Semi Final 1

The first semi final saw Hutchesons' Grammar School take on George Watsons' College. Having elected to field first, the strong GWC batting line up were sent in. Hutchesons' opener Gregor Anderson (1-0-6-0) immediately stifled the opposition with a brilliant first over conceding only 6 runs. This set the tone for a brilliant HGS fielding performance: Sam Cole (1-0-7-1) dismissed the ever dangerous Ollie Brown (4(5)), courtesy of a good catch by Gregor Anderson. Although G.Cornwall (1-0-16-0) and Daniel Cairns (1-0-13-1) leaked a few runs, Kallum Dhami(1-0-12-0)'s accurate last over, albeit unlucky to concede a couple of boundaries, made sure that GWC were restricted to a very chaseable 56 (target 57), given the short boundaries and beautiful astro wicket. C.MacDonald's patient 28(15) was teh main contribution in the GWC innings. Openers Kallum Dhami (15(8)) and Sam Cole (17(11)) raced to 32 for no loss after 3 overs, leaving Hutchesons' middle order requiring 25 off 2 overs. Although Ollie Brown (1-0-9-0), N.Bedford (1-0-15-0), K.Arvind (1-0-8-0) and P.Brown (1-0-10-1) all bowled tight overs, Gregor Anderson and Sahil Kakar (2(3)) needed just 15 runs off 6 deliveries to book their place in the finals. The first 5 balls of C.MacDonald's over read: dot, single, two, 2 byes, four meaning that HGS needed a six off the last delivery to win. With Gregor Anderson (21(7)*) on strike, C.MacDonald bowled a half-tracker which Anderson despatched over deep midwicket to secure a place in the finals. Congratulations to Hutchesons' Grammar School and commiserations to George Watsons' College.Read more