Boys First XI Cup: Tournament History

Gillette Cup Results:

1990    
1st: Palmerston North Boys’ High School    
2nd: Otago Boys’ High School                
3rd: Auckland Grammar School                
4th: Matamata College
1991    
1st: St. Kentigern College
2nd: Otago Boys’ High School
3rd: Matamata College
4th: Napier Boys’ High School
1992
1st: Otago Boys’ High School    
2nd: Wanganui Collegiate School            
3rd: St. Kentigern College        
4th: Wellington College    
1993    
1st: Otago Boys’ High School    
2nd: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
3rd: King’s College
4th: Hamilton Boys’ High School
1994
1st: Whangarei Boys’ High School
2nd: Marlborough Boys’ College    
3rd: Palmerston North Boys’ High School    
4th: New Plymouth Boys’ High School
1995    
1st: Wanganui Collegiate School
2nd: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
3rd: St. Kentigern College
4th: Southland Boys’ High School
1996
1st: St. Patrick’s College (Silverstream)
2nd: Wanganui Collegiate School    
3rd: Whangarei Boys’ High School
4th: Otago Boys’ High School    
1997    
1st: Wanganui Collegiate School
2nd: King’s College
3rd: Christchurch Boys’ High School
4th: Rathkeale College
1998
1st: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
2nd: Christchurch Boys’ High School
3rd: St. Paul’s Collegiate
4th: King’s College
1999    
1st=: King’s College
1st=: Christchurch Boys’ High School
3rd=: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
3rd=: New Plymouth Boys’ High School
2000
1st: Auckland Grammar School    
2nd: Palmerston North High School
3rd: Wanganui Collegiate School
4th: Kings High School    
2001    
1st: Wellington College    
2nd: Kelston Boys’ High School
3rd: St Pauls Collegiate 
4th: Otago Boys’ High School
2002
1st: Hamilton Boys’ High School    
2nd: Wanganui Collegiate School
3rd: Kelston Boys’ High School
4th: Southland Boys’ High School
2003    
1st: Hamilton Boys’ High School
2nd: King’s College
3rd: Otago Boys’ High School
4th: Wanganui Collegiate School
2004
1st=: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
1st=: King’s College
3rd=: Christchurch Boys’ High School
3rd=: St Paul’s Collegiate
2005    
1st=: Christchurch Boys’ High School
1st=:Tauranga Boys’ College 
3rd=: Howick College
3rd=: Rathkeale College
2006
1st=: Christchurch Boys’ High School 
1st=: King’s College
3rd=: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
3rd=: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
5th=: Otago Boys’ High School
5th=: St Patrick’s College
7th=: Hamilton Boys’ High School
7th=: Rathkeale College    
2007
1st: Christchurch Boys’ High School
2nd: Westlake Boys’ High School
3rd: Tauranga Boys’ College
4th: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
5th: Wellington College
6th: Hamilton Boys’ High School
7th: Wanganui Collegiate
8th: Kavanagh College
2008
1st: Hamilton Boys’ High School
2nd: Westlake Boys’ High School
3rd: Tauranga Boys’ College
4th: Wellington College
5th: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
6th: Wanganui Collegiate
7th: St Bede’s College
8th: Otago Boys’ High School
2009
1st: Christchurch Boys’ High School
2nd: Hamilton Boys’ High School
3rd: Westlake Boys’ High School
4th: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
5th: Otago Boys’ High School
6th: Whangarei Boys’ High School
7th: Whangarei Boys’ High School
8th: St Patricks College (Silverstream)
2010
1st: Kings College
2nd: Christchurch Boys’ High School    
3rd: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
4th: Hamilton Boys’ High School
5th: John McGlashan College
6th: Hutt International Boys’ School
2011
1st: Kings College
2nd: Christs College
3rd: Otago Boys’ High School
4th: Hutt International Boys’ School
5th: Tauranga Boys’ College
6th: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
2012
1st: Christchurch Boys’ High School
2nd: Kings College    
3rd: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
4th: St Peters School
5th: Hutt Valley High School    
6th: Otago Boys’ High School    
2013
1st: Christchurch Boys’ High School    
2nd: Mt. Albert Grammar School
3rd: Lindisfarne College
4th: Scots College
5th: Otago Boys’ High School
6th: Whangarei Boys’ High School
2014
1st: Christchurch Boys’ High School
2nd: Kings College    
3rd: Hutt International Boys’ School
4th: St Paul’s Collegiate
5th: Nelson College    
6th: King’s High School

