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August 26, 2012
Wondai bowler Dan Learmont has issued an early warning for season 2012-13 after picking up five wickets for the South Burnett XI in an easy victory over a Wanderers Club side in Kingaroy on Saturday.
Learmont, who won the umpires’ “Most Improved and Fairest” award at the end of last season, had the best bowling figures in the limited overs game: 5/28 off just nine overs.
Wooroolin’s Kyron Tunstall took 2/35 off his 10 overs and Queensland Fire rookie player Lauren Hume, who plays for Nanango, had 1/37.
The touring side opened the batting.
Top scorer for the Wanderers was Wynnum-Manly first-grader Cameron Trask who made a century. The all-rounder, who has represented Queensland in the Imparja Cup, also topped the Wanderers’ bowling figures.
Brisbane Norths’ batsman Wally Wright – grandson of the legendary Test wicketkeeper Wally Grout – knocked out 64.
Ross Chapman, who has just returned to Australia after captaining the national side to an historic first victory during its recent over 60s tour to England, made 19.
The Wanderers’ last wicket fell on the last ball of the 50th over.
Top scorer for the South Burnett was Anthony Eden (70 not out) who looks to be resuming where he left off last year.
Eden notched up five centuries and two 50s with South Burnett premiership winners Kingaroy RSL Services last season and topped the South Burnett A Grade Batting Aggregate and Batting Average.
Dan O’Connor (52), Tim Linnan (42) and Ashley Sippel (26) also kept the scoreboard ticking over quickly for the South Burnett.
The local side overhauled the target in the 42nd over (5/237).
Trask took 2/39 off 10 overs. Brian Walters – another veteran of the recent Australian Over 60s tour of England – took 1/17 off three, and Lee Watts 1/56 off eight overs.
