The top performances from the North Queensland U15 Cricket Championships

Re-live the action from this weekend’s under-15 Northern Hub cricket championships and see which performances caught our eye. Find out who was crowned player of the carnival and who starred with ball and bat for each side.

Patrick Woods, Jake Garland and Mitch Turner

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October 7, 2024 - 4:32PM

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Ignatius Park College students (LtR) Callum Lindeberg, Pat Fanning and Archie Lansley will all play for NQ at the 2024 under-15s boys Northern Hub championships. Picture: Patrick Woods.

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North Queensland slumped to a second straight defeat in the under-15s Northern Hub cricket championships on Monday, falling to a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of Central Queensland.

The day started positively for the tournament hosts as Callum Lindeberg topscored with 42 runs off 59 balls after North Queensland struggled at the top of the order.

But a mid-order collapse saw North Queensland lose four wickets in the span of 12 balls while only managing to add two runs to the total, mounting pressure on the host team.

In the end NQ could only muster up 13 more runs after being 4-126 midway through the innings, setting an easy target for Central Queensland to chase down in 30 overs.

Brothers junior Callum Lindeberg topscored for North Queensland over the course of the three matches, posting totals of 42, 24 and 49 to finish ahead of his teammates.

Far North U15 star batsman Finn Vikionkorpi was awarded the Tom Franklin Medal as the player of the carnival, presented by the awardâ€™s namesake himself. Picture: Supplied.

Far North was crowned the winning team with star batsman Finn Vikionkorpi awarded the Tom Franklin Medal as the player of the carnival, presented by the award’s namesake himself.

Far North and Central Queensland finished the tournament with two wins and one defeat while North Queensland and Mackay-Whitsunday each secured one win to go with two defeats.

A regional representative team will be selected based on the weekend’s performances. Head online to catch up on the top performances from all four teams during the Northern Hub championships.

TOP U15 PERFORMANCES OF THE NORTHERN HUB CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP

NORTH QLD

Top runscorer: Callum Lindeberg (125 runs)

Top wicket-taker: Eamon Casey (8 wickets)

Patrick Fanning’s 46 off 73 against Mackay-Whitsunday

Callum Lindeberg’s 49 off 54 against Mackay-Whitsunday

Eamon Casey’s 3-20 from 6.4 overs against Mackay-Whitsunday

Archie Lansley’s 45 off 70 against Far North

Patrick Fanning’s 49 off 74 against Far North

FAR NORTH

Top runscorer: Finn Vikionkorpi (176 runs)

Top wicket-taker: Harvey Rees (8 wickets)

Finn Vikionkorpi’s 56 off 40 against Central QLD

Xavier Curtin’s 4-16 from 7.0 against Central QLD

Samson Pittorino’s 55 off 93 against North QLD

Will Palmer’s 67 off 85 against North QLD

Finn Vikionkorpi’s 54 off 38 against North QLD

Harvey Rees’ 4-27 from 9.2 against North QLD

Samson Pittorino’s four catches and one stumping as wicketkeeper against North QLD

Finn Vikionkorpi’s 66 runs against Mackay-Whitsunday

MACKAY-WHITSUNDAY

Top runscorer: Matthew Logan (133 runs)

Top wicket-taker: Jacob Whitby (5 wickets)

Aarnav Reelh’s 46 off 75 against North QLD

Jacob Whitby’s 3-38 from 10.0 against North QLD

Kai McLoughlin’s 4-27 from 8.0 against Central QLD

Matthew Logan’s 120* off 149 against Central QLD

Tyler Peters’ 51 off 113 against Central QLD

CENTRAL QLD

Top runscorer: Archie Clifford (111 runs)

Top wicket-taker: Alex Sternberg (7 wickets)

Alex Sternberg’s 55* off 64 against Far North

Archie Clifford’s 3-25 from 8.0 against Far North

Charlie Taylor’s four catches and one stumping as wicketkeeper against Far North

Archie Clifford’s 77 off 74 against Mackay-Whitsunday

Sukhdeep Singh’s 62 runs against North QLD

THE 10 YOUNG GUNS YOU NEED TO WATCH AT NQ U15 CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS

October 3

Townsville’s best junior cricketers join forces this weekend to take on the top players from around the region at the under-15s boys Northern Hub championships.

