Round 6 Results

Round 6 and a Saturday/ Sunday match against Kensington. A Strong club and another tough challenge for our boys.

The A Grade ventured to Parkinson and on what looked to be a flat wicket we lost the toss and were in the field. The going was tough right from the start and the wicket offered no help to our seamers. Kensington batted patiently and finished the day 8/297 from 96 overs. Lewis Hatchett the stand out with the ball bowling 27 overs for figures of 4/58. Andrew Staunton also providing plenty of entertainment with the ball (2/69) and in finding out if a passer-by actually owned a dog.

Sunday saw us in pursuit of the total and at 1/70 at lunch things looked on track. However in the hour following lunch a few things went against us and we were staring down the barrel at 5/100. Brandon Gilmour however batted very well scoring 64 while Jack Kessell (21), Lewis Hatchett (20n.o.) and Tom Joraslafsky (26n.o.) all played important innings to ensure we finished the day with a draw at 8/238.

 

The B Grade at Bice Oval had a very tight encounter and a couple of outstanding individual performances. Batting First the score was 3/9 in no time and a rebuild required. Matthew Sugg scored 35 with skipper Justin Ifold 32 helping get the score back to 5/100. However it was the partnership between Sean Williams and Jason Riley which was match defining. Dubsy reaching his first senior half century eventually out for 54 while the old Fossil Riley ran out of partners and was left 95 not out. The final score would be 258.

Day 2 and the same 2 players would prove influential on the match. Kensington were 4/26 but recovered well to be 6/231. Sean Williams stepped up with ball though taking 7/46 from 19 overs to lead the B Grade to a 5 run victory and leave them with a 3-3 record. Old man Riley was at it again claiming four catches.

The C Grade entered round 6 with a new captain and were looking for their first win of the year. Blake Trigg won the toss and decided to have a bat and got contributions all the way down the order without a really big score. Chris O'Connor was the top scorer as he came back from his broken nose looking like Brad Pitt. He made 57 and helped the team reach a total of 204 which was always going to be around par.

It proved to be too much for Kensington as they were bowled out for 161. Josh Golding with 4/22 from 14 overs and Josiah Grzyb with 3/23 from 15 doing the damage and getting that first win of the season. It showed how much it meant in the singing of the song which could be well and truly heard on the bottom oval.

The D Grade looked to back up last weeks win but had a tough game being bowled out for 72 and being 8/135 in the second innings. Pushpinder Singh Taking 4 wickets and making a solid 50 in the second innings being the only highlight.

We play Northern Districts in a one day match this week. Make sure you get back to the club after the game and enjoy a drink or two with the rest of the club before we have a well earned break for Christmas.

Round 5 Results

Round 5 was a one day match against woodville. 

The A Grade were at Bice oval and minus skipper Shaun Tanner in a crucial clash between 2nd and 4th. Josh Barrett took over as captain and after winning the toss proceeded in putting on a clinic batting the entire 50 overs to finish 117 not out with the stingrays finishing 8/220

In response a good team bowling display restricted woodville throughout the middle overs and they were bowled out for 188. Rhys Barrett the chief destroyer with 3 wickets. The A Grade are 4-1 going into a big game with Kensington this weekend. 

The B grade lost the toss at Woodville oval and found themselves in the field. A great bowling display saw them

Dismiss woodville for 122 with Tom Hynes and Sean Mcivor taking 3 wickets each. They then made light work of the chase winning by 7 wickets with 19 overs left. Old timer Jason Riley top scoring with 48 not out. An important win keeping the B grade in the hunt

The C Grade won the toss and batted first but didn't make the most of their opportunity being bowled out for 138. Patrick Jolly making an important 65 not out to make the score competitive. In reply Woodville reached the target 7 down. Corey Mcivor and Mitch Cuming with 3 wickets each. 

The D grade have had a tough start to the year but had a fantastic win chasing down 237 with 4 wickets in hand. Brad Samarcq took 4 wickets with the ball while Josh McDougall made his first century scoring 101. This was a great result and hopefully a confidence booster which will see the side keep

Improving under captain Steve Miller. 

This week we have a Saturday/Sunday game against Kensington and a great chance to capitalise on our results over the weekend. 

TAHLIA MCGRATH PART OF NATIONAL TITLE - first since 1994-5 break NSW stranglehold

29 November 2015

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Taylor ton guides Scorpions to WNCL glory

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A sensational innings from Sarah Taylor has powered the Breezair SA Scorpions to victory in the Women’s National Cricket League Final at Hurstville Oval today.

