Round 9 First XI Match Report vs Sydney Grammar School
Saturday 11 February, War Memorial Playing Fields, A Ground, Northbridge
Shore 10/122 (Josh Constantian 40, Will Sutton 38) defeated by SGS 7/123 (Tom Fuzes 2/13, Sam Walton 2/31)
Coming off an emotional away win against King’s in Round 8, Shore was excited to be back at Northbridge and hosting Sydney Grammar School.
On a humid morning with some cloud cover Grammar won the toss and asked Shore to bat on what appeared to be a hard wicket with quite a lot of grass cover.
Openers Will Sutton and Alex Segaert began cautiously against some consistent line and length bowling and it wasn’t long until Alex Segaert was caught and bowled for a duck with the score on 4 in the second over.
Axel Bailey joined Sutton and the pair began to rebuild the innings until Bailey was out caught and bowled for 4, seeing Shore slump to 2/19 after 8 overs.
His departure brought Captain Lachlan Hunt to the middle with Shore in some trouble. Sutton and Hunt took the score to 32 before Hunt was run out at the non-striker’s end backing up too far.
Oliver Carney came and went quickly, being trapped leg before wicket reducing Shore to 4/36 after 14 overs. Soon after, Hugo Orpin and Toby Robinson were dismissed for a duck and two respectively with Shore’s innings now in complete disarray at 6/45 after 18 overs.
A counter-attacking innings from Josh Constantian (40) and support from Ben Hocking (12) saw Shore stagger to 122 all out in 45 overs.
Defending 122 at Northbridge would not be easy, but it was a possibility. Shore needed early wickets to apply pressure to the Grammar middle order and they did just that with Sam Walton striking in the first over and Tom Fuzes in the second.
In the eighth over Fuzes struck again and with Grammar 3/15, Shore was back in the contest. Unfortunately, Shore were unable to strike again until the 17th over following a 30 run partnership. With Grammar 4/44 Shore were still a chance, however another partnership which yielded 44 runs steadied the ship for the visitors.
Sam Walton was brought back into the attack and provided the key breakthrough. Despite another wicket soon after to Captain Lachlan Hunt, it was too little, too late unfortunately for Shore. A seventh wicket fell with the score on 117 and only 6 runs needed by Grammar.
The winning runs were hit in the 40th over seeing Shore lose again to Grammar in a match where they had their chances but failed to capitalise on them. The team has plenty to prove and must show greater resilience and mental toughness particularly with the bat when they host The Scots College at Northbridge in Round 10 of the Competition this Saturday.
Mr T M Wallace
First XI Coach
Round 9 Second XI Match Report vs Sydney Grammar School
Saturday 29 October, Weigall
Shore 4/117 (William Kowalski 25, Angus Molchanoff 20, Oscar Everett 27, Fraser Pandit 33) defeated Sydney Grammar School 10/116 (Jack Mott 3/28 (8.0) Chris Lovell 3/20 (6.0), Matt Melville 2/14 (6.0))
On the back of a large defeat against King’s last week, I am very proud of the Second XI after their emphatic win against Sydney Grammar. It can be hard to get yourself up mentally, but the boys were still eager to play good Cricket and finish the season strong. Losing the toss, we were asked to bowl first on a nice even deck. We knew the par score would be around 220, so we had to bowl well but most importantly field well inside the circle.
With Tom Fuzes being moved up to the First XI, due to Will Nutt’s injury, we brought Chris Lovell back into the side. Jack Mott (3/28 off 8.0) took his usual early wicket and was well supported by Chris Lovell who also took three wickets for the match to finish with 3/20 from six overs. Grammar were 4/30, but the middle order have become our nemesis this season and again this was looking to be the case after they put on a 32 run partnership.
