2000 MILO Shield winners Eketahuna School 2000 MILO Cup winners Tawa Intermediate

The long hunt to find New Zealand's champion primary schools cricket champions gets underway with the return from summer holiday breaks this week.

Tawa's Intermediate boys' and Eketahuna's girls' teams won the MILO trophies at the end of last year, and the Eketahuna team were given a huge home town welcome when they returned home from Auckland with their prize.

All preliminary round games are to be completed by April 6 leaving the semi-finals and final to be played in the fourth term.

MILO Shield draw:

Round One: * represents home games.

Zone 1 (Games to be completed by February 14) Opononi Area School v Dairy Flat School*, Glenfield Intermediate* v St Mary's (Northcote), Northcross Intermediate v Bruce McLaren Intermediate*, St Dominics College v Royal Road School*, St Heliers School* v Ponsonby Intermediate, Remuera Intermediate* v Diocesan School for Girls, Stanhope Road School v Mt Roskill Intermediate*, Balmoral School v Ardmore School*, St Mark's Catholic School v St Joseph's (Onehunga)*, Farm Cove Intermediate v Randwick Park School*, Pakuranga Intermediate* v Papatoetoe Intermediate, Viscount School v Kowhai Intermediate*, Drury School v St Mary's Papakura* (the winner of the last game to play Finlayson Park School).

Round Two games are to be completed by February 23, round three by March 7, round four by March 16 and round five by March 28.

Zone 2 (Games to be completed by February 14) Mercury Bay Area School* v Te Puru School, St Andrews Middle School v Peachgrove Intermediate*, Berkley Normal Middle School* v Melville Intermediate, Maeroa Intermediate v Huntly Primary School*, Te Puke Intermediate* v Katikati College, Tauranga Intermediate v Otumoetai Intermediate*, Lake Rerewhakaaitu* v Mamaku (the winner of the last game to play Whakatane Intermediate.

Round Two games are to be completed by February 23, round three by March 7, round four by March 16, round five by March 28 and round six by April 6.

Zone 3 (Games to be completed by February 14) Hawera Intermediate* v Puketapu, Ilminster Intermediate v Gisborne Intermediate*, St Patrick's (Napier)* v Taradale Intermediate, Eketahuna School* v Masterton Intermediate, Feilding Intermediate v Levin Intermediate*, St Joseph's (Levin) v Foxton Beach School* (the winner of this game to play Otaki College), St Brendan's School* v St Joseph's (Upper Hutt), Hutt Intermediate* v Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School, St Peter and Paul School* v Raroa Normal Intermediate, Kelburn Normal School* v Otari School, Karori Normal School* v St Teresa's School.

Round Two games are to be completed by February 23, round three by March 7, round four by March 16, round five by March 28 and round six by April 6.

Zone 4 (Games to be completed by February 14) Amberley School* v Sefton (the winner to play Parklands-Motueka), Kaiapoi Borough School* v Woodend School, Cobham Intermediate* v Chisnallwood Intermediate, Lyttelton Main School* v Tai Tapu School (the winner to play Merrin School*), Watlington Intermediate* to play Te Kura Kaupapa School, Balmacewan Intermediate* v Roxburgh Area School, Arthur Street School v Rosedale Intermediate*.

Round Two games are to be completed by March 2, round three by March 16, round four by March 30 and round five by April 6.

MILO Cup

Round One: * Represents home games

Zone 1 (Games to be completed by February 14) Pompallier College* v Opononi Area School, Dairy Flat School* v Tomarata School, Kingsway School v Northcote Intermediate*, Glenfield Intermediate* v Pinehurst School, Royal Road School v Bruce McLaren Intermediate*, Northcross Intermediate* v King's School B, Junior College of New Zealand v Ardmore School*, King's School A* v St Peter's College, Stanhope Road School* v Ponsonby Intermediate, Kowhai Intermediate v Otahuhu Intermediate*, Remuera Intermediate* v St Heliers School, Balmoral School* v Mt Roskill Intermediate, Finlayson Park School v Farm Cove Intermediate*, Randwick Park School v Pakuranga Intermediate*, Viscount School v Papatoetoe Intermediate*, Drury School* v St Mary's School.

