports the billeting was much enjoyed by both our family hosts and the boys being billeted.
The match was played in good spirit. Taranaki batted well and took advantage of a fast and bumpy outfield to post a good score of 243/8 in 40 overs.
Jack Collinson had a great day with the ball and Angus pulled off two fantastic slip catches. Gray's bowling was tight, and Ashton chimed in with some wickets.
We probably bowled too many loose balls that were hit away. Our focus should be on bowling a good line and length, putting pressure on the batsmen and as the pressure builds from a lack of runs being scored wickets will come as the batsmen are forced into errors.
It was great to see a couple of our boys with real batting potential, Gray Hardy and Nathaniel Law bat so well.
After 20 overs, we were 102/4 and we had a platform to go for the target. Unfortunately though in losing those four wickets we had two run-outs and we lost a bit of batting "firepower".
The bowling after the drinks break was tight and with-in five overs it became inevitable that the target was going to be too much. Everyone down to number 11 got a chance to bat, and that complimented the bowling, where all 11 of our boys had a chance to bowl (even the wicket-keeper!).
We closed at 166/9, a pretty reasonable score in 40 overs.
The Taranaki boys were a year older, many now in Year 8 at School, and given that age difference we competed well.
The one thing to take away - the learning experience - relates to our bowling, we need to work on hitting a consistent line and length, restricting runs and building pressure.
As mentioned above, the after-match went well. All the feedback I had from the Taranaki team was that they had very much enjoyed the whole trip, the billeting, the cricket, the after-match and the whole experience. We'll attempt to continue this fixture in future years.
Taranaki 243/8 in 40 overs (Jack Collinson, 4ov, 2-6, Gray Hardy, 6ov, 0-18, Ashton Howard, 5ov, 3-40)
North Harbour 166/9 in 40 overs (Gray Hardy 24 (20), Nathaniel Law 46 ret (49).
The Taranaki team travelled up late yesterday (Saturday) and were billeted out with our boys over-night. From all reports the billeting was much enjoyed by both our family hosts and the boys being billeted.
The match was played in good spirit. Taranaki batted well and took advantage of a fast and bumpy outfield to post a good score of 243/8 in 40 overs.
Jack Collinson had a great day with the ball and Angus pulled off two fantastic slip catches. Gray's bowling was tight, and Ashton chimed in with some wickets.
We probably bowled too many loose balls that were hit away. Our focus should be on bowling a good line and length, putting pressure on the batsmen and as the pressure builds from a lack of runs being scored wickets will come as the batsmen are forced into errors.
It was great to see a couple of our boys with real batting potential, Gray Hardy and Nathaniel Law bat so well.
After 20 overs, we were 102/4 and we had a platform to go for the target. Unfortunately though in losing those four wickets we had two run-outs and we lost a bit of batting "firepower".
The bowling after the drinks break was tight and with-in five overs it became inevitable that the target was going to be too much. Everyone down to number 11 got a chance to bat, and that complimented the bowling, where all 11 of our boys had a chance to bowl (even the wicket-keeper!).
We closed at 166/9, a pretty reasonable score in 40 overs.
The Taranaki boys were a year older, many now in Year 8 at School, and given that age difference we competed well.
The one thing to take away - the learning experience - relates to our bowling, we need to work on hitting a consistent line and length, restricting runs and building pressure.
As mentioned above, the after-match went well. All the feedback I had from the Taranaki team was that they had very much enjoyed the whole trip, the billeting, the cricket, the after-match and the whole experience. We'll attempt to continue this fixture in future years.
Taranaki 243/8 in 40 overs (Jack Collinson, 4ov, 2-6, Gray Hardy, 6ov, 0-18, Ashton Howard, 5ov, 3-40)
North Harbour 166/9 in 40 overs (Gray Hardy 24 (20), Nathaniel Law 46 ret (49).
