Students back on top

Sydney University’s first innings win over Penrith at Howell Oval on Saturday took the defending premiers to the top of the First Grade ladder after five rounds of the Belvidere Cup, Sydney premier grade cricket competition.

With four wins from five matches, the Students are on 24 competition points, with Campbelltown-Camden (20), Parramatta (20), Manly-Warringah (20), Sydney (20) and Eastern Suburbs (19) making up the top six.

Penrith began the second day of the two-match at 0-3, after Sydney University batted for most of the first day to post 320 off 90.2 overs.

The Students were 4-87 before Damien Mortimer (73), Tim Cummins (70 not out), Hayden Kerr and (59) came to the rescue, with Luke Hodges causing most trouble with the ball, finishing with 4-73 from 20 overs.

Penrith had a similar top order start and were 5-84 before Michael Castle and Jonathon Sammut entered the fray.

When Sammut departed for 54, Sydney University wrapped up the tail and the visitors were all out for 285.

Castle remained 109 not out, with 12 boundaries and two sixes, while Dugald Holloway (3-43), Hayden Kerr (2-22) and Tim Ley (2-59) shared the bowling honours.

Penrith collected the points in a tight Second Grade fixture at Sydney University Oval.

The visitors finished with 8-282 in reply to the Sydney University’s 281, with opener Brent Atherton guiding the visitors home with a stoic 119, which included eight boundaries and a pair of sixes.

Sydney University collected first innings points in Third Grade, while Penrith snared first innings points in Fourth Grade and outright points in Fifth Grade.

The mixed results saw SUCC slip to fourth on the Club Championship on 426 points, behind Sydney (468), Parramatta (463) and Manly-Warringah (443).

Round six of the competition is another two-day affair, with Sydney University up against Sydney at Drummoyne Oval.

Meanwhile, Sydney University skipper Nick Larkin was a member of the First CXI side that played out a draw against England, in the visitor’s final warm-up match before the First Test of the Ashes starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday.

Larkin (30) and Jake Carder (39) put on a 66-run opening stand against an England attack featuring Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali.

The First CXI were all out for 251; England replied with 515, and the First CXI were 4-364 when stumps were drawn.

Scoreboard

Sydney Premier Men’s Grade competition – Round 5 (Two-day fixtures)

First Grade: Sydney University 320 off 90.2 overs (Damien Mortimer 73, Tim Cummins 70 not out, Hayden Kerr 59; Luke Hodges 4-73, Kaine Balgowan 3-79) defeated Penrith 285 off 82.4 overs (Michael Castle 109 not out, Jonathon Sammut 54, John DiBartolo 35, Luke Hodges 28; Dugald Holloway 3-43, Hayden Kerr 2-22, Tim Ley 2-59) on the first innings at Howell Oval on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Penrith 0.

Second Grade: Penrith 8-282 off 97.5 overs (Brent Atherton 119, Shannon Finemore 50, Tim McKay 35; Kieran Tate 3-38, Ryan McElduff 2-48) defeated Sydney University 281 off 92 overs (Nicky Craze 129, Jonathon Craig Dobson 37, Ryan Danne 31, Kieran Tate 26 not out; Max McNamara 4-85) on the first innings at Sydney University Oval. Toss: Sydney University on Saturday. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Penrith 6, Sydney University 0.

Third Grade: Sydney University 222 off 58 overs (Tom Galvin 55, James Crowley 29, Michael Robinson 29, Jack Hill 21; Raajdeep Singh  3-41, Jacob New 3-68) defeated Penrith 132 off 54.4 overs (Jacob New 49 not out; Sam Wood 4-37, Josh Toyer 3-38,  Jack Lawson 2-34) and 2-93 off 23 overs (Tom Sergeant 54 not out; Liam Whitaker 1-15) on the first innings at  Bill Ball Oval on Saturday. Toss: Penrith. Batted first: Penrith. Points: Sydney University 6, Penrith 0.

Fourth Grade: Penrith 8(dec)-108 (Jordan Watson 43, Dale Turner 23; Jazz Rinka 3-20, Shehan Canagasingham 3-40) defeated Sydney University 85 off 60.5 overs (Alexander Bell 32; Japneet Singh 4-14, Paul Williams 2-10) and 3-51 off 27 overs (Alexander Bell 25 not out; Paul Williams 2-7) on the first innings at Snape Park on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Penrith 6, Sydney University 0.

Fifth Grade: Penrith 8(dec)-294 off 69.4 overs (Lachlan Smith 81, Zachary Rizzo 78 not out, Julian Aldridge 42, Luke Masters 39) defeated Sydney University 82 off 30.5 overs (Nicholas Mortimer 30; Brock Balgowan 4-17, Zachary Rizzo 3-35, Waledahmed 2-26) and 80 off 23 overs (Tom Derrick 24, Nicholas Mortimer 20; Brock Balgowan 4-33, Jacob McIlwain 3-21, Zachary Rizzo 2-25) outright at Rance Oval. Toss: Penrith. Batted first: Penrith. Points: Penrith 10, Sydney University 0.

