AUCC December Newsletter

Auckland University Cricket Club
POWERPLAY
december 2016
newsletter
Merry Christmas!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! With the
season nearly half way through we are
able to take some time and reflect on
a fantastic start to 2016/17. Our
Premier Men are currently sitting third
in the Hedley-Howarth Two Day
Competition, with Hareen Silva and
Finn Allen sitting 5th and 6th respectively
on the batting table. Our Premier
Women beat Papatoetoe to come
third in the Prichard Cup, first ton of
the season coming for Katie Gurrey
with a massive 179 not out. Our
Premier Reserve Men are sitting
second on the Limited Overs Competition.
Our U10 Churchill Park School
Demons are topping the Mini Hearts
comp and the U12 Diamonds are also
topping the table of the Junior Hearts
comp! Go girls!
Not always mentioned are our T20
League teams. The AUCC Flat Bush
Friends XI are sitting atop of the 1B
league, with the AUCC Mothriders not
far behind in 4th. It’s no surprise that
AUCC are dominating that grade
when 9 of the top 10 players in the
MVP are from the club!
Connor Ansell and Finn Allen went
down to First XI Nationals with St
Kentigern College. Only just missing
out on first place, both Connor and
Finn showed their class with the bat
taking out 3rd and 5th respectively in
the batting aggregate table, well
done boys!
Good luck to all our players representing
EDCA. Y11, 12 & 13 are nearly finished
whilst the Y7, 8, 9 & 10s are to play
after Christmas. We look forward to
seeing your results.
We’d like to take a moment to thank
everyone for their hard work so far
this season. We hope you have a
relaxing break with friends and family,
see you in the New Year!
For The Diary
– T20 Double Header at Eden Park
3rd January 2017
Hearts vs Blaze starting 10:30am
Aces vs Stags starting at 4:10pm
– Team Photos
Tuesday 14th February: Year 2, Year
4, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 & 10, Seniors
Wednesday 15th February: Year 3,
Year 5, Year 6, Girls and Premier
Women’s
– Rep team photos after each year
group, please wait after your Saturday
team photo for your rep team
photo.
– Quiz & Auction Night: March 11
Fundraising for the indoor net facitily

Join the Fingletoads for the trip of a lifetime! The Fingletoads are
touring the sandy shores of the Caribbean in 2017 in partnership
with club sponsor VSL for the Golden Oldies Festival of Cricket. The
tour will be kicking off in LA and Miami with fixtures against the
Hollywood Golden Oldies and the Miami Masters. From there it’s off
to The Caribbean starting in Barbados for 9 days of cricket and
leisure, delightful cuisine, tours and activities. This is a trip not to
miss out on!
For more information and full itinirary please email Dianne@govsl.com
Tour pricing: (Full tour)
Share Twin or Double: USD3,845.00 per person
Single: USD5,645.00
(Part tour) – joining the group on the Wednesday 3rd May:
Share Twin or Double: USD3,395.00 per person
Single: USD4,835.00
Congratulations Auckland U21s
Well done to Auckland U21 and AUCC players Jesse
Prasad and coach Vic Lind for taking out the Women’s
National U21 tournament this week. The team won the
tournament with a game to spare as they cleaned up
their opponents over the six days. There will be little rest
for this pair over the Christmas period as Lind will be
preparing for the next two rounds of the domestic
season start on the 27th, while Prasad will be in training
for the National U18 Women’s tournament to be held in
Wellington early January.
Well done to both, and all the best for the rest of the
season!
Around the grounds
Friday Night Cricket FUN!
Tons and Hauls
Wicket Bags
Rohan Tuteja (Premier Men) 11/103
Mudassir Mir (Kashmir XI) 7/17
Marco Williamson (Y4 Falcons) 6/2
Daniel Pluck (Y5 Raiders) 5/5
William Rawbone (Y5 Raiders) 5/6
Noel Smith (Y5 Reps) 5/10
Spencer Church (Y7A Thunder) 5/11
Connor Ansell (Reserve Men) 5/15
Mark Ward (Y8 Comets) 5/22
Jingesh Pathak (3B Rangers) 5/24
Thomas Hoffman (Senior C1) 5/35
100s
Katie Gurrey (Premier Women) 179*
Nicholas Hall (Senior C) 118