The Weekly Times - TWT - 5th December 2018

Wednesday 5 December, 2018 THE WEEKLY TIMES 31
Around the Clubs, Sport & Entertainment
n form Rodgers carves
26 in Tigers runfest
A DENISTONE native who graduated from the famous
sporting nursery at St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill helped
orchestrate a Sydney Cricket Club run spree in the NSW Premier
Cricket first grade competition last weekend.
Matthew Rodgers
eeled off a classy
26 as Sydney’s top
rder batsmen domiated
on the opening
ay of their clash with
TS North Sydney at
rummoyne Oval.
The talented opener
ontinued his early
eason run harvest
ith another impresive
ton – his fifth in the
op grade and eleventh
verall – as the Tigers
osted a daunting first
ay tally of 4-380.
Rodgers’ superb 126
ff 153 balls featured
8 boundaries and set
he tone for a producive
day at the crease
or the youthful Sydney
atting line up.
English imports Steve
skinazi (89 runs off 93
alls) and Zak Crawley
76 not out) along with
umber three Anthony
osca (67) also shone
or the Tigers with
ashing half centuries.
Rodgers and Mosca
Allan Border a smash hit
with Holy Cross cricketers
HOLY Cross College Ryde recently launched its First XI Metropolitan
Catholic Colleges cricket campaign for 2018-19 with Test
great Allan Border visiting the school to present baggy caps to respective
team members.
The legendary Border
provided some invaluable
tips on how to improve on
some of the subtleties of
cricket before speaking
about his tenure as Australian
Test captain and
even the issues surrounding
the current national
mens cricket team.
He also spoke to the
boys about leadership inside
and outside the classroom
and how important it
is to be able to focus and
concentrate on their studies
as that will then flow to
the boys’ cricket.
In a nice touch each
First XI player received not
only their baggy cap but
a number dating back to
the first Holy Cross cricket
team of 1909.
Team captain Matthew
Carey of Year 11 received
#479 and was honoured to
have the chance to meet
the famous Border who is
such a legend of Australian
sport.
The opportunity was
provided by Holy Cross
Old Boys Association
which again is one of
the great advantages the
boys at Holy Cross College
Ryde have access to
with more than 127 years
of successful men to call
upon.
Holy Cross are currently
undefeated in all three
divisions of MCC cricket
and are now looking forward
to competing in the
state wide Downie Shield.
The pride and gratitude
shown by all the students
at Holy Cross was something
to behold.
Around the Wickets
with CHRIS KARAS
added 174 runs for
the second wicket
while Eskinazi and
Kent signing Crawley
combined for a fourth
wicket stand of 142 as
the Sydney team capitalised
on having first
use of the ideal batting
wicket.
Paceman James
Campbell (2-70 off 18
overs) was the pick
of the North Sydney
bowling attack.
SECONDS: Sydney
8-340 (Suffan Hassan
95, Daniel Jacob
71, Ben Mitchell
54no, Marlon Rodrigo
46, Liam Gibson 39,
James Aitken 4-81,
Sam Alexander 3-127)
v UTS North Sydney.
THIRDS: UTS North
Sydney 129 (Dhruva
Thorat 45, James
Leary 35, Craig Di
Blasio 4-20, Jack Nisbet
2-16, Alex Rashleigh
2-33, Avery Weilandt
1-18, Mark Frei
1-36) v Sydney 0-45
(Joshua Bass 25no,
Tom Mullen 19no).
FOURTHS: Sydney
8-205 (Lachlan Ball
60, Michael Ho 54,
Nathan Breen 29, Nuwan
Whyte 3-46, Lachlan
Stewart 2-16) v
UTS North Sydney.
FIFTHS: UTS North
Sydney 7-94 (Keith
Lawrence 41, Damian
Rapisarda 2-24, Ethan
Richards 1-6, James
Threikeld 1-9, Anay
Baruah 1-21, Rashad
Rizme 1-30) v Sydney
55 (J Threikeld 14, R
Rizme 10, Farjaam
Atshan 9-22).
Australian cricket legend Allan Border presents
Holy Cross College Ryde First X1 skipper
Matthew Carey with his baggy cap.
Junior bowler Angus McRae, junior batter Daisy Webster and stalwart Mark McRae from the
Gladesville RSL Cricket community join Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts and City of Ryde Mayor
Jerome Laxale at the Morrison Bay cricket nets for the cheque presentation. TWT on-the-spot
PHOTO
Good sports fund Morrison Bay cricket nets
TWO politicians from the opposite side of politics teamed up at Morrison Bay cricket
nets recently to put ideology aside and be good sports when it comes to junior cricket.
State Volleyball title for Riverside Girls
MEET the Riverside Girls High School crack volleyball team that recently clinched a gold
medal at the State Volleyball Schools Cup at Sydney Olympic Park.
After a string of silver
and bronze medals in
Schools Cup tournaments
this talented senior
outfit achieved their
greatest triumph together
by being crowned NSW
Division 1 champions.
Since claiming bronze in
Lane Cove MP Anthony
Roberts (Lib) and City of
Ryde Mayor Jerome Laxale
(ALP) joined local junior
cricketers at the nets
where they announced a
$15,000 state grant as part
of the $1.96 million NSW
ICC World Twenty20 Cricket
Legacy Fund.
“Cricket is just one of the
many sports which unites
communities across the
state and gives male and
female players a fantastic
chance to build skills
and be part of a team,” Mr
Roberts said.
“This is why Morrison
Bay has been awarded
$15,000 for the net improvements.”
Mayor Laxale welcomed
Mr Roberts grant and said
the City of Ryde continues
to be committed to upgrading
sports fields and
recreational parks.
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Fund is for clubs and players
at the grassroots level
and aims to provide local
benefits from the 14
matches to be held in NSW
for the ICC World Twenty20
2020 tournaments.
Mr Roberts said the program
will continue to support
the growth of junior
cricket and local infrastructure
projects.
“This is the first of three
rounds of the legacy fund,
which will deliver up to $6
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million over the next three
years for local cricket
clubs, associations and
our local councils to support
cricket participation
growth in NSW.”
“With more girls and
boys, women and men
of all ages playing cricket
the fund will both support
the growth of the sport
in local communities and
leave a lifelong legacy for
one of the biggest sporting
events this decade.”
the CHS State Knockout
Final Series earlier this
year the girls welcomed
this opportunity to play
in what’s likely to be their
last Schools Cup together
prior to the HSC in 2019.
The prestigious tournament
plays host to Independent,
Catholic, Private
and Public Schools so to
win gold was something
special.
This outstanding Riverside
Girls team comprises
exceptional young
women who have trained
together under the guidance
of coach Graeme
Lowe for four years and
over 360 training sessions
- claiming numerous
medals along the way
both as a team and independently
and should be
congratulated on this fine
achievement.