Cricket

Oblate and ACC Cricket

Oblate Cricket

In 2019, Mazenod College Victoria got the opportunity to host the Oblate Cricket Carnival. We fielded a young team, filled with potential and talent. It was a great opportunity to get to know boys from Year 9 to 11 and it was awesome to see the boys gel, and amongst existing friendships, many new friendships across the team were formed.

With our very young team, filled with hope and eagerness, we took on Villanova. An early breakthrough from Tim Russo with the ball kicked started our carnival. Villanova batted really well from there, even with Andrew Trifilo’s superb bowling. Villanova continued to bowl well, even against a fighting Ben Noonan and handed us our first loss of the carnival. A learning experience first up.

Against Iona on day two on the Johnson Oval, our bowling improved but came up against another strong batting lineup. Ably led by Tim Russo and Ishan Goonetilleke with the ball, we fought well. The top-order collapse to begin our chase was not the ideal start, a bit of fight from Fabian Di Domenico and Tim Russo with the bat gave us hope, but it was not enough against another strong bowling attack.

With the Oblate Cup awarded to Iona at the end of the second day, we faced Mazenod WA on the last day. Batting first against another really strong bowling attack we struggled to put up a score. While defending a low score, Ishan Goonetilleke and Julian Smith bowled in really good areas, making it tough for Mazenod WA, but they chased down our total.

Whilst we did not have much on-field success, we formed friendships with students from Mazenod and our Oblate brother schools. We thank everyone involved for an awesome opportunity. Special mention goes to the families from Mazenod College Victoria who opened up their homes to the touring students, we cannot thank you enough. We also would like to thank our coaches Mr Connolly, Mr Clement and Mr Muling for their passion and commitment to the team and driving us to be the best we could be. To the younger boys, cherish and learn from the experience this year. It should see the future of Mazenod Cricket in great hands!

Thomas Raymond

ACC Cricket

The ACC Senior Cricket season was a great experience, with a season that was sadly cut short. The team showed great mateship and sportsmanship throughout the season, as well as playing some really good cricket.

Led by Matt Maiolo and Jordan McDonnell with the bat, both players had a really impressive season, setting up many great starts throughout the season. The heavy hitting of Ethan Sherlock was a sight to see, ensuring we finished the innings with confidence week in and week out. With the ball, we relied upon Ishan Goonetilleke, bowling fast and leading the bowling attack. Proving that the side will only continue to improve next year, Daniel O’Driscoll and Lachlan Stewart were awesome role players with the ball, rarely ever missing their spot!

The team had a great season, making it all the way through to the grand final, only to have the grand final cancelled because of COVID-19, leading to the awarding of a dual premiership, not the way we wanted the season to end, but a great result nonetheless!

I would like to thank Mr Muling and Mr Connolly on behalf of all the boys, for the opportunity to represent the school this year, and for the five years previous.