Weekend Senior Results

On Saturday, Southern District had a strong day with the bat in their rain affected match against Glenelg at Park 25. With the match reduced to 50 overs, an opening partnership of 106 runs (Brenton Maiolo 55 and Justin Ifould 63) saw the Stingrays into a good position. Further contributions from Shaun Tanner (49) and Paul Roberts (27) saw Southern close their innings at 5/262. Craig Dand (2/39) was the only Seahorse to take multiple wickets. Glenelg started their run chase well, but losing both openers thanks to run outs saw the Seahorses slump to be all out for 196. Shaun Tanner followed up his good day with the bat by taking 4/20. (report sourced from SACA interactive website)

James Smith showed that he is very much one of the form batsmen in the competition on Sunday in the first XXXX Gold Twenty20 round match. Smith plundered the Stingray attack to all parts on his way to scoring 99. He was eventually dismissed in the final over by Lewis Hatchett while attempting to bring up 3 figures. The Stingrays, Lead by Shaun Tanner as captain for the first time, were never really in the hunt, losing wickets at regular intervals during the chase. Brenton Maiolo topped scored with 26 and Josh Barrett was unbeaten on 20 as the stingrays were bowled out 43 runs short of the 168 run target.

Highlights of this game can be seen on the StingrayTV channel by clicking the button in the side browser.

Earlier in the day BankSA coach Lewis Hatchett coached his charges to a 3 run victory over WT in their U18 exhibition match. Earlier in the day BankSA coach Lewis Hatchett coached his charges to a 3 run victory over WT in their U18 exhibition match. Tight bowling from skipper Tom Joraslafsky, Matt Abbott and Dean Millar at the death saw the young Stingrays sneak home.

In other grades, the B's were unable to chase an outright result in their loss to the Bays after rain intervened. The C grade, featuring DLCA import Lewis Hill turning out for the first time, smashed Glenelg by bowling them out for just 42. Matt Abbott took 4 wickets to go with his well compiled 35 runs. The D grade were never really in the match at CBHS, set a chase of 212 to win, a lack of discipline saw them bowled out just before a storm washed out procedings. The only highlights after a poor fielding display last week were Cory McIvors 4 wickets and the senior debut of young bat Jack Clarke.

This weeks round is against Tea Tree Gully who whitewashed the Stingrays 4-0 in the same encounter last year, an effort the senior grades will be wanting to make amends for.

Ladies Day & Melbourne Cup Night

A ladies day will be held this Sunday the 25th of Oct starting at 2pm at Bice Oval during the clubs first T20 of the year. All wives, partners, girlfriends, and supporters of the female persuasion are invited to attend, the day will include bubbles and nibbles. Attendees are asked to rsvp to Di Roberts on 8556 2122.

The clubs first big night of the year, The Melbourne cup stakes, will be held on Sat Novermber the 7th at Bice oval from 7pm. The night will feature big name Jockeys and horses and is great family night. More info to come closer to the date...

T20 & Return to Encounter Bay

Southern District take on West Torrens in the first round of the XXXX gold T20 cup this Sunday at Bice oval. The day will feature an U18 match prior to the main game which will include potential BankSA squad members for this years carnival and will be managed by BankSA coach Lewis Hatchett, this team will be announced Thu night.

Shaun Tanner will step out as skipper of the Stingrays for the first time when he leads Southern in the main game. A 13 man squad will be announced Thu night for this match which is likely to include DLCA import Lewis Hill who joined us on the weekend.

The following weekend is a Stingray home game at Encounter Bay vs Sturt, a rematch of the same match 2 years ago. The SDCC managament committee will announce very shortly arrangements for the day including bus transport for players and supporters and associated costs.

Watch highlights the Stingrays last win against Sturt at Encounter Bay on our Youtube Channel.

Round 2 Vs Glenelg Results

For all results from the weekends round Vs Glenelg (B and D grade mens, U14 red and white, Under 16 white and womens cricket) click the MyCricket tab on the right hand side of the page.

This will redirect you to our results portal where all results, fixtures, stats and team selections can be viewed.

A grade Wrap - Messenger Sport

THANKS FOR THE TON, COSSIE - BUT WHO’S GOING TO REPLACE HIM?

MARK Cosgrove stepped straight in for Northern Districts on Saturday, smashed 100 and led them to an impressive win over Southern District a Bice Oval.
Chasing the Stingrays’ modest target of 161, the Jets went about getting some batting practice and finished the day 9/295.
Coach Russell Thompson said Cosgrove’s innings was outstanding.

``He blew the game apart,’’ Thompson said.
``The outfield was considerably better than the week before but the way he played and took it to their bowlers put us on the front foot.’’

Most of the Jets’ batsmen got their eye in with Cam Francis making 33, Ben Wright (26), Andrew Frick (43) and Chris Duval (38).
``I thought we bowled and fielded terrific last week then for everyone to chip in around Mark (Cosgrove) was good. They all got a hit under their belt,’’ Thompson said.

