Sydney University Cricket Club is still on target for six titles after nailing down the minor premierships in four of the five NSW Premier Cricket grades along with the Metropolitan Cup minor premiership at the weekend.
First Grade secured the Belvidere Cup minor premiership with their limited overs win over Western Suburbs at University Oval on Saturday.
The Students finished the 15-round season proper on 73 points, with Penrith (69), UTS North Sydney (67), Sydney (62), defending premiers Parramatta (50) and Sutherland (46) making up the top six to contest the qualifying finals.
Opener Isaac Taylor (57) and No.3 James Psarakis (46) led the way with the willow for Western Suburbs, while Ryan McElduff continued a solid season, top-scoring with an unbeaten 65 for the hosts.
Sydney University Second Grade won the Albert Cup minor premiership, suffering one defeat through the season to finish on 90 points. Parramatta (69), Sydney (66), Bankstown (63), Eastern Suburbs (62) and Penrith (54) make up the top six.
The Students also headed the Third Grade Mitchell Cup ladder on 80 points, with Eastern Suburbs (76), Manly-Warringah (63), Bankstown (57), Parramatta (54) and Northern District (54) making up the top six.
The Fourth Grade Reid Cup ladder was also headed by Sydney University on 76 points, with St George (74), Eastern Suburbs (60), Manly-Warringah (60), Gordon (60) and Penrith (57) making up the top six.
A late surge from Fifth Grade resulted in Sydney University finishing fifth on the Sherwood Cup ladder that was headed by Sutherland on 72 points, with Mosman (72), UNSW (70), Fairfield-Liverpool (70), Sydney University (58) and Penrith (58) making up the top six.
Sydney University’s Metropolitan Cup side also collected the minor premiership after 16 rounds, finishing on 81 points, with Penrith (72), Warringah (65), Gordon (64), North West Sydney (59) and Blacktown (55) making up the top six.
The qualifying finals start this Saturday, with Sydney University First Grade hosting Sutherland at University Oval.
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Sydney Men’s Premier Grade cricket competition – Round 15 (Limited Overs)
First Grade: Sydney University5-135 off 33.4 overs (Ryan McElduff 65 not out; Daniel Van Der Merwe 3-24) defeated Western Suburbs 161 off 39.3 overs (Isaac Taylor 57, James Psarakis 46; Ryan McElduff 3-33, Devlin Malone 2-22, Joe Kershaw 2-29, Tim Ley 2-32) by five wickets at University Oval on Saturday. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Western Suburbs. Points: Sydney University 6, Western Suburbs 0.
Minor premiers: Sydney University.
Qualifying finals (March 16): Sydney University v Sutherland at University Oval; Penrith v Parramatta at Howell Oval; UTS-North Sydney v Sydney at North Sydney Oval.
Second Grade: Sydney University 5-184 off 43.3 overs (Ryan Danne 84, Nicky Craze 37, Daniel Miller 33 not out; Liam Sparke 1-11) defeated Western Suburbs 9-191 off 50 overs (Lee Maggs 84; Dugald Holloway 2-27) by five wickets at Pratten Park on Saturday. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Western Suburbs. Points: Sydney University 6, Western Suburbs 0.
Minor premiers: Sydney University.
Qualifying finals (March 16): Sydney University v Penrith; Parramatta v Eastern Suburbs at Old Kings Oval; Sydney v Bankstown.
Third Grade: Sydney University 1-55 off 8.2 overs defeated Western Suburbs 53 off 19 overs, by nine wickets, with a bonus point, at St Paul’s College Oval on Saturday. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Western Suburbs. Points: Sydney University 7, Western Suburbs 0.
Minor premiers: Sydney University.
Qualifying finals (March 16): Sydney University v Northern District; Eastern Suburbs v Parramatta at Waverley Oval; Manly-Warringah-Warringah v Bankstown.
Fourth Grade: Sydney University 8-221 off 50 overs (Michael Robinson 57, Liam Coelho 44, Tom Fullerton 39 not out; Jenangir Ali 4-39) defeated Western Suburbs 139 off 41.2 overs (Lachlan Swan 44; Jack Lawson 3-25, Tom Hill 2-15) by 82 runs at Blick Oval on Saturday. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Wester Suburbs 0.
Minor premiers: Sydney University.
Qualifying finals (March 16): Sydney University v Penrith; St George v Gordon at Hurstville Oval; Eastern Suburbs v Manly-Warringah at Trumper Park.
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 200 off 41 overs (Tom Galvin 76, Andrew Kermond 53; Shaun Vose 3-2, Lliam Ferrier 2-34) defeated Western Suburbs 8-125 off 36 overs (Daniel Cavanagh 28, Benjamin Gorham 25; Matthew Johns 2-11, Billy Barge 2-13, Murray Miles 2-22) at Camperdown Park on Saturday. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Western Suburbs 0.
Minor premiers: Sutherland.
Qualifying finals (March 16): Sutherland v Penrith at Glenn McGrath Oval; Mosman v Sydney University at Allan Border Oval; UNSW v Fairfield-Liverpool.
Club Championship for 2018-19: Sydney University.
Metropolitan Cup – Round 16 (Limited Overs)
Sydney University 77 off 30.2 overs (Azhar Saeed 20’ William Deller 3-5, Redi McNamara 2-7) defeated Randwick-Petersham Green 68 off 33.3 overs (Phil Patterson 24; Ashwin Kirubanandan 3-17, Thomas Crawford 2-13) by nine runs at St Paul’s College Oval on Sunday. Toss: Randwick-Petersham Green. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Randwick-Petersham Green 0.
Minor premiers: Sydney University.
Qualifying finals (16 March): Sydney University v Blacktown at Cahill Park; Penrith v North West Sydney at Rance Oval; Warringah v Gordon at Mike Pawley Oval.
Sydney Women’s Premier competition – Round 10 (Limited Overs)
Under 18 Brewer Shield – Round 12 (Limited Overs)
Bankstown 6-229 off 40 overs (Yasmin Fernando 48, Emily Lawler 43, Cynthia Coghlan 39; Audrey Pisto 2-49) defeated Universities 91 off 34.3 overs (Frankie Nicklin 28, Sara Brine 21, Taylah Withers 20 not out; Solonaima Aoina 3-11, Litara Aoina 2-16) by 138 runs at Bankstown Oval on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Bankstown. Points: Bankstown 6, Universities 0.
Under 15 Premier Competition – Round 4 (Limited Overs)
St George-Sutherland 6-148 off 35 overs (Caitlin Schofield 30 ret not out, Tamarah Lovell 21 not out, Stephanie O’Sullivan 21; Elizabeth Antaw 2-10) defeated Universities 83 off 34.4 overs (Liv Morrison 16; Rebecca Olufson 2-13, Annika Karlsson 2-17) by 65 runs at Olds Park Oval 1 on Sunday. Toss: St George-Sutherland. Batted first: St George-Sutherland. Points: St George-Sutherland 6, Universities 0.
