Home Hill Cricket Association Celebrates Season at Presentation Night

Players and supporters gathered on Saturday evening to celebrate the achievements of Home Hill Cricket Association’s Second and Third Grade teams in the 2025/26 CNQ Townsville Cricket competition.

The Third Grade side finished sixth on the ladder with six wins for the season, while the Second Grade team placed seventh with five wins.

Awards were presented across both grades to recognise outstanding individual performances throughout the season. Third Grade’s Leo Olditch stole the spotlight, taking the most wickets and earning both Player’s Player and Champion Player honours, while Andrew Wallwork led the batting with 212 runs at an average of 70.67. In Second Grade, Jd Wilkins claimed Player’s Player and Champion Player, with Adam Camer topping the batting charts with 309 runs for the season.

See full list of winners on page 26

Wallwork, Olditch and Wilkins among major award winners

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Third Grade award winners
Batting Aggregate – Andrew Wallwork (212 runs)
Batting Average – Andrew Wallwork (70.67)
Most Wickets – Leo Olditch (19)
Bowling Average – Laurence Zappa (7.67)
Most Catches – Travis Butler (6 catches, 3 stumpings)
Player’s Player – Leo Olditch
Champion Player – Leo Olditch

Second Grade award winners
Batting Aggregate – Adam Camer (309 runs)
Batting Average – Adam Camer (44.14)
Most Wickets – Jd Wilkins (24)
Bowling Average – Josiah Ballin (14.75)
Most Catches – Zakk Myles (7 catches, 1 stumping)
Player’s Player – Jd Wilkins
Champion Player – Jd Wilkins

Club officials thanked players, supporters and volunteers for their contribution to the 2025/26 senior cricket season.

CAPTIONS:

BACK—Champion Players - Jd Wilkins (Second Grade) and Leo Olditch (Third Grade)

2—Richard’s Family “Club Person of the Year” awarded to Alex Stillhard (photo Alex Stillhard with Heather Richards)

3—HHCA President Dan Olditch with Adam Camer (Second Grade Batting Average and Batting Aggregate)

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