The players that starred for Mackay-Whitsunday sides from first weekend of North Queensland Alliance action

Four sides competed in the Cyclones first weekend of representative action. From the U15s to the open sides, see who shone.

Corey Stroud after his unbeaten knock for Mackay-Whitsunday. Picture: Mackay-Whitsunday Cricket Facebook.

Mackay-Whitsunday open-aged, U25, and U15 sides were all in action in both Rockhampton and Mackay over the weekend as part of the North Queensland Alliance representative cricket competitions.

The open and U25 sides travelled to Rockhampton, while the U15s were in action on our doorstep in Mackay.

The open women’s and U15s performed strongly, picking up three wins and two wins from three matches respectively.

The U25s also managed a victory from their two clashes, while the open men went winless.

See who shone for each side below.

Mackay-Whitsunday Open Men

Darryn Dyer

Norths’ Darryn Dyer led the way for the Cyclones with bat in hand in their first match against Central Queensland, hitting his way to 51 off 54 balls.

Mason Kohler 

In the first match, Kohler was unbelievably economical with ball in hand. If not for conceding one boundary, he would’ve finished with 3-0, but he had to settle with 3-4 from 6.2 overs - that’s 37 dot balls if you don’t mind. Took 1-15 off four overs in the second game as the Cyclones battled to defend just 34.

Isaac Borg 

Borg spun a web in his side’s first hit out, claiming a tidy 3-22 from 10 overs. Managed 1-6 off two in the second game.

Mackay-Whitsunday Open Women

Aleisha Middleton

The skipper stood tall to strike 50* from 50 balls in the opening clash against CQ.

Kelsey Waldon

Waldon also starred in game one with 50* from 38.

Haylee Holdsworth

Holdsworth was the standout in game two, striking 67 runs from 48 deliveries.

Kiana Dunn

Dunn had a tournament to remember with the ball, taking 2-6 off three overs in game two. She followed it up in game three, taking two wickets with her first two balls to finish with 4-5 from three overs.

Mackay-Whitsunday U25 Men

Etienne Pretorious

Pretorious played a strong hand in the first game against CQ at the top of the order before he was run out, finishing with 40 from 63 balls in a knock that included six boundaries.

Lochi Whitehead

Whitehead too shone in the U25s first game, finding the boundary eight times is 61-ball 53.

Todd Dixon

Dixon too stood tall with the bat in game one, smashing his way to a 44-ball 55 from number seven. The knock included six 4s and three 6s. Also took 2-35 off 8 in that same game.

Wes Dyer

Magpies’ Wes Dyer picked up a neat 3-32 from eight overs in the U25s first game.

Mackay-Whitsunday U15 Boy’s

Jack Law

Fresh off a first-grade debut for Brothers, 15-year-old Jack Law had a carnival to remember. He plundered 52 and 46 in the Cyclones first two games, before striking a pivotal 95-ball 104 that included 12 fours and four sixes. He also picked up 2-16 off eight overs in the same game.

Corey Stroud

Following up from a 40 off 64 balls in game one, Stroud came into his own in the second match, notching an unbeaten 101 from 147 deliveries to steer Mackay-Whitsunday to a seven-wicket win over Central Queensland, chasing down 228 in the final over.

Brayden Mattan

Mattan was the chief destroyer with the ball in game one against North Queensland, taking 3-16 from his 5 overs.

Connor Muller

Muller was a standout with ball in hand for the Cyclones in game two against Central Queensland, taking half the team’s wickets to finish with 3-34 from 10 overs.