Bulls fast bowling young guns fire, Scorchers’ sensational and bats Healy, Sharma star
Club cricket’s 3-2-1 votes: Bulls fast bowling young guns were bruts for Norths and Wests while the Scorchers were in scorching form and fourth graders Sharma and Healy dynamic with the bat.
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Evidence the Queensland Bulls future fast bowling stocks were in great hands was evident on the weekend in Kookaburra one-day club cricket after Wests duo Tom Whitney and Blake Edwards joined Norths pair Will Prestwidge and Connor Sully on centre stage.
The awesome foursome were all among our 3-2-1 votes winners, and so was startling Sunshine Coast all-rounder MacKenzie Harvey and his Scorchers’ teammate, old man river Chad Soper.
WHO SHONE BRIGHTEST ACROSS SEPT 16-17 ACTION
Two of the best performances from the round also came in fourth grade where Western Suburbs’ Sohaan Sharma accumulated 136 before being bowled by Javen Dsouza, while Valley’s Samuel Healy scored 106.
Read more about that innings, and others here as we continue our extensive coverage of weekend club cricket, from the Men’s first grade through to the women’s second grade and men’s fourth grade - covering games everywhere in between.
Coverage of the Lord’s Taverner’s competition will resume this time next week.
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KOOKABURRA ONE DAY MEN’S FIRST GRADE
Ipswich (9/218) def Sandgate-Redcliffe (153)
3. Harry Sheppard (Ipswich)
At 4-53 things were off the hinges but Sheppard (66, 95 balls) held his nerve against Kabua Vagi-Morea and the guile of Mitchell Swepson (2-36). Sheppard, an Ipswich Grammar School old boy, batted deep into the innings until Harold Austin (52) locked arms with him. Sheppard got Ipswich from 5-89 all the way to 7-193.
2. Harold Austin (Ipswich)
Austin’s upbeat 52 from 84 balls gave the Hornets innings a push along and deservedly gave Sheppard full value for his efforts.
1. Jem Ryan (Ipswich)
The Toowoomba Grammar School old boy is an inspired addition to the Ipswich club and his bruising fast bowling spell of 7-2-25-3, along with his innings of 24 (30 balls), was another great contribution to the side.
Special mention: Bryn Llewellyn (Ipswich) for his 10-1-22-3 plus 21 opening the innings, and Jake Winter (Sandgate Redcliffe). Winter’s counter attack (60, 57 balls) gave the Gators a sniff, carrying them to 2-107 before things started to unravel. Another hour of Winter would have made things interesting and batting deeper into the innings will know doubt be an aim of his. Also well down to Kabua Vagi-Morea (Sandgate Redcliffe) for his 10-0-29-3.
Sunshine Coast (3/183) def South Brisbane 9/179
3. Chad Soper (Sunshine Coast)
The wily right-arm medium-fast bowling of Chad Soper undid South Brisbane, with the PNG international snaring 5-15. Soper’s spell which gave the Scorchers a down payment on victory. A “Soperstar” he certainly was and it would have been smiles all around both from him and his teammates. His wickets included Souths batting mainstay, state opener Aryan Jain.
3. Mackenzie Harvey (Sunshine Coast)
We broke with convention to give two maximum three points for this match - and no other points - to cover the two elite performances from this game. What a day for Harvey who firstly helped Soper pile-drive through the South Brisbane batting with a haul of 3-36 - and then unleash a bewildering century.
Harvey only needed 86 balls to slam 102 and it was lights out for the South Brisbane bowlers when he got going. With the ball Harvey dismissed evergreen Lucky Peterson and Souths junior young guns Sam Geyer and Dylan Crees.
Special mentions:Edward Leslie (Souths) for his 54 not out, which included three sixes, gave his side something to bowl at and then with the ball he showed the way with all three wickets to fall in taking 3-40.
Matthew Love (Souths) dropped anchor for 41 which allowed his side to rally from 8-70 after Edward Leslie (54 not out) linked with him.
