Bulletin’s Gold Coast Dolphins player ratings for first half of Qld Premier Cricket season
As the Gold Coast Dolphins prepare for the resumption of the Queensland Premier Cricket season on January 5, the Bulletin rates the players’ form over the first half of the campaign.
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AS the Gold Coast Dolphins prepare for the resumption of the Queensland Premier Cricket season on January 5, the Bulletin rates the players’ form over the first half of the campaign.
Name: Lewin Maladay
COAST SPORT’S SCANDALS OF 2018
Playing role: wicketkeeper/batsman
Matches: 12
Runs: 412 @37.45
Dismissals: 11 (10 catches, 1 stumping)
Rating: A-
A broken finger has done nothing to stop the former Australian under-19 star’s form with the bat, posting five 50s in 11 innings to show why he has been spending time with the Queensland Bulls squad.
Name: Max Bryant
Playing role: batting all-rounder
Matches: 9
Runs: 293 @32.56
Wickets: 12 @23.08
Rating: A-
Now starring for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League, the 19-year-old has been a consistent performer with bat and ball in his irregular appearances for the Dolphins.
Name: Mitch Daly
Playing role: wicketkeeper/batsman
Matches: 7
Runs: 150 @37.5
Dismissals: 6 (5 catches, 1 stumping)
Rating: A-
A popular figure at the club, Daly has made the most of his chances deputising for Lewin Maladay, highlighted by an unbeaten 50 against Sandgate-Redcliffe.
Name: Liam Hope-Shackley
Playing role: all-rounder
Matches: 12
Runs: 289 @28.9
Wickets: 11 @38.55
Rating: B+
Statistics alone don’t do full justice to the experienced all-rounder, who has taken wickets and scored runs at crucial times.
Name: Josh Kann
Playing role: bowling all-rounder
Matches: 9
Runs: 130 @26
Wickets: 9 @26.67
Rating: B+
The 18-year-old has come of age in 2018-19, showing skills with ball and bat despite spending most of the season well down the order.
Name: Matt Kuhnemann
Playing role: bowling all-rounder
Matches: 11
Runs: 127 @15.88
Wickets: 17 @38.59
Rating: B
Another whose statistics don’t tell the full story, Kuhnemann has been the Dolphins’ go-to man with the ball while chipping in with lower-order runs.
Name: Hugo Burdon
Playing role: batsman
Matches: 10
Runs: 226 @25.11
Rating: B
The 17-year-old has more than held his own after making his first grade debut in Round 1, with his 77 against Wynnum Manly forming the backbone of their unlikely two-wicket win chasing 323.
Name: Max Houlahan
Playing role: batsman
Matches: 13
Runs: 319 @26.58
Rating: B
The towering skipper has eight scores between 20 and 60 in 13 bats this season, underlining his potential – but also a failure to make the most of his starts.
Name: Jack Hargreaves
Playing role: batsman
Matches: 10
Runs: 221 @24.56
Rating: B-
In and out of the Dolphins’ first grade outfit since making his debut in 2014-15, Hargreaves has finally begun making his mark with scores of 92 and 83 this season.
Name: Kevin Chapman
Playing role: batsman
Matches: 7
Runs: 162 @27
Rating: B-
After scoring just 66 runs at 13.2 in five innings, the two-day specialist finally hit stride with a knock of 96 in the last long-form fixture before Christmas.
Name: Nathan Lyons
Playing role: fast bowler
Matches: 6
Wickets: 10 @34
Rating: B-
It has been feast or famine for the injury-plagued quick, with two four-wicket hauls intertwined with wicketless outings against Wests and Ipswich-Logan.
Name: Ben Davis
Playing role: fast bowler
Matches: 8
Wickets: 6 @33.33
Rating: C+
Davis has spent time in and out of first grade this season but showed signs of promise in the short-form fixtures before Christmas.
Name: Jackson Smith
Playing role: fast bowler
Matches: 9
Wickets: 8 @42.13
Rating: C
A strike bowler, Smith continues to dominate second grade but has struggled to build pressure for the Dolphins’ top side.
Name: Trent Arnold
Playing role: all-rounder
Matches: 9
Runs: 98 @16.33
Wickets: 2 @104.5
Rating: C-
The 22-year-old has struggled to find his place in either discipline, often batting down the order and only bowling a handful of overs.
Name: Oscar Richardson
Playing role: batsman
Matches: 4
Runs: 18 @4.5
Rating: C-
It’s hard to gauge form over four innings but scores of 5, 9, 4 and 0 do not make happy reading for the former QAS representative.
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