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A Sam Heazlett hundred (135) for Redlands and a withering 117 (96 balls) by Patrick Cotter (Valley) were the high points of the round in the Premier cricket Kookaburra One Day competition, but there were other ace performances.
Top of the tree was elite women’s player Darcey Johnson’s 5-21 for the Gators in the Katherine Raymont One Day Shield, along with Wests Darcy Strange (52 and 4-19).
And Toombul’s Joe Cotgreave along with Wests’ pair Luke Davies (108) and Pranav Susarla (100) scored hundreds in men’s second grade, while and Tom Kelaart (University) 97 not out, also in second grade.
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Gold Coast’s second grade captain Ryan Neal also snared 5-20 to bowl his side to a win, while Wynnum Manly’s third grade captain Jon Shaw (101 not out) shone.
Katherine Raymont One Day Shield
Sandgate Redcliffe 5-174 defeated Sunshine Coast 9-172
3. Darcey Johnson (Sandgate Redcliffe)
Johnson produced a player of the match performance with her match winning 5-21. The Gators needed something special to quell the spirited Scorchers’ girls and Johnson delivered in spades, well supported by Jessica Cremin.
1. Jessica Cremin (Sandgate Redcliffe)
Cremin just had to be mentioned for her elite performance at the bowling crease which reduced the run rate to a trickel. A left hander who can impact games with both the bat and the ball, Wildcats junior Cremin bowled 10-2-18-1.
1. Tess Cooper (Sandgate Redcliffe)
Opener and captain Cooper was at it again with a compelling 69, a nicely paced run-a-ball knock which was the pillar of the Gators’ run chase.
1. Matisse Easton (Sandgate Redcliffe)
Easton finished the Gators innings in style with her 33 from 31 balls, an innings which included four fours. The bayside team still had plenty of work to do when Cooper fell at 5-130, but Easton found a willing partner in Aarcha Gautham (10 not out).
Western Suburbs 166 defeated Gold Coast 101
3. Ruby Strange (Wests)
The Wests’ captain was her team’s batting lighthouse with a beautiful 52 from 64 balls. She stood head and shoulders above any other batter in the field. Strange then took the new ball, returning 4-19 from just 8.5 overs. It was elite stuff.
2. Lilli Hamilton (Wests)
A Darling Downs junior and Fairholme College old girl, the former Queensland under-19 representative was on fire with the ball, returning 3-29 from 10 overs.
1. Emma Taylor (Gold Coast)
Taylor claimed both openers and then the flowing Strange to give her side a chance of restricting Wests. Her eight overs claimed 3-26.
Special mention: Laura Scheiwe (Gold Coast) for her gutsy 28 in a collapsing innings, and also her teammate Olivia Winter (2-23, eight overs).
Wynnum-Manly 8-96 defeated Valley 95
3. Clodagh Ryall (Wynnum Manly)
A Browns Plains SHS past student where she was a cricket prodigy, left-armer Ryall was at the peak of her bowling powers with a telling 3-15 from eight overs. Without her five star performance against the middle order, it is highly likely Valley would have won.
2. Shriya Naidu (Valley)
Valley was not without their own bowling hero Naidu. She was just as potent with her remarkable spell of 9-1-11-2.
1. Jordan Spilsbury (Valley)
Jordan Spilsbury was almost as potent as Naidu. Spilsbury took 3-13 from her five overs – all top order players.
Special mentions: Wynnum Manly’s Samantha Smithers (10 not out, 19 balls) and Amreen Kahlon (seven not out) for scrambling their side from 8-81 to victory. The girls both took two wickets as well.
In a lower scoring game Valley opener Lucinda Bourke (21) top scored for her side and was the seventh player dismissed.
Men’s Kookaburra One Day
Gold Coast (243) defeated Wynnum Manly (206)
3. Brad Munro (Gold Coast)
Off spinner Munro (1-29, 10 overs) tied down the Wynnum Manly batsman while also capturing the prized wicket of young batting ace Reuben Burger who was set on 39. This was after his telling 35 from 31 balls ensured his side recovered from 6-139 to post a winning score. Yet another outstanding player out of The Southport School, Munro played his junior cricket at Mudgeeraba when he first picked up a bowl aged just four.
