As in GF of T20

The A grade completed their pre-Christmas campaign with a convincing win over Port.

The win guarantees us a spot in the T20 GF at Adelaide Oval on March 3.

We have 90 points from our six games (6-0) compared with Kensington 60 points (4-2) who sit in 3^rd spot. We have a superior percentage.  Kensington also have to play second placed TTG / Northern.

All teams have two games to play.

Our win was set up by some superb bowling and fielding – Dayna had the State squad member  Alicia Dean caught behind for 1 with her first ball and despite some useful partnerships they dismissed for  87.

Jess bowled well to take 3/14 and Kelly Armstrong took 2/12 – with Dayna taking the two state players Dean and Picker.

Our batting was led superbly by Rachael Greenshields who top scored with 35 no.  This was Rachael’s PB in A grade and was scored off 41 balls (5 fours).  She drove well with deft footwork and played her trademark shots off her legs to devastating effect.

Jess gave great support (27) to have an opening partnership of 70.

At one stage it looked like an all wicket repeat of last week’s B grade win over the same side but Jess was run out within sight of victory.

Kylie put the “cream on the cake” with two sixes off the three balls she faced to finish the game.

(We think they may have had small Christmas card  messages on them to the state selectors!!!!!)

 

The Christmas break sees us top of the T20 (6-0) and fourth in the 50 over comp (2 wins 2 losses and a washout) to have the best start to a season ever!!!

The Bs finished fourth in the T20 comp with three wins to have their best first half of the season.

We wish Tahlia, Kylie and Tabitha all the best for their upcoming Under 18s championship in Ballarat.

And all the best for the festive season and 2013 can not come on quickly enough for the Women’s teams.

The Bs resume on January 13 with the As resuming a week later.

The break may give some players the chance to play in the senior men’s grades. Enjoy… and see what you can learn from some of the wise players who have played at the top level.

 

Don’t forget the quiz night on the 19^th January.

KYLIE IN STATE TEAM FOR THE WEEKEND - A new McGrath at Southern!

We wish Kylie Rattray all the best in her first FULL WEEKEND of state cricket.  She has been chosen in the games this weekend against New South Wales at Prospect Friday (T20), Saturday (50 over) and Adelaide Oval on Sunday.  The Sunday game starts at 3pm and is a curtain raiser to the Big Bash game.

We have another McGrath at Southern.  Josh (brother of Tahlia and Kayla) played Under 12s this week.  He is a medium pacer and opened the bowling at Bice Oval on Wednesday. This means Mum (Linda) two sisters and a brother have all played for Southern.

The record is held by the Ongley family where (Mum) Nat,  (Dad) Glen, Brandi and Serena have all donned the Stingrays uniform.

The Vincent family Russell (Dad), Josh and Jess are the only family where all three have played A GRADE for the club.

KELLY HAT TRICK …. AGAIN!!! Bs have "all wicket" win

The B grade finished their T20 season in grand style with a crushing eight wicket win over Port.

We won the game with all wickets in hand after Hannah Armstrong 37 no and Brandi Ongley 34 no (PB) passed the Port score with 16 balls to spare.

The Port innings was highlighted by a Kelly Armstrong hat trick (her SECOND FOR THE SEASON) finishing the Port innings with four wickets in five balls.

Port’s batting was led by former state player Carolyn Johnstone who carried her bat for 53 no of 85.

The As game was washed out giving us 7.5 points against second side TTG / Northern .

This week’s T20 game against Port is very important.  A win will put us back on top and guarantee us a spot in the T20 final at Adelaide Oval on March 3.

We wish Tahlia, Kylie and Tabitha all the best in Ballarat for the Under 18 Nationals in January.

Reminder

Keep getting your tables and prizes together for the Quiz night on Saturday January 19.

State Under 15 update and news

The State Under 15 team finished fourth in the National Championships held in Sydney recently. We lost to eventual champions NSW and to the ACT in the minor round.
In the last game against WA we needed a big win but could not score enough points to get over Victoria (who we had beaten in the minor round.)
Southern players had good tournaments with some excellent performances.
Tabitha Saville was our topscorer with 162 runs at 23 - with a strike rate of 89 runs / 100 balls. Tabitha scored a PB of 55 against WA.
Hannah Armstrong scored her PB with a 60 against WA.
Kelly Armstrong took nine wickets at 11.33 apiece (with 3/9 against Victoria)
Kayla McGrath hit 27 against NSW.
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The A grade's next game T20 against Port at Bice is very important for our quest for the GF in that competition on March 3.
The win of Kensington over West Torrens sees them with a chance to make the final as they have East Torrens in the next round.
Second team TTG /  Northern will go ahead of us on percentage after their big win over Port this weekend.
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This week we have TTG / Northern in a 50 over game Saturday and the Bs play at home at Bice on Sunday against Port in their last T20 game for the season.
The B grade season will recommence the second Sunday in January with 40 over games.

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Don't forget the TWILIGHT RACE MEETING this Saturday evening...
and start getting your teams together for the Quiz night on January 19.

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As continue winning form

The A grade  continue their winning form this week defeating last year’s grand finalists West Torrens in a hard fought match at Christies High.

As usual Christies played slowly – but due credit to our batters we batted our 50 overs for the fourth time for the season.  This time making 6/157.  The innings was anchored by Jess O’Reilly who went in at the end of the first over and batted the rest of the innings for 64 no. (This continues her good form over West Torrens as she carried her bat for 52 no in the T20 game earlier in the season.)

She was involved in two key partnerships; 50 for the third wicket with Dayna Cox (14) which steadied the innings and 84 with Kylie Rattray (43) to give us the upper hand.

Jess faced 133 balls hitting six 4s and a six in two hours.

Kylie’s 43 take her to 311 runs for the season across the two competitions at 44.38 per innings.

We made early in roads into the Eagles innings having them 2/22 in the 7^th over (with state players Moritz and Oakenfold out.)  The big stumbling block was always going to be the state captain Lauren Ebsary who threatened to do what Jess had done for Southern. 

At one stage West Torrens were 2/80 in the 23^rd over (well ahead of Southern’s 3/64).  But the wickets of L Williams at 80 and Ebsary at 86 put us back in the game. We bowled and fielded well in the middle stages of the innings to squeeze the required rate from 2.8 per over out to over five. 

Jess continued her good work with the ball taking 1/15 off her ten overs.  Tahlia took the key wickets of L Williams and her state captain Lauren Ebsary to take the figures with 3/19, Dayna took 3/34 and Donna Clark continued her good form with 2/24.

Georgia Weatherspoon fielded superbly taking two sharp catches.
The win takes us into the four for the first time for the season in the long form of the game.

Congratulations to Sam Dowling who played her first A grade game.  Sam played in the first Southern teams with Jess O’Reilly.

With our Bye in the A T20s this weekend we should have a clearer idea of our finals position as teams three and four play each other.
 

In state news the U15s have won three and lost two of their games – they look like they are in a fight for second spot with Victoria who they beat in the minor round. So a win over WA on Monday should see them in the GF Tuesday.

Highlights from our players have included

Tabitha Saville 40 v Queensland

  Kelly Armstrong's  9 wickets including 3/9 v Victoria

And Kayla McGrath 27 against NSW.