Players of the round from the Brisbane Metro Cup, Taverners, men and women’s Premier grade matches named here

Queensland cricket best of the best: Here’s the top performers from the Brisbane Metropolitan Cup, Taverner’s and Premier men and women outfits after a bumper last round.

Kobe Todman took a stunning 8-14 in Brisbane Metropolitan Cup under-16 cricket, University’s Blake Armstrong continued to impress in Taverners and grade, while Tess Cooper was again a batting hero in Raymont Shield women’s matches.

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Todman, who earlier in the year played 9As at St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace, ripped through the Carina Eagles to set up his RCI North team’s win.

Armstrong scored a third grade century on the Saturday, and then 52 on the Sunday in under-17s, while the amazing Cooper hit a hundred for the Sandgate-Redcliffe Gators in women’s T20 matches. Her opening partner Caitlin Mair also scorched with 77 not out (57 balls).

Wynnum Manly’s Hayden Hamilton also continued to impress with bat and ball in both Taverners and grade cricket.

The best of the best performers across the Taverners, BMC women’s and men’s competitions are named below as part of our weekly Queensland cricket coverage.

PLAYERS OF THE ROUND

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Gold Coast defeated South Brisbane

Jaxson Davies (Gold Coast)

Gold Coast opener Jaxson Davies hit the headline again with another flowing mini-classic, scoring 74 not out (69 balls) opening the innings in the Dolphins’ win over Souths. The TSS student is giving the competition a shake this season.

Lachlan Barnes (Gold Coast)

From God’s Country, the northern NSW district of Alstonville, Barnes weeded out the South Brisbane batsmen with a telling seven over spell of 4-14. Souths were up and running when Ishaan Sandhu and Dushyant Thaman were at the crease, but Barnes took four wickets in a hurry, including the defiant Thaman (36, 80 balls).

Valley defeated Redlands

Will Hawkins (Valley)

Valley needed every run in its run chase and Will Hawkins’ 57 from 64 balls proved more valuable the more the match progressed. He got Valley to 1-123 before Redlands’ bowlers embarked on a fight to the death.

Sree Shauri Parthiv Bachu (Redlands)

Bachu was among the runs again with a match high 68 from just 72 balls. The St Peters Lutheran College product hit eight fours and gave the Tigers’ a chance in the match,

Special mentions: Valley bowlers Archie Murray (2-23), Daniel Desmet (3-35), Harry Morton (1-22) and Archer Tallon (2-16).

Sandgate -Redcliffe defeated Ipswich

Jack Southgate (Sandgate-Redcliffe)

Southgate (71) mixed the concrete which gave his side footing as it launched toward Ipswich’s demanding total of 6-223. The quick hands of Toowoomba Grammar School’s Rhys Johnston behind the stumps off Robert McClure ended his 114 ball innings.

Special mentions: Robert McClure (3-34, 10 overs), Steven Hogan (Gators, 48)

Sunshine Coast defeated Norths

Elijah Welsh (Sunshine Coast)

Glasshouse youngster Elijah Welsh.

Welsh ensured the fine bowling performance of his side would not be wasted with his well organised 77 not out from 107 balls. The Coast did lose a few wickets after an excellent opening stand, but Welsh saw them to clear air again.

Harry DeSouza (Norths)

Harry DeSouza.

The Terrace talent was the key batsman until ace Glasshouse junior Malakai Pearce trapped him LBW for 60 (87 balls).

Malakai Pearce (Sunshine Coast)

Rising Sunshine Coast cricketer Malakai Pearce.

Pearce has been one of the bowlers of the season and he continued his success at pace with 3-25 from 10 overs. All were top order players – the potent DeSouza, the dangerous Eli Brain and Marist Ashgrove all-rounder Joey Laner.

Special mention: Oscar Cawse (2-26, 10 overs) for his support bowling.

University of Queensland defeated Toombul

Theodore Bacalakis (University)

Theodore Bacalakis.