Monday, 22 February 2010
Where the NH program is heading
I’ve had a few questions about what is ahead, so I thought it may be a useful time to give parents and boys a “heads-up” about how the North Harbour program will operate over the next two years.
In December 2011 (ie the end of next year) the annual Primary School Boys (PSB) tournament will be held. PSB is essentially Year 8. At that tournament North Harbour will field two “A” teams of equal strength who play in the “A” division, and, two “B” teams who will play in the “B” division. North Harbour will play against other associations from around Auckland, for example, Central, Eastern, Manukau, and Western Districts. Each of these Districts however only field one “A” and one “B” team. At the conclusion of the tournament, Auckland selection is undertaken.
We need to start building towards having four teams (48 boys) for December 2011 and this process will start later this year when trials will be held in order to expand the current squad from its existing level of 24 boys to 36 boys.
The PSB tournament is also to be held this coming December, and a handful of our current Year 6 players may be asked to be involved in the tournament at the discretion of the current North Harbour Year 7 Convenor (who will be the North Harbour PSB (Year 8) Convenor by that time).
The remaining squad (at least 30+ boys) will be involved in games against other Clubs and Districts through late 2010 / early 2011 much as they have been this season.
I'm also intending to facilitate a Voluntary Spring Training Academy that will be held in approximately August/September 2010 involving the current squad and trialists for the extended squad. The academy will focus on basic batting and bowling technique. The program is likely to be operated by the Takapuna Coach, Neil Fletcher and be held at the Massey University nets. More detail will be provided once the program is firmed up and North Harbour Junior Cricket approval received.
Craig Beecroft, Convenor
In December 2011 (ie the end of next year) the annual Primary School Boys (PSB) tournament will be held. PSB is essentially Year 8. At that tournament North Harbour will field two “A” teams of equal strength who play in the “A” division, and, two “B” teams who will play in the “B” division. North Harbour will play against other associations from around Auckland, for example, Central, Eastern, Manukau, and Western Districts. Each of these Districts however only field one “A” and one “B” team. At the conclusion of the tournament, Auckland selection is undertaken.
We need to start building towards having four teams (48 boys) for December 2011 and this process will start later this year when trials will be held in order to expand the current squad from its existing level of 24 boys to 36 boys.
The PSB tournament is also to be held this coming December, and a handful of our current Year 6 players may be asked to be involved in the tournament at the discretion of the current North Harbour Year 7 Convenor (who will be the North Harbour PSB (Year 8) Convenor by that time).
The remaining squad (at least 30+ boys) will be involved in games against other Clubs and Districts through late 2010 / early 2011 much as they have been this season.
I'm also intending to facilitate a Voluntary Spring Training Academy that will be held in approximately August/September 2010 involving the current squad and trialists for the extended squad. The academy will focus on basic batting and bowling technique. The program is likely to be operated by the Takapuna Coach, Neil Fletcher and be held at the Massey University nets. More detail will be provided once the program is firmed up and North Harbour Junior Cricket approval received.
Craig Beecroft, Convenor
Monday, 15 February 2010
Teams v Parnell Sunday March 7th
At our request Parnell have agreed to field two even teams, Parnell 6 Gold and Parnell 6 Maroon for our matches. I've been endeavouring through-out the season where possible to spread opportunity amongst the squad. In this fixture I am taking the opportunity to move some of the middle / middle/lower order batsman up the order to give them further opportunities.
North Harbour Burgundy
Gray Hardy
Harrison Caldwell
Mitchell Bremner
Keiran Young
Greg Vukets
Ryan Schierhout (c)
Adrian Young
Jack Clothier (wk)
Mitchell Watts
Jonty Hawkins
Tom Barham
North Harbour Black
Dylan Stevenson
Jacob Scott
Asher Robb (wk)
Nathaniel Law
Ashton Howard
Angus McKenzie (c)
Ryan Quinn
Jack Collinson
Liam Brown
Travis Van Gysen
Toby Robb
Should anyone be unavailable for this fixture please advise.