2. Thando Ntini (Wynnum Manly)
The son of Proteas legend Makhaya, Thando’s performance disrupted the Dolphins’ batting push at the start and when he returned to capture the threatening Lachy Atken. His 9-3-32-3 demanded respect from the Gold Coast batsmen.
1. Lachy Aitken (Gold Coast)
Gloveman Aitken shared a vital 65 run partnership with Munro after Wynnum Manly had threatened to derail Gold Coast’s strong start which had been headed by Hugo Burdon. Aitken played within himself before raising the tempo.
Special mention: Amitoj Sidhu (Wynnum Manly)
Five-wicket hero Sidu is a former Queensland under-17 all-rounder. An under age Premier grade player, he was also capable of delivering with the blade although he is cutting his teeth against the men batting at No.11.
University 8-212 defeated Norths 211
3. Max Clayton (University)
Clayton was the cornerstone of the University batting which had slipped and fallen on its face against a spirit Norths bowling and fielding unit. After University were rock solid at 2-153, a batting collapse saw Uni face peril until Clayton (48 not out, 51 balls), threaded together a winning partnership with Donal Whyte.
2. Donal Whyte (University)
Whyte got his side home in a thriller with a timely 20 not out that rescued University from 8-179 chasing 211. He went whoosh, bang and crash to score his runs in a hurry from just eight deliveries. During Norths’ innings, he also took 1-32.
1. Scott Palombo (Norths)
Norths near ambush of Uni was speared by Scott Palombo (66) whose carefully considered half century, a mixture of all out attack and subtle defence and singles, took it up to the University bowlers. His score was the highest of the game.
Special mentions: Matt Willans (University) was in an innings wrecking mood (4-30, eight overs) while Marcus Bean (Norths) for his 3-31 which was central to Uni’s collapse.
Redlands 6-247 defeated South Brisbane 6-243
Sam Heazlett (Redlands)
Sam Heazlett (135, 130 balls) ensured Souths competitive total was reeled in with more than 10 overs to spare. He was a class above, sending 15 fours and three sixes to, or over, the boundary.
2. Liam Smith (Redlands)
Smith was Heazlett’s partner in crime, scoring a run-a-ball 79 and sharing in a match winning partnership of 190.
1. Thomas Biggs (Redlands)
An Iona College product, left arm medium pacer Biggs did well with his 2-39 from nine overs including two set batsmen – the time honoured Luck Petersen (41) and the threatening Sam Geyer (66). They were crucial wickets.
Special mentions:Sam Geyer and Connor McMillan (Souths), both BSHS past students, did well under pressure. McMillan who held it together to take 1-33 from eight overs, a great return for a young leg spinner under the circumstances, while Geyer top scored with 66 from just 63 balls).
Wests 3-146 defeated Sandgate Redcliffe (143)
3. Soham Sane (Wests)
Sane’s six over effort which netted 4-22, including the wicket of the dangerous Jack Cooper, swung the match in his team’s favour. An outstanding talent from Brisbane Grammar School, Sane’s quick dismantling of the middle order was key.
2. Sam Truloff (Wests)
The Wests captain ensured there would be no batting collapse with his 52 from 70 balls. He also lashed out for a couple of sixes and five fours in a well paced innings.
1. Jack Cooper (Sandgate Redcliffe)
Cooper stroked 53 from just 45 and was the big wicket when Sane snared him just as he threatened to bat his side to high ground.
Special mentions: Angus Tolhurst (Wests) pushed through his spinners to snare 2-34 from 10 overs.
Valley 5-226 defeated Ipswich 223
3. Patrick Cotter (Valley)
Cotter made Easton Oval look small with his towering performance that lowered the mast of the Ipswich side. It was a remarkable counter attacking innings given Valley were in deep trouble at 4-25. But Cotter carried his team’s score all the way to 217 before his dismissal.
2. Tighe Morris (Valley)
A young gun from Churchie, Tighe Morris (52 not out) shared in an astounding 192 run partnership with Cotter after Ipswich had rocked the start of the innings. The all-rounder played second fiddle to the flowing Cotter, facing 84 balls.
1. Jared Adamski (Ipswich)
Jared Adamski (3-29) and Charlie Lachmund (1-24) were all over the Valley top order like cheap soup, and at 4-25 their opening salvo had Ipswich well placed.