But, thanks to the tight bowling of Matt Melville (2/14) and Toby Ogg (1/21) producing 15 straight dot balls, their number three batter was forced to play a big shot and get caught, breaking a vital partnership. Grammar fought hard to make their way past the 100 mark. Captain Bill Kwan, then brought Jack Robson on to bowl, managing to take the final wicket of the innings off his first ball, getting them all out for 116 in the 45th over.
The batting plan was to attack and score the runs inside the 25 overs to secure the two bonus points. Angus Molchanoff (20 off 18) and William Kowalski (25 off 25) set the tone early putting on a 41 run opening stand inside 8 overs. We then got tied up by their spinners, scoring just 16 runs off the next 7 overs. We needed 60 runs off the next 10 overs to get the bonus point.
Oscar Everett (27) once again was in the scores partnering with Fraser Pandit (33) to get us within 8 runs to win with 18 balls remaining to secure the bonus points. Billy Kwan (2) came in looking to win the game quickly. He received three half trackers, failed to connect with the first two, managed to connect with the third one but found the longest boundary on the field with a Grammar boy standing there to take the catch. We now needed four runs in the 25th over.
Thanks to Fraser and Matt Melville (2 off 1), they saw us get the win with just four balls remaining to get the bonus points. Well done to everyone, and let’s hope we can continue this momentum into next week against Scots at their Main Oval.
Mr G S Tesoriero
Second XI Coach
Cricket Reports
Third XI: The Third XI suffered another big loss after a disappointing bowling display. Grammar won the toss and chose to bat, while their batsmen were capable, they were assisted by lots of short pitched bowling that got duly dealt with.
Will Johnston maintained an excellent line and length and Elliot Perkins did well with his improving off spin. Each were rewarded with a wicket, the only ones to fall in an innings that saw another batsman chalk up a century against the Third XI.
There were a few close calls and luck didn’t always go our way, but in the end their score was a reasonably good reflection of the quality of our attack. Apart from a few overs after the second drinks break, the Shore boys fielded well, otherwise the chase would have been well over 200!
Our top order could not seem to do much against some fast bowling on a good line and length. We were quickly 4/12 and the game was as good as over. There were a few fighting partnerships late on, and Grammar put the cue in the rack to a certain extent towards the end, so we managed to eke out a mediocre score that was at least an improvement on last week.
Mr R J Ward
Third XI Coach
Fourth XI: Hot and dry conditions greeted the Fourth XI upon their return to Northbridge for the first time in 2023, in a rare 32 over a side fixture against Sydney Grammar. Winning the toss, our valiant skipper Jack McRae chose to bat first on what looked a beautiful deck.
Early wickets meant Shore was in a bit of trouble at 3/32 after 7 overs, however, the boys steadied the ship before launching an aggressive counter-attack. Sam Andrew and Sam Lewarne-Dale scored 67* and 50* respectively to get the score past 150, while a late cameo of 38 off 21 balls from Jye Peters meant Shore was able to finish with a very impressive total of 7/215 off 32 overs.
If Grammar’s fielding was anything to go by, there was no doubt they would be a young, energetic batting unit that would look to press our bowlers at all times. This was very much the case, particularly early on as the Grammar batsman looked to punish (and often did) anything over or under-pitched. Cal Forster (2/35) and Ethan Spark (1/33) had the new ball talking, and while both went for a few more runs than they would have liked, there was no doubt Grammar had to be at their very best to keep these two bean poles at bay.
Tom Santow, relinquishing new ball duties this week, was simply outstanding at both the front and back-end of Grammar’s innings. Tom finished up with 2/10 off 6 overs, figures which whilst impressive, don’t tell the full story of just how well he bowled. Indeed, Tom’s efforts with the ball ensured Grammar was always behind the game and unable to make a genuine push at the back end of the game to chase Shore’s total.
Shore’s part-timer bowlers all put their hands up to contribute, with the likes of Sam Widdis (2/7), Sam Andrew (1/14), and Jack McRae (1/1) all snaring deserved wickets. Eventually, Grammar was bowled out, still 37 runs in arrears with only 2 overs remaining. A great effort from Shore to bounce back after the previous week’s heavy loss to King’s. Onwards and upwards!
