Secondary schoolboys' supremacy in cricket will be decided by Tuesday next week.

Kelston Boys' High School (Auckland), St Paul's Collegiate (Hamilton), Wellington College (Wellington) and Otago Boys' High School (Dunedin) will play in the three days of finals for the Gillette Cup in Palmerston North.

On Sunday, St Paul's Collegiate of Hamilton will play Otago Boys' High School and Wellington College will play Kelston Boys' High School.

On Monday, Kelston will play Otago and St Paul's meets Wellington and on Tuesday, Otago meets Wellington with St Paul's playing Kelston.

Wellington College's team is made up completely from sixth and seventh formers. The side is coached by former New Zealand and Wellington representative batsman Graham Newdick.

Captaining the side is Simon Allen, who also captains both Wellington's Under-17 and Under-19 sides. James Hill, Justin Lampard, Blake Horsley, Jay Newdick and Liam Chrisp are all members of the Wellington Under-17 side.

The last time Wellington College played in the Cup was in 1992 when it lost all three games.

St Paul's Collegiate of Hamilton is captained by Richard Snell, a right-arm in-swing bowler who holds the St Paul's 1st XI record of taking 114 wickets during his time in the side.

Also in the St Paul's team is Peter Carey, a member of the expanded squad to prepare for the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup. He also achieves another distinction. A right-hand batsman, he completes a four-year span between making his first and last appearance in the event. The only other player with a career spread over four years is Otago Boys' High School player Grant Billcliff, who played from 1990-93.

David Richardson is a member of the Northern Districts' Under-17 team while in the three qualifying games Sam Uffindell took six wickets for 31 runs from his 21 overs bowled.

Ben Hurrell has achieved the distinction of being the first boy in the school's history to take a six-wicket bag and hit a century in the same calendar year. His brother Scott is the side's wicket-keeper. Coach of St Paul's is Hugh Barton.

Kelston Boys' High School captain Blayne Fraser is a member of the Auckland Under-17 team while Michael Bates is another member of the national Under-19 squad preparing for the ICC Under-19 World Cup.

Dusan Hakaraia is an exciting top-order batsman in the side while slow left-arm spinner Anatoj Singh has been a successful bowler for the side. Blair Webby is coaching the Kelston Boys' side.

Alistair Collie is captaining the Otago Boys' High School team which had an outstanding Gillette Cup record in the competition's earlier years. However, this year's finals are its first since 1996.

Ken Rust is the OBHS coach.

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