Fleurieu & Districts won the SACA Under 16 Country Cup after completing an undefeated carnival this week, culminating in an 89-run victory over Barossa & Light in the Grand Final yesterday at Karen Rolton Oval. Fleurieu & Districts defeated South East, Mid North and Murray Districts on their way to the decider. Fleurieu & Districts won the toss and elected to bat first with Brodie Clarke top scoring with 49 off 65 balls (7 x 4’s, 1 x 6) as the Fleurieu boys posted a very competitive total of 9/202 from their 50 overs, their best total of the tournament. Austin Poulton (3/39) and Walter Kinlock (3/44) were the chief wicket takers for Barossa & Light. Barossa & Light were never in the hunt as they slipped to a precarious 5/40 before eventually being dismissed for 113 in the 37th over. Riley Horsburgh was the shining light for the Barossa team as he top scored with 44. Clarke continued his good day as he snared 4/7 (7.4). Joel Doecke was the other multiple wicket taker for Fleurieu & Districts with 2/28 (8).The team was well led by Coach Chris May and Team Manager Kent Llewellyn and had many contributors throughout the week. Mason Pitt was the leading run scorer for Fleurieu & Districts with 135 runs at an average of 33.75 while Brodie Clarke was the top wicket taker of the carnival taking 12 wickets at the incredible average of just 2.25! His 12 wicket haul included the amazing figures of 7/10 on Wednesday against Murray Districts.

Hahndorf remain undefeated after a grinding 23-run victory over Langhorne Creek at Hahndorf Oval in round eight action of the Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association (AEHCA). Hahndorf batted first in the grand final rematch and it was opening batsman Andrew Baker who once again led from the front with his second half century of the campaign, compiling a fine 62 (7 x 4’s, 1 x 6). Skipper Kris Dawe (22) added 45 for the third wicket with Baker but at 4/74, Langhorne Creek held the advantage. Graydon Brand (31) then put on a 72-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Baker to lift the Magpies to 4/146. Four quick wickets fell thanks to fine bowling from Troy Blackwell (4/37), Brad Clements (4/42) and Brodie O’Dea (2/40) and a score of 200 looked doubtful before a cameo from Benny Montgomerie (33 not out from 25 balls) lifted Hahndorf to exactly 200 at the end of their 45 overs. Langhorne Creek began their run chase in steady fashion with Nathan Wundersitz (48) and O’Dea (11) adding 24 for the first wicket before a collapse of 4/14 left the reigning premier in trouble at 4/38. Ben McLeod (15) and Troy Blackwell (22) joined Wundersitz in trying to resurrect the innings and lower order contributions from Caleb Howell (18 not out), Daniel Kropp (17) and Clements (17) lifted the Tigers to a total of 177 before they were bowled out in the 44th over, 24 runs short of victory. Hahndorf used seven bowlers with six claiming wickets including Jarrad Tait (2/25), Brett Krieg (2/27), Kris Dawe (2/29) and Michael Shanahan (2/33).Lobethal have won their fourth game on the trot to sit just outside the top four after a convincing seven-wicket win over Wistow at Wistow Oval. Wistow batted first and struggled their way to 95 before being bowled out in the 39th over. Matt Martin was the pick of the Lobethal bowlers as he snared 3/27 (9). He was well supported by Ryan McEachern (2/12) and Dave Huxter (2/19) while Mitch Weeks was extremely miserly taking 1/8 from eight overs. Lobethal made light work of the run chase with skipper Ben Matthews (36) and Weeks (20) top scoring as the runs were knocked off in just 22 overs.Strathalbyn consolidated second position on the ladder with a thrilling one-wicket victory over Woodside at Woodside Oval. The home side batted first and it struggled throughout the innings with only Jimmy Kain (28 not out) and Tommy Baldock (25) passing 20 as the Warriors were bowled out in the 41st over for just 133. Matt Hein (4/25) was the star with the ball and he has now taken 14 wickets at an average of 9.14 this season. Brayden Gaiter (2/23) and Matt Abbott (2/24) also chimed in with wickets for the Stallions. Strathalbyn also struggled with the bat and apart from Luke Cousins (38) and Matt Abbott (41), no other Stallion passed 11 runs. At 7/72 it looked all over for Strathalbyn but Abbott was still there as the runs were slowly ticked off, but when Abbott was run-out, the game swung back in Woodside’s favour with the score at 8/108. Danny Horan (11 not out) came in and batted sensibly but when the ninth wicket fell, Strathalbyn were still 10 runs short of victory. Horan and Hein (2 not out) battled hard and got their side over the line with five balls to spare in a thriller. Shane Collins (2/14) and Dave Wescombe (2/17) were the multiple wicket takers for the Warriors who now sit precariously in fourth spot on the ladder, only net run rate ahead of Lobethal.Robert Crook’s maiden century has led Nairne to a crushing 113-run win over local rival Mount Barker at Nairne oval on Saturday. Crook opened the batting and peeled off 118 from 113 balls (11 x 4’s, 5 x 6’s) as the Razorbacks put up a sizeable score of 5/263 from their 45 overs. Handy contributions from skipper Luke Timmins (40), James Graves (28) and Richard Boscence (26) helped lift the home side to their highest score of the season. Jackson Lane (2/33) was the pick of the Kookaburras bowlers. It was always going to be a difficult run chase for Mount Barker and so it proved as they came up 113 runs short at 9/150 from their 45 overs. Chris Paterson (49) made his highest score of the season and he was supported by Deklan Porter (30) and Wayne Buckland (20 not out). The wickets were shared by five Nairne bowlers with Michael Harden (2/24), Sam Rowe (2/28) and Duncan Rogers (2/33) the chief destroyers as Nairne banked their third win of the 2019/20 season.Round 9 (14/12/19) fixtures (home sides named first)…..Strathalbyn v HahndorfMount Barker v Langhorne CreekWistow v NairneBremer-Callington v LobethalWoodside has the bye

