2026 Cricket Calendar

What/When

Length

Team/s

Additional costs

Detail and support required

January





21 January

v Lindisfarne

Kilbirnie Park, 11:00am

50-over

1st XI

Small cost

To be advised

22 January

v Wanderers

Kilbirnie Park, 12:00pm

40-over

1st XI


Wanderers are the game hosts

22 January

Y9 Trial

College nets


27 January

2nd Trial:

Invited Y9 players

Y10 players

9:00-10:30am



9:00-10:30am



Information will be sent to incoming Y9s inviting them to trial.

From there some players will be invited to a second trial, alongside Year 10s.


Parental coaching and management support required once teams are selected

25-27 January

Traditional*

v St Patrick’s

Silverstream at Silverstream

3-day match

1st XI

Small cost

Alternative years hosting

2025: Silverstream hosting 

31 January

Cricket begins

1st XI, 2nd XI, 3XI





February





7 February

Junior cricket begins

​​​​​​​SPC 1 & SPC 2





Mid February

Colts trials – if deemed necessary


Y9/10 Colts team


Details posted on noticeboard outside sports office

22-24 February

Traditional*

v St Bede’s, Kilbirnie Park

3-day match


1st XI


Colts

Home

There may be a small cost

Alternate years hosting

2026: SPC to host

Parents to supply food for morning and afternoon teas and help with food distribution.

There may be a conclusion to the Wanderers Cup competition in February. The team is likely to comprise mainly 2025 Colts players.

March





8-10 March

Traditional*

v Francis Douglas, New Plymouth

3-day


1st XI

Cost TBA. The team will stay together in accommodation and travel in vans. The cost will reflect this.


Alternate years hosting

2026: away


8 March

McMenamin Cup

Traditional*

v St Patrick’s Silverstream at Silverstream

Y9: 40 overs

Y10: 40 overs

2nd XI: 50 overs

9As,

Y10 and

2nd XI

There may be a food cost and/or bring a plate

2026: away



25-27 March

Hunt Cup

T20

1st XI

Small cost

Parent transport, scoring etc

October





Hawke’s Bay Cricket Camps

School holidays

50 over

Y10

Y11-13


TBD, depending on accommodation option

Details not confirmed.

The school may or may not enter school teams.

17 October

Cricket resumes for all, other than PYG and Prem Reserve grades.

No cricket over Labour Weekend

Hawke’s Bay Cricket Camps

Labour Weekend

40/50 over

Y9


TBD, depending on accommodation option

Team may choose to attend a Camp, at coach/parents discretion. Not arranged by the College, but Director of Sport to be consulted prior to entering under SPC banner.

One day during Labour weekend

v Rathkeale

50 over

1st XI

Parent transport

Always at Rathkeale


31 October

PYG and Prem Reserve grades resume cricket





November





Date TBA

Traditional*

v Palmerston North Boys High School

40 over

Colts

Small cost

Always at Palmerston North B.HS

If selection required, information to be provided

Parents provide transport

Wanderers Cup

Dates tba

110 over

Colts


Home or away fixtures.

Support with food required for home games

December





TBA





*Traditionals

  • Usually alternate year home/away format
  • When away, additional costs are associated with transport and accommodation. St Patrick’s is no longer a billeting school.
  • When hosting at home, a small cost may be associated with supplying lunch for both teams. Parental support required with baking for morning and afternoon teas, serving teas, and scoring
  • Parental transport often required​​​​​​​