Local Cricket

Todd and Paley lead lady Jets

NORTHERN Districts’ senior men will hope to quickly wash away the stench of Saturday’s outright loss against Prospect, which catapulted the victorious side right to the top of the Men’s 1st Grade Division 2 ladder. It was always the likely...

Liam Phillips

20 Nov 2024

Sport

Adelaide Hazara and Angle Vale set the pace

THE surprise stars of the Para District Cricket Association continued their remarkable run on Saturday as Adelaide Hazara came within one wicket of a dominant outright victory against North Pines. Adelaide Hazara – who did not have a team in last...

Liam Phillips

20 Nov 2024

Sport

Sandy Creek and Kapunda improve to 4-1

TANUNDA pulled off what was easily the biggest chase of the A1 round in Saturday’s Barossa and Light Cricket Association top grade, tracking down Gawler Central’s 234 total with five wickets to spare. It was really all Tanunda on day two of the...

Liam Phillips

20 Nov 2024

Sport

Riches and Fisher bank Friday night 50s

WILLASTON took control of its local under 16 showdown against Gawler Central in Friday night’s BLCA junior play as Dallas Riches chipped in 57 of the 179 total on day one. Kicking off a fresh batch of two-day fixtures, Gawler Central won the toss...

Liam Phillips

20 Nov 2024

Sport

Heidrich and Colbourne light up the A5s

THE A5 grade was responsible for the top individual batting and bowling performances from the BLCA’s senior ranks, with a century from Eudunda Robertstown’s Scott Heidrich and an eight-wicket haul from Sandy Creek’s Josh Colbourne. In the...

Liam Phillips

20 Nov 2024

Sport

Hewitt and Meredith both reach 113

ANGLE Vale’s Aaron Meredith marked the beginning of the Para District Cricket Association season with a dominant innings of 113 not-out to leave his side in the driver’s seat in their two-day battle against Salisbury West. Playing away from...

Liam Phillips

16 Oct 2024

Sport

Williams, Paley impress in senior action

LYNDOCH opening batsman Ben Williams flirted with a century in the opening round of the Barossa and Light Cricket Association A2 campaign, contributing 92 runs in a tight four-wicket triumph over Eudunda Robertstown. Williams and Lyndoch were set...

Liam Phillips

16 Oct 2024

Sport

Harslett the hero in A1 opener

Kapunda captain Tom Harslett made a spectacular start to the Barossa and Light Cricket Association A1 season on Saturday, piling up 86 not-out to carry his side to a one-wicket victory over Tanunda. With all one-day games on the schedule to kick...

Liam Phillips

16 Oct 2024

Sport

Brown, Sibbick among BLCA grand final heroes

KAPUNDA capitalised on a horror start from Gawler Central in this past weekend’s A2 grand final, removing an opener for a diamond duck before chasing down 157 to secure the premiership. Winning the toss, the minor premier Gawler Central side opted...

Liam Phillips

13 Mar 2024

Sport

TOSer reserves prepare for ATCA finals

TRINITY Old Scholars’ A1 Adelaide Turf Cricket Association season came to an end on Saturday, going down in a one-day fixture against Para Hills to confirm a seventh-place finish out of 12 teams. Batting first, Trinity got off to a miserable start...

Liam Phillips

13 Mar 2024

Sport

Cockatoos beat the heat: Sandy Creek secures A1 premiership

SANDY Creek’s A1 opening pair of Will O’Brien and Zac Kreutner put together one of the best partnerships of the season to carry the Cockatoos to Sunday’s A1 premiership victory over South Gawler. A two-day game played over a sweltering...

Liam Phillips

13 Mar 2024

Sport

Thiel shines for Schlungers, Lions pull off reverse-outright

AN outright win for Greenock on Saturday has created a clear gap between the top-four teams on the A1 ladder and the rest after the Schlungers rode a great second day from all-rounder Ben Thiel. Coming into day two with the first-innings result...

Liam Phillips

14 Feb 2024

Sport

Opitz and Bishop deny close Willaston run chase

FRIDAY night’s BLCA under-16 cricket action was all about the bowlers as all three chasing sides failed to reach their respective targets. The best batting performance on day two of the two-day contests came from Willaston as the bottom-placed...

Liam Phillips

14 Feb 2024

Sport

Peryman brings up third century on the trot

WILLASTON’S Scott Peryman notched his third consecutive century in his side’s A5 victory over Sandy Creek on Saturday, increasing his average for the season to 107 from 12 matches. Peryman, who comes in at number three, scored 104 off 108 balls...

Liam Phillips

14 Feb 2024

Sport

Captain Neumann falls two runs shy of century

TRINITY Old Scholars B1 captain Daniel Neumann fell agonisingly short of a century on Saturday’s first day of a two-day fixture against Glenunga. Losing the toss and being sent in to bat first, Neumann opened and hung around to face 183 balls...

Liam Phillips

14 Feb 2024