Adam Ezekiel | Head of Meir House | PDHPE Teacher

Douglas Shield Cricket

Last Friday Emanuel played their round 1 game of the Douglas Shield Cricket competition against St Paul’s Grammar School. We won the toss and bowled first and Max Kidman, Jake Greenberg and Ben Leslie got us off to an outstanding start, having St Paul’s Grammar 2/20 off the first 11 overs, with Ben Leslie picking up the first two wickets. Unfortunately this brought to the crease an outstanding young cricketer from St Paul’s Grammar, who went on to score 233 individual runs. It was a fine innings where he dispatched the Emanuel attack to all parts of the ground. After 50 overs, St Paul’s Grammar ended up with a mammoth total of 9/360. Max Kidman finished with excellent figures of 1/27 off his 10 overs and Leo Lipman picked up three wickets. 

It was always going to be difficult task and proved to be exactly that. Emanuel was finally dismissed for 75 runs, with Justin Sarif top scoring with 17 not out. Despite a tough loss, the highlight of the day was Blake Nixon taking a screamer of a catch, reaching low and to his right with one hand to pick up the first wicket of the match. 

Thank you to all the boys who were a part of the Emanuel Cricket team and for playing the game in such great spirits.