SUCC 1st - 5th Grade v Northern District.
SUCC Metro v Wests.
SUCC PG's v Bankstown.
SUCC Green Shield v .
SUCC Sunday League v .
SUCC City and Suburban v Hunters Hill.
The "Max Bonnell Golden Pen Award" points tally
1st grade | 2nd grade | 3rd grade | 4th grade | 5th grade | 6th grade | PG's | Green Shield | City and Suburban | Sunday League
Riding high from back-to-back wins the Nerds fielded an unchanged side from that which demolished Randy Petes a week early. It’s a good thing the batters are scoring them out in the middle as their Nash performances of late have been sub-standard. Whether that is because Moran is now playing instead of ‘umpiring’ is anyone’s guess. The Parrot’s long ball to the Larkin that ‘talks a lot’ clearly the highlight, while most of Morgs’ touches were undoubtedly the lowlight. With last week’s drop-in wicket from Mumbai replaced with a deck with grass the Rangers felt bowling first and snaring a few early ones was the way to go. At 3 for 80 odd at lunch the decision would have felt vindicated, that is until Mail and Miller, collectively now know as ‘The Flat’ began their 2nd meaningful relationship for the week. And what a strong, dry relationship it has proven to be. ‘The Flat’ punished all bowlers to add 310 for the 4th wicket, a SUCC record. After clearly winning the ‘Rang Off’, (surviving an opening spell by fellow ginger Thornley), Mail upped the tempo as the spinners ‘who are only there to take me from 50 to 80’ came on. 140 runs, of which Mail made 100, and no wickets in the 2nd session set the innings up well. This scribe was particularly happy, as it enabled him to dine on far more than just ‘two plates’ at tea. Quick runs in the last session were found; of note was 1 ‘Mail Six’, (a six that fails to clear the fence) and back to back regular sixes. Should be noted that Hector’s marlin skills were again found wanting ‘there’s only 1 person in the ring, isn’t it a no-ball?’ perhaps its time for some more ‘lessons’ with your chat coach. So all up another strong day for the Nerds, but plenty of hard work required to take 10 poles next week.
Day 2
SUCC 4-390 (Mail 212, Miller 120*) def ND (Toyer 4-51, Moran 2-27 (no freebies), Pascal 2-62, Cowell 1-39)
Arriving at the ground for the second week in a row at 9.28am thus avoiding taking the covers off again felt as though the fines gods were smiling down on this scribe. As were the Nash gods. Playing a man down against a top order with significant unfounded confidence should have been a tough task. It was not. Early predictions of a ‘training ground drill’ or a ‘lesson’ were dismissed, as after 90 seconds the bowlers were 4-0 up. Tip to the batters: when constructing a wall, perhaps it’s better to use ‘oversized’ Miller instead of ‘undersized’ Larkin B? Clearly frustrated Will ‘Easy access skins’ Hay resorted to tackling the bowlers playmaker, while Ian ‘Age shall not weary’ Moran, looked to bring a bit of Danny Green to the Nash field. A few bumpers from ‘Express’ Moran to the ND’s number four was a highlight. This scribe found it quite amusing as to why this chap would continually garden ‘on a length’ when clearly not many had, or would, be pitching there. Maybe Westpac’s oldest graduate could be offering a few tips on resume preparation and interviewing techniques. A swinging yorker was far too good for the ND’s captain and at Hector’s behest it was ‘time for a sandwich’. JT proving he belongs in the top grade claiming their key scalp with another bumper. The happy knack of bowling a jaffer first ball of his spell should be useful. With the game largely won it was time for captain of comedy Moran to add some value. The highlight was undoubtedly the before and after comparison for this scribe with the ND’s portly, yet handsome, No 8 batsman. All up another good week for the students with good contributions from the younger brigade. Also, well done to 2’s for another record breaking weekend.
TK
DAY 1
The uni boys arrived at waitara oval on a warm Saturday morning, expecting a strong challenge from an in form Northern District side.
