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October Newsletter

Message from the new President

Welcome to the 2015/16 cricket season at Taita Cricket, I feel very honoured to be given the opportunity to be President of our great club at the AGM held in September. I have been around the club scene at Taita for a number of years now undertaking various roles and I am really looking forward to taking on this prestigious position within the club.

I have big shoes to full, taking over from Jakey who did an outstanding job, who along with Goz who is stepping down as Chairman provided great leadership for the club. It is also with great pleasure that the club welcomes Dave Little a "A Taita Legend" to the role as Chairman after a number of years coaching the Premier team.

I would like to welcome players new and returning for the upcoming season. We had some great successes last year winning the Cricket Wellington T20 Final and beaten finalist in the Pearce Cup and I am sure under the leadership of Mark and with Sriram taking on the coaching role we can go one better this season.

Whether you are a serious or social player, I am sure you will have a great season on and off the field, enjoy, give your best and respect the game and the club. 

My aim this year is to grow the non-playing support base and increasing the number of Taitanium members by creating a vibrant environment at the club where all supporters are down at the club for a couple of hours most Saturdays supporting the Premier team.

Dave Gillespie

1 on 1 Cricket Coaching available

Our coaching Coordinator Sriram is running coaching sessions, these spots are filling up fast, so don't miss out!

Contact Sri directly to book your session (poster with information attached)

Non- Playing subscriptions

Taitanium membership $80 - which provides free entry into the Taitanium lunch or Non Playing membership $35

Payment can be made at the Bar or via the club bank account of 03 0531 0318974 00

Presidents shout - The President will shout 4 beers to the first 4 persons to pay their Taitanium membership at this Saturday's home Premier game vs Karori or next week's home game vs Victoria University 

EVENTS 
We will be hosting one formal past player's day before Xmas and one in the New Year in addition to the Taitanium club lunch in February.

The first past player's day will be held on Saturday the 21st of November when our premier team takes on Upper Hutt on Fraser Park 1.

HOME GAMES FOR THE PREMIER TEAM
17 October-Taita vs Karori, Fraser 7A
24 October-Taita vs Victoria University, Fraser 7A
31 October-Taita vs Wellington Collegians, Fraser 7A
7 November-Taita vs Petone- Eastbourne, Fraser 1
21 November-Taita vs Upper Hutt, Fraser 1

COMMITTEE 2015/16
Chairman- David Little
President- Dave Gillespie
Secretary- Anna-Maria Fradelakis
Premier Coach/ One Club Coordinator- Sriram Krishnamurthy
Cricket Manager- Shaun Gillespie (assisted by Darren Dingle)
Facilities Manager- Gary Gosper
Treasurer- Gary Gosper
Bar Manager- Anna-Maria Fradelakis

PLAYER SUBSCRIPTIONS
Premier/ Premier Reserve
$260 Full Sub
$220 Student

Grade Three
$220 Full Sub
$180 Student

If subs are paid in full by the 31st of October 10% discount on Subs apply.

All subs paid in full or 50% paid and an instalment arrangement agreed to by the Cricket Manager by 12 December or penalties will apply.

T20 Men
$1100
T20 Women
$800
One Day Men
$1300

Payment can be made at the Bar or via the club bank account of 03 0531 0318974 00

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNTIES  
The club is seeking your urgent assistance to find employment for Nick O'Sullivan a member of our Premier Squad. Nick, who arrived down from Hamilton late last season is looking for full time employment in the central Wellington area. His current job has him starting at 3am and finishing at 9am, not great when Nick is playing a key role in our Premier team on Saturdays.

If you are able to assist or know someone that can please contact Dave Gillespie on 0212644404 or Taitacricket@gmail.com if you have or know of someone that can find them employment opportunities. I will be able to provide you his CV

CLUB CLOTHING
We have put the first order of after match shirts and Hoodies in with Kooga, we still have 8 hoodies and aftermath shirts available to purchase, first in first serve

 

  • Hoodies - $70
  • After match shirts - $50
  • Caps - $15
  • White Floppy hats -$15

    Please see Anna-Maria at the bar if you wish to purchase club clothing or email taitacricket@gmail.com

    COMMUNICATION
    You can follow the Premier team via CricHQ and keep up to date with what is happening via our Facebook page and here on the website, where we will announce the teams and where they are playing on Fridays. 

    We will be issuing the club newsletter monthly. For those members that are not on Facebook we will email you the draw and premier team on Fridays.

September Newsletter

The season is fast approaching, the Premier squad has now been training for two weeks and they head off to Napier on the 25th- 27th of September to play a preseason tournament before taking on Easts in a preseason game on the 10th of October.

The first round of the Ewan Chatfield Trophy has our Premiers at home against Petone- Eastbourne on the 17th October. This a great chance to get down to Fraser Park, and support Mark and the team.

You may have also seen in the paper that the Station Village, our premier bar partner closed down last week. Graham and the team have been huge supporters of our club and it is very disappointing for them that they have had to close down.
Graham, all the best and I hope to see you at the club during the summer.

AGM
I would like to invite you all to the clubs AGM on September 27th, at our clubrooms at 2pm. The committee would like to see as many of you there as possible.

Employment Opportunities
The club is seeking your urgent assistance to find employment for two members of our Premier Squad.

Nik Swain
Nik arrives back in Wellington at the conclusion of his Varsity term on the 8th of November, he is looking for any kind of work but office work would be preferable.

He is available over the summer months that could potentially lead into work up until either February or July dependent on whether or not he is able to be employed up until July before he returns to finish his studies in Dunedin.

Nick O'Sullivan
Nick, who arrived down from Hamilton late last season is taking up a Building Apprentice role in January 2016. In the meantime his current employer will require Nick to work on Saturdays till December.

