Based in sunny Blenheim, Marlborough Cricket wishes to appoint a full time Development Manager and a part time Development Officer who will help us to grow community participation across the region.  Our aim is to inspire a life-long love for the game, providing opportunities for all to have a go. If you have a passion for grassroot sports we would love to hear from you. We have technical cricket coaches to support the high performance/rep teams. The role will be focused primarily on growing the game with school age participants – you will need to be able to engage, lead and provide basic ..read more

Marlborough Cricket Association (MCA) is a forward thinking and innovative organisation responsible for delivering cricket in the District. The MCA Board consists of up to seven volunteer directors who are elected for a three-year term at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), following recommendation by an independent Board Appointments Panel. MCA and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) are committed to respecting diversity and encouraging inclusion. We support a diversity of different perspectives and backgrounds within the organisation and board. Underpinning this is our wholehearted commitment to deliver ..read more

Wairau were the big winners on finals day last Saturday taking out both the Div1 and Div2 trophies of the SBS Bank 40 over competition. Hunter Ruffell led Wairau to victory in the Div1 final taking 3-25 as Renwick were dismissed for 157 before hitting an unbeaten 60 to chase the total down with 15 overs to spare. Rikki Bovey (31), Piers Landon-Lane (46) and Richard O’Shaughnessy (33) all made starts for Renwick without pushing on to a significant score on a good batting pitch. The Div2 final was a closer affair with Wairau defending 186 to win by 17 runs. Josh Harris (75no) and Billy Hurren (3 ..read more

The PaknSave Marlborough Women’s side just missed out on claiming the Hiwa-i-te-rangi trophy on Sunday in a thrilling finish. Nelson captain and star batter Kate Gaging looked to be taking her team to victory until she was dismissed for 85 by Courtney Bowen leaving her team 8 wickets down and still 12 runs required. With 6 still needed from the final 6 balls Abigail Morris hit a 2 and a 4 to get her team home with 3 balls to spare. Bowen finished with 2-29 from her 8 overs while Eden Pettigrew (2-26), Stella Cornelius (2-26) and Eva Davey (2-27) all bowled well. Earlier Davey made 32 from 33 b ..read more

A busy season of representative cricket concludes this weekend with both the Men’s and Women’s sides in action on Sunday. The PaknSave Women’s side play their final game of the season at Horton Park as they take on Nelson at Horton Park for the Hiwa-i-te-rangi trophy. Meanwhile the Men’s team travel over the hill to take on Nelson at Saxton Oval for the Newman Shield. Games start at 11am with both teams hoping to finish their season on a high with a win. In the latest round of the SBS Bank 40 over Div1 competition Renwick earned a narrow win with 2 balls to spare to end Wairau Valley’s hopes o ..read more

It was a tough and winless weekend for a young Marlborough Senior Rep Men’s team over last weekend at the Central Districts Chapple Cup tournament in Palmerston North. The team bounced back from a 10 wicket loss to Whanganui on the first day with a much improved performance against Horowhenua Kapiti led by a century from player coach Andrew McCaa. He made 109 from 142 balls will supported by Matthew Stretch (32) and Luke Holdaway (30) before falling short by 43 runs. Day 3 saw the Marlborough side lose to local rivals Nelson. Sam Boyce (3-63) and Baxter Croad (3-45) were the pick of the bowler ..read more

The SBS Bank T20 Finals were played last Thursday and Friday evening at Horton Park with a good turnout of spectators enjoying some exciting games. On Thursday UCVC took out the 2nd grade Section A title by a single run from Celtic Green in a tense finish. Ollie Lawson (45 from 22 balls) took Celtic to the brink of victory needing 4 from the final ball before being run out attempting a 3rd run that would have forced a super over. Dan Campbell took 3-21 opening the bowling for UCVC while Bryn Cotching top scored with 23 in their 123 total which proved just enough. In the Section B final Renwick ..read more

WK Junior 4th grade returned last Saturday with games moved to artificial turf to beat the wet weather and some outstanding performances including: Lachie Cooney (44), Thomas Andrews (30), Oscar Duncan (29), Max Campbell (43), Vespa Duncan (2-16), Filippa Palm (24), Ned Bell (4-6), Dylan Wells (34), Tamati de Wildt (34), Reon Holdaway (50), Jayden Buckley (2-15), Julian Englefield (30), Fionn Heagney (50), Billy Hurren (61 & 3-19), Eddie Russell (59). Unfortunately all Friday evening cricket, including WK 5th grade, was washed out this week. This weekend sees the resumption of Harcourts Ki ..read more

WK Junior Cricket 4th and 5th grades resume this weekend and no doubt these players will be excited about getting back into action after weeks of backyard and beach cricket practice! Harcourts Kiwi Cricket re-starts a week later on Saturday 10th February at Lansdowne Park. New players can still register for any of our junior grades by contacting MCA Development Manager Eddie Swan on development@marlboroughcricket.co.nz Last Friday the PaknSave Marlborough Women’s side took on a strong Manawatu side in a T20 game at Horton Park. Megan Sandford (33) and Eden Pettigrew (34no) enabled a young Marl ..read more

This week our Year 11/12 Boys team travels to Napier for the Central Districts tournament taking place from Tuesday to Thursday. Best wishes to the team which is coached and managed by Eddie Swan and Wade Cornelius. PlayHQ links to the tournament games can be found on the MCA Facebook page. Matthew Stretch reached a significant milestone playing his 100th game for Marlborough last weekend. Unfortunately the Marlborough Senior Rep Men’s team suffered a 1st innings loss to Nelson and will need to bounce back quickly as they travel to Westport this weekend to take on Buller in the 2nd round of Ha ..read more