Toombul 3-212 defeated Sunshine Coast 209
3. Amritpal Grewal (Toombul)
Amritpal Grewal was the spearhead in the Bulls stunning chase of the Scorchers’ 209. He blasted 74 from just 47 balls, a whirlwind effort which ensured his side were on the cusp of victory in a hurry.
2. Preston White (Toombul)
That man Preston White was again a force with the ball, unfurling 10 overs that yielded 4-23 – all top order players. He will go down as one of Toombul’s finest ever players.
1. Lachlan Hearne (Toombul)
Hearne accepted the baton from the runaway Grewal and also plundered 79 not out from just 61 balls, an innings garnished by four sixes.
Men’s Second Grade One Day Cup
Sunshine Coast 7-219 defeated Toombul 218
3. Joe Cotgreave (Toombul)
Padua College old boy Joe Cotgreave produced the best innings of the day despite playing in a beaten side. His 101 from opener took his side all the way to 6-212 before he was dismissed. He stroked five fours but also lofted six sixes.
1. Jack Whisker (Sunshine Coast)
Whisker put the punch into the Scorchers winnings with his quickfire 79 (65 balls) which was only ended when Mitch Hammond intercepted a shot from Nudgee old boy Carter Corless. A remarkable 42 runs came in sixes as Whisker pushed through the wreckage of a mini batting collapse to blast his side to safety.
1. Harrison Sippel (Sunshine Coast)
Sippel set a high standard opening up when he punched 50 from just 44 balls which propelled his side forward at a great rate of knots.
1. Jacob Stevenson (Toombul)
Stevenson was superb with his tide turning 9-1-20-2. In a match where bat won out over the ball, his performance was outstanding.
University of Queensland 6-186 defeated Northern Suburbs 185
3. Tom Kelaart (University)
Brisbane Boys College product Kelaart again displayed a great temperament in constructing a man winning 97 not out (110 balls). The level headed opening batsman batted through the innings to ensure Uni overcame Norths spirited 185.
1. Samuel Deacon (Norths)
Deacon finished late and strong with his stunning 70, a performance which, along with Pat Farrell, lifted his side from the mire and gave them a chance of victory. Norths looked dead and buried at 7-91, but Deacon soon saw to that.
1 and 1. Healy Williams and Ferguson Comrie (both University)
It was a team bowling performance which restricted Norths around Deacon’s heroic innings, and leaders of the pack were Healy Williams (4-36) and Ferguson Comrie (3-35).
Special mentions: A big part of Uni’s elite team bowling unit was Jano Coetzee whose 10 overs cost just 1-19, while James Grady was handy with his 1-39 in support of Comrie and Williams.
Edson Whattam (University) compiled a crucial 45 in partnership with Kelaart.
South Brisbane 8-256 defeated Redlands 184
3. Trent Pearce (Souths)
Skipper Pearce was a clear man of the match after his performance with both bat (48) and ball (2-19). His match high 48 came from just 28 balls, and his two late wickets polished off the Redlands’ innings.
1 and 1. Thisaja Samarawickrama and Will Storrs (Souths)
While Samarawickrama went for 4.8 runs per over, he took wickets which were needed to quell a Redlands’ recovery from 5-161. Storrs put Redlands onto the back foot with early new ball pressure.
1. Harry Short (South Brisbane)
Short laid the foundations for Souths winning innings with a patient 50 from 93 balls when he defied the excellent bowling of Matt Short and Will Barwick.
Special mentions: Matt Short (3-36) and William Barwick (2-35) bowled splendidly for Redlands.
Western Suburbs 2-230 defeated Sandgate Redcliffe 8-227
3. Luke Davies (Wests)
An allrounder of considerable clout, Davies made his mark with a startling 108 from just 91 balls. Deagon was not big enough for Davies who used the fast outfield to his advantage on his way to placing 13 scoring shots between the boundary riders. Another three sixes also came from his bat.
3. Pranav Susarla (Wests)
Originally from Brisbane’s north western suburbs, Pranav Susarla (100 not out, 92 balls) shared in a 184 run opening partnership with the free wheeling Davies. He struck 12 fours and a six and no one could contain him.
