1st XI Cricket Beat Nelson College to qualify for the NZSS 1st XI Cup Finals
MATCH REPORT – 1ST XI CRICKET VS NELSON COLLEGE - 28/03/17
The final of the CD Quad qualifying was played on grass against last year’s qualifiers, Nelson College. PNBHS won the toss and elected to bat on a lively wicket. The opening batsmen made a steady start in the face of some tidy bowling and an opening stand of 31 in 10 overs looked to be setting up a promising score. Unfortunately, the all-too familiar malady of losing wickets in clumps then set in, leaving the 1st XI floundering at 68 for 6 in the 31st over. Luckily Ruben Love (30) and Sam Russell (21) came to the rescue with a 7th wicket stand of 52 to give the scoreboard some respectability. The team was bowled out for 124 in the 49th over. Thomas Walshe made a patient 23.
Defending a sub-par total was always going to require a determined effort and that is exactly what the 1st XI produced in the field. Tight bowling was backed up by sharp catching and fielding and the opposition was soon feeling the scoreboard pressure. This fighting spirit soon led to wickets and Nelson succumbed to be 56 all out in the 31st over with PNBHS winning by 68 runs. All the bowlers deserve to be recognised for their efforts: Jack Harris – 2 for 7; Cam Harridge – 1 for 5; Bryn Wilson – 2 for 10; James Stratton 1 for 12; Ben O’Connor – 2 for 5 and Finn Martin 1 for 10.
This means that the PNBHS 1st XI now represent Central Districts at the NZSS 1st XI Cup in Christchurch in December.
