Last week, Auckland A came up against a strong Canterbury A side at Lloyd Elsmore Park in the side’s second Three-Day match of the summer. Batting first, Auckland were made to graft through the opening session. Graham Beghin (45) and Amit Dhadwal (33) stood up to a testing new-ball burst but, shortly after lunch, the hosts fell to 120/4. Jackson … Read More

The Men’s Auckland A side have been in action this week, taking two comprehensive victories over Wellington A at Cornwall Park. On Tuesday, Graeme Beghin led the way, hitting 6 fours and 3 sixes on his way to 94 off 101 balls. Beghin wasn’t alone in going past fifty, with Ryan Harrison (51) providing excellent support as the pair put … Read More

Girls U17 T20 Day Three Final: Central 126/7 (K Craig 68*) lost to Tuaraki Waitemata 127/7 by three wickets. Day Two Semifinal: Western 43/9 lost to Tuaraki Waitemata 45/3 by seven wickets. Semifinal: Manukau 135/5 (M Downes 40) lost to Central 136/8 (H Brook 40) by two wickets. Manukau 59/2 lost to Tuaraki Waitemata 61/2 by eight wickets. Central 80/1 … Read More

The Auckland U17 Boys side have returned from a challenging week-long tournament in Lincoln. Coach Jonny-Bassett-Graham said there was plenty to admire about the efforts of the group. “What was impressive was the boys’ willingness to keep fighting. That quality alone put the side in a position to potentially win a couple of games out of nowhere.” Bassett-Graham said despite … Read More

Men’s U19 Limited OversFinals Day Waitemata 140/9 (I Bird 39, K Minhas 3-32) lost to Central 144/5 (B Megson 58) by five wickets. Western 118 (E Reinecke 43, S Hosking 4-20, L Troughear 3-26) defeated Manukau 108 (L Smith 5-22) by ten runs. Day Four Manukau 146 (D Viljoen 34, L Flocchini 4-33) lost to Central 147/5 (D Gallage 77*) … Read More

The Auckland Men’s U19 team have had a tournament to remember in Lincoln, successfully defending their title at the National Tournament. Auckland went through the 50-over phase undefeated on the back of several memorable performances before winning two out of three T20s to finish ten points clear of Central Districts, the only side to have defeated Auckland during the tournament. … Read More

The Men’s A season has begun with a rain-affected draw against Northern Districts A at St Pauls Collegiate, Hamilton. ACES trio Ben Lister, Danru Ferns and Louis Delport took an opportunity to get overs under their belts on a shortened first day. Day two saw Delport (5-108) complete a marathon effort across 34 overs as Auckland came back into the … Read More

The Auckland Under-17 Boys’ team has won the national tournament in Lincoln with a comprehensive five-wicket win against Central Districts. After winning the toss and opting to bowl, the Auckland quicks produced tight lines and took early wickets – including Nikith Perera removing Sam Ferguson, the tournament’s top run-scorer, for zero. At 14/2 after six overs, Central rallied around number … Read More

Adithya Ashok has powered Auckland Under-17 Boys’ into the national tournament final against Central Districts with a phenomenal spell of bowling to spearhead a 151-run victory against Northern Districts. On an extremely hot day in Lincoln, Auckland won the toss and decided to bat first. The team again batted as a unit. While there were some wobbles at the top, … Read More