Onslow teams have rounded off the season with mixed performances saw championship victories to the Senior Women, 2D Originals and the 1B Kollapse. The Senior Reserves and 1B Rassics finished runners-up in their respective grades and the Senior Men dropped from third to fourth in the final week of the competition.

It was encouraging to see that the Senior Men, Senior Reserves and Senior Women each won the Twenty20 section of their respective competitions also.

 

The Senior men lost to Naenae with Jesse Ryder the difference in making 110 not out from just 67 balls. Ryder was dropped four times en-route to guiding Naenae to a victory which saw them leapfrog Onslow to finish 3^rd with Onslow securing fourth place in the Pearce Cup for the second year running. A good effort considering that the team were without Firebirds Neal Parlane and Stew Rhodes for a long period of time throughout the season and suffered key-personnel losses in Scott Rasmussen and Kevin Forde who both departed Wellington as a result of job opportunities further north.

 

The Reserves tried to make a game of it against University, declared behind on the first innings to try and make a game of it. Unfortunately, University didn’t come to the party and were all out for 147, leaving Onslow a mammoth 193 from 36 overs on a very slow Nairnville Park. Despite a valiant effort, Onslow fell just short, finishing the day on 177-8 meaning a draw and first innings points to University. With other results going their way, Onslow retained 2^nd-place in the grade while University were never going to go up or down from their 6^th placing. A frustrating end to a season that promised so much with valuable lessons being learnt that will hopefully result in promotion after next season.

 

The Senior Women continued their dominance over Johnsonville, recording another win and finished the year with a sixth consecutive championship going through the season losing just one Twenty20 game.

 

The 2A team recovered from a first-innings deficit to set Eastern Suburbs a competitive target but unfortunately lost with two overs left in the day. Matt Patterson was yet again the best of the Onslow batters with wickets shared around.

The 2D originals batted out for a draw in the championship decider against Collegians and secured yet another 2D grade championship for the Onslow Cricket Club.

 

The 1B Kollapse had a win and the 1B Rassics lost their games on Saturday meaning that both teams finished at the top of the table in the grade, a great effort.

 

Finally, the 1A Stags finished with a win in final game but with a bit of fun in the process with all players getting two overs of spin at the crease. Wicketkeeper Rohan Eades was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3-13 including a hat-trick.

 

Statistics for the season have been updated for those teams that have are up to date with their score sheets. Career statistics will be updated once all team stats for the season have been received.

 

Senior Men vs Naenae (Lost)

 

Onslow 121 all out (D McKeefry 41, L Chrisp 21) &  207 all out (S Foley 84, B Parlane 47) lost to  Naenae 128 all out (T Pentecost 5-68, L Chrisp 4-12) &  202-4 (L Chrisp 4-80) by six wickets

 

Senior Reserves vs University (Draw)

University 238-8 declared (B Wallace 3-72, J Zivkovic 2-81) &  149 all out  (B Wallace 3-19, H Tataria 2-19, S Mataira 2-31,  C McLean 2-46) drew with Onslow 195-5 (A Howarth 35,  A Wilson 26, M Weston 21) & 173-8

 

2A vs Eastern Suburbs (Lost)

 

Onslow 106 all out (M Patterson 45*, I Sos 37) &  162 all out (M Patterson 44, T Vink 21, K Jacobs 20) lost to  Eastern Suburbs 136 all out (S Hughes 2-10, I Sos 2-27) &  137-5 (K Jacobs 2-27) by five wickets.

 

2D Originals vs Wellington Collegians (Draw)

 

Collegians 152 all out (J Cox 3-21, C Frederic 2-13, G Jack 2-30)  & 227-8 declared  (C Holloway 4-25, 2-44) drew with  Onslow 190 all out (C Holloway 47, B Littlejohn 38) & 105-3 (K Helm 46*)

 

1A Stags vs University (Won)

 

University 111 all out (R Eades 3-12 including Hat Trick,  I Martin 2-9, S Gazley 2-17) lost to Onslow 112-4 (R Maxwell 49, C Gazley 20*) by six wickets.

 

1B Rassics vs Johnsonville (Lost)

Johnsonville 154-9 (J Hurley 3-25, S Hercus 2-20, L Jones 2-33) beat Onslow 138 all out (D Gelletly 35) by 16 runs.

1B Kollapse vs Johnsonville (Won)

 

Johnsonville 242-8 (J Redmond 3-35, M Canty 2-41) lost to  Onslow 246-9 (N Tee 49, C Howe 33, A Sherrif 31) by one wicket.

 

Senior Women vs Johnsonville (Won)

Onslow 207-8 beat Johnsonville 147 all out by 60 runs.

 

 

With just one round to go, the Senior Women and 1B Kollapse have secured grade victories while the 2D Originals are in prime position in their match against Collegians with victory to either side earning the grade victory.

Taylor Pentecost from the Senior Men picked up his first five-wicket bag and teammate Liam Chrisp bagged 4-12 in bowler-friendly conditions out at Naenae Park with 23 wickets falling in 100 overs of play.

 

In a easy victory over Collegians, Amanda Cooper of the Senior Women returned the very economical figures of two for eight from seven overs.

Elsewhere, the Senior Reserves will need to play well to achieve first innings points against University while the 2A men managed 100 runs against Eastern Suburbs after seven batsmen failed to trouble the scorers.

In representative fixtures, Onslow’s Neal Parlane and Stewart Rhodes were included in the four-day match against Cantebury in Rangiora. With regular captain Matt Bell injured, Neal Parlane was appointed skipper and opened the batting. Unfortunately for both Neal and Stew, both batters returned ducks in the first innings. Rhodes picked up 2-59 in Canterbury’s first innings and at lunch on the third day, Neal Parlane had made 137-runs opening the batting, his ninth first-class century of his career.

 

Seniors vs Naenae (Day 1)

 

Onslow 121 all out (D McKeefry 41, L Chrisp 22) & 70-3 (S Foley 57*) met Naenae 125 all out (T Pentecost 5-68, L Chrisp 4-12)

 

Reserves vs University (Day 1)

 

University 239-8 (B Wallace 3-72, J Zivkovic 2-81) met Onslow 101-5 (A Howarth 35, M Weston 21)

 

2A vs Eastern Suburbs (Day 1)

 

Onslow 109 all out (M Patterson 45, I Sos 37) & 10/2 met Eastern Suburbs 136 all out

 

2D vs Wellington Collegians (Day 1)

Collegians 152 all out (J Cox 3-21, C Murray 2-13, G Jack 2-30) met Onslow 190 all out (C Holloway 47, B Littlejohn 38, C Murray 27)

 

1A Raging Stags vs Karori (Lost)

Karori 236-7 (J McLeod 4-32) beat Onslow 157 all out (J Weston 26, C Gazley 21) by 79 runs

 

1B Rassics vs Johnsonville Cougar Hunters (Won)

Onslow 246-9 (N Tee 49, C Howe 33, A Sherrif 31, A Stainer 24) beat Johnsonville 242-8 (J Redmond 3-35, M Canty 2-41) by one wicket.

 

1B Kollapse vs Collegians (Won)

Onslow 248-8 beat Collegians 188-8 by 60 runs.

 

Senior Women vs Collegians (Won)

 

Collegians 106 all out (A Cooper 2-8, R Moffitt 2-17, M Hodgson 2-24) lost to Onslow 107-4 (R Moffitt 32*, A Cooper 23*) by four wickets.

 

Due to the final match in the Blackcaps-Australia ODI series taking place at the Stadium on Saturday, all club cricket was played on Sunday.

 

Just two Saturday’s remain in the season and Onslow appears to have secured grade victories in the Senior Women, 2D and 1B grades.

 

The 1^stXI resumed their first innings against North City with Harsh Tataria and Rhys Morgan seeing the team total past 500. Onslow eventually declared their innings closed at 518-9. In reply, North City ended up on 446-7 at the close of play with Dechlan McKeefry picking up a career-best of 4-65 with the ball.