Toombul (198) def Valley (176)
3. Tom Balkin (Toombul)
He goes for a few runs but he can certainly take a wicket. With genuine pace, exciting new ball bowler Balkin bustled in and bruised the Valley innings with 4-58. The Nudgee College old boy and former Australian under 19 representative bowled Dylan McLachlan and Jack Wildermuth with the new ball, among his wickets. Balkin was handy with the bat, scoring 29 as well.
2. Jack Balkin (Toombul)
The young brother of Tom, the 2023 Nudgee First XI captain is vastly different to his brother at the bowling crease because he bowls off spin, although like his brother he is also an excellent middle or lower order batsman. From 6-132 the Bulls innings could have caved in but Balkin batted through the remaining overs to be last man out as his side kissed up against 200. With the ball Balkin dismissed Valley’s top scorer, Patrick Cotter, while also taking a second scalp.
1. Patrick Cotter (Valley)
The Valley innings was dead and buried without Cotter’s rousing half century. At 5-32 someone needed to make a stand and Cotter took the game on with 50 from 62 balls.
Special mentions: Cameron Boyce (Valley) with his cunning 2-22 (10 overs) and Benji Floros (Valley, 3-30)) both gave their side a fighting chance in the Toombul innings while Zanden Jeh (Valley) gets a mention this week for his innings high batting (39), not his bowling (1-49).
University of Queensland (6-290) def Gold Coast (210)
3. Angus Lovell (81, 124 balls)
Lovell didn’t need his sidekick Bryce Street alongside him this week in starring with the bat. He joined stylish Jack Clayton (74, 77 balls) in a match-defining partnership of 132 runs.
2. Jack Clayton (Uni)
Clayton added another dimension to his team’s innings with a lovely 74 which included six fours and two sixes, while he also claimed 2-32 (seven overs) which included the Coast’s top scorer, Lachlan Crump (67).
1. Lachlan Crump (Gold Coast)
The Dolphins have an exciting crop of young players flooding their ranks Crump is one of them. Coming out of Steve Baker’s finishing school at The Southport School, his calculated 67 from 88 balls was at the centre of Gold Coast’s batting recovery from 4-59 and with him at the crease at 5-196, the Coast were more than a sporting chance.
Special mentions: Alecz Day (Uni) added bluster to the Uni innings with a down the order 68 not out blitz of the Coast bowlers. His whirlwind innings took just 45 balls and ensured the Uni total was almost certainly beyond the Coast’s reach.
Dolphins’ pair Brad Munro (3-45) and Josh Kann (1-39) clung grimly to the shirt tails of the Uni batsmen with wholehearted bowling efforts for the Gold Coast, while Kann also scored 45 and was ever so close to snaring a one point vote from us.
Wests 4-143 def Redlands 141
3. Tom Whitney (Wests)
The exciting fast bowling prospects rattled the Tigers cage with 3-18 from seven overs, taking down both openers in his opening salvo. When the IGS old boy returned mid innings he snared the defiant Bailey Stewart (27)
2. Blake Edwards (Wests)
Wests were blessed with two of the finest fast bowlers in the state and following Whitney from one end is Edwards (3-32) at the other. Gosh, that is a challenge.
1. Stephan Muller (Redlands)
Muller was a beacon for the Tigers with a stoic 66 (96 balls) - and it took Queensland bowler Blake Edwards to get him out. We gave the former Queensland junior representative one point given the quality of bowler he was up against.
Special mentions: Tom Campbell (Wests) could easily have secured one point for his 52 not out that raised Wests from 4-74 to victory.
Toby Matthews (Wests), the Brisbane Grammar School premiership winnings slow bowler who around the pace of Whitney and Edwards got his job done with 1-29 bowling off-spin.
Norths (1-109) def Wynnum (108)
3. Connor Sully (Norths)
What Wests can do with Tom Whitney and Blake Edwards (see above), Norths can do with Connor Sully and Will Prestwidge. Both Sully and Prestwidge crashed through the front door of the Wynnum batting, with Sully taking 3-33.
