DDCC’s top performances from A/B/C & D-grade

The final regular season round of grade DDCC action dished up some surprise results and big scores. Check out who stood tall for your club.

The last round of DDCC action tossed up another entertaining weekend of cricket in the Top End. See who stood tall for your side and club below.

Top Performers (30/08/2024)

A-GRADE (Round 14, Day 2)

Jackson Isakka (Southern Districts) – 103* runs off 125 balls, 16 4s

Lachlan Bangs (Southern Districts) – 60 runs off 39 balls, seven 4s, four 6s

Thomas Menzies (Darwin) – 5/90, 19 overs, three maidens

Nicholas Bembrick (PINT) – 4/57, 14.4 overs, two maidens

Coby Edmondstone (PINT) – 4/45, 11 overs, three maidens

B-GRADE (Round 14, Day 2)

Sujan Hulangamuwa (Waratah) – (same inning as Day 1) 101* runs off 107 balls, eight 4s

Magana Arachchige Dinesh Indika Kumara (Waratah) – 6/32, 9 overs, three maidens (13 wickets for the match)

Kristopher Denby (Darwin) – 4/12, 7 overs, three maidens

Harry Fitzpatrick (Palmerston) – 103 runs (retired) off 165 balls, 14 4s

Ajay Emmanuel (c) (PINT) – 4 CWK

C-GRADE (Round 21)

Tom Foley (Nightcliff) – 76 runs off 99 balls, nine 4s

Chris Fforde (Darwin) – 3/21, 8 overs, three maidens

Shannan Smith (c) (Darwin) – 45* runs off 16 balls, four 4s, four 6s

Adrian Gallagher (Palmerston) – 7/12, 8 overs, one maiden

Michael Rowe (Palmerston) – 4 CWK

D-GRADE (Round 18)

Usama Arshad (Tracy Village) – 64 runs off 84, nine 4s, one 6

Charles Harragon (c) – 69* runs off 73 balls, nine 4s

Muhammad Haris (Tracy Village) – 4/11, 6 overs, three maidens

Sushil Hayanju (Waratah University) – 80 runs off 80 balls, nine 4s

Dale Edwards (Palmerston) – 4/26, 7 overs

Pukar Bhandari (Waratah University) – 4/24, 8 overs, three maidens

Jonathon Hewitson (c) (PINT) – 4/22, 8 overs and 67 runs off 46 balls, eight 4s, three 6s

Clint Hayward (Southern Districts Salties) – 65* runs off 112 balls, five 4s

Jay Munday (Southern Districts Salties) – 72* runs off 83 balls, eight 4s, one 6

Daniel Derrington (Southern Districts Freshies) – 68 runs off 79 balls, five 4s

Shane Moon (Southern Districts Freshis) – 4/31, 8 overs, one maiden

Top Performers (25/08/2024)

A-GRADE (Round 14, Day 1)

Jaga Koduru (c) (Waratah) – 67 runs off 54 balls, eight 4s, three 6s

Daniel Kerber (c) (Darwin) – 101* runs off 131 balls, seven 4s, two 6s

Prasanna Ketheeshwaran (PINT) – 84 runs off 151 balls, 11 4s

Hamish Martin (c) (Palmerston) – 5/43, 26.3 overs, 11 maidens

B-GRADE (Round 14, Day 1)

Magana Arachchige Dinesh Indika Kumara (Waratah) – 7/33, 13.3 overs, one maiden and 3 catches

Josh Cooper (Waratah) – 68 runs off 90 balls, six 4s

Sujan Hulangamuwa (Waratah) – 92* runs off 95 balls, seven 4s

Blake Troy (Darwin) – 104 runs off 185 balls, 16 4s

Ian Dixon (Darwin) – 62 runs off 42 balls, seven 4s, four 6s

Andrew Bourne (Southern Districts) – 6/61, 21 overs, three maidens

Ajay Emmanuel (c) (PINT) – 81 runs off 124 balls, 13 4s

C-GRADE (Round 20)

