Milestone Monday

Frankie Nicklin, who hit 104 against Campbelltown on Sunday, became the first player to hit a century for the club in Women’s Firsts.

Chaye Hartwell, with 59 against Campbelltown on Sunday, hit her second half-century for the club in Women’s Firsts.

Vaishnavi Deobhankar, with 5-21 against Campbelltown on Sunday, claimed her first five-wicket haul in Women’s Firsts.

Ira Patel, who hit 81 against St George-Sutherland, recorded her second score above fifty in Women’s Seconds this season.

Hayden McCarthy made his First Grade debut, and took his first wickets (3-28).  Still three months away from his seventeenth birthday, Hayden is the second-youngest First Grade player for the club since the introduction of Grade cricket in 1893 (after another leg-spinner, Jonte Pattison, in December 2012, when he was aged 16 years and 80 days).  Younger players did appear for the club before the commencement of the Grade competition – in the first recorded match played by Sydney University, in April 1854, the two opening batsmen (Rodney Riddell and Marshall Burdekin) were both 16.  Tom Garrett, who played in the first Test match in 1877, enrolled at University in 1873, six months before his fifteenth birthday, and he played for the club in the 1873-74 season before turning 16.  Dr Roland Pope, who played a single Test for Australia, first appeared for the club in 1879, also before his sixteenth birthday.

Savelimedu Veeravalli, with 7-78 in Fifth Grade against Hawkesbury, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Evander Herbert, with 7-46 in Metropolitan Cup against Warringah, returned his best bowling figures for the club (and his third five-wicket haul).

Lewis Wells, with 5-87 against Mosman in Metropolitan Cup, took his first five-wicket haul for the club.

Milestone Monday

Devlin Malone is now the fifth-highest First Grade wicket-taker in the club’s history.  On Saturday, he passed Peter James, who took 320 wickets between 1968 and 1977.  His 5-101 was the 12th time he has taken five or more wickets in a First Grade innings (10 for Sydney University and two for Sutherland).

Hayden Kerr’s 51 against Manly was his 30th innings of fifty or more (including three centuries).  During his innings he passed 3500 runs in First Grade.

Damien Mortimer held his 50th catch for the club, all in First Grade.

Max Hope’s 51 against Manly was his second half-century in First Grade.  During his innings he passed 3500 runs for the club in all grades.

Kieran Tate’s 0 not out against Manly in Firsts was his fiftieth not-out innings for the club.  He remains some distance behind the club record – James Rodgers was not out in 224 of his 326 innings for the club.

Wilf la Fontaine Jackson, with 50 against Manly, posted his fifth score of fifty or more for the club (one century, four fifties).

Luka Flannigan’s 74 against Manly in Thirds was his fourth half-century (two for Sydney University and two for Mosman), and highest score, in Premier Cricket.

Shivham Wadhera’s 5-15 against Manly was his first five-wicket haul for the club.

Prakhar Sharma played his 50th match for the club in all grades.  Random fact: this season, his batting average in Thirds is now 60.

Andrew Wilkinson’s 3-13 against Manly in Fourths not only helped to procure a remarkable tie against the competition leaders, but also included his 250th wicket for the club in all grades.  He’s the 41st player to reach that milestone since Grade cricket began in 1893.

Arnav Yadav, with 49 against Manly, equalled his highest score in Fourths.

Henry Cain played his 50th match for the club in all grades.

Zander Robertson’s 139 not out against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his first century for the club.

Ash Cowan’s 55 against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his 30th innings for the club above fifty (2 centuries, 28 fifties).

Samuel Shepherd’s 60 not out against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his first half-century for the club.

Henry Madigan’s 3-3 against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup was his best return with the ball for the club.

Frankie Nicklin’s 5-25 against Gordon in Women’s Firsts was her first five-wicket haul for the club.

Milestone Monday

Tim Cummins played his 350th Premier Cricket match in all grades (154 for Sydney University and 196 for Penrith).

Devlin Malone passed Peter Armitage (who took 321 wickets between 1973 and 1986) to become the 20th highest wicket-taker in the club’s history.

Jack Hill’s 73 against Bankstown was his 21st score above fifty in Second Grade (including three centuries).  His innings took him to 500 runs for the season, the first time he has scored 500 runs in a Second Grade season.  During his innings, he passed Will Hay (6525 runs between 2005 and 2017) to become the ninth-highest run-scorer in the club’s history.

Prakhar Sharma, with 5-62 against Bankstown, collected his first five-wicket haul in Third Grade (and his fourth for the club).

Dom Goddard’s 74 against Bankstown was his highest score, and second half-century, in Third Grade.

Oliver Jennings, with 65 against Bankstown in Fourth Grade, hit his second half-century for the club.

Arnav Yadav, with 49 against Bankstown, hit his highest score in Fourth Grade.

Metropolitan Cup Blue now leads the competition table, having beaten the previously undefeated Sutherland team outright.

Shuv Banerjee, with 3-44 against Bankstown, returned his best bowling figures in Fifth Grade.

Harrison Hartnell, with 4-27 against Penrith in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Will Southon, with 5-11 against Penrith in Metropolitan Cup, returned his first five wicket haul for the club.

And one to file under “Weird Things that happen in Metro Cup”: in the match against Penrith, Penrith’s batsmen faced 407 balls while scoring 92 runs and losing twelve wickets, whereas Ash Cowan faced 98 balls and scored 95 runs, losing his wicket just the once.  If we assume that efficiency is the product of run rate multiplied by strike rate, then Ash Cowan is, on this evidence, approximately 13 times more efficient at scoring runs than the Penrith Metropolitan Cup team.

Suman Khatiwada, with 41 against Bankstown in Women’s Firsts, hit her highest score for the club.

Ellie Threlkeld made her debut for the club in the Women’s Firsts match against Bankstown.  Ellie plays in England for Lancashire, North West Thunder and Manchester Originals.

