Team of the Week: Lord’s Taverners, Men’s two-day and T20Max women’s action
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Who were club cricket’s best performers from the weekend’s action?
Here we name our KFC T20 Max women’s, Sci-Fleet Motors Men’s First Grade Two Day competition team of the week and reveal the best schoolboy standouts from the last regular season round of the Lord’s Taverners competition.
See below for the rundown of the weekend’s action as the Unviversity of Queensland became the KFC T20 Max Premiers.
THE PREMIER CRICKET WRAP
A career highest score a fortnight ago was only a stepping-stone for hard-working Ipswich batsman Bryn Llewellyn, as the latest weekend in the KFC Queensland Premier Cricket competition delivered a string of high points for male and female players through the grades.
Llewellyn, who hit 142 two weeks ago for the Hornets, upped the ante in the Sci-Fleet Motors First Grade competition over the weekend with 149 against Norths.
Unfortunately, his personal milestone wasn’t enough to prevent Ipswich falling to a loss to the Vikings, who had piled on 424 runs the previous week.
Promising Queensland quick Connor Sully bowled with sharp pace to claim 4-55 from 18.1 overs to help Norths to the points.
Australian under-19 spinner Jackson Sinfield made a successful return to first grade after overcoming a leg stress fracture, claiming 4-82 from 25 overs as Redlands wrapped up a win over Sandgate-Redcliffe.
Toombul fought out a tough draw with Valley, thanks to defiant knocks from Luke Maugeri (79 from 191 balls) and Jarryd Blake (70 no from 170 balls) as they finished 8-243.
Wynnum-Manly also toughed out a draw with South Brisbane, holding out for the day to finish 9-248 in reply to Souths’ total of 334.
Paceman Hamon Sandhu, younger brother of Bulls paceman Gurinder, took 5-69 for Souths.
Wests defeated Gold Coast to assert their claims for a top four spot, while University of Queensland overcame Sunshine Coast.
The lower grades were dominated by two impressive bowling efforts, while with the bat, a club stalwart registered a mighty milestone.
Justin Poole, the eldest of three brothers who have enjoyed a lengthy association with Wynnum-Manly, powered past 11,000 career runs for the Sea Eagles with his 48 not out in his third grade team’s win over Western Suburbs.
Poole, who came out of retirement to play lower grades a few seasons ago alongside the next generation of the family to join Wynnum-Manly, is the first player in the club’s history to achieve that record.
There were another two seven-wicket hauls, with Wynnum-Manly fifth grade leg-spinner Aditya Ghai snapping up 7-90 while in sixth grade, South Brisbane’s Prince Lucky finished with 11 wickets for the match.
He claimed 7-40 and 4-80 in their win against University of Queensland.
The inaugural KFC T20 Max women’s competition was claimed by University of Queensland after the weekend featured the semi-finals and Final at Allan Border Field.
University accounted for Sunshine Coast, with opener Emma Jackson hitting 79 from 58 balls, while Valley overcame Sandgate-Redcliffe in the semi-finals before the Final was all one-way traffic.
University turned the tables on their rivals to take out the title, claiming some redress for Valley defeating them last season in the Final of the Katherine Raymont Shield one-day competition.
New ball bowler Emmie Blamey claimed potential Valley match-winner Mikayla Hinkley in her first over to boost their chances.
Blamey went on to claim the Melissa Bulow Medal for her bowling effort of 2-8 from three overs as Valley battled to 53, with the experienced Chris Coulson (15) top-scoring for her side.
Gillian Chalmers also claimed 2-9 from three overs.
UQ then charged to the title, finishing with 1-56 as reigning Kath Smith Medallist Ruby Strange (21no) and semi-final hero Emma Jackson (29) led the way to the title.
KFC QUEENSLAND PREMIER CRICKET TEAM OF THE WEEK
Bryn Llewellyn (Ipswich, 149, First Grade)
Emma Jackson (UQ, 79 off 58, First Grade)
Luke Maugeri (Toombul, 79 from 191 balls, First Grade)
Michael Strauss (Redlands, 127no, Third Grade)
Robbie Young (Wests, 146, Sixth Grade)
James Catlow-Elliott (Redlands, wk, 5c,1 st, 1 ro, Second Grade)
Harmon Sandhu (Souths, 5-69, First Grade)
Aditya Ghai (Wynnum-Manly, 7-90, Fifth Grade)
Prince Lucky (South Brisbane, 7-40, Sixth Grade)
Charni Bloxom (UQ, 4-12, First Grade)
Emma Blamey (UQ), 2-8 off 3 over, First Grade)
Amitoj Sidhu (South Brisbane, 6-33 off 10 overs, Lord’s Taverners)
LORD’S TAVERNERS TEAM OF THE WEEK
Chace Rodgers (Redlands)
Rodgers rallied his way through the new ball and came out on top of the mountain with a patient 80 runs. He got his eye in, went at the bad ones and left the good ones. He was on a mission.
But wait it gets better. This guy took matters into his own hands, picking up 4/12 off his 10 overs. It was a carry job for Rodgers on Sunday and boy was it impressive.
Mathew Harvie (South Brisbane)
Harvie was a new ball hero for Redlands. He couldn’t be stopped, taking a fifer and only leaking 22 runs in his 10 overs.
He took five of his team’s first seven wickets.
