24/10/2026
Agents and Co Community Scoreboard
A disastrous day for the club going down to Western Suburbs in our four top grades with only 5th Grade and Metro Gold flying the flag with wins.
Resuming at 6-73 chasing 161 after the first day’s play, it was always going to be an ask to score the required 89 runs with just 4 wickets in hand. And that’s the way it turned out with wickets falling at 81, 90 and 92 before some rearguard action by Adam Leckey batting at no. 9, top scoring with 29 from 31 balls while hitting the only six of the innings. The 23 put on for the last wicket enabled the score to scrape past 100 to end at a record low115. The side’s previous lowest score against Western Suburbs was 123 in 2013-14. The loss means that the team has lost two of the first three rounds in the Belvidere Cup. That has only happened once in 26 seasons and not since 2005-06 when we lost all three. There was a second innings with Wests losing 2-1 before the match was called off at tea with the Magpies 4-150.
Our 2nd graders faced a herculean task in overhauling Wests’ record 4-391 declared. They managed 199 with five getting starts but no-one going on. Top scorer was Akther Hussain with a fighting 52 off 71 balls while Thomas Ley at no 10 was next best with 37* off 73. He and Toby Mackenzie who faced 73 balls in making 6, put on the best partnership of 41 for the 9th wicket. Rishabh Goyal with 25 off 87 balls at the top of the innings was next best.
In 3rds, Wests posted 5-212 declared off 59 overs. In the run chase, it was looking good at 4-124, but the loss of 3 quick wickets saw the score slump to 7-126. Opener Damian Sidney did best with 62 off 60 with 8 fours and 2 sixes. His 50 came off 45 balls. Next best was Toby McDonald at no 10, making 32 off 33. The last three wickets put on 69 finishing 17 short at 195.
Fourth Grade also had a decent size chase after Wests declared at 7-253. The side was in the hunt at 4-151 but lost their last 6 wickets for 24 to end at 175. Massimo Di Paolo belted 59 with 8 fours and a six while the consistent Jethro Sharman hit 32.
Wests batted first in 5th Grade but were rolled for 154 with Thanush Gowda taking 3-28 (10) and Lachlan Barrass 2-21 (9.4). Kaisei Doggett 32 in the final total of 9-155 to clinch a narrow victory and bring home the points.
Metro Gold also chalked up a win, chasing down Mt Pritchard Southern Districts’ 175 with 4-176. Aditya Parasa was unconquered on 71* while Josh Jones made 48. Metro Green play tomorrow and are 3-56 chasing Warringah’s 137.
Lyall Gardner OAM
