Cricket
THE OLD SCOTCH CRICKET CLUB 2ND XI , SEMI-FINALISTS IN THE MCC CLUB XI SECOND DIVISION . STANDING , LEFT TO RIGHT : WILL MEGGITT (’ 12 ), MARK GRIFFITHS (’ 80 ), JUSTIN BAUMGARTEN (’ 19 ), OLIVER MCLEISH (’ 17 ), CHARLIE HOCKING
(’ 18 ), FRASER SUTHERLAND (’ 17 ), CHARLIE SCHILLING (’ 17 ), GARY BENNETT (’ 88 ), NICHOLAS BENNETT (’ 20 ). SITTING , LEFT TO RIGHT : TOM EDNEY (’ 15 ), JAMES HALSE (’ 16 ), JOHN STAVRIS (’ 12 - CAPTAIN ), RYAN HIGGINS
THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES FOR THE CRICKET CLUB
Both cricket teams make the finals , but no silverware this year
To cap off an exciting 2020 / 21 cricket season , both Old Scotch teams made the finals , with the young and talented 1st XI , led by Sam Shearer (’ 10 ), undefeated in the home and away matches . The semi-final against Old Trinity was washed out , earning the team automatic elevation to the grand final due to their higher ladder position .
In the grand final against Old Melburnians on the Scotch Main Oval on 28 March , Old Scotch could only muster a disappointing total of 125 , with Noah Croes (’ 17 ) a standout with 56 not out , and Nick Sparks (’ 16 ) contributing 29 . Our boys fought tenaciously , but ultimately were defeated by four wickets . Nick Sparks took 2 / 27 . Congratulations to Old Melburnians , who were worthy winners of the grand final .
The 2nd XI , with skipper John Stavris (’ 12 ) at the helm , also made the finals in a very closely-fought season , but went down to Old Haileybury in their semi-final . This was the 2nd XI ’ s third semi-final loss in a row .
For the club , individual season highlights were 102 not out to Nick Shearer (’ 17 ) in the opening round , and 70s to Mitchell Sennitt (’ 15 ), Hayden Tilbrook (’ 13 ) and Nic Jamieson (’ 10 ), and 5 / 13 by Will Clark (’ 12 ) against Old Xaverians . Sam Shearer , Noah Croes (’ 17 ) and Charlie Schilling (’ 17 ) all made regular contributions with the bat and Ryan Higgins and William Bonwick (’ 16 ) similarly with the ball .
We are grateful for the School ’ s support during these challenging times , as well as that of the Scotch Grounds staff who beautifully maintain the pitches and grounds .
Despite the disappointing outcome of this year ’ s grand final , it is worth noting that in the past 14 years the club has competed in 10 grand finals , winning six premierships . Next season we are planning to field a 3rd XI .
MARK GRIFFITHS (‘ 80 ) – PRESIDENT , OLD SCOTCH CRICKET CLUB www . scotch . vic . edu . au Great Scot 77