WAIMATE CRICKET CLUB

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.

The two day match at home against Celtic turned into a poker school after day one was cancelled, and day two the ground was still too damp to get started.

Since a certain club member has been haranguing the columnist, I have decided to use this space for a quick questionaire. 

1. Which Waimate person understands so little about rugby, that he writes a column on grid-iron in the USA?

2. Which senior player when asked about strike rate, can truthfully say over 50%, but actually be talking about LBW dismissals?

3. Who is the only ‘ginga’ that isn’t a member of the ‘ginger club’  in Waimate?

There are not necessarily any correct answers to these questions, other than to prove I like to get the last word!

Alan Reid did everything the columnist asked of him with a 10 wicket match bag that almost took Waimate from the bottom of the table to join Star at the top after Timaru had started the day in a strong position at 135-3 with not out batsmen Jordy Morrow on 80 and Hitesh Angrish 38, and while Morrow couldn’t add any further runs, Angrish went on to make 73. Reid took 6-57 and aided by some good fielding and bad running Timaru were dismissed 68 runs short of Waimate’s first innings 285.

Batting a second time Waimate’s captain Nathan Sew Hoy again got into the thirties as did Craig Booth but it was Hayden Matthews who top scored with an unbeaten 59 that allowed the declaration to come at 166-3. Needing 235 runs from only 26 overs was always going to be an uphill battle and wickets fell regularly as the chase went on. When the game started petering out to a draw, wickets to the part timers kept Waimate in the hunt as they came disappointingly close with Timaru 129-9.Waimate (1st Innings) 285
2nd Innings
N Sew Hoy b Angrish 35
R van Royen lbw b Angrish 15
B Fraser b Angrish 5
H Matthews not out 59
C Booth not out 34
Extras (10b, 4lb, 1nb) 15
Total (for 3 wkts dec) 166
Fall: 44, 50, 75.
Bowling: H Leonard 9-3-24-0, J Morrow 5-1-12-0, H Angrish 18-2-62-3, C Leonard 6-1-30-0, Z Sanders 6-1-22-0.

Timaru (135-3 overnight)
J Morrow c&b b Reid 80
H Angrish run out Ford 73
R Rankin c N Sew Hoy b Reid 13
Z Sanders lbw Reid 3
T Mackle c&b b Booth 0
H Leonard c&b b Booth 4
J Smallridge run out Booth 13
C Leonard not out 1
Extras (4b, 10lb, 2w, 2nb, 5 pen) 23
Total (for 10 wkts) 217
Bowling: A Reid 26-8-57-6, R Ford 5-0-27-0, R Fox 7-0-41-0, J Sew Hoy 3-0-10-0, R Allan 3-0-7-0, R van Royen 1-0-5-0, M Sew Hoy 8.3-1-25-0, C Booth 9-1-27-2.
Timaru (2nd Innings)
J Morrow b Reid 12
T Mackle b Reid 18
H Butler b Ford 13
H Angrish c van Royen b Reid 23
G Brookland c Ford b M Sew Hoy 31
Z Sanders c M Sew Hoy b Reid 2
H Leonard lbw b Prattley 9
R Rankin run out M Sew Hoy 3
G Piddock c Matthews b N Sew Hoy 10
J Smallridge not out 1
C Leonard not out 0
Extras (4b, 1lb, 1w, 2nb) 8
Total (for 9 wkts) 129
Bowling: A Reid 13-1-50-4, R Ford 4-0-34-1, M Sew Hoy 6-1-28-1, M Prattley 2-1-4-1, N Sew Hoy 1-0-7-1.
Result: 1st Innings Win to Waimate

Waimate had a home game against competition leaders Timaru and batted first with Naffa 33 shaking off Friday nights excesses, Reuben Allan 32, Hayden Matthews with 22 getting off a run of ducks and Craig Booth a solid 37 allowing the team to be semi pleased at 161-6.

But ‘Rafferty Fox’ finally got his bat to do some talking as he found No 8 in the order to his liking, as well as the Timaru bowlers on his way to easily his highest score for Waimate (afternoon grades) of 99, and will no doubt be bitterly disappointed he didn’t get that extra run to feature on the Honours Board before departing for the Coast and a new job.

His innings (well supported by Chucky Sew Hoy with 16 not out) helped Waimate score 285 in their first innings.

The match is now poised at an interesting stage with Jordy Morrow (80*) and Hitesh Angrish (38*) batting when Timaru resume their innings next week on 135-3 and they may look to try and consolidate their position at the top of the table by targeting first innings points, but Alan Reid who already has all three wickets to fall will be looking for a good ‘bag’ for himself and to put Waimate in the box seat and get themselves off the bottom of the table.

Waimate
N Sew Hoy c Sanders b Morrow 33
R van Royen c Mackle b Sanders 4
R Allan c Sanders b Smallridge 32
H Matthews c Leonard b Morrow 22
C Booth c Brookland b Morrow 37
A Reid b Angrish 1
J Sew Hoy b Smallridge 30
R Fox c Piddock b Morrow 99
S Devlin c Mackle b Morrow 0
R Ford b Leonard 0
M Sew Hoy not out 16
Extras (16b, 3lb, 4w) 23
Total (for 10 wkts) 285
Fall: 32, 42, 89, 107, 111, 161, 250, 256, 261, 285.
Bowling: H Leonard 14-2-80-1, Z Sanders 4-1-23-1, J Morrow 12.5-2-46-5, H Angrish 22-5-53-1, J Smallridge 16-3-60-2.