To enable Nick to play for Taita we are seeking your assistance to find him employment. Nick is happy to take on any full time role from October till mid-December

Both these young men are key members of our Premier squad and it is important that we collectively try to obtain employment so they can achieve their potential on the playing field.

Please contact Dave Gillespie on 0212644404 or Taitacricket@gmail.com if you have or know of someone that can find them employment opportunities. I will be able to provide you with their respective CV's

Club Clothing
We have had Kooga design a new after match shirt for Taita members, shown below, the cost is $50.

 

We are also selling,

  • Hoodies for $70
  • Caps for $15
  • White floppy hats for $15

     

    Please note for the hoodies and the after match shirts we have to order a minimum of 10 from Kooga, If you are interested in either or both pieces of clothing please email taitacricket@gmail.com with the type of clothing you wish to purchase and your size.
    The caps and floppies will be available at the club from the 17th of October.

    Holiday Program
    Sriram is running a holiday program on the 1,2,8th and 9th of October at the Avalon Rugby club, there are two sessions per day 9am to 12 noon and 1pm to 4pm. The cost is $15 per session or $40 for four sessions. If you know of youngsters who are interested please register at taitacricket@gmail.com with name, address, cell phone number.

    100 Games for Taita
    Last season Taita presented traditional caps to all premier players who have played
    100 games. 

    Unfortunately Jack Swaysland was unable attend the event. In the weekend Ray Stott, Dave Gillespie, Barry Clarke, Mark Jacobson and Ivan Swaysland went to the Wesleyhaven Village to present Jack with his cap. 

    Jack had 202 innings scoring 4087 runs at 25.4. With a top score of 212, which is still a club record. Congratulations Jack!

Pre Season Training

Pre season starts Monday 7th September at the Wellington School of Cricket (Westpac Stadium) 6:30pm till 8pm. These trainings will run Mondays and Wednesdays until the 14th of October.

All seniors are also welcome to attend the Colts trainings on Sundays at TMP indoor Centre 10am to 12 noon, starting September 6th. 

Welcome to the 2015/16 Season

Firstly I would like to invite you all to the clubs AGM on September 27th, at our clubrooms at 2pm. The committee would like to see as many of you there as possible.

I would also like to welcome our new Premier coach and Coaching Co-ordinator for the next two seasons. Sriram Krishnamurthy joins us with vast coaching experience and he looks forward to meeting you all.

Our premier team will for the first time in many seasons attend a pre-season tournament in the Hawkes Bay, against 16 other teams (including 4 Wellington teams) over the weekend of 25th, 26th and 27th September.

Pre-season starts Monday 7th September at the Wellington School of Cricket (Westpac Stadium) 6:30pm till 8pm. These trainings will run Mondays and Wednesdays until the 14th of October.

If you know anyone that is interested in playing cricket for Taita this season (at any level) please contact Shaun Gillespie on 027 425 8172 or shaun_gillespie@westpac.co.nz

Our Junior Registration Day is Saturday 19th September at our clubrooms from 10am-12pm, please can you circulate the attached flyer.

Also attached is some club merchandise for sale (an after match polo and a hoodie) Please get in touch with us if you would like to purchase either of these.

Look forward to catching up with all of you over the next couple of months.

Sponsors/Partners
Taita Cricket would like to thank all our sponsors and we would like to thank you all for your support you have given the club over the season
It is up to us all to support these sponsors and partners as they all play a critical role in our on-going success.

Petone Radiators
Petone Radiators is Taita Cricket's Principle Sponsor. When it comes to radiator repair, and the health of your car's heating and cooling systems, give Petone Radiators (2008) Ltd a call. Al can fix or replace your radiator, and take care of your air conditioning and heating. (04) 568 6857
http://petoneradiators.co.nz

The Station Village
Fancy a beer on a warm Sunday afternoon, or any afternoon/evening for that matter. Visit Graham at the Station Village or Whistle Stop, they have a TAB. State you're from Taita Cricket and you might get a small discount off your beer
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Parrot-and-Jigger-Bar/162463397140937

Maidstone Sports
Trevor has been a long term sponsor of Taita Cricket and is the sponsor of our junior program. If you need to purchase any sports gear, visit Trevor at 2 Geange Street, 
Upper Hutt (04) 529 7342
https://www.facebook.com/maidstonesportspower

Kevin Dee Realty Ltd
For the largest range of vacant warehouses, factories and workshops, live-in warehouses, yard space and industrial land available in the greater Wellington region head to Kevin Dee Realty - Wellington Warehouses.
http://wellingtonwarehouses.co.nz/

KooGa
In 2012 Taita District Cricket Club (TDCC) joined forces with KooGa NZ to produce an exciting cricket team wear range for the 2012/13 season. KooGa NZ has developed well-constructed garments using innovative fabrics and designs for the modern player. KooGa's aim is to set a high standard for the cricket player producing team wear that is second to none. TDCC appreciates the enthusiasm and time given by the team at KooGa NZ in producing high quality designs Taita District Cricket Club can be proud to wear.
http://kooga.co.nz/

Action Teamphysio
Action Teamphysio are situated in central Lower Hutt and have a full on site rehabilitation Gym, Personal Trainer, massage therapist and awesome Physiotherapists. They aim to help you recover quickly and efficiently as well as teaching you a few things about your rehab along the way. Taita Cricket Club is proud to announce we have affiliated our club with Action Teamphysio and in doing so can offer club members $10.00 co-payments for all ACC approved injuries. This is for the duration of the 2014/15 cricket season so make the most of this great opportunity and support the club by taking all your injuries to Action Teamphysio.