Goolwa are in a strong position to push for an outright victory against Mount Compass after day one action in round six got underway in the Great Southern Cricket Association (GSCA) on Saturday. After being sent in on the turf at Burgess Oval, Goolwa made 7/223 before declaring with 16 overs left in the day. Andrew Evans continued his excellent season for the Magpies to top score with 79. He was ably supported by Josh Jones (36), Fred Nissen (30) and skipper Vic Robertson (26). Aaron Dalitz put in a lion-hearted effort for Mount Compass to finish with the fine figures of 5/74 from 20 overs. The home side collapsed in the last hour to be 4/17 at stumps, still trailing by 206 runs. Jones continued his good day collecting all four wickets on his way to the amazing figures of 4/4 from seven overs.Port Elliot has posted a competitive day one total of 6/205 against reigning premier Noarlunga on day one of their contest at Port Elliot. The total was set up by an excellent 87-run second wicket partnership between Brodie Whitbourne (50) and Hayden Gordge (33). Teenager Joel Harris continued the good work of that pair by making his highest ‘A’ grade score with a fine 65 not out. Skipper Jason Scarff was the best of the Shoes bowlers finishing with 3/65 (21 overs). Noarlunga never let the run rate get away from them and they’ll be confident of chasing the target down next week to keep their undefeated start to the season going.Willunga has already taken the first innings points over McLaren Districts and will push for their second outright of the season next week as the game concludes at Willunga. McLaren won the toss and decided to bat first and got off to a solid start reaching 23 before losing Daniel Bruce for 14. After three quick wickets, skipper Stephen Nairn (34) and opening batsman Ben Worrall (20) steadied the ship to see the Crushers to 3/66 before Worrall was unfortunately run out. That led to a collapse of 7/21 which saw the Crushers rolled for just 87 in the 43rd over. Luke Goldner led the way for the Demons with the ball taking the fine figures of 5/27 (14.5 overs). It was Goldner’s seventh five-wicket haul for Willunga. The Demons had 27 overs left to bat on day one and they were keen to get the first innings points before stumps which they achieved but not before losing six wickets. Luke Harding (35) was the only Willunga batsman to pass 15 as his side finished the day at 6/90 with a slender lead of three runs. Daniel Hoskin (2/14) and David Smith (2/18) were the multiple wicket takers for McLaren Districts.Encounter Bay have already banked a win after Myponga sadly forfeited for the second time this season.

Mount Lofty won their first game of the season on Saturday after a thrilling two-wicket victory over Kangarilla in round six action of the Hills Cricket Association (HCA). Kangarilla won the toss and decided to bat first and Jono Makai (38) and Cam Venter (41) put the home side in a strong position after a 65-run partnership for the second wicket, before a string of wickets saw Kangarilla fall to 6/121. Brodie May (29) helped lift the total to a competitive 9/163 after 40 overs. Mount Lofty shared the wickets around with all seven bowlers getting in on the act. Will Healey was the only multiple wicket taker with 2/40 (8). The Redcaps run chase didn’t start well with none of the top four batsmen getting past 12. Kangarilla opening bowler Steve Featherstone was on fire claiming 3/27 (7). Enter Jason Matulick and along with Brad Hutton, this pair got Mount Lofty back on track with an excellent partnership before Hutton was run-out for 42 (39 balls). Matulick carried on to make 52 not out (56 balls) and he was helped out by Adam Carthew (29) to get his side close to the target. There was a mini collapse to send a bit of a fright through the Redcaps as Cole Davy took 4/13 from seven overs but they eventually passed the target in the 38th over.Meadows continued its undefeated start to 2019/20 with a convincing seven-wicket victory at home over Stirling. Meadows were without some key personnel including skipper Brad Dawe and opening bowler Chad Dawe, but it didn’t matter as they chased down Stirling’s score of 6/171 in the 35th over. Earlier, Stirling won the toss and decided to bat and they had plenty of contributors without anyone going on to a big score. Jack Pick (39), Kosta Sinodinos (30 not out), Pete Fryer (30), Daniel Gonzalez (25) and Fergus Southon (22) all got starts for the Eagles. Brad Louch was the pick of the Bulldogs’ bowlers finishing with 2/26 from his eight overs. Haydn Reid (71 not out) and Luke Tonkin (42) continued their fine season as they added 68 for the first wicket before Anthony Hughes (21) and Matt Pethick (25 not out) saw Meadows safely to the target. Bridgewater won their second game for the season with a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over Flagstaff Hill at Bridgewater Oval. Flagstaff Hill were missing skipper Kyle Petty and after winning the toss and deciding to bat first, the Falcons were in desperate trouble at 6/40. Josh Dunlevey (34) and Braydon Green (20) tried hard to resurrect the innings through a 33-run seventh wicket partnership but eventually Flaggies finished all out (batting one short) for 99 in the 38th over. Veteran Luke Hoyle was the chief destroyer for the Raiders with the fine figures of 4/20 from 6.2 overs. Bridgewater took their time at the start of the run chase with Charlie Birnie (28) and Kieran McCaw (32 not out) adding 60 for the first wicket before Justin Summerill smashed 35 not out (5 x 4’s, 2 x 6’s) to reach the target in the 28th over.Round 7 (14/12/19) fixtures are one-day matches (home team named first).....Meadows v AldgateKangarilla v StirlingMt Lofty v BridgewaterFlagstaff Hill has the bye

Southern Districts second grade women had a strong win in round two of the SACA Premier Cricket 40-over competition as they downed Adelaide University by five wickets at Bice Oval on Sunday. Buoyed by their convincing Twenty20 grand final win, the Stingrays demolished Uni’s top order to leave them reeling at 5/10. A dogged innings of 20 from Karin Prince at least staved off the inevitable before they were bowled out for just 45 in the 25th over. The Stingrays’ Febi Marshall continued her amazing run of form to snare the barely believable figures of 6/3 from six overs! Mansell took 6/5 in the Twenty20 grand final last week. Alecia Holt provided good support with 2/17 (6.1). The run chase wasn’t without drama as five wickets fell but Sheridan Howell steadied the ship with 39 not out from 51 balls (5 x 4’s) as the runs were knocked off in the 14th over. The first grade had the bye this round. Next Sunday the first grade travel to Parkinson Oval to take on Kensington in a re-match of the Twenty20 grand final while the second grade take on Sturt at Unley Oval.

