Milestone Monday

Damien Mortimer, with 58 against Blacktown in First Grade, hit his 40th innings above fifty for the club (7 centuries, 33 fifties).  And he continues to climb up the list of all-time First Grade run-scorers: on Saturday, he passed former NSW batsmen Wayne Seabrook (6857) and Randal Green (6889) and he’s now placed 123rd.

During his innings against Blacktown on Saturday, Max Hope passed 500 runs in First Grade, reaching the milestone with a six.

Tim Cummins’ 53 against Blacktown was his 28th innings above fifty for the club (six centuries, 22 fifties).

Charles Litchfield’s 51 against Blacktown was his second half-century in First Grade.

Hayden McCarthy’s 48 not out against Blacktown was his highest score in First Grade.  And his 65 against UTS North Sydney was his second half-century, and highest score, in Poidevin-Gray.

Ryan McElduff hit the first double-century of his career, 206 not out against Blacktown in Second Grade.  It was his third century for the club.  During his innings, he became the first batsman in the club to reach 500 runs for the season, and fell just one run short of reaching 600 as well.  He’s also the first player to reach 500 runs in Seconds for any club this season.  Ryan’s innings was the ninth double-century for the club in Seconds and the fifth-highest score ever recorded for the club in Seconds.

During his innings of 43 against Blacktown, Ryan Danne passed 2500 runs in Second Grade.

Henry Snyman’s 52 not out against Blacktown was his first half-century in Second Grade.

Dylan Church’s 154 not out against Blacktown in Third Grade was his first century for the club.

During his spell of 4-27 against Blacktown in Fourth Grade, Lewis Wells took his 50th wicket for the club in all grades.

The Poidevin-Gray match against Western Suburbs was Dom Goddard’s 50th match for the club in all grades.

Bailey Lidgard, with 4-14 against Western Suburbs in Poidevin-Gray, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Quinn Fowler’s 5-35 against Warringah in Metropolitan Cup was his first five-wicket haul for the club.

Kiah Martin’s 37 against Penrith was her highest First Grade score for the club.

Saskia Gibson, with 3-6 in Brewer Shield against Manly, returned her best bowling figures for the club.

Sofia Muston’s 38 not out against Sydney in Third Grade was her highest score for the club.

Abigail Hoyt, with 1-11 in Third Grade took her first wicket for the club.

Georgie Heath made her debut for the club in Third Grade.

Milestone Monday

Jack Hill’s 107 against Penrith was his first century in First Grade.  As far as we can tell, no one else has played 250 Premier Cricket matches before reaching his first First Grade hundred.

Tim Cummins’ 95 against Penrith was his 27th innings above fifty for the club (six centuries, 21 fifties).

Fletcher May, with 4-28 against Penrith in First Grade, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Darcy Mooney, with 3-25 against Penrith in First Grade, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Andrew Hazard’s 71 against Penrith in Second Grade was his sixth innings above fifty for the club (including one century).

The club record for most Second Grade wickets is still held by Josh Toyer who, after taking 3-36 against Penrith, now has 228 of them.

While taking 2-49 against Penrith in Second Grade, Peter Brazel took his 50th wicket in Premier Cricket (including two for UTS North Sydney).

Arnav Yadav made his Third Grade debut in the match against Penrith.

Luka Flannigan’s 5-17 against Penrith was his best bowling analysis and second five-wicket haul for the club (as well as which he also took another five-wicket haul for Mosman).

Kobi Robinson, with 46 against Penrith in Third Grade, hit his highest score for the club.

Andrew Wilkinson, with 48 not out against Penrith, hit his highest score in Third Grade.

Opening batsmen Saarangan Arvind (42) and Ed Shand (38) both hit their highest Fourth Grade scores in the match against Penrith.

During his 49 not out against Penrith in Fourth Grade, Mitchell Cotton passed 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

During his 45 not out against Penrith in Fourth Grade, Nivek Tanner passed 2500 runs in Premier Cricket.

Will Elliott, with 3-31 against Penrith, returned his best bowling figures in Fourth Grade.

Thomas Hawkins, with 88 against Penrith ion Fifth Grade, hit his first half-century for the club.

Aryan Menon, who took 6-11 against Strathfield in Metropolitan Cup, captured his first five-wicket haul for the club.  He also did the hat-trick and took four wickets in five balls: in one spell of fourteen deliveries, he took five wickets without allowing a run.

The Metropolitan Cup match against Strathfield was Ash Cowan’s 150th match as captain for the club (and his 99th win as captain).  As the entire match occupied only 38.2 overs, there was no time for him to bat or bowl.

Zoya Thakur’s 88 against Northern District in Women’s First Grade was her first half-century for the club.

Beth Wonders’ 71 against Sydney in Women’s Second Grade was her third half-century, and highest score, for the club.

Marie Sikiotis, with 42 not out against St George-Sutherland in Women’s Third Grade, hit her highest score for the club.

Milestone Monday

Frankie Nicklin made her WBBL debut for the Sydney Sixers against Melbourne Renegades on Sunday in Adelaide.

Jack Hill played his 250th game for the club in all grades.

Ryan McElduff’s extraordinary 186 (from only 132 balls) against Sydney in Second Grade was his second century, and highest score for the club.  During his innings he passed both 4500 runs in Premier Cricket and 4500 runs for the club, passing co-patron Bruce Collins (4489 runs) to become the 32nd highest run scorer for the club.

