Cricket Report
Saturday 15 March 2025
It is a Wrap on the 2024-25 Cricket Season!
Shore’s 2024-25 Cricket Season drew to a scorching finish on the weekend giving us some time to reflect and celebrate. Every week, 16 Shore teams took to the field and with over 200 boys playing—we are in strong hands for the future.
We welcomed a huge number of Year 7 boys this Term and it was great to see how much fun they had both on and off the pitch. A season highlight was an afternoon spent on A-Ground with the First XI followed by a BBQ!
While some results were one-sided it was wonderful to witness the way our boys played. They demonstrated the genuine spirit of cricket, were always gracious even in one-sided victories, and showed they understand cricket is about more than just winning and losing. We look forward to seeing this group of young men progress over the next few years.
It has been heartening to see so many boys already asking about next season and when it starts. We love the enthusiastic interest and are happy to advise the season kicks off Saturday 18 October 2025!
While some boys are already looking forward to next season, it also means our Year 12 boys have played their last game of cricket for Shore. Like all co-curricular activities, playing cricket is a huge commitment, especially in the First XI and Second XI GPS teams. These teams play over 50 fixtures covering entire Saturdays, often upwards of nine hours (without travel). There is no bigger time commitment from a sports perspective. Of the players that have played in the First XI and Second XI this year, Shore will be losing over 80 seasons of cricket service. A tremendous number of fine young men were recognised and celebrated at the end-of-season function on Saturday night. Their experience, sportsmanship and commitment will be sorely missed and we look forward to seeing them back in the future as Old Boy coaches to help develop the next batch of young cricketers.
Thank you to all the parents for their continued support and efforts in transporting and supporting their son across the GPS grounds. It is greatly appreciated.
There is no cricket without the coaches and Shore is lucky to have many talented staff put up their hand to take a team. There are passionate cricket fans among the teaching fraternity and this translates into amazing coaches giving so much to the boys throughout the season. Our coaches are ably assisted by a crew of Old Boys who bring recent Shore Cricket experience and a genuine love of the game to help develop the next generation of players. A huge thank you to our cricket coaches and Old Boys who have helped make this season such a success.
We look forward to welcoming you all back next season for another year of fun in the sun, being around teammates in the beautiful outdoors, getting your steps in, spending afternoons at Northbridge, staying off your screens, hitting sixes or taking hattricks, scoring runs, taking wickets, enjoying your Saturdays, making three not out or 53 not out, making friends for life, training afternoon fun, sausage sizzles, and creating great memories of your time here at Shore.
Thank you also to Dr Collier, Dr Gilmore, Mr Ticehurst and Mr Inches for their continued support of the cricket programme. Their Saturday visits to the teams are always most welcome and help to lift the students each week.
Mr Brett Hunter
Head of Cricket