Hills Sports High School cricket team claims the Alan Davidson Shield

THE current crop of cricketers is the finest to come through Hills Sports High School, cricket mentor Greg Barley says.

THE current crop of cricketers is the finest to come through Hills Sports High School, cricket mentor Greg Barley says.

A bold statement considering the Seven Hills school's honour roll of cricket stars include NSW Blues spinner Luke Doran and Sydney Thunder allrounder Sean Abbott.

The school's senior side beat Kirrawee High School on Thursday in Bathurst to claim the Alan Davidson Shield.

Kirrawee fell short with 139 runs from 40 overs thanks to five wickets by Hill Sports paceman Harmon Sandhu; brother of 2013 Steve Waugh medallist Gurinder Sandhu. Hills Sports batsmen Viraj Kadam (56) and Patrick Pope (35) top-scored.

It was the school's 14th straight win; which included the Alan Davidson Sports High School's Shield and the Northern Districts Cup.

"It was definitely a strong team effort by a group of gifted individuals," Barley said.

The school won the Alan Davidson Shield in 2009.

Coach Anthony Clark said winning trophies came second to developing grassroots talent.

Absent from the final was Jake Doran,16, who scored 53 runs for the Australian under-19 side to beat the under-19 New Zealand side last week.