The Terrace talent continued to impress with his at times dazzling 85 (102 balls) sprinkling some magic around Wep Harris Oval. His opening partnership with Churchie keeper Alex Walduck (50), and continued association with Blake Armstrong (52), sent Uni hurtling toward 250. Armstrong was fresh from a third grade century the day before.

Fraser Judd (Toombul)

Fraser Judd after winning the Steketee Cup with Toowoomba.

Another fine talent from the Darling Downs, the former Queensland schoolboys merit team selection stood out like an airport marshaller standing in front of an aeroplane with his mighty 77 out of 150. He watched it all fall apart around him during his 123 ball innings.

Thomas King (University)

King took a wicket in his second over and his control with the new ball set the tempo of Uni’s performance. In all he bowled 7.1-1-14-2, and along with Christian Alexander (3-26) was the key in Uni restricting their opponents for 150.

Wynnum Manly defeated Wests

Joshua Ritchie (Wynnum Manly)

Joshua Ritchie pictured earlier this year playing for Iona College.

A Year 11 student at neighbouring Iona College, Ritchie continued to mount his reputation with a stunning 135 from 130 balls. The opener struck 15 fours and a six, along the way joining Toby Collins (53) in a 101 run partnership.

Hayden Hamilton and Shoubhit Jain (Wynnum Manly)

After scoring a century 24 hours earlier in third grade, Hamilton displayed his bowling talents on Sunday with performance of 10-1-21-3. He and Shoubhit Jain (4-27, 8.3 overs) did the damage in the wicket taking column.

Special mentions: Jordan Hook (3-35, Wests)

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Wynnum Manly v Gold Coast

Allegra Pollack (Wynnum Manly)

Clayfield College product Pollack was the batter of the match with a splendid 48 in next to no time. She faced just 38 balls and quickly raced her side to 1-66 before the Coast’s bowlers regained control.

Special mention: Matiese Wadwell (34 not out, Gold Coast)

Sandgate v Valley

Tess Cooper and Caitlin Mair (Sandgate-Redcliffe)

Yet again the remarkable Cooper (114 not out) was special and not for the first time, she shared a big partnership with Mair (77 not out). The girls took the Gators to an unbeatable 0-199.

Special mentions: Darcey Johnson (3-9, Sandgate) and Kira Holmes (42, Valley).

Sunshine Coast v Wests

Tarah Staines.

Tarah Staines and co (Sunshine Coast)

Defending just 88, the Scorchers bowlers rallied in remarkable fashion to hand their side victory. Roby Orchard (2-5) claimed an early wicket to ensure Wests were on their toes, and from their it was a gradual decline as Shari Anderson (1-19), Kalea Moore, Catherine White (2-9), Staines (3-8) and Peyton Meredith (1-7)

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Ipswich v Gold Coast

Mariana Martinez (Gold Coast)

Mariana Martinez was reasonable for the Dolphins sensational last over win against Ipswich in the match of the round. Martinez held her nerve to score 32 not out from just 26 balls to take the match away from Ipswich. She and Amy Evison (six not out), scrambled their side home chasing 127.

Special mentions: Riley Dealy (39, Gold Coast), Keely Freiberg (3-20, Ipswich), Hannah Freiberg (1-11, Wests).

Norths v Souths

Taylor Hamblin (Norths)

Hamblin was the spearhead in her team’s rousing win over Souths. To start with her breezy 42 (50 balls) sent her side racing down her toward a competitive 107, but just as important was her two early wickets which immediately put Souths onto the backfoot.

Alexandra Lloyd and co (Norths)

Lloyd (3-10, four overs) was a part of an expert fours bowlers who helped dismiss Souths for 55. She took 4-10 alongside Hamblin (2-3), Ava Salvestrin (2-10) and Melissa Lewis (2-8).

Valley v Sandgate Redcliffe

Chelsea Dale and Lauren Taylor (Valley)

This dynamic opening duo put a down payment on victory with a rollicking first wicket stand of 132. Dale reached an even 50 from just 61 balls, but the more aggressive of the two was Taylor who 69 not out came from just 52 balls.

