Building on the momentum from Round 1, Waverley Cricket continued to shine with a solid performance against Barker College, ending the round with two wins, two draws, and just one loss. The team is showing promising consistency, carrying forward the energy and results from Term 1.
8A’s Match Recap: The 8A’s celebrated their first victory of the season by strategically winning the toss and electing to bowl. This decision paid off, as Barker found themselves struggling at 2/2, with Lachlan Winfield and Joe Rudolph taking an early wicket each. The team maintained relentless pressure, demonstrating disciplined fielding throughout the middle overs. Wickets were shared across the squad, with a special mention to Liam Barden, who claimed an impressive 3 wickets for just 5 runs from 1.5 overs, cleaning up Barker’s tail.
In response, Waverley’s batsmen William Stone (30*) and Lachlan Winfield (42*) displayed composure and confidence, chasing down the target with ease and sealing a dominant win for the blue and gold.
10A’s Two-Day Fixture: Meanwhile, the 10A’s took on Barker in a challenging two-day fixture at Barker’s number one ground. The first day was a battle in the field, but Waverley managed to bowl Barker out for a competitive total of 247. Key contributions came from William Shelley (2/42) and Dougal McGaffney (2/11). Waverley’s innings saw a standout performance from Sebastian Loyd-Paul, who scored an unbeaten 65 off 87 balls, adding to his earlier success with the ball (3/54). Unfortunately, persistent rain halted play with Waverley on 2/91, leading to the match being abandoned.
Mr Greg Elliott
Convenor of Cricket
gelliott@waverley.nsw.edu.au
1st XI Report
The 1st XI Cricket team have had one of the best starts to the season seen in recent years. The team had their second win of the season in their second game; with a convincing victory against Barker on Saturday at Queens Park.
The first day, Waverley bowled Barker out for an impressive 178 after Barker were 0/74, with Aarush Soni taking 5/45. Waverley batted out the last session and finished at 3/53 with Will Livissianis batting through tough conditions.
On the second day, rain delayed the start of play with the game starting at 10:35am. Early on in the day, Waverley had a steading partnership between Will Livissianis and Aarush Soni, which was broken leaving Waverley with 76 to win.
Will Livissianis (69) and Jono McDonald (60) came to the crease together and proceeded to take over the game, freely scoring the remaining runs needed in a 93 run partnership which saw Waverley collect their second win to go 2-0, top of the table, and ready to take on Knox Grammar School next week at Curagul Oval.
Toby McDonald
Captain of Cricket
