Scoreboard
Scoreboard is a wrap-up of the efforts of Sydney University athletes and teams through the past week, compiled by Graham Croker. Stories on some of the performances also appear in the News section.
Basketball
Women's National Basketball League
ACUVUE Sydney University Flames 77 (Suzy Batkovic-Brown 28, Deanna Smith 16, Natalie Porter 12) d Townsville Fire 73 (Rohanee Cox 26, Amy Lewis 18, Jo Hill 14) at New Projects Australia Stadium, Townsville.
Water Polo
Men's and Women's National Leagues - Round 1
Men: Sydney University 16 d Cronulla Sharks 4 at Sutherland.
Women: Cronulla Sharks 17 d Sydney University 6 at Sutherland.
Cricket
Sydney Grade competition - Round 12
First Grade: Sydney University 204 (Greg Mail 79, Will Hay 39; Anthony Kershler 2-17, Timothy McKay 2-33, Jarrod Lee 2-40) drew with Hawkesbury 0-37 stumps, day one at Owen Earle Oval. No play on day two because of rain. Toss: Hawkesbury. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Hawkesbury 0, Sydney University 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 8(dec)-408 (Mark Faraday 154, Liam Robertson 66, Nick Larkin 45, Tim Ley 37, Michael Culkoff 32; Matthew Williams 4-83) drew with Hawkesbury 0-44 stumps, day one at Sydney University No.1 Oval. No play on day two because of rain. Toss: Hawkesbury. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Hawkesbury 0, Sydney University 0.
Third Grade: Sydney University 7-236 (Alisdair Grant 63 not out, Mark Hackett 53, Matthew Gregory 30, Ash Cowan 25) drew with Hawkesbury, stumps, day one at Benson's Lane No.2 Oval. No play on day two because of rain. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Hawkesbury 0, Sydney University 0.
Fourth Grade: Hawkesbury 167 (Jake Leyshon 42, Rhys Whybrow 25; Charles Cull 5-49, Daniel Bragg 2-19, Kerrod McPherson 2-40) drew with Sydney University 5-107 (Michael Shields 2-20, Jake Leyshon 2-23) stumps, day one at Sydney University No.2 Oval. No play on day two because of rain. Toss: Hawkesbury. Batted first: Hawkesbury. Points: Hawkesbury 0, Sydney University 0.
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 9-286 (Virosh Poolagasandrum 71, Simon Cowell 55, Justin Young 42, Angus Glyne 30; Alan McGregor 5-33) drew with Hawkesbury stumps, day one at Benson's Lane No.3 Oval. No play on day two because of rain. Points: Hawkesbury 0, Sydney University 0.
Limited Overs Qualifying Final
First Grade: Sydney University 5-236 off 43 overs (Ian Moran 101 not out, Scott Henry 43, Mark Faraday 27, Greg Mail 20) d Campbelltown-Camden 167 off 30.4 overs (Ben Isakka 37, Troy Yabsley 36; Marty Paskal 3-32, Ian Moran 3-34, Greg Mail 2-27.
Women's Sydney Grade competition - Round 11 (Limited overs)
Bankstown Sports 3-123 off 20.5 overs (Asha Smith 47 not out, Carly Ryan 23 not out) d Universities 119 off 33.3 overs (Rosamond Kember 27, Laura Cornford 27, Sara Hungerford 25; Rhiannon Dick 5-25, Sharon Millanta 2-22) at David Phillips North Oval. Toss won by: Bankstown Sports. Batted first: Universities. Points: Bankstown Sports 8, Universities 0.
Women's National Cricket League - Final (Limited overs)
NSW 9-206 off 50 overs (Alex Blackwell 54, Lisa Sthalekar 49 not out, Ellyse Perry 17, Kate Blackwell 2) d Victoria 147 off 39.1 overs, by 59 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Athletics
Brisbane Classic at QSAC
Men:
800m: 1 Lachlan Renshaw (SUAC, NSW) 1m47.96s, 2 Werner Botha (Qld) 1m49.9s, 3 Lee Berry (Qld) 1m49.55s.
110m hurdles: 1 Justin Merlino (SUAC, NSW) 13.8s, 2 Daniel Martin (VIS) 14.1s, 3 John Burstow (QAS) 14.2.
Rowing
NSW Championships at Penrith Lakes
Men: Under 23 Scull: 1 Cameron Girdlestone (SUBC) 7m13.47s, 2 Sasha Belonogoff (SUBC), 3 Ryan Edwards (SUBC) 5.98s 4.07s.
Pair: 1 UQBC 7m5.50s, 2 SUBC, 3 Corio Bay 7.97s 52.42s.
Under 21 Scull: 1 Nicholas Purnell (SUBC) 7m11.20s, 2 T. McAuley (UQBC), 3 S. Peile (St George) 16.37s 1.49s.
Pair: 1 SUBC 7m02.17s, 2 Sydney, 3 Canberra Grammar 0.68s 5.78s.
Quad: 1 SUBC 6m18.65s, 2 Sydney, 3 St Geo-UTS 2.65s 2.05s.
Under 19 Double: 1 Sydney 6m54.42s, 2 UQBC, 3 SUBC 2.34s 0.53s.
Elt Quad: 1 SUBC 5m55.09s, 2 Mosman, 3 UQBC-SUBC 2.90s 2.11s.
Women: Pair: 1 ANA-SUBC 7m45.85s, 2 UQBC, 3 UQBC 3.27s 1.00s.
