News Archive: October 2026
October 2026
News
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
While the Premiership and Championship sides got underway on Saturday, the true season opening - where all Saints teams are playing at the same time - takes place this Saturday. To maintain the tradition we've upheld for over a century, a small formal official Season Opening ceremony will be held after play at our Hagley Oval pavilion. The lounge will be open from 6.30pm onwards and the Bledisloe Cup test will be live on the big screen, with kickoff at 7.10pm. We'll organise the ceremonial duties around this so the game can be watched uninterrupted. Five Saints teams are playing their first ga
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Saturday, October 3, 2026
Overnight rain delayed the start of play for the Sabres' opening game of the season on the main Burnside Park wicket. The ground, already a little soft after persistent rain the previous weekend affected preparation in the lead-up, became even more marginal with the 5mm that fell during the early hours. The umpires returned to inspect the block at 1pm but the bowlers' run-ups were far too giving at the northern end to risk broken ankles this soon in the season, so called things off then and there. The Sabres season will now begin on the 10th against Riccarton instead.
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Thursday, October 1, 2026
The opening day's play of the season is this Saturday and the XIs have been named for the Sporting Edge Premier Men and Championship Sabres sides. There are 3 newcomers joining us for the opening round of Timed Cricket action. USA Under-19 A wicket-keeper/batter Saharsh Shwethan is the sole Premier debutant. The 18-year-old from North Carolina already has some experience 'down under' as he spent a season in Adelaide 2 years ago. The Sabres welcome 19-year-old Marlborough rep seamer Nathan Brooke-Taylor into the fold as well as 21-year-old Englishman Alex Wood, a tall and aggressive opening bat
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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.
