12 & 19 Dec - A Grade (132) d Payneham (83 and 4/128) @ Payneham Dharmabandu, Portlock, Carrick-Smith, S Jones, Amarasinghe, Loveder, Ozolins, Dollman, Sheedy, Giles, Shaw.
The A Grade had a great win against Payneham giving us two in a row and momentum and confidence going into the Christmas break. Chris Shaw set up the win with a sensational 7/30 from 18 overs including the first seven wickets to fall. With the team at 5/68 overnight, Scott Jones (30) and Todd Sheedy (24) put together a 59 run partnership for the sixth wicket to guide us past the Payneham total.
12 & 19 Dec - B Grade (8/179 dec) d Brighton (159) @ AHS
Searle, Stokes, Krasnov, Bakewell, Karritevlis, C Jones, Kodituwakku, Ridley, Bartel, Leikas, Perry
The B grade consolidated their position in second spot with another win. Leon Krasnov (55) and Con Karritevlis (35) were the best of the batsmen while Matty Bartel (4/68) and Chris Jones (3/14) did the damage with the ball. We are undefeated at the Christmas break and less than 2 points behind table leader Fulham.
12 & 19 Dec - C Grade (5/242) d Flinders Park (182) @ Hunter Park
N Kokoschko, Davis, Patterson, D Jones, Logathetis, Chambers, Tardivo, Ats, Marsland, Kerin, Oakley
The C grade broke through for their first win of the year. Jimmy Logathetis (65) and Howard Chambers (92 no) built on a solid opening partnership from Koshy (33) and Danny Jones to post a 154 run partnership and build our best score of the year. The team backed up with good fielding and bowling to restrict Flinders Park to 182. Mal Oakley was the best of the bowlers with 5/58 off 18 overs.
19 Dec - D Grade (167) lost to Adelaide Uni (9/246) @ AHS #3
Barnwell, Kovaleff, Ormond, Lang, Doraiswamy, McAnsh, Cumming, Modra, Pitcher, Chanaka, Amila
The D grade (167) went down to Adelaide Uni (9/246). The loss of early quick wickets was always going to make the run chase difficult. Steve Ormond had a great match with 4/50 and 41 runs. Darren Lang made 55 in his first game for the club. Chanaka was the best of the rest with 3 wickets.