It was a tough day at the office for Southern Districts’ Men’s ‘A’ grade on Saturday as round seven action in the SACA Premier Cricket competition got underway. The Stingrays came into the game in seventh spot on the ladder and travelled to Glandore Oval to face the third placed Adelaide. Southern Districts won the toss and elected to bat first but that’s where the good news ended as the Stingrays were routed for just 52 in the 19th over. Only Shaun Tanner (15 not out) and Josh Barrett (15) reached double figures. For Adelaide Cam Valente was magnificent as he took 7/24 from 9.5 overs. He was well supported by Ben Pengelley (3/27). Adelaide went on the attack with the bat with Ben Pengelley (65), Patrick Page Jnr (47) and Valente (40) all getting starts as the home side was bowled out for 209 in just 39.3 overs. Lewis Hatchett bowled a heroic spell for the Stingrays to finish with 7/80 from 15 overs. Adelaide held a very handy 157-run lead as Southern Districts came out to bat for the second time on day one with 33 overs remaining until stumps. It was another poor start for the Stingrays as both openers were dismissed and the score sat at 2/14. Adelaide could sense an improbable day one outright win but Ben Cox (51 not out) and Brendan McCormack (49 not out) dug in and saw the Stingrays through to 2/119 at stumps, still trailing by 38 runs. With some good batting in the first half of next Saturday’s second days play, Southern Districts will be hoping to get a lead of 150+ and maybe have an outside chance of an outright victory themselves. Adelaide will be looking for quick wickets and take the maximum points on offer leading into the Christmas break.

Onkaparinga Tennis Association - SeniorRound 9 resultsKangarilla 8 - 79 defeated Clarendon 8 - 78Strathalbyn 9 - 82 defeated Macclesfield 7 - 70John Wesley 13 - 99 defeated Woodchester 3 - 46Premiership table (after Round 9)Strathalbyn 122John Wesley 121Macclesfield 111Clarendon 83Woodchester 64Kangarilla 39Round 10 fixtures (14/12/19)Clarendon v WoodchesterStrathalbyn v John WesleyMacclesfield v KangarillaGreat Southern Tennis Association - Division 1Round 8 resultsPort Elliot 9 - 12 - 84 defeated Victor Harbor 0 - 0 - 34Goolwa 6 - 9 - 80 defeated The Valleys 3 - 4 - 52Premiership table (after Round 8)Goolwa 63Port Elliot 57The Valleys 42Victor Harbor 30Round 9 fixtures (14/12/19)Goolwa v Victor HarborThe Valleys v Port Elliot

With the test match bye out of the way, Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association (AEHCA) competition resumes tomorrow when round eight gets underway. The match of the round sees a re-match of last seasons grand final between Hahndorf and Langhorne Creek at Hahndorf Oval. Hahndorf are currently undefeated and sit on top of the ladder while the reigning premier Langhorne Creek are in third spot with a 5-1 win-loss record. Hahndorf has very strong bowling stocks with Jarrad Tait (15 wickets), Benny Montgomerie (14) and Caleb Blesing (9) sitting inside the top 10 on the AEHCA wicket takers list this season. Veteran opening batsman Andrew Baker has been ultra consistent with the bat and has scored 239 runs at an average of 39.50. Langhorne Creek has struggled to get a settled lineup so to be sitting in third spot has been an excellent effort. Nathan Wundersitz leads the way with the bat having scored 137 runs at 27.40 while despite only playing three matches, Ben Warren has taken eight wickets at the miserly average of just 8.50.There’s the prospect of another cracking top four match when Woodside (fourth) take on Strathalbyn (second) at Woodside Oval. Strathalbyn has been in great form with their only loss coming back in round five to Nairne. Skipper Mark Abbott has led from the front with 277 runs at an average of 69.25, including two centuries. He’s been well supported by Luke Cousins who has scored 184 runs at 36.80. Strathalbyn have a very good and varied bowling attack led by Matt Abbott (12 wickets), Brayden Gaiter (12) and Matt Hein (10), who all sit inside the top 10 on the AEHCA wicket takers list. Woodside has been a little bit inconsistent as their 4-3 record would suggest but their best is definitely good enough to threaten the top sides. Veteran Dave Wescombe has led the way for the Warriors with the bat, scoring 235 runs at 39.17 while recruit Will Worthington has been very consistent with 168 runs at an average of 42.00. Dale Robinson leads the association bowling with 15 wickets at 11.13 and he’s been well supported by Chris Baschiera with 10 wickets.Local rivals Nairne and Mount Barker clash at Nairne Oval with the winner keeping their finals chances alive while the loser will struggle to make the major round. Both sides have a 2-4 win-loss record and sit two games outside the top four. New Nairne skipper Luke Timmins (202 runs) and veteran Richard Boscence (162 runs) have led the way with the bat to sit inside the top 10 run scorers in the association. Teenager Duncan Rogers, in his first season of ‘A’ grade, leads the Razorbacks bowling with seven wickets. Simon Turk has been an excellent recruit for the Kookaburras and leads the way with both bat (194 runs) and ball (seven wickets). Turk joined Mount Barker from Riverland club Renmark North this season. Wistow will host an improving Lobethal outfit on the hill at Wistow. The Echidnas are yet to taste victory in season 2019/20 while the Tigers have hit their straps lately winning three games on the trot. Lobethal has been best served by Mitchell Weeks (140 runs) and skipper Ben Matthews (137 runs) in the batting stakes while Matt Martin has been excellent with the ball snaring 10 wickets at an average of just 13.90. It’s been tough going for a young Wistow side but they are well led by skipper Daniel Jenner who sits inside the top five run scorers in the AEHCA with 220 runs at an average of 36.67 while youngster Lachlan Elsworthy continues to improve with the ball and has taken nine wickets so far this season.Bremer-Callington has the bye tomorrow and currently sit in eighth position with a 1-6 win-loss record. They have suffered through injury and player unavailability so far in 2019/20 but they hope to be more settled from now on. The Cobras have been well led by skipper Johnny Fitzgerald (159 runs) and Arsalan Eubaid (140 runs) while Mitchell Crisp leads the way with the ball with nine wickets.

