The best of the best have been picked for the Premier First and Second Grade teams of the season
Finals is finally upon us for the Coast cricket competition with both juniors and seniors battling it out in semi finals this Saturday and Sunday. It is only fitting we name the best players across the two day competition for both Premier First and Premier Second grades >>>
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Finals is finally upon us for the Coast cricket competition with both juniors and seniors battling it out in semi finals this Saturday and Sunday.
It is only fitting we name the best players across the two day competition for both Premier First and Premier Second grades.
Eight different batters scored hundreds in Premier First Grade while only two in the second grade.
A total of 16 five-wicket hauls shared between 15 bowlers in second grade, with Southport Labrador’s Bradley Holmes picking up two five-wickets bags.
In first grade, 20 bowlers shared together in 23 five-wicket hauls with Mudgeeraba’s Nathan Lyons picking up three including a 10-wicket match.
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Premier First Grade - Two day only:
1. Jared Neuhause - Palm Beach Currumbin - 202 runs at 33.67 - HS: 49
2. Decklin Ross - Coomera Hope Island - 216 runs at 30.86 - 1x50 - HS: 58
3. Corey Galloway - Alberton Ormeau - 260 runs at 32.5 - 2x50s - HS: 90
4. Phil Tunnicliffe - Southport Labrador - 305 runs at 50.83 - 2x50s - HS: 70
5. Harold Jones - Surfers Paradise - 428 runs at 71.33 - 4x50s, 1x100 - HS: 107
6. Cody Durante (wk) - Palm Beach Currumbin - 233 runs at 46.6 - 6 catches
7. Darren Collis - Coomera Hope Island - 235 runs at 29.38 - 2x50s - HS: 81
8. Jackson Winton - Queens - 15 wickets at 13 - BB: 5-22
9. Chandima Bardara - Helensvale Pac Pines - 20 wickets at 10.05 - BB: 6-31
10. Harrison Winton - Queens - 24 wickets at 12.5 - BB: 7-69
11. Nathan Lyons - Mudgeeraba Nerang - 28 wickets at 12.86 - BB: 7-33
Premier Second Grade - Two day only:
1. Benjamin Mytton - Queens - 198 runs @ 33 - 1x100 - HS: 141
2. Lewis Korn - Palm Beach Currumbin - 188 runs at 26.86 - 1x50 - HS: 79
3. Paul Johnston - Southport Labrador - 187 runs at 26.71 - 1x50 - HS: 78
4. Shane Connors - Alberton Ormeau - 186 runs at 23.25 - 1x50 - HS: 65
5. Daniel Scully - Broadbeach Robina - 172 runs at 24.57 - 1x50 - HS: 67
6. Max Eckersley (wk) - Surfers Paradise - 143 runs at 32.75 - 7 catches, 1 stumping
7. Luke Denham - Surfers Paradise - 205 runs at 41 - 2x50s - HS: 96
8. Beau Jorgensen - Helensvale Pac-Pines - 24 wickets at 7.88 - BB: 7-16
9. Alexander Hayes - Helensvale Pac-Pines - 22 wickets at 10.68 - BB:6.40
10. Bradley Holmes - Southport Labrador - 21 wickets at 16.33 - BB: 5-46
11. Joel Lorch - Palm BEach Currumib - 18 wickets at 7.78 - BB: 5-39
Premier Third Grade and Community Div 1 teams of the season
A former Queensland Bull led the way with the bat during the Premier Third Grade competition while a Palm Beach top three matched him for hundreds in Community Div 1.
Across the two grades, 35 hundreds were scored by 30 batters, including Josh Movigliatti from Palm Beach and Chris Swan from Surfers Paradise scoring three each.
Dispite picking up season best figures across the two grades, Burleigh cricketer Sandeep Chauhan, who claimed 8-5 in one game, didn’t make Third grades team of the year, falling 15 wickets behind the top four bowlers.
In total, 28 bowlers all shared a five-wicket haul each.
Each day this week we are announcing our teams of the year for the senior grades before juniors.
