Sydney University Cricket Club will field teams in four of the five grades contesting the Sydney Premier men’s competition qualifying finals this weekend, while Universities have teams in the First and Second grade Premier women’s competition semi-finals.
First, Second, Third and Fourth grades made it through to the men’s finals series, while Fifth Grade finished 13th and SUCC’s Metropolitan Cup team finished 7th at the end of the competition proper.
The two-day qualifying finals will be played this Saturday and Sunday
In First Grade, minor premiers Campbelltown-Camden will take on Sydney at Raby No.1 Oval; Parramatta will meet Gordon at Old Kings Oval, and Sydney University will meet Sutherland at Sydney University Oval.
In the lower grades Sydney University Seconds will meet Hawkesbury at Owen Earle Oval; Third Grade will meet Mosman at Petersham Oval; and Fourth Grade will take on Manly-Warringah at LM Graham Reserve.
The semi-finals will be played on 24-25 March, with the final scheduled for 31 March and 1-2 April.
In the women’s competition, Universities finished second in First Grade and third in Second Grade.
The women’s semi-finals are scheduled for this Sunday, with First Grade minor premiers Bankstown Sports taking on St George-Sutherland at Bankstown Oval, and Universities meeting Gordon at Alan Davidson Oval.
The Second Grade semi-finals have Parramatta up against Northern District at Bruce Perser Reserve, and Universities taking on St George-Sutherland at Harold Fraser Oval.
Scoreboard
Sydney Premier Men’s Grade competition – Round 15 (Limited overs)
First Grade: Sydney University 2-161 off 19.4 overs (Ed Cowan 75 not out, Hayden Kerr 53; Jarrad Burke 1-36) defeated Campbelltown-Camden 8-155 off 50 overs (Jarrad Burke 30, Jaydyn Simmons 25, Jarred Lysaught 25 not out; Liam Robertson 2-21, Hayden Kerr 2-21, Lawrence Neil-Smith 2-23) by eight wickets, with a bonus point, at Raby No.1 Oval on Saturday. Toss: Campbelltown-Camden. Batted first: Campbelltown-Camden. Points: Sydney University 7, Campbelltown-Camden 0.
Sydney University finished third on 57 points at the end of the competition proper. The other five teams to contest the qualifying finals include: Campbelltown-Camden (58), Parramatta (58), Sutherland (55), Gordon (52) and Sydney (52).
Second Grade: Sydney University 7-282 off 50 overs (Dugald Holloway 72 not out, Ryan Danne 67, Matthew Powys 54; Matthew Hudson 2-42, Patrick O’Neill 2-43) defeated Campbelltown-Camden 176 off 39.1 overs (Matthew Hudson 45; Jonathon Craig Dobson 3-43; Ryan Danne 2-25, Jack Lawson 2-44) by 106 runs at Sydney University Oval on Saturday. Toss: Campbelltown-Camden. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Campbelltown-Camden 0.
Sydney University finished fifth on 65 points at the end of the competition proper. The other five teams to contest the qualifying finals include: Northern District (90), Hawkesbury (73), Manly-Warringah (67), Mosman (67) and Sydney (62).
Third Grade: Sydney University 137 off 37.1 overs (Alasdair Grant 42, Charles Litchfield 30; Connor Passlow 5-30, Marcus Ashcroft 2-28) defeated Campbelltown-Camden 122 off 43.2 overs (Quinn Passlow 25, William Salzmann 21; Alasdair Grant 4025, Ash Cowan 2-12, Liam Whitaker 2-17, Kieran Tate 2-29) by 15 runs at Raby No.2 Oval on Saturday. Toss Campbelltown-Camden. Batted first:Campbelltown-Camden. Points: Sydney University 6, Campbelltown-Camden 0.
Sydney University finished third on 67 points at the end of the competition proper. The other five teams to contest the qualifying finals include: Parramatta (72), Northern District (69), Mosman (57), Sydney (57) and Eastern Suburbs (56).
Fourth Grade: Sydney University 1-81 off 21.4 overs (Vince Umbers 32, Brayden Dilley 25 not out) defeated Campbelltown-Camden 80 off 44.4 overs (Shehan Canagasingham 2-9, Tom Fullerton 2-11, Robert Browne 2-17, Jazz Rinka 2-18) by nine wickets, with a bonus point, at Snape Park on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Campbelltown-Camden. Points: Sydney University 7, Campbelltown-Camden 0.
Sydney University finished sixth on 59 points at the end of the competition proper. Then other five teams to contest the qualifying include: Manly-Warringah (84), Northern District (81), Western Suburbs (78), Gordon (63) and Sydney (62).
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 144 off 41.3 overs (Ashwin Kirubanandan 28, Thomas Draca 26, Zphirul Islam 22; Mark Richardson 4-15) defeated Campbelltown-Camden 116 off 40.1 overs (Mark Richardson 35; Murray Miles 3-18, Andrew Wilkinson 2-9, Ethan Jamieson 2-15) by 28 runs at Raby No.3 Oval on Saturday. Toss: Campbelltown-Camden. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Campbelltown-Camden 0.
Sydney University finished 13th on 36 points at the end of the competition proper. The top six to contest the qualifying finals included: Gordon (80), Penrith (78), UNSW (73), Parramatta (71), Manly-Warringah (63) and Sutherland (62).
Club Championship: Manly-Warringah (1435 points) won the Club Championship for 2017-18, ahead of Parramatta (1350), Northern District (13018) and Sydney University (1278).
Metropolitan Cup – Round 16 (Limited overs)
Randwick-Petersham Gold 188 off 43.2 overs (Jay Trindal 67) defeated Sydney University 161 off 32.1 overs (no details) by 27 runs at St Paul’s College Oval on Saturday. Toss: Randwick-Petersham Gold. Batted first: Randwick-Petersham Gold. Points: Randwick-Petersham Gold 6, Sydney University 0.
Sydney University finished seventh on 52 points at the end of the competition proper. The top six to contest the qualifying finals included: Penrith (84), Gordon (81), Georges River (72), University of NSW Black (65), Eastern Suburbs ((61) and Warringah (58).
Sydney Premier Women’s Grade competition – Round 14 (Limited Overs)
First Grade: Universities 196 (Maddy Darke 59, Olivia Porter 47, Teresa Graves 24, Carly Leeson 23; Dharmini Chauhan 2-12) tied with Campbelltown-Camden 196 off 49 overs (Stefanie Daffara 52, Hannay Trethewy 48, Clara Iemma 45; Teresa Graves 4-20, Stella Campbell 3-29) at Raby No.1 Oval on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Universities. Points: Universities 3, Campbelltown-Camden 3.
Universities finished second on 62 points at the end of the competition proper. The other three teams to contest the semi-finals at Bankstown Sports (70), Gordon (57) and St George-Sutherland (50).
Second Grade: Universities 0-28 off nine overs (Jade Christie 16 not out) defeated Campbelltown-Camden 27 off 19.4 overs (Samantha Robinson 5-0, Dharshia Srinivas 4-13) by 10 wickets, with a bonus point, at Raby No.2 Oval on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Campbelltown-Camden. Points: Universities 7, Campbelltown-Camden 0.
Universities finished third on 63 points at the end of the competition proper. The other three teams to contest the semi-finals are: Parramatta (82), St George-Sutherland (79) and Northern District (53).
