Pick your clubs all time team.

[Smudge]

@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

1. Glenn Turner
2. Mark Richardson
3. Andrew Jones
4. Bert Sutcliffe
5. Ken Rutherford
6. Brendon McCullum
7. Nathan McCullum
8. John Bracewell
9. Martin Snedden
10. Neil Wagner
11. 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.

[Baron Silas Greenback]

@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

1. Glenn Turner
2. Mark Richardson
3. Andrew Jones
4. Bert Sutcliffe
5. Ken Rutherford
6. Brendon McCullum
7. Nathan McCullum
8. John Bracewell
9. Martin Snedden
10. Neil Wagner
11. 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?

[Smudge]

@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

1. Glenn Turner
2. Mark Richardson
3. Andrew Jones
4. Bert Sutcliffe
5. Ken Rutherford
6. Brendon McCullum
7. Nathan McCullum
8. John Bracewell
9. Martin Snedden
10. Neil Wagner
11. 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.

[Baron Silas Greenback]

@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

1. Glenn Turner
2. Mark Richardson
3. Andrew Jones
4. Bert Sutcliffe
5. Ken Rutherford
6. Brendon McCullum
7. Nathan McCullum
8. John Bracewell
9. Martin Snedden
10. Neil Wagner
11. 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.

[mariner4life]

@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)

[Baron Silas Greenback]

@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.

[mariner4life]

Is rotorua and te puke gone as well? There was that one amazing ground in rotorua, in a natural bowl. Great deck on it too.

[shark]

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.

[JK]

@dogmeat anything for the mighty cote?

[African Monkey]

@shark Yes they play at Condell Ave these days. Been there for a few years now.

[shark]

@African-Monkey said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

@shark Yes they play at Condell Ave these days. Been there for a few years now.

Thanks for clarifying. I thought I recalled a score update cross last year on Red n Black radio that had them at Lochee Rd, but I must have been deluded, or drunk, or severely hung.

[Baron Silas Greenback]

@mariner4life said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

Is rotorua and te puke gone as well? There was that one amazing ground in rotorua, in a natural bowl. Great deck on it too.

Te Puke.. I think has lost clubrooms as well.
Smallbone is awesome, but all the teams over there have changed. Hard to keep up. None of teams you played still exist

[mariner4life]

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

@mariner4life said in Pick your clubs all time team.:

Is rotorua and te puke gone as well? There was that one amazing ground in rotorua, in a natural bowl. Great deck on it too.

Te Puke.. I think has lost clubrooms as well.
Smallbone is awesome, but all the teams over there have changed. Hard to keep up. None of teams you played still exist

That's so strange to think

[Baron Silas Greenback]

@mariner4life Central folded, St Michael's folded, RBHS doesn't have a real cricket program. A team called Indians started up in B grade did well and to Prem grade, then changed to be Central Indians, some team called Geyser city us still knocking about. Taupo as well has a Prem team.
Things aren't as grim as I appear to be saying, the scene is still strong, very strong.

[mikey07]

@Canes4life Even though Tana was from my hometown he never actually played for Wainui so you can have him

[mikey07]

My Wainuiomata team

15.Josh Robertson Weepu
14.Uale Mai
13.Peter Umanga-Jenson
12.Thomas Umaga-Jenson
11.Jonah Lomu
10.Earl Va’a
9.Piri Weepu
8.Marvin Karawana
7.Gensis Mamea
6.Henry Stowers
5.Sharne Eru
4.Bevan Clark my mates lil bro absolute beast though
3.Justin Va’a
2.Deon Leolofi
1.Dave Va’a

[Bones]

This is tough! Or more likely my memory is crap.

HOBM Eagles.
15 Colin Sullivan
14 Chase Tiatia (or Bernie Fraser if we can go back to pre-amalgamation)
13 Misi Fata-Meafou
12
11 Hosea Gear
10 Jon Bentley
9 Piri Weepu
8 Doug Power
7 Semo Sititi
6 Gavin Hill
5 Jeremy Thrush
4
3
2 Elvis Taione
1

Eastbourne

4 Sam Lousi

[African Monkey]

@Daffy-Jaffy Geez we really are stacked with talent over the years aren't we? We could name quite a few sides and still be strong.

[mikey07]

@Bones You reckon we could get a game each out of Piri

[dogmeat]

@JK This is too hard. Be easier if I could pick leaguies

1 Ron Williams
2
3 James Afoa
4 Snow White (OK he was a LHP but he also played TH and Lock for the AB's)
5 Nick Williams (we are light on locks)
6
7
8 Pod Turner
9 Bryn Hall / Brett Craies
10
11 Richard Kapa
12
13 Marc Ellis
14 Karl Te Nana
15