Check out the Premier Third Grade and Community Div 1 teams:
Premier Third Grade:
1. Chris Swan - Surfers Paradise - 603 runs at 75.38 - 2x50s, 3x100s - HS: 158*
2. Jake Savage - Bonogin Valley - 556 runs at 42.77 - 3x50s, 1x100 - HS: 131
3. Reece McDonald - Broadbeach Robina - 538 runs at 41.38 - 5x50s, 1x100 - HS: 104
4. David Andrews - Tamborine Mountain - 494 runs at 32.93 - 3x50s - HS: 97
5. Tim MacDonald - Palm Beach Currumbin - 582 runs at 116.4 - 3x50s, 1x100 - HS: 102*
6. Benjamin Purdon - Tamborine Mountain - 484 runs at 30.25 - 3x50s - HS: 64*
7. Liam Sherrif (wk) - Bonogin Valley - 292 runs at 29.2 - 9 catches
8. Ben Fleming - Alberton Ormeau - 487 runs at 44.27 - HS: 128* - 33 wickets at 9.52 - BB: 4-18
9. Taylor Ericsen-Miller - Tamborine Mountain - 38 wickets at 8.84 - BB: 4-16
10. Joshua Versluis - Coomera Hope Island - 38 wickets at 13.24 - BB: 7-25
11. Sean Clark - Helensvale Pac Pines - 33 wickets at 11.48 - 6-33
Community Div 1:
1. Josh Movigliatti - Palm Beach Currumbin - 654 runs at 59.45 - 2x50s, 3x100s - HS: 170
2. Nick Stone - Bonogin Valley - 508 runs at 169.33 - 3x50s, 2x100s - HS: 172*
3. Craig Sweet - Broadbeach Robina - 668 runs at 60.73 - 7x50s, 1x100 - HS: 100*
4. Matt McAuley - Broadbeach Robina - 507 runs at 84.5 - 3x50s, 1x100 - HS: 118*
5. Benjamin Keough - Palm Beach Currumbin - 445 runs at 55.63 - 3x50s - HS: 79*
6. Etienne Chabert - Surfers Paradise - 484 runs at 32.27 - 3x50s, 1x100 - HS: 101
7. Glenn Schrieber (wk) - Palm Beach Currumbin - 444 runs at 34.15 - 19 catches, 8 stumpings
8. Chris McDonald - Palm Beach Currumbin - 32 wickets at 10.44 - BB: 5-22
9. Aaron Healy - Helensvale Pac Pines - 29 wickets at 12.79 - BB: 4-0
10. Peter Ledek - Queens - 26 wickets at 18.54 - BB: 3-19
11. Lijah Kelly - Surfers Paradise - 25 wickets at 14 - BB: 5-3
Community Div 5 and 6 teams of the year
It might look like fun playing Community Div 2 and 3 in Cricket Gold Coast competition but they take just as serious and are just as determined to win as the top grades.
Across the two grades, there was 35 hundreds scored between 32 batters and 14 five-wicket hauls between 12 bowlers.
Each day this week we are announcing our teams of the year for the senior grades before juniors.
Check out the Community Div 2 and Community Div 3 teams:
Community Div 2:
1. Dean Johnson – Southport Labrador – 621 runs at 38.81 – 6x50s – HS: 96
2. Christopher Castle – Helensvale-Pac Pines – 724 runs at 48.27 – 3x50s, 2x100s: HS: 123*
3. Gregory Smith – Alberton Ormeau – 632 runs at 42.13 – 5x50s, 1x100 – HS: 112
4. Cavan Morris – Helensvale-Pac Pines – 767 runs at 47.94 – 5x50s, 1x100 – HS: 128
5. Toby Atkinson – Surfers Paradise – 507 runs at 46.09 – 4x50s – HS: 81*
6. Joshua Foenander – Coomera Hope Island – 533 runs at 44.42 – 3x50s, 1x100 – HS: 106
7. Daniel Folley – Coomera Hope Island – 606 runs at 40.4, 32 wickets at 7.81 – BB: 6-9
8. Justin Davies (wk) – Southport Labrador – 256 runs at 32 – 19 catches, 1 stumping
9. Sam Van Nes – Bonogin Valley – 27 wickets at 20.3 – BB: 3-12
10. Sam Hunt – Bonogin Valley – 22 wickets at 16.68 – BB: 4-8
11. Mario Soper – Southport Labrador – 20 wickets at 14.1 – 1x5fa – BB: 5-31
Community Div 3:
1. Peter Holman – Broadbeach Robina – 581 runs at 64.56 – 5x50s, 1x100 – HS: 107*
2. Jamie Phillips – Runaway Bay – 617 runs at 88.14 – 4x50s, 1x100 – HS: 119*
3. Greg Askew – Alberton Ormeau – 604 runs at 50.33 – 6x50s – HS: 80*
4. Chris Schultz – Runaway Bay – 691 runs at 40.65 – 5x50s, 1x100 – HS: 103
