31 March, 2026

Shore cricket premiers wrap up season with classy win

Family support… Coach Ben Wall celebrated his successful first season in the job with wife Bree and son Boston.

Openers Max Clarke (left) and Sam Hinds head out for their final bat of the season

North Shore Cricket Club’s premier team added extra lustre to their promotion-winning season with an outright victory in their last match to complete seven wins from seven games in the Tom Hellaby two-day competition.
North Shore had already won the competition with a game to spare to gain promotion to the top division next season ahead of the final match over the last two Saturdays.
Playing at home, they demolished Eden Roskill in a classy all-round performance, making 216 for four declared in their first innings, then skittling the visitors for 85 and 140.
Late on the second day, openers Sam Hinds and Max Clarke scored the 10 runs needed for the win; their brief spell at the crease including Hinds’ 300th four in premier cricket.
A Freddie Birch hat-trick was another match highlight.
Coach Ben Wall was delighted with the final game. “We wanted to finish with the commitment and style of play we have worked at all season,” he said
Such was Shore’s dominance over the season, it finished 50 points ahead of its nearest rival – Eden Roskill. Next season, Shore will be back in the top Hedley Howarth grade.
The Shore players in the final match were: Max Clarke, Sam Hinds, Rory Bessell, Freddy Birch, Cooper Harrison-Tubb, Rustin Langford, Harrison Marner, Brandon Mavuta, Daniel Middleton, Krissie Mistry and Elliot Griffiths.

North Shore Cricket Club stalwart Roger Brittenden congratulates the players

Worth celebrating… North Shore Cricket Club premiers bask in the victory that gave them a clean sweep in the second-tier two-day competition