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary School Boys First XI Cup

2015
1st: Hutt International Boys’ School    
2nd: Westlake Boys’ High School    
3rd: Christchurch Boys’ High School
4th: Hamilton Boys’ High School
5th: Otago Boys’ High School        
6th: Palmerston North Boys’ High School
2016
1st: Christchurch Boys’ High School    
2nd: St Kentigern College
3rd: Otago Boys’ High School
4th: Hamilton Boys’ High School
5th: Nelson College
6th: Hutt International Boys’ School
2017
1st: Christchurch Boys’ High School    
2nd: Rosmini College
3rd: Tauranga Boys’ College
4th: Otago Boys’ High School
5th: Palmerston North Boys’ High School        
6th: Hutt International Boys’ School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gillette Cup

2018
1st: Wellington College    
2nd: Christchurch Boy’s High School    
3rd: King’s College
4th: Hamilton Boys' High School
5th: Palmerston North Boys’ High School        
6th: King’s High School
2019
1st: St Andrew’s College    
2nd: Hamilton Boys' High School
3rd: Wellington College
4th: Lindisfarne College
5th: Rosmini College
6th: Otago Boys' High School
2020
1st: Christchurch Boys' High School    
2nd: Wellington College     
3rd: New Plymouth Boys' High School
4th: Hamilton Boys' High School
5th: Westlake Boys' High School     
6th: Otago Boys' High School
2021
Tournament not held due to Covid-19 restrictions. 

2022

1st: Christ's College
2nd: Tauranga Boys' College     
3rd: Napier Boys' High School
4th: Hutt International Boys' School
5th: Otago Boys' High School 
6th: Mount Albert Grammar School

2023

1st: Christchurch Boys' High School
2nd: Westlake Boys' High School
3rd: Palmerstong North Boys' High School
4th: Wellington College
5th: Otago Boys' High School 
6th: St Peter's Cambridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close Victories
2015 – Hutt International Boys’ School beat Christchurch Boys’ High School in a super over
2007 – Wanganui Collegiate tied with Kavanagh College but won because lost less wickets
1991 – Matamata College defeated St Kentigern College by one run
1996 – St Patrick’s College (Silverstream) defeated Wanganui CS by one run
2019 – Wellington College defeated Linisfarne College by one run
2014 – Christchurch Boys’ High School beat Hutt International Boys’ School by two runs
2000 – Auckland Grammar School defeated King’s High School by two runs
2003 – Hamilton Boys’ High School defeated Otago Boys’ High School by two runs
2016 – Christchurch Boys’ High School defeated St. Kentigern College by two runs
2004 – Palmerston North Boys’ High School beat Christchurch Boys’ High School by two runs
1990 - Palmerston North Boys’ High School beat Auckland Grammar School by one wicket
1994 – Whangarei Boys’ High School beat New Plymouth Boys’ High School by one wicket
2000 – Palmerston North Boys’ High School defeated King’s High School by one wicket
2003 – Otago Boys’ High School defeated Wanganui Collegiate by one wicket

Large Victories
10 wickets    
2016 - St. Kentigern College (171/0) beat Hamilton Boys’ High School (168/10)      
2004 - Palmerston North Boys’ High School (114/0) v St Paul’s Collegiate (113) 
2014 - Christchurch Boys’ High School (90/0) beat King’s High School (89/1) 

9 wickets    
2006 - King’s College (91/1) defeated Tauranga Boys’ College (89) 
2008 - Westlake Boys’ High School defeated Wanganui Collegiate 
2008 - Wellington College defeated Hamilton Boys’ High School 
2014 - King’s College (85/1) defeated King’s High School (84)  
2023 - Christchurch Boys' High School (249/1) defeated Wellington College (245/9) 

