Gillette 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.