1/75Steven Page plays a shot during Alberton Ormeau’s Kookaburra Cup semi-final against Southport Labrador at Trevor Hammel Field. Picture: Richard Gosling
Coast weekend sports gallery
Check out our photos from around the grounds on a weekend of Kookaburra Cup semi-finals, Intrust Super Cup, Gold Coast baseball, Gold Coast Premier League and FFA Cup action.
2/75Hurricanes player Simon Mills gets on the front foot.
3/75Ollie McGee (middle) celebrates getting Simon Mills caught behind.
4/75Steven Page was patient in making 31 from 140 balls.
5/75Simon Mills plays a pull shot.
6/75Southport Labrador stalwart Wade Kilborn sends on down.
7/75Devon Hamley celebrates a wicket.
8/75Hamley shows his joy.
9/75With a leap too.
10/75Hamley defied the heat to take 2-28 off 12 overs.
11/75Kilborn meanwhile toiled for 19 overs, going wicketless.
12/75Hamley at the bowling crease.
13/75Steven Page clips one into the leg side.
14/75Alberton Ormeau made 9-230 from their 75 overs - a total that was enough to get them into the Kookaburra Cup final against Broadbeach Robina.
15/75Simon Mills.
16/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
17/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
18/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
19/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
20/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
21/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
22/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
23/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
24/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
25/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
26/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
27/75Gold Coast Premier League football between Broadbeach United and Nerang at Nikiforides Family Park. Picture: Richard Gosling
28/75Action from the Gold Coast baseball finals division two at Ron Penhaligon Drive. Surfers’ Ron Chambers takes off towards first base. Picture: Mike Batterham
29/75Surfers infielder Paul McCargo makes the catch just before Robina player Guy McGufficke can reach base. Picture: Mike Batterham
30/75Robina’s Aaron Shepherd makes contact. Picture: Mike Batterham
31/75Surfers pitcher Mick Lucas. Picture: Mike Batterham
32/75Robina’s Tomo Hasegawa slides towards his base. Picture: Mike Batterham
33/75Surfers infielder Chen Yeh and Robina player Tomo Hasegawa. Picture: Mike Batterham
34/75Surfers infielder Chen Yeh and Robina player Tomo Hasegawa. Picture: Mike Batterham
35/75Surfers pitcher Mick Lucas. Picture: Mike Batterham
36/75Robina pitcher Taichi Hashiba. Picture: Mike Batterham
37/75Robina pitcher Taichi Hashiba. Picture: Mike Batterham
38/75Robina pitcher Taichi Hashiba. Picture: Mike Batterham
39/75Surfers batter Jordan Brett. Picture: Mike Batterham
40/75Surfers batter Ron Chambers. Picture: Mike Batterham
41/75Robina batter Taichi Hashiba. Picture: Mike Batterham
42/75Surfers’ Jordan Brett (right). Picture: Mike Batterham
43/75Kookaburra Cup cricket semi-final between Burleigh and Broadbeach Robina at Crowe Howarth Oval. Burleigh’s Rhys McCarthy at the crease. Picture: Mike Batterham
44/75Bullsharks player-coach McCarthy had another stellar season. Picture: Mike Batterham
45/75Broadbeach Robina wicketkeeper Steven Baker (left) watches on as Nick Burton looks to defend. Picture: Mike Batterham
46/75Cats seamer Tom Scriven. Picture: Mike Batterham
47/75Scriven was superb in taking 6-37 off 25 overs. Picture: Mike Batterham
48/75Nick Burton. Picture: Mike Batterham
49/75Nick Burton. Picture: Mike Batterham
50/75Tom Scriven. Picture: Mike Batterham
51/75Reece McDonald took 2-46 off 20 overs to assist Scriven in breaking Broadbeach’s finals curse. Picture: Mike Batterham
52/75Nick Burton. Picture: Mike Batterham
53/75Reece McDonald. Picture: Mike Batterham
54/75McDonald laments a near miss. Picture: Mike Batterham
55/75McCarthy was among the Burleigh batsmen to fall to Scriven. Picture: Mike Batterham
56/75Shane Gillham feels the heat in Tweed’s Intrust Super Cup match against Burleigh at Pizzey Park. Picture: SMP Images
57/75Jacob Hind takes a hit-up for the Bears. Picture: SMP Images
58/75Dylan Phythian braces for contact with Tweed's John Palavi. Picture: SMP Images
59/75Bears captain Luke Page. Picture: SMP Images
60/75Burleigh Bears players celebrate a try. They would finish fast to run out 32-4 winners. Picture: SMP Images
61/75Tweed’s Rory Lillis. Picture: SMP Images
62/75Seagulls fullback Talor Walters looks to make a break. Picture: SMP Images
63/75Kurtis Rowe. Picture: SMP Images
64/75Titans hooker Mitch Rein was in action for Tweed. Picture: SMP Images
65/75FFA Cup football between Surfers Paradise Apollo and Brisbane Knights at Lex Bell Oval. Surfers’ Zack Kallinikos and Brisbane’s Anthony Menendez. Picture: Mike Batterham
66/75Zack Kallinikos tries to win the ball for Surfers. Picture: Mike Batterham
67/75Teddy Watson (right). Picture: Mike Batterham
68/75Watson tries to stave off opponent Tyler Baker. Picture: Mike Batterham
69/75Hayden Smith (right) battles for the ball. Picture: Mike Batterham
70/75Apollo’s Bruno Rodriguz kicks. Picture: Mike Batterham
71/75Hayden Smith uses his left boot. Picture: Mike Batterham
72/75Surfers’ Zack Kallinikos (right) contests the ball with Matthew Farrington. Picture: Mike Batterham
73/75Picture: Mike Batterham
74/75Hayden Smith tries to beat Brisbane goalkeeper Luis Woodron. Picture: Mike Batterham
75/75Surfers’ Zack Kallinikos. Picture: Mike Batterham
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