SHCC Scoop - Thunderbolts & Lightning, Claire Polosak & Umpiring…

Phil Tarbox
13 hours ago
7 min read

You know summer is not far away when ominous clouds in the distance get even darker and the lightning starts cracking!

All of our teams with 2 day matches were fortunate to finish their matches – some results positive, some negative. Sadly, our Div 5 and Div 6 teams who had 1 day matches were not so lucky, with Div 5 on their way to a win against an undermanned Newtown, and Div 6 evenly poised against Summer Hill Seniors. Both matches ended in a draw. Read on for more details of our recent matches.

Umpire Training - Monday, November 24th

We are thrilled to welcome back International Umpire Claire Polosak to conduct a Community Umpiring Course. These have been very popular in the past, and we are expecting another great turn out. Claire is just back from Umpiring the Womens World Cup in India, and in England for their series against the West Indies – along with a MCC Rules Committee meeting. It will be a great evening of learning, and I’m sure some fabulous cricket stories as well.

Details:

Date: Monday, 24 November

Time: 6pm for 6:30pm start

Where: Mapgie Sports Club

Address: 46 Hampton St, Croydon Park

Register online here:

Thursday training continues to be a good pre-Saturday hit out. Come for as long, or as little, as you are able. Hope to see you there!

Miss Celie's Player of the Week

Player of the Week sponsored by Miss Celie’s Jazz and Blues Bar in Ashfield. If you haven't been, get there and check it out. Owned by a former SHCC Junior Parent, Paul Blasi.

8 November Owen Gibson 2/17

15 November Andy Manchester 6/38 and 41

Batting and Bowling Highlights

Batting:

76 Peter Dawson Div 4

65* Micah Edwards Div 7

64 Grant Murphy Div 4 AM

54 Dave Ward Div 7

53 Muhammad Shahid Div 2

Bowling

6/38 Andy Manchester Div 4

5/80 Jim Bandas Div 7

4/17 Dharmin Thakkar Div 6

4/83 brahim Kabbout Div 1

3/0 Rayhan Islam Div 5

3/4 Amanjot Gill Div 6

3/7 Rayhan Islam Div 5

3/11 Luca Agius Div 5

3/11 Gourav Tripathi Div 6

3/22 Hamaz Malik Div 6

3/23 Luca Agius Div 5

3/34 Prabhu Rajendran Div 6

3/59 David Greenhalgh Div 1

Club Milestones

Games

50 Simon Davies Div 5

First Game for Summer Hill

Abhishek Kaki Div 6

Training

We are back on every Thursday from 5:30pm - stay a for a short time, or a long time

When: Every Thursday afternoon / evening

Where: Lees Park - Harmony St, Ashbury (Park in Crieff St and walk down the alley)

When: From 5:00pm until dusk – and there may be a few there earlier too

Enjoy your Cricket!

Phil

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Last Rounds Results and Reports

1^st Division

Round 7: Summer Hill 5/160 (DLS) def by DLSK 9/389

Best Batting

44 Francis Gracias Flor

38 Nic Everitt

37 Cameron Pyne

23* Rehaan Nawaz

Best Bowling

4/83 Ibrahim Kabbout

3/59 David Greenhalgh

2^nd Division

Round 7: Summer Hill 148 & 1/13 def by Marrickville CC 4/151 dec

Best Batting

53 Muhammad Waqar Shahid

37 Arslan Ameen

20 Jay Karim

4th Division Match Report

Dan Jeffrey

Round 7: Summer Hill 182 def Panania East Hills RSL 114

4th division came out on top in a see-sawing tussle against Panania. After winning the toss and batting, Peter was the star at the top of the order, piling on a quickfire 76 when no one else in the top five reached 20.

Unfortunately, an all-too-familiar collapse in the middle threatened to undo much of that good work, reducing us from 1-74 to 7-133, but a stellar rearguard from Andy (41) helped guide us to a defendable 182.

Having been bowled out early, that gave us a crucial 10-over spell before the end of day one in cloudy conditions, and Tom (2-31) made the most of it, removing both openers to have Panania 2-21 at the close.

While they got off to a quick start on day two, and our job was made far trickier when Tom went down with a back injury, Imran (2-34) broke the game open with a crucial double-wicket maiden.

After that, it was another episode of the Andy show. Bowling nine overs straight, he took all the remaining six wickets, including the final one a mere 15 minutes or so before the heavens opened, to finish with a superb 6-38 and seal a strong win.

Best Batting

76 Peter Dawson

41 Andy Manchester

Best Bowling

6/38 Andy Manchester

2/31 Tom Dawson

2/34 Imran Hossain

5^th Division Match Report

Phil Tarbox

Round 5: Summer Hill 4/103 def St Chistopher’s 103

Fresh off their last ball heroics in the last round, Summer Hill travelled to Marco Fields to take on St Christophers. We hadn’t played this team for a couple of years, and it was great to chat pre-match about some of past encounters.

Quicky we remembered how devastating their batting can be, as St Christophers got away to a fast start. We were missing key bowlers today, with Lachie Schreuder and Andrew opening the bowling both unlucky not to pick up wickets in opening overs in blustery conditions. Luca Agius changed ends, and with the breeze now behind his back, got us back on track. Owen Gibson benefited bowling his left arm leggies into the breeze, picking up their other opener and dangerous number 3 with a badly directed slog – caught at cow corner.

