C's win with four off last ball

Our C grade team won their second game on end with thrilling last ball win over Northern.

The Bs fell 45 runs short in a high scoring game against Kensis.

The As were beaten by last years premiers Sturt on Saturday.

The C grade continued their winning form with an exciting finish.  Northern batted first with Joy Brown taking two great catches in the first five overs and captain Emily Armstrong taking two wickets.  We had them 6/57 in the 11th over - but experienced player Carolyn Dittmar (who the C grade medal is named after!!!!) and Courtney Fielke took them to a competitive 6/103.

We replied with 19 for the first wicket (four overs) and Hannah Baker (29) and Kelly Armstrong (26no) gave us the advantange with a 51 run stand for the second wicket (14th over.)  Kelly and Nikki Moyle took the score to 98 (needing six) with one over to go.  Kelly hit a four off the second ball, a single off the fourth and Nikki finished the game with a boundary to secure the win.

Nikki's 16 no off 18 balls was her PB.

The Bs were involved in a very high scoring game against Kensis.  Gordon Brown Oval ran even more quickly than the Saturday when the As had played there, they scored 21 boundaries and we scored 14.

Kensis batted first scoring at almost eight an over to post 2/158.  Rachael and Kayla Mac took the wickets. 

We opened well with 35 off the first three and 59 off four to be  well a head of the required rate.  Rachael Greenshields innings was highlighted by 5 consecutive fours off Dodridge in the fourth over of the innings. These included two drives and three shots off her legs.

Captain Cara Allen also batted very well making 21 off 25 with some good drives and solid defence.

The batting was far better than previous games with 15 from Kayla Stazuk and 10 from Nikki Koritsa (welcome back!!!)

Thanks to Linda McGrath (1) in the Bs and Joy Brown (two catches in the Cs) who pulled on the whites at very short notice with two late withdrawals to make sure we had a full compliment.

The As had Emma Inglis, the Victorian State captain, on loan for this week - Emma's 29 could not get us over the line against reigning premiers Sturt.

They batted first making 5/261 - with Under 15 state rep Alex Price making 117 no.  We got Shelley Nitschke early for six and we had them 4/90 in the 19th over - but a fifth wicket stand off 99 took the game away from us.

Dayna had a good day in the field with a hand in four of the five wickets (two wickets and two catches.)

We could not get any big partnerships going with good contributions from Emma Inglis and a solid 19 no from Shari Bray.  (Shari travelled four hours from Quorn to play and is playing regularly in the men's competition in Port Augusta.)

Thanks to Emma Inglis for playing and fitting in so well with the team.  We will welcome Emma back any time she is available.  She will be be in town for games over the weekend of December 17-18.

This week we have a C grade B grade double header at Bice - with the As playing at Unley Oval - all games are on Sunday.

C’s open with a win – As and Bs not so good

The C grade opened their season with a one wicket win over Kensington. Hannah Armstrong (after games in the Bs) opened with a dominant 33 not out.


We bowled first dismissing Kensington off the last ball of the 20th over. Hannah Baker took the figures with 2/22 (including 2009/10 Dittmar medalist Alice Johnswood.) Hannah Armstrong took 1/16, sister Kelly 0/12 off four, Captain Emily 1/6, Georgia Tilbrook 1/6 and debutant Zoe Faulkner 1/4.  Marg Jude was in great form behind the stumps with a catch, stumping and two run outs.  A big thank you to Marg Hay who assisted with sub fielding duties.

Our two Hannah’s (Armstrong and Baker) put on 31 for the first wicket (six overs) to give us a good foundation. We lost 4/16 to be 5/57 in the 12th (with Hannah retired) – but a sixth wicket stand between Marg Jude and Serena Ongley took the score to 80 with five overs remaining. After Serena’s dismissal Marg and the returning Hannah Armstrong took the score passed the 84 needed for the win.

The As played Kensis for the second game in a row (50 overs last game) and had them in early trouble with 2/26 in the fourth over. They recovered with a 50 run fifth wicket stand in the last eight overs to finish with 112. Donna Clark had the figures with 2/12.

We lost early wickets (including three in seven balls from State rep Sarah Jameson) to be 4/12 in the 5th over. Kylie (18 off 19) and Dayna (17 off 24) took the score to 42 to have the best partnership for the innings.

The Bs bowled and fielded well to keep Torrens to 68 off 20 overs. Kayla Stazuk bowled 4 overs for 8 and Brandi 4 overs 1/6 to keep a tight rein on their opening bats. Debutant Talia Barrett with six runs of her three overs also bowled well.

We lost wickets at regular intervals and did not establish the partnerships needed for the run chase.

Congratulations to Cara who did a very good job Captaining the Bs for the first time.  She had good fielding placings and rotated her bowling well.

This week the As welcome Victorian Captain Emma Inglis for a game on Saturday at Gordon Brown and the Bs (Col Waite at the moment) and Cs at Gordon Brown on Sunday.

Welcome and welcome back

We welcome back Steph Barrett who played for us two seasons ago.

We welcome Talia Barrett (no relation) who comes to us via Marg Hay’s contacts in Women’s Footy. Talia played for Flinders (when Kempey was there) and is a medium pace bowler and top order batter.

Zoe Faulkner had her first C grade game for Southern – having played in the Primary School Boys team at Mt Compass.

