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North Harbour Black A
Our North Harbour Black A team had a deserved win against Eastern Districts A side at Huapai Domain. Well done boys!
The game today was a real mixture of “The Good – The Bad – The Ugly” .......
We won the toss & elected to bat. Our openers (Toby & Gray) put on a 50 partnership for the first wicket. At 51-1 after 20 overs, the game was heading in the right direction (still at least 10 runs short of our target). We lost 3 wickets in the next 8 overs & at 69-4 our “solid start” was looking shaky! An urgent toilet break lead to a forced batting order change & whilst Ash was otherwise occupied, Keegan strode to the wicket & joined Benjamin at the crease. 82 runs later the partnership between Benjamin & Keegan was broken – not before Keegan had smashed 46 off 42 & Benjamin had steadied the ship with his 46 off 82 balls. This proved to be a match winning batting partnership that gave our innings the momentum it needed. After patiently waiting for his turn to bat, Ash scored a quick 19* off 24 balls. Our total of 181-6 was always going to be a tough total to defend on a good track with a reasonably quick outfield.
Our turn to bowl & field ...... Keegan started with a wicket in the first over (even though coach Peter got this wrong with wind direction & choice of ends). However, after some changes & a re-focus session at drinks, we were able to contain their batting effort to +/- 3.5 runs per over for most of the game. Nathan managed to snare two very valuable wickets in his opening spell (2-11 off 5). At the other end Jack was superb & as economical as ever – Jack finished with figures of 10 overs 1-12 (absolutely spot-on). Matt gave it everything & certainly deserved a few wickets for his efforts! Ryan & Benjamin bowled well & the off / leg spin combination halted the run rate with Ryan eventually finishing with 5-16 off 8 overs.
Our fielding had it all – good / bad / brilliant / awful ..... There were some outstanding catches & moments of fielding brilliance. Overthrows, diving over the ball & simply not getting behind the ball cost us 3 boundaries & many singles (at least 20 runs given away). Not good enough! The wicket keepers (Ash & Cam) were much improved this week & they will hopefully keep raising the standard. Nathan was superb in the field – well done. Ryan & Gray held onto a couple of excellent catches. Matt was enthusiastic as ever & Benjamin & Giles were kept busy in the point / cover region.
Things to improve on for our next game:
· Achieve our target run rate:
o 0-10 = 30 runs
o 11-20 = 35 runs
o 21-30 = 40 runs
o 31-40 = 50 runs
o 41-50 = 60 runs
o TOTAL = 215 runs
· Running between the wickets by our top order batsmen.
· Batting technique (play straight to a good length straight ball).
o Three batsmen were caught playing across the line.
· Bowl one side of the wicket (off-side channel).
· Bowlers are all bowling too many short deliveries! Pitch it up!
· Ground fielding & throwing in to the keeper.
· Build an awareness of the game at all times (for example):
o Am I in the right fielding position for this bowler / batsman?
o What is this batsman’s weakness?
o Where can I look to score singles (gapping)?
o How can we keep this batsman on strike?
o How many balls are left in the over?
o How many runs are required for victory at this moment?
o Where can we score runs off this bowler?
o Etc.
Batting scores:
· Toby: 18 off 70
· Gray: 21 off 54
· Benjamin: 46 off 82
· Keegan: 46 off 42
· Asher: 19* off 24
Wicket takers:
· Keegan: 1-26 off 5
· Jack: 1-12 off 10
· Ryan: 5-16 off 8
· Nathan: 2-31 off 8
· Gray: 1-9 off 4
A big thank you to Daryl (umpiring), Bev & Tracey (scoring).
Well done boys on a good victory. Work hard on your game during the week & practice the basics (throwing, catching, throw downs, bowling at a target length on the pitch etc.)
Peter Schierhout
North Harbour Black development v Eastern Districts development
On a partly cloudy and a windy day at the Huapai Domain pitch # 3, the Eastern Districts B decided to bat first against the NH PSB Black B. With these ideal seam bowling conditions, there were some wonderful seam bowling from Niko Weerakoon, Sam Tither, Mitchell Watt, Ben Kennedy and Schalk van der Merwe, Eastern Districts were five wickets down for 62 runs midway through their innings. Then, due to some lusty hitting by Jeremy 54 runs (9 x 4, 2 x6) and aided by some sloppy fielding from the Black B team, Eastern Districts ended up with 162 all out in the 45th over. Schalk, Ben and Nick Thompson ended up with two wickets a piece and the Stott twins, Jason and Justin were outstanding around the field with their catching and ground fielding.
In reply, Black B innings got off to a great start with an opening partnership of 63 runs off 13 overs between Josh Hilliam (44 runs) and Ethan Schaumkel (21 runs). This fine effort was followed by some very sensible batting from Schalk (35), Quinn Sunde (12), Matthew Wood (16) and un unbroken quick fire partnership by Nick and Ashton Howard.
Black B won by 5 wickets with 13 overs to spare.
Chief Scores:
Eastern Districts: 162 all out
Ben Kennedy 2 - 19
Schalk van der Merwe 2 - 31
Nick Thompson 2 - 17
NH Black B: 163 for 5 in 37 overs
Josh Hilliam 44
Ethan Schaumkel 21
Schalk van der Merwe 35
Quinn Sunde 12
Matthew Wood 16
Nick Thompson 14 n/o
Amita Weerakoon, Coach
A win to North Harbour Black Development.
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