The Weekly Times - TWT - 16 January 2019

Wednesday 16 January, 2019 THE WEEKLY TIMES 27
Back to back tons
for stylish bat Mosca
UNHERALDED Sydney batsmen Anthony Mosca and
Liam Scott stole the show in NSW Premier Cricket fixtures
last weekend.
The talented Mosca
eeled off a second
onsecutive ton as
he Tigers eclipsed
ivals Penrith in a limted
overs fixture at
rummoyne Oval last
aturday to maintain
econd spot on the
irst grade competiion
ladder.
Mosca cracked a suerb
119 off 127 balls to
ontinue his match-wining
heroics with the bat
teaming up with Midlesex
recruit Stephen
skinazi (50 off 59 balls),
ll rounder Ryan Felsch
40 off 20 balls) and Tiers’
General Manager
ick Govers (31 not out)
o orchestrate another
pirited victory.
It was Mosca’s seventh
op grade ton and folows
his match-winning
nock of 104 before
hristmas in Sydney’s
riumph over Gordon at
hatswood Oval.
His innings featured
hree sixes and eight
oundaries with the
umber three figuring
n key partnerships of
1 for the fourth wicket
ith Eskinazi and a fifth
icket stand of 83 with
eeper Beau McClinock.
Mosca’s century
welled his 2018-19 run
ally to 616 at a healthy
verage of 51.3.
Earlier in the day, Penith
posted a competiive
total of 6-304 with
atting spearheads
ameron Weir (113),
rent Williams (67) and
ichael Collins (55)
eading the run charge.
Weir faced 119 delivries
during his dashng
knock and hamered
five sixes and five
oundaries.
The Tigers responded
in aggressive fashion
with Felsch smashing
nine boundaries at the
top of the order before
Mosca and Eskinazi
took control.
A flamboyant Govers
produced a blazing 31
not out off just eleven
balls with three sixes
and two boundaries as
he combined with all
rounder Nathan Sowter
(23) to seal another crucial
Sydney victory.
EMERGING cub Liam
Scott put on a batting
masterclass as the Tigers
recorded wins over
Penrith in second grade
at Howell Oval and Sydney
University in an Under
21 Poidevin-Gray
Shield fixture at Drummoyne
Oval.
The 19 year old NSW
representative all rounder
compiled an unbeaten
71 to help Sydney
(4-197) topple the Panthers
(196) in second
grade action last Saturday
before following
up with a classy 108
against the Students.
Scott - a Ryde-Hunters
Hill Pirates junior
who scored 99 in his
first grade debut for
the Tigers last November
- showed his value
by also snaring 2-6 with
the ball.
MEANWHILE off spinner
Mark Frei grabbed
a hat-trick in Sydney’s
third grade victory over
Penrith last Saturday at
Birchgrove Oval.
Frei took 3-2 in a brilliant
three over spell to
help skittle the Panthers
for 78 in the 30th over.
SECONDS: Sydney
4-197 (Liam Scott 71no,
Liam Gibson 50, Daniel
Jacob 33, Justin Mosca
29, Kaine Balgowan
1-24, Henry Railz 1-25) d
Penrith 196 (H Railz 36,
Adam Bayliss 32, Jacob
New 30, Nick Adams 27,
Andrew Hazard 26, Cameron
Holmes 3-26, Alex
Bloomfield 3-45, L Gibson
2-32).
THIRDS: Sydney 8-79
(Lachlan Shaw 35no, Lachlan
Beattie 23, Luke
O’Hare 2-3, Raaj Singh
1-3, Zac Rizzo 1-9, Liam
Doddrell 1-10) d Penrith
78 (Kieran Shone 46,
Mark Frei 3-2 including
hat trick, Alex Rashleigh
2-16, L Beattie 2-22,
Avery Weilandt 1-10,
Justin Rodgie 1-13).
POIDEVIN-GRAY U/21
SHIELD: Sydney 9-233
(Liam Scott 108, Tom
Mullen 31, Will Masojada
4-41, Jazz Rinka 2-31) d
Sydney University 103
(Ben Mitchell 36, T Mullen
3-21, L Scott 2-6, Seb
Buchanan 2-23, Kain Anderson
2-25, Hugh Sherriff
1-7).
