CRICKET SENIOR SCHOOL CRICKET 5th XI Cricket Mr Luke Scarfone (’17) Coach
Batting MVP Bowling MVP Fielding MVP
Nicholas Campagna (11.1) Fynn Langer (11.2)
Matthew Bottega (10.2)
4th XI Cricket Mr Barry McKenna Coach The highlight of the cricket season for the 4th team was, without question, the unbeaten 101 runs made by Nick Miller (12.8) in the away game against Guildford Grammar School. Following a shaky start and being two wickets for four runs in the third over, Nick and later Matthew Paulet (12.2) put on a 123-run partnership with Nick making his 100 with the second last ball of the Trinity innings. A great display of aggressive batting, which was followed by a good team bowling performance to have Guildford all out for 68. This added to our victory over Hale School, which was also a great effort. Our 4th cricketers, led by Roman Nicolaou (12.1) who received the service and contribution award for the season, showed that with concentration, victories would come our way. Congratulations also to Tom Jansen (12.7) for taking out the bowling award and Samuel Peirce (12.3) for receiving the fielding award on their efforts in 2018. Batting MVP Bowling MVP Fielding MVP
Nicolas Miller (12.8) Tom Jansen (12.7)
Samuel Pierce (12.3)
3rd XI Cricket Mr Michael Murphy Coach The 3rd XI was extremely competitive during Term 1, despite only winning two out of six games. The boys all demonstrated a tremendous attitude towards their cricket which made them a pleasure to coach. They played an exciting and unpredictable brand of cricket with, on a given day, anyone was capable of making runs or taking wickets. Stand-out performances during the season were Callum Clayton’s (11.3) 87 runs against Hale and Julian Raschilla’s (10.6) 61 against Guildford. The best bowling performances of the season were Julian Raschilla’s four wickets for nine runs and Griffin Binning (11.1) as well as Max Mistilis (11.3) who each took three wickets for 24 runs. This group has enormous potential and I look forward to watching their progress in Trinity cricket and beyond. Batting MVP
Julian Raschilla (10.6)
Bowling MVP Fielding MVP
Griffin Binning (11.1)
Sri Krishna Dharmapuri (10.4)
2nd XI Cricket Mr Andrew Jenkin Coach Year 10s were introduced into PSA 2nd XI cricket in 2018 as well as a change to the match format to mimic One Day Internationals. These changes invigorated the overall competition and created a fierce competition for positions which lifted the standard of cricket to support all the PSA schools 1st XI team programs. However, these changes meant that there were more challenges then ever to overcome and the side initially struggled with the fielding adaptations and shift in personnel, where elevated levels of team cohesion and communication became paramount. Player development was the focus for all training sessions, with most players working hard to reduce the weaknesses in their game and continue to enhance their strengths, especially in view of playing for higher honours. Considering this, it was terrific to see no less than six players get promoted through the season. The team had a mixed season regarding results, finishing with a three-win/three-loss record. Disappointing losses to Hale and Aquinas were balanced out by the exhilarating wins over Wesley and Scotch where, in the final game of the season, our tenth wicket partnership (between two Year 10 boys – one on debut) put on 60 runs to win the game. For me, a highlight of the season was the development of the Year 10 players who filled most of this team. Competing against other schools with many more senior students meant that the pressure was tough but will undoubtedly lead to improved performance long term. I commend Liam Dellamarta (12.2) and Simon Homsany (11.4) on leading the team throughout the season, setting a fine example for others in doing so and sincerely thank all the parents involved for making the season so successful – both on and off the field. Batting MVP Bowling MVP Fielding MVP
Simon Homsany (11.4)
Jamie Strudwick (12.4) Liam Dellamarta (12.2)
Individual 2nd XI versus Christ Church Grammar School: Matthew Gerrans (12.6) – six wickets for 20 runs
TRINITY COLLEGE ANNUAL 2018
The 2018 season was a very enjoyable one for the 5th XI. The team was led each week by our Captain, Matthew Bottega (10.2), who was an outstanding leader. The main theme we had going into each game was just to play each game with the Men for Others ethos and to enjoy cricket for what it is. The highlight of the season was out first game against Wesley College, where Trinity made over 200 runs in 30 overs and bowled Wesley out for less than 80 runs.
Mr Rodney Rainer
1st XI Cricket Mr David Hankin Coach Preparation for the 2018 Darlot Cup season started in August when the team was mainly confined to preseason fielding practice in the gym due to poor weather.
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