Milestone Monday

Ash Cowan has become only the seventh player in the club’s history (after Nick Larkin, Greg Mail, Ed Cowan, Ian Moran, Liam Robertson and Adam Theobald) to score 7000 runs for the club.  His 95 against Penrith on Saturday (98 balls, six 6s) was his first half-century in Metropolitan Cup (where, in fairness, he has played only three innings).  It was also his highest score for the club since the 2005-06 season. It’s the first time (in 332 innings for the club) that he has been dismissed in the nineties, although he did score 96 not out in Third Grade in 2005-06.

Ira Patel, with a dominant 132 not out in Women’s Second Grade against Northern District on Sunday, recorded the first century ever registered for a Sydney University women’s team.

Devlin Malone took his 350th wicket in First Grade (including 35 for Sutherland) when he dismissed Bankstown’s Ethan Deal on Saturday.

When Kieran Tate dismissed Bankstown’s on Saturday, he collected his 350th wicket for the club.  He’s the 17th player to reach this milestone since the introduction of Grade cricket 130 years ago.

Nick Larkin, with 84 not out against Bankstown, passed fifty in First Grade for the 56th time (including 21 centuries).

Shivham Wadhera made his Second Grade debut in the match against Bankstown on Saturday.

Josh Toyer’s 5-41 against Bankstown on Saturday was his 16th five-wicket haul for the club, and his fifth in Third Grade.

Orlando Pender made his Fourth Grade debut in the match against Bankstown on Saturday, taking his first wicket in that grade.

Tushar Sharma’s 98 from 96 balls against Bankstown was his first half-century in Fifth Grade.

Arnav Yadav hit his second half-century for the club, 51 against Penrith in AW Green Shield, and collected his best Green Shield bowling figures (3-28) in the same game.

Erica James hit 59 in Women’s Firsts against Manly on Sunday, which was her second half-century and highest score for the club.

Nadia Carvalho made her debut in Women’s Seconds for the club, taking her first wickets (2-40) in the match against Northern District.

Evie Donovan, with 4-24 against Northern District in Women’s Seconds, returned her best bowling figures for the club.

Milestone Monday returns for 2024

Will Salzmann’s rapid-fire 91 against Gordon was his eighth innings above fifty in First Grade (including one century).  During his innings he passed 2500 runs in all grades of Premier Cricket.  His 4-54 was his best return with the ball for the club, and included his 150th wicket in all grades of Premier Cricket.

During his innings of 37 against Gordon, Damien Mortimer passed 6500 runs in First Grade.

Playing in his 50th Second Grade match, Charles Litchfield posted his 16th score of fifty or more in Seconds (two centuries, 14 fifties) with an unbeaten 85.  During his innings he passed 4000 runs for the club in all grades.

During his unbeaten 26 against Gordon in Seconds, Jack Hill passed 6500 runs for the club in all grades.  He’s only the tenth player to reach this milestone.

In the match against Gordon on Saturday, Hayden McCarthy (3-17), Thomas Siede (2-20) and Darcy Manners (2-21) all recorded their best bowling figures in Second Grade.

During his innings of 21 not out against Gordon, Josh Toyer passed 1000 runs in Third Grade.  He also held his 50th catch for the club in all grades.

Prakhar Sharma, with 4-19 against Gordon, returned his best bowling figures in Third Grade.

In the Third Grade match against Gordon, Milan Swaraj took his first wicket for the club (with only his fifth delivery for the club).

During his innings of 49 against Gordon in Fourth Grade, Chris Roussos passed 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

Jack Manson-Lill, with 3-23 against Gordon, returned his best bowling figures in Fourth Grade.

Lewis Wells, with 55 against Gordon, hit his third half-century for the club and his second in Fifth Grade.

Ash Cowan played his first Metropolitan Cup match since 2002-23, setting a new record for the longest gap between appearances in this grade.  He opened the batting with Jack Bray, who wasn’t born when he last played Metro Cup.  Ash was dismissed for 30 against Blacktown, which means that he now has a Metropolitan Cup batting average – 59.

Jack Bray’s 64 against Blacktown meant that he has now played three innings for the club in Metropolitan Cup, and passed fifty each time.

Murray Miles played his 100th match for the club in all grades.

Yuvraj Dalvi collected his first five-wicket haul for the club, 5-41 against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup.

Oliver Lee-Young’s 50 against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup was his fourth innings of fifty or more for the club (including one century).

Tom Crawford passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Harris Haider, with 66 not out against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup, hit his first half-century for the club.

Andrew Farlow’s 30 against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup was his highest score for the club.

Milestone Monday (Sunday edition)

Ryan McElduff, with 88 against North Sydney, posted his highest score in First Grade – and, in the process, passed 4000 runs for the club in all grades.

Tim Cummins passed 500 runs for the season during his 69 against North Sydney – which was his 32nd score of fifty or more in First Grade (five centuries, 27 fifties).

Andrew Hazard took his 150th wicket in Premier Cricket when he dismissed North Sydney’s James Greenslade in First Grade.

Harrison May made his First Grade debut against his former club, North Sydney.

Jack Hill’s 50 against North Sydney was his 20th innings of fifty or more in Second Grade (three centuries and 17 fifties).

Henry Snyman’s 75 not out against North Sydney in Third Grade was his third half-century, and highest score, for the club.

Prakhar Sharma, with 4-25 against North Sydney, returned his best bowling figures in Third Grade.

Zander Robertson made his Fourth Grade debut against North Sydney, scoring 52, his third half-century for the club.

Chris Roussos, who hit 54 against North Sydney in Fourth Grade, recorded his seventh half-century for the club.

Jazz Rinka’s 96 against North Sydney was his highest score in Fourth Grade, and took him past 500 runs in Fourths.

Ben Crawford’s 90 not out against North Sydney was his highest Fifth Grade score, and he also passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Blaize Irving-Holliday, with 4-27 against North Sydney in Fifth grade, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Lewis Wells’ 82 against North Sydney in Fifth Grade was his highest score for the club.

