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BLIND CRICKET 2018 NZ A TEAM - Help us take on the Aussie States 1 at a time

  • ANNOUNCING THE 2018 NZ A CAPTAINCY TEAM

      17 July 2018

    With the announcement of the NZ A team it was also advised that at the conclusion of the most recent training camp we would make decision on the NZ A Blind Cricket Captain and Vice Captain.

    After some discussion it was felt that it would be more appropriate to appoint a Captaincy Team.

    The Captaincy Team is made up of 3 players who will share the roles of Captain and Vice Captain with at least 2 of the 3 Captaincy Team members named in the starting side of each game. The Captain and Vice will be appointed each game as required.

    With this in mind, we are please to advise that Matt Carter, Deacan Dunn and Marquele McCaskill have been appointed to the NZ A Blind Cricket Captaincy Team.

    Congratulations to these three players who have a range of skill, knowledge and experience between them.

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  • THANK YOU Z MANUREWA - supporting the NZBCA through Good in the Hood

      27 June 2018
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    #GoodInTheHood Community Giving is Z Energy’s way of giving back to local communities.

    We would like to thank the community of Z Manurewa (Alfriston Road) for our Good In The Hood donation of $1239 which will help us to continue growing the sport of Blind Cricket.

    Photo: Donna McCaskill (NZBCA Board Chair) with the Good in the Hood token at the event. In the background are other recipients and Z staff from the 17 stations owned by Kennerley Retail Investments.

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  • BLIND SPORT NEW ZEALAND HELPS FUND DEVELOPMENT CAMPS

      8 June 2018
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    Blind Sport New Zealand - BSNZ inc are a regular funder of Blind Cricket activities and events run by the NZBCA, and this time we want to acknowledge their grant to help with the costs of running Development Camps for our newer players.

    This funding will allow us to subsaidse the costs for athletes including travel and accommodation, not just for our NZ A Squad but also any new players wanting to continue developing before the start of our summer season.

    If you’re interested in showing your support if Blind Cricket in NZ either financially or in other ways, please contact us via email board@nzbcainc.co.nz

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  • NZBCA LAUNCHES THEIR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

      4 June 2018
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    With the announcement of our development squad the NZBCA are also excited to kick off our fundraising campaign with a generous donation from Rotorua Cricket Association for $1,000 towards our development project!

    This donation also sees us launch our Give-A-Little page for the development tour. You can make a donation to the full team or to an individual in the team by visiting the Give-A-Little page (https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/2018-nzbca-nz-a-aussie-tour#)

    Please note that players individual pages are still being added at the moment so if your chosen player for donation isn’t there yet - come back and visit the page again.

    Photo below is of James (NZBCA Vice Chair), Ross (NZBCA Board Member), Donna (NZBCA Board Chair) and Steven (RCA Chairman) as the NZBCA are presented with the $1,000 novelty cheque.

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  • ANNOUNCING THE NZ A BLIND CRICKET DEVELOPMENT SQUAD (from here on known as the NZ A Squad).

      4 June 2018

    The NZBCA are excited to announce our 2018 NZ A Squad. We have 2 selection options available:

    Full selection - a player who will be on the full tour

    Split selection - they will be there for 50% of the tour (either the first half or the second half)

    2018 NZ A SQUAD

    B1 - Kaye Kay-Smith (Paraparaumu)

    B1 - Ming Ming Edgar (Dargaville)

    B1 - Parveen Shankar (Auckland)

    B2 - Tordon Cruickshank (Invercargill)

    B2 - Karen Smith (Dunedin)

    B2 - Kirstie McLelland (Dunedin)

    B2 - Sophia Goslin (Temuka)

    B2 - Jack Schwenke (Auckland)/Arun Kasim (Auckland)

    B3 - Deacan Dunn (Auckland)

    B3 - Mark Flowerday (Christchurch)

    B3 - Marquele McCaskill (Auckland)

    B3 - Matt Carter (Auckland)

    B3 - Loren Harris (Christchurch)/Neroli Baird (Dunedin)

    B3 - Peter Behr (Raglan)/Sharlene Turner (Wellington)

    Head Coach - James Dunn (Auckland)

    Team Manager/Assistant Coach - Donna McCaskill (Auckland)

    One of the priority selection criteria for this Development side is that players must have 3 years or less of player experience as a Blind Cricketer at time of selection. We are pleased to have been able to have met this requirement with the majority of players selected in this squad.

    The squad will be travelling to Australia in November where they will be playing 4 States and a total of 12 matches over 2 weeks - a huge task for the seasoned cricketer and an amazing opportunity for these developing players.

    2018 NZ A v AUSTRALIA STATES TOUR SCHEDULE:

    Friday 2 November - Arrive in Melbourne

    Saturday 3 November - REST DAY

    Sunday 4 November - 2 x Games (v Vic)

    Monday 5 November - 1 x Game (v Vic)

    Tuesday 6 November - Arrive in Sydney

    Wednesday 7 November - REST DAY

    Thursday 8 November - 2 x Games (v NSW)

    Friday 9 November - 1 x Game (v NSW)

    Saturday 10 November - Arrive in Brisbane

    Sunday 11 November - 2 x Games (v QLD)

    Monday 12 November - 1 x Game (v QLD)

    Tuesday 13 November - REST DAY

    Wednesday 14 November - Arrive in Adelaide

    Thursday 15 November - REST DAY

    Friday 16 November - 1 x Game (v SA)

    Saturday 17 November - 2 x Games (v SA)

    Sunday 18 November - Travel to NZ

    It is intended to hold a minimum of one Squad camp a month between now and October to build on the developing skills and knowledge of these players while welcoming new players.

    For now, we thank those who put their names forward for selection, we congratulate those who have been selected, and we wish the NZ A team the best of luck in their training and on to their tour.

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