Weekend results

Here is the wrap up of the weekends results.

Great wins for the top two sides, the highlight being 144* by Jason Doyle for the Premier Reserves.

Unfortunately the thirds lost.

Premier
https://www.crichq.com/#matches/446144/1st_innings

Premier Reserve
https://www.crichq.com/#matches/446407/1st_innings

Grade 3
https://www.crichq.com/#matches/446144/1st_innings

In other games,

Kamos and Legends were abandoned

Yodhas and Women lost

The Fireblades had a close win!

Finally the juniors (dual pitch) had a first up win against Naenae.

Player Profile - Rohith Row Yeluri

Name: Rohith Yeluri
Nickname (and why): Row, Darren Dingle gave me this name (Just because it’s easy to say Row than Rooheath) 
Place of Birth: Khammam, a beautiful town in Telangana State (India)
Taita Debut: 2015 for Premier Reserves
Highest Honors: Premier Reserves
Most Memorable Game: Game against Upper Hutt this season where I picked 9/9 (My best ever bowling figures)
Favorite holiday destination: Queenstown
Best advice you’ve received: Keep bowling those Out Swingers and don’t bowl slow deliveries. Almost everyone who fields behind the stumps gave me this advice.
Favorite Movie: Rockstar (Bollywood)
Favorite Musician: A R Rehaman & Ilayaraja
Sporting hero: Glenn McGrath
Favorite cricketer: Saurav Ganguly
Non-Sporting hero: My Dad
Best Taita memory: Obus scoring 140 on the same day I picked up 9 wickets
Biggest pest at Taita: Diz
Interesting fact about you: I was a top order batsman for most of my life and never batted below 6 before I started playing for Taita Premier Reserves (I bat at 9 or 10 here)

Weekend results

4 from 4!!

Great start to the season for the top three sides (Premier side had 2 games)

A great start to his Taita career for Obus with an amazing two tons.

Premier Reserve bowler Rohith Yeluri returned the amazing figures of 9/9

Premier vs Upper Hutt
https://www.crichq.com/#matches/439332/1st_innings
Man of the match: Obus Pienaar (140* and 4/15)

Premier Reserve vs Upper Hutt
https://www.crichq.com/#matches/439885/1st_innings
Man of the match: Rohith Yeluri (9/9)

Grade 3 vs Petone- Riverside
https://www.crichq.com/#matches/440675/1st_innings
Man of the match: Rahul Jayakar (69)

Premier vs U19
https://www.crichq.com/#matches/440411/1st_innings
Man of the match: Obus Pienaar (163)

Player Profile - Hamish Siddons Blomfield

Name: Hamish Blomfield
Nickname: Mutcha, named after the great Jamie Siddons. The name 'Mutcha' is Australian bush slang for...
Place of birth: Christchurch
Taita debut: Under 17 game with CJ vs North City with Nippy and Bundy umpiring
Highest honours: Otago Volts
Most memorable game: T20 final vs Easts at the Basin
Favourite Holiday destination: Any place with the golf clubs in tow
Best piece of advice: Stay humble and keep your mana
Favourite movie: Braveheart
Favourite musician: Tom Jones
Sporting hero: Jimmy the Shoe
Favourite cricketer: Nathan Astle
Non-sporting hero: Pete Tong
Best taita memory: Witnessing 5HundyWatts do 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes
Biggest pest at Taita: Dizzy
Interesting fact about you: I play off a legit, clean-green 6 handicap

Player Profile - Shaun Seen Gillespie

Name: Shaun Gillespie
Nickname (and why): Nippy (James Boyle came up with it) Scene (unsure of this one)
Place of Birth: Lower Hutt
Taita Debut: 2004 (Thirds)
Highest Honors: Captaining the seconds, after years of bowling 2-3 overs a game for them.
Most Memorable Game: for the thirds last season where I got 62* (first ever 50 in any grade)
Favorite holiday destination: Croatia
Best advice you’ve received: “play straight”- Sam McGavin
Favorite Movie: Happy Gilmore
Favorite Musician: Bono
Sporting hero: Edwin Van der sar
Favorite cricketer: Rohith Yeluri
Non-Sporting hero: Frank Bainimarama
Best Taita memory: Sam McGavin’s 7-for against Wellington Collegians a couple of seasons ago
Biggest pest at Taita: Marty Te Moananui
Interesting fact about you: My religion is Greek Orthodox

