Scotch College

2007 Match Reports

March 23/24 2007

First XI

Scotch 120 lost to Caulfield Grammar 7/160.

Scotch 1st X1 played Caulfield Grammar at Wheelers Hill on Friday and Saturday. We lost the toss and were sent in. After a promising start at 2/77, we collapsed to be all out for 120. Sam Cruickshanks made 37. In reply, Caulfield made 7/160, before inclement weather conditions stopped the game at tea on the Saturday. Matt Grose ended with 3/13.

Despite the loss, the 1st X1 finished the season in 2nd position, behind a very strong Haileybury team. Congratulations to the leaders in Daniel Wolfe, Daniel Forbes and Daniel Parisi on their selection (and in the case of Daniel Wolfe the Captain) of the APS representative team to play the AGS tomorrow. A big thank you to all the parents and staff that made the team work and to all the cricketers for and excellent season. Good Luck for your future cricket.

10A

Scotch 161 lost to Caulfield 2/164

Overall

We won the toss & batted on a dry pitch with a slow outfield.
Blustery wind made life difficult for bowlers.

Batting 11/161 (46 overs)

2 early wickets put us under pressure again. Scotch batmen could not break the tight CGS line & length & close field, but a partnership between Mather & Darling (25 runs) steadied the innings a bit.
Mather & Ryan (68 runs), followed by Mather & McKnight had us looking at a score of around 180.
Losing the last 7 wickets for 41 & not batting out the full 50 overs left us a few runs short of a good total.
1st 18 overs - 2/34, 2nd 18 overs – 2/60, last 10 overs – 7/53

Bowling 2/164 (47 Overs)

CGS bats were solid, but a tight opening spell from Muttdon & Sinclair saw them beaten regularly. A dropped catch was costly here.
Change bowlers Barbour & Lynch kept the pressure on, until Lynch finally broke through with a LBW.
Hensman, Darling & McClean changed the game in our favour with some quality spin bowling. Spirit in the field lifted, as we made a fight of the game.
Quicks tried hard in their second spells but not enough wkts to really put pressure on.
1st 18 overs - 1/38, 2nd – 1/64, 3rd (11 overs) – 0/62

Fielding 0 catches (3 dropped), 1 run out (1 opportunity)

Some great saves kept us in the game for a long time. Ryan, Muttdon & Sinclair were excellent, while Jaswal did a lot of work at Mid-off/on.
Mather missed an important early chance but fought back strongly with some leg side saves.

Areas to Improve

Defence: too many players bowled in the last 2 weeks by swinging balls. Must play straighter.

All other matches cancelled due to rain

March 17, 2007

First XI

Scotch 6/232 defeated Xavier College 99 and 6/215

The Scotch 1st XI played a thrilling game against Xavier, defeating them on 1st innings terms by 4 wickets. Xavier won the toss and much to our surprise elected to bat on an excellent bowling pitch. Having lost the toss but still in the position we wanted, Scotch came out strong with Forbes claiming their opener in his first over leaving the score at 1/0. It took just 4 more overs for Forbes to trap their other opener also for a duck, with the score now at 2/14. Excellent performances from our bowlers kept the scoring rate to a bare minimum, and after the dismissal of their captain, the last 7 wickets fell for just 52 runs leaving us with a target of 99 runs. Congratulations also to Tom Gelling for taking 4/18 runs and Daniel Parisi who took 3/19.

Scotch went into bat with a victory in mind and it took just 26 overs to reach the 99 run target. Daniel Forbes again shone scoring an excellent 73, hitting 10 fours and 1 six. Daniel Wolfe was feeling a bit tense, but after accidentally drinking some massage oil, he felt quite relaxed and went onto make 40 not out with Tom Gelling who made 44 not out.

With an outright victory in sight, we declared at 6/232 and sent Xavier in to bat again with hope we could repeat our 1st innings performance. During a rain interrupted innings we saw Xavier make 6/215 but after accessing the situation, the captains came to the decision that play would stop and a 1st innings victory would go to Scotch. Congratulations to our 1st XI for a convincing victory and we wish them luck for they last game next week.

Second XI

Scotch 175 lost to Xavier 4/278

Most bowlers toiled hard with limited success on a flat wicket. After a poor start, Steven Roberts (37) and Will Strange (23) added some respectability with a solid middle order partnership before the tail, with the exception of Tom Lowden (24), fell away. A disappointing result for the year 12s who played their final game of cricket for the school. Year 11 boys who have hopes of playing with the first next season will have one final game to impress coaches, they will need to lift their standards considerably!

3rd XI

Scotch 146 lost to Xavier 149

(Lindsay 5/25, Jonson 2/30 Brack 35*, Swale 35, Swan 17)

(In an exciting match, the 3rds narrowly lost to a Xavier team for the second time this season. Xavier batted first and struggled to cope with tight bowling, especially from James Lindsay. At one point they were 7 for 70, but recovered to all out for 149, thanks to two retired batsmen returning to the crease. They made Scotch rue four dropped catches.

Nevertheless, Scotch had 28 overs to make 150 runs. Excellent batting by opener Chris Brack set up a sound foundation and Lachlan Swale, Pat Swan and Nick Johns-Wickberg added to that. At 5 for 139, we needed just 11 to win with 5 wickets in hand. Incredibly, wickets then tumbled: five for seven! This included two run outs and a stumping. Even our retired batsmen were unable to make the few runs needed, and Scotch were all out three runs short of the required total.

It was a disappointing end to a season where Scotch won 2 and lost three, but were genuinely outplayed in only one match.

4th XI

No Report

10A

Scotch 115 lost to Xavier 2/116

Overall We lost the toss & batted on a softish surface with some variable bounce. Thoroughly outplayed in every facet of the game. We were never in the contest.

Batting 11/115 (45 overs)

Early wickets put us under pressure. Not enough singles taken to try to break bowlers’ rhythm.
Most batters did not take notice of the match patterns (in swing & low bounce) – with 8 players either bowled or LBW.
Only 1 partnership (Hensman & Barbour - 49) over 30 runs. These 2 bats showed how a simple batting plan could be very effective, even on a difficult pitch.
1st 18 overs - 7/45, 2nd 18 overs – 1/50, last 9 overs – 3/20

Bowling 2/116 (25.4 Overs)

Xavier top order bats were largely untroubled by the fast & Medium bowlers on a dry pitch. Sinclair pitched up in line with our game plan, but no early bowlers were able to penetrate or deceive.
Hensman bowled some good leg spin, & perhaps he & McLean needed to come on sooner (16 overs & 70 runs had gone by) with only 115 runs on the board.
1st 18 overs - 3/53, 2nd – 1/61, 3rd – 3/119

Fielding 0 catches, 0 run out opportunities

Some sloppy misfields.
Not Mather’s best effort with the gloves, although a few low bounces made life tough for wicket keepers.

Areas to Improve

Preparation to bat: fooling around before you go into bat is not good preparation. Watch the game & work out a strategy (eg. play forward to quick bowlers with straight bat to combat in swing & low bounce).
Running between wickets: we must be prepared to take a few chances with our running when the bowlers are on top.

10B

Scotch 0/110 defeated Geelong 9/109

Lawrence Martin 3 overs 3/13 Doug Hutchinson 2 overs 2/8
Lawrence Martin 37 retired Sai 24 not out Knight 30 not out

9A

Scotch 156 lost to Brighton Grammar 177

Winning the toss and sending the undefeated Brighton Grammar in was a good start to the day. We had them at 2/36 at one stage and then a useful partner ship saw them reach 3/103. However we bounced back hard to collect the next 6 wickets for 47 to have Brighton on the back foot at 9/150. We couldn’t, however, collect the last wicket and they managed to take the core to 177. How costly this was to prove later in the day. Our bowling was solid, with Al Reeves the pick taking 5/47 off 12 overs. Scott Roberts 1/43 off 11 overs, Neil Pachauri 1/15 off 6, Chris Stockdale 0/7 off 3 and Al McMahon 1/22 off 8 were all solid contributors but Tom Whittle had his best bowling day for the season taking 1/29 off 10 overs.

Brighton Grammar had one of the most gifted bowling attacks that I have ever seen in under age cricket. It is important that this is understood so that our batting performance is put in context. We battled hard all day but could never quite get going. When we did, it was in little spurts that just didn’t quite go for long enough. Our batting was courageous and resolute and, given the nature of their bowling attack, in many ways this was our best batting performance of the year.

Nick Jamieson played with great concentration and courage to make 48. This was Nick’s finest innings for the season and he lead from the front. Cal McDonough batted very cleverly for his 22 and Al Reeves gave our innings momentum with his 22. Harry Bordonaro, batting at the close, showed the composure of someone with much more experience to finish 21 not out and really give us a chance of winning. We ultimately fell 21 runs short but as I said after the match, the Donkey from Shrek nearly knocked off Makybe Diva in what was a great team effort. Well done boys.

9B

Scotch 168 defeated Brighton Grammar 6/191

We lost the toss and fielded against a strong batting line up. We contained them quite well early on but bowled too short toward the end of the innings and they were good enough to capitalise. There were no multiple wicket takers. We were on target to overhaul them (had the same score after 16 overs) but lost too many wickets. Our running between the wickets was very good, but our lofted shots did not clear the in-field and some good inswing bowling from their opener took two important wickets. Best scores were Smith 30, Mitchell 30, Tarrant 21, Bradley 18, Hackett 18.

9C

No Match

8A

No Match

8B1

Scotch 4/129 defeated Xavier 9/61

Scotch 4/129 defeated Burke Hall 9/61 Praveen Baskaran tossed the coin and lost. However he was to do a very good job as captain. Scotch was asked to bat and Tom Allen was accompanied by Edward Furey to the crease. Tom did not let an early chance bother him and went on to make a well constructed 25 retired. Ed Furey was looking good but hit a catch into the hands of the fielder at mid on. Justin Nikolovski batted intelligently, he hit boundaries including a six, and pushed quick singles. His time in the middle was short long lived when his coach interrupted his array of shots and retired him at 25. Tim Bate batted efficiently he played some good shots and most importantly watched the ball carefully throughout his innings. Tim contributed 26 not out to the score. Lachlan Smyth batted well for 23 and Will Carroll who started confidently was bowled for 10. Charlie Long was going for runs in the remaining few overs and was bowled without scoring. James Parsell did his best to push up the score even further and finished the innings with Alex Jane (0 not out) while James was undefeated on 3.

Praveen made the first break through by clean bowling a batsman who was looking menacing. Alex Jane picked up an edge that was well taken by Tim Bate in gully. Alex went on to bowl very well and finished with figures 1/5 off 4 overs. Will Carroll (0/9 off 4 overs) and Lachlan O’Shannessy (2/6 off 3 overs) troubled the batsmen too. Lachlan Smyth bowled impressively trying his leg spin out on the Burke Hall batsmen. Scotch fielded quite well and managed to keep the pressure sustained for the 23 alotted overs. Burke Hall didn’t seem to have the batting depth to make an attempt on the impressive Scotch total of 129. Tom Allen picked up a wicket on the last ball of the day, the number 10 batsman lofted a ball to Praveen Baskaran fielding at mid-wicket and Burke Hall finished their innings with 9/61. Other bowlers: C.Long 0/6, T.Bate 1/9,L.Smyth 1/1,J.Nikolovski 0/2, J.Parsell 1/6, T.Allen 1/7. It was an impressive display of cricket by Scotch.

8B2

Scotch 116 lost to Caulfield 140

The 8B2 team played again at Home. Having won the toss, Scotch captain for the day Will Hewson decided to put the opposition in. In good conditions an impressive batting display by Caulfield Grammar WH saw them amass 140 in their 25 overs – wickets were shared amongst the bowlers. Scotch set about the run chase slowly and lost some early wickets but, having retired on 25, Will Hewson came back at the end and finished on 54 not out. But a good bowling display by Caulfield saw Scotch left stranded after 25 overs some 26 runs from their target

8C1

Scotch 5/146 defeated Melbourne Grammar 69

Electing to bat first, MGS sought to put pressure on the Scotch fielders by running on almost every shot. Equal to the task, the first two wickets to fall were both run-outs and at 2 for 9 MGS had lost the momentum. From there on wickets fell at regular intervals with Will Llewelyn completing a fine spell of 3/7 off two overs, Will Clark picking up 1/7 and Edwin Huang a tidy 1/5. Two more good fielding efforts to run out batsmen backing up too far saw MGS all out for 69 in just 17 overs.

