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. Six Saints teams are playing their first gam
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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
Saturday, October 10, 2026
The opening games for Division 3-7, Masters and Cavaliers men, Division 1-2 and Social T20 women and CJCA junior grades.
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 7:00pm
The official opening of the 2026/27 season. Held after play on the first day of cricket where all our adult teams are playing. Official opening by a guest speaker Team speeches Complimentary finger food BYO drinks Bledisloe Cup test live on big screen from 7.10pm The pavilion will be open from 6.30pm. Set up camp after your games have finished, watch the rugby with a feed and we'll fit the formalities of the 122nd St Albans Cricket Club season opening around the interval.
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.