Setting the Breakers 265 for victory, the Scorpions got their first breakthrough in the tenth over when Haynes was run out by Lauren Ebsary for 15.

Pressure bowling from Sarah Coyte (1/24) and Megan Schutt (1/45) led to the dismissal of Breakers captain Alex Blackwell (6) who was also run out, and when Alyssa Healy fell to former teammate Coyte, the Scorpions were well and truly in the game.

Ellyse Perry (20) and Nicola Carey (32) both got starts as they looked to get their side back on track, but it was too no avail as continued pressure led to their dismissals.

Terrific late hitting to Naomi Stalenberg (58 from 38) gave the Breakers hope, but when she fell it was all but over for the home side; the Scorpions finishing off the tail and claiming their first national title since 1994/95.
Earlier in the day the Scorpions won the toss and elected to bat first in a replay of last year’s final.

The loss of Tegan McPharlin (4) early did little to hinder the Scorpions, as Sarah Taylor joined Bridget Patterson at the crease.

Taylor was in great form early, racing to 50 off just 47 balls and continued to find boundaries with ease on her way to a blistering 110 (106 balls).

Patterson, 20, showed great maturity and grit at the other end, compiling 74 runs of her own and combined with Taylor for a 181-run partnership.

Youngster Lauren Cheatle (2/44) and Lauren Marsh (2/41) were the multiple wicket-takers for the Breakers.

The opinions expressed here are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Cricket Australia.

Stingrays Spinner at Aussie training

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Tahlia McGrath PB puts SA in Grand Final

In the state game at Railways Oval Tahlia McGrath followed up her good performance last week with us to score her first 50 for the Scorps.  She came in at 3/15 with the loss of Captain Lauren Ebsary (and with Paterson and Taylor already out).

She put on 45 with Tegan McPharlin for the fourth wicket and was dismissed for 58 after a 99 run stand with Sarah Coyte.

She faced 118 balls and hit 3 fours on a slow running Railways Oval.  The innings lay the foundation for a busy last five with SA making 32 runs to end up with 191. We dismissed the Tassies for 160.

Tahlia’s 58 were the Highest Score at Railways Oval for the two games over the weekend the next best being 40 from Burns of Tasmania.

The Scorps head off to Sydney next weekend to take on NSW (who have won the last 11 titles!)  Good luck team.

Senior Results Round 2

Round 2 week 2 against East Torrens and the A Grade were defending a decent total of 285. We rocked up second week to find a very flat Campbelltown wicket and knew we would have to toil away to take 10 wickets for the win. English Import Lewis Hatchett provided us the 1st wicket at 44 but it proved to be the only highlight of the morning session as East Torrens got to 1/88. The second session saw the game swing completely in our favour as Shaun Tanner broke the partnership at 2/122. New A grade coach Andrew Staunton then took over picking up the key wicket of Jake Lehmann and then two overs later running through the middle order to claim a hat-trick. The game was ours from there as we bowled them out for 171. Staunton with 6/40 from 16 overs and Hatchett finished with 3/44 from 23. A good win for the A's and a 2-0 start to the year

The B grade started the day needing 100 to win with 6 wickets in hand but couldn't get the job done unfortunately. Sean Williams top scoring with 32. The second innings saw a game set up and it went down to the wire with the target at 177 from 34 overs. Dave Sboro top scored with 68 from 76 and the score ended at 9/172 with Both sides just short of outright points.

The C Grade were chasing 160 and were bowled out for 74. Not many highlights to speak of unfortunately. Both sides had a second innings but neither side could muster outright points. Bowling very good for the C Grade but still lots of work to do with the batting.

The D Grade were trying to avoid outright defeat on the second week but couldn't get the job done. Falling for 104 in the second innings. Austin Zrim providing the main resistance scoring 57 from 174 balls but it was a lone hand. Once again plenty of work to do in the batting department to get us into winning positions.

Get out to training this week as we prepare to play Sturt in a Saturday/Sunday game this weekend.

Round 2 vs East Torrens

Round 2 saw the A grade win the toss and elect to Bat first at Campbelltown oval. After losing round 1 hero JB (being bowled above) in the first over the stingrays needed to start the rebuild early. Scores of 43 to Nick Bowen, 53 to Rhys Barrett, 37 to skipper Shaun Tanner  left us at 9/218. However Andrew Staunton (56) and Huw Stone (24 not out) came together for a 67 run last wicket stand to post a score of 285. A good bowling and fielding performance next week will go a long way to defending our total. 

