A strong batting performance across the board resulted in Sutherland defeating Sydney University by five wickets to claim the 2018-19 Twenty20 Cup in the Sydney Thunder Conference.
The Southerners won the toss at the Sydney Cricket Ground and decided to bowl. The Students were duly dismissed for 122 off 19.5 overs, with opener Hayden Kerr cracking 40 off 25 balls. Late contributions from Tim Ley (24) and Dugald Holloway (18) kept Sydney University in with a chance.
But Sutherland reeled in the tally in 14.4 overs, finishing 5-123 to take the title. All of their batsmen posted double figures, with Jamie Brown leading the way with a run-a-ball 35. Ben Joy was the best of the Sydney University bowlers with 3-33 off his four overs.
Sydney University worked their way through to the grand final after finishing third on the ladder behind Penrith and Campbelltown-Camden.
They met Campbelltown-Camden in one semi-final and posted a six-run win at Raby Oval. Batting first, the Students amassed 9-130 off their 20 overs, with Nicky Craze (29 off 28 balls), Damien Mortimer (a run-a-ball 26) and opener Hayden Kerr (24 off 15 balls) the main contributors.
Campbelltown-Camden openers Aaron Yabsley (32) and Philip Wells (28) put on a 53-run partnership before the University bowlers hit back. Liam Robertson (2-18) and Devlin Malone (2-20) helped to break the shackles, with solid four-over contributions from Joe Kershaw (1-24) and Ben Joy (0-18).
The win put Sydney University into a preliminary final against Penrith at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The Westies won the toss, batted, and amassed 9-126 on the back of strong contributions from Ryan Gibson (33), Bret Atherton (25) and Cameron Weir (23). Devlin Malone (3-18 and Liam Robertson 2-15) led wicket-taking efforts.
The Students reined in the total in 17.2 overs with loss of four wickets. Opener Nicholas Walker led the charge with an unbeaten 50 off 47 balls, while Liam Robertson (38 off 19) and Nick Larkin (33 off 34) helped the push for a grand final berth against Sutherland.
Meanwhile, Sydney University will resume the NSW Premier competition this weekend on top of the ladder on 33 points.
UNSW (32), Sydney (32), Parramatta (31), Penrith (31) and Randwick-Petersham (30) make up a tight top six.
The Students will meet Bankstown on a limited overs fixture at Bankstown Oval.
Sydney University also head the Club Championship on 856 points, with Parramatta (720) and Penrith (717) the closet competition.
Scoreboard
Men’s Twenty20 Cup – Grand Final (16 December)
Sutherland 5-123 off 14.4 overs (Jamie Brown 35, Steven Smith 19; Ben Joy 3-33) defeated Sydney University 122 off 19.5 overs (Hayden Kerr 40, Tim Ley 24; Daniel Fallins 3-22, Tom Pinson 2-12) by five wickets at Sydney Cricket Ground on 16 December 2018. Toss: Sutherland. Batted first: Sydney University.
Sydney Men’s Premier Grade cricket competition – Round 7 (Two-day fixtures: 1 and 8 December)
First Grade: Hawkesbury 313 off 90.1 overs (Peter Forrest 164 not out; Joe Kershaw 3-63, Liam Robertson 2-26, Dugald Holloway 2-62) defeated Sydney University 167 off 56.1 overs (Damien Mortimer 74, Tim Cummins 52, Dugald Holloway 29; Joshua Clarke 3-10, Chris Lawrence 3-45, Aidan Van Den Nieuwboer 2-28, Pat Lawrence 2-36) on the first innings at Owen Earle Oval. Toss: Hawkesbury. Batted first: Hawkesbury. Points: Hawkesbury 6, Sydney University 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 7(dec)-201 (Steven Hobson 98, David Miller 48 not out, James Larkin 30; Ethan Sitaramayya 3-37, Matthew Frame 3-57) and 2-127 off 25.1 overs (Virun George 48 not out, Jack Hill 39, Steven Hobson 33) defeated Hawkesbury 200 off 56 overs (Jarod Brett 68, Nikethan Nadhakrishnan 50; Josh Toyer 5-41, Max Hope 2-16) and 124 off 46.4 overs (Chaitnya Sharma 33; Kieran Tate 6-32, Max Hope 2-6) outright at University Oval. Toss: Hawkesbury. Batted first: Hawkesbury. Points: Sydney University 10, Hawkesbury 0.