Milestone Monday

Tim Cummins’ four catches against Penrith on Saturday included his 450th dismissal in First Grade.  He now has 451 (264 for University and 187 for Penrith).

Andrew Hazard also did well against his former club; his 3-33 was his best bowling in First Grade.

Kieran Tate’s 4-59 against Penrith included his 100th wicket in First Grade.

Charles Litchfield’s 74 against Penrith was his 15th innings of fifty or more in Second Grade (two centuries, 13 fifties).

Harrison May, with 3-45 against Penrith in Seconds, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Darcy Manners, with 2-37 against Penrith, took his first wickets in Second Grade.

Milan Swaraj hit 58 against Penrith in Thirds – his sixth half-century for the season, which also took him past 500 runs for the season and 500 runs for the club.

Prakhar Sharma, with 3-26 against Penrith, returned his best bowling figures in Third Grade.

Lewis Ansell, with 3-25 against Penrith, returned his best bowling figures in Third Grade.

Jack Manson-Lill played his 50th game for the club in all grades.

Tejas Verma, with 3-15 against Penrith in Fourth Grade, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Andrew Wilkinson’s 4-32 against Penrith on Saturday included his 50th wicket in Fourth Grade.

Ben Crawford’s 59 against Penrith was his first half-century in Fifth Grade.

Mitchell Cotton’s 61 not out against Penrith in Fifth Grade was his highest score for the club.

Outrageous scenes in Metropolitan Cup, where Tushar Sharma did not only hit his first century for the club, but hit 171 not out against University of NSW, which is the highest score ever recorded for the club in Metropolitan Cup (or any other Sixth Grade competition).  His innings contained 13 sixes, which is also a record for this grade.

Playing in his 50th Metropolitan Cup match, and his 50th innings for the club in all grades, Tom Crawford hit 56 against University of NSW, his first half-century for the club.

The third wicket partnership of 170 between Tushar Sharma and Tom Crawford is a new record for the club in Metropolitan Cup (or any other Sixth Grade competition).

Peter Dean, with 3-41 against University of NSW in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

James Schroder’s 54 in Metropolitan Cup against Mosman was his second half-century for the club.

Harrison Hartnell, with 3-33 against Mosman in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Arnav Yadav’s 81 in Green Shield against Blacktown was his first half-century for the club.

Lachlan Russell’s 3-30 in Green Shield against Blacktown was his best bowling for the club.

Jess Davidson’s 4-17 against Campbelltown in Women’s Firsts were her best bowling figures for the club.

Nadia Carvalho completed a hat trick against Campbelltown in Brewer Shield, the first achieved for the club in Women’s Premier Cricket.

Milestone Monday

The match against Mosman was Tim Cummins’ 150th for the club, all in First Grade.  His 69 was his 21st innings above fifty for the club (5 centuries, 16 fifties) and he also passed 3500 runs for the club (becoming only the 15th player to do so).

Devlin Malone hit a six.  Kieran Tate hit a six.  Hugo Ikeda hit a six.  These three things have never before happened in the same match.

Andrew Hazard’s 74 against Mosman in Second Grade was his eleventh score above fifty in Premier Cricket (including one century), and during his innings he passed 3000 Premier Cricket runs in all grades.

Ryan Danne’s 71 against Mosman in Second Grade was his 16th score above fifty in Seconds (4 centuries and 12 fifties).

Hayden McCarthy’s 3-37 against Mosman in Second Grade was his best return with the ball in Seconds.

Thomas Siede, with 2-52 against Mosman, took his first wickets in Second Grade.

Matt Powys hit a century in his 100th innings for the club.  His matchwinning 132 not out against Mosman was his first century in Third Grade, and fourth for the club in all grades.  During his innings he passed 1500 runs in Thirds.

Jack Manson-Lill took his first wicket in Third Grade.

Raveen Ganesh’s 66 against Mosman in Fourth Grade was his second half-century, and highest score, for the club.

Avijay Maharaj’s 52 against Mosman in Fourth Grade was his first half-century in Fourths, and his third for the club in all grades.

Lewis Wells, with 3-54 against Mosman, claimed his best bowling figures in Fifth Grade.

Will Elliott, with 3-24 against Mosman, claimed his best bowling figures in Fifth Grade.

Congratulations to wides, who top-scored with 48 in Fifth Grade’s total of 221 against Mosman.

During his innings of 35 on Saturday, Saarangan Arvind passed both 500 runs in Metropolitan Cup and 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

Mitchell Spanner, with 5-25 in Metropolitan Cup, too k his first five-wicket haul for the club.`  Although his bowling average has now blown out to 3.40.

Wilf la Fontaine-Jackson, with 96 against Blacktown, hit his third Poidevin-Gray half century and his highest Poidevin-Gray score.  During his innings he passed 500 runs for the season, and 500 runs for the club.

Milan Swaraj, with 55 against Blacktown in Poidevin-Gray, hit his fifth half-century for the club.

Shivham Wadhera, with 3-38 against Blacktown, returned his best bowling figures in Poidevin-Gray.

In Brewer Shield, Nadia Carvalho took her second successive five wicket haul.  Her 6-17 against Sydney is the best analysis for the club in any grade of Women’s Premier Cricket.

Milestone Monday

Former Sydney University opening bowler Lawrence Neil-Smith claimed his best first-class bowling figures when he took 7-58 for Tasmania against New South Wales in Sydney – a spell that included his 50th first-class wicket.  He added three wickets in the second innings, to take ten wickets in a match for the first time.

Women’s First Grade recorded their first victory in this competition, defeating Parramatta by 60 runs at Merrylands.

Ash Cowan is now the seventh-highest run scorer in the club’s history. His 23 not out against St George on Saturday took him to 6864 runs, and he passed Simon Gray (6852) in the process. He is now behind only Nick Larkin, Greg Mail, Ed Cowan, Ian Moran, Liam Robertson and Adam Theobald.

