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Stars return to the best XI’s teams of the week while some players make it for the first time this season as they hit their straps for Coast cricket.
Plenty of talk has been around Mudgeeraba’s spearhead Nathan Lyons as he chases the leading wicket tally.
While Harold Jones from Surfers Paradise makes it back-to-back weeks in premier first grade.
See the teams below
Premier First Grade:
1. Phil Tunnicliffe - 69* from 126 balls - Southport
2. Wayne Phillips - 94 from 82 balls - Surfers Paradise
3. Steven Graham - 65 from 148 balls - Runaway Bay
4. Joshua Nelson - 77 from 81 balls - Mudgeeraba-Nerang
5. Tom Jellie - 136* from 126 balls - Alberton
6. Harold Jones - 66 from 43 balls - Surfers Paradise
7. Cole Turner - 62* from 161 balls - Helensvale
8. Madeesha Perera - 6-8 from 8.1 overs - Surfers Paradise
9. Jayden Sands - 5-32 from 9.1 overs - Alberton
10. Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi - 4-29 from 14.3 overs - Southport
11. Nathan Lyons - 7-33 from 19 overs and 4-33 from 13 overs - Mudgeeraba-Nerang
Premier Second Grade:
1. Slayter Cox - 69 from 139 balls - Runaway Bay
2. Samuel Clark - 87 from 50 balls - Palm Beach
3. Ryan Soars - 86 from 167 balls - Coomera Hope Island
4. Jake Garland - 50 from 48 balls - Surfers Paradise
5. Max Eckersley - 53 from 134 balls - Surfers Paradise
6. Luke Denham - 96 from 107 balls - Surfers Paradise
7. Alexander Hayes - 49 from 42 balls - Helensvale
8. Adrian Tyler - 3-28 from 7 overs - Burleigh
9. Kris Vincent - 4-23 from 11 overs - Burleigh
10. Bradley Holmes - 4-51 from 16 overs - Southport
11. Kai Watterson - 3-41 from 12 overs - Palm Beach
Premier Third Grade:
1. Tim MacDonald - 102* from 75 balls - Palm Beach
2. Jake Savage - 99 from 70 balls - Bonogin Valley
3. Chris Swan - 86 from 96 balls - Surfers Paradise
4. Tom Faulkner - 84 from 92 balls - Burleigh
5. David Andrews - 82 from 102 balls - Tamborine Mountain Canungra Green
6. Anand Jayaraman - 64 from 56 balls - Coomera Hope Island
7. Liam Sherriff - 64 from 54 balls - Bonogin Valley
8. Ben Fleming - 4-25 from 8 overs - Alberton
9. Christopher Bartlett - 6-11 from 8 overs - Runaway Bay
10. Josh Carey - 4-21 from 8 overs - Queens
11. Dyson Sawford-Smith - 5-30 from 8 overs - Bonogin Valley
Community Div 1:
1. Josh Movigliatti - 72* from 45 balls - Palm Beach
2. Dean Oliver - 30 from 32 balls - Coomera Hope Island
3. Michael Pratt - 73 from 82 balls - Coomera Hope Island
4. Louis Chabert - 51 from 63 balls - Surfers Paradise
5. Vaughan Van De Meeberg - 49 from 66 balls - Helensvale Green
6. Michael Ethell - 46 from 34 balls - Queens
7. Benjamin Campbell - 44 from 29 balls - Southport
8. Aaron Healy - 4-0 from 2 overs (including a hattrick) - Helensvale Green
9. Dean Stapleton - 3-43 from 6 overs - Bonogin Valley
10. Andrew Cooper - 3-21 from 6 overs - Helensvale Gold
11. Paul Jones - 5-24 from 6 overs - Broadbeach Robina
Community Div 2:
1. Cavan Morris - 128 from 85 balls - Helensvale Gold
2. Simon Collins - 86 from 81 balls - Surfers Paradise
3. Gregory Smith - 68 from 47 balls - Alberton Ormeau
4. Andrew Byrne - 78 from 55 balls - Southport
5. Craig Scott - 56* from 47 balls - Alberton Ormeau
6. Craig Bennett - 54 from 33 balls - Southport
7. Daniel Folley - 37 runs and 3-13 from 6 overs - Coomera Hope Island
8.Conan Dunning - 40 from 48 balls and 3-16 from 6 overs - Runaway Bay
9. Chaminda Perera - 4-17 from 6 overs - Mudgeeraba-Nerang
10. Duane Jongeling - 3-24 from 6 overs - Runaway Bay
11. Phoenix Lawson - 3-7 from 4 overs - Mudgeeraba-Nerang
Community Div 3:
1. Harry Ross - 50* from 40 balls - Palm Beach
2. Peter Holman - 82 runs - Broadbeach Robina
3. David Wicks - 42 from 48 balls - Surfers Paradise
4. Geoff Watson - 45* from 50 balls - Runaway Bay Navy
5. Luke Heikkinen - 109* from 61 balls - Mudgeeraba-Nerang
6. Chris Schultz - 55 from 37 balls - Runaway Bay Navy
7. Jim Phillips - 44* from 27 balls - Runaway Bay Orange
8. Samuel Hancock - 4-16 from 6 overs - Palm Beach
9. Michael Ponsonby - 4-31 from 6 overs - Coomera Hope Island
10. Cameron Keen - 3-7 from 3 overs - Broadbeach Robina
11. Matthew Edwards - 4-14 from 6 overs (including a hattrick) - Runaway Bay Orange
Previously
Big run chases, outright wins and match figures of 11 for 66
Big run chases, outright wins and loads of wickets across the weekend’s action for Gold Coast cricket.