 

The 2ndXI leaked runs and gave up first innings points in their match against Johnsonville who made 226 all out, a lead of 76. Despite resistance from Scott Mataira who made 34, Onslow were reeling at 99 for 7 after 26 overs of their second innings, a lead of just 23 and with 59 left to play, the match was Johnsonville’s for the taking with an early finish on the cards. However, Beppo Wallace (61) and Jared Zivkovic (33) shared in a stubborn 86-run partnership in 42 overs to save the day. Onslow were eventually dismissed for 196 leaving Johnsonville with 120 runs to win in 14 overs.

After Johnsonville off to a good start where 22-runs were taken from the first two overs, but with  wickets falling at regular intervals, Johnsonville’s attacking chase soon turned to one of survival, ending up on 76-7. Callum McLean bounced back from a poor effort in the final stages of Johnsonville’s first innings to finish with career-best figures of 6-34 from seven overs.

 

The Senior Women crushed Hutt-Taita in a two-day match. In reply to Onslow 384-7, Hutt resumed the day on 87-2 but soon capitulated to be 123 all out with Renee Moffit being the pick of the bowlers with 5-41. Onslow enforced the follow-on with Hutt fairing marginally better in the second innings to be 163 all out, losing by an innings and 98 runs. Moffitt again the pick of the bowlers with 3-25 while skipper Amanda Cooper had the economical figures of 2-2 from 7.4 overs.

 

The 2A’s were on the receiving end of an innings defeat at the hands of Collegians.

 

The 1A Raging Stags suffered a two-wicket loss against Eastern Suburbs while the Kollapse took out the 1B Local Derby game against the Rassics.

In representative games, Neal Parlane, playing for the Wellington Firebirds in the Plunket Shield Competition, followed up his 76 against Northern last week with 90 runs in the match against Central Districts in Napier.

1^st XI vs North City (Draw)

Onslow 518-9 (L Chrisp 147, B Parlane 133, J Khan 69, S Foley 60, D McKeefry 44) drew with North City 446-7 (D McKeefry 4-65)

2^nd XI vs Johnsonville (Draw)

Onslow 155 all out (A Cameron 45, G Bidwell 45) & 196 all out (B Wallace 61, S Mataira 34, J Zivkovic 33) drew with Johnsonville 226 all out (S Mataira 4-73) & 76-7 (C McLean 6-34)

 

2A Men vs Collegians (Lost)

Collegians 252 all out met Onslow 74 all out & 170 all out by an innings and 8 runs.

 

2D Originals vs Wellington Collegians (Won)

Collegians 124 all out (G Jack 4-20, C Holloway 2-14, J Cox 2-24) lost to Onslow 128-6 (L Clements 26, J Robinson 25*, J Cox 22*) by four wickets.

1A Raging Stags vs Easts (Lost)

Onslow 137 all out (A Gazley 32, A Parnell 32) lost to Easts 140-8 (A Parnell 4-25, J McLeaod 2-27, C Gazley 2-29) by two wickets.

1B  Local Derby (Kollapse Win)

Onslow Rassics 140 all out (M Canty 3-16, S Grosvenor 3-23, T Durville 3-31) lost to Onslow Kollapse 142-7 (A Stainer 65*, S Grosvenor 32) by seven wickets.

 

Onslow Women vs Hutt (Won)

Onslow 384-7 (C Mizzi 109, J Bennett 55*, J McFadyen 45, M Hodgson 38, S McDonald 33*) beat Hutt 123 all out (R Moffitt 5-41, M Chapman 2-5, A Cooper 2-22) & 163 all out (R Moffitt 3-25, A Cooper 2-2, H Pearce 2-28, S McDonald 2-30) by an innings and 98 runs.

 

At long last, the runs are flowing throughout the grades with three centuries scored on Saturday. Both the senior men and senior women racked up big totals in scoring 495-9 and 384-7 respectively as first-day honours went to both sides.

 

Two maiden centuries were scored with Blair Parlane from the senior men (133) and Char Mizzi from the senior women (109) both earning a spot on the honours board. Not to be out done, Liam Chrisp scored his third senior hundred, a personal best of 147 while Jimad Khan blasted 68 runs from just 35 balls.

 

While many records tumbled, the most notable was the third-wicket partnership of 267 between Blair Parlane and Liam Chrisp for the Senior Men against North City.

In representative fixtures, Neal Parlane top scored with 76 in Wellington's second innings against Northern Districts in the latest Plunket Shield Fixture.

 

1^st XI Men vs North City (Day 1 of 2)

Onslow 495-9 (L Chrisp 147, B Parlane 133, J Khan 69, S Foley 60, D McKeefry 44) met North City

 

2^nd XI Men vs Johnsonville (Day 1 of 2)

Onslow 151 all out (A Cameron 45, G Bidwell 45) met Johnsonville 120-5

 

2A Men vs Collegians (Day 1 of 2)

 

Collegians 252 all out met Onslow 74 all out & 34-1

2D Local Debry

Onslow Originals won by default

 

1A Raging Stags vs University (Lost)

University 104 all out beat Onslow 91 all out by 13 runs.

 

1B Kollapse vs Johnsonville Cripples (Won)

Johnsonville 99-7 (T Durville 4-17) lost to Onslow 101-3 (M Canty 31*, S Grosvenor 24) by seven wickets.

 

1B Rassics vs Eastern Suburbs (Lost)

Onslow 220-7 lost to Eastern Suburbs 222-6

Senior Women vs Hutt Districts (Day 1 of 2)

Onslow 384-7 (C Mizzi 109, J Bennett 55*, J McFadyen 45, M Hodgson 38, S McDonald 33&*) met Hutt 87-2

 

The team highlight of the round was the 1B Rassics who returned to their winning ways in defeating Brooklyn by nine wickets with Lyndon Jones, Stu Hercus and James Hurley all notching half-centuries.

Also, the 2D Originals achieved a one-wicket victory in their two-day match against University. Chasing just 108 for victory, Onslow were at one stage 27-7 before Gideon Jack (34), Greg Pike (15 not out) and Andrew Parrish (13 not out) saved the day. Jack had a particularly good game, picking up a total of eight wickets.

 

Elsewhere the Senior Men came within five runs of victory against Hutt Districts, instead settling for a draw with first innings points while the 2ndXI could only muster a draw against Eastern Suburbs after first being bowled out for 131, surrendering a 62-run lead to East’s who made the most of their opportunities on day one. In their second innings, East’s could only muster score 187-5 from 54 overs of batting before setting Onslow a very unsporting 252 runs off 38 runs on a slow, lifeless Nairnville Park wicket. At the close of play, Onslow were 154-5.

 

The Senior women coasted to a comfortable victory against Johnsonville, with C.Winsloe leading the way with 78 runs with the bat and Cherrie McMeekin taking 3-8 with the ball.

 

On Sunday, the 2ndXI played two Twenty20 games and the 2A’s a one-dayer to catch-up on previously rained out weekends with the day proving extremely successful for both sides.

 

The 2A’s sneaked home with a one-run victory while the Reserves made up for the disappointment of Saturday’s negativity from Eastern Suburbs to comprehensively beat Wainuiomata and North City.

 

In the Wainuomata match, Alex Howarth (45), Guy Bidwell (29) and James Boock (27) led the way as Onslow made 151 before dismissing Wainuomata for 83. Callum McClean (3-13), Beppo Wallace (2-2) and Jared Zivkovic (2-14) were the pick of the bowlers for Onslow.

In the North City match, Jimad Khan (82) with support from Misty Jones-Middleton (50) and Alex Howarth (32) led the way as Onslow amassed a massive total of 213-4. In reply, Norths were restricted to 127-5 with Misty Jones-Middleton rounding off a good match with 2-22.

Jimad Khan’s 82  surpasses Finlay Scott’s 78 is the highest men’s score for Onslow in Twenty20 cricket. The highest overall honour belongs to Amanda Cooper (Senior Women) who scored a century last season.

 

Saturday Matches

 

1^st XI vs Hutt Districts (Draw, 1^st Innings Points)

 

Hutt 175 all out (S Rhodes 3-43, L Chrisp 2-48) & 173-6 (J Khan 3- drew with Onslow 123-3 (N Parlane 61*) 10) & 146-7 (S Foley 61*, G Howell 20)

 

2^nd XI vs Eastern Suburbs (Draw)

 

Easts 195 all out (C McLean 3-38, B Wallace 2-33, M Jones-Middleton 2-43) & 187-5 (S Mataira 3-44) drew with Onslow 131 all out (A Cameron 62) & 154-5 (M Jones-Middleton 44, A Howarth 36, G Bidwell 31).