Will Salzamann, playing in his 50th First Grade match, scored his first hundred in First Grade.  His outstanding 136 against St George was his second century (and highest score) in any grade of Premier Cricket (he hit a Poidevin-Gray century for Campbelltown in 2022-23).

Nivethan Radhakrishnan, with 5-62 against St George on Saturday, took his first five-wicket haul for the club in First Grade.

The match against St George was Devlin Malone’s 150th First Grade match for the club.

During his innings of 44 against St George on Sunday, Tim Cummins (with 3448 runs) became the 14th highest First Grade run-scorer for the club, passing Hayden Kerr (3416).

Andrew Hazard’s outstanding 127 from 113 balls against St George in Second Grade on Saturday was his first century in any grade of Premier Cricket.  During his innings he passed 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

During his innings against St George in Second Grade on Saturday, Ryan Danne passed 4500 runs for the club in all grades.

When Max Hope dismissed St George’s Joel Rush in Second Grade on Saturday, he collected his 100th wicket for the club in all grades.

During his innings of 39 against St George in Second Grade on Saturday, Ravi Wikramanayake passed 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

Jed Collins’ 3-54 against St George on Saturday was his best bowling for the club in Second Grade.

Thomas Siede’s 94 not out against St George in Third Grade on Saturday was his third half-century, and highest score, for the club.

Jack Manson-Lill made his Third Grade debut for the club against St George on Saturday.

During his innings of 38 in Fourth Grade on Saturday, Avijay Maharaj passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Arnav Yadav’s 4-22 against St George on Saturday was his best bowling in Fourth Grade for the club.

Sidhaarthaa Veeravalli made his Fourth Grade debut for the club and took his first wickets (2-31) in that grade.

Ali Bajwa’ 4-12 against St George in Fifth Grade on Saturday was his best bowling for the club.

Saarangan Arvind played his 50th match for the club in all grades.

During his innings of 30 in Metropolitan Cup on Saturday, Tushar Sharma passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Aarav Sharma took 3-19 against Auburn in Metropolitan Cup on Saturday, his best bowling figures for the club.

And one we missed earlier…. Greg Cade has passed 100 dismissals for the club in all grades (he now has 109, 89 caught and 20 stumped).  Also, his 9 not out in Metropolitan Cup on Saturday means that he has been dismissed only twice in his last 20 matches for the club.

Murray Miles, with 62 against North West Sydney Hurricanes in Metropolitan Cup, hit his third half-century for the club.

Aaron Leong, with 2-10 against North West Sydney Hurricanes in Metropolitan Cup, took his first wickets for the club.

Harry Mayne, with 3-39 against North West Sydney Hurricanes in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Jess Davidson, who hit 54 against Parramatta in Women’s First Grade, hit her second half-century and highest score for the club.

ACT representative, Carly Leeson, made her debut for the club in Women’s Firsts against Parramatta, scoring 40.

Sarah Brine made a major contribution to Women’s Firsts win over Parramatta, recording her highest score (31) and returning her best bowling figures (2-16) for the club.

Nadia Carvalho claimed the first ever five-wicket haul for the club in Women’s Premier Cricket, taking 5-53 against Greater Hunter in Brewer Shield.

Monday Milestones

Former Sydney University all-rounder Dylan Hunter made his List A debut for Canterbury against Wellington in New Zealand’s Ford Trophy on Saturday, scoring 19.

The New South Wales team that won the Australian Over-60 Championship in Perth last week included two former Sydney University players, Rohan Wilson and Alastair Little.

Andrew Hazard took his 50th wicket for the club when he dismissed Eastern Suburbs’ Nick Taylor in Second Grade on Saturday.

In the course of taking 3-58 against Eastern Suburbs on Saturday, Josh Toyer increased his club record tally of wickets in Second Grade to 225.

Chris Roussos, with a decisive 57 not out against Eastern Suburbs in Fourth Grade, hit his sixth half-century for the club.

Zander Robertson marked his debut in Fifths with his first half-century in that grade, 52 against Eastern Suburbs.

Lewis Wells, with 4-50 against Hawkesbury in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Evander Herbert had a day out in the Metropolitan Cup match against University of NSW.  His 5-22 was his third five-wicket haul for the club and included his 50th wicket for the club, and he followed it with 44 not out, his highest score for the club.

Jack Garland, with 44 not out against University of NSW in Metropolitan Cup, hit his highest score for the club.

Chaye Hartwell, with 51 against Bankstown in First Grade, hit her first half-century for the club.

Marie Lagane, who took 3-18 against Northern District in Brewer Shield, returned her best bowling figures for the club.

Milestone Monday

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.

Milestone Monday

Congratulations to the Brewer Shield team, whose conclusive victory over Blacktown was the club’s first win in Women’s Premier Cricket.

Nick Larkin’s 29 against Western Suburbs in First Grade was his 300th innings for the club in all grades, and he became the first player to pass 10,500 runs for the club in all grades.

During his innings of 41 against Western Suburbs in First Grade, Jack Attenborough passed 4500 runs in all grades of Premier Cricket.

Hayden Kerr’s 68 against Western Suburbs in First Grade was his 29th score of 50 or more in Firsts (3 hundreds, 26 fifties).

During his innings against Western Suburbs in First Grade, Ryan McElduff passed 4000 runs in all grades of Premier Cricket (130 of them for Gordon).

Charlie Cassell’s 70 not out in Second Grade against Western Suburbs was his second half century for the club and precisely equalled his highest score for the club (he also hit 70 not out in Seconds against Sydney in 2018-19).  He also passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Hayden McCarthy (2-40 against Wests) took his first wickets in Second Grade.

Ravi Wikramanayake’s 53 against Western Suburbs was his second half-century for the club in Third Grade.

Josh Toyer’s 16 not out against Western Suburbs in Thirds was his 50th not-out innings for the club in all grades.

During his innings against Western Suburbs, Andrew Wilkinson passed 500 runs in Fourth Grade.

Avijay Maharaj, with 42 against Western Suburbs, hit his highest score in Fourth Grade.

