New Zealand Cricket (Inc.) Annual Report

GROWTH of the gameSchool TournamentsNZC places a high priority on the development and growth of cricketin schools and, as part of its on-going commitment in this area,provides national tournaments for boys and girls at both secondaryand primary/intermediate levels.The Gillette Cup was set up in 1990, and since its inception hasbecome synonymous with secondary boys’ school cricket, making itone of the longest running competition/sponsorship arrangements insecondary school sport. Over 35 players have emerged through theGillette Cup finals to play First Class cricket with eight subsequentlygoing on to play for the BLACKCAPS.The national secondary school girls’ cup and national secondaryschool junior boys’ cup are competitions funded by the New ZealandCommunity Trust and continue to attract excellent support fromschools nationwide. The junior boys’ cup for Year 9/10 students wasplayed over the summer season, culminating in a finals tournamentplayed in Taupo in late March.Tournament winners were:Gillette Cup (Boys) (jointly won)Palmerston North Boys’ High School and King’s CollegeNew Zealand Community Trust Cup (Girls)New Plymouth Girls’ High SchoolNew Zealand Community Trust Cup (Boys) (jointly won)Christchurch Boys’ High School and Auckland Grammar SchoolMILO Cup (Boys)Bohally IntermediateMILO Shield (Girls)Havelock North Intermediate SchoolThe MILO Cup (boys) and MILO Shield (girls) competitions haveproven very popular with primary/intermediate students. Thenumber of schools participating continues to show good growth.15