Orange Wins Clash Of Colours
Kingaroy Services Orange were too strong for Nanango Purple, downing the visitors by five wickets in the South Burnett Senior cricket game played at Taabinga State School last Saturday.
Kingaroy Services Orange were too strong for Nanango Purple, downing the visitors by five wickets in the South Burnett Senior cricket game played at Taabinga State School last Saturday.
Ladder leaders Murgon continued their unbeaten run in the 40-over South Burnett Senior cricket competition at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy last Saturday.
A young Wondai cricketer has been selected to play for Queensland in her age group, despite never having played in the local competition.
Both South Burnett junior and senior cricketers will be in action this weekend in representative games.
Wondai proved too strong for Kingaroy Services Orange in Round 2 of the South Burnett cricket competition played last Saturday (October 15).
Cricket returned with a blast last weekend with a full round of senior games played and a local derby in the A Grade competition.
The South Burnett senior cricket competition gets under way this Saturday with games to be played in Kingaroy, Murgon and Nanango.
A recent junior cricket coaching clinic held in Nanango gave local juniors the opportunity to learn from top coach Vic Williams.
There will be eight teams taking part in the South Burnett senior cricket competition this year, with the first balls due to bowled on Saturday, October 8.
The organisers of Saturday’s Cricket 4 Life fundraiser in Kingaroy were hoping to raise $20,000 for Relay For Life … but their expectations have hit a six.
Queensland Bulls Masters Darren Lehmann and Jimmy Peirson will be the cricket stars headlining the inaugural Bendigo Bank Cricket 4 Life day in Kingaroy next month.
The $115,000 redevelopment of the River Road cricket ground in Kingaroy is now complete after the installation of fencing, a new cricket pitch and two practice nets.
Local cricket hero Holly Ferling has quit the Queensland Fire to take up a contract with the ACT Meteors in the Women’s National Cricket League.
Murgon Cricket Club secured a double grand final victory last Saturday … after downing Wooroolin Vikings in the South Burnett contest, they defeated Wooroolin Warriors in the Gympie A Grade competition.
At one point, storm clouds clouds threatened to cut short the South Burnett Cricket Grand Final on Saturday but sadly for the Wooroolin Vikings, Thor wasn’t on their side …
Two special awards handed out to junior players were the surprise at the South Burnett Cricket Association’s annual trophy ceremony held at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy last week.
Murgon are through to the Grand Final of the South Burnett Senior Cricket competition after downing Wooroolin Vikings in the Major Semi-Final last Saturday.
Young cricketers did the South Burnett proud last Sunday when the Grand Finals of the Wide Bay Intercity Championships were played in Bundaberg.
The wet weather meant no cricket matches went ahead in the South Burnett region at the weekend.
Despite a valiant stand by captain Ashley Sippel, Bundaberg proved too good for South Burnett in their Goodchild Shield grand final played at Lyle Vidler Oval on Sunday.