--- title: 'Junior Cricket Report' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2026/junior-cricket-report' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2026/junior-cricket-report.md' date: '2026-03-12' description: 'GBHS Junior Cricket / Rounds 1-4 ... "The game then turned like a Shane Warne leg break." - Alain Baillie (Coach). GBHS Junior Cricket boys are celebrating a sudden victory against Macleans College, which the boys and their supporters (including a proud Principal) will remember for a long time. …' --- Junior Cricket Report Suddenly Victorious ![jnr cricketers](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/a/8/a/3/2/a8a32994e45621e05f1d415cd73e6f22b903a20d-jnr-cricketers.jpg "jnr cricketers") # Junior Cricket Report Thursday, 12th March 2026 at 12:08pm #### GBHS Junior Cricket / Rounds 1-4 ... "The game then turned like a Shane Warne leg break." - Alain Baillie (Coach). GBHS Junior Cricket boys are celebrating a sudden victory against Macleans College, which the boys and their supporters (including a proud Principal) will remember for a long time. **Round 1**GBHS 8/96 lost to Rutherford College 8/145 Our first game of the year at Rutherford College saw 7 boys debut for GBHS. We bowled first. Mac Kalksma and Kritesh Navaneethan led the way with 3 wickets each. Kavi Rohit and Oscar Raos also took 1 wickets. In reply our inexperienced batters found the Rutherford bowlers a bit too steady. Kritesh 14 and Nathan Hawkins 11 were our main contributors. **Round 2**GBHS 5/136 defeated Liston College 6/101 We were sent in to bat on a slow outfield and after losing an early wicket, Kritesh Navaneethan (21) and new captain Nathan Baillie (25) combined for an 80 run partnership. A steady 10 from Max Doig, and a flow of extras from the Liston bowlers kept the score ticking, seeing us reach 5/136 off our 20 overs. A great team bowling performance kept the pressure on the Liston batters. Mac Kalksma 3 overs 1/13, Kavi Rohit 3 overs 1/10, Creig Fernando 2 overs 1/5, Nathan Hawkins 2 overs 1/13 and Kritesh 2.1 overs 1/6 all took wickets and kept the run rate down. Josh Taylor roamed the outfield cutting off extra runs and was rewarded with a run-out as we kept Liston to 6/101 to record our first win of the year. **Round 3**GBHS 8/103 lost to Avondale College 4/125 We chose to bowl on a much faster outfield this week. One aim of this team is to give everyone a go, and that was achieved with 11 boys getting a bowl. We did well to restrict Avondale to 125. Wickets shared between Kritesh Navaneethan 3 overs 2/10, Max Doig, 2 overs 1/12 and Oscar Raos 2 overs 1/11. Kritesh (18) and Nathan Baillie (21) again got us off to a good start with a 50-run opening stand. Unfortunately, we couldn't find a way to get the rest of the runs, but several of the boys batted for longer than they had before, which will stand them in good stead for the future. **Round 4**GBHS 6/123 defeated Macleans College 109 We chose to bat. Nathan Baillie made 40 and Nathan Hawkins 11 as they added 54 for the second wicket. We lost a couple quickly, but Nathan H then combined with Ilyas Naushad (6) to add 26 critical runs late in our innings. In reply, despite Kavi Rohit (2 overs 1/7) taking an early wicket, Macleans cruised to 1/91 off 12 overs. The game then turned like a Shane Warne leg break as legspinners Kritesh Navaneethan (3.5 overs, 6/10) and Nathan Baillie (3 overs, 3/8) combined to take 9/18 to tear the Macleans batting order to shreds. All 9 wickets were out to catches, with Nangial Khan taking 3, Nathan B 2, and Kritesh, Vedan Rohit, Max Doig and Rafay Zuberi one each. A game that looked lost was suddenly a victory that the boys and their supporters (including a proud Principal) will remember for a long time. Well done boys' for keeping cool, bowling well and holding those catches under pressure! 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