McDonald’s NSW Premier Cricket – Men’s

The NSW Premier Cricket competition again comprised 20 clubs. Following the relaxation of Covid-19 lockdowns, the season was able to commence on 6 November 2021, six weeks later than the traditional late-September starting date. This resulted in the First Grade competition comprising 15 one-day limited-overs rounds and 2 two-day rounds, with twoday and three-day finals series matches. The lower grades commenced on 6 November 2021 for Second Grade and 13 November 2021 for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades and comprised solely of one-day limited-overs rounds, including Finals Series matches. Those grades, together with the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup, Poidevin-Gray Shield and AW Green Shield, contributed to the Club Championship.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - THE SYDNEY SMITH CUP

Northern District won the Club Championship for the second consecutive season and for the seventh time overall, by a margin of 156 points over Mosman, with Manly Warringah in third place.

FIRST GRADE - THE BELVIDERE CUP

Mosman won the Belvidere Cup for the first time since 1938/39 and for the fifth time overall by defeating Northern District in the final at Bankstown Oval. Final: Mosman 300 (L Hearne 144 D Crawford 46 P Forrest 29 M Calder 28 C Green 4-82 G Furrer 2-24) def Northern District 279 (C Green 80 D Anderson 72 D Lowery 34 R Pawson 22 B Davis 21 J Turner 5-102 E Eales 2-51 J Park 2-58). Benaud Medal for Player of the Final: Jake Turner (Mosman).

FIRST GRADE LIMITED-OVERS CUP

The First Grade Limited-Overs Cup competition was suspended in 2021/22 due to the Covid-related shortened season.

KINGSGROVE SPORTS T20 CUP

Randwick Petersham won the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup and $12,000 prize money by defeating Sydney University in the final at University Oval. Sydney University received $4,000 as runner-up, while Parramatta and UNSW received $1,000 each as Conference finalists. The competition was made up of two Conferences, with participating teams aligned with the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder respectively. Final: Randwick Petersham 114 (C Hawkins 52 R McElduff 4-16 D Malone 3-13) def Sydney University 83 (H Kerr 37 A Semple 3-11 D Sams 2-8 D Singh 2-29) at University Oval.

Kingsgrove Sports Player of the Final:

Camden Hawkins (Randwick Petersham).

SECOND GRADE - THE ALBERT CUP

Mosman won the Albert Cup for the first time since 2006/07 and for the sixth time overall by defeating Sutherland in the final at Allan Border Oval. Final: Mosman 9/217 (A Doolan 49 H Farquharson 45no T Colgan 35 L Hehir 3-38 J Green 2-31 J Almond 2-39) def Sutherland 9/212 (C Barton 54 J Green 52 J Horner 32 B Piggott 25 D Holdstock 20 H Singh 3-58 S McAvoy 2-29 J Venianakis 2-54).

Jack Moran Medal for Player of the Final:

Justin Green (Sutherland).

THIRD GRADE - THE MITCHELL CUP

Minor Premiers Northern District won the Mitchell Cup for the second consecutive season and for the seventh time overall after defeating Bankstown in the final at Pratten Park. Final: Northern District 7/250 (W Coffey 108 M Crayn 50 N Kimberley 44 N Cheadle 27 K Layton 3-76) def Bankstown 198 (R Freeman 80 A Kouventaris 27 A Melnyk 23 J Fullagar 4-27 A Bartlett 3-33 J Camp 2-12).

Mick Favell Medal for Player of the Final:

Will Coffey (Northern District).

FOURTH GRADE - THE REID CUP

The Reid Cup was won by Manly Warringah for the first time since 2017/18 and for the third time overall by defeating Parramatta in the final at Hurstville Oval. Final: Manly Warringah 3/185 (B Mendel 105 L Charles 48no M Jones 2-31) def Parramatta 180 (K Gunawardane 45 L Apps 33 S Vemulapalli 32 Y Brown 22 L Kerr 4-33 J Cooper 2-33 J Hobson 2-35).

David Givney Medal for Player of

the Final: Brynn Mendal (Manly Warringah).

McDonald’s NSW Premier Cricket Belvidere Cup Champions - Mosman Cricket Club

FIFTH GRADE - THE SHERWOOD CUP

The David Sherwood Cup was won by Eastern Suburbs for the first time by defeating University of NSW in the final at Sydney University Oval. Final: Eastern Suburbs 8/181 (O Patterson 49no A Prasan 41 C Thanos 32 D Carew 3-28 H McCarthy 3-37) def UNSW 164 (D Siu 45 T Viswasam 32 D Bowcock 21 B Coates-Grayson 21 D Carew 20 A Prasan 3-31 S Kertesz 2-30 O Patterson 2-32).