2. William Prestwidge (Norths)
Fast bowler Prestwidge struck with wickets No. 1 and No. 2 in his new ball spurt that thumped his side onto the front foot.
1. Scott Palombo (Norths)
The match was over in a hurry when Palombo got rolling toward his half century. He finished with 59 not out (37 balls).
Special mentions: Noah McFadyen whose seven overs of swing complemented the pace of Prestwidge and Sully.
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Sandgate-Redcliffe 7-263 def UQ 10-254
3. Emma Jackson and Anlo van Deventer (UQ)
UQ came very close to chasing down the Gators score and that was because of how Jackson (75) started the chase and how van Deventer (56) joined in.
Later on, Ava Spencer (33) and Charni Bloxsom (35*) would’ve got the job done had Meagan Dixon not been so good in the field.
2. Mia Croucamp (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
After starts from skipper Tess Cooper (32) and do-it-all Dixon (24), Croucamp (83) enjoyed a game-breaking 155 run stand with young gun Caitlin Mair.
1. Caitlin Mair and Meagan Dixon (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Mair was on a mission in this game. With the bat, she scored 73 off 85, and in the field she caught a catch and got a run out.
Meagan Dixon also had a wonderful game, scoring 24 runs opening the batting, taking two wickets with the ball and assisting on four run-outs.
Special mention: Charni Bloxsom (UQ)
Bloxsom led the charge with the ball, finishing with figures of 10-1-49-4. This was before she almost scored a win with her unbeaten 35 late in the game.
Ipswich 6-143 def Sunshine Coast 10-142
3. Shari Anderson (Sunshine Coast)
Anderson had 142 runs to play with and she claimed the poles of Jessica McFadyen and Hannah Freiberg, while also removing Burns (63) with a good catch.
2. Keely Freiberg (Ipswich)
Ipswich won the toss and chose to bowl and quickly Freiberg solified this decision when she had her hand in dismissing both Sunshine Coast openers.
She finished with two wickets and two run-outs.
1. Rebecca Burns (Ipswich)
Burns was brilliant. She scored 63 opening the batting and without her Ipswich would not have won.
It is as simple as that.
Wests 6-104 def Valley 10-103
3. Leteysha Randall (Valley)
Randalll scored a quick 21 off 26 to finish the Valley innings and post a defendable 103.
2. Naiya Varidel (Wests)
She instantly made Valley regret their decision of batting first with a four wicket outing including the wickets of both openers Megan Jones and Lucinda Bourke.
In her second spell, Varidel removed skipper Christina Coulson and Leteysha Randall (21) who was seeing them well.
1. Ruby Strange (Wests)
Strange came in with Wests three down for 23 runs.
She did not get out and her unbeaten 35, off 78, ensured Wests reached the target.
It was a crucial knock from the Wests skipper who also took two wickets.
Wynnum-Manly 7-123 def Gold Coast 10-120
3. Samantha Smithers (Gold Coas)
Batting at No. 9, Smithers came in at 7-54 and she did a fine job seeing out 56 deliveries and adding 25 to the Gold Coast total.
She then backed up her cameo with the bat with three of the first four wickets her side took.
Special mention: Abigail Godfrey and Karri Keen who scored 24 and 21 respectively for the Gold Coast.
2. Ellie Johnston and Rebecca Riddell (Wynnum-Manly)
What more could the opening pair have done than set the wheels in motion with a 49 run partnership?
Johnston had 26 and riddell 25, with both batters scoring at over a run-a-ball.
1. Clodagh Rydall (Wynnum-Manly)
The Sea Eagles captain finished with figures of 10-5-19-3 in a ripping display of left-arm spin bowling.
In the chase, Rydall scored an important 15* to get her side home with just three wickets in hand.
SECOND GRADE, ONE DAY CUP
Ipswich 3-168 def Sandgate-Redcliffe 167
3. Tom Sippell (Ipswich)
Sippell was at the top of his game with three wickets, including two huge scalps - schoolboy batting ace Steve Hogan (29) and second grade captain Rory Livingstone (26). Both batsmen were set at the time, adding to Sippell’s accomplishment.