With Josh Goldsmith (retired 27) and Will Clark (retired 23) opening the batting the first Scotch wicket actually fell after the MGS score had been passed. To maximise the opportunities for all 10 Scotch players to bat the remaining batsmen were given the option of a maximum of about 4 overs each. Maxi Merrillees was “retired” at 12 and Marc Sudolz made a solid 18 before he was replaced. Eric Saliwoncyk was run out for 14 trying to convert a single into three runs, and at the end of 21 overs all Scotch players had a turn at the crease with a final total of 5/146.

Apart from the first game of the season with only 7 players present, the 8Cs have been a formidable group averaging well over 6 runs an over with the bat in all games and working together with great spirit and resolve in the field.

All who contributed to the team over the season should be proud of their endeavour and commitment.

7A1

Scotch 140 defeated Haileybury 80

Haileybury won the toss and batted. We were playing on the Lower East oval so we were focused on not only taking wickets but saving runs. Our bowlers bowled extremely well throughout the morning. As a result we contained the visiting team to only 80 runs from the 30 overs; a fantastic effort from the Scotch boys. Some of the impressive bowling figures were; Armstrong 4/0/07, Grant 4/0/1/2, MacMillan 3/0/0/3, Michael 4/0/1/10, McFarlane 3/0/2/8. The Scotch fielding was also impressive. Eldridge as keeper gave another excellent performance and the fielding of Tim MacMillan at short cover was a highlight.

We made a shaky start in the run chase. With both our openers getting themselves out cheaply. Eldridge (35 retired) and Michael (17) steadied the ship and we closed in on their target. Then MacMillan (14 retired), Armstrong (18 retired) and Grant (13 retired) all made rapid contributions to push us a long way past their small total. At the end of our 30 overs we had made 140 runs.

Result; Scotch won by 60 runs.

7A2

Scotch 4/178 defeated Caulfield 132

Scotch lost the toss and were put into bat Flemming and Collins opened. Collins getting off to flying start hitting 9 off the 1st over but lost his wicket in the 3rd for 11. Spence also perished quickly leaving Scotch 2 for 15. Flemming and McDermott then built a fine partnership both retiring on 25. Carrying Scotch to 78 for 2 after 18 overs. Boykett lost his wicket early to a fine catch before Mazzarany and Acutt steadied the ship, when Acutt fell for 12 Ciardulli and Mazzarany combined well scoring quickly. Mazzarany also retired giving Wood the chance for a quick fire 11 to finish the innings at 4 for 178. It was a fine batting display. Where in the last game poor calling, running and communication let us down badly, this time the A2s were tremendous, good calling, running and always discussing a plan for the next ball. A great turn around!

Requiring over 5 an over Caufield were always going to be up against it. McCleery was economical again returning figures of 1 for 11 from his opening spell. However Caufield managed well matching Scotch's early run rate, but losing wickets along the way. All the bowlers played their part but Ciardulli and Boykett put in outstanding performances, both returning figures of 2 for 8. The fielding this time round was a vast improvement on our last effort, with few errors and generally was much more lively all round. After 18 overs Caufield had matched our score of 78, but had lost 5 wickets. The lower order batsmen couldn't maintain the pace of the run rate and Scotch mopped up the rest of the tail in the 31st over, with the Caufield score on 132

A really good come back after a disappointing loss - well done boys!

7B1

Scotch 118 defeated Caulfield 115

The boys were very keen to finish off the season on a winning note and their enthusiasm in the field and encouragement was terrific. They were able to take regular wickets and on a small field should be quite pleased with the total of 115. However, the Scotch bowlers assisted the score of 115 by bowling a combined 28 wides and no balls. James Pascoe, playing his first game in the B1’s was the pick of the bowlers taking 2 for 2 off 3 overs.

Requiring a run rate of around 5 ½ runs per over, the Scotch boys got off to a shaky start losing Henry McGibbon-Parker for 3 and Michael Goodey for 6 after some poor communication when running between the wickets. Peter Massarany was the backbone of the innings having to retire once again after scoring 40 runs. Nic Huntington provided good support scoring 15. Luke Date (19 not out) looked very comfortable also playing his first game in the 7B1’s. He batted well with Julian Lloyd-Jones (7 not out) to get Scotch College across the line with 3 balls to spare.

Well done boys!

7B2

No Match

7C1

Scotch 6/74 lost to Xavier 120

After an interesting 30 over match played on turf the 7C1s went down gallantly to an unbeaten Burke Hall team. Scotch batted first but struggled to score against an accurate though not particularly menacing attack. The score was 0/21 after 10 overs. After 20 overs Scotch was 6 for 73 and this modest tally was always going to be hard to defend. Several batsmen got a start (Tom Acton 15 ret, Harry Hackett 13, Martin Louey 11) but the innings lacked momentum. Burke Hall expected to make the 74 runs for victory very comfortably but the Scotch attack put pressure on the top order. Dinesh Giritharan was on a hat trick in his first over. At one stage Burke Hall was 6 for 50 and the game was in the balance. However Burke Hall gradually got on top of the attack to pass the Scotch total. Interestingly Scotch bowled Burke Hall out in the 30 overs - a feat which Burke Hall did not match. All in all a great match played in good spirit.

7C2

Scotch 106 lost to Burke Hall 126

Best batting: Austin 28, Hayward 17 Best bowling: Kastouras 2 for 10 off 4, Allen 2 for 13 off 3 Comments: Scotch bowled first and managed to get some early wickets through Kastouras and Allen and had Burke Hall 3 for 16 in the 4th over. After that good start Scotch failed to take another wicket until the 14th over, but managed a good comeback to have Burke Hall all out for 125 in the 25th over. There were some excellent catches and very good wicket keeping. Unfortunately there were 38 extras. Austin and Hayward made a good start with the batting making a steady 38. After that good start Scotch lost wickets regularly losing the last 3 wickets for one run. All in all a good match in an excellent season. Well done boys!

March 9/10 2007

First XI Scotch 277 lost to Geelong College 8/278.

The Scotch 1st XI played a tight game against Geelong College last weekend, unfortunately being defeated by 2 wickets. Scotch was bowled out for 277 on the Friday night, leaving Geelong the entire Saturday to chase our score. Morris Clayton was in good touch and Daniel Forbes made a quick 48 but it was Daniel Wolfe who made 88 runs that helped us to our large total.

The Geelong boys are well known for their batting but this did not deter our boys to put up a gallant fight. Forbes claimed their opener in the 3rd over, leaving the score at 1/0. But the next pair made a 100 run partnership and the middle order batsmen chased our total down but Scotch did not go without a fight taking 8 wickets for their 278 runs. Well done to our cricketers on a brave fight.

Long Weekend no other matches

March 2/3 2007

First XI Scotch 6/221 defeated Wesley College 212.

The Scotch 1st XI played a thrilling game against Wesley College, defeating them on 1st innings terms by 4 wickets, 6/221 to 212. Wesley won the toss and elected to bat on an excellent batting pitch with a lightening fast outfield. Having lost the toss, Scotch came out strong with Forbes trapping their opener LBW for just 3 runs. Excellent performances from our bowlers kept the scoring rate to a minimum, and after the dismissal of their captain the wickets came thick and fast with the last 7 wickets falling for just 79 runs. Congratulations to Tom Gelling for taking 5 wickets for 31 runs off 21 overs and Daniel Wolfe who bowled 24 overs taking 2 for 31 with 14 maidens.

Scotch went into bat with a new batting order which saw Tim Melville open the batting and make 71 runs before being bowled. Morris Clayton came in at number 4 and made a quick 28, but it was James Bowden coming in at number 5 who brought it home making 86 runs before being caught behind. Congratulations to our 1st XI for a solid victory.

Second XI Scotch 279 lost to Wesley 314

(Cox 66, Lowden 57)

Scotch's bowlers were too wayward. Set an enormous total Scotch lost wickets too frequently to enable victory. A sensible lower order partnership of 113 between Cox and Lowden showed the rest of the team how gettable the target was. Alas they couldn't do it all themselves. Many other batsmen made starts but threw away their wicket too readily. A close and tense finish. A failure to bat out our allotted 55 overs was probably the difference. Once again a few dropped catches allowed the opposition back into the match. Bowling honours shared. Team needs to lift!

3rd XI

Scotch 3/73 defeated Geelong College 71 (Johns-Wickberg 2/14, Jonson 2/15, Lindsay 2/9, Baird 2/5 Foster 35 n.o., McKenzie 19 n.o.)

The 3rds played Geelong College on the Lower East on Saturday morning. Geelong batted first and made an opening stand of 24. However, by the time they reached 26 runs they had lost 3 wickets. Eventually they were bowled out for 71, with Nick Johns-Wickberg, David Jonson, James Lindsay and Lachlan Baird taking two wickets each. Scotch began their reply shakily, losing three quick wickets. When a downpour briefly stopped play, Scotch were 3/27. However, Julian Foster and Fergus McKenzie steadied the ship when play resumed. Ignoring the slightly tricky surface, they put on some 50 runs and took Scotch to a well-earned win.

4th XI

Scotch 193 defeated St Kevins 154

One of their batsman made 110, their next highest scorer was 4! A great team effort by Scotch, with four boys retiring. Tallis Bennett, Nick Atkinson and Alex Jarema retired on 35, Sean Hung and Will McIntosh made handy scores. Declan Smith was the best of the bowlers.

10A

Scotch 9/249 defeated Wesley 162

Van Den Brock 53
Collins 49
Barbour 3/26
Collins 2/25
A good team effort but a few areas to work on:
1. quite a lot of ineffective short pitched bowling from some bowlers. 9 wides.
2. field placing for big hitting could be more responsive.

10B

Scotch 93 defeated MGS 184

MGS batted first, Gates best bowler, top 4 batsmen out, 6-2-16-4, MGS total 188 off 28 overs

Batting total 93, Richard Chellotti opened batting and was 38 not out, Gates next top scorer 27.

9A

Scotch 7/205 lost to Melbourne Grammar 3/214

Foskey	80
McMahon	46 not out
Pachauri	3/25 off 12
Roberts		1/30
Foskey		1/15

The 9A cricket team headed out to Flack Park, Port Melbourne, to take on traditional rivals Melbourne Grammar with high expectations. Winning the toss we elected to bat and openers Matt Foskey (80) and Gene Van Den Broek (14) batted to instruction, batting out the first 18 overs without loss. Whilst Matt picked up the tempo after the loss of gene’s wicket, unfortunately our middle order failed to fire and build on the solid start that we had made. Jamieson (10), Shearer (10), McDonough (6) and palazzo (4) all got starts and failed to go with it. Only Al McMahon (46 not out) and a wonderful cameo late in the innings from Harry Bordonaro (15 off 8 balls) ensured that we made 205. Wew felt that this was about 50 below par, and as the day went on this proved to be correct.

We hoped to put pressure on MGS with early wickets but unfortunately these did not eventuate. The first wicket fell at 51 from Neil Pachauri’s bowling. We failed to grab the big moments in the game, twice dropping Keath before he went on to make 97 and win the game for MGS. Our bowling was solid but there were too many wasted balls down the leg side. We must hold all our catches if we want to do well against the other good teams. Over all we battled on really well and made a contest of the game by setting creative and batsman specific fields to create some pressure on the batting team. Neil Pachauri (3/25 off 12 overs) again bowled superbly. Chris Stockdale 0/35 off 9 also bowled very tightly.

