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Aquinas College Cricket Club

Welcome to the Aquinas College Cricket Club.

We aim to provide a fun, fair and safe cricketing environment where everyone develops their game and is keen to come back again next year. We also love to win. At Aquinas College we have quality coaches who are committed to building good individuals and strong teams.

All our coaches are trained and vetted as part of New Zealand Cricket’s programme of ensuring child safety.

Our parent community is an integral part of the junior club too and we rely on the contribution of parents to help us.

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Cricket is played at Aquinas College with Year 7 & 8’s playing in an Intermediate Competition, the Junior teams playing in a Western BOP Secondary Schools Competition, and our 1st and 2nd XI playing in the Mens Grade Competition.

Aquinas Cricket is an established club which is run by a committee of parents and staff.

Teacher in Charge: Mr Alan Syme
Phone: 543 2400
Email: asyme@aquinas.school.nz
Terms: 1 and 4

Registrations are now open for the 2022 Season!

NZ Cricket has changed the platform from CriqHQ to PlayHQ for all cricket in NZ. This includes scoring, registration and competitions. Please register on the appropriate link below based on age grades.
If your cricket player may be across teams please register in both categories e.g a Year 8 player who has/might want to play College grade. Therefore they would register in the Junior cricket link, and in the Youth cricket link.
Year 7 & 8 Cricket player registration (Junior cricket on PlayHQ)
College Cricket player registration  (Youth cricket on PlayHQ)
1st and 2nd XI Squad registration (Senior cricket on PlayHQ)
Some people have found these links to not work on mobile phones, but they work much better on a computer for some reason.

Registrations need to be received by Wednesday 21 September.

Subscription Fees:
The following fees are for Term 4 only. Players will be required to pay the fee for the ‘main’ team they are registered to play in for the majority of this term.
1st XI/2nd XI: $110.00
Juniors: $85.00
Intermediate: $70.00

Additional Fees: There would be additional fees if your child’s team competes at other tournaments/competitions.

 Uniform:
White long trousers for Intermediate and Junior Teams. Aquinas Blue trousers will be required for 1st XI and 2nd XI Squad members.
Aquinas College Polo Shirt (supplied)
Appropriate footwear
Students who still have sports gear from last year will not be allocated a uniform until these item/s are returned.
 
Equipment:
Aquinas Cricket Club provides some very basic equipment for students who do not have their own such as bats, pads and gloves. However, we do not provide personal protective equipment (e.g protective box).

 Practices:
Before school, Lunchtime or after school practices. This will be determined by the team your child plays for.

Summer 2021: Mental Skills Training
We are very fortunate to have secured the skills of Mental sports coach, Zane Winslade, who will be running 2 sessions for all Aquinas cricketers.

WHERE:   Aquinas School Foyer
WHEN:     2 sessions – 1st is Wednesday 27th February;   2nd is Wednesday 6th of March
TIME:       7pm till 8:30pm.

Cost:         $10 per session; Students please pay $10 at the door

The session will give each young athlete the key mental skills required to maintain consistent performance, deal with pressure and maintain poise and authenticity.

Cost of the programme is $10 per student per evening, with parents being free. Each student should have one parent present with them.

Some information about Zane Winslade: MA Sport Psychology, Grad. Dip. Teach, B.SPLS

‘I am a mental performance coach who specialises in helping athletes overcome obstacles and create plans so they can go forward and reach their potential and find that flow more often in sport.

My experience is enriched through a lifelong involvement in sport through coaching and teaching. Now, I work with a variety of athletes and teams in the Bay of Plenty, supporting them to develop the mental skills needed to help them excel in their Sport.

My specialities lie in preparing athletes for consistent performance under pressure, developing a flexible and optimal performance mindset for individuals and teams as well as helping athletes prepare with realistic plans dedicated to helping them achieve their dreams. ‘

Aquinas College appoints professional coach
The Aquinas Cricket Club have taken a big step forward this year and secured the coaching and playing services of an overseas coach.

He will coach all levels from Year 7 to Y13 and coach teams for their midweek interschool games. He will also play for the First X1 in senior reserve grade cricket on Saturdays.

Our player/coach is Tom Piddington, who is a 25 year old English player who plays for the Hadleigh Cricket Club in Suffolk.
Tom is a bowling all rounder who bowls right arm medium fast and bats in the top order anywhere from 1 to 6. He has represented Suffolk at development squad level.
He has an ECB Level 2 coaching qualification and has worked with both adults and children on an individual basis and has delivered holiday coaching programmes and summer camps for school groups.
He has previously filled a player/coach role in Melbourne and is keen to develop his game further as both a player and coach by taking up another off season role.

