GPS First XI win by Terrace ‘one of the best in 20 years’
St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace’s director of cricket Blair Coplin has labelled his team’s victory over TGS as “one of the best in 20 years’’ after a back-and-forth struggle in GPS First XI cricket on Saturday.
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St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace’s director of cricket Blair Coplin has labelled his team’s victory over TGS as “one of the best in 20 years’’ after a back-and-forth struggle in GPS First XI cricket on Saturday.
Terrace (9-187) fought back with the bat and then the ball to claim what appeared a reasonably comfortable win over Toowoomba Grammar School (153), but comfortable it was not.
In other matches, The Southport School (6-216) beat Ipswich Grammar School (142), Churchie enjoyed a seven wicket win against Brisbane State High School while Brisbane Boys College (5-203) outpointed Brisbane Grammar School (8-179).
At the Internationals’ Field, St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace’s batting depth initially came to the party as a Jem Ryan inspired Toowoomba Grammar School pushed their rivals all the way.
Terrace were forced to recover from a perilous 4-41 and 6-75 to post 9-187 after Brayden Laffan (61) and Harry Dutton (52) wriggled free of the TGS attack.
“That was a great fightback. Toowoomba were right into us, on top of us, aggressive, and those two boys absorbed the pressure and came out the other side of it,’’ Coplin said.
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Toowoomba fast bowler Ryan (5-37) had plunged the Terrace batting order into near disarray with his opening salvo that claimed three wickets.
Around Ryan, Harry Meiklejohn and Paul Draheim also claimed wickets while Callum Galvin kept things tight from one end (10 overs, 1-15).
“They came out of the box strong and we were 6-60 and in big trouble,’’ Coplin said.
“They bowled well, fought hard and we’d have taken 120.’’
But with the match in the balance, Laffan and Dutton rose to the occasion.
Dutton was the enforcer, plundering 52 from 62 balls while Laffan batted for more than two hours.
When TGS batted, the country boys positioned themselves in the box seat at 1-82 courtesy of Thomas Sippel (31)and Harry Meiklejohn (45) before spinner Samuel Loch (3-25) and left arm paceman Frederick Marshall (3-26) changed the match.
“Loch was the bowler of the day. He wrestled that momentum for us,’’ Coplin praised.
He said his team displayed pride and fight. “That is all we ask for, whether we win or lose,’’ he said.
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At Northgate, Brisbane Boys College (5-203) rebounded from a loss the previous week to set up the match by batting first against an Angus Tolhurst-inspired Brisbane Grammar School (8-179).
BBC produced an even batting performance, with the old firm of Ali Zaidi (48 not out) and Taj Annan (41) helping glide their side to a competitive 203 in the conditions.
Zaidi was back to his best, producing a nicely paced knock across 109 minutes while Annan was again the enforcer, facing just 57 balls.
Blake Davis (27, 29 balls) then came in and pushed the scoring rate along, while Darcy Large (11) joined Zaidi in a nice flurry of runs at the end.
It was another narrow loss by BGS who have shown considerable improvement in 2021.
When Brisbane Grammar batted, Matthew Love (24, 98 minutes) and Couper (21) positioned their side nicely, with First XI newcomer Love again showing promise in getting his fourth successive start of the season.
After Couper was dismissed, Hugh Weibgen led from the front with 20 before Tolhurst made a half century which threatened BBC’s grip on the game.
Batting with Matthew Lockhart (19), Tolhurst clipped the ball beautifully between the fieldsmen, scampering a 58 run partnership that had BGS 5-148.
But Blake Davis struck to dismiss Lockhart and then Large ran out Tolhurst as he was trying to take the tail with him closer to the target.
The bowling of BBC’s Javen D’souza was superb, with his 10 overs costing just 14 runs.
Earlier in the day, BBC’s Harley Lammi (19) and Lachlan Biggs (33, 72 balls) set up the innings with a cautious first wicket stand of 58 in 88 minutes, blunting the probing BGS attack.
Tolhurst got most reward with the ball for BGS, but it was a solid bowling effort which included contributions from Bartley (1-30), Hugh Weibgen (1-32) and Marcus Bean (1-43) who strove early for BGS.
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At East Brisbane, Brisbane State High School’s William Storrs sparked an amazing recovery for his side but it could not prevent a rousing win by home side Churchie.
Fine all-rounder Campbell Corrigan anchored the Churchie win by scoring 52 in almost two hours after claiming 2-17 with the ball.
Corrigan and a fluent Joshua Welsh (41 not out, 43 balls) ensured there was no last minute jitters with a convincing partnership after BSHS leg spinner Connor McMillan (1-24) had asked plenty of questions in his spell.
Chasing 8-134 following an inspiring captain’s effort by Will Harris (3-24), Corrigan (2-17) and Henry Zietsch (2-28) with the ball, Churchie eased its way through 31.1 overs.
Harris took the fourth, sixth and seventh wickets to have BSHS 7-64 and seemingly out of the contest.
Enter Storrs. Ninety minutes later he was still there, 60 not out, after ushering Connor McMillan (10) and Matthew Holmes (13 not out, 31 balls) along with him. In all Storrs struck six fours and a six and he deserved the applause he received.
When Churchie took to the crease, Corrigan proved his all around worth while the other batsmen chipped in around him.
In Brassell, The Southport School’s batting pushed the Gold Coast school to high ground despite a big hearted effort by Ipswich Grammar School.
Batting first, TSS overcame the early loss of a wicket to bat evenly down the card.
Then the bowlers did what they do so well – defend whatever score TSS mustered.
This week Tom Kelly (3-10) took the bowling honours, but around him Griffith Williams (4-27) Gossett, Crump, O’Connor and Sinfield did their job.
IGS Lachlan Cumming (39) and Harry Sheppard (37) top scored for their side.
Earlier in the day, TSS batting gun Jack Sinfield top scored with 69 (73 balls), but around him Chabert (23), Crump (56), Gossett (30) and Faber (11) did their jobs.
Lachlan Crump was actually the glue of the innings, batting for 127 minutes to give TSS stability, while Gossett pressed the go button.
The IGS bowling was outstanding across the group, with Denny, Singh, Bloomfield, Evetts, Emmerson and Geldard putting their shoulders to the wheel.
Not for the first time this season Geldard contributed heartily to the IGS effort with 7-2-27-1 typical of the IGS performance.
IGS fought hard with both bat and ball, with the batting side recovering from the loss to batting mainstay, dismissed by Crump for 10.
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