The South Canterbury cricket team represents the

South Canterbury South Canterbury is the area of the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand bounded by the Rangitata River in the north and the Waitaki River (the border with the Otago Region) to the south. The Pacific Ocean and ridge of the Souther ...

region of New Zealand. It competes in the

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History

Cricket was probably first played in the region in the early 1860s. The Timaru Cricket Club was formed in 1864. A South Canterbury XXII captained by

Michael Godby Michael John Godby (29 September 1850 – 14 December 1923) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Canterbury between 1875 and 1881. Godby was born in England and educated at Winchester College. He went to ...

played the touring Australian team at Timaru Cricket Ground in January 1881; the Australians won easily. The South Canterbury Cricket Association was formed in 1893, and a competition contested by Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka and Timaru began in the 1893-94 season. South Canterbury continued to play occasional matches against touring teams, and began a regular series of matches against

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. In the match in February 1904 at

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Dick Dalgleish Richard William Dalgleish (1880 – 16 September 1955) was a New Zealand cricketer who played two matches of first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay in 1907 and 1908. Dick Dalgleish was born in Scotland, and his family moved to New Zealand in 1893. H ...

took seven wickets in each innings and Andrew Barron hit a

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to help South Canterbury to victory over Canterbury by seven wickets. South Canterbury were one of the eight teams that competed in the inaugural

in 1910–11. They have competed regularly since the 1960s. Their only title came in January 2000, when they beat Canterbury Country; their captain was Todd Elliotte, one of only four people to play 100 matches for South Canterbury. The senior clubs of the South Canterbury Cricket Association are Celtic, Geraldine, Pleasant Point, Star, Temuka, Timaru Boys High School, Timaru, Twizel and Waimate.

References

{{Reflist Cricket teams Cricket teams in New Zealand Cricket in Canterbury Sports organizations established in 1893