The Southport School will be crowned GPS First XI cricket premiers after close win
The Southport School will be crowned GPS First XI premiers next weekend after accounting for a fighting Ipswich Grammar School in Ipswich today.
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The Southport School will be crowned GPS First XI premiers next weekend after accounting for a fighting Ipswich Grammar School in Ipswich today.
Ipswich Grammar pushed TSS to the brink, almost pulling off an upset win as tailender Mitchell Harsant took IGS to 171 chasing 8-181.
“It was a fantastic match,’’ said TSS director of cricket Steve Baker.
“We found a way to win again.’’
TSS will finish the season next weekend with a bye, but cannot be overtaken by either second placed St Joseph’s Nudgee College or third placed St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace.
“It is a beautiful team. It is not full of stars, but they find a way each time.
“The biggest thing is everyoine puts their hand up at a different time.
“All the pieces fit. They have for two years. They deserve all the credit they receive.’’
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Baker praised Ipswich Grammar and said their effort all season to push TSS, Nudgee and BBC showed how hotly contested the competition was.
“Anyone can beat anyone in any week,’’ he said.
Slow bowler Peter Lynch, fresh from 5-18 last weekend, took another three scalps today while Ky Newitt and Jack Sinfield also produced the goods for TSS.
When The Southport School batted, Cody Durante hit 51 and Matthew Manley 36 against IGS bowlers Seaward, Whitney, Waters, Glew, Harsant and Bell who never threw in the towel.
At Oakman Park, Nudgee bowlers Justin Bunker, Tom Balkin and Noah McFayden dismantled Brisbane Boys College for a 81 after the Nudgee batsmen had struggled to reach 130.
Nudgee were in dire trouble at 8-83 but Kallum Russell (33 not out) gave their side enough runs to bowl at.
For once the BBC batsmen, with the exception of Max Carlyon (27), were not up for the task after their bowlers had again lassoed the opposition.
Aidan McWhirter (1-21), Campbell Cowan (2-16) and Max Carlyon (3-37) were impressive with the ball for BBC but Bunker, Balkin and McFayden returned service with interest for Nudgee after lunch.
Wickets also tumbled in both Toowoomba and Northgate as batsmen found it difficult to make head way.
On the Darling Downs, TGS claimed a five wicket win after all seven bowlers shared the wickets against Anglican Church Grammar School.
TGS bowler Paul Draheim produced a mesmerising effort of 1-16 from 10 overs.
With the blade Jesse Sia scored 31 for Churchie, but it was a day for bowlers as the visitors were dismissed for 149.
When Toowoomba Grammar batted, Mitchell Doolan punched a match high scored of 65 while Matthew Watson hit an even 50 off 81 balls as the home side made 4-153 in 36 overs to win.
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Brisbane State High School’s Keegan O’Donnell produced a man of the match effort as BSHS (7-146) inched their way to victory over Brisbane Grammar School (145).
O’Donnell took a wicket but most importantly hit 38 from 105 balls to glue his team’s batting together.
Joseph Rangiah (27) also fronted up with the bat alongside Declan Kunst (25) against disciplined Grammar bowlers.
Grammar new ball bowlers Griffith Adams and Parth Mehta were up to their old tricks with five wickets between them, while Bailey Curran conceded just two runs an over from his 10 over stint for Grammar.
Grammar’s Archer Halliday also struck a double blow when he dismissed Rangiah and Geyer in quick succession to have BSHS treading water at 5-76.
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