Both Mudgeeraba and Surfers Paradise claimed maximum points with outright wins in premier first grade.
But all eyes will now be firmly on Mudgeeraba’s Nathan Lyons when their first grade side return from the bye in round 16.
Lyons picked up four wickets in the second innings against Runaway Bay to finish with match figures of 11-66.
It gives him a return of 16-127 since the Christmas break.
He now sits second with 31 wickets, three behind Queens’ Harrison Winton and three ahead of Burleigh’s Connor Blakely.
Premier First Grade
Alberton 8-257d defeated Queens 10-161
Starting the day at 0-14 with a massive run chase ahead of them, Queens were looking for someone to stand up.
Jackson Winton (35 from 52 balls), Thomas Watts (44 from 69 balls) and Mitchell Freeman (22 from 94) all showed glimpses of time and patience at the crease.
But it wasn’t enough for the travelling side as they ultimately fell 96 runs short.
The loss has them sitting nervously in fourth spot ahead of Surfers Paradise who claimed their second outright win in a row.
Alberton Jayden Sands was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 5-32 from 9.1 overs.
Southport 10-129 and 4-167 defeated by Palm Beach 10-175
Palm Beach started the day at 3-92, needing just 38 for victory.
They lost two quick wickets early on day two, passing the score five down before being bowled out for 175.
Cody Durante top scored with 39 from 52 balls and had some support from Andrew Craig (26 from 28 balls), Jared Neuhaus (26 from 26 balls) and Michael Craig (24 from 85 balls).
Dhanushka Mitipolaarachchi was the pick of the bowlers for Southport, picking up 4-29 from 14.3 overs, with Joshua Reid claiming 3-56 from nine overs.
Coming back in for their second innings, Southport lost a wicket early but it was Phil Tunnicliffe again who showed great value of his wicket, ending up not out on 69 from 126 balls.
Coomera Hope Island 10-98 and 10-127 defeated by Surfers Paradise 10-200 and 0-26
Surfers’ started the day at 5-168 with Wayne Phillips on 76 not out and continued where he left off before being dismissed for 94 from 82 balls.
Coomera ripped through the lower order leaving them a deficit of 102 runs behind.
Despite being expensive, Jayden Brown was the pick of the bowlers with 6-41 from 6.2 overs.
Being sent back Coomera lost two quick wickets early and it continued to look similar to the first innings where they lost wickets in clumps.
Decklin Ross showed a bit of fight at the wicket but it wasn’t enough as Surfers Paradise bowled them out needing just 25 to claim their second outright in a row.
Skipper Claye Beams went from ball one, and made sure the small run chase was done quickly, ultimately winning by 10 wickets.
Helensvale 10-185 drew with Burleigh 9-150
Burleigh have held on in dramatic fashion to claim shared points, finishing the match in a draw at the end of the second day.
Helensvale started the day at 7-143 with Cole Turner adding to his overnight score to finish on 62 not out from 161 balls with support from James Guthrig who made 26 from 81 balls.
In reply, Burleigh were in a bit of trouble at 4-68 before a nice partnership between Patrick Eveleigh (31 from 64 balls) and Hayden Brain (22 from 72 balls) steadied things.
But then wickets would again fall quickly, with Burleigh losing 4-35 to have them sitting at 9-150.
