The Bulletin looks at five things we learned from another weekend of Gold Coast cricket

The Bulletin looks at five things we learned from another weekend of Gold Coast cricket.

The Bulletin looks at five things we learned from another weekend of Gold Coast cricket.

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BUSHMEN MAKE TITLE STATEMENT

While the minor premiership may yet be out of reach, Mudgeeraba Nerang sounded a major Kookaburra Cup title statement with Saturday’s annihilation of ladder-leading Broadbeach Robina.

After posting 8-203, the Bushmen rolled the Cats for 37 and had them 8-90 in the second dig to strike a major psychological blow ahead of finals.

Oscar Richardson bats in Mudgeeraba Nerang’s win over Broadbeach Robina. Picture: KPM Sports Images

COAST CRICKET WEEKEND GALLERY

COOL HEADS NEEDED IN FINS’ FINALS MISSION

Gold Coast stand on the brink of their first Queensland Premier Cricket finals appearance since 2013-14 but coach Chris Swan will be imploring his troops not to get ahead of themselves.

Needing to beat Sandgate-Redcliffe in their final-round battle, the fourth-placed Dolphins took control at Bill Pippen Oval on Saturday – thanks largely to Liam Hope-Shcakley’s fifth ton of the season - but the job is only half done.

Gold Coast Dolphins batsman Liam Hope-Shackley en route to a ton against Sandgate-Redcliffe on Saturday. Picture: Steve Holland

A FORTNIGHT A LONG TIME IN CRICKET

They say a week is a long time in sport and the past fortnight has completely changed the GPS first XI landscape for The Southport School.

On the hunt for a fourth-straight title, TSS looked in trouble after three rounds but back-to-back wins, including Saturday’s rout of Toowoomba Grammar School, has catapulted them into top spot.

Tom Gossett starred for The Southport School on Saturday. Picture: Jason O'Brien

HOW MANY WICKETS?! COAST QUICK’S INCREDIBLE HAUL

SKIPPER THE GLUE IN DEMONS’ CUP CHARGE

Has there been a more important player to their team this Kookaburra Cup season than Claye Beams?

With 434 top-order runs at 36.17 – the fifth-most in the competition – and tidy work behind the stumps, the Surfers Paradise skipper has hauled the Demons from the cellar to the semi finals in the space of one season.

Claye Beams bats for Surfers Paradise earlier this season. Picture: Steve Holland

DOLPHINS’ BEST GOOD ENOUGH TO CLAIM CROWN

A week after slumping to a shock loss to Ipswich-Logan, Gold Coast reaffirmed their Katherine Raymont Shield title credentials against second-placed Sandgate-Redcliffe on Sunday.

With semi finals looming this weekend, the runaway minor premiers are now just two wins away from a breakthrough one-day crown.

Georgia Redmayne in action for the Gold Coast Dolphins’ women on Sunday. Picture: Mike Batterham

LEADERS FLEX MUSCLE IN TOP-OF-THE-TABLE CLASH