Twenty20 Cup – Round 3 (Twenty20)

Northern District 5-162 (Jonathan Whealing 55, Jack Colley 47, Neil Kimberley 36; Devlin Malone 2-36, Liam Robertson 2-27) defeated Sydney University 95 off 15.1 overs (Dugald Holloway 30, Liam Robertson 23; Jonte Pattison 4-33, Lachlan Ford 3-13) by 67 runs at Mark Taylor Oval on Sunday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Northern District. Points: Northern District 6, Sydney University 0.

Metropolitan Cup – Round 6 (Two-day fixture)

Sydney University 6(dec)-330 off 53.4 overs (Jonathon Aylward 102, Sutharsan Sivapalan 53, Mohammad Ghumman 51, Ashwin Kirubanandan 48; Bala Mohan 2-7) defeated Randwick-Petersham Green 85 off 45.3 overs (Dane Geraghty 18; Tim Synnott 4-22, Max Shanahan 3-23) and 5-181 off 56 overs (Bala Mohan 56, Aanal Bhavsar 40, Dane Geraghty 39; Jonathon Aylward 2-41) on the first innings at St Paul’s College Oval. Toss: Randwick-Petersham Green. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Randwick-Petersham Green 0.

Sydney Premier Women’s Grade competition – Round 7 (Limited overs fixtures)

First Grade: Universities 7-239 off 50 overs (Carly Leeson 52, Maddy Darke 39, Kate Owen 33 not out, Teresa Graves 30, Maisy Gibson 27; Madeline Penna 2-18, Erin Burns 2-40) defeated Bankstown Sports 9-138 off 38.5 overs (Rhiannon Dick 55 not out, Laura White 37; Teresa Graves 4-17, Yvonne Graves 2-13) by 101 runs at Bankstown Oval on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Universities. Points: Universities 6, Bankstown Sports 0.

Second Grade: Universities versus St George Sutherland at David Phillips North – match abandoned to weather conditions.

Third Grade: Bankstown 187 off 37 overs (Angelina Genford 53 not out, Jade Errington 36, Paige Bailey 28; Zoe Benjamin 4-20, Tara Dighton 2-26) defeated Universities Blue 117 off 30 overs (Erica James 59; Zoha Siddiqi 3-16, Hayley Elliott 2-16) by 70 runs at Tonbridge St Reserve on Sunday. Toss: Universities Blue. Batted first: Bankstown. Points: Bankstown 6, Universities 0.

Students back on top

Sydney University’s first innings win over Penrith at Howell Oval on Saturday took the defending premiers to the top of the First Grade ladder after five rounds of the Belvidere Cup, Sydney premier grade cricket competition.

With four wins from five matches, the Students are on 24 competition points, with Campbelltown-Camden (20), Parramatta (20), Manly-Warringah (20), Sydney (20) and Eastern Suburbs (19) making up the top six.

Penrith began the second day of the two-match at 0-3, after Sydney University batted for most of the first day to post 320 off 90.2 overs.

The Students were 4-87 before Damien Mortimer (73), Tim Cummins (70 not out), Hayden Kerr and (59) came to the rescue, with Luke Hodges causing most trouble with the ball, finishing with 4-73 from 20 overs.

Penrith had a similar top order start and were 5-84 before Michael Castle and Jonathon Sammut entered the fray.

When Sammut departed for 54, Sydney University wrapped up the tail and the visitors were all out for 285.

Castle remained 109 not out, with 12 boundaries and two sixes, while Dugald Holloway (3-43), Hayden Kerr (2-22) and Tim Ley (2-59) shared the bowling honours.

Penrith collected the points in a tight Second Grade fixture at Sydney University Oval.

The visitors finished with 8-282 in reply to the Sydney University’s 281, with opener Brent Atherton guiding the visitors home with a stoic 119, which included eight boundaries and a pair of sixes.

Sydney University collected first innings points in Third Grade, while Penrith snared first innings points in Fourth Grade and outright points in Fifth Grade.

The mixed results saw SUCC slip to fourth on the Club Championship on 426 points, behind Sydney (468), Parramatta (463) and Manly-Warringah (443).

Round six of the competition is another two-day affair, with Sydney University up against Sydney at Drummoyne Oval.

Meanwhile, Sydney University skipper Nick Larkin was a member of the First CXI side that played out a draw against England, in the visitor’s final warm-up match before the First Test of the Ashes starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday.

Larkin (30) and Jake Carder (39) put on a 66-run opening stand against an England attack featuring Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali.

The First CXI were all out for 251; England replied with 515, and the First CXI were 4-364 when stumps were drawn.

Scoreboard

Sydney Premier Men’s Grade competition – Round 5 (Two-day fixtures)

First Grade: Sydney University 320 off 90.2 overs (Damien Mortimer 73, Tim Cummins 70 not out, Hayden Kerr 59; Luke Hodges 4-73, Kaine Balgowan 3-79) defeated Penrith 285 off 82.4 overs (Michael Castle 109 not out, Jonathon Sammut 54, John DiBartolo 35, Luke Hodges 28; Dugald Holloway 3-43, Hayden Kerr 2-22, Tim Ley 2-59) on the first innings at Howell Oval on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Penrith 0.

