Results for Nov 6th v Northland

A couple of tight wins for the Black teams in the weekend. Well done boys, understanding how to win close games is a good sign.

PSB Black "A"

Before we review our match, a special thank you to the parents & supporters for your help & encouragement this weekend. Without the dedication of our “parent group”, the boys would not be able to enjoy these wonderful inter-district tournaments. Thank you!

After losing the toss & being asked to field first, our bowlers kept the pressure on the Northland batsmen. All of our bowlers had very tidy opening spells – Keegan was especially menacing. Unfortunately wickets did not come easily, but nor did we concede many runs for the first 42 overs. At no stage during the first 42 overs did we allow the run rate to go above 2.5 runs per over. However, our final 8 overs went for 61 runs (7.6 RPO). Asher grabbed two stumpings off some very good bowling from Benjamin. Nathan was exceptional in the field with one brilliant catch (it was a beauty), one very tidy run-out & he showed real enthusiasm. Ryan S also took a good catch in the slips. In the end, Northland set us a reasonable total of 166 / 7.

We used seven bowlers.
Keegan 1/22 off 8
Rysie 1/25 off 7
Matt 0/33 off 8
Jack 1/29 off 6
Ryan S 1 / 17 off 9
Benjamin 2/27 off 8
Nathan 0/10 off 4

Things to work on:- we dropped a couple of catches, our ground fielding was not good enough, we bowled 27 wides, we need to look more closely at our field placements & we need to lift the intensity.

Our batting effort, although solid, was not perfect. We set ourselves targets for a reason. Chasing 3.32 runs per over from the start, we let ourselves fall behind this target. At the 40th over we needed six runs an over to win! Asher & Giles came together with the score on 97/4 in the 36th over. Needing more than 5 runs per over, these two batsmen crafted a match winning partnership. They ran hard, looked for the gaps & hit the bad ball to the boundary. The winning runs came in the 48th over. A well deserved victory for the team & they certainly enjoyed the win!

Notable scores.
Toby 19 off 63 balls
Gray 29 off 76 balls
Ryan 18 off 37 balls
Asher 38* off 62 balls
Giles 32* off 46 balls

Things to work on:- aiming to achieve the target run rate, building momentum, looking for ways to score runs & dominate the bowlers / fielders, showing an intelligent awareness of the game situation at all times.

Well done boys! Plenty to celebrate & also plenty to work on.

Peter Schierhout & Daryl Quinn
NH PSB Black A Coaches


NH PSB Black development

NH PSB Black B was all out for 62 runs against a tidy seam bowling attack on a good pitch at Kensington park in Whangerei. When we were all out just after noon, the opposition were suggesting that they knocked the required runs off in no time and play a T20 game against us after the expected early finish.

However, our Black B team had different ideas. Our plans were to attack as " attack is the best form of defence" and to concentrate on a tidy bowling and fielding effort. After Jason Stott (1 for 7) and Niko Weerakoon (1 for 7) have dismissed the openers with some demanding overs, Mitchell Watts settled in to a very economical spell.. With the support of Matthew Wood (1 for 6) and Sam Tither, Mitchell bowled a match winning spell of 8.4 - 2 - 14 - 5.

Our bowling efforts were well supported with a brilliant fielding effort. Campbell Knowles taking four great catches at slips and a tidy wicket keeping effort from Josh Hilliam. Our attacking mind set on the field also helped us to create two run outs through Schalk van der Merwe and also due to the tidy fielding efforts of Ben Kennedy and Justin Stott.

Due to these magnificent efforts on the field, Black B team beat Northland B by 9 runs.

North Harbour PSB Black B - 62 all out
Nick Thompson 10
Sam Tither 10

Northland PSB B - 53 all out
Mitchell Watts 5 for 14

Amita Weerakoon
NH PSB Black Development Coach