Billie Ryan (Valley)

Ryan then backed up the batting efforts of Dale and Taylor to claimed 3-4 from just three overs.

University v Sunshine Coast

Lucy Williams (University)

Things were not going smoothly for University until Williams intervened with her dashing 43 not out (39 balls). It was her partnership with Emily Mitchell (16 not out) which was reasonable for Uni’s winning total.

Special mentions: Carys Underwood (2-4, Sunshine Coast), Jessica Daldy (1-6, Sunshine Coast), Oliva Clark (1-7, run out, Sunshine Coast), Kyrna Crump (2-4, Sunshine Coast) and Hayley Campbell (2-3, Sunshine Coast).

Wynnum v Wests

Ridhima Dhall (2-14, Wynnum), Lillian Dart (1-7, Wests).

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Ipswich v Sandgate-Redcliffe

Bryn Llewellyn and Sean Lutter (Ipswich)

The boys were responsible for swinging the match around with outstanding individual and team bowling performances. Lutter (3-21, 11 overs) and Llewellyn (4-28) built pressure and took wickets to unravel their rivals after a Hogan-Mills batting threat. Lutter got the big wicket of Steve Hogan while Llewellyn dismissed a flowing Mills before going on to take another five wickets between them.

Steve Hogan (Gators)

Steve Hogan.

St Patrick’s College schoolboy Steve Hogan batted time to build his innings nicely to 72 before the big breakthrough when he was caught by Matt Andrews from Sean Lutter. Australia’s premier under 19 batsman, Hogan shared a partnership with Nudgee old boy Jackson Mills (64, 58 balls) which for a time swayed momentum the way of the bayside boys.

Gold Coast v South Brisbane

Zane Hurley (Gold Coast)

On a remarkable day Hurley (5-15,13 overs) restored law and order to the Coast with a five wickets performance that saw the Dolphins in the box seat for an outright win – after being dismissed for 191. With tremendous support offered by Fionn Hand and Connor Brown, Hurley dismissed dangerous veteran Lucky Petersen in over No. 1, bowled the team’s batting anchor Aryan Jain (three overs later) and quickly added Lachlan Biggs and Sam Geyer to his list of victims.

Zanden Jeh (South Brisbane)

The left arm orthodox spinner stayed on course despite positive batting by Gold Coast against him, snaring an innings defining 4-55. In his first season with Souths, Jeh bowled through the innings after Chathura Kaluthanthri had claimed two wickets after the Coast’s solid start.

Lachlan Crump (Gold Coast)

No one knew it at the time, but Crump’s 59 (139 balls) turned out to be a mini-classic on a day when 19 wickets fell. The Southport School product was trying to anchor a Dolphins innings which was on the slide when Connor McMillan’s leg spin deceived him, one of three wickets for McMillan (3-24), the former BSHS First XI player.

Western Suburbs v Toombul

Isaiah Snell (Wests)

Wests batsman Isaiah Snell and Sam Truloff come off the ground for rain. Toombul v Wests in first grade Queensland Premier Cricket Saturday September 28, 2024. Picture, John Gass

Snell accumulated the highest score of the round with a positive 83 (111 balls). He started off by deflecting two of the competition’s most promising youth bowlers, Connor Sully and Tom Balkin, then old pro Ronan McDonald. Snell then played a huge role in Wests’ push to the high ground of 7-325.

Sam Truloff (Wests)

Wests captain Sam Truloff. Picture, John Gass

Truloff’s 63 (103 balls) ensured the hard work of Snell, Pranav Susarla (48, 56 balls) and Tom Campbell (48) was not wasted with his well constructed half century. Balkin and Sully are the type who can roll through the lower order, but Truloff, in partnership with Harry McNeilly (37) ensured that did not happen and that Wests won the day.

University v Redlands

Bryce Street (Uni)

UQ batsman Bryce Street. Picture, John Gass

The batting’s ace’s bowling performance, when he worked his way through the Tigers’ stubborn lower order, was important in his team winning the day.