The day’s proceedings, as usual, began with a game known as “Nash”. Last week’s shock defeat for the youngsters was proven to be a one off as they once again ran riot over the elder statesmen, who seemed to lack the vision and skill to compete with a highly tuned and unchanged young line up, (lead by James Crowley (not the only tuning he did on the day!)) containing the likes of Tim “plugger” Ley and Chris “have you seen the movie, bush fires at sea?” Withers, who were on top form, to cruise to a 2-0 victory. Mention must be made to some good shot stopping from Shashi “Ringo Star” Keshar, who wielded his drumsticks to beat off a number of attempts from the young gun strike force. The absence of “the best rig in the club”, delayed by “underestimation of time required”, and not as the result of sleeping off a Pepsi, which was odds on favourite with C.Withers and son bookmakers, can’t have helped however.
Adam “Groodle” Theobald won the toss and had no hesitation in electing to bat, on what looked a good wicket. The uni boys lost Josh “My name’s Brian ok?” Ryan early to a leading edge, but it didn’t halt progress as Mark “I don’t need to run for that!” Faraday and Theobald proceeded to stroke the ball to all parts, with exquisite drives and shots all round the wicket, leaving the uni boys on a well deserved 1/130 at the chicken burger interval. This also brought the reappearance of Mr Crowley into the vicinity. On the arrival of his better half, during the opening session, the two veterinary scientists had combined to put on an aerobatic display, for any onlookers, on the swings which were situated on the opposite side of the ground, conveniently placed as far away from Josh “ the predator” Ryan as possible. The height and technique shown by Crowley were far above the level seen in an everyday children’s playground. By this time also, the colour of Rig’s muscle bound chest, beginning to resemble a beetroot, illustrated the unfortunate missing of the boat. The allrounder’s comment of “we’re going to be 1/400” after his early exit seemed not far from likely. Jones and Robertson enjoyed the opportunity to remove pads and nurse the rashes that were revealed (the full extent was yet to be realised however!).
The middle session started as the first had finished and the uni boys only lost the 1 wicket, right at the end of the session. Ship Theobald eventually exiting for a very well made 168, as his anchor lifted and he exited the crease for just enough time so as the bails could be removed, thus finishing a record breaking partnership of 292 with Faraday. Faraday remained unbeaten, despite large spates of cramp, which were attacked by high levels of chip and salt intake as well as the removal of a thigh pad, all seeming to fulfil their purpose. This all left the units in a commanding position of 2/320 at the tea interval.
After tea, Faraday and Chris “Pamela” Jones set about adding as many runs as possible prior to a declaration later in the day. Faraday flaid the ball to all parts. His chest work clearly paying off, as the ball was regularly bombed out of the park. Struggling through further cramp outbursts he was unfortunately caught at mid wicket for 186, denied what would have been a well deserved double century. This brought Liam “I may have small feet, but my bean is massive” Robertson to the crease. The young salmon like batsman took no time at all to get into his stride, smoking the leather to all corners of the ground in a quick fire 55. Leaving the Units in a commanding position, declaring on 4/507 with 15 overs remaining in the day, Jones finished with 71 not out and Tim Ley was unbeaten on 12. The bowling response only yielded one wicket, from Shashi “the mountain goat” Keshar. However signs were good as Tim “McLovin” Ley and Chris “Trent” Withers, both hit good areas to cause the Northern District batsmen considerable issues. Whilst a hostile over from Josh Ryan also created 2 potential chances, and a disturbance to the opener’s grille. So going into next week the uni boys lead by 420 with NDs already 1 down.
Chris Jones
Day 1 – 3rd Grade
November 28th was a day of partnerships for the Sydney University Cricket Club with records being broken in both first and second grade. The third grade boys were not to be undone with our own infamous opening partnership, Mark ‘Dementia’ Hackett and Suda ‘Major Baseball League’ Sivapalan, making their bromantic presence known throughout the day. While your scribe, Hasi ‘I figured with Smash not playing I would be the Pepsi representative’ and Wardy were enjoying their morning beverages of choice, Suda announced his displeasure with his bromantic partner. “F#*k Hackett how hard is it to be here on time for a throw down”. Hacks arrived at the ground sheepishly 5 minutes later, presumably after getting lost on his way to the ground, to be greeted by his flustered partner. The pair went for extremely committed pre game throw down in 30oc heat while every other team member rolled in and watched the start of what would be a pretty incredible 1st grade innings.
