pressure on the batsmen. Regular wickets meant that the margin of victory (31 runs) did not really tell the story of College’s dominance. 2ND XI CRICKET Coach: Rob Clarke Team: Jack Belcher (captain), Jamie Barr, Tom Clarke, Ed Cochran, Jack Coles, Hugh Duston (Term 1), Hamish Falls-Anderson, Tom Harrison, Matt Lewis (Term 1), James Luxon (Term 4), Will Patchett, George Ryan, Harry Sharr, Flynn Topham The 2021 College 2nd XI cricket side started the year playing in the CMCA 1st XI Cup two-day competition. This consisted of five two-day matches for the term. The first match was against the St Thomas of Canterbury College (STC) 1st XI, with College winning first innings point after low scores from both teams and then posting 228/9 dec following half centuries to Harry Sharr and George Ryan. In reply, a great partnership helped STC to 232/5 and needing only seven runs but College took wickets consistently to have STC 237/9. The last ball of the match had the possibility of multiple results, but a dot ball meant a draw. Jack Belcher finished with match figures of 9/66. In the next match at home on CC1, College held the Timaru Boys’ High School 1st XI to 166 in the first innings but was unable to capitalise with the bat. Eventually, College was set more than 250 runs to win and at 145/2 was on track. However, a late collapse left the team all out for 184 and a 79-run loss. Harry Sharr (50) and Ed Cochran (47) top scored in the 2nd innings. The next match against the Christchurch Boys’ High School 2nd XI showed that the team had a lot to learn at this level and was comfortably defeated by an innings. Jamie Barr scored 51 and the team batted 79 overs in the second innings but was still well short of the mark. Back at home on CC1 against the St Bede’s College (SBC) 2nd XI,
again, with Gibb out in the final over of the innings trying to reach his century. In reply, St Andrew’s looked comfortable but again got behind in the asking rate and Ciaran Huntley, Rob McClean and Ollie Shore maintained a brilliant line and length in the final 15 overs to deny the team the chance to win, resulting in the Fulton-Nicholls Cup heading to College for the first time. vs The Old Boys XI Old Boys 224/8 (Harper 110, Clarke 2/19) beat College 120ao (Idiens 26) by 104 runs The first game against an Old Boys XI was played at the Valley of Peace Cricket Club with full support and proved to be an enjoyable match. The team, made up of predominantly Year 13s, was no match for the very strong Old Boys team who, on the back of Lachie Harper’s 110, won convincingly. Tom Clarke proved the pick of the College bowlers vs Timaru Boys’ High School Timaru 160ao (Shore 3/19, Huntley 3/32) lost to College 161/7 (Rookes 43, Manson 38) by 3 wickets College started brightly, reducing Timaru to 95 for seven with 20 overs to go before a late surge by the opposition to 160. In reply, mainly thanks to a 43-run partnership between Caleb Manson and Monty Rookes, College was secure until a late flurry of wickets (with less
than 15 to win) gave the team a few flutters. vs North West YC College 255/7 (Shore 66*, Manson 54) defeated NWYC 76ao (McClean 5/12) by 179 runs College was at its dominant best in this fixture, playing for the Nutcracker Trophy for the first time. Ollie Shore, Monty Rookes and Matt Lewis took the game away from North West, scoring 130 in the last 19 overs, after Manson had set the scene with a fine 54. McClean took his maiden five-wicket bag after Jordan Braithwaite and Ciaran Huntley had done the early damage to inflict a crushing defeat. vs St Andrew’s College 1st XI – One-day Competition final College 202/8 (Seeto 73) defeated St Andrew’s College 1st XI 171ao (Huntley 3/31, McClean 2/15, Dickie 2/28) by 31 runs In the final match of the season, with two shields and the one-day trophy on the line, College produced another disciplined and victorious performance to win the competition, defeating St Andrew’s College for the second time this term. Tim Seeto set the bar high with a fine 73 runs at the top of the order and despite losing four wickets for 16 runs in the closing overs, the total always looked challenging. St Andrew’s never really got into the chase, with tight bowling throughout forcing
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