Damien Mortimer passed 500 runs for the season during his innings against Parramatta on Saturday. It’s the fourth time he has passed 500 runs in a season in First Grade for the club. He also passed 3500 runs for the club, all in First Grade. He’s the 13th player to reach 3500 First Grade runs for Sydney University. This is his 250th match in Premier Cricket for all clubs (149 for Campbelltown, 101 for University, 21 for Bankstown and 19 for Western Suburbs).
When Ben Joy collected his second wicket on Saturday – Parramatta’s Gabriel Joseph, caught behind – it was his 198th wicket in First Grade, taking him past Dave Hanlin (197) to become the 12th highest wicket-taker for the club in Firsts. Hanlin played for the club between 1946 and 1952 and opened the bowling for New South Wales as an undergraduate. Ben is currently the highest wicket-taker in this year’s First Grade competition (with 24).
Charlie Dummer’s 88 against Parramatta on Saturday was his third half-century, and highest score, in First Grade.
By defeating the previous competition leaders, Northern District, on Sunday, the Poidevin-Gray side moved into first place in the Thunder Conference, with one preliminary round remaining to be played.
Nivethan Radhakrishnan, with 53 against Northern District in Poidevin-Gray on Sunday, recorded his first half-century for the club.
Rex Greaves (4-23) claimed his best Poidevin-Gray figures in the match against Northern District on Sunday.
Ben Mitchell (3-21) claimed his best Poidevin-Gray figures in the match against Northern District on Sunday.
Henry Clark’s 6-66 against Parramatta on Saturday was his best bowling analysis (and second five-wicket haul) in Second Grade. He’s currently the leading wicket-taker in this year’s Second Grade competition (with 26).
Charlie Litchfield’s 53 against Eastern Suburbs on Saturday was his eleventh score in Third Grade above fifty (five of them centuries). During his innings, he passed 1500 runs in Thirds.
During his innings of 43 against Eastern Suburbs on Saturday, Josh Joseph passed 2000 runs in Premier Cricket (including 1374 for North Sydney).
Sanjay Anadarajah (with 3-28 against Eastern Suburbs) claimed his best bowling figures in Third Grade.
Adam Sidhu, with 45 against Eastern Suburbs in Fourth Grade, hit his highest score for the club.
Clancy Barrett hit an extraordinary 193 from 155 balls in Fifth Grade against Eastern Suburbs on Saturday. It was his first century for the club, the second highest score ever recorded for the club in Fifth Grade (behind Steve Hobson’s 240) and the highest score ever recorded for the club in a limited-overs Fifth Grade match.
Peter Brazel recorded two career-best performances against Eastern Suburbs in Fifth Grade. First, he hit his first half-century for the club (51). He followed up with his first five-wicket haul for the club, claiming 6-38.
Oscar Kirk, with 4-36 against Eastern Suburbs in Fifth Grade, returned his best bowling figures for the club.
During the Fifth Grade match against Eastern Suburbs, Murray Miles passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.
Tom Foreman continued his good run of form in Metropolitan Cup, with 3-17 against Randwick Petersham. In his last three matches, he’s taken 3-17, 6-17 and 4-16 – thirteen wickets for 50 runs.
Xavier Nath, who took 3-9 in Metropolitan Cup against Randwick Petersham, produced his best bowling figures for the club.
James Chan hit his highest score for the club – 43 not out in Metropolitan Cup against Randwick Petersham.