Southern Districts’ Women had a fantastic day with two wins in the penultimate round of SACA Premier Cricket on Sunday. The first grade won their second game in a row with an upset victory over Northern Districts at Bice Oval. The Stingrays won the toss and looked relatively comfortable as they moved along to 1/24 before a collapse of 6/11 left them reeling at 7/35. Sheridan Howell (15) joined Donna Clark (11) in what proved a match winning partnership of 26 runs for the eighth wicket before the home side were eventually bowled out in the 37th over for 81. Sophie Roberts (3/9) and Emily Laird (3/22) were the chief destroyers for Northern Districts. The visitors started their run chase well as Tegan McPharlin (15) and Cate Dunemann (13) put on 23 for the first wicket. From then on though, it was all Southern Districts as Hannah Sampson (4/14) and Kelly Armstrong (3/27) ran through the Jets batting order before Febi Mansell (2/2) finished them off as Northern Districts were bowled out for 67 in the 27th over to hand the Stingrays a 14-run win.

The second grade had a comfortable nine-wicket win over Northern Districts at Salisbury Oval to be sitting on top of the ladder with one round remaining. The home side batted first and were bundled out for just 59 with only skipper Nikki Grosser (28) reaching double figures. Caitlin Seccafien (4/7) continued her fine season where she has taken 24 wickets in all competitions. She was well supported by Annabelle Yelland who took 4/9 in just her second game for the Stingrays. Southern Districts had no trouble knocking off the runs in the 16th over with Rachael Greenshields (23 not out) and Jessica Modistach (19 not out) adding 52 runs for the second wicket.