CLUB NEWS
Friday, 27th January 2012
Teams posted
Teams for round 12 have been posted. Please click the link in the left hand Nav column to view the PDF.
Dead Stream!
Our apologies to all who wanted to watch the live stream of the T20 final. A comedy of errors saw the computer that we had spent days preparing for streaming was only 100 metres away from the grounds but unfortunately, we were unaware that the building it was in would be locked for Australia day....no access for anyone no matter how important they were.
Sunday 22nd January, 2012
First Grade Debut ends with Joy
1st Grade V Eastern Suburbs
SUCC 9/152 defeated Eastern Suburbs 6-149 (Greg Mail 41, Stuart Clark 33, Ben Larkin 28, Ben Joy 3-24)
Just over a week ago Ben Joy was supposed to play 3rd Grade. A withdrawal in 2nd Grade saw Ben return to the Grade where he has had good success this season. 8-12 against Penrith and Ben was promoted for his 1st Grade debut in the important match against Eastern Suburbs (1st V 3rd). Batting at No X1, a supposedly nervous Ben walked out to bat with SUCC needing 9 runs to win. His first ball in first grade, and a cover drive for four runs. Tim Ley faced the first ball of the last over from Easts skipper, Ahillen Beadle and turned it for a single. 
Ben Joy straight drove the next ball for four to hit the winning runs, SUCC nine wickets down and four balls to go, an exciting win in a very hard fought match. Joy had earlier bowled a devastating spell on debut causing an early collapse by Easts. Easts had won the toss and batted first in overcast conditions. After a rain delay reduced the match to a 45 over a side, Greg Mail bowled dangerous opening bat, Sam Robson and then Ben Joy, bowling 2nd change, removed the Easts other opener, and the nos three & four to finish with 3-24 off 9 overs, leaving Easts at 4-43. A recovery led by the Beadle Bros, saw Easts reach a competitive score of 149 in 45 overs with a wet and slow outfield making boundaries very hard to find. In its chase SUCC lost early wickets, before the prolific Greg Mail 41 and Ben Larkin 28 combine to ensure a solid recovery. More quick wickets, including the run out of Mail saw Sydney Uni in trouble, before Stuart Clark showed the form that earned him a century earlier in the season in compiling 33. Just when it looked as though we were over the line, Sam Robson picked up the wickets of Will Somerville for 15 and Clark for 33. Ben Joy strode to the wicket. Match over and Sydney Uni finished minor premiers in the Limited Over competition. The current Limited Over Champions will open the defence of their title when they again host Eastern Suburbs (who finished 6th following their loss) in the first qualifying final on Sunday 12th February. This should be another great game. We would like to thank Tim Air and the Sydney Uni Aussi Rules Club for coming down and supporting the team. The players really appreciated your support and excellent banter and invite you back, along with all Sydney Uni supporters to support us at the qualifying final.
With 2nd Grade washed out at Waverley Oval, Sydney Uni won all their other grades to be undefeated two rounds in succession.
The highlight of the other Grades was the performance of Alex Mihalyka who was another player with a last minute promotion. Alex turned up at the wrong ground, not knowing that he had been promoted to 4th Grade. Alex scored 81 which included 10 sixes at Trumper Park.
In 5th Grade, Sam Mahabady scored 51* in the team's recovery from 6-30 chasing 160, having earlier taken 5-24
Summary of other Grade Scores
2nd Grade- match abandoned
3rd Grade SUCC 199 (Kevin Desai 64, Justin Younes 43, Alasdair Grant 25) defeated Easts 114 (Charles Cull 3-16, Jack Hill 2-14)
4th Grade SUCC 6-265 (Alex Mihalyka 81, Ash Cowan 41, James Larkin 25) defeated Easts 7-146 (Hasi Balasuriya 3-37, Darius Visser 2-25)
5th Grade SUCC 8-160 (Sam Mahabady 51*, Ben Peacock 27) defeated Easts 8-159 (Sam Mahabady 5-24, Tim Croft 2-30)
Earlier in the week our Green Shield side completed a solid tournament when they thrashed Hawkesbury by 8 wickets to finish just outside the finals in equal seventh position. A three run loss to Sydney (Sydney's only win) severely cost Sydney Uni. A win in that match would have seen them equal 2nd. A separate report will be completed on Green Shield, but congratulations to Kieran Tate who was the competition's equal leading wicket taker in the preliminary rounds.
Dont forget this Thusday, Australia Day Twenty 20 Grand Final, Sydney Uni versus Randwick Petersham at Uni 1, BBQ fro 1.00pm, match commences at 2.30pm
Sunday 15th January 2011
Keep the Following Dates Free
Thursday 26 January- Australia Day Twenty 20 Grand Final
Sydney University V Randwick-Petersham at University No 1. Match commences at 2.30pm, BBQ from 1.00pm. Come and support your Club. Randwick Petersham certainly will have many supporters at our home Ground.
