Cricket, hockey, sailing, water polo and baseball in Bulletin sport’s Fast Five

CROCS snatch new coach, bronzed Aussies star in New Zealand and young guns earn state call ups … all this and more in Bulletin sport’s Fast Five.

CROCS snatch new coach, bronzed Aussies star in New Zealand and young guns earn state call ups … all this and more in Bulletin sport’s Fast Five.

CROCS SECURE NEW COACH

COOMERA Hope Island have unveiled former South Brisbane and Redlands fast bowler Josh Henderson as head coach for the 2018-19 Cricket Gold Coast season.

LOCAL LEGEND GETTING DOWN TO WORK

Henderson, who will replace outgoing coach and former Queensland Bull Andrew Robinson, spent 10 years at Souths before a three-season stint at Redlands highlighted by victory in the Queensland Premier Grade grand final in 2015-16.

He has also played in England and coached at junior club Park Ridge.

New Coomera Hope Island coach Josh Henderson in action for Souths in 2014. Picture: Sarah Keayes

YOUNG GUNS SET FOR CHAMPS

THIRTEEN Gold Coast and Tweed Border players have been named in Queensland squads for the Australian Under-13 Championships in Hobart from October 4-10.

Hockey Queensland have selected two equal boys’ — Sabres and Cutters — and girls’ teams — Embers and Cinders — for the tournament following the state titles in Bundaberg and Mackay earlier this month.

FINAL DEFEAT DRIVING YOUNG GUN

The Embers squad includes Jessica Frater (Gold Coast), Grace Ella and Maddison Hayes (Tweed Border), with Camryn Mathison (Gold Coast), Lucy Fitzpatrick, Nina Murphy and Kendall Wells (Tweed Border) in the Cinders.

Lennox Hassum is the Gold Coast’s lone representative in the Cutters, while Quintyn Laskey-Vella, William Powell (Gold Coast), Nicholas Catterall, Harley Crossley and Rupert Fahy (Tweed Border) made the cut for the Sabres.

PREPS BEGIN FOR SAIL SERIES

ENTRIES are open for Southport Yacht Club’s 2019 Sail Paradise Series, to be held from January 6-9.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary next year, the four-day offshore regatta will again follow the Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Yacht Race, a 380 nautical mile offshore event hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.

CONCEPT ON FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS

The Queensland Yachting Championships will also be held at Southport during the Sail Paradise Series.

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Southport Yacht Club will host the 2019 Sail Paradise Series.

BRONZED AUSSIES STAR IN NZ

GOLD Coast young guns Will Markham and Jordan Watson have helped the Queensland Under-16 Maroon team secure a bronze medal at the Pan Pacific Tournament in New Zealand.

More than 168 teams from as far as the US and South Africa competed in under-14, 16, 18 and 20 age groups.

The Coast’s Jenna Breetzke (under-18 girls), Dylan Nicholson (under-18 boys), Ally Christie, Remy Di Clemente and Maddy Ransley (under-20 girls) also took part.

Water polo star Will Markham won bronze at the Pan Pacific Tournament in New Zealand.

CUBS CAN LEAD CUP CHARGE

MANAGER Andrew Kyle believes an Australian under-15 squad featuring Coomera Cubs’ Jaime Fox and Ian Lee can improve on the country’s 2016 result at next month’s Under-15 World Cup in Panama.

Australia finished 11th two years ago but Kyle is confident of a better showing at the August 10-19 event.

“These kids can play, they’re getting better and better each year,” Kyle said.

Australia is eighth on the WBSC rankings and will vie for 460 points.