Pick your clubs all time team.
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Some past players from Takapuna:
ALL BLACKS
GAJ Burgess 1980-81 (2 matches, 1 test), SB Conn 1980 (1 match), GW Dowd 1991-92 (8 matches, 1 test), BP Larsen 1992-96 (40 matches, 17 tests), GM Osborne 1995-99 (29 matches, 19 tests), EJ Rush 1992-96 (29 matches, 9 tests), J Parsons 2014 + 2016 (2 tests), M Duffie 2017(2 matches) Karl Tu'inukaufe 2018 (current)
NORTH HARBOUR REPS
H Amosa 1991 (8 matches), MI Begbie 1987 (1), SC Bendall 1987-90 (12), S Biddles 2007-2008 (13), D Boland 1985 (2), LD Bone 1999 (3), KG Boroevich 1990-95 (17), GW Brunsdon 1986-88 (2), PR Cole 1991 (6), GS Davis 1996-99 (40), A Donald 2001 - 2006 (34), GW Dowd 1985-94 (106), C Eagle 1994-96 (11), J Elrick 2005-2013 (20), SB Eskrigge 1996 (8), IF Fa'alogo 2000 (1) PIP Feeney 1985-90 (66), M France 2008-2009 (20), RJ Fry 1987 (6), AJ Fulton 1997-99(17), D George 1992-98 (39), S Hall 1991 (6), RD Hartley 1986-88 (25), SE Kose 1990-91 (10), AC Larkin 1995-97 (26), B P Larsen 1991-97 (82), Z Lawrence 2004-2007 (26), PFH Leonard 1985-91 (40), MJ Lord 1999-00 (13), J Manihera (24), P Masani 1996-97 (6), MW Mills 1985-87 (25), CW Moors 1995-99 (11), S Neville 2010, 2017 (7), NM Ngapaku 1999 (2), MD Nichols 1985 (10), GM Osborne 1994-99 (53), SK Palmer 1992-97 (31), WJ Pivac 1986-87 (13), H Reid 2002-2003 (12), MP Roberts 1995-98 (7), DH Robson 2000 (1), CJ Rose 1998 (3), RB Rush 1995-96 (3), EJ Rush 1991-99(90), MC Ruth 1989-91 (9), C Smith 2007-2013 (55), JC Smith 1998-00 (7), C Thomas 1998 (1), J Tofa Va'a (9) 2015, BW Urlich 1998-00 (28), M Veale 2003-2005 (32), WCA Walker 1997-98 (7), HG Wallace 1999-00 (8), GL Walsh 1991-96 (55), DR Williams 1988-89 (12), PG Woods 1994-97 (41), B Wilson 2003-2011 (30) Wiggins 2015 (2)
CURRENT PLAYERS: James Parsons, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Bryn Gatland, Matt Duffie, Steven Misa
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@Daffy-Jaffy Petone updated:
- Ken Gray / Laurence Hullena
- Tim Mannix
- Neemia Tialata
- Inoke Afeake / James Blackwell
- Ross Filipo
- Brad Shields
- Martin Leslie / Ben Herring
- Andy Leslie
- Ian Stevens
- Simon Mannix / Lima Sopoaga / John Dougan
- Alex Telea
- Jason O'Halloran / Riky Flutey
- Tana Umaga / Vince Aso
- Mike Clamp / Karl Te Nana
- Alan Hewson
@Canes4life said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Daffy-Jaffy Petone updated:
8. Andy LeslieRodders was Petone, no?
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@Canes4life said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Daffy-Jaffy Petone updated:
8. Andy LeslieRodders was Petone, no?
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I can make a start at Glenmark, which is pretty impressive for a small country club.
1 Chris Earl
2 Stu Loe
3 Richard Loe
4 Graeme Higginson
5 Todd Blackadder
6 Andy Earl
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8 Alex Wyllie
9 Bruce Deans
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11 Craig Green
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13 Andy Jefferd
14 Scott Hamilton
15 Robbie Deans -
@Canes4life said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Daffy-Jaffy Petone updated:
8. Andy LeslieRodders was Petone, no?
@rotated he was a coach for a year or two but played for Wests Roosters.
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stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
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stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
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I can make a start at Glenmark, which is pretty impressive for a small country club.
1 Chris Earl
2 Stu Loe
3 Richard Loe
4 Graeme Higginson
5 Todd Blackadder
6 Andy Earl
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8 Alex Wyllie
9 Bruce Deans
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11 Craig Green
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13 Andy Jefferd
14 Scott Hamilton
15 Robbie Deans -
I wouldn't have the first clue where to start with Marist Albion. Very good side in the mid-to-late 90s though which included Tabai Matson, Steve Lancaster, Chris Hammett, Kevin Nepia and Angus Gardiner. Then from around 2000 Johnny Leo'o and Ben Blair. Maybe also Tala Kele in the 90s.
