Randwick Petersham's T20 Quintuple
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club | August 18, 2024
Randwick Petersham has won an unprecedented 5 T20 Premierships since the inception of T20s into NSW Premier Cricket in 2008-09. The first premiership was won on Australia Day in 2012 v Sydney University at University No.1 with two other titles against the same opposition in 2015-16 & 2021-22.
In 85 matches the side has won 61, lost 21 (including 3 washed out draws). In 45 matches at home 31 have been won while 30 of 40 matches away have been won. It has also played in four Quarter Finals, eight Semi Finals, four Preliminary Finals and finished third three times.
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2011-12 26/1/2012 at University Oval No.1
RPCC 5-181 (20) A Coyte 57* U Khawaja 34 def SU 8-136 (20) B Cockley 3-34 N Hauritz 2-15
Player of the Match: Nathan Hauritz
In the lead up to the final the team won six matches to take the trophy, but lost the first round, ironically against Sydney University 6-173 (20) to 5-174 (20), despite Usman Khawaja scoring 72–a then huge score in the new short format of the game.
2013-14 4/12/2013 at Drummoyne Oval
CC 9-131 (20) D Sams 4-16 J Wilson 2-29 def by RPCC 8-132 (20) A Semple 37* N Price 21
Payer of the Match: Adam Semple
A spectacular Grand Final, with Adam Semple (37*) charging down the wicket as the bowler delivered the last ball of the match which passed through to the ‘keeper. A shy at the stumps missed and batter, Nathan Ellis (0*), made his ground at the non-striker’s end as the stumps were shattered. Randwick Petersham had won with a bye. Five of the six matches were won with once again, the first round producing a loss, that time to Mosman.
2015-16 29/11/2015 at Coogee Oval
RPCC 7-166 (20) D Sams 43 A Sams 28 def SU 7-140 (20)
Player of the Match: Daniel Sams
Following the Grand Final, on Finals Day being lost to rain, a coin toss in the SCG Pavilion fell in favour of Randwick Petersham to host the final at Coogee. The side went through that season undefeated, winning all seven matches.
The previous season, the T20 team won the first five matches, but went down to St George in the Preliminary Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 7-126 (20) to 4-127 to be the only defeat in a run of 17 matches spread over three seasons.
The next five years were bereft of premiership glory but still there were a number of outstanding matches and performances.
· Playing University of NSW in 2018-19 at the Village Green, David Warner (76*) and Daniel Bell-Drummond (77*) chased down a target of 7-151 (20) in just 15.1 overs to win with a score of 0-155.
· 12 months later, again playing the students at David Phillips South, the side amassed a huge 5-241 off its 20 overs with Ben Abbatangelo smacking 75 and Bell-Drummond 67. Riley Ayre then claimed 5-14 to dismiss UNSW for 87 and a win by a record margin of 154 runs
· David Warner played the full 2018-19 season in NSW Premier Cricket, with spectacular results in all forms of the game. Playing a T20 match against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval, he belted 81 out of a total of 1-148, to chase down 8-147 (20). In five successive T20 matches, he scored 63, 54, 81, 76 and 52 for a season tally of 336 at an average of 84. A season record for the club.
· Another power hitter, Daniel Sams, hit 86 off 43 with 7 sixes in 2016-17 playing Manly at Manly and a season later, smashed 92 off 39 with 9 sixes at Hurstville against Saints. And in 2019-20, Manly copped another shellacking when he hit 83 off 45 with 5 sixes at Coogee while in 2021-22, Uni. of NSW were on the receiving end with Sams matching his 92 top score off 41 with 8 sixes.
2021-22 6/2/2022 at University Oval No.1
RPCC 114 (18.1) C Hawkins 52 A Semple 17 def SU 83 (18.1) A Semple 3-11 D Sams 2-8
Player of the Match: Camden Hawkins
The side won six of the seven matches played that summer, with Anthony Sams hitting a club record 115* off 55 balls against Easts while Adam Semple made a neat 100*off 54 to chase down University of NSW’s 4-168 in the preliminary final at Coogee after the side was in early trouble. Sempie’s innings remains in the memory of many long-term supporters as one of the greatest-ever at Coogee.
Adam Semple
2023-24 5/11/2023 at Coogee Oval
Gordon 8-152 (20) D Sams (inc hattrick) 4-30 def by RPCC 4-155 (18.4) A Ross 43 D Sams 42
Player of the Match: Daniel Sams
This season the team matched its undefeated 2015-16 performance with another seven successive wins.
RANDWICK PETERSHAM T20 CRICKET – POINTS OF INTEREST
· Highest score at home: 4-217 v UTS North Sydney at Coogee 2015-16
· Highest score away: 5-241 v UNSW at David Phillips South 2019-20
· Greatest win margin by wickets: 10 wickets: 0-155 chasing UNSW 7-151 at Village Green 2018-19
· Greatest win margin by runs: 154 runs: 5-241 def UNSW 87 at David Phillips South 2019-20
· Most matches: Anthony Sams 79 (Anthony is the only RPCC player to play in each of the club’s 5 Premiership sides)
· Most runs: Anthony Sams 1320
· Highest individual score: Anthony Sams115* v Easts at Coogee 2021-22
· Number of T20 centuries (6): Rory Burns 102*, Nathan Price 101, Anthony Sams 115*, Adam Semple 101*, Jason Sangha 114* & Jack Wood 101*
· Most runs in a season: David Warner 336 at 84.00
· Most wickets: Adam Semple 63
· Best bowling: Riley Ayre 5-14 v UNSW 2019-20
· Hat tricks (3): Scott Coyte 2010-11 & 2020-21, Daniel Sams 2023-24
· Most w/k dismissals: Anthony Sams 71 (52c/19st)
· Most fielder catches: Adam Semple 21
· Most sixes: Daniel Sams 63
· Most sixes in an innings (9): Daniel Sams 92 v St George at Hurstville / Nathan Price 101 v Manly at Manly / Jack Wood 101* v Wests at Coogee
HEAD-to-HEAD
Throughout the competition, the side has played 17 clubs plus teams from Illawarra and Newcastle. The only clubs it has not been drawn to play have been Bankstown (who they will face in Round 1 2024-25) and Parramatta. It is undefeated against Easts (8 wins), Uni. of NSW (7), North Sydney (6) and Manly-Warringah (5). Mosman, however, holds a record of 5 wins to 3, Gordon 4 to 3 while with St George, the score is 4 all.
