Matt Grice, Director of Sport K – 12

Dear Parents and Guardians

Saturday saw the majority of our summer season teams wind up for the year. It’s been another great year of Cranbrook Sport, filled with the highs and lows that only sport can provide. I know all the students have relished the opportunities given each week at training and on Saturdays and I thank them for their continued commitment.

Our 1sts Basketballs had a fantastic win on Saturday. It’s been a highly frustrating season so far for the students, coaching team, and spectators, but on Saturday they showed us what they could do with a dedicated and discipline victory over a strong Barker team. We are looking forward to holding this form now into the second half of the season.

The rowers were out at Penrith for the Independent Schools Championships finishing 2nd overall in the boys point score. Well done to Max Allchin and James Campbell for winning Gold in the Year 9 Final. The Cricket machine has built up some serious momentum over the last few weeks. The 1sts having an outright victory against Waverley which has catapulted them 10 points clear on the CAS table as they hunt for their fifth straight Archer Shield. This Friday we take on Barker at Woollahra 2/3 from 1:30pm to 6:30pm. Mr Staunton’s annual picnic in the park will take place during the game and we welcome all to come down and enjoy friendly company and support our teams. Congratulations to Sam Konstas, Riley Keen and Sam Weir for being selected in the Australian U19 Cricket Championships to be held next week.

Well done to our volleyball program who for the first time achieved a clean sweep round, winning all their games against Barker. It’s a fantastic way to finish the season!

This week also saw the return of the ever-popular Pitt Dash.  Junior and Senior student representatives from each House compete against one another on a short, but challenging dash around the School grounds.  Cutler House taking out the Pitt Dash Trophy for 2023

As we close out the sporting year, I’d like to thank all the staff and coaches for your hard work and dedication this year. It’s a huge effort to get 1,200 students all over Sydney each Saturday and it simply could not be done without your tremendous support. I’d like to thank the parents and carers for all the support this year. From the entire sports department we would like to say a huge thank you! Cranbrook Sport is looking forward to a bumper 2024, which I’m sure will once again prove to be very successful.

Please note we now move into drop-in sessions for the remainder of the year. Please see the updated timetable here.

Speed and Agility continues every Friday Morning 6.30am on Hordern. We would love to see as many students as possible at Mr Hallam’s amazing free sessions. The programme is designed for all skill sets and athletic abilities. We encourage everyone come down to get a little better each week for their chosen sport.

Matt Grice
Director of Sport