Cricket Report
First XI Match Report Round 12 vs St Ignatius’ College, Riverview
Please reference the Cricket Report in the Holtermann Columns for the First XI Match Report.
Second XI Match Report vs St Ignatius’ College, Riverview
Saturday 4 March played at the War Memorial Playing Fields, A Ground, Northbridge
Shore 1/67 (19.2) defeated Riverview 10/66 (38.1) (Jack Mott 2/11 (7.0), Ben Powell 2/23 (8.0), Matt Melville 2/8 (7.0), Jack Robson 2/0 (2.1), Angus Molchanoff 32 (59), William Kowalski 22 (56))
That’s now four wins in a row and our fifth win with bonus points. It’s been a remarkable turnaround after some near losses in Term 4, then getting convincingly beaten by King’s at the start of this year. With the four wins in a row, we are now sitting in 3rd place on the ladder.
When we played Riverview last time, we were rolled for 88 but managed to prevent them from obtaining the bonus points and they passed us seven down. It gave us some hope that we could turn it around, and that we did, in a dominant fashion. It was a great feeling to avenge our loss, but the best thing about this win was it was due to several players contributing, and not just relying on the heroics of one player. The boys bowled exceptionally well. Rarely can you find a top-class spinner in Second XI Cricket, however, we have the fortunate luck of having four of them and our skipper, Billy Kwan, uses them extremely well.
Toby Ogg had figures of 1/9 (10.0) that included five maidens. This applied the pressure and allowed the bowlers from the other end to bowl with freedom and take the wickets. It was great to see Jack Robson 2/0 (2.1), who has had limited opportunities with the ball due to the success of the other bowlers, to come in and clean up the tailenders. 66 runs may not sound a lot, but we knew the pitch still had some life in it and their bowling attack was strong.
Oscar Everett faced up first and was out leg before wicket (LBW) second ball. The nerves kicked in and we knew there was going to be a fight on our hands. Angus Molchanoff and William Kowalski were tentative at the start of their innings with a few swings and misses, but they fought hard, valuing their wicket.
When they couldn’t break the partnership, their bowling started to become erratic, allowing our boys to take full advantage and see the win get chased down in the 20th over to secure our bonus points. This result now places us 3rd on the ladder.
In 2nd place, and just six points ahead is St Joseph’s College who we just so happen to be playing next week. If we win that fixture, it will move us to equal 2nd with Sydney High left as our final game.
That should be enough motivation to train hard over the week and be ready to go and take it to the Joeys boys.
Mr G S Tesoriero
Second XI Coach
Third XI: The Third XI’s season lurched from tragedy to farce in their game against Riverview. A shamefully unprepared pitch greeted the teams, so it was not surprising that Riverview chose to bowl after winning the toss. With balls seaming sideways and rearing off a good length Shore was quickly five wickets down with almost all their top order back in the shed before it was decided that, for the safety of the players, bowling could only continue from one end.
The game was played out for the sake of having a hit, but it was effectively over as a contest. It was put on ice by the Riverview first change bowler, suspiciously talented compared to his teammates, who cleaned up the tail with figures of four overs, four maidens, four for 0. Shore had managed just 32 hard earned runs in 16 overs. The Riverview openers, facing from the good end, survived a few close shaves and missed chances to knock the runs off well before drinks and give everyone an early mark.
Mr R J Ward
Third XI Coach
Fourth XI: A rare morning fixture saw Shore head out to Riverview in hot and humid conditions. Riverview won the toss and elected to bat, and it was looking to be a smart decision from the home side who neared 50 runs before we were able to break their opening partnership. A flurry of quick wickets including an outstanding caught and bowled from Tom Santow, plus some great work behind the stumps from Sam Andrew saw Riverview move from 0/49 to 3/55, giving Shore a huge boost as we headed into drinks.
While the fielding was top shelf, there was little Shore could do after drinks with some powerful Riverview hitting seeing the home side back in front to finish off their innings on 124. Special mention to Jack Binnie and Fergus Abbott who both made their Toadies debut and were very handy with the ball in hand, the future of the Toadies is in great hands if these two come back next season!
Going out to bat, Shore knew 125 was achievable, but on a particularly slow outfield our running between the wickets needed to be top notch with boundaries hard to come by. We didn’t get off to the most flash of starts unfortunately, with our fearless skipper Jack McRae falling for a first-ball duck to a screamer of a catch in the slips cordon.
Cal Forster was a shining light with the bat, scoring 25 off 10 balls to keep his 2023 strike rate above 200. From here however, there wasn’t much for Shore to cheer about as our last five wickets each failed to trouble the scorers… meaning Shore went from the reasonable position of 5/67, to be all out for 67… at tough day at the office for the Toadies lower order.
