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.

Weekend Review 10.11.2014

Senior men's scores from the weekend.

A grade will be chasing 300 next week after woodville batted the day. Huw Stone the pick of the bowlers with 6/57.

B grade had a tough day being bowled out for 89 with woodville 5/140 in reply.

C grade fielded first and bowled well to bowl woodville out for 151. Alex Christie taking his first 5 wicket haul for the club with 5/38. We are 0/13 in reply.

D grade will be chasing 230
Next week with skipper Jimmy Wilson taking 4 wickets.

Week End Review 02.11.14

Mixed results yesterday for the senior teams with 2 wins and 2 losses. 

The A grade defending a modest 167 bowled reigning premiers Port Adelaide out for 163 to claim a thrilling 4 run victory. Sean Williams the chief destroyer with 4/30. 

The B grade made a solid start eventually posting 213 on the back of Aiden Zammitt's first senior hundred making 104. However it wasn't enough as Port passed the total 3 wickets down.

The C grade batted first making a very competitive 202 at the high school with a very even team
Contribution. They then bowled Port out for 154 with Jack Gurney taking 4/22.

The D grade also
Batting first made 193 with Isaac Tierney making his first senior century posting 108. The boys toiled all day but were unable to finish the job with Port passing the total with a few wickets in hand.

Next week we play Woodville and hopefully we can make it 4 wins.

November 8