In Fourth Grade against Western Suburbs, Lewis Ansell further improved his best bowling figures for the club, finishing with 6-61.

Danial Haider’s 80 not out in Metropolitan Cup against Randwick-Petersham was his highest score for the club.

Harrison Hartnell, with 2-29 against Auburn in Metropolitan Cup, took his first wickets for the club.

Wilf la Fontaine Jackson, with 73 against Western Suburbs, hit his second half-century in Poidevin-Gray.

Thomas Siede, with 4-30 against Western Suburbs, took his best bowling figures for the club and his best in the Poidevin-Gray competition.

Jess Davidson, with 52 not out against Penrith in Women’s Firsts, hit her first half-century for the club.

In the Brewer Shield win over Blacktown, Ruby Carter (3-5), Marie Lagane (2-3) and Tanisha Shanmuganathan (2-7) all recorded their best bowling figures for the club.

The Brewer Shield team used eleven bowlers in Blacktown’s innings on Sunday, which is not a milestone exactly, but nor is it something you see every day.

Milestone Monday

Phoebe Litchfield hit her highest WBBL score, 68, for the Sydney Thunder against Hobart Hurricanes at Launceston.  It was her fifth half-century in the WBBL, and she became the youngest batter to pass 1000 WBBL runs.

Playing in only his third List A game, for NSW v Western Australia at Cricket Central in Sydney, Will Salzmann again improved on his best bowling figures in the format, taking 4-48.  He also hit the winning runs, hitting Andrew Tye for successive 4s straight down the ground – which means that in each of his three List A games so far, he has achieved his best bowling figures, has played a not-out innings with the bat, and has ended up on the winning side.

Hunar Verma, with 5-34 in First Grade against Western Suburbs, returned his best bowling figures for the club.  It was also his best performance for any club in First Grade, and the second time he has taken five wickets in a First Grade innings.

Hayden McCarthy made his Second Grade debut in the match against Western Suburbs, scoring his first half-century (53) in that grade.

Raveen Ganesh made his Third Grade debut in the match against Western Suburbs.

Lewis Ansell celebrated his 50th appearance in Fourth Grade by taking his first five-wicket haul for the club (5-52) in the match against Western Suburbs.

Robbie Keaton, who has kept wicket for both Surrey Under-18s and Northamptonshire Under-18s, made his debut for the club in the Fourth Grade match against Western Suburbs.

Sidhaarthaa Veeravalli, with 4-46, claimed his best Fifth Grade figures in the match against Western Suburbs.  He has a chance to complete his first five-wicket haul next week, and we look forward to seeing how PlayHQ copes if Sidhaarthaa Savelimedu Veeravalli dismisses Veeravenkataganeshsivakrishna Prasad Gandham.

In the Metropolitan Cup match against Auburn, James Schroder hit his first half-century for the club, an innings of 92.

Zander Robertson hit his first half-century for the club, 65 in Metropolitan Cup against Randwick.

In the Metropolitan Cup match against Randwick, Danial Haider is unbeaten at the end of the first day on 46, his highest score for the club.

Milestone Monday

Former SUCC all-rounder Dylan Hunter made his first-class debut for Canterbury against Wellington in New Zealand’s Plunket Shield competition, opening the batting and scoring 17 and 28.

When he dismissed Fairfield’s Jaydyn Simmons on Saturday, Devlin Malone claimed his 300th wicket for the club in First Grade.  He’s the sixth player to reach that milestone after Mick O’Sullivan (652), John Grimble (382), Tim Ley (340), Ian Moran (337) and Peter James (320).

Jordan Gauci played his 50th match for the club (all in First Grade) and held his 50th catch in Premier Cricket for all clubs.

Hunar Verma collected his 150th wicket in Premier Cricket (in all grades and for all clubs) when he dismissed Fairfield’s Yuva Nishchay.

Will Salzmann took his 50th First Grade wicket (36 of them for Campbelltown) when he dismissed Fairfield’s Cameron Frendo on Saturday.

Wilf La Fontaine-Jackson scored his first century for the club, a matchwinning 112 not out against Fairfield in Second Grade.

Jack Hill’s 84 against Fairfield on Saturday was his 18th innings above fifty in Second Grade (3 hundreds and 15 fifties).  During his innings, he passed 2500 runs in Seconds.

Charles Litchfield’s 53 against Fairfield on Saturday was his 14th innings above fifty in Second Grade (2 hundreds and 12 fifties). 

Mehrub Jan Chowdhury, with 61 not out against Randwick-Petersham in Metropolitan Cup, hit his highest score for the club.

Will Southon, with 3-16 against Randwick-Petersham in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Henry Mitchell, with 4-16 against Randwick-Petersham in Metropolitan Cup, returned his best bowling figures for the club.

Ethan Fong (2-37) took his first wickets for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Fairfield.

Ira Patel, with 47 not out against Penrith for Women’s Seconds, hit her highest score for the club.

Hetvi Patel had an outstanding match for Women’s Thirds against UTS North Sydney on Saturday, recording both her first half-century (54) and her best bowling figures (3-10) for the club.

Milestone Monday

Playing his second List A match (for NSW against South Australia in Adelaide), Will Salzmann improved on his best bowling figures in the format, taking 3-48.

Phoebe Litchfield’s 54 not out for Sydney Thunder against the Sydney Sixers was her fourth half-century in the WBBL, and her highest score in the competition.

Frankie Nicklin was called up to the Sydney Sixers squad as 13th player for the match against Sydney Thunder, following an injury to Alyssa Healy.

During his innings against Fairfield on Saturday, Damien Mortimer passed 5000 runs for the club, all of them in First Grade.  He’s the 28th player to reach 5000 runs for the club in all grades, and only the sixth player to score 5000 runs for the club in First Grade (behind Greg Mail, Nick Larkin, Ed Cowan, Ian Moran and Liam Robertson).

Tim Cummins’ 106 against Fairfield was his fifth century in First Grade.  During his innings, he passed Will Hay (3307 runs) to become the club’s 15th-highest run scorer in First Grade.  He’s now eight runs behind Hayden Kerr (3348).