Onkaparinga Tennis Association - SeniorRound 8 resultsMacclesfield 13 - 99 defeated Clarendon 3 - 53Strathalbyn 14 - 99 defeated Woodchester 2 - 44John Wesley 14 - 101 defeated Kangarilla 2 - 47Premiership table (after Round 8)Strathalbyn 109John Wesley 104Macclesfield 104Clarendon 75Woodchester 61Kangarilla 27Round 9 fixtures (7/12/19)John Wesley v WoodchesterStrathalbyn v MacclesfieldKangarilla v Clarendon Great Southern Tennis Association - Division 1Round 7 resultsThe Valleys 9 - 12 - 86 defeated Victor Harbor 0 - 0 - 29Goolwa 5 - 7 - 70 defeated Port Elliot 4 - 6 - 53Premiership table (after Round 7)Goolwa 54Port Elliot 45The Valleys 39Victor Harbor 30Round 8 fixtures (7/12/19)The Valleys v GoolwaPort Elliot v Victor Harbor

Reigning premier Aldgate has moved into third spot on the Hills Cricket Association (HCA) ladder after a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Mount Lofty at Heathfield Oval. Aldgate resumed day two at 1/13 in pursuit of Mount Lofty’s meagre first innings total of 72. Mitch Thomas (42) and skipper Jake Turnbull (15) added 55 for the second wicket to take the Gaters within sight of victory then Frank Clements (38 from 42 balls) made short work of the rest of the chase as Aldgate declared at the tea break on 4/130, an overall lead of 58 runs. There was still 38 overs left in the day and Aldgate were keen to push for an outright win. Mount Lofty held firm through Brett Hill (14 not out) and Nick Justice (4 not out) as the Redcaps finished at 0/18 from 24 overs when Stumps were called early. Aldgate has the bye in round seven while winless Mount Lofty head south to take on the second-placed Kangarilla outfit.Meadows continued their undefeated start to the season with a comfortable 127-run win at Flagstaff Hill on Saturday. Meadows were defending their day one total of 318 and they were made to work hard at the start as Matt Emes (28) and Will Goulding (63) added 69 for the first wicket. Skipper Kyle Petty made 16 to lift the home side to 1/95 before a string of wickets saw the Falcons collapse to 6/137. Stephen Wheatland (41) and Ross Mummery (18) then added 44 runs for the seventh wicket before the last four wickets fell for just  10 runs as they were bowled out for 191 in 52 overs. Anthony Hughes bowled a marathon spell of 20 overs to take 4/77 while Callan Blackwell cleaned up the tail with the average enhancing figures of 3/2. Meadows will host Stirling in the next round while Flagstaff Hill travel to Bridgewater to take on the Raiders.Kangarilla moved into second spot on the ladder after a five-wicket win over Bridgewater at Bridgewater Oval. Resuming day two at 1/53 in pursuit of Bridgewater’s day one total of 106, Kangarilla wasted no time in knocking off the target with Jono Makai (34) and skipper Che Martinsen (19 not out) top scoring for the visitors. Makai hit four sixes and a boundary in his quickfire innings. Adam Eckermann with 4/35 (12) was the leading bowler for Bridgewater. Kangarilla have won three of their four matches this season with their only loss being to the undefeated Meadows. Bridgewater sit in fifth spot with just the one win for the season so far.

