2007/08 Annual Report 67 Sydney Grade Competition – Men's
SYDNEYSYDNEY GRADEGRADE COMPETITIONCOMPETITION The Sydney Grade competition again comprised 20 clubs, with 19 Table: St George 83, Eastern Suburbs 69, Sydney University 65, Gordon rounds scheduled for First Grade and 15 rounds for lower grades. Those 62, Sydney 61, Randwick Petersham 60, Northern District 57, Bankstown grades, together with the Poidevin-Gray Shield and AW Green Shield 53, North Sydney 51, Hawkesbury 49, Sutherland 46, Penrith 43, Fairfield- competitions contributed to the Club Championship. Liverpool 43, Parramatta 42, University of NSW 39, Campbelltown- Camden 39, Western Suburbs 38, Manly-Warringah 38, Blacktown 31, CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - THE SYDNEY SMITH CUP Mosman 25 Randwick Petersham won the Club Championship for the first time ever Qualifying Finals: Randwick Petersham 5/308 (S Katich 149 U Khawaja by 93 points from Bankstown. Sydney University led the Championship at 111) def St George 307 (P Wells 104 M Henriques 84 B Cockley 5/48) at the mid-season break, but was quickly overtaken by defending champion Hurstville; Eastern Suburbs 233 (N Berry 79 D Warner 47 A Maher 3/54 St George. However, the fast-finishing Randwick Petersham then C O’Shannessy 3/58) def Sydney 139 (A Brooks 37 J Gordon 36 recorded victories in thirteen of fifteen matches during the remaining A O’Brien 6/57) at Waverley; Gordon 209 (C Simmons 113 R Bombas 38 three rounds to gain the title. T Kierath 5/29 S Clark 4/48) & 150 (M Nicholson 51 G Matthews 4/24 S Clark 3/43) def Sydney University 123 (E Cowan 67 M Nicholson 5/38) Most improved clubs were Randwick Petersham (5th to 1st), Bankstown & 6/57 (D Connell 4/32) at University 1 (13th to 2nd), Eastern Suburbs (15th to 5th) and Campbelltown Camden (11th to 6th).
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