Charles Litchfield’s 119 against Sydney was his third, and highest, century in Second Grade.  During his innings, he passed 2000 runs in Seconds.

Ryan Danne’s 72 not out against Sydney was his 17th score in Second Grade above fifty (four centuries and 13 fifties).  During his innings, he passed Dave Butchart (4761 runs) to become the 29th highest run scorer for the club.

Luka Flannigan played his 50th match for the club in all grades.

Sidhaarthaa Veeravalli (18 not out) and Evander Herbert (24 not out) both posted their highest Third Grade scores in the course of their match-winning tenth wicket partnership against Sydney.

Lewis Wells (4-26 against Sydney) took his best Fourth Grade bowling figures.

Flinders Zhang-Langley (4-44 against Sydney) took his best Fourth Grade bowling figures.

Quinn Fowler, with 44 against St George in Metropolitan Cup, hit his highest score for the club.

The Brewer Shield team won consecutive matches for the first time in the club’s history.

Artemis Downer (2-13 against Sydney) and Chaye Hartwell (2-13 v St George-Sutherland) both returned their best bowling figures in Women’s First Grade for the club.

Saskia Gibson, with 32 against Parramatta in Brewer Shield, hit her highest score for the club.

Sienna Knight, with 42 against Parramatta in Brewer Shield, hit her highest score for the club.

Diksha Chowdhary, with 3-26 against Parramatta in Brewer Shield, returned her best bowling figures for the club.

Beth Wonders, with 68 against Gordon in Women’s Second Grade, hit her second half-century (and equalled her highest score) for the club.

Aarani Posener, with 50 not out against Parramatta in Women’s Third Grade, hit her first half-century for the club.

Milestone Monday

Frankie Nicklin played her first T20 matches for the Sydney Sixers in the T20 Spring Challenge, taking 2-25 against the Brisbane Heat and scoring 20 not out against Sydney Thunder.  Frankie’s 51 not out against Northern District in First Grade was her fourth innings above fifty for the club (including a century).

It was a big weekend for the Sydney University Women’s teams, who won three games with one washed out – the first time the club has won three games in a round.

Zoya Thakur’s 47 not out against Northern District in Women’s First Grade was her highest score for the club, and she also took her first wicket for the club.

Artemis Downer took her first wickets in both First Grade and Second Grade against Northern District.

Isabella Zovi, with 67 against Northern District in Second Grade, hit her first half-century for the club.

The opening partnership of 88 between Ella Wade (43 not out) and Sienna Knight (31) – who each hit their highest score for the club – was a club record for Brewer Shield.

Max Hope marked his 50th match in First Grade by scoring fifty (59 against Sydney) – his third half-century, and highest score, in the top grade.

During University’s lower-order fightback against Sydney, three players – Cameron Frendo (50 not out), Fletcher May (43) and Hayden McCarthy (28) recorded their highest First Grade scores.

Darcy Manners (4-44 against Sydney) collected his best bowling figures in Second Grade.

Peter Brazel (4-59 against Sydney) collected his best bowling figures in Second Grade.

Kobi Robinson, with 2-37 against Sydney in Third Grade, took his first wickets for the club.

Jehan Polwaththe, with 43 in Third Grade against Sydney, recorded his highest score for the club.

Arnav Yadav, with 141 not out against Sydney in Fourth Grade, recorded his first century for the club.  During his innings, he passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Tushar Sharma’s 60 against Sydney was his first half-century in Fourth Grade.

Aaryan Menon made his Premier Cricket debut for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Sydney, and so far has taken 4-22.

Murray Miles took 5-55 in Metropolitan Cup against St George, his second five-wicket haul for the club.

Milestone Monday

Jack Attenborough’s 79 against Sutherland was his 25th innings over fifty in First Grade (with six centuries).  During his innings he passed 500 runs for the club.

Tim Cummins’ 92 not out against Sutherland was his 26th innings above fifty for the club (six centuries, 20 fifties).  During his innings he passed 4000 runs for the club, all in First Grade.  On Sunday, in the T20 match against Eastern Suburbs, he held his 400th catch in First Grade (162 of them for Penrith).

Damien Mortimer has passed Liam Robertson (5386 runs) to become the fifth-highest First Grade run-scorer in the club’s history.  And he continues to climb the list of all-time First Grade run-scorers: on Saturday, he passed former NSW batsmen Graeme Rummans (6753), Frank Iredale (6769), Ron Briggs (6782) and Neil Marks (6783) and is now placed 130th.

Dylan Church made his Second Grade debut in the match against Sutherland.

Ryan McElduff’s third successive half-century of the season (94 against Sutherland in Second Grade) was his 29th score above fifty for the club in all grades (including one century). 

Bailey Lidgard made his Second Grade debut in the match against Sutherland.  On Sunday, in the T20 match against Eastern Suburbs, he returned his best bowling figures in First Grade (3-23).

Fletcher May took his first wickets in First Grade for the club in the T20 match against Eastern Suburbs (2-17).

We could end up doing this most weeks this season, but Josh Toyer further extended his club record for the most wickets in Second Grade – to 225.

