Henry Walsh, St Pat’s Silverstream’s cricket star saved his best for last when he signed off his school career in spectacular fashion last week.
Walsh, a powerful right-hand batsman, was playing his last game for St Pat’s Silverstream when he scored 225 – out of a total of 369 – from 245 balls in the traditional fixture against St Bede’s College in Christchurch.
Walsh’s mammoth effort, which included seven sixes and 24 fours, took Silverstream from a precarious position to one of dominance.
It included a 186-run eighth-wicket partnership with Gareth Hitchman, with Hitchman’s contribution 36.
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