February 3, 2023
Nanango Yellow defeated Kingaroy Services Blue by 72 runs during their Round 10 South Burnett senior cricket match last Saturday, played at Taabinga State School.
Nanango won the toss and elected to bat.
They were all out for 190 in the 32nd over, after Stephen Kirkland hit a ton.
Lachlan Watson (2/20 off five overs) and Clinton Blanch (2/19 off four) finished with the best bowling figures for Kingaroy.
In reply, Kingaroy Services Blue were all out for 118 in the 32nd over.
Charlie Ploetz top-scored with 32, after opener Joshua Fearby began well with 26.
Nanango bowlers shared the honours with seven taking wickets, but Jayden Prendergast (3/12 off five) finished with the best figures.
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Other South Burnett Results
- Nanango Purple (4/163) defeated Murgon (162 all out) by six wickets at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango
- Wooroolin Warriors (7/143) def. Wondai (141 all out) by three wickets at Kingaroy State School
- Tingoora Vikings v Kingaroy Services Orange at Tingoora Sportsground was declared a draw
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South Burnett Junior Cricket
Games were played at Alan Downie Sports fields in Nanango:
- Stage 1 – Kingaroy JCA Little Butchers (2/77) def. Nanango (2/61) by 16 runs
Nanango innings: Eddie M (10), William M (9); Harry (1/6) and Bianca (1/3)
Kingaroy innings: Hayden (15), Ester (9); William M (1/4) and Jacob S (1/2)
- Stage 3 – Kingaroy (6/111) def. Nanango (3/91) by 20 runs
Nanango innings: Darcy Cullen (11 not out), Alex Morley (10); Jeremiah Litzow (1/4) and Hayden Donohue (1/7)
Kingaroy innings: Isaac Hauritz (24), Jamie Searle (17); Josie Black (1/9) and Elliot Black (1/15)
NB. No result is available for the Stage 2 game.
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Gympie A Grade
Murgon Crusaders (4/200 declared and 2/77) defeated Gympie Royals (112 and 99) by 86 runs at Murgon Sportsground.
Damien Sippel scored a century (not out) in Murgon’s first innings.
Openers Lachlan Zelinksi (43) and Nathan Roderick (26) scored the necessary runs in the second.
Jared Sippel (1/15 and 3/20), Jack Webber (3/19) and Nick Sanewski (3/6) finished with the best bowling figures.
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Wide Bay Intercity Rep Challenge
South Burnett junior representative teams were in action at Murgon Sportsground on Sunday against sides from the Fraser Coast:
- U12 – Fraser Coast (148 all out) def. South Burnett (71 all out) by 77 runs.
Joe Carney (15), Mason Fuller-Sandys (6); Jamie Sherwell (2/11) and Hudson Murphy (3/5).
- U14 – Fraser Coast (7/264) def. South Burnett (138 all out) by 126 runs.
Byron Kratzmann (64), Isaac Hauritz (15); Josh Williams (2/14) and Byron Kratzmann (2/44).
- U16 – South Burnett (2/138) def. Fraser Coast (8/137) by eight wickets.
Jackson Kerkow (52), Lawson Black (51 not out); Braidyn Scott (3/18) and Lachlan Burrows (2/14).
South Burnett players selected for this weekend’s Round 5 games against Gympie are:
- Under 12s – D’arcy Harmsworth, Joe Carney, Ledger Comello, Jeremiah Litzow, Darcy Cullen, Mason Fuller-Sandys, Braxton Bartlett, Zane Bartlett, Mackenzie Bourke, Adisyn Martin, Elliott Black and Jamie Sherwell
- Under 14s – Joshua Williams, Byron Kratzmann, Rory O’Connor, Jamie Searle, Hayden Donohue, Levi Steinhardt, Isaac Hauritz, Cornelius Curtain, Josie Black, Jayden Prendergast and Theo Kelly
- Under 16s – Noah Birch, Lawson Black, Hunter Brown, Lochlan Burrows, Lachlan Cullen, Joshua Fearby, Slater Green, Jackson Kerkow, Archie Koehler, Braidyn Scott, Thomas Town and James Whiteman
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Goodchild Shield
South Burnett defeated Bundaberg by one run in their Round 3 Goodchild Shield game played at Salter Oval in Bundaberg on Sunday.
South Burnett won the toss and batted first.
They were all out for 103 in the 32nd over.
Jared Sippel top-scored with 42 while Michael Wostear made 17.
In reply, Bundaberg were all out for 102 in the 36th over.
Jared Sippel took 3/15 off 10 overs (including three maidens) while Ashley Sippel took 3/16 off 5.2.
South Burnett has finished in top spot on the ladder, ahead of Bundaberg, Fraser Coast and Gympie.
The final, which will be played in the South Burnett, is scheduled to be played on February 19.
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This Weekend’s Games
SATURDAY
SBCA Junior Competition – Games start at 8:00am
- Stage 1 – Kingaroy Little Butchers v Nanango at River Road, Kingaroy
- Stage 2 – Kingaroy Pineview Westlink v Nanango at Kingaroy State School
- Stage 3 – Kingaroy v Nanango at Taabinga State School
SBCA Senior Competition – Games start at 12:30pm
- Kingaroy Services Orange v Nanango Yellow at Taabinga State School
- Nanango Purple v Kingaroy Services Blue at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango
- Murgon v Wooroolin Warriors at Murgon Sportsground
- Tingoora Vikings v Wondai at Tingoora Sportsground
Gympie A Grade Two-Day Competition – Games start at 12:30pm
- Murgon Crusaders v Harlequins at Murgon Sportsground – Day 1
- Wooroolin Warriors v Gympie Royals at Gympie – Day 1
SUNDAY
At Murgon:
Intercity Challenge from 9:00am at Murgon Sportsground
- U12 South Burnett v Gympie
- U14 South Burnett v Gympie
- U16 South Burnett v Gympie
