Peter Hoare

Eden Park testing ground for New Zealand turf management

The New Zealand Sports Turf Conference ended in Rotorua yesterday, with the focus on how the country's most well-known venue for major sport, Eden Park, is leading the way in exploring the use of technology to expand the potential of a major stadium

06-Jul-2001•Peter Hoare

Fireworks and congestion the bane of turf managers

Even a decade ago, cricket groundsmen would have laughed at the idea that knowledge of fireworks, logo painting and the chemical deterrence of dew would be an essential part of their craft

05-Jul-2001•Peter Hoare

New Zealand victory squares the youth series

New Zealand Under-19s beat their South African counterparts by 19 runs at the Eden Park Outer Oval today

20-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Easy victory for South African Youth in second one-dayer

New Zealand's Under-19s lost by seven wickets to South Africa in the second of the three-match one-day series at Owen Delany Park, Taupo today

18-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Match abandoned because of rain at Taupo

The first of the three-match one-day series between the Under-19 teams of New Zealand and South Africa was abandoned because of heavy rain in Taupo

17-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Evenly-poised game to be finished tomorrow

Rain has interrupted the first in the three-match one-day series between the Under-19 teams of New Zealand and South Africa at Owen Delany Park, Taupo

16-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

South African sacrifice now being rewarded

With the third Under-19 Test between New Zealand and South Africa at New Plymouth in danger of being washed away, CricInfo took advantage of the opportunity to talk to South African coach Hylton Ackerman

14-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Draw, but much promise in third Under-19 Test

When you are a young cricketer trying to make his mark at international level, there is no such thing as a dead game

13-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Talk of 'match-fixing' dismissed as Pukekura Park rained out again

For the second day in succession, play in the under-19 Test between New Zealand and South Africa at New Plymouth was abandoned without a ball being bowled

12-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Brilliant McCullum rescues New Zealand under-19s again

Another brilliant innings from New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum dominated the first day of the final under-19 Test against South Africa at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, one of the world's most beautiful cricket grounds

10-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Spearman raises tempo to blast Central to unlikely win

For a team to win by scoring 66 more in the fourth innings than the next highest total in the match is a rare event, but that is what Central Districts achieved against Northern Districts at McLean Park, Napier today

09-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Good old-fashioned application puts Northern into winning position

A day that was twice interrupted by rain belonged entirely to Northern Districts, who should maintain their title challenge with six points for an outright win tomorrow

08-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Yovich takes seven but Northern batsmen fail again

Ball dominated bat to a resounding extent on the second day of the seventh round Shell Trophy contest at McLean Park, Napier

07-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Hefford stakes claim as Central dominate first day

The rise and rise of Brent Hefford continued at McLean Park, Napier today

06-Feb-2001•Peter Hoare

Two wins the aim for Central and Auckland after Hastings washout

Any part of the cricketing world faced with a water shortage has an easy solution to its problems

14-Jan-2001•Peter Hoare

Northern top the table with four wicket win over Otago

After the drama and pantomime of the Northern Districts v Wellington game on Friday, Blake Park in Mount Maunganui witnessed an altogether more sedate affair today

31-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

Blake Park - The Facts, by one who was there

A dull day at the Basin Reserve test match has led commentators on radio and television to discuss the bizarre events in the Shell Cup game between Northern Districts and Wellington at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui

30-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

Northern win in the dark and confusion

Northern Districts won an extraordinary and sometimes bizarre match by three Duckworth/Lewis runs at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui, leaving Wellington angry and disappointed at the end

29-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

Poor running Central's downfall as Northern win by eight wickets

In an age when cricket scores and other, less important, information, can go round the world in the blink of an eye, it is amazing that communicating a simple decision over the length of a cricket pitch can sometimes prove so difficult

10-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

ND tops Trophy table with eight wicket win in Taupo

Northern Districts is top of the Shell Trophy table after two rounds of the competition, the only team with a hundred per cent record

09-Dec-2000•Peter Hoare

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