During his innings against Fairfield on Saturday, Ryan McElduff passed 2500 runs in First Grade.  His 68 was his 15th half-century in First Grade.

Hunar Verma’s 53 against Fairfield in First Grade was his first half-century in Premier Cricket.

Kieran Tate’s 19 not out against Fairfield was his highest score in his 62 matches in First Grade.  During his innings he passed 1500 runs for the club in all grades.

During Devlin Malone’s innings of 16 against Fairfield, he passed 500 runs in First Grade for the club.

When he dismissed Fairfield’s Russell Wilcoxon on Saturday, Josh Toyer took his first wicket in Second Grade for four years, and extended his own club record of wickets in Seconds to 222.

Hayden McCarthy’s spectacular 7-26 against Fairfield in Third Grade was his first five-wicket haul in Premier Cricket.

Milan Swaraj, with 69 not out against Fairfield, hit his third half-century for the club and his second in Third Grade.

Brodie Frost played his 100th match for the club in all grades.

Oliver Jennings, with 73 against Fairfield in Fourth Grade, hist his first half-century for the club.

Mitchell Cotton, with 55 against Fairfield in Fourth Grade, hit his first half-century in Fourths and his highest score for the club.

Saarangan Arvind’s 50 against Fairfield was his third fifty in Fifth grade and his sixth for the club.

Morris Fredriksson’s 73 against Fairfield in Fifth grade was his fourth half-century for the club.

Luke Wells made his Fifth Grade debut for the club.

Wilf la Fontaine-Jackson, with 80 against Northern District in Poidevin-Gray on Sunday, hit his first half-century for the club.

During his innings of 22 against Northern District in Poidevin-Gray, Dom Goddard passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

Peter Dean hit his first century for the club, 118 in Metropolitan Cup against Fairfield.

Kiah Martin, with 3-24 against Parramatta in First Grade, returned her best bowling figures for the club.

Erica James (54 not out against Parramatta in First Grade) hit her first half-century for the club.

Serena Liu, with 44 not out against Parramatta in Second Grade, hit her highest score for the club.

Milestone Monday

Devlin Malone took his 300th wicket for the club when he bowled Blacktown’s Gus Small on Saturday.  He’s the 24th player to reach 300 wickets for the club in all grades.  Also on Saturday, he held his 50th First Grade catch for the club.  On Sunday, when he dismissed Fairfield’s Nick Carruthers, he took his 450th Premier Cricket wicket in all grades (146 of them for Sutherland).

Jordan Gauci’s 139 not out against Blacktown was his eighth First Grade century (and third for Sydney University).

Oliver Zannino’s 35 not out against Blacktown lifted his First Grade batting average back above fifty (51.66, to be precise).  He also executed his first stumping in First Grade.

During his innings of 22 against Blacktown on Saturday, Tim Cummins passed 6500 runs in Premier Cricket (in all grades, for both Penrith and Sydney University).  On Sunday, his catch at backward point brought up his 550th fielding dismissal in all grades in Premier Cricket (464 catches and 86 stumpings).

Andrew Hazard made his First Grade debut against Blacktown on Saturday, in his 178th Premier Cricket match, and collected his first wickets (2-17).

Will Salzmann’s 63 against Fairfield on Sunday was his second half-century for the club and his sixth in First Grade.

Henry Clark’s 70 against Blacktown on Saturday was not only his highest score in Second Grade, but also his first half-century in Seconds (in his 48th match in that grade).

Ryan Danne’s 82 against Blacktown on Saturday was his 15th innings of fifty or more in Second Grade (including four centuries). 

The 8th wicket partnership of 123 between Ryan Danne and Henry Clark against Blacktown was outstanding, but fell 56 runs short of the club Second Grade record (set by Tim Ley and Michael Culkoff in 2009-10).

When Josh Toyer bowled Blacktown’s Adil Ahmed in Third Grade on Saturday, he collected his 450th wicket for the club in all grades.  He’s only the tenth player to reach that milestone.

Milan Swaraj made his Third Grade debut for the club in the match against Blacktown, posting his highest score (80), and second half-century, for the club.

Hayden McCarthy had a big match against Blacktown, posting his highest Third Grade score (89) and returning his best bowling figures in Thirds (3-18).  These were also his best performances with bat and ball for the club, and his half-century was his third in Third Grade (he scored two for University of NSW).

Luka Flannigan’s 65 not out against Blacktown was his first half-century for the club, his first in Third Grade and his third in Premier Cricket (two of them for Mosman).  During his innings, he passed 500 runs for the club in all grades.

The Third Grade match against Blacktown was Matt Powys’ 100th game for the club in all grades.

Raveen Ganesh, with 56 against Blacktown in Fourth Grade, hit his first half-century for the club.

Lewis Ansell, with 3-27 against Blacktown, returned his best bowling figures in Fourth Grade.

Anik Siwach, with 82 not out against Blacktown in Fifth Grade, hit his first half-century for the club.

Arnav Yadav, with 46 against Blacktown in Fifth Grade, hit his highest score for the club.

Sidhaarthaa Veeravalli, with 3-48 against Blacktown, returned his best bowling figures in Fifth Grade.

Sanskar Sharma made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Sutherland, scoring 44.

Ethan Fong made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Sutherland.

Peter Dean, with 71 against Northwest Sydney in Metropolitan Cup on Sunday, hit his first half-century for the club.

Lewis Wells, with 78 not out against Northwest Sydney in Metropolitan Cup on Sunday, hit his first half-century for the club.

The sixth wicket partnership of 129 between Peter Dean and Lewis Wells against Northwest Sydney was a new club record for Metropolitan Cup (or any other 6th grade competition).

