Canterbury Wizards

Canterbury Wizards

Infobox cricket team
county=Canterbury


oneday=Canterbury Wizards
coach=flagicon|South Africa David Owen Nosworthy
captain=flagicon|South Africa Kruger Van Wyk
founded=1864
ground=Queen Elizabeth II Park
capacity=20,000
fcdebutvs=Otago
fcdebutyr=1864
fcdebutvenue=Dunedin
website= [http://www.canterburycricket.org.nz Canterbury Wizards]

The Canterbury Wizards are a New Zealand first class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket and has been the most successful domestic team in New Zealand history. They compete in the State Championship first class competition, the State Shield domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 competition.

Honours

* Plunket Shield (9)1922-23, 1930-31, 1934-35, 1945-46, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959-60, 1964-65.

* Shell Trophy/State Championship (6)1975-76, 1983-84, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2007-08

* State Shield (13)1971-72, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1985-86, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2005-06.

* State Twenty20 (1)2005-06.

Grounds

Canterbury usually play their home matches at Hagley Oval or Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch; they formerly played at Jade Stadium.

2008-09 Contracted players

Players who received contracts for the Wizards for 2008/09 season [ [http://http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/content/statecricket/canterbury/landing.aspx Contracted Players for Canterbury 2008-09] , retrieved 12 September 2008] *Corey Anderson
*Todd Astle
*Hamish Bennett
*Leighton Burtt
*Andy Ellis
*Peter Fulton (Contacted to NZ Cricket)
*Brandon Hiini
*Johan Myburgh
*Michael Papps
*Iain Robertson
*Shanan Stewart
*Kruger Van Wyk

Notable former players

*Chris Harris
*Vaughan Brown
*Chris Cairns
*Murray Chapple
*Graham Dowling
*Stephen Fleming
*Lee Germon
*Dayle Hadlee
*Richard Hadlee
*Brian Hastings
*Rod Latham
*Tony MacGibbon
*Craig McMillan
*Chris Martin
*Dick Motz
*Mark Priest
*Keith Thomson
*John Ward
*Paul Wiseman

District Associations

Canterbury Cricket is composed of 6 District Associations : Christchurch, Canterbury Country, South Canterbury, Mid Canterbury, Buller, West Coast.

Christchurch Clubs

Burnside West CC, East Christchurch Shirley CC, Harewood CC,Lancaster Park Woolston CC, Marist CC, Old Boys Collegians CC, Parklands CC, Riccarton CC, St Albans CC, Sydenham CC, Halswell CC , Heathcote CC, Merivale Papanui CC, New Brighton CC, Richmond CC, Sumner CC, Southern Districts CC.

Records

*Highest ever team total: 777 vs Otago 1996/97
*Lowest ever team total: 25 vs Otago 1886/87
*Highest individual innings :Peter Fulton: 301* vs Auckland 2002/03
*Most appearances :Paul McEwan: 103
*Most runs :Paul McEwan: 5940
*Most wickets: Mark Priest: 290
*Most runs in a season :Gary Stead: 852 , 2000-01
*Most wickets in a season :Stephen Boock, 56

See Also List of New Zealand first-class cricket records

source: 2005 New Zealand Cricket Almanac (Wellington, Hodda Moa:2005)

References

External links

* [http://www.canterburycricket.org.nz Canterbury Wizards Official Website]


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