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stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
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@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
Bit light in the pace bowling department and Albion always was a little creative with their claims for these guys (Sutcliffe played 1 season for Albion and about 14 for North East Valley when he was in Dunedin) but yes, not bad. Proud to be an honorary vice president there.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
Bit light in the pace bowling department and Albion always was a little creative with their claims for these guys (Sutcliffe played 1 season for Albion and about 14 for North East Valley when he was in Dunedin) but yes, not bad. Proud to be an honorary vice president there.
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
Bit light in the pace bowling department and Albion always was a little creative with their claims for these guys (Sutcliffe played 1 season for Albion and about 14 for North East Valley when he was in Dunedin) but yes, not bad. Proud to be an honorary vice president there.
Good on you. Sounds like a club to be proud of., is it good socially?
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@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
Bit light in the pace bowling department and Albion always was a little creative with their claims for these guys (Sutcliffe played 1 season for Albion and about 14 for North East Valley when he was in Dunedin) but yes, not bad. Proud to be an honorary vice president there.
Good on you. Sounds like a club to be proud of., is it good socially?
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
Bit light in the pace bowling department and Albion always was a little creative with their claims for these guys (Sutcliffe played 1 season for Albion and about 14 for North East Valley when he was in Dunedin) but yes, not bad. Proud to be an honorary vice president there.
Good on you. Sounds like a club to be proud of., is it good socially?
It was. I'm in Wellington now and haven't played for ages. But the memorabilia in the club rooms is out of this world, thanks to the efforts of the late Warwick Larkins. There's a corner of the rooms set up to the club's triple-hundred scorers (Sutcliffe, Richardson, Turner, Rutherford, McCullum) and a stack of random shirts etc. I was club captain in the late 90s (despite being 19 when the drinking age was 20) & the fact we didn't have a liquor license at the time - something they avoided sorting for another 10 years or so - meant some of the drinks deals were incredibly stupid. But fun.
From what I hear, the culture is still very strong. I was on the committee again when I moved back down in 2012 until leaving in 2016 and when I did attend, the rooms were pretty full on a Saturday night.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
Bit light in the pace bowling department and Albion always was a little creative with their claims for these guys (Sutcliffe played 1 season for Albion and about 14 for North East Valley when he was in Dunedin) but yes, not bad. Proud to be an honorary vice president there.
Good on you. Sounds like a club to be proud of., is it good socially?
It was. I'm in Wellington now and haven't played for ages. But the memorabilia in the club rooms is out of this world, thanks to the efforts of the late Warwick Larkins. There's a corner of the rooms set up to the club's triple-hundred scorers (Sutcliffe, Richardson, Turner, Rutherford, McCullum) and a stack of random shirts etc. I was club captain in the late 90s (despite being 19 when the drinking age was 20) & the fact we didn't have a liquor license at the time - something they avoided sorting for another 10 years or so - meant some of the drinks deals were incredibly stupid. But fun.
From what I hear, the culture is still very strong. I was on the committee again when I moved back down in 2012 until leaving in 2016 and when I did attend, the rooms were pretty full on a Saturday night.
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
Bit light in the pace bowling department and Albion always was a little creative with their claims for these guys (Sutcliffe played 1 season for Albion and about 14 for North East Valley when he was in Dunedin) but yes, not bad. Proud to be an honorary vice president there.
Good on you. Sounds like a club to be proud of., is it good socially?
It was. I'm in Wellington now and haven't played for ages. But the memorabilia in the club rooms is out of this world, thanks to the efforts of the late Warwick Larkins. There's a corner of the rooms set up to the club's triple-hundred scorers (Sutcliffe, Richardson, Turner, Rutherford, McCullum) and a stack of random shirts etc. I was club captain in the late 90s (despite being 19 when the drinking age was 20) & the fact we didn't have a liquor license at the time - something they avoided sorting for another 10 years or so - meant some of the drinks deals were incredibly stupid. But fun.
From what I hear, the culture is still very strong. I was on the committee again when I moved back down in 2012 until leaving in 2016 and when I did attend, the rooms were pretty full on a Saturday night.
I love that stuff aye, Guys like you who are prepared to muck in and make a club actually tick are heroes without capes.
My old club was pretty good as well. Back in the 90's some of my fondest memories are drinking in the club and then taking a very short stroll into town for more. WBOP is currently blessed with a few guys who really step in junior cricket and the scene is very good.
