Terms 1 and 4 (Summer)
The College Cricket Club is one of the oldest sports at school, with several Old Boys playing for New Zealand. Notable Old Boys include Tom Lowry (first New Zealand test captain) and John Wright.
Coaches are a mixture of College staff, external professionals and parents.
All practice takes place at the Christ’s College cricket ground in South Hagley Park, with the exception of a few teams who train in the artificial nets at College on Upper.
Year 9 teams play either full-day or afternoon cricket, depending on their grade. Other teams play T20 matches starting at 9am or 12.30pm. The top senior sides begin at 10.30am.
House cricket is played in Term 1 for seniors and Term 4 for juniors.
College cricket teams play in several traditional inter-school fixtures in New Zealand and Australia and have regular tours to the United Kingdom. The most recent tour to the UK was in April 2018.
Master-in-Charge: Stephen Dods – email hidden; JavaScript is required
Venue: Christ’s College Cricket Ground, South Hagley Park
Training: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
Uniform: College whites and cap
Recent Success
2022
- 1st XI wins Gillette Cup (NZSS Championship) for first time in school history
- 1st XI wins CMCA 1st XI Championship one-day and two-day titles
- 1st XI current holders of Heathcote Williams Shield (NZ schools trophy)
- Three players selected for Canterbury U19 team to play at National tournament
- Development XI wins CMCA Cup one-day title
2021
- College Colts wins NZCT regional tournament and finishes 3rd at National tournament in Palmerston North
- 1st XI wins CMCA 1st XI Championship one-day title
- 2nd XI wins CMCA Cup one-day title
- Development XI wins CMCA Bowl two-day title
2020
- 2nd XI and 3rd XI sides win two-day competition, and 3rd XI wins one-day competition
2019
- 1st XI Gillette Cup regional finalist
- Colts XI runner-up in the Vettori Shield Tournament
Cricket Coaching Staff
Andrew Levenger
1st XI Manager
Andrew Levenger
1st XI Manager
Andrew was a strike bowler, taking a best of eight for 52 and securing a 50-wicket haul in his final year at school. A back injury forced his retirement from the cut and thrust of club cricket in 2007. He has scored one century and taken the wickets of two test players – although they were both a little past their prime.
Following a fine season coaching the 9A Blacks to silverware in 2018, Andrew has moved up and continues to work his wonders as 1st XI manager.
Keryn Ambler
1st XI Coach
Keryn Ambler
1st XI Coach
Keryn Ambler has a lifelong passion for cricket – as a player, captain and coach.
In his youth, he played in representative age groups and for Canterbury A. More recently, he played 14 seasons of premier cricket with the Lancaster Park Cricket Club. Keryn was fortunate to play three seasons abroad – two in the UK, and one in the Netherlands – as a player/coach. He is Development Manager at Christchurch Metro Cricket.
Keryn has a Bachelor in Sport and Recreation Management, Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (PE and Health), and a NZ Cricket Level 2 coaching certificate.
He believes the key to successful coaching is not only about knowing the game technically and tactically, but also relating to each player, coaching them as individuals and drawing them together to create a unified team.
Ryan McCone
Cricket Coach
Ryan McCone
Cricket Coach
Ryan McCone has played for Canterbury and Central Districts in first-class cricket and is a five-time Plunket Shield champion.
The left-arm quick has had a great career since debuting for Canterbury in 2009, playing 53 first-class matches and taking 139 wickets at 33.61 with a best of 5–46 and, with the bat, averaging 17.32, scoring 953 runs, including a personal-best 102.
His list A career was also highly respected, with 40 matches, 55 wickets at 27.03, and 138 runs, with a high score of 52.
He also played 30 T20 matches, taking 21 wickets at 40.61, with his best bowling 2–22.
Ryan, who retired in 2019 from the game, has an honours degree in law and natural resource law, and works for Jacobs in project management.
He is still putting his cricketing knowledge to good use, coaching our senior squads in 2023.
Harry Chamberlain
Cricket Coach
Harry Chamberlain
Cricket Coach
Harry represented Canterbury Cricket, and has played Plunket Shield & Ford Trophy limited overs cricket. He has a personal best with the bat of 132.
Still involved in the Canterbury squad and playing for Canterbury A, he previously played overseas in England, Australia, Sri Lanka & India.
Harry is currently working for Dynasty Sport, South Island Relationship Manager.
A Christ’s College Old Boy, he played for the school’s 1st XI cricket team for four years, captaining it in 2013. Harry has fond memories of playing cricket at Christ’s College says it helped him develop as a cricketer. He wants to use his knowledge and experience to assist the Christ’s College cricket pathway programme and development of players.
Harry has a Bachelor in Marketing and Management.