Thursday 19 October saw the 1st XI take on the Papanui High 1st XI in a spirited game of cricket - the first of what we hope will be many inter-school cricket games.

The two teams met at Burnside Park where BWUCC had very generously prepared the number 1 field for the match to take place.  The conditions were ideal for cricket with just a light wind getting up in the afternoon.

Ben Hooker won the toss for Burnside and elected to bat first.  A strong performance with the bat of 55 runs from Alfie Bell (55 runs) helped Burnside to a healthy total of 154 for 9 wickets off 40 overs.

Papanui High School chased hard and it looked like it could be anybody's game before Alex Guillemot (5 wickets for 12 runs off 7 overs) managed to secure their final wicket at 131 in the 35th over leaving Burnside High School victorious by 23 runs.

Many of the boys from both teams play their Saturday Cricket with the North West Youth Cricket (NWYC) club and we would like to thank them for their support in the lead up to and on the day.  In particular, a big thanks goes to Zac Tait, the NWYC 2nd XI coach who umpired and supported the boys for the entire game.  Thank you also to BWUCC for providing such a wonderful surface for the lads to play on.