Charles Litchfield’s 99 not out against Sutherland in Third Grade was his 29th score of fifty or more for the club (7 centuries, 22 fifties).  This was the second time he had scored 99 in Third Grade, and was the sixth score in the 90s of his career with the club.

Thomas Siede’s 66 not out against Sutherland in Third Grade was his fifth half-century for the club.  During his innings he passed both 500 runs for the club in all grades and 1000 runs in Premier Cricket.

Jehan Polwaththe made his Third Grade debut in the match against Sutherland.

Will Lintott (2-31) took his first Third Grade wickets in the match against Sutherland.

Kobi Robinson made his Third Grade debut in the match against Sutherland.

Ed Shand made his debut for the club in the Fourth Grade match against Sutherland.

George Baldwin made his debut for the club in the Fourth Grade match against Sutherland, taking 3-15.

During the match against Sutherland, Lewis Ansell passed 500 runs in Fourth Grade.

Saarangan Arvind, with 106 against Sutherland in Fifth Grade, hit his first century for the club.

Thomas Hawkins took his first wicket for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Sutherland.

Tomas Breen took his first wicket for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Sutherland.

Henry Watkins made his Fifth Grade debut in the match against Sutherland.

Oliver Lista made his Fifth Grade debut in the match against Sutherland.

Raghav Dogra, with 86 in Metropolitan Cup against Gordon, hit his first half-century for the club.

Xavier Quoyle made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Gordon, scoring 54.

Quinn Fowler took his first wicket for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Gordon.

Isabella Zovi made her debut for the club in the Women’s First Grade match against Bankstown.

Zoya Thakur made her debut for the club in the Women’s First Grade match against Bankstown.

Artemis Downer made her debut for the club in the Women’s First Grade match against Bankstown.

India Keating made her First Grade debut for the club in the Women’s First Grade match against Bankstown.

Sai Naga Jhansika Peddada made her debut for the club in the Women’s Second Grade match against Bankstown.

Amy Schanschieff made her debut for the club in the Women’s Second Grade match against Bankstown.

Shafiqa Noorzai made her debut for the club in the Women’s Second Grade match against Bankstown.

Lily Bradford made her debut for the club in the Women’s Third Grade match against Gordon.

Aliana Butler made her debut for the club in the Women’s Third Grade match against Gordon.

Jasmin Simpson made her debut for the club in the Women’s Third Grade match against Gordon.

Aoife Foley made her debut for the club in the Women’s Third Grade match against Gordon and took her first wickets (2-22).

Abigail Hoyt made her debut for the club in the Women’s Third Grade match against Gordon.

And there were club debuts for Ella Wade, Sienna Knight, Ruby Dickerson and Saskia Gibson in the Brewer Shield match against Bankstown.

Milestone Monday

Will Salzmann’s 50 against Western Suburbs was his ninth score of fifty or more in First Grade (including one century).

Damien Mortimer, with 54 against Western Suburbs in First Grade, hit his 39th innings above fifty for the club (7 centuries, 32 fifties). 

During his 64 against Western Suburbs, Tim Cummins passed Scott Henry (3850 runs), becoming the 12th highest run scorer for the club in First Grade.  He also passed 6000 runs in First Grade, having scored 2126 for Penrith.  It was his 25th innings above fifty for the club (six centuries, 19 fifties).

Fletcher May made his First Grade debut for the club.

Ryan McElduff’s 50 against Western Suburbs in Second Grade was his 28th score above fifty for the club in all grades (including one century).  During his innings, he passed 500 runs in Second Grade.

During Hayden McCarthy’s 44 against Western Suburbs in Second Grade, he passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

In the match against Western Suburbs, Henry Snyman recorded both his highest score (35) and best bowling (2-38) in Second Grade.

Oli Zannino, with 64 against Western Suburbs, equalled his highest score for the club in Second Grade.  During his innings, which was his fifth half century for the club, he reached both 1000 runs for the club and 2000 runs in Premier Cricket (including 1031 for Gordon).

In the Third Grade match against Western Suburbs, Harrison Allomes made his highest score for the club (40) and held his first catches behind the stumps.

In the Third Grade match against Western Suburbs, Luka Flannigan took his 50th wicket in Thirds for the club.

Evander Herbert made his Third Grade debut in the match against Western Suburbs, and took his first wicket in Thirds.

Will Lintott made his Third Grade debut in the match against Western Suburbs.

Sidhaarthaa Veeravalli took his first wicket in Third Grade in the match against Western Suburbs.

Will Elliott made his Fourth Grade debut in the match against Western Suburbs, and took his first wicket in Fourths (2-26).

Lewis Wells made his Fourth Grade debut in the match against Western Suburbs, and took his first wicket in Fourths (2-15).

The Fourth Grade match against Western Suburbs was Mitch Cotton’s 50th appearance for the club in all grades.

James Schroder made his Fifth Grade debut in the match against Western Suburbs.

Jock MacCallum made his Fifth Grade debut in the match against Western Suburbs.

Minesh Thangiah made a successful debut for the club, taking 4-23 against Western Suburbs in Fifth Grade.

Raghav Dogra made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Georges River.

Harry Archibald made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Georges River.

Nikhil Puranik made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Georges River.

Samuel Hepburn made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Georges River, taking his first wickets (3-28).