Varun Sudheer (PINT) – 60* runs off 58 balls, five 4s, one 6

Mariyatharsha Shanthakumar (c) (PINT) – 64* runs off 25 balls, four 4s, seven 6s

Mitchell Townsend (Southern Districts) – 65 runs off 35 balls, seven 4s, three 6s

Shannan Smith (Darwin) – 125 runs off 60 balls, six 4s, 13 6s

Sam Arthur (Nightcliff) – 64 runs off 78 balls, seven 4s

Chatura Gabadage Don (c) (Waratah) – 97 runs off 118 balls, 13 4s

D-GRADE (Round 17)

Mark Thompson (Southern Districts) – 2/38, 7 overs and 3 catches

Dan Murphy (PINT) – 3/11, 5 overs

Stephen Vincent (PINT) – 61* runs off 73 balls, seven 4s

Kane Hughes (Darwin) – 3/25, 4 overs and 2 catches

Mohan Shrestha 7/25, 6.5 overs, one maiden

Ankush Ankush (Nightcliff Gold) – 72 runs off 57 balls, seven 4s, three 6s

Daljeet Singh (Nightcliff Gold) – 53* runs off 19 balls, one 4, seven 6s and 2/10, 3.2 overs, one maiden

Rishi Joshi (Nightcliff Tigers) – 114 runs off 94 balls, 18 4s

Lily-May Lyndon (Waratah) – 85 runs off 100 balls, eight 4s

Clancy Pritchard (Nightcliff Tigers) – 5/29, 4 overs

Top Performers (17/08/2024)

A-GRADE (Round 13)

Tim Garner (c) (Southern Districts) – 63 runs off 123 balls, 10 4s

Ethan Anderson (Palmerston) – 64 runs off 90 balls, six 4s, one 6

Dylan Mullen (Southern Districts) – 3/25, 5.2 overs

Rhonan Appleby (Waratah) – 64 runs off 134 balls, eight 4s

Aryan Jain (Waratah) – 110 runs off 105 balls, 19 4s

Isaac Conway (Waratah) – 114 runs off 111 balls, 11 4s, three 6s

William Pilkington (Darwin) – 4/72, 18 overs, three maidens

Jacob Dickman (Darwin) – 94 runs off 104 balls, 14 4s

Roshane Fernando (Waratah) – 4/49, 9 overs, one maiden

Lachlan Ball (Nightcliff) – 87 runs off 123 balls, six 4s

Tye Beer (Tracy Village) – 3/46, 10 overs

Guntaas Brar (Tracy Village) – 63 runs off 171 balls, seven 4s and 4 catches in the field

Tom Campbell (Tracy Village) – 83 runs off 190 balls, five 4s, two 6s

Andrew Richards (Nightcliff) – 4/54, 26 overs, seven maidens

Charlie Smith (Nightcliff) – 5/76, 25.5 overs, six maidens

B-GRADE (Round 13)

John Flynn (c) (Palmerston) – 77 runs off 92 balls, 11 4s, one 6

Andrew Bourne (Southern Districts) – 4/8, 4.1 overs, two maidens and 57* off 93 balls, five fours, three 6s

Daniel McKell (Palmerston) – 5/14, 7 overs, two maidens

Magana Arachchige Dinesh Indika Kumara (Waratah) – 6/34, 14.3 overs, two maidens

Greg Brautigam (Darwin) – 4/16, 16 overs, seven maidens at 1.00 eco

Jake Mundy (Darwin) – 4 catches in the field

Jai Allman (Nightcliff) – 6/8, 12 overs, six maidens at 0.66 eco

C-GRADE (Round 19)

Patrick Bryen (Nightcliff) – 53 runs off 62 balls, seven 4s, one 6

Marko Martino (c) (Darwin) – 4/37, 7.1 overs, one maiden

Bachittar Singh (Darwin) – 4/22, 8 overs

Christopher McGregor (Palmerston) – 3/14, 6 overs, two maidens

Joel Carter (Palmerston) – 46* off 46 balls, six 4s

Tajinder Singh (PINT) – 71 runs off 68 balls, five 4s, two 6s

Chatura Gabadage Don (Waratah) – 58 runs off 71 balls, two 4s

Navaneethan Subramaniyam (Waratah) – 4/22, 6.3 overs, one maiden

D-GRADE (Round 16)

