​​​​​​Mandeville Social Twilight Cricket 2024-25 


Welcome to the Social Twilight Cricket competition held at Mandeville hosted by the Ohoka Cricket Club in conjunction with the Mandeville Sports Club. Twilight cricket is held every Tuesday night from late October/early November to mid March from 6-8pm.

Teams consist of 8 players in a format involving players batting in pairs for four overs each, with players losing 5 runs if they get out but still remain in batting until completion of their four overs. All players bowl 2 overs each. 

Register now with with Twilight Cricket Organising Group (Regan Finch, Stephen de Villiers) to ensure your spot!
Please ring Stephen 021921980 if you wish to enter a team.

The seasons fee will be $450 per team due by 1st November

Bank details 03-0674-0072158-00 reference your team name please.

Competition Points:
Win 4, Tie 2, Loss 1, Default 0, Bye 4 points (No result if rained out 2 points each)

Richard Ryan Memorial Trophy:
In memory of the late Richard Ryan (Stallion) who played twilight cricket at Mandeville from day 1 in the "Swannanoa Swingers (The Stallions)". The team holding this trophy will play for it each week with the winning team taking the trophy to their next game.

Teams in 2024/24

The All Stars (Brent Johnson) (winners of the 23/24 comp and holders of the Richard Ryan Trophy)
Match Fixers (Glen Waller)
The Wristy Strokers (Regan Finch)
Marauders (Pete Hatton)
Here for the Beer (Sam Spencer-Bower)
Frisky Rams (Jeff Jones)
Cops and Sloggers (Nathan Wilson)
Half-Cooked Swingers (new team in 24/25) (Mitch Pile)

Table 24/25 Season
Competition Points:
Win 4, Tie 2, Loss 1, Default 0, Bye 4 points (No result if rained out 2 points each)

If a team defaults a game they are deemed to have lost by 50 runs and get 0 points, the WBD team is deemed to have won by 50 runs and gets 4 points.

After Round 11


PositionTeamRuns DifferencePoints
1Match Fixers29637
2Here for the Beers17729
3Marauders9728
4PNP Frisky Rams-18025
5All Stars-2624
6Half Cooked Swingers-11315
7Wristy Strokers-11715
8Cops and Sloggers-13415



Fixtures 24/25 Season

Week 1
Tuesday 22 October
Field 2 - All Stars 113 Runs (4) vs Half Cooked Swingers 86 runs (1)
Field 3 - Match Fixers 128 runs (4) vs Marauders 89 runs (1)
Field 4 - Wristy Strokers 71 runs (1) vs PNP Frisky Rams 90 runs (4)
Field 5 - Here for the Beers 159 runs (4) vs Cops and Sloggers 107 runs (1)

Week 2 
Tuesday 29 October
Field 2 - Marauders 67 runs (1) vs All Stars 80 runs (4)
Field 3 - PNP Frisky Rams 105 runs (4) vs Half Cooked Swingers 80 runs (1)
Field 4 - Cops and Sloggers 115 runs (1) vs Match Fixers 130 runs (4)
Field 5 - Here for the Beers 151 runs (4) vs Wristy Strokers 147 (152 less 5 for Mankad) (1)

Week 3
Tuesday 5 November
Field 2 - Half Cooked Swingers 92 runs (2) vs Here for the Beers 92 runs (2)
Field 3 - Match Fixers 90 runs (4) vs Wristy Strokers 75 runs (1)
Field 4 - Marauders 77 runs (1) vs Cops and Sloggers 124 runs (4)
Field 5 - All Stars 135 (4) vs PNP Frisky Rams 49 runs (1)

No games
Tuesday 12 November

Week 4
Tuesday 19 November
Field 2 - Half Cooked Swingers 135 runs (4) vs Match Fixers 130 runs (1)
Field 3 - PNP Frisky Rams 84 runs (1) vs Here for the Beers 117 runs (4)
Field 4 - All Stars 85 runs (4) vs Cops and Sloggers 83 runs (1)
Field 5 - Wristy Strokers 167 runs (4) vs Marauders 124 runs (1)

Week 5 
Tuesday 26 November
Field 2 - All Stars 98 runs (1) vs Here for the Beers 104 runs (4)
Field 3 - Cops and Sloggers 106 runs (4) vs Wristy Strokers 105 runs (1)
Field 4 - Frisky Rams 93 runs (1) vs Match Fixers 151 runs (4)
Field 5 - Marauders 151 runs (4) vs Half Cooked Swingers 103 runs (1)