Contact Details are:
Level 1 Mackay House 92 Queens Drive,
Lower Hutt 6022
04 939 3300

Shaun Gillespie
Taita District Cricket Club
Club Manager

Mobile: 027 425 8172

Fraser Park, Taita
www.taitacricket.co.nz

Some lol's to get you through winter

So Taita now has a twitter feed, which basically means this is the only time it will be updated and never spoken of again. Enjoy some good cricket tweets from a few witty accounts.

Welcome Sriram

You will have seen our advert for a Premier Coach and the Coaching Coordinator role for 2015/16 last month.

This advert was as a result of a couple of changes with Taylor Wenlock stepping down from the role of Junior Coaching Coordinator to spend time developing his cricket. After a number of very successful seasons as coach, Dave Little will be shifting to different key role within the committee. 

Huge thanks to Taylor, Dave and Gary for their outstanding achievements.

The committee is very pleased to announce that Sriram Krishnamurthy has been appointed to this role starting in early September 2015. 

Welcome to Taita District Cricket Club Sriram

Welcome to Taita District Cricket Club Sriram

 

Sriram who is 29 is an outstanding coach with an Australian advanced level two coaching qualification.

Sriram's coaching resume 
Coaching consultant - Lancashire County Cricket Club
Coach, Cricket Victoria - Indigenous Squad
Head of Middle School Cricket - Geelong Grammar School
Head Coach roles with Adelaide Cricket Club, Murgheboluc Cricket Club and Leopold Cricket Club in Australia and Swinton Moorside Cricket Club in UK.

He has also been involved in a private capacity with Melbourne Renegades (Big Bash League) and Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

Sriram has also a distinguished playing record as a middle order batsman, right arm spinner

Sriram's duties
Sriram will be our Premier Coach and lead the one club coaching program that will include our juniors, primary and intermediate school engagements and assisting our partner secondary schools in HIBS, St Pats, Taita and Naenae. He will also run the colts coaching program.

****We need your help****

Sriram will arrive in New Zealand from India in early September; we are seeking a family to board Sriram during this time.

Dave Gillespie, Dave Little, and Mark Houghton have all spoken to Sriram via Skype and can all vouch that he is an outstanding young man.

If you are able to host Sriram or need more information please contact Dave Gillespie on 0212644404 or taitacricket@gmail.com

We would like you all to join with the Committee and welcome Sriram into our club

Newsletter

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BLACK CAPS AND TAITA FOR MAKING THEIR FIRST EVER FINAL.

FINALS WEEK - This Sunday evening the Black Caps play in their first ever World Cup Final - a not to be missed event.

This is followed up next Friday when YOUR PREMIER team takes on Eastern Suburbs in the Pearce Cup Final at the Basin Reserve. The start time for Fridayand Saturday is 10.30am and the start time for day three on Sunday is 10.00am.

The BBQ will be fired up all day, with sausages for sale at a nominal cost. BYO drinks

This is the first time we have made the Pearce Cup Final so it would be great to see a huge supporter base turn out to support Mark and his team. Replicating the support we got for the T20 final would be brilliant.

LAST DAY OF THE SEASON - Saturday sees the drawing to the close of the regular 2014/15 season, key games include:
- Premiers taking on University in a one day game, if we win this game we will go into the Final as top qualifier, which means that Eastern Suburbs will have to win outright.
- The TDCC Legends take on Wainuiomata Brownie in the Hutt Valley T20 final on Fraser Park 6A

It would be brilliant if all teams can come back to the clubrooms after the game to celebrate team and individual performances over the season.

There will be 'HAPPY HOUR" from 5-6pm and 8-9pm

PRIZE GIVING - This year's prize giving will be held on Saturday the 11th of Aprilat the clubrooms starting at 7pm. The cost is $10 a head, finger food and GREAT DRINK SPECIALS will be provided.

Can I ask all captains to talk to their team and advise Shaun or email taitacricket@gmail.com by the 31st of March so the caterers know how many people will be attending.

The Taitanium Lunch
On Sunday as part of Taita Cricket's annual Taitanium lunch, the club recognised and celebrated the current and past premier players who have played 100 premier games for Taita. 

To recognise the importance of this occasion the club invited Andy Leslie (former All Black captain) to talk about the importance of loyalty and comradeship.

Bad weather prevented cricket from being played and a chance for past Taita greats to watch the current premier team lead by Mark Houghton.

It was great for the current Premier team hear from the legends of the past and have them pass on their best wishes to the team for the upcoming Pearce Cup final to be played against Eastern Suburbs from Friday till Sunday of Easter weekend at the Basin Reserve.

'100 CAP CLUB' (Photo Below)

Back row: AA (Andrew) Sturt, PJ (Peter) Lafferty, RI (Ray) Fawcett, MV (Mark) Houghton, SP (Sam) McGavin, BR (Barry) Clarke, RP (Ronnie) Ryan, HD (Henry) Skipper, PJ (Phil) Schofer, 

Front row: SJ (Steve) Gellatly, HN (Hamish) Blomfield S (Sue) Evason -Pegg, DS (David) Little, DAR (Don) Knapp, RI (Robbie) Dougan, SR (Steve) Barnden, KJ (Kevin) Rowley, TL (Terry) Martin,

Absent: JM (Jack) Swaysland, IJ (Ian) Therkleson, IR (Ian) Mason, IR (Ian) Schofer, MR (Mark) Heissenbuttel, A (Anna) Smith, SR (Steve) Teepa, CJ (Christopher) Tait, 

Cricket this Saturday
All one day games (due to rained out first day)
Premier vs University, Fraser 1 at 11am
Premier Reserve vs Naenae, Fraser 2 at  11am
Grade 3 vs Wellington Collegians, Fraser Park 3 at 12:30pm

T20 games all at 2pm
TDCC Kamos vs Naenae, Naenae Park 3A
TDCC Fireblades vs Hutt Districts Legends, Te Whiti Park 6
TDCC Legends vs Wainuiomata Brownie, Fraser Park 6A- GRAND FINAL
TDCC Squashies vs Northern Park, Fraser Park 7A
TDCC Womens have a bye

Cricket Update

A very successful weekend for the club, with winning draws to both the Premier and Grade 3 sides. The Reserves came close, missing out by 4 runs.

