Seven teams, four spots, two rounds: Who helps their side make the HCCA finals
The Huon Channel Cricket Association season is set for a grandstand finish with seven sides battling for a top-four place. We break down who could be key.
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The finals race is heating up with seven sides chasing the top four spots for the Huon Channel Cricket Association.
The men’s A-grade has just two weeks to go before finals and we have dived into the run home and who can get their side into a top four spot.
1. Longley Bunyips – 8 wins, 2 losses – 36 points (0.49 NRR)
Run home: Round 15 v Summerleas Eagles (fifth), Round 16 v Blackmans Bay (second)
Key players: Bryce Turnbull – 395 runs at 43.89 – 21 wickets at 16.9, Harry Booth – 362 runs at 36.2, Jake Barry – 19 wickets at 12
Highest and lowest finish: First or seventh
2. Blackmans Bay – 8 wins, 3 losses – 36 points (0.134NRR)
Run home: Round 15 (bye), round 16 v Longley Bunyips (first)
Key players: Chris Hevey – 507 runs at 50.7, Callum Rawson – 278 runs at 34.75, Chris Elliott – 18 wickets at 23.28, Damien Minehan – 13 wickets at 21.38.
Highest and lowest finish: First or seventh
3. Woodbridge – 8 wins, 4 losses – 32 points (0.885NRR)
Run home: Round 15 v Snug Scuds (fourth), round 16 v Kettering Mariners (seventh)
Key players: Jakob Gunson – 485 runs at 48.5, Gordon Kerr – 336 runs at 42 – 25 wickets at 7.24, Jake Martin – 20 wickets at 17
Highest and lowest finish: First or seventh
4. Snug Scuds – 7 wins, 4 losses – 30 points (0.285NRR)
Run home: Round 15 v Woodbridge (third), round 16 v Slab Road (tenth)
Key players: Chris Brown – 293 runs at 32.56, Jack Gates – 281 runs at 31.22, Seb Wishart – 20 wickets at 15.9, Dallas Millhouse – 19 wickets at 16.84.
Highest and lowest finish: Second or eighth
5. Summerleas Eagles – 6 wins, 4 losses – 28 points (0.96NRR)
Run home: Round 15 v Longley Bunyips (first), round 16 v Huonville Bulls (ninth)
Key players: Ajay Kumar – 330 runs at 36.67, Prajit Prameswar – 262 runs at 32.75, Dishank Sharma – 17 wickets at 15.71, Mandeep Wadhwa – 15 wickets at 23.8
Highest and lowest finish: Second or eighth
6. Kingston Crows – 6 wins, 4 losses – 28 points (0.461NRR)
Run home: Round 15 v Huonville Bulls (ninth), round 16 v Margate Mecca (eighth)
Key players: Jacob Downie – 442 runs at 44.2, Aidan Donovan – 293 runs at 29.3 – 26 wickets at 16.04, Ashley Woodhead – 17 wickets at 18.29
Highest and lowest finish: Second or eighth
7. Kettering Mariners – 6 wins, 4 losses – 28 points (0.095NRR)
Run home: Round 15 v North Huon (tenth), round 16 v Woodbridge (third)
Key players: Cam Wheatley – 439 runs at 43.9 – 17 wickets at 18.76, Noah Scott – 318 runs at 31.8, Ben Cameron – 16 wickets at 18.25
Highest and lowest finish: Second or eighth
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