Shane Moon (Southern Districts Salties) – 4/22, 6.3 overs, one maiden

Mohan Shrestha (Waratah University) – 4/14, 5.4 overs, one maiden

Riwaj Sapkota (Waratah University) – 4/25, 8 overs

Stuart Barker (Southern Districts Freshies) – 73 runs off 62 balls, 10 4s

Malik Shahzad Aziz (Tracy Village) – 5/34, 7.4 overs

Muhammad Owais Qureshi (Tracy Village) – 53 runs off 60 balls, five 4s

Anav Bhandari (Nightcliff Gold) – 50 runs off 57 balls, two 4s

Chris Elliott (Darwin) – 54 runs off 42 balls, nine 4s

Abdul Bajwa (Nightcliff Tigers) – 78 runs off 85 balls, eight 4s, three 6s

Jonty Beard (Nightcliff Tigers) – 5/37, 6 overs

Muhammad Muzammil (Waratah) – 115 runs off 81 balls, seven 4s, 10 6s

Awais Mahmood (Waratah) – 76* runs off 55 balls, 10 4s, three 6s

Leigh Forbes (PINT) – 67 runs off 51 balls, 10 4s, one 6

Tim Biddiscombe (PINT) – 129* runs off 69 balls, 16 4s, five 6s at 186.95 sr

Top Performers (03/08/2024)

A-GRADE (Round 12, Day 2)

Aryan Jain (Waratah) – 87 runs off 114 balls, 10 4s, one 6

Connor Carroll (Nightcliff) – 4/46, 18 overs, two maidens

Delano Potgieter (Southern Districts) – 3/3, 7 overs, five maidens

Anthony Scott (Southern Districts) – 3/7, 3 overs

Tom Scott (PINT) – 65 runs off 139 balls, nine 4s

Farzan Chowna (c) (PINT) – 60 runs off 123 balls, seven 4s

B-GRADE (Round 12, Day 2)

Michael Berry (Darwin) – 4/25, 15 overs, six maidens

Dylan McMahon (Darwin) – 3/3, 2.5 overs, one maiden (1st inning), 4/14, 6 overs, one maiden (2nd inning)

Joshua Lonie (c) (Southern Districts) – 3/14, 7 overs, four maidens

Kane Donald (Southern Districts) – 3/12, 1.4 overs

Jordan Wilkinson (Nightcliff) – 4/25, 13 overs, five maidens

C-GRADE (Round 17)

Mariyatharsha Shanthakumar (c) (PINT) – 89* runs off 89 runs, 11 4s, one 6

Daniel Fett (Palmerston) – 72* runs off 69 balls, six 4s, one 6

Glen Chatto (c) (Palmerston) – 51 runs off 57 balls, five 4s, one 6

Kasun Susew Hewage (Waratah) – 3/13, 8 overs

Matthew Vaughan (c) (Nightcliff) – 4/11, 3 overs

D-GRADE (Round 14)

Leigh Forbes (PINT) – 90 runs off 95 balls, 15 4s

Dan Murphy (PINT) – 117* runs off 108 balls, 11 4s, four 6s

Tim Biddiscombe (PINT) – 100* runs off 38 balls, 10 4s, six 6s

David Mauger (Palmerston) -71 runs off 91 balls, 12 4s

Saugat Thapa (Waratah, University) – 79 runs off 68 balls, nine 4s, one 6

Shannon Johnson (Darwin) – 102 runs off 100 balls, 13 4s

Amila Fernando (Darwin) – 110 runs off 91 balls, 19 4s

Rithun Ramanan (Waratah) – 64* runs off 70 balls, four 4s

Top Performers (29/07/2024)

A-GRADE (Round 12, Day 1)

Madura Weerasinghe Silva (Waratah) – 4/30, 30 overs, 10 maidens

Roshane Fernando (Waratah) – 3/34, 9 overs

Douwtjie Hoogenboezem (c) – 82 runs off 136 balls, seven 4s, one 6

Anthony Scott (Southern Districts) – 81 runs off 56 balls, nine 4s, six 6s, at 144.64

