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Willow Talk
Newsletter of the Marist College Canberra Cricket Club
Issue 18 - 2020-21 – 17 March 2021
Email: cricket@mcc.act.edu.au ; Website: www.mcccc.act.cricket.com.au; Facebook & Twitter
Twitter (@MaristCCCC ); Facebook:
Congratulations!
• James Bartlett, Stage 1 Blue, who took 6/3 against St Edmunds White
• Xander Denny who took 5/16 against Grammar Sky.
Congratulations! to teams who made grand finals:
T20 – four teams in grand finals with two winning premierships
• Under 13 div 1 – premiers
• Under 14 div 1 – runners-up
• Under 14 div 2 Blue – premiers
• Under 16 div 1 – runners-up
ACT Juniors – eight teams in grand finals with five winning premierships.
• Under 11 div 1 – runners-up
• Under 12 div 1 – premiers
• Under 12 div 2 – runners-up
• Under 13 div 1 – premiers
• Under 13 div 2 Royal – premiers
• Under 14 div 1 – premiers
• Under 14 div 2 Royal – premiers
• Under 15 div 2 – runners-up.
Play in division 2 grand finals was washed out on Sunday meaning that teams that finished higher on the
ladder in the regular season were awarded the premiership.
Congratulations to all of our award winners. A full list is on pages following.
The major awards went to
Senior Cricketer of Year Jack Sanson (pictured on the left)
Junior Cricketer of the Year Nick Kent (pictured on the right)
Junior School Cricketer of the Year Kiaan Grover
Division 2 Batting Award (courtesy of the Greg Chappell Cricket
Centre) - Suman Thapa Chhetri, under 14 Royal
Division 2 Bowling Award (courtesy of the Greg Chappell Cricket
Centre) - Sam Smith, under 14 Royal
President’s Award Matt Scholtens
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Links to Photos
Photos taken during the season by the Club’s roaming photographer and other Club members have been
collected in Google photos and can be accessed by Club members through the following links:
(The photos are organised by age group)
Stage 1: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RzVKBhr9n5w7PzV66
Under 11d1: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YoY323V36kLzgYcZ8
Under 12: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tzUwaMD1KYYJUL3JA
Under 13: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hPGkCB2T4Ny7DTaz8
Under 14: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ykC2Sn3QW68YFYXG9
Under 15: https://photos.app.goo.gl/VVcZfyUhnyKFJQny5
Under 16: https://photos.app.goo.gl/DPRZSd1AF7MBVhkD7
Colts: https://photos.app.goo.gl/beLxstf37puuzZaE9
First XI https://photos.app.goo.gl/infBXMNeghdBXFsx6
2020-21 SEASON AWARDS
Team Batting Bowling Coach’s Award
Stage 1 Blue James Bartlett Noah Batch Riley Edmondson
Stage 1 Heat Liam Morrison Patrick Bartlett Dominic Fraser
Stage 1 Hurricanes Griffin Hyde Efrem Tijo Daniel Belcher
Stage 1 Light Jacob French William Crompton Hugh Treloar
Stage 1 Renegades Xander Denny Nicholas Brennan Jonah Hamilton
Stage 1 Royal Henry Hyson Isaac Carey Liam Charles
Stage 1 Sixers Joe Imbriano Lucas Fogels Seth Armytage
Stage 1 Stars Eamon Campbell Nate Hamilton Jonah Prail
Stage 1 Strikers Alex Moore Oscar Moore Lachlan Carter
U11 div 1 Kiaan Grover Samuel Ryan Matthew Garrety
U12 div 1 Abhayan Tharmarajah Thomas Smith Logan McRae
U12 div 2 Blue James Frilingos Marcus Sykes Jackson Hillsdon
U12 div 2 Light Luke Gill Jake Munyard Michael Butchart
U12 div 2 Royal Griffin Sluis Edwin Tijo Dominic Trinca Talalin
U13 div 1 Lucas Louis Aarush Patel Levi Belcher
U13 div 2 Blue Jared Wilson Matheesha Rajapakse Rayyan Siraj
U13 div 2 Light Thomas Jexin Callum Fenwick Miles Baseby
U13 div 2 Navy Viira Peiris William Evans Luke Allardyce
U13 div 2 Royal Shanaa Srimanobhavan Jack Suter Ethan Willemsen-Bell
U14 div 1 Samuel Smith Sachin Liyanage Dylan Shillington
U14 div 2 Blue Sam Kirkcaldie Jack Hatton Tejas Nambissan
