Match Reports – Round 14, Day 2 – 6th March 2017
Headline achievements
Day 2 of the final Round was played on the weekend. Highlights are:
- Ian Paterson (C2 Red) who brought up his 2,000th run last weekend
- The normal season is now over and 8 of our 10 Teams will be playing in the Semi’s:
- 2 Minor Premiers (C1 and C3)
- 3 Teams finished 2nd (A1, B1, B2)
- 1 Team came 3rd (A2)
- 2 Teams came 4th (D1 & D2)
A1 Grade
WPHC drew with Hornsby – washed out without a ball being bowled in this 2nd Vs 4th game.
Position in Comp – 2nd and we will be playing St Ives who finished 3rd.
A2 Grade
WPHC drew with Wahroonga Bladerunners – another washout without a ball being bowled. This was 3rd Vs 7th game so 6 points was looking good.
Position in Comp – 3rd and we will be playing 2nd placed Kenthurst next weekend.
B1 Grade
WPHC drew with Hornsby – washed out along with all other games in what was going to be a top of the table clash (2nd Vs 1st game) to deliver the Minor Premiership.
Position in Comp – 2nd and will play St Ives
B2 Grade
WPHC drew with Hornsby – another washout in this 2nd Vs 6th game.
Position in Comp – 2nd and will play ARL.
C1 Grade
WPHC drew with Hornsby – after the washout the boys finished Minor Premiers with the best quotient of any team in the Association.
Position in Comp – 1st and will play Sydney Lions.
C2 Grade
WPHC Blue drew with Kenthurst – washed out in this 7th Vs 8th game at Kenthurst Park. We are now out of the Semi’s but will be playing in the John Hayne Cup.
Position in Comp – 7th
WPHC Red 269 drew with Hornsby – washed out at a flooded Greenup Park. We finished 6th and will also play in the John Hayne Cup.
Position in Comp – 6th
C3 Grade
WPHC drew with Thornleigh – washed out in this 1st Vs 8th match but we still finished as Minor Premier.
Position in Comp – 1st and will play Hornsby.
D1 Grade
WPHC drew with St Ives – washed out 4th Vs 1st match.
Position in Comp – 4th and will play the Minor Premier St Ives.
D2 Grade
WPHC drew with St Ives – another washout at Campbell Park in a 3rd Vs 1st match.
Position in Comp – 4th and will play the Minor Premier St Ives.
Points table
Final standings for the season are:
- A1 2nd
- A2 3rd
- B1 2nd
- B2 2nd
- C1 1st
- C2 Blue 7th
- C2 Red 6th
- C3 1st
- D1 4th
- D2 4th
Last Premiership wins
- A1 Grade – 2014/15 (Captain – James Makin)
- A2 – 2014/15 (Julian Raffel)
- B1 – 2013/14 (Rick Turner)
- B2 – 2014/15 (Justin Paterson)
- C1 – 2015/16 (Andrew Fiedler)
- C3 – 2013/14 (Brett Hawkins)
- D1 – 2012/13 (Perry Waldron)
- D2 – 2006/07 (Rob McBrien).
Elite performers
Our website has the latest stats on our Top Performers this season. We only use Seniors stats as with Juniors we promote Participation over Results.
The following information is on our top fielding performances as at the end of Round 14:
Top 5 fielders
- Riley Behlevanas (C2 Blue) – 19 (plus 2 w/k)
- Tarun Lath (C3) – 15 catches
- Stanton Tam (C1) – 13
- James McBrien (A2) – 10
- Steve Quanborough (D1) – 9
- Tis Mistry (B1) – 9
Top 3 wicket-keepers
- Joel Behlevanas (C2 Blue) – 15 catches + 2 stumpings + 1 as a non-keeper
- Gautam Ayyar (C3) – 15 catches + 4 as a non-keeper
- Nick Bennett (A1) – 14 catches.