See the below scorecards:

Premier


https://www.crichq.com/#matches/220362/1st_innings

Matt Kelly has 33 wickets for the season (4/20 and 4/11) 
Mark Houghton has 677 runs for the season (44 against Johnsonville) Also this is a club record, most runs in a season. Previously held by Keith Parsons in 1992.

Against Johnsonville Phil Tunnicliffe and Sam Le Gros played their 50th games for Taita, well done guys.

We are currently in second place in Pearce Cup 2.97 points behind leaders Onslow.

Premier Reserve


https://www.crichq.com/#matches/223157/1st_innings

Sam McGavin 96* Luke Dingle 56

Grade 3


https://www.crichq.com/#matches/220468/1st_innings

Connor Bliss 79 and Mark Haste 40, Hayden Moore 4/50

Elsewhere wins were recorded by Kamos, Legends, Squashies and Womens.

Here is this weekends draw (14/02/2015)

Premier (Day 1) vs Karori, Fraser Park 1 at 11am

Premier Reserve (Day 1) vs North City, Linden Park 1 at 11am

Grade 3 (Day 1) vs Upper Hutt Massif, Fraser Park 2 at 12:30pm

TDCC Kamos vs Hutt Districts Legends, Fraser Park 3 at 2pm

TDCC Fireblades vs Stokes Valley, Fraser Park 6A at 2pm

TDCC Legends vs Northen Park, Fraser Park 5A at 2pm

TDCC Squashies vs Wainuiomata Rosco, Fraser Park 7A at 2pm

TDCC Womens vs Petone- Riverside, Petone Rec 4 at 2pm

TAITA DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB NEWSLETTER

5TH DECEMBER 

Last week's outstanding performances

. Shaun Gillespie 5/28 Premier Reserve vs North City
. Phil Tunnicliffe 50* (including 5 sixes) vs North City
. Sam Le Gros 53* not out vs North City

Cricket update

The worm has turned two very good results from the Premier and Premier Reserves on Saturday have put both teams back in contention to make the top six at the end of the one day competition.

The Premiers put North City in to bat and dismissed them for 133, with Phil Tunnicliffe taking 4/28. In reply Taita chased down the target in 16.3 overs one down with Sam Le Gros 53* and Phil Tunnicliffe 50*

The Premiers are in 10th spot on 16 points but we have a game in hand, as we play the Wellington Under 19's at home on the 11th of January.

The Reserves batted first on a green slow track and stumbled to 143, with Cole O'Connor getting 35. In reply we bowled them out for 119 with Shaun Gillespie getting his first five wicket bag for the Reserves taking 5/28

The Grade 3 side are in a strong position against Wellington Indian Sports, after bowling them out for 126 we are 170/8 at stumps.

The shock result of the round was seeing the TDCC Legends going down for the first time this season. A bit of work to do Paul, for the huge local derby on Saturdayat home against the Squashies.

T20 vs Naenae (03/12/2014)

Great win in the T20 last night, after batting first we got off to a shaky start before Mark (32) and Nik Swain (23) put on 59 for the third wicket. A useful cameo from Tim Brown (20) saw us to 119/9 off our 20 overs.

In reply Naenae, never really got going at the start but a few late partnerships developed late in the innings. Mark and Hamish chipped in with 2 wickets each. We fielded really well and held our catches. 

The match ended coming down to the last over where 10 runs were required. Step up Andrew Sturt, an outstanding last over as he only conceded only 2 runs! Good to see Andrew back steaming in.

Taita 119/9 (Mark Houghton 32) 
Naenae 112/8 (Mark Houghton 2/20, Hamish Blomfield 2/12)

Scorecard below:

https://www.crichq.com/#matches/206134/1st_innings

Fraser One -update

Following discussions with the groundsman, Cricket Wellington and Lower Hutt City Council it has been confirmed that our number one wicket will not be available until the 10th of January.

We are monitoring the situation and have expressed our concerns to Cricket Wellington.

The Premiers first home game of the season will be against the Wellington under 19 in the final one day round on the 11th of January.

This Saturdays games (06/12/2014)

Premier vs Wellington Collegians, Anderson Park 1 at 11am 
Premier Reserve vs Wellington Collegians, Fraser Park 3 at 11am 
Grade 3 (day two) vs Wellington Indian Sports, Fraser Park 2 at 12:30pm
TDCC Legends vs TDCC Squashies, Fraser Park 6A at 2pm
TDCC Women vs Petone-Riverside, Fraser 5A at 2pm

The Premier side would appreciate your support as they take on Collegians at Anderson Park. Or if you feel like staying local, you could come down to Fraser Park and watch the Reserves, Grade Three and our T20 sides in action. 

Game of the week

Legends v Squashies, Fraser Park 6A at 2pm

Xmas Function 20th December

Save the date.... 20th December will be the eagerly awaited first social event of the season. The social committee headed by Chris Tait and Kieran McComb invite you and your friends to the Taita Xmas party with a weird Beer Pong twist..Get the word out and get there.. 

More details to follow shortly...