Milestone Monday

On Sunday, the club fielded teams in the NSW Women’s Premier Cricket competition for the first time.  Sydney University teams participated in the Women’s First Grade competition until the 1978-79 season, but those teams were fielded by a separate club constituted by what was then the Women’s Sports Union.  Until last season, the Universities Women’s Cricket Club (a joint venture between Sydney University and University of NSW) fielded teams, but that club has disbanded.  So it follows that every player who took the field on the weekend made her debut for SUCC in Women’s Premier Cricket.

It also follows that several players became the first to reach milestones for the club.  The first wicket in First Grade was claimed in the match against Manly by Aarati Bidari, helped by a stumping by Chaye Hartwell.  The first runs were scored by Frankie Nicklin, who went on to score the first fifty (a rapid 65 from only 33 balls) and share in the first fifty partnership (60 for the second wicket with Erica James).

Phoebe Litchfield hit her first T20I half-century last Monday: 52 not out for Australia against the West Indies at North Sydney.  Phoebe reached her fifty from only 18 balls, which is (by three balls) the fastest T20I fifty ever recorded for Australia, and equals the T20I record for any country (matching Sophie Devine’s performance for New Zealand against India in 2015).

Hayden Kerr’s 86 for NSW against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield match at Cricket Central was his third half-century in first-class cricket.

Nick Larkin’s 52 against Northern District on Saturday was his 55th innings of fifty or more in First Grade (21 centuries and 34 fifties). 

Wilf La Fontaine-Jackson made his Second Grade debut for the club in the match against Northern District.

Charles Litchfield’s 50 against Northern District on Saturday was his 13th innings of fifty or more in Second Grade (including two centuries).  During his innings he passed 1500 runs in Seconds.

Jack Hill’s 68 not out against Northern District on Saturday was his 15th innings of fifty or more in Second Grade (including three centuries). 

Ryan Danne’s 54 not out against Northern District on Saturday was his 14th innings of fifty or more in Second Grade (including four centuries). 

Andrew Hazard played his 50th game for the club in all grades.

Harrison May made his Second Grade debut for the club in the match against Northern District (last season he took 19 wickets at 16.21 in Seconds for UTS North Sydney).

Jed Collins made his Second Grade debut for the club in the match against Northern District.

Tom Siede made his Third Grade debut for the club in the match against Northern District.  His 50 was his second half-century for the club (in only three matches), and he also collected his first wicket for the club.

Ravi Wikramanayake played his 100th Premier Cricket match (all grades, all clubs) on Saturday.  During his innings of 37 in Third Grade, he passed 2500 Premier Cricket runs in all grades.

Hayden McCarthy’s 3-31 against Northern District on Saturday was his best return with the ball in Third Grade.  His first wicket on Saturday was his 50th in Premier Cricket in all grades.

Milan Swaraj, with 63 against Northern District in Fourth Grade, scored his first half-century for the club.

Ben Edmondson made his Fourth Grade debut for the club and took his first wickets in that grade (2-34).

Avijay Maharaj (41) hit his highest Fifth Grade score for the club.

During his innings of 40 against Northern District in Fifth Grade on Saturday, Jazz Rinka passed 1000 runs for the club in all grades.

Murray Miles’s 72 not out against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup was his highest score (and second half-century) for the club.

Mitchell Spanner’s 45 against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup was his highest score for the club.

Daanyal Saeed’s 48 not out against Georges River in Metropolitan Cup was his highest score for the club.

The unbroken partnership of 87 between Daanyal Saeed and Murray Miles against Georges River was a new club record for the 9th wicket, both in Metropolitan Cup, and the other Sixth Grade competitions entered by the club over the years.

Milestone Monday

Hayden Kerr returned his best List A bowling figures (3-57) in the Marsh Cup match for NSW against Victoria in Melbourne.  During his T20 innings against Hawkesbury on Sunday, Hayden passed Will Hay (3307) to become the 14th-highest First Grade run-scorer for the club; then, with a six down the ground from the bowling of Patrick Moore, he reached 5000 runs for the club in all grades.  He’s the 27th player to reach that milestone.  His 50 was his 28th score of fifty or more in First grade (including three centuries).

Former Sydney University opening bowler Lawrence Neil-Smith made his List A debut for Tasmania against NSW in Melbourne.

During his T20 innings against Hawkesbury on Sunday, Damien Mortimer passed 9000 runs in Premier Cricket, in all grades and for all clubs.  This includes 3087 runs for Campbelltown, 506 for Bankstown and 493 for Wests.

Wilf la Fontaine-Jackson made his First Grade debut for the club in the T20 match against Gordon.

Tim Cummins’ 68 not out against Gordon in the T20 was his 28th innings above fifty in First Grade (four centuries, 24 fifties).

Hunar Verma took his first wicket for the club when he bowled Quincy Titterton in the T20 match against Gordon.

In the T20 match against Gordon, for the second match in succession, Jack Attenborough took a wicket in his first over of the game, having first been hit for six.  It is not entirely clear whether this is some kind of plan.

Jack Hill’s 80 against University of NSW was his 14th score above fifty in Second Grade (including three centuries).

During his innings of 47 against University of NSW, Andrew Hazard passed 1000 runs in Second Grade (including 619 for Penrith). 

Tom Siede made his Second Grade debut for the club in the match against University of NSW.

The match against University of NSW was Matt Powys’ 50th match in Third Grade.

Hayden McCarthy made his first appearance in Third Grade for the club against his former club, University of NSW.

The Third Grade match against University of NSW was Luka Flannigan’s 150th Premier Cricket match, and he passed 1500 runs in all grades.

Noah Bloch made his Third Grade debut for the club in the match against University of NSW.

Jed Collins made his Third Grade debut for the club in the match against University of NSW and took his first wickets (3-24).

Harrison May (formerly of UTS North Sydney) made his debut for the club in the Third Grade match against University of NSW and took his first wickets (2-41).

Lewis Ansell claimed his 50th wicket in Fourth Grade in the match against University of NSW on Sunday.

Oliver Jennings made his debut for the club in the Fourth Grade match against University of NSW.

Anik Siwach made his Fifth Grade debut for the club.

