A quick-fire 120 from Ed Cowan helped Sydney University to a 19-run win over St George in their round 9 limited overs clash at University Oval on Saturday.
Cowan cracked 13 boundaries and five sixes in his 88-ball stay, which included a 149-run partnership with opener Nick Larkin (54).
Having been sent in on their home turf, the Students amassed 5-324 from their 50 overs, with Liam Robertson also adding to the cause with an unbeaten 65.
The all-rounder then snared 3-43 as St George closed in on the big total.
Jonathan Rose (83), Trent Copeland (51), Blake McDonald (38) and Peter Francis (33) kept the visitors in the hunt before they were all out for 305 in the 49th over. The economical Tim Ley finished with 3-38, having claimed both openers in his first spell and the No.11 with the first ball of the final over.
The Students claimed a clean-sweep in the five grades over St George to move up the First Grade and Club Championship ladders.
The defending premiers are now third on the competition ladder.
Campbelltown-Camden head the Belvidere Cup ladder on 44 points, with Sutherland (42), Sydney University (37), Parramatta (34), Sydney (34) and Bankstown (33) making up the top six.
The Students are now fourth on the Club Championship table on 768 points, behind Parramatta (918), Sydney (775) and Northern District (768).
The next round of the competition will be a two-day round, with Sydney University to meet Mosman at Allan Border Oval on 13 and 18 of January.
Scoreboard
Sydney Premier Men’s Grade competition – Round 9 (Limited Overs)
First Grade: Sydney University 5-324 off 50 overs (Ed Cowan 120, Liam Robertson 65, Nick Larkin 54; Trent Copeland 2-53, Nicholas Stapleton 2-55) defeated St George 305 off 49.1 overs (Jonathan Rose 83, Trent Copeland 51, Blake McDonald 38; Tim Ley 3-38, Liam Robertson 3-43) by 19 runs at Sydney University Oval on Saturday. Toss: St George. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, St George 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 4-230 off 43.2 overs (James Larkin 57, Jack Holloway 53 not out, Charles Litchfield 44; Andrew Walsh 1-31) defeated St George 6-226 off 50 overs (Kaleb Phillips 107 not out, Bhodi Johnston 31; Ryan McElduff 2-28, Dugald Holloway 2-25) by six wickets at Hurstville Oval on Saturday. Toss: St George. Batted first: St George. Points: Sydney University 6, St George 0.
Third Grade: Sydney University 5-142 off 25.3 overs (Matthew Powys 47, Lewis Bedford 31; Stephen Wark 2-27) defeated St George 8-140 off 50 overs (Lachlan Wilmore 36 not out; Liam Whitaker 3-9, Josh Toyer 3-31) by five wickets, with a bonus point, at Camperdown Oval on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: St George. Points: Sydney University 7, St George 0.
Fourth Grade: Sydney University 9-179 off 50 overs (Tom Fullerton 68, Alasdair Grant 38, Brayden Dilley 30; Daniel McLauchlan 4-26) defeated St George 141 off 46.2 overs (Jarrod Brown 45; Shehan Canagasingham 3-28, Robert Brown 3-39) by 38 runs at Olds Park on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, St George 0.
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 4-210 off 41 overs (Michael Robinson 66, Vince Umbers 57, Julian Dimas 46 not out; Jhie Cushan 2-33, Evasio MacMillan 2-36), defeated St George 209 off 47.1 overs (Connor O’Riordan 68, Joshua O’Shannessy 67; Murray Miles 3-40, Michael Robertson 3-41) by six wickets at St Paul’s College Oval on Saturday.
AW Green Shield (Under 16) – Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Limited Overs)
Sydney University 8-224 off 49.5 overs (Ben Mitchell 68, Shivansh Pathak 36, Jonathon Aylward 32 not out, Ned Barnet 31; Tanveer Sangha 3-37) defeated Campbelltown-Camden 223 off 47.4 overs (Tanveer Sangha 73, Connor Corscadden 40, William Salzmann 36; Jazz Rinka 4-38, Luca Dimeglio 3-39) by one wicket at Raby 1 on 14 December. Toss: Campbelltown-Camden. Batted first: Campbelltown-Camden. Points: Sydney University 6, Campbelltown-Camden 0.
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Hawkesbury 9-210 off 49.4 overs (Ethan Sitaramayya 64, Hunar Verma 50; Jazz Rinka 2-32, Shivansh Pathak 2-38) defeated Sydney University 7-209 (Ben Mitchell 53, Ethan Jamieson 38; Jake Di Tommaso 2-46) off 50 overs by one wicket at Sydney University Oval on 19 December. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Hawkesbury 6, Sydney University 0.
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Sydney University 4-135 off 39.3 overs (Oscar Kirk 39, Ned Barnet 30) defeated Fairfield-Liverpool 131 off 33.2 overs (Aryan Kate 43; Luca Dimeglio 6-31) by six wickets at Sydney University Oval on 21 December. Toss: Fairfield-Liverpool. Batted first: Fairfield-Liverpool. Points: Sydney University 6, Fairfield-Liverpool 0.
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Mosman 5-222 off 50 overs (Flynn Farquharson 88, Jesse Budden 37, Broc Hardy 36; Bryan Handunneththi 2-17) defeated Sydney University 199 off 45.1 overs (Dominic O’Shannessy 59, Jonathan Aylward 40, Ethan Jamieson 38, Ned Barnet 37; Lachlan Roughley 2-25, Broc Hardy 2-27, Thomas Elliott 2-28) by 23 runs at Allan Border Oval on 3 January. Toss> Mosman. Batted first: Mosman. Points: Mosman 6, Sydney University 0.
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Sydney University 9-211 off 50 overs (Dominic O’Shannessy 96, Ewan Rogers 61; Brady Polkinghorne 5-27) defeated Western Suburbs 143 off 34.2 overs (Hoshua Lee 41, Joshua Hardy 35; Jazz Rinka 3-39) by 78 runs at Blick Oval on 4 January. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Western Suburbs 0.
Poidevin-Gray Shield (Under 21) – Limited Overs – Round 8
Mosman 3-160 off 34.2 overs (Anthony Adlam 87, Lachlan Hearne 50; Devlin Malone 1-32) defeated Sydney University 155 off 36.4 overs (Tom Galvin 80; Daniel Habib 4-25, Dermott Beattie 3-33) by seven wickets at Sydney University Oval on Sunday. Toss: Mosman. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Mosman 6, Sydney University 0.