Unavailable
Will Cole
Keegan Russell
Max Dewe (Unfortunately Max got injured before his first game for North Harbour, see you next week though Max)
The matches are to be played at Bay City Park in Anderson Rd, off East Coast Bays Rd. The matches are to start at 9am, please be there by 8.15am.
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North Harbour Burgundy
Gray Hardy
Harrison Caldwell
Mitchell Bremner
Keiran Young
Greg Vukets
Ryan Schierhout (c)
Adrian Young
Jack Clothier (wk)
Mitchell Watts
Jonty Hawkins
Tom Barham
North Harbour Black
Dylan Stevenson
Jacob Scott
Asher Robb (wk)
Nathaniel Law
Ashton Howard
Angus McKenzie (c)
Ryan Quinn
Jack Collinson
Liam Brown
Travis Van Gysen
Toby Robb
Should anyone be unavailable for this fixture please advise.
Unavailable
Will Cole
Keegan Russell
Max Dewe (Unfortunately Max got injured before his first game for North Harbour, see you next week though Max)
The matches are to be played at Bay City Park in Anderson Rd, off East Coast Bays Rd. The matches are to start at 9am, please be there by 8.15am.
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Sunday, 14 February 2010
v Taranaki: February 28th
We have a return match against Taranaki on February 28th. The location is: Hato Petera College (C) Art. No. 1. located on College Rd.
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The team is as follows:
Gray Hardy
Mitchell Bremner
Angus McKenzie (c)
Nathaniel Law
Ashton Howard
William Cole
Dylan Stevenson
Jacob Scott
Jack Collinson
Mitchell Watts
Jonty Hawkins
Greg Vukets (unavailable)
The game will start at 9am, please be there at 8.15am.
The after match is to be held at the Takapuna Cricket Club club rooms located on Northcote Rd.
Craig Beecroft, Convenor
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The team is as follows:
Gray Hardy
Mitchell Bremner
Angus McKenzie (c)
Nathaniel Law
Ashton Howard
William Cole
Dylan Stevenson
Jacob Scott
Jack Collinson
Mitchell Watts
Jonty Hawkins
Greg Vukets (unavailable)
The game will start at 9am, please be there at 8.15am.
The after match is to be held at the Takapuna Cricket Club club rooms located on Northcote Rd.
Craig Beecroft, Convenor
Result v University
The team put in a meritorious performance, the best performance of the season, in a thrilling game to tie with University on the last ball.
Firstly, about University. University have three teams in Auckland's Year 6 Top 8 competition. Two of the University teams sit first and second on the ladder. The University team we played was comprised of the best boys from their three teams, some of the best boys in Auckland.
It was going to be a tough game, an excellent test, and a test of just how far the boys have developed during the course of the season.
University batted first and their batting quality was evident, but we stuck to our game and restricted them to a competitive total of 150/8 in 30 overs. Unfortunately we bowled with a wet ball and that made it tough, but the bowling was generally good in the circumstances, and while a few catches went down that was understandable given the ball. The fielding was tight, but the University boys ran very well, easily getting 20 or 30 extra runs through aggressive running.
We batted very well, and we were on top going into the last several overs, needing five or six an over with several wickets in hand. The major learning point to take away from the game is that in this situation it is not about hitting fours to win the game, it is about getting bat on ball, running aggressively and turning over the strike. We got tied down (by some good bowling) and tended to look for the "big shot".
Needing eight in the last over to win it looked just out of our reach, but needing three off the last ball to win we were gifted a run through a no ball although we had a run-out. It was chaos. One ball, two to win and the ball was edged in the air to short third man and though the fielder dropped it he recovered well. As we raced back for the second (and winning!) run the fielder gathered himself and threw in a perfect throw over the stumps. We were run out by a metre and missed the winning run, but had a tie which was a fair result.
The boys should be very proud of themselves, the improvement in their individual games and the team performance has certainly made the Convenor proud. Well done boys.
