Club cricket under 19 grand finals: Aussie reps winning recipe for Valley; Sea Eagles narrow win
Club cricket’s best 3-2-1 players from the under 19 boys and girls grand finals and Premier grade revealed; plus how 2 Aussie reps and a couple of Poms brought home Valley’s premiership.
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Valley secured back-to-back under-19 premierships yesterday as captain Hugh Weibgen (68*) and Cooper Mackie (86*) put on a superb 164 run partnership to push their side past the winners post against Norths.
The right handed Weibgen and left handed Mackie each hit two sixes in a stand that reached Norths 168 in just the 31st over.
Finding the Ian Healy Oval rope was no issue for the in-form pair who, as they marched on, sucked the life out of their rivals.
But aside from the Mackie-Weibgen heroics lies one common denominator, in what is a recipe for success.
That recipe is Weibgen and his club mate, Brisbane Grammar School’s right arm quick Callum Vidler.
Exhibit A is their recent association playing together for club, school or country, including:
+ GPS First XI cricket premiership last year with BGS
+ last year’s under-19 premiership
+ this year’s under-19 premiership
+ their ODI series win over the touring England side playing for the Australian under-19s.
And it should come as no surprise they sprinkle magic dust wherever they go.
Both Weibgen and Callum Vidler have been playing cricket together for as long as they can remember.
Last Saturday Vidler, who on his day can bowl 140kph, returned to the BGS First XI line-up and fronted the unbeaten Nudgee College. And you guessed it. Brisbane Grammar claimed the upset of all upsets to bring up their first win of the season.
Vidler took 3-11, but it was his side’s batting that did the job.
“They managed to bat really well. It wasn’t me, it was them. I got three but we batted extremely well. Best we have ever seen. It was actually pretty funny,” Vidler said about coming back into the line-up and sparking a batting explosion for Grammar.
Vidler had been out for the first four rounds due to Australia under-19 team commitments.
“The Test (four day game) was awesome. I loved playing it on Alan Pettigrew Oval. The one-dayers were good, but just a step above any other cricket I have played,” Vidler said about his experience in green and gold this summer.
“You miss they hit type of thing.”
Vidler said he learned most about nutrition and looking after his body to be prepared for a game.
“I used to eat nothing before a game. Now I got the up-and-go’s and bananas. The easy stuff to stomach.
“Clint Mackay (ex-Australian player) was our bowling coach. He has experience, and kept it really simple. He talked about a 6-8 metre length, hitting it. It was great to have a smart coach like him.
“If we weren’t playing we were training. and on rest days I genuinely needed a rest. It was some of the best times staying in a hotel with your mates.
“ I went to school on one of the rest days and my mates thought I was in England so they were a bit startled,” Vidler said, reminiscing on a great experience.
Vidler and Weibgen will vie for selection in the Australia under-19 team again in August when they travel to England for another ODI series, in preparations for next year’s under-19 World Cup.
Not only did the victorious Valleys side have two of the four Queenslanders selected in the Australia under-19s, but they also had two 19-year-old English boys who came down under for the summer—London town’s Sam Hadfield (2-18) and Archie Ramanathan (4-27).
Hadfield said he had wanted to come since he was a kid because of a family link with Valley and Queensland fast bowling champion Joe Dawes. “It’s hot here,’’ he added.
The duo play for Bromley Cricket Club in Kent, having graduated from Tonbridge School last year where they won the cricket premiership against schools like Harrow and Kent.
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Here we name our 3-2-1 best players from the weekend.
VALLEY V NORTHS
Boys under 19 grand final
3. Ryan Forrester (Norths)
Forrester tried his hardest in the Grand Final, top scoring for Norths with 63.
He opened the batting and was at the crease for almost the full 50 overs so high praise to him for grinding it out against a fierce Valleys bowling attack.
2. Archie Ramanathan (Valley)
Right arm pace bowler Archie Ramanathan made sure he gave 110 per cent in his final game for Valleys.
The youngster from London collected four wickets and leaked just 27 runs in his nine overs, ending his stint in Australia on a high note.
1. Cooper Mackie (Valley)
What a summer Mackie has been having, bringing up his seventh fifty of the season with an unbeaten 86.
Indeed the opening batsmen, who has been scoring well in second grade lately, had his way helping Valleys to back-to-back under 19 premierships.
With a classy 88 ball display, the left hander hit eight fours and two sixes.
During his 120 minutes in the middle, he and Weibgen were seeing them so well that when the pitch played its tricks with a low one, they could easily keep it out.
1. Hugh Weibgen (Valley)
Weibgen was in a world of his own as he usually is. On Sunday, the No. 3 batsmen scored 68*, rotating the strike nicely with Mackie.
There were plenty of highlights, namely his cut shots, cover drives and expert communication between the wickets.
Once he got his eye in it was game over.
WYNNUM-MANLY v UNIVERSITY
Girls under 19 grand final
3. Melanie Vernyik (Wynnum-Manly)
Vernyik set the highest of standards with the new ball when she bowled out her four overs, taking 2-8. It was a high class performance which pinned Uni to the canvas and mounted additional pressure in a grand final.
2. Laura Scheiwe (Uni)
Uni lost due to that fickle Duckworth Lewis system after rain interrupted play, but that was no fault of Scheiwe who was almost a mini-matchwinner in a mini match shortened by rain, with her 23 not out from 23 balls a significant contribution in a low scoring final. She also claimed a wicket when she bowled. Daldy also did her best for Uni. She was run out for four runs but she did take 2-1 in her two overs, which kept the pressure on as rain swirled around the ground.