Special mentions: Gators’ captain Rory Livingstone tried to return serve with his 76 while Wests bowler Hassan Ibrahim took three wickets.
Ipswich 184 defeated Valley 173
3. Paul Nasser (Ipswich)
In a match where every run and wicket counted, Nasser produced an outstanding performance. He top scored with 61, but also bowled tightly to net 1-26 from seven overs.
2. Patrick Rose (Ipswich)
Rose was the bowler of the day with his 2-17 from just 9.5 overs. From the Brothers club, the true blue Hornets bowler snared the big wicket of Miles Coates who was batting his way through the innings.
1. Miles Coates (Valley)
Coates dropped anchor for a defiant 60 carved from 109 balls. He played the patience game and was oh so close to delivering Valley a winning target.
Gold Coast 9-225 defeated Wynnum-Manly 156
3. Ryan Neal (Gold Coast)
Neal cruised through the Wynnum innings to snare 5-20, with his dismissal of top order players Timothy Hale, Harley Malpass and Varinder Nakhwal carving a hole in the bayside boys’ innings. The right arm bowling allrounder also nipped out two tail enders while also snaring two catches.
2. Sam McLean (Gold Coast)
McLean set up the winning total with his steady 66 from 90 balls, sharing an important partnership with Zane Beattie of 97.
1. Jordan Kingdon (Wynnum Manly)
An away match on the Coast is never easy but Kingdon rose to the occasion with his defiant 49 constructed from 86 balls. While he would have been disappointed not to push on, it was a good innings against a good attack.
Third grade, Norm McMahon Shield
Team of the Week
Jon Shaw (Wynnum Manly, 101 not out)
Oliver Dickinson (Wests, 48)
Adam Hart (Toombul, 60)
Logan Beutel (Sandgate Redcliffe, 57)
Craig Weier (Redlands, 72)
Indy Ranatunga (Souths, 53)
Kade Horan (Redlands, 72)
Josh Tazzyman (Valley 3-44, 48*)
Lachlan McClure (Redlands, 4-9)
Will Jenkins (Redlands, 3-18)
Dylan Henderson (Wynnum Manly, 3-20)
Dupinder Singh (Wests, 3-24)
13th man: Shivam Sangwan (Wests, 2-10)
Third grade results
Wynnum-Manly 2-136 defeated South Brisbane 7-132
Sandgate-Redcliffe 8-198 defeated Toombul 8-197
Northern Suburbs 7-227 defeated University 5-225
Redlands 273 defeated Valley 159
Western Suburbs 3-99 defeated Gold Coast 89.
WOMENS SECOND GRADE – Jodie Purves One Day Shield
Valley 4-176 def Northern Suburbs 7-175
2. Eleanor Swanepoel (Valley)
The Valley skipper had a cracking day of cricket on Sunday. First she won the toss and made the decision to bowl first which proved the right call and quickly she made her mark at the bowling crease where she picked up two wickets.
With the bat in hand, she chipped in with a run-a-ball 22 in what was a quality 30-run partnership with Elizabeth Choo.
She was elite in the field as well, Swanepoel taking a catch and having a hand in a run-out.
2 and 2. Jessica Crighton and Elizabeth Choo (Valley)
The dynamic duo from Ashgrove ensured Valley had the upperhand in the batting chase with an excellent display.
No.3 bat Crighton scored 40 from 65 deliveries while Choo saw out the match with an unbeaten 48.
The pair combined for 50 runs and ran well between the wickets.
SPECIAL MENTIONS
+ Valley opener Sarah Traynor whose run-a-ball 23 got her team’s batting innings off to a flyer.
+ Norths all-rounder Taylor Hamblin who got a start with the bat (11) and bowled economically (1-26, eight overs).
+Norths toiler Olivia Nightingale who showed great determination at the back end of the first innings to chip in an unbeaten 24 late in the piece.
+Norths No.5 batter Katie Sheldon who top scored for her team with 35 runs. It was a great knock.
Gold Coast 1-226 def Ipswich 9-75
2.Alvina Rauf (Gold Coast)
Dolphins opening batter Alvina Rauf skyrocketed into second place on the leading run-scorers rankings with a brilliant knock of 92.
Rauf was mesmerising on Sunday getting anything she wanted against the new ball and in an impressive feat, Ipswich could not get her wicket.
