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Varsity Cricket Smashes Record and Captures CISAA 197 Runs in Championship Game
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he Saints Cricket squad put the finishing touches on a dream season last spring with a remarkable display of batting power and efficiency, crushing a decade-old league record of 197 runs in the championship match against Trinity College School. The win left the team in sole possession of first place, undefeated throughout league play, for their 2nd League Championship in three years. After making quick work of UCC a week earlier, our captains and coaches wanted to ensure we won the toss and started the game off batting, so our team could enjoy the full 35 overs offered, and enjoy it we did. TCS really had no answers for our attack, as team captain, Nikhil Bhardwaj ’13, spent a full three hours running between wickets and providing a clinic of textbook groundstrokes and hooks to finish with a stunning 72 total, more than the entire opposition’s effort. He was ably supported by Saaz Vastani ’11, who stayed the course, rocketing to a personal best 41 runs not out. Previously, Kent Leslie ’10 sent volleys to all corners with 22 valuable runs before being bowled out. As overs elapsed, St. Andrew’s had yielded 7 of a possible 10 wickets, and was only inches away from topping 200 runs, a score that would make any professional team proud in a one day match. The Saints didn’t enter the field to bowl until nearly four hours after the start of the game. The stifling weather seemed to have taken its toll on the early effectiveness of our bowling, until Junaid Hussain ’11 made a huge bare-handed catch 80 yards into the outfield, stopping the “Aussie” with only 11 runs tallied, and igniting our troops into “full pressure” mode. TCS fought bravely, lasting 18 overs before their last (10th) wicket fell, shortly before 8:00 p.m., as the shadows from towering boundary bordering
deciduous trees crept ever closer to the center wicket – dismissed all out for a respectable, but far-short-of-target, 50. Having lost to this same team (168-76) less than a month earlier in preseason exhibition play, it was most satisfying to end the campaign with this hammer-blow turn-of-the-tables. Congratulations to all the boys for their fine Andrean effort throughout the season. Camaraderie, respect and joyous team excitement were at an all-time high. After starting the term with only five players, it was both exhilarating and most-promising to finish with 20 ever-keen athletes on this special squad. The only regret is the fact that the season came to an end all too soon.
DAVID KYLE
U14 Rugby Wins CISAA
Stephen Kimmerer
U14 Rugby team: Front l-r: Douglas Jones ‘16, Dylan Van Eeden ‘16, Ben Thompson ‘15, Alex Bowlin ‘14, Joseph Shields ‘15, Sebastian Weinberg ‘14, Ben Harrison ‘15, Pablo Galvan ‘14, Ayyden Almadi ‘15, Alfredo Solloa ‘15, Alonso Sanchez ‘15, Jack Bahen ‘15 Middle l-r: Fraser Sopik ‘15, John Polemidiotis ‘15, Andrew Mackin ‘15, Min Ji ‘15, Nicholas Pacheco ‘14, Alejandro Pelaez ‘15, David Flores ‘14, Imanol Arozarend ‘14, Alfonso Celis ’15, Rodrigo Hajj Slim ‘14, Roberto Chedraui ‘14, Fernando Acuna ‘14, Diego Gunter ‘14, Coach Danielle Richer Back l-r: Coach Adam Kowaltschuk, Edward Essue ‘14, nd 2 place CISAA Harvey Tao ‘16, Luis Menendez ‘14, Michael Mardini ‘14, finishers include d: Bruno Buitano ‘14, Scott Elliott ‘14, Callum Green ‘14, 1st & U16 Badm inton Diego Castillo ‘14, Nav Cheema ‘14, Amirali Hassani ‘15, 1st Lacrosse 1st Baseball Coach Courtenay Shrimpton Missing: Cayne Lander ‘16, Nathan Lee ‘16 4 Fall 2010