U14 div 2 Royal Suman Thapa Chhetri Sam Smith Jake Leonard
U15 div 1 Blue Ansh Tiwary James Haley Imran Ali
U15 div 1 Royal Nick Kent Lachlan Riley Declan Westcott
U15 div 2 George Denny Angus Rees Matthew Smith
U16 div 1 Noah Bouquiaux Tom Johnston William Boundy
Second XI-Colts Fin McRae Henry York Callan Williams
First XI Jack Sanson Logan Tindall Rory O’Brien
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS
Centuries
Jack Sanson First XI 106 vs. Radford, 8 November 2020
132 vs. Daramalan, 14 February 2021
Rory Di-Campli First XI 118* vs. Grammar, 29 November 2020
Five Wickets in an Innings
Marcus Sykes Under 12 div. 2 Blue 5/4 vs. Queanbeyan, 22 November 2020
Matthew Smith Under 15 div. 2 6/9 vs. Radford, 13 December 2020
Henry Atkinson Stage 1 Blue 5/10 vs. Tuggeranong Eagles, 18 December 2020
Logan McRae Stage 1 Blue 5/6 vs. Tuggeranong Eagles, 18 December 2020
Noah Batch Stage 1 Blue 5/17 vs. Tuggeranong Ravens, 20 February 2021
Elliot Rowson Under 16 div. 1 5/18 vs. Norths Blue, 21 February 2021
Sam Ryan Under 11 div. 1 5/29 vs. Wests Roar, 27 February 2021
Archie Brown Under 11 div. 1 5/14 vs. Norths Blue, 6 March 2021
James Bartlett Stage 1 Blue 6/3 against St Edmunds White, 12 March 2021
Xander Denny Stage 1 Renegades 5/16 against Grammar Sky, 12 March 2021
Hat Tricks
Lachlan Bourne U15 div. 1 Royal vs. Radford, 21 November 2020
Marcus Sykes U12 div. 2 Blue vs. Queanbeyan, 22 November 2020
Isaac Carey Stage 1 Royal vs. WCMCC Sixers, 11 December 2020
Angus Rees U15 div. 2 vs. Radford, 21 February 2021
Sam Ryan U11 div. 1 vs. Wests Roar, 27 February 2021
Callum Fenwick U13 div. 2 Light vs. St Edmunds, 28 February 2021
MILESTONE AWARDS
1,000 runs for Marist: Daniel Bailey, Lachlan Bourne, Kai Callaway, George Denny, James
Martens, Oliver Nguyen, Josh Nuss, Rory O’Brien, William Seselja, Jack
Whalen, Samuel Wilkie
100 wickets for Marist: Rory O'Brien, Henry York
50 Dismissals for Marist: Jackson Tarrant
SERVICE AWARDS
Five Years:
Will Parlett 653 runs 19 wickets 13 dismissals
Six Years:
Noah Bouquaiux 936 runs 24 wickets 21 dismissals
Hamish Collidge 517 runs 25 wickets 8 dismissals
Oliver Nguyen 1051 runs 10 wickets 17 dismissals
Eight Years:
Jacob Bauer 306 runs 86 wickets 15 dismissals
Angus Campbell 433 runs 63 wickets 6 dismissals
Rory Di-Campli 2169 runs 77 wickets 45 dismissals
Rory O’Brien 1271 runs 102 wickets 25 dismissals
Nine Years:
William Harding 719 runs 68 wickets 26 dismissals
Fin McRae 1359 runs 42 wickets 24 dismissals
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Match Reports
Stage 1
Marist Blue, 5/244, defeated St Edmunds White, 15/72.
Bowling: Jimmy Bartlett 6/3, Xavier Batch 3/2, Ethan Teede 2/6, Noah Batch 1/5 and Oliver Brew 1/10.
Batting: Riley Edmondson 30*, Ethan 26*, Jimmy 23, Noah 22, Henry Atkinson 19, Xavier 18*.
We did it!! What an awesome season from the Blue boys! Marist Blue’s final win was never in doubt,
defeating St Edmund’s White 5/244 to 15/72. This win was set up not so much from our fielding and
catching, but our bowling performance was stellar - of the 15 wickets, 10 were bowled.
How about this for a list of firsts for the Blue boys: The Blue boys achieved the highest score of the year at
244, biggest win at 172, most wickets at 15. Jimmy got the first ‘6 for’ of the year with all wickets clean
bowled. Best bowling figures for the entire MCCCC season from what we believe. Awesome Jimmy! Also,
Riley got equal top score of the year at 30* and Jimmy smashed a massive 6 for the team’s first 6 of the
season. This week’s Blue player of the match, goes to Oli Brew. Oli has been a pleasure to train and watch
him improve, turn up week in week out and give 110%. A great season contribution Oli. Well done mate!!
The Blue’s Coaches sung the boys praises after a superb finish in their well-deserved and undefeated season.