Southern Districts’ Women cricketers had a day to remember on Saturday winning both the first and second grade SACA Twenty20 premierships. The first grade proved too strong for Kensington winning by 22 runs on the back of a player of the match performance from playing-coach Hannah Sampson who made 52 from 51 balls and then backed it up with the incredible figures of 3/5 from her four overs. It was a great turnaround for Southern Districts as they had lost both minor round games to Kensington earlier in the season. The second grade completed an undefeated season as they comprehensively defeated Glenelg by seven wickets after an amazing bowling display from player of the match Febi Mansell who took the scarcely believable figures of 6/5 from her four overs! In the first grade, The Stingrays batted first and got off to a flyer taking 23 from the first two overs before four quick wickets fell to leave them in trouble at 4/47 in the ninth over. Sampson was going strong and she was joined by Rachel Andrew (25 from 26 balls) in a crucial 48-run fifth wicket stand before Andrew was dismissed. Sampson continued on to bring up her half century and Kylie Rattray made a very important 23 not out (15 balls) to lift the total to 6/128 from the 20 overs. Eliza Doddridge was the pick of the Browns bowlers snaring 3/6 (4). The Stingrays came out fired up in the field as Sampson removed the first three Kensington batters and when Shae Daly was dismissed without scoring by Kelly Armstrong (1/26), the reigning champs were on the ropes at 4/38 in the 10th over. Katelyn Pope (33 not out) and Sarah Lowe (32) added 58 for the fifth wicket to get the equation down to 34 required from 24 balls. Two run-outs and a wicket to skipper Jess O’Reilly snuffed out any chance Kensington may have had as they finished on 7/106. It was a particularly memorable day for O’Reilly and Narelle Maiolo who were both foundation players for the Stingrays as under 13’s back in 2005/06. It was Southern Districts’ first ‘A’ grade flag since 2012/13. The second grade dominated Glenelg from the start reducing the Seahorses to 9/14 after nine overs. Febi Mansell (6/5) was the star with the ball removing former Stingrays Nicole Adams and Kate Weger within three balls (both LBW). Mansell then took a further four wickets in her next over as the procession of Glenelg wickets continued with Keely Stone (3/8 from 4 overs) getting in on the act. Akshaya Anandan (13 not out) and Kate Andrews (4 from 41 balls) hung tough for nine overs to get Glenelg to a score of 36 as they were bowled out in the 19th over. Southern Districts started their innings needing just 37 to win but in the back of their mind lurked the thought of the previous week’s game when Glenelg had bowled them out for just 33! However despite losing three wickets, the runs were knocked off in the 11th over with Mansell continuing her great day with 13 not out. It was the Stingrays second grade’s second consecutive premiership after winning the 40-over competition in 2018/19. So an amazing Twenty20 campaign comes to an end for the Stingrays in the best possible way. Back to ‘reality’ this Sunday for the second grade as they host Adelaide University at Bice Oval from 1.00pm. The first grade can keep celebrating as they have the bye!

Women’s Cricket takes centre stage tomorrow at Karen Rolton Oval and Park 25 as the Southern Districts Stingrays chase Twenty20 premiership glory with both the first and second grade sides in grand final action. The first grade will take on Kensington at Karen Rolton Oval while the second grade will face Glenelg at Park 25 (Oval 2). Both games start at 10.30am.The Stingrays first grade will be in for a tough encounter against perennial powerhouse Kensington who have won four of the past five Twenty20 premierships. During the minor round Kensington won both encounters, by 72 runs in round two and then by just 16 runs in round seven. The Stingrays will look to the competition’s leading wicket taker, leg-spinner Kelly Armstrong, to restrict a powerful Kensington batting line-up. Armstrong has taken the most wickets in the competition with 15 and has gone at just 4.04 runs per over. Playing-coach, Hannah Sampson, has also been very miserly with the ball taking seven wickets this season with an economy rate of just 3.69 runs per over. Kensington has great depth in their bowling stocks with Shae Daly, Eliza Doddridge, Sarah Lowe and Katelyn Pope combining for 37 wickets in the minor round. The Stingrays have some real firepower with the bat with 16 year old Ella Wilson and Kylie Rattray. Wilson has a strike rate of 112.9 and Rattray 109.4, two of the highest strike rates in the competition. Kensington also have some damaging batters including Doddridge (198 runs) and Lowe (145 runs) who both sit inside the top five run scorers for 2019/20. It should be a cracking contest between two very even teams.Southern Districts’ second grade have had a fantastic Twenty20 campaign, completing the minor round undefeated. They will face off against Glenelg who they defeated by five wickets back in mid-October. Both sides have strong bowling with two bowlers each inside the top five wicket takers in the competition. Lucy Bowering (nine wickets) and Mikayla Mark (seven) lead the way for Glenelg while Keely Stone and Alecia Holt both have eight wickets for Southern Districts. Holt’s eight wickets have come at the incredible average of just 4.25 while conceding a miserly 1.70 runs per over! Glenelg may have a slight edge in batting with Nicole Adams leading the competition with 168 runs at a strike rate of over 100. It shapes as a very close contest.“Our strength is in our squad depth and the group has worked hard in the pre-season and played some good, consistent cricket throughout both Twenty20 competitions,” said Stingrays playing-coach Hannah Sampson. “Both teams deserve the opportunity to compete for the first and second grade Twenty20 titles. Whatever happens tomorrow, I’m extremely proud of the playing group.”It’s a great opportunity to watch some quality Cricket so get along to Karen Rolton Oval and Park 25 tomorrow from 10.30am!