Mr N A Trumbull
Fourth XI Coach
16A: Shore batted first after winning the toss against SGS on Northbridge D. A big second wicket partnership between George Story (27) and Josh Evans (56) set up the innings with Shore completing their overs at 5/132. The 16As began strongly with the ball, leg break bowler Will Penny spun a web on his way to 3/15. Ultimately SGS proved too strong passing the target eight wickets down with four overs remaining.
Archer Nugan
16A Player
15A: Shore won the toss and elected to bat first on a hard and fast B Ground deck. Despite favourable conditions, the batting side failed to build partnerships and concluded the innings all out for 85 with Andrew Milton top scoring with 42. Shore came out guns blazing with the ball and in the field knocking over Grammar’s three runs short of the target in the last over of the game. Key performances included Nick Yates 3/11, Zac Roberts 2/8 and Stian Constable 2/4.
Miss S Horley
15A Coach
15B: The 15Bs started strongly with Harry Kowalski taking out off stump with the first delivery of the day to dismiss the opening batsman. However, Grammar then turned things around quickly, playing their shots well and scoring rapidly. Shore did well to arrest Grammar’s momentum and turn things around after drinks, taking 6 wickets for just 15 runs.
Henry Pritchard bowled well to take a five wicket haul. Two stumpings in a row had him on a hat-trick, and then another stumping two balls later made it three. He made it five with a caught and bowled and another delivery that hit middle stump. After having scored 77 runs at drinks, Grammar was all out for 90. Shore was able to reach 91 in the 28th over of their innings, with Lachie Richards (19) being the anchor and the other batsmen all contributing.
Mr A N Mason-Jones and Banjo Cole
15B Coach and Player
15C: On Saturday 11 February, the Shore 15Cs set out to play their first home game since being formed, against Grammar on F Ground. After losing the toss, Shore was sent into the field and started off slowly, as the Grammar openers toughed out our bowling attack.
However, Ollie Bucktin’s wicket in the 17th over triggered a momentum shift, with a number of wickets falling thanks to help from Harry Edmund’s 2/8. Shore constrained Grammar to 101 and needing 102 to win, headed into bat and showed a significant improvement from last week. Shore rotated the strike with ones and twos and punished the bad balls.
Strong individual performances with the bat included Harry Edmunds’s unbeaten 39, Tom Gray’s unbeaten 25 and the newly recruited, Malachi Warner who in his first ever innings scored 18, helping Shore to chase Grammar down in the 18th over.
Angus Fisher and Angus Gill
15C Players
14A: Sydney Grammar School ventured over the bridge for their second round game against the 14As. After SGS won the toss and elected to bat, our bowling continued to impress. Thomas Hamilton and James Mathur had another exceptional partnership with the ball and took a number of wickets in the first six overs of the game. Some sharp fielding from Shore mounted on the pressure and resulted in two great run outs. After the fall of the tenth wicket, SGS ended up on a total of 78 runs.
Shore found themselves in a familiar position to previous weeks and were looking to make amends for coming so close against TKS. Unfortunately, early wickets to our top five batters saw a dire situation with Shore 5/6 off 6 overs. Thomas Hamilton and James Mathur dug deep and tried to build a partnership, however, they managed to succumb to the accurate bowling of SGS. The 14As were all out for 37 runs off 22 overs. They play Scots next week, where they will look to regain the confidence in their ability and get the momentum rolling in the right direction again.
