RECCup Semi-Finalists
For the first time in many years your Georgian Grizzlies Men's Cricket team has qualified for RECCup! This is the pinnacle tournament of the year to determine who is the provincial champion.
In our first game we matched up against Humber Lakeshore a team who we haven't played yet this year. We went up to bat first and put up a tough score of 60 runs. With only a few balls left and a small case of contraversy Humber Lakeshore manaaged to score the 61 runs they needed to win the game resulting in us losing 60-61.
In our second game we matched up against Sheridan College a team we have played twice already this season in previous tournaments with a record of 1-1. We had the chance to bat first and put up another 50 runs. Our defence was solid and saw the game out, holding Sheridan to only 39 runs. Grizzlies win 50-39!
Because of how the tiebreaker works we ended up finishing 4th place out of the 5 teams competing which meant we had to play Sheridan again in a Quarter Final game. We batted first again and put up a really good score of 59 runs. Our defence held strong again holding Sheridan to 29 runs meaning we won 59-29 and securing our place in the Semi-Finals!
In our Semi-Final matchup we came up against the undefeated Humber North who we previously met 3 times already going 0-3 against them. It was a tough back and forth game where we put up 50 runs when we batted. Our defence held strong but it wasn't enough to stop the eventual RECCup Champions Humber North who scored the 51 runs they needed to move on. The end score was 50-51 but a great effort and showing from the boys.
Considering where this team started at the begining of the year we did not predict that they would make it this far and be one of the top 4 teams at the end of the year. This just shows that when you put your head down, work hard and trust each other that good things can happen! Not the exact way we wanted to end the season but we are very proud of the boys and how far they have come in this short period of time!