Some miserly bowling from all-rounder Sean Abbott, Tim Ley and leg-spinner Jonte Pattison helped Sydney University to first innings points over Northern District on Saturday and kept them atop the Sydney First Grade competition ladder.
Having declared late on day one at 8-300, thanks to Nick Larkin’s 133, the Students rolled Northern District for 153, with Abbott (3-18), Ley (3-31) and Pattison (2-33) sharing the bulk of the spoils at University No.1 Oval.
Sydney University then batted out the day to finish on 0-65, with Ryan Carters on 45 not out.
Ben Joy and Adam Theobald set up Sydney University Second Grade for an outright result over Northern District at Mark Taylor Oval.
Joy claimed 6-29 as the hosts crumbled for 82 in their first innings; and Theobald cracked 146 in the Students’ reply of 8(dec)-320.
Josh Toyer (3-35) and David Miller (3-40) helped roll Northern District for 182 in their second occupation as the Students collected 10 points, winning by an innings and 56 runs.
The outright points extended Sydney University’s lead in the Second Grade competition. The Students now head the First, Second and Third grade ladders and the Club Championship ladder.
With just the one loss in 12 rounds, First Grade are on 69 competition points, with Penrith (54), Mosman (52), Manly-Warringah (49), Randwick-Petersham (49) and Bankstown (43) making up the top six.
Sydney University Fourths are in 16th position, while Fifths are in 10th position and a numerical possibility of making the semi-finals if they come home with a wet sail on the back of some outright results.
Meanwhile, in the Sydney Women’s grade competition, Universities First Grade are second on the ladder after 17 rounds.
St George-Sutherland (76) points head the ladder, with Universities (67), Gordon (63) and Bankstown Sports (58) making up the top four. Universities are 6th in the Second Grade competition and 4th in Third Grade.
They sit atop the Brewers Shield competition and lie third in the Club Championship behind St George-Sutherland and Campbelltown-Camden.
Scoreboard
Sydney Men’s Grade Cricket competition – Round 12 (Two-day matches)
First Grade: Sydney University 8(dec)-300 (Nick Larkin 133, Greg Mail 53, Tim Ley 25 not out; Harry Conway 3-42) and 0-65 (Ryan Carters 47 not out) d Northern District 153 (Andrew Harriott 46, David Lowery 45; Sean Abbott 3-18, Tim Ley 3-31, Jonte Pattison 2-33) on the first innings at Sydney University No.1 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Northern District 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 8(dec)-320 (Adam Theobald 146, Joshua Richards 58, David Miller 49; Matthew Woodcock 4-70) d Northern District 82 (Jason Hayward 40 not out; Ben Joy 6-29) and 182 (Ben Phillips 86, Sam McMahon 31; Josh Toyer 3-35, David Miller 3-40) outright by an innings and 56 runs at Mark Taylor Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Northern District. Points: Sydney University 10, Northern District 0.
Third Grade: 8-189 (Ed Arnott 36, Jack Holloway 34, Ash Cowan 33; Phil Melville 4-63, Matthew Johnson 3-43) d Northern District 188 (Kane Milne 77; Max Hope 3-15, Joe Kershaw 3-49) on the first innings at Sydney University No.2 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Northern District. Points: Sydney University 6, Northern District 0.
Fourth Grade: Northern District 7(dec)-251 (Hayden Burns 106 not out, Pat Murton 44 not out; Kieran Tate 3-58, Brodie Frost 2-35) d Sydney University 158 (Suda Sivapalan 58, Alasdair Grant 31; Shivaangar Thushyanthan 4-29) and 2-214 (Matt Skinner 64 not out, Suda Sivapalan 54, Alasdair Grant 54) on the first innings at Asquith Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Northern District 6, Sydney University 0.
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 246 (James Sheperd 85, Joe Dorph 45; Braden Cheng 5-84) d Northern District 83 (no details available) and 7-218 (no details available) on the first innings at St Paul’s College Oval. Toss: Northern District. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Northern District 0.
Metropolitan Cup competition – Round 12
Sydney University 7-195 (Sameer Malla 53, Stuart Hastings 24, Liam Whitaker 23 not out) d Balmain Tigers 193 (no details available) on the first innings at Jubilee Oval. Toss: Balmain Tigers. Batted first: Balmain Tigers. Points: Sydney University 6, Balmain Tigers 0.
Sydney Women’s Grade Cricket competition – Round 17 (Limited overs)
First Grade: Universities 6-291 off 50 overs (Alex Blackwell 86, Georgie Redmayne 85, Rachael Haynes 35; Sharon Dass 2-46) d Northern District 8-190 off 50 overs (Katie Mack 85, Rebecca Silk 34; Melissa Norup 2-18, Felicity Goodwin 2-19) by 101 runs at Mark Taylor Oval. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Universities. Points: Universities 6, Northern District 0.
Brewer Shield – Round 5 (Limited overs)
First Grade: Universities 152 off 32.1 overs (Dharshia Srivinas 30, Olivia Porter 24, Megan Jones 22; Elise Pell 2-20, Ashley Day 2-26) d Penrith 144 off 32.2 overs (Ashley Day 52 not out; Jade Christie 4-29) by eight runs at Bill Ball Oval. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Universities. Points: Universities 6, Penrith 0.
