Hayden Kerr passed 2500 runs in First Grade during his innings against Western Suburbs on Saturday. He’s the 29th player to reach that milestone for the club. His 67 was his 22nd innings above fifty in First Grade (including three centuries).
Charlie Dummer’s rapid 56 against Western Suburbs was his second half-century in First Grade.
Damien Mortimer has passed Will Hay (3307 runs) to become the 12th highest First Grade run-scorer for the club. His 94 against Western Suburbs on Saturday was his 26th score above fifty for the club (including 7 centuries) and the 32nd time he has passed fifty in First Grade (8 centuries). He has also reached exactly 7500 runs in Premier Cricket in all grades for all his clubs: 3414 for Sydney University, 3087 for Campbelltown, 506 for Bankstown and 493 for Wests.
Ben Joy’s three wickets against Western Suburbs on Saturday took his First Grade tally to 187, which means that he has passed Test all-rounder Roy Minnett (186) and 1920s captain Jim Garner (186) to become the club’s 14th highest wicket-taker in the top grade.
When Tim Cummins stumped Bankstown’s Nick Carruthers in Sunday’s T20 match, it was his 50th stumping in First Grade (21 for Sydney University and 29 for Penrith) and his 150th dismissal for the club (129 caught and 21 stumped). In the afternoon, he stumped Hawkesbury’s Bilal Quersehi to complete his 350th First Grade dismissal (299 catches and 51 stumpings). Astute readers will guess what the next milestone is.
Kieran Tate, with 4-23 in the T20 match with Bankstown, recorded his best bowling figures in First Grade.
Ben Mitchell took his first wicket in First Grade when he dismissed Bankstown’s Daniel Nicotra in Sunday’s T20 match. He followed with his highest First Grade score (39 not out) against Hawkesbury in the second T20 game – which included his first three sixes in First Grade.
Max Hope, with 3-41 against Hawkesbury in Sunday’s T20 match, claimed his best bowling figures in First Grade.
Three players – Max Shanahan (1-33), Shehan Canagasingham (1-24) and Matthew Johns (2-26) – took their first wickets in Third Grade in the win over Western Suburbs on Saturday.
Hayden Storey’s 57 against Wests in Third Grade was his fourth score in Thirds above fifty (including one century).
After scoring 43 not out in Thirds, Jack Hill has now scored 5066 runs for the club in all grades, passing Mark Wilson (5058) and Shane Stanton (5052) to become the 21st highest run scorer in the club’s history.
Andrew Wilkinson played his 121st match for the club on Saturday, but it was only his second in Fourth Grade. After coming in at 6-60, he scored his first half-century in Fourths (57), his eighth in all grades, and went on to pick up his first wicket in Fourths (1-30).
Sanjay Anandarajah, with 4-21 against Western Suburbs in Fourth Grade, returned his best bowling figures for the club in any grade.
Murray Miles collected his best bowling figures (3-22) in Fourth Grade.
In Fifth Grade, Christian Kyle made his debut for the club, and took his first wickets (3-23).
The match against Western Suburbs was Zohirul Islam’s 50th Fifth Grade appearance for the club.
Jazz Rinka hit 76 in Metropolitan Cup against University of NSW on Sunday, his highest score (and first half-century) for the club.
Mitchell Cotton’s 44 Metropolitan Cup against University of NSW was his highest score for the club.
Three players – Reuben Kapoor, Tom Foreman and Nathan Gibbons – made their debuts for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against University of NSW.