Coomera Hope Island all-rounder Phil Tunnicliffe named Kookaburra Cup Player of the Year

CRICKET Gold Coast has tonight crowned its 2018-19 award winners, with three of the Kookaburra Cup’s biggest names fighting it out for the Sam Loxton Medal as Player of the Year.

CRICKET Gold Coast has tonight crowned its 2018-19 award winners, with three of the Kookaburra Cup’s biggest names fighting it out for the Sam Loxton Medal as Player of the Year. Find out more below.

COOMERA Hope Island all-rounder Phil Tunnicliffe has fended off challenges from Nic Peterson and Rhys McCarthy to claim Cricket Gold Coast’s Sam Loxton Medal.

New Zealand native Tunnicliffe (20 votes) was tonight crowned the Kookaburra Cup’s Player of the Year after finishing five votes ahead of Southport Labrador batsman Peterson and Burleigh counterpart McCarthy.

BULLETIN’S KOOKABURRA CUP TEAM OF THE SEASON

Tunnicliffe amassed a competition-high 742 runs at an average of 43.65 for the Crocs and also took 28 wickets at 14.36.

Peterson, a joint-winner of the 2017-18 prize, scored the second-most runs in first grade with 666 at 39.18, while McCarthy was fourth with 574 at 47.83.

Matthew Morris (14 votes), who made 606 runs at 37.88 for the Tigers, was fourth for the overall award, with Mudgeeraba Nerang’s Dayne Siede and Surfers Paradise’s Nathan Reardon tied for fifth on 13 votes.

Coomera Hope Island all-rounder Phil Tunnicliffe has been crowned the Kookaburra Cup’s Player of the Year. Picture: Jason O'Brien

Tunnicliffe, whose heroics could not lift Coomera into the finals, also took out the Batting Aggregate trophy, with Broadbeach Robina veteran Steven Baker (359 runs at 59.83) claiming the Batting Average award.

The Bowling Aggregate prize went to Southport’s Wade Kilborn (34 wickets at 18.47), while Alberton Ormeau all-rounder Shane Connors (31 wickets at 9.45) finished with the Bowling Average award.

WEIGHT LIFTED FOR CUP’S NEW PREMIERS

Surfers’ Wayne Phillips won second grade Player of the Year after scoring 440 runs at 33.85 and taking 45 wickets at 12.02.

Check out the full list of junior and senior award winners, as well as the top 10 in the Sam Loxton Medal, below.

Burleigh batsman Rhys McCarthy. Picture: Steve Holland

SAM LOXTON MEDAL TOP 10

20 - Phil Tunnicliffe (Coomera Hope Island)

15 - Nic Peterson (Southport Labrador)

15 - Rhys McCarthy (Burleigh)

14 - Matthew Morris (Southport Labrador)

13 - Dayne Siede (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

13 - Nathan Reardon (Surfers Paradise)

11 - Shane Connors (Alberton Ormeau)

11 - Zac Gayfer (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

10 - Kaleb Day (Helensvale Pacific Pines)

10 - Dhanushka Mtipolarachchi (Broadbeach Robina)

BEATEN HURRICANES VOW TO RETURN

Mudgeeraba Nerang batsman Dayne Siede. Picture: John Gass

FIRST GRADE

Player of the Year – Phil Tunnicliffe (Coomera Hope Island)

Batting Aggregate - Phil Tunnicliffe (Coomera Hope Island)

Batting Average – Steven Baker (Broadbeach Robina)

Bowling Aggregate – Wade Kilborn (Southport Labrador)

Bowling Average – Shane Connors (Alberton Ormeau)

SECOND GRADE

Player of the Year – Wayne Phillips (Surfers Paradise)

Batting Aggregate – Jaimon Kelly (Queens)

Batting Average – Nathan Hill (Queens)

Bowling Aggregate – Matthew Littlechild (Broadbeach Robina)

Bowling Average – Matthew Littlechild (Broadbeach Robina)

THIRD GRADE

Player of the Year – Owen Henry (Coomera Hope Island)

Batting Aggregate – Peter Goodchap (Queens)

Batting Average – Robert Eltringham (Alberton Ormeau)

Bowling Aggregate – Ram Akula (Loganholme)

Bowling Average – Ben Fleming (Alberton Ormeau)

BARTLETT COMEBACK GATHERING MOMENTUM

Mudgeeraba Nerang batsman Zac Gayfer. Picture: John Gass

FOURTH GRADE

Player of the Year – Scott Day (Surfers Paradise)