Tye Beer (Tracy Village) – 4/87, 19 overs, three maidens

Steven Roser (Tracy Village) – 3 CWK and one stumping

Delano Potgieter (Southern Districts) – 3/22, 8 overs, two maidens

Daniel Kerber (c) (Darwin) – 112* runs off 126 balls, nine 4s, one 6

B-GRADE (Round 12, Day 1)

Blake Troy (c) (Darwin) – 81 runs off 154 balls, 12 4s

Brody Robertson (PINT) – 4/25, 6 overs

Midhun Baby (PINT) – 4 CWK

Michael Berry (Darwin) – 4/12, 6 overs at 1.75 eco

Daniel Padula (Southern Districts) – 84 runs off 145 balls, 11 4s

Sheshang Kamath (Tracy Village) – 4/37, 11 overs, two maidens

Sukhvir Singh (c) (Nightcliff) – 117* runs off 179 balls, eight 4s, three 6s

Magana Arachchige Dinesh Indika Kumara (Waratah) – 5/25, 9.5 overs, three maidens

C-GRADE (Round 16)

Tom Foley (Nightcliff) – 87 runs off 94 balls, 11 4s, one 6

Koby Henderson (Southern Districts) – 3/26, 5.3 overs

Matthew Vaughan (c) (Nightcliff) – 3/0, 2 overs, two maidens

Lasitha Suwandarathne (Waratah) – 3/24, 7 overs, one maiden

Harshana Jayasundara (Waratah) – 53 runs off 60 balls, seven 4s

Chris Fforde (Darwin) – 70 runs off 79 balls, four 4s, three 6s

Admit Saini (PINT) – 4/16, 8 overs, four maidens

D-GRADE (BYE Round)

Top Performers (21/07/2024)

A-GRADE (Round 11, Day 2)

Delano Potgieter (Southern Districts) – 5/42, 16.1 overs, four maidens

Lachlan Bangs (Southern Districts) – 4/40, 13 overs, two maidens

Farzan Chowna (c) (PINT) – 129* runs off 134 balls, 20 4s, two 6s

Connor Poulton (PINT) – 95 runs off 111 balls, 16 4s

Toby Campbell (Tracy Village) – 100* runs off 117 balls, 13 4s, two 6s

Hamish Martin (c) (Palmerston) – 5/127, 35 overs, nine maidens

Ronak Bedi (Darwin) – 78 runs off 81 balls, 13 4s, one 6

B-GRADE (Round 11, Day 2)

John Flynn (c) Palmerston) – 115 runs off 136 balls, 13 4s, four 6s

Cadell McMahon (Palmerston) – 62 runs off 59 balls, 10 4s, one 6

Boney Sebastian (PINT) – 3/32, 15 overs, five maidens at 2.13 eco

C-GRADE (Round 15)

Chris Elliott (Darwin) – 70* runs off 49 balls, seven 4s, two 6s

Harshana Jayasundara (Waratah) – 68 runs off 68 balls, nine 4s

Joel Carter (Palmerston) – 54 runs off 125 balls, four 4s

Jordan Smart (Southern Districts) – 3/16, 6 overs, one maiden, at 2.66 – 65 runs off 59 balls, nine 4s

Ryan Harvey (Southern Districts) – 52* runs off 58 balls, three 4s, one 6

D-GRADE (Round 13)

Shane Moon (Southern Districts, Salties) – 125* runs off 79 runs, 11 4s, seven 6s, at 158.22 – 3/11, 4 overs at 2.75 eco

Stuart Barker (Southern Districts, Freshies) – 71 runs off 59 balls, 10 4s, one 6

Durga Prasad Viyyapu (Southern Districts, Freshies) – 3/36, 7 overs, one maiden

Bikramjeet Sidhu (Nightcliff, Gold) – 3/11, 6 overs, two maidens

Anav Bhandari (Nightcliff, Gold) – 67* runs off 82 balls, five 4s

Mohan Shrestha (Waratah, University) – 63 runs off 43 balls, six 4s, three 6s

Top Performers (15/07/2024)

A-GRADE (Round 11, Day 1)

