Senior School Sport & 

Co-curricular 

Co-curricular Report

Joe Priest

Director of Sport and Co-curricular 

Welcome back to Term 1 2022. I thank all members of the Kinross Wolaroi community for their patience over the last few weeks. We have had a raft of COVID safe measures to implement that have changed numerous times in the last few weeks. The good news is that we have been able to start the term off with all co-curricular programs. This has the campus buzzing again with students engaged in before and after school activities. It has been pleasurable to see smiling faces around the campus after hours.

A reminder of the measures that we currently have in place can be found below. From the beginning of Term 1 2022, the School will operate with a number of COVID-smart measures that have been developed by NSW Health to minimise transmission and keep schools open. These key measures include:

• Use of surveillance testing for staff & students
• Use of well-ventilated or outdoor venues where possible
• Students must comply with the mandatory mask requirements. They are mandatory on school provided & public transport to & from venues, at indoor venues & anytime social distancing is not possible
• No spectators/audiences on school site
• Students are encouraged to arrive dressed ready to participate in their co-curricular activity
• Events will be scheduled to minimize mingling between events/games
• Participants are asked to avoid unnecessary contact (high fives & hand shaking)
• Numbers at indoor venues will be limited to support social distancing requirements
• Avoidance of shared equipment (instruments, water bottles & sporting equipment)
• Extra cleaning where required 

Swimming

It has been a big month of swimming at Kinross Wolaroi. We have had the State Age Championships, Interhouse Swimming Carnival and the Mountains & Plains Championships.

State Championships

At the State Age Nationals the School had 15 athletes represent the Swim Club. Bianca Fuller and Kyla Brown had a fantastic meet with Bianca winning a gold medal in the 400m IM & Kyla winning a gold in the 50m breaststroke.

We also had multiple relay teams swim PB’s. Well done to Emily Clunas, Ava Ward, Eddie Waterman, Chloe McGilvray, Bianca Fuller, Kyla Brown & Ellie McMiles. 

Edwina Waterman also swam well in the 200m backstroke gaining a National qualifying time. 

Interhouse Swimming Carnival

The weather was a little cooler last Friday, with it being warmer in the water than out of it. This did not hinder the participation rate, with close to 200 races held. Well done to all students on your enthusiasm. Dean house and Gordon house were locked in a day-long battle for the winning house. With just the medley relays to be completed, the point score is close. The medley relays will be held at the Championship swimming carnival on Friday 25 February. Head Mentors will have starting lists for this carnival next week. 

Mountains & Plains

After a long day at the Inter-house Swimming carnival on Friday the Swim Team then backed up for the Mountain and Plains Swimming Championships held over the weekend. Again, the weather made for a tough day as did the workload over the last month. The Kinross Wolaroi swimmers still gave it their best. Well done to Matt Lowther, Kyla Brown, Tom Cornelius-Feltus & Bianca Fuller who were all named age champions at the carnival. A special congratulations to Emily Clunas who swam six PB’s at the carnival and was named senior girl champion alongside ex-student Hugh Gillham who was named senior boy champion. 

The swimmers have had a big month but have another big month in front of them. Good luck at the NSW Country Championships in two week’s time!

Musical – Guys & Dolls

We are excited to announce that the musical this year will be Guys & Dolls. Information about auditions for the musical has been sent out to families via email. Auditions will take place on Friday 11 February. For further information, please see the notice below. 

Additional Co-curricular activities

The cattle team, chess team and debating are also starting this term. If you have interest in these activities, I encourage you to contact the following staff

Cattle Team – Mrs Dunlop – gdunlop@kws.nsw.edu.au

Debating – Mrs Holland – jholland@kws.nsw.edu.au

Chess – Mr Willis – cwillis@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Key Dates

KWS Championship Swimming carnival – 25th February

WAS Swimming – Friday 4th March

Orange Runners Festival – 5th – 6th March

ISA swimming – Wednesday 9th March

KWS Athletics Carnival – Tuesday 22nd March

KWS Cross Country – Thursday 31st March

Swimming Report: Mountains & Plains Championships Roundup

From Head Swimming Coach, Mr Kim Taylor

On the weekend of  5 & 6 January the Kinross Wolaroi Swim Team competed at the Mountains and Plains District Championships. We were slightly outnumbered but still managed fourth on the point score. 