9B

Scotch 9/172 defeated Melbourne Grammar 6/171

A very exciting finish saw us win the game with 4 four balls to spare and 1 wicket in hand. We lost the toss and bowled first and did well in the first half of their innings to keep the scoring down. Mitchell (2/11), Tarrant (1/13) and Yam (0/6) bowled economically. They batted well in the second half of their innings, scoring 90 runs from the last 10 overs. Ip, Huang and Gordon also took a wicket each. We started the run chase terribly, losing 2 wickets in the first 2 overs. Tarrant (23), Dower (22) and Smith (15) stablilised the innings and we needed 100 runs from the last 15 overs, and 50 from the last 5. Coming in at number 9, Jason Huang produced a magnificent display of controlled hitting to score 42, including 14 from the third last over. Geoff Yam then came in smacked 14 from the second last over, meaning we only needed two from the last over, which some quick running between wickets achieved with 4 balls to spare. A terrific win, when we looked to be in all sorts of trouble at different times.

9C

No Report

8A

Scotch 5/138 defeated St Kevins 118

Scotch won the toss and elected to bat first on a wicket which lacked both moisture and life. The first over of the day saw the ball barely bounce above ankle height and then unexpectantly rear from a good length. It was clearly a good toss to win as batting was only going to become more difficult as the match progressed. The opening pair of Charlie Cross and Harry Philip batted cautiously and took the score to 18 before the loss of Harry Philip for 11 in the ninth over. Every run was cheered as the total began to increase. Charlie Cross soon followed, also for 11 and the score at 2/60. Scott Wrigley played his best innings of the season to be out for 35, Conor O’Beirne scored a quickfire 32 and Rupert Wills grafted a safe 29 to see the Scotch team end the 30 over innings at 5/138. Hard running between the wickets was a highlight of the innings, particularly from Wrigley, O’Beirne and Wills. The Scotch bowling began in excellent fashion with Sam Starkins bowling one of the openers with the first ball of the innings. Batting was difficult on an under prepared wicket. The excellent Scotch bowling made the task even more difficult for the St Kevins batsmen. They struggled to keep pace with the required run rate and continually lost wickets due to the good bowling and fielding of the Scotch team. St Kevins were eventually all out for 118 giving Scotch a 20 run victory. The best bowlers for the day were Sam Starkins with 3/16 and Conor O’Beirne with 2/9. Harry Philip was outstanding in the field with 3 catches. It was certainly a good experience for the team to play on a wicket that did not in any way resemble the excellent Scotch College wickets that they are so used to playing on. If batsmen can score runs on the Yarra Bend “minefield”, then they should be able to score runs any wicket they play on in future.

8B1

Scotch 5/138 defeated Carey 5/62

Ryan Erskine won the toss and sent Carey into bat. Praveen Baskaran made the break through with a ball pitched up on the stumps which bowled the Carey opener. A partnership was established during which our fielding was a little sloppy. Fieldsman need to attack the ball and get down to the ball and then watch it into their hands. Bowlers bowled a bit too short and sometimes to full in length. The stumps needed to be the target on more occasions. Despite this the Carey batsmen did not make the most of their scoring opportunities and their total score was perhaps much lower than it should have been. James Hoban bowled a batsmen who looked threatening and Justin Nikolovski with a sore hand took a caught and bowled and bowled another (2/0 off 2 overs). Roscoe Dray cleaned up by bowling a batsman at the end. Charlie Long bowled well earlier with 0/1 off 2 overs. The Scotch batting had a small total to chase. Tom Allen and Roscoe Dray did well setting up the victory, they weathered a brief storm which provided a change in conditions that they took well in their stride. Tom Allen was retired at 25 and Roscoe Dray at 20. Justin Nikolovski and Lachlan Smyth came to the crease with about 12 runs required to win. Both Justin Nikolovski and Lachlan Smyth scored freely and ran well between the wickets. Lachlan soon reached retirement score after they had passed the Carey total. Justin Nikolovski soon departed for 19 after being bowled by a ball that Justin took a huge swing at but didn’t watch. Then a middle order collapse took place, Alex Jane was bowled by a good ball that turned and took his off stump for 0. Ryan Erskine took a swing at a ball on the stumps and was bowled for 4. Will Carroll and Praveen Baskaran had a brief partnership then Praveen was stumped for 8 and then Charlie Long was bowled for 4. Will Carroll finished with 16 not out and Lachlan O’Shannessy 1 not out when the Scotch innings was closed at 5/138 from 24 overs.

8B2

Scotch 109 lost to Caulfield 142

The 8B2 team played again at Home. Having won the toss, Scotch captain for the day Nick Reddish and Vice-Captain Nick Santini decided to put the opposition in. In good conditions an impressive batting display by Caulfield Grammar saw them amass 140 in their 25 overs – James Bolt impressed with the ball, taking two wickets for five runs off three overs. Scotch set about the run chase with confidence – Tim Fairley making a quick 26 and Charlie Fay retiring on 30. But a good bowling display by Caulfield saw Scotch left stranded after 25 overs some 33 runs from their target.

8C1

Scotch 7/152 defeated Haileybury 72

There is something special about seeing a team consisting of some talented individuals come together in a genuine team performance. The positive talk between batsmen, good calling for runs, willingness to trust the call of your batting partner, the support for one another in the field, and the encouragement of the bowler might not technically contribute to the scorecard, but they are essential to adding runs and taking wickets.

A short boundary helped the scoring rate, but willingness to keep dot balls to a minimum and put the opposition fieldsmen under pressure once again allowed Scotch to score at more than 7 an over. Everyone contributed to the batting performance, though due credit to Angus Greenaway for a solid 15 (and a batting average now of 69!), Marc Sudholz 14 in a good opening partnership of 31, Alistair Crameri 21, and James Batrouney 26 with Josh Goldsmith on 30 both not out at the end of the innings.

With Angus Greenaway keeping well, all of the Scotch players had two overs each. While we had only nine players, the plea from the coach to become 1.2 players in the field was heeded and the Haileybury batsmen found it difficult to score. As frustration built so did the rash shots and in another exemplary fielding display some fine catches were taken. Notable in the bowling attack were James Batrouney with 1/0, Will Clark capturing 2/1, Marc Sudholz 1/8, Maxi Merrillees 2/9, and the surprise package of the day, Alston Chu picking up 2/0.

“Well played Scotch we shout in chorus…”

7A1

Scotch 179 defeated St Kevins 111

St Kevins won the toss and elected to bowl. Scotch made a shaky start losing Grant to a ball that kept extremely low. Michael and McCraw batted extremely well, putting on a 47 run partnership. Eldridge made a slow start but after getting his eye in, he moved quickly to 37 retired. He and Tarrant (26) batted extremely well to quickly build our innings total. MacMillan provided a late order cameo with 26 runs (24 from boundaries). After 30 overs we had built a formidable total of 179 runs.

St. Kevins made a solid start before losing 2 quick wickets to be 2-18 after 3 overs. The match was delayed for about 40 minutes due to an electrical storm. This made the conditions difficult for the batsmen and the bowlers. To win the game the Scotch side needed to bowl their overs at a very rapid rate. This was not easy, given several of our boys were extremely tired and fatigued from a long week and also the hot humid conditions. We ended up having Michael’s off spin from one end and McCraw (off 4 paces) at the other in order to get through the overs before 1pm. At the end of the day St. Kevins could only manage 111 off 30 overs.

Caldwell and Sinclair (making their debut) bowled well considering the slippery conditions.

A great win for 7A 1’s.

7A2

Scotch 85 lost to Wesley 3/140

Wesley won the toss and elected to bowl. Their opening bowlers bowled a tidy line and length in a lengthy 10 over spell. Scotch openers McDermott and Collins struggled to get the ball away, but managed to keep a run rate of 3 an over. They survived until the change leaving us in a good position to push on and set a good target. Unfortunately for Scotch the change in bowling didn’t bring much of a change in quality. The Wesley bowlers continued to bowl well and one of them was extremely quick. Collins and then McDermott fell, Wilson batted bravely and hung around as Spence (run out), Holloway and Wood all departed. Unfortunately Wilson fell with the last ball of the 2nd spell (frustratingly another 10 overs!) Finally we were batting against some bowlers we could attack and push on the score. Boykett was going well but was needlessly run out. Another run out and some poor shots and our batting effort quickly disintegrated for 85 runs total and overs left.

Scotch had a tough ask to keep on top of the run rate with Wesley needing 3 an over Wood and McLeery bowled well in an opening spell spoiled only by 2 mis-fields that went for 4 runs each, leaving Wesley at 21 after 8 overs. Acutt and Chiadulle also bowled well first change with Chiadulle picking up a wicket but a dropped catch could have been another Again mis-fields accounted for 12 runs as Wesley reached 54 after 16 overs. Wesley began to get on top of the run rate as Scotch rotated their bowlers. The fielding errors continued along with 2 more dropped catches and Wesley cruised to the required runs in the 21st over with 6 to spare. Scotch bowled out the overs and Wesley finished on 140 for 3.

Scotch 7A2s lost their unbeaten record in disappointing fashion this weekend. Whilst the game was always a struggle, Scotch failed to take advantage of their better moments. Opportunities and positions were squandered with suicidal run outs or sloppy fielding and a winnable game went begging.

7B1

Scotch 131 lost to Haileybury 135

Haileybury won the toss and elected to bowl.

On a small pitch, the Scotch boys knew that a score of 100 or more would be required to be competitive. Scotch College amassed 130 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Peter Massarany retired after an excellent 25 and Michael Goodey was also prolific scoring 27 runs before he also retired. Others to impress with the bat were Julian Lloyd-Jones (18) and John Stavris (11 not out).

Requiring a bit more than 5 runs per over, Haileybury lost regular wickets but passed the required total of 131 with 13 balls to spare. The Scotch bowlers battled hard but could not keep the runs down on a pitch that was unforgiving of anything bowled short of a length. Ben Grace was the pick of the bowlers (1/9 off 4 overs) and Ben Jackson bowled quite well for his debut game in the 7B1 team.

The 7B1 team is now 2 wins and 2 losses from their 4 games.

7B2

Scotch 5/160 defeated Caulfield Grammar 112

We won the toss and elected to bat. The openers both retired, with Luke Date scoring 29 and Charlie Austin, a solid 7. Powell then came in and scored a quick 27 retired, Hamilton, Pascoe, Broomham and Jon Ryan also put value on their wicket, all retiring. The batting this week just represented what we have been working on all year, including plenty of singles, rotating the strike, hitting the bad ball and building an innings. The boys should all be very proud of themselves as everyone did their little bit.

We then were sent out, and with lightning only blocks away, the game was delayed. However that did not stop Scotch’s flow of wickets. The opening bowlers, Stewart and Adam bowled a great line and length and was rewarded in the second over. From then on, both Gordi and Jono Ryan kept the pressure on, with Sladdin also contributing. The fielding was also at a high standard, with several opportunities taken.

All the boys should feel very proud of the season so far and what they have achieved, I look forward to the final game to hopefully finish the season with a hat-trick of wins!

7C1

Scotch 89 defeated Caulfield 35

Due to the afternoon heat, the match was shortened to a 15/15 on a nice oval down at Wheeler’s Hill. Scotch won the toss and elected to bat producing the most impressive batting card for the season. Tim Symon set the tone early blasting 17 retired off just 3 overs. This strong start was supported right through the innings by smart attacking stroke-play. Highlights included Louey(16), Fry(12) and Teasedale(14) each retiring, and a cameo at the end from Henry Gosper who took his chance this week with a promotion up the batting order. We finished our 15 overs at 3/89 with victory in our sights. Then it was our bowlers turn to finish the job off. Every bowler bowled exceptionally well, drying the runs up and forcing the error. And just as the rain started teeming down Caulfield Grammar was dismissed for 35 runs in an emphatic victory for the boys. Martin Louey and Danesh Giritharan each picked up two wickets and were supported by every other bowler.

7C2

Scotch 69 defeated Melbourne Grammar 61

This was an interesting match played in an excellent spirit by both teams. Scotch batted first and shot away to a brisk start reaching 0/20 due to excellent batting from skipper Harry Hackett and Tom Acton. When the openers were dismissed the innings lost direction and Scotch wickets fell very rapidly. Eventually Scotch was bowled out for 69 leaving Grammar a run rate of less than three runs an over to win the match.