Player Profile - Jason Wolf Doyle

Name: Jason Doyle
Nickname (and why): Wolf, Big Wolf (No idea - will have to ask CJ Tait)
Place of Birth: Palmerston North
Taita Debut: 2003
Highest Honors: Prems
Most Memorable Game: Versus Karori and getting my off pole knocked over by Andy Mackay for his hattrick, on his way to 7-1. 
Favorite holiday destination: Croatia
Best advice you’ve received: "Don't go back to Dry"
Favorite Movie: Aladdin
Favorite Musician: P!nk or T-Swift
Sporting hero: Konrad Hurrell
Favorite cricketer: Roger Twose
Non-Sporting hero: Matthew Pepper-Spray
Best Taita memory: Being at the non-strikers when Gluggsy smoked it onto Naenae Road, and when Besty cleared the clubrooms from the old Number 1
Biggest pest at Taita: Diz
Interesting fact about you: Lived in Kazakhstan for a year. Shockingly, it wasn’t as Borat suggested

Player Profile - Nik Gillette Cup Swain

Name: Nik Swain
Nickname (and why): Swaino, Swainy. Long story
Place of Birth: Lower Hutt
Taita Debut: 2011 for the 2s
Highest Honors: Prov A
Most Memorable Game: Beating Easts in the T20 final
Favorite holiday destination: Waiterere
Best advice you’ve received: "Back your skill set" - Matt Bell
Favorite Movie: Goldfinger
Favorite Band/Musician: Empire of the Sun
Sporting hero: Bo Jackson
Favorite cricketer: Matthew Heissenbuttel
Non-Sporting hero: Dr Timothy Falcon Crack, spent $10,000 on the stock market in a finance class just to prove a point
Best Taita memory: Sam McGavin dismissing Connor Turner
Biggest pest at Taita: Henry Walsh
Interesting fact about you: I once broke my jaw as a kid. Never stopped me from spinning a yarn though

Player Profile - Patrick Car-mel Smith

Name: Patrick Smtih
Nickname (and why): Gluggsy – Glug Glug, 
Place of Birth: Wellington
Taita Debut: 5th form for Senior 3
Highest Honors: Taita Prems
Most Memorable Game: When I hit a 6 at Naenae
Favorite holiday destination: Anywhere there’s Sun
Best advice you’ve received: “Just smash it for 6” – Andrew Sturt
Favorite Movie: Tangiwai
Favorite Musician: Dj The Flume – Mark Houghton showed me him
Sporting hero: Kevin Garnett
Favorite cricketer: Wiremu “Bill” Edwards
Non-Sporting hero: Patrick Houghton
Best Taita memory: Henry “S.Dot” Walsh antics at Rathkeale
Biggest pest at Taita: Sam McGavin
Interesting fact about you: When I was two I could name every All Black 1-15 at the time.

Event Reminder

To celebrate the Premiers last playing day of the season. The club is hosting a club day to celebrate the achievements of our Premier captain Mark Houghton.

On Saturday when he hit 124 against Wellington under 19's, Mark passed Stephen Gellatly's premier record of 5140 Premier runs.

To celebrate this achievement, Stephen is presenting Mark with a club achievement plaque at the tea break at 4:10 on Sunday.

If would be great if all players and supporters can be at the club Sunday to recognise this achievement.

T20 Final

Unfortunately it wasn't to be for the Premier side in the T20 knockout competition losing to Petone-Riverside in a super over. See the full write up here

Phil Tunnicliffe Highlights - CricHQ T20 Knockout Cup

CricHQ tried a new and exciting venture last night! We video streamed the entire game of the CricHQ T20 Knockout Cup here in Wellington.Two Cricket Wellington premier club sides, Petone Eastbourne CC and Taita District played each other at the Basin Reserve Cricket Ground, Wellington, in the regional final. What was a low scoring but thrilling game including the likes of Jesse Ryder, resulted in a tie and a super over. Petone taking out the win eventually.Some special moments in the game included Taita player Phil Tunnicliffe securing the MVP for the game with a hat-trick and a runout which came with a $1000 prize. His first wicket none other than Jesse Ryder. Here are his highlights. Enjoy and let us know what you think!Full game highlights to come.

