Irrepressible Greg Mail cracked his 42nd First Grade century to steer Sydney University to first innings points over Western Suburbs in their two-day, Round 7 encounter at No.1 Oval on Saturday.
Irrepressible Greg Mail cracked his 42nd First Grade century to steer Sydney University to first innings points over Western Suburbs in their two-day, Round 7 encounter at No.1 Oval on Saturday.
Mail posted an unbeaten 164 in Sydney University’s 3(dec)-240 in reply to the visitor’s first innings of 149. Wests were 8-144 in their second innings, thwarting the Students’ push for outright points.
The opener hit 22 boundaries and a six in his 186-ball stay, sharing a 119-run opening stand with Will Hay (34) and a 74-run first wicket stand with skipper Nick Larkin (29).
The win lifted Sydney University to eighth on a congested scoreboard headed by undefeated Sydney on 42 points. Eastern Suburbs (29), Campbell-Camden (28), St George (24), Randwick-Petersham (24) and Bankstown (24) make up the top six, with Penrith (24) and Sydney University (24) in close pursuit.
Sydney also head the Club Championship on 606 points, with St George (591), Sutherland (586) and Sydney University (540) in the hunt.
Mail now has 14,582 First Grade runs in Sydney premier competition, including Twenty20 and Limited Over contributions.
The former NSW opener became the most prolific century-maker in the history of the competition when he scored an unbeaten 126 in the opening round of the 2012-13 season.
That century saw him surpass legends Victor Trumper and Warren Bardsley, who each scored 36 First Grade tons. Trumper had made his 36th First Grade hundred in the opening round of the 1914-15 season, while Bardsley joined him on 36 centuries during the 1932-33 summer.
Mail is also the highest runscorer in the 122 years of Sydney grade cricket, a record he set in 2011-12 when he ended the season with 12,438 runs, having moved past Greg Haynes’ career tally of 12,354.
Mail has enjoyed several massive stands during his grade career, including 324 with Will Hay against Manly-Warringah in the 2009-10 season, 310 with David Miller against Northern District the same season, and a 246-run first wicket partnership with opener Scott Henry (200 not out) to start the 2013-14 season.
Scoreboard
Sydney Men’s Grade competition – Round 7 (Two-day matches)
First Grade: Sydney University 3(dec)-240 off 56.5 overs (Greg Mail 164 not out, Will Hay 34, Nick Larkin 29; Tahmid Islam 1-47) defeated Western Suburbs 149 off 66.1 overs (Brenton Wright 53, Fabian Cowdrey 33; Nigel Cowell 3-32, Joe Kershaw 3-35, Tom Kierath 2-19, Ben Joy 2-45) and 8-144 off 61 overs (Isaac Taylor 38, Brenton Wright 29, Adam Esposito 28 not out; Nigel Cowell 4-28, Ben Joy 2-24, Will Somerville 2-34) on the first innings at Sydney University No.1 Oval. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Western Suburbs. Points: Sydney University 6, Western Suburbs 0.
Second Grade: Western Suburbs9-295 off 96 overs (Shenal Siriwardhane 118 not out, David Paterson 73, Lee Maggs 25) defeated Sydney University 9(dec)-291 off 84 overs (Steven Hobson 73, James Larkin 52, Jack Maddocks 36, Ben Larkin 32) on the first innings at Pratten Park. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Western Suburbs 6, Sydney University 0.
Third Grade: Sydney University 197 off 47 overs (James Crowley 71, Ash Cowan 38, Tom Decent 24; Tom O’Neil 3-37, Mitchell Fleming 3-50) defeated Western Suburbs 169 off 59.3 overs (David Barber 48, Peter Holland 29, Thomas Burt 23) and 0-48 on the first innings at St Paul’s College Oval. Toss: Western Suburbs Batted first: Western Suburbs. Points: Sydney University 6, Western Suburbs 0.
Fourth Grade: Sydney University 8-267 off 80 overs (Jonathon Dobson 69, Hugh Kermond 43, Alex Mihalykla 40 not out, Ed Arnott 39; Benjamin Gorham 2-31) defeated Western Suburbs 69 off 25.5 overs (Aarron Muir 19; Jack Gibson 5-19, Lewis McMahon 3-25) and 9-151 off 52 overs (Aarron Muir 56, Ptolemy Sofianidis 38 not out; Liam Whitaker 2-8, Jake Day 2-27, Lawrence Neil-Smith 2-28) on the first innings at Blick Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Western Suburbs 0.
Fifth Grade: Western Suburbs 314 off 80.2 overs Liam Comer 62, Victor Makaroff 54, Christopher Iaquinto 52, Billy Gaunt 45) defeated Sydney University 88 off 35.5 overs (Cullen Hathurusinghe 22, Jarrod Waterlow 21) and 7-192 off 47 overs (Kobe Carroll 72, Jarrod Waterlow 36, Michael Harris 26) on the first innings at Camperdown Oval. Toss: Western Suburbs. Batted first: Western Suburbs. Points: Western Suburbs 6, Sydney University 0.
Sydney Women’s Grade competition – Brewer Shield (Under 17) Grand Final (Limited Overs)
Universities 1-75 off 14.5 overs (Maddy Darke 29 not out, Claudia Johnston 15, Amy McKay 15 not out; Shivana Mehta 1-20) defeated Northern District 75 off 29.4 overs (Abbey Taylor 25, Amy Cunningham 17; Jade Christie 3-7, Stella Campbell 2-6, Jemimah Keelan 1-1) by nine wickets at Blacktown International Sports Park on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Northern District.
Sydney Women’s Grade competition – Round 11 (Twenty20)
First Grade: Universities 5-129 off 20 overs (Kate Owen 26, Melissa Norup 18, Alex Blackwell 17 not out; Gabriella Stanwix 1-10, Stephanie Marsh 1-18) defeated Sydney 57 off 14.4 overs (Laura Marshall 13, Nicole Goodwin 12; Maisy Gibson 3-11, Renee Hebden 2-4, Alice Davidson-Richards 2-15), with a bonus points, at David Phillips North Oval on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Universities. Points: Universities 7, Sydney 0.
Second Grade: Sydney 9-107 off 20 overs (Laura Marshall 52; Renee Hebden 4-14) defeated Universities 7-83 off 20 overs (Caitlin Rawstron 24; Synetta Manns 3-14) by 34 runs at David Phillips North Oval on Sunday. Toss: Universities. Batted first: Sydney. Points: Sydney 6, Universities 0.
