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Lance Tabone- Lance has had a great season with the bat with some good scores in some really important games. When at his best with the ball he is one of the fastest in the district.
Thomas Shannon- for many seasons Thomas has been one of our most accurate and lethal swing bowlers. This season was no different and he bagged a bunch of crucial wickets. A spectacular ball that swung from off to clip the batters leg stump was one of the best balls of the season.
Jack McFadden- Jack spent a bit of time opening the batting this year and proved himself worthy of the spot with some good innings. His bowling really came to the fore this season also, his 3 for 12 against Blue set up the foundation for the win.
Ryan Manson- the swinging slinger had a few issues with the radar early on in the season but his never give up attitude and willingness to listen saw the good times return. He also took a couple of outstanding catches. Ryan also won the Coach’s & Manager’s award for his team spirit, his attitude and for his constant encouragement of his teammates when out in the field.
James Higham- James has the most terrific attitude to the game. His bowling has improved out of sight and his ability to keep the batters from scoring has been remarkable this year.
Henry Kelly- Henry has bowled really well this year, the emergence of some off spin later in the season looks very promising for next year. Good also to see some improved batting with a couple of good scores this season.
Shriram Raveendran- it was Shriram’s first season with Orange and he quickly proved himself crucial to the team with his outstanding spin bowling. He opened the bowling for a lot of the season and frustrated many opening batsmen with his pinpoint accuracy.
Leo Herring- it was fantastic to have Leo back in the team. Leo spent all season as our full-time wicketkeeper and was brilliant behind the stumps with some great catches and leadership in the field. He helped to reduce our extras significantly! Leo also had some good runs with the bat.
Toby Conway- we only saw Toby for half the season but his confidence and self-belief with bat and ball is inspiring for someone in only his second season ever!
U15 Blue
Overall, U15 Blues had an outstanding season. We were always a competitive unit, but this year the boys took a big leap to become a winning team – strategizing well, winning the crucial moments in each game, beating more fancied teams consistently.
We welcomed 5 newcomers into the team this year – Anshuman Mahajan, Layanga Vithanage, Shenal DeSoysa, Soham Agarwal, Vishal Kannori. Given that they all have played cricket together at various levels in the past & mostly hang out together at school – the camaraderie was there for all to see.
Having achieved our first goal of reaching the semis & with the team hitting peak performance, we were keenly looking forward to the knock-out stage. Unfortunately, rain gods had other ideas & that brought our season to an abrupt end.
A creditable team performance indeed, apart from having loads of fun! A note on our players:
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Aditya Krishnamoorthy – has been one of the mainstays of our batting and pace bowling last few years. Played a few vital innings & strung together some intense partnerships – to power the team to victory.
Akash Krishnamoorthy – Made the opening slot his own, with two brilliant 50s. Couldn’t bowl much given a shoulder injury; the team can’t wait to see more of his offspin next season.
Anshuman Mahajan – Given his formidable reputation as a leg spinner, we expected nothing but the best....and got it in good measure. Finished third best in the entire competition with 16 wickets at an impressive average of 10.75.
Arjan Aujla – Voted Most Valuable Player for a good reason! Took up the responsibility for opening the bowling & a couple of 40s in the batting; 101 runs partnership for the 2nd wicket with Sid, against Oakhill being the most memorable.
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