Colts
The Colts Academy is back under way, the boys had a good training on Sunday to get back into the swing of things, and first game is this coming Sunday against Hutt at Fraser Park 3 at 2pm.

Juniors
The Taita juniors coached by Henry Skipper are tracking very nicely, having a couple of really close loses in the past few weeks.

Junior Zone Cricket
Isaiah Winera from our junior team is playing some really good cricket in the Wellington zone tournament, putting in some good efforts with ball in hand, and has been invited to partake in the Hawkes Bay tournament over the Christmas break with the Upper Hutt City zone team. Best of luck to Isaiah.

Clothing for Sale

1 Taita Cricket hoodies- $80 - two available Extra Large, 2 XL
2. Playing shirts - $40- ten in stock sizes Medium to Extra Large
3. Taita Cricket caps - $15 -- if you wish to purchase a cap we can order them in
4. After atch polo shirts -- the club has been requested by club members to provide a club dress shirt, these are for sale at $30 each. 

If you wish to purchase any of these items please advise Anna-Maria behind the bar/ speak with Shaun or Dave Gillespie or email taitacricket@gmail.com with the description of what item of clothing you would like to purchase and the size.

We will order the after match shirts in bulk so please email us with your shirt size if you wish to purchase one.

Payments should be made to the bar via Anna-Maria or to Taita Cricket bank account 03 0531 0318974 00 when ordering your clothing.

Kitchen and Bar 

The kitchen under the new ownership of Chelsea McHugh will be open from 1pm on Saturday and the Bar will be open from 4pm. 

Communication channels 

We will be using Facebook as a key communications channel this summer, if you have not liked us here is the link. Also please share with your friends - https://www.facebook.com/#!/taitacricket

Live scores on CricHQ
You can follow the Premiers progress live each Saturday 
http://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/community/senior/draws-and-results/

Subscriptions 

All player subscriptions are now overdue, running the cricket club is an expensive exercise, if you have paid - thanks very much. If you have not paid please do so ASAP

You can pay at the bar or via the club bank account

The club bank account is 03 0531 0318974 00 - Please record your name in the reference field

Taitanium Club 
This year season we will be holding the Taitanium lunch on Saturday the 21st of February; this luncheon will be smack bang in the middle of the World Cup games between the NZ v England and England v Sri Lanka games. We will be strongly marketing this event, including inviting members of the Barmy Army to partake.
If you want to guarantee attendance at this function please sign up for your Taitanium membership ASAP
- $70 Taitanium members (existing members)
- $90 Taitanium members (new members)

Also we are looking for an innovative and humours cricket guest speaker for the lunch, if you know of anyone we could approach please reply to taitacricket@gmail.com

Sponsors/Partners
Taita Cricket would like to welcome all our sponsors and we would like to thank you all for your support. It is up to us all to support these sponsors and partners as they all play a critical role in our on-going success.

Petone Radiators
Petone Radiators is Taita Cricket's Principle Sponsor. When it comes to radiator repair, and the health of your car's heating and cooling systems, give Petone Radiators (2008) Ltd a call. Al can fix or replace your radiator, and take care of your air conditioning and heating. (04) 568 6857
http://petoneradiators.co.nz

The Station Village
Fancy a beer on a warm Sunday afternoon, or any afternoon/evening for that matter. Visit Graham at the Station Village or Whistle Stop, they have a TAB. State you're from Taita Cricket and you might get a small discount off your beer
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Parrot-and-Jigger-Bar/162463397140937

Maidstone Sports
Trevor has been a long term sponsor of Taita Cricket and is the sponsor of our junior program. If you need to purchase any sports gear, visit Trevor at 2 Geange Street Upper Hutt - (04) 5297342
https://www.facebook.com/maidstonesportspower

Kevin Dee Realty Ltd
For the largest range of vacant warehouses, factories and workshops, live-in warehouses, yard space and industrial land available in the greater Wellington region head to Kevin Dee Realty - Wellington Warehouses
http://wellingtonwarehouses.co.nz/

KooGa
In 2012 Taita District Cricket Club (TDCC) joined forces with KooGa NZ to produce an exciting cricket team wear range for the 2012/13 season.
KooGa NZ has developed well-constructed garments using innovative fabrics and designs for the modern player. KooGa's aim is to set a high standard for the cricket player producing team wear that is second to none.
TDCC appreciates the enthusiasm and time given by Jake, Rhys, Lizzie and the team at KooGa NZ in producing high quality designs Taita District Cricket Club can be proud to wear.
http://kooga.co.nz/

Action Teamphysio
Action Teamphysio are situated in central Lower Hutt and have a full onsight rehabilitation Gym, Personal Trainer, massage therapist and awesome Physiotherapists. They aim to help you recover quickly and efficiently as well as teaching you a few things about your rehab along the way.
Taita Cricket Club is proud to announce we have affiliated our club with Action Teamphysio and in doing so can offer club members $10.00 co-payments for all ACC approved injuries.
This is for the duration of the 2014/2015 cricket season so make the most of this great opportunity and support the club by taking all your injuries to Action Teamphysio.

Contact Details are:
Level 1 Mackay House 92 Queens Drive,
Lower Hutt 6022
04 939 3300

Shaun Gillespie
Taita District Cricket Club
Club Manager

Mobile: 027 425 8172

Fraser Park, Taita
www.taitacricket.co.nz

TAITA DISTRICT CRICKET NEWSLETTER

19th November 

Celebration of outstanding performances
It is important to recognise outstanding performances.
Scoring 100 runs or taking a seven wicket bag - Station Village voucher
A five wicket bag or scoring fifty runs - two free drinks from the bar*

*must be at the clubrooms on the day of achieving the milestone to receive the two free drinks

Last weeks outstanding performance was Hayden Moore (Grade 3 vs Easts) 6/25, well done.