 

2A vs University Tamils (Lost)

 

University 276-6 declared & 209-5 declared beat Onslow 190-7 declared (M Patterson 80, T Pointer 41*)

 & 128 all out (W Small 40*,  T Pointer 36) by 167 runs

2D Originals vs University (Won)

 

Onslow 135 all out (C Holloway 70) & 108-9 (G Jack 34) beat University 141 all out (G Jack 4-10) & 101 all out (G Jack 4-23, C Holloway 3-9, J Joslin 2-9) by one wicket.

 

2D Shake N Bake vs Collegians (Default on Day 2)

Collegians 226-9 beat Onslow 122 all out & 36-2 by default on second day.

 

1A Raging Stags vs Karori (Won)

 

Karori 54 all out (A Parnell 4-11, A Gazley 2-9, R Maxwell 2-12) lost to Onslow 56-6 by four wickets.

1B Kollapse vs Brooklyn (Won)

Brooklyn 198 all out (B Stonyer 4-39) lost to Onslow 201-1 (L Jones 63*, S Hercus 51*, J Hurley 50) by nine wickets.

 

1B Rassics vs Collegians (Lost)

Onslow 105 all out (S Grosvenor 21) lost to Collegians 107-5 (J Redmond 2-13) by five wickets

 

Senior Women vs Johnsonville (Won)

Onslow 162 all out (C Winsloe 78, J McFadyen 31) beat Johnsonville 121-9 (C McMeekin 3-8, L Webster 3-26) by 41 runs

Sunday Matches:

 

2^nd XI Twenty20 vs Wainuiomata (Won)

Onslow 151-7 (A Howarth 45, G Bidwell 29, J Boock 27) beat Wainuomata 83 all out by 70 runs.

 

2^nd XI Twenty20 vs North City (Won)

 

Onslow 213-4 (J Khan 82, M Jones-Middleton 50, A Howarth 32) beat North City 127-5 (Jones-Middleton 2-22) by 86 runs.

 

2A vs Karori (Won)

 

Onslow 208-7 (M Joel 59, I Sos 31) beat Karori 207-9 (D Jordan 3-40) by one run

 

A mixture of results through the grades with the team highlight coming from the Senior Men who are well-placed in their match against Hutt Districts.

 

Matt Patterson’s 80 for the 2A men topped the individual highlights with Neal Parlane continuing his good form this summer with an unbeaten 61 for the Senior Men.  Elsewhere, 2ndXI skipper Angus Cameron scored a defiant 62 against Eastern Suburbs.

 

Cohen Holloway scored 70 for the 2D Originals while teammate Gideon Jack had the economical figures of 4-10 with the ball.

The Senior Women look to have their sixth consecutive championship sewn-up after being defaulted to in a two-dayer the previous weekend. This week, Onslow took on Collegians in a one-day round and enjoyed yet another comprehensive victory. Batting first, Collegians could only muster 61 with Susie McDonald (3-5), Renee Moffitt (3-14) and Amanda Cooper (3-15) sharing the wickets. In reply, Onslow chased down the required runs inside 11 overs to secure a bonus point victory.

 

The one-day grades played games on both Saturday and Sunday.

*** Saturday 20th February *** 

 

1^st XI vs Hutt Districts (Day 1 of 2)

 

Hutt 175 all out (S Rhodes 3-43, L Chrisp 2-48) met Onslow 123-3 (N Parlane 61*)

 

2^nd XI vs Eastern Suburbs (Day 1 of 2)

 

Easts 195 all out (C McLean 3-38, B Wallace 2-33, M Jones-Middleton 2-43) met Onslow 121-8 (A Cameron 60)

 

2A vs University Tamils (Day 1 of 2)

 

University 276-6 declared met Onslow 190-7 declared (M Patterson 80, T Pointer 41*)

 

2D Originals vs University (Day 1 of 2)

 

Onslow 135 all out (C Holloway 70) met University 141 all out (G Jack 4-10)

 

2D Shake N Bake vs Collegians (Day 1 of 2)

Collegians 226-9 declared met Onslow 122 all out & 36-2

 

1A Raging Stags vs Thorndon (Lost)

 

Thorndon 211-9 (I Martin 2-20) beat Onslow 180 all out (S Kaiser 62, A Gazley 28) by 31 runs.

 

1B Local Derby (Kollapse Win)

 

Onslow Rassics 105 all out (T Durville 4-21, S Grosvenor 3-15, J Redmond 2-13) lost to Onslow Kollapse 106-4 (M Canty 28*, S Grosvenor 21) by six wickets.

 

Senior Women vs Collegians (Won)

Collegians 61 all out (S McDonald 3-5, R Moffitt 3-14, A Cooper 3-15) lost to Onslow 62-2 (R Moffitt 24*) by eight wickets.

 

*** Sunday 21st February *** 

 

1A Raging Stags vs Karori (Lost)

Karori 236-4 beat Onslow 171 all out by 65 runs.

 

1B Kollapse vs Johnsonville Cougar Hunters (Won by Default)

 

1B Rassics vs Collegians Sparkle Motion (Lost)

 

Collegians 123 all out beat Onslow 119 all out by four runs.

 

After rain on Thursday and Friday it was somewhat surprising that cricket got underway in Wellington on Saturday with the exception of a few games in the Hutt Valley where heavier rain had fallen.

 

The top two teams were scheduled to play a two-day over Saturday and Sunday whilst lower grades played a one-day round on Saturday while there was no action for the Senior Women, 2A Men and the 1B Kollapse with the their opposition defaulting. In addition, the 2D Shake N Bake team lost their match by default which brought the total number of defaults to four out of the nine teams at Onslow meaning that some teams will have gone over a month without playing any cricket.

 

The 2ndXI’s title chase suffered a big blow after they were unable to play at Wainuiomata on Saturday because the pitch was left uncovered and had become waterlogged. Things improved on the second day with a delayed start required to help the pitch dry out. Onslow won the crucial toss and elected to bowl first, dismissing Wainuiomata for just 47 runs. Beppo Wallace was the standout with the ball, taking 7-13.

Onslow declared soon after earning first-innings points but were unable to make any inroads into the Wainuiomata resistance who ended the day at 154-5 from 50 overs. Overall, it was a disappointing weekend for the 2ndXI with only 90 overs possible and the opportunity for an outright victory taken away from them. With competition-leaders Petone achieving an outright victory over the weekend, Onslow remains in second place, 8 points behind.

 

The 2D Men and 1A Raging stags enjoyed comfortable victories with Cam Small returning to action by taking 6-21 with the ball.

 

Senior Men vs Karori (Draw, Lost 1st Innings))

Karori 227 all out & 83-5 drew with Onslow 140 all out & 128-7

 

Senior Reserves vs Wainuiomata (Draw, 1^st Innings Points)

 

Wainuiomata 47 all out (B Wallace 7-13) & 154-5 (S Archer 3-43) drew with Onslow 51-5 (A Howarth 36*).

 

2A v North City (Won by Default)

 

2D Originals vs Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs (Won)

 

Eastern Suburbs 117 all out (C Small 6-21) lost to Onslow 118-2 (D Cormack 46, L Clements 32*) by eight wickets.

 

2D Shake N Bake vs University Mongolians (Lost by Default)

 

1A Raging Stags vs Collegians Axemen (Won)

 

Onslow 153-8 (S Gazley 38, A Gazley 29, I Martin 28) beat Collegians 112 all out (A Gazley 4-34, J McLeaod 2-16, R Maxwell 2-40) by 41 runs.

 

1B Rassics vs Johnsonville Deaf (Won)

 

Johnsonville 229-7 (B Stonyer 3-49) lost to Onslow 233-7 (J Gill 61) by three wickets

 

1B Kollapse vs Eastern Suburbs All Sorts (Won by Default)

 

Senior Women vs Collegians (Won by Default)

 

A good week for the Onslow Cricket club highlighted by a good victory for the 2ndXI and the Senior Men moving up to fourth position after recording first innings points against bottom-placed University. The Senior Women’s 48-run victory over Johnsonville has seen them retain their Twenty20 title from last season.