From the outset the Scotch bowlers applied themselves well. Ben Lee and James Hayward pinned the openers down and wickets began to fall. James Hayward went on to take three wickets and Tom Acton was on a hat trick as Grammar slumped to7/36. Play was suspended for ten minutes while a storm passed by and on resumption Scotch set about completing the task of bowling Grammar out. To their credit the Grammar boys kept fighting but eventually after their 25 overs the score had reached 61 –nine runs short of victory.

February 23/24

First XI

Scotch 142 and 7/136dec defeated Brighton Grammar 74 and 8/144.

The 1st XI cricket team had an excellent win against Brighton Grammar, defeating them on first innings by 70 runs and then narrowly missing an outright win. Scotch won the toss and elected to bat on a very soft pitch that looked as though it would favour the team that batted first. But the pitch was misleading with the first wicket falling after just 5 runs. The next two wickets fell for one run leaving the score at 3/6 after just two overs. When Forbes was dismissed for 29 we looked to be in real trouble with the score at 5/55 but it was McConnochie who brought us back from the dead making 59 before being caught. We were bowled out for 142 in just 3 ½ hours.

With our bowlers under a lot of pressure, we managed to hold off the Brighton boys until stumps on Friday with the score at 3/41. Upon arrival on Saturday morning, we quickly learnt that someone had walked over the covers in spikes and the overnight rain had gone through and into the pitch. The umpires delayed play until 11:45. In the end Brighton were bowled out for 74 after just 32 overs, the top run scorer for Brighton making just 14 runs. The best bowling figures go to Matt Grose taking 3 wickets for 11 runs.

With plenty of time left, Scotch went in for a quick bat to again try to win outright. Clayton made a handy 35 before being trapped for LBW in the 6th over. Scotch made 7/136 declared leaving Brighton with a run chase of 206 runs to win with 3 hours remaining in the day’s play. Brighton came out hard and fast, determined to get some runs on the board and destroy our confidence. However, time ran out leaving them at 8/144, 62 runs short. Congratulations to both teams on their performance in the difficult conditions.

Second XI

Scotch 204 lost to Brighton Grammar 7/206

(Cox 38, McFarlane 29, Slade 33)

A close and tense finish. A failure to bat out our allotted 55 overs was probably the difference. Once again a few dropped catches allowed the opposition back into the match. Bowling honours shared. Team needs to lift!

3rd XI

Scotch 167 lost to : Xavier 176 (Webber 61 n.o., Brack 49 Johnson 3/26, Johns-Wickberg 2/22, MacDougall 2/33)

The 3rds played Xavier at the Lower West Oval. Our bowlers toiled manfully on a docile pitch. Wickets fell steadily and we dismissed them before the allotted time was up. Nick Johns-Wickberg, David Johnson and Nick MacDougall bowled especially well. However, some big hitting had got Xavier to a respectable 176. We had 30 overs in which it make those runs.

Our opponents put us under the sort of pressure we associate with them and had considerable depth in their bowling. Chris Brack opened and reached 35 not out, while Harry Webber, batting down the order also retired. Wickets tumbled and when those two returned to bat we still needed some 40 runs. Both hit out superbly, but with just 10 runs required Chris was bowled by a ball that turned a long way and hit the very top of his off stump. He had made 49 runs, and Harry an astounding 61 off fewer than 30 balls.

4th XI

Scotch 119 defeated St Kevins 116

This match heralded a stunning turnaround for the 4ths. Consistent bowling and sound fielding restricted St. Kevin’s to 116 on a small ground. Steve Kyrou took three wickets, with Laidlaw and Tang each taking two. Dower and McIntosh established a solid foundation for the innings, but it was Lachlan Swale, with 35 not out who was ultimately the match-winner. Constantly putting fielders under pressure with some intelligent batting, Lachie guided Scotch to victory. It was left to Steve Kyrou to bring up the winning runs with an elegant hook shot to the boundary, his third in an innings of twelve runs.

10A

Scotch 146 lost to MGS 146

Overall

A disappointing effort, against an inferior team
Attitude of most players was poor. Sledging of BGS lower order was immature.

Bowling 11/151 (54 overs)

Early new ball wickets put us on top.
8 bowleds & LBWS shows we deceived the batsmen & bowled at the stumps.
We relaxed at 8 wkts down thinking the job was done. The last 2 partnerships added 36 valuable runs.
1st 18 Overs – 4/64 2nd – 5/51 3rd - 2/36

Batting 11/146 (50 overs)

Our inability to bat out our overs was costly. Only Darling in the top order looked prepared to fight.
Most of the top order kept making the same mistake until they got out. After being 1/34, we lost 5/15.
Muttdon worked hard with the lower order to get us back in a winning position.
1st 18 Overs – 4/47 2nd – 4/60 3rd (13 overs) - 3/39

Fielding 2 catches (1 dropped) 1 run out

Fielding looked lethargic for most of the morning.
Ryan effected a cool run out, throwing to the correct end under pressure.

Areas to Improve

Attitude- no trash talking. Let your quality cricket do the talking.
Batting plans – play straight, minimise your chances of getting out early in your innings. Be prepared to put your head down & build an innings. You will flourish later.

10B

Scotch 175 defeated Carey 117

Scotch batted first. R. Chellotti, G. Driscoll, Gorav all made 35 retired. Total 175 off 26 overs

Bowling: Gorav 2 wickets, Driscoll 2 wickets. Dunn and Gates also bowled well. Carey all out for 117 from 21 overs.

9A

Scotch 4/213 defeated Carey 2/192

Roberts	1/30
Foskey	1/15

Van Den Broek	120 not out
Shearer	24
McDonough	24

b After losing an important toss Carey elected to bat and made solid progress throughout their innings to reach 2/198 off their allotted 50 overs. Al Reeves (0/30 off 9, Scott Roberts 1/28 off 10, Matt Foskey 1/12 off 3) all bowled solidly. The pick of the bowlers, however, was Neil Pachuri, who took 0/41 off 10. What the figures don’t tell you is that 2 catches were dropped off his bowling, the amount of times he beat the bat and the strong line and length that he consistently bowled.

We set ourselves a target of batting the 50 overs to win the game – and that’s exactly what we did. Matt Foskey (2) and Gene Van Den Broek put on a solid 24 for the first wicket. Nick Jamieson (10) and Gene then put on another 22 runs. Sam Shearer (24) and Gene then had a solid 44 run partnership, and then Cal McDonough (24) and Gene had an outstanding partnership of 83. Jack Palazzo (9 not out) and Harry Bordonaro (10 not out) also assisted the team get over the line.

Without doubt, however, the win would not have been possible without the dedicated and committed approach shown by Gene Van Den Broek. Gene’s innings was patient, measured, controlled and he worked with his batting partners to get the team over the line for an outstanding win, the 4th in a row. Our focus now turns to Melbourne Grammar this weekend.

9B

Scotch 1/213 defeated Carey 3/108

We won the toss and batted on a very flat deck. We made our highest score of the season reaching 1/213 from 25 overs. Tarrant 48 ret, Mitchell 46 ret, Dower 30 ret, Hackett 27, Yam 22 ret and Smith 8 ret all batted well. Mitchell was particularly patient and his running between wickets was excellent.

We bowled pretty well, although a bit short at times, and restricted Carey to 3/108. Donelan 1/10, McGlade 1/9, Mitchell 1/8. Stockdale bowled very well without luck. We could also improve some of out outfielding. The game was played in good spirit throughout.

9C

Scotch 7/172 defeated Brighton 7/76

Scotch lost the toss and were sent in to bowl. BGS made a strong start with some excellent partnerships to score 172 despite losing wickets fairly regularly. Scotch began the chase with confidence; Michael Docker took on the bowling to make a quick 25 (with 5 fours) before being dismissed stumped going for another big shot. From there the batting became very difficult and the run rate required became insurmountable.

Best Batsman – Docker, 25 Best Bowler – David Liang, 2/26 off 3

8A

Scotch 115 defeated MGS 112

MGS won the toss and had no hesitation in sending Scotch into bat. A slow start, some tight grammar bowling and the loss of two early wickets saw Scotch struggling with the score at 2/16. Harry Philip had plenty of luck in compiling a valuable 38 runs. Although, Scotch were all out for a disappointing 115, with six batsmen failing to reach double figures.

After a wayward start, the Scotch bowlers found their line and length and had grammar in a similar situation with the score at 2/18. Wickets steadily fell but the game was in the balance with still only a few overs to go. Needing 9 runs off the final over to win the match, Grammar were confronted with the task of trying to score off Rupert Wills’ accurate leg spin. With a wicket and 3 runs off the final over Scotch won a tight fought match. Rupert Wills was the pick of the bowlers with another haul of 4/23.

8B1

Scotch 5/151 defeated Wadhurst 62

James Parsell was elected captain but lost the toss. The conditions were wet from the overnight rain. Wadhurst chose to bowl which probably was an advantage to Scotch as the ball would get wet and run ups were wet too. The wet conditions could impact the fielding as well. Roscoe Dray and Tom Allen opened the batting. Tom top edged a ball on a drive and was caught on the offside for four.

Justin Nikolovski came in and ran aggressively between the wickets with Roscoe. However, while playing an ambitious drive Justin skyed a ball to mid off. Lachlan Smyth set up an impressive partnership with Roscoe who both reached retirement totals. Ryan played a rash shot to a ball on the wickets and was bowled. James Parsell batted intelligently with Will Carroll and made 22 not out and 22 lbw respectively.

Praveen Baskaran was bowled for two and James Hoban made 2 not out. Scotch made a very good total of 5/151 off 23 overs. They ran well between wickets and looked for the quick singles. They also established significant batting partnerships which enabled the healthy run rate to be maintained.

Scotch on the whole bowled well. Will Carroll made the first break through when the batsmen edged one through to Justin Nikolovski. Will bowled some very good deliveries and got 2/10 off 3 overs. Alex Jane bowled well, up and at the stumps with figures 2/7 off 3 overs. Praveen Baskaran bowled an impressive line and took 3/3 off 2 overs and Roscoe who bowled accurately picked up great figures of 3/2. The Scotch team dismissed Wadhurst in the 17th over. It was a most impressive team performance by Scotch.

8B2

Scotch 77 lost to Geelong College 107

The 8B2 team played its first Home game at Scotch. Having won the toss, Scotch captain for the day Alistair McPherson decided to put the opposition in.

In wet conditions an impressive batting display by Geelong College saw them amass 107 in just 22 Overs. Scotch set about the run chase with confidence – David Newland and Will Llewellyn both retiring. But a good bowling display by Geelong saw Scotch dismissed some 30 runs from their target.

8C1

Scotch 4/182 defeated MGS 86

Losing the toss and being sent into bat on a pitch affected by early morning rain, and a slow outfield, Scotch moved along at a brisk pace turning ones into twos and threes with good calling as the ball refused to go to the boundary. Angus Greenaway compiled another unbeaten innings, this time retiring on 28, while Matt Hancock was unlucky to be caught for 24. Marc Sudholz compiled a handy 25 before retiring and James Batrouney was run out for 31 in the over in which he passed the magic 25.

The calling was good and sometimes the running was cheeky, but compiling over 7 runs an over in the conditions showed the strength of this team. 182 was always going to be a difficult task for MGS.

Early on our bowlers struggled with the pace of the pitch. It was not speed that was going to make the difference but accuracy. MGS got away to a very good, albeit slow start. However, once past the opening pair, and learning about the need to keep the ball up to the batsmen, the bowlers soon reaped the rewards. All 10 players bowled with wickets to Will Clark (1/11), Marc Sudholz (1/8), Alston Chu (1/1 – with a nice caught and bowled), Edwin Huang (3/6 and on a hat trick in the next match), and Josh Goldsmith with 1/1 and two excellent catches, one of which would have made any Australian Ashes player proud, jumping to his right and taking the ball cleanly while still in the air.