Andrew Richards (Nightcliff) – 4/57, 17.4 overs, three maidens

Tim Garner (c) (Southern Districts) – 51 runs off 125 balls, eight 4s

Oliver Bembrick (PINT) – 4/54, 16 overs, six maidens

Nicholas Bembrick (PINT) – 3/19, 8.3 overs, two maidens

Farzan Chowna (c) (PINT) – 76* runs off 79 balls, 12 4s, two 6s

Aidan Firman (Palmerston) – 135 runs off 128 balls, 18 4s, five 6s

Alex Bleakley (Palmerston) – 127 runs off 180 balls, 13 4s, two 6s

Justin Galeotti (Darwin) – 4/93, 16 overs

Jacob Dickman (Darwin) – 3 catches in the field and a run out

B-GRADE (Round 11, Day 1)

Janu Varatharajan (Nightcliff) – 70 runs off 93 balls, eight 4s

Andrew Bourne (Southern Districts) – 4/41, 12 overs, five maidens

Bailey Coleman (PINT) – 118* runs off 158 balls, seven 4s

Simon Lavers (PINT) – 142 runs off 148 balls, 18 4s, one 6

Waseem Akram (PINT) – 66* runs off 40 balls, eight 4s, two 6s, at 165.00

C-GRADE (Round 14)

Matthew Vaughan (c) (Nightcliff) – 4/19, 7 overs, one maiden

Matthew Magee (Darwin) – 3/12, 6 overs, one maiden

Ryan Harvey (Southern Districts) – 4/37, 8 overs

D-GRADE (Round 12)

Brendan May (Palmerston) – 88 runs off 60 balls, 19 4s

Shane Moon (Southern Districts, Salties) – 107 runs off 80 balls, 15 4s, three 6s

John Pelham (Southern Districts, Freshies) – 3/24, 8 overs, one maiden

Nick Glinatsis (PINT) – 4/16, 6.3 overs, one maiden

Tim Biddiscombe (PINT) – 92 runs off 78 balls, 10 4s

Top Performers (08/07/2024)

A-GRADE (Round 10)

Romel Shahzad (Palmerston) – 5/31, 17.3 overs, four maidens, at 1.77

Paul Wasiewicz (Nightcliff) – 105* runs off 219 balls, one four

Jordan Roads (Nightcliff) – 116 runs off 144 balls, 13 4s, two 6s

Udara Weerasinghe (Waratah) – 4/38, 17.5 overs, six maidens at 2.13 eco

James Hatton (Nightcliff) – 5/24 off 7.4 overs, one maiden

Jaga Koduru (Waratah) – 100* off 164 balls, 13 4s, one 6

B-GRADE (Round 10)

Jake Baker (Palmerston) – 107 runs off 118 balls, 17 4s

Jayden Chatto (Palmerston) – 1st inning: 3/22 off 9 overs, 3 maidens

2nd innings: 4/21 off 13.4, four maidens at 1.53 eco

C-GRADE (Round 12, 13)

Joshua Hynes (Southern Districts) – 4/21, 8 overs, two maidens

Jarif Kamal (Tracy Village) – 100* runs off 97 balls, eight 4s

Alen Jose (PINT) – 5/34, 8 overs

Damien Fisher (Palmerston) – 4/15 off 5 overs

Aiden Bedford (Nightcliff) – 5/24 off 8 overs, two maidens

D-GRADE (Round 10, 11)

Pukar Bhandari (Waratah, Uni.) – 4/32, 8 overs, one maiden

Rithun Ramanan (Waratah) – 84* runs off 92 balls, 15 4s

Tarique Memon (Tracy Village) – 4/29, 8 overs, two maidens

Muhammad Ashfaq (Tracy Village) – 93 runs off 41 balls, eight 4s, five 6s at 226.82

Daljeet Singh (Nightcliff Gold)- 133 runs off 93 balls, 11 4s, eight 6s

Victor France (Nightcliff Tigers) – 4/39 off 8 overs

Jordan Latham (Darwin) – 125 runs off 102 balls, 12 4s, three 6s

James Robinson (Darwin) – 4/25, 8 overs, one maiden

Originally published as DDCC’s top performances from A/B/C & D-grade