Second Grade: Penrith 8-282 off 97.5 overs (Brent Atherton 119, Shannon Finemore 50, Tim McKay 35; Kieran Tate 3-38, Ryan McElduff 2-48) defeated Sydney University 281 off 92 overs (Nicky Craze 129, Jonathon Craig Dobson 37, Ryan Danne 31, Kieran Tate 26 not out; Max McNamara 4-85) on the first innings at Sydney University Oval. Toss: Sydney University on Saturday. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Penrith 6, Sydney University 0.

Third Grade: Sydney University 222 off 58 overs (Tom Galvin 55, James Crowley 29, Michael Robinson 29, Jack Hill 21; Raajdeep Singh  3-41, Jacob New 3-68) defeated Penrith 132 off 54.4 overs (Jacob New 49 not out; Sam Wood 4-37, Josh Toyer 3-38,  Jack Lawson 2-34) and 2-93 off 23 overs (Tom Sergeant 54 not out; Liam Whitaker 1-15) on the first innings at  Bill Ball Oval on Saturday. Toss: Penrith. Batted first: Penrith. Points: Sydney University 6, Penrith 0.

Fourth Grade: Penrith 8(dec)-108 (Jordan Watson 43, Dale Turner 23; Jazz Rinka 3-20, Shehan Canagasingham 3-40) defeated Sydney University 85 off 60.5 overs (Alexander Bell 32; Japneet Singh 4-14, Paul Williams 2-10) and 3-51 off 27 overs (Alexander Bell 25 not out; Paul Williams 2-7) on the first innings at Snape Park on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Penrith 6, Sydney University 0.

Fifth Grade: Penrith 8(dec)-294 off 69.4 overs (Lachlan Smith 81, Zachary Rizzo 78 not out, Julian Aldridge 42, Luke Masters 39) defeated Sydney University 82 off 30.5 overs (Nicholas Mortimer 30; Brock Balgowan 4-17, Zachary Rizzo 3-35, Waledahmed 2-26) and 80 off 23 overs (Tom Derrick 24, Nicholas Mortimer 20; Brock Balgowan 4-33, Jacob McIlwain 3-21, Zachary Rizzo 2-25) outright at Rance Oval. Toss: Penrith. Batted first: Penrith. Points: Penrith 10, Sydney University 0.

Twenty20 Cup – Round 3 (Twenty20)

Northern District 5-162 (Jonathan Whealing 55, Jack Colley 47, Neil Kimberley 36; Devlin Malone 2-36, Liam Robertson 2-27) defeated Sydney University 95 off 15.1 overs (Dugald Holloway 30, Liam Robertson 23; Jonte Pattison 4-33, Lachlan Ford 3-13) by 67 runs at Mark Taylor Oval on Sunday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Northern District. Points: Northern District 6, Sydney University 0.

Metropolitan Cup – Round 6 (Two-day fixture)

Sydney University 6(dec)-330 off 53.4 overs (Jonathon Aylward 102, Sutharsan Sivapalan 53, Mohammad Ghumman 51, Ashwin Kirubanandan 48; Bala Mohan 2-7) defeated Randwick-Petersham Green 85 off 45.3 overs (Dane Geraghty 18; Tim Synnott 4-22, Max Shanahan 3-23) and 5-181 off 56 overs (Bala Mohan 56, Aanal Bhavsar 40, Dane Geraghty 39; Jonathon Aylward 2-41) on the first innings at St Paul’s College Oval. Toss: Randwick-Petersham Green. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Randwick-Petersham Green 0.

Sydney Premier Women’s Grade competition – Round 7 (Limited overs fixtures)

First Grade: Universities 7-239 off 50 overs (Carly Leeson 52, Maddy Darke 39, Kate Owen 33 not out, Teresa Graves 30, Maisy Gibson 27; Madeline Penna 2-18, Erin Burns 2-40) defeated Bankstown Sports 9-138 off 38.5 overs (Rhiannon Dick 55 not out, Laura White 37; Teresa Graves 4-17, Yvonne Graves 2-13) by 101 runs at Bankstown Oval on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Universities. Points: Universities 6, Bankstown Sports 0.

Second Grade: Universities versus St George Sutherland at David Phillips North – match abandoned to weather conditions.

Third Grade: Bankstown 187 off 37 overs (Angelina Genford 53 not out, Jade Errington 36, Paige Bailey 28; Zoe Benjamin 4-20, Tara Dighton 2-26) defeated Universities Blue 117 off 30 overs (Erica James 59; Zoha Siddiqi 3-16, Hayley Elliott 2-16) by 70 runs at Tonbridge St Reserve on Sunday. Toss: Universities Blue. Batted first: Bankstown. Points: Bankstown 6, Universities 0.