All up an excellent team effort combined with some fine individual performances. Caulfield got off to an excellent start, winning the toss, batting, and making use of the fact that we had only six players on the ground at the start of the match. Thanks to a couple of late arrivals and the willingness of three boys who had earlier completed rowing training, we finally had a full complement of eleven players, but not before Caulfield seemed to be coasting at 1/74.

Then came the dramatic turn-around. The three members of the rowing squad pitched in to take seven of the nine wickets to fall in the last 10 overs. James Batrouney (3/1 off 4 overs), Alistair Crameri (2/5 off 3 overs), Matt Hancock (2/1 off 3 overs) and Neddy Cox (1/11 off 2 overs) shared the bowling honours and restricted Caulfield to just 100 runs.

Batting in oppressive heat, Scotch never looked at any risk of failing to make the 101 runs for victory. Notable performances in the batting line up were Angus Greenaway (26 retired), Alistair Crameri (25 retired), Eric Saliwonczyk (11 NO), Marc Sudholz (11) and Will Clark (9).

7A1

Cancelled due to rain

7A2

Scotch ? defeated Wesley 9/111

Scotch 7A2’s defeated Wesley by 5 wickets.

I woke up to the sound of rain this morning, I thought I must have still been asleep and just dreaming, but no, sure enough real proper rain! I called the wet weather hotline to hear that the rain was expected to clear by 8.30 am and that all games were on. Unfortunately the Wesley boys clearly didn’t do this and at the starting time the opposition only had 6 players! We put them into bat whilst they did the “ring around” and got the others to turn up.

Wesley got off to a good start with the opening pair batting solidly and our opening bowlers struggling a little for line and length. Wesley raced out to 40 with out loss after 6 overs. A change bowling attack reaped dividends with Acutt and Sinclair bowling a tidy line and length. Chiadulle also continued the pressure with his spell. As the pressure told the run rate slowed up and suddenly wickets started to fall. Some sharp fielding also led to a couple of run outs. An excellent start for Wesley eventually petered out to 111 for 9 after their 24 overs.

The Scotch chase did not begin well. The opening Wesley pair were fast and accurate. Requiring a run rate 4.6 an over Scotch were one wicket down with only 2 runs on the board after 4 overs! However Collins and McDermott dug in a toughed out a lengthy opening spell. McDermott perished shortly after the bowling change but Wilson flourished scoring a classy 28 before retiring. Spence joined him in the middle, batting aggressively for 22 and Scotch had soon made up the run rate However a couple of wickets fell quickly and turned the game back in Wesley’s favour. Holloway (18) and Sinclair (28) though had the last word in a well judged partnership reaching the total with 2 and half overs to spare. Sinclair retired on 28 (a thoroughly impressive debut) and McCleery came in to see out the last 2 overs.

Another win to Scotch A2’s still unbeaten with 3 wins from 3

7B1

Scotch 5/78 lost to St Kevins 9/89

Scotch College won the toss and elected to bat. Tom Fleming was the standout for Scotch with the bat retiring on 31 not out. Everyone else hung around for a while, but with St.Kevins bowling an excellent line and length, the Scotch boys found the runs hard to come by. Only Henry McGibbon-Parker (straight from the camp) reached double figures, scoring 12 runs. After 22 overs, Scotch College were 5 for 78.

St.Kevins were always in control scoring at 5 runs per over for the first 10 overs. Although wickets began to fall quickly, the Scotch boys were outplayed by a more determined team. After 18 overs, St.Kevins reached the total and finished on 9 for 89 after there allotted 22 overs. Charlie Hu claimed 2 wickets and was clearly the best bowler for Scotch. Other boys to take a wicket were Ben Grace, John Stavris, Nick Huntington, Tom Russell, Henry McGibbon-Parker and Tom Fleming.

7B2

Scotch 4/157 defeated Geelong College 49

Our first home game for the season was interrupted with morning rain, however the game continued and we were sent into bat by Geelong College. The openers Charlie Austin and Victor Hortin displayed how the build an innings, Victor making 25 retired, with the first wicket contributing 45 runs. Peter Massarany then came to the crease at the time of a mini collapse, and with the help of James Powell they both retired, Peter making 27 and James 25. Building an innings is what we have worked on, and shown through the batting on Nick Adam and Alex Hamer as they both contributed well, also retiring. At the end of our 20 overs, we were a staggering 157.

With a run rate of 7.85 needed for Geelong to win it seemed all the hard work was done. However on a small ground, with the pitch drying up, we needed to bowl quality line and length.

With Luke Date in an unfamiliar position of opening the bowling, he demonstrated how to bowl a superb line an length. Ben Jackson was steaming in from the other end and they both supported each other, with the opening spell of 4 overs going for just 3 runs with the loss of 1 wicket. Alex Hamer and Nick Adam once again bowled well, both getting 1/3 of 2 overs. To keep the run of wickets going, Mike Goodey got a chance, and he took it getting 3/0 of 2 overs. The fielding was very good, letting through limited runs. However in future games we should try and put more pressure on the opposition batsman to enforce at least one run out an innings. The boys represented the school with pride and passion and I look forward to this week.

7C1

Scotch 63 lost to Wadhurst 4/81

We were sent in to bat on a very small and quick oval yet again. Unfortunately with some good bowling from Wadhurst the Scotch team struggled putting value on their wicket and wickets fell thick and fast. The shining light for the batting innings was Tim Symon scoring a nice 20 at the top of the order but it wasn’t enough to post a competitive score.

With a very tough ask ahead of us, our bowlers bowled quite well with some tight accurate spells from Gosper (0/4) and Teasedale (1/9), but it wasn’t enough and after just 11 overs Wadhurst cruised past the Scotch score.

A big week in the nets for the mighty C1’s this week as we’re poised to bounce back this weekend!

7C2

Scotch 105 tied with St. Kevins 105

Best batting: Hackett 23, Boycott 34 not out, Caldwell 27, Dixon 25 Best bowling: Boycott 3 for 25 off 5, Pascoe 3 for 13 off 4, Hackett 2 for 10 off 4.

Comments: A feature of the batting was the excellent forceful hitting of Boycott. Hackett and Dixon contributed a lot to the total. Most of the bowling was very tight and accurate. Once again there was two excellent run outs.

February 16/17 2007

First XI

Scotch 332 and 4/118 defeated Melbourne Grammar 236

The 1st XI cricket team had a convincing win against Melbourne Grammar, defeating them on first innings terms by 96 runs. Scotch won the toss and elected to bat on what was forecast to be the cooler of the two days play and on a pitch that Tony Greig told us in Friday’s assembly to be in beautiful condition. Melbourne Grammar came out strong taking the first 3 wickets for just 60 runs before Wolfe and Bowden put on a handy 68 run partnership. When Wolfe was dismissed for 38 it was Tom Gelling who took the crease batting right to the end of our innings finishing on 143 not out after facing 112 balls. Scotch’s 1st innings score was all out for 332, credit going to Sam Cruickshanks and James Bowden who made 33 each while Daniel Wolfe made 38.

The flags were flapping in the strong breeze when we started our bowling attack on Saturday morning. The much needed breeze was cool and coming in from the Morrison Street end, giving Daniel Forbes the added bonus of the wind over his shoulder and with Daniel Parisi coming off 6/51 last week we looked to be ahead already. But the grammar boys came at us full steam ahead with an opening partnership of 121. It was Forbes who had the break through claiming their opener, Zayler, who was on 86. After that, the rest of the wickets fell in just 44 overs but it took all our effort to stay focused because of the hot temperatures. Daniel Parisi finished with the superb figures of 5/45, whilst Daniel Forbes finished with 4/47.

With an hour until stumps, Scotch decided to send Melbourne Grammar out to field one last time. Again time was not with us and we finished the 2nd innings with a score of 4/118 with Morris Clayton making a quick 66 off 31 balls. Well done to our crickets on a great game despite the heat.

Second XI

No Report

3rd XI

Scotch 99 lost to MGS 2/100

The 3rds played Melbourne Grammar at Edwin Flack No. 2 Ground, Todd Road. We lost the toss and were put in to bat. The early loss of star batsman Kane Reynolds precipitated a collapse, with wickets falling regularly thereafter. Lachlan Shepherd, who opened, scored 19 and Harry Webber, coming in at no. 8, made 28 exciting runs including a towering 6. However, the team was skittled for just 99 in less than 22 overs.

By then the heat was setting in. When Reynolds took wickets with successive balls in his second over, MGS were 2 for 5 and struggling to score. However, despite many plays and misses from MGS batsmen, their score steadily rose and they passed ours with only those first two wickets down. Scotch had a bad day, but not for lack of trying. Scores: Scotch 99 (Webber 28, Shepherd 19), MGS 2/100 (Reynolds 2/18). MGS won by 8 wickets.

4th XI

Scotch 61 lost to Wesley 164

Often, it is better to look forward than backward. This week is one of those occasions. After some decent bowling on a fast and small outfield, on which even the most unconvincing shots hurtled for four or six, the Scotch batsman simply dissolved in their own perspiration. The top order was rolled for less than 30, with the score given a modicum of respectability by Declan Smith and Minh Quan Nguyen at the end. Declan and MQ had also gained a couple of wickets. Just keep looking forward….

10A

Scotch 7/233 lost to MGS 7/236

Overall

Won the toss & bowled on a hot day. Flat dry batsman’s wicket.
An even match, with new ball wickets the only difference between the teams. Mather was brave keeping for 55 overs & batting for 48 overs in the extreme heat.

Bowling 7/236 (55 overs)

Few runs, but a bit too short with the new ball. Only 1 wicket (run out) meant we did not put enough pressure on the top order.
Tight spells from Lynch & Barbour put the brakes on MGS in the middle overs.
Not enough defensive fielders straight after drinks (36th over) was costly. MGS scored 77 runs in 10 overs here, before we regained control in the last few overs.
1st 18 overs - 1/32, 2nd – 1/73, 3rd – 5/129

Batting 7/233 (55 Overs)

Early wickets put us under a bit of pressure. 2 top order bats bowled by moving balls on full length. Mather was solid while this was happening.
2 good middle order partnerships (Mather – Van Den Broek: 37 runs, Mather – Hensman: 68 runs) gave us a launching pad for a final assault.
Mather retired hurt on 83, before Collins & McLean made a terrific attempt scoring 50 runs from the last 42 balls. 3 runs short.
1st 18 overs - 3/53, 2nd – 1/61, 3rd – 3/119

Fielding 4 catches (3 missed), 3 run out opportunities (all taken)

A good fielding display for most of the day. A few misfields in the outfield were costly (4 runs) late in the day though.
Smart run outs to McLean, Lynch & Muttdon helped us gets the wickets we needed.

Areas to Improve

New ball bowlers must bowl a fuller length on dry batsman-friendly pitches. Swing the ball, bowl Yorkers, make batmen drive the ball more
Be prepared to bowl defensively, with defensive fields, in the final 10-15 overs if opposition have wickets in hand.
Get down low with body behind the ball on a rough & patchy outfield. Better to be careful & let the batsmen have 2 runs than have it go for 4.

10B

Scotch 9/146 defeated Caulfield 145

Won the toss and sent Caulfield into bat. William Knight 4 – 0 – 5 – 2 and Gates 4 – 0 – 17 – 1 left Caulfield at 4 for 33. Caulfield recovered to reach 145 in the 23 over before being bowled out, with good late bowling from James Carrington 4 – 0 – 15 – 2.

Good start from opening batsmen Guy Driscoll (20) Richard Chellotti (27) and a fantastic effort from William Knight (8 not out) and Lawrence (6 not out) to win the game with the team 9 wickets down.

9A

Scotch 6/90 defeated Xavier 88

In very hot conditions the match was reduced to 30 overs a side. Bowling first we had Xavier on the back foot immediately. Al Reeves (3/15) and Anish Mehay (4/14) bowled with great purpose and discipline to have them at 5/15. Xavier recovered in the second half of their innings to post 88, and this was after a terrific bowling and fielding performance form the boys.