Shawn Riddell was the pick of the bowlers with 3-47 from 14 overs for Helensvale.
Runaway Bay 10-101 and 10-80 defeated by Mudgeeraba-Nerang 9-179d and 0-4
Mudgeeraba began the day at 3-77, needing just 25 for a first innings points victory.
Joshua Nelson added to his score overnight, being dismissed on 77 from 81 balls.
Only one other player made over 20 for Mudgeeraba, which was opener Luke Smith who was bowled on 22 from 61 balls.
Steven Graham was the pick of the bowlers with 5-56 from 17 overs for Runaway Bay.
After being sent back in, Runaway Bay lost four quick wickets to leave them 4-11 and still 67 runs behind.
Sam Topping (41 from 50 balls) and Josh Cox (13 from 28 balls) were the only two batters to score double figures in the second innings, putting together a partnership of 42 between them.
But the match belonged to Mudgeeraba’s spearhead Nathan Lyons who picked up 4-33 from 13 overs in the second innings to finish with match figures of 11-66.
Round 16 preview:
Helensvale v Runaway Bay at Hession Oval
Coomera Hope Island v Broadbeach Robina at Oxenford Oval
Palm Beach v Queens at Salk Oval (match of the round)
Surfers Paradise v Burleigh at Bruce Small Park
Alberton, Mudgeeraba-Nerang and Southport have the bye
Premier Second Grade
Coomera Hope Island 9-228 defeated by Surfers Paradise 8/272
Looking to not repeat his nightmare after the first game after the break, Max Tiley didn’t face the first ball on day one but ultimately got off the mark opening his January account.
Kade van Geyzel (30 from 62 balls) batted smart not giving a chance before being stumped as Coomera then lost three quick wickets to have them sitting at 4-69.
Ryan Soars showed class above the rest as he and youngster Ayaan Khan put on a 104-run partnership.
Soars top scored with 86 from 167 balls, while Khan finished with 30 from 94 balls.
Coomera returned on day two at 7-212 with Surfers picking up the two wickets within the first three overs of the day.
In reply, Surfers were in trouble at 3-28 before Max Eckersley (53 from 134 balls) and Luke Denham (96 from 107 balls) helped the Demons chase down the total with four overs to go in the day.
Satwant Mangat was the pick of the bowlers with 3-44 from 14 overs.
Alberton 9-143 defeated by Queens 4-145
After winning the toss and batting first, Alberton were in a bit of trouble at 3-31 and just as they looked to have settled, they then lost another three quick wickets, leaving them at 6-74.
A handy 42-run partnership between Joshua McDonald and Luke Arnold helped the home side over triple figures.
McDonald top scored for Alberton with 40* from 84 balls, while Sam Bingley (2-16 from 9.2 overs), Gordon Mackay (2-18 from eight overs) and Morgan Guy (2-43 from 11 overs) were the pick of the bowlers.
In reply, Queens lost two quick wickets to have them sitting at 2-30 but then an 82 run partnership between Codie Little (34 from 48 balls) and Nathan Hill (45 from 33 balls) put Queens back in the box seat.
Mackay (12* from 17 balls) and Jaimon Kelly (18* from 23 balls) got Queens over the line, winning by six wickets.
Helensvale 10-196 drew with Burleigh 3-118
Burleigh won the toss and sent Helensvale in and looked to be a pretty good decision as they picked up two quick wickets leaving Helensvale at 2-23.
A 65-run partnership between Michael Taylor (15 from 52 balls) and Benji Lee (47 from 26 balls) put Helensvale back in the box seat before they then lost 4-11 to have them struggling at 6-99.
The tail wagged around captain Alexander Hayes (49 from 42 balls) who combined for a 60 run stand with Joel Smith (12 from 28 balls).
Burleigh’s Kris Vincent picked up 4-23 from his 11 overs to be the pick of the bowlers.
In reply, Burleigh only faced 34 overs, finishing with 3-118.
Captain James Price top scored with 32* from 41 balls, was well supported by Nathan Iffland’s 31* from 37 balls and Brandt Hurley’s 28 from 62 balls.
Mudgeeraba v Runaway Bay 6-196
Runaway Bay were sent in by Mudgeeraba and after losing a wicket early, it looked to be the right decision.
Opener Slayter Cox top scored with 69 from 139, was well supported by Patrick Brown’s 43 from 82 balls, Ben Canning’s 36* from 72 balls and Ted Gossett’s 19* from 38 balls.
