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.
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
Happy new year SUCC'ers.
Training will re-commence tomorrow (Tuesday) from 4:30pm at Sydney Uni no.2 oval and Thursday at the same time in preparation for this weekends matches against North Sydney.
1st Uni v Gordon L/O at Uni no1 10am coloured kit white ball
Henry
Larkin
Faraday
Robertson
Mail (c)
Miller
Pattison
Ley
Somerville
Arnott +
Cowell
2nd Uni v Gordon Chatswood 10am white kit red ball
Hay
Larkin
Hobson
Hill
Theobald
Clark
Toyer
Kierath (c)
Shaw +
Ryan
McMahon
3rd Uni v Gordon Uni no2 10am white kit red balls
Cowan (c)
Holloway
Hope
Visser +
Logan
Pryke
Lotliker
Kershaw
Cull
Shepherd
McPherson
4th Uni v Gordon Kilara 10am white kit red ball
Skinner
Danne
Devaraj
Grant (c)
Maddocks
New
Tate
Kurtz
Lewis +
Clayton
Hill
5th Squad Uni v Gordon 10am St Paul's white kit red ball
Eakin
Mitchell
Smyth
Waterlow ©
Roby
Mihalyka
Islam
Watt
Schultz +
Lown
Campbell
Scott Henry in action
We are still leading the Club Championship. We've played really well but it's a measure of the high standards we set for ourselves that we know we've got a lot in reserve. And we've got another challenging round against Gordon this weekend.
As I wandered between 2nds and 4ths last Saturday, I saw some of the future of the Club from our impressive young players. In 2nds, Jack Hill top scored on a slow wicket; Jimmy Ryan showed admirable ability to bowl straight and Alex Shaw took 5 dismissals behind the sumps ( his father was also a pretty good keeper in 1st Grade in the 1980s/1990s).
I got an even closer look at the 4th Graders when I sub fielded...well, actually, I just stood statuesque at 1st slip. Kieran Tate looks promising as he moves the ball late and Ryan Kertz bowls his leg spinners with a purpose as he used the breeze and his prodigious turn to snare 2 wickets.
Next season, we turn 150 and young players such as these, and the boys who take the field this week in Green Shield and Poidevin Gray, will ensure golden years as we move into the next decade of our existence.
Get down to Uni 1 and 2 on Sunday to see the under 16s and the under 21s take on St George and help us celebrate the first O'Sullivan/O'Keeffe trophy game on No 1.
James Rodgers
1st Grade @ Petersham Oval (2 Day - Saturday and Sunday 10:30am)
SO Henry
+E Arnott
NJ Cowell
N Larkin
M Faraday
LS Robertson
*GJ Mail
D Miller
S Hobson
JR Pattison
T Ley
2nd Grade @ Uni No. 1 (Limited Overs - Saturday 10am)
A Logan
J Ryan
B Joy
WR Hay
A Theobald
B Larkin
JW Hill
*T Kierath
WE Somerville
JI Toyer
+AG Shaw
3rd Grade @ Coogee (Limited Overs - Saturday 10am)
M Hope
L McMahon
K McPherson
J Holloway
*A Cowan
D Visser
J Kershaw
H Clark
R Lotliker
JR Sheperd
+E Lewis
4th Grade @ Uni No. 2 (Limited Overs - Saturday 10am)
RA Danne
R Kurtz
W Clayton
*M Skinner
AJ Deveraj
JA Maddocks
B Pryke
CC Cull
J New
K Tate
+D Schultz
5th Grade @ Kensington Oval (Limited Overs - Saturday 10am)
B Mitchell
TR Hill
C Campbell
P Eakin
S Roby
*J Waterlow
S Sivapalan
SH Smyth
A Mihalyka
+HJ Watt
A Lown
Our loyal supporters inspire us. Their generosity, affection, enthusiasm and passion for our Club spreads wide. Such a man was Gary Saint whose passing has just been announced by his family. When Gary's son John played 1st Grade for us, Gary was 1st Grade scorer. John was an exhilarating, dominant player who twice won the O'Reilly Medal for the most outstanding 1st Grader from all Clubs and who went on to play Shield cricket for Tasmania. He returned to the Club 4 seasons ago to help coach our fast bowlers. Gary was exceptionally proud when John did well (which was often)and he was even more proud when the 1st Graders played at their best. When John scored 173 against Petersham in 1993, Gary's scoring reached exultant heights. John hit 11sixes and 21fours and each boundary got larger in the scorebook as Gary got more excited. John hit the first 5 balls of one over for six and Gary upset the scoring table 5 times as he stood to applaud each one! He was a friend to all. It didn't matter what Grade you played but as long as Gary thought you were a 'good bloke' you could do no wrong.
Even when John went to Tasmania, Gary stayed on and scored for 1sts for some seasons after.
Gary Saint was part of the backbone of the Club.
We offer our deepest sympathies to John and all his family
James Rodgers
