Thursday, October 26, 2023

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Junior Cricket Recap

Wickets were hard to come by in a low scoring Under 13 game last Friday, with all batters very watchful and not throwing their wickets away. Only two bowlers were good enough to take any, these were Mark Wilkie, 1 for 5 and Nate Elphinstone with 1 for 12. Top scorer with the bat with 12 runs was Marshall Parker, followed by Nate Elphinstone on 11 not out, then Oscar Mahoney 10 runs. Nate Quagliata bowled very economically without getting a wicket and had only two runs scored off the bat from his overs.

There are such good numbers in the Challenger Blasters that we have split them into two groups. Kye Quinlan scored 17 runs which included a four, Tate Parker was next on 14, closely followed by Jamie Goldsworthy who hit a six on his way to 13. Tate and Jamie took wickets when they were bowling as did Billy Muilwyk.

In the other Challengers game Tyler Smith smashed his way to 18 runs with 3 fours. This was enough for him and Levi Trail to take out the highest partnership for the day. The next highest was Anna Muilwyk and Delta Burrell then Paige Elphinstone and Evelyn Mahoney.

Last weekend Thomas Cardillo travelled to Mackay to play with the North Queensland Team in the Under 15 Boys Northern Hub Championships. Thomas helped his team win all their games and bring home the Under 15 Boys Northern Hub Championship for NQ.

This weekend the Home Hill Cricket Association will be hosting the Boys Under 13 North Queensland Trials at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Cricket Complex. The best Under 13 players will come from Herbert River, Charters Towers, Townsville and the Burdekin to try and make the North Queensland Under 13 Team to play in their Zone Championship in December.

Contributed by Scott Heidke

Kye Quinlan and Evelyn Mahoney

Parker Oar and Nate Quagliata

Thomas Cardillo

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