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'''Nelson cricket team''' is a [[cricket]] team representing the [[Nelson Region]] of [[New Zealand]]. It played [[first-class cricket]] from 1874 to 1891, and currently competes in the [[Hawke Cup]]. |
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==Playing history== |
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Cricket was first reported as being played in Nelson in the ''Nelson Examiner'' in March 1844, in a match between the Surveyors of the Land Company and Nelson.<ref>''Barclays World of Cricket'', 2nd edition, Collins Publishers, 1980, {{ISBN|0-00-216349-7}}, p90.</ref> Nelson as a representative team played interprovincial cricket as early as 1862,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/228/Other_Matches.html|title=Other Matches played by Nelson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 November 2011|archive-date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018204833/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/228/Other_Matches.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> later first playing first-class cricket in 1873-74 against [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]] at the [[Basin Reserve]], becoming the fifth team to play first-class cricket in New Zealand. This match is also notable for having ended in a tie, the eighth time this had happened and one of sixty occasions overall that a first-class match has ended in such a result.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1862.html|title=Wellington v Nelson, 1873/74|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref> |
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Over the coming seasons, Nelson averaged one first-class match a year, all but one of them against Wellington, before appearing in first-class cricket for a final time in 1891 against Wellington at [[Trafalgar Park, Nelson|Trafalgar Park]]. Nelson played 17 times in first-class cricket, winning nine and losing seven.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/228/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Nelson|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref> Nelson used three home grounds during this period, all of them in the city of [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]: [[Victory Square, Nelson|Victory Square]], the [[Botanical Gardens, Nelson|Botanical Gardens]] and Trafalgar Park. |
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The 17 matches were extremely low-scoring affairs. Only twice did a side reach 200, and on 40 occasions a side was dismissed for under 100. Nelson's highest team score was 238 at [[Basin Reserve|Wellington]] in 1880-81, when [[Louis Balmain]], in his only first-class match, top-scored with 40, having also top-scored with 50, Nelson's first individual fifty, in the first innings.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2430.html Wellington v Nelson 1880-81]</ref> Nelson's only other fifty was a 52 made by [[Andrew Percy Bennett|Andrew Bennett]] at Wellington in 1886-87.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3172.html Wellington v Nelson 1886-87]</ref> The best innings and match figures were 9 for 43 and 5 for 20 (14 for 63 in the match) by [[Thomas Eden (cricketer)|Thomas Eden]] in 1875-76.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1999.html Wellington v Nelson 1875-76]</ref> Bennett, in his only other first-class match, took 6 for 13 and 6 for 5 for Nelson in 1885-86.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3043.html Nelson v Wellington 1885-86]</ref> |
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The origin of the "[[Nelson (cricket)|Nelson]]" superstition in cricket is unknown. However, in both Nelson's first<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1862.html Wellington v Nelson 1873-74]</ref> and last<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3772.html Nelson v Wellington 1891-92]</ref> innings in first-class cricket they were dismissed for 111 – "Nelson". |
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==Current status== |
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Nelson today compete in the [[Hawke Cup]], which is played below first-class level. Nelson have won the competition several times, and hold the record for the longest period of holding the trophy, from December 1958 to February 1965.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Wayne|title=Nelson hold an esteemed place in annals of Hawke Cup history|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/89584637/nelson-hold-an-esteemed-place-in-annals-of-hawke-cup-cricket-history|access-date=23 February 2017|work=Nelson Mail|date=21 February 2017}}</ref> They also held the title from 1979 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 February 2012|last1=Martin |first1=Wayne |title=The allure of the Hawke |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/cricket/6447815/The-allure-of-the-Hawke |website=stuff.co.nz |access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref> |
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In 1963-64, defending their title against Waikato, Nelson made 632, a Hawke Cup record.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/123/123587.html | title = Nelson v Waikato 1963-64| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date = 2 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://photonews.org.nz/nelson/issue/NPN40_19640307/t1-body-d34.html| title = Record Hawke Cup Cricket Score| publisher = photonews.org.nz| access-date = 2 November 2017}}</ref> The record stood until Nelson beat it in 1983-84, when they scored 641 for seven defending their title against [[Taranaki cricket team|Taranaki]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nelson v Taranaki 1983-84|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/123/123678.html|website=CricketArchive|access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref> In their next match, in 1984-85, they beat it again, scoring 649 against Wairarapa. The record stood until [[Manawatu cricket team|Manawatu]] beat it with 650 all out in 1993-94.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nelson v Wairarapa 1984-85|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/123/123679.html|website=CricketArchive|access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Manawatu v South Canterbury 1993-94|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/123/123725.html|website=CricketArchive|access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref> |
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The Nelson Cricket Association relocated from Trafalgar Park to [[Saxton Oval]] in 2009. The Nelson Cricket Association forms part of the [[Central Districts cricket team]], which competes in first-class, [[List A cricket|List A]] and [[Twenty20]] domestic cricket competitions. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.nelsoncricket.org.nz/ Nelson Cricket Association] |
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*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/228/228.html Nelson] at CricketArchive |
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[[Category:Sport in Nelson, New Zealand]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 19 November 2023
Nelson cricket team is a cricket team representing the Nelson Region of New Zealand. It played first-class cricket from 1874 to 1891, and currently competes in the Hawke Cup.