The Jets face a resurgent Port Adelaide this weekend that is coming off an impressive win over Kensington.
``They looked like they played all right. They beat Kensy and have a couple of new players in their side,’’ Thompson said.
``After a good win for them it’s important we keep going as well.’’

Northern Districts may be without Cosgrove and Duval due to state commitments this weekend but Thompson has plenty of players to call on.
``Kirk Pascoe was named but didn’t play and Trent Burge made 60 odd in B Grade,’’ Thompson said.
``Merv Westfield arrives from England and may be ready to play and we’ve got a stack of young bowlers waiting for their chance as well.’’

Lewis Hatchett was the best of the Southern District bowlers with 3-32 while Canberra recruit Michael Delaney and Robert McCard both took two wickets.
``I think Cossie was the difference between the two sides,’’ Southern Districts coach Abe Moore said.
``They had the better of the conditions but he (Cosgrove) was very good.’’

The Stingrays hit back on Sunday by downing Adelaide in their one-day clash, handing Moore his first win as coach of the club.
Shaun Tanner and Simon Roberts both made half centuries.
``It’s good for everyone’s confidence going forward,’’ Moore said.

BULLS CRUMBLE WITH THE BAT
TEA Tree Gully coach Peter Sleep said his players would spend a ``lot more’’ time in the nets this week as they look to bounce back from a disastrous start to the Grade Cricket season on Saturday.
The Bulls were skittled for just 82 in reply to University’s 175 at Uni Oval.
``We need to work very, very hard on our batting,’’ Sleep said.
``The batting deck was really good, better than last week.
``I was very happy with the way we bowled but it was a poor batting effort by everyone really.’’
Sleep said after a big pre-season he was surprised by the way his team crumbled.
``No excuses whatsoever, we’ve done all the right things, trained very hard,’’ he said.
``They had (Alan) Wise and (Dan) Christian, both state bowlers, and you could say it’s the first game of the season, but that’s no excuse.’’
Wise went on a wicket-taking rampage, dismissing Tea Tree Gully’s first three batsmen for a combined total of 12 runs.
The Bulls slumped to 5/17 and only Tim Davey (34) and Scott Gillies (18) showed any promise.
Wise finished with 7/32 and Christian 3/29 before the Blacks returned to the crease for a second innings.
For a moment they looked like suffering their own batting collapse when they were 2/4 but Andy Delmont steadied things with 52 before the side was all out for 125.
Scott Strangio and Jake Haberfield both found form with the ball for the Bulls with three wickets.

VINTAGE BRADBROOK FAILS TO GET REDS OVER THE LINE
A VINTAGE knock from Craig Bradbrook wasn’t enough to lift East Torrens to victory in its Grade Cricket season opener against Glenelg on the weekend.
Chasing a challenging 301 at Campbelltown Oval, the Reds made a good start with openers Chris Adams (35) and Ben Schlicker (47) putting on 81 for the first wicket.
Bradbrook came in at 2/87 and played a near match-winning innings before being dismissed for 67.
``He played beautifully and did a really good job,’’ East Torrens coach Greg Quinn said.
``He batted down the order and came in and played really sensibly.’’
Mark Eichler added a handy 35 batting at No.9 but East Torrens lost wickets at crucial times to leave them 42 runs short, all out for 259.
``We were right up with the run rate and matched them,’’ Quinn said.
``We just lost a couple of wickets along the way, one before and straight after lunch which put us on the back foot.’’
Quinn said he was pleased with his team’s effort but it didn’t change the fact it was still a loss.
``We batted all the way down and that’s what we’re looking for this year.
``Things went to plan, but we were knocked off by 40 and that’s still a loss unfortunately.’’
Neil Rowe was the pick of Glenelg’s bowlers with 5/69, including the key wicket of Bradbrook caught and bowled.

TOP ORDER FIRES FOR STURT
STURT’S top order fired and led it to victory over Adelaide in Saturday’s Grade Cricket season opener.
The Blues’ top four batsmen all made starts Jason Borgas (28), Brad Davis (24), Cam Borgas (39) and Tom Moffatt (35) and a well-timed 52 to Oswald-Jacobs at No.6 helped the side to 207 in reply to Adelaide’s 148.
Nathan Job was outstanding for the Buffalos with 4/32 from his 17 overs while Dan Cullen and Sam Williams both took two wickets.