11.30am and the Nashball arena was laid out. The young pups had reason to feel quite confident going into this fixture as the elders had lost their Nash all star team member and gained the lost mind, body and soul of Kenny ‘John Nash’ Huckle. The heat intensified with every minute of Nash, the youngsters continued to make numerous raids on the elders goal. However, these attempts mostly proved unsuccessful like rapids washing over stone thanks to Jimmy Kags unusually preventing entry. This scribe could be forgiven for considering the elder team to be like stone given the rate at which they played in the Saturday morning heat. How the old heathens again came away with the points I am grabbling with. A lucky strike here or there and the devastating combo of the bromance is all I could put it down to. The kindred spirits combined gracefully on the Nashball field, having an unrivaled knowledge of each others where abouts and movements at all times. Which I have to say is pretty impressive considering it appears Mark ‘the lost soul’ Hackett doesn’t seem to know his own movements/where abouts at the best of times.
After the pre game formalities were completed, Wardy joined the NDs skipper and the 2 officials at the pitch for the toss. Fortunately the coin favoured the home side and to the delight of the SUCC bowlers, especially Jimmy ‘I sweat so much cause I am an advanced athlete’ Kazaglis and Hasi ‘dozen gallons of Pepsi’ Balasurija. Wardy had one look at his already battling bustlers and decided a bat might be in order for the nerds.
From the very get go of our innings the Hackett and Suda bromance dominated the northern districts attack. The opening pair sent deliveries to all parts of the oval. Suda even hit one ball out of sight, so the NDs attack tried a second new ball incase the other one was broken. But the same result followed with the boys peeling of runs as they pleased as the SUCC total moved to 84 from 10 overs. The damaging bromance came to an end when Hacks was out caught and bowled for a smoking 64. The runs continued to flow with Suda scoring a controlled 54 and Nick ‘Poor mans Ben Burgess’ Fitzgerald contributing with 23. With the fall of these two wickets, the score moved to 3 for 140 and the intriguing duo of Ken Huckle and Jack Hammond came together at the crease.
Kenny, the man who has come to be known as “Pork” around the club, and Jack ‘infamous pig hunter’ Hammond brutalized the NDs attack in their typical fashion. No bowler was spared as the boys launched into a full blown attack before tea. Unfortunately, this spectacle did not last as pork flashed his sword once too often and was caught at backward point just before the tea break.
The tea break didn’t make Hammond change his approach as he continued to bully the bowling. Jack whacked some more boundaries before falling victim on 43. The NDs attack may have considered themselves a chance of keeping our score below 300 at this point with score poised at 5 for 230. But some resilient lower order batting from the Uni boys ensured the total would steadily move past 300. There was a slight hiccup in the afternoon session when both Joshy Lawrence (34) and your tharrogant scribe (35) forgot to use their bats after the drinks break and were judged to be LBW after kicking the ball back to the bowler. Jimmy Kags (42) and Wardy bustled and bus drove the Uni boys past the 300 total and towards the end of the day. The NDs bowlers claimed the last few SUCC wickets in the late afternoon sun and had to withstand a single ferocious over of bustling from Kags. The overnight score is 0/5 with plenty of work to be done by the Uni boys to ensure we do our bit for the potential free jugs this Saturday. With prime bustling conditions expected on the extended forecast, this scribe is quite tharrogantly positive of a good pre Perth drinking session for the Uni boys.
