Team of the Week: Lord’s Taverners, Men’s two-day and T20Max women’s action
194 runs from a Valley second grader highlighted the club cricket weekend that was. Here we name our KFC T20Max women’s and Sci-Fleet Motors Men’s Team of the Week and reveal the best from the Lord’s Taverners.
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Who were club cricket’s standout players from the weekend’s action? We have no shortage.
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 youngsters from Lord’s Taverners action.
The best performance of the weekend was taken out by Marist College Ashgrove Old Boy Tom Collier and it was not even close.
The right handed batsmen who tends to score better after a big night, scorched his way to 194 runs as Valley second grade piled on 5-441 against Toombul.
The 19-year-old played four years in the First XI at Ashgrove and it is a knock of this calibre that the Ashgrove supporters were itching for in his time fighting for a premiership.
On Saturday, the best of young Collier was on show at Yoku road and perhaps it is a sign of more to come from the second grade battler sure to get a run in first grade soon enough.
See below for the rundown.
THE PREMIER WRAP
A string of remarkable batting partnerships saw records tumble in the KFC Queensland Premier Cricket, resulting in some tough choices for the Team of the Week.
Valley captain Justin O’Neill and rising batsman Dylan McLachlan produced a stand-out performance against Toombul, with their stand of 324 breaking the record for the highest third wicket partnership of 249 previously held by Test great Matthew Hayden and Queensland allrounder Brett Henschell in 1992-93.
Opener O’Neill finished 140 not out while McLachlan, who has represented the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team along with brother Brock, hit a superb 188 as Valley powered to 3-365 declared.
It was one of four match-defining partnerships in the Sci-Fleet Motors First Grade competition.
Regional Queensland products Mitchell Doolan (Mackay) and Sam Neale (Toowoomba) produced a stirring eighth wicket stand that rescued Norths against Ipswich.
The Vikings were 7-102 before Doolan (129) and Neale (137) combined for a 260-run partnership that saw them each register their maiden first grade centuries.
Norths finished with a sizable total of 424.
The prolific Wests duo of Sam Truloff and Steve McGiffin put on 213 for the third wicket against Gold Coast, with Bulls batsman Truloff hitting 109 and allrounder McGiffin producing 110 as Wests finished with 366.
Year 12 student Matthew Love, the son of Queensland great Martin, made the most of an elevation to the top grade as he and leg-spinner James Roseware produced a 170-run partnership for the seventh wicket to give the Magpies the upper hand against Wynnum-Manly.
Love made a patient 76 while Rosewarne finished with 101 against a Wynnum attack that included Queensland left-armer Liam Guthrie and new signing Jehan Daniel, a former Sri Lankan Under-19 allrounder with first class experience in Sri Lanka.
And while there wasn’t a big partnership, James Grady continued the run glut around the grounds with a neat hundred for University of Queensland against Sunshine Coast.
Redlands bucked the trend though, as ball dominated for them on the way to bundling out Sandgate-Redcliffe for just 67 at Peter Burge Oval.
Queensland and Brisbane Heat allrounder James Bazley was the destroyer with 4-11 while evergreen paceman Jon Stimpson claimed 3-12.
There were big efforts in the lower grades as well, with Valley Second grader Tom Collier claiming the highest score of the round, hitting 194 as his team piled on 5-441 against Toombul.
Elsewhere, there some notable bowling, with the pick of the grades being 7-19 for Hayden Guse in Fifth grade for Norths, while Wests stalwart Nic Purser closed in on 600 wickets for the club with 5-41 from 34 overs in Sixth grade
The women’s KFC T20 Max competition will move into its Finals phase next week, with Valley, University of Queensland, Sunshine Coast and Sandgate-Redcliffe to compete for the title.
Sandgate-Redcliffe’s Tess Cooper produced a superb match-winning 92 against Wests, which challenged hard with Olivia Steel (72) leading the counter-attack. It wasn’t all plain sailing for Sandgate-Redcliffe though with University of Queensland comfortably defeating them in the afternoon round of games.
Valley, the defending one-day Katherine Raymont Shield champions were comfortable winners in their two matches, with Holly Hogan producing a tidy pair of 40s and rising allrounder Sienna Ginger delivering figures of 3-6 against the Gold Coast.
Sunshine Coast wicket-keeper Mikayla Wrigley produced two significant innings for the Scorchers, including a 75 not out against fifth-placed Wynnum-Manly.
Wynnum-Manly enjoyed a decent win over Gold Coast, with Amy Riddell (56) producing the first of two half centuries for the day. She also collected 51 not out as she and promising batter Grace Collins 53 not out batted solidly against the Sunshine Coast.
TEAM OF THE WEEK
Justin O’Neill (Valley, 140no, 1st grade)
Tom Collier (Valley, 194, 2nd grade)
Sam Truloff (Wests, 109, 1st grade)
Dylan McLachlan (Valley,188, 1st grade)
Tess Cooper (Sandgate-Redcliffe, 92, 1st grade) T20
James Rosewarne (Souths, 101, 1st grade)
Sam Neale (Norths, 137, 1st grade)
Sienna Ginger (Valley, 3-6, 1st grade T20)
James Bazley (Redlands, 4-11, 1st grade)
Ashton Gumm (Gold Coast, 6-82, 2nd grade)
Hayden Guse (Norths, 7-19, 5th grade)
Nic Purser (Wests, 5-41, 6th grade)
Mikayla Wrigley (Sunshine Coast, 75no, 1st grade T20)
LORD’S TAVERNERS TEAM OF THE WEEK
Ryan Summers (South Brisbane)
Summers had a day out with the red, bowling a whopping seven maidens on his way to a brilliant three wicket haul. He only leaked eight runs in his 10 overs. Does it get better than that?