Cricket update
Not the start to the season that the Premier's and the Reserves were expecting. After Saturday's loss to University the Premiers are in 10th spot with two wins from five games, the team will be looking to strongly bounce back against Hutt Districts at Hutt Rec on Saturday.

The Premier Reserves after a good first up win against Naenae have stumbled in their last four games, like the Premiers the team is looking to bounce back against Hutt Districts at Fraser Park on Saturday.

The clubs only undefeated team the "Mighty Legends" under the stewardship of one Paul McNelis is looking to make it four from four when they take on Northern Park at Fraser 3 on Saturday.

Fraser One
You might be wondering why the Premiers have only had one home game so far this season. This is due to the issues we had with our number one cricket wicket last season, the council agreed to renovate our wicket prior to the start of the season. For reasons unknown this work started very late and as we speak the wicket is still at least three weeks away from being ready. 

This situation is most unsatisfactory; however the club is working very hard with Cricket Wellington and the Council to resolve the issues. 

At this stage the next Premier home game was set down for the 29th of November against North City, this game will be transferred to Linden Park. At earliest the Reserves will trial the upgraded block on the 6th of December. 

The real disappointment here is that the Premier team is unlikely to play at home before xmas. We will keep you posted.

This Saturdays games 
Premier vs Hutt Districts, Hutt Rec 1 at 11am 

Premier Reserve vs Hutt Districts, Fraser Park 2 at 11am 

Grade 3 vs Wellington Indian Sports, Fraser Park 4 at 12:30pm

TDCC Kamos vs Hutt Districts Legends, Fraser Park 6A at 2pm

TDCC Fireblades vs Stokes Valley, Delaney Park 3A at 2pm

TDCC Legends vs Northern Park, Fraser Park 3 at 2pm

TDCC Squashies vs Upper Hutt Piwakawaka, TMP 6 at 2pm

TDCC Women vs Eastern Suburbs Wildcats, Fraser Park 7A at 2pm

The Premier side would appreciate your support as they take on Hutt Districts at Hutt Rec. Or if you feel like staying local, you could come down to Fraser Park and watch the Reserves, Grade Three and our T20 sides in action.


First Premier T20 game of the season *Tonight*
Tonight the Premiers take on Petone-Eastbourne in the first round of the T20 competition at Petone Rec 5 (Jackson street end of Petone Rec) starting at 5pm. Come down mid-week and support your team.

Junior Cricket
We are running a junior cricket session for year 1,2 and 3 students at Fraser Park, the sessions take place on a Friday at 4:30 and run until 5:30. The last session for the year will be 12th December. In the sessions we cover off the fundamental skills required to play cricket in a fun and relaxed environment, with plenty of drills and games.

Junior Representatives Honours 
We would like to congratulate Isaiah Winera and Esera Andrews on being selected to trial for the year 8 Hutt Valley zone team; if the weather doesn't intervene they will play their first game this Sunday at Kilbirnie Park. All the best Isaiah and Esera.

Girls Cricket
This year we have entered a team in the Girls College Youth Grade, the team consists of girls from Taita College and St Oran's and they played their first game last weekend, they had a close loss to Hutt Districts at Fraser Park in a T20. Best of luck girls, for the remainder of the season

Clothing for Sale

1 Taita Cricket Hoodies- $80 - six available Large and Extra Large

2. Playing Shirts - $40- ten in stock sizes Medium to Extra Large

3. Taita Cricket caps - $15 -- if you wish to purchase a cap we can order them in

4. After Match Polo Shirts -- the club has been requested by club members to provide a club dress shirt, these are for sale at $30 each. 

If you wish to purchase any of these items please advise Anna-Maria behind the bar/ speak with Shaun or Dave Gillespie or email taitacricket@gmail.com with the description of what item of clothing you would like to purchase and the size

We will order the after match shirts in bulk so please email taitacricket@gmail.comwith your shirt size if you wish to purchase one.

Payments should be made to the bar via Anna-Maria or to Taita Cricket bank account 03 0531 0318974 00 when ordering your clothing

Fraser Park Association AGM
2014 Annual General Meeting  
Date: Sunday 23 November
Time:  2pm 
Venue: Taita Cricket Clubrooms 

The 2014 annual report will be made available at the AGM.


Kitchen and Bar 

The kitchen under the new ownership of Chelsea McHugh will be open from 1pm on Saturday and the Bar will be open from 4pm. 

Communication channels 

We will be using Facebook as a key communications channel this summer, if you have not liked us here is the link. Also please share with your friends - https://www.facebook.com/#!/taitacricket

Live scores on CricHQ
You can follow the Premiers progress live each Saturday 
http://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/community/senior/draws-and-results/

Subscriptions 
If you want to receive the 10% discount on your subs please make payment at the bar or into the clubs bank account in full by the 1st of December. The club bank account is 03 0531 0318974 00 - Please record your name in the reference field

Taitanium Club 
This year season we will be holding the Taitanium lunch on Saturday the 21st of February; this luncheon will be smack bang in the middle of the World Cup games between the NZ v England and England v Sri Lanka games. We will be strongly marketing this event, including inviting members of the Barmy Army to partake.

If you want to guarantee attendance at this function please sign up for your Taitanium membership ASAP

- $70 Taitanium members (existing members)
- $90 Taitanium members (new members)

New Sponsor- Action Teamphysio
Action Teamphysio are situated in central Lower Hutt and have a full onsight rehabilitation Gym, Personal Trainer, massage therapist and awesome Physiotherapists. They aim to help you recover quickly and efficiently as well as teaching you a few things about your rehab along the way.

