In a club that has existed for 160 years, it’s very rare that something completely unprecedented occurs, but it did on the weekend - in Metropolitan Cup against University of NSW, Mitchell Spanner took a hat trick (all bowled) with the first three balls he bowled for the club. This has not occurred before in the club’s history. Since his hat-trick ended the innings, he has also taken a wicket with every delivery he has bowled for the club.
Jordan Gauci passed 5000 runs in First Grade (1219 for Sydney University, 2201 for Blacktown, 1175 for Hawkesbury and 394 for Campbelltown).
Jack Attenborough’s 70 against Eastern Suburbs was his first half-century for the club, and the 23rd time he has passed fifty in First Grade (5 hundreds and 18 fifties).
Will Salzmann passed 1000 runs in First Grade (830 of them for Campbelltown).
Ryan McElduff (with 76 against Eastern Suburbs) posted his 16th half-century in First Grade.
Tim Cummins’ 56 against Eastern Suburbs in First Grade was his 20th innings over fifty for the club (5 centuries, 15 fifties).
Damien Mortimer has passed Shane Stanton (5052 runs) and Mark Wilson (5058 runs) to become the 23rd highest run-scorer for the club in all grades.
Jack Hill’s 91 against Eastern Suburbs was his 19th innings above fifty in Second Grade (4 hundreds, 15 fifties). During his innings, he passed Craig Tomko (6366 runs) and Alan Crompton (6373 runs) to become (with 6416 runs) the 10th highest run-scorer in the club’s history. He also seems to have reclaimed (from Charles Litchfield) his record for the most times dismissed in the nineties for the club.
Dom Goddard’s 62 against Eastern Suburbs was his first half-century in Second Grade. He followed up on Sunday with his second half-century in Poidevin-Gray (52 against Campbelltown).
Ravi Wikramanayake, with 53 against Eastern Suburbs, passed fifty for the eleventh time in Second Grade (two centuries and nine fifties).
Robbie Keaton made his Second Grade debut match against Eastern Suburbs.
Andrew Wilkinson, who took 6-27 against Eastern Suburbs, collected his fourth five-wicket haul for the club (and second in Fourth Grade).
Ben Edmondson, with 4-40 against Eastern Suburbs in Fifth Grade, returned his best bowling figures for the club.
Milan Swaraj, with 88 against Campbelltown in Poidevin-Gray, hit his highest score 9and fourth half-century) for the club.
The Poidevin-Gray match against Campbelltown was Hayden McCarthy’s 50th Premier Cricket match, and he marked it by following his best Poidevin-Gray bowling (3-30) with his first half-century in the grade (56).
During his spell of 3-46 in the Poidevin-Gray match against Campbelltown, Darcy Manners took his 100th wicket for the club in all grades.
Yuvraj Dalvi, with 107 against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup, hit his first century for the club.
Olly Lee-Young, with 103 not out against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup, hit his first century for the club.
Danial Haider’s 50 against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his second half-century for the club.
Evander Herbert won the club trophy for best bowling average last season, and will be hard to beat again this year. His figures of 4-22 and 1-2 in Metropolitan Cup against University of NSW gave him 8 wickets this season at an average of 5.12. His career average in Metropolitan Cup (for 25 wickets) is 7.56.
Frankie Nicklin’s 58 in Women’s Firsts against St George-Sutherland was her second half-century for the club.
Jess Davidson, with 3-29 in Women’s Firsts against St George-Sutherland, returned her best bowling figures for the club.
Vaishnavi Deobhankar, with 3-12 in Women’s Firsts against St George-Sutherland, returned her best bowling figures for the club
Sofia Muston (2-24 in Brewer Shield against Bankstown) took her first wickets for the club.
Ruby Carter, with 4-10 against Bankstown in brewer Shield, improved on her best figures for the club for the second week in succession.
Amelia Basseal, with 3-27 in Brewer Shield against Bankstown, returned her best bowling figures for the club.