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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

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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Monday, September 7, 2026

Blair Franklin Metro Season Preview

Christchurch Metro Cricket had a brief catch-up with each of the Premier men's coaches to preview the season ahead. See what our director of coaching Blair Franklin had to say about the St Albans squad, including comings and goings, for the upcoming season. YouTube

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Sunday, August 30, 2026

by Conrad Dry

President's Recap of 2025/26 Season

Kia ora koutou, The 2025/26 season was another important chapter for St Albans Cricket Club. The club is in a stronger position both on and off the field, and whilst our progress is incremental, it is measured and positive. I believe we are moving in the right direction. Thank you to everyone who helped make the season one to remember. The long, slow goodbye Our clubrooms have survived another winter and, as we emerge from hibernation, it appears the grand old building may yet see one final summer-fingers crossed. Preparations for life at St Albans Park are under way, although both the club an

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2026/27 Stats Leaders

Top Run Scorers

1	Lachie Harper	102
2	Matthias Paltridge	97
3	Alex Brown	54
4	Alex Wood	38
5	Thomas Flavell	29
6	Sam Kearns	22
7	Om Alva	19
8	Solomon Harcombe	16
9	Robert McClean	14
10	Gaurav Navalkar	12

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Top Wicket Takers

1	Chris Ellison	4
2	Robert McClean	3
3	Oscar Taylor	2
4	Solomon Harcombe	2
5	Nick Tapper	1
6	Ian Souness	1
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Best Innings

1	Lachie Harper	102*
2	Matthias Paltridge	84*
3	Alex Brown	54*
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Best Bowling

1	Chris Ellison	4-21
2	Robert McClean	3-24
3	Oscar Taylor	2-8
4	Solomon Harcombe	2-16
5	Nick Tapper	1-35
6	Ian Souness	1-38
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