Paul Pink Shield Taverner’s Team of the Season following grand final derby
The U16 female Team of the Season is revealed here after Western Suburbs won the Paul Pink Shield Taverner’s grand final over local rivals Valley.
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Western Suburbs bowled its way to the Paul Pink Shield premiership after a local derby decider against Valley on Friday night.
Wests defended 5-104 after restricting Valley to 6-59 from 20 overs, claiming the cherished U16 Taverner’s title.
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Wests’ left arm representative spinner Ayaka Stafford was sensational with a spell of 4-2-5-2 which built pressure while also removing two of Valley’s big batting guns - Ayla Johnson and Poppy Irvine. Irvine was stumped by Chelsea Sonter.
In all Wests used seven bowlers, with Queensland U16 opener Abbie Trevethan (2-11), Georgia Black (0-9, four overs) and Charlotte Rafton (0-11, four overs) also contributing significantly at the bowling crease.
The team was coached by Darren Sonter.
TEAM OF THE SEASON
1. Abbie Trevethan (Wests)
One of the first players picked, the Queensland U16 vice-captain batted her club side into the grand final with a blistering 70 not out.
But Trevethan was also handy all season as a support bowler and never failed to take a wicket, including in the grand final when she snared 2-11.
2. Lauren Patterson (Gold Coast)
Queensland representative Patterson makes the side on the strength of consistency. She peeled off scores of 56, 42, 30, 39 and 33, although she would have loved one big score. The second opening position was hotly contested, but that consistency on her way to scoring 215 runs got her into the side.
3. Rebecca Storrs (Wests)
Storrs batted herself into the Team of the Season on the strength of scortes of 98 not out and 101 (97 balls). Overall she amassed a season high aggregate of 279 at an average of 93. She could be a class above and just had to be included.
4. Murraya Buckley (Sunshine Coast)
Buckley just had to make the side, didn’t see? With 220 runs this season for once out, she was third on the overall competition aggregate. A fine sportswoman adept at netball and touch football, the Gympie product scored a century against University.
5. Chelsea Sonter (Wests)
The Team of the Season’s keeper and captain, Sonter top scored in the grand final with 36 not out after earlier in the season making 102 not out, 65, 26 not out. She scored 229 for once out, a remarkable performance by the Queensland U19 and U17 female representative.
6. Deepika Bogahawatta (Valley)
Deepika had an outstanding season garnished by taking 4-21 in last Friday’s grand final. She took 4-21 in the decider after earlier in the season snaring 3-34. With the bat she also had scores of 70 not out and 23 not out.
7. Bridie Swain (Norths)
We cannot forget Norths captain Bridie Swain for her 62 not out from 121 balls against powerful Western Suburbs, and her 46 from 34 balls against Valley - who were both the grand finalists. She also scored 29 against semi-finalists, Gold Coast. Swain loved a big match.
8. Tanisha Gudigar (University and Souths)
The University captain was a pillar with bat and ball. She started the season with a haul of 2-29 in a run feast against Wynnum when Astrid Muniandy was rolling toward a century and
With the bat Gudigar scored 33 not out, 39 not out and 42 during the season, and also took 2-13 and then 1-33 against a rampaging Wests century maker Abbie Trevethan. In her first game for Souths she took 2-30 and then 2-36.
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9. Brooke Morrish (Sunshine Coast)
The competition’s leading wicket-taker, Morrish had an amazing season considering she was only on the Coast because she was on holidays from Townsville. It was a special performance by a girl from far North Queensland where the opposition is not as strong as it is in SEQ.
10. Ayaka Stafford (Wests)
Are we talking about the player of the tournament here? The leg spinner pinned opponents to the canvas, and her consistency resulted in outstanding spells which netted 2-17, 0-5 (4 overs), 3-15, 1-4, 2-8 and, in the grand final, 2-5 from four overs. She was remarkable in building pressure, particularly given she opened the bowling in every game with no protection due to field restrictions. Her fielding was brilliant all series including a diving outfield catch in the final. She took the key Valley’s wicket of Ayla Johnson in the grand final.
11: Amelia Kuhn (Gold Coast)
The Dolphins ace claimed 11 wickets this season, and showed fight in a beaten semi-final effort to score 25 from 53 balls against Valley.
12.Sage Martin (Ipswich)
Opener Martin provided one of the highlights of this season all the way back in round one when she scored 102 from 97 balls against Valley. She had three other starts, including scores of 17 and 18 - both top scores for her side. But century’s don’t grow on trees and that performance nudged her into the side.