Team members Matt Lowther, Kyla Brown, Tom Cornelius-Feltus, Bianca Fuller - all crowned age champions for the meet, while Hugh Gillham and Emily Clunas were crowned Open Champions. 

There were some great swims on the weekend with lifetime bests all over the place.  Congratulations to Coach Theresa for her squads’ performances, they swam out of their skin. Ben Howe had his first meet ever and picked up a couple of medals. Elizabeth Croft swam two PBs for the weekend. Team Karrasch, Alex, Tom and Will picked up a couple of medals and PBs with Will swimming a big 8 seconds faster in the 200m Back. Promising return to comp swimming for Edie Campbell with a couple of PBs.  

The Provost girls preformed fabulously, with Chloe picking up a couple of medals but was upstaged by little sister Isabelle who swam massive 9 second & 6.5 second PBs.  Hamish Searle grabbed a couple of PBs in Back, Breast and Free. Newcomer Anise Olah impressed with some great swims. Georgie Simpson swam a fantastic 10.8 second PB in the 50m Back then backed up with 3 more in the Free, Fly and Breast. Nic Strahorn snagged a couple of silver medals & sister Zoe swam three PBs for the weekend. 

Grace Lowther earned herself a silver medal while brother Matt ended up with 3 gold a silver and a bronze. Matt also was age Champion for the meet. Big brother Tim pulled out two big PBs …8.5 seconds in the 200m Free and 5 seconds in the 100m Free. Charlotte Williams grabbed a couple of medals in the 50m Back and Fly and a huge PB in the 100m Breast. Spencer Williams also jagged a couple of bronze medals and finished with eight PBs for the weekend.  Edwina Waterman had two big swims in the 800 & 400 Freestyle, winning both, then backed up the weekend with a string of silver medals. Ava Ward continues to impress, her consistency at practice with three PBs.  

Chloe McGilvray won the 50m Breast and swam a seven second PB to get 2nd in the 400m Free then stacked a few bronze medals. Emily Clunas swam six PBs and was named Senior Champion for the meet, as with Hugh Gillham also Senior Champion. The big kids struggled with motivation after coming off State last week, but all swam well in the conditions.  

Bianca Fuller was off her times but swam well enough to win all her events. Ollie and Oscar McLaughlin made cameo appearances to the benefit of the point score with both adding in individual but especially relays. We have had a few victims of that virus, Lazo and Zaro falling to it, but to their credit turned up and swam their best. 

A big congratulations to all.

In all it was a great swim meet. The weather was definitely challenging, so much so that I gave the National qualifiers the option to stay home Sunday but as we all know they turned up in support of their teammates……Thanks.

NSW Country in two weeks and we will be swimming tough there, as the National qualifiers will not be tapering.    

Rowing

Rowing has confirmed a squad that will represent Kinross Wolaroi at the 2022 Rowing NSW State Championships. Congratulations to everyone who was selected. Squad members are:

Cricket Reports

U15 Heat Match Reports

Round 8 v Cavaliers U15

The KWS Heat suffered a tough 200 run loss to an unstoppable Cavaliers at Country Club. From ball one, the Heat showed too much rust from the holidays, unable to bowl consistently and providing too many short pitched deliveries. No bowler went for less than 7 an over and it’s best not to reflect on specific figures, but Cavaliers finished 2/229 off 30 overs.

In reply, Cavaliers took no prisoners and showed the Heat the correct line and length to bowl on what was ultimately a tricky batting deck. The Heat were all out for 29 and had to lick their wounds knowing there was much to be improved on for the following fixture.

Thank you to the Younghusband family for scoring.

Round 9 v KWS Scorchers

The KWS Heat put up much more fight against their inhouse rivals, going down by 7 wickets against the KWS Scorchers. Choosing to bat, the Heat set some small goals to hopefully have a good total to bowl at but these were given a shake early. The opposition bowled with intensity and the Heat batting didn’t value their wickets early, leading to a poor start of 6/12 after 10 overs. Robbie Heath (19no) and Tomma Tancred (11) combined to steady the ship and Harvey Shephard (14) assisted with some good hitting and running between the wickets in the innings second half to total 77. 