Batting Aggregate - Scott Day (Surfers Paradise)

Batting Average – Scott Day (Surfers Paradise)

Bowling Aggregate – Stephen Hess (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

Bowling Average – Stephen Hess (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

FIFTH GRADE

Player of the Year – Dean Johnson (Southport Labrador)

Batting Aggregate – Shane Dacey (Coomera Hope Island)

Batting Average – Mitchell Futcher (Broadbeach Robina)

Bowling Aggregate – Randall Hall (Southport Labrador)

Bowling Average – Jason Raffin (Broadbeach Robina)

SIXTH GRADE

Player of the Year – Shannon Drury (Coomera Hope Island)

Batting Aggregate – Gavin Pattinson (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

Batting Average – Clint Vidler (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

Bowling Aggregate – Peter Bubek (Runaway Bay)

Bowling Average – Brendon Sheldrick (Broadbeach Robina)

PART ONE: GOLD COAST DOLPHINS 2018-19 GALLERY

Southport Labrador’s Nic Peterson. Picture: Mike Batterham

OVER-40 DIVISION 1

Player of the Year – Steven Baker (Broadbeach Robina)

Batting Aggregate – Brendan Walsh (Beenleigh)

Batting Average – Steven Baker (Broadbeach Robina)

Bowling Aggregate – Shane Riley (Beenleigh)

Bowling Average – Steven Baker (Broadbeach Robina)

OVER-40 DIVISION 2

Player of the Year – Daniel Utiku-Roberts (Burleigh)

Batting Aggregate – Matt Gill (Loganholme)

Batting Average – Daniel Utiku-Roberts (Burleigh)

Bowling Aggregate – Stuart Neale (Helensvale Pacific Pines)

Bowling Average – Daniel Utiku-Roberts (Burleigh)

UNDER-17 DIVISION 1

Player of the Year – Lachlan Hinds (Broadbeach Robina)

Batting Aggregate - Lachlan Hinds (Broadbeach Robina)

Batting Average – Jack Kann (Queens)

Bowling Aggregate – Isaac Jones (Broadbeach Robina)

Bowling Average – Connor Murray (Queens)

CATS CLAIM KOOKABURRA CUP CROWN

UNDER-17 DIVISION 2

Player of the Year – Christopher Bartlett (Runaway Bay)

Batting Aggregate - Christopher Bartlett (Runaway Bay)

Batting Average – Judd Van Der Laan (Runaway Bay)

Bowling Aggregate – Jacob Newman (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

Bowling Average – Samuel Heathwood (Runaway Bay)

UNDER-15 DIVISION 1

Player of the Year – Lachlan Aitken (Broadbeach Robina)

Batting Aggregate – Billy Walker (Runaway Bay)

Batting Average – Lachlan Aitken (Broadbeach Robina)

Bowling Aggregate – Jem Williams (Broadbeach Robina)

Bowling Average – Xabian McKay-Mavin (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

UNDER-15 DIVISION 2

Player of the Year – Aidan Bulkeley (Palm Beach Currumbin)

Batting Aggregate – Jack Kimpton (Tamborine Mountain)

Batting Average – Keziah Van Rijn (Coomera Hope Island)

Bowling Aggregate – Mark Chiswick (Surfers Paradise)

Bowling Average – Mark Chiswick (Surfers Paradise)

DOLPHINS COACHING RACE INTENSIFIES

Broadbeach Robina’s Dhanushka Mtipolarachchi. Picture: Steve Holland

UNDER-14

Player of the Year – Jack Stratton (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

Batting Aggregate - Jack Stratton (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

Batting Average – Jack Stratton (Mudgeeraba Nerang)

Bowling Aggregate – Linden Clark (Palm Beach Currumbin)

Bowling Average – Linden Clark (Palm Beach Currumbin)

UNDER-13

Player of the Year – Gabriel Leitch (Palm Beach Currumbin)

Batting Aggregate - Gabriel Leitch (Palm Beach Currumbin)

Batting Average – Luke Franks (Broadbeach Robina)

Bowling Aggregate – Gabriel Leitch (Palm Beach Currumbin)

Bowling Average – Gabriel Leitch (Palm Beach Currumbin)

UNDER-12

Player of the Year – Joshua Cox (Runaway Bay)

Batting Aggregate - Joshua Cox (Runaway Bay)

Batting Average – Max Kahler (Burleigh)

Bowling Aggregate – Hayden Kyle (Runaway Bay)

Bowling Average – Riley Eckersley (Surfers Paradise)