She saw the Gold Coast to a whopping first innings total of 226 with singles and 2s her bread and butter.
1.Linda Machin (Gold Coast)
While Rauf was the player of the day, first drop bat Linda Machin was not far behind her with a stunning knock of her own propelling the Gold Coast girls towards a score well into the 200s.
Machin plugged the gaps well on her way to scoring an unbeaten 51 from just 54 balls and shared in a game breaking 111-run partnership with Rauf.
1 and 1.Jemma Savill and Matiesse Wadwell (Gold Coast)
Gold Coast bowlers Jemma Savill and Matiesse Wadwell were enormous at the bowling crease and their deeds earnt the Dolphins a nice early mark on Sunday.
Savill finished with figures of 3-20 from six overs while her skipper Wadwell was unplayable across her five overs (2-4, two maidens).
1.Sage Martin (Ipswich)
Ipswich all-rounder Sage Martin moved mountains for her side against top guns Gold Coast.
She was one of her team’s most reliable bowlers (8-0-30-0) and top scored for her side against the amped-up Dolphins bowlers with 22 runs opening the batting.
Western Suburbs 5-204 def University 10-144
3.Rebecca Storrs (Wests)
Rebecca Storrs, a first-grade calibre player, showed her class with a tone-setting innings of 90 (122 balls) opening the batting.
Storrs and her skipper Sophie Whittaker put on an incredible 170-run partnership in an exceptional display away at University.
Storrs put away a whopping 16 fours before Charlotte Atkinson found a way through and then with the ball she led the charge taking three wickets.
2.Sophie Whittaker (Wests)
After a slow-ish start to the season, Whittaker hit her straps with a cracking knock of 75 (82).
Whittaker’s power-hitting blew her rivals away as she sent ball after ball to the boundary, the No.4 bat dispatching 13 fours in a statement-making innings.
With the ball, Whittaker worked her magic again to keep University out of reach.
She finished with figures of 1-21 from seven overs.
1.Hayley Campbell (University)
The University opener top scored for her side with 33 (31 balls) opening the batting.
Her approach was aggressive and she showed her intent sending five balls to the rope.
SPECIAL MENTION
+Wests weapon Nicole Snyman was close to her destructive best early on in her team’s staunch defence of the 204-run total. She picked up three wickets, two of them the University openers who were looking dangerous.
+University bowlers Charlotte Atkinson (6-1-19-1) and Emily Mitchell (6-1-25-2) who challenged hard. No.8 bat Mitchell also showed plenty of fight scoring 19 runs.
Wynnum-Manly 5-189 def Sunshine Coast 10-183
1.Ishani Singh (Wynnum-Manly)
The Sea Eagles spinner took matters into her own hands on Sunday to single handedly take away the Scorchers’ chances of winning.
Singh picked up the crucial wicket of opener Phoebe Murphy (19) and then claimed three more wickets.
The only blemish on her record was 16 wides but wickets are wickets.
1.Evie Baker (Sunshine Coast)
Baker top scored for her side in the run chase, the first drop bat coming in early and showing plenty of patience and poise to pick which balls to go after.
She hit five boundaries on her way to scoring 35 and was a rock for the Sunshine Coast taking them from 1-11 to 3-102.
2.Hannah Tucker (Wynnum-Manly)
Tucker’s player of the match performance was the difference on Sunday.
With wickets falling around her as she looked to get the eye in, Tucker dug deep and grinded it out under extreme pressure and heat to post a match-high 83 not out.
The ultra-reliable Wynnum-Manly all-rounder also bowled eight overs but it was her 105-ball knock that featured 10 fours and a six that gave her side a real upper hand.
1 and 1.Claudia Toohey and Jazmin Baartz (Sunshine Coast)
In the first innings when Sea Eagles ace Tucker flexed her muscles, Scorchers duo Claudia Toohey and Jazmin Baartz bowled well for little reward.
Toohey snared two wickets and Baartz claimed one herself with both girls economical and on-the-money for the most part.
SPECIAL MENTIONS
+Wynnum-Manly middle order batters Aurelia Burgess (23) and Ravleen Kahlon (24) who played key roles.
+Wynnum-Manly bowlers Phoebe Dyer (1-27) and Stephanie Antees (1-19).
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