Tom arrives in NZ on 26th September and will stay until the end of March. He will stay with 4 Aquinas cricketing families over this period, and will accompany the First X1 on the Melbourne trip in January.

2017 Winter Training
Training for the start of the 2017/18 season is well underway. Currently, we have 30 kids involved on our Monday sessions. The boys have had excellent coaching with Dave Johnston (Kane Williamson’s coach), Brett Williamson (Kane’s Dad) and Gareth Hopkins (ex Black Cap and current coach of ND senior men’s T20 team) all offering their expertise.

The sessions provide our players with a technical cricket skills based programme aimed to provide them with a range of skills before the season starts proper.

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For many years we have been trying to best prepare our kids for the rigours of cricket, where their performance and fun in the game is optimized, while their risk of injury is minimized.

To do this we believe that our students need to training correctly, be informed about the latest developments in strength/conditioning and ensure that they have information around appropriate nutrition.

NUTRITION
Below are resources put together by the Millennium Institute around healthy healthy eating, hydration and recovery.

junior athlete

Good Eating for Cricket

hydration

sports recovery

 

Developing Movement Patterns and Pre Game Preparation: 

What are fundamental movement patterns of Cricket?
General • Locomotion • Manipulation • Stabilisation Specific • Squat • Lunge • Hinge • Push • Pull • Rotate/Twist • Brace in the Three areas of Fielding • Batting • Bowling

How can we develop Fundamental Movement Skills in our sessions? • Warm Up/Activation – Ensure that we are putting an emphasis on preparing for all future sessions. Preparing the Mind and the body for what comes next.

What does pre game/training preparation look like?

  • World’s Greatest Stretch

  • Single Leg Balance – Single Leg Good Morning Walk

  • Squat – Overhead plus duck walk Squat Mobilisers

  • & Duck Walk

  • Lunge – Overhead plus twist Lunge Walk

Source : Scott Wrenn Northern Districts Cricket 2017

  • Run Drills Butt Kicks, High Knees, Running Windmills, Dyna bands, Foam Rollers
  • Reaction Games, 5 Catch Stump, Slip Catches, Centipede Catches:
    Source : Matt Adsett

Key Information /Registration

Cricket is played at Aquinas College with Year 7 & 8’s playing in an Intermediate Competition, the Junior teams playing in a Western BOP Secondary Schools Competition, and our 1st and 2nd XI playing in the Mens Grade Competition.

Aquinas Cricket is an established club which is run by a committee of parents and staff.

Teacher in Charge: Mr Alan Syme
Phone: 543 2400
Email: asyme@aquinas.school.nz
Terms: 1 and 4

Registrations are now open for the 2022 Season!

NZ Cricket has changed the platform from CriqHQ to PlayHQ for all cricket in NZ. This includes scoring, registration and competitions. Please register on the appropriate link below based on age grades.
If your cricket player may be across teams please register in both categories e.g a Year 8 player who has/might want to play College grade. Therefore they would register in the Junior cricket link, and in the Youth cricket link.
Year 7 & 8 Cricket player registration (Junior cricket on PlayHQ)
College Cricket player registration  (Youth cricket on PlayHQ)
1st and 2nd XI Squad registration (Senior cricket on PlayHQ)
Some people have found these links to not work on mobile phones, but they work much better on a computer for some reason.

Registrations need to be received by Wednesday 21 September.

Subscription Fees:
The following fees are for Term 4 only. Players will be required to pay the fee for the ‘main’ team they are registered to play in for the majority of this term.
1st XI/2nd XI: $110.00
Juniors: $85.00
Intermediate: $70.00

Additional Fees: There would be additional fees if your child’s team competes at other tournaments/competitions.

 Uniform:
White long trousers for Intermediate and Junior Teams. Aquinas Blue trousers will be required for 1st XI and 2nd XI Squad members.
Aquinas College Polo Shirt (supplied)
Appropriate footwear
Students who still have sports gear from last year will not be allocated a uniform until these item/s are returned.
 
Equipment:
Aquinas Cricket Club provides some very basic equipment for students who do not have their own such as bats, pads and gloves. However, we do not provide personal protective equipment (e.g protective box).

 Practices:
Before school, Lunchtime or after school practices. This will be determined by the team your child plays for.

Latest News
Summer 2021: Mental Skills Training
We are very fortunate to have secured the skills of Mental sports coach, Zane Winslade, who will be running 2 sessions for all Aquinas cricketers.

WHERE:   Aquinas School Foyer
WHEN:     2 sessions – 1st is Wednesday 27th February;   2nd is Wednesday 6th of March
TIME:       7pm till 8:30pm.

Cost:         $10 per session; Students please pay $10 at the door

The session will give each young athlete the key mental skills required to maintain consistent performance, deal with pressure and maintain poise and authenticity.

