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.