Southern District defeat Adelaide

Adelaide won the toss and sent us in on a pitch that looked like it had a bit in it for the bowlers. We played quite well and we’re 2/60 at lunch. A large partnership between Josh Barrett and Shaun Tanner saw us to 3/200 before they both fell.

At Stumps on Day 1 we were well poised at 9/259. We continued batting on Day 2, making our way to all out for 274.

Barrett 93 & Tanner 72 the leading run scorers.

Our Bowling innings started well picking up a couple of early wickets and Adelaide were 2 down at lunch.

Wickets weren’t easy to come by but we persisted and were able to take a couple quick wickets right before the second break to have Adelaide 5 down at Tea.

In the last session we needed 5 wickets and Adelaide needed 100 runs, the game was in the balance. We picked up a couple wickets through the session and as the session went deep the game got closer.

We ended up taking the last wicket with 9 balls remaining in the day and were victors by 7 runs.

Shaun Tanner 4/62, Mitch Cuming 2/26 and Jake Marshall 2/38 were the best with the ball.

Summary provided by Captain Joshua Barrett.

Southern District Cricket Club is pleased to announce our Ray Sutton Squad for Season 22/23.

The selected squad, coached by club stalwart Justin Ifould is named below, and will be led by Captain Hugo Van Gestel and Vice Captain Eligh Gillies.

Hugo Van Gestel (C)

Eligh Gillies (VC)

Hayden Ats

Cooper Barnes

Bailey Bennett

Ayden Cook

Harrison Cook

Connor Cutting

Gavin Ghotra

Tyler Ifould

Hayden Pitcher

Jayden Simons

Harrison Speed

Mitchell Trenorden

Jamie Wirth

Congratulations to all the boys named in the squad and good luck for the season, which commences on Sunday 23rd of October at Bice Oval.

Southern District Cricket Club had our season launch last Thursday night, with over 100 players and supporters in attendance.

Club President Nigel Smart welcomed new members to the club, and spoke about all our valued sponsors. Junior Coordinator Ripu Soodan gave the juniors and their parents a run down of the season ahead and the expectations of Premier Cricket. Ray Sutton coach Justin Ifould announced the Ray Sutton squad for the season with Club Captain Josh Barrett presenting them all with playing caps. Club Senior Coach Andrew Zesers then challenged all the players in the room to get out their comfort zones and get the best out of themselves, before announcing the 1st Grade XI for Round 1.

A big thank you to Stevie Kerr and Josh Clayton who cooked the BBQ, Sam Jones and Kuang Tan who helped serve meals and Linda Long for running the raffle. Without volunteers like them, we can’t have successful evenings like Thursday night.

Support the Southern Districts Cricket Club (SDCC) Future Fund

https://asf.org.au/projects/southern-district-cricket-club/southern-district-cricket-club-future-fund

This fund is designed to provide SDCC with the ability to re engage with the local clubs and cricket community in the Fleurieu Peninsula to ensure that cricketers in the Fleurieu area are provided with the opportunity to play cricket at the elite level.

It will enable SDCC to engage with the local clubs, promote cricket in the area, provide coaching for junior players and to provide quality facilities for the cricket community. To hold forums for all clubs in the area, provide coaching assistance, assist with improvement of facilities and ensure SDCC can engage with the entire cricket community in the area.

Through the Australian Sports Foundation, any donation over $2 is tax deductible so please give generously today!

The Stingrays Cricket Club - www.stingrays.com.au would like to announce the Christies Beach Sports and Social Club (CBSSC) will once again support the cricket club as a major partner for season 2022-23. 

Nigel Smart, President of the Cricket Club said - The Stingrays management committee, players, coaches and volunteers would like to thank the CBSSC Committee and its members for supporting the Cricket Club for the upcoming season.

The CBSSC and Bice Oval has been the home of the Stingrays Cricket Club for decades and their foundation support helps underpin our club. 

We look forward to having a range of cricket events at the club this season and will keep our players, coaches, members, volunteers and supporters aware of these via our social media and website. 

Thanks again to the CBSSC for their ongoing support.