Bailey Stewart (23) was dug in and ready to rally his team when Street bowled him, captain Leigh Drennan (12) was set while Jack Sinfield (24, 37 balls) was on the front foot when he fell to Clayton-Street. He then scored 17 not out and his partnership with Angus Lovell took Uni to 0-51 at stumps.

Northern Suburbs v Sunshine Coast

Chad Soper and Co (Sunshine Coast)

Sunshine Coast bowler Chad Soper. Picture, John Gass

Soper (2-46) was his usual wicket taking threat, but it was very much a team bowling performance as Nicholas Fletcher (2-43), Tom Engelbrecht (2-61), Nicholas Selman (2-24) and Kiran Carlson (1-19) all played their part for the Scorchers in dismissing Norths for 222. Carlson then finished with 20 not.

Scott Palombo (Norths)

In a low scoring innings Palombo’s 63 (126) has given Norths a chance in the match. He was in such a mood that it took a Harrison Clark-Burnham throw to gloveman Curtis McAllister to remove him, run out.

Valley v Wynnum Manly

Valley bowler Benji Floros Valley Mens 1st Grade v Toombul Mens 1st Grade Saturday September 21, 2024. Picture, John Gass

Benji Floros (Valley)

The elite out swing bowler was the pillar of his team’s performance, getting through 28 overs on his way to 4-51. After an early wicket, it was an outstanding performance to fight back after defiance from Wynnum’s Jed Wilson (44), Ali Nasar Zaidi (53) and Reuben Burger (69) had threatened to send the Sea Eagles beyond 300 runs.

Reuben Burger (Wynnum Manly)

Churchie product Burger produced a nice mix of attack and defence to bat his side toward a hard earned 259. He faced 108 balls, but would occasionally burst out and attack loose deliveries, hitting eight fours and two sixes.

Wynnum batsman Reuben Burger. Picture, John Gass

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Redlands v University

Brayden Laffan (Redlands)

The former Darryl King Shield winner was outstanding in getting to 92 (144 balls) which became more and more valuable as the day unfolded.

Brayden Meegama (University)

The prolific wicket taker continued to gather valuable senior cricket experience, taking two quick wickets after Redlands had looked 300 bound early in the day. Later he dismissed a set Cameron French (44).

Sandgate-Redcliffe v Ipswich

Daniel Fielding (Sandgate-Redcliffe)

Fielding’s 49 not out was a pat on the back for his bowlers Sondergeld (4-69), Jackson Pavey (3-25) and Brad Powell (2-34) whose good work would have been for nothing if Fielding had lost his wicket. The Gators (2-76) still have plenty to work to do, but the Nudgee gloveman and batsman has given them a good chance.

Jordan Sondergeld (Sandgate-Redcliffe)

Jordan Sondergeld bats in action last season playing in Toowoomba’s A Grade competition. Picture: Nev Madsen.

The highly talented Darling Downs talent claimed four top order wickets in an outstanding performance.

South Brisbane v Gold Coast

Josh Spies (Gold Coast)

A Coomera Hope Island junior, teenager Spies was the second grade bowler of the round with his 6-34. He worked hard for three early wickets, including young gun Jacob Bath, then returned for another stint to whisk out the lower order with another three scalps.

Thisaja Samarawickrama and Co (Souths)

Toowoomba Grammar School product Thisaja Samarawickrama.

Thisaja Samarawickrama (2-44), Will Storrs (1-17), Liam McConville (2-28) and Eddie Comer (2-23) combined magnificently to reduce the Dolphins to 7-122 on a day when 17 wickets fell. Hats off also to Souths’ Eddie Comer (33) on a low scoring day.

Norths v Sunshine Coast

Brendon Schultz (Sunshine Coast)

Schultz was the player of the day with his 64 not out (99 balls) complementing his three wickets at the bowling crease. Significantly he dismissed Norths’ best two batsmen,

Flynn Thomasson (59) and Harrison Tzannes (39) which opened the door for his side.