While it was a sizeable loss on the scoreboard, Shore’s attitude never faltered in the face of a quite boisterous opposition. Our boys can certainly hold their heads up high and no doubt they’ll come back bigger and better this week when we defend The ‘Bridge’ for the last time in season 2022/23.
Mr N A Trumbull
Fourth XI Coach
16A: The 16A’s won the toss and elected to bat against a strong Riverview side. Shore got off to a slow start as a result of some good Riverview bowling. The Shore opening batsmen knuckled down and eventually the runs began to flow, and Shore managed to build a partnership. Shore was 2-65 at the drinks break thanks to a mature batting display from Gus Manchee (38) who was well supported by Josh Evans. After the drinks break everything fell apart for Shore, losing eight wickets to be all out for 92 in the 28th over.
The Shore opening bowlers Digby Hockey (4/16) and Hugh Reardon (1/21) came out firing, bowling impeccable lines and lengths which saw Riverview in trouble at 4-11 after the first 10 overs. Shore could have been in a more commanding position however a poor fielding display let them down. With five dropped catches, this saw Riverview scrape over the line eight wickets down in the 30th over.
A Robinson
16A Coach
15A: Shore showed up to Riverview with the hopes of continuing their momentum from last week’s win against NC. SIC won the toss and chose to bat first. Daniel Jonker and Harry Kowalski opened the bowling and did not give the batters many bad balls at all, with Daniel bowling his six overs up front for only 16 runs with a wicket included.
From the other end, Harry bowled five overs up front and claimed figures of 2/17 which included three maidens. Both bowlers set the tone for the innings. Shore continued to have control of the game with SIC at 5/35 after 16 overs. Zac Roberts was the pick of the bowlers ending with figures of 3/12 as well as Stian Constable claiming 2/9 off his six overs. SIC set 123 as a target for Shore.
The batting innings started very steadily with Daniel Harvey and Stian Constable rotating the strike with ease. Having lost two wickets in quick succession, Harvey remained composed and hit the bad balls to the boundary and worked with Noah Quayle to tick the scoreboard over. Harvey was unlucky when he got out for 49 near the end of the innings. Quayle hit his 50 when Shore surpassed SIC’s score in the 26th over. This was a great win for Shore and made the coach very proud as it was a tough game in which Shore stayed calm and walked away with the win.
Miss Saskia Horley
15A Coach
Top image credit: Cricket Shore 15As set an imposing field vs Riverview
15B: It was a tough day for the Shore 15Bs. Though they made a good start in the field and kept Kings’ run-rate down to have them at 0/50 after 10 overs, Kings had wickets in hand and were able to post a strong total of 127 despite wickets to Henry Clifton who finished 1/19, Oscar Finlay 1/10, Nick Evans 1/4 and Charlie Ryan 1/13. Shore openers Lachie Richards and Oliver Doy made a good starts, scoring 12 and 13 respectively, but their wickets sparked a mid-order collapse. The collapse was steadied by Harry Lyons and Joe Stephens who formed a strong partnership, playing their shots well and running between the wickets very effectively, the pair scored 15 and 12 respectively. This was not enough, however, and Kings ended winning convincingly.
Mr A N Mason-Jones and B Cole
15B Coaches
15C: Shore 15Cs faced their toughest opponents yet, as they took on a polished Riverview 15B’s team in a T20 game. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, Tom Munn and Bryce Skarott walked out onto D ground to face the Riverview attack. Runs were slow to come by, as the team had not played on a field as large before. However, great manipulation of the ball and quick running between the wickets, kept the scoreboard ticking over.
A strong partnership between Tom Atkin (18) and Dylan Germain (9), lead to the 15Cs achieving a defendable total of 73. As Shore started bowling, they were met with a strong Riverview opener, who looked to take the game on early into their innings.
However, a great catch from Ollie Bucktin off Dylan Germain’s bowling, got the inform batter out and kickstarted a collapse for the Riverview team. With strong individual bowling performances from Harry Edmunds (3/9), Dylan Germain (3/3) and Malachi Warner (2/4) leading to Riverview falling short, all out for 57 runs.
A Fisher and A Gill
15C Coaches
14A: Shore arrived at Northbridge looking to get back in the winner’s circle after a close loss to Newington in the previous week. Riverview won the toss and elected to bat first, a familiar scenario for the As. Riverview started off strong scoring runs at a decent rate, until Thomas Hamilton made the first break through with an excellent wicket.
Shore continued to impress in the field taking eight wickets through catches. The moment of the season came as Oscar Brown took four wickets in an over, just missing out on a double hat-trick. This exceptional spell well and truly put the brakes on Riverview, and they finished on 111 after 32 overs.
