NSW SpeedBlitz Blues batsman Phil Jaques returned from a hip injury to help his team Sutherland to a victory in a Grade Twenty20 round on Saturday. Jaques opened the batting and contributed 34 to a Sutherland total of 4-182 against Gordon at Chatswood Oval. Gordon could only manage 9-148 in response.

Other highlights included :

• Stuart MacGill continuing his preparation for a potential return in the KFC T20 Big Bash League by taking two wickets for Sydney University in their victory over Western Suburbs
• Middlesex, and former New South Wales squad member Sam Robson, continuing his excellent year by scoring 38 as Eastern Suburbs won a tight match against Hawkesbury
• Highly rated opening batsman Kurtis Patterson continuing his rise to prominence with 53 as St George overcame North Sydney
• Sydney Sixers import Michael Lumb failing with the bat with 2 for his adopted Grade side of Bankstown
• Monty Panesar opening the bowling for Randwick Petersham and contributing 4-0-28-1 as his team beat Mosman by four wickets

For full scorecards, tables, statistics and draws from the Sydney Grade competition, please visit: sydneygrade.nsw.cricket.com.au.

Sydney Mens Grade – Round Five, Twenty20

Northern District 1-129 (J Moore 65no, T McDonald 52no) def Campbelltown-Camden 6-125 (C Nupier 57no, H Conway 2-9, A McLean 2-13)

Fairfield-Liverpool 3-138 (A Clark 72, G Lambert 36, D Thornely 1-26) def Sydney 7-117 (D Thornely 30, C Whelan 3-23, G Lambert 3-17, L Doran 1-32)

Parramatta 5-156 (N Bertus 61, S Abbott 36, M Stretton 32, D Singh 3-21) def Blacktown 6-149 (M Foster 28, N Hodges 24 A Govorko 2-25, S Abbott 2-20, S Copperfield 2-26)

Eastern Suburbs 4-131 (S Robson 38, A Ezekiel 26, V Sibanda 24, T McKay 2-23) def Hawkesbury 5-121 (J Dyball 33no, G Crompton 29, J Clinghan 20, T Yazdana 1-14, A Beadle 1-38, T Armstrong 1-13)

St George 6-157 (B Fitzgerald 62, K Patterson 53, N Bills 2-18, S Rodgie 2-26, R Aitken 2-40) def North Sydney 8-132 (R Aitken 30, J Lenton 25, A Walsh 2-15, L Zammit 1-21, S McCabe 3-8)

Penrith 4-141 (R Gibson 51no, L Morrissey 47no, J Silk 25, B Martin 2-43, J Munting 1-7) def Manly-Warringah 8-140 (J Ritchie 35, L Edgell 29, M Cleary 29, M McNamara 2-18, J Clarke 2-20, M Halse 2-26)

Sutherland 4-182 (S Cush 71, M Hughston 38, P Jaques 34, J Kennedy 1-28, S Heaney 1-38) def Gordon 9-148 (H Evans 44, G Lewis 36, M Brown 3-37, L Dudman 3-21, J Bills 1-22)

Sydney University 1-117 (I Moran 57no, S Henry 36no, R DiBartolo 1-25) def Western Suburbs 9-116 (J Hughes 32, S Mcinerney 21, C Ridley 21, S MacGill 2-13, L Robertson 3-13, G Mail 1-19)

UNSW 3-103 (T Lang 39, A Bird 2-15) def Bankstown 102 (P Wells 30, L Talay 4-17)

Randwick Petersham 6-141 (D Wall 34, M Frith 34no, S Coyte 29, J Smith 2-16, A Taylor 2-17) def Mosman 8-139 (D Barber 44, J Frank 23, J Smith 22)