Poverty Bay Cricket Association

16/09/2026

🏏 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – CRICKET DEVELOPMENT ACTIVATOR

Poverty Bay Cricket Association is seeking Expressions of Interest for a Cricket Development Activator to help deliver cricket across schools and our community.

📅 Seasonal – Term 4 2026 & Term 1 2027
⏰ Approx. 15–20 hours per week
📍 Gisborne / Tairāwhiti

This is a hands-on role focused on delivering fun, engaging and inclusive cricket experiences for young people.

The role will include:
🏫 School cricket delivery
🏏 Junior & youth programmes
💙 Girls' cricket initiatives
🎉 Festivals & community programmes

You don't need to be a cricket expert!

We're looking for someone who is energetic, reliable, great with young people and keen to learn. Experience in coaching, sport, teaching, recreation or youth development would be an advantage, but isn't essential. Training and support will be provided.

Most hours will be during school hours, with some afternoon, evening or occasional weekend delivery.

🌱 Potential to grow
While initially seasonal, there may be opportunities for additional hours and responsibilities in the future as PBCA's programmes grow.

👉 Interested or do you know anyone interested?

Fill in form: https://forms.gle/hifbjZYkn4dAhyMHA

📅 EOIs close: 2 October 2026

Have Fun | Make Friends | Develop People

Form description Poverty Bay Cricket Association (PBCA) is seeking Expressions of Interest for a seasonal Cricket Development Activator to support cricket delivery across our schools and community. 🏏 Approx. 15–20 hours per week 📅 Term 4 2026 & Term 1 2027 📍 Gisborne / Tairāwhiti This is...

14/09/2026

🏏 Two days of cricket, learning and plenty of fun!

Check out some of the action! 🎥🏏💙

14/09/2026

🏏 A BIG THANK YOU! 💙

A huge thank you to Steve Young, Sachin Jayawardane and Jesse Ryder from NZCAL for sharing their time, knowledge and experience during our two-day cricket skills programme.

A special thank you to all the parents and caregivers who supported the programme by helping with the BBQ and providing lunches across both days. Your contribution was greatly appreciated and helped make the weekend possible.

Finally, well done to all the players who participated with such great energy and enthusiasm. We hope you had fun, developed your skills and took something valuable away from the experience!

18/08/2026

🏏 Y7–10 Girls Only Cricket Competition – We Want Your Feedback! 💙

Thanks to everyone who has already provided feedback for our upcoming Girls Only Competition!

The more feedback we receive, the better we can shape a competition that works for our players and helps us continue to grow and develop girls’ cricket across Poverty Bay.

If you haven’t had a chance yet, please complete our quick feedback form and let us know your preferred playing day:

👉 Y7–10 Girls Only Competition Feedbackhttps://forms.gle/X4bXPpvTHWWaauqm8

📅 Please complete by EOD Friday, 21 August.

We’ll schedule the competition based on the majority response, so your feedback really does help!

Thanks for taking the time to have your say. 🏏💙

We're currently planning our Year 7–10 Girls Cricket Competition for Term 4 and would love your feedback. This season we're looking to: Extend the competition to 6 weeks (instead of 4) to allow for wet weather postponements Play at Nelson Park where possible. Schedule the competition on the day th...

17/08/2026

🏏 OCTOBER HAWKE’S BAY TOURNAMENTs – EOI REMINDER

Kia ora everyone,

Thanks to everyone who has already completed the EOI for our October Hawke’s Bay Tournaments.

We have now registered and locked in two teams with Hawke’s Bay Cricket:

🔵 Poverty Bay Cavaliers – Year 11–13 Boys
📅 5–7 October 2026

🔵 Poverty Bay Colts – Year 9/10 Boys
📅 8–10 October 2026

We now need confirmation from all interested players ASAP.

📋 Please complete the EOI by EOD Wednesday, 19 August:
https://forms.gle/dVqbcmXDsb4szQmB6

📣 We are also aiming to hold a player and parent meeting next week to discuss the tournament, travel, costs and expectations. Meeting details will be confirmed tomorrow.

For more details email [email protected]

11/08/2026

🏏 Celebrating Service to Cricket 🏏

A huge congratulations to Ben O’Brien-Leaf and Jason Trowill on their continued service to our game through umpiring.

Umpires play such an important role in making cricket possible, and we’re incredibly grateful for the time, commitment and experience Ben and Jason continue to give back to the game. Extraordinary milestones from these two.

👏 Congratulations Ben and Jason, and thank you for your service to cricket!

Umpires Ben O'Brien-Leaf and Jason Trowill recognised for their contributions.

11/08/2026

🏏 Coach Development Opportunity 🏏

For any of our Poverty Bay coaches who may be heading across to Hamilton or are keen to make the trip, NDCA are running a Coach Development Workshop.

We know Hamilton is a fair hike from Gisborne, but wanted to share the opportunity for anyone who may be interested and available.

Check out the details below 👇

Apply now!

This course is aimed at coaches around the level of DA senior teams, premier club teams, school 1st XIs or MA age group teams.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and please note that places are limited. Registrations close 27 August. Course cost is $55.

Apply here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/gT8H3409hy

Need help or have questions? Email [email protected].

16/06/2026

Kia ora everyone,

The nominations for PBCA Committee are now closed.

07/06/2026

Kia ora everyone,

Just a friendly reminder that the PBCA AGM is just around the corner. See flyer for more details. Nominations for committee members CLOSES Monday 15 June (next week).

Nga mihi nui

17/05/2026

Congratulations to our Voucher Draw Winner, Reehan Kumar! 👏

Feedback from the season is invaluable as we continue to grow and improve the game across our community.

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the season review surveys and share their experiences, challenges, and ideas.

If you would like a copy of the findings/results report, please email [email protected]