Flynn Thomasson (Norths)

Thomasson was a class above with his gallant 59 (80 balls) in an innings which caved in for 141. The former Churchie First XI all-rounder, in his first season at his new club, could not have been more impressive with bat or ball, with his 2-31 garnishing an outstanding day for the Central Queensland product.

Wynnum Manly v Valley

Liam Hope-Shackley (Wynnum)

Hope-Shackley was one of the players of the round after his influential double. He was racing toward a century before John Joyce’s throw caught him short, but the damage had been done (81, 94 balls). When Valley batted, he extracted revenge on the Joyce-William Nickelson combination which had dismissed him but taking them both cheaply.

Western Suburbs v Toombul

Hassan Sardar and Jack Balkin (Toombul)

The Bulls were a fighting chance of first innings points courtesy of this dynamic duo’s performance to take seven wickets between them. Off spinner Jack Balkin (3-34) did plenty of grunt work to claim three top order players, including the prized wicket of Joshua Del Simone (64). Sardar (4-57)

Joshua Del Simone (Wests)

He was the big difference between 170 all out and his side drifting over 200. Del Simone worked expertly for 64 (93 balls).

Norm McMahon Shield Players of the Day

Taverner’s all-rounder Hayden Hamilton continued to impress both in his age group but also playing with the men after a thunderous 127 in third grade for Wynnum Manly against

But he was not the other star performer of the round.

The awesome foursome of last round were Hamilton, Angus White (95, University), another elite youth talent Blake Armstrong (101, University) and Banjo Waring (112 not out, University).

But Sandgate Redcliffe’s Abhimanyu Yadav (4-42) was outstanding with the ball who, despite Hamilton’s onslaught, held up.

Special mentions: Bentley Martin (64, Redlands), Ryan Forrester (57, Norths), Miron Nanayakkarawasam (59, Norths), Liam Carter (66, Wynnum) and Parth Bhatt (4-74, Gold Coast).

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Brisbane South Kuraby 316 defeated Holland Park/Souths 141

Sahibjot Gill (BSK)

Gill looked century bound until the probing Jack Gaffel burst through his defences to bowl him for 86. Gill paced his innings beautifully, peeling off his runs from 134 deliveries, an innings smattered for nine boundaries. He added 137 with Ajit Bhangu.

Yashman Singh Sidhu (BSK)

Sidhu was the bowler of the game, with his 8-2-18-5 completely derailing the opposition’s innings. After being run out for a duck without facing, Sidhu moved into his work to snare the first three wickets of the innings in a hurry.

Ajit Bhangu (BSK)

Bhangu was the prime mover of the innings, moving the match along at a crack pace. He struck 70 from just 53 balls, lofting three sixes on the way. In support of him was Muhammad Arham Shoaib who was prepared to defend or scamper singles around striking seven fours and a six. Shoaib helped push his team deeper toward 300.

Special mentions: Reggie Daniel (Holland Park/Souths) who, despite his team being under tremendous pressure, pushed past the bowling of four wides to take a commendable 2-39 from 10 overs.

Andrew Young (Holland Park/Souths) for his defiant 28 in an hour and a half, and for Sebastian Fisher’s thrilling 41 (21 balls) at the death.

Ipswich East 9-336 defeated Souths Juniors 172

Jack Newlove (Ipswich East)

A Fassifern talent, Newlove was on fire with one of the innings of the round. He blazed to 94 from just 79 balls, using his feet to clout six sixes and eight fours during a player of the day performance. He was so dominant, Ipswich Easts were 2-236 by the time he was dismissed.

Special mentions: Ipswich Easts’ momentum started at the top of the innings courtesy of BSHS student Charlie Jensen (42, 64 balls), and after Newlove was dismissed, Braith Gamberini (66, 70 balls) continued on at a rapid rate.

Although runs flowed at almost five an over, Gurutva Singh’s 0-42 was a good effort for Souths while Kaizen Dissanayake (3-38) was rewarded with two late wickets after the dismissal of Jensen.