Coach Scott Foley said: “The last few weeks looked like our season might have been dropping away, with a
few close games, but boy did we finish with a bang! Scott added: “It’s been an amazing season from a great
bunch of boys and an equally as wonderful parents.” Echoing Scott’s comments, Co-Coach Patrick Batch
said how dedicated the boys have been throughout the season. Pat said: “We have enjoyed every bit seeing
the boys committed to training, improving and wanting to play, and win of course, it’s been great to watch!”
Marist Heat, 6/91, defeated by WCMCC Scorchers, 3/155.
Batting: Patrick Bartlett 20, Thomas Currie 10.
Bowling: Pascal Bell 1/9, Ryan Brown 1/14.
Marist Hurricanes, 5/132, defeated CGS U10 Navy, 7/103.
Batting: Nikolai Hill 21, Griffin Hyde 19, Daniel Belcher 13, Will Scholtens 11, Efrem Tijo 10.
Bowling: Will Scholtens 1/18, Griffin Hyde 1/27.
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Marist Renegades, 7/145, defeated CGS U11 Sky, 14/141
Batting: William Spencer 11, Logan Bray 10*, Nick Brennan 10.
Bowling: Xander Denny 5/16, Finn Fulton 3/21.
After losing the toss and being sent in to bat, Grammar opened their innings
in strong fashion with some classy scoring shots in the first few overs. The
Renegades responded well with some fast, accurate bowling, claiming 14
wickets throughout Grammar’s innings. Alexander Denny bowled at a
blistering pace, wreaking havoc for the opposition and claiming a
massive 5-wicket haul in the process. Finn Fulton also bowled
superbly, taking three wickets for the match. Max Spiller, Will
Noordewier, Nick Brennan and Logan Bray all chipped in with one wicket each. William Spencer
was dynamic in the field, claiming two catches and a run out as was Jonah Hamilton with a
fantastic runout. Grammar set a solid 114 run total but the Renegades wickets saw them
accumulate 56 runs before they even faced a ball.
Some good bowling from Grammar made batting a challenge for the Renegades. However; it was pleasing to
see every player contribute with runs. Top scorers were William Spencer (11), Logan Bray (10) and Nick
Brennan (10). In the end, the Renegades secured the win with a very good team performance to finish an
extremely enjoyable season of cricket. The steady
improvement in the skill of all players has been a
highlight of the season. Sincere thanks to team coaches
George Denny and Owen Hardy for their dedication to the
job and patience with the boys. Special thanks to our very
generous and extremely organised team Manager,
Mrs Kylie Denny.
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Marist Light, 5/101, defeated by WCMCC Stars, 4/143.
Batting: Jacob French 13, Will Crompton 12, Ragsajan Rajkumar 11, Adhavan Kunwar 10.
Bowling: Will Crompton 2/9.
Marist Royal, 7/110, defeated Eastlake Lions, 13/82.
Batting: Henry Hyson 27, Harry Dawn 26, Tom Bolton 13, Levi Thornton 11.
Bowling: Isaac Carey 4/10. Henry Hyson 3/16, Tom Bolton 2/10, Evan Conway 2/17.
Marist Sixers, 14/91, defeated by Tuggeranong Kookas, 7/175.
Bowling: Joe Imbriano 2/12.
We had perfect late summer weather at Gowrie for the last match of the
season for the Marist Sixers.
Joe won the toss and elected to bowl and Marist did well in the field.
Cam Smith took two excellent catches, scored a great runout and was an
economical bowler. Joe mixed up his bowling between pace and some
deceptive off-spin and was rewarded with hitting middle stump. Seth was, as always menacing in the field,
with some great throws at the stumps which struck fear into the opposition batters, and some equally great
dancing to keep warm as the evening cooled. Tom and Pavan also delivered some good economical bowling
which prevented a bigger run chase. Nonetheless the other side had some heavy hitters and set a hefty target.
Tom and Alex opened up the batting and both had solid knocks, Tom scored two long boundaries past the
bowler and Alex got one to set the Sixers up for the run chase. All the boys batted well, and the chase was
close, but the slow outfield and some precise bowling conspired to keep victory just out of reach. Special
mention to Joe and Cam on their strong batting which saw boundaries for both and also Lucas and Aengus
who bravely stared down the other side’s fastest bowler to close out the innings, coping a body shot or two
but never flinching.
It wasn’t the outcome the Sixers deserved after their first season, which has seen them all improve so much
and bond as teammates. It was a privilege to coach the boys today and throughout the season and I am sure it
is a sign of great things to come for all them.
Marist Stars, 14/90, defeated by WCMCC Renegades, 6/149.
Bowling: Noah Hamilton 2/9, Finn Duffy 2/12.
