SACA Premier Cricket’s players of the month including Cam Valente, Campbell Vadlja, Sarah Lowe
The SACA Premier Cricket season is a month in and we’ve picked the top players from the opening weeks of play. See who made the cut.
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SACA Premier Cricket season is a month in and multiple gun players have put their talents on full display already.
From starring new recruits to established champions of the competition, we’ve picked the top eight players of the month.
CAM VALENTE
(Port Adelaide)
Valente has experienced a sensational start to his Port Adelaide career since arriving at the club from Adelaide Uni.
A skilled and reliable batter, Valente has amassed 291 runs and has also taken four wickets through his first three rounds of play.
CAMPBELL VADLJA
(Woodville)
Vadlja’s has enjoyed a remarkable start to his second season at Woodville, with the talented batter yet to be dismissed.
In two juggernaut displays, Vadlja worked his way to 141 not out against Port Adelaide in round two, and a huge 176 not out against Northern Districts last Saturday.
If he maintains production anywhere near a similar level, Woodville will be a tough beat in season 2022-23.
DANIEL FALLINS
(West Torrens)
Fallins has picked up where he left off during last season’s winning finals series for West Torrens, producing multiple impressive spells with the ball.
The gun spinner took eight wickets in his club’s opening round matchup against Prospect for a return of 80 runs.
Expect him to have a major impact with consistent turn and change-up deliveries this coming weekend.
EMMA DE BROUGHE
(Sturt)
De Broughe has been a standout with the bat for Sturt during the women’s first grade T20 competition.
Standout innings of 58 not out against Adelaide and 62 against Northern Districts remain the highlights of her early season.
She has 145 runs so far for her side.
JOSH CROOM
(Glenelg)
Croom has been Glenelg’s fast starter this season, impressing in each outing so far for the Seahorses.
A dangerous bowler, Croom has taken a total of eight wickets in two innings so far.
He has been impressive with the bat in Glenelg’s bottom order as well, tallying 70 runs through his two innings at the crease as the seventh batter, including 51 runs against East Torrens.
SAMANTHA BETTS
(Northern Districts)
Betts has been making her mark as an all-round threat in Premier Cricket this season.
Her work in the field has been second to none, with multiple catches taken and multiple run-out wickets achieved.
Betts has also started to settle in with the bat, recently producing a 51 not out performance against Kensington.
SARAH LOWE
(Kensington)
Sarah Lowe’s dominance with the bat has helped the Browns to a top two position in the T20 competition after three rounds of play.
A 30 not out performance against West Torrens got her campaign off to a solid start and she then produced a 36 not out display in a win over Adelaide and a 41-run display against Northern Districts.
TABATHA SAVILLE
(Glenelg)
Saville has been Glenelg’s best performer in women’s first grade Premier Cricket so far, performing at a strong level with the bat.
She has tallied 19 runs so far, including a 53 not out performance in a win over West Torrens.
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