Cricket Report
Saturday 8 February 2025
Round 9 saw Shore take on St Joseph’s College (Joeys) with a fixture list of two halves!
The higher age groups (Tuesday/Thursday training) really struggled with just one win (1/6) only (Go Fifths!), and the lower age groups (Monday/Wednesday training) only losing one (8/9 wins).
Something to do with the coaches, maybe?
It was great to see all Year 7 teams winning this weekend as their Senior School Cricket started. As important, was how much they enjoyed themselves and played in the right spirit. Well done, boys! Well done also to their supporters, with huge crowds flocking to B/D and F grounds on Saturday morning.
Cricket Wires
Henry Benecke (Year 9) started just last week as a Boarder from Wagga, home of former Test Cricket Captain Mark Taylor. While Wagga means “Place of Many Crows”, maybe Joeys No.2 Ground should be called “Place of Many Runs” after Henry blasted an even 100 in just his second game for the School – well played!
The Third XI lost 7 wickets in the first 7 overs and still managed to get an excellent 134 thanks to Zac Roberts and Jeremy McKindley’s brilliant partnership.
In the 16A’s, Lachlan Boys had 3-0 off 3 overs before finishing with a miserly 4-9 off 4 overs.
Welcome to Cricket Jayden Spiess (15B), an American-born new student who, in his first game of cricket ever, yes ever, got a wicket on his 4th ball! How good!
The 13B’s almost got two hat tricks but had to settle for a team hat trick with a great run-out for the 3rd wicket.
Over on D-Ground, the 13A’s had Joe Reddy take 3 wickets in an over and Ed Holmes a true captains knock with 46no, steering his side to a winning total.
14B Match Report
A nice revenge victory after losing narrowly to them in Term 4. Joeys won the toss and batted first, getting off to a flyer against some very rusty bowling. But we tightened up and, supported by some good catching, the bowlers worked their way easily through their less capable batsmen. 127 was never going to be enough as long as we kept our wickets intact. Joeys had a couple of decent bowlers, and some soft dismissals kept things interesting, but we powered away against the lesser lights and won in the 22nd over.
15A Match Report
The 15A’s had another strong win over Joeys. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Shore found itself at 2/13 after both openers went down to some excellent bowling. When the next wicket fell, however, Shore had put on another 139 runs to be 3/152.
This was due to a dominant partnership between Xavier Simmonds (65) and Henry Benecke, who scored a century in his first batting innings at Shore. Shore was in control of the game when they finished 6/221.
Tight bowling and outstanding fielding from Max Cawood, in particular, who was involved in two direct hit run outs, saw Joeys finish the game for 10/152, never really troubling Shore.
Henry Benecke added three wickets to his century, finishing with 3/38, and Max Cawood took two quick wickets to finish with 2/4.
15B Match Report
The Shore 15B XI lost the toss and bowled first. On a small ground where scoring was easy, Shore restricted Knox to 128 all out in the 17th over. Our best bowlers were Ethan Spencer (3/15), Teddy Turner (2/8) and Will Tomes (2/11). What was noteworthy was how Knox would have an over where they scored heavily, but Shore would respond with a wicket or two and bring them back. Also, Jayden Spiess took a wicket with his fourth ball in his first cricket game ever.
Chasing, Shore batted sensibly with loose balls being punished. Will Tomes (54* off 22 balls) and Ollie Thompson (20) put on 66 for the third wicket. Despite some loose shots towards the end, we scored 5/131 in the 15th over.
Fifth XI Match Report
The Fifths bounced back from the loss last week with a comfortable win over Joeys. Bowling first, the Shore boys kept the run rate low, restricting Joey’s to just 69 runs and eventually bowling them out in the 18th over. Everyone bowled economically, but the pick of the bowlers was Digby Hockey and debutant Bede Clout, who both finished with figures of 2/3 off their two overs. The star of the show, though, was Austin Butler behind the stumps. His sharp work saw him take two catches and three stumpings to put a stop to any attempt Joeys had to lift the run rate and put themselves in the game.
The run chase didn’t take very long, with Shore getting across the line in just eight overs. Sam Harris hit a few sixes on his way to 24, and Bede Clout backed up his great bowling with an easy 23* to see the team home with the loss of just 2 wickets.
It was a great all-around performance from the team, showing a lot more energy in the field and taking their chances well. Hopefully, this can carry forward for the rest of the season.
Results
| Team | Result | Scores |
|---|---|---|
| First XI | Loss | St Joseph’s College 9/215 (Stian Constable 3/29, Ben Hocking 3/31) defeated Shore 10/121 (Toby Robinson 36, Noah Quayle 30) |
| Second XI | Loss | SJC Second XI 9-181 defeated Shore Second XI 154 |
| Third XI | Loss | Shore Third XI 134 (Zac Roberts 50, Jeremy McKindley) defeated by SJC 5/135 |
| Fourth XI | Loss | Shore Fourth XI 9/91 lost to SJC 10/121 (Finn Hillam 4/14) |
| Fifth XI | WIN | T20- Shore 2-72 (Sam Harris 24, Bede Clout 23*) defeated SJC 69 (Austin Butler WK- 2 catches and 3 x stumpings) |
| 16A | Loss | SJC 6/203 – (Lachlan Boys 4/9 off 4) defeated Shore: 10/115 (Angus Brooks 29, Archie Lyle 19) |
| 15A | WIN | Shore 6/221 (Henry Benecke 100, Xavier Simmonds 65) defeated SJC 10/152 (Henry Benecke 3/38, Max Cawood 2/4) |
| 15B | WIN | Shore 5/131 (Will Tomes 54*, Oliver Thompson 20) def Knox 128 (Ethan Spencer 3/15, Theodore Turner 2/8, Will Tomes 2/11) |
| 14A | Loss | Shore 10/83 (Henry Hollebone 31 from 26, Rishab Reddy 25 from 59, Harvey Cloke ) defeated by SJC 10/166 (Lachie Hoy 3/11, Harry Klineberg 2/16, Harrison Koch 2/10) |
| 14B | WIN | Shore 6/130 (Archer Lingard 28, Angus Murdoch-Tilmouth 27) defeated SJC 127 (Angus Murdoch-Tilmouth 3/26, Harvey Ekas 2/4, Billy Rogers 2/15) |
| 14C | WIN | Shore 0/178 (Tom Devereux 32*, Harry Collingwood-Boots 30*, Hudson Williams 29*) def. Knox 116 (Ollie Lyle 2/2, Edward Russell 1/7, Conal Robertson 1/10) |
| 13A | WIN | Shore 120 (Ed Holmes) 46* defeated SJC 9-97 (Joe Reidy 3-12) |
| 13B | WIN | Shore 5-180 (Billy Coassin 50* ret.) defeated SJC 31 (William Bangs 2-5) |
| 13C | WIN | Shore 4-175 defeated SJC 44 |
| 13D | WIN | Shore 2-31 (Harry Bates 10) defeated SJC 29 (Harry Loveridge 4-1, Drish Shah 3-3) |
| 13E | WIN | Training Session |