Tewantin -Noosa and Maroochydore shine as Sunshine Coast cricket season gets under way with T20 games

Last season’s finalists Tewantin-Noosa and Maroochydore have enjoyed the ideal start to their season with solid wins and records to boot.

Former Brisbane Heat player Ben Laughlin enjoyed a solid debut for the Tewantin-Noosa Thunder on the weekend. Picture: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images.

Two wins each on the opening day of Sunshine Coast division 1 fixtures have given last season’s finalists Tewantin-Noosa and Maroochydore the ideal start for a rematch next month.

The Swans emerged from the strong pool at Buderim with wins over Glasshouse and Caboolture, on a day when all sides emerged from a disrupted winter needing a good hit out, and the benefits of the morning back in the middle were apparent.

In Round 1 a total of 511 runs were scored in the four matches, while on the same grounds after lunch this nearly doubled to 955 as batsmen got back into the swing of things.

The biggest recovery came at Caloundra, where a shaken Nambour faced Tewantin to open their campaign, but were overwhelmed by an already strong attack boosted by the addition of international Ben Laughlin.

Scott Aufderheide took the new ball to remove a scoreless skipper Nick Wallace to close the first over, then ended his second with the wicket of Hayden O’Connor for 2/5.

Former Brisbane Heat player Ben Laughlin enjoyed a solid debut for the Tewantin-Noosa Thunder on the weekend. Picture: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images.

Tom Stewart moved the scoreboard to 3/5 in his second over, then stood aside for Laughlin’s Thunder debut with the ball, and the Cutters’ innings spiralled into disarray as the side was all out 27, an unenviable record for the competition, with Aufderheide’s 3/5 and Laughlins’s 2/11 aided by two runouts on the way.

When the Tewantin batsman reached the target in 23 deliveries another record emerged, along with a huge Net Run Rate bonus for the Thunder.

The afternoon promised no better for Nambour after Gympie posed a challenge of 124 after former Cutter Trent Riddell led with 66, but the turnaround by the Cutters was complete, as Wallace and O’Connor walked off in the final over at 0/127 to lift the club morale.

Preston White sends one down for Caboolture in 2019.

Preston White, Caboolture Player of the Year after the Snakes’ last premiership in 2018-19, showed his worth with a rare T20 five wicket haul of 5/6 in his return to the Coast, adding an unbeaten 23 while chasing down Coolum’s target of 57 in 6.5 overs.

Premiers Maroochydore chased down totals of 90 and 75 from Glasshouse and Caboolture respectively with Ashley Noffke Medallist Luke McInnes and a returning Danyn Stewart keeping targets low with nine wickets for 56 runs between them for the day.

In a season that looks to have couple of sides that will struggle to consistently compete, wins against such teams will be compulsory for premiership hopes, but wins over rivals are even more important, and the Swans managed two of those.

As opening rounds, the T20 games showed that the status will be much the same as the season before, closely contested by Maroochydore, Caboolture, Glasshouse and Tewantin-Noosa, with Caloundra still to reveal some new talent, Gympie and Nambour reliant on established players with bonuses from rising talent, and Coolum still looking for that quality batsman and bowler to inspire a maturing playlist.

Points after Round 2: Tewantin -Noosa, Maroochydore 4, Caboolture, Glasshouse, Nambour 2, Gympie, Coolum 0.

RESULTS:

SCCA DIVISION 1 ROUND 1

MAROOCHYDORE v GLASSHOUSE at M’DORE 1

GLASSHOUSE INNINGS

Schultz J. ct Smith b Stewart 43

Cahill D. ct Watson b McInnes 2

Moffett L. ct Anderson b Stewart 19

Taylor J. b Schloss 2

Sawyer R. ct Smith b Jackson 7

Owen J. not out 7

Weil K. not out 3

Sundries: 7

Total: 5/90

FOW: 4, 55, 58, 76, 77.

Bowling: Anderson3-0-16-0, McInnes4-0-11-1, Jackson 4-0-19-1,

Armstrong 1-0—7-0, Schloss4-0-18-1, Stewart 44-0-16-2.

Overs:20

MAROOCHYDORE INNINGS

Schloss B. ct Schultz b Weil 9

Anderson R. ct Owen b Manuel 23

Stewart D. ct McAllister b Manuel 43

Porter J. ct Owen b Manuel 4

McInnes L. not out 1

Jackson M. not out 11

Sundries: 0

Total: 4/91

FOW: 14, 71, 79, 80.

Bowling: Weil 3.5-0-17-1, Owen 3-0-7-0, Taylor 1-0-9-0,

Sawyer 1-0-15-0, Jackson 4-0-19-0, Manuel 3-0-24-3.

Overs: 15.5.