Ash Cowan, with 71 in Metropolitan Cup against Georges River, hit his 31st score above fifty for the club (two centuries, 29 half-centuries).

In the Metropolitan Cup match against Georges River, Henry Watkins hit a half-century (88) in his first innings for the club, as well as taking his first wickets for the club (3-27).

Muhammad Umair took his first wickets for the club (3-37) in the Metropolitan Cup match against Georges River.

Milestone Monday

The T20 match against University of NSW was Tim Cummins’ 300th match in First Grade (161 for Sydney University, 139 for Penrith).  He drew level with Scott Henry on 3850 runs, becoming the joint 12th highest run scorer for the club in First Grade.

Kieran Tate took four wickets in his sensational opening spell against Blacktown in the T20 match on Saturday, and his fourth wicket (Justin Avendano) took him past Chris Elder (366 wickets) to become the 14th highest wicket taker in the history of the club.

Dylan Hunter’s brutal 54 not out from 20 balls in the T20 match against Blacktown was his eighth innings above fifty for the club (including two centuries).

Damien Mortimer, with 59 in the T20 match against University of NSW, hit his 38th innings above fifty for the club (7 centuries, 31 fifties).  During his innings, he passed former Test wicket-keeper Hanson Carter, former NSW all-rounder Terry Lee and former Tasmanian wicketkeeper Mark Atkinson to reach 137th on the list of highest run scorers in the history of the First Grade competition.

Jack Hill, with 100 against Gordon, recorded his fourth century in Second Grade and his ninth for the club in all grades.  During his innings he passed 3000 runs in Second Grade.

Dom Goddard’s 50 against Gordon was his second half-century in Second Grade and his eighth for the club in all grades.

Ryan McElduff’s 63 not out against Gordon in Second Grade was his 27th score above fifty for the club in all grades (including one century).

William Hardy made his Second Grade debut in the match against Gordon, and collected his first wicket in Seconds.

Henry Snyman made his Second Grade debut in the match against Gordon, and collected his first wicket in Seconds.

Harrison May’s 3-42 against Gordon was his best bowling analysis for the club in Second Grade.

Fletcher May made his debut for the club in the Second Grade match against Gordon, and collected his first wicket for the club.

Brodie Frost was dismissed on Saturday, in the match against Gordon, which doesn’t sound unusual, except that he playing his 17th match in Thirds for the club, and had never before lost his wicket in that grade.

Sidhaarthaa Veeravalli made his Third Grade debut in the match against Gordon.

Harrison Allomes made his Premier Cricket debut for the club in the Third Grade match against Gordon.

Nicholas Vicars made his debut for the club in the Third Grade match against Gordon.

Dylan Church made his debut for the club in the Third Grade match against Gordon and scored his first half-century (68).

Evander Herbert made his first appearance for the club in Fourth Grade, taking 5-26 against Gordon – which was his fifth five-wicket haul for the club.

Jehan Polwaththe made his debut for the club in the Fourth Grade match against Gordon.

Mitchell Cotton’s 54 against Gordon was his fourth half-century for the club, and his second in Fourth Grade.

Kobi Robinson made his debut for the club in the Fourth Grade match against Gordon.

William Lintott made his debut for the club in the Fourth Grade match against Gordon and collected his first wickets (2-15).

Ryan Drake made his Fourth Grade debut for the club in the match against Gordon.

Aredith Janarth made his debut for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Gordon.

William Sutton made his debut for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Gordon and scored his first half-century, 66.

Willoughby Watson’s 62 against Gordon was his third half century for the club and his first in Fifth Grade.

Thomas Hawkins made his debut for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Gordon.

William Garske made his debut for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Gordon.

Tomas Breen made his debut for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Gordon.

Quinn Fowler made his debut for the club in the Fifth Grade match against Gordon.

Samuel Shepherd’s 61 against Bankstown in Metropolitan Cup was his third half-century for the club.

Ash Cowan has now played for the club in 23 seasons: only James Rodgers and Mick O’Sullivan have played in more.

James Schroder (2-32) took his first wickets for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Bankstown.

Jock MacCallum made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Bankstown and took his first wickets (3-38).

Muhammad Umair made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Bankstown.

Henry Watkins made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Bankstown.

Milestone Monday returns

Phoebe Litchfield, with 64 not out (from 43 balls) against New Zealand in Mackay, hit her second half-century, and highest score, in T20 Internationals.

Playing in his seventh List A match for NSW, against Western Australia at Blacktown Olympic Park, Will Salzmann was dismissed (for 20) for the first time, so he now has a List A batting average – 61.  He also collected two wickets and held an outstanding catch to win the game for NSW by 8 runs.

Dylan Hunter’s extraordinary 123 not out in the T20 match against Western Suburbs (from 64 balls, with 11 sixes) was his highest score and second century for the club.  During his innings against Western Suburbs he also passed both 2000 runs in First Grade and 2500 runs in Sydney Premier Cricket.

Damien Mortimer, with 52 against UTS North Sydney, passed fifty for the 37th time for the club (7 centuries and 30 fifties).  During his innings, Damien passed Nick Ridley (5229 runs) to become the 22nd highest run scorer in the club’s history. 

The unbroken tenth-wicket partnership of 45 (in 4.1 overs) between Bailey Lidgard and Darcy Mooney against UTS North Sydney set a new record for the club in the First Grade T20 competition.

