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Knights clear at top of the table
March 8, 2010
The Northern Knights have extended their lead at the top of the Plunket Shield table after beating the Wellington Firebirds by nine wickets in less than three days. Wellington started the day on 101 for two but were still 106 run behind the Northern Knights after a shaky first innings of 193 let them down. Stephen Murdoch provided some resistance with a defiant 79 but went unsupported with opener Neal Parlane’s 76 the only other score of note as the Firebirds were all out for 248 in t...
Day 1: Knights trail by 54 runs with 9 wickets in hand
March 4, 2010
Day 1: Knights trail by 54 runs with 9 wickets in hand A six wicket haul by strike bowler Graeme Aldridge has the Northern Knights in the driver seat at the end of the first day of their Plunket Shield match against the Wellington Firebirds at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. The quick bowler ripped out both openers to have the Firebirds in early trouble at 18 for two before decimating the lower order to finish with six for 57. It is the second time Aldridge has bagged six wic...
PINK SHIRTS PROVE POPULAR
March 3, 2010
The famous pink shirts that were worn by the Northern Knights during the recently completed HRV Cup domestic Twenty20 competition proved popular on auction site TradeMe, with over $2000 going to The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF). As expected, the shirts worn by Daniel Vettori and Thillakaratne Dilshan were the most popular, with the shirts being sold for $810 and $715 respectively. David Cooper, Northern Districts Cricket CEO, smiles when he recalls mooting the idea ...
Coaches Blog
March 1, 2010
4 March 2010: I’m really proud of the whole Knights squad and staff. To win the One-Day competition in consecutive years so convincingly was really satisfying. We were all well aware that we needed to go and win the final rather than defend a title we won last season. We saved our best performances till when it counted; in finals week and that's all we can ask as coaches. We didn’t play very well on the same Colin Maiden Park pitch the week before the final against the Aces, but...
High scoring match ends in draw
February 28, 2010
A batsmen’s paradise at MainPower Oval saw the Plunket Shield match between the Canterbury Wizards and the Northern Knights end in a high scoring draw. A phenomenal 1,369 runs were scored over four days with just 17 wickets falling. The Wizards had first dig a put on 558 for five, thanks to 134 from Rob Nicol, 161 from Shannan Stewart and 112 from Dean Brownlie. But their target was well short with the two massive centuries from the Marshall twins pushing the Knights through to 726 b...
Watling, Williamson star as Knights defend One-Day crown
February 21, 2010
BJ Watling hit a century and Kane Williamson bagged five wickets to carry the Northern Knights to a 21 run win over the Auckland Aces in the Men’s One-Day final at Colin Maiden Park in Auckland. Watling struggled a little early on and was happy to sit back and watch fellow opener Daniel Flynn carve it up with the former BLACKCAP striking a fluent 59 from 58 deliveries. After ten overs the 24 year old international found his rhythm and subsequently started finding the boundary as he cr...
Pink Shirts Being Auctioned
February 19, 2010
The pink shirts, made famous by the Northern Knights during the recently completed HRV Cup domestic Twenty20 competition, are now being auctioned. To raise further funds for their official charity, New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation, each of the Northern Knights players have signed one of their actual playing shirts. They are now being auctioned via: The auction will run for just over seven days with bidding already underway. It is expected that Daniel Vettori and Thilkaratne Dilshan&rsqu...
One-day final preview
February 19, 2010
It will be the battle of the North Island neighbours when the Auckland Aces, HRV Cup runners up, host the one-day defending champions the Northern Knights for the domestic one-day title this Sunday. The last time the two teams squared off was during the preliminary finals last weekend. The Aces cruised to an emphatic victory over the Knights by eight wickets to secure a home final, but that was the only time the Aces have been victorious against their Northern counterparts this season. The ...
Grassroots cricket successes to be rewarded
February 18, 2010
The essential role of cricket volunteer initiative and innovation is to be acknowledged by the 2010 New Zealand Cricket Development Awards. The work undertaken at cricket's grass roots by clubs, schools and individuals is at the core of these annual awards.These awards, which have been going for three years, recognise excellence in the field of development across five categories. The categories include – Best Junior Cricket Initiative, Best Youth Cricket Initiative, Best Club...
Knights through to the final after 83 run win
February 17, 2010
In form batsman Kane Williamson struck a classy half century while Bradley Scott and Anton Devcich ripped through the Central Stags line up to propel the Northern Knights to an 83 run win and into the Men’s One-Day final against Auckland on Sunday. After being put into bat on a good track at Cobham Oval in Whangarei the Knights reached 284 for six off their 50 overs and then rolled the Central Stags for 201 in 43.5.Current One-Day MVP leader Williamson stroked his way to 84 from 98 and...