Cricket Report
Round 12 Term 1 2024
First XI Match Report – Round 12 vs Sydney Grammar
The First XI set out to a wet Sydney Grammar School (SGS) on Saturday in an attempt to win their third in a row. After losing the toss, they were asked to bat first. After a shaky start, the Firsts found themselves at 3/21, and spirits weren’t in the best of places. However, a very mature innings-saving knock of 64 off 94 from Noah Q guided the team to a somewhat competitive total of 119. Despite being a below-par total, the team knew they had the quality to defend it. With this belief, opening bowlers Sam W and Tom F came out and put on a bowling masterclass to skittle the wickets of the SGS batsmen, with Tom picking up a 16-ball 5fa, his second 5fa in a row, something very rarely seen in First XI cricket. He and Sam combined for a very tight and run-dry opening spell to restrict SGS to 5/8. A shellshocked SGS continued to very slowly make their way towards their target whilst losing more key wickets, with Sam W claiming 3 wickets in his second spell to halt SGS at 8/51. A solid 9th wicket stand for SGS got them to just under 100, looking as though they could end up chasing down the required 120. However, debutant Olly H stepped up and frustrated the SGS batsmen, who had been starting to score freely up until this point, with figures of 0/5 off 4.4, forcing the SGS batsmen to take risks. Dan H ran out the final batsman, finishing the SGS innings at 10/101, giving Shore their third win in a row, and the team will look to carry their form into the final two fixtures of the season in an attempt to finish 3rd behind the two competition juggernauts in Scots and King’s.
Mr J Davis-Rice
First XI Coach
Shore Cricket 2024 – Round 12
Round 12 saw many of the scheduled matches against SGS cancelled due to rain. The six fixtures that did manage to take the field all reached a conclusion, with Shore victorious in four of these.
The hard work of both morning matches, playing through the rain, paid off with the 13B’s and the 14B’s having confident wins on their home pitches. The afternoon matches for the 15B’s, and Third XI experienced losses. The Third XI were involved in an absolute thriller, with SGS reaching Shore’s total off the last ball while being nine wickets down!
In the two competition fixtures, both teams recorded victories. In the Second XI match, SGS scored 142, which proved to be not enough as Shore ticked along and passed the total in the 45th over. Whereas in the First XI match, Shore batted first and was dismissed 119. In their defence of their total, they were spot on with ball in hand and bowled SGS out for 101 in their attempted chase. These wins put Shore First XI in 4th place and Shore Second XI in 2nd place. This keeps them within touching distance of leaders Newington, whom they will play in Round 13, an exciting week of cricket ahead!
Highlights from Saturday 24 February:
| Team | Result | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| First XI | Win | Shore 10/119 (Noah Q 64) defeated SGS 10/101 (Thomas F 5/11, Sam W 3/21) |
| Second XI | Win | SGS 8/142 defeated by Shore 7/143 (Neo P 29, Matthew M 33) |
| Third XI | Loss | Shore 10/145 (Tom H 23, Sam H 33) defeated by SGS 9/147 (Tom H 3/24, Digby H 2/17) |
| Fourth XI | Washout | – |
| 16A XI | Washout | – |
| 16B XI | Washout | – |
| 15A XI | Washout | |
| 15B XI | Loss | SGS 137 (Gus P 3/8) defeated Shore 10/55 (Gus P 25) POTM: Gus P (3 wickets, 25 runs, two run outs, two catches) |
| 14A XI | Washout | – |
| 14B XI | Win | Shore 8/114 (Billy S 32*) defeated SGS 8/87 (Max C 2/3, Luke I 2/9, Charlie McG 2/24) POTM: Billy S (32 runs, direct hit run out) |
| 14C XI | Washout | – |
| 13A XI | Washout | – |
| 13B XI | Win | SGS 108 (Sam C 2/2, Daniel B 2/5, Pat O 2/11, Archer L 2/13) lost to Shore 6/109 (Finn G 30, Sam C 27 ret., Sam H 13*) |
| 13C XI | Washout | – |
| 13D XI | – | – |
Mr R Johnston
MIC Cricket