More than 2600 players across senior and junior grades, become 66 of the best

From more than 2600 players across senior and junior grade’s in Cricket Gold Coast competition, down to the best XI across the respective grades. Look who made Coast’s crickets best XI’s.

Has the junior Gold Coast cricket competitions found the next Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds or Michael Kasprowicz?

It is half way through the junior season with Gold Coast’s young cricketers heading into the Christmas break with plenty of hundreds, fifties and big bags of wickets.

We have pulled through the junior competitions and picked our team’s of the first half of the year.

Burleigh Bullsharks junior Nathan Iffland has made the team of the first of the year for Open Junior Div 1. Picture by Richard Gosling

Open Junior Div 1

1. Josh Cox – 235 runs @ 56.75 – Runaway Bay

2. George Dean – 159 runs @ 39.75 – Queens

3. Patrick Eveleigh – 227 runs @ 56.75 – Burleigh Bullsharks

4. Nathan Iffland – 166 runs @ 33.20 – Burleigh Bullsharks

5. Ishaan Sandhu – 161 runs @ 40.25 – Mudgeeraba

6. Riley Eckersley – 126 runs @ 63.00 & 8 wickets @ 6.00 – Surfers Paradise

7. Zachary Doyle – 116 runs @ 23.20 & 5 catches, 1 stumping – Coomera Hope Island

8. Hudson Collins – 10 wickets @ 8.90 – Surfers Paradise

9. Ayaan Khan – 10 wickets @ 10.20 – Coomera Hope Island

10. Sheldon Lowndes – 9 wickets @ 11.11 – Burleigh Bullsharks

11. Oscar Leu – 9 wickets @ 11.44 – Burleigh Bullsharks

Surfers Paradise all-rounder Riley Eckersley has made the Junior Div 1 team of the first half of the year. Picture by Richard Gosling

Open Junior Div 2

1. Taylor Waugh – 206 runs @ 51.50 – Surfers Paradise

2. Eligh Fermor – 179 runs @ 35.80 – Bonogin Valley

3. Joshua Clarke – 168 runs @ 56.00 – Mudgeeraba

4. Kobe Movigliatti – 213 runs @ 213.00 – Palm Beach

5. Cooper Turner – 171 runs @ 34.20 & 13 wickets @ 6.08 – Alberton Ormeau

6. Bede Stratton – 146 runs @ 48.67 – Burleigh

7. Joshua McDonald – 121 runs @ 20.17 & 7 catches, 3 stumpings – Alberton Ormeau

8. Tyler Sperling – 13 wickets @ 7.54 – Broadbeach

9. Max Noble – 12 wickets @ 3.17 – Broadbeach

10. Marley Goodwin – 9 wickets @ 6.33 – Helensvale

11. Harry Hart – 9 wickets @ 9.78 – Queens

Open Junior Div 3

1. Joseph Masen – 121 runs @ 30.25 – Broadbeach

2. Jack Penfold – 127 runs @ 127.00 – Surfers Paradise

3. Jake Tattle – 187 runs @ 93.50 & 8 wickets @ 11.50 – Southport

4. Matthew Pattinson – 179 runs @ 44.75 & 8 wickets @ 6.00 – Tamborine Mountain

5. Ollie Mednis – 173 runs @ 173.00 – Palm Beach

6. Harrison Smith – 149 runs @ 74.50 – Broadbeach

7. Harryson Sheppard – 10 catches – Alberton Ormeau

8. Lachlan Gallagher – 11 wickets @ 9.09 – Alberton Ormeau

9. Isaac Elmore – 10 wickets @ 3.50 – Palm Beach

10. Tate Della – 10 wickets @ 6.20 – Tamborine Mountain

11. Tallen Barton – 9 wickets @ 9.56 – Helensvale

Named: Coast cricket’s one day cup best XI

It has been one of the busiest first halves of the year for Cricket Gold Coast that has finished with two powerhouse clubs locked to play in the premier first grade grand final.

The first 12 weeks of the season had some incredible knocks, great matches, awesome bowling and classic catches.

We have gone through the stats and picked our best XI for the one day format for Cricket Gold Coast Premier First Grade.

See the full list below:

1. Jared Neuhaus – 399 runs @ 49.88 – Palm Beach

Neuhaus started the year off struggling with returns of nine and one from the opening two rounds but it was his third game of the season, up against Helensvale where he scored 86 from 89 balls that got his season. He scored five 50s from 10 innings.

2. Joshua Nelson – 317 runs @ 35.22 – Mudgeeraba Nerang

Nelson moved around the order a bit this season so far, but opened a couple of games early on in the piece, which included scoring 109 from 102 against Helensvale in round two. He has made one 50 and one hundred from nine innings.

Dayne Siede of Mudgeeraba was the leading run scorer for the one day format. Photo: Regi Varghese

3. Dayne Siede – 477 runs @ 68.14 – Mudgeeraba Nerang

The competition’s leading run scorer for the one day cup, Siede made it look easy from round one, scoring 77 from 74 balls. He went on to score his first hundred of the season in the round eight win over Southport. Siede hit four 50s and one hundred from 10 innings.