In response we managed to win comfortably, passing their score one down with 6 overs to spare. Nick Jamieson (37 retired) batted very solidly with Gene Van de Broek (16). Harris Ismail then posted a classy 26 before being retired. Matt Foskey and Tom Whittle made some runs in junk time at the end of the innings.

A terrific achievement to defeat Xavier twice in 2 weeks and we now look forward to playing Carey on the Meares oval this weekend. There is no training on Monday night and Matthew Drain will be taking our training session on Wednesday night. There will be three forced changes this week, with Anish, Rohin and Harris all returning home. We thank them very much for their spirited contribution over the last month.

9B

Scotch 6/179 lost to Xavier 8/180

Scotch 9B lost to Xavier 9B. Scotch 6/179 from 26 overs batted well and set a competitive total. Tarrant (32) and Shearer (40) both retired, and Mitchell (25), Bordonaro (29) and Hackett (23no) all played well.

The bowlers performed quite well although we were generally too short and strayed onto leg side too often. We also created a few boundaries from misfields. Xavier posted 8/180 with 9 balls to spare, so it was a close finish, and the boys kept their enthusiasm up despite the hot weather. They just batted too well in the end

9C

Scotch 9/123 defeated Xavier 156

Scotch lost the toss and were sent into the field. The outfield was lightning fast and Xavier’s total moved consistently higher despite some good efforts in the field and with the ball.

Set a total of 156 off 25 overs, the openers set about trying to get the side off to a good start but were foiled by some very good bowling. Scotch found themselves in the unenviable position of 6/36 in the 12th over. Then Angus Smith and David Liang began a memorable and lasting partnership to save Scotch from a demoralizing defeat. Finally finishing with 9/123 in the 25th, the boys had some good memories and lessons to build on for next week.

Mitchell Bradley 3/26 (3) Cody Hickman 1/11 (2) Angus Smith 1/16 (2) Angus Smith 49 not out David Liang 21

8A

Scotch 8/100 defeated Wesley 90

Wesley won the toss and elected to send Scotch in to bat. A slow paced wicket made the Scotch batsmen work hard for every run. The fact that overnight rain affected the wicket didn’t help matters. The trend of an early wicket continued and Scotch were 1/3 after the second over. Harry Philip and Ben Summerfield steadied the innings and put together a valuable partnership of 41 runs before Harry was run out for 24. Levi King added a handy 13 runs before he also was out with the score at 3/71. The middle order offered little resistance as the score fell away to a total of 8/100 at the end of the allocated 32 overs.

Wesley started well and lost their first wicket with the score at 24. After some defiant batting Wesley lost 4 wickets for a total of 1 run. The score now being 5/45 from from 16 overs. The remaining 5 batsmen fell for a combined total of 45 to finally have Wesley all out for 90 – A victory by 10 runs with an over to spare. Best bowlers were Rupert Wills with 3/12 from 6 overs and Conor O’Beirne with 2/10 from 6 overs.

8B1

Scotch 3/170 defeated Brighton 5/85

Tom Allen was elected captain for the day and did a fine job. Scotch were asked to bat on a beautiful wicket Roscoe Dray and Tom Allen went about taking apart the Brighton attack. Both batsmen reached compulsory retirement at 25. Justin Nikolovski made a quick fire 28 at number 3. There were three unnecessary run outs, the Scotch batsmen seemed to be tempting fate by calling yes when they hit the ball directly too fieldsman and running. It was only a matter of time before the Brighton fielders got some direct hits on the stumps. Charlie Long and Alex Jane maintained a good partnership that steered Scotch through to end of the innings. Charlie made a useful 15 and Alex accumulated an impressive 22. After only 22 overs bowled Scotch made a very good total of 170. This score would not be easy to chase.

Tom Allen set a defensive field to start. His plan was to starve the opposition of scoring opportunities and the apply pressure and take wickets as the run chase would become more difficult for Brighton. Charlie Long took a good catch off Praveen Baskaran’s bowling to dismiss the free scoring opener. Then James Hoban in his first game managed to force the number 3 to top edge allowing James to catch a skier off his own bowling. Praveen took a nice catch off Ryan Erskine’s bowling and then Alex Jane bowled a batsmen and so did Charlie Long. It was definitely hot in the field and the Scotch boys did well in getting through the 22 overs quickly. The Brighton team never looked like making the required runs at any stage of their innings.

8B2

Scotch 6/108 defeated Wesley 107

The 8B2 team made its way to Anderson Park to play Wesley. Having won the toss, Scotch captain for the day Charlie Fay decided to put the opposition in. In extremely warm conditions an impressive bowling display by Scotch bowled the opposition out in the 22nd Over for 107 – once again, six bowlers shared the ten Wesley wickets. Scotch set about the run chase with confidence – Tim Fairley and Alastair McPherson both retired in their twenties. James Bolt hit the winning runs as Scotch won by six wickets in the 21st Over.

8C1

Scotch 3/101 defeated Caulfield 9/100

Caulfield got off to an excellent start, winning the toss, batting, and making use of the fact that we had only six players on the ground at the start of the match. Thanks to a couple of late arrivals and the willingness of three boys who had earlier completed rowing training, we finally had a full complement of eleven players, but not before Caulfield seemed to be coasting at 1/74.

7A1

Scotch 8/110 lost to MGS 6/125

Scotch won the toss and batted. Some good bowling from MGS led to Scotch scoring too slowly early in the innings and as a result putting a great deal of pressure on the middle order batsman. McLaughlin 26 retired batted very well in his position as opener. Will Michael batted well in the middle order for his 13 and Nick Wood got the run rate moving with a quick 17 in the final overs. The final total being 110.

The task was infront of Scotch to defend this total on the small Lower East oval. MGS made a steady start to their run chase. Some good line and length bowling from Armstrong, Grant, McFarlane and Adams had the game poised for an exciting final 10 overs. However several boundaries gave MGS the game with 2 overs remaining. Scotch had no multiple wicket takers.

7A2

Scotch 9/172 defeated MGS 116

Scotch got off to a bad start with some initial problems with a number of parents unable to find access to Steele Oval at MGS. Consequently we only had 6 players at the requisite starting time. MGS kindly alowed us to bat first in the interest of starting on time.

However a quickly (and greatly) reshuffled batting line up fired right from the start, Tarrant smashing boundaries on a small oval with abandon and retiring for 28 in just 3 overs. Scotch continued the momentum galloping away to 73 for no wicket off 9 overs. Spence also retired for 25 and Wilson contributed 23. Scotch then suffered a mini collapse losing 4 wickets in the next 4 overs. Hollaway and then Chiadulle both hung around but wickets kept falling. Eventually Tarrant returned to the wicket to smash another quick fire 25 this time off 7 seven balls before retiring again! Scotch finished on 172 for 9 after 24 overs.

Requiring 7 an over was always going to be a big ask but on a small oval still a possibility. However Scotch opening bowlers Caldwell and McCleery both bowled a good line and length and knocked over 3 quick wickets. At the end of their combined six over spell MGS were 4 for 23 with a sharp run out adding to their woes.

Scotch continued the pressure with Acutt and Chiadulle bowling accurately stumbling to 36 for 6 after 12 overs. MGS then staged a bit of a revival as some less accurate bowling and sleepy fielding allowed the MGS tailenders some freedom. However wickets kept falling and MGS found themselves 9 of 75 after 16 overs. The one successful and retiring batsman for MGS returned and the last pair hung around frustrating the Scotch attack for another 4 overs finishing on 116 all out.

A comprehensive win for Scotch A2 who remain unbeaten.

7B1

Scotch 5/149 defeated Brighton 7/109

Brighton won the toss and elected to bat.

Brighton began very well on the small soccer field and had 2 batsman retire before they lost their first wicket at 79. The Scotch boys did not have much luck up to this stage, a couple of close run out opportunities went missing, and several skied balls fell in between fieldsman. But from the loss of the first wicket, the game completely changed. Matthew Sinclair claimed the first wicket and then an excellent three over spell he claimed 5 for 4 off three overs. At the end of the 22 overs, Brighton were 7 for 109 with Tom Fleming and Henry McGibbon-Parker also taking one wicket each.

Requiring 5 runs per over, Scotch College never looked in any trouble after an excellent opening stand by Tom Fleming and Henry McGibbon-Parker who both retired on 25 and 27 runs respectively. Tom Russell also retired after a quick fire 22 off 12 balls. Ben Grace also retired after making 12 runs. After 22 overs Scotch College reached 5 for 149 and won by 40 runs.

All boys are to be congratulated on an excellent performance. This now has the 7B1 team undefeated so far this season with 2 wins from 2 matches.

7B2

No Report

7C1

Scotch 90 lost to Brighton 2/143

Brighton Grammar was sent in to bat on a very fast ground in Brighton. Their top order got them off to a very good start with the first three all retiring, and the runs were flowing fast and freely; with a runrate of 7.5 after just 10 overs. But a great spell of tight and accurate bowling by Ned Balderstone(1/18) as well as some great fielding helped Scotch put the brakes on their opposition and restrict them to 143 off 25 overs.

A very shaky start to an imposing run chase followed, and after 8 overs Brighton had Scotch 7/30 and in big trouble. However a brilliant partnership of 55 runs by Martin Louey(20) and Charlie Austin(25) saw Scotch reach a respectable total of 90 runs in a tough loss.

7C2

Scotch 2/180 defeated Carey 31

Best batting: Hackett 28(ret), Hayward 30(ret), Caldwell 27, Adam 20(ret) Best bowling: Lithgow 1 for 0 off 1, Dixon 1 for 4 off 3, Adam 2 for 2 off 2, Giratharan 2 for 0 off 2

Comments: A feature of the batting was the excellent placement of shots, particularly Caldwell and Hackett. Caldwell’s innings was one of force which intimidated the bowlers to such an extent they were forced off a good line and length. Most of the bowling was very tight and accurate. Nicol kept wicket well resulting in two excellent run outs. Hayward took a magnificent catch to dismiss their only threatening batsman.

Other: Bowling: Hackett 0 for 7 off 2, Caldwell 0 for 4 off 2 , Hayward 0 for 2 off 2 Batting: Nicol 12(ret), Wymond 12(ret), Jordan 6(ret), Lithgow 10(n.o.). Team: Adam, Caldwell, Dixon, Wymond, Hayward, Giratharan, Nicol, Jordan, Hackett, Adam

February 9/10 2007

First XI

Scotch 245 and 4/158 defeated Geelong Grammar 181

The 1st XI made the long trip down to Geelong Grammar to play off for the Tait Trophy last weekend. Scotch won the toss and elected to bat on a pitch that seemed to be in excellent condition, despite having had a stray ball rolled into it during the warm up. Scotch was given a gift with the first ball wide traveling to first slip and a further 3 wides coming from the first over. Morris Clayton and Sam Cruickshanks put on a quick 24 before both were dismissed in successive overs. Daniel Forbes eased the pressure on the batters spending 33 overs out in the middle before being run out for 89. Daniel Wolfe also made a handy 30 runs before also being run out. Scotch posted a 1st Innings total of 245.

Geelong batted out the remaining 9 overs of the day leaving their score at 0/28 at stumps. The overnight break did not seem to affect the Geelong boys, posting another 45 runs before Forbes took a spectacular 2nd hand catch at first slip off the bowling of Daniel Parisi, ending the 73 run partnership. The rest of the wickets fell quickly but with one wicket remaining, rain started to fall. This did not bother Parisi, taking the final wicket two balls later, claiming a total of 6 wickets for 51 runs off 17 overs. Geelong made a total of 181.

There were 2 hours remaining in the days play so Scotch decided to have another bat to try to win outright, but time was ultimately on our side, even thought Daniel Forbes played another unbelievable innings making an unbeaten 103 off 58 balls. Scotch defeated Geelong Grammar on 1st innings terms by 64 runs. Congratulations to our 1st XI on their comprehensive victory and on claiming the Tait Trophy.

