Cricket Report
Introducing Mr Rory Johnston
I am delighted to introduce Mr Rory Johnston, who will be Shore’s MIC Cricket. Rory brings a wealth of experience, competing at the highest level as a member of the Scotland National Men’s Training Squad and playing for Scotland A, as an attacking opening batsman. One of Mr Johnston’s highlights was representing Scotland at the U19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh, in 2016.
Mr Johnston also played for the Caledonian Highlanders and the Forfarshire Cricket Club, the T20 Scottish Cup winners, 2023. Mr Johnston holds an ECB level 2 coaching accreditation and is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Level 1 coach, Mr Johnston can coach at the highest level and coach to develop and increase the basic skills of all cricketers. He can differentiate his coaching style, and one of his key strength’s is his ability to analyse what a player needs and deliver instruction accordingly.
I am certain the Shore cricket community, players, parents and staff, will extend a warm welcome to Mr Johnston when you see him on duty at Northbridge.
Mr M Ticehurst
MIC Cricket
Shore Cricket 2023 – Round 4
In Round 4 of the cricket calendar, Shore took on Sydney Boys High School (SBHS). Remarkably, despite heavy rainfall during parts of the day, six of the matches managed to reach a conclusion, with Shore victorious in five of these games.
All games saw great efforts from parents, players and ground staff to ensure play continued swiftly throughout the day.
Unfortunately, there were some games that lost their battle with the rain. The Fourth XI was called off before a ball was bowled. The Third XI managed only one innings against King’s before play was abandoned and the 15As were also called from the field of play in the second innings after an amazing 108 ret. from T Hamilton during the first.
The 14s, sticking with their current run of form, won their games in, with Shore batters scoring at an impressive rate. The 16Bs were defeated in the final over of their thrilling game and the 16Ass won their game by 101 runs!
Another great week for the competition teams with both recording victories. Back-to-back wins for the First team saw them defeat SBHS with a composed chase of 157 reaching their target with seven wickets in hand after an opening partnership of 89 runs. Whereas at Northbridge, the Second XI made it three wins in a row with a confident display with bat and ball.
Highlights from Saturday 4 November 2023
| Team | Result | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| First XI | Win | Shore 3-161 (Toby R 72, William S 42, Alexander S 31*) defeated SBHS 8-157 (Sam W 3 for 22, Toby R 2 for 13) |
| Second XI | Win | SBHS: 9-123 after 46 overs (James M 6 for 34) Lost to Shore: 0-126 after 22.1 overs (Aidan K 50* (69), Noah Q 60* (65)). POTM: James M (6 for 34 from 10 overs) |
| Third XI | Abandoned | TKS: 10-151 (Cameron N 4 for 17). [No result] |
| Fourth XI | Wash Out | |
| 16A XI | Win | Shore: 7-211 (Zac R 98) Defeated SBHS: 10-110 (Henry P 2 for 2) |
| 16B XI | Loss | Shore: 9-112 after 20 overs. Lost to SBHS 1-113 after 19.4 overs. POTM: Liam O (31 runs and 1 wicket) |
| 15A XI | Abandoned | Shore: 1-238 (Thomas H 108 ret., Lachlan B 66*) SBHS: 1-83 at drinks [No result] |
| 15B XI | BYE | |
| 14A XI | – | – |
| 14B XI | Win | Shore: 3-144 (Will T 29 ret., Tristan D 28, Ryan L 24 ret.) defeated SBHS 8-91. POTM: Will T (29 ret., 1/0 from 2 overs and a catch) |
| 14C XI | Win | SBHS 7-76 after 20 overs. Shore chased the runs in 12 overs |
15As Match Report v Sydney Boys High School
The 15As lined up for what was going to be a great game of cricket against Sydney boys high. Shore batted first and got off to a great start, scoring quickly, before they lost a quick wicket in the 8th over. However, Lachie boys came out to steady the ship, and before long, shore were 1/104 at drinks. Tom H came out firing after the break, and hit Sydney boys all around the park, before being retired on 108, a tremendous knock. Lachie boys continue to work the ball around, and scored a career best 66*, with skipper cooper Granville also scoring a quick fire 26*. Shore finished their innings 1/238, setting SBHS with a mammoth total to chase.
SBHS innings started shakily with Ben S taking an early wicket. However, the rain began to settle in, and the game was eventually called at the drinks break, with SBHS 1/83. Overall, it was a disappointing end to what was a great day for the shore boys with the Bat.