Bremer-Callington has broken through for their maiden victory of the Alexandra & Eastern Hills (AEHCA) ‘A’ grade competition after a thumping 221-run victory over Wistow at Wistow Oval on Saturday. The Cobras batted first and got off to a flier as Shannon Howie smashed 33 from just 12 balls (2 x 4’s, 3 x 6’s). Port Adelaide C.C. regular Mishal Khan was once again available for Bremer-Callington with the Magpies having the bye in the SACA competition and he top scored with 59 from 43 balls. Stewart Leigh (46), Arsalan Eubaid (43 not out) and skipper Johnny Fitzgerald (31) were all amongst the runs as the Cobras posted a formidable total of 7/286 from their 45 over allotment. In just his second ‘A’ grade game, youngster Harry Burgess took 2/27 (6) for the Echidnas. Wistow’s run chase never got going as they were rolled for just 65 with Khan the star with the ball this time, snaring 6/24. Lobethal have won three games in a row after disposing of Mount Barker by eight wickets at Mount Barker Oval on Saturday. The win sees the Tigers move to within one win of the top four. The Kookaburras won the toss and decided to bat first and were immediately under pressure losing both openers to see the score stand at 2/21. Simon Turk continued his good form to top score with 46 (64 balls) and veteran Wayne Buckland contributed 22 (32 balls) down the order but the home side could only muster a score of 135 before being bowled out in the 44th over. All the Lobethal bowlers did their job with Matt Martin (4/27) and Dave Huxter (3/25) the pick of the Tigers attack. As they did last week, Mitch Weeks and skipper Ben Matthews got the Tigers off to a great start with an opening partnership of 38 before Weeks was dismissed for 23. Matthews (52) continued on to post his second consecutive half century while Daniel Norsworthy made 35 not out as the target was knocked off for the loss of just two wickets and with more than 18 overs to spare.Reigning premier Langhorne Creek has won their fifth consecutive game after a tough 11-run victory over Woodside on the Langhorne Creek turf. The visitors sent the Tigers in and that decision paid immediate dividends as opener Nathan Wundersitz was removed without scoring by Dale Robinson (3/20). Robinson was again the pick of the Warriors bowlers and has now take an equal league-leading 15 wickets at the miserly average of just 11.13. New recruit Brodie O’Dea (55) and skipper Matt Tonkin (40) then added 80 for the second wicket to put the home side in a strong position. O’Dea has been recruited from Northern Areas Cricket Association club Pekina/Carrieton and has played for SA Country at the past two Australian country cricket championships. Ben Warren (29) and Ben McLeod (23) helped lift Langhorne Creek to a solid total of 214 before being bowled out in the 44th over. Jeremy Druwitt provided good support to Robinson as he took 3/34 (8.5). Woodside lost Tyson Reichstein early to be 1/3 before veteran Dave Wescombe (38) and James Bradley (14) added 61 runs for the second wicket before they were both removed with the score at 64. Sam Pullen and Richard Moore then set about resurrecting the Warriors innings with an excellent fourth wicket stand of 85 which lifted the Warriors to 3/149 before Moore was dismissed for 27. Pullen was dismissed shortly after for 62, his highest score for Woodside, as the run chase stalled as Woodside finished up at 9/203 from their 45 overs. Warren (4/35) was the pick of the Tigers bowlers with support from some good fielding which produced two run-outs.Hahndorf remain the only undefeated side after seven rounds following a grinding three wicket victory over Nairne at Nairne Oval. Nairne won the toss and decided to bat first and got off to a reasonable start with Sam Rowe (17) and James Graves (6) adding 23 for the first wicket but when both players were dismissed with the score at 23, the Razorbacks were in trouble. Richard Boscence (17) and skipper Luke Timmins (40) then joined forces for the best partnership of the innings as they put on 35 for the third wicket. Duncan Rogers chimed in with 19 not out at the end as the home side were bowled out for 146 in the 45th over. Benny Montgpomerie continued his excellent season with 3/21 to take his season tally to 14 wickets after just six games while Michael Shanahan (3/31) gave great support. It was a real struggle with the bat for Hahndorf despite being 1/50 at one stage with Greg Hassold (16) and Nick Mosey (21) at the crease but a string of wickets reduced the Magpies to a precarious 7/111 and they were in real danger of their first loss of the season. Skipper Kris Dawe was still at the crease and along with Lachlan Huxtable they edged Hahndorf towards victory with an unbroken eighth wicket stand worth 38 runs as the winning runs were knocked off in the 39th over. Dawe finished on 52 not out from 92 balls (5 x 4’s, 2 x 6’s) while Huxtable batted an invaluable 30 balls to finish six not out as Hahndorf extended their unbeaten start to their 2019/20 campaign. Rowe (2/36) and Michael Harden (2/44) were the multiple wicket takers for Nairne.You can access the AEHCA premiership tables at this link…..http://aehca.sa.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/ladder.aspx?entityid=3140&id=RV_LAD&mode=0&There are no games scheduled this Saturday due to the Adelaide test match.

McLaren Districts has moved within a win of the top four after defeating Mount Compass by two wickets at McLaren Vale as round five of the Great Southern Cricket Association (GSCA) wound up on Saturday. The Crushers resumed day two on 1/6 in pursuit of Mount Compass’ day one total of 137. Ben Worrall (21) and Daniel Bruce (59) got the home side off to a great start by adding 69 for the second wicket. Two run-outs and some excellent bowling from Josh Murfitt (3/60), reduced McLaren to 6/110 and Mount Compass had a bit of a sniff of an unlikely victory. The Crushers steadied to take the win and move up to sixth spot on the ladder.Willunga have cruised to the first outright victory of the GSCA season with a crushing 10-wicket victory over Myponga at Myponga Oval. The Mudlarks resumed day two at 6/88 in their second innings, a slender lead of 23 runs and the Demons wasted no time in wrapping up the tail to bowl Myponga out for 96 leaving Willunga just 32 runs to get for the outright win. Willunga shared the wickets around with Joel Docking (2/4), Brad Miller (2/7) and Dylan Kay (2/12) the multiple wicket takers. The runs were knocked off in just seven overs as Willunga’s openers Luke Golding (17 not out) and Luke Goldner (16 not out) ensured an early finish at Myponga.Goolwa has consolidated their spot in the top four after notching its third win of the season with a comprehensive 126-run win over local rival Port Elliot. The Magpies were defending their day one total of 5/204 and were untroubled as they bowled the Bloods out for just 78 in 44 overs. Ben Griffiths with 25 (50 balls) was the only batsman to pass 20 for Port Elliot. Opening bowler Josh Jones was the star with the ball for Goolwa snaring 5/13 (16), his eighth five-wicket haul in ‘A’ grade competition. He was ably supported by Jayden Crees who took 3/35 (19).Noarlunga remain undefeated and on top of the ladder following an excellent 92-run victory over Encounter Bay at Noarlunga Oval. The Shoes made 7/218 on day one after a debut century to David Scarff and started day two well, reducing Encounter Bay to 3/34 including the dismissal of opener Jason Parry for 24. No other batsman made double figures except for skipper Cam Lintern who made a fine 61 to hold the innings together. Eventually Encounter Bay were bowled out for 126 by a very disciplined Noarlunga bowling group. Skipper Jason Scarff bowled a marathon 23 overs and captured 5/34 and he was ably supported by Matthew Ray who took 2/53 (19). “It was really pleasing to see my brother David get his first ‘A’ grade hundred last week,” said Noarlunga skipper Jason Scarff. “We’ve always known he can bat and he just went to another level being very patient and playing beautiful cricket shots. We were very disciplined with the ball and fielded solidly with David’s direct hit run-out of Cam Lintern from the boundary a real highlight”You can find the GSCA ladders at the link below…http://gsca.sa.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/ladder.aspx?mode=0&id=RV_LAD&entityid=12879There are no games scheduled in the GSCA this weekend due to the Adelaide test match between Australia and Pakistan which gets underway tomorrow (29/11).