 

The 1A Raging Stags annihilated their opposition by 350 runs on Sunday. Batting first, Onslow scored 405-7 in their allotted 40 overs with Chris Gazley top scoring with 154 runs. In reply, University were rolled for a miserly 55 runs with James McLeod picking up six wickets in just two overs!

 

Other personal highlights went to Nalin Mehrotra who scored an unbeaten 112 for 2D, Susie McDonald (Senior Women) who took a hat-trick against Johnsonville and Renee Moffitt surpassed 100 wickets for the club.

 

Senior Men vs University (Draw – 1^st Innings Points)

 

University: 245 (Rhodes 6-64, Pentecost 3-28) and 192 for 4 (A Thompson 2-58) drew with Onslow 272 for 8 declared (N Parlane 78*, S Lawson 43, G Howell 36*, D McKeefry 23, A Thompson 21). Onslow win on first innings.

 

2^nd XI Men vs North City (Won)

 

North City 170 (S Archer 5-53) & 197 all out (M Jones-Middleton 4-10, B Wallace 3-48, S Archer 3-60) lost to Onslow 226-6 declared (F Scott 76, A Howarth 64, M Jones-Middleton 34) & 145-5 (M Jones Middleton 58*, G Bidwell 36) by 5 wickets

 

2A vs University Stallions (Lost)

Onslow 208 all out lost to Universit 209-7 by three wickets.

2D Originals vs Wellington Collegians (Won)

 

Onslow 168 all out (M Joel 39) beat Collegians 103 all out (M Matuszewski 4-11, C Murray 2-4, J Cox 2-26) by 65 runs.

 

2D Shake N Bake vs Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs (Won)

Easts 242 all out (B Mcalpine 4-28) lost to Onslow 243-6 (N Mehrotra 112*, J Winders 61) by six wickets.

 

1A Raging Stags vs University Sons of Pitches (Won)

 

Onslow 405-7 (C Gazley 154, I Martin 52, J McLeod 41, S Gazley 38, R Eades 32, R Maxwell 31*) beat University 55 all out (J McLeod 6-8) by 350 runs.

 

1B Kollapse vs Brooklyn (Lost)

 

Onslow 183 all out (A Stainer 37, A Sharrif 37, P Cordes 33) lost to Brooklyn 184-2 by eight wickets.

 

1B Rassics vs Johnsonville Cripples (Won)

Johnsonville 211-7 lost to Onslow 212-4 (L Jones 57, R Findley 48*, J Gill 46) by six wickets.

 

Senior Women vs Johnsonville Twenty20 (Won)

 

Onslow 138-8 (J Bennett 52, J McFadyen 28, R Moffitt 20) beat Johnsonville 92 all out (R Moffitt 3-23, S McDonald 3-25) by 46 runs

 

Sunshine bathed the capital and after a two-week absence courtesy of rain, cricket made a return with Onslow’s top two sides in action on Saturday while lower grades have been moved to Sunday for the next two weekends as a result of the Wellington Cup and Rugby Sevens.

 

The Senior Men took on University at Kelburn and were asked to field first in their two day match. After Onslow made early in-roads, the students recovered and at one stage were 201-5 before being bowled out for 245 with a six-wicket haul for Stewart Rhodes earning him a fourth appearance on the club honours board.

In reply, Onslow were well placed at 117-2 after 23 overs when stumps were drawn. Firebird Neal Parlane has continued his domestic Twenty20 form with an unbeaten 76 accounting for the majority of Onslow’s tally

 

The 2ndXI team is well positioned at stumps in their two-day match against North City at Nairnville Park.

 

North City, who won the toss and elected to bat first, made a steady start before losing three quick wickets to the bowling of Jared Zivkovic (2-20) and Guy Bidwell (1-5). At lunch, the North’s had recovered to 80-3 on a pitch not offering a lot to the bowlers.

 

Following the interval, Onslow, led by newcomer Scott Archer (5-53), took control of the match and dismissed North City for 170 in 58 overs.

 

With 42 overs remaining in the day, Onslow openers Finlay Scott and Alex Howarth began cautiously before a burst by Scott saw the North City attack dispatched to all parts of the ground and the score surge from 28 after 10 overs to 135 in the 27^th over at which point Scott was stumped on 76. Howarth continued the scoring spree to bring up his first half-century for Onslow, making 62 before being dismissed.

As the overs remaining counted down, Onslow ensured the runs scoring continued with quick-fire cameos from Misty Jones-Middleton (34), Guy Bidwell (17), Sam Lawson (16) and Scott Archer (17) to finish at 226-6 at stumps, an overall lead of 56 runs which could prove valuable with the recent run of inclement weather in the capital interrupting matches and preventing results.

 

Due to the Wellington Cup and the Rugby Sevens proving a popular draw card, all grades 2A and below were scheduled to play fixtures on Sundays to allow cricketers the best of both worlds.

 

Unfortunately, Saturday’s sunshine was replaced by cloud, rain and southerlies which forced the cancellation of lower cricket for the third consecutive week.

 

Whilst cricket was definitely not the winner, the 1B Kollapse and Senior Women were defaulted to on Friday and banked the points prior to the cancellations

 

Yet another rained out weekend of cricket in Wellington with no play possible across all grades in Wellington.

 

Rain and cold southerlies prevented any play in Wellington with the poor run of weather this season continuing to frustrate club cricketers and administrators as the seventh Saturday of the season was washed out.

The only Onslow Club members in action during the past week have been Neal Parlane who scored 80 runs for the Wellington Firebirds in a Twenty20 match against the Auckland Aces on Wednesday and Sam Keegan who is in Gisborne representing Wellington at the National Under-17 tournament. Keegan has taken several catches and scored 25 runs in the win against Central Districts and 35 in the washed out match against Otago.

With no play being possible on Saturday, all grades will play one-day rounds next week.

 

The opening round of 2010 saw mixed results but at least the bad rain which impacted the first half of the season stayed away enabling good victories from the 1stXI Men, 2ndXI Men and Senior Women with mixed results throughout the grades.

 

Stew Rhodes’ return to club cricket following a stint in the Firebirds saw him top score with 83 for the Senior Men while James Gill fell six runs short of a century for the 1B Rassics.

 

Elsewhere, the bowlers enjoyed success with Hamish Rowe (2ndXI) tearing Johnsonville apart with 5-7, Callum Frederic taking 4-8 for the 2D Originals and the ever economical Gideon Jack conceding just six runs from six overs for the Orignals as well.

 

1stXI vs North City (Won)

 

Onslow 243 all out (S Rhodes 83, D McKeefry 38) beat North City 217 all out by 30 runs

2^nd XI vs Johnsonville (Won)

 

Onslow 148 all out (B Wallace 27, F Scott 24) beat Johnsonville 74 all out (H Rowe 5-7, C McLean 3-21) by 74 runs (Bonus Point Victory)

 

2A vs Eastern Suburbs Roosters (Lost)

 

Eastern Suburbs 232-8 beat Onslow 154 all out by 78 runs

 

2D Shake N Bake vs Collegians (Lost)

 

Collegians 295-7 beat Onslow 250-8 by 45 runs

 

2D Originals vs University (Won)

 

Onslow 175 all out (K Helm 40, J Robinson 38, M Pike 26) beat University 99 all out (C Frederic 4-8, C Murray 3-18) by 76 runs (Bonus Point Victory)

 

1A Raging Stags vs Karori (Lost)

 

Karori 187-9 (I Martin 3-33, A Parnell 2-27, J Weston 2-50) beat Onslow 100 all out (J McLeod 20, A Panell 20) by 87 runs.

 

1B Rassics vs Brooklyn (Lost)

 

Onslow 260-6 (J Gill 94, N Callaghan 33) lost to Brooklyn 261-4 by six wickets.