Marist Strikers, 11/117, defeated by Tuggeranong Eagles, 8/125.
Batting: Lachlan Carter 11.
Bowling: Lachlan Carter 2/9,
Jay Miller 2/12.
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Under 11
Division 1
Marist, 10/193, defeated by WCMCC, 5/200 – grand final
Batting: Archie Brown 40*, Sam Ryan 29, Kiaan Grover 27, Jacob Garrety 26.
Bowling: Sam Ryan 2/27, Matthew Garrety 2/39, Kiaan Grover 1/20
On a foggy Saturday morning Marist took on Weston Creek. In
front of a big crowd of family, friends, school classmates and
sports celebrities the two undefeated teams of the 2020/21 Cricket
season went head to head.
Weston Creek won the toss and chose to bat. The Creekers got off
to a good start with the bat, but the Marist boys struck back with 2
wickets a piece to Sam and Matthew. In what were very trying
conditions, bowling with a wet ball.
The contest swayed
backwards and
forwards, up and
down. Catches to
our wicket keepers,
Harry and Archie
rewarded the
bowlers. While the
runs were flowing for the Creekers, the Marist boys remained upbeat in the field, keeping up the chatter,
walking in with the bowler, and backing up the stumps. All these one percenters helped keep the opposition
to a total of 165.
Having been set a challenging
total, the Marist boys set off on the
run chase in a positive mind set,
Kiaan (27) and Danny (10) both
hitting boundaries in their innings.
Matty (12) helped chip away at the
total. Archie came in played like
Chris Lynn, scoring 40 not out, the
highlight of his innings, crushing consecutive 6's, to loud applause from the crowd. Sam added a solid 29,
including multiple boundaries and a 6. While the runs were flowing unfortunately we were leaking wickets,
which kept pushing the run total away. As we edged closer, it felt that the total maybe beyond our reach.
Having the envious task of batting in the last pair trying to finish off the run chase, Harry (14) and Jacob (26)
hit multiple boundaries each. The two were superb, having the fans on the edge of their seats, both boys
stealing runs, turning singles into 2's, and taking suicidal runs, but getting away with it. With the last two
overs left to Jacob to face all the balls, he set about taking the target down. In what was Jacob’s best innings
of the season, to come up just short was devastating for him, unfortunately Weston Creek managed to hang
onto some great catches, which ultimately kept the score just out of reach.
The game was played in great spirit, both teams demonstrated why they were the standout teams of the
competition. As the game swayed to and fro, it was great to see the fighting Marist spirit, which kept getting
the boys back in contention.
Congratulations to Weston Creek. To my boys, we had a great season, I promise there will be premierships
in the future.
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Under 12 Division 1 Marist, 5/156, defeated Eastlake Demons, 93 – grand final. Batting: Jack Whalen 40*, Gabriel Louis 25* Bowling: Thomas Smith 3/13, Oliver Henderson 2/6 Division 2 Marist Royal, vs. Eastlake Juniors – grand final (no result due to rain) Under 13 Division 1 Marist, 2/111, defeated Wests Big Cats, 106 – T20 grand final, 10 March 2021 Batting: Lucas Louis 28*. Bowling: Josh Nuss 4/8, Aarush Patel 2/11, Nathan Kerr 2/15. The Marist team saved their best for last with a crushing 6 wicket win with 5 overs to play against the Wests Big Cats at Deakin to take the u13 Division 1 title in 2020-21. While they won in commanding style, making the decider was the hard part with majority of the players making their first tournament decider. Sachin and Josh, Marist Co-captains won the toss and sent the Wests Big Cats in on a unfamiliar but fast Deakin outfield. The decision paid immediate dividends with Aarush claiming the prize scalp of Suman in the opening over, caught behind by Noah diving forward for a brilliant catch. Wests looked to consolidate in the early stages however with Marist piling on the pressure they were 3/15 after the 6 over power play with Nathan chipping in with a wicket of the dangerous Vardarajan and Aarush claiming his second. With Wil and Sam continuing to dry up the runs, Nathan picked off his second wicket after the power play before Wests then set about upping the scoring rate and by drinks they had increased the score to a respectable 55 off 10 overs. Josh came into the attack after drinks which paid immediate dividends catching the edge for another sharp catch taken by keeper Brown. The Marist team continued to dry up the runs at one end and with Josh taking regular wickets at the other the Wests team finished with a respectable 106 runs. The Marist bowlers worked well as a group and were well supported in the field, most notably Sachin Weerasinghe providing relentless pressure with his efforts and skill in around the gully region. Aarush Patel demonstrated why he is the premier fast bowler in this age group with 2/11 off four and together with Nathan Kerr with 2/15 off 3 overs with his leg spin providing highlights. Co-captain 7
Josh Nuss provided the decisive spell with 4/8 of 2.3 overs with Wests having no answers to his accurate
swing bowling.