Third Grade: Sydney University 3(dec)-312 off 80 overs (Jack Hill 123, Charles Litchfield 106, James Crowley 52 not out; Bailey Thompson 1-31) defeated Hawkesbury 121 off 46.2 overs (Kyle Vicary 61; Nihir Gandhi 3-12, Matthew Moran 3-15, Henry Glark 3-18) and 0-11 off 16 overs) on the first innings at Bensons Lane 2. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Hawkesbury 0.
Fourth Grade: Sydney University 179 off 47.4 overs (Alasdair Grant 47, Tom Kierath 30, James Robertson 25; Matthew Williams 3-43, Jayden Wheeler 3-43) and 1-92 off 26 overs (William Masojada 55 not out) defeated Hawkesbury 113 off 37.2 overs (Corey Lowe 49 not out, Jay Dyball 32; Aidan Peek 4-30, Brodie Frost 3-58) on the first innings at St Paul’s College Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Hawkesbury 0.
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 292 off 71.3 overs (Liam Coelho 105, Brayden Dilley 37, Tom Fullerton 35; Archie Peters 3-70) defeated Hawkesbury 190 off 79.4 overs (Liam Hodge 80; Andrew Wilkinson 4-25, Shehan Canagasingham 3-28) at Bensons Lane 3. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Hawkesbury 0.
Sydney Men’s Premier Grade cricket competition – Round 8 (Two-day fixtures: 15 and 22 December)
First Grade: Sydney University 7-210 off 64.5 overs (Ryan McElduff 86, Ben Trevor-Jones 28; Luke Shelton 4-62) defeated Mosman 209 off 67.1 overs (Ashley Doolan 49, Dean Crawford 36, Anthony Adlam 33; Devlin Malone 5-55) on the first innings at University Oval. Toss: Mosman. Batted first: Mosman. Points: Sydney University 6, Mosman 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 2(dec)-105 (Varun George 29 not out, Nicky Craze 24 not out; Aadil Khalil 1-17) and 8-209 off 51 overs (Ryan Danne 78, Varun George 51, Nahir Gandhi 36 not out; Matthew Bell 4-33) defeated Mosman 76 (Nathan Doyle 34; Josh Toyer 3-13, Brodie Frost 3-17, Kieran Tate 3-25) and 243 off 68.1 overs (Aadil Khalil 50, Nathan Doyle 41 not out, Harry Hannell 36, Matthew Bell 36; Kieran Tate 4-64, Brodie Frost 3-46) on the first innings at Allan Border Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Mosman. Points: Sydney University 6, Mosman 0.
Third Grade: Mosman 4-255 off 65.2 overs (Manish Malhotra 120 not out, Hayden Brown 56 not out, Daniel Apps 49; Michael Robinson 2-79) defeated Sydney University 8(dec)-254 off 50 overs (Matthew Moran 181 not out) on the first innings at St Paul’s College Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Mosman 6, Sydney University 0.
Fourth Grade: Mosman 207 off 74.5 overs (Ben van der Merwe 101; Tom Hill 4-53, Ben Mitchell 3-40) defeated Sydney University 134 off 37.5 overs (Ash Cowan 37, Liam Coelho 32, Hugh Kermond 28; Harshith 6-68) on the first innings at Rawson Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Mosman. Points: Mosman 6, Sydney University 0.
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 7-154 off 58.2 overs (Zohirul Islam 54 not out, Andrew Wilkinson 27; Bilal Syed 4-38) drew with Mosman (day two washed out) at Camperdown Park. Toss: Mosman. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 1, Mosman 1.
