The GPS First XI cricket competition took a dramatic turn with a series of boilovers

Two GPS First XI heavyweights have hit the canvas during shock losses, while Churchie edged out Brisbane Grammar School in a thriller during round five action on Saturday.

GPS First XI heavyweights St Joseph’s Nudgee College and St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace hit the canvas during shock losses, while Churchie edged out Brisbane Grammar School in a thriller today.

The giant-killing Ipswich Grammar School claimed another victim when IGS defended (247) against Nudgee (187), while BSHS somehow found a way to win against competition favourites Terrace (126) despite making just 157. Khabir Panchal was the star for BSHS with 5-18.

And in another dramatic moment, Anglican Church Grammar School made just 140 – but still won despite a gallant last wicket stand between BGS pair Griffith Adams and Daniel Skoien.

Flynn Thomasson batting for Churchie today, but he became a matchwinner with the ball after lunch by taking four wickets. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

At Tennyson, the St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace pace attack ganged up on Brisbane State High School before BSHS returned serve when the Terrace batsmen walked to the crease.

State High were 7-75 against White, Stockdale, Pilgrim and co, yet somehow found their way to 157.

Just as his brother did last season, BSHS fast bowler Luke Hatherell livened things up with a withering four over burst to threaten the Terrace top order, while Sam Geyer claimed two wickets during a six over effort.

Brisbane State High School’s Sam Geyer bowling earlier in the season. (AAP Image – Richard Waugh)

Spinner Alex Maynard was then like a boa constrictor, strangling the Terrace batsmen to maintain intense pressure while Khabir Panchal was also outstanding in support.

Panchal claimed the key wicket of the highly rated Terrace Will Campbell (6) and went on to take another four scalps during an afternoon to remember.

A key moment was the run out of Terrace batting mainstay Toby Snell (48, 125 minutes) who had clearly set himself the goal of carrying his bat through the Terrace innings.

State High keeper Jack Wilson played an important role behind the stumps. (AAP Image – Richard Waugh)

But as his half century milestone approached, Snell could not beat the return of Shanmukh Sai Valluru to gloveman Wilson.

Snell’s batting partner for around an hour, Jack Pilgrim (18) was then claimed by Panchal and Terrace had to start all over again needing 51 runs to win in 14 overs.

But there were too be no late order heroics as BSHS savoured one of their finest wins.

PACE ATTACK SEALS WIN OVER ARCH RIVALS

In Ipswich, a defiant Ipswich Grammar School escaped the clutches of the St Joseph’s Nudgee College to post 247 after a stunning 92-run stand between Lucas Sefont (60) and Tom Whitney (58).

Tom Whitney, left, had a huge day for Ipswich Grammar School.

Then when it came time to bowl, Noah Emmerson got the spoils (3-43) and Riley Denny (3-27) for IGS who kept a lid on the Nudgee batting group.

Nicholas Glass top scored for Nudgee with 37. (AAP Image – Richard Waugh)

Not for the first time Whitney stood tall in the IGS middle order with a run-a-ball innings which not only inflated his team’s tally, but also installed confidence in his batting partners after Ipswich Grammar had collapsed to be 7-129.

Whitney’s innings was garnished with six fours and two sixes, but even his knock was overshadowed by the fireworks of his batting partner Sefont.

Brisbane Grammar celebrate wicket. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

Coming in at No. 9, Sefont would barely have needed a smattering of 50+ sunscreen, so brief was his stay in the middle.

But during his 44 minute performance, Sefont his five sixes and five fours to quickly taken the game away from Nudgee.

Brisbane Grammar keeper Matthew Lockhart attempts a stumping of Jessie Sia. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

After Sefont was dismissed, Dupinder Singh then had a swing of the bat and his 12 took IGS to beneath the canopy of a match winnings tally.

When Nudgee batted, Farhan, Denny, Bell and Singh put the breaks on the Nudgee batsmen, then Denny and Emmerson polished things off.

CHURCHIE: IS THIS THE BEST GPS DREAM TEAM OF ALL?

At Southport, The Southport School blew the cobwebs out of a stop-start season with a comprehensive victory over Toowoomba Grammar School.

TSS set-up a bonus point win by careering to 261 before dismissing TGS for 94.

Tom Gossett was in sparkling form, with his 80 constructed from 96 balls across 110 minutes at the crease.

Jack Sinfield shone with bat and ball for TSS. Picture Glenn Hampson

Around him the lively Jack Sinfield (27), an explosive Lachlan Crump (43), Louis Chabert (24) and Samuel Heathwood (19) proved too hot to handle as the TSS innings raced along.

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In reply not even Toowoomba Grammar’s Mitchell Doolan, a century-maker in his last start, could rest the initiative away from the TSS attack.

Having enjoyed his time at the batting crease, Sinfield had a wonderful time at the bowling crease, taking 2-14.

Dan Skoien almost stole the match with the bat. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

But it was Liam O’Connor who took the bowling honours with 4-36 from 8.4 overs while Gossett pushed hard for man-of-the-match honours with an outstanding effort with the ball (eight overs, 0-18).

Harry Meiklejohn bats for Toowoomba Grammar School. Picture: Kevin Farmer

TGS’s Harry Meiklejohn (22) applied himself for 83 minutes while Taj Glenn hit 26, but it was TSS’ day as the GPS champions gained some momentum with successive wins after the frustration of two washouts.

TSS TEAM OF THE DECADE

At Northgate, Queensland all-rounder Flynn Thomasson (4-34) and Angus Archer (2-17) tunnelled Anglican Church Grammar School to a rousing win when the chance of victory seemed remote after Churchie had been dismissed for just 140 (36 overs).

Angus Archer in the GPS Cricket game between Brisbane Grammar and Anglican Church Grammar (Churchie) at Northgate. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

Bowling fast and straight, Thomasson came on first change after BGS (131) had edged their way safely to 0-32.

He then dismissed Lockhardt and Bartley during a match-turning over that had BGS 2-32, and later claimed Tolhurst (15) who was trying to dig BGS out of trouble.

Hugh Weibgen celebrates a wicket. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

Having witnessed Thomasson’s success, Archer then had claimed Nowlan and Weibgen and in the blink of an eye BGS had lost 4-3 to be 4-34.

BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL’S BEST EVER XI

Around the wicket-taking dynamic duo of Thomasson and Archer, Tom Storen, Steven Timms and Luke Philp maintained pressure as Churchie accelerated toward victory.

Brisbane Grammar keeper Matthew Lockhart appeals against Campbell Corrigan. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

But as had been the case on several occasions this season, there was a twist when BGS last wicket pair Griffith Adams and Daniel Skoien threatened to pluck a rabbit out of a hat.

Campbell Corrigan pulls. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

BGS were gone at 9-107, yet Adams and Skoien hung in to need 13 runs to win from the final over.

But the brave Adams was trapped LBW to Pat Rankin and Churchie won by nine runs.