The team felt this was defendable on KWS Main, notorious for a slow outfield. The Heat bowlers did a sound job and the Scorchers never ran away with the run rate, but kudos to Angus Pengilly (34) who showed tremendous maturity in chasing the runs down with 7 overs to spare.

Thanks to Mr Tom Nock for umpiring.

Round 13 vs Gladstone

KWS entered their round 13 clash with high hopes, coming off a bonus point win, however they were not overconfident after a disappointing batting effort the previous night in Bonnor Cup. Up against them was ex first grade batter and current competition leading run-scorer Ben McAlpine, who was coming off 135* from 90 balls. Gladstone won the toss and sent KWS into bat. Charlie Tink (44 from 77) backed up his 61 from the previous week weathering the early storm as the pitch offered a bit for the new ball bowlers, with some seam movement and variable bounce. Will Waterson (31 from 52) came in at 3 after opener James Glasson was dismissed and combined with Tink to add 60 for the second wicket. They took Kinross to 54 at the first drinks break and then upped the scoring rate, striking several boundaries, including Waterson smashing a big six over backward square leg. Waterson’s dismissal brought Walter Prowse (11) to the crease who was aggressive with his running which ultimately led to his dismissal, falling just short coming back for a second run. Tink was dismissed just prior to this with both wickets falling a few overs before the second drinks break leaving the game fairly even with KWS on 4/110 at the 30 over mark. Luke Hunter (32 from 31) and Dudley Shepherd (35) combined for 70 with 2 sixes to Hunter and 1 to Shepherd. In the 43rd over the dangerous Jono Rasmussen (15* from 9) came to the crease. He and Shepherd added 17 in the following 11 balls before Shepherd was dismissed, bringing Harry Priest (1* from 1) in to bat with 4 balls left in the innings. He got a single first ball to leave Rasmussen on strike, who then scored 7 off the final 3 deliveries. This powered KWS to an impressive 6/199 from their allotted 45 overs. The highest score by any team on main oval this season. 

Ben McAlpine opened the innings for Gladstone and showed his aggressive intent early. At the start of the 4th over, Walter Prowse (5/17 from 6), asked for a 2nd slip, which first XI captain Luke Hunter obliged having offered him one at the start of the previous over. Very first ball Prowse enticed a big drive from McAlpine only to catch the edge, flying to Hugh Thompson at second slip. Thompson moved forward and to his left and looked as though he had it secured only for it to bounce up and out, right into first slip Dudley Shepherds waiting hands. With their Star player dismissed KWS were buoyed with confidence. Prowse was simply unplayable after this sending middle, off and leg stump flying in that order as he claimed another 3 wickets for himself. At the other end Arnie Tancred (1/17 from 5) completed a perfect set-up, bowling 9 successive full balls angling into the Gladstone Batter before dropping short, with the batter, already pre-empting on the front foot, offering a simple return catch to Tancred. Into his 6th over Prowse caught the outside edge again, this time only deviating as far as James Glasson behind the stumps who held the catch giving Prowse his 5th wicket. Hugh Thompson (2/18 from 4) came into the attack and caused problems for the batters due to the amount of swing he was able to extract from the ball. He picked up a wicket with a skewed drive spinning out to point, where Henry Forsyth took the chance. Harry Priest (0/6 from 2) built up pressure causing a poor stroke from the other end with Thompson sending middle stump flying to claim his second. Henry Forsyth (1/0 from 0.1) was brought into the attack and picked up the final wicket on his first ball, essentially completing the hat-trick he had been denied the chance to claim the week before. In total Gladstone were dismissed for 59 from 17.1 overs. Giving KWS a 140 run victory and securing another bonus point as they cement their position at 2nd on the table. 

Holiday Cricket

Welcome back to school to all cricketers and their families. It’s been a busy holiday with the 1st and 2nd XI barely catching a breath. Thank you to all those who chipped in, particularly the dads who filled in whilst our boarders were away.

Welcome to Mr Will Waterson who is coaching the U14 Sixers for the remainder of the term, and thank you to Mr Paul McRae for his contribution.

