Scott Henry's 200 not out yesterday was his highest 1st grade score; only the 10th double hundred scored by a Syd Uni batsman in 1st Grade.
Greg Mail's century was his 26th in 1st Grade for the Club and his 5th against Easts. He's now scored 14 more centuries than anyone else for the Club.
Scott Henry scores 200 no in first hit of 2013/14 season.
Training will be back at No. 2 oval this week on Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 4:30pm. The season launch for players and supporters will follow training at 7pm on Thursday and will include the team announcements for round 1 vs Easts. Players, please make sure you have e-signed your registration form which has been emailed to you and paid your playing subscriptions at the Arena desk before training on Thursday. Stay tuned for information from the social committee for this weekends post-match plans!
This is a grim day for all of us.
One of the greats, one of the legends, one of the Club’s most loyal and staunch supporters, one of our fondest friends, is with us no more.
Mick O’Sullivan played for our Club from 1968 until 1995, mostly in 1st Grade where his 622 wickets surely is an unassailable record. He captained 1st Grade, won representative honours in the NSW Sheffield Shield squad and in the Australian Universities team and then served the Club with distinction and wisdom as Chairman of Selectors and as Chairman of the Board. The Sydney Cricket Association honoured him deservedly with Life Membership, as did his own Club.
While all the glittering achievements, mighty records and statistics will eventually fade, we won’t ever forget who Micko was. What will be remembered forever is his integrity, his humility, his humour, his stories, his pride, his fierce loyalty, his intense love for his family.
Mick trained harder than anyone else. He bowled tirelessly to perfect accuracy and variation. He batted stubbornly. He fielded with determination and he played with a competitiveness and commitment that brought out the best in others.
Mick’s affection for and dedication to the Club remained undiluted throughout 45 years. His enthusiasm was irrepressible. His sense of humour, even on the darkest days, was infectious.
There will be time for stories… and there are many of them. What he has left us is a treasury of fond memories, a legacy of a lifetime spent serving others, friendships forged over the decades that will sustain us all, even on bleak days like this.
We offer Judy and all Mick’s family our thoughts, our heartfelt prayers and our deepest sympathy.
James Rodgers
Sydney University Cricket Club
Micko's funeral will be held at 10:30am Tuesday 10th of September at St. Declan's Penshurst followed by a cremation at Woronora Crematorium (Sutherland) and wake at Penshurst bowling club.
SUCC will announce teams for Round 1 on Thursday 26th of September.
Grading Night will be held at Sydney University after training.
This will also be your chance to collect your playing gear for the 2013 / 14 season.
The Players Committee have been busy in the off-season organising the first social gatherings for the 2013 / 14 season.
Social Captain, Alex Logan, and Club Captain, Brendan Pryke, have organised a BBQ following the first days play vs Eastern Suburbs.
The BBQ will be held back at our spiritual home, Uni. 1. This will be a great chance to catch up after - a hopefully successful - day 1 of the season.
Logan was recently quoted as saying 'This season there will be plenty of opportunities to catch up off the park and I can't wait to man a couple of the BBQ at this first gathering'.
All players, family members and friends of SUCC should take the opportunity to come back to Uni 1.
On Saturday the 14th there will be an internal trial game played at Uni. 2.
You will be contacted by Club Coach, Garry Whitaker, if you are part of this game.
The game will commence at 9am and you will be required to be there at 8am for warm up.
For those not playing in the trial game, training will be held on the synthetic nets on Science Rd commencing at 9am.
Sunday the 15th there will be an internal trial between the Sydney University AUG XI vs a 'Logan' XI. Again, you will be contacted if required.
There have been plenty of great performances at SUCC over the past couple of seasons. None more surprising than Ben Joy's efforts with the bat last year.. To go along with his 17 First Grade wickets at 20, Ben averaged 37 with the bat! More than 1/3 of his runs were in 6's. Can Ben repeat his batting heroics in season 2012/13?
Each week leading in to the season we'll look at one outstanding performance from an SUCCer which has been captured by the brilliant Dave Stanton!