2023 - 236 runs - Westlake Boys’ High School (325/10) beat St Peter's Cambridge (89/10)
2007 - 230 runs - Christchurch Boys’ High School (342/7) beat Wanganui Collegiate (112)
2006 - 200 runs - Christchurch Boys’ High School (277/6) beat St Patrick’s College (77)
2008 - 190 runs - Hamilton Boys’ High School defeated Otago Boys’ High School
2007 - 187 runs - Hamilton Boys’ High School (355/6) defeated Kavanagh College (168)
2014 - 179 runs - Hutt International Boys’ School (272) defeated King’s High School (93)
2019 - 174 runs - St Andrew’s College (276/8) beat Hamilton Boys’ High School (102/10)
2019 - 173 runs - St Andrew’s College (302/8) defeated Rosmini College (129/10)
2015 - 168 runs - Otago Boys’ High School (273) beat Palmerston North Boys’ High (105)
2019 - 167 runs - St Andrew’s College (302/6) beat Otago Boys’ High School (135/10)
2019 - 162 runs - Wellington College (363/8) defeated Otago Boys’ High School (201/10)
1997 - 156 runs - King’s College (243/8) defeated Rathkeale College (87)
2013 - 155 runs - Christchurch Boys’ High School (286/7) defeated Scots College (131)
2016 - 147 runs - Otago Boys’ High School (295/6) defeated Nelson College (148/10)

Match Records
Highest team total – 363/8 Wellington College v Otago Boys’ High School 201/10 - 2019
Highest chasing total to win – 295/7 Wellington College v Lindisfarne College 294 - 2019
Highest chasing total to lose – 302/9 Westlake Boys’ High School v Wellington College 303/7 - 2020
Highest match aggregate – 667 Wellington College 339/9 v Otago boys High School 328/8 - 2020
Record Partnership – 202 (5th wicket) between Simon Hickey & Michael Haddleton  (Kings College) - 2011

Individual Batting Performances

  • 2014    Mitchell Murray (Kings College) 171*
  • 2020    Jacob Parker (Hamilton Boys' High School) 160*
  • 2022    Tim Seeto (Christ's College) 160
  • 2023    Will Julian (Wellington College) 156
  • 2016    Max Chu (Otago Boys’ High School) 136
  • 2011    Simon Hickey (Kings College) 136
  • 2014    Joel Harden (Nelson College) 134
  • 2004    Mitchell Murray (Kings College) 134
  • 2023    Toby Robinson (Christchurch Boys' HS) 132*
  • 2013    Anthony Burnett (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 132
  • 2019    Peter Bonar (Wellington College) 130
  • 2011    Simon Hickey (Kings College) 129*
  • 2020    Robbie Foulkes (Christchurch Boys' High School) 127*
  • 2014    Troy Johnson (Hutt International Boys’ School) 125*
  • 2022    Tim Seeto (Christ's College) 125
  • 2013    Chander Ravi (Scots College) 124
  • 2007    Harry Boam (Wellington College) 123
  • 1997    Jamie Rae (Wanganui Collegiate) 122*
  • 2020    Kalhan Challi (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 122
  • 1997    James Marshall (King’s College) 121
  • 2004    Peter-John Cairns (King’s College) 121
  • 2019    Jacob Parker (Hamilton Boys’ High School) 121
  • 2020    Oscar Jackson (Wellington College) 121
  • 2006    Kane Williamson (Tauranga Boys’ College) 120*
  • 2018    Devan Vishvaka (Wellington College) 119
  • 2012    Tim Seifert (St Peters School) 118
  • 2012    Tom Griffin (Otago Boys’ High School) 118
  • 2013    Daniel Stanley (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 116
  • 2018    Timothy Campbell (Wellington College) 114
  • 2020    Will Stevenson (Wellington College) 114
  • 2019    Cameron Howell (Rosmini College) 113*
  • 2020    Rustin Langford (Westlake Boys' High School) 113*
  • 2019    Cameron Howell (Rosmini College) 113*
  • 1993    Chris Gaffaney (Otago Boys’ High School) 113*
  • 2019    Zak Foulkes (St Andrew’s College) 112
  • 2019    Cameron Lowry (Rosmini College) 112
  • 2007    Kane Williamson (Tauranga Boys’ College) 112
  • 2007    George Worker (Palmerston North Boys’ High School) 111
  • 2016    Finley Allen (St. Kentigern College) 110
  • 1993    Hamish Barton (King’s College) 110
  • 2018    Jacob Parker (Hamilton Boys’ High School) 110
  • 2018    Mitchell Hay (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 110
  • 2020   Peter Bonar (Wellington College) 109
  • 1997    Ben Absolom (Wanganui Collegiate) 108
  • 2011    Cameron Neal (Tauranga Boys’ College) 107
  • 2012    Jarrod Pike (Hut Valley High School) 106
  • 2007    Nick Beard (Kavanagh College) 106
  • 2011    Michael Collins (Otago Boys’ High School) 106
  • 2011    Jack Harper (Christs College) 105*
  • 2017    Zakk Finlay (Rosmini College) 105
  • 2016    Sandeep Patel (St. Kentigern College) 104*
  • 2012    Cameron Gibbons (Kings College) 104
  • 1996    Peter Simmons (Wanganui Collegiate) 104
  • 2019    Rhys Mariu (St Andrew’s College) 104
  • 2019    Hunter Lowe (Lindisfarne College) 103
  • 2019    Jesse Frew (St Andrew’s College) 103*
  • 2006    Corey Anderson (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 103*
  • 2016    Hunter Kindley (Otago Boys’ High School) 103
  • 2011    Michael Collins (Otago Boys’ High School) 103
  • 2015    Will Jordan (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 102*
  • 2014    Josh Clarkson (Nelson College) 102
  • 2020    Finn Hurley (Otago Boys' High School) 102
  • 2017    Ben Hartland (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 101
  • 2011    Michael Haddleton (Kings College) 101
  • 2020    Oscar Jackson (Wellington College) 101
  • 2020    Sebastian Lauderdale-Smith (New Plymouth Boys' High School) 101
  • 1997    Kyle Earnshaw (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 100*
  • 2007    Kane Williamson (Tauranga Boys’ College) 100
  • 2018    Archie Redfern (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 100
  • 2019    Jacob Cumming (Otago Boys’ High School) 100