13th: Lucy Logan (Wests)
Still only 14, it was a huge season for Logan who travels twice a week from the Gold Coast to Wests to be a part of the club’s program. She has been an aggressive opener, someone who is prepared to take the game from the first first ball with powerful pulls and on-driving. She backed up her performance at the recent QJC U15 State Championship playing for BEARS.
Most unlucky omission
Ayla Johnson (Valley)
Johnson flourished in the semi-final against the Gold Coast, scoring 57 not out from 40 balls to take the match away from the Dolphins quickly. Earlier in the season Johnson also scored 98 from 91 balls.
Emma Swanepoel (Valley)
Swanepoel’s 3-11 in the semi-final was the icing on the cake in what has been an outstanding summer. She has taken nine wickets at around 13, and in the semi-finals she claimed the Coast’s batting ace Lauren Patterson - a caught and bowled chance.
Ophelia Donohue (Valley)
Not far behind Swanepoel this season has been Donohue whose 1-25 in the semi-final and 0-7 from four overs in the grand final complemented an outstanding season which had seen her snare eight wickets at around 13.
Special mentions:
Ella Wellwood (Wests)
The young medium pace bowler took 5-23 in her last three matches, including 2-6 in the semi-final when she claimed the big wickets of Jayani Maharaj and Aurelia Burgess. She has been consistent all season, conceding around four runs an over, and her reward has come in the last fortnight with a flurry of wickets. How will she bowl in the grand final?
Jayani Maharaj (Wynnum Manly)
With 148 runs at 24.66 against the new ball this season, and five wickets, Sea Eagles opener Maharaj has been outstanding for her side.
She again top scored in the semi-final, scoring 18 from 17 balls before Ella Woodward snared her wicket.
Uditi Ratnala (Gold Coast)
The Dolphins had plenty of leading players this season, and one of the best was Ratnala whose spells of 2-16, 1-18 and 3-23 almost tipped her into the Team of the Season.
Marley Stokes (Ipswich)
Stokes had a fine season, with the vice captain making scores of 49, 23, 29, 29.
Jessica Cremin (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
The Sandgate-Redcliffe captain, Cremin had a good season with the bat, scoring 37, 41 and 53, as well as snaring 3-13 against South Brisbane.
Madhumika Dinesh (Wests)
Dinesh is an under-age fast bowling allrounder who was denied a century by a run out when she was dismissed for 83 from 98 balls against Ipswich. She continued to learn on the job as a fast bowler.
Georgia Black (Wests)
Black was surrounded by high achievers in the Wests’ side, but got through the season with her bowling reputation enhanced. She bowled 4-0-9-0 in the grand final.
Sara Lalwani (Norths)
Norths had a number of fine players including Lydia Rolley who claimed 4-41, and Bridie Swan and co. Lalwani’s double of 2-15 and 30 against semi-finalists, Wynnum-Manly, was outstanding.
Alvina Rauf (Gold Coast)
Dolphins captain Rauf had high tide scores of 61 and 40 this season.
Charlotte Rafton (Wests)
Rafton was an excellent support bowler across the season, including spells of 3-37, 1-25, 1-1 and 0-11 (four overs) in the grand final.
Mattise Easton (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Easton produced scores of 23, 59 and 17, along with contributing with the ball.
Stunning century-makers
Astrid Muniandy (Wynnum Manly)
Her runs came early in the season when she rolled out 116 from 93 balls in round one
and then 46 not out in round two. She only played another two games which is why she missed the side.
Riley Dealy (Dolphins)
Dealy peeled off a sensational century, making 108 not out while Sunshine Coast pair, Evie Baker and Murraya Buckley, both retired with centuries against University.
Best individual figures
Brooke Morrish (Sunshine Coast) speared through the poor old Uni line-up with a spell of 6.4-3-5-5. She also took 3-18 against Wynnum-Manly, 1-27 and 1-23 across the season.
Against the Odds performances
University’s Jordyn Thureson gets a special mention for her 3-21 from four overs on a day when Valley’s Ayla Johnson (98) sent her side careering to 230 from 36 overs.
South Brisbane’s Reniesha-Rub Rony scoring 40 not out out of 46 in a total of 8-97, while her teammate, Lucinda Hillier, scored 59 not out from 72 balls out of her team’s total of 8-101.
Best all around effort
South Brisbane Lucinda Hillier against. Hillier scored 45 from 44 balls against the Sunshine Coast, and also captured 2-11.
Peyton Meredith (Sunshine Coast) scored 40 not out and took all three wickets (3-17) against Ipswich and Sage Martin early in the season.
Miss Consistency award:
Sofia Velic (Sandgate-Redcliffe): With scores of 29, 36, 42 not out, 17 and 20, Velic was a most consistent batter.
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