Round 5. 2nd - 9th December 2000

A Grade vs ICC Sharks

Day One

Captain Mark Eglinton celebrates his 100th match with his second highest career score of 65.

Day Two

A Grade progress from the bottom of the section 1 premiership table with a convincing win over winless ICC Sharks.
The celebrations continue for "Egg" - four wickets, to add to the half century last week, in his 100th match.

First Innings Win

B Grade vs ICC Sharks II

Day One

Day Two

Bruce Carpenter's B Grade retain their top 2 position with a narrow win over ICC Sharks II.

First Innings Win

C Grade vs North Haven II

Day One

After losing the toss, the Scott Sims' XI were sent in to bat against a side that only managed to field nine players. They immediately set about exploiting the gaps in the field, "running the opposition ragged" on a ground with some of the largest boundaries ever seen in an Adelaide & Suburban Section 4 match.

Keen to maintain his chances of snaring the Jack Hewett trophy, Mike Maclean accelerated the innings with a timely 57 off 53 balls. With Ben Eames achieving a career highest score off 33 (with no boundaries) at the other end, they recorded an opening stand of 86 in 19 overs. This is an all-time record opening partnership in C Grade matches played at Blackwood Hill Oval. (Coromandel have played 30 C Grade matches at Blackwood Hill, commencing in 1990/91)

Whilst on the subject of miraculous performances, Simsy managed his first half-century since 8th November 1997, a hard-hitting 54 from just 50 balls, including 6 fours and 5 threes. It was fortunate for Simsy that he had witnesses at the ground, no one would have believed his claims that he scored an all-run four.
Finishing the innings with a brisk 36 (no boundaries, 5 threes) from Andrew "Sarah" Ferguson, the C Grade have ensured that the loss of Peter Zacpal through "injury" will not be a threat to their chances of completing a comfortable win next week.

Day Two

Nathan Benson captures first career wicket.
"New look" Peter Zacpal off the short run - cleans up tail

First Innings Win - a mere formality against an opposition who fielded with 9 players and batted with 8.

D Grade vs Western Youth Centre IV

Day One

Another Cheek on the rise.
The president's son, Sam Cheek, together with Jarrad Sim, have rescued the D Grade from potential disaster at 6/43 to record a reasonable 116 against Western Youth Centre. Originally named in the side to "make up the numbers", Sam's unbeaten 20 has given him a reason to expect to be selected each week from now on.
Paul Besanko continues to strike fear into the opposition batsman, bowling 5 consecutive maiden overs and picking up a wicket to pass 500 Jack Hewett points.

Day Two

First Innings Loss

A Grade vs ICC Sharks

B Grade vs ICC Sharks II

C Grade vs North Haven II

D Grade vs Western Youth Centre IV