We extend our congratulations to the Christ’s College 1st XI, brilliantly led by Nick Gibb, on an outstanding win at The Gillette Cup for the first time in their school history. The College side are great group of players and individuals who play their cricket in a positive fashion. The team which is made up entirely of Year 13 lads has been well coached and managed by Keryn Ambler, Ryan McCone and Stephen Dodds. Their work with the group has been simply outstanding. As with all school 1st XIs, players move on, but there is no better way for them to finish their College cricket careers.
Throughout the tournament, played the week prior to Christmas, Christ’s went unbeaten in four matches thanks to a complete team effort. Individual milestones were many: the tournament MVP Tim Seeto (311 runs) and captain Nick Gibb both finished in the top five run-scorers. Tim (with 160 runs) and Nick (125 runs) shared a record 276-run partnership in their first match against Mount Albert Grammar School – the highest partnership ever scored at Gillette Cup nationals. Opener Matt Lewis contributed valuable runs striking at 136.7, as well as grabbing a handful of wickets. Fast bowler Ben Breitmeyer led the way with bowling unit while spin bowlers Matthew Hocquard and Hamish Falls-Anderson proved miserly and had good economy rates. Wicketkeeper George Ryan finished with the most wicketkeeper dismissals (10). Well done to all the players, parents and coaches for a great week of cricket.
(Source: Annual Report 2022 - 2023)