 

1B Kollapse vs Collegians (Won)

 

Collegians 105 all out (M Bilton 5-9, J Redmond 3-23) lost to Onslow 106-2 (N Tee 53, J Shanly 30*) by eight wickets (Bonus Point Victory)

 

Senior Women vs Johnsonville (Won)

 

Johnsonville 91 all out (S McDonald 5-17, J Bennett 3-24, A Cooper 2-12) lost to Onslow 94-4 (M Hodgson 26*) by six wickets.

 

Saturday saw pattern of bad weather on Saturdays return again but it failed to spoil the party for the majority of Onslow sides who endured the wind, rain and plenty of nail-biting finishes. All grades below the Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy played a one-day round as a result of no play being possible last week. Overall two of the sides suffered losses; the 2nd XI, 2A's and 2D Originals sneaked home with one-wicket victories; the 1A Raging Stags managed an eight-wicket victory while the 1B Rassics, 1B Kollapse and Senior Women crushed their opposition with bonus point victories.

Cricket now takes a break over Christmas and New Year with the first round back in 2010 being Saturday, 9th of January.

The Onslow sides are well placed at the half way point in the season. Onslow is leading the Senior Women and 1B grades and our 2ndXI and 2D sides are a close second in their respective divisions also.

Here's hoping that the weather gods are kinder to the Wellington cricket fraternity as the first half of the season has been one marred by bad weather with six Saturday’s impacted by rain.
 

1^st XI Men vs Eastern Suburbs (Loss) - drop down one spot to 5th Position

Onslow 59 all out & 63 all out lost to Eastern Suburbs 240-8 by an innings and 118 runs

The 1st XI were unable to recover from being all out for 59 in their first innings against defending champions Eastern Suburbs losing by an innings in their two-day match.

2^nd XI Men vs Taita (Won) - drop down to 2nd Position

 

Taita 127 all out (G Bidwell 4-29, J Zivkovic 3-26) lost to Onslow 128-9 (H Dobson 31) by one wicket

Thanks largely to Guy Bidwell (4-29) and Jared Zivkovic (3-26), the 2nd XI did well to restrict Taita to 127 all out in 36 overs. In reply, Onslow appeared to be coasting towards victory with the score at 90-5 with Hamish Dobson (31) leading the way. However, Onslow lost three quick wickets as the rain came down which made for an extremely tense finish before a 12-run stand for the last wicket between Callum McLean and Jared Zivkovic saw Onslow sneak home with one wicket in hand.

The 2ndXI head into the Christmas break placed second Senior 3 grade, one point behind Petone-Riverside who they face in the first two-dayer of 2010. Guy Bidwell has been the leading performer not just for the team but in the club as well, having scored more runs (199) and taken more wickets (22) than anyone else. Bidwell’s good form has amassed 722 Alan Henderson Performance Points so far, 300 points ahead of his nearest rival Amanda Cooper from the Senior Women's team.

2A Men vs Collegians Legends (Won) - move up to 6th Position

Collegians 143 all out lost to Onslow 144-9 (M Gale 40) by one wicket

The 2A's secured their first victory of the season with a one-wicket victory over Collegians at Nairnville 1. Chasing 144 for victory, Matt Gale (40) led the way with the bat while earlier in the day, Tom Pointer picked up four wickets.

2D Originals Men vs Eastern Suburbs (Won) - move up to 2nd position

Eastern Suburbs 141-9 (G Pike 4-32, D Macaskill 2-18, A Parish 2-28) lost to Onslow 142-9 (C Frederic 40, M Joel 21) by one wicket

 

Next door on the Nairnville number two wicket, the 2D originals also managed a one-wicket victory over the Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs. Greg Pike (4-32) continued his good form as Onslow restricted East's to 141. In reply, Callum Frederic (40) led the run chase as Onslow sneaked home to win with one wicket left in hand.

2D Shake N Bake vs University Mongolians (Lost) - drop to 3rd position

Onslow 136 all out lost to University 137-0 by 10 wickets.

The 2D Shake N Bake team suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the University Mongolians. Having scored 136, Onslow were unable to pick up a wicket as the opposition cruised to victory without the loss of a wicket.

Senior Women vs Hutt-Districts Taita (Won) - retain 1st position

Hutt-Taita 72 all out (A Cooper 3-15) lost to Onslow 73-3 (N Kaiwai 46) by seven wickets (Bonus Point Victory)

 

Despite missing several regulars due to representative commitments, the Senior Women managed a seven-wicket bonus point victory over the Hutt-Taita team who managed just 72 all out. Amanda Cooper (3-15) and Nicola Kaiwai (46) were the best performers for Onslow.

1A Raging Stags vs Thorndon (Won) - move up to 5th position

Thorndon 192 all out (J McLead 3-38, A Parnell 2-14) lost to Onslow 193-8 (C Gazley 47, I Martin 39, A Parnell 25) by eight wickets.

The 1A Raging Stags were another side to have a close victory. On the back of Andrew Parnell's 2-14 from eight overs and three wickets from James McLeod, Onslow restricted Thorndon to 192 all out. In reply, Onslow were at one stage 125 for two but collapsed to 153 for eight before James Mcleod (18 not out) and Richard Maxwell (16 not out) combined for a 40 run partnership to save the game for Onslow.

 

1B Rassics vs Johnsonville Cougar Hunters (Won) - retain 1st position

Johnsonville 91 all out (S Hercus 3-6, L Jones 3-7) lost to Onslow 93-3 (S Hercus 29*) by seven wickets (Bonus Point Victory)

The 1B Rassics head into Christmas unbeaten after securing yet another bonus-point victory, this time against the Johnsonville Deaf team. Stu Hercus (3-6) and Lyndon Jones (3-7) led the way as Johnsonville were routed for 91. In reply, Hercus rounded off a good day with an unbeaten 29 runs as Onslow reached their target for the loss of three wickets.

1B Kollapse vs Johnsonville Deaf (Won) - move up to 2nd position

 

Johnsonville 97-8 (J Redmond 4-32) lost to Onslow 100-1 (A Stainer 40, N Tee 37*) by nine wickets

The 1B Kollapse also played Johnsonville and crushed them by nine wickets. Chasing 97 for victory, Alex Stainer (40) and Nick Tee (37 not out) while earlier, Jason Redmond picked up 4-32 with the ball.

 

After being teased with sunshine last weekend the inclement weather returned which has forced all games below the Pearce Cup and Hazlett Trophy to be cancelled.

The cancellation means that all two-day games will now be played as one-dayers next Saturday, the last round before the Christmas Break. 

 

After a two week absence, the sun came out in full force and so did the Onslow Cricket sides with excellent results across the grades on Saturday.

The Senior Men 1^st XI enjoyed two well-earned Twenty20 victories over bottom-placed University and leaders Eastern Suburbs. In their first match against University, Onslow batted first on a ‘sticky wicket’ which made runs hard to come-by for Onslow who were bowled out for just 97. In reply, Varsity threatened at times but Onslow, led by an excellent bowling and fielding display by Scott Rasmussen managed to hang on for a victory that was not without its tension. Varsity, requiring 10 runs from the final over bowled by Jimad Khan, finished tied with Onslow on 97 which forced an eliminator over scenario. Both teams nominated one bowler and three batsmen to decide the match. Onslow, won the crucial toss and elected to field first with Rasmussen and wicketkeeper Blair Parlane combining for two run-outs to restrict Varsity to just seven runs from their solitary over. In reply, Onslow achieved the target in four balls with Jimad Khan hitting the winning runs.

Following a short turn-around, Onslow then played competition leaders Eastern Suburbs. Batting first, Onslow improved to score 136 with Khan leading the way with 63 from 40 balls, sharing in a 99-run opening partnership with Andy Thompson who made 22. In reply, East’s were bowled out for 114, handing the victory to Onslow – the first time anyone in the current senior team has beaten the eight-time defending champions.

 

Across in Wainuiomata, the 2^nd XI also enjoyed success in their two Twenty20 rounds. First up, Onslow enjoyed a comfortable victory over third-placed University with Thomas Vink (51), Finlay Scott (35) and Hamish Dobson (31) leading the way as Onslow scored 140 batting first. In reply, the University side finished up with 118-7 with Hamish Rowe (2-16) being the pick of the bowlers. The second match of the day was against Johnsonville, thought to be Onslow’s first big challenge of the season. Having lost the toss and being asked to bat, Onslow compiled 143-9, a very good effort considering the slowness of the outfield. Opening batsman Finlay Scott was impressive as he scored 78 runs which included three towering “sixes”.
Batting second, Johnsonville were never in the game as they lost wickets at regular intervals before being out for just 53. Opening bowler Hamish Rowe destroyed the top order in taking 3-11 with Guy Bidwell (4-12) and Scott Mataira (2-11) finished the job to destroy Johnsonville by 90 runs.