Lastly, this will be my last newsletter as MIC of Cricket as I move into the role with Brown House. I want to say thank you to the whole KWS community for supporting me and making my job easier. I was a fish out of water early on as a transitioned to a town/community based competition and got my head around all of the competitions the School is involved with, from ODCA, ODJCA, Douglas and Wiburd Shields, Dale McIntosh, Bonnor Cup and more. I could not have done it without the support from coaches, parents and the students. A big, big thank you. I will still be coaching the U15 Heat for the remainder of the season and hope to get some good results to conclude the season.

Best wishes,

Ben Ronald 

Holiday Cricket Results:

1st XI

Round 7- Kinross 1st XI 8-128 (D Hunter 26*, WJ Prowse 25) defeated Centrals 102 (H Thompson 3/unknown, H Forsyth 2/unknown, H Sharpe 2/unknown, H Priest 2/unknown)

Round 8- Kinross 1st XI 172 (D Hunter 31*, H Priest 20) defeated Kinross 2nd XI 7-149 (H Forsyth 3/33, WJ Prowse 2/19)

Round 9- Kinross 1st XI 9-193 (D Hunter 74, L Hunter 42, J Rasmussen 27) defeated Cavaliers 191 (J Rasmussen 3/31, H Sharpe 2/29, D Shepherd 2/31)

Round 10- Kinross 1st XI 2-68 (W Watterson 41) defeated CYMS 67 (J Rasmussen 4/12, WJ Prowse 3/14, H Thompson 2/22)

Round 11- Kinross 1st XI 83 (D Hunter 25) defeated by Orange City 8-98 (H Forsyth 3/16, H Thompson 2/10, H Priest 2/29)

2nd XI

Round 7- Kinross 2nd XI 57 (A Litchfield 24) defeated by Orange City 3/58 (L McKenzie 2/8)

Round 8- Kinross 2nd XI 7-149 (W Watterson 73) defeated by Kinross 1st XI 172 (J Ridley 4/37, R Heath 2/10, J Anderson 2/28)

Round 9- Kinross 2nd XI 121 (J Anderson 28) defeated Spring Hill 91 (J Anderson 3/13, J Thompson 2/5, BJ Ronald 2/12, T Tancred 2/27)

Round 10- Kinross 2nd XI 35 defeated by Cavaliers 0/36

Round 11- Kinross 2nd XI 5/142 (R Wilson 52*, A Pengilly 30) defeated by Gladstone 1/145

Special mentions:

Congratulations to our  students: George Tancred, Ashton Nock, and Harry Brazier for being selected in the Orange junior representative teams. These students played in a cricket carnival against Parramatta, Radford college, Blacktown, North Shore, Penrith, Northwest Sydney, and Dubbo. The carnival went for 4 days.

Reports:

KWS Seconds v Cavaliers

Storm clouds hovered over a picture-book Main, as Kinross took on top of the table Cavaliers. We were very grateful to various parents, ex-student and youngsters to put a team out against a full- strength Cavs. Fair to say, the only time we were ahead, was when we won the toss and batted. Cavs bowled highly accurate lengths and lines and we had no answer. There were a few nasty bounces from a lively pitch, which did for James Thompson. Tim Berryman drove well when he got a rare over-pitched delivery, but the lush outfield kept those to singles. Not one player reached double figures and the paltry total of 35 was knocked off by the Cavs’ openers in 10 overs. 

Kinross Seconds v Gladstone

Perfect weather and a perfect wicket and outfield at the Country Club welcomed Kinross seconds and Gladstone. It was an easy decision to bat when Will Englund won the toss yet again. He and James Thompson were watchful against an accurate opening attack, accumulating 38 before impatience struck twice and Kinross were 2 down after 16 overs. In came the young Angus Pengilly (30 from 77) and not so young and somewhat hamstrung Rohan Wilson (52 not out from 91). Their stand of 76 will be one of the best of the season so far. A total of 5 for 142 was respectable, but never likely to be sufficient. And so it proved, as Gladstone knocked off the runs in 24 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. The 6 bowlers used gave their all, but on a true wicket, the hitting power of Gladstone and the fast outfield allowed 21 boundaries and an early finish. Thanks again to all those who played and for Mr Webster for helping out and ensuring there was some shade. 