Scull: 1 A. Fowler (Canb) 8m02.26s, 2 G. Kukla (BGP), 3 B Sheldrick (SUBC) 15.27s 1.52s.
Pair: 1 SUBC 8m01.64s, 2 SUBC, 3 Grafton High 7.06s 11.51s.
Elw Quad: 1 Leichhardt Composite 7m06.02s, 2 UQBC Composite, 3 USBC-Mosman 4.86s 11.58s.
Elt Quad: 1 SUBC 6m38.78s, 2 Mosman, 3 Canberra 7.96s 4.73s.
Eight: 1 SUBC 6m37.83s, 2 UQBC, 3 Commercial 1.84s 7.17s.
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Good and bad news for quicks
Graham Croker
Sydney University fast bowlers went to the extremes of their profession at the weekend, with an injury forcing Stuart Clark to withdraw from the Australian line-up on the same day Mark Cameron collected 5-14 to help the Students to a valuable limited overs win over North Sydney.
Clark is expected to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs from his bowling elbow, forcing him to miss the upcoming Test series against South Africa and possibly much more cricket, depending on his recovery.
The commerce masters student is believed to have been carrying the injury for some months but succumbed to the pain during training at the WACA ground in preparation for the First Test against the Proteas.
"It's no secret that I have had a bad elbow for a while," a disappointed Clark told a news conference in Perth. "It's flared up. It's not acceptable to play.
"I think it's a throwing issue that has just got worse over time. It's something that hasn't affected me until recently, until, I suppose, the (recently completed) Indian series.
"I have to go back to Sydney or Melbourne and get the (surgery) process rolling. I thought it was getting better. Obviously it's not."
Clark, who made a stunning debut in South Africa in 2006 and has since collected 90 Test scalps, was keen to play this series.
"Playing South Africa in this Test match and the two matches in Sydney and Melbourne against the second-best team, and we're number one team, what can you say?
Meanwhile, Cameron helped Sydney University to a bonus point when he sent down 10 devastating overs, including two maidens, at University No.1 on Saturday to finish with 5-14.
Sydney University skipper Greg Mail won the toss and had no hesitation sending Norths in on a muggy day following rain. The visitors were all out for 140 in 45 overs, with Ian Moran (2-19) sharing in the wickets with Cameron.
After losing openers Moran (5) and Mail (11), Ed Cowan and Will Hay took to the Norths attack in a 124-run partnership that had the Students over the line in just 28-4 overs.
Cowan's unbeaten 60 came off 67 deliveries and included six boundaries, while Hay's unbeaten 60 came off 87 balls with nine boundaries and two sixers.
The win lifted Sydney University to sixth on the limited overs competition table and sixth on the overall competition ladder.
And with wins in Second and Third grades, Sydney University reclaimed the lead in the Club Championship with 779 points. Gordon (769), Penrtih (767) and Campbelltown-Camden (749) are in close pursuit.
Sydney Grade - Limited overs round 8
First Grade: Sydney University 2-143 off 28.4 overs (Ed Cowan not out, Will Hay 60 not out) d North Sydney 140 off 45.1 overs (Scott Rodgie 50, Evan Miller 26, Adrian Ezquerro 22; Mark Cameron 5-14, Ian Moran 2-19) at Sydney University No.1 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: North Sydney. Points: Sydney University 7. North Sydney 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 3-137 (Mark Faraday 39, Adam Theobald 39 not out, Nick Larkin 30) d North Sydney 133 (Zaheer Domingo 35, Josh Lawrence 27; Michael Culkoff 3-17, Marty Pascal 2-36, Nigel Cowell 2-29, Kev Desai 3-39) at North Sydney No.2 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: North Sydney. Points: Sydney University 2 bonus points.
Third Grade: Sydney University 6-127 (Suda Sivapalan 24, James Crowley 23 not out, James Walsh 23; Nick Bills 3-13, Liam Lennar 2-27) d North Sydney 7-126 (Joseph Clark 50, Ben Chaplin 40, Hugh Bachmann 21; Troy Stanley 2-18, Mark Hackett 2-25) on first innings at Sydney University No.2 Oval. Toss: North Sydney. Batted first: North Sydney. Points: Sydney University 1 bonus point.
Fourth Grade: North Sydney 7-208 (Dan Baker 60, Todd Francis 52; Josh Lawrence 2-29, David Crawford 2-45) d Sydney University 205 (Matt Skinner 67, Josh Lawrence 40; Malaka Jayawickreme 3-37, John Hopwood 2-27, Joe Jenkins 2-41.) on first innings at Tunks Park.
Fifth Grade: Ground unfit to play because of rain - match drawn.
Australian University Championship - Twenty20
Men's Final: Sydney University 3-132 off 18 overs d University of Queensland 131 at WEP Harris Oval, University of Queensland. (Sydney University also won the gold medal in 2007.)
Women's Final: NSW (UNSW, Sydney University, University of Western Sydney and University of Wollongong) 5-112 off 18.2 overs d University of Queensland 7-111 off 20 overs.
Women's Sydney Grade - Round 9
First Grade: Universities 2-293 (Kate Blackwell 122 not out, Alex Blackwell 94, Erin Burns 27) d Gordon 127 (Emma Thompson 39, Rebecca Hudson 17; Kate Blackwell 2-9, Alex Julien 2-26) at the Village Green, UNSW.