Talon Reichert (Sunshine Coast)
Reichert put in his all to defend his side’s 75 runs. He picked up three but after 22 overs South Brisbane got there. Both openers and the No.4 batsmen were all Reicherts.
Lachlan Bragger (Wynnum-Manly)
The tail doesn’t stop wagging especially with Bragger batting. This guy hit 24 important runs at No.10 to help his team post a defendable 112. If he’d got 30 UQ may have fallen short. But, a cracking cameo to finish the innings regardless.
Brayden Meegama (UQ)
4/9 off 10. Yes you read that right. Meegama had it on a string and the Wynnum-Manly batters had no answers, all they could do was block him out. He had five maidens, building all the pressure.
Abhimanyu Yadav, Hayden Entriken and Sree Bachu (UQ)
The first three batsmen for UQ did their job and a little more. 112 sounds like an easy target but are chases ever really that easy? It wouldn’t have been had these three not clicked into gear to begin the innings. Yadav hit 18, Entriken 35 and Bachu 27, before the following four batters fell cheaply for a combined 7 runs. It came down to the wire but UQ got there with a wicket to spare, tail-ender Tom Gillett playing his part with 11 off 4.
Ryan Hines and Luke Harper (Ipswich)
Hines had a lovely knock, hurrying his way 29 off just 31. Meanwhile, Harper took his time with a 27 off 57. It is worth noting Harper was doing the right thing—making sure to bat all the overs and extract as many runs as possible. And, it almost worked.
Rowan Grant and Luke Franks (Redlands)
Harper’s plan was running accordingly before Grant and Franks set foot on the pitch. A partnership of dreams from the No.7 and No.8 batsmen allowed Redlands to scrape their way to the required 155. With only an over to spare, Grant’s 43 and Franks 36 steered the team home. Ipswich’s Luke Harper and Ayaan Latif didn’t make it easy for them, each collecting two scalps early before these two steadied the shift.
Harry Frost (Valley)
Harry was the opposite of Frost on Sunday, the kid was on fire. Seeing them like balloons he was, dispatching the Sandgate-Redcliffe bowlers to the fence with ease. He was dismissed, 126 balls and 114 brilliant runs later.
Luke Ward (Valley)
Ward was on fire with Frost. He scored quickly, smacking nine 4s on his way to a classy 65. This damaging duo could not have started things off better for the homeside. Only the Sandgate-Redcliffe boys know how they successfully chased 262.
Mathew Fielding and Kane Neilsen (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Openers Fielding and Neilson could not out-do Ward and Frost but boy they were close. With 43 and 41 respectively, the consistent run-scorers could not have begun the chase any better. Fielding especially, scoring 43 off 24, with two 6s.
Steven Hogan and Bailey Todd (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
What Fielding and Neilson did was good but not enough. Luckily Hogan had his cape on, the first change batsmen putting on a clinic to 96 of the best. And if that wasn’t enough to make the Valley bowlers rethink their strategies, Todd was chipping away with a cool 41 off 45.
How about that for a team effort.
Bailey Garnham, Griffith Williams, Gabriel Leitch and Harry Smith (Gold Coast)
Garnham and Williams set the foundation with 49 and 62, before 33 from Leitch and 40 from Smith said “try chase this” to their Toombul rivals.
Garnham and Williams kept the scoreboard ticking over, but even more impressive was No.6 Leitch and No.7 Smith, who both scored at over a run-a-ball.
Jack Balkin (Toombul)
Balkin batted his guts out at first drop but it wasn’t enough to tackle 215. But, high praise to the youngster who hit 60 off 80.
Ned Hanrahan (Gold Coast)
Hanrahan just takes wickets. He dismissed the key man Balkin and another two which were crucial to ensure they defended their total. And, that’s exactly what they did, bowling Toombul out for 187.
Daniel Skipwith and Jack Sonter (Western Suburbs)
Well these boys just keep delivering. It’s like every week they get a score. This time around, opener Skipwith surged to 91 off 122. And of course Sonter wanted to join the party, climbing to 61 runs off 84.
Dominic Black (Darling Downs & SW Queensland)
262 runs is no easy task, with the Western Suburbs winning by 72 runs. Charlie Bignell had his game face on with a valiant 40 opening, as did Black scoring an unbeaten 51 off 74. But, Black just needed his teammates to score a bit quicker and a nail biting game would’ve been on the cards.
Lachlan Heycox (Wide Bay)
Heycox has a way of bumping up his average. On Sunday, the No.7 scored an unbeaten 46 off 60, running between the wickets like a man on a mission.
Oscar Bodimeade and Alexander Procopis (Northern Suburbs)
Bodimeade had one idea in mind when opening the batting and that was being there for his team. And indeed he was, setting sail with a neat 42 before a Procopis takeover put the nail in the coffin. Once again Procopis was a man possessed, smacking 67 off 61 to get the win comfortably.
Originally published as Team of the Week: Lord’s Taverners, Men’s two-day and T20Max women’s action
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