 

Elsewhere, despite the best efforts of Dave Gasson (50), the 2A’s suffered a loss to the University Stallions. The 2D Originals had a comfortable victory over Collegians who were bowled out for just 110 at Nairnville. Club Captain Greg Pike led the way in taking 3-10 off eight overs and in the process surpassed 400 wickets for the club. The economical Gideon Jack didn’t manage a wicket but conceded just nine runs from his allocated eight overs. Onslow’s run chase was comfortable with Mike Joel (52 not out) ensuring a six-wicket victory.  The 2D Shake N Bake side enjoyed a three wicket victory over Eastern Suburbs who were restricted to 166 thanks to the efforts of Ben Macalpine (4-22). Adam English (50 not out) top scored during Onslow’s run chase.

 

In the one-day grades, the 1A Raging Stags finished inside two hours, bowling out the University side for just 49 and winning comfortably by five wickets despite reversing their batting order. James McLeod (4-3) was the pick of the bowlers for Onslow. The 1B Rassics continued their unbeaten run this season, knocking over the Johnsonville Cripples for 128 and winning by four wickets. The 1B Kollapse side had a close win against Brooklyn. Batting first Onslow scored 162 with the opposition finishing up five runs short. Michael Canty led the way with both bat (38) and ball (3-16).

The Senior Women also played two Twenty20 matches. First up, Onslow beat Johnsonville who were restricted to 98, a total that Onslow overtook for the loss of four wickets. Next up were Hutt Districts who were bowled out for just 25 with Jess Bennett (4-13) and Laura Webster (3-9) doing the damage. In reply, Onslow achieved the target three wickets down.

The 1^st and 2^nd XI also played 50-over fixtures against University and Wainuiomata respectively. The 1^st XI bowled tightly to restrict University to just 97 with Andy Thompson picking up three wickets and opening bowler Taylor Pentecost conceding just 13 runs from his ten overs.

In reply, Onslow, achieved their target for the loss of three wickets inside 25 overs, moments before the rain set in. The two wins over University has resulted in Onslow edging further away from the bottom-placed side by nine points.

The 2ndXI, led by Hamish Rowe (4-11) and Jake Bannatyne (3-2) restricted Wainuiomata to 97 but stumbled in their run chase to be all out for just 66. It was the first loss of the season.

 

For the second Saturday in a row, no play was possible due to rain which now means that the draw for next weekend will be re-structured.

 

Next weekend features double-headers for the 1^st and 2^nd XI men’s sides with a mixture of Twenty20 and 50-over games.

 

The 1^stXI play two Twenty20 games at Kilbirnie Park against bottom-placed University (11am) and competition leaders Eastern Suburbs (3pm) and will re-play last weekend’s 50-over round at Petone against University on Sunday. The weekend provides the opportunity for the sixth-placed Onslow to go ahead of the University by six points should it win both scheduled games.

 

The 2ndXI, who lead the Senior 3 competition play championship contenders Johnsonville and University in Twenty20 matches at Brian Heath Park on Saturday. On Sunday, the team will play Wainuiomata in a 50-over fixture.

 

The 2A and 2D grades, who were supposed to play the first day of a two-day round will now play one-dayers next weekend. Meanwhile, the 1A, 1B and Senior Women grades will all play the scheduled one-day rounds.

 

Also, a reminder that the 78th Annual General Meeting of the Onslow Cricket Club will take place on Saturday, 5th December 2009 in the Nairnville Park Clubrooms at 7.15pm

The BAR will be open and the final session in the Cricket will be shown on SKY TV.

 

Rain prevented results across all grades with most cricket either not getting underway or teams pulling the pin within 30 minutes of commencing play.

The 2A’s will be feeling hard done by as their two-day match ended in a draw with North City requiring 100 runs to make Onslow bat again with eight wickets left in hand

Just one match was completed with the 1A Raging Stags losing to the Eastern Suburbs All Sorts.

 

No play was possible for the 1^st XI, 2^nd XI, 2D and the Senior Women while the other matches ending in no results
 

Onslow 1A Raging Stags (Lost)

Onslow 150-9 (I Martin 51*, C Gazley 47) lost to Eastern Suburbs 152-3 (A Parnell 2-28) by seven wickets.

 

A great weekend results wise for the Onslow Cricket Club with many of our teams and individuals enjoying success.

 

The 1stXI men, debuted playing at their temporary “home ground” at the Petone Recreation Ground.with a victory over Naenae Old-Boys. Liam Chrisp starred with the ball for Onslow, picking up five wickets.

The four points gained for the victory has seen Onslow move up to sixth position on the ladder.

Congratulations go out to Sam Foley who played his 20^th game for the 1^st XI which earned him the Number 23 “Baggy Green” cap.

The 2ndXI have continued their unbeaten run this season with a victory over third-placed University at Kelburn Park. The victory, combined with leaders Johnsonville losing has seen Onslow jump into first place in their quest for promotion back to the Senior 2 grade.

Rhys Morgan scored 70 runs and sharing in an opening stand of 106 runs with Thomas Vink (31). Guy Bidwell continued his consistent form this season in scoring 35 runs with the bat and picking up 4-24 from eight overs with the ball. Bidwell has now scored 172 runs and taken 13 wickets in four matches.

 

The 2A men are well placed in their first two-day match of the season against North City who trail Onslow by 100 runs with nine second innings in hand. Dave Gasson (68) was the pick of the batters with support from Alex Howarth (45) and Matt Patterson (38).

 

Also playing their first two-day match of the season are the Senior Women who are in early trouble at 13-2  against Johnsonville who batted first and compiled 229-8 in their first innings.

 

The 2D local derby resulted in a win to the Onslow Originals in what was a low scoring affair. Cohen Holloway starred with both bat (36 runs) and ball (three wickets for four) as the Originals achieved victory with a bonus point.

The 1B Rassics and 1A Stags both had bonus point victories while the 1B Kollapse suffered a defeat to Johnsonville.

 

1^st XI vs Naenae (Won)

Onslow 153 all out (L Chrisp 38, S Rhodes 35) beat Naenae 134 all out (L Chrisp 5-38, J Khan 2-20, S Rasmussen 2-27) by 16 runs.

 

2^nd XI vs University (Won)

 

Onslow 237-6 (R Morgan 70, S Mataira 40, G Bidwell 35, T Vink 31, A Cameron 29) beat University 208-8 (G Bidwell 4-24) by 29 runs

 

3^rd XI vs North City (Day 1 of 2)

 

Onslow 235 all out (D Gasson 68, A Howarth 45, M Patterson 38) met North City 125 all out (J Bannatyne 3-20) & 4-1 on day one.

 

2D Local Derby

Onslow Originals 138 all out (C Holloway 36) beat Onslow Shake N Bake 82 all out (M Joel 4-9, Holloway 3-4, J Cox 3-12) by 56 runs (Bonus Point victory)

 

1A Raging Stags vs University Indomitables (Won)

 

Onslow 214 all out (M Weston 52, S Gazley 49) beat University 138 all out (C Gazley 3-28, S Gazley 2-16, A Parnell 2-18) by 76 runs (Bonus Point victory)

 

1B Rassics vs Eastern Suburbs (Won)

 

Onslow 190 all out (L Jones 26, R Findley 26) beat Eastern Suburbs 94 all out (L Jones 3-31) by 96 runs (Bonus Point victory)

 

1B Kollapse vs Johnsonville (Lost)

 

Johnsonville 316-9 (S Grosvenor 4-66, Arshad Sheriff 2-32) beat Onslow 247-8 (N Tee 58, M Canty 55*, K Harkness 38) by 69 runs

 

Senior Women vs Johnsonville (Day 1 of 2)

 

Johnsonville 229-8 (M Chapman 4-48, J Bennett 2-22) met Onslow 13-2 on day one.

