Cricket
Cricketers tune up for Samoa
Saturday 26 March 2011 | Published in Cricket
The Telecom Cook Islands national men’s cricket squad will be at Turangi today to take on a Rarotonga Club selection side in an encounter with a difference. This will be conducted in the popular Twenty/20 format, which is the format for the ICC EAP Division 2 trophy in Samoa early next month which will involve […]
Patia looks forward to Samoa cricket challenge
Saturday 26 March 2011 | Published in Cricket
Cook Islands Cricket is very excited at the appointment of one of its own local cricketing umpires, Koria Patia, who will be travelling to the ICC East Asia Pacific Division 2 trophy tournament in Samoa next Tuesday. Cook Islands Cricket general manager Alister Stevic says the decision to appoint Patia to officiate in the tournament […]
CI playing 'origin' cricket
Thursday 10 March 2011 | Published in Cricket
The Auckland Country of Origins 20-Twenty Cricket Tournament is well underway with around 10 teams including the Cook Islands vying to take out top honours. Formerly known as the Pacifica Cup, this competition has expanded to include teams from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have very strong cricketing backgrounds and are passionate […]
Mangaia cricket draws crowd and laughs
Friday 25 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
Weekly cricket matches on the outer island of Mangaia are drawing in the crowds and new players for a day of fun filled cricket and untold laughter. The second round of the Mangaia Cricket Competition saw Oneroa 2 take on the in-form Tamarua side. Batting first, Tamarua amassed 38 runs as Oneroa 2 exerted some […]
Mauke cricket comp enters final round
Thursday 24 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
The weather wasn’t the only thing heating up Mauke last Friday as the island’s men’s and women’s cricket teams blazed it up on the pitches. The women’s competition saw the Admin team take on the School team in what was a great game to watch. Batting first, School’s Teata Ateriano led the way with a […]
Mangaia launches new cricket season
Saturday 19 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
A new senior cricket competition debuted last Friday on the island of Mangaia. For many, it was welcoming back a sport that had not been played competitively on the island for over 20 years. And they definitely did this in style as four teams squared off in the first round. Oneroa put together 2 teams […]
Puaikura-Titikaveka win cricket league
Wednesday 16 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
As the sun rose last Saturday it was evident that the weather was definitely going to be hot just like the action at the BCI Stadium for the final day of play in the 2011 Turtles D League Cricket Competition. Te-Au-O-Tonga were facing a double header and first up was Ngatangiia-Matavera who were eager to […]
Mauke launches first cricket season
Tuesday 15 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
The much anticipated Mauke cricket season got under way last Friday with over 70 players putting all their training into action on the pitch. With four men’s and four women’s teams, there was definitely no shortage of action and fun at game time. In the women’s competition – Mauke School took on Telecom with both […]
Cricket finals
Saturday 12 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
With the weather wreaking havoc over the last two weekends, the Turtles Domestic League II competition will be looking for clear conditions today as the teams prepare to do battle in what will be the league finals. And there certainly has been no let up with training schedules as each team has been fine tuning […]
Cricket starts up in Mangaia
Friday 11 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
Mangaia school students competed in their first ANZ in Schools cricket tournament of the year with some with some exciting talent and skills seen by the outer island students. Cook Islands Cricket general manager Alister Stevic and junior development manager Shane Thompson visited the island last week to organise and run another successful ANZ tournament […]
Mauke cricket officials trained
Thursday 3 February 2011 | Published in Cricket
With the Mauke cricket season starting this Friday, the island will be keen to put their newly certified umpire, coaching and scoring skills to work. Junior development manager Shane Thompson visited Mauke last week and successfully ran a coaching course at Toianga sports field certifying 15 new coaches. They then headed to the classroom where […]
Youth cricketers take it to Mauke
Saturday 29 January 2011 | Published in Cricket
Enthusiastic youth cricketers have been sharing their love for the game and discovering that the outer islands have a wealth of cricketing talent. Matavera women’s cricket stars Bene Matapo and Amelia Moetaua have just returned to Rarotonga from their home island of Mauke where they ran three cricket courses. The talented cricketers were approached by […]
Junior cricketers show skills
Tuesday 25 January 2011 | Published in Cricket
The ANZ junior cricket season kicked off last week with the under 19 boys playing in an East versus West Twenty-20 showdown at Matavera. Western captain Tere Punua won the toss and elected to bat first. A strong Western batting line up soon had the runs flowing, scoring 142 from their 20 overs. Tom Wicks […]
Puaikura-Titikaveka lead cricket league
Tuesday 25 January 2011 | Published in Cricket
Another action packed day of cricket was seen on Saturday even though rain tried to interrupt the day’s two Turtles Domestic Cricket League II match ups. A concerted effort by hosts Puaikura-Titikaveka to cover the wicket meant that even with a delayed start there was no reduction in the number of overs. Winning the toss […]
Cricket honours its 90 officials
Tuesday 18 January 2011 | Published in Cricket
Rarotonga now has over 90 qualified cricket officials from umpires and coaches to scorers with 57 new officials awarded their certificates last week. A presentation of awards evening was held on Friday, January 14, at the Edgewater Resort and Spa for the newly qualified cricket scorers, umpires, coaches and managers. The evening included presentations by […]
Junior cricket ready to play
Saturday 15 January 2011 | Published in Cricket
Junior cricketers on Rarotonga are polishing up their game ahead of the ANZ Under 19 Junior Tournament this month. Under 19 boys will flex their cricketing muscles first when they take to the pitch on Wednesday, January 19, at the Matavera Cricket Grounds with games starting at 12pm. Not to be out done, the ANZ […]
20/20 cricket fires up today
Saturday 15 January 2011 | Published in Cricket
If the rain stays away today – the Matavera Cricket grounds will host a full-on day of action-packed cricket. The first two games of this year’s Turtles Domestic League II games will be played today and some top level cricket action is expected. The first game will start at 9 o’clock between the combined Ngatangiia-Matavera […]
Busy year for cricket umpires
Thursday 13 January 2011 | Published in Cricket
The first Cook Islands elite Motor Centre cricket umpires panel will be in for a busy and productive year. The umpires have officiated in the recent Telecom High Performance matches and are all set to go for the upcoming Turtles Domestic League II starting on January 15. The local umpires may also get the opportunity […]
Telecom HP cricket action on display
Thursday 23 December 2010 | Published in Cricket
Last Saturday saw some great Telecom High Performance action as the island’s top male and female Rarotonga cricketers took on the general manager’s selection teams. The teams included rising stars and experienced and strategically minded cricketers such as Steven ‘Moko’ Kavana, Hamish Weir, Apii Tangata, Chris Wicks and Terry Williams. Both general managers’ teams performed […]
Domestic league cricket is back
Wednesday 22 December 2010 | Published in Cricket
While the men’s regular club cricket season has come to an end there is plenty of cricketing entertainment and excitement on offer through January as the second instalment of the action packed Turtles Domestic League begins. The Turtles Domestic League was created at the end of the 2009 season as a pathway to international cricket […]