WON BY MAROOCHYDORE

CALOUNDRA V GYMPIE at CALOUNDRA 1

GYMPIE INNINGS

Brady S. b Tebb 31

Riddell T. st Hill b Gautam 39

Brady J. ct Hill b Bailey 7

Murray N. run out 2

Sippel H. b Gautam 2

McClone M. b Bailey 12

Mitchell B. not out 2

Coughlan A. b Bailey 0

White J. run out 1

Bembrick O. not out 1

Maxwell L.. ct Sippel b Gautum 0

Sundries: 7

Total: 9/104

FOW: 72, 79, 84, 88, 98, 98, 102, 103.

Bowling: De Kauwe 3-0-21-0, Tebb 4-1-22-1, Cockram 3.1-0-16-0,

Gautam 4.2-0-18-2, Underhill 2-0-8-0, bailey 3-0-17-1.

Overs: 20.

CALOUNDRA INNINGS

Underhill S. not out 21

Gautum S. not out 41

Hill D. ct Murray b Mitchell 4

Kelly B. b Coughlan 24

Gibbs R. b Coughlan 6

Sundries: 9

Total: 3/105

FOW:

Bowling: J.Brady 3-0-15-0, Coughlan, 3-0-17-2, White 2-0-22-0,

Mitchell 3-0-16-1, Bembrick 3-0-15-0, Murray 3.2-0-16-0.

Overs: 17.2.

WON BY CALOUNDRA

COOLUM v CABOOLTURE at M’DORE 2

COOLUM INNINGS

Curtis S. ct Coffin b White 5

Briggs R. ct & b Batticciotto 6

Kenny. ct Simpson b Batticciotto 10

Hynes T. b White 0

Beutel L. lbw b White 2

Mackee T. ct Simpson b Lee 4

McLean J. lbw b White 0

Nenadic M. ct Ryan b Batticciotto 0

Brown T. st Simpson b Connew 1

Perren C. ct White b Lee 16

Brooks S. not out 5

Sundries: 8

Total: 57

FOW: 9, 23, 23, 28, 28, 28, 30, 45, 57.

Bowling: Batticciotto 4-1-22-2, White 4-1-6-5, Lee 3.2-0-17-2,

Connew, 3-1-12-1. Overs: 14.2.

CABOOLTURE INNINGS

Batticcotto G. not out 26

Coffin J. b McLean 7

White P. not out 23

Sundries: 3

Total: 1/59

FOW: 9.

Bowling: Brooks 3-0-26-0, McLean 3-0-27-1, Hynes .5-

Dale-Westbrook, Hynes, Cowling 0-6-0. Overs: 6.5.

WON BY CABOOLTURE

NAMBOUR V TEW-NOOSA at CALOUNDRA 2

NAMBOUR INNINGS

Wallace N. ct Laughlin b Aufderheide 0

O’Connor H. ct Pyne b Aufderheide 3

Jankowiak K. ct Kratzmann b Stewart 0

Massie J. ct Officer b Aufderheide 1

Turnbull G. run out 5

Swanton Z. b Laughlin 2

Perrin T. b Laughlin 0

Eiby S. run out 4

Baker L. run out 4

Greenwood S. b Officer 0

Perren B. not out 5

Sundries: 3

Total: 27

FOW: 0, 5, 5, 12, 14, 14, 22, 22, 27.

Bowling: Aufderheide 4-2-5-3, Stewart 3-1-7-1, Laughlin 4-0-11-2,

Taylor 4-1-3-0, Officer1.1-0-1-1. Overs: 16.1.

TEWANTIN-NOOSA INNINGS

Wright C. ct Swanton b Baker 17

Steel B. not out 6

Officer J. not out 0

Sundries: 5

Total: 1/28

FOW:22

Bowling: Eiby 2-0-8-0, Baker 1.3-0-17-0. Overs:3.3.

WON BY TEWANTIN-NOOSA.

Maroochydore's batsman Danyn Stewart. Picture: Patrick Woods

SCCA DIVISION 1

ROUND 2

CABOOLTURE v MAROOCHYDORE at M’DORE 1

CABOOLTURE INNINGS

Batticcotto G. ct Watson b McInnes 2

Coffin J. ct Jackson b Stewart 27

White P. b Anderson 10

Simpson J. obstructed field 8

Crouch B. lbw b Stewart 0

Simpson Carter lbw b Stewart 1

Ryan L. run out 5

Simpson Clayton. b McInnes 9

Lee M. ct Watson b McInnes 4

Eyles J. not out 0

Connew J. ct Schloss b Jackson 4

Sundries: 4

Total: 74

FOW:

Bowling: Anderson 4-0-18-1, McInnes 4-0-14-3, Stitt 4-0-14-0,

Stewart 4-0-15-3, Jackson 3.5-0-10-1. Overs: 19.5.

