CANTERBURY WIZARDS

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The 'Canterbury Wizards' is a New Zealand first class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.
It has been the most successful domestic team in New Zealand history and have produced many fine New Zealand international cricketers including Sir Richard Hadlee,Stephen Fleming, Chris Cairns and Shane Bond to name a mere few . They compete in the State Championship first class competition, the State Shield domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 competition. They are the winners of the 2006 State Shield and State Twenty20 Cup. Canterbury usually play their home matches at Hagley Oval or Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, they formerly played at Jade Stadium.The side is currently coached by South African, David Owen Nosworthy.
Amongst the present players representing the New Zealand cricket team from Canterbury are Peter Fulton, Brendon McCullum, Shane Bond , Nathan Astle and Michael Papps . Chris Harris, Craig McMillan and Paul Wiseman have all featured for New Zealand in the past. Chris Cairns was also a Canterbury favourite, but finished his career for Canterbury in the 2006 State Shield final and played his last game for New Zealand in the Twenty20 international against the West Indies. Former stalwart Gary Stead also retired after the 2005-06 season.

Contents

Current contracted players

Christchurch Clubs

Competitions Won

Records

Links

Current contracted players

The following 12 players are contracted to the Wizards.^[1]

★ Chris Harris(captain)

★ Craig McMillan (vice-captain)

★ Todd Astle

★ Hamish Bennett

★ Leighton Burtt

★ Andy Ellis

★ Brandon Hiini

★ Iain Robertson

★ Richard Sherlock

★ Shanan Stewart

★ Kruger Van Wyk

★ Paul Wiseman

★ James Harris
In addition, the following players are on a central contract with New Zealand Cricket and played domestic matches for the Wizards last season:^[2]

★ Nathan Astle

★ Shane Bond

★ Peter Fulton

★ Brendon McCullum

★ Michael Papps
=District Associations=
Canterbury Cricket is comprised 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.

Competitions Won

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

★ 'State Championship' , formerly 'Shell Trophy' (5) Four-day domestic series
1975-76,1983-84,1993-94,1996-97,1997-98,

★ 'State Shield' , formerly 'Shell Cup' (9) One-day domestic series
1985-86,1991-2,1992-93,1993-4,1995-6,1996-7,1998-9,1999-00,2005-06

★ 'State Twenty20'(1)
2005-06
source : http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/NZ/HISTORY/

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 )

Links

★ Official website
'New Zealand Virtual Cricket Games'

★ State Virtual Cricket - New Zealand virtual Cricket game featuring Canterbury Wizards players.