With a tricky total to chase, Marist opened with the classy Lucas Louis and big hitting Levi Belcher, or
‘beefy’ as he is better known to his teammates and they got the team off to a super impressive start. Beefy
loaded up in the first over with two cracking boundaries to set the tone of the chase. He continued to hit the
ball to all parts of the ground and had the Big Cats at his mercy before being dismissed for 21 off 15 balls
with the score at 31 in the 4th over. Lucas and Josh then set about maintaining the rate with some classy
shots and clever running between the wickets which has been a highlight for Marist this season. Lucas 28
(20) and Josh 20 (20) got the team into a formidable position both retiring with Marist at 1/60 in the 9th over.
Enter the ever reliable Sachin Weerasinghe who set about guiding the team home as he has done all year
with the bat. Together with Aarush 12 off (14) and Nathan 8 (6), the Marist team got home comfortably with
5 overs to spare.
The Marist team continued to push themselves to raise the bar for T20 cricket this season in the u13 age
group. Winning the title is recognition of both the individual talent and collective effort of all players in the
team.
Marist, 175, defeated Radford Heat, 138 – 30 over grand final, 13 March 2021.
Batting: Lucas Louis 67*, Levi Belcher 29.
Bowling: Josh Nuss 3/17, Lucas Louis 2/27.
Skipper Lucas lost the toss and Marist were sent in by Radford on a wet Deakin
Mint outfield. Marist elevated the aggressive Levi ‘beefy’ Belcher to partner
Aarush and battle out the opening exchanges. Radford may have been left to rue
the decision to bowl first as the Marist team got off to a super impressive start.
The decision to elevate Beefy paid dividends and he continued where he left off
in the midweek final, hitting the ball to all parts of the ground and had the
Radford team looking for answers to combat the early high run rate. The
introduction of spin in the 7th over brought success for Radford and Beefy
was dismissed for 29 (23) with the score at 47. The Radford spinners then set
about taking back control of the innings with some accurate bowling. The
run rate slowed and Marist lost quick wickets with Aarush 15 (28), Josh 6
(15) and Sachin 0 (1) back in the sheds Marist limped to 4/64 at the 15 over
drinks mark. The Radford team were full of confidence which steeled the
resolve of Lucas and Wil Hyson as they set about resurrecting the Marist
innings from its unfamiliar position. Wil and Lucas continued to play
positive cricket and both retired off their allotted 30 balls, pushing the score over 100 into the 20th over and
Marist were back on track. Nathan was joined by Noah Brown and they continued to push the score along to
127 before Nathan 9 (14) fell to the spin of Sudharsan in the 23rd over. Sam fell next ball and Radford again
had their tails up with the score at 6/127 and the spinners back in control. Enter Lucas Louis back into the
game, and together with the plucky keeper (Noah) he took back control of the game, proceeding to dispatch
the bowling all around the ground at a good scoring rate. Noah fell (15 off 14) attempting to lift the rate with
the score on 150 which then brought Wil Hyson back to the crease together with Lucas. The Marist boys
continued to play positive cricket and pushed the score along to 175 before Will was bowled in the final over
for an impressive 20 (34).
The Marist team took the field full of confidence off
the back of a good batting display. Radford needed
to get off to a good start against the Marist pair of
Beefy and Aarush. The opening exchanges were
tight, and Radford got off to an expected
circumspect start against some quality fast bowling
as has been the case from Aarush all season. Nathan
was brought into the attack early and together with
Sammy Walsh continued to bowl tight which brought about the first wicket to Nathan in the 9th over with
the score on 34. The Radford batsmen continued to get through to their 20 ball retirements however the run
rate started to climb as Marist piled on the pressure through spinners Nathan and Lucas and well backed up
by impressive fielding led by Sachin in the inner circle. Lucas got the dangerous Rathod out in the 13th over,
and at drinks the match was evenly poised at 2/60. Needing over 7 an over to win the game, Lucas went for
his medium pacers Wil and Josh after the break with immediate success. Wil continued to be tight with his
8
lines and Josh took wickets in the 19th and 21th over to leave the Radford team at 4/95 and 80 runs to get in
the final 9 overs with their retired batsmen lined up to come back in. The runs started flow, with the score at
115 Lucas took the wicket of Boorer who had started to look dangerous. A direct hit from beefy in the next
over left Radford in trouble at 6/118, needing over 50 in the last 5 overs. Levi got the big hitting Singh out
caught by Lucas in the deep in the 26th over before Josh cleaned up the Radford innings with 2 overs to
spare for a 37 run victory.
The game had a number of highlights for the Marist team.