BIRTHDAYS

Early November sees an avalanche of Stingray birthdays – Donna, Kate Weger, Shari, Kempey, the Armstrong twins  and Tahlia McGrath (!) to name just seven! Best wishes.

Bs give top team a run for their money

The Bs lost to top team Adelaide Uni by 15 runs.


We put them in and had them 5/46 in the 12th over. The wickets were shared with Cara 1/8, Chloe 1/8 (off three), Kayla 1/14 and Hannah Armstrong 1/14 taking the four wickets to fall to bowlers. The highlight of the fielding was Hannah took a great falling catch at square leg off Chloe and a throw from side on by Brandi to get a run out. The Uni side batted Captain Kylie Tulloch at six and a 53 run sixth wicket stand took them to 109. Jess and Courtney held them to six off the last two overs.

Jess and Courtney gave us a sniff with their batting – Jess 56 off 58 balls with five fours and a six batted herself back in to form and Courtney 10 no – put on 51 (unbroken) to get us within touch.



This week all THREE teams take the field – with the Cs and As at Col Waite (Kensington – in the Parkinson Oval complex) and the Bs at Henley High.

ROUND TWO A GRADE ROUND ONE T20 B GRADE

There were some very encouraging individual performances in the second weekend of Women’s Cricket.


Two players achieved significant PBs and our English debutant took four wickets.

The As put Kensington in and chased leather for 50 overs. We dismissed current New Zealand player Lisa Doolan early to have the Browns 1/20 in the sixth over – but a 116 run second wicket stand between Sheridan and Patterson set up the Kensington innings. They finished with 252. Courtney had the figures with 3/40 off eight and Talia bowled well to end up with 1/49.

We lost wickets early to be 4/1 off six overs. Jess (4) and Kylie (11 off 28 balls) took us to 73 and out of the “danger zone” (after 5pm).

The innings belonged to Tahlia McGrath who followed up her 49 last week with a PB of 60. She batted with good defence in the early part of the innings, drove well “in the V” and cut and pulled well. She received well deserved praise from the opposition coach and Umpires.

We batted to just after 6pm and into the 44th over finishing with 132.

The Bs T20 saw a similar result. The Northern / TTG openers made 48 off the first seven setting a platform for 6/131. Debutant Chloe Lyons took 4/18 (including a wicket with her second ball) bowling with the strong breeze. She bowled accurately and was well supported by the Umpire (two lbws) and fellow debutant Erin Bogan took a catch.

Our batting was highlighted with a PB from Captain Brandi Ongley (24) who held the innings together. The best partnership was 23 with Chloe Lyons and 14 with Emily Armstrong who finished with 3no (PB).



CONGRATULATIONS:

We wish to congratulate Josh Golding for his efforts over the last two weekends. Josh made his senior debut last week taking five wickets over two innings and setting up the Ds for an outright win. This week he took a PB of 7/12 playing for the Under 16 Reds at Bice Oval.

Josh has been a “net” bowler for us over the last two seasons and has been a great supporter of Women’s Cricket at Southern.

Well done Josh.

CONGRATULATIONS ON STATE SELECTION

Congratulations to Kayla McGrath,, Hannah and Kelly Armstrong who have been chosen in the SAPSASA Primary School Girls team which plays in Cobrum Baruga in January 2012.  Kayla is captain for the second year in a row.

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ICA Morphett Vale has sponsored Brittney Miller.  Mick and his team have been great supporters of Southern District Cricket Club over the years.  They supported us last year with the quiz night and have been very willing to assist our teams in the Indoor Competitions we play in winter.

ROUND ONE - A grade DEBUTANTS START WELL

The As went down but our two debutants (Kelly and Brittney) had good games in the first round of Women’s Cricket. Both players were presented with their “baggy reds” before the game and became players 25 and 26 to wear the “Baggy Red.”

We had two debut players in the stand-alone A grade round this weekend. C grader Kelly Armstrong (12) and Brittney Miller (14) played against West Torrens.

Kelly was first in the game, bowling first change into the breeze. She took her first A grade wicket in her third over having West Torrens Number 4 caught by Donna Clark at mid on. Her final figures were 1/21 off four overs. Kelly took a catch at square leg off Courtney in the 33rd over. 

Brittney bowled later in the innings – after 10 runs off her first over she finished with 2/18 (both bowled) off four overs. She also took a catch.

West Torrens made 228 (all out) with Dayna took two early wickets (State player Angela Moritz for 39 and Australian player Lauren Ebsary for three), Jess took 3/28 off 9 and Brittney two.

We lost early wickets to be 4/30 – but a 32 run stand between Tahlia McGrath (49) and Cara Allen (3) took us out of the "danger zone" of outright defeat. Tahlia made 49 out of 81 when her wicket fell. (There were 63 runs off the bat at that stage!!!) 70+% of the runs!

This week both games are up in Adelaide at Park 25 on Sunday with the As on Number one against Kensington (50 over) at 11.50 and the Bs at Number 3 at 12 noon (T20).

Welcomes:

We welcome Chloe Lyons to Southern. Chloe is a right hand bat, medium pacer and wicket keeper from Somerset in England.

Welcome also to Zoe Faulkner who comes to us from Mt Compass (where captain Jess O’Reilly started her cricket!!!!) and is a right hand bat, right arm medium pacer.

SCORERS WORKSHOP

There is a scorer’s workshop at the Club Monday evening – all welcome.

Kelly and Captain Jess discuss field placements.