University 150/8 in 30 overs (Adrian Young 4 overs, 2-13, Angus McKenzie 4 overs, 0-13)
North Harbour 150/6 in 30 overs (Angus McKenzie 38 ret (50), Ryan Schierhout 32 ret (36), Ryan Quinn 16 (22), Jack Clothier 20 (28)
Firstly, about University. University have three teams in Auckland's Year 6 Top 8 competition. Two of the University teams sit first and second on the ladder. The University team we played was comprised of the best boys from their three teams, some of the best boys in Auckland.
It was going to be a tough game, an excellent test, and a test of just how far the boys have developed during the course of the season.
University batted first and their batting quality was evident, but we stuck to our game and restricted them to a competitive total of 150/8 in 30 overs. Unfortunately we bowled with a wet ball and that made it tough, but the bowling was generally good in the circumstances, and while a few catches went down that was understandable given the ball. The fielding was tight, but the University boys ran very well, easily getting 20 or 30 extra runs through aggressive running.
We batted very well, and we were on top going into the last several overs, needing five or six an over with several wickets in hand. The major learning point to take away from the game is that in this situation it is not about hitting fours to win the game, it is about getting bat on ball, running aggressively and turning over the strike. We got tied down (by some good bowling) and tended to look for the "big shot".
Needing eight in the last over to win it looked just out of our reach, but needing three off the last ball to win we were gifted a run through a no ball although we had a run-out. It was chaos. One ball, two to win and the ball was edged in the air to short third man and though the fielder dropped it he recovered well. As we raced back for the second (and winning!) run the fielder gathered himself and threw in a perfect throw over the stumps. We were run out by a metre and missed the winning run, but had a tie which was a fair result.
The boys should be very proud of themselves, the improvement in their individual games and the team performance has certainly made the Convenor proud. Well done boys.
University 150/8 in 30 overs (Adrian Young 4 overs, 2-13, Angus McKenzie 4 overs, 0-13)
North Harbour 150/6 in 30 overs (Angus McKenzie 38 ret (50), Ryan Schierhout 32 ret (36), Ryan Quinn 16 (22), Jack Clothier 20 (28)
Thursday, 4 February 2010
v University: February 14th
There is a fixture against University on Sunday February 14th which is to be played at Colin Maiden Park (the new home of Auckland Cricket.)
The game starts at 8.45am, please be there by 8am.
The team is as follows:
Angus McKenzie (c)
Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Ryan Schierhout
Ryan Quinn
Jack Clothier
William Cole
Ashton Howard
Asher Robb (wk)
Adrian Young
Keiran Young
Let me know if you are unavailable.
The game starts at 8.45am, please be there by 8am.
The team is as follows:
Angus McKenzie (c)
Toby Robb
Gray Hardy
Ryan Schierhout
Ryan Quinn
Jack Clothier
William Cole
Ashton Howard
Asher Robb (wk)
Adrian Young
Keiran Young
Let me know if you are unavailable.
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Wanganui Overview
The Wanganui tournament playing philosophy was that we wanted to give the designated batsman and bowlers as much batting and bowling as possible in order to begin to develop boys into the roles they will have in future years. Complementing that on a game by game basis we moved a player or two around to ensure they each received a good opportunity to bat or bowl. A record of balls faced by each boy and overs bowled was kept and by the conclusion of the tournament all boys had had more than a fair share of opportunities.
The cricketing awareness of the boys developed substantially over the course of the tournament. Many of their basic skills appeared to improve. The most significant improvement was the overall standard of batting. The boys learnt the concept of playing a role within a team. The team also learnt and implemented advanced fielding techniques – for example – an “in-out” field instead of a ring field, and much other learning too place.
The game results were unimportant, but in summary we chased totals in the first three games and came up three, seven and four runs short respectively in each game. The boys enjoyed the games immensely and their heads were high despite the losses. In the following two games we had comfortable wins and in the last game were comfortably beaten by probably the strongest team in the tournament, Eastern Districts.
