All-rounder Liam Robertson opened the 2017-18 season with a boundary-laden century as defending premiers Sydney University defeated Gordon by seven runs in their limited overs clash at Chatswood Oval on Saturday.
Batting at No.4, Robertson cracked six sixes and eight boundaries in compiling 102 off 84 deliveries in the Students 9-297 off 50 overs.
It was his fourth century for the club and took him past 4500 First Grade runs in his ninth season.
Having been sent into bat, University openers Hayden Kerr (86) and Ed Cowan (22) put on 54 in even time, with Kerr cracking nine boundaries and three sixes in his 76-ball stay.
Damien Mortimer came in at No.3 and compiled a patient 57 in a 76-run stand with Kerr and a 101-run partnership with Robertson.
The hosts were 3-51 in reply before Tym Crawford (55) and Elliot Richtor (43) steadied the ship and set up No.9 Charlie Stobo to almost pull off a win for the hosts.
Stobo cracked an unbeaten 71 off 51 deliveries, including five sixes and three boundaries as Gordon came within seven runs of the target.
Sydney University also collected the points in Second, Third and Fourth grades, with Gordon winning the Fifth Grade match at St Paul’s College Oval.
And Sydney University opened the Metropolitan Cup competition with a 10-wicket win over Randwick-Petersham Gold at Alexandria Park on Sunday.
Scoreboard
Sydney Premier Men’s Grade competition – Round 1 (50 overs)
First Grade: Sydney University 5-297 off 50 overs (Liam Robertson 102, Hayden Kerr 87, Damien Mortimer 57; Elliot Richtor 2-49) defeated Gordon 9-290 off 50 overs (Charlie Stobo 71 not out, Tym Crawford 55, Elliot Richtor 43; Tim Ley 3-36, Darius Visser 2-41, Joe Kershaw 2-44 ) by seven runs at Sydney University Oval on Saturday. Toss: Gordon. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Gordon 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 9-271 off 49.5 overs (Ryan McElduff 59, James Larkin 50, Nicky Craze 47; Sam Baker 4-52, Nick Miller 3-44) defeated Gordon 7-270 off 50 overs (Reagan Klemt 135, Scott O’Brien 73; Jonathon Craig Dobson 2-42, Dugald Holloway 2-51, Lawrence Neil-Smith 2-53) by one wicket at Chatswood Oval on Saturday. Toss: Gordon. Batted first: Gordon. Points: Sydney University 6, Gordon 0.
Third Grade: Sydney University 5-256 off 50 overs (Alexander Shaw 79 not out, Steven Hobson 43, Lewis Bedford 32, Jack Hill 31; ) defeated Gordon 226 off 47 overs (Jim Ryan 4-43, Lewis McMahon 3-30) at Camperdown Oval on Saturday. Toss: Gordon. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Gordon 0.
Fourth Grade: Sydney University 8-204 off 50 overs (Alasdair Grant 48, Tom Fullerton 45; Matthew Keane 5-56) defeated Gordon 194 off 48.4 overs (Oliver Zannino 69, Manus Chauhan 42; Billy Barge 3-52, Tom Fullerton 2-23, Robert Browne 2-27) at Killara Oval on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Gordon 0.
Fifth Grade: Gordon 9-215 off 50 overs (Nicholas Andreou 53, Tom Hamblin 40; Michael Phoebus 3-37, Andrew Wilkinson 2-22) defeated Sydney University 109 off 32 overs (Sameer Murthy 36 not out, Hayden Storey 30; Danusha Senevirantne 8-18) by 106 runs, with a bonus point, at St Paul’s College Oval on Saturday. Toss: Gordon. Batted first: Gordon. Points: Gordon 7, Sydney University 0.
Metropolitan Cup – Round 1 (50 overs)
Sydney University 0-83 off 14.1 overs (Hugh Farrow 46 not out, Daniel Wicks 19 not out) defeated Randwick-Petersham Gold 77 off 25.4 overs (Shehan Canagasingham 3-14; Max Shanahan 3-15, Oliver Thompson 2-2) by 10 wickets at Alexandria Park on Sunday. Toss: Batted first: Points: Sydney University 6, Randwick-Petersham Gold 0.