The T20 match against Western Suburbs was Jack Attenborough’s 100th match in First Grade (79 of them for University of NSW).

Cameron Frendo made his debut for the club in the T20 match against Western Suburbs.  It was his 50th First Grade match, after playing 49 for Fairfield-Liverpool.

Bailey Lidgard made his debut for the club in the T20 match against Western Suburbs and took his first wicket when he dismissed Muhammad Irfan.  In the match against UTS North Sydney, he hit the first ball he received for the club for 6.

Mikey McNamara made his debut for the club in the T20 match against Western Suburbs.

Darcy Mooney made his debut for the club in the T20 match against Western Suburbs.

Milestone Monday

Third Grade won the Mitchell Cup for the seventh time in the club’s history.  It was only the second time that a University team has won both the Third Grade premiership and the minor premiership in the same season.

Milan Swaraj passed 700 runs for the season during the Third Grade grand final.

The Third Grade grand final was a big game for Dom Goddard, whose 73 earned him the Mick Favell Medal as the player of the match.  He scored his seventh half-century for the club (and fourth in Thirds).  During his innings he passed both 500 runs in Third Grade and 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

During his valuable 39 against Manly in the grand final, Henry Snyman passed 500 runs in Third Grade for the club.

In Manly’s innings in the grand final, Oli Zannino held five catches behind the stumps for the first time in Third Grade, and this included his 100th dismissal for the club in all grades.

During the grand final against Sutherland, Thomas Crawford passed 500 runs in Metropolitan Cup.

Milestone Monday

Third Grade has reached the final of the competition for the fourteenth time in the club’s history.

Henry Snyman, with 89 against Northern District in the Third Grade semi-final, recorded his highest score for the club.  During his innings, he passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

When the Metropolitan Cup Blue and Gold teams faced off in a semi-final on the weekend, it was the first time that two Sydney University teams had contested a final against each other.  The club has fielded two Metropolitan Cup teams in recent years, and in the 1970s and 1980s, fielded two teams in Fifth Grade – but never before have the club’s two teams in the same competition both reached the finals.

Metropolitan Cup Blue has reached the grand final of the competition – which will be the seventh time for a University team.

Samuel Shepherd’s 79 in the Metropolitan Cup semi-final was his highest score for the club.

Harrison Hartnell’s 50 not out in the Metropolitan Cup semi-final was his first half-century for the club.

Yuvray Dalvi’s 70 in the Metropolitan Cup semi-final was his fifth innings above fifty (including one century) for the club.

During his innings of 38 in the Metropolitan Cup final, Anik Siwach passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Oly Lee-Young’s 87 in the Metropolitan Cup semi-final was his fourth innings above fifty (including one century) for the club.  He also passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Greg Cade now has 33 wicket-keeping dismissals for the season, which breaks the club’s Metropolitan Cup record, set by… Greg Cade.

Aarav Sharma, with 6-49 in the Metropolitan Cup semi-final, collected his best bowling figures for the club.

Milestone Monday

Third Grade, with a hard-fought win over St George, has reached the semi-finals for the 25th time since finals cricket was introduced in 1952-53.

Josh Toyer took his 150th wicket in Third Grade when he bowled St George’s Blake Kenworthy on Sunday.

Matt Powys, with 53 against St George on Saturday, hit his 20th score above fifty for the club (4 centuries, 16 fifties).

Thomas Lynch, with 3-54 against Manly in Fifth Grade, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Zander Robertson’s 52 against Manly in Fifth Grade was his fifth innings above fifty for the club (one of them a century).

Ali Bajwa, with 4-18 against Randwick-Petersham, claimed his best bowling figures in Metropolitan Cup.

Evander Herbert’s 4-22 against Warringah included his 50th wicket in Metropolitan Cup.  He has now taken 53 Metropolitan Cup wickets at an average of just 7.81.

During his innings of 22 against Warringah in Metropolitan Cup, Murray Miles passed 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

Milestone Monday

Tim Cummins’ 112 against Sutherland was his sixth century in First Grade.  During his innings he passed 700 runs for the season for the first time in his career.  He’s only the second wicket-keeper in the club’s history (after Shane Stanton) to reach 700 runs in a First Grade season.  And he passed 7000 Premier Cricket runs in all grades – 3807 for University and 3284 for Penrith.

Will Salzmann’s 5-42 against Sutherland was his first five-wicket haul for the club, and his third in First Grade.

Jack Attenborough played his 150th Premier Cricket match in all grades.

And Devlin Malone played his last Premier Cricket match, unless he changes his mind about his announced retirement.  He finishes an outstanding career as the club’s 20th highest wicket taker in all grades, and fifth-highest wicket taker in First Grade.  In all grades of Premier Cricket, he took 480 wickets (334 for University, 146 for Sutherland and 364 in First Grade).  Nor should it be forgotten that his 1014 Premier Cricket runs included two half-centuries for Sutherland’s Fifth Grade in 2013-14.

In Second Grade’s match against Sutherland, Jack Hill passed 600 runs for the season for the first time in his career.  He also took his first wicket in Seconds since 2017-18.

Ravi Wikramanayake’s 56 not out against Sutherland was his eighth innings above fifty for the Club in Second Grade (including two centuries).

