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A match between the school’s 1st XI and an Invitational XI, comprised of seven teachers from five different faculties, marked the opening of Mahurangi College’s new cricket pitch last month.
The invitational team also included principal Tony Giles, four Kaipara Flats cricket club players, and a member of the school’s colts team.
Batting first, the Invitational XI scored 143 for 4 off 17 overs in their hour of batting, with Sam Adams, Liam Jones and Anthony Koers all retiring on 30 runs. Kieran McClintock was the pick of the bowlers for the 1st XI, with two wickets.
In reply, the 1st XI scored 105 for 7 in their hour of batting, with the majority of runs coming from the top three in Kieran McClintock, Andrew McNaughten and James Webb. Andy Gipps and young Jackson Adams shone with the ball for the Invitational XI.
A convincing win to the Invitational XI in the first of what the college hopes will become an annual fixture.
Teacher-in-charge of cricket Anthony Koers says it is the first time in a few years that cricket has been played at the school and it was a good opportunity to make the sport more visible to the wider student body.
“Thanks to the hard work from a core group of parents in the area, junior cricket has seen a huge growth in recent years,” he says. “Mahurangi College hopes to jump on the back of that and offer high school cricket to keen players as they move up through the college.”
