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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Pavilion Open to Club Members for Saturday T20 International

St Albans Cricket Club members are invited to join us at the Alan Jamieson Lounge, upstairs in our Hagley Oval pavilion to watch the sold-out 2nd Black Caps v India Twenty20 International taking place there this Saturday evening. The forecast right now is looking exceptional (27 degrees), so fingers crossed most Saints teams finally get to play their first club games during the daytime, then come on down to Hagley afterwards to watch the professionals flex their skills. Grab a spot on the balcony or take shelter in the lounge with the added comfort of having fridges to keep your drinks cool, t

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Monday, October 19, 2026

Match Week 3 Milestones: A Premier Debut, 50 Games & 100 Wickets

Alex Wood's Premier debut, Laurie Atkinson's 50th game for the Sabres and Jack Dry's 100th wicket for the club headline the milestones from the opening round of timed cricket against OBC.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Season Opens Officially This Weekend

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

Championship Sabres

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

First Teams of the Season Named

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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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Declaration Cricket makes a return after 10 years

The 2026/27 season begins with the return of a format trialled briefly 10 years ago: Timed (or "Declaration") Cricket. This Saturday the morning grades begin their 2-day competitions but the opening 2 rounds are single-day games with a twist. 105 overs are to be bowled in the day instead of the typical 100, with the team batting first able to declare at any point. A declaration is enforced at the maximum of 55 overs. The remaining overs in the day are available for the chasing side. 10 points are awarded to the winning side and if no definitive result is reached - the chasing side reaches the

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Sunday, September 27, 2026

Saints XI finish 4th in pre-season competition

St Albans sent a team to the annual Mud Cup pre-season competition in Blenheim for a 3rd year in a row. The competition was extended from 4 to 5 teams this year, with the addition of Heathcote. We made it through 3 round robin games across the Friday and Saturday (including a bye) before Sunday morning's final round. A comfortable win against Sydenham promised much, but this was followed by defeats to Heathcote and the hosts. The final game against Burnside West University was called off halfway through due to rain. Burnside secured the Mud Cup title having been unbeaten in their 3 completed g

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2026/27 Stats Leaders

Top Run Scorers

1	–	Lachie Harper	120
2	▲1	Alex Brown	116
3	▼1	Matthias Paltridge	99
4	–	Alex Wood	70
5	▲11	Laurie Atkinson	40
6	▲1	Om Alva	34
7	NEW	Toby Clemett	32
8	▲3	Ed Cochran	30
9	▼4	Thomas Flavell	29
10	▼4	Sam Kearns	22

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Top Wicket Takers

1	–	Chris Ellison	8
2	▲4	Ian Souness	6
3	▲2	Nick Tapper	4
4	▼2	Robert McClean	3
5	NEW	Jed McKerrow	3
6	▼3	Oscar Taylor	2
7	NEW	Laurie Atkinson	2
8	▼4	Solomon Harcombe	2
9	NEW	Jack Dry	2
10	NEW	Jethro Moran	2

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Best Innings

1		Lachie Harper	102*
2		Matthias Paltridge	84*
3	NEW	Alex Brown	62*
4		Alex Brown	54*
5		Alex Wood	38*
6	NEW	Laurie Atkinson	38*
7	NEW	Toby Clemett	32*
8	NEW	Alex Wood	32*
9		Thomas Flavell	29*
10	NEW	Ed Cochran	23*

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Best Bowling

1		Chris Ellison	4-21
2	NEW	Ian Souness	4-38
3	NEW	Chris Ellison	4-42
4		Robert McClean	3-24
5	NEW	Jed McKerrow	3-30
6		Oscar Taylor	2-8
7	NEW	Laurie Atkinson	2-9
8		Solomon Harcombe	2-16
9	NEW	Nick Tapper	2-30
10	NEW	Jethro Moran	2-32

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