Bulimba 6-187 defeated TLKCC 180

Max Knight (Bulimba)

With both bowl and bat, Max Knight remained in the spotlight during his team’s win. He was the bowling mainstay of his side, although around him there was an outstanding team performance as Ollie White (1-27, 10 overs), Caelan Gullo (1-35) and Christopher Anderson (1-25) also played their roles. But it was Knight’s new ball wizardry which snared four of the top six batsmen. Then with the bat, Knight scored 34 from 54 balls.

Caelan Gullo (Bulimba)

Gullo’s steady 40 from 78 balls paid due respect to the TLK bowlers. He batted deep into the Bulimba innings, ensuring their would be no late order collapse after a good start. Earlier, with the ball, Gullo also claimed 1-35, so it was a nice double.

Special mentions: Henry Edmonds and Isaac Nixon (TLKCC)

Henry Edmonds (28, 46 balls) and captain Isaac Nixon (33, 64 balls) held up Bulimba’s march to victory with some plucky lower order batting. Both boys also took three wickets between them during the opposition’s innings.

Tyson Meaden and Henry Edmonds (TLC)

Meaden was the pick of the bowlers (8-1-23-1) but Edmonds did take two top order batsmen (2-28 from his six overs).

Wilston Norths/Northern Suburbs 9-235 defeated Ipswich West 106

Austin Tsingos (Norths)

A player with AIC First XI experience from St Patrick’s College, Tsingos can bat and bowl but it was his batting which produced the highest score of the round with a tremendous 98. He faced just 80 balls during a dominate performance on Ian Healy Oval that ensured his side victory. Fortunately he found support from Jackson McDonald (23) and Nudgee College’s Corey Stroud (25).

Special mentions:

Clancy Hardy (Ipswich) counter attacked with a breezy 36 with the bat after a neat effort at the bowling (0-14, six overs) crease against a runaway Tsingos.

Dom Seaby (Ipswich)

Ipswich bowler Dominic Seaby claimed an impressive 2-24 from nine overs, but there were also solid performances from Zachary Hayward (2-34) and Samson Noffke (2-34).

Harry Clay and Jackson McDonald (Norths)

Both new ball bowlers inflicted early damage to put their opponents behind the Eight ball, with Clay taking 2-8 and Terrace talent McDonald 2-10.

RCI North 5-57 defeated Carina Eagles 56

Kobe Todman

As mentioned earlier, Todman cut a path of destruction through the Carina innings with an eight over surge that yielded 8-14. His bowling colleagues Joshua McEwin, Tobias Jorna and Asher Tissainayagam kept things tight at the start, and later Jake Pratt (2-6) chipped in, but it was Todman’s day by a country mile.

Special mention: Eagles bowler William Triggs (2-11, five overs) put in against the odds.

Wynnum Manly 7-258 defeated Toombul Bulls 157

Aden Biddle and Methuka Wickrama (Wynnum Manly)

At Toombul on Sunday it was the Biddle and Wickrama show and it delivered the Sea Eagles a comprehensive 101-run win that showed why they are yet to record a loss this season.

Setting the tone in the first innings, Biddle (88,115 balls) and Wickrama (70, 90 balls) put their foot down in a game defining 142-run partnership that propelled Wynnum Manly to a stirring total.

Between them, 17 fours and a six were hit and no one had an answer - until Cooper Wyllie broke through.

Cooper Wyllie (Toombul)

Wyllie’s 10 overs came at the expense of 56 runs but he still looked the most likely against the on-song Wynnum Manly middle order batters.

Wyllie snared five wickets, two of which were Biddle and Wickrama. He then took three more to make it five in a row for Toombul.

His efforts were a bright point for the home side.

Finn Haller, Flynn Donnelly and Methuka Wickrama (Wynnum Manly)

The terrific trio of bowlers from Wynnum Manly had their say defending the 258-run total with force and determination.