AW GREEN U/16
SHIELD (Round 5) Sydney
5-136 (Joshua Yeoh
37no, Lachlan Ball 23,
Harrison Townsend 23,
Adhirath Senthil 1-4,
Curtis Mackinnon 1-10,
Haider Ali 1-10, Oscar
Kirk 1-15) d Sydney University
7-135 (Tom Phelps
43, Sanjay Anandarajah
34, Eesan Sureshkumar
16no, Anay Baruah 3-24,
H Townsend 1-16, Joe
Lister 1-17, James Threlkeld
1-19, Ellis Sherriff
1-39).
Talented Hawks’ juniors
in NSW Netball squads
EASTWOOD Ryde netballers figure prominently in the NSW 19yrs/Under
and State Talent squads selected for 2019.
Promising goal attack
Sophie Dwyer, defender
Leilani Rohweder and
goal shooter Rhiannon
Stokes will represent
NSW at this year’s
National U/19 Netball
Championships to be
staged in Brisbane from
April 10-16.
They’ll be joined by
former ERNA rep Luana
Aukafolau in a powerful
12 player squad to be
coached by Gosford’s
Nerida Stewart.
The National Netball
Championships provide
Australia’s best young
netballers the chance to
represent their respective
state or territory - an ideal
pathway opportunity for
athlete exposure and talent
identification.
Down the years the
Championships have proven
to be a crucial stepping
stone to both the Suncorp
Super Netball and international
stages of the game.
Netball NSW Head of
Netball Nikki Horton said
she was delighted with the
standard on show throughout
the trial process and
wished the squads, and
their coaches, the best for
2019.
“I think the selection process
is always a long and
difficult one, mainly because
there are so many
great players hoping to
wear the NSW dress,” she
said.
“Our selectors have been
hard at work in both regional
and metro areas to
find the best talent and I
think they have done an
amazing job.
“The Nationals is where
many NSW Swifts and GI-
ANTS start out, as well as
Australian Diamonds, so
making our 17yrs/Under
and 19yrs/Under Teams
is a huge achievement for
every one of these athletes.
Selectors also identified
26 players for the 2019
NSW Talent Squad, which
will keep the players engaged
in the Netball NSW
High Performance Pathway.
Eastwood Ryde’s emerging
goalkeeper Olivia Coleman
(pictured) was one
of four Hawks’ Premier
League juniors named in
the NSW Talent squad.
The former Australian
U/17 rep has impressed
keen judges with strong
performances at goal defence
for Eastwood Ryde
U/20s in the State Premier
League and NSW
Waratahs in the Australian
Netball League in recent
seasons.
Along with the talented
Dwyer the pair will be
blooded in Eastwood
Ryde’s Premier League
Open side in 2019.
Other Hawks’ players
Lane Cove 12ft Skiff Sailing Club team mates Nick Press and Andrew Hay (Sydney Sailmakers)
claimed another Interdominion Championship on Sydney Harbour last week. Photo by John Williams.
Record Interdominion 12ft Skiff
Sailing title for skipper Nick Press
LEGENDARY Gladesville sailor Nick Press has skippered a record
eighth 12ft Skiff Sailing Interdominion championship title.
Teaming up with his
Lane Cove 12ft Skiff
Sailing Club mate Andrew
‘Noddy’ Hay on
Sydney Sailmakers,
the skilful duo have
dominated one of the
strongest fleets in recent
years to again
claim the prestigious
Silasec Trophy.
The Geotherm crew of
Brett Hobson/Jeremy
Jones were the undisputed
winners of the final
race but Press and
Hay have decisively won
the Interdominion, hosted
by the Sydney Flying
Squadron this past
week.
Competing against 34
other crews on Sydney
Harbour, this was Press’
eighth Interdominion title
- a record number for a
skipper and a co-record
for a skipper or crew.
It was Hay’s second
win (his first was with
Press in 2017).
