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Rawson 2020 Cricket

A strong Rawson Cricket Campaign saw St Andrew's make an early move in their bid to retain the Rawson Cup. In a campaign dominated by individual brilliance, St Andrew's reign supreme for the fourth consecutive year.

Round one saw the boys take on Wesley at home. Having onslaught that saw St Andrew's reach the target two wickets

lost the toss, we were sent in to field. Early inroads from a massive six, passing the John’s score and cementing the

the opening pair of Charlie Cassell (2/23) and Ryan O’Beirne (2/17) saw St Andrew's make an imposing impression on the competition. Some classy fielding, including a one-handed screamer from debutant Harry Moses, allowing the team to maintain pressure on the Wesley outfit. However, it was fresher Freddy Payne who stole the show with one of the finest Rawson debut performances to date. His scintillating spell of 5 for 5, including a double hattrick, saw the Wesley lower order capitulate and finish on a modest total of 74. The opening pair of Tom Galvin (23) and Nicky Craze (37*) made light work of the chase, with St Andrew's passing the score in the seventh over, with the loss of only one wicket.

Round two saw the Andrew's men come across a strong St Paul's outfit, who were keen to restore some of their damaged pride after their shock defeat to St John's in round one. Having won the toss, St Andrew's elected to bowl on batsmen. The boys were successful in maintaining their recent dominance over the St Paul's batsmen, bowling them out for 139. The Andrew's batsmen again proved formidable, with Nicky Craze (58) and Charlie Dummer (48*) leading the down in the 11th over.

The final saw St Andrew's take on St John's, in what will go down as one of the most tense matches in recent years. Winning the toss and sending John's in to bat, the boys were faced with some initial resistance from the John's batsmen. Tight spells from Ryan O’Beirne, Tom Galvin and Charlie Cassell saw the scoring restricted, though wickets proved hard to come by. Our fielding efforts remained the benchmark for the competition, and after a long graft we bowled St John's out for 197 in the 50th over. After a shaky start with the bat, Tom Galvin produced a campaign defining innings, belting 110 in an epic display of power hitting. With St Andrew's needing three to win, Jack Hennessey launched a green wicket which looked to cause plenty of issues for

fourth consecutive campaign victory.

Charlie Dummer (Fr 2018)

Rawson Cricket Secretary 2020

Rawson 2020 Cricket team with Rev. Gareth Clayton and Principal Wayne Erickson