Playing history
[edit]Cricket was first reported as being played in Nelson in the Nelson Examiner in March 1844, in a match between the Surveyors of the Land Company and Nelson.[1] Nelson as a representative team played interprovincial cricket as early as 1862,[2] later first playing first-class cricket in 1873-74 against Wellington at the Basin Reserve, becoming the fifth team to play first-class cricket in New Zealand. This match is also notable for having ended in a tie, the eighth time this had happened and one of sixty occasions overall that a first-class match has ended in such a result.[3]
Over the coming seasons, Nelson averaged one first-class match a year, all but one of them against Wellington, before appearing in first-class cricket for a final time in 1891 against Wellington at Trafalgar Park. Nelson played 17 times in first-class cricket, winning nine and losing seven.[4] Nelson used three home grounds during this period, all of them in the city of Nelson: Victory Square, the Botanical Gardens and Trafalgar Park.
The 17 matches were extremely low-scoring affairs. Only twice did a side reach 200, and on 40 occasions a side was dismissed for under 100. Nelson's highest team score was 238 at Wellington in 1880-81, when Louis Balmain, in his only first-class match, top-scored with 40, having also top-scored with 50, Nelson's first individual fifty, in the first innings.[5] Nelson's only other fifty was a 52 made by Andrew Bennett at Wellington in 1886-87.[6] The best innings and match figures were 9 for 43 and 5 for 20 (14 for 63 in the match) by Thomas Eden in 1875-76.[7] Bennett, in his only other first-class match, took 6 for 13 and 6 for 5 for Nelson in 1885-86.[8]
The origin of the "Nelson" superstition in cricket is unknown. However, in both Nelson's first[9] and last[10] innings in first-class cricket they were dismissed for 111 – "Nelson".
Current status
[edit]Nelson today compete in the Hawke Cup, which is played below first-class level. Nelson have won the competition several times, and hold the record for the longest period of holding the trophy, from December 1958 to February 1965.[11] They also held the title from 1979 to 1983.[12]
In 1963-64, defending their title against Waikato, Nelson made 632, a Hawke Cup record.[13][14] The record stood until Nelson beat it in 1983-84, when they scored 641 for seven defending their title against Taranaki.[15] In their next match, in 1984-85, they beat it again, scoring 649 against Wairarapa. The record stood until Manawatu beat it with 650 all out in 1993-94.[16][17]
The Nelson Cricket Association relocated from Trafalgar Park to Saxton Oval in 2009. The Nelson Cricket Association forms part of the Central Districts cricket team, which competes in first-class, List A and Twenty20 domestic cricket competitions.
References
[edit]- ^ Barclays World of Cricket, 2nd edition, Collins Publishers, 1980, ISBN 0-00-216349-7, p90.
- ^ "Other Matches played by Nelson". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Wellington v Nelson, 1873/74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Nelson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ Wellington v Nelson 1880-81
- ^ Wellington v Nelson 1886-87
- ^ Wellington v Nelson 1875-76
- ^ Nelson v Wellington 1885-86
- ^ Wellington v Nelson 1873-74
- ^ Nelson v Wellington 1891-92
- ^ Martin, Wayne (21 February 2017). "Nelson hold an esteemed place in annals of Hawke Cup history". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Martin, Wayne (20 February 2012). "The allure of the Hawke". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Nelson v Waikato 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Record Hawke Cup Cricket Score". photonews.org.nz. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Nelson v Taranaki 1983-84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Nelson v Wairarapa 1984-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Manawatu v South Canterbury 1993-94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Nelson Cricket Association
- Nelson at CricketArchive