Posted by CricHQ on Wednesday, 2 March 2016


Congratulations!

Congratulations to Mark Houghton on becoming the second Taita Cricket premier player to achieve 5000 premier runs. Mark is quickly chasing down Steve Gellatly's club record of 5142 runs.

Steve will be presenting Mark with his 5000 run plaque at the tea break on our final day of the season on Sunday the 20th of March.

This is a huge achievement and the club is extremely proud of Marks on-going contribution to the club.

The Fat Lady does sing
On Wednesday night the Premiers traveled to Kilbirnie Park to take on Easts in the semi-final of the Cricket Wellington T20 competition.

We won the toss and batted first, we managed to scrap together 134 runs thanks to Phil Tunnicliffe's 54 and Mark Houghton's 42. 

This total looked totally insufficient when Easts were 80/1 after 8 overs and 106/2 after 15. Thanks so some great bowling and outstanding catching from Nick O'Sullivan (2) and Liam Sullivan we bowled Easts out for 128 in the 20th over.

T20 Final
We are returning to the Basin Reserve next Wednesday night to defend our T20 title against Petone- Eastbourne, who comprehensively bet Karori on Wednesdaynight.

This will be a great final and the team would really appreciate a replication of the crowd that attended the final last year when we took down Easts.

Petone will be no easy beats with the likes of Jesse Ryder opening the batting.

So let's all get down to the Basin next Wednesday supporting Mark and the team retain the trophy.

Game starts at 4:30pm

Achievements

- Mark Houghton 5000 premier runs
- Grade 3 for making the one day final, unfortunately they lost to the Wellington Indians in the final.
- Nik Swain for scoring his maiden premier 100 for Taita v Upper Hutt
- Premier team with two outright victories are now placed second behind Karori in the Hazlett trophy
- The Women's team continue to progress up the leader table with a close fought win against Petone- Riverside
- The Legends and Titans tied in first place in the Hutt Valley T20 grade

Post-Match
Can we ask that all captains actively encourage their team and the opposition players to come back to the clubrooms for a drink or two after your game. We have great facilities including an outstanding kitchen offering a wide range of food.

After our outstanding exploits on the field it is great to sit back have a beer or two and enjoy great banter between the teams. 

If a team performs outstandingly and a significant number of players from your team and the opposition come back there may be a few drinks and nibbles come your way.

This is your club please support it.

Upcoming events
1. Club day
After the success of the Taitanium function on day one of the Upper Hutt Game, we will be holding a follow up club day on the last playing day of the season. 

This is day two of the Premier game vs the Wellington under 19 on Sunday the 20th of March
We will be using this event to celebrate Mark Houghton's 5000 Taita Premier runs with Stephen Gellatly presenting Mark with a plaque to recognise this achievement

It would be great if all past players can come down the club rooms on the 20th to support the team in the final day of the season and to recognise Marks achievements.

2. Prize giving
This seasons prize giving will be held at the club rooms on Good Friday (25th March) from 6pm, the cost is $10 which includes finger food.

You can make payment for this event over the bar

Captains can you please confirm number of attendees and advise Shaun or email
taitacricket@gmail.com

Fraser Park Sportsville
The LHC Communities Facilities Trust with the support of Fraser Park Sportsville are leading the fundraising efforts for Stage Two of the Fraser Park redevelopment. To ensure that we are connecting with the right people in our community we need your help.

Please complete the survey by clicking on the link below. All completed surveys go in the draw to win a one year pass to Leisure Active.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FPSportsville

For more information on the CFT and our projects click here: www.cft.org.nz

Thanks for your support!