Friday 24 February - SUCC ANNUAL GOLF DAY
Beverley Park Golf Course, details to follow.
Wednesday 11th January
Welcome to all our sponsors, supporters and players to 2012,
and hopefully it will be a most successful and enjoyable second half of the 2011-12 season for SUCC and a healthy and happy year for all.
Despite wins to our 1st and 2nd Grade sides, the first weekend of the New Year was somewhat disappointing, particularly with regards to our Club Championship aspirations. Losses in 3's, 4's and 5's as well as PG's and Green Shield saw the Club fall further behind Manly, who are leading the Club Championship on 1023 points. SUCC are fourth on 804 points.
Mail Delivers More Records
Greg Mail has moved into third place on the list of leading run scorers in 1st Grade after a Century on the weekend against Campbelltown-Camden. More here
Green Shield & Poidevin Gray
Last Sunday saw SUCC host St George in both Green Shield and Poidivin Gray. The day produced two losses to SUCC, but was highlighted by the tremendous support of the St George Club, with around 60 supporters watching between the two games on Unis 1 & 2. More here
Tuesday 5.4.2011
Congratulations from the Executive Director of SUSF
Dear staff and club members,
As many of you would hopefully know by now, the Sydney Uni Cricket Club won the Belvidere Cup yesterday by defeating a Randwick-Petersham side that included Test cricket stars Simon Katich and Usman Khawaja. Sydney Uni’s Scott Henry was named man of the match for his brilliant 132 runs, crafted at a time when we were in deep trouble at 7-99 in the first innings. Greg Mail took 5 wickets on day 3 as Sydney Uni wrapped up their 3rd premiership in the last 9 years, having won in 2002/2003 and 2004/2005.
This title adds to the limited overs title won on 27 February and the Poidevin-Gray (under 21) title won on 13 March and is possibly the first time a Sydney grade club has held all 3 titles – the record books will be checked this week at Cricket NSW…
There are so many people who are instrumental in a victory such as this. First and foremost, the players were incredibly tough under pressure and delivered when it looked dire. Credit must go to captain Will Hay, who has been very strong in his first year at the helm. A huge congratulations also goes to Gary Whitaker who has put in a massive number of hours this year, his first as Director of Cricket. Geoff de Mesquita has been a great support to everyone, and delivers the (self-selected) “best canteen” in grade cricket every week, amongst the dozens of administrative tasks he takes on. Matthew Phelps has done a tremendous job as the batting coach and Mick O’Sullivan as Chairman has been terrific. There are many others, such as Phil Logan (Chairman of Selectors), Tim Leahy (strength and conditioning), Dave Stanton (photography), Greg Matthews (spin bowling coaching), Les Carrington (scoring and net practice co-ordinator), and John Kilford (first grade scorer). Tony and Josephine Sukkar from Buildcorp have sponsored the club this year, and everything they touch seemingly turns to gold – they currently sponsor our rugby club (first grade premiers 2010) and our women’s rugby club (first grade premiers 2010).
Finally I would like to pay tribute to our tireless grounds staff who prepare the Sydney Uni ovals, including the wickets and practice wickets, for so many months of the year. Their dedication has been fantastic and they have received many compliments from our club, rival clubs and umpires alike on the state of our grounds. Well done Ray Hunt, Daryl Davidson, Peter Brouwer, Ryan Pappas, Greg Donachie and the many casual grounds staff who have worked so hard this past season.
Kind regards,
Rob.
Robert Smithies
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
| Honour Roll for Centuries, 5 for's and Hat-tricks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player's name | Grade | Achievement: |
Match |
| Scott Henry | 1 | 107 | Gordon |
| Tim Ley | 1 | 5/48 | Gordon |
| Ben Joy | 2 | 5/24 | Gordon |
| Michael Culkoff | 2 | 5/27 | Gordon |
| Greg Mail | 1 | 7/12 | Manly |
| Michael Culkoff | 2 | 5/43 | Manly |
| Greg Mail | 1 | 131 | Blacktown |
| Kevin Desai | 4 | 137 | Blacktown |
| Steve Hobson | 5 | 240 on debut | Parramatta |
| Alex Toomey | 6 | 112 | UNSW |
| Wade Capps | 6 | 153 no | UNSW |
| Michael Culkoff | 2 | 5/27 | Blacktown |
| Liam Robertson | 2 | 5/9 | Blacktown |
| Kerrod McPherson | 3 | 5/37 | Blacktown |
| Darius Visser | 4 | 5/4 | Blacktown |
| Matt Skinner | 5 | 128 | Mosman |
| Rob Edwards | PG's | 6/35 | Manly |
| Michael Barwick | 6 | 101 | North Sydney |
| Greg Mail | 1 | 100 | Campbelltown Camden |
| Ben Joy | 2 | 8/12 | Penrith |