Cricket Report
Round 4 First XI Match Report v Newington College
Saturday 12 November played at the War Memorial Playing Fields, A Ground, Northbridge
Shore 6/139 (Lachlan Hunt 40*, Axel Bailey 35, Hugo Orpin 33) defeated NC 10/137 (Lachlan Hunt 3/21, Ben Hocking 2/25)
Saturday was a good day for the First XI. The team returned to Northbridge determined to make amends after a disappointing loss last week. Preparation included a Wednesday afternoon trip to Balmoral for some beach footy and flag races. It proved to be a wonderful break from the regular routine.
Lachie Hunt won the toss yet again but, in another break from routine, elected to make first use of the new ball and sent Newington into bat. Sam Walton (1/16 off 7) opened the bowling with Will Nutt (1/20 off 9) and made the initial breakthrough in the fourth over, with only one run on the board.
Thereafter, the Newington batsmen applied themselves well, taking the score to 40 before Ben Hocking (2/25 off 9.2) claimed the next wicket.
Another good partnership developed, and the score reached 98 before Hunt brought himself back into the attack. At that point, it seemed as if Newington might post a particularly imposing total.
The captain had other ideas. He dismissed the two key batsmen in successive overs leading into the second drinks break, and thereby dragged Shore back into the match. Excellent bowling and fielding then saw Shore take control of the game.
Wickets fell quickly, and Newington was dismissed for just 137 after 46.2 overs; the last 8 wickets had fallen for just 39 runs. Hunt’s 3/25 (off 9) was the standout performance, but all of the boys should be proud of the way they stuck to the task and clawed their way back into the contest.
Chasing runs is never easy, and the dismissal of both openers with just 6 runs on the board made things even more difficult. However, Axel Bailey and Hunt batted with great maturity and managed to get the innings back on track with an excellent stand of 64 runs.
Bailey was dismissed for an excellent 35, and Oli Carney was run out soon after, to leave Shore precariously placed at 4-74, and still 64 runs short of victory.
Fortunately, Hugo Orpin and Hunt established another good partnership, and the score reached 128 before Orpin fell for a very well-made 33 off just 27 balls. Only ten runs were needed for victory, and Toby Robinson was unlucky to be bowled with only two runs needed.
However, Alex Segaert ensured there would be no further drama, and the total was passed for the loss of six wickets. Hunt remained unbeaten on 40, to cap off a fine all-round performance.
The Shore season is finally up and running, and you can see that the team is building confidence with every game. It is a long season, and there is certainly time to make up for lost ground. Every game counts and Round 5’s contest at Northbridge against Riverview will be eagerly awaited.
Mr T M Wallace and Dr R M Stobo
First XI Coaches
Round 4 Second XI Match Report v Newington College
Saturday 12 November played at Buchanan Oval, Newington College, Stanmore
Shore 10/202 (Oscar Everett 21 (30), Angus Molchanoff 53 (73), Billy Kwan 42 (44), Matt Melville 28 (22)), defeated NC 10/182 (Angus Reardon 2/24 (6.0), Matt Melville 3/22 (7.0))
What could have been a very clear and convincing win at Buchanan Oval against Newington, ended up becoming a lot closer than it should have been. Once again, the Second XI opening batters, Angus Molchanoff 53 (73) and Oscar Everett 20 (30), got us off to a solid start by putting on an opening stand of 41 runs from just 10 overs.
We got to the first drinks break being 2/54. The plan was to play a tip-and-run style game to bring the fielders in closer and then play the big shots. This was our best session yet, with Molchanoff posting his first half-century for the season and Billy Kwan continuing his rapid-fire scoring with 42 from 44 balls, taking us to 5/165 after 34 overs.
Newcomer to the side, Matt Melville 28 (22) batted superbly at number six, as we were on target to post well over 220. Sitting at 6/192 after 37 overs, we managed to lose the last four wickets for just ten runs, three of them being run-outs and the last three all falling in the 40th over.
We felt we wasted an opportunity to post a large score, and we conceded five run-outs for the innings. However, we still managed to post the highest score set on Buchanan Oval for the season thus far, so we still had the confidence to win the match.
Newington started their opening partnership well. Similarly, to us, they went to drink at 2-54, thanks to our other newcomer, Angus Reardon 2/24 (6.0) taking two vital wickets on the back of his specialty slower balls. We knew overs 18 – 34 would be the key session of the game.
Our bowlers bowled well, but wickets were hard to come by as there was little to nothing in the pitch. We managed to restrict their scoring rate, pushing the required run rate to more than six an over. This made Newington more aggressive which caused the wickets to fall. Melville 3/22 (7.0) had a debut he will always remember taking three wickets in one over to swing the momentum completely into our favour.
