SPORT Weather plays havoc, but fellowship wins
Wet weather and lightning strikes in
Coach Keryn Ambler says the boys played well and handled themselves exceptionally well throughout the whole festival. Highlights were the festival dinner – which was attended by Executive Principal Garth Wynne and addressed by former Australian leg spin bowler Stuart MacGill, rugby player Phil Waugh and Australian U19 women’s cricket player Saskia Horley – and a trip around the Sydney Cricket Ground. The boys also managed to see the start of the match between the Sydney Sixers and Hobart Hurricanes before rain caused an early finish.
Instead, the weather meant the games were shortened, with College managing to play Shore in a one-day match, Canberra Grammar School in a 10-over match, King’s College, Auckland, in a one-day game, and Canberra in two 25-over matches. Team manager Andrew Levenger says the boys took the rearrangements in their stride, managing to produce some excellent cricket. “There was a good team vibe and, apart from the weather, it was an excellent trip. It was ideal pre- season experience, and just what we needed for building for the new year cricket competition.”
Australia in January meant disruption to the Trans-Tasman Cricket Festival – but didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for the annual event, which was held at College in 2019. Fourteen College players, plus parents and supporters, headed to Shore School, Sydney, for the tournament, held from 15–21 January, expecting to play the traditional format of three games: two two-day and one one-day.
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