Lachlan Boys and Thomas Hamilton got off to a great start with the bat. They rotated the strike well and took advantage of the bad balls, sending them to the boundary. Riverview bowlers persisted and continued to be consistent with their line and length.
Aidan Kurtis contributed well with the bat, making a crucial 29 runs and keeping the run rate ticking over. Unfortunately, wickets began to fall, and the required run rate went up to around 10 an over for the last three overs of the game. Some resilient batting from Will Heiler and James Mathur gave the Shore boys some hope, however, they came up 12 runs shy of the win.
Mr J Murphy
14A Coach
14B: The boys played well and were batting well at 0/77. Unfortunately, the need for quick runs caused all sorts of problems and we were not able to haul in their total. The 14Bs are ready for 50 over cricket.
Mr M D Webster
14B Coach
14C: The 14Cs were hoping to seal their first win of the season against Riverview on the weekend. To change things up from previous weeks they elected to bat after winning the toss.
With the goal to work on our running between the wickets and good communication between the batsmen, Shore stumbled with early wickets but soon found momentum with Will Langfield and Alistair Nieland creating a solid partnership of 35 runs.
Unfortunately, Riverview were able to break this partnership through some clever fielding just as Shore were scoring runs at will. Once again Shore batted tentatively in the last few overs and struggled to find runs and were all out for 60.
Riverview batted confidently and saw out Shore’s opening bowlers without losing a wicket. They played their shots well and were able to reach Shore’s total with overs to spare.
With two games left in the season Shore will focus on batting this week at training and look forward to playing St Joseph’s this weekend and hopefully come away with a win or another exciting game, or both!
Mr C D Burke
14C Coach
13A: Shore won the toss and elected to bowl; a decision deliberately made to test the boys’ experience bowling first on a placid pitch.
With the wicket playing genially, Shore was forced to bowl a good line and length and avoid allowing Riverview the chance to hit square to the short boundaries. They did this brilliantly in the first session, having Riverview on the ropes at 6/50 at the break.
Unfortunately, Shore let Riverview off the hook in the second session where they reached 9/104 from their 32 overs. Toby Smith’s tweakers were almost unplayable, snaring 2/4 from three overs, and he was very well supported by Daniel Wyborn’s spin which yielded 2/16. Shore bowled all 11 players with six bowlers capturing wickets, such is the all-round strength of this team.
Shore began the chase cautiously and were 3/49 at end of the first session. At the break, we set small incremental targets for the last session to run down the target, which were over-achieved as we ticked off the 55-run balance in 6.5 overs without further loss.
Mr B N Morris
13A Coach
13B: The team got a sleep-in before their first afternoon game against Riverview. After losing the toss, the boys were sent into the field and Toby Hill struck first and Josh Cawood followed it up in the very next over.
The boys well and truly had their tails up as wickets continued to tumble, with Xavier Simmonds claiming a double wicket maiden. At drinks, Shore had Riverview 7/28, but the opposition dug deep and began to build a partnership.
Shore’s fielding was fantastic with a particular highlight when Max Cawood capitalised on a bad call between the wickets. Set with 41 to win, the openers Max Cawood and Archie Watson took the first over the feel out the pitch but exploded in the second and third over with Max hitting two monster sixes over the mid-wicket boundary before being retired on 22*.
Harry Ferguson combined with Archie to get Shore over the line for an early finish. It was a field day out for the boys as they enjoyed another strong performance and are looking forward to the next contest.
Mr H J Guest
13B Coach
13C: The under 13 Cs continued their unbeaten season on Saturday, beating Riverview by 10 wickets. A strong bowling display from Shore had Riverview bowled out for just 23 runs. Congratulations to Angus Collins and Hamish Parry-Okeden who both claimed three wickets. Shore went into bat and reached the total in just five overs, with Angus Collins top scoring with 12 runs.
Mr S Chapman
13C Coach
13D: The 13Ds and Knox 13Cs clashed in the fourth match of the season, with the former losing the coin toss and being sent to field first. Knox decided to bat and set a competitive target of 81. Shore put up a good fight in their bowling with Sid Shoemark and Daniel Chapman being the standout performers with figures of 2/9 and 2/3 respectively.
In the second innings, Shore’s batting was off to a rough start as they lost wickets early on due to some impressive bowling by Knox. However, Claude Fox, Sid Shoemark and Josh Webb stepped up and formed some crucial partnerships. Despite a few hiccups, Shore managed to score the winning runs, with no wickets to spare, and ended the match with a final total of 9-82.
