New Zealand Cricket is pleased to announce that the NZ Maori Secondary Schools programme will be back in 2021. Both teams will be drawn from a nationwide spread of schools and the players will receive specialist coaching from NZC staff and coaches.

Players from both teams will assemble in Wellington on Tuesday, February 9^th  and will stay at Pipitea Marae for the remainder of the week, engaging in many activities, with a focus on connecting to tikanga.

A new feature of the 2021 program will see teams play an action packed T20 double header at Wellington College on February 10^th before heading to Karori Park the following day to play a longer format.
 

Maia Lewis and Duncan Murray, respectively, will coach the girls and boys Māori Secondary Schools sides again in 2021.  Lewis, a former WHITE FERNS captain who played nine Tests and 78 ODIs for New Zealand, will coach what will be the second year for Māori Secondary Schoolgirl’s team; the boys side being launched in 2018/19.

Murray, a former assistant coach with the Wellington Blaze, is the son of former New Zealand Test captain Bruce (Bags) Murray had his first season as head coach last season.

Player nomination form can be found here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DMPRZZR

For more information contact andrew.tara@nzc.nz

Article added: Wednesday 28 October 2020