Cricket Reports
St Paul’s First XI v Old Collegians' XI
7 February 2010
St Paul’s won the toss and elected to bat. Josh Lenssen [103] and Scott Joblin [39] put on 78 for the first wicket, and Josh with Sam Thomson [14] put on 76 for the third wicket. St Paul’s scored 271 runs in 45 overs for 8 wickets against a strong Old Collegians' lineup consisting of a number of Premier A players. Josh Lenssen scored his maiden century for the First XI, hitting three sixes and eleven fours in a superb knock. He was well supported by Scott Joblin 39, Scott Finlayson 37 (not out), and Angus Harris 34.
The Old Collegians were under pressure from the start, losing a wicket in the first over and another in the second over. They never fully recovered and were bundled out for 106 in 27 overs thanks to the superb bowling and fielding of the young St Paul’s First XI team. Malcolm Luman followed up his good bowling on Saturday (against Boys' High) with another impressive spell of 3/15 and was admirably supported by Jonty Wood 2/21 and Michael Aitken 2/4. St Paul’s won the match by 165 runs, which looks promising for their up-and-coming fixture against Lindisfarne at Lindsfarne (14-16 February).
Player of the Day: Josh Lenssen
St Paul's First XI v Hamilton Boys' High School Development XI
6 February 2010
St Paul’s won the toss and elected to bat. The team was in trouble early and lost a wicket at 15 and continued to lose wickets regularly against the accurate bowling of the HBHS attack. The best partnership of the day was for the ninth wicket, with 36 runs between Michael Aitken [16] and Malcolm Luman [14]. St Paul’s was bowled out for 135 in 45 overs. For St Paul’s, Scott Finlayson scored 22 runs and James Chenery 16. St Paul's batsmen could have faired better with better shot selection.
At the changeover, HBHS lost a wicket in the first over and were never really in the hunt, being bowled out for 122 in 62 overs. This result was due to some vey good bowling and fielding by the St Paul’s team. For St Paul’s, Malcolm Luman 3/18, Scott Joblin 2/34 and Michael Aitken 2/19 were the best bowlers. In the second innings, St Paul’s are 13 for 2 and need to either draw or win outright to retain the Dave Hoskins trophy next Saturday 13 February at St Paul’s.
Player of the Day: Malcolm Luman
First XI Development Squad Tour to Australia
First XI Development Squad Tour to Australia
8-20 January 2010
A squad of 16 St Paul’s Collegiate School cricket players left Auckland for Australia on 8 January 2010. The team based themselves on the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast and played six games in total, winning four of the games over the 10 touring days.
The touring squad comprised: Josh Lenssen (Captain), Scott Joblin, Patrick Wilkins, Sam Thomson, Thomas Te Whare, Angus Harris, Andrew McPherson, Kurt Heatherley, Martin Kerr, James Chenery, Malcolm Luman, Jonty Wood, Robert Carmichael, Scott Finlayson, Blake Agnew and Josh Malpas.
This squad is a young side made up of five Year 13 students, two Year 12 students, six Year 11 students and three Year 10 students. This mix augurs well for the future.
The team played Mudgeeraba Cricket Club U18, Tweed Heads Cricket Club U18, Brisbane Grammar School Development Squad, Matthew Flinders Anglican School, Australian Sports Gateway Academy XI, and the Cindy Mackenzie Cancer Breast Foundation.
The opposition teams were strong, and generally older than our boys, but this provided a great opportunity for the St Paul’s team to face fast bowlers of genuine pace on wickets where the ball really came on to the bat. Opposition bowlers included the young Australian quick sensation Matt Grainger, who would have been in the U19 World Cup team but for injury, and the two county players F. Ali and D. Stiff. All of these players bowl in excess of 130km/hr!
The touring squad was supported by:
Cricket Coach: Mr Hugh Barton
Deputy Headmaster & Tour Manager: Mr Chris Luman
Touring parents
Development Squad Australian Tour January 2010
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