Day 2
11.15am – I have pulled up to the picturesque Uni number 2 oval to witness yet another bromantic event. To my amazement Hackett and Suda were playing a friendly game of catch as the rest of the team rolled into the ground. I could be forgiven for thinking the bromance would be put on ice for a while after the part 1 release of this match report. But it seems the pair is willing to show that no amount of discouragement or concern will get in the way of their ball games, net sessions and other man dates. One might suggest that this partnership has no boundaries, if only this was the case for the number 2 oval as the NDs batsmen just seemed to find the rope all too often.
Nash was the traditional first order of the day with the youngsters really needing to stand up and be counted. But the usual panache of the youngster’s game was missing on this occasion and the elders for once deserved the points of the Nash victory. Do not mistake here, I am not saying that they played well; the youngster’s just played really, really badly. The lose left a truly bitter taste in the mouth. Thankfully, I will be spending the next week in Perth forgetting my own name and hopefully that dreadful Nash display. In the wash up from the punishment the Uni boys came out relatively scar free, just the two knee injuries and an excess of bruised ego’s. In other Nash related news, Hasi “own goal” Balasurija will be visiting the Nashball association corruption council after some dubious decision making and some noticeable match fixing including the side kick in, which he managed to own goal. Cheers Haz.
It was time to do the business and the SUCC bowlers were confident they were up to the task. Kags ready to sweat up a storm, BJ ready to torment the younger generation, myself ready to bench press the ball down the other end, JL ready to tempt and frustrate, and Hasi ready to spin a pepsi web. The early signs were good for the Uni boys. Wizard and le original bustler were in super form making the NDs top order look out of their depth. There was swing, bounce, carry and pace from one end; sorry Methuselah but this does need to be an honest recount. The boys took us into the drinks break in a very positive position.
The old wicket either side of drinks trick worked in our favour and the NDs boys were starting to slide. I only wished the bloke who bet me he was going to bat the day had made it to tea so we could talk figures; the Perth funds were in need of a boost too. The Uni boys continued to toil hard right through to tea were the game was evenly poised at 4/130. But unfortunately another quality afternoon tea spread from Geoff was to be the Uni boys’ last real victory for the day.
After tea we tried, tried and tried again but the extra gear was missing in the SUCC juggernaut. Some good individual efforts were not supported by the team as a whole. Chances were missed, bowlers struggled to link together and the NDs batsmen just always seemed to find the boundary when it was needed. The one that got away adequately sums up the feeling in the sheds. Uni oval 2 can be a tough place to play cricket and is unforgiving to mistakes. We were all reminded of the old cricket cliché, anything can happen.
AJ
Day 1
ND all out 168 off 67.4 overs (C.Cull 3/31, D.Bragg 3/50, D. Crawford 2/24 and K. McPherson 2/26). Sydney Uni 1/22.
Notable quotes and events of the day
‘Is that a 1984 club shirt?’ – Charlie Cull asking Paul O’Halloran about his 1864 SUCC playing shirt.
*Note: This was not a marlin attempt.
‘Even if she was a bit retarded but still looked like Jen Hawkins, you would still have to go there wouldn’t you?’ - Dave Crawford talking about women.
‘It happens every game. The Leopard pounces onto a ball, there’s a puff of dust and somehow he ends up into the fence without the ball.’ - Ash Cowan referring to Matt Skinner’s worthy but failed boundary saving slides into the fence.
‘Freddy Mercury was gay wasn’t he?’ - Pete Jordan demonstrating his lack of musical knowledge.
A chair apparently hurtling across the dressing room - Matt Skinner blowing up after being bowled around the legs.
Dave Crawford demonstrating his amazing multi-tasking abilities by talking to the captain and setting fielders right in the middle of his run up.
The trip to Asquith
10:15AM: I met up with Dave ‘Crawfs’ Crawford at Uni no.2 for my ride out to Asquith and already the temperature was up to about 35°C with a hot, dry westerly in tow. I suspected it was going to be one of those tough long hot grinding days and by stumps, it pretty much panned out that way with us finishing off with the upper hand.