“Never, ever, did I think
I’d win eight,” the respected
Press said.
“When I started sailing
12s, Tim Bartlett
(currently skipper of
Frankenskiff who won
six Interdominions in his
heyday) was the man. At
that stage the dream of
winning even one was
far away,” said Nick.
“During the years a lot
of people helped me,
my dad (Murray Press),
who I crewed for and
previous crews Richard
Johns, Brad Yabsley
and Andrew Stevenson.
They taught me how to
race and compete at a
high level – and to race
against Brett (Hobson) –
he makes us better and
pushes us – and we push
him and Jeremy too.”
Press and Hay are in
fine company with some
big names on the pre-
Eastwood-Ryde’s promising goalkeeper Olivia Coleman
(pictured) was named in the 2019 NSW Netball
Talent Squad.
identified for the Talent
Squad were midcourter
Hannah Cullen, goal shooter
Laura Cook and defender
Anastasia Afoa.
Each player selected in
the Talent Squad – which
includes athletes from regional
and metropolitan areas
– impressed selectors
with their potential to play
for NSW in the future.
vious winners list of
this prestigious event:
John Chapple (New
Zealand), Dave Porter
(NSW), Bruce Farr
(New Zealand), John
Winning (NSW) and
Iain Murray (NSW)
among them.
Alex Vallings, the defending
champion from
New Zealand, has also
won eight titles, two as
crew for Tim Bartlett
and six as skipper of
his own boats.
Bartlett himself has
won the title six times.
He continues to race
competitively as the
skipper of Frankenskiff
(New Zealand) and finished
just outside the
top ten this time.
Press and Hay won
five from 10 races,
only straying outside
the top three twice.
They won the title
from Geotherm by four
points, the latter getting
off to a flying start,
claiming the first two
races and winning the
last, sailed in a beautiful
nor’ easter of 10
to 12 knots. They led
from go to whoa by a
good margin.
“I’m pretty excited
about the result and it
was nice to do it with
Noddy (Hay),” Press
said of his crew for the
past four seasons.
“We put a lot into it
– it’s not as simple as
it might look. I got a
new boat nine months
ago and we spent a
lot of time with the rig
and Sydney Sailmakers
getting it right. We
trained hard too – on
our own and with others,
including Brett.
It’s a sense of relief to
win.
“It was pretty nice to
have good conditions
all week – we all had
some amazing rides,”
Press said after finishing
third today. He had
to play catch up and
find passing lanes after
being buried at the
start.
On the comparatively
large and competitive
35-boat fleet, Press
said: “It’s good to see
the 12s in such good
shape. There’s a wider
range of people sailing
and a lot of young
guys, new talent coming
through.”
Hay agreed. “This
is the best fleet we’ve
sailed against.” The
bloke they call Noddy
briefly sailed 18 footers
with Press, “but I
was one of those guys
who hadn’t sailed a 12
before – and when I
did – I realised what I
was missing.”
On their win, Hay
said: “There’s a right
way and a wrong way
to do things in sport
– it’s a team effort –
and that’s what we do,
we’re a team.” And it is
plain to see the pair is
very in tune with each
other on the water.
The Aussies won the
Teams event, scoring
809 points to clinch
the John Brooke trophy
from the Kiwis
(698). – each team
made up of eight
boats.
The overall handicap
winner was Red Energy
(Peter Nicholson/
Mark Muirhead) representing
the Sydney
Flying Squadron. The
Veterans Advanx Trophy
(best skipper over
the age of 55), went to
Murray Press, who at
66 years of age is still
showing ‘the youngsters
how it is done
and finished 10th.
Andrew Binstead-
Chapman, skipper of
Icarus from Lane Cove
12 footers, finished
second in the final
race for eighth overall
to take out the Rookie
(highest placed firsttime
skipper) for the
Nimble trophy.
The weeklong event
on Sydney Harbour
gave competitors everything
from perfect
summer nor’ easters,
to a stiff southerly and
moderate winds from
the south and southeast
– something to
please all.
The 2020 Interdominion
will be held
in New Zealand next
January.