Shivham Wadhera’s 44 against Sutherland in Thirds was his highest score for the club.

Flinders Zhang-Langley, with 4-48 against Sutherland, returned his best bowling figures in Fourth Grade.

Aarav Sharma, with 5-13 against Randwick-Petersham in Metropolitan Cup, took his first five-wicket haul for the club.

Greg Cade completed 8 dismissals (7 caught and one stumped) in the Metropolitan Cup match against Randwick-Petersham, which appears to be a club record for the grade (although records are far from complete).  This included his 100th catch for the club in all grades.

Milestone Monday

Jack Attenborough’s unbeaten 101 against Sutherland on Saturday was his sixth century in First Grade, and first for the club.  During his innings, he passed 3000 runs in First Grade.

Tim Cummins’ 74 not out against Sutherland was his 34th innings above fifty in First Grade (including five centuries). 

During his innings of 40 against Sutherland on Saturday Will Salzmann passed 500 runs for the season for the first time in his First Grade career (and also passed 500 runs for the club).

Henry Snyman, with 70 against Sutherland in Third Grade, hit his fourth half-century for the club.

Noah Bloch’s 104 against Sutherland in Fourth Grade was his first century for the club.  During his innings he passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Jack Bray’s 85 against Sutherland in Fifth Grade was his fourth half-century for the club but his first in Fifths.  It was scored from only 75 balls, with 17 fours and a 6.

Lewis Wells’ 87 against Sutherland in Fifth Grade was his fourth half-century, and highest score, for the club. 

Anik Siwach, with 69 against Randwick-Petersham in Metropolitan Cup, hit his fourth half-century for the club.

Evander Herbert recorded his best bowling figures for the club – 7 for 11 against St George in Metropolitan Cup.  It was his fourth five-wicket haul for the club.

Milestone Monday

Tim Cummins’ 61 against Parramatta was his 33rd innings above fifty in First Grade (including five centuries).  During his innings he passed 600 runs for the season for the first time in his First Grade career.  He also passed Rodney Davison (3684 runs) to become the club’s 13th highest run-scorer in First Grade.

Hunar Verma’s 57 against Parramatta was his third half century in First Grade, all of them recorded this season.  He was playing in his 100th Premier Cricket match in all grades.

Hayden McCarthy passed 1500 runs in all grades of Premier Cricket.

Kieran Tate’s 6-51 against Parramatta was his sixth five-wicket haul for the club but his first in First Grade.  He moved past David Fox (356 wickets) and Peter James (356 wickets) to become the club’s 15th highest wicket-taker in all grades.

Max Hope’s 91 against Parramatta was his eleventh innings above fifty in Second Grade (including two centuries).  During his innings he passed 2500 runs in Seconds.  He also entered the top 50 run scorers for the club in all grades.

Charlie Cassell took his 50th wicket in Second Grade when he dismissed Parramatta’s William Affeck.

Third Grade sealed the minor premiership by defeating Parramatta.  It’s the club’s eighth Third Grade minor premiership.

Darcy Manners, with a remarkable 6-15 against Parramatta, claimed career-best figures and his third five-wicket haul for the club (all in Third Grade).  He also collected his 50th wicket in Third Grade.

Thomas Siede, with 3-15 against Parramatta, returned his best bowling figures in Thid Grade for the club.

Sidhaarthaa Veeravalli, with 5-9 against Parramatta, took his second five-wicket haul for the club, and his first in Fourth Grade.

During his innings of 35 against Parramatta in Fifth Grade, Zander Robertson passed 500 runs for the season and 500 runs for the club.

Anik Siwach, with 94 against Gordon in Metropolitan Cup, hit his third half century, and highest score, for the club.

Peter Dean, with 4-36 against Gordon in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Murray Miles, with 61 against Fairfield in Metropolitan Cup, hit his fourth half-century for the club.

Josh Gavan, with 90 against Fairfield in Metropolitan Cup, hit his highest score for the club.

Ira Patel’s 3-26 against Campbelltown in Women’s Seconds was her best return with the ball for the club.

Milestone Monday

Hunar Verma’s 63 against Hawkesbury was his second half-century in First Grade and his highest score in Premier Cricket in any grade.

Devlin Malone passed 1000 runs in Premier Cricket in all grades (he now has 380 for Sutherland and 626 for University).

Josh Toyer played his first First Grade match for eight years, and batted in Firsts for the first time in twelve years.

Jack Hill played his 100th match in Second Grade.

Milan Swaraj made his debut in Second Grade, scoring 39 and passing 600 runs for the season in all grades.

Thomas Siede’s 53 against Hawkesbury was his third Third Grade half-century for the club.

Shivham Wadhera and Tejas Verma, who shared the match-winning tenth wicket partnership against Hawkesbury, both scored their first Third Grade runs for the club.

Peter Brazel’s 94 not out against Hawkesbury in Fifth Grade was his highest score (and second half-century) for the club.

Murray Miles, with 50 against Warringah, posted his fourth half-century for the club and passed 500 runs in Metropolitan Cup.

Lewis Wells took 6-104 against Mosman in Metropolitan Cup, his best bowling figures for the club.

Greg Cade passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Suman Khatiwada, with 3-14 against Northern District in Women’s Firsts, returned her best bowling figures for the club.