Our openers of Tom Fuzes 1/14 (8.0) and Jack Mott 1/56 (8.5) then finished off the tail-enders and secured us the win in the 46th over. We now sit on the ladder in equal fourth place with two wins from four games. Next week we take on Riverview who have won three of their four matches. Should be a great hit out and hope the Second XI are looking forward to it.
Mr G S Tesoriero
Second XI Coach
Third XI: The Shore Third XI put on a much-improved display in terms of bowling and fielding and are getting closer to their first win of the season. Shore won the toss and batted, getting off to a good start with 2/64 off 13 overs. Theodore Florentzos was making stately progress with good support from the other top-order batsmen, but a mini collapse around drinks put the brakes on. Riley Meale did a good job of holding the tail together and returned the top score of 35 not out. We batted out the overs but 118 would take some defending.
Good length bowling and a much better fielding display meant that the game was in the balance at drinks with Newington 3/43. But they showed their class upon returning to the field, playing some very good shots to consolidate and ease the required run rate. Tom Robson and Meale took some quick wickets towards the end, but it was not enough to really apply pressure and Newington got there with a few overs to spare.
Mr R J Ward
Third XI Coach
Fourth XI: Sunny conditions, a flat wicket and a quick outfield greeted Shore upon arrival at F Ground. Taking on a young Newington side who did a job on us five weeks ago, it was a perfect opportunity to see how the team had progressed…And boy have they! Bowling first, Shore was able to consistently take wickets, ensuring no Newington partnerships ever got out of control. With the short straight boundaries and hard outfield, there was value for money for the batsmen which meant Shore holding the visitors to 131 off their 20 overs was very promising.
Sam Lewarne-Dale, and Jye Peters both took two wickets each to build the pressure early, while yet again fielding practice paid off as Clyde Hossack was able to take an absolute screamer of a catch at point to dismiss Newington’s key batsman. In related news, Clyde should consider a career in the circus considering how impressive his juggling of the ball in the process of catching it was!
Going out to bat needing six and a half runs an over allowed the batsmen an opportunity to play themselves in before attacking the short boundaries. So, while there was an early hiccup, it was extremely pleasing to see the boys work in partnerships with four of the top six doing the majority of the scoring between them.
Sam Andrew and Cal Forster both scored at more than a run a ball to accelerate the Shore innings before the double-barrelled demons Lewarne-Dale and Dylan Dalgliesh-Quinn put on 60 runs to all but see Shore home. Dalgliesh-Quinn, unfortunately, fell just short of the total which meant the team’s most gracious and humble player, Tom Santow, was afforded the opportunity to come out and hit the winning runs with nine balls to spare.
It was by far the team’s most complete performance of the season and considering we were comfortably beaten by this same opposition only a month earlier, it shows just how far they have come in a short space of time.
Mr N A Trumbull
Fourth XI Coach
16A: Shore won the toss and elected to bat on a green wicket. From the beginning, Shore was on the back foot losing an early wicket. The Newington bowlers bowled tight lines which saw Shore struggle to build any partnerships. A solid cameo from Charlie Mott (20) and Neo Presley (16*) saw Shore scrape to a total of 6/116 off 32 overs.
The Shore bowlers knew they had a big job ahead of them to defend 116 against a strong Newington side. The Shore bowlers were not up to their usual standard, struggling to find their line and length which saw Newington get off to an early start. Hugh Reardon (1/8) was the pick of the bowlers and provided Shore with some hope. However, Newington was far too strong and surpassed Shore’s total in 20 overs, 2 wickets down.
Mr A Robinson
16A Coach
15A: Shore was back on home turf and hoping to bounce back from last week’s loss to Scots. Daniel Harvey won the toss and chose to bowl first. Newington started steadily without losing wickets until Zac Roberts claimed the first scalp of the day with an LBW. In the same over, Rory Keeler put his body on the line and dived full-length to his right which led to a run out.
This shifted momentum towards Shore. After the drinks break, Newington came out strong with their number four batsmen hitting all areas and ended up on 65*. Newington posted a strong score of 4/165, leaving Shore needing 166 for victory.
Shore began their innings well but that was quickly put on hold, with Shore falling to 6/47 and facing an uphill battle to get back into the game. From here, Roberts and Keeler showed plenty of grit by putting on 47 runs for the 7th wicket. Things were not looking great when Shore were 8/99, still needing 67 runs for victory with 2 wickets in hand.
Nick Yates arrived at the crease and needed to have a match-winning innings. He remained composed and played some quality shots to the boundary to lead the team to a thrilling second last ball victory. Well done to the boys as they showed enormous amounts of fight to be deserving winners of the day. I look forward to next week against St Ignatius’ College where we hope to continue the momentum.
