Welcome to Christ’s College Cricket 2020
Welcome to another season of College cricket. It looks to be a very promising year, as we have increased our numbers from 130 to just over 150. We have over 40 new entrant cricketers in 2020 and our T20 cricket now has four competitive teams. The 1st XI are just back from a very enjoyable Trans-Tasman tournament in Sydney, and our Colts team had a successful week in Hamilton in December, beating the two top-ranked in New Zealand Year 10 cricket teams. Recent Old Boy Nic Lidstone is currently with the New Zealand U19 team in South Africa. As Peter Fulton is leaving us to coach the Black Caps, I am pleased Mike Peacock is able to fill this role. Mike currently works for Sport Canterbury and played a lot of his representative cricket in Australia. Mike will oversee the cricket development programme and trial process at College. He will also be available on Saturdays to talk about your son’s progress as he watches College matches. We still have some work to do to ensure all boys get an equal opportunity to develop and grow their passion for the game. This often comes down to how teams are managed and coached. In 2020 we have increased our coaching and managing stocks and all teams will have two coaches and a manager, which ensures that each Saturday all boys will feel they are catered for and given equal opportunity. I would like to thank all those parents who have offered to help. It is fantastic that a number of you are able to help manage and coach some of the teams. We are now on to the next phase of facilities development, having completed the internal upgrade of the pavilion and the new training block adjacent to the pavilion. Our plan is to put a raised decking area over the concrete pad next to the pavilion, which will give us scope to hold after-match functions and a better view of the number one playing wicket. We would also like to add artificial wickets next to the new training block. We are in the process of asking for council approval of this work. The Friends of Cricket committee represents all our parents and is a conduit for our cricket community into the governance of the sport. It is there to offer support and advice, and I encourage all parents to keep in touch with the committee. You will find contact details of committee members at the back of this manual. It is our goal to engage with all parents and create a positive culture throughout our club. Please feel free to wander over to the cricket pavilion for tea or coffee at any time.
All the best for the season ahead. I look forward to meeting you all over the course of Term 1.
Stephen Dods Master in Charge Cricket
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