Ellie Threkeld’s 38 not out against Northern District in Women’s Firsts was her highest score for the club.

Milestone Monday

Frankie Nicklin, who hit 104 against Campbelltown on Sunday, became the first player to hit a century for the club in Women’s Firsts.

Chaye Hartwell, with 59 against Campbelltown on Sunday, hit her second half-century for the club in Women’s Firsts.

Vaishnavi Deobhankar, with 5-21 against Campbelltown on Sunday, claimed her first five-wicket haul in Women’s Firsts.

Ira Patel, who hit 81 against St George-Sutherland, recorded her second score above fifty in Women’s Seconds this season.

Hayden McCarthy made his First Grade debut, and took his first wickets (3-28).  Still three months away from his seventeenth birthday, Hayden is the second-youngest First Grade player for the club since the introduction of Grade cricket in 1893 (after another leg-spinner, Jonte Pattison, in December 2012, when he was aged 16 years and 80 days).  Younger players did appear for the club before the commencement of the Grade competition – in the first recorded match played by Sydney University, in April 1854, the two opening batsmen (Rodney Riddell and Marshall Burdekin) were both 16.  Tom Garrett, who played in the first Test match in 1877, enrolled at University in 1873, six months before his fifteenth birthday, and he played for the club in the 1873-74 season before turning 16.  Dr Roland Pope, who played a single Test for Australia, first appeared for the club in 1879, also before his sixteenth birthday.

Savelimedu Veeravalli, with 7-78 in Fifth Grade against Hawkesbury, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Evander Herbert, with 7-46 in Metropolitan Cup against Warringah, returned his best bowling figures for the club (and his third five-wicket haul).

Lewis Wells, with 5-87 against Mosman in Metropolitan Cup, took his first five-wicket haul for the club.

Milestone Monday

Devlin Malone is now the fifth-highest First Grade wicket-taker in the club’s history.  On Saturday, he passed Peter James, who took 320 wickets between 1968 and 1977.  His 5-101 was the 12th time he has taken five or more wickets in a First Grade innings (10 for Sydney University and two for Sutherland).

Hayden Kerr’s 51 against Manly was his 30th innings of fifty or more (including three centuries).  During his innings he passed 3500 runs in First Grade.

Damien Mortimer held his 50th catch for the club, all in First Grade.

Max Hope’s 51 against Manly was his second half-century in First Grade.  During his innings he passed 3500 runs for the club in all grades.

Kieran Tate’s 0 not out against Manly in Firsts was his fiftieth not-out innings for the club.  He remains some distance behind the club record – James Rodgers was not out in 224 of his 326 innings for the club.

Wilf la Fontaine Jackson, with 50 against Manly, posted his fifth score of fifty or more for the club (one century, four fifties).

Luka Flannigan’s 74 against Manly in Thirds was his fourth half-century (two for Sydney University and two for Mosman), and highest score, in Premier Cricket.

Shivham Wadhera’s 5-15 against Manly was his first five-wicket haul for the club.

Prakhar Sharma played his 50th match for the club in all grades.  Random fact: this season, his batting average in Thirds is now 60.

Andrew Wilkinson’s 3-13 against Manly in Fourths not only helped to procure a remarkable tie against the competition leaders, but also included his 250th wicket for the club in all grades.  He’s the 41st player to reach that milestone since Grade cricket began in 1893.

Arnav Yadav, with 49 against Manly, equalled his highest score in Fourths.

Henry Cain played his 50th match for the club in all grades.

Zander Robertson’s 139 not out against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his first century for the club.

Ash Cowan’s 55 against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his 30th innings for the club above fifty (2 centuries, 28 fifties).

Samuel Shepherd’s 60 not out against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his first half-century for the club.

Henry Madigan’s 3-3 against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his best return with the ball for the club.

Frankie Nicklin’s 5-25 against Gordon in Women’s Firsts was her first five-wicket haul for the club.

Milestone Monday

Tim Cummins played his 350th Premier Cricket match in all grades (154 for Sydney University and 196 for Penrith).

Devlin Malone passed Peter Armitage (who took 321 wickets between 1973 and 1986) to become the 20th highest wicket-taker in the club’s history.

Jack Hill’s 73 against Bankstown was his 21st score above fifty in Second Grade (including three centuries).  His innings took him to 500 runs for the season, the first time he has scored 500 runs in a Second Grade season.  During his innings, he passed Will Hay (6525 runs between 2005 and 2017) to become the ninth-highest run-scorer in the club’s history.

Prakhar Sharma, with 5-62 against Bankstown, collected his first five-wicket haul in Third Grade (and his fourth for the club).

Dom Goddard’s 74 against Bankstown was his highest score, and second half-century, in Third Grade.

Oliver Jennings, with 65 against Bankstown in Fourth Grade, hit his second half-century for the club.

Arnav Yadav, with 49 against Bankstown, hit his highest score in Fourth Grade.

Metropolitan Cup Blue now leads the competition table, having beaten the previously undefeated Sutherland team outright.

Shuv Banerjee, with 3-44 against Bankstown, returned his best bowling figures in Fifth Grade.

Harrison Hartnell, with 4-27 against Penrith in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Will Southon, with 5-11 against Penrith in Metropolitan Cup, returned his first five wicket haul for the club.