Only Hayden Taylor picked up more than one wicket, finishing with figures of 2-16 from 12 overs, including six maidens.
This was the score at the time of print.
Palm Beach 10-167 and 5-123d defeated Southport 10-97 and 6-102
Southport won the toss and elected to bowl first on day one and it looked to be a smart decision, picking up the first wicket at just three runs.
But then two partnerships, combined of 85 steadied Palm Beach putting them back in front.
They were the two biggest partnerships of the innings as Palm Beach then lost 7-67.
Bradley Holmes was the best bowler with 4-51 from 16 overs.
Samuel Clark top scored with 46 from 84 balls, while Lewis Korn (28 from 85 balls), Matthew Field (27 from 61 balls) and Chris Carroll (22* from 43 balls) all chipped in.
In reply, Southport lost five wickets quickly to have them struggling at 5-32.
A small glimmer of hope was formed by skipper Paul Johnston and Justin Choromanski who put together a 34-run partnership but it wasn’t enough as Southport lost the last five wickets for 31 runs.
Kai Watterson was the pick of the bowlers with 3-41 from 12 overs.
Palm Beach went back in and Samuel Clark took to the bowlers as they set their eyes on an outright win.
Clark made 87 from 50 balls which included 13x4s and two 6s.
Needing 194 to claim outright points, Southport opener Justin Choromanski went from ball one but was in the end dismissed for 24 from 14 balls.
Realising the chase was out of reach, they batted the rest of the day looking to hold off the outright loss.
Skipper Paul Johnston top scored with 31 from 24 balls.
Round 15 preview:
Queens v Palm Beach at Arthur Angove Park
Southport v Alberton at Golden Wheel Park
Runaway Bay v Helensvale at Sam Loxton Oval 1
Burleigh v Surfers Paradise at Liberty Finance Oval
Broadbeach Robina v Coomera Hope Island at Avid Concrete Oval
Mudgeeraba-Nerang have the bye
Is Mudgeeraba’s prime paceman Coast’s most in-form bowler?
Is Nathan Lyons the best bowler in the Cricket Gold Coast competition right now?
Lyons has taken 12-94 since returning from Christmas, the best return across any grade to start the New Year.
He currently sits second at 27 wickets for premier first grade, eight behind leader Harrison Winton from Queens.
Across the competition, three players scored hundreds, two of them were not out, while four players across all grades took five wicket hauls.
Here at the top performances of the week.
Nathan Lyons – 7-33 from 19 overs – Mudgeeraba-Nerang
Premier First Grade v Runaway Bay
Arguably the best bowler in the competition at the moment, Lyons has now picked up 12-94 in the last two games. He collected five of the first six batters before removing Steven Graham and Harry Sullivan in the same over.
Tom Jellie – 136* from 126 balls – Alberton-Ormeau
Premier First Grade v Queens
Jellie arrived at the crease after a couple quick wickets for Queens putting Alberton on the back foot. He quickly made his presence felt, smashing 12 x 6s and six 4s in his 126 ball innings.
Madeesha Perera – 6-8 from 8.1 overs – Surfers Paradise
Premier First Grade v Coomera Hope Island
Perera was the destroyer of Coomera’s middle order, picking up five of the first seven wickets. The left arm spinner would take his final and the final wicket together, wrapping up the tail.
Steven Graham – 65 from 148 balls – Runaway Bay
Premier First Grade v Mudgeeraba-Nerang
It doesn’t look like the highest score but to be the only player to score double figures and get his side to 100 is exactly what Graham did. He batted time and showed maturity during his innings.
Ryan Soars – 86 from 167 balls – Coomera Hope Island
Premier Second Grade v Surfers Paradise
Sitting at 4-70, Coomera Hope Island were in a bit of trouble before Ryan Soars combined for a strong partnership with Ayaan Khan (30 from 94 balls) to put their side in the box seat at the end of day one.
Michael Percy – 5-16 from 6.1 overs – Helensvale Gold
Premier Third Grade v Mudgeeraba-Nerang Blue
The first change bowler, Percy did the damage through the middle and lower order, picking up the fourth and fifth wicket before then ripping through the tail.
Nathan Rudd – 6-19 from 6.1 overs – Runaway Bay
Premier Third Grade v Bonogin Valley
Defending just 174, Runaway Bay looked for someone to do damage early with the ball, Rudd did exactly that. Morgan Carter claimed the first three wickets before Rudd came on and ripped through the middle and lower order.