2. Dan Wilson (Ipswich)
Dan was The Man with a brisk 52 that ensured an early afternoon for the Hornets, despite the best efforts of probing Gators bowler Faizan Amin.
1. Ethan Ramsbotham (Ipswich)
Ramsbotham was Wilson’s partner in crime and when he got rolling, no one could stop him (49 not out).
South Brisbane 4-250 def Sunshine Coast 6-248
3. Brian May (Souths)
Opener May was imperious with his 94 not out, batting from start to finish in the South Brisbane innings. He went at just over a run-a-ball.
2. John Isoardi (Souths)
Another one of Souths fine crop of young batsmen, this Brisbane State High School past student let fly with 92 from just 101 balls.
1. Trent Riddell (Sunshine Coast)
It was a day for batsmen and Riddell was up with the best of them scoring a nice 75 from 113 balls which gave his team a foundation.
University 6-285 def Gold Coast 242
3. Edson Whattam (University)
The only way Gold Coast would get Whattam out was to run him out which is what Zac McDermott did. But by then he had scored 129 and set up a lofty total.
2. Caleb Ziebell (Gold Coast)
Caleb Ziebell was sensational for the Dolphins with a blazing century (102, 98 balls) that threatened to run down the Uni total.
1. Akshat Mishra (University)
In a high scoring game Akshat Mishra stuck to his guns and although going at five an over, he did take four wickets which undermined the Whattam-inspired run chase by the Ziebell.
Special mention: Judd Markham’s quickfire 50 from 30 balls by the Gold Coast was a message to his teammates not to throw in the towel.
Redlands 0/237 def Western Suburbs 8/218
3. James Catlow-Elliott (Redlands)
While several batsmen scored more runs than him, James Catlow-Elliott had the biggest influence on the result with his dynamic 49 from just 36 balls. Batting at No. 8, he came in at 6-144 when the innings could have gone either way.
2. Jon Stimpson (Redlands)
Jon Stimpson put Wests onto the backfoot in its run chase by claiming the first two wickets to fall for next to nothing, and later in his second spell claimed a third scalp.
1. Rex Tooley (Wests)
Tooley had a little bit of everything in his innings - defence, running between the wickets and four sixes. His 72 from 95 balls was a fine performance in a losing side.
Special mentions: Cameron French (Redlands) - In what was very much a team performance, French produced a soothing 64 from 72 balls which complemented Jack Fraser’s brisk 48 and James Catlow-Elliott dynamic 49. Also,
Wests opened the innings with slow bowler Angus Tolhurst and he did not let his side down with a spell of 10-2-25-2.
Northern Suburbs 236 def Wynnum Manly 160
3. Alexander Procopis (Norths)
Teenage batting ace Alexander Procopis put his head down to score 66 from 95 balls, an innings which gave Harry Lickiss (see below) the freedom to play his shots.
2. Ryan Walker (Norths)
The talented slow bowling all-rounder delivered both with the bat (31, 35 balls and with the ball (3-29) and in the field where he claimed a catch. Spin bowler Walker outlasted two challenging Wynnum lower order players, Dylan Henderson and Austin Billing.
1. Harry Lickiss (Norths)
Lickiss found the bullseye with the bat, blazing 51 from 35 balls to send his side flying beyond 236. As a bonus he also snare a late wicket. Not a bad day out.
Special mentions: Don’t underestimate Marcus Bean’s two early wickets for Norths which dismissed Vidun Periyapperuma and Jordan Kingdon
THIRD GRADE, Norm McMahon Shield
Redlands 9-d/326 & 3/81 def Norths 286
You may recall we gave Chase Rodgers (Redlands) three points, Trent Conwell (Redlands) two and Isaiah Shepherd (Redlands) one following day one efforts in last week’s story.
3. Chase Rodgers (Redlands)
Rodgers was in the game again, this time with his bowling, taking 4-86. He copped some tap from Zane Newton (80), Samuel Deacon (72 not out) and Harry Fortescue (41), but his wicket taking balls eroded the opposition’s middle order.
