HIBS To Defend National Cricket Crown

Hutt International Boys’ School have earned the right to defend their National Cricket title after defeating Wellington College by 45 runs in the Wellington final today.


HIBS batted first and reached 232/8 off their 50 overs at the Basin Reserve. New Zealand Under-19 rep Rachin Ravindra was in imperious form belting 112 off 111 deliverers. His innings included 16 boundaries, but he lacked support from his colleagues. The next highest scorer for HIBS was Adam Webster with a cautious 32. Connor Goggin and Joshua Peake each claimed three wickets for Wellington whose reply never threatened the HIBS total.
Wellington struggled to build consistent momentum and three run outs were the by product of HIBS pressure in the field. Matthew McComb was outstanding taking 2/23 off 10 overs and Ravindra also applied the squeeze taking 2-38 in nine overs. Wellington’s top scorer was Tim Campbell with 55.
The National Cricket Championships are in Christchurch in December.

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