 

Wellington’s weather has behaved itself and allowed a full-round of cricket to be played with teams below the 3rdXI getting underway for the first time this season.

 

True to form this time of year, the ball dominated bat in most games with pitches either inconsistent in bounce, slow or offering seam assistance to the bowlers. The difficulties faced by the batsmen were probably best highlighted in the Pearce Cup game against Hutt Districts where Neal Parlane batted 30 overs to score 47 runs in his first turn at bat for the 1stXI this year.  Onslow’s total of 164-9 may have been low but Hutt Districts found the going just as tough, requiring 47 overs to hit the winnings runs. Liam Chrisp (3-21) was the pick of the Onslow bowlers.

The 2ndXI has continued its unbeaten run this season with an easy bonus point victory over Eastern Suburbs. Having won the toss, skipper Angus Cameron elected to bowl first with immediate success as Callum McLean struck in the first over of the game. Onslow applied the pressure from the outset and restricted East’s to 78 from 26.1 overs. McLean, who picked up career-best figures of 4-20 received good support from Guy Bidwell (3-21) and Harsh Tataria who troubled the East’s batsmen with 3-26 from 10 overs of spin.

Onslow reached their target in the 13^th over with Guy Bidwell continuing his good early season form with an unbeaten 30. Bidwell has now scored 137 runs in three innings, two of which have been not-outs. Rhys Morgan (10*), who was at the crease when Bidwell hit the winning runs, has now passed 4000 career runs for the club.
 

Another club member approaching a milestone is Club Captain Greg Pike who is just two shy of 400 wickets. Pike picked up one wicket for the 2D originals on Saturday to bring his tally to a total of 398 career wickets. Also, Renee Moffitt is just three wickets shy of 100 career wickets.

 

Elsewhere, defending champions 2D "Shake n Bake" and both 1B sides achieved comfortable bonus point victories over their opposition whilst the 3^rd XI and 2D Originals both struggled on what was reported to be two very average Nairnville Park decks. The 1A’s also suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Karori with Richard Maxwell scoring 40 runs and taking three wickets with the ball.

 

The Senior Women’s long unbeaten run in the 50-over competition has continued with a five wicket victory over Hutt Districts-Taita. Skipper Amanda Cooper led the way in taking 3-36 with the ball and scoring 50 runs with the bat whilst passing 1000 career runs in the process. Cooper's team mate Laura Webster reached the 50 wicket milestone on Saturday after claiming her tenth scalp of the season.

Next week, squad numbers will be significantly boosted with a number of university students returning back into Wellington. There is a continuation of 50-over matches for the 1^st XI and 2^nd XI men while 3^rd XI & 2D will play commence two-day fixtures.

 

In representative news, Neal Parlane’s Wellington Firebirds open their Plunkett Shield campaign (four-day championship) with a match against the Canterbury Wizards at the , Allied Nationwide Finance Basin Reserve from Tuesday 10^th November.

 

Senior Men vs Hutt Districts (Lost)

Onslow 165-9 (N Parlane 47, S Foley 20) lost to Hutt Districts 168-4 (L Chrisp 3-21) by six wickets.

 

2^nd XI vs Eastern Suburbs (Won)

 

Eastern Suburbs 78 all out (C McLean 4-20, G Bidwell 3-Bidwell 3-21, H Tataria 3-26) lost to Onslow 81-3 (G Bidwell 30*, M Jones-Middleton 23) by seven wickets (Bonus Point victory)

 

3^rd XI vs Wellington Collegians (Lost)

Onslow 76 (A Wilson 26) lost to Collegians 77-4 (D Jordan 3-23) by six wickets.

2D Originals vs University Mongolians (Lost)

Onslow 70 all out lost to University 71-4 by six wickets

 

2D Shake N Bake vs Wellington Collegians

Onslow 129 all out (G Horo 36) beat Collegians 72 all out (N Angus 4-24) by 57 runs (Bonus Point victory)

1A Raging Stags vs Karori Bakery (Lost)

Karori 251-9 (R Maxwell 3-22) beat Onslow 124-9 (R Maxwell 40) by 127 runs

 

1B Rassics vs Brooklyn (Won)

Brooklyn 60 (S Hercus 4-16, D Galletly 2-15) lost to Onslow 61-2 (C Maguire 23*) by eight wickets (Bonus Point victory)

1B Kollapse vs Collegians (Won)

Collegians 103 all out (T Durville 4-35, J Redmond 3-25) lost to Onslow 105-3 (A Stainer 35, N Tee 20) by seven wickets (Bonus Point victory)

 

Senior Women vs Hutt-Taita (Won)

 

Hutt-Taita 158 (S Bradbury 41, A Cooper 3-36) lost to Onslow 161-5 (A Cooper 50, C Mizzi 38) by five wickets.

 

It’s a case of de ja vu yet again – poor weather in recent weeks meant that grass pitches were not ready for cricket at all levels meaning that intercity grades had to be transferred onto artificial wickets and the start for most lower grade cricket postponed for a week.

 

The 1^st XI and 3rdXI suffered heavy defeats to Taita and Victoria University respectively while the 2^nd XI and Senior Women both picked up bonus point victories.

 

The personal highlight of the week goes to Steve Burgess from the 2A side who scored his maiden century whilst opening the batting. Burgess’ score of 105 was not enough to secure victory in their season opener against the Victoria University Tamils but was special given that he usually bats at number 11 for the side! Onslow’s answer to Mark Richardson perhaps?

 

Also, Matt Patterson (2^nd XI) picked up four wickets and in the process reached 200 career wickets for the club. Patterson has already scored 4000 club runs.

 

1^st XI vs Taita (Lost)

 

Onslow 105 all out lost to Taita 106-3 by seven wickets.

 

2^nd XI vs Petone-Riverside (Won)

 

Onslow 252-9 (G Bidwell 59, A Cameron 40, M Patterson 31, M Weston 21) beat Petone Riverside 132 all out (M Patterson 4-44, G Bidwell 3-40, C McLean 1-9, K Jacobs 1-15, M Matuszewski 1-19) by 120 runs (bonus point victory)

 

3^rd XI vs Victoria University Tamils (Lost)

 

University 305 all out (I Sos 3-57) beat Onslow 192 (S Burgess 105, T Pointer 30) by 113 runs

 

Senior Women vs Wellington Collegians (Won)

 

Onslow 161 all out (J McFadyen 36, A Cooper 32, C Mizzie 23, M Chapman 20) beat Collegians 94 all out (L Webster 3-24, A Cooper 2-20) by 57 runs (bonus point victory)

 

Onslow 252-9 (G Bidwell 59, A Cameron 40, M Patterson 31, M Weston 21) beat Petone Riverside 132 all out (M Patterson 4-44, G Bidwell 3-40, C McLean 1-9, K Jacobs 1-15, M Matuszewski 1-19) by 120 runs (bonus point victory)

 

The Onslow 2ndXI continued their good start to the season with a crushing 120 run victory over Petone Riverside in a 50-over match on Saturday.

 

Having lost the toss and being asked to bat first, Onslow got off to a flyer with openers Mitch Weston (21) and Jono Singh (19) scoring at six runs per over. The aggressive start laid a good platform for Guy Bidwell (59) and skipper Angus Cameron (40) to continue the run scoring with Bidwell at his aggressive best having already passed 100 runs in two innings this season. Cameron held the innings together while two quick wickets fell in the middle, allowing the tail, led by Matt Patterson (31) to finish strongly as Onslow finished up on 252-9. The score appeared to be on-par with what was required. though it could be said that some Onslow batters let themselves down with poor shot selection as four batters needlessly ‘skied’ catches to give their wickets away cheaply.

 

Onslow’s defense couldn’t have started any better with West Indian Kentish Jacobs picking up a wicket with the first ball of the Petone innings. Rocked by the early set back, Petone’s innings never got under way thanks to tight bowling from Callum McLean (1-9) with Guy Bidwell (3-40) and man-of-the-match Matt Patterson (4-44) working their way through Petone’s middle and lower order.