In a sad development that I take ZERO pleasure in that my club is the only one in Tga with its own club rooms, not having proper club rooms kills a club IMO.WBOP cricket is ludicrously strong. So much talent coming through, so many current black caps and ND players. Many have moved to the area, but they still contribute. Junior cricket is run really well in these parts.
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@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Smudge said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
stepping away from rugby to cricket . . .
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin) First XI
- Glenn Turner
- Mark Richardson
- Andrew Jones
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Ken Rutherford
- Brendon McCullum
- Nathan McCullum
- John Bracewell
- Martin Snedden
- Neil Wagner
- Alexander Downes
12th man: Mark Craig.
Bloody hell, that is really impressive.
Bit light in the pace bowling department and Albion always was a little creative with their claims for these guys (Sutcliffe played 1 season for Albion and about 14 for North East Valley when he was in Dunedin) but yes, not bad. Proud to be an honorary vice president there.
Good on you. Sounds like a club to be proud of., is it good socially?
It was. I'm in Wellington now and haven't played for ages. But the memorabilia in the club rooms is out of this world, thanks to the efforts of the late Warwick Larkins. There's a corner of the rooms set up to the club's triple-hundred scorers (Sutcliffe, Richardson, Turner, Rutherford, McCullum) and a stack of random shirts etc. I was club captain in the late 90s (despite being 19 when the drinking age was 20) & the fact we didn't have a liquor license at the time - something they avoided sorting for another 10 years or so - meant some of the drinks deals were incredibly stupid. But fun.
From what I hear, the culture is still very strong. I was on the committee again when I moved back down in 2012 until leaving in 2016 and when I did attend, the rooms were pretty full on a Saturday night.
I love that stuff aye, Guys like you who are prepared to muck in and make a club actually tick are heroes without capes.
My old club was pretty good as well. Back in the 90's some of my fondest memories are drinking in the club and then taking a very short stroll into town for more. WBOP is currently blessed with a few guys who really step in junior cricket and the scene is very good.
In a sad development that I take ZERO pleasure in that my club is the only one in Tga with its own club rooms, not having proper club rooms kills a club IMO.WBOP cricket is ludicrously strong. So much talent coming through, so many current black caps and ND players. Many have moved to the area, but they still contribute. Junior cricket is run really well in these parts.
@Baron-Silas-Greenback is that true? What happened? When I was playing Baywide every one had a clubrooms, and most had nice grounds. It was why i loved it over Hamilton premier that was all played on one park (handily at the end of my street)
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback is that true? What happened? When I was playing Baywide every one had a clubrooms, and most had nice grounds. It was why i loved it over Hamilton premier that was all played on one park (handily at the end of my street)
@mariner4life said in Pick your clubs all time team.:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback is that true? What happened? When I was playing Baywide every one had a clubrooms, and most had nice grounds. It was why i loved it over Hamilton premier that was all played on one park (handily at the end of my street)
Yeah
Albion folded as a senior club, clubrooms went to Otumoetai Soccer
Mount clubrooms got bowled over for Bay oval, sharing with rugby club didn't go well, allegedly they didn't do a good job if working with rugby or council.
Greerton lost clubrooms to soccer
TBC never had clubrooms.
Otumoetai Cadets has nice clubrooms close to town with great ground and good grass wicket.I think that is most of them. The council is demanding multi tenants and that has screwed over cricket clubs, Cadets got lucky as they share with BOP referees association, and they are easy and non demanding, especially compared to dealing with soccer asshats who demand year round preference.
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Bloody clubrooms. Marist had rooms on Mandeville St in Riccarton when I was at school (unsure where the home ground was) and by the time I played for them from 1997, they'd amalgamated with Albion and were at Lochee Rd, Riccarton, on a site with several fields sharing facilities with The Riccarton Club whilst also having adjoining rooms of their own. This was a great set up, and we were able to walk to our sponsor pub on Blenheim Rd as well. Latterly all that set up somehow turned to shit and now they share a bowling club on Condell Ave, Bishopdale. Unsure if they play at the adjacent fields these days, but suspect still Lochee Rd.
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Bloody clubrooms. Marist had rooms on Mandeville St in Riccarton when I was at school (unsure where the home ground was) and by the time I played for them from 1997, they'd amalgamated with Albion and were at Lochee Rd, Riccarton, on a site with several fields sharing facilities with The Riccarton Club whilst also having adjoining rooms of their own. This was a great set up, and we were able to walk to our sponsor pub on Blenheim Rd as well. Latterly all that set up somehow turned to shit and now they share a bowling club on Condell Ave, Bishopdale. Unsure if they play at the adjacent fields these days, but suspect still Lochee Rd.