Overall, it was an exciting match with both teams putting up a good fight. Shoemark’s impressive bowling and Fox’s resilient batting were the highlights of the match. Four from four!
Mr C R Tyson
13D Coach
13E: After last week’s triumph over The King’s School, Shore looked to continue their form against a higher graded King’s outfit. After losing the toss and being sent out to field, opening bowlers Josh Nieland and Thomas Mann got off to an economic start, going for only 14 runs from their six combined overs. However, a lack of wickets hurt the Shore team, as the King’s batsmen got set and started to pile on the runs. A breakthrough wicket from Hugo Ahmed and a handy runout by Josh Nieland saw King’s slowed to 2/30. A further wicket from Kaya Macpherson again slowed King’s down to 3/54, but their batting was too deep, allowing them to post a strong 91 runs from their 20 overs.
Shore had a tough task ahead of them as they went out to bat, which was exemplified by a tough opening over for the Shore team, which saw them 1/0 to start the game. However, hardy resistance from Nathan Klante 16*, as well as cameos from Kaya Macpherson and Richard Low saw some fightback from the Shore team, leaving them 2/30, a similar position to where the Kings team was at the innings before. However, King’s bowled too tightly, and were able to constrict Shore’s runs, resulting in their victory, 91 runs to Shore’s 41 at the end of their 20 overs.
T Marshall and N Griffiths
13E Coaches
| Team | Result | |
| First XI | Loss | Shore 10/139 (A Bailey 21) SIC 7/140 (B Hocking 4/25, S Walton 1/20) |
| Second XI | Win | Shore 1/67 (19.2) defeated SIC 10/66 (38.1) (J Mott2/11 (7.0), B Powell 2/23 (8.0), M Melville 2/8 (7.0), J Robson 2/0 (2.1), A Molchanoff 32 (59), W Kowalski 22 (56)) |
| Third XI | Loss | Shore 32 defeated by SIC 0/36 |
| Fourth XI | Loss | Shore 10/67 (C Forster 24) defeated by SIC 5/124 (J Binnie 2/22) |
| 16A | Loss | Shore 10/92 (G Manchee 38), defeated by SIC 8/94 (D Hockey 4/16) |
| 15A | Win | Shore 3/126 (N Quayle 51*, D Harvey 49) defeated SIC (Z Roberts 3/12, S Constable 2/9) |
| 15B | Loss | Shore 10/93 defeated by TKS 4/127 |
| 15C | Win | Shore 7/73 defeated SIC 8/57 (D Germain 3/3, H Edmunds 3/9, M Warner 2/4) |
| 14A | Loss | Shore 6/100 (L Boys 20 A Kurtis 29) defeated by SIC 9/111 (O Brown 6/11) |
| 14B | Loss | Shore 9/111 (W. Howman-Giles 26) defeated by SIC 9/140 (B Sullivan 3/10, E Gordon 2/18) |
| 14C | Loss | Shore 7/60 (W Langfield 24) defeated by SIC 6/61 |
| 13A | Win | Shore 3/105 (T Smith 39 n.o., O Buckley 25 n.o.,) defeated SIC9/104 (T Smith 2/4, D Wyborn 2/16) |
| 13B | Win | Shore 0/41 (M Cawood 22*, A Watson 11*) defeated SIC 10/40 (J Cawood 2/0, X Simmonds 2/1) |
| 13C | Win | Shore 24/1 (A Collins 12) defeated SIC 10/23 (A Collins 3/8, H Parry-Okeden 3/6) |
| 13D | Win | Shore 9/82 (C Fox 18) defeated KGS 10/81 (S Shoemark 2/9, D Chapman 2/3) |
| 13E | Loss | Shore 5/41 (Nathan Klante 16*) defeated by TKS 3/91 (Hugo Ahmed 1/9, Kaya Macpherson 1/8) |
Player of the Week Nominations:
1. First XI – Ben Hocking 4/25
2. Second XI – Angus Molchanoff 32 (59) and William Kowalski 22 (56)
3. Third XI –
4. Fourth XI – Cal Forster 1/13 and 25 runs off 10 balls
5. 16A – Digby Hockey 4/16
6. 15A – Noah Quayle 51
7. 15B – Harry Lyons (top scorer on 15 and 0/7 off two overs)
8. 15C – Dylan Germain 3/3
9. 14A – Oscar Brown 6/11
10. 14B – Ben Sullivan 3/10
11. 14C – Will Langfield 24
12. 13A – Toby Smith 39* and 2/4
13. 13B – J Cawood 2/0, M Cawood 22*
14. 13C – Angus Collins 3/8 and 12
15. 13D – Claude Fox 18
16. 13E – Nathan Klante 16*
Player of the Week: Oscar Brown – 6/11