Week 6 
Tuesday 3 December
Field 2 - Half Cooked Swingers vs Cops and Sloggers
Field 3 - Match Fixers 120 runs (4) vs Here for the Beers 114 runs (1)
Field 4 - Wristy Strokers 142 runs (4) vs All Stars 127 runs (1)
Field 5 - PNP Frisky Rams 98 runs (1) vs Marauders 125 runs (4)

Week 7 
Tuesday 10 December
Field 2 - Cops and Sloggers 111 runs (0) vs PNP Frisky Rams 122 (4)
Field 3 - All Stars LBD (0) vs Match Fixers WBD (4)
Field 4 - Wristy Strokers vs Half Cooked Swingers
Field 5 - Here for the Beers 129 runs (1) vs Marauders 153 runs (4)

Week 8 - Christmas 8 over bash (each team will bowl 8 (10 ball) overs each player in the team bowls one over)
Tuesday 17 December - rained out (each team gets 2 points)
Field 2 - All Stars (2) vs Half Cooked Swingers (2)
Field 3 - Match Fixers (2) vs Marauders (2)
Field 4 - Wristy Strokers (2) vs PNP Frisky Rams (2)
Field 5 - Here for the Beers (2) vs Cops and Sloggers (2)

Week 9
Tuesday 21 January
Field 2 - Marauders 147 runs (4) vs All Stars 90 runs (1)
Field 3 - PNP Frisky Rams 76 runs (4) vs Half Cooked Swingers 72 runs (1)
Field 4 - Cops and Sloggers 92 runs (1) vs Match Fixers 144 runs (4)
Field 5 - Here for the Beers 211 runs (4)  vs Wristy Strokers 170 runs (1)

Week 10 
Tuesday 28 January
Field 2 - Half Cooked Swingers 94 runs (4) vs Here for the Beers 90 runs (1)
Field 3 - Match Fixers 138 runs (4) vs Wristy Strokers 90 runs (1)
Field 4 - Marauders 146 runs (4) vs Cops and Sloggers 106 runs (1)
Field 5 - All Stars 57 runs (1) vs PNP Frisky Rams 93 runs (4)

Week 11
Tuesday 4 February
Field 2 - Half Cooked Swingers 77 runs (1) vs Match Fixers 95 runs (4)
Field 3 - PNP Frisky Rams 45 runs (1) vs Here for the Beers 120 runs (4)
Field 4 - All Stars 127 runs (4) vs Cops and Sloggers 117 runs (1)
Field 5 - Wristy Strokers 103 runs (1) vs Marauders 150 runs (4)

Week 12
Tuesday 11 February
Field 2 - All Stars vs Here for the Beers
Field 3 - Cops and Sloggers vs Wristy Strokers
Field 4 - Frisky Rams vs Match Fixers
Field 5 - Marauders vs Half Cooked Swingers

Week 13 
Tuesday 18 February
Field 2 - Half Cooked Swingers vs Cops and Sloggers
Field 3 - Match Fixers vs Here for the Beers
Field 4 - Wristy Strokers vs All Stars
Field 5 - PNP Frisky Rams vs Marauders

Week 14 
Tuesday 25 February
Field 2 - Cops and Sloggers vs PNP Frisky Rams
Field 3 - All Stars vs Match Fixers
Field 4 - Wristy Strokers vs Half Cooked Swingers
Field 5 - Here for the Beers vs Marauders

Week 15 - Quarter Finals
Tuesday 4 March
Field 2 - QF 1 - 3 vs 6
Field 3 - QF2 - 1 vs 8
Field 4 - QF 3 - 2 vs 7
Field 5 - QF 4 - 4 vs 5

Week 16 - Semi Finals
Tuesday 11 March
Field 2 - Plate Semi 1 - Highest Placed Winner vs Lowest Placed Loser
Field 3 - Cup Semi 1 - Highest Placed Winner vs Lowest Placed Winner
Field 4 - Cup Semi 2 - 2nd Highest Placed Winner vs 3rd Highest Placed Winner
Field 5 - Plate Semi 2 - 2nd Highest Placed Loser vs 3rd Highest Placed Loser

Week 17 - Finals
Tuesday 18 March
6pm start Field 1 - Mandeville Twilight Cricket Cup Final - Winner Cup Semi 1 vs Winner Cup Semi 2

The following games will have a 5:30pm start so they can watch some of the Final
Field 3 - 3rd and 4th playoff - Loser Cup Semi 1 vs Loser Cup Semi 2
Field 4 - 5th and 6th Playoff - Winner Plate Semi 1 vs Winner Plate Semi 2
Field 5 - 7th and 8th Playoff - Loser Plate Semi 1 vs Loser Plate Semi 2