Orlando Pender made his debut for the club in Fifth Grade’s match against University of NSW, scoring 41 and collecting his first wicket.

Ben Edmondson made his Fifth Grade debut for the club.

Sidhaarthaa Veeravalli made his Fifth Grade debut for the club.

Saarangan Arvind, with 92 against Northwest Sydney in Metropolitan Cup, hit his highest score (and fifth half-century) for the club.

Harris Haider, with 40 not out against Northwest Sydney in Metropolitan Cup, hit his highest score for the club.

Former University of NSW First Grader, Blaize Irving-Holliday made his debut for the club in the Metropolitan Cup match against Gordon and scored his first half-century, 66 not out.

Several players made their first appearance for the club in the two Metropolitan Cup games: Oliver Lista, Lewis Wells, Andrew Farlow, Peter Dean, Thomas Hardy, Mitchell Spanner, James Schroder, Zander Robertson, Will Elliott, Will Southon and Veraj Singh.

Milestone Monday returns for 2023-24

Jack Attenborough made his debut for the club in the T20 match against Sydney.  In the second match of the double-header, against North Sydney, he took his first wickets for the club (2-14).  Jack played 79 First Grade matches for University of NSW without taking a wicket, and last took a Premier Cricket wicket in Poidevin-Gray back in 2020-21.

While Jordan Gauci was steering University to a win over North Sydney in Saturday’s T20 game, he passed 1000 runs for the club, all in First Grade.  He has now scored over 1000 First Grade runs for three clubs: University (1003), Blacktown (2201) and Hawkesbury (1175).

Will Salzmann made his debut for the club in the T20 match against Sydney, taking his first wickets (3-34) and scoring his first half-century for the club (68) in the process.  His 68 was his highest score in First Grade, and his fifth half-century (he scored four for Campbelltown-Camden).  Later in the day, he improved his best bowling figures for the club by taking 3-33 against North Sydney.

Hunar Verma made his debut for the club in the T20 match against Sydney.

Devlin Malone has drawn level with Alan Jakes by taking his 295th wicket for the club in all grades, and now shares equal 25th place on the club’s list of all-time wicket-takers.  Jakes, who played for the club between 1964 and 1973, enjoyed an unusual career that included both taking the new ball in Firsts, and taking 76 wickets in a Fourth Grade season bowling off-spin.

Dom Goddard’s 59 against Hawkesbury was his first half-century in Poidevin-Gray and his third for the club in all grades.

Bathurst product Tom Siede made his debut for the club in the Poidevin-Gray match against Hawkesbury, and scored his first half-century for the club (78).  During his innings he passed 500 runs in Premier Cricket, having scored 446 for Gordon last season.

Hampshire 2nd XI batsman Wilf la Fontaine-Jackson made his debut for the club in the Poidevin-Gray match against Hawkesbury, scoring 45.

Thomas Lynch played his first Poidevin-Gray match for the club, scoring 31 against Hawkesbury.

Hayden McCarthy made his debut for the club in the Poidevin-Gray match against Hawkesbury, and took his first wickets for the club (2-33).

Tejas Verma made his debut for the club in the Poidevin-Gray match against Hawkesbury.

Milan Swaraj made his debut for the club in the Poidevin-Gray match against Hawkesbury.

Milestone Monday (on a Sunday)

Sydney University’s semi-final win over Manly on the weekend took the club into the First Grade grand final for the eleventh time since finals were introduced to the competition in 1952-53.  This means that the club will contest the grand final of all three First Grade competitions (Belvidere Cup, 50 overs and T20), matching the feat of the 2018-19 team.

Sydney University dismissed the first four Manly batsmen without scoring in the First Grade semi-final on Saturday.   This was the first time this has occurred in a Belvidere Cup finals match involving the club (the most recent similar event was in 2013-14, when Bankstown’s first two batsmen were dismissed for 0 in the second innings of the grand final).  Manly’s total of 78 was the lowest score against University in a Belvidere Cup finals match since that 2013-14 season, when Randwick-Petersham managed only 77 in the semi-final.  Curiously, however, this was not the first time in any grade that Manly has lost 4-1 in a semi-final against Sydney University, with the only run being a leg bye.  Exactly the same scoreline appeared in the Fourth Grade semi-final in 1980-81.  On that occasion, Manly was chasing a target of 152, and began by losing 4-1.  Shortly afterwards, four wickets fell with the score on 6, so that Manly was 8 for 6 (they recovered to reach 21).  But that was in the days of uncovered pitches.

Hayden Kerr’s phenomenal spell of 5-30 (including 3-0 from his first five overs) was his first five-wicket haul for the club in any grade.  He followed up by scoring 51, his 27th score of fifty or more in First Grade (including four hundreds).

When Tim Cummins caught Manly’s Matt Brewster on Saturday, he completed his 250th dismissal for the club in First Grade (215 caught and 35 stumped).  He becomes the third player to reach that landmark for the club, after the late Alan Crompton (331) and Shane Stanton (283).

Devlin Malone extended his career-best season tally of First Grade wickets to 68 by dismissing Steve O’Keefe.

Caelan Maladay, with 3-31 against Manly, passed 40 wickets for the season for the first time in his First Grade career.  He also reached 50 wickets for the season for the club (42 in Firsts, 8 in Poidevin-Gray).

When Kieran Tate dismissed Manly’s Jay Lenton on Saturday, he reached 40 First Grade wickets for the season for the first time in his career.

Damien Mortimer, with 76 not out against Manly, hit his 42nd score above fifty in First Grade (including eight centuries).  It was his 150th innings for the club, and during it he passed 700 runs for the season (for the fifth time in his First Grade career).

During Ryan McElduff’s 34 not out against Manly, he passed 500 First Grade runs for the season for the third time in his career.

And, finally, a milestone marking an event that didn’t happen.  When the semi-finals commenced on Saturday, it was the first time that a Premier Cricket semi-final round had been played without Ash Cowan taking part since 2011-12 -  a gap of 4382 days.