Game results
Game 1 v Horowhenua Kapiti
Horowhenua Kapiti 131/3 (Liam Brown 6 overs, 3-29)
North Harbour 128/5 in 30 overs (Ryan Quinn 31 ret (45), Jack Clothier 22 (33))
A loss by 3 runs.
Game 2 v Tauranga
Tauranga 163/3 (Grant Celliers 6 overs, 2-21)
North Harbour 156/7 (Ryan Schierhout 30 ret (35) Ryan Quinn 31 ret (39), Jack Clothier 37 ret (49)
A loss by 7 runs.
Game 3 v Cornwall
Cornwall 135 (Benjamin Beecroft 4 overs, 4-16, Keiran Young 4 overs, 3-14)
North Harbour 156/7 (Benjamin Beecroft 30 ret (28), Jack Clothier 28 (29))
A loss by 4 runs.
Game 4 v Te Puke Mount
Te Puke Mount 85 (Adrian Young 3 overs, 3-15, Liam Brown 3 overs, 2-7)
North Harbour 86/7 (Grant Celliers 22 (60)
A win by 3 wickets.
Game 5 v Manawatu White
North Harbour 180/7 (Benjamin Beecroft 27 (22), Ryan Schierhout 31 ret (26)
Manawatu White 143 all out (Toby Robb 3 overs, 3-12, Ryan Quinn 5 overs, 2-24)
A win by 37 runs.
Game 6 v Eastern Districts
Eastern Districts 255/5 (Adrian Young 6 overs, 2-20)
North Harbour 180/7 (Ryan Quinn 28 (24), Toby Robb 27 (38)
A loss by 75 runs.
The cricketing awareness of the boys developed substantially over the course of the tournament. Many of their basic skills appeared to improve. The most significant improvement was the overall standard of batting. The boys learnt the concept of playing a role within a team. The team also learnt and implemented advanced fielding techniques – for example – an “in-out” field instead of a ring field, and much other learning too place.
The game results were unimportant, but in summary we chased totals in the first three games and came up three, seven and four runs short respectively in each game. The boys enjoyed the games immensely and their heads were high despite the losses. In the following two games we had comfortable wins and in the last game were comfortably beaten by probably the strongest team in the tournament, Eastern Districts.
Game results
Game 1 v Horowhenua Kapiti
Horowhenua Kapiti 131/3 (Liam Brown 6 overs, 3-29)
North Harbour 128/5 in 30 overs (Ryan Quinn 31 ret (45), Jack Clothier 22 (33))
A loss by 3 runs.
Game 2 v Tauranga
Tauranga 163/3 (Grant Celliers 6 overs, 2-21)
North Harbour 156/7 (Ryan Schierhout 30 ret (35) Ryan Quinn 31 ret (39), Jack Clothier 37 ret (49)
A loss by 7 runs.
Game 3 v Cornwall
Cornwall 135 (Benjamin Beecroft 4 overs, 4-16, Keiran Young 4 overs, 3-14)
North Harbour 156/7 (Benjamin Beecroft 30 ret (28), Jack Clothier 28 (29))
A loss by 4 runs.
Game 4 v Te Puke Mount
Te Puke Mount 85 (Adrian Young 3 overs, 3-15, Liam Brown 3 overs, 2-7)
North Harbour 86/7 (Grant Celliers 22 (60)
A win by 3 wickets.
Game 5 v Manawatu White
North Harbour 180/7 (Benjamin Beecroft 27 (22), Ryan Schierhout 31 ret (26)
Manawatu White 143 all out (Toby Robb 3 overs, 3-12, Ryan Quinn 5 overs, 2-24)
A win by 37 runs.
Game 6 v Eastern Districts
Eastern Districts 255/5 (Adrian Young 6 overs, 2-20)
North Harbour 180/7 (Ryan Quinn 28 (24), Toby Robb 27 (38)
A loss by 75 runs.
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