4. Cody Durante (c) – 466 runs @ 93.20 & 7 catches, 2 stumpings – Palm Beach

The Palm Beach captain led from the front for the first half of the season for Palm Beach, not just with the bat, but with the glove work as well. He bludgeoned Runaway Bay’s bowling line up in round nine, scoring 122 not out from 95 balls. Durante score four 50s and one hundred from nine innings.

Helensvale batsman Jack Lickiss had a strong first half of the season. Picture, John Gass

5. Jack Lickiss – 398 runs @ 56.86 – Helensvale

Helensvale’s highest run scorer in the one day format, Jack Lickiss dominated the start of the season with four 50s from six innings which included a 79 not out from 99 balls, his highest in the one day competition. He finished the one day format off with five 50s from nine innings.

Max Houlahan of Queens was Queens highest run scorer for the one day format. Photo: Regi Varghese

6. Max Houlahan – 330 runs @ 55.00 – Queens

Queens leading run scorer started off the year with two not so convincing starts before a match winning 121 from 76 balls against Palm Beach in round three. From there he has continued to have a few starts and looked comfortable at times. From 10 innings he hit one hundred and one 50.

7. Reece Neyland – 329 runs @ 54.83 – Alberton Ormeau

Alberton’s most inform man, Neyland has had a very consistent one day campaign, having only once scored lower than 20 this season, which has included a highest score of 72 not out off 66 balls against Runaway Bay. He has score two 50s from eight innings.

8. Connor Blakely – 21 wickets @ 9.71 – Burleigh

Sitting as Burleigh’s leading wicket taker and just two wickets behind fellow left arm spinner from Surfers Paradise, Blakely played two games left than Charlton which could very easily have put him as the competitions leading wicket taker. Blakely’s best figures were 5-34 against Palm Beach.

9. Harrison Winton – 20 wickets @ 14.35 – Queens

Another left arm spinner, Winton is Queens leading wicket taker for the one day format this season. A very consistent year that had him wicketless just once from nine innings with best return of 4-39 against Mudgeeraba Nerang.

Palm Beach bowler Finn Lonnberg had a strong start to the year with the ball. Picture by Richard Gosling

10. Finn Lonnberg – 20 wickets @ 10.65 – Palm Beach Currumbin

PBC’s opening bowler is their leading wicket taker and just three wickets behind Charlton with one less game under his belt. He will be looking to bounce back against Mudgeeraba in the one day cup final after they took to him in round seven. His best figures this season were 5-33 against Helensvale.

Surfers Paradise bowler Jack Charlton is the competitions leading wicket taker. Picture, John Gass

11. Jack Charlton – 23 wickets @ 10.78 – Surfers Paradise

The left arm spinner is the leading wicket taker for the one day format this season, ripping through batting line ups. A very consistent bowler, he has taken three or more wickets on five occasions with his best figures of 4-20 against Burleigh.

Premier Second Grade:

1. Harry Maher – 391 runs @ 43.44 – Mudgeeraba Nerang

2. Riley Coulson – 278 runs @ 30.89 – Palm Beach

3. Lachlan Diven – 266 runs @ 33.25 – Surfers Paradise

4. Lachlan Green – 267 runs @ 29.67 – Palm Beach

5. Michael Taylor – 331 runs @ 47.29 – Helensvale

6. Francis Selzer – 246 runs @ 27.33 – Alberton

7. Adem Rogers – 169 runs @ 169.00 & 4 catches, 3 stumpings – Mudgeeraba

8. Kris Vincent – 22 wickets @ 8.91 – Burleigh

9. Oliver Hawkins – 19 wickets @ 13.21 – Helensvale

10. Morgan Guy – 16 wickets @ 16.89 – Queens

11. Karan Sachdeva – 13 wickets @ 12.13 – Southport

Premier Third Grade:

1. Reece McDonald – 374 runs @ 46.75 – Broadbeach Robina

2. Benjamin Goodlich – 308 runs @ 28.00 – Tamborine Mountain Canungra Green

3. Ben Fleming – 457 runs @ 76.16 & 21 wickets @ 8.48 – Alberton

4. Udith Fernando – 359 runs @ 39.89 – Bonogin Valley

5. Tim MacDonald – 324 runs @ 81.00 – Palm Beach

6. Jake Savage – 302 runs @ 37.75 – Bonogin Valley

7. Michael Mahony – 217 runs @ 31.00 & 5 catches, 4 stumpings – Tamborine Mountain Canungra Blue

8. Taylor Ericsen-Miller – 244 runs @ 22.18 & 28 wickets @ 6.21 – Tamborine Mountain Canungra Green

9. Tristan Krutz – 283 runs @ 31.44 & 25 wickets @ 11.08 – Mudgeeraba Blue

10. Joshua Versluis – 27 wickets @ 13.78 – Coomera Hope Island

11. Beau Pearson – 21 wickets @ 9.62 – Mudgeeraba Blue