Cricket Report
Round 7 Term 4 2023
In round seven of the cricket calendar, Shore was scheduled to be hosted by The King’s School. This weekend would mark the halfway stage, with round eight starting the repeat of fixtures against the GPS schools.
Unfortunately, due to heavy rainfall throughout Friday and Saturday, all nine of the non-competition fixtures were forced to be cancelled without a ball being bowled.
The only two fixtures that managed to take the field were the First XI, who had a loss away at JS White Oval, and the Second XI, who were victorious at Northbridge. Both matches were reduced overs games due to extensive rain delays, and the results were reached using the DLS method.
Highlights from Saturday 25 November 2023
| Team | Result | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| First XI | Loss (DLS) | The King’s School 10/219 after 49.3 overs (Tom F 3 for 32, Ben H 3 for 45) defeated Shore 10/171 after 33.5 overs (Alex S 58 (39)) |
| Second XI | Win (DLS) | The King’s School 10/144 after 37 overs (Jimmy M 4 for 24, Julian H 2 for 10) lost to Shore 7/99 after 20 overs (Julian H 43*, Stewart H 18) Player of the Match: Julian H |
Second XI Match Report vs King’s School
Man of the Match: Jules H
The King’s School 10/144 (Mathur 4/24, Harrison 2/10) Lost to Shore 7/99 (Harrison 43*, Hurt 18)
After a rain delay and overs reduced, Shore sent King’s into bat. Accurate bowling and committed fielding reduced King’s to 144 from their 37 overs. James M finishing with 4/24 from 8 overs.
Further rain delay shortened Shore’s innings to 20 overs and a revised target of 99. In the pursuit of quick runs, Shore stumbled to 6/34. Jules H found a partner in Stewart H who expertly guided the score up to 79. With the enthusiastic running of Max B in next and Jules finding clutch boundary after clutch boundary, Shore won with two balls to spare to go outright second on the ladder.
Mr C Cozens
Second XI Coach
First XI Cricket Report v The Kings School
Round 7 AAGPS Competition: Saturday 25 November 2023 at JS White Oval
The King’s School 10/219 (Tom F 3/32, Ben H 3/45) defeated Shore 10/171
(Alex S 58) by 14 runs (DLS method)
The First XI arrived at JS White Oval excited to be testing themselves against the Competition leaders. Having rained overnight and under cloudy skies, Will S called correctly at the toss and elected to bowl. In the first five overs, Sam W and Tom F bowled in the corridor, limiting opportunities for the King’s batsmen to score square of the wicket. However, a good partnership then developed, and it wasn’t until the introduction of spin that the first wicket fell with Alex S, affecting a stumping off Toby R bowling. Another solid partnership took King’s total to 80 before the ever-reliable Ben H claimed his first wicket, bowling the other King’s opener. At this point, King’s were in front in the match, and Shore needed to lift. Through the middle overs, Shore was able to slow King’s momentum and, after 34 overs, were well and truly back in the contest with King’s at 4/123. Despite taking the remaining six wickets to dismiss King’s for 219, they did manage to score 96 runs in the final 16 overs of their innings. Shore’s bowlers contributed, with every bowler claiming at least one wicket. Shore believed they could chase down the target at just over four runs an over on a hard, flat wicket.
When play finally resumed after the lunch break due to persistent rain, Shore’s equation had changed. With our innings reduced to 35 overs, the target for victory was 185. The key for Shore was to show intent but also keep wickets in hand in order to make a run at the target in the later overs. Toby R and Noah Q began well and put on 23 before Quayle chopped on. Toby R and Will S progressed the score to 36 before Robinson was out caught behind. Sutton departed soon after trying to take the attack to the King’s bowlers, and at 3/49 after 14 overs, Shore needed a partnership to stay on track. Fraser P and Henry S provided this, combining for a 40 run stand before Pandit was unfortunately run out. Henry S, Stian C and Tom F then all departed within the space of six overs, putting King’s well on top. However, Alex S had other ideas. He took to the King’s bowlers hitting boundaries regularly and finding gaps in the field. He partnered with Ben H for a 45 run stand that took Shore to within 25 runs of victory. Even with Ben H’s departure, Shore had a chance of winning. Unfortunately, Sam W was dismissed for a first ball duck, and the equation got more difficult. Chris L joined Alex S, and the pair batted sensibly taking the score to 170 before a disappointing run out finished the match with Shore 14 runs short of victory. In any run chase set batsmen need to go on with their starts. The team must learn to seize and win the big moments in matches if they want to win and challenge the competition.
The First XI travels to Bellevue Hill this Saturday to take on The Scots College in their final match of the year.
Mr T Wallace
First XI Coach
Mr R Johnston
MIC Cricket