A.W. Green Shield – (Limited Overs) Rounds 1, 2, 3 and 4: 16, 18 and 20 December, and 5 January
Sydney University 5-210 off 50 overs (Morris Fredriksson 45 not out, Saarangan Arvind 39; Brady Polkinghorne 2-26) defeated Blacktown 139 off 42.4 overs (Hayden Ferguson 41; Matthew Johns 4-21) by 71 runs at University Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Blacktown 0.
Northern District 187 off 47.1 overs (Corey Miller 39, Jordan Fullagar 39; Ethan Fitzpatrick 5-32) defeated Sydney University 119 off 43.5 overs (Oscar Kirk 20; Jayden Camp 2-21, Spencer White 2-36) by 68 runs at Mark Taylor Oval. Ross: Northern District. Batted first: Northern District; Points: Northern District 6, Sydney University 0.
Sydney University 216 off 49 overs (Ethan Fitzpatrick 112, Sanjay Anandarajah 63; Arash Basnet 4-31, Adam Singleton 4-41) defeated St George 8-128 off 30.1 overs (Ethan Jamieson 40; Ethan Fitzpatrick 3-43) by 88 runs at University Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, St George 0.
Penrith 5-287 off 50 overs (Jordan Watson 123, Reuben Moyle 63, Black Weymouth 52; Ethan Fitzpatrick 2-51) defeated Sydney University 4-138 (Sanjay Anandarajah 57, Saarangan Arvind 32, Thomas Phelps 29; Flynn Caston 1-21) in rain-shortened result at University Oval. Toss: Penrith. Batted first: Penrith. Points: Penrith 6, Sydney University 0.
Metropolitan Cup – Rounds 8 and 9 (1 and 8 December; 15 and 22 December)
Sydney University 8(dec)-94 (Max Shanahan 27; Cameron Jeffers 5-19) () and 1-65 (Max Shanahan 36; Cameron Jeffers 1-13) defeated Balmain-South Sydney 92 off 40 overs (Bhushan Rele 41; Max Shanahan 3-32, Muhammad Ghumman 2-0, Tom Armstrong 2-10) and 66 off 33 overs (Sumit Thakur 20; Thomas Crawford 4-19, Max Shanahan 3-25) outright at St Paul’s College Oval. Toss: Balmain-South Sydney. Batted first: Balmain-South Sydney. Points: Sydney University 10, Balmain-South Sydney 0.
Sydney University 7-200 off 59 overs (Saarangan Arvind 67; Rob Brennan 2-8) defeated Randwick-Petersham Green 8(dec)-60 off 18 overs (Saarangan Arvind 5-14) and 3-149 (William Grills 74, Lachlan Bird 30 not out) on the first innings at Marrickville Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Randwick-Petersham Green. Points: Sydney University 6, Randwick-Petersham Green 0.
Sydney Premier Women’s competition – Brewer Shield (Under 18 Limited Overs) – Rounds 3 and 4
Parramatta 3-132 off 18.4 overs (Kyah Reibelt 48 not out, Grace Pooley 35 not out, Elsa Hunter 23; Eve Donovan 2-11) defeated Universities 31 off 19.1 overs (Lily Kristan-Booth 13; Grace Pooley 2-2, Zoya Thakur 2-7) with two bonus points at Old Kings Oval. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Universities. Points: Parramatta 8, Universities 0.
St George-Sutherland 5-100 off 20 overs (Nina Segar 35 not out, Ella Briscoe 30 ret not out; Amu Roche 1-7, India Keating 1-7, Ellie Shephard 1-8) defeated Universities 5-84 off 20 overs (Aarya Shipurkar 33 ret not out, Frankie Nicklin 31 ret not out; Nina Segar 2-3, Lily Savelli 2-12) at Olds Park. Toss< St George-Sutherland. Batted first: Universities. Points: St George-Sutherland 6.60, Universities .50.