Southern Districts’ ‘A’ grade has won their third game of the season after a convincing five-wicket victory over West Torrens on Saturday at Henley Grange Memorial Oval. The win was set up on day one after the Eagles were bowled out for 230 and the Stingrays had reached 2/177 at stumps. The Stingrays resumed day two with Brendan McCormack on 52 and Chris Russo on five needing a further 54 runs for victory and despite losing three wickets before reaching the target, they cruised to the win before declaring at 8/301. McCormack continued on to his seventh ‘A’ grade century eventually reaching 128 from 188 balls (21 x 4’s, 1 x 6). Josh Dascombe with 4/72 (23.1) was the best of the West Torrens bowlers. The home side had 26 overs to bat before the end of the game and reached 2/67 with Bailey Capel top scoring with 31 not out. Sunam Gautam (1/8) and Trent Riddle (1/27) were the wicket takers.The win moves the Stingrays up to seventh position on the SACA first grade ladder and right in the hunt for a finals berth leading into the test match bye this coming weekend. Next round they take on third-placed Adelaide at Glandore Oval with the two-day game starting on December 7.

Onkaparinga Tennis Association - SeniorRound 7 resultsMacclesfield 9 - 81 defeated Woodchester 7 - 67Strathalbyn 10 - 89 defeated Kangarilla 6 - 66John Wesley 10 - 79 defeated Clarendon 6 - 67Premiership table (after Round 7)Strathalbyn 91Macclesfield 87John Wesley 86Clarendon 72Woodchester 59Kangarilla 25Round 8 fixtures (30/11/19)Kangarilla v John WesleyWoodchester v StrathalbynMacclesfield v Clarendon Great Southern Tennis Association - Division 1Round 6 resultsPort Elliot 7 - 10 - 80 defeated The Valleys 2 - 2 - 35Goolwa 7 - 9 - 71 defeated Victor Harbor 2 - 3 - 37Premiership table (after Round 6)Goolwa 46Port Elliot 41Victor Harbor 30The Valleys 27Round 7 fixtures (30/11/19)Goolwa v Port ElliotVictor Harbor v The Valleys

Aldgate are in a good position after day one of their clash with Mount Lofty at Heathfield Oval as round five got underway in the Hills Cricket Association (HCA). The home side won the toss and elected to bat and it was tough going from the start as the Redcaps slumped to a disastrous 5/21 in the 15th over. Skipper Jordan Neis-Beer showed plenty of grit to make 30 (129 balls) but eventually Aldgate dismissed Mount Lofty for just 72 in the 56th over. Left-arm seamer, Matty Hansen, was the star for the Gaters snaring his best ever figures of 7/26 from a mammoth 23.5 overs. Brian Stephens (1/8) and Jake Turnbull (1/34) were the other wicket takers. Aldgate had 11 overs to bat at the end of the day and at stumps were 1/13 with Mitch Thomas (6 not out) and Turnbull (1 not out) at the crease. Josh Callaghan was dismissed without scoring by opening bowler James Kittel-Neill (1/2).Led by a fourth ‘A’ grade century by opening batsman Luke Tonkin, Meadows posted a large first day total of 318 as they ventured to Flagstaff Hill to take on the Falcons. Meadows skipper Brad Dawe won the toss and decided to bat first with Tonkin and Haydn Reid (29) adding 89 for the first wicket. Tonkin and Brad Dawe then put on 54 for the second wicket before four wickets fell to leave Meadows at 5/175. Tonkin was eventually dismissed for a fine 111. Marko Kovac (52) joined Rohan Reid (80) and these two put the home side to the sword with a damaging 113-run partnership for the sixth wicket which took the score up towards 300. Flagstaff Hill skipper Kyle Petty toiled hard all day to finish with 6/103 from 25 overs. Petty leads the A1 wicket takers list this season with 16 scalps.Kangarilla are in the box seat to reclaim second spot on the HCA ladder after an excellent first day at Bridgewater on Saturday. Batting first, the home side were always under the pump from a disciplined Kangies attack as the Raiders were bowled out in the 55th over for just 106. Veterans Dylan Wiles (22) and Luke Hoyle (20) were the Raiders top scorers. Debutant Manav Singh (4/22) was a star with the ball and he was well supported by fellow debutant Ryan Grimmond (2/24) while Steve Featherstone (2/8) and Jack Evans (2/27) were the other wicket takers. Kangarilla had 13 overs to bat until stumps and are halfway to their target at 1/53 with Jono Makai (22 not out) and Matthew Bertelsmeier (12 not out) at the crease. Singh was the batsman dismissed for 12 by Adam Eckermann (1/16).