Sponsors
Taita Cricket would like to recognise all our sponsors for your support you have given the club over the season, your contribution and support has played a key role in the clubs success.
It is up to us all to support these sponsors 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

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 The Mall,
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/

The Station Village
Fancy a beer on a warm Sunday afternoon, or any afternoon/evening for that matter. Visit Stefan 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

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/

Petone Physio
We are passionate about cricket and in this competitive environment will strive to help athletes to stay on top of their game. We would work primarily with the 1st team, but would be happy to see other club members if time allowed. Our role would include liaising with coaches, management and players to ensure that they received appropriate advice and management to help prevent and rehabilitate injuries. Players and management would benefit from receiving timely assessment and treatment, and advice on rehab timelines. Early intervention for injuries ensures less time out of the game.
https://www.facebook.com/petonephysio/?fref=ts

Merry Christmas

Christmas Messages from Taita Cricket (Dave Gillespie and Mark Houghton)

I would like to wish all members a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2016. Enjoy your time with family and friends and return to the cricket field or the balcony supporting our teams refreshed in January. 

I would like to congratulate all players for their efforts during the first half of the season, with 3 two day teams, 6 T20 teams and 2 junior teams the club is in good heart. 

It has been a challenging first half of the season for our Premier's with the one day campaign not going to plan, 3 wins from 10 games have left us in 7th spot and only an outside chance of making the top six. We need to beat Onslow with a bonus point on the first game back post-Christmas on the 9th of January at home and trust that both Upper Hutt and University beat Karori and Hutt Districts respectively. But "The Fat Lady has not sung yet" 

This team certainly has talent, despite the loss of a number of experienced players and they all know they are good enough to bounce back. 

One thing all supporters can do to assist our rebound is to come down to the park on Saturday afternoons and support the team. I remember when I was playing we got great support from the past players, this certainly lifted the team. I would be great if former players and supporters were able to replicate the support we got in the 1980's and 90's and help our premier team bounce back. 

We may end up playing in the Hazlett Trophy for the first time since 1998, but with your support we can make this a once only situation. 

Let's all get down to FRASER PARK ON THE 9TH OF JANUARY and watch the PREMS take down Onslow 

In closing I would like to thank our six Sponsors and Partners for their on-going support. A huge thanks to Al from Petone Radiators, Kevin from Kevin Dee Realty, Nicole from Petone Physio, Trevor from Maidstone Sports, Lizzie from KooGa and Stefan from the Station Village. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 

Dave Gillespie
President 


As captain of the Taita Premier side, I would like to apologise to club members and supporters for the performance of our top side so far this year. 

For a club that is known for its tenacity and heart on the field, the premier side has failed to live up to those important terms. Results and performances have at times been unacceptable.

A number of our players have been given a rude awakening into the level of commitment and preparation needed to perform at the premier level. 

These issues have been addressed, and I'm certain that post-Christmas our results will improve. 

Your support is always much appreciated.

Thanks

Mark Houghton

Premier Vs Wellington U19's

Do you have some spare time, want to watch some quality cricket?

On Sunday your Premier team takes on the Wellington Under 19's, two days before they depart for their national tournament in Christchurch. 

This is a must win game for Mark and the team, we are currently in six spot, four points behind 5th with two other clubs snapping at our heels.

The bar will be open all day and the BBQ may be fired up.

Also on Fraser 3 our year 12/13 Colts team captained by Callum Mclachlan take on Wellington Collegians in a T20 game starting at 2.30pm

A packed afternoon of quality Cricket at Fraser Park.

The Premier team is

Sam Dean
Russell Pepperell
Phil Tunnicliffe
Nick O'Sullivan
Mark Houghton (c)
Nik Swain
Sam McGavin (wk)
Kieran McComb
Liam Sullivan
Pat Smith
Matt Kelly

The Colts team is:

Callum Mclachlan (c) (wk)
Lincoln Craig
Finn Fairbrother
Connor Bliss
Sunny Akansh
John Macmillan
Sefa Mamea- Hind
Jacob Thompson
Matthew McComb
Jo Foote
Adam Webster
Vatsal Desai
Toby Meyrick

Newsletter

The cricket season is well underway and now that the top teams are back on grass it is starting to feel like the summer is here.

