The Bulletin takes a look at the Gold Coast cricketers firing at the business end of the season
AFTER another round of incredible performances - including an amazing 12-wicket haul - the Bulletin takes a look at the Gold Coast cricketers firing on all cylinders.
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AFTER another round of incredible performances - including an amazing 12-wicket haul - the Bulletin takes a look at the Gold Coast cricketers firing on all cylinders.
10. James Spargo (Queens)
Having posted 63 against Alberton Ormeau last Saturday, the Queensland Country star now has 168 runs at 42 in his four knocks since Christmas.
9. Georgia Redmayne (Gold Coast Dolphins)
Fresh off her coronation as the WNCL’s Player of the Year, the Tasmanian wicketkeeper-bat smashed an unbeaten 98 in the Dolphins’ Katherine Raymont Shield win over Valleys last Sunday.
8. Dayne Siede (Mudgeeraba Nerang)
Siede was the chief destroyer in the Bushmen’s upset of ladder-leading Burleigh in Round 16, scoring 52 before taking 5-16.
7. Shane Connors (Alberton Ormeau)
The Hurricanes veteran showed he has lost none of his skill with a fine double of 45 and 7-59 in last Saturday’s 65-run triumph over Queens.
6. Corey Galloway (Alberton Ormeau)
While he has 27 wickets at 17.81, Hurricanes captain Galloway had struggled for form with the bat this season until smashing 110 from No.9 against Queens.
5. Nic Peterson (Southport Labrador)
Arguably the Kookaburra Cup’s best batsman, the classy left-hander took his season tally to 622 runs at 44.43 with 58 not out in the Tigers’ trouncing of Surfers Paradise last Saturday.
4. Joel Croft (Helensvale Pacific Pines)
The talented teen now has 12 wickets at an average of 6.5 after taking 5-42 against Runaway Bay in Cricket Gold Coast’s under-17 division 2. He also has 221 runs at 73.67.
3. Liam Hope-Shackley (Gold Coast Dolphins)
Having starred with 63 and 4-42 in a losing Queensland Premier Cricket effort against Sunshine Coast earlier this month, the Dolphins all-rounder backed it up with 75 on day one of the clash with Norths last Saturday. He now has 477 runs at 28.06 and 23 wickets at 28.70 this season.
2. Josh Kann (Gold Coast Dolphins)
The 19-year-old had a day out against Norths last Saturday, smashing 60 at No.9 before running riot with 7-32 – including the wicket of Test batsman Joe Burns – as the Vikings slumped to 7-68.
1. Harrison Foyle (Runaway Bay)
Foyle was simply unstoppable against Coomera Hope Island in Round 16, bagging 9-44 in the first innings and 3-30 in the second as the Seagulls kept their finals hopes flickering.
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