Timaru
G Piddock c Devlin b Reid 6
J Morrow not out 80
H Butler b Reid 0
G Brookland c Devlin b Reid 0
H Angrish not out 38
Extras (9lb, 1w, 1nb) 11
Total (for 3 wkts) 135
Bowling: A Reid 12-2-39-3, R Ford 5-0-27-0, R Fox 7-0-41-0, J Sew Hoy 3-0-10-0, R Allan 3-0-7-0, R van Royen 1-0-5-0.

Waimate Ladies were all out for 118 chasing 174 for victory against Craighead in their first game back since Christmas at Aorangi 2, but Cindy Halkett had lost none of her form unfortunately falling short of her fifty with 46 but at least having the bragging rights at home after outscoring her partner who had 3 chances in the long weekend.

Bronwyn Clark was the best of the Waimate bowlers with 2-19 off 6 overs.

Craighead 173
C Buckman 45, M Linton 42, D Mulcahy 36
B Clark 6 0 19 2, C Mercer 6 0 29 1, S Smillie 6 1 24 0

Waimate 118 C Halkett 46, S Smillie 16, B Clark 15
M Linton 6 0 11 2, D Mulcahy 6 0 27 3, C Buckman 6 2 10 0

Murray Prattley used the experience gained watching Twenty20 all day Friday as a warm up for his own batting on Saturday as he scored 50 helping Waimate easily chase down the 128 Celtic had been restricted to.

Connor Farrell followed up his fifty from a fortnight ago with 31 while Tim Suddaby continued on from his fifty the week before with 20 not out to get Waimate home safely with six wickets in hand.

All the bowlers contributed, but Sam Newman was the most successful with 4-26.

Celtic 128
A Bailey 39, S Wallace 30, H Curtis 20
S Newman 5 0 26 4, Z Aikman 7 0 27 2, B Devine 6 1 16 1

Waimate 132-4
M Prattley 50, C Farrell 31, T Suddeby 20*
M Caple 6 0 38 2, S Wallace 5 1 19 1, D Fridd 2 0 9 1

It is with great sadness that the Waimate Cricket Club extend their deepest regrets and condolences to the Tangiora family after the tragic loss of Wiremu last Friday.

Wiremu was a member of the Waimate Fourth Grade cricket team who are currently leading the competition, and I am sure he would be pleased to know that his team dedicated their win at the weekend to ‘Woody’.

Wiremu was also a participant in the twilight cricket competition, and had a relaxed approach to batting where he thought that all you had to do was lean back and ‘slap’ it.

Despite the best efforts of Tim Suddaby with 52 with the bat and 2-26 Waimate Second Grade fell 66 runs short chasing a target of 251 set by Roncalli.

Ryza Manson was in the runs again with 31 and El Sheppo scored 26 but eventually Waimate succumbed for 185 and with Celtic getting thrashed by Mackenzie/Geraldine the fight for finals places is closing up again.

Scoresheet:
Roncalli 251
D Dorgan 76, J Shaw 48, G Hamel 39
P Wallace 5.3 0 27 4, T Suddaby 4 0 26 2, N Sheppard 8 0 63 2

Waimate 185
T Suddaby 52, R Manson 31, N Sheppard 26
M Dorgan 8 0 33 4, D Dorgan 6 0 21 3, B Gilbert 8 2 29 2

This weekend the Waimate Cricket Club lost one of their long serving players, as Matt Devlin leaves Waimate to join his brother James (Jimmy D) in Aussie. He has played his cricket for Waimate for his whole life from Primary School JAB to his current rank as a first choice senior player.

My first involvement with Dev was when he was a precocious third former who couldn’t sit still but had that Devlin spirit of never lying down as he spent seemingly his whole life trying to beat older brother James (Jimmy) in any sport they played from the backyard cricket tests at home to touch and on field rugby.

Those that know Matt will know that schoolwork was never high on the agenda (although certain female teachers did gain favour), but if he could work out an angle to do something better in the sporting field, then he would give it a try. I remember being frustrated in the nets when trying to teach the kids to play straight and “through the V” when all he wanted to do was practice reverse sweeps or shots that he had seen Nathan Astle play in a one day game.

It is this determination that has been the hallmark of his contributions to Waimate cricket to date, as he has had to change through injury from a fiery left-arm quick to a wily left-arm spinner who is always keen to give the ball flight but can give it a ‘tweak’ when conditions suit. Many of us have seen him put his shoulder out before changing to spin, once when appealing as he threw his arms in the air, but although his efforts at the bowling crease have never waivered, it has been his batting which has improved the most in my time.

He capped off his school career with a century, a feat not many Waimate boys can boast, while since joining senior ranks he has managed at least one half century a season with 74 not out in 2006, 74 (out) in 2007 and 52 in 2008. You can read his stats and figures up until 2007 here and in due course these will be fully listed.

I wish Matt all the best on behalf of the club and hope that he keeps in contact with everyone whether by reading about our matches or via facebook, and to make sure whenever he is home visiting his Mum or Dad he brings his whites!

Mark Medlicott
Chief Cricket Reporter Timaru Herald
That bits to use on your CV in Aussie Dev, or skite to new found friends!