BRAVE PROSPECT FAILS TO ‘NAIL IT’
WEST Torrens took the points but Prospect was far from disgraced in their Grade Cricket season opener on Saturday.
Chasing 278, the Pirates were in deep trouble at 2/10 but gutsy knocks from Ben Wyman (63) and Peter Brown (72) put the side back on track.
At 6/197 Prospect still looked in the game but the tail crumbled to be all out for 219.
Nick Lopez was the other Prospect batsman to make any score of note, finishing with 37, but the load was left to too few.
Former Redback Trent Kelly made a welcome return to the West Torrens side with 3/44 while David Bourn and James Smith both finished with two wickets.
``They (Prospect) played really well. But they had two huge partnerships and the game of cricket doesn’t go on like that,’’ West Torrens coach Grant Wyman said.
``So the momentum was going to turn at some stage when they lost a couple of wickets we got ourselves out of a bit of a hole.’’
Wyman said the efforts of Bourn and Smith with the ball helped secure victory.
``David bowled well when it was crucial for us, when we had to keep it tight, and Smithy was a partnership breaker,’’ he said.

Rnd 2 & Weather

Round 2 senior matches for A grade at Park 25 and C Grade vs Glenelg have been abandoned and will be reduced to one day fixtures next week. At this stage B and D grade games at Bice and CBHS will go ahead weather permitting. Supporters are invited to join the A and C grade players for a BBQ from 1pm at Bice to watch the B's.

At this stage U16 red matches and womens B grade have also been cancelled. contact your captain, manager or coach to confirm your match position.

Last weekend Northern District reclaimed the Jolly Family Cup in the A grade after Mark Cosgrove smashed a century, leading ND to 9 for 296, English import Lewis Hatchett was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets. The B grade were narrowly defeated when they failed to chase 212 within their 50 overs, Scott Heywood made an unbeaten 65 from 55 balls. C grade were always in control in their win, new recruits Brendan McCormack (53) and Steven Ford (55no) steering the team home. D grade had their pants pulled down at the Paddocks, bowled out for a pathetic 77, and never in a position to challenge with the ball, something they will be keen to rectify.

Sundays XXXX gold 1 day match against Adelaide was skipper Simon Roberts first successful outing as captain. The stingrays chase 200+ against Adelaide at Glandore, lead by an unbeaten 63 from Simon and a cavalier 50 from Shaun Tanner who was the matchwinner for the Stingrays.

Round 1 teams + DLCA Lewis II

B,C,D grade teams for round one can be found by clicking on the MyCricket Button in the Side bar on the right hand side of this page. Clicking this button will redirect you to our MyCricket Portal where all club fixtures, teams and results can be accessed without wading through the Mycricket site.

A 12 man A grade squad has been announced for Sunday's encounter against Adelaide at Glandore Oval.

In other news the club is pleased to announce that Lewis Hills (Lewis II has already been coined) will be joining the club shortly as the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy intake player this season. Lewis II has represented Leicestershire in 2nd XI competition this season and plays for Lutterworth in his local competition.

Lewis II arrives Sat Oct 17th and will be available for 3rd round fixtures, provided that unlike Lewis I, he isn't made of tissue paper.

Delaney snares bag - Trigg out injured

Stingray recruit Mick Delaney has fought back from a poor start in the Futures League match in QLD. Mick took 5-91 in the first innings, an excellent return considering he had 0-38 from his first 4 overs on day one.

At park 25 SA are being put to the sword by Victoria after they posted a disappointing total of 231 (Garrett 71, Ludeman 50). Just after lunch the Vics had already passed the 300 mark only 3 down.

In other news young allrounder Blake Trigg has suffered an unfortunate freak accident at training when he fell awkwardly over a bag and fractured his ankle. Blake is expected to miss 6-8 weeks and will probably look at a post Christmas return.

Stingrays in Futures League

Stingrays Joel Garrett (SA) and Mick Delaney (ACT) turn out this week for their repective states for the newly formed Futures Cup competition. The U23 Futures Cup replaces the 2nd XI competition run over the past few seasons.

SA U19 keeper Josh Barrett is also on standby to play in the match at Park 25 if Keeper Tim Ludeman doesn't recover from a hamstring strain. Follow live scores for all matches on the link below. Best of luck to all the lads.

http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=futuresleague2009

Jolly Family Cup - Day 1

Southern District and Northern District players, members and supporters joined together yesterday for a fitting tribute to celebrate the contribution of Bruce Jolly OAM to cricket. Presidents from both clubs spoke and a minutes silence was held prior to the round one clash between the clubs vying for the Jolly Family Cup.

Northerns won a toss both captains were happy to loose, and elected to field on a slow, low wicket at Bice Oval. While the pitch offered little assistance to the quicks, scoring was made difficult by an equally unforgiving outfield. Both clubs played patient cricket and waited for opportunity to present.

Southern were seemingly on top at 2 for 120 thanks to contributions of 22 from Brenton Maiolo, 42 from Joel Garrett and 47 from skipper Simon Roberts before a middle order collapse saw 5 wickets fall for just 4 runs. From 7/124 the Stingrays scrambled to 9/161 at the completion of 90 overs thanks to a positive partnership from allrounders Robbie McCard (20) and Shaun Tanner (12).

Both clubs would feel they are in a position to push for the points next week as both welcome Redbacks players to bolster their respective sides.