Individual Bowling Performances

  • 2000    Mark Pearson (Auckland Grammar) 7/32
  • 1997    Angus MacDonald (King’s College) 6/15
  • 2004    Duan White (Palmerston North Boys’ High School) 6/24
  • 1993    Brett Davis (Palmerston North Boys’ High School) 6/27
  • 2006    Tim Southee (King’s College) 6/31
  • 2018    Louie Chapman (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 6/36
  • 2020   Dylan Hamilton (Westlake Boys' High School) 6/45
  • 2014    Harry Wilson (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 5/4
  • 2015    Ben Sears (Hutt International Boys’ School) 5/23
  • 2013    Alex Hooper (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 5/23
  • 2014    Oscar Shepperson (Kings College) 5/24
  • 2020    Angus Sidley (Christchurch Boys' High School) 5/24
  • 2019    Jordy Frew (St Andrew’s College) 5/26
  • 2014    Mitchell Pugh (Nelson College) 5/35
  • 2017    Josh Mariu (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 5/36
  • 2022    Lukasz Swain (Mount Albert Grammar) 5/37
  • 2023    Ashton Hansen (Otago Boys' High School) 5/38
  • 2016    Nathan Watt (Hutt International Boys’ School) 5/38
  • 2015    Angus McKenzie (Westlake Boys High School) 5/38
  • 2018    Timothy Robinson (Wellington College) 5/46
  • 2023    Max Mitchell (St Peter's Cambridge) 5/48
  • 2020    Peter Ruffell (Westlake Boys' High School) 5/53


Hat-trick
1995    Charles Fraser (Wanganui Collegiate) v Southland Boys’ High School
2016    Nathan Watt (Hutt International Boys School) v Hamilton Boys High School

Wicket Keeping Dismissals

  • 1995    Scott Aspinall (Wanganui Collegiate) 4c/2st
  • 2005    Andrew Horrell (Christchurch Boys’ High School) 5c
  • 2023    Kevin Cumarasundaram (Wellington College) 12c/2s
  • 2023    Van Prenter (Palmerston North Boys' HS) 10c/2s



Record Partnerships
1st - 228    Tim Robinson (125) and Harry O'Loughlin (87)
    Christchurch Boys’ High School v Wellington College - 2023

2nd - 276    Tim Seeto (160) and Nick Gibb (125)     
    Christ's College v Mount Albert Grammar School - 2022

3rd - 155    R Harvey (56) and Xavier Bell (79)
    St Peter's Cambridge v Wellington College - 2023

4th - 171    Jack Pettit (71) and Dylan McArdle (87)
    Wellington College v St Peter's Cambridge - 2023

5th - 202    Simon Hickey (136) and Michael Haddleton (101)
    Kings College v Otago Boys’ High School - 2011

6th - 139    Corey Anderson (86) and Tyler Bleyendaal (73)
    Christchurch Boys’ High School v Wanganui Collegiate - 2004

7th - 114    Michael Collins (105) and Scott Hunter (29)
    Otago Boys’ High School v Christs College - 2011