The premier team have had mixed results winning three from six, but Saturday's outstanding performance when we beat Upper Hutt by 8 wickets chasing down their modest score of 144 in 25.5 overs showed the team is back on track. We are currently sitting 4th on the table, victories in the next few weeks against Naenae, Hutt and the Under 19's will define our season and ensure a top six finish which will guarantee is a spot in the Pearce Cup round.

The seconds have had a mixed start but thrashing of Upper Hutt on Saturday by 166 runs should see this team climb quickly up the ladder.

Other key performances include the Legends last over victory over the Squashie's chasing down 186. The women are on a roll, for the first time ever they have had two victories in a row and for the first time they bowled out the opposition, great stuff Carol and the team.

Upcoming Premier games
On the 28th we have the "Battle of the Bridge" when we take on our very close friends Naenae in the Jack Trask Memorial game at Naenae Park. This will be a great opportunity for all Taita supporters to venture over the bridge and provide vocal support to Mark and the guys.

On the 5th of December I will be hosting the 'PAST PLAYERS DAY', when we take on Hutt Districts. If you are only able to get to the club rooms once or twice before Christmas, I encourage you to come down to the clubrooms on the 5th from early afternoon. 

"I would like to invite all past players and supporters to our past players day on Saturday the 5th of December, the bar and kitchen will be open all day. This will be a great opportunity for all past players and supporters to mingle for the first time in 2015/16 and support our premier team as we look to beat Hutt Districts
Dave Gillespie- President"

On Sunday the 13th we take on Wellington under 19's at Fraser Park, a great way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon having a few quiet beers on the balcony.

The last game before Christmas is against Easts again at Fraser Park.

Player Profile
Name: Sriram Krishnamurthy
Nickname and reason why: Cheeru, Twist (have twisted and broken my ankle 3 times)
Place of Birth: Chennai, India
Highest Honours: Tamilnadu
Most memorable game and why: Our school team winning our first tournament (Under 13) 
My favourite holiday destination is: Home in Chennai at the moment as I have been on the road for majority of the last 8 years
The best advice I've ever received is: Let your actions speak and earn the respect of others
My sporting hero is: Stephen Waugh
My non sporting hero is: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (former president of India)
When I was young I wanted to be: Cricketer
Biggest pest: Have not come across one yet at Taita
Favourite cricketer: Grew up idolizing a once in gen Indian line up of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S. Laxman and Anil Kumble
Interests/hobbies outside cricket: Movies, Music, Hiking and Squash
Favourite Bands: 
Favourite Movie: Cinderella Man
What is an interesting fact people do not know about you: I once used to run quick 

Subscriptions
A reminder to all two day players that your subscriptions are due, for those that have paid well done, for the balance please make payment via the bar or the club bank account ASAP

Non Playing Subscriptions

This season we are offering two non-playing membership subscriptions

1. Taitanium club, this membership provides free entry to the Taitanium lunch and bar specials throughout the season. The goal of this membership is to provide support to our future stars via the donations to the Robin Randell Trust fund. This membership is $80

2. Non Playing membership, this membership is $35 and enables you to partake in all club and social functions as a full member of our club

Sponsors
Taita Cricket would like to recognise all our sponsors for your support you have given the club over the season, your contribution and support has played a key role in the clubs success.

It is up to us all to support these sponsors 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

Chapelli's Eatery and Wine Bar
Taita Cricket is pleased to advise that Chapelli's is our new Bar partner. If you want to experience an authentic pizza straight from our Pizza Oven, select from our great lunch or dinner menus, or just come in and share a beer with a friend. Visit Steve at Chapelli's
http://www.chapellis.co.nz/

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 The Mall,
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 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/

Petone Physio
We are passionate about cricket and in this competitive environment will strive to help athletes to stay on top of their game. We would work primarily with the 1st team, but would be happy to see other club members if time allowed. Our role would include liaising with coaches, management and players to ensure that they received appropriate advice and management to help prevent and rehabilitate injuries. Players and management would benefit from receiving timely assessment and treatment, and advice on rehab timelines. Early intervention for injuries ensures less time out of the game.
https://www.facebook.com/petonephysio/?fref=ts