2nd XI report

Threatening clouds greeted the Seconds as they took on Cyms on a lush main oval. Cyms chose to field and the uncertain and variable bounce brought them early reward. Both James Thompson and Rohan Wilson were undone by balls which bounced higher than expected. A long period of steady consolidation followed, against an accurate Cyms attack. Angus Pengilly was watchful and played some lovely drives, which got no reward on the thick grass. Novak bowled an excellent spell of leg spin, with skipper Ollie Charlton hitting 1 of his few poor balls for a huge 6. Their partnership of 24 was critical, to ensure Cyms’ momentum was slowed. Wickets then fell at regular intervals with only Jamie Anderson showing the necessary skill and patience. His unbeaten 35 included some excellent drives which might have got him 50 last week at the Country Club. He was supported in a crucial 20 run stand with Zac Mason and another with Liam McKenzie. 105 all out from 41 overs never looked enough.

But cricket is a funny game and early wickets were always going to be key. James Thompson (9 overs, 4 maidens, 5 for 9) was unplayable, bowling full and fast, getting the edges which Jack Pengilly behind the stumps held on to.  It was extras which kept the scoreboard ticking over, with only an occasional poor ball costing runs. At 30 overs, Cyms were 7 for 68. Unfortunately, we dropped a couple of regulation chances and Cyms edged closer. 7 for 88 did not look so good, but then the wily left arm spin of the veteran Rohan Wilson bowled the dangerous Bhatia and put pressure back on Cyms. Credit to the young Cyms pair, who patiently and carefully pushed singles and inched towards the total. Their stand was broken when Will Eglund surprised Brisbane with a full, straight delivery and the pendulum swung again. His 9 overs, 2 maidens, 2 for 12 were as well as he’s bowled all season.  So, 9 wickets down, 11 runs needed. A couple of big swings brought 2 boundaries and 3 to win. Eglund forces a false stroke and the ball balloons up. And lands tantalisingly short of the fielder. Dot ball. Dot. Dot. Inside edge for 1. Dot. Leg bye to tie, but no, a careless overthrow and it’s all over. Lost by the finest of margins...........Ultimately, we did not score sufficient runs and we need to work on pushing singles on such a slow outfield. There were 25 extras which were crucial and something we must try to minimise. Thanks to all those who have helped out over the holidays – we couldn’t do it without you. And a particular thankyou to Mr Ronald for a huge job in making cricket happen when school is out. 

Round 7: 1st X1 vs Centrals

Kinross batted first in their round 7 clash vs Centrals. Luke Hunter (14) started the Kinross innings positively while Hugh Thompson (11) batted time, anchoring the innings. Walter Prowse (25) continued his fine form, adding extra impetus to the Kinross innings through the middle session. However, he was somewhat of a lone hand in the middle order and his dismissal left Kinross in a vulnerable position at 7-86. KWSCC Captain Henry Forsyth (17) and first X1 player/coach David Hunter (26*) put on 32 for the 7th wicket with both batters striking at around a run a ball to take Kinross to 128.

Centrals started powerfully racing to 1/61 at the 13th over. However, Kinross didn’t lose their heads and maintained the belief that they could win the match. Once Harrison Sharpe (2/?) broke the partnership Kinross regained momentum of the innings sparking a collapse of 9/41 in 25 overs to have Centrals bowled out for 102 from 39 overs. The bowlers were able to build dot-ball pressure forcing risky shots from the batters. Wickets fell to Harry Priest (2/?), Henry Forsyth (2/?), Walter Prowse (1/?) and Hugh Thompson (3/?). One particular highlight was Thompson’s ball to dismiss ex-Kinross student Tom Kiss which drew instant comparisons to Mitchell Starc’s delivery to James Vince in the 2017/18 Ashes. Coming from Left arm around the wicket, the ball swung in and then seamed away crashing into the top of middle and off. The bowlers were well supported by their fielders with sharp fielding throughout the day and three spectacular catches going to Thompson (diving forward at fine-leg), Luke Hunter (diving left at short Cover) and Harry Priest (running back to hold a swirling high ball at mid-on to finish the game).

