Defending Taranaki cricket champions settledAndy Jackson Moriz Hartmann will again captain Woodleigh through the Taranaki premier cricket seasonThe Taranaki premier cricket season starts on Saturday with the one-day competition beginning. Taranaki premier one-day champions New Plymouth Marist United appear to have gathered a squad well capable of defending their title. New players include former New Plymouth Boys' High School opening batsman Archie Skipworth and allrounder Luke Tuckett who returns after a season off. Former Taranaki rep Trent McGrath is missing from the Hawera United squad after shifting to Palmerston North while Mathew Pease and veteran bowler Steve Batchelor are unavailable. Three-time defending two-day champions New Plymouth Old Boys have a largely settled squad that will be led again by Taranaki captain Mattie Thomas.

Source: Stuff October 06, 2016 01:41 UTC