Round two to be completed by February 23, round three by March 7, round four by March 16, round five by March 28 and round six by April 6.

Zone 2 (Games to be completed by February 14) Mercury Bay Area School v Te Puru School*, Thames South School* v Miller Avenue School, Te Kauwhata College* v Stanley Avenue School, St Joseph's (Te Aroha) v St Joseph's (Morrinsville)*, Berkley Normal School* v Melville Intermediate, Peachgrove Intermediate* v St Columba's School, Maeroa Intermediate v Southwell School* (the winner to play St Andrew's Middle School), St Mary's School v Huntley Primary School*, Katikati College* v Pongakawa School, Te Puke Intermediate* v Mt Maunganui Intermediate, Otumoetai Intermediate* v Tauranga Intermediate, Lake Rerewhakaaitu School v Mokoia Intermediate* (the winner to play Mamaku School), Whakatane Intermediate* v Rangitahi College, Ilminster Intermediate v Gisborne Intermediate*, Heretaunga Intermediate v St Mary's (Hastings), Kereru School* v Parkside Christian SDA School, St Patrick's (Napier)* v Taradale Intermediate, St Joseph's (Hastings) v Waipukurau School*, Onga/Tiko/Sherwood Schools* v Waipawa School (the winner to play The Terrace School*).

Round two games to be completed by February 23, round three by March 7, round four by March 16, round five by March 28, round six by April 6.

Zone 3 (Games to be completed by February 14) Puketapu School v Okato School*, Mangorei School v Francis Douglas Memorial College*, Inglewood Primary School* v Hawera Intermediate, Mangatoki School v Eltham School*, Pihama School v Rutherford Intermediate*, St Joseph's (Taihape) v Hunterville School*, Feilding Intermediate* v Roslyn School, Foxton Beach School* v St Joseph's (Levin), Levin Intermediate* v Paraparaumu School, St Brendan's School* v Maidstone Intermediate (the winner is to play Otago College*), St Joseph's (Upper Hutt) v Greytown School*, Hutt Intermediate* v Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School, St Michael's (Taita) v St Teresa's (Karori), the winner to play Wellesley College*), Holy Cross School* v Kelburn Normal School, St Mark's Church School* v Karori Normal School, Northland School* v Otari School, Eketahuna School* v Tinui School, Hadlow School v Chanel College*.

Round two games to be completed by February 23, round three by March 7, round four by March 16, round five by March 28 and round six by April 6.

Zone 4 (Games to be completed by February 14) Waimea Intermediate* v Parklands School, St Peter Chanel School v Nelson College Prep. School*, St Canices School v Westport North School* (the winner to play Greymouth Junior School), Koromiko School v Cheviot Area School*, Omihi School v Sefton School*, View Hill School* v North Loburn School, Amberley School* v Ohoka School, Woodend School* v Rangiora Borough School, Kaiapoi Borough School v Merrin School*, Waltham School* v St Martin's Christian School, Christchurch East School* v North New Brighton School, St Thomas of Canterbury* v Branston Intermediate, Beckenham Primary School* v Avonhead School, Cobham Intermediate v Chisnallwood Intermediate*, Middleton Grange School v Lyttelton Main School*, Tai Tapu School* v Springston School, Hinds School* v St Joseph's (Timaru), Pleasant Point School* v Waltington Intermediate, St Joseph's (Oamaru)* v The Terrace School, Glenorchy School v Roxburgh Area School*, Arthur Street School* v Te Kura Kaupapa School, Otautau School* v Otatara School (the winner to play Mt Anglem School), Balmacewan School the bye, Longford Intermediate* v Invercargill North School, Waihopai School* v Rosedale Intermediate.

Round two games to be played by February 23, round three by March 7, round four by March 16, round five by March 28 and round six by April 6.

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