Shore Cricket Report

Round 3 saw games with St Joseph’s College on what started as a wet Saturday but finished in bright sunshine. I am delighted to report that the performance of Shore Cricket across the board mirrored the sunny afternoon.

The 14s continued their winning way with an emphatic win to both the A and B teams. This age group looks to be very strong, and their progress will be exciting to watch. The Fourth XI commenced their campaign with a strong win over a ‘social’ Newington team. Their T20 game was played in the right spirit and provided boys from both teams the opportunity to enjoy a ‘team’ experience.

Both competition teams, the First and Second XI, were victorious. The Second XI game featured 540 runs being scored, and the Shore boys took the win by 10 runs! The First XI scored their first win and, in doing so, showed their bowling strength, which was supported by astute captaincy.

Highlights from 28 October were:

Team	Result	Scores
First XI	W	Shore 8-175 Fraser Pandit 43 Henry Sharp 39 def Joeys 132 Ben Hocking 4-26, Tom Fuzes 3-26
Second XI	W	Shore 6-275 Jules Harrison 89 Noah Quayle 60 Gus Manchee 46 def Joeys 9-265 Hugh Reardon 3-42
Third XI	L	Joeys 155 Tom Robson 3-30 def Shore 7-112 Will Scott-Mackenzie 34 Man of the Match Tom Robson
Fourth XI	W	Shore 142 Jasper Pressley 62 def Newington 52
16A XI	Washout
16B XI	Washout
15A XI	L	Joeys 95 Ben Sullivan 2/12, Will Howman-Giles 2/14, Tom Gocher 2/30 def Shore 86 Cooper Glanville 50 Man of the Match Cooper Glanville
15B XI	Washout
14A XI	W	Joeys 89 Ollie Buckley 4-17, Jack Courtenay 2-15, Fred Stewart 2-4 lost to Shore 2-90 Toby Smith 64 Man of the Match Ollie Buckley
14B XI	W	Shore 3/179 Max Cawood 33ret, Zach France 30ret, Luke Israel 30ret def Kings’ 93 Luke Israel 4/7, Max Cawood 3/18 Man of the Match Luke Israel
14C XI	BYE	–

Match Brief 15A XI

The Shore 15As arrived at Northbridge D ground, hoping to bounce back from a tough loss the week before. Shore’s Captain Cooper Glanville won the toss and elected to bowl on a very green wicket. This decision proved effective, with the opening bowlers Ben Sullivan and Will Howman-Giles leaving Joeys 3/23 after their opening spells. Shore continued to bowl tightly, with consistent line and length restricting the flow of runs thanks to some extraordinary economical bowling from Jack Campbell, who secured figures of 1/5 off 6 overs with 3 maidens. However, SJC’s tail wagged, with a strong last wicket partnership to boost their total to 95 all out at the end of their innings.

Needing 96 for victory, Shore lost a few early wickets, before Lachlan Boys and Cooper Glanville (50 off 34) steadied the ship with smart cricket, running well between the wickets and punishing any loose balls. However, Shore lost wickets in clumps, entering drinks 6/70. Joeys bowled well after the break, capitalising on Shore’s mistakes, taking two run outs in quick succession. A respectable fight-back from the last wicket partnership of Ben Sullivan and Gus Pritchard brought Shore within 10 runs of victory. However, they unfortunately fell short, all out for 86 runs. Lots of takeaways for the boys to improve upon their games in the coming weeks and hopefully return to winning ways.

Second XI Cricket Report vs St Joseph’s College

Round 3: Saturday 28 October 2023 at St Joseph’s College

Batting first, every Shore batter in the top five made solid starts and formed strong partnerships. Noah Quayle hit a chanceless 60, and then Julian Harrison took over with an imperious 89 not out from just 76 balls. Shore finished above 270 for the second week, at 6/275.

Defending a big total can be a challenge, as the opposition often believes they have nothing to lose and play aggressively. This is exactly what Joeys did! Shore had to withstand a strong contribution of 150 not out from Joeys first drop, and while he was batting, the run rate remained in sight. All Shore bowlers made contributions, with a notable middle order spell from Jimmy Mathur and Stewart Hurt. Hugh Reardon bowled well at both ends of the innings, and Joeys fell 10 runs short on 9/265.

First XI Cricket Report vs St Joseph’s College

Round 3: Saturday 28 October 2023 at Northbridge

Shore 8/175 (Fraser Pandit 43, Henry Sharp 39) defeated SJC 10/132 (Ben Hocking 4/26, Tom Fuzes 3/26).

The First XI arrived at Northbridge on a mission to get their first win of the competition. With rain overnight and under overcast skies, Will Sutton won his first toss in weeks and had no hesitation electing to bat, grabbing the opportunity to get ahead in the game. Shore began with caution against some good bowling and negotiated three overs before Sutton was removed with a delivery that seamed and grazed the top of his off stump. Fraser Pandit joined Robinson, who then took the score to 34 in the tenth over before Robinson was trapped leg before wicket, leaving Shore 2/31. Alex Segaert then joined Pandit with the pair needing to stabilise the innings. A 39 run partnership took Shore to 2/70 and in some control of the game before Segaert lost patience and was caught at long on. Henry Sharp then arrived at the crease, and Pandit batted sensibly, combining for a 62 run partnership that put Shore into a more comfortable position. Unfortunately, both set batsmen were dismissed soon after, Sharp for 39 and Pandit 43. It would now take some mature batting from the middle and lower order to steer Shore to a competitive total. Matt Melville (20 not out), with help from Stian Constable and Chris Lovell, saw Shore through to 8/175 from their 50 overs. The total would be competitive but short of where it could have ended up.

First XI v Joeys – Winners are grinners!

Shore was quietly confident their attack would be able to apply pressure to the St Joseph’s batsmen, creating enough chances to take the ten wickets for victory. Shore got the early breakthrough they were looking for courtesy of Tom Fuzes. Tight bowling from Sam Walton at the other end not only reduced the scoring rate but was causing some frustration for the St Joseph’s batsmen. With the score on 30, Walton trapped their Number 3 leg before wicket, and then in the following over Fuzes claimed his second wicket, disturbing the stumps of their opener. At 3/30 in the tenth over, Shore was on top and hungry for more wickets. The opening partnership had done their job. Now it was up to Ben Hocking and Toby Robinson to apply pressure from both ends. Great fielding from Robinson at backward point brought a run out with the score on 51. Then it quickly became 5/59 and 6/64 with a wicket each to Hocking and Robinson. A 36 run partnership then slowed Shore’s momentum, giving St Joseph’s some chance of chasing down Shore’s total. The return to the attack of Fuzes in the 30th over brought the breakthrough with St Joseph’s now 7/100. Two overs later, Hocking was reintroduced into the attack and struck twice, leaving the St Joseph’s innings in danger at 9/109. A 23 run partnership for the tenth wicket frustrated Shore for a while but was ended by Ben Hocking seeing the St Joseph’s innings end on 132 and victory to Shore by 43 runs.

The First XI looks forward to their next challenge this Saturday against Sydney Boys High School at McKay Oval in Round 4.