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Top Sutherland Shire junior cricket performances
Rounds 5 and 6 of the Sutherland Shire junior cricket competitions featured more top batting and bowling performances.
Lachlan O’Brien scored 116 for Gymea Bay 12B against Caringbah in round 5 while Ethan Grinham made 122 for Gymea Bay’s 14A team against Como Jannali in round 6. Also among the runs in round 6 were Cameron Lane (103 not out) for Engadine 16C against Caringbah, David Mifsud (100) for St Patricks 16A against Illawong Menai and Mitchell Reidy unluckily missed out on a century with 99 for Miranda 14C against Bosco.
Round 5 and 6 bowling performances included Christian Bennett’s outstanding 6 wickets for 1 run for Gymea Bay 12B(1) against Gymea Bay 12B(2) in round 6. Other top bowling performances in round 6 were Joshua Towers 6 for 14 for Illawong Menai 14E against St Patricks, Jack Weatherill’s 5 for 9 for Caringbah 14E against Bosco 14E and Declan Gilkes 5 for 20 for Caringbah 16C against Engadine 16C.
Previously in round 5 Liam Hanrahan took 6 for 9 for St Patrick’s 12B against Gymea Bay 12B(2) while Joshua Fembock took 5 for 21 for Illawong Menai 14A against Engadine.
To keep up to date with the draw and match results for the competitions go to:
Sutherland misses out in Creak Shield cricket semi final
Sutherland junior cricket representative teams recently took part in the NSW Districts Cricket Association competitions against other district representative teams. These competitions involve teams from under 10 to under 16.
The best performed local team was the under 11 Creak Shield team. In its semi final Bankstown won the toss and batted first and was in trouble early at 5/27. The lower order rallied and Bankstown ultimately reached 123 off 47.3 overs. Wicket takers for Sutherland were L Miller with 2/18, H Tattersall 2/19 with L Entwistle, J Dwarshius, D Smith, W Vandermaa and J Mazurkiewicz taking one wicket each.
When it came Sutherland’s turn to bat, openers J Mazurkiewicz (16 runs) and W Vandermaal (18) got their team off to a great start with a 35 run opening stand. J Dwarshuis chipped in with 20 at number 3 to have Sutherland at 2 for 59 and on track for a win. However, Sutherland then lost wickets steadily with only D Smith (11 runs) providing some late resistance. Sutherland lost its last four wickets in two runs to be dismissed for 101 and lose the match.
Summer baseball coaching clinic in Sutherland Shire
Diamond Dreams Baseball Instruction will be conducting a series of school holiday baseball instructional clinics in conjunction with Illawong Marlins Baseball Club from January 18th through to the 21st and last from 9am until 3pm daily.
The clinics are open to all baseball players and are designed to help improve players of all ages and abilities whilst also promoting good sportsmanship and fun. Every player will receive a free t-shirt and have the opportunity to win great prizes throughout the day. Visit the website and take advantage of the early payment discounts.
Sydney Water surf life saving series goes to round 4
The annual Sydney Water Premiership Series has been on again. Surf life savers from clubs in NSW and Queensland have been competing in the 4 round competition from October 31 to December 19. Events have included ski, board, swim and run, beach sprints, flags and relays.
Three rounds have been held with the fourth scheduled for Towradgi beach in the Illawarra on Saturday December 19.
Robert Hurley to take over Grant Hackett’s mantle?
21 year old Robert Hurley’s recent win in 1500m freestyle at Singapore World Cup meet over 1500m when he defeated Olympic champion Oussama Mellouliled Australian coach Alan Thompson to say that Australia’s strength in the 400m and 1500m may not have finished with the retirement of Grant Hackett. 20 year old Ryan Napolean is also emerging as a distance freestyle contender.
Photo of Robert Hurley when he won gold in the 400m freestyle at the 2009 Australian Swimming Championships.
SportsLive has been following Robert Hurley’s development at the Australian Institute of Sport and the Illawarra over the past few years. For stories and photos of Hurley’s rise in the Australian swimming team go to http://sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=1798
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