GPS First XI Cricket: Round 3 results
St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace all-rounder Luke Davies went crash, bang, wallop in round 3 of GPS First XI cricket, while Nudgee College doused first round giant-killer Toowoomba Grammar.
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St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace all-rounder Luke Davies went crash, bang, wallop in round 3 of GPS First XI cricket while Nudgee College doused first round giant-killer Toowoomba Grammar School.
Then at Fursden Rd, Brisbane State High School (9-190) defended their total against Brisbane Grammar School (136) after Matthew Holmes took 4-12, while Ipswich Grammar School (7-218) had another good win, this time over Churchie (162).
IGS’ Noah Emmerson would have claims for player of the season so far in 2021, and again contributed today.
In the battle of last season’s joint premiers, St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace all-rounder Luke Davies unleashed a matchwinning innings as Terrace reached 6-261 at Oakman Park. In reply BBC made 179.
Davies (85, 91 balls) set a cracking tempo from the outset and the positive vibes flowed through his side across the innings.
“Has been working hard with little reward,’’ said Terrace director of cricket Blair Copelin.
“He has stuck at it, he is a quality player and he went out and absolutely dominated from ball one.
“He was outstanding. His demeanour at the crease brought a lot of the players with him. And he backed that up with the ball, bowling eight or nine overs. He set the tone for what was great at BBC which is never easy.’’
After Davies’ knock, a blazing 62 run partnership in 30 minutes between Robert Kelly (41, 26 balls) and Brayden Laffan (32 not out) then iced the morning session for Terrace after the inform Mitchell Bodimeade (48) Tom Campbell (15) and Henry Joseph (22) had contributed.
Bodimeade and Davies added 82 in 97 minutes, with Oakman Park proving too small for Davies who launched five sixes beyond the boundary rope.
Having been roughed up by Davies, the BBC bowlers dug deep in the heat to try and curtail Terrace.
Javen D’souza (0-33), Max Daldy (2-42), Samuel Bell (2-41) and Harley Lammi (1-26) dragged their side back into the contest.
But Terrace upped the ante when Kelly and Laffan got together late, and appropriately Laffan (32 not out) hit the last ball of the innings for six.
When it came time to bat, Davies’ first over dismissal gave Terrace a fly-start in the field as well.
BBC then slumped to 3-23 before Sam Bell (32) and Max Daldy (32) revived things.
Daldy was going along nicely until he was run out by Laffan, who then claimed Bell’s wicket as BBC were reduced to 5-89.
Frederick Marshalland joined in the wickets and Loch bowled well as BBC, for once, could not find a way back despite Taj Annan’s enterprising 44 (36 balls).
“BBS compete well, they do the little things well, so to walk away from there with a win is great,’’ Copelin said. “It is hard to win an away match against good opposition.’’
He said regardless of the result, “the boys have been improving’’. “They are playing better cricket.’’
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In Toowoomba, the St Joseph’s Nudgee College bowlers were on song again as first round winners Toowoomba Grammar School found the going tough after batting first.
TGS were dismissed for 100 in 34.3 overs after a promising start and the Nudgee batsmen then reached the target in just 18.2 overs.
Nudgee quick bowlers Tom Balkin (1-26) and left armer Kallum Russell (2-22) were a handful, and behind them Tom Malone (1-14), Luke Maugeri (2-17) and Jackson Mills (2-20) kept things tight.
Mills has batting star power, but his bowling has also been the perfect foil this season to the huff and puff of Balkin and Russell.
TGS started so well, with Harry Meiklejohn (9) and Rex Tooley (22) seeing Balkin and Russell out of the attack.
Tom Sippel (22) also blocked Nudgee’s progress for 87 minutes, but the middle order and tail lost their footing against an excellent bowling and fielding side.
Toowoomba Grammar bowler Jem Ryan then ensured Nudgee did not let their minds drift from the job at hand when he claimed Nudgee opener Dan Fielding in a short burst before lunch.
But Maugeri (45, 58 balls) quickly ensured Nudgee were in no danger of attack by racing along while Mills added to his average with a nice 27 not out (15 balls).
At Ipswich Grammar School, IGS’s Harry Sheppard batted time and teammate Reynhardt Smit went for his life to ensure their side set Churchie a difficult run chase.
No.3 Sheppard was the anchor as James Ross-Lavender (21, 30 balls), Noah Emmerson (21, 21 balls), Lachlan Cumming and (24, 44 balls), Lucas Sefont (14, 14 balls) and Reynhardt Smit pushed hard against the Churchie bowlers to muster 7-218.
Smit and Sheppard then added 63 as the IGS innings finished with a flourish which was always likely to prove the difference between victory or defeat.
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Churchie’s Hamish McDonald (1-40), Steven Timms (3-42), Henry Zietsch (0-48), Campbell Corrigan (1-29, eight overs), Will Harris (2-21) and Campbell Mountford (0-20) worked as a bowling unit and IGS did battle for momentum.
But try as the bowlers did, Sheppard could not be dislodged and he was the key to IGS setting a 200-plus victory target.
When Churchie batted, the IGS bowlers swarmed as a unit with Riley Denny, Hayden Bloomfield, Jackson Evetts and Emmerson (2-18, 10 overs) and Jack Geldard all contributing to restrict Churchie.
The five worked hard in trying conditions, but found stern resistance from Churchie pair McDonald (50) and Harris (30) who held up IGS’ push for victory. Churchie eventually were dismissed for 162.
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In a hot wind at Fursden Rd, home side Brisbane State High School had a fine win.
BSHS made a competitive 190 against Brisbane Grammar School, with Dylan Crees (54), Jordan Kingdom (36) and Miron Nanayakkarawasam making 28.
The BSHS bowlers were then able to defend the total.
“It was good for the boys to bounce back,’’ said BSHS director of cricket Sandor Harris.
“It shows their character to comeback from a tight loss last weekend.’’
Seamer Holmes claimed amazing figures of 4-12 while leg-spinner Connor McMillan took 2-38 for BSHS as BGS were dismissed for 136 (Malone 50, Sanders 26).
It was only Holmes’ second game in the Firsts.
When BSHS batted, the BGS attack was splendidly spearheaded by Robbie Sanders (3-30) and Callum Vidler (2-39).
But when BGS hit the batting crease, the BSHS bowlers seized the initiative.
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