Mr J Murphy
14A Coach
14B: Shore arrived at Weigall playing fields and were sent in to bowl after losing the toss on a good-looking wicket. Shore started off hot with both opening bowlers securing wickets in their opening spells, leaving SGS 2/11. Despite Shore’s loose bowling resulting in a large number of sundries, constant wickets prevented SGS from building any sizeable partnerships. Notable performances included Ryan Doherty who bowled a wicket maiden and Tom Penney who took three, cleaning up Grammar’s middle order and resulting in Shore needing to chase just 72 runs to win. Shore’s innings got off to a shaky start, with the two openers falling quickly, leaving Shore at 2/10, a similar position that SGS were in the innings before. However, a match winning partnership between Archie Lyle (41*) and Benj Pena (17*) ensured a comfortable victory, with Shore winning by 8 wickets at 2/76; a well-earned victory for the team.
Mr M Webster
14B Coach
14C: The 14Cs were looking to improve on last week’s loss and work on key areas that have been lacking in their game, such as a strong fielding effort and chasing hard after runs. Barker batted first and came out in a blazing effort, hitting 26 runs off the first few overs and setting up a serious run rate. Shore’s tenacious fielding put pressure on the batsmen and produced early wickets to stem the run flow. Barker finishing their innings with 125 runs. Shore began their innings slowly and faced some quality bowling from Barker. The opening batsmen were unable to find momentum and struggled against a superior attack. Early wickets forced Shore to play a defensive game as they tried to conjure up much needed runs. Will Langfield again produced a solid innings finishing with 27 not out but it was not enough to reach Barkers substantial total.
Mr C Burke
14C Coach
13A: Shore won the toss and elected to bat on a slow pitch and outfield. After an early wicket, Ollie Buckley and Fred Stewart steadied the ship, putting on a 43 run partnership. Across each side of the drinks break Shore lost four wickets for nine before Louis Corcoran and Charlie Bassingthwaighte got Shore back with a 59 run partnership to post a respectable total of 135. Accurate bowling throttled Grammar’s chase, our opposition losing their last 7 wickets for 45 trying to keep pace with an ever-increasing required run rate. Shore’s fielding was outstanding.
Mr B Morris
13A Coach
13B: Shore were up against Sydney Grammar at Weigall for our first game of the season. The team took to the field after losing the toss and the boys were buzzing. Grammar made a positive start after a few chances went down in the field, but the team remained in good spirits.
The breakthrough finally came from Billy Sorenson with a direct hit runout which turned the tide of the game. At drinks, Sydney Grammar were 2/77, but with three quick fire wickets from Angus Collins Shore were in control. Wickets began to tumble, and the home team were all out for 117 after 26 overs. Set with a tricky total, the top order turned over the strike well and set up a solid platform. The entry of Xavier Simmonds and Will Hadfield in the middle order upped the ante with boundaries coming left, right and centre. Xavier levelled the score with an almighty six before turning over a single the very next ball to win the game after 15 overs. It was a great first performance from the Year 7s and they are rearing to get back at it next week.
Mr H Guest
13B Coach
13C: Shore arrived at Northbridge hoping to get their season off to a win against a good Scots side. Shore won the toss and decided to bowl. Great bowling and fielding ensured that Scots were only able to bat for 18 overs.
Strong bowling spells from Will Tomes and Charlie McGuinness, who both picked up some valuable wickets, kept Scots to a total of just 63. Max Cawood led the batting with an impressive 21 retired not out, hitting some lovely boundaries, helping Shore comfortably reach the target with 5 wickets remaining. The winning runs were hit by the captain Tom Nutt, who did it with style, hitting the first ball he faced back over the bowler’s head for four.
Mr S Chapman
13C Coach
13D: In the first match of the season, the 13Ds faced off against Grammar after losing the coin toss. Grammar elected to bat first and Shore took to the field for the first innings. Within the first three overs, wickets began to fall and Lachlan Ward proved to be a force to be reckoned with, finishing with a staggering two for one.
Oli Wilson also impressed with two for six. Grammar was eventually bowled out for only 37 runs. After the break, the 13Ds experienced a difficult start as they lost five wickets for just five runs. However, Nick Firth and Sid Shoemark stepped up and formed a strong partnership to help the 13Ds reach the target set by Grammar, ending with a score of 5 for 38 by the end of the second innings.
