{"id":100511,"date":"2015-03-22T23:05:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T13:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=100511"},"modified":"2020-11-16T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T02:00:36","slug":"murgons-big-day-proves-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/03\/22\/murgons-big-day-proves-a-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Murgon’s Big Day Proves A Winner!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Murgon Crusaders celebrate their Grand Final victory and get ready to be feted at the club’s Reunion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Crusaders’\u00a0Mark Eisenmenger had a few “lives” on his way to 88 … this chance on the boundary didn’t come to hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 23, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Murgon Crusaders iced the cake on their big club reunion day on Saturday by making very sure Kingaroy weren’t going to take home a fourth straight A Grade cricket premiership.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy RSL Services batted first in the grand final and by the end of their 40th over were 9\/149.<\/p>\n

Father and son combination Ashley and Jared Sippel proved a nightmare for the reigning champions.<\/p>\n

Jared – later named the Wide Bay Junior Cricketer of the Year – took 4\/25 off his nine overs.<\/p>\n

His dad Ashley ran out Kingaroy opener – and top scorer – Wayne Kelly for 36.<\/p>\n

Ashley also took a catch to send Kingaroy No 3, Mark Schmidt, back to the pavilion for just 18 runs after he looked to be making a start.<\/p>\n

And to top it off, Ashley (1\/7 off one over) sent down the ball at the deathknell that lured Alex Dempster (5) into sending a catch to Mark Eisenmenger.<\/p>\n

In reply, the Crusaders – the 2014-15 minor premiers – got off to a shaky start with the loss of opener Daniel Thompson, caught behind by wicket-keeper Chris O’Rourke for a duck in the first over.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy bowler Tony Dugdell then took the second of his three wickets when Murgon No 3 Stuart Robinson was adjudged lbw for 2.<\/p>\n

Murgon were 2\/5 when Mark Eisenmenger came to the crease and immediately got stuck into the bowling.<\/p>\n

Eisenmenger and opener Jason Webber then methodically set about building a match-winning partnership of 128 that a frustrated string of Kingaroy bowlers could not break.<\/p>\n

Webber eventually fell when he was caught out of his crease at the non-striker’s end, run out for 35.<\/p>\n

Jared Sippel then came in and held up his end while Eisenmenger continued hitting fours.<\/p>\n

Jared was eventually bowled by Dugdell on the very last ball of the match for 5 but the damage was done with Murgon reaching the target of 150.<\/p>\n

Eisenmenger finished with 88 not out off 105 balls, but could be counted lucky as there were a few chances during his innings that Kingaroy’s fielders just couldn’t capitalise on.<\/p>\n

Dugdell worked hard and bowled tightly. He finished with 3\/18 off his nine overs, including two maidens.<\/p>\n

The Crusaders’ dominating batting performance, over-running Kingaroy in the 34th over, pleased the large crowd of Murgon supporters who had gathered at Murgon Sportsground for the reunion which then continued late into the night.<\/p>\n

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Mark Eisenmenger hits another four, one of 13 he struck during his innings, as well as one six<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kingaroy batsman Peter Hourn knows he’s out after popping up an easy catch to Murgon fielder Jason Webber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The agony and the ecstasy … Kingaroy opener Wayne Kelly lived dangerously at times on his way to his top score of 36 for RSL Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another chance for Kingaroy … Crusaders’ top scorer Mark Eisenmenger slipped over mid-pitch, recovering he quickly dived back into his crease, only to find the Kingaroy wicket-keeper had also slipped over so the bails were still on the stumps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The partnership for Murgon between Eisenmenger and Jason Webber was eventually broken when Webber was caught out of his crease at the non-striker’s end … he couldn’t believe his luck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another chance for Kingaroy that didn’t quite come off … Jared Sippel slips a ball just past the fielder’s reach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Scorecard for the A Grade Grand Final … Murgon Crusaders v Kingaroy RSL Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Crusaders immediately after the game … they couldn’t stop smiling and were already talking about next season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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South Burnett Cricket Association Trophies<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Immediately after the end of the A Grade Grand Final, trophies were handed out to the Senior players of the year:<\/p>\n

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Umpire Bevan Badke presented the “Most Improved and Fairest” award to Alex Dempster from Kingaroy RSL Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n