Sydney University’s five-wicket win over Bankstown in a semi-final of the Sydney Grade Twenty20 competition at No.1 Oval on Sunday earned them a preliminary-final berth.
The Students will meet Northern Districts at the Sydney Cricket Ground at 11am on Sunday. The other preliminary-final at the SCG will be between Randwick-Petersham and Manly-Warringah at 2.30pm, with the two winners to contest the final at the same venue at 6.30pm.
Skipper Nick Larkin topscored with 49 in Sunday’s Twenty20 win over Bankstown.
The opener’s compilation came in run-a-ball fashion as the Students posted 5-120 off 19.2 overs in reply to Bankstown’s 8-119 off 20 overs.
Larkin also topscored for the Students on Saturday when he cracked 50 in Sydney University’s 6(dec)-125 in reply to Sutherland’s 117, on the first day of a Round 4 Sydney Grade two-day match.
The Students have Sutherland 1-15 in their second innings with a view to outright points when the resume battle next Saturday.
Scoreboard
Sydney Men’s Grade competition – Round 4 (Two-day matches)
First Grade: Sutherland 117 (Ben Dwarhuis 53, Jarry Biviano 24, Adam Whately 21; Nigel Cowell 2-28, Ben Joy 2-10) and 1-15 versus Sydney University 6(dec)-125 (Nick Larkin 50, Greg Mail 44; Nathan Fitzgerald 3-17, Riley Ayre 2-46) stumps, day one at Sydney University No.1 Oval on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sutherland.
Second Grade: Sydney University 88 (Mark Faraday 37, Tom Kierath 20; Devlin Malone 6-23, Scott Pickering 2-10) and 2-48 (Mark Faraday 28; Devlin Malone 2-8) versus Sutherland 181 (Matthew Hughston 72, Dylan Smith 25, Joel Brockley 20; Josh Toyer 2-27, Joe Kershaw 2-45, Tom Kierath 2-52) stumps, day one, at Glenn McGrath Oval on Saturday. Toss: Sutherland. Batted first: Sydney University.
Third Grade: Sydney University 175 (Jack Maddocks 71, Nicholas Arnold 47; Michael Holmes 5-32, Alex Watkiss 3-42) versus Sutherland 6-42 (Daniel Grant 23) stumps, day one at St Paul’s College Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University.
Fourth Grade: Sutherland 5-282(Matthew Parker 124 not out, Shaun Thornton 74; William Clayton 2-35, Jonathon Craig Dobson 2-45) versus Sydney University, stumps, day one at Sutherland Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sutherland.
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 112 (Kobe Carroll 27, Michael Harris 21; Angus Fallins 2-11, Pat Driscoll 2-13, Joel Almond 2016) versus Sutherland 5-123 (Luke Miller 46 not out, Joel Almond 24, Dyland Koprivec 20; Paddy O’Brien 3-41, Alex Mihalyka 2-28) stumps, day one, at Camperdown Oval. Toss: Sutherland. Batted first: Sydney University.
Twenty20 Cup competition – Semi-Finals
Sydney University 5-120 off 19.2 overs (Nick Larkin 49 not out, Ben Trevor-Jones 23, Max Hope 23; Nathan McAndrew 2-18, Aaron Bird 1-22, Jarrad Burke 1-14) defeated Bankstown 8-119 off 20 overs (Philip Wells 38, Nathan McAndrew 29 not out, Daniel Sloway 26; Will Somerville 3-19, Liam Robertson 2-22, Nigel Cowell 1-25, Tim Ley 1-27) at Sydney University No.1 Oval on Sunday. Toss: Bankstown. Batted first: Bankstown.
Other semi-finals: Northern District defeated Campbelltown-Camden, Randwick-Petersham defeated Newcastle, Manly-Warringah defeated St George.
Preliminary Finals: Sydney University versus Northern District at Sydney Cricket Ground at 11am on Sunday, November 1.
Randwick-Petersham versus Manly-Warringah at Sydney Cricket Ground at 2.30pm on Sunday, November 1.
Final: At Sydney Cricket Ground at 6.30pm on Sunday, November 1.
Metropolitan Cup – Round 4 (Two-day match)
Sydney University v Hawkesbury at Alexandria Park (No details available.)
Sydney Women’s Grade competition – Round 4 (Limited Overs)
First Grade: Universities 3-407 off 50 overs (Georgia Redmayne 162 not out, Rachael Haynes 149, Kate Owen 53 not out; Dion Marsh 1-42) defeated Northern District 70 off 19.1 overs (Sam Bates 21, Jodie Hicks 19; Laura Marsh 5-10, Emily Mifsud 2-1, Melissa Norup 2-13) by 337 runs at The Village Green on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Universities. Points: Universities 6, Northern District 0.
Third Grade: Universities Blue 7-226 off 40 overs defeated North West Sydney 50 off 31.4 overs at Bella Vista Oval on Saturday. Toss Universities Blue. Batted first: Universities Blue. Points: Universities Blue 6, North West Sydney 0.
Universities Gold 6-205 off 40 overs (Luka Karalus 50 ret, Annapurna Mukherjee 43, Jemma Still 31, Mel Stott 23 not out) defeated Bankstown 7-136 off overs (Heather Cantrill 2-12, Luka Karalus 2-22) at Tempe Reserve No.2 on Saturday. Toss: Universities Gold. Batted first: Universities Gold. Points: Universities Gold 6, Bankstown 6.
Brewer Shield – Round 3
Universities 5-155 off 29.5 overs (Olivia Porter 50 ret, Stella Campbell 29, Samantha Robinson 23 not out) defeated Parramatta 55 off 25.2 overs (Dharshia Srinivas 2-1, Olivia Porter 2-2) at David Phillips North Oval on Sunday.