In the field, Nathan was imposing in the early part of the
innings to contain the run rate and take 1/15 off his allotted
5 overs. Lucas controlled the middle of the innings taking
2/27 off his 5 overs and Josh carried on from his
impressive performance on Wednesday with 3/17 off his 5
overs to tie up the Radford innings. Noah had his best
game of the season behind the stumps, with only 4 byes
however looked sharp throughout the match. The boys have improved their fielding as the season progressed,
most notably Sachin Weerasinghe setting the standard again in the Grand final with his efforts in the inner
circle.
With the bat, Beefy again got the team off to a great start and put the pressure back on the opposition. Will
Hyson and Noah Brown played their best games of the season in our biggest match. Wil’s positive attitude to
do what is right for the team shone through in the final as he played a significant hand in resurrecting our
innings from a unfamiliar troubled start. However it was Lucas Louis who shone with the bat. His 67* under
significant pressure showed why he is the premier batsmen in the competition to cap off what has been a
fantastic season for him individually and guide his team to a win on Grand final day.
The boys can be absolutely proud of the way they have played their cricket this season, which is no mean
feat with most of them playing together in a club team for the first time and the introduction of a couple of
boys from the junior school. Every single player contributed to the team’s success throughout the year,
which stood us in good stead in the final when we had to dig deep and resurrect the batting innings and set a
defendable total.
Under 13
Division 2
Marist Royal, vs. Tuggeranong Eagles – grand final (no result due to rain)
Under 14
Division 1
Marist, 6/116, defeated by Radford College, 4/117 – T20 grand final, 10 March 2021.
Batting: Dylan Shillington 34
Bowling: Sachin Liyanage 2/12
U14’s T20 Grand Final - Marist 6/116 (Dylan Shillington 34 and Sam Smith 22) defeated by Radford 4/117
We gathered at Radford last Wednesday knowing that if we improved on our previous performance then
victory would be ours. Sam won the toss and elected to bat a wise decision given that it is a final. Sam and
Arnav opened the batting and got us a way to a solid start. Sam fell first well caught in the deep trying to
force the pace. Arnav fell soon after and has been the case recently we lost a further two to be four down
with plenty of overs to go. Tom and Dylan steadied the ship and got us back on track. The latter was
extremely impressive hitting two towering sixes and helped us to post a competitive score of 116.
Unlike last week Radford were more circumspect in the run chase. They punished poor deliveries and after
putting on over 50 for the first wicket it took a good catch by Ashvin off Bede’s bowling to break the
partnership. Alex and Noah then combined to dismiss their best batsman for 1. Two quick wickets and we
were back in the match. Our spinners then began to weave their web as dot balls started to build. Sachin
dismissed the next two batsman and the game was on a knife’s edge. Unfortunately this was as close as we
got and they got the winning runs in the final over.
Whilst the result was not what we wanted we knew there was improvement in this team. Radford had played
to their best and this was all they had. It is not often in sport you get the opportunity for revenge but playing
the same team three days later we felt that if we did the small things right we could turn the tables.
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Marist, 6/157, defeated Radford College, 8/156 – 30 over grand final, 13 March 2021.
Batting: Dylan Shillington 52*, Sam Smith 39*, Bede Cuddihy 26*.
Bowling: Arnav Gupta 2/23, Dylan Shillington 2/28.
We gathered again at Radford on Saturday for the 30 over grand
final looking for revenge. Coach Paul pulled off a masterstroke by
getting the boys together on Friday afternoon. An opportunity for
the boys to talk about what lay ahead and come up with some plans.
The boys felt this was the best thing to have done before the grand
final.
Radford won the toss and on this occasion elected to bat in cool conditions. Due to the overnight fog the
ground was heavy and the President had a feeling that it was a good toss to lose. Bowling was going to be
tricky but once the ground dried out it could work to the side batting second advantage and how profound
this proved to be.
Unlike Wednesday’s game we broke through in the second over an early wicket well caught by Noah off
Sam Smith’s bowling. Their two best batsmen then went about a repair mission and batted through to the
drinks break. It was this break that worked in Marist’s favour as we captured three wickets very quickly.
The first two were catches one by Ashvin and a spectacular effort by Alex whilst the third was a brilliant
piece of bowling from Arnav. Radford’s batsman put together a useful partnership before two quick wickets
fell one being a catch to Sam H off Bede’s bowling and the second bowled by Sam H. At 6/109 we thought
there was a good chance of dismissing them for under 120. Some useful hitting by their number 6 got them
over 120. When the captain called Dylan back for one final push the result was instantaneous with two
wickets in two balls. The first a sharp catch at deep cover by Sam H and the next one a beautiful yorker
which rattled the timber. Radford were then 8/129. A late flurry from their 9 and 10 got them to 156.
