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Vettori helps Knights rout Wizards
January 18, 2010
Daniel Vettori starred with the bat and the ball for the Northern Knights hitting 49 and taking three for 31 against the Canterbury Wizards at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Tillerkaratne Dilshan got the Northern innings off to a flyer with a brisk 28 from 17, including an impressive “dil-scoop” for six. The Sri Lankan international invented the unconventional shot that involves getting down on one knee and scooping the ball back over the wicketkeepers head. Vettori came in at thr...
Dynamic batsman arrived in style
January 16, 2010
Sri Lankan superstar Tillakaratne Dilshan barely had time to introduce himself to his new team-mates before he was thrust into action for the Northern Knights in yesterday's Twenty20 victory over the Wellington Firebirds. While it wasn't the perfect start for the 33-year-old – he scored only four runs – Knights fans can expect many a firework from the opener who is still enjoying a huge rise in his cricketing stocks. Dilshan arrived on to Mt Maunganui's Blake Park in star-fashio...
HRV Cup big stats!
January 15, 2010
Over 42,000 people have turned out to watch the inaugural HRV Cup Twenty20 competition during the first five rounds. They saw 139 sixes being smashed, 311 fours reaching the boundary, 261 wickets, 16 half centuries and one century scored. The Ross Taylor show You could say the HRV Cup has turned into the Ross Taylor show, with the BLACKCAP hitting the most sixes and fours during the first half of the competition. He has crunched 12 sixes and 20 fours in total and scored two half centuries;...
Dilshan, Vettori Jet In
January 14, 2010
Two superstars of world cricket jet into New Zealand and then head to Blake Park, Mount Maunganui for round six of the HRV Cup domestic Twenty20 tomorrow, Friday. Daniel Vettori returns from his one match stint for Queensland in Sydney and rejoins the Northern Knights having not missed a game and starring for Queensland in the one match. Thilkaratne Dilshan flies in from Bangladesh to join his adopted team just before play starts. Dilshan will make a dramatic entrance in a Bay Flight Intern...
Dashing Dilshan Keen to Meet His New Team
January 14, 2010
Northern Knights coach Grant Bradburn has no qualms about meeting his star import Thilkaratne Dilshan for the first time just before the team’s pivotal HRV Cup clash with the Firebirds on Friday. Dilshan is racing to New Zealand direct from representing Sri Lanka in the final of the Tri-Nation Tournament in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Assuming no delays, the helicopter ferrying him on the final leg of the journey is anticipated to land on the field at Blake Park at around 3.30pm, just 90 minute...
Outstanding individual bowling figures highlight of round one of at U17 tournament
January 13, 2010
NZ National U17 tournament, Harry Barker Reserve GisborneDay 1 & 2 – Tuesday 12 &13 January 2010 (two day matches) Northern Districts and Wellington notched up solid wins in round one of the National U17 tournament in Gisborne, with Canterbury coming out on top in a close encounter with Otago. Joe Carter struck 105 for Northern Districts as they set Auckland a target of 330. Bowler Chanse Persham then ripped through the Auckland line up, taking five for 17, to have them ...
Northern Knights Milestones Update 12/01/2010
January 12, 2010
Northern Knights Milestones after HRV Cup Match vs Canterbury Wizards Highest Score:BJ Arnel, 3 not outTG Southee 32 Record Partnerships: vs All Comers 9th wicket 37 TG Southee and BE Scott 10th wicket 18* BE Scott and BJ Arnel vs Canterbury 2nd wicket 25 B-J Watling and ME Parlane For more information contact:Grant Bradburn 021 724 839
Cumming sets up 10 run win
January 12, 2010
The Otago Volts, aided by a sterling knock of 56 not out from 32 balls by captain Craig Cumming, defeated the Northern Knights by 10 runs in the HRV Cup match at Queen's Park, Invercargill. Cumming and the in form Neil Broom rattled up 92 for the third wicket to set the visitors a challenging total of 160. Broom hit a brisk 41 from 37 but it was Cumming who supplied the fireworks, lashing six boundaries and three massive sixes. Only Daniel Vettori came out unscathed for the Knights with th...
Northern Knights Milestones Update 11/01/2010
January 11, 2010
Northern Knights Milestones after HRV Cup Match vs Central Stags Highest Score: TG Southee, 14 not out Best Bowling: BE Scott, 2 for 22 Record Partnerships: vs Central Districts 4th wicket 69 JAH Marshall and PD McGlashan 6th wicket 18 AP Devcich and JAF Yovich7th wicket 25 JAF Yovich and BP Martin For more information contact:Grant Bradburn 021 724 839
Knights snatch one wicket win
January 10, 2010
Northern Knights tail-enders Bradley Scott and Brent Arnel engineered an unlikely one wicket win over the Canterbury Wizards in the HRV Cup match at QEII Park in Christchurch. The Knights were in all sorts of trouble at 75 for eight in pursuit of 128 before some late heroics got them across the line. Needing 15 off the final over Scott and Arnel hit 11 off the first five leaving a boundary required off the final ball. Scott not only found the rope, he cleared to finish unbeaten on 20 ...