5. Garth Clarke – Mudgeeraba-Nerang – 562 runs at 40.14 – 4x50s – HS: 88
6. Jim Phillips – Runaway Bay – 548 runs at 91.33 – 3x50s, 1x100 – HS: 100*
7. Anthony Oliver (wk) – Mudgeeraba-Nerang – 342 runs at 21.38 – 19 catches, 1 stumping
8. Terry Drescher – Alberton-Ormeau – 27 wickets at 18.15 – BB: 3-10
9. Stephen Watson – Runaway Bay – 25 wickets at 12.56 – BB: 4-31
10. Harley Richards – Palm Beach Currumbin – 22 wickets at 12.18 – BB: 4-23
11. Matthew Edwards – Runaway Bay – 21 wickets at 22.38 – BB: 22.38
Finals locked as Palm Beach secure minor premiership
Palm Beach Currumbin have continued to find form at the best part of the year as they head into the Premier First Grade finals as the most in form team.
PBC were sitting third heading into the final round of the season, just half a point behind second place and were chasing a home final.
Instead of jumping into second spot, Cody Durante and his PBC Lions ripped through Alberton, winning outright and jumping into top spot to claim the minor premiership.
It sets up a mouth watering finals series for Coast cricket.
Premier First Grade
Alberton 10-156 and 9-113 defeated by Palm Beach 4-212dec and 1-58
Looking to get a home final, Cody Durante took to the Alberton bowlers to give his side the chance to bowl them out again.
Making light work of the run chase, Durante finished on 73 from 65 balls, with Michael Craig showing support with 51 from 99 balls.
With a lead of 53, Alberton’s openers got them to 43 without losing a wicket but it all went down hill from there.
It was thanks to PBC bowler Brent Anderson who claimed 5-25 from his nine overs which included a hat-trick.
Needing 58 for victory, Anderson opened the batting with a quickfire 28 from 20 balls giving them an outright win.
It sets up a semi-final clash against Helensvale at Salk Oval.
Mudgeeraba 9-196 defeated by Southport 8-209
Sitting top of the table heading into the final round, the loss to Southport has dropped Mudgeeraba to third and will travel to Surfers Paradise for the semi final.
Southport’s Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi top scored in the run chase with 58 from 112 balls, but had plenty of support from Ryan Thorpe (48 from 53 balls) Rhys Horne (47 from 89 balls) and Phil Tunnicliffe (40 from 85 balls).
Surfers Paradise 7-165 drew with Helensvale 10-243
Surfers were looking to remain in the top two, needing a win or a draw where Helensvale were looking to remain in the top four.
Batting on from day one, Helensvale added a further 47 runs to their overnight total.
Jack Charlton picked up match figures of 4-50 from 25 overs for Surfers Paradise.
In reply, Harry Lickiss picked up two wickets in his first two overs leaving Surfers 2-0 from three overs.
Harold Jones (54 from 97 balls) and Lachlan Diven (31 from 91 balls) spent time at the crease to stop the flow of quick wickets.
Chandima Bandara did the damage with the ball through the middle order, picking up 4-63 from 26 overs for Helensvale.
The draw meant Surfers Paradise claimed enough points to remain second and will host Mudgeeraba while last year’s premiers Helensvale will take on Palm Beach.
Broadbeach 6-157 defeated Burleigh 10-138
Runaway Bay 10-200 defeated by Coomera Hope Island 10-232
Semi Finals
Palm Beach Currumbin v Helensvale at Salk Oval, Palm Beach
Surfers Paradise v Mudgeeraba Nerang at Cambio Group Oval
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