Second XI

Scotch 9/208 55 overs lost to Geelong Grammar 9/209 53 overs

(McFarlane 48 no, Roberts 33, Wooldridge 30, Strange 27)
(Dauth 2/25, Cox 2/24, Lindsay 2/48)

After being 6/58 Scotch did well to post a winnable total thanks to the efforts of the lower order. Geelong, however, to their credit slowly and surely ran down the target, losing wickets steadily but putting together a number of worthy partnerships to win a tense and memorable match. Scotch's fielding and catching let them down on a number of occasions and this proved the difference between winning and losing a 'close one'.

3rd XI

Scotch 5-142 (Reynolds 37 n.o., Lowden 25 n.o). defeated GGS 8-138 (Fernando 2/14, McDougall 2/12, Lowden 2/8),

The 3rds, playing their first match for the season, faced a Geelong Grammar team confident after an easy win the previous week. GGS won the toss and batted. A lightning fast outfield on the Lower East helped their progress, but Scotch’s bowling depth was apparent in the fact that four bowlers – Fernando, McDougall, Baird and Lowdon – each took two wickets. Lachlan Shepherd was tidy behind the stumps, and made a sharp stumping off Baird. Captain Nick Johns-Wickberg took a good catch early on to set the standard for some competent fielding. The usual rustiness of a first hit-out for the season was reflected in a large number of wides, but Scotch were reasonably confident when GGS’s innings finished at 8-138 off 29 overs.

Scotch began their run chase in an exciting fashion, with Kane Reynolds and Fergus McKenzie making a 38-run partnership. Reynolds was particularly impressive, setting the tone with a beautiful off-drive, and dispatching another 5 boundaries on the way to retiring at 37 not out. Joshua Wickham, Lachlan Baird and Chris Brack all played some good shots in getting into double figures, but with 10 overs remaining Scotch still required a run a ball to win. Tom Lowden rose superbly to the challenge, attacking the bowling with aggression, which brought four boundaries, and cunning, which brought a series of quick singles. He hit 25 not out, and was there as Scotch clinched victory with 5 wickets and 2.3 overs in hand. It was an excellent first-up performance by a team that will certainly improve.

4th XI

Scotch 91 lost to St Kevins ?

Despite a fast outfield, Scotch was unable to gain the necessary momentum in its innings, being held by some tight bowling and losing wickets at crucial times. Will Mackintosh top scored with 17 in an innings that ended with 91 on the board. Scotch’s bowlers were parsimonious and fielders were enthusiastic. Unfortunately, they were not able to keep St Kevins below their total. Medley Dougall took a couple of wickets, while Sean Hung was menacing.

10A

Scotch 7/140 defeated Haileybury 127

Overall

Won the toss & bowled on a grassy pitch. An even effort with consistently good bowling, fielding & batting.
A few rain interruptions made our batting task more difficult, but players concentrated well.

Bowling 11/127 (43 Overs)

After a wayward 1st few overs, Muttdon & Sinclair locked on to the stumps & got the rewards – 4 wkts in 1st 10 overs was outstanding.
Lynch, Barbour, McLean & Collins kept the pressure on, all taking middle order wickets.
An especially important battle was Collins-McLean vs. Haileybury key bat (no 5). He eventually holed out to mid off from a well flighted ball.
Muttdon, Lynch & Sinclair returned to take wkts in 2nd spells.
1st 15 overs - 4/46, 2nd – 2/83, 3rd – 6/12

Batting 7/140 (29 Overs)

The middle order came to the rescue, after the top order succumbed to the moving new ball.
An energetic partnership between McKnight & Van Den Broek (39 runs) set up the innings. Van Den Broek & Muttdon then sealed the win with an undefeated partnership of 37 runs.
1st 15 overs - 3/72, 2nd – 4/68
We kept the run rate high with little risk. Well placed drives & good running between the wickets were features.

Fielding 5 catches (all taken), 1 run out opportunity (1 missed)

Another top display of catching. McLean took a blinder in the gully to remove a gun bat, Collins, Lynch, Jaswal & Ryan all held tough chances.
Sinclair & McLean moved well to create pressure inside the circle.

Areas to Improve

Top order to leave more balls when the wicket is seaming a bit.
Field placings for slow bowlers.

10 B

No Report

9A

Scotch 8/195 defeated Caulfield 6/194

Bowling first we did a great job in the first half of the innings to restrict Caulfield Grammar to 3/54 off the first 25 overs. They got right away from us in the second half of their innings as bowlers strayed from their line and length and, in particular, our fielding dropped right away. We need to work on this part of our game this week at training. Instead of making around 150 we found ourselves chasing 194.

Gene Van de Broek and Nick Jamieson batted very well in conditions made difficult by a solid shower of rain. The wicket had a fair bit of life in it and both batsmen showed great maturity and control. After being 1/63 we quickly found ourselves at 4/74 and on the back foot. Cal McDonough (13) and Al McMahon (77not out) started to restore the innings, and later Al worked with Jack Palazzo (11), Al Reeves (10) and Rohin Maini (10 not out) to secure another memorable win with only 2 balls to spare.

A great result with great leadership shown by Al McMahon both in the field and with the bat. Here’s to next week’s return bout with Xavier in their main oval.

9B

Scotch 4/174 defeated CGS 10/79.

We were in trouble early at 2/9, but Foskey (46 ret) and Bordonaro (37 ret) stabilised the innings. Mitchell (35 ret) and Ip (25) also contributed well. We bowled and fielded well with Pachuri who was wayward earlier taking 2/14, Ip took 2/8 and Shearer, Yam, Bordanaro also chipped in with a wicket each. The team displayed terrific enthusiasm throughout.

9C

Scotch 3/174 defeated Haileybury 91

The Scotch boys played with determination from the very start of the match. After losing the toss and being sent in to bat, James Allen and Will Donelan went about making a quick start of 0/80 off 10 overs. James retired hurt on 22 and Will retired not out on 35. McCleery didn’t miss a beat in keeping the run-rate up, scoring a quick 39 then retiring not out. James Patterson and Nick McGlade also contributed valuably to the runs.

Defending a reasonable total, things went their way early on. By the tenth over Haileybury were 5/50 and with tight bowling and a pressure field, things were all over in the 20th over. Best bowlers: N. McGlade 3/1 off 2 overs and Matt Porter 2/5 off 3 overs.

A great result for Scotch.

8A

Scotch 4/121 lost to Brighton 115

Scotch won the toss and elected to send the opposition in to bat. Tight bowling and fielding restricted the Brighton batsmen to a total of 115 from the allocated 30 overs. Best bowlers for Scotch were Harry Short (1/12), Rupert Wills (2/21) and Conor O’Beirne (1/16).

The Scotch batsmen started in shaky fashion with the first couple of batsmen back in the pavilion with the score at 2/9 after 7 overs. Conor O’Beirne arrived at the crease and immediately began to put pressure on the bowlers and fieldsmen with quick singles and aggressive stroke making. He retired with a match winning innings of 45. Lachlan Smyth scored a useful 22. Scotch eventually passed the Brighton total with the loss of only four wickets and the score of 4/121.

8B1

Koska 5/143 defeated Scotch 10/127

It was Scotch’s first game on turf and the wicket looked as if it would keep low. Alex Jane won the toss and chose to bowl. Will Carroll and Lachlan O’Shannessy opened the bowling and did well. With a defensive field set on a small ground Will Carroll only conceded 5 runs from 3 overs. Praveen Baskaran returning from injury made the first break by bowling the left hander. The Koska batsmen established some good partnerships. Some errors were made in the field due to players not getting down low enough and by not watching the ball into there hands. A fieldsman can still be attacking on a rough surface providing some of his body is behind the ball. The wicket was keeping low therefore bowling needed to be directed at the stumps and aiming to bounce the ball on a good length. Roscoe Dray and Ryan Erskine bowled accurately with figures 0/14 and 1/10 off 3 overs, respectively. Alex Jane bowled the last over and bowled at the stumps and picked up 2 wickets for 2 runs. There was only one edged ball that went to the slip region in the Koska innings. Alex Jane showed sound judgment by being defensive from the start. However, fielders must stay in the positions they are given. Don’t change your position. Ask the captain if you think you should move.

Scotch was given the target of 144 win off 27 overs. Given the small size of the ground this was attainable (just over 5 an over) Tom Allen got the side off to a great start. Tom batted impressively: running quick singles and driving solidly to score boundaries (as well as six over cover). Some of the Scotch batsmen were dismissed playing some lose shots and there were two unnecessary run outs. Will Hewson showed some form with the bat scoring 12 from 3 boundaries. James Parsell batted sensibly making 27 and had a good partnership with Ryan Erskine. The Scotch team was bowled out after the 24th over. It was a very competitive match and a great game to watch.

8B2

Scotch 92 lost to Geelong Grammar

The 8B2 team made its way down to Geelong to play Geelong Grammar School at Biddlecombe Oval. Having won the toss, Scotch captain for the day Paul Furlan decided to put the opposition in. In the fourth over of the day, James Bolt struck dismissing Weston for 1. This was the start of an impressive bowling display by Scotch, where seven bowlers shared the ten Grammar wickets. Highlights included two excellent catches – the first by Will Llewelyn and the second by David Newland. Grammar was finally dismissed in the 30th over for a score of 134 – James Hoban and James Bolt finishing with two wickets apiece. Scotch was also all out in their 30th over, with Hoban scoring 20 and Charlie Fay a spirited 16, but they fell 42 runs short of the required amount. A good performance all round against a talented Grammar outfit – even though Scotch lost in this their opening game, there were good signs for the season ahead.

8C1

Scotch 4/145 lost to Burke Hall 4/214

Fielding a team of just seven players, ably assisted by the generous support of the Burke Hall team to make up eleven, Scotch had their opponents at 4 – 214 at the end of 30 overs. “Wides” top scored and there is a good lesson to be learned here with over 40 runs added to the score when the ball did not actually land on the wicket. There were some solid bowling performances from all members of the team, though no-one stood out at this stage. Clearly there is room for some focused net practice over the coming weeks.

To score 215 with just seven players was always going to be a difficult task. However, the boys gave their all when batting and at the end Scotch was 4 – 145. Everyone contributed to the effort, but special mention should be given to Tim Fairley with 45 NO (after retiring at 26 and coming back at the end of the innings). Maxi Merrillees scoring 19 with some solid hitting and good shot placement and Marc Sudholz was unbeaten on 14 at the end.

Despite the imbalance in numbers the Scotch C team put up a great effort to be still at the wicket after 30 overs. There is some work to do this week on a few finer points of the game, but overall, well done.

7A1

Scotch 193 defeated Brighton 123

On a very small ground we batted first and managed to set an imposing total for Brighton to chase. Most were able to contribute to the score – however it was McCraw 37 retired, Armstrong 35 retired and Michael 36 retired who formed the backbone of the innings. Brighton got off to a bad start, at one stage being 3 for 8. However they steadied as a result of the efforts of two individuals – making 113 between them. The other Brighton batsmen added only 10 runs. The wickets were shared around with Armstrong, Grant and Phakey picking up two each. The fielding was quite good with special mention to John McLaughlin for his brilliant gully catch and Amrith Eldridge for his excellent keeping. The boys showed fantastic team spirit throughout the day. A great start to the season!!

7A2

Scotch 9/170 defeated Kostka ?

We had a very pleasant morning down at the beach. And in many ways played a classic year 7 first ever game of Scotch cricket. Lots of enthusiasm, plenty of mistakes, some highlights and some lowlights!

Scotch were put into bat and played well on possibly the smallest oval I’ve ever seen. The wicket was a recently laid artificial turf with plenty of bounce and turn. Nearly all the batsman contributed to a good score of 170 for 9. Holloway and Tarrant both retired on 25 and there were also positive displays from Collins, McDermott, Huntingdon and late in the innings Caldwell.

Despite Kostka requiring 7 runs an over to win, with such a small pitch this was eminently achievable. Scotch bowled pretty well conceding only a few extras in the entire innings. Kostka kept up with the required run rate for about 10 overs before falling away as the depth of there batting was exposed once a few wickets fell. Pick of the bowlers were Caldwell, McDermott, and Holloway; and late in the innings Tarrant.