Owen Gibson models his "Player of the Week" Sunnies

As drinks approached, a batting and bowling nemesis came to the crease. Luke Stocks. Phil Tarbox was thrown the ball after a few tidy overs the week before, and Stocks was gone for a 2 ball duck – caught at deep Square Leg by Lachie Delaney, making his Senior debut for Summer Hill, having played his last match for the Club as a Junior some 25 years ago. Great to have you back Lachie!

Drinks were taken, and after a fast start, we had pegged them back to 4/75 at the half way mark.

The break did us well, with St Christopher's innings wrapped up for 101 – Rayhan Islam with 3/7 from 5 overs – and tight bowling from Lachie Delaney and David Isaacs – our 2 fill ins for the day - thanks to both of you. We now had a very manageable chase, which seemed improbable after 4 overs.

Opening bat Saikat was out early, but other opener Jud was solid for a well made 25. Luca made a swift 35, and was keen to get going to the Gasoline Pony in Marrickville for his bands gig. Dad Jud was his ride so he did the right thing and went down swinging.

Andrew almost got us over the line, but wanted his mate Simon to have the pleasure of hitting the winning runs in his 50^th match for Summer Hill, Andrew falling with just 6 runs needed for victory. Simon did what he needed to do, and got us the win with plenty of time to spare.

All in all, a solid bowling and outstanding fielding performance. That’s 2 wins in a row for the first time in a while for this team – onwards and upwards.

Best Batting:

35 Luca Agius

25 Jud Agius

20* Phil Tarbox

Best Bowling

3/7 Rayhan Islam

3/23 Luca Agius

2/5 Phil Tarbox

2/17 Owen Gibson

6th Division Match Report

Dharmin Thakkar

Round 5: Summer Hill 6/89 def Panania East Hills RSL 9/88

With overcast skies and a strong breeze at the start, we expected to bowl first and take advantage of the conditions for some early wickets. We lost the toss, and were asked to bowl first – a great result.

We began brilliantly, with Dharmin striking in just the second over. On the other end, Loki — stepping in as our new opening bowler — maintained excellent pressure, swinging the ball away consistently.

A brief 30-run partnership followed before Aman made the breakthrough, and then Jeet Prabhu and Dharmin continued the momentum, wrapping up the opposition for just 88 runs. In the field, a major highlight was Shaik’s two crucial catches, solidifying his reputation as reliable hands in the field.

Our chase began confidently, with Hamza and Shaik putting together a strong partnership to push the scoreboard to 72 runs. A few quick wickets fell as the team pushed to finish early, but the solid start ensured we reached the target comfortably, sealing victory by 4 wickets.

Best Batting

41 Hamza Malik

20 Abdullah Shaikh

Best Bowling

4/17 Dharmin Thakkar

3/4 Amanjot Gill

3/11 Gourav Tripathi

2/21 Prabhu Rajendran

2/25 Jeet Solanki

7th Division Match Report

Don Stewart & Claude Sonnet 4.5

Round 7: Summer Hill 4/213 (DLS) def St Christophers 220

Rain Gods Show Mercy as Summer Hill 7's Summon Lightning and Thunder

A two dayer at home. Jim "Bad Ass" Bandas continuing his form, claimed the first five wickets with precision, dismantling St Christopher's batting like a man possessed. Only Darren Day resisted, his 88 a monument to defiance in the rubble of the St Christopher’s batting. In the heat of the afternoon, St Christopher’s ground out 200, before PJ seized the new ball and broke the partnership, triggering the end. Ben Kimble showing how it's done with 2 catches in the field. All out 220 in the forty-eighth giving us a 60 over playground.

Four overs remained on Day One. Tom "Nepo Baby" Sanderson strode out and channelled Glenn Maxwell's demented genius—ten runs per over of late-afternoon carnage, setting Lees Park ablaze. 6ers raining down, and the racecourse and tennis centre figures taking cover. End day one, 181 behind, with no wickets lost. His father, Rob, playing the Pat Cummins role at the other end, 1*.

We'd need another 181 runs. Day two unfolded with grim inevitability as the clouds darkened. Rob batted on for 26 before being run out at the non-strikers end after repeated warnings in a career first. Kaustav saw off the new ball with Rob, and set the stage. Wardy compiled his third consecutive half-century. Micah Edwards, unbeaten on sixty-five, dismantled the St Christopher’s attack. At 4/213, seven runs short with wickets aplenty, victory was merely administrative.

Then the sky cracked open. Lightning fractured the heavens. Rain came sideways. The umpires abandoned their posts. We'd won on run rate —robbed of the satisfaction of striking the winning runs or pushing for bonus points, yet undeniably triumphant. The controlled brutality of our pursuit. All footnotes to meteorological intervention.

Victory tastes strange when stolen by thunder.

Best Batting

65* Micah Edwards

54 Dave Ward

35 Tom Sanderson

26 Rob Sanderson

Best Bowling

5/80 Jim Bandas

2/54 Pat Hargreaves