Stingrays involved in BankSA Country Cup

Several past and present Stingrays have been chosen to represent Fleurieu South in the 2009 BankSA U16 Country Cup. Sean Williams, Kyle Bartlett, Braden Altus, Andrew Chambers, Danny Horan and Brett Abbott are amongst a list of players taking part in the 4 day competition commencing next Monday. Good luck to all involved.

FLEURIEU SOUTH
Name Home Club
Daniel Hosking Hahndorf
Sean Williams Southern District
Brad Ross Seaford Rise
Kyle Bartlett Flagstaff Hill
Peter Golding Flagstaff Hill
Braden Altus McLaren Districts
Laighton Virgo Kingscote
Andrew Chambers Aldinga
Danny Horan Strathalbyn
Brett Abbott Strathalbyn
Kane Malchow Hahndorf
Graydon Brand Callington

Results & Weather go Stingrays way...

After losing the toss and being asked to field in 41deg heat in week one of the match against Sturt, the weather did a 180deg switch when persistent rain ended any chance of a result before play could comence. Chasing 290 for victory, SDCC were robbed of an opportunity to push for victory against the ladder leaders.

In the B grade, Sturt were cruising towards victory at 2-137 (chasing a paltry 196 at Bice Oval) when a brain fade from the Sturt Captain kicked off an embarrasing collapse that saw Sturt loose 8 for 40 in the final session. Sturt were without an answer to form spinner Tom Joraslafsky, who destroyed the blues middle order on a wicket offering turn and bounce, claiming 5-33 off 23 overs. Outstanding catches from short leg Danny Irvine and keeper Toby Viney further inspired the Stingray magoo's, who have now squared their season ledger at 2-2.

The C grade never got on ground at the uncovered Unley oval, sharing the points to remain unbeaten this season.

In the Ds at CBHS inspirational skipper Joel Ashforth rallied his team to their 2nd win of the season, with Blake Trigg and batting prodigy Stephen Wheatland knocking off the 15 runs they required for victory in trying conditions. The win was set up last week by a Jarrod McCormack hatrick and a Courtney Bain 5 for.

T20 skipper Shaun Tanner leads the Stingrays in an encounter at Glenelg on Tuesday night. All other grades will train as normal at Bice Oval from 5:30pm.

Garrett Withdraws, Hill and Altus to Debut

Illness has forced Stingray Batsman Joel Garrett to withdraw from this weekends match against Sturt, he has been replaced by in-form DLCA import Lewis Hill who will make his A grade debut.

Matthew Abbott has been promoted to the B grade, David Sboro likewise to the C grade, and young U16 white keeper braden Altus will make his senior debut in the D grade after keeper Travis Cross made himself unavailable this round.

A grade are away to Price Memorial; B grade at Bice oval; C grade at Unley oval; D grade at CBHS. Good luck to all teams.

Weekend Match Info: SACA Heat Policy

Saturday matches for U14 whites & Reds, U16 whites and reds have been cancelled due to the extreme heat. All these matches will be played as one-day fixtures next week. Women's A & B grade T20's have also been cancelled. All senior mens grades will go ahead as scheduled, players are encounraged to limit their exposure to the sun where possible (sunscreen; sun glasses; hats; long sleeves) and make sure they are remain properly hydrated before and during matches. Extra drinks breaks will be taken across the day.

Sunday matches for Ray Sutton Shield, A/B/C grade women T20's have also been cancelled.

Hill Stars as Stingrays Survive Tait Onslaught

SDCC recorded a hard fought win against Sturt in it's 2nd round XXXX Gold T20 match on Tuesday night. Despite Shaun Tait ripping the guts out of the top order and returning to clean up the tail (5 wickets), the Stingrays were able to post a competitive total of 160. This was thanks largely to a swashbuckling 60 from DLCA import Lewis Hill who cleared the boundary 4 times in an impressive knock. Together with Matt Sugg the pair put on over 100 runs in what is a club record in T20 matches.

Sturt were well restricted early by some tight bowling from Gary Putland and Lewis Hamilton (F1 racing legend) who struck early, reducing Sturt to 3-10. The Blues fought back hard and some electric hitting from their middle order had them well in the game with 5 over to go. As the flood lights came on at Stingray Park the job became very difficult for the batters, who eventually succumbed by 7 runs.

Next Tuesday is the Legends Round with Sturt once again taking on a team of former guns from the Stingrays, lead by Brian Kerr.

