First XI Cricket

Cricket First XI Success

Thursday 3 April 2025

To round off a successful sporting weekend for the College, the First XI picked up two important wins against Sacred Heart College on Thursday and Saint Kentigern on Saturday.

Thursday 27 March

Sacred Heart College First XI 140-10 (38.4 overs) 
Joel Gardner (Year 13, St John's) 3-27 off 8.4 overs, Aekkam Sarao (Year 12, Parnell) 3-9 off 9 overs

King’s First XI 141-5 (28.1 overs)
Tom Nelson (Year 13, Marsden) 37 (65), Oliver Kittle (Year 13, Parnell) 33 (28), Oscar Holt (Year 11, Parnell) 29* (29)

Result: King’s First XI win by 5 wickets

Saturday 29 March

St Kentigern First XI 180-10 (50 overs)
Joel Gardner 4-35 off 10 overs, Aekkam Sarao 3-34 off 10 overs

King’s First XI 181-7 (47.2 overs)
Varnan Pasupati (Year 13, Greenbank) 53* (62), Ed Mitchelson (Year 12, Marsden) 39 (50)

Result: King’s First XI win by 3 wickets

At the end of Term 1, the First XI sit third on the ladder with 5 games remaining, which will be played in Term 4, so all to play for later on in the year.

Old Collegian Success

On another positive note, former King's College First XI player Muhammed Abbas made his Black Caps one-day International debut on Saturday, entering the record books by smashing the fastest half century on debut.

Mark Chapman, another former King's First XI player, struck 132 off 111 balls, as the Black Caps beat Pakistan by 73 runs down in Napier.

Read the article here.