Taita Cricket Club is proud to announce we have affiliated our club with Action Teamphysio and in doing so can offer club members $10.00 co-payments for all ACC approved injuries.
This is for the duration of the 2014/2015 cricket season so make the most of this great opportunity and support the club by taking all your injuries To Action Teamphysio.

Contact Details are:
Level 1 Mackay House 92 Queens Drive,
Lower Hutt 6022
04 939 3300

Sponsors/Partners

Taita Cricket would like to welcome all our sponsors to the 2014/15 season and we would like to thank you all for your support. It is up to us all to support these sponsors and partners as they all play a critical role in our on-going success.


Petone Radiators

Petone Radiators is Taita Cricket's Principle Sponsor. When it comes to radiator repair, and the health of your car's heating and cooling systems, give Petone Radiators (2008) Ltd a call. Al can fix or replace your radiator, and take care of your air conditioning and heating. (04) 568 6857
http://petoneradiators.co.nz

The Station Village

Fancy a beer on a warm Sunday afternoon, or any afternoon/evening for that matter. Visit Graham at the Station Village or Whistle Stop, they have a TAB. State you're from Taita Cricket and you might get a small discount off your beer
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Parrot-and-Jigger-Bar/162463397140937

Maidstone Sports

Trevor has been a long term sponsor of Taita Cricket and is the sponsor of our junior program. If you need to purchase any sports gear, visit Trevor at 2 Geange Street Upper Hutt - (04) 5297342
https://www.facebook.com/maidstonesportspower

Kevin Dee Realty Ltd

For the largest range of vacant warehouses, factories and workshops, live-in warehouses, yard space and industrial land available in the greater Wellington region head to Kevin Dee Realty - Wellington Warehouses
http://wellingtonwarehouses.co.nz/

KooGa

In 2012 Taita District Cricket Club (TDCC) joined forces with KooGa NZ to produce an exciting cricket team wear range for the 2012/13 season.
KooGa NZ has developed well-constructed garments using innovative fabrics and designs for the modern player. KooGa's aim is to set a high standard for the cricket player producing team wear that is second to none.
TDCC appreciates the enthusiasm and time given by Jake, Rhys, Lizzie and the team at KooGa NZ in producing high quality designs Taita District Cricket Club can be proud to wear.
http://kooga.co.nz/

 

Shaun Gillespie
Taita District Cricket Club
Club Manager

Mobile: 027 425 8172

Fraser Park, Taita
www.taitacricket.co.nz

Grade 3 One Day Champions!

Massive congratulations to the Grade 3 boys on taking out the one day title.

Upper Hutt 126/9 off 45 overs lost to Taita 134/1 off 16 overs. Special mention goes to James Ross 3-18, Hadyen Moore 4-23 & Johnny Nippert, hitting 76 not out, including some almighty lusty 6's.

Well deserved on the silverware lads, the club is proud of you!

Check out the scorecard

2013/14 Grade 3 one day champions

2013/14 Grade 3 one day champions

Grade 3 One Day Final - Taita vs Upper Hutt

Head down and support James Ross and his team as they endeavor to bring long awaited silverware to the TDCC trophy cabinet. When they take on Upper Hutt Massif in the one day final for Grade 3. This team is on track for the Grade 3 title as well, and would like your support when they aim for both titles. Bar will be open from 1pm, with the BBQ as well from late afternoon. 

This team has for some time been one of Taita's most successful teams over the years, as well as always arguably the best supporter of the club/bar, so lets repay them this support by heading along to Fraser 1 and making some noise.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Taita Cricket Club - Sunday 30th March, 12:30pm

 

Taita V Colleginas

Taita Premier Reserve V Collegians @ Anderson Park

Captain Jaysen Doyle continued his horror form, losing the toss on what looked to be a good batting wicket. After tight opening spells and an early wicket Taita looked off to a good start, but that’s where the majority of the positives for the first day ended. The combination of a small ground, only having 10 players and poor discipline from the bowling unit saw Collegians get 409 first innings runs. The shining light for Taita came in the form of Sam ‘Shooter’ McGavin’s 7 wicket haul. Honourable mentions must also be made to Jonny Hare, filling in with some tidy work behind the stumps, and Jack Walsh for his perseverance to play-on despite a lack of sleep and a large hangover.

After a long 75 overs chasing leather batting was always going to be a tough task. The top order failed to fire and we ended up at 70 odd for 5 at the end of a tough first days play. A welcome weeks rest saw the second half of the innings fare better than the first. Ben Rammell got a tidy 46 on his return to the crease after a brief stopover in China, and Phil Carruthers struck some lusty blows on the way to a quick-fire 27 (losing a ball down the bank in the process) for a team total of 173. Predictably, we were made to follow on. Batting to save the day Strut opened up playing as if it were the final over of a T20, and was going well until controversially given out caught behind by Copey for 16. John Stone and Pat Houghton played solid defensive games, looking solid at the crease showing a lot of will power and grit, whereas Rammell (52) and Doyle (131) played their shots and got rewarded well. Wolf in particular was hitting cleanly all around the wicket. His innings looked something like this:

Artists illustration of Jason Doils 131 wagon wheel

Artists illustration of Jason Doils 131 wagon wheel

 

Taita held on for a well-earned draw. After making Collegians field for 100 overs it honestly felt like we’d won. To make the game complete, a stag do turned up in the later stages of the second day, treating the players to some incredibly shit-house banter and a second streaker of the match. A good days cricket really. Check out the scorecard

Written by Aaron Cope

Written by Aaron Cope

 

Premier Reserve - February wrap-up

8th and 15th of February vs. Onslow.