In all a pleasing display for our first outing and played in an excellent spirit.

7B1

Scotch College 5/116 defeated Carey Grammar 5/96

The 7B1 cricket team had a successful first outing for this season when they defeated Carey by 20 runs on Saturday. The Scotch boys started very well with the bat and Peter Massarany lead the way with a solid 25 before he retired. Others to show some form with the bat were Andrew Boykett (14 not out), James Pascoe (17 not out) and Tom Russell (19 not out) who all batted consistently and retired unbeaten on their respective scores.

Requiring just under 6 runs per over, Carey started by losing their opener Smith for 1 when Scotch wicketkeeper took a strong catch off the bowling of Gavin Williams. Carey then settled and started to make a big march towards the required run rate by putting on 40 for the second wicket. Alex Bear broke the steady partnership when Victor Hortin took a fine catch at first slip. From this moment, the Scotch boys were in control of the game and regular wickets and a much improved line and length from the bowlers allowed the team to notch their first win for the season.

After the 20 overs were completed, the game continued in an unofficial capacity to allow all the Carey boys to have a bat. James Stewart took the final two wickets to fall and finished with the figures of 2 for 7 off 3 overs. Other boys to claim a wicket were Michael Goodey, Tom Russell and our captain for the match, Ben Grace.

This was a fine first up performance from all members of the team. Well done boys!

7B2

Scotch 55 lost to St. Kevins 9/122

All the boys were making their debut for Scotch College, and they represented to school with pride and passion.

We lost the toss and were sent into bat. Opener Luke Date made a confident 27 retired. From then on, we struggled on building partnerships, the boys identified this and we will definitely work on it this week.

We then made our way into the field and had St. Kevins 1/8 with Nick Adams bowling great line and length. After St. Kevins passed our first innings score, the team never gave up as evident securing 4 wickets for only 6 runs in the middle part of the game. Alex Hammer bowled well taking 2/4 off 2 overs. Fielding let us down on occasions, and the boys agree that it is something to work on, eg getting body behind ball.

All in all it was a good hit out for the boys and I’m sure with training this week there will be some improvement.

7C1

Scotch 126 defeated Geelong Grammar 63

In a frustrating start to the year with a late change of oval, the 7C1’s took advantage of the tough conditions to cruise to a 60 run victory against Geelong Grammar on Saturday. Bowling first, the openers Symon and Stavris took 5 wickets between them in their first spell, including two great catches by Jeremy Lee at point. The fielding and bowling thereafter was very tight giving Geelong little opportunity to score, with Scotch only conceding a fifth of the extras Geelong did. Geelong was all out in 21 overs for 63. The batting was solid with everyone chipping in to help the team to 126 after 21 overs. The highlights were two 20-run retirees; Austin at the top of the order, and Stavris consolidating down the bottom.

A great start for the mighty 7C1’s to build towards a successful season!

7C2

Scotch 2/136 defeated St Kevins 7/36

Best batting: Fleming 21(ret), Hackett 17(ret), Wymond 11(ret), Hayward 21(ret) Best bowling: Lithgow 1 for 2 off 3, Stavros 1 for 3 off 3, Sladen 2for 1 off 2

Comments: A feature of the batting was the excellent running between the wickets, particularly Fleming and Hackett. Fleming’s innings was faultless and showed great flair in putting extreme pressure on the field. Most of the bowling was very tight and accurate which was very pleasing given that nine bowlers were used. A very good win!

February 2/3 2007

First XI

Scotch 7/285 defeated St. Kevins 9/277(dec)

The Scotch 1st XI defeated St Kevins by 3 wickets. St Kevins won the toss and batted on a very hot Friday and it looked to be a good game right from the start with St Kevins getting off to a steady start. At stumps on Day 1, St. Kevins was 7/170, but they continued on very well on the Saturday, declaring their innings 30 minutes before lunch at 9/277. Tom Gelling, Daniel Wolfe, Daniel Forbes and Daniel Parisi all took two wickets each.

Our openers put on a quick start of 36 off 6 overs before Maurice Clayton was out for 25. Daniel Forbes made 36, but when he was dismissed we were 5/106, and in some strife. However, a fantastic partnership of 144 in 23 overs from Tom Gelling and Daniel Wolfe enabled us to win the game with 19 overs left in the game. Tom Gelling made 83, but our captain Daniel Wolfe who hit the winning runs and then shortly thereafter brought up his 100 was the best performance of the day, finishing on a 100 not out. We finished on 7/285. Congratulations to our 1st XI on a terrific victory.

Second XI

Scotch 8/275 defeated St. Kevins 192

Ferguson 104
Cox 53
Strange 26
J. Lindsay (6/60)
Scotch won by 83 runs

A strong win set up by slow but effective opening stand by Clarke and Foster. A very powerful Ferguson and Foster then put on 172 when Foster was bowled for 10. Ferguson fell immediately afterwards as is so often the case after a big partnership. St Kevin’s were reeling at 5/38 after 10 overs, but Scotch failed to finish them off. The lower order of the opposition batted steadily and held Scotch out in the field for another 38 overs!

Without the excellent efforts of J. Lindsay St Kevin’s may well have won.

10A

Scotch 7/264 lost to St. Kevins 9/268

Overall

A last ball loss on a flat batting pitch & fast outfield.
Not much between the teams. St K bowled slightly better than us.

Batting 7/264 (55 Overs)

Another well paced innings on a good batting pitch.
2 great partnerships, building momentum as the overs ticked by. Terrific opening stand of 143 in 35 overs gave us a great platform, & we accelerated nicely in the last 10 overs.
1st 18 overs - 0/70, 2nd – 1/75, 3rd – 6/124
Running between the wickets was again sharp, but dropped away slightly in the final overs.

Bowling

9/268 (55 Overs)

An adequate effort with the ball on a track giving nothing to the bowlers. Many dot balls, but we could not quite shut down St K, giving away 1 boundary with a loose ball in most overs.
Sinclair, Muttdon & Lynch beat the bat often, but not quite enough full balls where the ball could swing.
McLean & Collins bowled tight in the middle overs & got key wkts.
Muttdon returned to take wkts in 2nd & 3rd spell.
1st 18 overs - 3/64, 2nd – 0/83, 3rd – 6/12

Fielding 5 catches (all taken), 2 run out opportunities (none taken)

A faultless catching display, including a smart slips catch from McKnight. Mather was tidy behind the stumps with some good leg side saves (footwork & mobility is improving)
Some misfields in the last 10 overs. Surface was uneven, but mistakes came from laziness/tiredness (not bending down).

Areas to Improve

We spoke about the need to bowl yorkers & full length balls in the final 10 overs, but did not execute this plan.
Shut downs: concentrating hard to finish off overs when 1st 4 are dot balls. This pressure often lead to wkts.
Defensive fields: Important to realise we can defend with boundary riders when the run rate gets above 6. We don’t have to bowl teams out to win.

10 B

Scotch 4/101 defeated Haileybury 9/101(dec)

Great bowling from openers Tom Miers (4-0-11-2) and David Gates (5-1-18-2). Haileybury finished at 9/101 of 30 overs, with 18 wides a high contributor.

Guy Driscoll (16) and Inesh Hensman (35 retired) opened with a 58 run partnership. Sai Wimaleswaran was the anchor in the middle making 14 retired to see Scotch reach 4/101 after 21 overs.

9A

Scotch 193 defeated Xavier 182

9As

Back from the Dead!

The 9A cricket team dug deep late on Saturday afternoon to record a memorable win against Xavier College on the Lower East oval. Batting first the team never really got going and managed to post 193. All indications suggested that this would not be enough on the small oval and lightening fast outfield. Harris Ismail made a solid debut making 9 and putting on 24 for the first wicket with Cal McDonough. Nick Jamieson made a very solid 12 before holing out to mid off. Cal McDonough followed shortly afterwards and we were in real trouble at 4 for 44. Al McMahon and Rohin Maini then overcome tentative starts to post an 80 run partnership which put our innings back on track. Scott Roberts was then run out for a duck and we were in trouble again at 7/136. Useful contributions from the tail (Palazzo 13, Bordonaro 6, Mehay 17, Reeves 21 and Hackett 4 not out) saw us reach 193 – a score that gave us some hope for the second session.

The batting was low lighted by some atrocious running between the wickets – an aspect of our play that we will be working on this week at training.

We bowled well early and beat the bat regularly. Xavier batted solidly at the start and actually reached 0/141. things were looking grim for Scotch at this stage, our only hope being that their slowish run rate would put some pressure on them at some stage. What happened next really had to be seen to be believed. Some outstanding bowling from Al reeves (3/31 off 12 and Scott Roberts 4/15 off 6) saw Xavier crumble, losing all their wickets for 41 runs. All bowlers made a positive contribution to the team and our fielding support gave us a chance of winning the game – a chance that the whole team ultimately grabbed.

All players involved should take much out of the win…Batting is about more than just hitting the ball, bowlers need to bowl a consistent line and length and fielding well can put batting teams under pressure. We managed to deliver in 2 of these 3 areas and as a result had a fantastic win. We need to get back into it this week to prepare positively for our match against Caulfield grammar on their main oval at Wheelers Hill. We will then be able to see if we have improved as a unit, as they defeated us solidly out there prior to Christmas. See you at training this week.

9B

Scotch 4/188 defeated Brighton 119

A good win. Scotch 4/188 defeated BGS 10/119. Van Den Broek 31, Smith 31, Schloeffel 30 and Ip 31 all retired. Yam 2/15, Stockdale 2/8, Pachuri 1/13, Van den Broek 1/5 and three run outs! Only two boys were actually at the ground by the advertised 8.00am – must improve punctuality to games

8A

Scotch 114 lost to Haileybury 122

Scotch won the toss and sent the Haileybury team in to bat first. All bowlers bowled very good lines and lengths that made scoring difficult for the Haileybury batsmen. The Scotch fieldsmen continually put pressure on the opposition and did a fantastic job of choking the run rate. At the end of the allocated 30 overs, Haileybury posted a total score of 5/121. Rupert Wills showed good flight and control with his leg spin and finished with the fine figures of 3/18.

Chasing 122 for victory, the innings began well before disaster struck. In the space of 3 overs Scotch lost 4 wickets to be in trouble with the score at 4/20. Wickets continued to tumble and had Scotch in even more trouble with the score at 7/43. The lower order dug in and fought off a determined bowling attack who were keen to finish off the innings. Tim Bate and Ben Summerfield teamed together and pushed the score along until the team was within striking distance of the target. After Ben was dismissed Sam Starkins came to the crease and struck a quickfire 26 before he also was dismissed. Scotch were eventually all out for 114 with Tim Bate unbeaten on 28. The lower order almost snatched an unlikely victory from the jaws of defeat.

8B1

Scotch 8/162 defeated Haileybury 7/156

Will Hewson won the toss and elected to bowl. Scotch as a team did not bowl up to their expected standard. A large number of wides were added to the sundries and sundries totalled 32 runs for the innings. It was some time before the opening partnership of Haileybury was broken from a throw from Raymond Chen at cover. This had impact, with a retired batsman off the field Scotch turned some pressure on. Three more run outs were taken, Roscoe Dray bowled well and picked up 2/18. The fielding lacked some competitive pressure at times, all players except those in catching positions must move in with the bowler. On these hard grounds players need to watch the ball carefully into their hands and make sure they get some body behind it. Haileybury finished their innings at 7/156 off 26 overs.

Scotch batted well they went from the start at about 6 runs an over. Justin Nikolovski was damaging, making an unbeaten 58. Will Carroll batted very well also with 25 not out. Both these batsmen hit impressive boundaries and called through quick smart singles. Lachlan O’Shannessy batted sensibly for 20. The winning runs were brought up in the 22nd over. The Scotch team made this a victory through some very good batting. Scotch finished their innings at 8/162 off 22 overs.

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