Graham Croker
Sydney University opener Greg Mail scored his third century of the season in guiding the Students to a win in their limited overs match against Eastern Suburbs at Waverley Oval on Saturday and passed 11,000 First Grade runs in the process.
As the Sydney Cricket Association’s excellent website reports, the phenomenal Sydney Grade careers of Greg Mail and Blacktown’s Paul Maraziotis reached new heights on Saturday (December 11) with both men passing 11,000 First Grade runs.
“This weekend’s games were meant to be two-day fixtures (December 4 and 11), however, after incessant rain last week the round was changed to limited overs matches instead,” the website reports.
“Mail beat Maraziotis to the 11,000-run mark by virtue of his side, Sydney University, batting first against Eastern Suburbs at Waverley Oval. Needing just 28 runs to reach the milestone, Mail went on to make 145, which was also his 33rd First Grade century. Only Bob Simpson (35), Warren Bardsley (36) and Victor Trumper (36) have scored more.
“Maraziotis’s Blacktown side batted second in their match against Penrith. He needed just 20 runs to reach 11,000 and finished unbeaten on 43 in the seven wicket win.
“Mail now has 11,117 First Grade career runs, while Maraziotis has 11,023. They are the seventh and eighth players respectively to reach the mark in the history of the competition which spans over 100 years.
“During his career Maraziotis has played for Penrith, Bankstown and Blacktown, while Mail has represented Parramatta, Hawkesbury, Balmain (now Sydney CC), and Sydney University.”
Mail has now scored 733 runs for the season at an average of 91.4 And while he was reaching his milestone, fellow Sydney University opener Ian Moran was also making his mark. While cracking 86 in a 125-run opening stand with Mail, the all-rounder passed 8000 First Grade runs. He also has 283 First Grade wickets, making him just the 12th player to accomplish the double of 8000 runs and 250 wickets in First Grade.
Sydney University won the Waverley Oval contest by 85 runs to remain second on the competition ladder. Bankstown head the ladder on 50 points, with Sydney University (49), Randwick-Petersham (40), Fairfield-Liverpool (39), Blacktown (36) and St George (35) making up the top six.
Scoreboard
Sydney Men’s Grade Cricket – Limited overs
First Grade: Sydney University 6-321 off 50 overs (Greg Mail 145, Ian Moran 86, Kevin Desai 25 not out; Adam Ezekeil 4-53) d Eastern Suburbs 236 off 48.5 overs (William Somerville 64, Timothy Armstrong 30, Daniel Rootes 30; Ian Moran 2-21, Josh Toyer 3-56, Nigel Cowell 3-39) at Waverley Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Eastern Suburbs 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 6-214 off 49.2 overs (Matthew Gregory 77, Adam Theobald 64, Michael Culkoff 25 not out, Ben Larkin 24; Ryan Medley 3-36, Timothy Cutler 2-29) d Eastern Suburbs 211 off 49. 1 overs (Benjamin Shutz 45, Trent Griffiths 28; Liam Robertson 3-26, Charles McKeith 3-39, Robert Edwards 2-43) at Sydney University No.1 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Eastern Suburbs. Points: Sydney University 6, Eastern Suburbs 0.
Third Grade: Sydney University 6-249 off 50 overs (Suda Sivapalan 84, Justin Younes 62; Brett Erikkson 4-62) d Eastern Suburbs 229 off 47 overs (Joel James 81, Brett Erikkson 56, Prinya Kham 32; Ben Joy 3-29, Jim Kazaglis 3-30) at Trumper Park. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Eastern Suburbs 0.
Fourth Grade: Sydney University 217 (John Saint 63, Edward Arnott 57; Naveed Chowdhury 3-39, David Dunne 2-31, Harry Brooks 2-32) d Eastern Suburbs 170 (Martin Holland 57, Luke Bower 33; James Larkin 3-36, Charles Cull 2-15, Simon Cowan 2-20) at Sydney University No.2 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Eastern Suburbs 0.
Fifth Grade: Eastern Suburbs 7-130 off 39 overs (Jono Baker 23, Ko Ire 19; Mark Jeffery 2-24) d Sydney University 129 off 42 overs (Henry Clark 52; Will Shirvington 22; William Eaton 4-4, Mark Frei 3-24) at Snape Park. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Eastern Suburbs 6, Sydney University 0.
Poidevin-Gray Shield – Round 4
Sydney University 5-260 off 50 overs (Matthew Morgan 74, Nick Larkin 66, David Miller 38; James Broadbent 2-24, Hamish Oxley 2-52) d Campbelltown-Camden 209 off 47.3 overs (Aaron Yabsley 52, Corey Evans 31, Jake Mitchell 27; Kerrod McPherson 3-23, David Miller 3-40) at Sydney University No.1 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Campbelltown-Camden 0.
Sydney Women’s Grade Cricket – Round 11
First Grade: St George-Sutherland 1-118 off 16.5 overs (Leah Poulton 77 not out, Rebecca Wyborn 25) d 8-117 off 41.3 overs (Alison Parkin 30, Laura Cornford 19; Nicola Carey 5-23) at Glenn McGrath Oval. Toss: St George-Sutherland. Batted first: Universities. Points: St George-Sutherland 6, Universities 0.
Second Grade: St George-Sutherland 3-96 (Amy Wills 56 not out, Lisa McIntyre 12; Suzanne Issa 1-19, Caitlin Murray 1-23) d Universities 8-95 (Nicole Woods 29, Claire Cherington 29; Angela Holzhauser 4-17, Nicole Dowd 2-19) at Sydney University No.2 Oval. Points: St George Sutherland 6, Universities 0.
