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Calling Hamilton Cricket Players for a cricket holiday programme on Friday the 10th of April!

Want one more opportunity to play cricket and get in the nets before winter sports begin? Join our April end of season holiday programme this school holidays.

Rain or shine we'll be going ahead, so register now:
https://www.clutchcoaching.co.nz/holidayprogrammes

Clutch Academy Year 9 - Hawkes Bay Cricket Camp Summary

This week we'll recap each of the five Clutch Academy sides who attended the Hawkes Bay Cricket Camp earlier this month. Scroll to the bottom of the post to find out how your child can join a Clutch Academy side in January 2027.

Clutch Academy Year 9 Highlights:
- Jed scoring 100 (pictured below) in a game winning knock
- Learning lots from our defeats, and following each loss up with a good team victory
- Winning a low scoring final game (defending just 95 runs), showing belief and fight when

Below are some images from the week, as well as the scorecard summaries from each match.

Game 1: Clutch Academy 10/142 lost by 4 wickets vs Wellington College

Tamogna Degapudi 31 (78)
Alex Corin 29 (54)
Shane Murdoch 2/19 (6)
Jack Patten 2/20 (4)

Game 2: Clutch Academy 7/229 won by 76 runs vs Rodney Raiders

Jed Sanders-Edwards 103 (113)
Shane Murdoch 52 (133)
Blake Mackenzie 2/19 (5)
Cooper Wright 2/27 (7)

Game 3: Clutch Academy 4/85 won by 6 wickets vs Cornwall

A***n Dsouza 47 (35)
Tamogna Degapudi 18 (36)
Blake Mackenzie 3/6 (3)
Cooper Wright 2/11 (3)

Game 4: Clutch Academy 8/134 lost by 6 wickets vs Waitakare

Blake Mackenzie 50 (55)
Cooper Wright 41 (35)
Alex Corin 1/12 (3)
Jed Sanders-Edwards 1/18 (3)

Game 5: Clutch Academy 10/95 won by 22 runs vs Taradale

Braxton Popplewell 32 (51)
Blake Mackenzie 19 (41)
Jed Sanders-Edwards 3/7 (4)
Jack Patten 2/4 (2)

Well done to all members of this side on a successful campaign!

For new cricketers wanting to begin their Clutch Academy journey, sign ups are now open for the Term 1 Academy senior training programme (Year 9 - year 10.)

To register, or for more information visit: https://www.clutchcoaching.co.nz/seniorprogrammes

2027 Clutch Academy Riverbend sides will be finalised by July 1st 2026, and priority will be given to those who train weekly in the academy programme.