1. Amreen Kahlon (Wynnum-Manly)
The young leg-spinner has been somewhat of a junior cricket prodigy, backing her skills and bamboozling opponents with her wrist spin. She continued to back her skills in the grand final despite a challenge from Scheiwe, finishing with 3-18 from 3.4 overs.
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Redlands v South Brisbane
3. Jon Stimpson (Redlands)
Stimpson produced a season best haul of 5-32 as Redland bounced back from the rigours of a heavy loss one week earlier.
2. Steve Muller (Redlands)
Muller dropped anchor to score a critical 56 from 141 balls as stroke makers backed themselves all around him.
1. Harmon Sandhu (Souths)
Sandhu showed plenty of fight with a season high half century in a faltering innings. Sandhu has been on fire with the ball this season with 52 wickets at 24, and he took another wicket in this match, but it was his fighting knock which snared him a point here.
Norths v Wynnum-Manly
Nikhil Chaudhary (Norths)
3. What Jehan Daniel (see below) could do from No. 7, Norths Chaudhary could do better with a blistering 163 – also from No. 7 in the batting order. Boy, didn’t he get stuck into it.
2. Jehan Daniels (Wynnum)
Daniels almost doubled his season aggregate in one innings as his smashing 109 from No. 7 gave Wynnum-Manly a fighting chance. Daniel also took a wicket.
1. Noah McFadyen (Norths)
It was a team bowling effort by Norths which was spearheaded by swing bowler McFadyen whose 21 overs yielded 3-49 in first grade.
Sandgate-Redcliffe v Toombul
3. Daniel Seaton (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
With match scores of 46 and 57, Nudgee College old boy Daniel Seaton continues to progress nicely, passing 800 runs for the season.
2. Oliver West (Toombul)
West and Jon Knight put in the big ones for the Bulls and displayed plenty of application, with West batting 133 balls on his way to a top score of 45 while Knight poured over 117 balls for his 42.
Chathura Kaluthanthri (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
1. He has been a more than handy all-rounder this season with almost 500 runs and 37 wickets. On Saturday he took four wickets.
Valley v Sunshine Coast
Dan Cummins (Sunshine Coast)
3. He richly deserved a century (96, 157 balls) after carrying the attack to the Valley bowlers. It was an innings out of the box, easily his best top grade knock this season, one which should provide a foundation for the rest of his summer.
2. Cameron Boyce (Valley)
Boyce wound the clock back to take 6-69 for Valley. The representative leg spinner had a ball with his guile and skill, even when Cummins was at his peak. Well done also to Oliver Benbrick, He produced a season best haul of 4-41 last weekend, taking his season tally to 41 wickets at 23.76.
1. Hugh Weibgen (Valley)
With runs and wickets Weibgen has lived up to the hype after leading BGS to last season’s GPS First XI premiership. He has 1248 runs this season, but last weekend claimed four wickets with his off spin. He also scored a handy 23.
Western Suburbs v University
3. Bryce Street (Uni)
Street did it again (82) at the top of the order to lay foundations for Uni’s first innings 329. He spoiled the Wests party who had high hopes in the local derby after the club’s Marsh Cup Bulls’ reps Tom Whitney and Steve McGiffin cashed in the previous clash with nine wickets between them.
2. Pranav Susarla (Wests)
Susarla produced his highest score in first grade this season (86) a week earlier, and backed it up last Saturday with 66 to ensure Wests challenged hard against their arch rivals. Both knocks have been for the old-timers, classic old fashioned opening batting efforts.
1. Harry Walker (Uni)
Walker’s down the order 53 (103 balls) was just what was required as Wests were looking to work their way through the middle and lower order.
Ipswich v Gold Coast
Noah Emmerson (Ipswich)
3. The Ipswich Grammar School old boy bowled his side into the box seat with 5-63 in the Gold Coast’s first innings. It was nice, controlled spin bowling.
2. Daniel Wilson (Ipswich)
Wilson revived the Hornets innings with a fighting 68 that occupied 133 balls, a gallant knock as the Ipswich side slipped to 8-169.
1. Lachlan Crump (Gold Coast)
The Southport School old boy showed plenty of ticker in both innings, scoring 45 and 20. He put a value on his wicket with his 20, then showed his flair side with a rollicking 45 at better than a run-a-ball.
Women’s First Grade competition
Wynnum-Manly v Valley
Sienna Ginger (Valley)
Ginger did her thing removing four batsmen while going for just over two an over. Eleanor Swanepoel helped her out with three wickets while Megan McCartney got busy with a twofer.
Amreen Kahlon (Wynnum-Manly)
Defending 90 is not easy but Kahlon gave it a red hot crack. And boy did she make inroads. Taking five out of her team’s six wickets, Kahlon gave her absolute best.
Western Suburbs v Sandgate-Redcliffe
Zoe Valencic (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Valencic was awfully close to resurrecting her side after they made just 81. Not unlike Kahlon, Valencic claimed a fifer in a losing side with Wests winning by one wicket.
Sunshine Coast v Gold Coast
Georgie Boyce (Sunshine Coast)
Boyce opened the batting in style with a superb 56 off 70. It was just the start the visitors were after and Ellie Johnston (39) had her say early too with a run-a-ball innings.
The pair brought up 82 runs together and set their team on the way to a whopping 286 off 49.
Mikayla Wrigley (39) and Lucy Hamilton (35) followed suit.
UQ v Ipswich
Emma Jackson (UQ)
Some Sunday Jackson had, the opener bringing up 105 off 97 in an innings she will not be forgetting anytime soon.
She found the rope 12 times, catapulting UQ to an incredible total of 353. Charli Knott (51), and Nicola Hancock (69) recorded half centuries as the UQ middle order continued to cash in in Ipswich.
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