8th - 90*    Chad Law (94*) and James Cleland (25*)
    Palmerston North Boys’ High School v St Patrick’ - 2006

9th - 55    Jack Pryde (51) and Ben Lockrose (19*)
    Otago Boys’ High School v St. Kenitgern College - 2016

10th - 61    Joseph Carter (27*) and Josh Dwight (24)
    Tauranga Boys’ College v Hamilton Boys’ High School - 2008

Geoffrey Palmer Cup (Player of the Tournament)

  • 1990   Robert Lawson - Otago Boys’ High School
  • 1991   Matthew Stevens - St Kentigern College
  • 1992   Chris Finch - Otago Boys’ High School
  • 1993   Grant Billcliff - Otago Boys’ High School
  • 1994   Matthew Bell - Whangarei Boys’ High School
  • 1995   Scott Aspinall - Wanganui Collegiate
  • 1996   Ben Giesen - Wanganui Collegiate
  • 1997   Jamie Rae - Wanganui Collegiate
  • 1998   Jamie How - Palmerston North Boys’ High School
  • 1999   No award made
  • 2000   Brendon McCullum - King’s High School
  • 2001   James Hill - Wellington College
  • 2002   Bradley Watling - Hamilton Boys’ High School
  • 2003   Anthony Bullick - King’s College
  • 2004   Peter-John Cairns - King’s College
  • 2005   Phillip Banks - Christchurch Boys’ High School
  • 2006   Corey Anderson - Christchurch Boys’ High School and Tim Southee - King’s College
  • 2007   Kane Williamson - Tauranga Boys’ College
  • 2008   Adam Milne - Palmerston North Boys’ High School    
  • 2009   Matthew Rowe - Christchurch Boys’ High School
  • 2010   Simon Hickey - King’s College
  • 2011   Simon Hickey - King’s College
  • 2012   Jarrod Pike - Hutt Valley High School
  • 2013   Aditya Dhadwal - Mt Albert Grammar School
  • 2014   Mitchell Murray - King’s College
  • 2015   Rachin Ravindra - Hutt International Boys’ School
  • 2016   Fraser Sheat - Christchurch Boys’ High School
  • 2017   Ben Hartland - Christchurch Boys’ High School and Ben Lockrose - Otago Boys’ High School
  • 2018   Timothy Campbell - Wellington College
  • 2019   Rhys Mariu - St Andrew’s College and Jacob Cumming - Otago Boys’ High School
  • 2020   Angus Sidey - Christchurch Boys' High School
  • 2021 Tournament not held due to Covid-19 restrictions
  • 2022   Tim Seeto - Christ's College
  • 2023   Jordan Van Zyl - Westlake Boys High School


International Representatives
BLACKCAPS - Matthew Bell, Neil Broom, Jamie How, Robert Kennedy, Brendon McCullum, Hamish Marshall, James Marshall, Jacob Oram, Andrew Penn, Mathew Sinclair, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Doug Bracewell, Roneel Hira, Rob Nicol, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson, Adam Milne, Todd Astle, Corey Anderson, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears.

Ian Billcliff, through birthright, represented Canada at the ICC World Cup in 2003 and 2007, while Regan West represented Ireland in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in 2009

Gone on to become New Zealand Cricket’s Young Cricketer to Lord’s
Rob Lawson (Otago Boys’ High School)
Hamish Barton (King’s College)
Matthew Bell (Whangarei Boys’ High School)
Hamish Marshall (King’s College)
Johnathan McNamee (St Patrick’s College, Silverstream)
Rob Nicol (King’s College)
Ross Taylor (Palmerston North Boys’ High School)
Michael Bracewell (Kavanagh College)

The Wheel has Turned
Mr Lance Retemeyer coached the Palmerston North Boys’ High School team from 2004-07.   During that time Palmerston North Boys’ High School won the Gillette Cup in 2004 and was also a finalist in 2006 and 2007.  In 1990, Mr Retemeyer was the captain of the Palmerston North Boys’ High School team that won the inaugural Gillette Cup title. 

Mr Chris Gaffaney umpired in the 2007 finals having represented Otago Boys’ High School in 1992 and 1993 when they had back-to-back victories in the Gillette Cup.

Mr Anthony Bullick played for King’s College in 2003 and won the Geoffrey Palmer Cup as the Player of the Tournament. In 2008 he returned as manager of the Otago Boys’ High School team.