2. Zane Newton (Norths)
Newton produced sensational late order batting after Norths were sunk at 8-133. Newton was so dynamic in partnership with Deacon and Fortescue that Redlands’ players must have wondered if could they lose the match.
1. Samuel Deacon (Norths)
Redlands won the match but Deacon won the day with his stunning 72 not out that added 109 for the last wicket with Fortescue.
Toombul 299 def Gold Coast 256
3. Ryan Case (Toombul)
On a day when runs flowed and Gold Coast threatened to overrun the Toombul innings, Case was exceptional with his figures of 13-3-39-4.
2. Samuel Willis (Gold Coast)
Gold Coast were no pushovers and Willis’ 71 gave the innings plenty of clout. In fact at 5-200 and Willis in his prime, the Dolphins were eyeing victory. He was last man out.
1. Michael Robinson (Toombul)
Robinson went for five an over but he kept bobbing up in the wicket taking side of the ledger. Toombul needed all 10 wickets to claim victory and Robinson certainly contributed to the cause.
Special mention: Jason Bath (Gold Coast) is a former TSS First XI captain whose top order half century fired his side to 1-94.
Wynnum (171 and 5-107) v Wests (99)
3 and 2: Rohit Halder and Lachlan Bragger (both Wynnum)
The boys from the bayside both returned figures of 3-22, Bragger from nine overs and Halder from a toiling 18 over effort.
1. Lachlan Holmes (Wests)
Down but not out, Holmes had a four wicket, second innings surge which was a nice return.
Special mentions: Encouragement award to Iona College schoolboy Marley Malpass, a stylish batsman who scored 42.
FOOTNOTE:University v South Brisbane
Not enough information available, nor were there any scores from Sandgate v Valley.
FOURTH GRADE, Bob Spencer Shield
Western Suburbs 4-d/248 def Wynnum 172 and 4-114
3. Sohaan Sharma (Wests)
This was some performance. Sohaan Sharma dominated the score sheet with a telling 136 from 194 balls in what was one of the performances across all games played this weekend. He resumed on 43 not out and went right on with the task at hand.
2. Nicholas Scott (Wests)
Scott stuck like glue to Sharma, adding 137 for the second wicket until being caught by rookie Liam Carter off Breydyn Badke for 46 compiled from 118 balls.
1. Conor Bell (Wests)
Bell had a bit of fun with the blade - he scored 37 not out from just 45 balls - and when his side bowled a second time, Bell picked up two wickets.
Special mention to Harenderpal Singh (42) for his defiant second innings stand.
Gold Coast 0/142 & 4/167 def Toombul 88
3 and 2 and 1: Hudson Izzard, Angus James and Joe Madden (all Gold Coast)
The boys all chipped in with two wickets each, with Izzard striking with the new ball and James dismissing Toombul’s best player - Bailen Herd. We shared the votes around the three bowlers.
Special mention: Bailen Herd (Toombul) who batted for almost two hours in scoring 23.
University of Queensland 288 v South Brisbane 9-276
3. Blake Muller (Souths)
His side might have just failed to overhaul Uni’s total, but what a performance it was from Muller whose 99 from 135 balls elevated his side from the backblocks to an unlikely win. From 5-117 Souths probably should have got there, such were Muller’s heroics.
2. Will Finch (University)
Little did we know it at the time but William Finch’s blistering 65 from 56 balls would prove so important.
1. Jared Cooper (Souths)
Moloney and Henry kept things nice and tight for South Brisbane during the University winnings, while Jared Cooper cashed in with wickets - and plenty of them. He claimed 8-83. But credit must be given to his bowling mates Moloney and Henry as well.
Special mention: Dion Meta (University) only took one wicket, but what a scalp it was - trapping Blake Muller LBW, while Steven Horn’s late runs were crucial along with Alex Walduck’s half century.
