Top 20: The best performers from A, Reserve, B, C & D grade cricket grand-finals

Five teams have been crowned premiership winners after a thrilling weekend Toowoomba grade cricket grand finals. We take a look at each side and their top performers below.

Met-Easts batsman Brandon Sabburg bowled by Chaz Cheatley for Wests. Toowoomba cricket A grade final Western Districts vs Metroplolitan-Easts. Saturday, March 25, 2023. Picture: Nev Madsen.

CRICKET: After a thrilling weekend of grade cricket grand finals that saw the ball getting the better of the bat, we rank the top 20 performance’s across TCI’s A, Reserve, B, C and D grade two and one day cricket grand finals.

A-grade — Easts def. Wests by 35 runs

Met-Easts

Dan Pollock (c): Leading from the front, again showing why he wears the captains armband, Pollock scored 64 runs off 74 deliveries with eight fours and two sixes. He also took 3-16 with the ball from eight overs, bowling two maidens in the process.

Dan Pollock bats for Metropolitan-Easts. Picture: Kevin Farmer.

Peter van Der Kooij: Spending an age at the crease, Kooji scored 39 off 102 balls, with just one four in the process.

Wests Districts

Chaz Cheatley: With an incredible 5-10 in the first innings, Cheatley was on fire. His stats read: 5-10 from 9.5 overs with five maidens in the first and 2-42 from 12 overs and two maidens in the second.

Wests bowler Chaz Cheatley walks off for tea break to the applause of his team mates. Toowoomba cricket A grade final Western Districts vs Metroplolitan-Easts. Saturday, March 25, 2023. Picture: Nev Madsen.

Matt Hallas: Scoring just 39 runs from a whooping 102 delivers, Hallas scored one boundary and no maximums.

Reserve-grade — Easts def. Souths by 107 runs

Met-Easts

Ross Milton (c): Showing immense mental fortitude, Milton scored 43 from 181 deliveries, hitting only three boundaries.

Metropolitan-Easts batsmen Ross Milton (left) and Craig Skuse leave the field during a break in play. Picture: Kevin Farmer.

Kahlem Reardon: With an incredible stat line, Reardon took 3-2 from seven overs, six of which being maidens.

Christio van Vuuren: Hitting 44 runs off 70, van Vuuren hit three fours, contributing greatly to Easts eventual victory.

Souths Magpies

Brendan Barnett: Taking 3-18, Barnett bowled seven overs with one maiden.

B-grade — Highfields def. Easts by 5 wickets

Highfields - Railways

JP O’Kennedy: Putting on an absolute clinic with the ball, O’Kennedy took 6-10 from 15 overs. Adding to his incredible spell, eight of those overs were maidens.

Brendan Galvin: Notching up a perfect half-century from 106 balls in the first innings, Galvin added to his total for the match scoring 40 runs from 55 deliveries in the second innings.

Brendan Galvin bats for Highfields - Railways.

Met-Easts

Adam Kerrigan: Retaining his crown as the regions top all-rounder this season, with the ball, Kerrigan took 6-27 from 16 overs, bowling five maidens.With the bat, he scored 25 in the first and 45 runs in the second.

Ben Jeffery (c): With figures of 4-29 from 14.2 overs in the first innings, Jefferry took a further 3-33 from 10.4 in the second.

C-grade — Diggers def. Uni

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Northern Diggers

Anthony Guse: Making a handy 48 from 90 deliveries, the opener smashed six fours and one maximum in his time at the crease.

Wayne Hamlet (c): Also scoring 48 runs, Hamlet got there in 66 deliveries, scoring seven fours along the way.

Wayne Hamlet of Northern Brothers Diggers. Photo: Contributed.

University

Robert Phillips: Ever the prolific wicket-taker, Phillips continued his regular season form in the final. Taking 4-46 from 20.1 in the first he added to his tally with 3-37 from 16.4 in the second inning.

Joel Ridley: Helping out Phillips with the ball in hand, Ridley took 5-27 from his 14 overs, bowling five maidens.

D-grade — Highfields def. Souths by 1 wicket

Highfields - Railways

Bradley Siddans (c): Spearheading his side’s bowling attack, Siddans snared 5-15 from his seven overs, bowling two maidens.

John Schwartz: Helping out his captain and skittling Souths, Schwartz snagged 4-27 off his 7.1 overs.

Souths Magpies

Stephen Follett: Doing his best for his side, Follett took a very respectable 4-23 from just five overs.

Harvinder Khalsa (c): In an attempt to drag his side to victory, the captain scored 34 runs from 2 deliveries as well as taking 3-29 from his eight overs.