Was this going to be enough? Chasing has always been this team’s Achilles heel. After a solid start once
again we lost wickets in clumps with Sachin out leg before, Will run out and Alex well caught a deep mid
wickets we were three down in the blink of
eye. With wickets falling around him Sam
Smith remained resolute and needed someone
to help drive the innings. This ally was Dylan
and boy what an innings he played. After
taking his time he began to flay the ball to all
parts of the ground. He did not lose
momentum when Sam retired for a great
captain’s innings. This might not have been his top score it would be up there as one of his best. Dylan went
on to register his maiden 50 for Marist. Once again we lost a couple of quick wickets. With the flurry of
wickets Bede quietly went about his work building a match winning innings. Noah came to the crease with
less than a run a ball required. The two of them batted sensibly and when Noah hit a four off the first ball of
the final over victory was Marist. How sweet it is.
What a season it was and what a team we have. One loss from 11 T20 games and undefeated in the 30 over
format. (13 wins.) Full credit goes to Aruna and Paul for the way they coached the boys and got them
thinking about their cricket. Everyone got a go and have become better cricketers for it. A huge shout out to
all our scorers during the season. There are too numerous to name. Thank you to the parents for supporting
the boys this season. Without your support we would not have achieved what we achieved.
Finally a big shout out to Nick Smith and the committee for their work. On behalf of the U14 age group
Nick take a bow for the hard work you have done for the team without it we would not have reaped the
benefits and got to where we got this season.
Division 2
Marist Blue, 4/112, defeated St Edmunds College, 3/105 -T20 grand final, 10 March 2021
Batting: Tejas Nambissan 28*, Kirby Jones 28.
Marist Blue faced St Eddy's in the Grand Final of the T20 tournament. Eddy's won the toss and elected to bat
on an afternoon suited to runs on a fast, but large ground at Eddys. The bowling from Leo and Theo started
tight, with Eddy's holding their wickets, but unable to get any big shots away. The pressure eventually told
with Omkar securing a bowled (played on) off an excellent balled pitched up outside offstump. The boys
kept continued to keep it fairly tight through the middle overs with Owen and Jack bowling tightly and Tejas
taking a beautiful catch from a nicely pitched up delivery off Owen and Jack securing another wicket, LBW.
10Although leaking some boundaries towards the end of the innings, Tejas and Leo kept the bowling fairly tight, a couple of dropped catches not helping. Eventually Eddy's innings was closed at 3-105 – a strong total. Sam (23 no) and Tejas (28 no) started the large run chase with an excellent partnership of 56 from 10 overs, that featured excellent running between the wickets for ones and twos, with the occasional boundary. With their retirement, Kirby (28) took over with some lusty hitting, well partnered by Alex (4) and Joe (2) to keep the scoring moving along nicely. Following a couple of wickets, Spence (14 no) launched into some beautiful straight driving, while Ross was unlucky, his cover drive just falling into Eddy's hands. Theo (6 no) chipped in for the last two overs with Spence for some quick ones and twos to seal victory for Marist. A great win for the boys. Marist Royal, vs. Ginninderra Tigers – grand final (no result due to rain) Under 15 Division 1 Marist Blue, 108, defeated by North Red, 121 – semi final, 13 March 2021. Batting: James Haley 34, Imran Ali 30* Bowling: Sehaj Kang 4/24, Imran Ali 3/21. Division 2 Marist, vs. St Edmunds College – grand final (no result due to rain) Under 16 Division 1 Marist, 30, defeated by Eastlake Demons, 3/35 -T20 grand final, 10 March 2021 First XI Marist, 161 and 2/132, drew with Grammar, 8/240(dec) and 6/104 (dec) -two day match. Batting: Logan Tindall 55, Tobit Louis 42, Jack Sanson 39*, James Martens 36, Jack Sanson 27. Bowling: Ben Lillie 3/23, James Martens 2/39, Akshay Joseph 2/73. 11
Marist Cricket Club Committee
The Committee usually meets each month. If you have an issue you wish to raise with the Committee you
can contact the President, Nick Smith, in the first instance through the Club mailbox cricket@mcc.act.edu.au
The Committee for 2020-21 is:
POSITION Name
President Nick Smith
Vice President Anne Kent
Secretary Sean Andrews
Treasurer & Registrar Matt Scholtens
Junior Council Delegate Nick Smith
Information Officer Wayne Cassidy
Grounds Coordinator Gary Goodman
Equipment Officer Matt Scholtens
Promotions and Sponsorships Dave French
Senior Cricket Coordinator Peter O Callaghan
Under 15’s Coach
Junior Cricket Coordinator Pino Pezzella
First XI Coach Gary Goodman
Director of Coaching
Under 10 Coordinator Matt Scholtens
Under 11 Coordinator
Under 12 Coordinator Julianne Pilloni
Under 13 Coordinator John Berry
Under 14 Coordinator Dave French / Nick Smith
Under 15 Coordinator; Scott Lehmann
Under 16/18 coordinator Matt Wheadon
Committee Member Cameron Tarrant
Luke Hickey
Ellen Acheson
Michael Gunn
For queries about Willow Talk or the Club, contact: Wayne Cassidy, Information Officer -
cricket@mcc.act.edu.au
12MARIST COLLEGE CANBERRA CRICKET CLUB
CODE OF CONDUCT
The Club is committed to promoting cricket and the personal development of our players in accordance with
the College ethos, the highest standards of sportsmanship and the Laws and Spirit of Cricket.