MAROOCHYDORE INNINGS

Stitt C. lbw b White 25

Anderson R. lbw b Eyles 13

Schloss B. ct Cl Simpson b Carter Simpson 9

Stewart D. ct Coffin b Eyles 5

Porter J. not out 15

McInnes L. not out 9

Sundries: 9

Total: 4/75

FOW: 30, 42, 48, 65.

Bowling: White 4-1-10-1, Batticciotto 2-0-20-0, Eyles 4-1-10-2,

CarterSimpson 4-0-22-1, Lee2-0-12-0.

Overs: 20

WON BY MAROOCHYDORE

GYMPIE V NAMBOUR at CALOUNDRA 2

GYMPIE INNINGS

Brady S. b Eiby 6

Riddell T. b O’Connor 66

Brady J. ct Zankowiak b Eiby 6

McClone M. lbw b O’Connor 0

Murray N. ct Eiby b Pitcher 24

Sippel H. ct Zankowiak b Pitcher 3

Mitchell B. run out 4

Maxwell l. b O’Connor 0

White J. not out 3

Coughlan A. run out 0

Cochrane K. run out 0

Sundries: 10

Total: 124

FOW: 11, 21, 26, 90, 112, 116, 117, 120, 121, 124.

Bowling: Baker 2.4-0-9-0, Eiby 3-0-19-2, O’Connor 4-0-28-3,

Jankowiak 4-0-26-0, Trace 1-0-17-0, Pitcher 4-0-21-2.

Overs:18.4.

NAMBOUR INNINGS

Wallace N. not out 69

O’Connor H. not out 49

Sundries: 9

Total: 0/127

Bowling: McGlone 3-0-20-0, Cochrane 3-0-10-0, Coughlan 3-0-22-0,

Mitchell 3.2-0-27-0, White 1-0-9-0, Sippel 3-0-16-0.

Overs: 19.2.

WON BY NAMBOUR

GLASSHOUSE V COOLUM at M’DORE 2

GLASSHOUSE INNINGS

Cahill D. b Brown 19

Schultz J. ct S.Scheepers b Briggs 69

Moffett L. ct S.Scheepers b Brown 4

Taylor J. ct Perren b Briggs 32

Sawyer R. not out 11

Owen J. ct Mclean b Brooks 7

Sundries: 17

Total: 5/ 159

FOW: 41, 45, 115, 139, 153.

Bowling: Scheepers 3-0-29-0, Brown 4-0-25-2, Perren 3-0-15-0,

Brooks 4-0-28-1, Briggs 4-0-31-2, Warde 2-0-23-0.

Overs: 20

COOLUM INNINGS

Briggs R. ct Moffett b Taylor 7

Beutel L . b Jackson 14

Kenny D. run out 18

Scheepers S. ct Cahill b Owen 9

Mackee T. b Owen 6

Perren C. b Jackson 2

Scheepers T. ct Manuel b Taylor 13

Brown T. not out 10

McLean J. not out 18

Sundries: 17

Total: 7/100

FOW: 9, 37, 47, 55, 58, 60, 73.

Bowling: Weil 2-0-3-0, J.Taylor 4-0-31-2, Owen 4-0-19-2,

Manuel 4-0-24-0, Sawyer 2-0-7-0, Jackson 4-0-14-2.

Overs: 20

WON BY GLASSHOUSE

TEW-NOOSA V CALOUNDRA at CALOUNDRA 1

TEWANTIN-NOOSA INNINGS

Wright C. b Tebb 0

Steel B. run out 0

Officer J. ct Hill b Tebb 63

Waugh L. st Hill b Gautam 17

Kratzmann A. ct Underhill b Gautam 42

Dennien J. run out 11

Taylor D. not out 3

Laughlin B. not out 18

Sundries: 10

Total: 4/164

FOW: 0, 7, 56, 102, 137, 143.

Bowling: Tebb 4-0-34-2, Cockram 4-0-24-0, Underhill 4-0-25-0,

De Kauwe 2-0-24-0, Gautam 4-0-27-0, Bailey 2-0-23-0.

Overs: 20.

CALOUNDRA INNINGS

Kelly B. b Stewart 39

Hill D. st Pyne b Taylor 20

Gautam S. ct Wright b Dennien 29

Gibbs R. not out 26

Cross D. ct Laughlin b Dennien 6

Underhill S. b Laughlin 4

Muir A. lbw b Laughlin 0

Bailey B. st Pyne b Taylor 10

Tebb M. not out 0

Sundries: 5

Total: 7/132

FOW: 56, 68, 101, 107, 118, 118, 132.

Bowling: Aufderheide 4-0-30-0, Stewart 4-0-22-1, Laughlin 4-0-16-2,

Taylor 3-0-29-2, Dennien 4-0-24-2, Officer 1-0-11-0.

Overs:

WON BY TEWANTIN-NOOSA.