Redlands v Norths
3. Christian Jardine (Redlands)
Jardine set up his side’s innings with a defiant 62 before he was caught by Michael Wright, bowled Andrew Campbell. He hit 10 fours and the full value of his innings will be seen later in the match.
2. Andrew Campbell (Norths)
Campbell’s 13 overs for just 2-25 has kept a lid on the Redlands’ innings.
1. Kyle Young (Norths)
William Whatmore was proving a real nuisance for the Norths bowlers and Young’s dismissal of him broke Whatmore’s promising stand of 72 with Jardine (see above). It was one of two wickets Young claimed and was vital.
Valley 6-d/297 def Sandgate-Redcliffe 177 & 4/106
3. Samuel Healy (Valley)
We saved one of the best until last. Samuel Healy dominated the scorecard as Valley pushed briskly toward 300 before sending the Gators back in.
2. Kristiaan Ezzy (Valley)
Ezzy had a good day on Saturday but helping his side spiral forward at pace with 71, and then with Sandgate Redcliffe batted a second time he claimed two wickets.
1. Tom Casey (Valley)
Casey let fly down the order to score 71 not out.
Special mentions: It was a difficult day for the Sandgate Redcliffe bowlers but in the context of the innings Kunal Thakur did okay with his 2-56 from 15.4 overs.
WOMEN’S SECOND GRADE, JODIE PURVES SHIELD
Valley 2-94 def Sandgate-Redcliffe 10-93
3. Emily Keiler (Sandgate-Redciffe)
Keiler had 93 to defend and tried her best claiming both Valley openers with an opening spell to be proud of.
2. Finley Hoger (Valley)
Hoger had no problems dismissing three of her rivals in a hurry and before Sandgate could blink, both their openers were walking back to the sheds.
Finished with incredible figures of 6-2-10-3.
1. Eleanor Swanepoel (Valley)
While Hoger was doing her thing to start strong, Swanepoel was getting warm and ready to pounce.
When it was her turn down the other end, the result was the same.
Like Hoger, Swanepoel took three but where she earned the No. 1 vote was her quick-fire 30* to storm to Sandgate-Redcliffe’s total in just 17 overs.
Wests 10-159 def South Brisbane 9-46
3. Pari More (South Brisbane)
Could More have done much more? She took two wickets in a jiffy and was economical.
2. Tanvi Aiyar (Wests)
The Wests No. 9 bat scored an unbeaten 26 which added valuable runs to the total.
Chloe Duce (19), Taylor Hamblin (17) and Chelsea Sonter (15) also got starts.
1. Taylor Hamblin (Wests)
As mentioned above, Hamblin scored 17 opening the batting. She then had a crack with the ball and in three overs she took two wickets to earn an early mark for her team.
Ipswich 7-207 def Wynnum-Manly 7-116
3. Abi McCray and Googie Hendricks (Ipswich)
McCray (40) was Hannah Tucker’s partner in crime, throwing in 40 in a magnificent 100-run stand.
Then, once Tucker’s wicket was taken, Hendricks scored an efficient 23.
2. Kaysey Amai (Ipswich)
Amai scored an unbeaten nine off the bat and was unplayable with the ball when opening the bowling.
She took three wickets and went for 1.25 runs an over.
1. Hannah Tucker (Ipswich)
The Ipswich second grade skipper put her name forward for promotion with an inspiring 58 run effort which was followed by a wicket and a run out in the field.
Norths 8-224 def Sunshine Coast 10-131
3. Katie Sheldon (Norths)
Sheldon was a tone-setter on Sunday, fronting the Sunshine Coast opening bowlers with a 39 run effort to begin the Norths batting innings.
2. Jessica Crighton and Bridie Swain (Norths)
This duo sent Norths to a fantastic total of 224, with Crighton (49) and Swain (29) seeing them like watermelons and sending the red to the fence.
1. Alexandra Lloyd (Norths)
Lloyd activated beast mode with 34 runs and three wickets giving the Sunshine Coast no chance of victory.
Special mention to Charlotte Love (8-0-43-2) and Evie Baker (22 runs) of the Sunshine Coast.
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