Fact Sheet
Twilight cricket is a form of social cricket that has long been established in other cities (e.g. Gisborne, Palmerston North, and Hamilton to name a few). Now in its sixth year of operation, Hutt Valley Twilight Cricket is a non-profit organisation which continues to promote this class of cricket for the benefit and enjoyment of the cricket player who, on the one hand, may wish to play more than just on Saturday or, conversely on the other hand, for the player who cannot afford the time for a full 40 over Saturday game and yet just wants to play socially. Below are a few facts outlining this form of cricket:
2002/2003 season
Starts 6th November 2002, finishes 26th February 2003
14 games scheduled plus a final between the top two teams
Trophies to be awarded on finals day
20 over cricket, 11 aside, 1 grade (8-10 teams per grade),
5.45pm evening start, Wednesday evenings
3 overs bowling maximum per player, batsmen retire at 30 runs
max. of 3 Saturday players from Intercity Senior grade or higher
Artificial wickets (Fraser, Te Whiti, Sladden, Naenae, and Delaney Parks)
Team entry $250 to be paid by Friday 6th December 2002, reducible to $180 if paid by Friday 22nd November 2002. A $50 deposit is required with your entry form by Friday 25th October 2002.
The opportunity is now yours to form a team. Please be aware that as ground availability is restricted that entries will be treated on a first come first served basis. If you are a single player looking to become part of a team we have a player register for this purpose for teams which are short of players to draw upon.
Contact Kevin Patterson for further enquiries, phone 566 0975 (evenings)
Some comments from teams which played during the 97/98 season:
"Why have a practise when you can play a game" - Peter Clark, 3E Taita
"Up till now in the Hutt Valley we have only had one day of cricket a week. Twilight cricket has improved that position 100%" - Mark Hammond, 2A Wainuiomata (1st place)
"Get to meet teams from other grades" - Ben Stickle, 2C Stokes Valley
"Only 2 of our team play Saturday cricket, yet we were competitive in what was a very sociable, relaxed cricket league" - Des Marshall, Valley Boys (3rd place)
"What can be better than spending a warm, relaxing summer evening outdoors" - Kevin Patterson, 3B Te Aroha (2nd place)
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