Overall, the KWS first X1 bowled and fielded exceptionally well to defend a modest total. The top order needs to improve their intent with the bat and improve their running between the wickets to score maximum runs on the slow outfield at Kinross. 

Note: at the time of writing the KWS bowling figures weren’t entered into mycricket

Round 8 vs KWS 2nd XI 

The 2nd XI won the toss and chose to send the 1st XI into bat. Jono Rasmussen (14 off 10) smashed his first ball, which was the 2nd ball of the innings for 6 over mid-on. Throughout the KWS innings just about every batter was able to make a start. Harry Priest (20), Walter Prowse (13), Dylan Tucker (9), Ollie Charlton (10) and Hugh Thompson (14), all got going in the middle order but were unable to carry on with their innings. KWS were at 7/116 and looked set to make an under-par total. The first XI tail wagged thanks to Henry Forsyth (19 from 25), David Hunter (31* from 27), Darryn Marjoram (8) and Harrison Sharpe (10) who were able to lift the firsts to 172 from their 45 overs. 

KWS 2nds got off to a good start putting on a solid partnership for the opening wicket. The first XI kept their energy high and were rewarded with a wicket to Walter Prowse (2/19 from 9), who then claimed his second very next ball, caught thanks to temporary wicketkeeper Jono Rasmussen. After that Henry Forsyth (3/33 from 9) and Harrison Sharpe (1/19 from 9) claimed wickets for themselves with help from Harry Priest (0/28 from 9) and Ollie Charlton (0/18 from 5) who kept things tidy to prevent major partnerships from building in the middle order around new KWS recruit Will Waterson.  Forsyth came back into the attack and got the big wicket of Waterson and from there the first XI had the game under control and were able to restrict the 2nds to 7/149 from their allotted 45 overs.

Round 9 vs Cavaliers

KWS came into their round 9 clash in equal 3rd place against the undefeated, table-topping Cavaliers. Cavs sent KWS into bat. Jono Rasmussen (27 from 25) hit a six in the 2nd over, capitalizing on a short ball from former first X1 captain George Cumming, highlighting Kinross’ intent with the bat. In the 5th over Rasmussen (a left-handed batter) swapped his hands around and changed his stance, playing a right-handed slog sweep over the top of the point fielder for 6. At the other end player/coach David Hunter (74 off 104) was promoted up the order and anchored the innings, batting until the 41st over. Luke Hunter (42 from 39), in his first innings not as an opener this season took on the spinners and hit 6 boundaries, helping KWS to take 70 runs from the middle session of 15 overs. In the last 15 overs Dylan Tucker (15) hit a few boundaries and Sam Gee (14) picked the gaps and ran hard as both supported David Hunter who began to find the middle of the bat more regularly and got a few boundaries away, including a big 6 over cow corner. Before Darryn Marjoram (9*) and Will England (4) finished the innings off with KWS innings reaching 9/193 from their allotted 45 overs. 

Arnie Tancred (1/19 from 5) took the new ball and claimed the first wicket almost immediately with a beautiful inswinger knocking middle stump out of the ground. Walter Prowse (1/23 from 9) kept things tidy at the other end. Harrison Sharpe (2/29 from 6.5) and Will Englund (1/34 from 6) both were economical bowling first change. Englund was able to claim his maiden wicket in the firsts thanks to a great catch from Arnie Tancred moving left at mid-off. In the middle session the KWS spinners took over, Jono Rasmussen (3/31 from 9) initially took control of the game and at one point was on a hat-trick, before Dudley Shepherd (2/31 from 7) came on from the other end and maintained a low economy rate whilst grabbing a few wickets for himself. One of Shepherd’s wickets was due a fantastic catch from substitute fielder Harry Gutterson, diving to his right at mid-off. KWS had the game fairly well under their control, but Cavs never gave up and refused to be knocked completely out of the game. With 2 overs to spare Cavs were 9 down and required 24 runs to win. Will Englund did his job and went for just 8 runs without conceding a boundary leaving Cavs number 11 on strike requiring 16 of the final over to be bowled by Harrison Sharpe. The first ball was a single followed by a 6 off the second ball, the 3rd ball went for 4 leaving Cavs requiring 5 off 3. On the 4th ball they scampered through for a single before Sharpe overstepped with a no-ball called. 3 off 2 required now. Sharpe steamed in again, the ball was full and straight hitting the batsmen on the pad, a massive appeal followed with the official umpire eventually raising his finger. KWS had won by 2 runs.