The trip out to Asquith was quite amusing and entertaining, for me at least, mainly because of Crawford’s antics. These antics included ‘adventurous’ driving in and out of lanes which definitely had my heart in mouth a few times. There was also a lot of cursing towards Sydney traffic and then there were the even bigger blow-ups directed towards the flashing warning lights which were indicating a lack of engine oil in his new Audi. After a few pits stops at multiple service stations, we finally found the right ‘completely synthetic oil’ and we were back on our journey to Asquith. The only problem was that it was 11:20 by then, the traffic ahead looked bad and we were certain that we would have to dig deep into our pockets for the beer we would have to supply for everyone that was on time.
Nashball
11:40 AM: We finally arrived about 10 minutes late but I was even more surprised to see that only half of our team had arrived. It appeared they too didn’t quite factor in the traffic out to Asquith and to my relief, this meant that the cost of beers would be divided amongst the late comers, and we would all be able to save a few quid. I also managed to take a quick peek at the car thermometer before warm up which read 36.5°C, fun times ahead.
All I can say about nashball is that it was a total farce. It was old versus young again and the match was pre-ceded by Ben ‘Tuesday’ Joy talking up his superior ball handling skills, maybe of a different kind I suspect. Unfortunately for him, he talked the talk but just couldn’t quite deliver the walk. The old boys were up 3-0 within about 5 minutes and the game was canned to save any further embarrassment for the young guns. We also lost the toss and were sent in to field.
The Game
The game couldn’t have started any better with Charlie ‘Big C’ Cull picking up a fine edge to the keeper Ed ‘insert nickname here’ Arnott in the very first over. From there, their batsmen dug themselves into a very big hole with a lack of intent in their batting. There were many occasions when defended balls could have so easily been dropped at their feet or worked around for a quick single but maybe it was just down to their inexperience as they were after all, a very young side. Their only real fight back came when their number 7 (38) and 8 (42) came in. These two batted very stubbornly and courageously. They attacked regularly but also rotated the strike effectively and I would encourage the rest of their batsmen to take note of how these two youngsters played. However, after the resistance fell, mainly due to a momentum change brought upon by Dave ‘The burglar’ Crawford and Daniel ‘Braggy’ Bragg, we cleaned them up pretty quickly.
All three our our quicks bowled very well. Charlie ‘Big C’ Cull ended up taking 3-31 off 14 overs. He toiled hard all day, especially with that mop on his head. He bowled with good control and consistently had it pitched up in good areas making the batsmen play often and then capitalized on their mistakes. Kerrod ‘K-Rod’ McPherson bowled with good pace and bowled some very hostile deliveries which had the batsmen jumping around ended up with 2-26 of his 12. Ben ‘Joystick/Joyrider’ Joy who was probably my pick of the quicks, finished the day 0-14 off 10. He bowled with good heat, variation, put in a great effort in the stinking heat and was very unlucky not to pick up few. Dave ‘The burglar’ Crawford finished up with 2/24 off his 12 was very effective in changing the pace of the game. In fact, one of his overs, which lead to Braggy breaking their 8th wicket stand, was probably the most crucial over of the day. Braggy also bowled well with good loop to pick up 3/50 off his 17 and cleaned up the tail pretty quickly.
We fielded pretty well considering the heat and sketchy outfield restricting them to their first boundary in the 36th over. There was only one dropped half chance and about 3 or 4 misfields which wasn’t too bad either.
We’re in a pretty strong position for next week but it will basically come down to the batsmen being patient and working the singles and twos and rotating the strike effectively. This was the key area where they failed and hopefully we will learn from their error and come away with a solid win.
Day 2
Sydney Uni 3-217 declared, ND 2-69 in their 2nd innings. Sydney Uni won on first innings points
Paul O’halloran 84*, Ash Cowan 46 and Dave Crawford 44*
Charlie Cull 1-10-5, Ben Joy 1-12-6
Well, it was evident that all the late comers had learnt from last week as everyone arrived about 20 minutes early. This meant more time for nashball but the end result was pretty much identical to the previous Saturday. It was young versus old again, Ben ‘I’m a pom’ Joy decided against any trash talk, and despite the youngsters putting up more of a fight and showing glimpses of team coordination, the old timers came away with the win at 4-0 I think.
