The most evocative sound wafting across the University Ovals on a Saturday afternoon?
The Club's stirring victory song...not especially poetic or melodious but inspiring!
So, keep singing it!
Keep earning it!
Keep the eyes on the Club Championship. 29 points separate the top 4 clubs so the next few rounds are vital.
Keep scoring 100s, Theo! Saturday's was his 13th in 2nd Grade and he moved to 3rd highest run scorer in the 149 year history of the Club.
Keep scoring 100s Jack
Maddocks who scored his first (of many) on Sat. in 5ths.
Keep bowling 3rds to inspiring victories, Lewis McMahon.
100 years ago, in Jan 1914, the Club was on its way to the 1st Grade Premiership. History is often most interesting when you repeat it!
James Rodgers
1st Uni v Hawkesbury L/O all grades at Uni no1 10am coloured kit white ball
Carters +
Henry
Abbott
Larkin
Mail ©
Faraday
Robertson
Miller
Ley
Somerville
Cowell
2nd Uni v Hawkesbury at Benson lane no1 white kit red ball
Hay
Richards +
Hobson
Visser
Hill
Theobald
Clark
Kershaw
Kierath (c)
Toyer
Joy
3rd Uni v Hawkesbury Uni no2 white kit red balls
Logan
Holloway
Cowan ©
Hope
Arnott
Cull
Birch
Lotliker
Ryan
McPherson
McMahon
4th Uni v Hawkesbury at Bensons Lane no2 white kit red ball
Skinner
Danne
Devaraj
Grant (c)
Ryan
New
Shaw +
Tate
Kurtz
Mihalyka
Clayton
5th Squad Uni v Hawkesbury white St Pauls kit red ball
Eakin
Mitchell
Maddocks
Waterlow ©
Lewis +
Suda
Watt
Lown
Campbell
Hill
Frost
Metro Cup v St Andrews
Harris (c)
Smyth/Hasting
Islam
Ward
Culkoff
Wilkinson
Whitaker/Coy
Wheeler
Kalindu
New
Schultz +
PGs v NDs
Holloway
Maddocks
Logan ©
Visser +
Birch
Clark
Hope
Kershaw
Tate
Ryan
Mcmahon
1st Grade
Round: 9
Toss: Sydney University elected to Field
Result: Sydney University won by 7 wickets
Game scores: Uni 3/169 def North Sydney 165
Notables: Ley 4/35, Sommerville 3/19, Larkin 72n.o
REPORT: First Grade arrived at North Sydney Oval hoping to extend 2013's form into the New Year and were bolstered by the return of Sean Abbott from representative duties. Greg Mail won the toss and elected to bowl first on a flat, if slightly slow, pitch. The students seemed to still be on holidays as the Bears made a promising start, reaching 1/75 after 16 overs as things weren't going our way. Tim Ley produced some unplayable deliveries, and Mark Faraday, having survived fielding at point at Uni no. 1 for the first half of the season, got a bad bounce and wore a nasty blow to the cheek. Alf was able to continue but came up looking like he'd been frequenting Newcastle pubs again. When the red fox, Liam Robertson, claimed a sly caught and bowled with his first ball, the students sprung to life and strangled the rest of the North Sydney innings, restricting the opposition to be all out for 165 in the 49th over. Will Somerville was again the pick of the bowlers returning 3-19 from his full allotment, a tremendous return given the size of the boundaries on offer.
The lunch time suggestion that the Bears were "about 100 short" proved to be the case with the University top order making short work of the chase. Nick Larkin showed his new batting maturity guiding us home with an effortless 72 not out.