James Rodgers Medal for Player of the Final: Akshay Prasan (Eastern Suburbs).

POIDEVIN-GRAY SHIELD (U/21)

Sutherland won the Poidevin-Gray Shield for the first time since 2015/16 and for the seventh time overall by defeating Penrith in the final at Glenn McGrath Oval.

Final: Sutherland 9/214 (A Ritchie 48 L Ball 33 J Green 25 Z Philipson 21no R Wilson 2-32 L Doddrell 2-47) def Penrith 98 (H Railz 29 W Straker 5-25 J Green 3-10) at Glenn McGrath Oval.

Shane Lee Medal for Player of the Final:

Will Straker (Sutherland).

AW GREEN SHIELD (U/16)

St George won the AW Green Shield for the first time since 2011/12 and for the thirteenth time overall by defeating Northern District final at Hurstville Oval.

Final: St George 7/208 (T Forrester 59 S Konstas 54 E Anderson 36 J Ingram 27no P Murray 4-37) def Northern District 8/205 (S Weir 78 T Bermingham 57 J Slater 32 J Ingram 3-39 J Konstas 2-29).

Kevin Cunningham Medal for Player of the

Final: Thomas Forrester (St George). AW Green Shield Player of the Year: Sam Konstas (St George).

O’REILLY MEDAL – FIRST GRADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

The O’Reilly Medal for the First Grade Player of the Year is named after former Australian and NSW leg-spinner and journalist, Bill O’Reilly. It is judged by umpires who award votes on a 3-2-1 basis at the end of each match. Northern District allrounder Scott Rodgie was the winner of the prestigious award. It was a dominant season from Scott, who scored 813 runs at an average of 54.2 including three centuries with a highest score of 147. Scott was also one of the leading bowlers with 32 wickets at an average of 15.28 and was named Player of the Match by the umpires on no less than 6 occasions.

Leading players:

25 votes: Scott Rodgie (Northern District). 19 votes: Adam Semple (Randwick Petersham).

15 votes: Peter Forrest (Mosman).

13 votes: Joshua Clarke (Western Suburbs) and Mark Stoneman (St George).

KINGSGROVE SPORTS MERIT XII - FIRST GRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR

The Kingsgrove Sports First Grade Merit XII was first introduced in 2012/13 to recognise the leading players in the First Grade Competition. Selection is based on statistics in First Grade preliminary-round matches during the season. The team includes the six highest run-scorers, the five leading wicket-takers, the leading wicketkeeper and the O’Reilly Medallist named as captain. Players with an equal number of runs or wickets are separated by superior average and, for wicketkeepers, by most runs. Commemorative caps were generously donated by Harry Solomons of Kingsgrove Sports.

Batsmen:

Scott Rodgie (Captain, Northern District): 813 runs & 32 wickets

Justin Avendano (UTS North Sydney): 836 runs

Joshua Clarke (Western Suburbs): 826 runs

Daniel Solway (Bankstown): 715 runs Angus Robson (Eastern Suburbs): 705 runs

Raveesh Srivastava (Fairfield-Liverpool): 652 runs

Wicketkeeper:

Tim Cummins (Sydney University): 28 dismissals & 486 runs

Bowlers:

Devlin Malone (Sydney University): 35 wickets

Ryan Felsch (Sydney): 33 wickets Hunar Verma (Blacktown): 33 wickets

Luke Courtney (Hawkesbury): 31 wickets Sam Skelly (Eastern Suburbs): 31 wickets

CAPTAINS OF THE YEAR

Each captain is assessed by the umpires at the conclusion of each match for on-field captaincy skills, personal performance, team management and communication skills.

First Grade: Joshua Clarke (Western Suburbs)

Second Grade: Andrew Jamieson (Manly Warringah) Third Grade: Daniel Stickland (Northern District)

Fourth Grade: Stephen Wark (St George) Fifth Grade: Trevor Whittall (Campbelltown Camden)

SPIRIT OF CRICKET

The Spirit of Cricket award was won by Northern District for the second consecutive season. Officiating umpires assessed each team’s support for the Spirit of Cricket, as set out in the Preamble to the Laws of Cricket, during each match. Leading Clubs: Northern District 8.67 points average, Sydney University 8.79, UNSW 8.50, St George 8.38, Campbelltown Camden 8.54, Randwick Petersham 8.59.

BOB SIMPSON AWARD - COACH OF THE YEAR

Mosman’s Peter Forrest won the Bob Simpson Award for Coach of the Year. The Award is designed to recognise the contribution of coaches towards the development of the teams and individual players in their respective clubs.