Premier Cricket: Michael Sullivan, Jackson Saggers, Ben Patterson, Tushaar Garg star
In a round of firsts, a quartet of bowlers took five wickets each in an innings for the first time in NSW Premier Cricket - and one did it in his first grade debut.
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It was a game Michael Sullivan won’t be forgetting in a hurry.
The 23-year-old from Parramatta was one of four bowlers to take five wickets in an innings for the first time in the third round of NSW Premier Cricket on Saturday.
Sullivan, along with Gordon’s Jackson Saggers, Campbelltown-Camden’s Ben Patterson and Sutherland’s Tushaar Garg all starred for their clubs on the weekend.
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Sullivan, who played his 100th game for Parramatta last round, bowled the second over of the match against Fairfield-Liverpool.
After his second ball was hit by Jaydyn Simmonds for four, he bowled him with the next.
Sullivans second wicket came in his third over. He then had 2-9 and he finished with 5-33.
Saggers, playing his first season in first-grade, took the last five wickets of the innings, while Tom Ortiz (St. George) took two wickets with consecutive balls in his second over before he conceded a run and finished with 5-21, his fifth five-wicket performance.
In other standout perfiormances of the round;
#Justin Avendano (UTS-North Sydney) scored his ninth century.
#Damien Mortimer (Sydney University) scored his seventh century.
#Sydney Uni’s Tim Cummins’ 69 took him past 4000 runs to 4002 at 27.22.
#Arjun Nair (Fairfield-Liverpool) scored 93, his third consecutive half-century. The lowest of his four innings this season is 32 in the first round.
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#Riley Ayre (Randwick Petersham) scored his first century. He had previously scored eight half centuries with a top score of 87.
#Marcus Atallah (Eastern Suburbs) 5-73 is his fourth five-wicket performance, his second of the season.