MATCH REPORT – 1ST XI CRICKET VS AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL – DAY 2 – 07/03/17
The second day started with AGS resuming on 88/4. This soon became 88 for 5 and the remaining batsmen started batting with resolve to try to build a respectable innings. Tight bowling from all the bowlers and accurate fielding made it difficult for the opposition to score and runs were at a premium. Jack Harris then produced a devastating spell of fast bowling to take the final 4 wickets, leaving Auckland with a first innings deficit of 45 on 137 all out. Jack ended with figures of 5 for 39.
The PNBHS second innings started inauspiciously, with wickets once again falling in clumps, but Thomas Walshe took it upon himself to graft for his runs and his 31 from 95 balls set the example for the lower middle order. This was backed up by a captain’s knock from Ben O’Connor, who lasted 95 minutes for his 14 and Ruben Love, who ended the day on 49 not out. This meant that the 1st XI finished the day on 136 for 6. A lead of 181 runs with a day to play.