 

While quiet in some patches, Onslow fielded well, backing up the bowlers with excellent catches to Mitch Weston, who at fly slip, removed Petone’s danger man Scott Bonner off the bowling off Patterson for 27. At this point, Petone were 78 for 4 and it signaled a start of a collapse which saw three further wickets fall for the addition of just 12 runs. The catch of the match however was made by Kentish Jacobs who displayed “Caribbean Flair” by running to his left and diving backwards from mid-off to take a stunning catch at full stretch off Guy Bidwell.

 

Following relegation from Senior 2 last season, the 2ndXI is travelling well early on and will be receiving a further boost over the coming weeks with a number of squad members returning from overseas travel and university commitments.

 

Next week, the 2ndXI take on Eastern Suburbs in a one-day match where it is hoped that more of the same form continues.

 

 

Following the cancellation of the first two rounds, it was great to see the rain stay away and the sun emerge with double-headers played out by our 1^st & 2^nd XI men’s sides and the Senior Women.

 

The men will be disappointed after failing to defend 150 against Eastern Suburbs who were struggling at 10-3 early on in their run chase. Skipper Glynn Howell top-scored with 39 while Scott Rasmussen was the pick of the bowlers with 2-25. It was pleasing to see the side bounce back the following day as they beat North City in a Twenty20 match.

 

The 2^ndXI men side’s 50-over match against Taita was abandoned due to a wet and ‘boggy’ outfield at Churton Park preventing play from getting under way. However, the side did open their season with a victory over Easts in their Twenty20 match.

 

From a club development perspective, it was extremely pleasing to see three schoolboys turn out for the top two sides in Twenty20 games on Sunday.

Aotea College wicketkeeper Sam Keegan who at 15 years of age, became the youngest player to make his first-team debut for the club. Keegan push has relegated ex-international Gavin Larsen to second on the list and Rhys Morgan down to third. For the 2ndXI, Wellington College fourth-former Kieran Butler turned in a superb performance in taking 3-23 with the ball and will no doubt feature in the 1stXI sometime in the near future. Another college player to feature was Onslow 7^th former Jared Zivkovic who bowled tightly for the 2ndXI and the team eagerly await having him permanently in the side after his College commitments end in December.

 

Also featuring during the course of the weekend was Taylor Pentecost, a former Wellington Under-19 representative bowler who is in his second year out of Rongotai College. Pentecost has joined Onslow after previously playing for Eastern Suburbs and made his 1^st XI debut on Saturday.

Other players to debut were Andy Thompson (1stXI) from Northern Districts and Kentish Jacobs (2ndXI), a bowling all-rounder from St. Vincent (West Indies) who has been sponsored by the SVG Sports Ministry  to travel and learn cricket abroad.

From the young and new, to the old and established, congratulations to club-stalwart Andy Wilson who turned out for the 2ndXI on Sunday and surpassed 13,000 career runs. Andy still showed he can foot it with the youngster’s with two ‘signature’ sixes lofted over mid-wicket and remains second on the all-time career run scorers behind Club President Denis Lander

 

The Senior Women began their quest for a sixth consecutive championship with a comfortable victory over Johnsonville in their opening 50-over match. Batting first, Johnsonville were restricted to just 76 with Laura Webster (3-18) and Renee Moffit (2-10) the pick of the bowler. In reply, Jess McFadyen top scored with an unbeaten 23 as Onslow reached their target for the loss of four wickets.

 

In their Twenty20 match against Taita-Hutt Districts, Onslow’s 101-3 was not enough with the opposition winning by three wickets. McFadyen was again the pick of the batters in scoring 39 while Char Mizzi contributed 27. Renne Moffit took 2-14 with the ball. Onslow then bounced back to comfortably beat Collegians by 40 runs in their second match of the day.

 

Next week, matches are scheduled to be played on grass and lower-grade cricket is set to commence however, given the state of the grounds played on during this weekend things could yet change.

 

Saturday Games:

 

1st XI 50-Over vs Eastern Suburbs (Loss)

 

Onslow 149 all out (G Howell 39, A Thompson 25, S Foley 21) lost to Eastern Suburbs 150 for 3 (S Rasmussen 2 for 25) by seven wickets

 

2nd XI 50-Over vs Taita (Match Abandoned)

No play possible due to wet outfield

Senior Women 50-Over vs Johnsonville (Won)

Johnsonville 76 all out (L Webster 3-18, R Moffit 2-10) lost to Onslow 78-4 (J McFadyen 23*) by six wickets.

 

Sunday Games:

 

1stXI Twenty20 vs North City (Won)

Onslow 150-9 beat North City 120 all out by 30 runs

 

2ndXI Twenty20 vs Eastern Suburbs (Won)

 

Onslow 120-5 (G Bidwell 48*, A Wilson 28) beat Eastern Suburbs 117-9 (G Bidwell 3-20, K Butler 3-20) by three runs.

 

Senior Women Twenty20 vs Taita-Hutt Districts (Lost)

Onslow 102-3 (J McFadyen 39, C Mizzi 27) lost to Taita-Hutt Districts 103-7 (R Moffit 2-14) by three wickets.

 

Senior Women Twenty20 vs Collegians (Won)

 

Onslow 109-4 beat Collegians 69-9 by 40 runs.

 

Scorecard: Onslow 120-5 (G Bidwell 48*, A Wilson 28, T Vink 18) beat Eastern Suburbs 117-9 (G Bidwell 3-20, K Butler 3-23, K Jacobs 1-20) by three runs.

After the opening two Twenty20 rounds were cancelled, and yesterday’s 50-over match abandoned, the Onslow 2^nd XI were all smiles following their opening 3-run victory over Eastern Suburbs in a Twenty20 match at Adventure Park.

 

Onslow skipper Angus Cameron won the toss and elected to bat first. Onslow soon found themselves in trouble after losing Mitch Weston in the first over of the innings but Tom Vink (18) and Guy Bidwell (48 not out) combined for a 50-run partnership. Man-of-the-match Bidwell batted superbly with a mixture of big hitting and working the ball around for singles. With Vink’s departure at 56-2 in the 10^th over, Bidwell was joined at the crease by Andy Wilson (28) and the pair further lifted the run-rate. Andy still showed he can foot it with the youngster’s with two ‘signature’ sixes lofted over mid-wicket and in the process brought up his 13,000^th run for the club. Following Wilson’s departure with the score at 102-3 in the 16^th over, Onslow failed to capitalise on what was a strong position, managing just 18 runs off the final five overs to finish on 120-5 at the close of the innings.

 
In reply, East’s were reeling at 36-5 in the 10^th over with Guy Bidwell (3-20) and Wellington College fourth-former Kieran Butler (3-23) ripping through the opposition’s top order which all but ensured victory for Onslow. However, East’s opener Wilkinson (48 not out) had other ideas and the match ended up going down to the wire with any loose bowling being dispatched to the boundary.

With East’s 87-7 in the 17^th over, 34-runs were needed from the final three overs with the advantage held by Onslow.  However, anything can happen in Twenty20 as 15-runs were conceded off Butler’s 3^rd over and with a further nine runs from the penultimate over bowled by Jared Zivkovic, it was game-on again. Heading into the final over, East’s required 10 runs for victory but young Butler proved a match-winner, bowling tightly and not conceding a boundary, allowing Onslow to breather a sigh of relief in what should have been a more comfortable win.

 

Overall, a winning start is not one to complain about with the side showing a lot of promise in what is hoped to be a successful season as the quest for promotion back to Senior 2 continues. In particular, the two schoolboys (Kieran Butler and Jared Zivkovic) proved that they are up to the grade which can only be a good thing for the future of Onslow cricket.

 

Following last week’s first round being cancelled, the 2^nd XI were left short of cricket again with their 50-over match against Taita abandoned without a ball being bowled due to a wet and ‘boggy’ outfield at Churton Park.

 

 
For the second consecutive weekend, cricket has been cancelled for the three grades due scheduled to play (Senior Men, 2^nd XI Men, Senior Women). 

 

Rain during the week has resulted in all grounds being closed meaning that the opening two rounds of Twenty20 for the Senior Men has been cancelled. The round will now be played on the first scheduled reserve day of season, Sunday 5^th December.