St Albans Cricket Club Christchurch, New ZealandNZ, Est. 1905

News Archive: December 2023

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December 2023
Match Report
Saturday, December 16, 2023
President's Grade Men v Ohoka RFL
by Regan Finch (Ohoka)
RFL Ohoka Masters Vs St Albans, Mandeville Number 3, ( sorry our number 1 was out) St Albans won the toss and decided to bat first, on a good looking pitch with nice big boundaries, Solid start by STA before Waller broke through with the key wicket of Gibb for 12, RFL lost key bowler Stephen de Villiers to a broken toe nail after 1.1 overs, Hampo and Hill started to build a nice partnership before RFL star Reekers bowled Hampo for a nice 33, after 20 over STA were 77 for 2, Hill and Cox keep the runs coming and building a nice inning’s while RFL keep dropping catches, but a key bowling change
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Match Report
Saturday, December 9, 2023
President's Grade Men v New Brighton
by Mark Hampton
New Brighton CC 77 all out lost to St Albans BBBBs 79/6 Another tough day for the batsmen at Garrick Park on a track with “variable bounce”. Congrats to the three batsmen that made it to double figures: Mark Ashby (35) for NBCC, and Saints openers Murray Griffin (28) and Barry Cox (12). The bowlers still had to put it in the right place, and who would expect anything else from Scott Mason (4/24), ably supported by Brad Hill (3/28) for Saints. Mark Ashby (2/20) completed a fine all-round performance for NBCC, while Caleb Saunderson picked up (3/21). Special mention to the keepers White and Merc
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Match Report
Saturday, December 2, 2023
President's Grade Men v Burnside West University
by Jodie Smith (Robbies)
St Albans came to Burnside 4 to challenge the BWCUCC Robbies Masters for the Frampton Shield. Robbies were sent into bat on another good looking deck and got to work, losing Smith in the 5th, Cooper in the 17th and Crowe in the 22nd over before Andy Mayo joined opener Steve McKean and picked up the pace with a 104 run partnership. Steve again working all the way through the 40 overs to get our first century of the season with a fantastic 101 not out to follow up on last weeks 95 not out. Andy Mayo also obtaining his half ton, then skying one in the 37th to finish on 51. Robbies finished their
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Forthcoming Events

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 2:30am
Featuring Saints: Ben Rapson (vice-captain). Game 1: New Zealand v Scotland. Tournament runs from October 17 to November 1 (Guyana local time, 17 hours behind NZT). Visit the official Over-40s World Cup site for updates.
Monday, October 19, 2026 · 2:30am
Featuring Saints: Ben Rapson (vice-captain). Game 2: New Zealand v England. Tournament runs from October 17 to November 1 (Guyana local time, 17 hours behind NZT). Visit the official Over-40s World Cup site for updates.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 2:30am
Featuring Saints: Ben Rapson (vice-captain). Game 3: New Zealand v United States of America. Tournament runs from October 17 to November 1 (Guyana local time, 17 hours behind NZT). Visit the official Over-40s World Cup site for updates.
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 8:00pm
India tour of New Zealand - 1st Twenty20 International. Live scorecard Note: the pavilion may be hired out on this day, in which case there will be no St Albans club member access. Enquire to Murray Griffin about the availability of the pavilion to hire out on other match days. Club member access will be notified for game days nearer to the time. Purchase Tickets
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 2:30am
Featuring Saints: Ben Rapson (vice-captain). Game 4: New Zealand v India. Tournament runs from October 17 to November 1 (Guyana local time, 17 hours behind NZT). Visit the official Over-40s World Cup site for updates.
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