Cricket Report
Round 13 Term 1 2024
In Round 13, the penultimate round of this season’s fixtures, Shore faced up to Newington College (NC).
In the 13’s matches, the results finished up honours even, as the 13C and 13D teams were victorious, but the 13A and 13B sides lost their respective matches. The 14A’s and 14B’s were runaway winners in both their matches with very impressive individual contributions to note. This result was then reversed in the 15’s age group as both teams suffered a loss to NC. The 16B’s were denied an opportunity for any heroics as they were dealt a BYE round. The 16A’s won their home clash with NC by 5 wickets. Third XI stood firm against the rain and NC, winning a reduced overs match with a confident chase of 128.
In the competition fixtures, the First XI continued their winning streak with a 7 wicket win over NC at home. The First XI kept to recent form and delivered a top bowling effort, restricting NC to 115 before chasing it down with the captain leading the way. The Second XI had their much anticipated match as both teams came into the fixtures in 1st and 2nd place on the ladder. Shore looked to be on top as they bowled out NC for 144. However, the league leaders showed their skills, and Shore fell short in the chase, which allowed NC to pull away at the top. Both sides now face very strong King’s sides in the upcoming final round.
Highlights from Saturday 2 March 2024:
| Team | Result | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| First XI | Win | NC 10/115 defeated by Shore 3/116 (Will Sutton 50*) |
| Second XI | Loss | NC 10/144 defeated Shore 10/108 (Gus Manchee 39) |
| Third XI | Win | Shore 5/129 (Digby Hockey 48, Austin Petty 27) defeated NC 6/128 (Josh Evans 2/27, Cameron Newton 2/19) – limited to 28 overs each. POTM: Digby Hockey |
| Fourth XI | – | – |
| 16A XI | Win | NC 10/85 (Daniel Jonker 3/17) defeated by Shore 2/86 (Tom Glasson 39) |
| 16B XI | BYE | – |
| 15A XI | Loss | Shore 8/106 (Angus Pearce 28, Archie Lyle 20) defeated by NC 4/110 (Tom Gocher 2/33) |
| 15B XI | Loss | Shore 57 (Gus Pritchard 18) defeated by NC 58 after 6.2 overs (Dash Fairclough 1/10) |
| 14A XI | Win | Shore 6/187 (Toby Smith 26, Xavier S 104, Jack Courtenay 25), def Newington 10/61 (Oscar Buckley 2/3, Ollie Buckley 2/2, Dan Wyborn 2/4). Player of the Match – Xavier S, 104. |
| 14B XI | Win | Shore 5/139 (Angus Collins 32no, Zach France 29ret) defeated NC 9/122 (Hamish McKindley 2/17, Ryan Leckie 2/23) Player of the Match – Angus Collins, 32 runs, a good catch under pressure and a direct hit run out. |
| 14C XI | – | – |
| 13A XI | Loss | Shore 7/130 (James Story 44, Harry Klineberg 37) lost to NC 6/131 (Henry Hollebone 1-9, A Bell 1-11) |
| 13B XI | Loss | Shore 103 (Angus Murdoch-Tilmouth 50 ret., Harvey Ekas 12) defeated by NC 7/107 (Angus Murdoch-Tilmouth 2/10) |
| 13C XI | Win | Shore 7/141 defeated NC 7/80 POTM: Alastair Kernaghan |
| 13D XI | Win | SPC 7/70 (Lachlan Fraser 2/5, Samuel Fisher 2/7) Shore 4/118 (Lachlan Fraser 18*, Jack Taylor 18*) |
First XI Match Report – Round 13 vs Newington College
It was a dark and gloomy day at Northbridge as we looked to take on a dangerous and hungry NC side. They got the better of us on their home turf last time, which made the Shore boys more motivated to defend our home ground and get the win.
We won the toss and elected to bowl first. The pitch was grassy and soft on top, so we were confident that we could put the pressure on the NC top order early. To their credit, the NC top order fought hard to 2-71. Some consistent pressure-building bowling in the middle overs from Stian Constable (2-27), Thomas Fuzes (2-32), and Sam Walton (2-19) brought about consistent wickets throughout the innings. We dismissed NC for a total of 115.
The hard part was ahead of us after lunch. These small totals on a tough wicket can be deceptively hard to chase down with all the pressure being on the Shore boys. Skipper William Sutton (50*) and Noah Quayle (37) showed great maturity and fight to grind the NC boys down, and we were able to pass their total in the 40th over. We finished 3-116.
A great performance and one the boys should be very proud of. The coaches and supporters sure were! This marked our fourth win in a row, and we will be looking to carry this momentum through to our last round clash against premiership favourites, King’s, in the hope that we can spoil the party!
Mr M Papworth
First XI Coach
15A Match Report
Match Result: Shore 8/106 (A Pearce 28, A Lyle 20) defeated by NC 4/110 (T Gocher 2/33)
Shore returned home with the goal of overturning their recent losses into some victories. It started well when Captain Lachie Boys won the toss and chose to bat first. Archie Lyle and Lachie opened up for Shore and struggled to play NC’s opening bowlers, with Boys falling early. Angus Pearce and Archie gained some momentum for Shore to get us to 1/50 at the halfway point. This is where Shore’s momentum stopped as the loss of continuous wickets stopped the scoreboard from moving. Shore ended up getting to a total of 106 by the end of their 32 overs, meaning they would most likely have to claim all 10 wickets to get the win. NC started their innings very well by putting Shore’s opening bowlers under pressure. Tom Gocher came into the attack and made an impact straight away with a two-wicket maiden to inspire his team. Despite his efforts, NC came out on top by surpassing the target with a boundary in the 24th over. Many learnings to come from this game, which can hopefully be implemented in the next game. Shore will look to finish the season off with a win next week against King’s.
Player of the Match: Angus Pearce with 28 runs
Ms S Horley
15A Coach
Mr R Johnston
MIC Cricket