Connor Carroll stars for new club in first round of T20 action

It was a belter first round of DDCC T20 action with some wild results. Catch up on the round that was and see who from your club stood tall here.

It was an exciting first round of DDCC T20 action that produced everything from monster scorelines to unfathomable collapses.

We have run the rule over the premier men’s competition and chosen our top performers from the round that was.

See who made it from your club below.

Round 1

TRACY VILLAGE 4/186 def. 6/143 DARWIN EAGLES

Connor Carroll (Tracy): Opening the batting, the former Nightcliff player was massive in his new colours. Carroll whacked 86 runs from 50 balls, with 10 fours and four sixes. He also took 1/31 off his four overs.

Ryan Walker (Tracy): It didn’t take long for the spinner to hit his straps, taking four scalps for 25 runs in his four over stint.

Sam Elder (Tracy): The local fell just shy of the 50 mark, scoring 44 runs off 34 deliveries, with two fours and a maximum at number three.

Jacob Dickman (Darwin): Darwin’s shining light in the loss, the new captain channelled his inner Brisbane Heat era Josh Brown atop the order. Dickman hit 57 runs from 32 balls, hitting four boundaries and four sixes along the way.

Special Mention – Ralph Stephens (Darwin): The debutant had a day to both remember and forget. Fresh off a shoulder injury in the off-season the teenager went into bat for the Eagles at number seven. Stephens’ inning was over before it even begun, run-out for a platinum duck having not faced a single delivery. The youngster took it in his stride say the following after the match. “That’s the first and hopefully will be the last time that ever happens. It’s not great but that’s cricket and you’ve just got to put these sort of things behind you.”

PALMERSTON POWER 7/128 def. 6/125 SOUTHERN DISTRICTS CROCS

Hamish Martin (Palmerston): The red-ball whiz proved he’s no slouch with the white ball at the weekend. Power’s captain brought himself into the action late in the piece. Martin ended with figures of 3/12 off three, one of which a terrific caught and bowled.

Sean Thompson (Districts): The West Australian scored 36 runs off 27 balls at first drop, top scoring for his side in his first match as a Croc.

PINT 10/90 def. 10/88 WARATAH WARRIORS

Mariyatharsha Shanthakumar (PINT): The captain was outstanding in the field taking three run-outs as well as a catch.

Udara Weerasinghe (Waratah): Tah’s captain coach led from the front with his bowling. A major factor in PINT’s low tally, Weerasinghe took 2/9 off 3.1 overs. He also recorded a catch and had two run outs.

Connor Poulton (PINT): At number four Poulton made a crucial 25 runs off 27 balls. He was also handy behind the stumps taking a catch, a run out and a run out assist.

Rhonan Appleby (Waratah): Warrior’s number one looked as if he was batting on a different surface to the rest of the players hitting 40 runs off 58 balls.