King’s hosted Wakatipu High School in their annual Interschool on Wednesday and Thursday.

King’s batted first scoring 157. Mike Flanagan top scored with 47 and was supported by Henry King with 27. 

King’s bowled Wakatipu out for 86 with Jackson Clearwater claiming 3 for 14 and Oram Gutsell picking up 2 for 10. King’s pushed the pace in their second innings trying to secure an outright victory scoring 105 in quick time. Jacob Murray top scored with 38 and Loui Clydesdale scored a quick fire 20 off 11 balls to set Wakatipu 180 in 51 overs. 

After Wakatipu lost early wickets and were 3 for 25, they hunkered down and King’s were unable to get a break through. A brilliant run out led to a batting collapse with Oram Gutsell needing 2 wickets off the last over for an outright victory. Oram got his two wickets and finished with 6 wickets in the second innings for a brilliant match record of 8 wickets for 40 runs off 20 overs. An excellent effort for a Year 9 bowler. 

King’s retain the Cushen - Mawhinney Cup for the second consecutive year.

Simon Cushen