The top individual performers from B/C/D-grade, Sunday, Women’s and Junior cricket

This season the NT News sports team will run the rule over the DDCC senior competition, selecting our top individual performers from the round that was. See if you made the cut here.

Tracy Village Gold defeated Palmerston Maroon in the opening round of DDCC D-grade action. Picture: From The Sideline Sports Photography

The second weekend of the Darwin and Districts Cricket Competition was a short one with the Easter holidays and rain playing a role. Check out who stood tall for your side below. 

April 21, 2025

Matthew St Clair (B-grade, Districts): The youngster was among the action at the weekend, snagging a healthy 3/20 off his eight overs, going at 2.85. He also took two catches.

Amit Saini (B-grade, PINT): Saini took unbelievable figures of 5/12 in his 6.5 over spell, bowling two maidens to go at 1.75. He also took a catch, putting an exclamation point on his efforts.

Tom Foley (B-grade, Nightcliff): Doing a bit of everything for his side, Foley hit 37 runs off 33 deliveries in the first inning before taking 1/33 off his six overs and three catches in the second.

Marko Martino (B-grade, Darwin): The Eagle clearly took inspiration from Saini the inning earlier, as he took 4/16 off just five overs. He bowled one maiden, went at 3.20 and took a catch.

Rohan Phillip (B-grade, Nightcliff): The opener top scored in the clash against Districts, scoring 41 runs from 57 deliveries, hitting three fours and one six.

David Howe (B-grade, Darwin): Backing up Martino’s efforts at the other end, Howe took 3/23 off his five overs.

Tom Ryan (B-grade, Nightcliff): Ryan did his best for the Tigers taking 3/22 off his seven overs, in which he bowled one maiden, and recorded a run-out assist.

Levi French (U18, Waratah): The teenager had the Kookaburra on a string against PINT, taking 3/6 off his four overs, going at 1.50.

Benjamin Koefoed (U18, Waratah): At number four the Warrior was impressive with the willow, making 30* runs off 20 deliveries before being retired not out. He hit four boundaries and one six. In the field, he took made one run-out and assisted another.

Owen Ferguson (U18, Palmerston): A man on a mission, Feguson was the star of the show in Palmerston’s thumping victory over the Eagles. The youngster first took 3/13 off his four overs, bowling one maiden, as well as taking catch, before he put on the pads and hit 32* runs off 20 deliveries before retiring not out, making three fours and one six.

April 14, 2025

Julie Page (Women’s Div 1, Waratah): Batting in the middle order Page scored 34* runs off 30 balls, and hit two fours.

Melissa Campbell (Women’s Div 1, Waratah): The captain was solid atop the order, hitting 31* runs off 33 deliveries, with two fours, Campbell also took a run-out in the first inning.

Jordi O’Toole (Women’s Div 1, PINT): The bowler recorded figures of 3/24 off of four overs.

Eliza Jagger (Women’s Div 1, Tracy Village): One shy of a milestone, the number three scored 49 runs from 31 deliveries, hitting six boundaries.

Krystelle Jones (Women’s Div 1, Tracy Village): Like Jagger, Jones was one shy of 50 runs, making 49* off 41 balls, with two fours and a maximum.

Daniel Fett (B-grade, Palmerston): The opener fell just short of triple figures, making 97 runs off 106 deliveries, with 10 fours.

Andrew Somerville (B-grade, Palmerston): The captain made 44 runs off 24 deliveries at number three with four boundaries and two sixes.

Ayden Allan (B-grade, Palmerston): Allan took the terrific figures of 4/12 off his 2.4 overs, plus made two catches, as well as hitting 31* runs off 33 deliveries at number four.

Awais Mahmood (C-grade, Waratah): At number seven, Mahmood scored 31* runs from 42 balls, making three fours and a six. He also took 2/18 off five overs with the ball.

Muhammad Owais Qureshi (D-grade, Tracy Village Red): Opening the batting, Qureshi scored 84 runs off 101 deliveries, hitting nine fours.

Anav Bhandari (D-grade, Tracy Village Red): The Villager ripped through Palmerston’s line-up taking 5/12 off seven overs, and bowled one maiden.

Todd Pemble (D-grade, Southern Districts Black): The Croc was brilliant with the Kookaburra, taking 5/14 from his seven overs in which he bowled one maiden.

Jay Munday (D-grade, Southern Districts Black): Munday was also on fire for the Crocs taking 4/15 off his seven overs where he too bowled a maiden.

Rhonan Appleby (Sunday 1, Waratah Warriors): The opener hit a steady 73 runs off 71 balls, making five boundaries and four sixes.

Archit Bhatia (Sunday 1, Waratah Warriors): The Tahs other opener also scored big, hitting 86 runs from 85 balls with five fours and four sixes.

Angus Campbell (Sunday 1, Waratah Warriors): Like his openers, Campbell had a day out, making 80 runs off 61 deliveries, hitting six fours and three sixes.

Rohit Adhikari (Sunday 1, Waratah Warriors University): Adhikari took figures of 4/25 off his six overs.

Jashandeep Singh Saini (Sunday 2, PINT Green): Putting together the performance of the round Saini made 144 runs off 99 deliveries, hitting 11 fours and seven sixes.

Jaspreet Gill(Sunday 2, PINT Green): Gill hit 66* runs off 79 balls before retiring not out.

Manmeet Singh (Sunday 2, PINT Green): The bowler took figures of 4/31 off his eight overs, bowling one maiden.

Saqlain Nawaz (Sunday 2, Tracy Village Blue): At number seven, Nawaz scored 69 runs from 40 deliveries, hitting seven boundaries and three sixes.

Liam Durie (Sunday 2, Darwin): The Eagle took figures of 4/20 off seven overs, bowling one maiden, and took one catch.

Sahil Sharma (Sunday 2, Tracy Village Gold): Batting number five, the Villager made 104 runs from 87 deliveries, hitting nine boundaries and four sixes.

Darshan Thakkar (Sunday 2, Palmerston White): The opener smacked 58* runs off 26 balls, hitting seven fours and four maximums.

Kiran Pathak (Sunday 2, Waratah Warriors University): Pathak took 4/23 off his 4.3 overs.

Chandana Chi Perera (Sunday 3, Waratah): The Tah skittled Tracy Village’s line-up recording 5/8 off five overs, bowling one maiden.

Murray Crawford (Sunday 3, Darwin): Crawfor took 4/24 from his six overs.

Craig Windebank (Sunday 3, Southern Districts): The Croc was on song, recording figures of 4/12 off his four overs.

Originally published as The top individual performers from B/C/D-grade, Sunday, Women’s and Junior cricket