With many of the younger generation having never ventured to Nairnville, there were a few late-comers. Fortunately Captain Doyle won his first toss in a couple of months and chose to bat on what looked a very batter friendly wicket. Bourne (returning to his 2012/13 form) and Swain (backing up from his 1c tequilas) proved the pitch observation correct, putting on 140+ for the first wicket, before Bourne missed a straight one just before lunch to be dismissed for 50. Swain (despite several Powerade-coloured yacks during lunch) battled through his developing hangover and scored his maiden Taita (and personal) hundred (121) in his final game of the season. Brownie (34) and Doyle (55) chipped in, and saw us through to a very competitive 310-7 declared from 75 overs.

With a session to bowl, we were confident of chipping out a few wickets and restricting runs, to make it very difficult for Onlsow the following week. Cope bowled his best spell in a Taita uniform (1-17 from 8), and got his first first-class scalp in nicking off Stuart Rhodes (celebrated by throwing high-fives/elbows all over the show). Day one ended with Onslow 120-5, and struggling to avoid follow on. Unfortunately, Day 2 saw us lose our keeper, and Shooter rolled back the years to don the gloves. After a terrific opening spell from Glugsy (3-41 from 14) and new boy Matt Kelly(2-57 from 17), we couldn't sustain pressure and Onlsow battled through to 243-9 from their 75. Just avoiding follow on, and effectively killing the game. All that remained was Taita to bat a session, to end 151-1 (Curtis 29, Doyle 75* and Brown 44*). Despite Onslow now choosing to try and make a game of it (after blocking out 40 overs in the morning for 130 runs), wickets never looked like falling, so no risk was taken to lose our first hard earned two-day points.

22nd and 1st February/March vs. Hutt

What was an incredibly hard week for club captain Seano (a massive shout out for finding 33 players), saw us find out 11th player at 9.30am on the Saturday. With a lot of the old timers at old-timers day, injuries/holidays/weddings/other finally took their toll. Coming up against top of the table Hutt, at full strength was a big ask, let alone with the 5 ring-ins we had to use (another shout-out to Rob Wall, Bestie, J.Walsh, Bill, and Tax for filling in). To make matters tougher, we lost the toss and were put in on a dodgy green looking wicket. Whilst the top older battled, it was tough going against a Premier quality attack, and at 7-2, 13-3, 27-4, 100 looked a long way away. Fortunately Pat (I’m a batter now) Houghton  compiled an attractive 30, and Jack Walsh a hard hit 26 to get us through to 91-7 at lunch. From there, Bill Edwards and Cope showed great ticka, as they batted for almost an hour, before Bill batted with Tax (hadn’t played in 4 years) and Shaun (well, we all know what he’s like with a bat) to see us through to 178, finishing on 56 not out himself. A great debut for the wily veteran.

Sadly, along with our lack of batters, we were light on bowlers too (as well as fielders) and Hutt showed their quality by ending the day 229-4, with a few dropped catches helping them along. Day two started, with Hutt a little weaker, and us a little stronger, but a long way behind the 8-ball. We knocked over the last 6 wickets for 60 runs, with Cope (3-48 from 13), and Matt Kelly (1-22 from 9) doing the damage. Shooter even managed to knock the last one over, picking up his first ever wicket in a game of cricket (stat checked by Steve Cole).

Hoping to try and set a target later in the day, our 2nd innings started poorly with the top 3 knocked over early, and us stumbling at 23-3 at lunch. The middle order chipped in, but no-one went on to a big score that meant we could safely set a target (CJ – 32, Doyle – 37, Shooter – 40, Bill – a nice double with 31). When Shooter and Walsh fell in a few balls to leave us at 150-7 (only 40 ahead with 40 overs left in the day), we were staring down the barrel. First innings heroes Bill and Cope batted for an hour, before Cope (defying his usual close the eyes and swing technique) batted with Matt Kelly for 45 minutes and Shaun (yes the same one) for almost an hour. Cope ended up 41 from 109 (before finally closing eyes and swinging and missing one) and Shaun finished with a 33 ball 0 not out. Afterwards, Cope tried to compare himself to Brendon McCullum. Hutt needed 106 from the last 8 overs of the day, and gave it a good try, ended up 80-4. A hard earned draw, a moral victory from where we started on Day One. 

Written by Jason Doyle

Written by Jason Doyle

 

Taitanium Lunch - Guest speaker Ricki Herbert

When

Saturday 22nd February, 12pm

Where

Taita District Cricket Club, Fraser Park

Guest Speaker

The coach of the undefeated 2010 All Whites World Cup team, Ricki Herbert has been signed on as guest speaker.

Cost:

  • Existing Taitanium members $80 (includes free entry to the Taitanium Club lunch, a bottle of wine with the meal and all benefits of non-playing membership)
  • New Taitanium members $90 (benefits as per above + Taitanium shirt)
  • Non members $35 (includes lunch and the guest speaker)

If you would like to make a higher contribution, this will go straight to boosting the Robin Randall fund.

To register your interest in attending the lunch please email Taitacricket@gmail.com 

“Herbert should be remembered for his immense contribution to football in New Zealand. He leaves an extremely promising crop of young kiwi players ready to kick on ...no matter what job you do, you always hope to leave your organisation in better shape than you found it. There’s no question that Ricki Herbert has done that and he deserves a raucous send-off... ”
— Radio Sport
New Zealand defender Ricki Herbert raising his arm in triumph after scoring New Zealand's goal in a World Cup qualification match in 1981.

New Zealand defender Ricki Herbert raising his arm in triumph after scoring New Zealand's goal in a World Cup qualification match in 1981.

 
“Herbert usually exhibits about as much lip movement as those old Thunderbird puppets, with wooden emotions to match.”
— NZ Herald