Mr S Horley
15A Coach
15B: Shore lost the toss and were put in to field by Newington on a beautiful day for cricket. Oscar Finlay and Nick Evans opened the bowling and set the pace, with Nick bowling a consistent line and length and Oscar taking two wickets. After losing two wickets the Newington batsmen formed a good partnership and took advantage of the small boundary to score quickly until Lachie Doy claimed another wicket. Still, Newington was able to finish strong with a score of 156 runs. Unfortunately, the Shore batsmen did not find much of a rhythm and struggled to form any long-lasting partnerships, despite Evans and Lachie Richards’ best attempts to settle the innings. Nick top-scored with 16 runs, while Harry Edmunds flashed the blade to score a quick 12, but unfortunately Shore went down by 63 runs.
Mr A N Mason-Jones
15B Coach
14A: Shore 14As won the toss and sent Newington into field for the first innings. After an early wicket to Newington, pressure mounted on the shoulders of James Mathur and Cooper Glanville to steady the ship. Mathur was patient with the bat early on and made the most of any bad ball bowled by the Newington attack. Some outstanding bowling by the opposition saw more wickets being taken and the 14As all out for a total of 67.
Shore had the confidence from The King’s College game earlier in the season to bowl well enough to defend the low total set. They did just that and Thomas Hamilton and Jude Terry ensured Newington felt the pressure early on. Hugo Dunn took three excellent wickets in quick succession to have Newington 4/5 for a period of 4 overs during their innings. However, Newington proved to be too good and ended up passing the total in the 24th over.
Mr J Murphy
14A Coach
14B: A game where the momentum shifted frequently. Shore lost early wickets but managed to post a strong total of 159 thanks to the determined batting of Will Howman-Giles, who finished with 52*. Victory was within reach for Shore with Newington at 7/98, but they batted very well to scrape over the line 9 down.
Mr M D Webster
14B Coach
14C: Newington proved to be a real challenge for Shore on the weekend, with a strong batting lineup and some quality depth in their bowling ranks. Shore won the toss and elected to bowl and within the first couple of overs, they knew that this would be a long day at the crease for the Newington opening batsmen. Shore bowlers lost their stride early when Newington started putting on quite the batting display. This gathered a feeling of despondency within the fielders who struggled to regain composure and decided to watch a wonderful batting attack rather than keep themselves in the game. Newington raced to a total of 153 in 20 overs.
Shore needed to produce a high run rate to achieve victory but instead created too much pressure trying to run between wickets. With maiden overs coming all too frequently, the wickets were easy to get for Newington who cleaned up the opening batsmen for only a few runs. Enter Will Langfield, again, who came to fight back the score and tried everything in his arsenal to do so. He was able to get his team back into the game but was losing batting partners in quick succession. In the end, it was Shore all out for 86, but they were able to celebrate another wonderful innings from Langfield of 50 not out.
Mr C D Burke
14C Coach
Results
| Team | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First XI | W | Shore 6/139 (L Hunt 40*, A Bailey 35, H Orpin 33) defeated NC 10/137 (L Hunt 3/21, B Hocking 2/25) |
| Second XI | W | Shore 10/202 defeated by NC 10/182 (O Everett 21 (30), A Molchanoff 53 (73), B Kwan 42 (44), M Melville 28 (22), A Reardon 2/24 (6.0), M Melville 3/22 (7.0)) |
| Third XI | L | Shore 9/118 (R Meale 35*, T Florentzos 31) defeated by NC 6/122 (T Robson 3/26) |
| Fourth XI | W | Shore 5/134 (D Dalgliesh-Quinn 29, S Lewarne-Dale 23*, C Forster 22) defeated NC 6/131 (S Lewarne-Dale 2/16, J Peters 2/17) |
| 16A | L | Shore 6/116 of 32 (J Evans 20, C Mott 20) defeated by NC 2/118 of 20 (H Reardon 1/8, W Penney 1/17) |
| 15A | W | Shore 9/169 (N Yates 51*, R Keeler 22) defeated NC 4/165 (Z Roberts 1/23) |
| 15B | L | Shore 10/93 defeated by NC 3/156 (O Finlay 2/38) |
| 14A | L | Shore 10/67 (J Mathur 22) defeated by NC 6/68 (H Dunn 3/6) |
| 14B | L | Shore 7/159 (W Howman-Giles 52*) defeated by NC 9/160 (L Arnold 3/27) |
| 14C | L | Shore 8/86 defeated by NC 3/153 |
Player of the Week Nominations
- First XI – Lachlan Hunt 40* and 3/21 from 9 overs
- Second XI – Matt Melville 28 (22) and 3/2
- Third XI – Riley Meale – 35* and 1/11
- Fourth XI – Sam Lewarne-Dale 23* and 2/16
- 16A – Charlie Mott 20
- 15A – Nick Yates 51* and 1/29 off 6
- 15B – Oscar Finlay 2/38
- 14A – Hugo Dunn 3/6
- 14B – Will Howman-Giles 52*
- 14C – Will Langfield 50*
Player of the week: Lachlan Hunt 40* and 3/21