Second Grade
Round: 9
Toss: North Sydney
Result: Sydney University won by 148 runs (with 1 bonus point)
Game scores: Uni 6/326 def North Sydney 178
Notables: Hobson 121n.o, Miller 51, Kierath 4/17
REPORT: With yet another all-too-short new year’s break behind us , the students set about kicking-off their 2014 campaign in style by dismantling the Bears . The early signs weren’t good with both Nash sides clearly suffering the ill-effects of too much turkey at the Xmas table as the traditional warm-up contest ended in a dubious 1-1 draw between the old-stagers and the young punks . At least the showing out in the middle was much-improved , with Funky miller doing much to further refute his nice-guy image treating the new ball flingers with almost disdain having been sent in to face the music on a slightly greenish surface . The early pyrotechnics seeing the blue & glods rattle on at around 8/over into the first drinks break , before a mini-collapse triggered one opposition onlooker to rip off his lid and show everyone present that he truly bled black and red . Cometh the hour , cometh the bald man as the ship’s departure just shy of 50 saw North’s worst fears realized with the Hob-nob reprising his dashing display against the same side last year to deliver an even more virtuoso performance to conclude the innings with 121 not . Ably supported by the diametrically opposed D-vis , the cone showed all the skills learned over his 25 years as an amateur professional bringing up three figures with a delightful scoop to the vacant fine leg region before showcasing his admirable cranium in celebration to the delight of all the cats on the hill. 326 was always going to be a difficult chase and with Benny Joy back on deck sporting a Daniel Vettori-like profile , the good guys wrapped up the job comfortably in the end with a bonus point in the back pocket . North’s tail-enders at least trying to drag out the affair with one depositing a bemused-looking Miller into Bruce Ross’s cottage , while the others disproved the benefits of private-school education showing repeated difficulty in following basic instructions . Good sing rounding out affairs as we jumped back on the horse with a lovely little Bright ale in hand .
It's very pleasing that we continue to build momentum towards the Club championship for 13-14. We are 12 points ahead but there are only 32 points among the first four...Syd Uni, Sutherland, Randwick, Nth Dist. From now on, every run counts.
On Saturday, there were emphatic wins for 1sts and 2nds and a thrilling win for 5ths. In 2nds, Steve Hobden's 121 no off 95 balls was a commanding innings, well worth the price of admission to Uni 1!
But I want to look at an enticing future. In 4ths, the two Ryans deserve notice. Ryan Danne opens the batting and bowls tidy medium pacers. Ryan Kurtz bowls promising leg spin and 2 wickets on Sat were well deserved. And both dads are great supporters! Now think 10 years into the future. Most of the current players are no longer playing. But the 2 Ryans are still only 27 years old and hopefully leading the Club through another decade of success. Tantalising!
But let's keep aiming for this season's Club championship in our 149th year!
James
1st Uni v North Sydney L/O all grades at North Sydney 10am coloured kit white ball
Henry
Larkin
Faraday
Robertson
Mail (c)
Abbott
Richards +
Ley
Somerville
Pattison
Cowell
2nd Uni v North Sydney a Uni no1 white kit red ball
Hay
Hill
Hobson
Visser
Miller
Theobald
Clark
Arnott +
Kierath (c)
Toyer
Joy
3rd Uni v Nth Syd Bon Andrews Oval white kit red balls
Logan
Holloway
Cowan ©
Hope
Shaw +
Cull
Skinner
Lotliker
Shepherd
McPherson
McMahon
4th Uni v Nth Syd Uni no2 white kit red ball
Maddocks
Danne
Devaraj
Grant (c)
Ryan
Lewis +
Tate
Kurtz
Stewart
Clayton
Hill
5th Squad Uni v Nth Syd Tunks Park white kit red ball
Eakin
Mitchell
Smyth
Waterlow ©
Roby
Suda
Watt
Schultz +
Myhilika
Lown
Kalindu
The SUCC Green Shield side defeated Blacktown today at Joe McAleer oval to register their first win in four games.
Harry Fullerton (4/13) and Brad Burns (2/8) led the way as Blacktown slumped to 8/21 before eventually being bowled out for 48 in the 30th over.
Sydney Uni passed the total for the loss of two wickets, with Matthew Tom (28*) and Oliver Mills (8*) seeing them home.
Well done lads!
The next Green Shield match is against Western Suburbs at St. Pauls college oval on Tues 14th January.
SUCC encourage players and supporters to get behind Ryan during this years Big Bash League!
Information about Batting for Change, including a cool video of Ryan can be seen here: lbwtrust.com.au/battingforchange
And here is a message from Ryan:
Throughout the BBL this year I am running a charity campaign called Batting for Change. We invite friends and supporters to pledge a small amount of money for every Thunder six hit this season to the LBW (Learning for a Better World) Trust, a Sydney-based charity that support education in the developing cricket-playing world. All funds raised go towards the construction of a year 11 and 12 campus at the Heartland School in Kathmandu, Nepal, which educates many young people of economic disadvantage.
Ryan Carters for Sydney Uni against Easts earlier in the season
So we are up to $750 pledged for EVERY Thunder six! We are aiming to get to $1000 per six which will raise about $30,000 across the tournament, enough to build three new classrooms.
Any donations would be greatly appreciated, and are fully tax-deductible.
Regards and thanks,
Ryan
For more information and how to donate, check out the webpage:
lbwtrust.com.au/battingforchange