March 22, 2016
Two South Burnett cricket Grand Finals were played at the weekend with hosts Murgon and Kumbia both coming away with wins.
At Murgon Sportsground, the Grand Final of the A Grade Two-Day competition was played across Saturday and Sunday between the Murgon Crusaders and Kingaroy Warriors.
Crusaders won the toss and sent Warriors in for what turned out to be a fairly lop-sided contest.
The Murgon bowlers made short work of the Warriors’ line-up, bowling them out for 50 in just 19.2 overs in the first innings.
Top scorer for Warriors was Taylor Hermann with 18.
Jamian Currin (5/18 off 9.2 overs), Graham Brown (3/28 off 7 overs) and James McUtchen (2/3 off 3 overs) did the damage.
In reply, Crusaders set a daunting target of 233 in their 45.4 overs.
After taking five wickets, Jamian Currin backed up with the bat to top-score for the Crusaders with 52.
Lehman Brunjes (43) and Jared Sippel (39) also added to the Warriors’ woes.
Best of the Warriors’ bowlers were Taylor Herrmann (4/42 off 10 overs) and Luke Smith (2/57 off 10 overs).
Warriors started their second innings already 183 runs behind.
A change in the batting order saw opener Hayden Wieck, who scored a duck in the first innings, come in at number 3. This paid off with Wieck top-scoring with 43.
Unfortunately for the visitors, the only other batsman to make it into double figure was Steve Heness with 12.
The Warriors were all out for 104 in 40.2 overs.
Crusaders’ captain Graham Brown ripped through the line-up, taking seven wickets for just 18 runs off his 10 overs.
Tom Patton took 2/23 off nine overs.
A very happy Crusaders’ team won the inaugural Two-Day Shield by an innings and 79 runs.
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B Grade Grand Final
At Kumbia, the South Burnett B Grade Grand Final saw the home team take on Kingaroy RSL Services in what turned out to be a closer game than the A Grade final.
The Rattlers, who haven’t hosted a grand final for five years, won the toss and sent Kingaroy into bat.
The visitors started strongly, and by the 20th over were 1/91 after opener Justin Labinsky was caught behind for 22.
Cody Bauer then joined Glenn Kelly at the wicket, and together the pair put on a 119-run partnership.
Bauer top-scored with 78 while Kelly was out for 53.
After a strong batting performance, Kingaroy finished with 9/215.
Warren Cross was the best of the Kumbia bowlers, taking 4/16 while Jayden Steinhardt starred behind the stumps, taking four wickets,
In reply, the Rattlers also enjoyed a strong start with openers Warren Cross (20 off nine balls) and Tavis Hartwig (80) piling on quick runs.
Number three Chris Medcalf then sealed the win for the Rattlers with his 62 runs.
Kumbia overhauled the Kingaroy target with both batsmen and overs in hand, finishing 6/219.
Cody Bauer was the best of the Kingaroy bowlers, taking 2/40.
Kumbia Rattlers are the B Grade Premiers for 2015-16.
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SBCA 2015-16 Season Statistics
A Grade
SBCA A Grade Cricketer of the Year
- Graham Brown 990pts
- Jason Webber 651pts
- Geoff Wallis 608pts
2-Day Cricketer of the Year
- Graham Brown 454pts
- Geoff Wallis 378pts
- Jason Webber 327pts
1-Day Cricketer of the year
- Graham Brown 536pts
- Wayne Kelly 381pts
- Dean Olzard 363pts
A Grade Batting Average (Minimum 200 runs and must have batted in at least 9 innings)
- Graham Brown 112.5
- Jason Webber 92.67
- Geoff Wallis 40.8
A Grade Highest Scores
- Geoff Wallis 168
- Jason Webber 124
- Jason Webber 110
A Grade Most Sixes Hit
- Jason Webber 16
- Rob Robarts 6
- Tony Dugdell 6
A Grade Most Runs
- Jason Webber 556
- Geoff Wallis 408
- Kieran Askin 289
A Grade Highest Partnerships (for each wicket)
- Jason Webber/Jeff Rose 157
- Jason Webber/Jeff Rose 96
- Stuart Robinson/Jared Sippel 109
A Grade Bowling Average (Minimum 60 overs and 20 wickets)
- Graham Brown 11.46
- Jamian Currin 13.15
A Grade Most Wickets
- Graham Brown 37
- Jamian Currin 20
- Dylan Gilliland 19
A Grade Best Bowling Figures
- Graham Brown 7/57
- Chris Osborn 6/55
- Caylan Brown 5/24
A Grade Best Economy (Runs per over minimum 60 overs bowled)
- Tom Patton 2.73
- Tony Dugdell 2.89
- Jamian Currin 2.97
A Grade Bowling Strike Rate (Balls per wicket minimum 60 overs bowled)
- Graham Brown 20.76
- Dylan Gilliland 22.11
- Jamian Currin 26.6
A Grade Most Maidens Bowled
- Graham Brown 29
- Jamian Currin 20
- Tom Patton 17
A Grade Most Wicketkeeper Dismissals
- Jeff Rose 19
- Jack Fleming 13
- Trent Riddell 12
Most Catches (Fielding)
- Jamian Currin 8
- Stuey Robinson 7
- Matt Nesbitt 6
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B Grade
B Grade Player of the Year
- Tavis Hartwig 736pts
- Chris Medcalf 668pts
- Barry Fisher Snr 660pts
B Grade Batting Average (Minimum 200 runs and must have batted in at least 9 matches)
- Chris Medcalf 44.13
- Shane Sippel 34.29
- Craig Handford 34.08
B Grade Highest Scores
- Cody Bauer 139
- Warren Cross 130
- Tom Langton 116
B Grade Most Sixes Hit
- Cody Bauer 26
- Warren Cross 14
- Louis Fairbairn 12
B Grade Most Runs Scored
- Nev Kratzmann 428
- Craig Handford 409
- Tom Langton 406
B Grade Highest Partnerships (For each wicket)
- Warren Cross/Clayton Crawford 195 1st
- Nev Kratzmann/Bernard Hopkins 113 2nd
- Brian Walters/Cody Bauer 127 3rd
B Grade Bowling Average (Minimum 60 overs bowled and 20 wickets taken)
- Lleyton Brown 6.96
- Tom Eastough 10.05
- Keith Walsh Snr 16.25
B Grade Most Wickets
- Lleyton Brown 24
- Tom Eastough 22
- Keith Walsh Snr 20
B Grade Best Bowling Figures
- Tom Eastough 6/10
- Caylan Brown 5/3
- Lleyton Brown 5/5
B Grade Best Bowling Economy (Runs per over minimum 60 overs bowled)
- Tom Eastough 2.54
- Lleyton Brown 2.56
- Tavis Hartwig 2.98
B Grade Bowling Strike Rate (Balls per wicket minimum 60 overs bowled)
- Lleyton Brown 16.29
- Al Woodall 21.47
- Michael Evans 23.44
B Grade Most Maidens Bowled
- Lleyton Brown 19
- Tom Eastough 17
- Tavis Hartwig 15
B Grade Most Wicketkeeper Dismissals
- Justin Labinsky 12
- Tom Langton 11
- Alex Firman 8
B Grade Most Catches (Fielding)
- Craig Handford 9
- Tavis Hartwig 8
- Renee Irvine 8
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Other Trophies
- Chris Medcalf won the Young Gun Award (for the player under 21 that gains the most points throughout the season)
- Tom Carney won the Umpires’ Most Improved and Fairest Player award, judged by Bevan Badke, head of the South Burnett Umpires Association.
