TBHS V St Andrew's College (SUMMER)

St Andrew's College from Christchurch scored a narrow victory over Timaru Boys' High School in the annual summer  sports exchange by 3-2.

1st XI cricket

The TBHS 1st XI were narrowly beaten by their St Andrew's counterparts in the premier event of the exchange. This was a two day match making it their third consecutive day of cricket on the rectory.  TBHS won the toss and asked the opposition to bat on a damp pitch which offered assistance to the bowlers.  Wickets fell regularly resulting in St Andrew's collapsing to be 112-9.  Importantly, in the context of the match, St Andrew's put on 40 for the last wicket to take the score through to 152.  Blair Brown and Ben Dunbar both picked up 3 wickets.

In reply, TBHS struggled with both the wicket and poor shot selection which saw them dismissed for only 94. Brad Leonard, with a hard hit 26, was the best of the TBHS batsmen.  St Andrew's prospered in the 2nd innings as the wicket flattened out and they declared at 180-4 just before lunch on the 2nd day.  George McDougall bowled steadily to take 2 for 33 off 16 overs.  Chasing 240 for victory off approximately 70 overs, TBHS started brightly led by a fluent 55 off 73 balls by captain Willy Wright.  The momentum continued with a patient 48 from Theo Davidson and another hard hit innings of 37 by Leonard.  At 203-6, TBHS were in a position to take the game but again some poor shot selection and good fielding and batting by St Andrew's saw the local side dismissed for 216, 24 runs short of victory. Leo Carter with 8 wickets and a double of 47 and 50, both not out was the dominant player for St Andrew's.

Colts cricket

In the colts cricket game, TBHS scored a comfortable win showing that the school has good young players coming through the grades.  St Andrew's scored 125 for 8 off 30 overs and TBHS reached this target quite easily for the loss of only 5 wickets.  Dan Mehrtens took 3 wickets, Todd McGregor scored 46 and Latham Gibb, 40.

Touch rugby

In the touch contest, Timaru Boys' won all three games comprehensively with Doug Hill and Buster O’Connell leading the way.

Yachting

In the inaugural competition, St Andrew's outsailed TBHs 4 - 1 in what become something of a lottery in the light winds.

Tennis

The local tennis players were outplayed by their St Andrew's counterparts and were beaten 9 - 2.  TBHS number one, Ryan Ammar, was able to defeat the STAC number one in the match of the tie. 

Overall, this was a close exchange with the visitors claiming victory.

Gary Ivamy

Past Results