Team for T20 vs Sturt

Tuesday nights side to take on Sturt at Bice oval has been announced: P Roberts; Maiolo; Garrett; Hill; Sugg; Tanner; Delaney; Barrett; Putland; Hatchett + 1 tbc. Contact Shaun Tanner with any queries.

In other news Josh Barrett and Joel Garrett have been selected in SA U19's for this years carnival. Best of luck to both lads.

TTG 4-0 Whitewash and Melbourne Cup Night

Melbourne cup night at the club on Saturday night was an upbeat affair after the Stingrays secured their first 4-0 white wash of the season against Tea Tree Gully. Gary Putland, Shaun Tanner and some tight bowling from the under-rated Paul Roberts saw Southern A grade sneak home in the final over of the day for an unlikely victory. TTG Needed only 9 runs from the final 12 ball with 3 wickets in hand when it all fell apart. Putts picked up back-to-back wickets (both clean bowled) leaving 6 needed from the final over with 1 wicket in the shed. Shaun Tanner bowled the last batter for a memorable scrapping win to complete the clubs clean sweep, a complete reversal of last seasons 0-4 result.

In other grades Tom Joraslafsky took 5 in the Magoo's as Southern bowled TTG out for a comfortable first innings win. First innings points are what this competition is all about, so having secured it, the B's then declared 0-0 in the 2nd innings and narrowly lost outright, having TTG who were 7 down chasing a 130 target. With the change to the points system the B's took 15 points from the game, and surrendered 10 points in the outright loss.

C grade destroyed the Gullies at CBHS after Vinnie Nizzola reduced the bulls to 3-6 in the first 10 overs of the day. He ended with 4 wickets and leg spinner Daniel Rogers claimed 3 in his first decent spell of the summer.


D grade scored a long awaited victory at TTG after a 60 run partnership between "Lewis's Brother' Bradley Hatchett and a patient Matt Peters. The D's passed the total of 130 only 4 wickets down, and went on the recored 8-220 thanks to an unbeaten 60 from young up and comer Liam Ridley, a young lad who may have a future in the game.

Tuesday night see's T20 skipper Shaun Tanner lead the Stingrays in a match against Sturt at Bice oval before playing the blues once again in the next round.

Check out pics of Melbourne cup night at our Photo Gallery page including the ridiculous mascara mo of Pat 'Cat-Weizel' Jolly and more @ http://picasaweb.google.com.au/StingraysSDCC/MelbCup2009#

THE MELBOURNE CUP NOVELTY RACE MEETING

This Saturday night is our first real social event for the year with the traditional SDCC Melbourne Cup Night...commencing at 7.30 come and join the fun with our own version of Flemington in the clubrooms.

This annual event, run by club legend Harvey Jolly and not-so-legend Kempey, is a family friendly night...come and buy horses, be track side for the races and watch some of our finest cricketers make idiots of themselves over wooden ponies....Not a long night for the family but a bit of fun as we have our take on the sport of kings.

Food, fun, mix it with players from all grades.......FREE entry

Junior and Senior Players, Girlfriends, Wives, Mums, Dads, Players, Friends, Supporters, Senior and Junior Committee’s, Sponsors, Edward De Bono, Opposition Players, Next Door Neighbours, All Welcome Come and have a great night!!!

See Harvey Jolly for further details, programs will be supplied in the week prior to night of the Novelty Race Meeting.

Russell Vincent

Stingrays Mighty Movember Team

Many senior stingray players will this year Mo-up a moustache for Movember and we are looking for recruits to join our team.

Movember is about raising much needed funds and awareness for men’s health – specifically prostate cancer and depression in men. Important when you learn that close to 3,000 men die of prostate cancer each year in Australia and one in eight men will experience depression in their lifetime - many of whom don’t seek help. The more people we can get onboard, the more awareness and money will be raised and so we are asking you to join my team and either grow a moustache as a Mo Bro, or sign on as a Mo Sista and help out with raising funds.

To join our Movember team go to http://au.movember.com/register/46687 and follow steps. Once registered you’ll be sent all the information you need to get donations and get growing as part of our Movember team. 2009 is Movember’s sixth consecutive year.

If you are interested in learning more about the work that is being carried out as a result of Movember funds, check out the details at http://au.movemberfoundation.com/research-and-programs.

Hope to welcome you to our Movember team shortly. Abe Moore