Haller took two wickets, Donnelly two and Wickrama three, which followed his 70-run effort with the bat the innings prior.

All three boys were economical as well, with Haller and Wickrama not even bowling a wide across a combined 15.3 overs.

Kian Chapman (1-36, 10 overs) was also quality on a day where out of a possible 11, eight Sea Eagles challenged the Bulls at the bowling crease.

University of QLD 9-243 defeated Valley 124

Hugo Kelly (University)

The University opener hit his straps on Sunday scoring 58 runs and being the rock throughout an innings where almost all chipped in.

Aadi Patel (22), Alistair Langdon (25), Sid Dawson (18), Charlie Conway (28) and Jack Atkinson (44, 41 balls) all contributed towards University’s 243-run total and it all started with Kelly who paved the way with his patience and poise against the new ball.

He was a well measured customer who put away eight boundaries in his 91-ball knock that steered University to a comfortable 137 runs before Aiden Whitta took his wicket.

Jack Atkinson (University)

No. 8 bat Atkinson was equally as impressive late in the innings scoring 44 in a hurry.

He hit five fours and a six in an entertaining display of power-hitting before being a devastating customer with the ball where he took 2-7 from five overs.

Jonathon Tennakoon (University)

After Atkinson and his fielding teammates had applied the pressure early on in University’s fielding innings, Tennakoon took control and evaporated the Valley lower order to call game.

Tennakoon took five wickets in no time, cleaning up the Valley tail for just eight runs across a devastating five over spell.

It was a product of Yumeth Hewa Walgamage’s wonderful bowling (1-25, 10 overs) and University’s urgency in the field that created all the pressure for Tennakoon to cash in.

RCI South 5-111 defeated Wests 109

Rory Farrell and Kaleb Millard (RCI South)

The Redlands bowling duo took charge when they got their chance and once they were done, Wests were too.

After Declan Hansel and Darcy McGuckin had struck early, Farrell and then Millard moved in to snare three wickets apiece and send the Wests batting order into a collapse after they had started well.

Farrell was fantastic claiming 3-20 from nine overs and Millard, 3-25, removed topscoring Wests opener Matt Bromley (33) who was going along nicely.

In pursuit of 110 runs, No. 4 Farrell (19 not out) ensured his bowling brilliance was rewarded with a victory.

Oli Paulsen (Wests)

Along with his vice-captain Bromley, Paulsen was a high-class performer who contributed with both bat and ball.

Paulsen stood tall when wickets tumbled to record 15 not out and then with the ball, defending just 109 runs, he held his ground and came away with two wickets for the loss of just nine runs (four overs).

Sandgate-Redcliffe 7-263 defeated Logan Legion 9-81

Henry Moore, Josh Mcfee and Preston Lovell (Sandgate-Redcliffe)

Henry Moore, the Gators captain, won the toss, batted first and it gave his side a wonderful opportunity to flex their muscles.

No. 4 bat Moore was the first to do so scoring 49 runs, before lower order aces Mcfee (76 not out) and Lovell (46, 29 balls) upped the anti by looking to score every ball.

Lovell and Mcfee were mesmerising in their 89-run stand, hitting 13 boundaries and a six between them to steer Sandgate-Redcliffe towards 300.

Braxton Tuza and Jovan Singh (Sandgate-Redcliffe)

Tuza took no time to make his mark at the bowling crease in what was a staunch defence of the Gators’ mighty 263-run score.

He took three early wickets to have Logan limping 3-10 before the 10th over mark and he claimed his fourth late in the match to cap off a stunning day out where his figures were 4-12 from six overs.

The defiant Zachary Roe (40 not out, 71 balls) flew the flag for Logan who were all out for 81 after Tuza and his buddy Jovan Singh (4-10, five overs) had shown their class.

Singh’s first spell was magic. A damaging five overs that yielded four quick wickets and called stumps ahead of time.

Originally published as Players of the round from the Brisbane Metro Cup, Taverners, men and women’s Premier grade matches named here