Kade Martin (Ipswich)
Runs were not easy to come by on Sunday. In fact they were almost impossible. Martin however found a way to get it going, scoring 27 off 39 in a valiant effort from Ipswich. In the end they were bowled out for 123, with Martin top scoring with the best strike rate.
Brayden Meegama (UQ)
Meegama was making his case for why he should be in that Queensland under 17 National Championships XI.
He is currently a non-travelling reserve but boy after this performance it’s clear he’s just as deserving as the others.
His figures—5/10 off nine.
Kori Ramsden (Ipswich)
The jack of all trades was back at his brilliant best against UQ. This time it wasn’t his batting prowess that got Ipswich over the line, rather his beautiful bowling. Ramsden eradicated five batsmen. Four of them came consecutively so you can imagine how fired up the Ipswich Grammar School border would’ve been on his home ground.
Amitoj Sidhu (Toombul)
Sidhu was sensational, putting in his best bowling performance of the season after being named to the Queensland under 17 team during the week.
He came away with six of the best. Then, with bat in hand, he hit a crucial 18 off 20 to earn victory.
Ravijit Singh Buttar (Western Suburbs)
Buttar continued his good form on the weekend with a tenacious 78 in the face of some fierce bowling in Jack Balkin and Sidhu.
He took his time, playing 131 balls but that was a must for the opening batsmen who weathered the storm with great poise.
Balian Herd and Braithyn Pecic (Toombul)
Herd and Pecic did their best to chase down Toombul’s 154. The opening pair scored 31 and 26 respectively, those that followed getting starts to finish the job.
Scores of 17,13,11,12,18 and 14 filled the scoresheet as the Toombul boys gobbled up 152 with 12 overs to spare.
Kye Martin and Pranshu Dave (Western Suburbs)
Martin and Dave did all they could, picking up three apiece. They were economical and it really was a two man show with the ball in hand.
Alas, the depth of the Toombul batting order was in full effect.
Cruz Baker (Northern Suburbs)
Baker brought the aggression at No.4, smacking three 4s and two 6s on his way to a quick 42. It was the perfect answer after dangerman Alex Procopis was dismissed.
Jenson Scifleet and Neill Evetts (Northern Suburbs)
Who knew the No.8 and No.9 batsmen could bat like an opening pair? Scifleet and Evetts knew it and had every intention of making it common knowledge on Sunday when the two combined for 90.
Scifleet brought up his half century with a strike rate of 171 while Evetts went at a run-a-ball for a mighty 35.
Charlie Bignell and Dominic Black (Darling Downs & SW Queensland)
The two B’s were super in a losing effort. Bignell tallied 57 while Black had an unbeaten 71. If the rain had held off, the in-form Black would have made it a real contest with 74 runs required off the last 34 balls.
Fergus McFayden (Northern Suburbs)
McFayden had it going, the youngster taking three poles. One of them was a dazzling caught and bowled effort.
Liam Johnson and Jared Jackson (Sunshine Coast)
This lethal duo both scored themselves half centuries against Sandgate-Redcliffe on the weekend.
Johnson took his time while Jackson was in a rush, clearing the boundary twice on a pair of big strikes.
Carter Simpson and Steven Hogan (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Their rivals posted a formidable 236 but it was not enough to hold off the likes of Simpson and Hogan, who are seeing them like watermelons right now.
Simpson was super with a patient 75 off 125 but it was Hogan who stole the show. The heroic No.4 amassed 124 off just 136, steering his side to an easy win.
Liam Carter and Jackson Steinhardt (Wynnum-Manly)
The stars really did shine like beacons on the weekend. Steinhardt is a legitimate star. Does it get any better than an unbeaten 114 off 117? I think not.
Carter was courageous as well, weathering the storm as opening batsmen and scoring 76.
Jacob Bath (Gold Coast)
Bill Pippen Oval wasn’t doing the bowlers any favours and Bath cashed in, cruising to 111 off 118 deliveries when opening the batting. He should run himself a bath after a performance of this calibre.
It was the answer Gold Coast needed and boy did Bath rise to the occasion.
Griffith Williams and James Crews (Gold Coast)
Victory wouldn’t have been the Gold Coast’s without the finishing touches of Williams and Crews, who chipped in 40 and 64 respectively.
They fed off the early innings heroics of Bath and from there it was just a matter of getting there in time. Indeed they never looked in doubt, the Gold Coast boys winning by seven wickets.
Saxon Jeh and Sam Lewis (Valley)
The spinners were sensational for the visiting Valley team, Jeh and Lewis combining for four wickets. They leaked a few on the way but high praise to the both of them for sticking to their guns as the wickets did eventually come.
Harry Frost and Luke Ward (Valley)
How’s this for an opening partnership— 55 and 99. It would have been even sweeter if Ward wasn’t undone just shy of his deserving milestone but he carried his team to victory so that will have to do.
It’s worth noting both Frost and Ward were hitting at strike rates over 130. You could say they wanted to waste no time and chasing down 199 with 22 overs to spare is all the evidence you need.
LORD’S TAVERNERS FINALS DRAW
SEMI-FINALS
One Day Format
1D
10:00
AEST
27 Nov 2022
Graceville Memorial Park (Oval 1 - Turf)
Western Suburbs
vs
Gold Coast
1D
10:00
AEST
27 Nov 2022
Elizabeth Daniels Park (Kerry Emery Oval)
Sunshine Coast
vs
Valley
GRAND FINAL
One Day Format
1D
10:00
AEST
4 Dec 2022
TBD
vs
TBD
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