The B grade will resume at 4/60 chasing 160 next week. Dean Miller on his return to the club taking an exceptional 7/50 and supported by some great bowling by Sean Williams. Still work to do but hopefully a good batting display from the middle and lower order will get the job done. 

In a similar score the c grade will resume at 3/30 chasing 150. This game is also in the balance but with a lot of hard work early in the day we can hopefully take home the points here too. 

The D grade struggled at the high school only making 48. East Torrens made 3/112 in reply and threw us back in at the end of the day. We are 0/21 the second time around and will need to bat most of the day to avoid outright defeat. 

To players Please also start to think about getting your subs paid. It's very important for the club to get funds in. If you haven't looked into player sponsorship this is still an option but if not please look to pay them soon or work out a payment plan with the club. For any further information please have a chat with B-Mac. 

Thanks

Brendan McCormack 

Senior Results round 1

Round 1 saw a great win for the A grade and some good signs in all other grades. 

The A grade were chasing 291 at Bice and after losing an early wicket Josh Barrett and Brendan McCormack combined for an A grade record partnership of 289. Josh scoring his first A grade century and batting the entire day to finish 165 not out from 281 balls. It was a pleasure to watch and hopefully the first of many for Josh. The day ended with the stingrays at 5/340 a win
and plenty of confidence heading into round 2

The B grade having already lost on day one fought back on the second day making 6/225 with the bat before falling 2 wickets short of an outright victory. Justin Ifold and Alex Cournelius making 50's while Tom Cotter-Gilles took three second innings wickets. Hopefully this will transition into a good first innings display next week. 

The C Grade were chasing 250 and never got the innings going being bowled out for 155. Rhys Barrett the best with the bat with 44. 

The D grade were trying to stave off an outright loss on the second day and fell short of their target of batting out the day. They were all out for 151 with Pushpinder Singh making 51 and Brad Samarcq 59. 

We play East Torrens this week so let's make sure we get out to training and work hard so we can get four wins next round 

Results Week One Vs University

Week one of round one saw a tough start to the season for all four senior men's teams.

The A grade lost the toss and were in the field to start the year and started in fantastic fashion with Huw Stone extracting some movement with the new ball picking up three wickets in the first session. The Stingrays were in a good position with University at 5/90 but couldn't land a killer blow and a big partnership saw the runs pile on in the last session with University finishing the day at 9/291. Huw Stone was the pick of the bowlers with 4/72 from 25 overs and a shout out to Tom Hynes who took his first A grade wicket. A big challenge next week that hopefully we can rise to.

The B grade lost the toss and were sent in, in very tough conditions. Unfortunately the innings never got going and they were bowled out for 71 with University at 5/101 in reply.

The C Grade Won the toss and had a bowl first at the High School. A pretty even day saw Uni reach 9/250 from their 80 overs. The best with the ball was Jason Samarcq who took 3/14 from 10 overs. A good batting performance next week will give us every chance of chasing down this target

It was a day to forget for the D Grade as they were sent in and after being 2/35 were bowled out for 47. Uni are 6/228 in reply and hopefully we can be better with the bat second time around next week.

I will send out another reminder later in the week but please make every effort to get back to the club for presentations and a meal this Saturday. There were some good results in the juniors including a big Century so lets make sure we get along and support the club.

RAY SUTTON CAPPING NIGHT

Congratulations to the Junior Committee for the very successful Ray Sutton Capping night held last week.
According to our resident historian EIGHT OF THE 11 in the A grade side October 17 and 25 came from our Ray Sutton group.
The players who did not Andrew Staunton, Brendon McCormack and Brendon Gilmour.
Josh Barrett and Tommy J were members of the last Championship winning team 11 years ago.

Senior Cricket underway this weekend

As everyone is well aware the season kicks off against University this weekend. After a long tough pre season of many Sunday trainings and fitness sessions we are ready to hit the ground running. Team selections will take place tonight and there will be meals available at the club following training.

It is vitally important that we start the season well and putting performances on the board is the best way to stamp your name for promotion throughout the grades. Performances in round one will normally kick-start your season and get you into fantastic form.
Please make every effort to get to training and then back into the club for selections and a meal.

Now is also a great time to let everyone know that we will be trying to get as many people to the club as possible for Round 1 presentations. These will be held at the club and there will be meals available and the bar will be open. This will be October 24th after the completion of round 1.