Chris Swan – 127 from 86 balls – Surfers Paradise
Premier Third Grade v Tamborine Mountain Canungra Blue
It is his second hundred in three innings, but the former Queensland Bull is making light work of Gold Coast premier third grade. He helped his side to 8-261, in the end, it ended up being almost 200 too many for Tamborine Mountain Canungra Blue.
Tim MacDonald – 85* from 78 balls – Palm Beach Currumbin
Premier Third Grade v Burleigh
It was a match saving innings from MacDonald. When his team was looking for someone to stand up, Palm Beach were sitting at 3-39 when he came to the crease. He hit ten 4s and one 6 in his innings.
Gurdev Mehta – 116* from 100 balls – Broadbeach Robina
Community Div 3 v Runaway Bay Navy
Carrying his bat from ball one to the close of innings, Mehta smashed his way to 116 not out, which included 13 x 4s and four 6s to get his side to 5-202 after 30 overs, ultimately winning by 136 runs.
Coast cricket premier grade stars light up round 15
Surfers Paradise are on the verge of back-to-back outright victories as Queens have an almighty run chase to remain in the four.
On day one of round 15, there was an unbeaten 136 from Alberton’s Tom Jellie while sixth others scored 50s and two five wicket hauls across Gold Coast’s premier first grade.
Below is the full wrap of day one.
Southport 10-129 v Palm Beach 3-92
Winning the toss and batting first, Southport lost their first three wickets inside the first seven overs to leave them 3-19.
Phil Tunnicliffe (37 from 92 balls) and Harvey Rankin 57 from 106 balls) took time out of the game and put together a much needed partnership to have the home team back in front.
Once those two were dismissed, the lower order added very little to the total, making light work for the Palm Beach bowlers.
In reply, Jared Neuhaus (26 from 26 balls) and Michael Craig (24 from 85 balls) got Palm Beach off to a strong start as they trail by 37 runs at stumps on day one.
Coomera Hope Island 10-98 v Surfers Paradise 5-168
Surfers Paradise won the toss and sent Coomera into bat and after a slow start by Coomera, Surfers picked up wickets quickly.
Coomera’s captain Jared Spies showed poise amongst a failing batting order, scoring the only score above 15 with a composed 50 from 164 balls.
But it was Surfers’ Madeesha Perera who was the talking point of the day with 6-8 from 8.1 overs.
In reply, Demons’ Wayne Phillips’ 76 not out from 68 balls set the tone early while Harold Jones continued his form with a quick fire 66 from 43 balls which included five 4s and five 6s.
Surfers Paradise lead by 70 runs at the end of the first day and will look to gain maximum points again with a second consecutive outright win.
Alberton 8-257 dec v Queens 0-14
After being beaten outright a week ago, Alberton started in a similar fashion, losing the first wicket on the last ball of the second over. Then a strong partnership between Brian Sargent (23 from 95 balls) and Corey Galloway (56 from 107 balls) steadied the travelling side before two quick wickets fell.
Tom Jellie came to the crease and cruised his way to a brilliant 136 not out from 126 balls which included six 4s and 12x6s.
Helensvale 7-143 v Burleigh
Burleigh won the toss and elected to bowl first and it turned out to be the right decision as skipper Harry Collier picked up two of the opening three wickets and was involved in the third, running out Max Trotman.
Helensvale’s Jack Lickiss showcased his reason why he is the better of the trio of brothers, taking his time with a well composed 44 from 121 balls while his brother Harry (golden duck) and Sam (10 from 19 balls) struggled with the bat.
Cole Turner also spent some time at the crease, sitting on 41 not from 111 balls and joined by James Guthrig who sits on 11 not out from 51 balls at the end of day one.
Collier has figures of 4-31 from 18 overs.
Runaway Bay 10-101 v Mudgeeraba-Nerang 3-77
Another team that was sent in and the decision looked to be the right one with Runaway Bay losing a wicket inside the first over.
It was the first of Nathan Lyons seven wicket haul as he rolled through the top order, picking up six of the first seven batters.
Runaway Bay’s Steven Graham was the only player to make over double figures, scoring 65 from 148 balls to get his side over 100.
Lyons finished with 7-33 from 19 overs.
In reply, Mudgeeraba lost Scott Sanderson on the fourth ball of their innings as Runaway Bay then picked up two more quick wickets.
At stumps, Joshua Nelsonis 41 not out from 48 balls and is joined by Dylan McLaughlin who is 1 not out from 20 balls.
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