After a quick chat with the skipper, Paul ‘Pegsy’ O’Halloran and I set about chasing the score down and started cautiously, as one of their opening bowlers was swinging the ball both ways. After about 10 overs however, the pitch turned into a multi-lane super highway and our batsmen had a field day. After I was dismissed for 20 odd, Ash ‘Smash’ Cowan lived up to his nickname and started blasting their hapless bowlers all over the park. The highlights of his innings were some great lofted drives for four and two huge horns at midwicket which ended up over the road and into the front yard of some suburbanites. His rapid fire innings came to an end after being stumped for 46 but the entertainment didn’t stop there, enter Dave “I didn’t know where it was going but as soon as I hit it, I knew it was six!” Crawford. The Burglar signaled his intentions early with an ugly missed swipe on the second ball of his innings. Unfortunately for the opposition, this was about the only ball he missed as he ended the day on 44* probably off about 25 balls. I also recall one over going for a dot, 4, 6, 6, 4 and anther dot! Meanwhile down the other end, Pegsy was quietly lurking about his business, accumulating runs with a mixture of 1’s, 2’s and 3’s dashed with the occasional 4. Before we knew it he was well past his 50 and looking almost certain for a big ton. I have to say that his innings was pretty much textbook and great to watch. He had solid defence, ran smartly and aggressively, played a plethora of minimal risk shots into the gaps and he did it all at a very reasonable run rate too. Unfortunately for Pegsy, we decided to declare on 217 at tea and have a crack at the outright victory.
We had another fantastic start with Charlie Cull again picking up a wicket in the first over however, two crucial dropped catches prevented us from getting deep into their tail enders. We decided to call it quits when they were 2-69 but overall, a very solid victory and so the 4th grade juggernaut continues.
*Just on a side note, this will be my last game for Sydney uni for at least a few years as I will be taking up a position with the defence force next January which is initially Canberra based. Hopefully, I’ll be able to get a future posting in Sydney. I’d like to thank everyone that I’ve played with and all the skippers that have captained me for all the great times and not so great times, it’s been a real rollercoaster. Thanks Phelpsy, Jimmy Rodgers, Geoff, Jessup, Les and all the other staff/support staff that I’ve forgotten to mention. I intend to return one day and hopefully I will come back significantly mentally and physically tougher so I can contribute more towards the winnings ways of the SUCC.
Pete Jordan
SUCC 7-240 (Ashley Crasto 66, Dave Gatt 38 not out, Jesse Moffat 35 not out, Paul Bertelle 31) beat Western Suburbs 238 (Matt Skaife 3-22, Jack Boehm 3-40, Gatt, Moffat, Brooker 1 wicket each).
Day one
Having got sidetracked or lost or both (doesn't he owe a carton of grog or, in the case of those not old enough to drink yet, a carton of coke for his tardiness?), Dave Brooker eventually arrived to find that stand in skipper Paul Bertelle had lost the toss and we were forced to field in very warm and windy conditions with Wests having use of a very good batting deck.
Jack "Bohemian Rhapsody'' Boehm ignored the road pitch to bowl a fantastic fiery opening spell that saw him claim 3-22 in his first seven overs, helped by two spectacular one handed catches in first slip from Ashley Crasto as Wests, who went in to the game in second spot, slumped to 3-58 after 14 overs.
Unfortunately, their skipper hung around like a bad smell, compiling 81 and helping the Magpies get to 6-140 at which stage we still harboured thoughts of dismissing them for well under 200. But, we lost some focus and a couple of dropped catches, some sloppy fielding and a rear guard action eventually saw the home side reach an imposing 238, leaving us 20 tricky overs to negotiate until the end of day one.