It took 89.5 overs to get a result, but KWS had held their nerve and defeated the previously undefeated Cavs. Special thanks to Harry Gutterson for fielding for us. 

Round 10 vs Cyms

KWS were in 3rd place as they went up against 4th placed Cyms. Cyms won the toss and chose to bat. Arnie Tancred (1/4 from 5) picked up a wicket in the opening over well caught at mid-wicket by Dylan Tucker. Cyms dug in after that as KWS cranked up the pressure. With Harry Priest (0/11 from 5) bowling brilliantly in tandem with Tancred. Walter Prowse (3/14 from 8) was very impressive at first change running through the top order. At the other end Hugh Thompson (2/22) picked up two wickets for himself before Jono Rasmussen (4/12 from 4.5) came on and cleaned up the tail. In total KWS were able to bowl Cyms out for 67 from 26.5 overs. 

KWS started the chase very well with an opening partnership of 36 thanks to Will Waterson (41* off 47) and Sam Gee (9). Harry Priest (13) came in at three and showed intent immediately but was dismissed with only 1 run required which Walter Prowse scored on his third ball. KWS were able to complete the chase in 16.1 overs to comfortably secure a bonus point win.

Round 11 vs Orange City

KWS went into this round 11 clash in 2nd place against 3rd placed Orange City. City won the toss and chose to bat and put on an opening partnership of 24. Henry Forsyth (3/16 off 8) made the breakthrough which led to a collapse from Orange City of 4/10 with a pair of wickets to Forsyth, one to Hugh Thompson (2/10 from 7) and one to Jono Rasmussen (1/17 from 9). City added 51 runs for the 5th wicket however to KWS’s credit they took 25 overs to get there as KWS piled on the pressure. Harry Priest (2/29 from 9) made they breakthrough with credit also going to Arnie Tancred (0/15 from 9) for bowling consistent dot balls. After this City’s innings petered out to 8/98 from their allotted 45 overs. 

KWS made a strong start with Openers Will Waterson (18) and Jono Rasmussen (4) taking 7 from the first over and putting on 19 for the first wicket. However, from there KWS’s innings went down hill very quickly as KWS lost 7/16 including 4/0 from the 3 overs immediately following the first drinks break to have KWS reeling at 7/35. Arnie Tancred (9) and player/coach David Hunter (25*) kept KWS in the game adding 27 for the 8th wicket. Following Tancred’s wicket Henry Forsyth (3) and Hunter added another 12 with KWS not giving up needing 25 from the final wicket between Hunter and Darryn Marjoram (4). They managed 9 before the final wicket fell with KWS all out for 83, falling 16 runs short. 

Round 12 vs Spring Hill

KWS lost the toss and were sent into bat on a very soft Country Club pitch.  KWS openers Sam Gee (16) and Charlie Tink (61 from 99) did very well to see out the new ball and make it through the first session in very tough batting conditions and scoring 46 runs, the highest opening partnership for KWS of the season. However, just after drinks a mix up resulted in Gee being run out, and in the next over Dudley Shepherd was bowled from a massively turning leg-spinner. At this stage there were flashbacks to last week when KWS lost 4/0 in the 3 overs after the first drinks break. But Tink and Luke Hunter (54 from 57) steadied the ship, putting on a partnership of 74, which is the first X1’s highest partnership of the season for any wicket. Tink was excellent at picking gaps and rotating the strike, taking his time with his innings, especially early before upping the anti on his way to the first 50 by a student in the first XI this season. Tink was dismissed in the 33rd over with the score at 3/121 with Hunter 24* from 41 balls. Shortly after this Hunter and Harry Priest (24 from 25) upped the ante and went on the attack against the Spring Hill spinners taking 10, 18 and 14 off consecutive overs. Hunter was dismissed in the 40th over which brought Dylan Tucker to the crease who struck a pair of sixes and a four on his way to 23* from 13 balls. In total KWS took 89 from the last 15 overs to power the score up to an imposing 6/196 despite the tricky batting conditions, particularly early in the batters’ innings.