Onkaparinga Tennis Association - SeniorRound 6 resultsWoodchester 16 - 108 defeated Kangarilla 0 - 0 (Forfeit)Clarendon 12 - 96 defeated Strathalbyn 4 - 61John Wesley 10 - 85 defeated Macclesfield 6 - 51Premiership table (after Round 6)Strathalbyn 77Macclesfield 74John Wesley 72Clarendon 66 Woodchester 52Kangarilla 19Round 7 fixtures (23/11/19)Woodchester v MacclesfieldStrathalbyn v KangarillaJohn Wesley v Clarendon Great Southern Tennis Association - Division 1Round 5 resultsPort Elliot 5 - 7 - 60 defeated Victor Harbor 4 - 5 - 54Goolwa 5 - 6 - 66 defeated The Valleys 4 - 6 - 58Premiership table (after Round 5)Goolwa 36Port Elliot 31Victor Harbor 28The Valleys 25Round 6 fixtures (23/11/19)Victor Harbor v GoolwaPort Elliot v The Valleys

Reigning premier Langhorne Creek has consolidated its position in the top four with a fourth consecutive victory in the Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association (AEHCA) after a tight 11-run home win over Bremer-Callington. Langhorne Creek batted first and struggled all innings to get any meaningful partnerships going with only skipper Matt Tonkin (39), Nathan Wundersitz (32) and Jacob Tonkin(16) reaching double figures as they were bowled out for 136 in the 40th over. Mishal Khan (3/29) was the pick of the bowlers for the Cobras. Khan plays with Port Adelaide in SACA Premier Cricket but as they had the bye, Khan debuted for Bremer-Callington. The visitors run chase began well as they reached 1/41 with Arsalan Eubaid (21) the mainstay of the top order. Wickets fell steadily from then on as the Cobras slipped to 6/81. Khan (60) was holding the innings together as he was joined by Chris Schilling and this pair took Bremer-Callington within sight of victory at 6/117 before the last four wickets fell for just eight runs and the Cobras were bowled out for 125 with 35 balls left. Matt Tonkin (3/12) and Cameron Cox (3/18) were the stars with the ball for Langhorne Creek.Woodside has bounced back after a disappointing loss last week to crush Mount Barker by 189 runs at Woodside Oval. The Warriors batted first and put up a large total of 5/281 from their 45 overs. Veteran Dave Wescombe starred with the willow, notching a rapid half century before being dismissed for 81 from just 52 balls. Wescombe’s knock included 12 x 4’s and 2 x 6’s. There were plenty of useful contributions from a number of Woodside batsmen including Will Worthington (49), James Bradley (46 not out) and Tommy Baldock (35). Ishan Razik (2/24) was the only multiple wicket taker for Mount Barker. The visitors run chase got off to the worst possible start with Chris Paterson dismissed first ball of the innings as the Kookaburras slumped to 5/29. Deklan Porter (26) top scored as Mount Barker were eventually dismissed for just 92 in the 35th over. Dale Robinson (3/25) continued his fine season for Woodside. Robinson now has 12 wickets for the season and is tied in second spot for most wickets in the AEHCA this season. Charlie McDonough also snared three scalps to finish with 3/31.Strathalbyn got a big scare from winless Wistow but managed to hang on for their fifth win of the 2019/20 campaign after a tight 17-run victory at home. The Stallions batted first and were in a big hole at 7/92 with veteran Steve Schofield playing a lone hand in the top order. Schofield finally found an ally in youngster Brayden Gaiter (31) as this pair added an extremely valuable 65 runs for the eighth wicket to lift the home side past 150 before being bowled out in the 43rd over for 165. Schofield finished with the highest score of the innings with 45 (79 balls). Steve Nettle bowled an excellent spell for the Echidnas to finish with 3/17 (9) and he was ably supported by ‘A’ grade debutant Harrison Burgess who took 2/19 (6). Burgess had a good day with the ball after taking 2/6 for Wistow’s under 16’s in the morning at Woodside! Wistow started their run chase well with an opening stand of 33 between skipper Dan Jenner and Liam Willis (10). Jenner was batting beautifully but he needed some support as the Echidnas slipped to 7/96 and seemingly out of the contest. Jenner was joined by Nettle and these two lifted the Echidnas hopes with a battling partnership worth 28 runs before Nettle was dismissed for 10. Jenner batted on and got his side within 18 runs of what would have been a famous victory but he was dismissed for a fine 88 (106 balls) and Wistow were bowled out for 148 with 23 balls remaining. Matt Abbott (3/18) took his season’s tally to 12 wickets for Strathalbyn and he was backed up by spinner Matt Hein (3/27), Gaiter (2/23) and Danny Horan (2/35).Lobethal notched its second win of the season after a comfortable 10-wicket win over Nairne at Lobethal Oval. The home side sent the Razorbacks in and after losing two early wickets, the visitors steadied to reach 2/66 with Richard Boscence (32) and skipper Luke Timmins (18) putting on 48 for the third wicket before a collapse of 5/24 left Nairne in all sorts of trouble at 8/90. Veteran Michael Harden made sure the score passed three figures as he made 29 (36 balls) as his side finished on 9/127 from their 45 overs. James Elliott claimed his best ‘A’ grade figures with 4/26 from six overs and Cameron Winen chimed in with 2/23 (7). The Tigers set about knocking off the target as quickly as possible and they guaranteed themselves an early finish with Mitch Weeks and skipper Ben Matthews both making 55 not out as they knocked off the runs in the 20th over to give Lobethal a nice percentage boost after their second consecutive victory.You can access the AEHCA premiership tables at this link…..http://aehca.sa.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/ladder.aspx?entityid=3140&id=RV_LAD&mode=0&Round 7 (23/11/19) fixtures (home sides named first)…..Nairne v HahndorfLanghorne Creek v WoodsideMount Barker v LobethalWistow v Bremer-CallingtonStrathalbyn has the bye