Boehm was terrific, bowling with pace and accuracy while Matty Skaife stunned Wests by coming on as seventh change bowler to snare 3-22 and telling all that SUCC now had its very own version of Freddy Flintoff. SUCC managed to reach 2-84 from its 20 overs. Srin Vasista (17) and Crasto put on 28 for the first wicket before Jono ''Ranga'' Momsen joined Ashley and the pair moved the score to 64. Jono, who was looking good, was then caught for 15 towards the end of the day. That brought Freddy Skaife to the crease with two overs. Skaifey faced the last over and the sensible thing to do would have been to see it out. But, as we all know, there is nothing sensible about Skaifey!
Thus, the over went like this - dot, four, four, dot, six, six! The poor bowler went from 1-11 to 1-31 and we went from 2-64 to 2-84. That left us all eagerly awaiting the next week.
Day two
Expectations were high for some more of Skaifey's fireworks, but it was not to be as he was run out on the very first ball of the day. The only dark clouds around were the ones directly over his head as he walked off the ground muttering something obscene. We were immediately on the back foot at 3-84, but a 66-run partnership between Paul ''Oils ain't oils'' Bertelle (31) and Crasto steadied the ship. But Bertelle's dismissal (out to a knee high to a grasshopper 14-y-o spinner whom he has trained with and was desperate not to get out to) sparked a mini collapse as SUCC went from 4-150 to 7-171. Along the way we lost Crasto for a superbly crafted and very important and patient 66 with the score on 158.
However, here comes the really good part!
Emerging from the nearby telephone booth as the number nine and with the weight of the world on his shoulders, your match reporter joined Green Shield member Jesse tree Moffat at the crease in the 44th over. Jesse was on 10 at the time and SUCC still needed another 68 runs to win. The odds were against us. But, never fear!
Some 13 overs later, the match was all over with yours truly enjoying a great day in the sun with a sparkling, brilliant, amazing, superb, out of this world 38 not out, including my first "horn'' (part of the 14 runs in one over off Bertelle's tormentor) for the club which was a superb down the ground six which was celebrated with an arrogant call of 'horns'' before the ball had even sailed over the fence (hey, I can say and write whatever I want because none of the other lazy bastards can be bothered to do the match report and keep fobbing it off). The Jesse tree Moffat (Hey Dave Jess, you have a good one here) was outstanding as the anchor, showing an old head on young shoulders with six boundaries in his innings of 35 not out.
All in all a terrific victory against a quality side which helps continue sixth grade's rise to near the top of the table. We have now accounted for first and second on the table and all we need to do is beat the teams below us!
And, by the way, hopefully, someone else among you lazy lot will be able to show your penmanship next time by doing the match report for a change!
Dave Gatt
Sydney Uni C&S 8/165 Def by Hunters Hill 5/169
On a warm and sunny Saturday greeted by a friendly looking pitch and a fast outfield the toss was won again by Moorhouse.
Batting first and after a steady opening partnership (Freeman 16, Chin 8) we had the pleasure of watching John Le Couteur (63) and Dylan’s brother (25) score substantial runs to set up a reasonable total of 165.
(Notable mention – Shot of the Day was Moorhouses’s first ball cover drive for 4)
Airdsy didn’t get a bat but we were saving him for later.
Despite great efforts from our opening bowlers Tom and Gene Wilder (3/36), Hunters Hill were too strong in the middle order. With not much hope left for victory, someone gave the ball to Airdsy. 10 seconds later their best bat was back in the pavilion, middle stump “cart wheeling”. If only we bought him on earlier!!!
We will have to lift to get over a few of these sides with big hitters but with a bit more effort it can be done (Just ask Airdsy).
The "Max Bonnell golden pen award" results.
Ed has his hundred against WA.
Reports:
1st Grade 3.6
2nd Grade 3
3rd Grade 3
4th Grade 3.7
5th Grade 0
6th Grade 3.4
So the pick of the week is the departing Peter Jordan.
Important footnote: points were credited to 2nds and 3rds for their failure to submit a day two report. We all want to forget as soon as possible...