North Queensland, which is hosting this year, begins its tournament against Mackay-Whitsunday on Friday before battles with Far North and Central Queensland on Saturday and Monday.

North Queensland’s skipper Pat Fanning said he was looking forward to playing alongside some of his favourite cricketers from the other local clubs.

“I’ve played with most of them before, there’s only a couple of boys I haven’t so that’ll be a good experience,” Fanning said.

“I do a bit of both (bowling and batting), but I’m more of a batter.

Ignatius Park College students (LtR) Archie Lansley, Callum Lindeberg and Pat Fanning will all play for NQ at the 2024 under-15s boys Northern Hub championships. Picture: Patrick Woods.

“Hopefully our batting and bowling should go pretty well. Both CQ and FNQ will be pretty good sides, so we’ll have to be sharp against them both.”

Fanning will be joined by Ignatius Park College classmates Callum Lindeberg and Archie Lansley in a talented line-up.

It will be Lindeberg’s fourth summer playing for North Queensland representative teams and the batsman said he was looking forward to taking the next step in his development.

“We want to build on what we did last year and get a few more wins. We’ll just take it day by day,” Lindeberg said.

The round robin tournament will also be used as a selection opportunity for the North Queensland representative team, to be announced after the conclusion of the four-day event.

Ignatius Park College students (LtR) Archie Lansley, Callum Lindeberg and Pat Fanning will all play for NQ at the 2024 under-15s boys Northern Hub championships. Picture: Patrick Woods.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Arlo Kempster-Barry (NQ)

The Charters Towers all-rounder is a multi-sport talent with a knack for taking key wickets.

His biggest strength is his off-spin bowling which coaches say is well above his age group. Kempster-Barry generates good drift, spin and bounce which is unusual for a player so young and he is also able to wicketkeep if called upon.

Kempster-Barry is one of the Townsville region’s top junior Aussie rules players, kicking 19 goals in 29 games this season across the under-15s and under-13s competitions.

Archie Lansley (NQ)

A great batsman with impressive hand-eye coordination, Lansley will open the batting for North Queensland.

Lansley has the ability to reach all areas of the ground with his sneakily wide arsenal of shot selections, happily hitting anything bowler serve him up.

Ignatius Park College students (LtR) Pat Fanning and Archie Lansley will all play for NQ at the 2024 under-15s boys Northern Hub championships. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Elijah Smith (NQ)

Smith is set for a big weekend at the U15s championships as one of North Queensland’s most dangerous bowlers.

The Norths junior is also handy with the bat, holding the ability to come in and put runs on the board if needed.

North Queensland's Elijah Smith hits a lofted drive at the Under-13 Zone Championships in Home Hill, December 2022. Picture: Queensland Cricket

Chaise Johnston (M-W)

This talented leg-spinner has proven a handful for batters throughout his club career, exhibiting exceptional control for a player his age.

The Mackay-Whitsunday Nitros under-15 team set to take on the NQCA Carnival.

Tyler Peters (M-W)

An all-rounder in the truest sense of the word, Peters is well-regarded as a wicketkeeper-batsman but has also been known to ditch the gloves and take the ball when required.

Kai McLoughlin (M-W)

Another all-rounder who bowls seamers, the Prosperine junior will be one to watch with both bat and ball.

Jacob Whitby(M-W)

The Magpies youngster has been stepping up into senior third grade cricket and has looked far from out of place, with even the older lads finding his off-spinners a handful.

Will Palmer (FNQ)

Arguably one of Cairns’ best up and coming batsmen. This young right-hander has about every shot in the textbook ready to go for when it is needed, don’t be alarmed if you see him in the leading runscorers this tournament.

Finn Vikionkorpi (FNQ)

This young gun from Atherton is turning heads, whether the talented all-rounder is doing it with his big hitting, dispatching bowlers to all parts of the ground or ripping through the order with the ball.

Finn Vikionkorpi. Picture: Supplied

Ian De Lange (FNQ)

Finished second by 22 runs behind Will Palmer, this middle order batter is like a brick wall, tough to get through but can channel his inner Glenn Maxwell when it’s time to put the foot down