SCOTT Sharma became first-grade cap No.140 at Randwick-Petersham on the weekend, rounding out a strong Newcastle and Hunter presence in the Sydney side.
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The former Wallsend, Cardiff-Boolaroo and Wests all-rounder was joined by Jason Sangha and Riley Ayre in the XI after playing the opening 12 rounds in seconds.
Randy Petes, who have also had the services of former Wests batsman Puru Gaur this season, went down to UNSW by three wickets.
Sharma scored 23 runs and later took a catch.
He rejoined Randy Petes last summer after prior stints in 2014-15 and 2016-17.
Sharma had his first taste of NSW Premier Cricket with UTS North Sydney in 2010-11 and again in 2013-14.
The former Newcastle under-19 representative made an SCG Country Cup century for Wests against Wallsend in 2013-14 and was part of the Rosellas' only T20 final appearance in 2011-12.
Sharma also helped Wallsend reach deciders for both the one-day and two-day competitions in 2006-07.
* JASON Sangha held aloft the First Grade Limited Overs Cup on Sunday after Randwick-Petersham defeated Sydney Cricket Club by eight runs in Sunday's final at Drummoyne Oval.
The NSW and Sydney Thunder squad member was also captain of Randy Petes last season, featuring the Belvidere Cup after a coronavirus-impacted campaign.
Hamilton-Wickham off-spinner Kain Anderson, who has 25 wickets across all three formats in 2020-21, was 12th man for Sydney on the weekend.
* STOCKTON leads the NDCA club championship with three playing days left.
Merewether are second followed by Wests.
* NDCA Women's T20 League decider between City and Waratah-Mayfield was on Wednesday postponed until next week.
* PASTERFIELD hosts the under-17 IDCA final between Newcastle and Parramatta this Sunday.
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Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
