Top 40 cricketers in Mackay season in 2021-22 ranked
We’ve compiled and crunched the statistics of Mackay’s top cricketers as they stare down the pointy end of the season. See who made the top 20 batter and bowler lists.
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With just two games remaining in Mackay’s cricket season for 2021-22, ladder positions are beginning to finalise and teams are preparing for a run at glory.
While cricket is a team sport, the performances of teams relies heavily on the production of its individuals, with consistent run-scoring batters and wicket-taking bowlers the key to a premiership tilt.
The final games will be critical for Brothers and Magpies in the first grade, with the fourth-placed Magpies two wins behind their third-placed rivals.
Only two points separate Brothers and Sarina in division two, with both sides facing North in the final rounds.
Below is the full list of Mackay’s top-performing cricketers in the 2021-22 season with two rounds remaining.
Batting
1. Shaun Austin (Souths First Div) — 973 runs (average 60.81) high score 96 not out
2. Darryn Dyer (Norths First Div) – 757 runs (average 44.53) high score 64
3. Jakob Frerichs (Walkerston First Div) – 680 runs (average 28.33) high score 102
4. Peter Blaik (Walkerston First Div) – 627 runs (average 48.23) high score 119
5. Ben Zurvas (Magpies First Div) – 598 runs (average 24.92) high score 96
6. Chris Day (Norths Second Div) – 594 runs (average 34.94) high score 93
7. Michael Dunn (Norths First Div) – 533 runs (average 31.35) high score 101
8. Ryan Pietzner (Sarina Second Div) – 531 runs (average 26.55) high score 85
9. Luke Jackson (Walkerston First Div) – 523 runs (average 47.54) high score 86 not out
10. Ben Schembri (Pioneer Valley Second Div) – 521 runs (average 26.05) high score 62
11. Peter Shepard (Norths First Div) – 491 runs (average 30.69) high score 62
12. Tom Vandenberg (Walkerston First Div) – 489 runs (average 28.76) high score 121
13. Rhys McBride (Magpies First Div) – 469 runs (average 31.27) high score 80
14. Adam Vanderlinde (Brothers Third Div) – 463 runs (average 38.58) high score 90
15. Darren Smith (Magpies Second Div) – 453 runs (average 50.33) high score 127 not out
16. Chris McEldowney (Walkerston First Div) – 447 runs (average 32.94) high score 110
17. Hayden Mellifont (Pioneer Valley Second Div) – 442 runs (average 26) high score 99
18. Luke Pietzner (Magpies First Div) – 438 runs (average 24.33) high score 102
19. Lane Kohler (Norths First Div) – 432 runs (average 20.57) high score 84
20. Ian Kelly (Brothers Third Div) – 409 runs (average 31.46) high score 69
Bowling
1. Chris McEldowney (Walkerston First Div) – 29 wickets (average 16.38) best figures 5-35
2. Cameron Tomerini (Brothers Third Div) – 28 wickets (average 11.09) best figures 5-21
3. Aaron Durelli (Norths Second Div) – 28 wickets (average 12.36) best figures 5-19
4. Ashley Murphy (Norths Second Div) – 27 wickets (average 10.74) best figures 5-4
5. Matthew Wicks (Brothers First Div) – 27 wickets (average 17) best figures 4-12
6. Michael Dalrymple (Brothers First Div) – 27 wickets (average 21.19) best figures 3-14
7. Scott Van Der Linden (Pinnacle Third Div) – 26 wickets (average 8.88) best figures 5-31
8. Matthew Boyd (Pinnacle Third Div) – 25 wickets (average 7.28) best figures 4-11
9. Harrison Holmes (Souths First Div) – 25 wickets (average 14.64) best figures 4-11
10. Andrew Newbery (Walkerston Second Div) – 24 wickets (average 11.83) best figures 4-13
11. Mitchell Wadsworth (Brothers First Div) – 24 wickets (average 21.22) best figures 3-18
12. Les Filewood (Pioneer Valley Third Div) – 23 wickets (average 8.3) best figures 4-9
13. Michael Preston (Norths First Div) – 23 wickets (average 13.7) best figures 3-10
14. Bayden Smith (Souths Second Div) – 22 wickets (average 16.23) best figures 5-9
15. Kerrod Tortora (Norths First Div) – 22 wickets (average 22.75) best figures 4-47
16. Mason Kohler (Norths First Div) – 22 wickets (average 25.80) best figures 3-19
17. Joel Bruun (Norths First Div) – 21 wickets (average 17.14) best figures 4-39
18. Floris Duvenhage (Sarina Second Div) – 20 wickets (average 9.48) best figures 3-19
19. Lloyd Blomfield (Pinnacle Third Div) – 19 wickets (average 14.42) best figures 3-8
20. Peter Lea (Pioneer Valley Third Div) – 19 wickets (average 19.47) best figures 3-14
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