NZCT JUNIOR Secondary School Boys' Tournament 2016
DAY TWO
Hamilton Boys’ High School v St Andrew’s College
St Andrew’s College 118 (Rhys Mariu 53, Harrison Darling 26; Shaan Bhatia four for 11, Sukhjit Singh two for 23) lost to Hamilton Boys' High School 119/5 (Kristian Clarke 43, Josh Dinan 29; Rhys Mariu two for nine, Tom McKay two for 26) by five wickets
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Hamilton Boys’ High School and St Andrew’s College squared off in their round two match on Fitzherbert Park 1, where St. Andrew’s College were sent in to bat first.
Coming off a good win yesterday, Hamilton BHS picked up two quick wickets, but St Andrew's batsman Rhys Mariu solidified his side’s innings with a great knock of 53 runs.
He was supported well by Harrison Darling who scored 26. St Andrew’s College did, however, lose regular wickets once Mariu and Darling were dismissed, and ended up with a total of 118.
Shaan Bhatia once again was the the pick of the bowlers for Hamilton BHS with figures of four for 11, Sukhjit Singh also bowled well getting two wickets for 23 runs.
Hamilton BHS looked comfortable in their run chase. Kristian Clarke and Josh Dinan both batted well to lead Hamilton BHS to a five-wicket win, Clarke scoring 43 with Dinan supporting well with 29 runs.
Rhys Mariu backed up his great batting display with the best bowling figures for St Andrew’s College, picking up an impressive two for nine, Tom McKay also bowling well for figures of two for 26.