WAIMATE CRICKET CLUB

Waimate had a home final playing against Ashburton College to decide the winners of the 4th Grade this season, and finished strongly in the end to prove why they have been the competition front runners all season.

The best way to enjoy sport is when you are winning (not a PC statement), and hopefully we will be reading the names of the players in this team for many seasons to come.

Note: All this capped off a big weekend for Justin Thompson who coaches, organises and runs around after these boys as well as fronting up for his own successful Second Grade team, so give him a pat on the back when you see him (he won’t mind).

Waimate Win Second Grade 3rd Year Running

Today Waimate Second Grade travelled to “the Rock” to take on Celtic in the final and attempt to retain ‘our’ trophy three years running.

Things did not start well as the Celts started by letting Waimate play on their No 1 wicket, which those of us who saw it know was a disgrace at most levels, although it was still one of the better ones this season!

Waimate batted first and were regularly losing wickets, and then Shep retired hurt (someone told me he has gone soft since getting engaged), but he did manage to return to the middle after Todd was out to a dubious Pete Wallace decision.

Suffice to say, in the time I was watching it was generally doom and gloom for Waimate as they battled through to just pass the 100 runs before being all out.

You would think Celtic would have learned by now, not to abuse the Waimate guys, and get them riled, but when guys call Pete a “blind old %&*#” among their many other statements, only one thing generally happens…….yep….Waimate get fired up!

Today was the same, and as I followed the game via text and word of mouth, first I heard Celtic were 30-3 off 10 overs which sounded promising, and then even better the next txt said 69-9, and eventually the final one to say Celtic all out for 74.

I don’t know the intricasies of who took wickets, catches etc, but I do know that all out for 74 in anyone’s book is a hiding, and we will look forward to Pete walking up to accept the trophy at prizegiving!

Saturday Semi Final

A quick note about Saturday’s game which Waimate needed to win to make the final…JT (Mr Thomson to you schoolkids) took 5-19 and then Tim Suddaby with 55 not out and Todd Bailey with 59 not out made the chase look easy as Roncalli were put away, and MVHS/Star denied any last minute chance of making the final.

Day 1

In Geraldine, after Waimate succumbed for 72 in their first innings to Chris Esh with his outstanding return of 6-12 including the hat-trick (ask Chucky and Sammy D), Geraldine also struggled early on and were 53-5 before Drennan with 95 and the in form Regan Tate with 68 joined forces to add 153 runs for the sixth wicket, and take Geraldine well away from any danger.

Alan Reid was again the best of the Waimate bowlers with 4-41, while Jason Sew Hoy took two wickets after relinquishing his keeper’s role in preparation for next season.

Waimate are faring no better in their second innings as Drennan with 3-7 took out the top order and Esh with a relatively expensive 4-24 has continued on from the first innings, and unless it rains it will take a Herculean effort for Waimate to save the match.

Day 2

After being 49-7 overnight Waimate put up a good second innings fight and show their pride had been pricked the previous weekend going on to score 178 after Todd Bailey scored his maiden senior fifty and Jason Sew Hoy finished off a great season by passing 500 runs on his way to 79 not out.

Geraldine lost two wickets on their way to the 42 runs required, but was a deserving winner after their efforts on day one, and will be hoping all their players are available and back from University for next weekend’s final.Waimate
R van Royen c Pagan b Chapman 3
R Ford b Drennan 5
N Sew Hoy lbw b Esh 20
A Reid b Esh 22
J Sew Hoy b Esh 8
N Sheppard c Walker b Morrison 2
T Bailey b Esh 3
R Fox b Esh 2
M Sew Hoy b Morrison 0
K Weir b Esh 0
S Devlin not out 2
Extras (2lb, 3nb) 5
Total (for 10 wkts) 72
Fall: 9, 17, 51, 60, 65, 69, 72, 72, 72, 72.
Bowling: H Drennan 7-1-19-1, M Morrison 4-0-8-2, P Chapman 4-0-31-1, C Esh 6-0-12-6.
Geraldine
S Pagan b Reid 10
G Muff b M Sew Hoy 10
M Barnes c J Sew Hoy b M Sew Hoy 2
M Walker c Fielder b Reid 8
G Metcalf c Fox b Reid 5
H Drennan lbw J Sew Hoy 95
R Tate b J Sew Hoy 68
T Sowden not out 1
Extras (2b, 4lb, 1w 3nb) 10
Total (for 7 wkts declared) 209
Fall: 20, 24, 24, 38, 53, 206, 209.
Bowling: A Reid 15-5-41-4, M Sew Hoy 13-3-39-1, R Ford 4-0-14-0, J Sew Hoy 12-0-38-2, R Fox 5-0-22-0, R van Royen 2-0-17-0, K Weir 4-0-32-0
Waimate 2nd Innings
N Sew Hoy b Esh 13
R van Royen lbw b Drennan 0
N Sheppard c Sowden b Drennan 5
A Reid b Drennan 0
R Fox c Drennan b Esh 8
J Sew Hoy not out 79
R Ford b Esh 0
M Sew Hoy lbw b Esh 0
T Bailey c Metcalf b Drennan 50
R Allan stp Pagan b Sowden 0
S Devlin b McKnight 7
Extras (2b, 7lb, 5w, 1nb) 15
Total (all out) 178
Fall: 1, 9, 11, 26, 43, 43, 43, 131, 131, 178.
Bowling: H Drennan 11-3-41-4, C Esh 19-5-59-4, M Morrison 3-0-9-0, P Chapman 3-1-3-0, T McKnight 6.4-0-30-1, T Sowden 4-1-23-1.
Geraldine 2nd Innings
S Pagan b Reid 14
T McKnight run out J Sew Hoy 2
M Barnes not out 11
G Metcalf not out 7
Extras (3b, 1lb, 3w) 7
Total (for 2 wkts) 42
Bowling: A Reid 5-1-21-1, M Sew Hoy 4-2-3-0, R Ford 0.3-0-2-0, R Allan 1-0-11-0.
Result: Geraldine won outright.