Mr C Smith
15A Coach
Second XI Cricket Report v Sydney Boys High School
Round 4: Saturday 4 November 2023 at Northbridge
Losing the toss on a rainy day, Shore were made to bowl. Struggling to take early wickets, the openers still managed to keep the run rate down and the pressure on. The game changed when Jimmy M came on, bowling stump to stump and grabbing 4 wickets in his first 5-over spell. He came back to finish his spell with figures of 6/34. Shore unable to bowl SBHS out but restricting them to a total of 9/123.
On a tricky pitch affected by the rain, Aidan K and Noah Q weathered uneven bounced and a wet outfield to build into their innings. Their amazing hand eye and mental application made the conditions look easy, and after realising a bonus point was in play, put the team first and raced to the total in under half of the overs required. Aidan K finishing with 50 not out, and Quayle with 60 not out.
Player of the match – Jimmy M
Mr C Cozens
Second XI Coach
First XI Cricket Report v Sydney Boys High School
Round 4: Saturday 4 November 2023 at McKay Oval
Shore 3/161 (Toby R 72, Will S 42, Alex S 31*) defeated SBHS 8/157 (Sam W 3/22, Toby R 2/13).
The First XI travelled to McKay Oval determined to keep their momentum going following their win last week against St Joseph’s College. Under cloudy skies and with rain forecast during the day, Will S won the toss and asked High to bat.
Shore felt they could restrict High and would be in a good position to push for a win later in the day in the event time was lost due to the forecast rain. In the second over Tom F had their opener caught by Henry S and soon after Sam W had his first wicket with Matt M taking a good catch at mid-off. Two overs later, Sam W had his second bowling their Number 4. At 3/22 in the ninth over, Shore was on top and looking to apply more pressure. Chris L and Ben H were soon introduced into the attack and High progressed slowly to 3/48 after 18 overs. Needing a breakthrough, off spinners Toby R and Stian C were thrown the ball, and they immediately slowed the scoring rate further. In the 23rd over, Toby R snared his first wicket courtesy of Sam W’s safe pair of hands, and soon after he took his second with a lovely delivery that cannoned into the stumps. With SBHS now 5/67 Shore was well on top and had plans of keeping SBHS to a score of around 100. Unfortunately, this did not eventuate with their lower order showing some fight with partnerships of 20 and then 42. Matt M claimed SBHS’s sixth wicket with Will S taking a good catch at slip while Stian C took their seventh with Ben H showing a safe pair of hands. At 8/133 in the 48th over following Sam W’s third wicket, SBHS continued to take some risks and managed to reach 8/157 in their 50 overs. Shore felt they had allowed SBHS about 20 or 30 runs too many. SBHS’s total would be competitive, and Shore would need some partnerships to chase down the target.
The resumption of the match following the lunch break was delayed by 30 minutes due to some light rain but when Shore’s innings started it was evident that both Will S and Toby R were in the mood. Resolute defence mixed with elegant stroke play saw the pair combine for an 89-run partnership in 18 overs before Sutton was out-stumped for 42. Number 3, Fraser P,7-wicket Toby R but was dismissed soon after leaving Shore 2/99. Alex S joined Toby R and the pair put on a further 40 runs before Toby R was out caught for a superb 72. His timing and placement were features of a very mature innings. Henry S then joined Alex S, and the pair saw Shore safely to the target in the 33rd over giving Shore a 7-wicket win. Alex S finished unbeaten on 31 and Sharp on 3.
The First XI looks forward to their final home match of the term this Saturday against Sydney Grammar School at Northbridge in Round 5.
Mr TM Wallace, Mr RA Johnston
First XI Coach, MIC Cricket
16Bs Cricket Report v Sydney Boys High School
Saturday 4 November 2023
After Sydney Boys High School (SBHS) elected to field first, we didn’t start off too well with a few quick wickets.
Fortunately, Malachi W came in scoring a strong 21 runs before getting out, putting the team in a decent place.
Then Dylan G and Bryce S had a strong partnership slowing the wicket rate before Liam O came in and put on a high score of 31 bringing us back into the game.
After successfully seeing out all 20 overs Shore 16Bs’ achieved their highest total this season of 112. We started off strong with the bowling as they need just over 5 and a half runs an over but due to a lot of extras, in the 17th over they only needed 18 runs to win, which would have been manageable but due to a few boundaries they only had to get 7 runs off the last two overs. Unfortunately, due to some quick singles they were able to chase us down with two balls remaining. It was a close game, and we did well but due to some loose bowling we let the game get away from us.
Fred C (Year 9)
16B Captain