Cricket Report
Round 6 Term 4
In the latest round of cricket fixtures, Shore faced a challenging encounter against Newington College (NC). Shore’s teams displayed commendable efforts and sportsmanship across the various age groups.
The 14Cs continued their unbeaten streak, recording yet another win. While the 14Bs and 14As delivered outstanding performances, with them both also recording well-deserved victories. The 14s had another successful weekend with three wins for the age group. The 15s faced tough challenges and fell short in both fixtures. While the 16Bs emerged victorious in their encounter, recording their first victory of the season with a T20 win over The King’s School. The 16As fought hard in their fixture with some impressive individual performances. However, they were ultimately defeated by NC. In an eventful match, the Third XI fell agonisingly short in their chase, being dismissed just two runs short of their target.
In the competition fixtures, both teams suffered defeats, with both of their totals being successfully chased down by NC. The First XI had their score of 223 chased down after 48 overs. In the Second XI match, Shore set NC 182 at Northbridge, and they forced NC all the way to the final over, taking eight wickets in the process, but eventually, NC got over the line with two balls to spare, resulting in a 2 wicket defeat for Shore.
Highlights from Saturday 18 November:
| Team | Result | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| First XI | Loss | Shore 5/223 (Will S 46, Fraser P 48, Henry S 61*) lost to NC 4/225 (Ben H 3/39) |
| Second XI | Loss | Shore 10/182 (Matthew M 47, Julian H 33) lost to NC 8/183 (Julian H 2/33, Stewart H 2/33, Max B 2/32) |
| Third XI | Loss | NC 10/137 (Hugh R 3/8, Digby H 2/23, Thomas H 3/16) defeated Shore 10/135 (William S 47, Hugh R 23) |
| Fourth XI | BYE | |
| 16A XI | Loss | NC 9/133 (Ollie D 3/24) defeated Shore 10/106 (Zac R 34) |
| 16B XI | Win | Shore 158 (Dylan G 52 ret) defeated King’s 16C 114 POTM: Dylan G |
| 15A XI | Loss | NC 9/140 (Thomas G 4/2, Thomas H 3/25) defeated Shore 8/114 (Archie L 27) POTM: Tom G |
| 15BXI | Loss | Shore 124 (Angus P 51*) lost to NC 125 after 17.3 overs (Liam B 1/4) |
| 14A XI | Win | Shore 143 (Toby S 29, Ollie B 23, Xavier S 48) defeated NC 10/96 (Xavier S 2/10, Edward G 2/6, Toby S 3/8) POTM: Toby S |
| 14B XI | Win | NC 6/94 after lost to Shore 2/95 (Max C 26*, Will T 23) POTM: Max C |
| 14C X | Win | – |
15As Match Report v Newington College
Round 6 saw the 15As take on Newington at Shore. Newington got off to a strong start before Tom H took a crucial wicket. The last 6 overs of the first 16 were evenly poised, with both Gus P and Tom H taking wickets respectively, leaving the opposing team at 3-82 at drinks. Shore came out firing after drinks, with Jack C being brought into the attack and immediately taking a wicket. Shore’s tight bowling in their second 16 continued to build pressure, which allowed Tom G to take 4/2 off 3 overs, restricting Newington to only 140 runs.
Shore’s batting innings, unfortunately, did not start the way we would have liked, losing 2 wickets early on. Newington’s tight and accurate bowling denied the Shore batters any opportunity, which saw Shore’s batters fail to truly get off the mark. An attempt at a fightback was shown from Archie L and Jack C whose 34 run partnership tried to steady the ship, but Newington’s bowlers were too good and kept the Shore boys to 8/114. The 15As will look to fight back next week against The King’s School in the second last round of the year.
Player of the Match: Tom G with 4/2 off 3 overs
First XI Cricket Report vs Newington College
Round 6 AAGPS Competition – Saturday 18 November 2023 at Buchanan Oval
Newington College 4/225 (Ben H 3/39) defeated Shore 5/223 (Henry S 61 not out, Fraser P 48, Will S 46)
The First XI arrived at Buchanan Oval keen to keep their momentum going following three straight wins. On a bright, sunny morning, Will S won the toss and had no hesitation in electing to bat.
Unfortunately, Shore had an early setback, losing the in form, Toby R caught behind for a duck in the first over. For the next 40 overs, Shore batted sensibly, eliminating risk by keeping the ball on the ground and hitting gaps. A number of solid partnerships saw Shore score at around four runs an over during this period. With wickets in hand, Shore could really push on in the final ten overs and look to post a competitive total. They achieved this largely through the work of Henry S, who scored a run a ball 61 not out, hitting two towering sixes in the final over to see Shore reach 5/223 from their 50 overs. Noah Q (20) on debut, Fraser P (48) and Will S (46) also looked exceptionally good and made handy contributions in what was Shore’s best batting performance of the season so far.
When play resumed after lunch, Shore knew they had to build pressure from both ends and bowl consistent line and length in order to restrict Newington. On a flat pitch with some small boundaries, this would be crucial to the outcome of the match. Sam W and Tom F began quite well, with Walton making the first breakthrough in the third over. Newington then built a good partnership, but momentum swung back to Shore when Ben H entered the attack in the fourteenth over. He struck twice in his first three overs to have Newington 3/68. Unfortunately, Shore was unable to capitalise on this momentum shift, and a 138 run partnership took the match away from Shore. Shore’s bowling unit was not at their best, bowling inconsistent lines and lengths and often giving the Newington batsmen a boundary ball each over. As Newington approached the target, Shore’s fielding also got a little sloppy, with a couple of catches being put down. Newington passed Shore’s total off the last ball of the 48th over to win by 6 wickets. The team must now move on quickly from this disappointing loss and learn the lesson of being more disciplined in future matches.
The First XI travels to White Oval this Saturday to take on The King’s School in a match that is very important for Shore in the context of their season.
Mr TM Wallace
First XI Coach
Mr R Johnston
MIC Cricket
16B Cricket v Kings (16C)
Won 157 to 10/107
The 16Bs lost the toss and were sent in to bat first on a lively green wicket. The openers built a good base with Dylan G‘s amazing batting (52 runs, retired), Fred C getting (19 runs) and Malachi W getting (36 runs, not out). It put the team in an amazing spot with 157 runs after 20 overs.
As Shore came into field, Liam O fired quickly with 0-4 off 2 overs, Will W going 2-11 off of 2 overs, and Toby C having an amazing over going 2-0 off 1 over. After this amazing 20 overs, the 16Bs won their first game of the season.
Malachi W
16B Captain