Cost of the programme is $10 per student per evening, with parents being free. Each student should have one parent present with them.

Some information about Zane Winslade: MA Sport Psychology, Grad. Dip. Teach, B.SPLS

‘I am a mental performance coach who specialises in helping athletes overcome obstacles and create plans so they can go forward and reach their potential and find that flow more often in sport.

My experience is enriched through a lifelong involvement in sport through coaching and teaching. Now, I work with a variety of athletes and teams in the Bay of Plenty, supporting them to develop the mental skills needed to help them excel in their Sport.

My specialities lie in preparing athletes for consistent performance under pressure, developing a flexible and optimal performance mindset for individuals and teams as well as helping athletes prepare with realistic plans dedicated to helping them achieve their dreams. ‘

Aquinas College appoints professional coach
The Aquinas Cricket Club have taken a big step forward this year and secured the coaching and playing services of an overseas coach.

He will coach all levels from Year 7 to Y13 and coach teams for their midweek interschool games. He will also play for the First X1 in senior reserve grade cricket on Saturdays.

Our player/coach is Tom Piddington, who is a 25 year old English player who plays for the Hadleigh Cricket Club in Suffolk.
Tom is a bowling all rounder who bowls right arm medium fast and bats in the top order anywhere from 1 to 6. He has represented Suffolk at development squad level.
He has an ECB Level 2 coaching qualification and has worked with both adults and children on an individual basis and has delivered holiday coaching programmes and summer camps for school groups.
He has previously filled a player/coach role in Melbourne and is keen to develop his game further as both a player and coach by taking up another off season role.

Tom arrives in NZ on 26th September and will stay until the end of March. He will stay with 4 Aquinas cricketing families over this period, and will accompany the First X1 on the Melbourne trip in January.

2017 Winter Training
Training for the start of the 2017/18 season is well underway. Currently, we have 30 kids involved on our Monday sessions. The boys have had excellent coaching with Dave Johnston (Kane Williamson’s coach), Brett Williamson (Kane’s Dad) and Gareth Hopkins (ex Black Cap and current coach of ND senior men’s T20 team) all offering their expertise.

The sessions provide our players with a technical cricket skills based programme aimed to provide them with a range of skills before the season starts proper.

crciket 3
crciket 1
Resources

For many years we have been trying to best prepare our kids for the rigours of cricket, where their performance and fun in the game is optimized, while their risk of injury is minimized.

To do this we believe that our students need to training correctly, be informed about the latest developments in strength/conditioning and ensure that they have information around appropriate nutrition.

NUTRITION
Below are resources put together by the Millennium Institute around healthy healthy eating, hydration and recovery.

junior athlete

Good Eating for Cricket

hydration

sports recovery

 

Developing Movement Patterns and Pre Game Preparation: 

What are fundamental movement patterns of Cricket?
General • Locomotion • Manipulation • Stabilisation Specific • Squat • Lunge • Hinge • Push • Pull • Rotate/Twist • Brace in the Three areas of Fielding • Batting • Bowling

How can we develop Fundamental Movement Skills in our sessions? • Warm Up/Activation – Ensure that we are putting an emphasis on preparing for all future sessions. Preparing the Mind and the body for what comes next.

What does pre game/training preparation look like?

  • World’s Greatest Stretch

  • Single Leg Balance – Single Leg Good Morning Walk

  • Squat – Overhead plus duck walk Squat Mobilisers

  • & Duck Walk

  • Lunge – Overhead plus twist Lunge Walk

Source : Scott Wrenn Northern Districts Cricket 2017

  • Run Drills Butt Kicks, High Knees, Running Windmills, Dyna bands, Foam Rollers
  • Reaction Games, 5 Catch Stump, Slip Catches, Centipede Catches:
    Source : Matt Adsett

Teams and Draws
Club Calendar

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Aquinas College Cricket Club Honours Board

BATTING
BOWLING
OTHER RECORDS - as of 1st September 2021
BATTING

2019/20
Eli Banbury – 101* (Year 7/8)
Jordan Smith – 104* and 102

2018/19
Louise Robinson – 191
Fergus Lellman – 100*

2017/18
Toby Taylor  – 101 and 108* (2nd XI)
Tayte Marsh – 107 (Year 7/8)
Fergus Lellman – 116no (1st XI)

BOWLING
2020/21
Josh Tamblin  – 5/15

2019/20
Jordan Smith – 5/55
Toby Taylor – 5/22
Akuhata Ngatai-Chote – 5/23

2018/19
Ben Woodrow – 5/19

2017/18
Finn Dempsey – 5/32

OTHER RECORDS - as of 1st September 2021
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