Ohoka Cricket Club

Welcome to the 2026-27 cricket season!!!

We are excited to announce that applications are open for the new Ohoka Cricket Club Scholarship for school leavers for 2027.

We are committed to helping youth players as they transition into adult cricket and the scholarship provides support towards study costs, cricket equipment thanks to Gray Nicholls, club membership and uniform and access to private 1-1 coaching. The scholarship runs until the end of the 2027-28 season.

Any players who wish to apply can do so by contacting us at [email protected] telling us about yourself, your cricket background and your study plans.

If you are not leaving school for another 12 months, but would be interested in the future, please also get in touch with [email protected]

The tertiary grant is not just for university studies but is to help the successful candidate move forward with their career choice.

Applications close 19th November.
Online scholarship registration form link:
https://www.sporty.co.nz/ohokacricket/ohoka-premiersenior-scholarship/scholarship

2026-27 Registrations Open

We are pleased to advise that registrations are now open for the 2026-27 season for junior and adult players.

Junior Cricket at Ohoka is all about fun, learning new skills, being part of a great club atmosphere, making friends, and enjoying the camaraderie of team sport. We welcome players of all ages and genders – whether your child is a beginner or already playing, we have a grade to suit from Smash Play for beginners to Section One for Year 7/8 players.

Follow the link to register;
https://www.playhq.com/new-zealand-cricket/register/806ae4

We also have a great variety of options for adult players from Premiers to social. Our Senior team are the defending Canterbury Country one-day champions and our Division 5 team also won titles last season. We will also have two Masters teams and Division 7

Premier and Senior Registrations
https://www.playhq.com/new-zealand-cricket/register/0fe65e

Masters, Division 4, North Canty/Chch Combined Registrations
https://www.playhq.com/new-zealand-cricket/register/34dfe3

Wills great mates down south have set up and amazing raffle with a local cricket brand RU. With the season just around the corner it’ll be great timing to win a cricket bat and some goodies.

$20 tickets

https://forms.gle/4ftTfiewe5ja7jxe7

Only 5 days to go until the RU Cricket bag raffle is drawn!

More importantly we’re almost at the our goal of $10k raised towards Will’s recovery. Now is as good of time as ever to get your tickets - supporting a great cause with an equally great prize.

Get your raffle tickets: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rtmkiLoq_lTOtYjJ7U6RO6-JWjMlnakoD2-jFDinvD4/edit?ts=6a57438d

Cricket season is on its way including the junior festivals. Have a look and sign up now!!!

CCCA Festival Information and Self Nomination Forms for the coming Summer are now live here: https://www.canterburycountrycricket.co.nz/play/underage-pathway-cricket/festival-cricket-202627

All the best Rhys Mariu 👏!!!

3 Canterbury Men selected for the upcoming tour of Australia with New Zealand A 👏

Our thoughts are with Will and the Hamilton family .

While on a short break from his UK cricket in Barcelona, Will suffered a serious diving accident, fracturing two vertebrae in his neck. He has since undergone emergency surgery and is now beginning what will be a long road to recovery.

As the accident happened overseas without travel insurance, Will and his family are facing significant medical costs. His club in England, Barby Cricket Club, has set up a fundraiser to help ease that burden.

If you’re in a position to help, any donation—big or small—would be greatly appreciated. If you can’t donate, simply sharing the fundraiser would mean a lot.

On behalf of everyone at Ohoka Cricket Club, we wish Will a full and speedy recovery. ❤️‍🩹 🏏

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/eWor8Pvl

Support Will Following His Accident in Barcelona Help raise funds towards Will’s emergency hospital and surgery costs in Barcelona following his accident.

🏏 MIDWINTER CRICKET TRAINING SESSIONS 🏏

Hi everyone! My name is DJ Lyons from the Ohoka Cricket Club and I'm excited to be running a 3-session Midwinter Cricket Training Programme starting on Saturday 28 June for Year 10 players, with Year 9 players also welcome depending on numbers.

📍 Venue: Hagley Training Centre

Over the three monthly sessions, I'll be working on:

🏏 Batting mindsets and techniques
🏏 Bowling mindsets and techniques
🏏 Building confidence and game awareness
🏏 Progressive skill development, with each session building on the previous one

📅 Session 1: Saturday 28 June
⏰ Time: TBC (likely 11:00am – 12:30pm)
💲 Cost: $45 per player, per session

Numbers will be limited to ensure quality coaching and individual attention.

👥 Current registrations: 3
👥 Maximum players: 12

These sessions are also being run as a fundraiser to help support my trip to the Over 40 Cricket World Cup, so I greatly appreciate the support from players and families.

If you're keen to improve your game over the winter months and learn in a small-group environment, I'd love to hear from you.

📧 Contact: [email protected]

Please get in touch to secure your place.

DJ Lyons

Junior Cricket Festival Dates for the 2026/27 Season.

2026/27 Canterbury Country Cricket tournament & festival dates are here!

A huge thank you to Property Brokers for their ongoing support of Canterbury Country Cricket and helping make these opportunities possible for our young cricketers 💙❤️

From Year 11/12 tournaments through to primary festivals, there’s plenty to look forward to this season

Self-nomination links will be released soon, so keep an eye on our page for details and get ready to put your name forward!

Congrats to our very own DJ Lyons, off to Guyana for the NZ over 40's World Cup!

New Zealand has named its squad to play in the IMC Over-40s World Cup in Guyana later this year.

There are plenty of new faces in the 15-man squad - 6 debutants in total - and some more experienced internationals, including 3 veterans of the previous World Cup in 2024.

Congratulations to all players named!

Stay tuned for further details.