Cricket Report
Saturday 23 November 2024
Saturday had Shore take on Scots across the Senior School both at Northbridge and at Scots College. With Guns ‘n’ Roses, Travis and Milli Vanilli all finally removed from the playlist, we could add Bob Marley, Creedence and The Beatles as a beautiful blue sky and SUN allowed an uninterrupted day of cricket. Looking at the forecast, we will keep the old playlist handy for this weekend.
With seven wins and four losses, Shore took the School Championship points, and with two of the losses being super close, the wins column could have been greater.
It was great to hear about so many run-outs across the games this weekend. It is something that the boys work hard on at training sessions at Northbridge. It is such an important part of a team’s success, and all teams continue to look to get a run out each game. Full credit must go to the coaches who work with the boys across various drills and the boys themselves, understanding the importance of this part of cricket.
With a week to go before the Xmas period, it is time to put in one last effort and go into the break after another great week of Shore Cricket.
Special shoutouts from the round go to:
Digby Hockey for scoring a spectacular 85* off just 30 balls with 8 x sixers and 7 x fours in another brilliant win from the BBQ Boys in the Fifths
A hard-fought victory for the First XI with contributions from a number of players including Daniel Harvey 69, Fraser Pandit 61, Tom Fuzes 41 no with the bat and Matt Melville 4/35 and Ben Hocking 2/38. Tom Fuzes helped set up the victory with an opening 6-over spell that went for just 3 x runs.
A run feast at D-Ground saw Shore score almost 400 runs for 2 victories in the Thirds (Lachlan Richards 40, Tully Robertson 27) and 16As (Angus Pearce 52, Archie Lyle 39, Angus Brooks 34, Lachlan Boys 28). Therefore, a special mention to the bowlers in those two teams who kept TSC across those games to just 200 combined runs. Archie Lyle (4/20) in the 16As and George Williams (3/6) were the main contributors.
A close loss in the Seconds, with Tom Glasson (74) continuing his fine form with the bat and deputising with the gloves behind the wicket outstandingly.
The 15Bs had an outstanding victory with Ollie Thompson contributing with bat and ball (17 runs and 3/15) in a demolition of Riverview.
Mr Brett Hunter
Head of Cricket
Third XI
Saturday morning saw gorgeous weather on Northbridge D and after inspecting a quality pitch, Shore won the toss and decided to bat. Opener Lachlan Richards (40) batted for over an hour in the heat and built strong partnerships with Tully Robertson (27) and Henry Pritchard (21). Cameos at the end from Tom Robson (21) and Liam O’Neill (18) go the total to 174.
Shore’s turn to bowl started with a very miserly opening spell from Jeremy McKindley (0/7 off 4) and Zac Roberts (1/15 off 4), which put Scots on the backfoot early. Tom Robson continued good form (2/1), and Hamish Barnes (0/10 off 3) added more pressure however it was George Williams (3/6 off 9 balls), up from the Fourths, who stole the show and put an exclamation point on an outstanding team performance.
15B
Despite only having nine players, the 15Bs put all the pressure on Riverview’s batters. Accurate bowling and safe catching had four wickets fall within the first three overs. Richard Low took two more wickets and Xander Merrin one, so we had Riverview at 6/20. They consolidated, but energetic fielding kept the runs tight, so while they batted until the 20th over, they scored at barely more than three an over. Joshua Nieland deserves recognition for his excellent display in his first go as wicketkeeper: No byes and a catch!
A new opening partnership started well with some boundaries from Ethan Spencer and sensible batting from Dash Vonwiller. Ollie Thompson and Teddy Turner got quick runs as we overtook Riverview comfortably in the 14th over.
Results
| Team | Result | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| First XI | WIN | Shore 7/237 (Daniel Harvey 69, Fraser Pandit 61, Tom Fuzes 41 no) defeated The Scots College 9/208 (Matt Melville 4/35, Ben Hocking 2/38) |
| Second XI | LOSS | Shore 9/192 (Tom Glasson 74, Gus Manchee 25) defeated by Scots 9/193 (Max Brownie 3/24, Tom Hamilton 3/18) |
| Third XI | WIN | Shore 8/174 (Lachlan Richards 40, Tully Robertson 27) defeated Scots 65 (George Williams 3/6, Tom Robson 2/1). |
| Fourth XI | LOSS | Shore (10/76) defeated by Scots Fourth XI (3/167) |
| Fifth XI | WIN | Shore 4/131 (13 overs- Digby Hockey 85* off 30 balls) defeated Cranbrook 8/128 (3 x Run Outs, Neo Pressley 1/14, Angus Money 1/7) |
| 16A | WIN | Shore 7-215 (Angus Pearce 52, Archie Lyle 39, Angus Brooks 34, Lachlan Boys 28) defeated Scots 9/153 (Archie Lyle 4/20, Jude Terry 2/21, Will Howman-Giles 1/15) |
| 15A | WIN | Shore 7/149 (Daniel Wyborn 43, Joshua Cawood 34, Toby Smith 25) defeated Scots 5/148 |
| 15B | WIN | Shore 4/65 (Oliver Thompson 17, Dash Vonwiller 13) defeated Riverview 63 (Ollie Thompson 3/15, Richard Low 2/5) |
| 14A | WIN | Shore 149/7 (Harrison Koch 33*, Harry Klineberg 30, Lachie Hoy 29, Andy Bell 12, Daniel Bishop 8*) defeated Scots 146/2 |
| 14B | LOSS | Shore 103 (Charlie Mullen 23, Harvey Ekas 21) defeated by Scots 8/104 (Harvey Ekas 2/10, Liam Matthews 2/22) |
| 14C | LOSS | Shore 80 (Ollie Lyle 21*, Harry Collingwood-Boots 18) defeated by Scots 3/81 (Tom Devereux 1/5, Lucas Bowyer 1/6) |