- Stoke, New Zealand
Stoke is one of the suburbs of
Nelson, New Zealand . It lies between Richmond andTahunanui . Stoke has a population of around 7000.Main attractions
Main attractions include:
* A sports ground known as Saxton's Field, which featuressoftball ,cricket ,soccer andhockey fields and also includes a court fornetball andbasketball . There is also anarchery programme.The pride of Stoke is the
Stoke-Nayland cricket club , in the 2007/2008 season they were first equal in the local one day competition and also scored a huge 634 against Waimea Toi Toi United in the two day competition final.The team is coached by Andrew Cavill, Captained by Ben Homan and includes Former
Black Caps , Central Districts and Wellington batsman Mark Douglas. Other players include former Nelson captain Paul Capstick, Jacob Beleski (who made 125 in the two day final), NZ u19 squad member Peter Younghusband, all have played at Senior Representative level for Nelson as have Duane Valentine, Nathan Todd, Brendan Hodgson, Alex Coles and Darius Skeaping.chools
There are 4 schools in Stoke
*Stoke Primary School
*Nayland Primary School
*Broadgreen Intermediate School
*Nayland College .External links
* [http://www.harlequin.co.nz/MAPS/StokeMap.htm Map of Stoke]
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