The cricket programme at St Paul’s Collegiate School provides a challenging and enjoyable environment where all players are able to develop a love for the game. Boys with a particular love and aptitude for cricket are identified in Year 9 and 10 and given individual or small-group coaching with a specialist coach.
Students train on St Paul’s cricket grounds and two indoor cricket nets equipped with bowling machines for training during the winter months. Students also have access to two quality grass wickets, two artificial wickets and five well-maintained outdoor nets.
St Paul’s cricket teams take part in national and regional events throughout the season, including:
- Northern Districts Gillette Cup
- Student Horizons T20 Cup
- Waikato Valley senior men’s T20 competition
- Waikato secondary school competition
- Inter-school fixtures against St Kentigern’s, Lindisfarne College, King’s College and Wanganui Collegiate
- Sports exchanges with South Africa, Australia and schools in the North Island.
A sports levy applies to this sport. Qualifying and national tournament fees and travel and accommodation costs are disbursed to students' accounts accordingly.
Highlights
- Matthew Fisher selected for the New Zealand under-18 cricket side, which has been named in preparation for the 2018 under-19 World Cup (2017)
- 1st XI placed second in the Mike Cotter Cup (2016)
- 1st XI won the Waikato Valley senior men’s T20 competition (2015)
- Waikato Valley senior secondary schools selection – Christopher Swanson, Dillon Kelliher, Simon Morbey, Bede Higgens (2015)
- Waikato Valley cricket senior men’s emerging selection – Christopher Swanson, Dillon Kelliher, Simon Morbey, Bede Higgens (2015)
- Northern Districts under-19 selection – Christopher Swanson (2015)
- Northern Districts emerging players selection – Christopher Swanson, Alastair Blackett, Bede Higgens, Tom Yarrell (2015)
- Northern Districts under-17 selection – Alastair Blackett (2015)
- Bay of Plenty secondary schools selection – Alastair Blackett, Tom Yarrell (2015)
- Bay of Plenty secondary schools emerging selection – Tom Yarrell (2015)
Coaches
- Teacher in Charge – Matthew Markham
- 1st XI – Mark Bailey and Daniel Harper
- 2nd XI – Ainsley Robson
- 3rd XI – Carl Neethling and Colin Lewis
- Colts – Matthew Markham and Michael Rameka
- Year 9 – Norm Austin