Sydney University maintained second place on the NSW Men’s Premier cricket ladder with a first innings result over Fairfield-Liverpool at Rosedale Oval on Saturday.
Hayden Kerr (53), Daniel Miller (50) and William Masojada (48 not out) helped the Students to 263 on day one of the Round 13 match, before they dismissed the hosts for 249 on day two.
Luke Ohrynowsky (75), Mitchell Williams (61) and Raveesh Srivastava (39) kept their side in the hunt, while Kerr claimed 3-25 and Charlie Cassell collected 3-30 to secure the win.
With two rounds to play before the Qualifying Finals, Randwick-Petersham head the First Grade Belvidere Cup ladder on 66 points, with Sydney University holding down second place on 59 points and Eastern Suburbs (51), Sydney (50), Bankstown (45) and UTS North Sydney (45) making up the top six.
Sydney University head the Third Grade ladder on 68 points, with Mosman (55), Bankstown (50), Manly-Warringah (49), Sydney (47) and Parramatta (46) making up the top six.
The Students also head the Fourth Grade ladder on 60 points, with Hawkesbury (55) St George (48), UNSW (45), Bankstown (45) and Penrith (45) making up the top six.
Bankstown head the Club Championship on 1320 points, with Sydney University holding down second place on 1140 points, just ahead of Eastern Suburbs on 1135.
Sydney University will host seventh-placed St George in a two-day match at University Oval starting this Saturday and round out the season proper with a limited overs fixture against Eastern Suburbs at Waverley Oval.
Scoreboard
NSW Men’s Premier competition – Round 13 (Two-day matches)
First Grade: Sydney University 263 off 96.3 overs (Hayden Kerr 53, Daniel Miller 50, William Masojada 48 not out; Arjun Nair 5-73, Matt Critchley 3-87) defeated Fairfield-Liverpool 249 off 94.3 overs (Luke Ohrynowsky 75, Mitchell Williams 61, Raveesh Srivastava 39; Hayden Kerr 3-25, Charlie Cassell 3-30) on the first innings at Rosedale Oval on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Fairfield-Liverpool 0.
Second Grade: Fairfield-Liverpool 194 off 66.4 overs (Lachlan O’Connor 106; Kieran Tate 3-20, Lewis McMahon 3-39) and 8-74 off 43 overs (Harrison Carlyon 38; Kieran Tate 4-19, Lewis McMahon 3-27) defeated Sydney University 173 off 69 overs (Brodie Frost 48 not out, Ryan Danne 32, Charles Litchfield 25, Kieran Tate 25; Daniel Miles 7-51, Damien Aviet 2-35) on the first innings at University Oval. Toss: Fairfield-Liverpool. Batted first: Fairfield-Liverpool. Points: Fairfield-Liverpool 6, Sydney University 0.
Third Grade: Sydney University 1-87 off 13 overs (James Crowley 41 not out, Bennett Walsh 38 not out) and 1-71 off 14 overs (Nicky Craze 42 not out, Bennett 17 not out) defeated Fairfield-Liverpool 86 off 38 overs (Justin Bertovic 30; Matthew Moran 3-11, Murray Watts 3-17, Sam Wood 3-24) and 70 off 35 overs (Justin Bertovic 20; Jack Lawson 4-23, Henry Clark 3-13) outright at Fairfield Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Fairfield-Liverpool. Points: Sydney University 10, Fairfield-Liverpool 0.
Fourth Grade: University 6(dec)-109 off 26 overs (Brayden Dilley 29, Michael Robinson 27, Liam Coelho 21; Tim Marlin 4-17) and 6-108 (Liam Coelho 37, James Veitch 30, Rex Greaves 20 not out; Simon Grove 4-19) defeated Fairfield-Liverpool 103 off 41.2 overs (Tim Martin 24; Michael Robinson 4-37, Daniel van der Merwe 2-13, Rex Greaves 2-20, Jackson Gwynne 2-28) and 112 off 32.1 overs (Tim Marlin 46; Jackson Gwynne 3-28, Michael Robinson 3-48) outright at St Paul’s College Oval on Saturday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Fairfield-Liverpool. Points: Sydney University 10, Fairfield-Liverpool 0.
Fifth Grade: Sydney University 150 off 67 overs (Morris Fredriksson 28, Maxim Shanahan 27, Brad Kayani 25; Daniel Marshall 3-9, Cameron Frendo 2-027) drew with Fairfield-Liverpool 8-132 (Peter Pigadas 47, Salvik Ashwal 20; Matthew Johns 5-28) at Don Dawson Oval on Saturday.
Metropolitan Cup – Round 14 (Two-day match)
Sydney University 184 off 58.3 overs (Cullen Hathurusinghe 40, Clancy Barrett 35, Henry Cain 34, Ryan Blayney 25) defeated Blacktown Mounties 148 off 71 overs (Malay Doshi 5-42, Thomas Crawford 3-13) on the first innings at St Paul’s College Oval on Sunday. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Blacktown Mounties. Points: Sydney University 6, Blacktown Mounties 0.
NSW Women’s Premier competition – Round 14 (Limited overs)
First Grade: Universities 173 off 49 overs (Carly Leeson 45, Bess Heath 45; Ahilya Chandel 2-17, Nell Bryson-Smith 2-23) defeated Sydney 117 off 33.5 overs Gizelle Plummer 51; Stella Campbell 3-13, Rachel Trenaman 3-20) by 56 runs at Drummoyne Oval on Sunday. Toss: Sydney. Batted first: Universities. Points: Universities 6, Sydney 0.
Brewer Shield (under 18) competition – Round 8 (Limited overs)
Universities 2-219 Aarya Shipurkar 65 not out, Frankie Nicklin 62, Sarah Brine 30 not out; Eliza Thompson 2-19) defeated Northern District 6-172 off 40 overs (Sienna Eve 43, Tuvini Jayakody 31 not out; Sarah Brine 2-30) by eight wickets at Asquith Oval on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Northern District. Points: Universities 6, Northern District 0.
