January 13, 2025
Nanango Scorpions’ Tom Town – part of the Sunshine Coast Scorchers U17s squad – has been selected in the Queensland side for this week’s Under 17 cricket National Championships in Tasmania.
The National Championships will be played in Launceston from January 16-23.
The announcement of Town’s selection was made just before Christmas.
Queensland’s first one-day game will be against the ACT on Thursday, followed by games against Victoria Country, Western Australia and Victoria Metro.
The finals will be played on January 22-23.
Scores will be available online
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Two South Burnett cricketers have been selected to take part in the National Cricket Inclusion Championships in Brisbane from January 19-24.
Michael Unverzagt and Hayden Donohue will be playing for Queensland in the Cricketers ID team.
Cameron Donohue is managing the squad.
The first of Queensland’s T20 games will be against South Australia on Sunday.
Scores will be available online
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Rain played havoc with the last rounds of South Burnett Cricket’s senior T20 competition scheduled for last Saturday.
Despite a late change of venues, the Round 5 games and Grand Final were washed out.
The weather also shortened the Gympie A Grade competition game between Wooroolin Warriors and Gympie Valleys to 15 overs a side.
Warriors won the toss at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy and elected to bowl.
At the end of their 15 overs, Valleys were 9/88.
Kieran Askin took 3/6 off three overs while Matthew Badesso finished with 2/8 off two overs.
Warriors (4/93) took 13 overs to overcome the target.
Michael Davies (26) and Matthew Springate (24 not out) were the top-scorers.
Murgon Crusaders’ scheduled game against Gympie Colts in Gympie was abandoned.
The semi-finals of the Gympie One-Day competition will be played next weekend, with Warriors set to face Gympie Harlequins.
Murgon Crusaders are through to the Grand Final on January 25.
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Gympie A Grade Earlier Results
December 14
- Wooroolin Warriors v Harlequins – washed 0ut
- Murgon Crusaders (5/115) def. Gympie Royals (7/106) by five wickets
December 21
- Murgon Crusaders v Harlequins – washed 0ut
- Wooroolin Warriors (4/156) def. Gympie Colts (7/153) by six wickets
January 4
- Murgon Crusaders (9/88) def. Valleys (87 all out) by 1 wicket
- Wooroolin Warriors (4/138) def. Gympie Royals (137 all out) by six wickets
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This Weekend’s Games
The South Burnett Senior 40-Over competition is resuming this week, with all games starting at 12:30pm:
- Tingoora Mercenaries v Tingoora Vikings at Tingoora Sportsground
- Tingoora Huntsmen v Wondai Wolves (TBA)
- Kingaroy Services v Wooroolin Warriors at Wondai Cricket Ground
- Nanango Scorpions v Murgon Diggers at Nanango Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango
NB. South Burnett Junior Competition games will resume on February 4.
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