Mr C Tyson
13D Coach
Top image credit: 13Ds with a comfortable win over SGS
Representative News
Will Nutt (First XI) has been selected in the Combined AAGPS squad who are due to play ISA, CAS and CNSW teams over the coming weeks. This is Will’s second year in the top selected GPS Team. Toby Robinson, Fraser Pandit, Matthew Melville and Tom Fuzes have all been selected in the Chairman’s XI 15 Years team who are due to play a limited 50 overs fixture vs 15 Years CAS XI Team on 5 March.
| Team | Result | |
| First XI | L | Shore 10/122 (J Constantian 40, W Sutton 38) defeated by SGS 7/123 (T Fuzes 2/13, S Walton 2/31) |
| Second XI | W | Shore 4/117 defeated SGS 10/116 (W Kowalski 25 (25), A Molchanoff 20 (18), O Everett 27 (44), F Pandit 33 (55), J Mott 3/28 (8.0) C Lovell 3/20 (6.0), M Melville 2/14 (6.0)) |
| Third XI | L | Shore 10/94 defeated by SGS 2/188 |
| Fourth XI | W | Shore 7/215 (S Andrew 67*, S Lewarne-Dale 50*, J Peters 38*) defeated SGS 10/178 (S Widdis 2/7, T Santow 2/10, C Forster 2/35) |
| 16A | L | Shore 5/132 (J Evans 56) defeated by SGS 8/133 (W Penny 3/15) |
| 15A | W | Shore 10/85 (A Milton 42) defeated SGS 10/83 (N Yates 3/11, Z Roberts 2/8, S Constable 2/4) |
| 15B | W | Shore 8/91 (L Richards 19) defeated SGS 10/90 (H Pritchard 5/10, O Finlay 2/15, F Collins 2/15) |
| 15C | W | Shore 2/102 (H Edmunds 39*, T Gray 25*) defeated SGS 8/101 (H Edmunds 2/8) |
| 14A | L | Shore 10/37 defeated by SGS 10/78 (T Hamilton 3/10 J Mathur (2/11) |
| 14B | W | Shore 2/76 (A Lyle 41*) defeated SGS 10/72 (T Penney 3/7, R Doherty 2/6) |
| 14C | L | Shore 7/71 (W Langfield 27*) defeated by Barker College 6/125 |
| 13A | W | Shore 135 (L Corcoran 40 n.o., C Bassingthwaighte 22, O Buckley 20) defeated SGS 10/98 (T Smith 2/1, F Stewart 2/8) |
| 13B | W | Shore 4/118 (X Simmonds 26*, A Collins 18*, W Hadfield 17*) defeated SGS 10/118 (A Collins 3/11, A Watson 2/9) |
| 13C | W | Shore 5/65 (M Cawood 21*) defeated TSC10/63 (W Tomes 2/15, C McGuinness 2/2, H Parry-Okeden 2/6) |
| 13D | W | Shore 5/38 (N Firth 12) defeated SGS 10/37 (O Wilson 2/6, L Ward 2/1) |
Player of the Week Nominations:
1. First XI – Josh Constantian 40
2. Second XI – Matt Melville 2/14 (6.0) and 2*
3. Third XI – Will Johnston, 1/20 off 6 overs
4. Fourth XI – Tom Santow 2/10 off 6
5. 16A – Josh Evans 56
6. 15A – Andrew Milton 42
7. 15B – Henry Pritchard 5/10
8. 15C – Harry Edmunds 2/8 and 39*
9. 14A – Thomas Hamilton 3/10
10. 14B – Archie Lyle 41*
11. 14C – Will Langfield 27*
12. 13A – Louis Corcoran 40*
13. 13B – Angus Collins 18* and 3/11, Xavier Simmonds 26* and 1/10 off 3
14. 13C – Will Tomes 2/15 15. 13D – Lachlan Ward 2/1
Player of the week: Henry Pritchard – Bowling figures of 5/10
