Five things we learned from Round 2 - NSW Premier Cricket 2023-24
It’s taken Brendon Piggott a few seasons to climb through the ranks at Sutherland, but on the back of a solid effort in Second Grade last season, he earned a First Grade debut in Saturday’s 50-over match against Parramatta. He didn’t waste his opportunity. Batting with the more aggressive Tom Doyle and Ben Dwarshuis, Piggott began in a quiet supporting role, showing a neat defence and a fondness for flicking the ball through the on side. But in the last six overs of Sutherland’s innings, he accelerated, helping Dwarshuis to smash 67 runs. Piggott crunched a short ball from Dylan Stanley through square leg for four, then took the attack to Evan Pitt, slapping a four through cover and steering the next ball through point to the fence. He brought up his fifty in the final over, nonchalantly picking up a good length delivery from Michael Sullivan and hoisting it over midwicket for six. The next ball, the last of the innings, was another length ball on off stump, and Piggott flat-batted it over long on for six more. He remained unbeaten on 59 from 57 balls, and Sutherland’s 4 for 239 was just enough to hold off a strong challenge from Parramatta (and Nick Bertus in particular). No matter how many more innings Piggott plays in Firsts, he’ll not forget this one.