Arnie Tancred (5/10 from 6) took the new ball and made inroads almost immediately taking a wicket on the 4th ball of the innings with a sharp catch for Will Waterson behind the stumps. He struck again in his 2nd over with another caught behind. At the other end Walter Prowse (1/13 from 4) kept things tidy and was rewarded with a wicket of his own in his 3rd over. Prowse also highlighted the difficulty of the pitch with one ball taking off from a good length, easily clearing the batter’s head and continuing to sail over Waterson’s head behind the stumps. Tancred picked up his third in his 4th over with a beautiful inswinger smashing middle stump through the gate. Into his 6th consecutive over with the new ball Tancred claimed his 4th with a well held catch at mid-wicket from Tink from the first ball of the over and then on the 4th ball Tucker held onto a catch at Mid-on for Tancred’s 5th wicket. Spring Hill made an aggressive counterattack for the 7th wicket putting on 37 at better than a run a ball before Hugh Thompson (2/12) made the breakthrough with a beautiful in swinging yorker. Henry Forsyth (2/15) claimed a wicket for himself, well caught by Priest running to his left on the mid-wicket boundary. Forsyth then struck again very next ball to be on a hat-trick in his next over. However, he didn’t get the chance with Thompson claiming the final wicket 3rd ball of the very next over, with Waterson claiming his third catch. In total Spring Hill were bowled out for 75 from 18 overs giving KWS a bonus point victory and pushing them into 2nd place on the ladder.

KWS 14 Royals vs Orange City Warriors

The magnificent seven* – otherwise known as the KWS Royals – played very well and showed a great deal of determination but were defeated by the Orange City Warriors on Saturday.

Orange City Warriors won the toss, batted first and scored 136. The Royals opening attack of Henry McCardell and Jonathan Gee had the Warriors in trouble early taking the first four wickets for no runs. Henry McCardell bowled particularly well in his opening burst keeping a full length and getting late movement away from the right handers and thoroughly deserved his final figures of 5 for 4. 

The Royals continued to bowl and field well but the Warriors fought back thanks to determined batting from their middle order. Josh Brett impressed with the ball and was outstanding in the field. Sam Hughes bowled his leg spin to good effect and took a wicket but was unfortunate not to take several more as half chances eluded the field. Lachy Gordon bowled an excellent second spell and Ryan Everett gradually got his radar sorted and was rewarded with a wicket. Henry McCardell took one of the catches of this season (or any season for that matter) as he held on to an Exocet of a flat hit at mid off.**

The highlight of the Royals’ reply was undoubtedly the batting of Sam Hughes (28) and Jonathan Gee (20). They showed a lot of common sense against some quality bowling. It was especially pleasing to see the way that they played straight and looked to take a toll of looser deliveries when they came along. Unfortunately we could not get other partnerships established to support their efforts but the final score of 6 for 88 shows how hard the Royals tried. 

Thanks to the magnificent seven and their parents for turning up to a holiday fixture – they do not happen that often for Under 14s. Also thanks to Mr Gee and Mr Gordon for their assistance with scoring duties. This was much appreciated. 

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The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai. The ensemble cast included Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, and Horst Buchholz as a group of seven gunfighters, and Eli Wallach as their main antagonist. The seven title characters are hired to protect a small village in Mexico from a group of marauding bandits, led by Wallach. (Wikipedia)

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The Exocet (the word Exocet is French for flying fish) is a French-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. In 1982, during the Falklands War Argentine Navy Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard warplanes carrying the AM39 Air-launched version of the Exocet caused damage which sank the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield on 4 May 1982. Two more Exocets struck the 15,000-ton merchant ship Atlantic Conveyor on 25 May. Two MM38 ship-to-ship missiles were removed from the destroyer ARA Seguí, a former US Navy Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, and transferred to an improvised launcher for land use. The missiles were launched on 12 June 1982 and one hit the destroyer HMS Glamorgan. (Wikipedia)