And one to file under “Weird Things that happen in Metro Cup”: in the match against Penrith, Penrith’s batsmen faced 407 balls while scoring 92 runs and losing twelve wickets, whereas Ash Cowan faced 98 balls and scored 95 runs, losing his wicket just the once.  If we assume that efficiency is the product of run rate multiplied by strike rate, then Ash Cowan is, on this evidence, approximately 13 times more efficient at scoring runs than the Penrith Metropolitan Cup team.

Suman Khatiwada, with 41 against Bankstown in Women’s Firsts, hit her highest score for the club.

Ellie Threlkeld made her debut for the club in the Women’s Firsts match against Bankstown.  Ellie plays in England for Lancashire, North West Thunder and Manchester Originals.

Milestone Monday

Ash Cowan has become only the seventh player in the club’s history (after Nick Larkin, Greg Mail, Ed Cowan, Ian Moran, Liam Robertson and Adam Theobald) to score 7000 runs for the club.  His 95 against Penrith on Saturday (98 balls, six 6s) was his first half-century in Metropolitan Cup (where, in fairness, he has played only three innings).  It was also his highest score for the club since the 2005-06 season. It’s the first time (in 332 innings for the club) that he has been dismissed in the nineties, although he did score 96 not out in Third Grade in 2005-06.

Ira Patel, with a dominant 132 not out in Women’s Second Grade against Northern District on Sunday, recorded the first century ever registered for a Sydney University women’s team.

Devlin Malone took his 350th wicket in First Grade (including 35 for Sutherland) when he dismissed Bankstown’s Ethan Deal on Saturday.

When Kieran Tate dismissed Bankstown’s on Saturday, he collected his 350th wicket for the club.  He’s the 17th player to reach this milestone since the introduction of Grade cricket 130 years ago.

Nick Larkin, with 84 not out against Bankstown, passed fifty in First Grade for the 56th time (including 21 centuries).

Shivham Wadhera made his Second Grade debut in the match against Bankstown on Saturday.

Josh Toyer’s 5-41 against Bankstown on Saturday was his 16th five-wicket haul for the club, and his fifth in Third Grade.

Orlando Pender made his Fourth Grade debut in the match against Bankstown on Saturday, taking his first wicket in that grade.

Tushar Sharma’s 98 from 96 balls against Bankstown was his first half-century in Fifth Grade.

Arnav Yadav hit his second half-century for the club, 51 against Penrith in AW Green Shield, and collected his best Green Shield bowling figures (3-28) in the same game.

Erica James hit 59 in Women’s Firsts against Manly on Sunday, which was her second half-century and highest score for the club.

Nadia Carvalho made her debut in Women’s Seconds for the club, taking her first wickets (2-40) in the match against Northern District.

Evie Donovan, with 4-24 against Northern District in Women’s Seconds, returned her best bowling figures for the club.

Milestone Monday returns for 2024

Will Salzmann’s rapid-fire 91 against Gordon was his eighth innings above fifty in First Grade (including one century).  During his innings he passed 2500 runs in all grades of Premier Cricket.  His 4-54 was his best return with the ball for the club, and included his 150th wicket in all grades of Premier Cricket.

During his innings of 37 against Gordon, Damien Mortimer passed 6500 runs in First Grade.

Playing in his 50th Second Grade match, Charles Litchfield posted his 16th score of fifty or more in Seconds (two centuries, 14 fifties) with an unbeaten 85.  During his innings he passed 4000 runs for the club in all grades.

During his unbeaten 26 against Gordon in Seconds, Jack Hill passed 6500 runs for the club in all grades.  He’s only the tenth player to reach this milestone.

In the match against Gordon on Saturday, Hayden McCarthy (3-17), Thomas Siede (2-20) and Darcy Manners (2-21) all recorded their best bowling figures in Second Grade.

During his innings of 21 not out against Gordon, Josh Toyer passed 1000 runs in Third Grade.  He also held his 50th catch for the club in all grades.

Prakhar Sharma, with 4-19 against Gordon, returned his best bowling figures in Third Grade.

In the Third Grade match against Gordon, Milan Swaraj took his first wicket for the club (with only his fifth delivery for the club).

During his innings of 49 against Gordon in Fourth Grade, Chris Roussos passed 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

Jack Manson-Lill, with 3-23 against Gordon, returned his best bowling figures in Fourth Grade.

Lewis Wells, with 55 against Gordon, hit his third half-century for the club and his second in Fifth Grade.

Ash Cowan played his first Metropolitan Cup match since 2002-23, setting a new record for the longest gap between appearances in this grade.  He opened the batting with Jack Bray, who wasn’t born when he last played Metro Cup.  Ash was dismissed for 30 against Blacktown, which means that he now has a Metropolitan Cup batting average – 59.

Jack Bray’s 64 against Blacktown meant that he has now played three innings for the club in Metropolitan Cup, and passed fifty each time.

Murray Miles played his 100th match for the club in all grades.

Yuvraj Dalvi collected his first five-wicket haul for the club, 5-41 against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup.

Oliver Lee-Young’s 50 against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup was his fourth innings of fifty or more for the club (including one century).

Tom Crawford passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Harris Haider, with 66 not out against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup, hit his first half-century for the club.

Andrew Farlow’s 30 against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup was his highest score for the club.