Codes of Behaviour and Courtesy
The Marist Sports Policy covers a code of behaviour for:
• players;
• coaches;
• parents; and
• spectators.
In particular, the Code stresses:
For Players: For Coaches: For parents & spectators:
• Be a good sport • Set a good example for your • Encourage participation by
• Play for enjoyment players your children
• Work hard for your team as • Encourage and create • Provide a model of
well as yourself opportunities to develop appropriate behaviour for the
• Treat all team mates and individual skills players
opponents as you enjoy being • Teach a wide range of team • Be courteous in your
treated yourself skills communication with players,
• Play by the rules • Teach your players to be team officials, game officials,
• Co-operate with team and friendly towards officials and and sport administrators
game officials opponents • Encourage honest effort,
• Control your behaviour on • Give all interested students a skilled performance, and
and off the field chance to participate in team loyalty
• Learn to value honest effort, training and games • Make any new parents feel
skilled performances and • Remove from the field of welcome on all occasions
improvement. play any of your players • Do not interfere with the
whose behaviour is not conduct of events
acceptable • Remember children play for
• Keep your own knowledge of enjoyment. Don't let your
coaching and the behaviour detract from their
developments of the game up enjoyment
to date. • Support skilled performances
and team play with generous
applause
• Demonstrate respect for
opposing players and their
supportersAdditionally the game of cricket has certain traditions which have been developed over the years. The Preamble to the Laws of Cricket stresses that the game ‘should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game’. Participants, players and officials alike, must conduct themselves, at all times, in accordance with the Laws of Cricket and the ACTCA Junior Council Competition Rules. In the words of Donald Bradman: “it is the responsibility of all those that play the game (the custodians) to leave the game in a better state than when they first became involved.” Coaches and managers of the younger age teams should reinforce this aspect of the game. No smoking or drinking Coaches and managers should not smoke or drink alcohol at games or during training. Parents are requested not to drink while a match is in progress. Undertaking by Committee and coaches/managers All Club office bearers will abide by the Club’s Code of Conduct and work to promote the best interests of the Club and College. Committee Members will sign an undertaking to this effect at the beginning of each season. Coaches and Managers will also sign this undertaking. Parents and supporters All parents and Club supporters are expected to abide by the Club’s Code of Conduct and promote the best interests of the Club and College. Parents are entitled to raise with the coach or manager any concerns or issues they may have with the approach or conduct of the team management. This must not be done in front of players. Parents may also raise such concerns with the Committee. Parents must ensure boys are picked up on time, taking into account possible early finishes and wet weather, so that players and coaches/managers are not left waiting for long periods for parents to arrive. Breach of Code of Conduct Any breach of the Code of Conduct by a player, team official, parent or Club supporter should be referred to the Committee through the age group coordinator for consideration and appropriate action. Serious and/or repeated breaches by players may result in offenders being stood down from part or all of a match. While suspended, a player may not play in any match for the Club during the period of the suspension. Serious or repeated breaches by a team official may result in the official being removed from their position with the team. The Club may ask a parent or supporter who breaches the Code to absent themselves from future games. Any person reported to the Committee shall be invited to present their case to the Committee prior to the Committee coming to a decision on the matter. The Committee may appoint a sub-committee to investigate reported breaches of the Code of Conduct. Any findings of the sub-committee shall be provided to the full Committee for appropriate action. If necessary, a special Committee meeting may be called to consider the matter. Any breach of the Code reported to the Committee shall be passed on to the College through the appropriate Junior or Senior Cricket Coordinator. Any sanction applied by the Committee shall be referred to the College through the Cricket Coordinator. As a nominated official of the Marist Cricket Club Canberra, I agree to abide by the Club’s Code of Conduct and at all times to promote the interests of the Club and Marist College. Name …………………………………………Signature ……………………………………………… Position at Club: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Date :.………/………/… ….
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