Crusaders Too Strong At Home

Byron Kratzmann added 35 valuable runs to the Crusaders’ total, including this boundary

November 28, 2025

Murgon Crusaders came out on top in a clash with an under-strength Wooroolin Warriors, played last Saturday at Murgon Showgrounds.

Warriors won the toss in the Gympie A Grade competition game, sending Murgon in to bat.

Opener Daniel Thompson top-scored with 60 runs off 68 balls, including 7 fours and 2 sixes.

Riley Sippel (43) and Byron Kratzmann (35) also added handy runs to the Crusaders’ total.

Dean Olzard (3/10 off three overs, including one maiden) had impressive bowling figures for Wooroolin.

At the end of their 40 overs, Murgon were 7/224.

In reply, Wooroolin ended 7/154 in the 31st over.

Opener Jackson Kerkow started off strongly, hitting 77 runs – including 11 fours and 2 sixes – before being trapped LBW by Ashley Sippel.

Kieran Askin hit 30 runs off 37 balls but no one else made double figures.

The Sippel squad dominated the Murgon bowling: Ashley (2/16 off 7.4), Jake (2/28 off eight) and Riley (2/51 off eight).

Ashley Sippel hits a six during his 18-run knock for Murgon

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November 22

SBCA Senior Competition

Kingaroy Services (6/208) def. Murgon Diggers (174 all out) at Taabinga State School
Nanango Scorpions (5/136) def. Saints (133 all out) at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango
Wooroolin Warriors (185 all out) def. Wondai Wolves (170 all out) at Wondai Cricket Ground

SBCA Junior Competition

Stage 2 – Round 6

Kingaroy Kookaburras (134) def. Kingaroy Cobras (108) at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango
Nanango Purple (157) def. Murgon (139) at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango

Stage 3 – Round 6

Nanango (5/138) def. Murgon (7/91) at Alan Downie Sportsfields, Nanango.

Dalby Competition

Tingoora Vikings (9/188) def. Boundary Warriors (186 all out) at Tingoora Sportsground

Wide Bay Junior Intercity Competition

Under 12s – Gympie (9/139) def. South Burnett (93) at Murgon Showgrounds on Sunday

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November 15

Warriors’ Archie Koehler took one wicket (1/8 off four overs) at Lyle Vidler Oval against Gympie Royals

Gympie One-Day A Grade Competition

Rain disrupted the Gympie A Grade One-Day clash between Wooroolin Warriors and Gympie Royals at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy on November 15.

Warriors (3/333) were eventually declared victors over Royals (5/94), using the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method.

Opener Alexander Peters top-scored for Warriors, finishing 112 not out.

Fellow opener Lachlan Cullen (85), Lochlan Burrows (73) and Matthew Dugdell (41) added to the total.

Kieran Askin was the most effective of the Warriors’ bowlers, taking 3/24 off 6.4 overs before the game was called off.

Rain also affected the game between Murgon Crusaders and Harlequins at Murgon Showgrounds which was abandoned.

Harlequins were 6/187 and Crusaders were 1/66 when play was called off.

Michael Davies finished with 1/29 off eight overs for Warriors

SBCA Senior Competition

Murgon Diggers v Wondai Wolves at Murgon Showgrounds – Game abandoned
Nanango Scorpions v Kingaroy Services at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango – Game abandoned
Saints v Wooroolin Warriors at Taabinga State School – Game abandoned

SBCA Junior Competition

Stage 2 – Round 5

Murgon v Kingaroy Kookaburras at Kingaroy State School – no result available
Nanango Purple (145) def. Nanango Yellow (98) at River Road Oval, Kingaroy

Stage 3 – Round 5

Nanango (4/147) def. Kingaroy (7/144) at Taabinga State School

Dalby Competition

Tingoora Vikings v Criterions at Tingoora Sportsground – no result available

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November 8

Services’ Fletcher Black hits another four … one of six he struck on the day against Wondai at Wondai Cricket Ground

SBCA Senior Competition

Kingaroy Services overcame Wondai Wolves for the loss of just wicket at Wondai Cricket Ground on November 8.

Kingaroy won the toss and sent Wondai in.

The home team were all out in the 30th over for 110 runs, with Nathan Nixon top-scoring with 41 runs.

Benjamin Gregg (2/6 off two overs) and Lachlan Watson (3/29 off seven overs) did the damage for Kingaroy.

In reply, Kingaroy took just 17.4 overs (and it could have been a few balls less!) to overtake the target for the loss of just one wicket (1/111).

Batters were Fletcher Black (44 not out), Lachlan Watson (33) and Justin Labinsky (6 not out).

Wolves’ Allen Cruddas took a catch on the boundary to secure the wicket of Services’ Lachlan Watson

Other SBCA Senior Results:

Saints (5/240) def. Murgon Diggers (127 all out) at Murgon Showgrounds
Nanango Scorpions (3/226) def. Wooroolin Warriors (4/224) at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango

SBCA Junior Competition

Stage 2 – Round 4