After a two week hiatus, the Hills Cricket Association (HCA) season will resume on Saturday with four games in the A1 competition. The first five rounds of the season have provided plenty of upsets in what is shaping as a very close contest for the Von Doussa Shield. Flagstaff Hill and Aldgate have been the pacesetters so far with Kangarilla hot on their heels following recent victories over Meadows and Aldgate. Mount Lofty, Meadows, Stirling and Uraidla are separated by just half a game while Scott Creek Ironbank were painfully close to a first win of 2020/21 in their last game when they played out a thrilling tie with Mount Lofty.

Round 8 fixture (home teams named first)

Meadows v Uraidla

Aldgate v Scott Creek Ironbank

Stirling v Flagstaff Hill

Kangarilla v Mount Lofty

Ladder

Flagstaff Hill 24, Aldgate 24, Kangarilla 18, Mount Lofty 15, Meadows 12, Stirling 12, Uraidla 12, Scott Creek Ironbank 3. 

Leading performers - Runs

Mitchell Thomas (Aldgate) 234 runs @ 58.50

Steve Featherstone (Kangarilla) 225 runs @ 45.00

Rohan Reid (Meadows) 214 runs @ 71.33

Max Renfrey (Flagstaff Hill) 147 runs @ 29.40

Brad Hutton (Mt Lofty) 137 runs @ 34.25

Jordan Neis-Beer (Mt Lofty) 137 runs @ 27.40

Andy Adams (SCIB) 125 runs @ 25.00

Josh Callaghan (Aldgate) 125 runs @ 25.00

Darcy Campbell (SCIB) 122 runs @ 24.40

Aaron Smith (Mt Lofty) 120 runs @ 30.00

Leading performers - Wickets

Che Martinsen (Kangarilla) 12 wickets @ 7.33

Jack Woollard (Aldgate) 11 wickets @ 8.36

Ned Hopgood (Stirling) 11 wickets @ 8.64

Matt Hansen (Aldgate) 11 wickets @ 10.00

James Patterson (Flagstaff Hill) 10 wickets @ 7.90

Jake Turnbull (Aldgate) 9 wickets @ 7.67

Renzo Gaetan (Uraidla) 9 wickets @ 12.00

Steve Featherstone (Kangarilla) 9 wickets @ 13.33

Aaron Smith (Mt Lofty) 9 wickets @ 16.00

Callan Blackwell (Meadows) 9 wickets @ 16.11