{"id":356613,"date":"2025-01-13T10:06:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T00:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=356613"},"modified":"2025-01-17T17:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T07:35:10","slug":"tom-picked-for-qld-under-17s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/01\/13\/tom-picked-for-qld-under-17s\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Picked For Qld Under 17s"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_356722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356722\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250117tomtown1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-356722\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250117tomtown1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Burnett cricketer Thomas Town (Photo: SBCA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 13, 2025 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nanango Scorpions&#8217; Tom Town &#8211; part of the Sunshine Coast Scorchers U17s squad &#8211; has been selected in the Queensland side for this week&#8217;s Under 17 cricket National Championships in Tasmania.<\/p>\n<p>The National Championships will be played in Launceston from January 16-23.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of Town&#8217;s selection was made just before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Queensland&#8217;s first one-day game will be against the ACT on Thursday, followed by games against Victoria Country, Western Australia and Victoria Metro.<\/p>\n<p>The finals will be played on January 22-23.<\/p>\n<p>Scores will be available <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playhq.com\/cricket-australia\/org\/cricket-australia-state-competitions\/ca-under-17-male-national-championships-summer-202425\/ca-under-17-male-national-championships\/e231b565\/R1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Two South Burnett cricketers have been selected to take part in the National Cricket Inclusion Championships in Brisbane from January 19-24.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Unverzagt and Hayden Donohue will be playing for Queensland in the Cricketers ID team.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Donohue is managing the squad.<\/p>\n<p>The first of Queensland&#8217;s T20 games will be against South Australia on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Scores will be available <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playhq.com\/cricket-australia\/org\/cricket-australia-state-competitions\/national-cricket-inclusion-championships-summer-202425\/ncic-cricketers-with-an-intellectual-disability\/3a635e4a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Rain played havoc with the last rounds of South Burnett Cricket&#8217;s senior T20 competition scheduled for last Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite a late change of venues, the Round 5 games and Grand Final were washed out.<\/p>\n<p>The weather also shortened the Gympie A Grade competition game between Wooroolin Warriors and Gympie Valleys to 15 overs a side.<\/p>\n<p>Warriors won the toss at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy and elected to bowl.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of their 15 overs, Valleys were 9\/88.<\/p>\n<p>Kieran Askin took 3\/6 off three overs while Matthew Badesso finished with 2\/8 off two overs.<\/p>\n<p>Warriors (4\/93) took 13 overs to overcome the target.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Davies (26) and Matthew Springate (24 not out) were the top-scorers.<\/p>\n<p>Murgon Crusaders&#8217; scheduled game against Gympie Colts in Gympie was abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>The semi-finals of the Gympie One-Day competition will be played next weekend, with Warriors set to face Gympie Harlequins.<\/p>\n<p>Murgon Crusaders are through to the Grand Final on January 25.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Gympie A Grade Earlier Results<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>December 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wooroolin Warriors v Harlequins \u2013 washed out<\/li>\n<li>Murgon Crusaders (5\/115) def. Gympie Royals (7\/106) by five wickets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0December 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Murgon Crusaders v Harlequins \u2013 washed out<\/li>\n<li>Wooroolin Warriors (4\/156) def. Gympie Colts (7\/153) by six wickets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Murgon Crusaders (9\/88) def. Valleys (87 all out) by 1 wicket<\/li>\n<li>Wooroolin Warriors (4\/138) def. Gympie Royals (137 all out) by six wickets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>This Weekend&#8217;s Games<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The South Burnett Senior 40-Over competition is resuming this week, with all games starting at 12:30pm:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tingoora Mercenaries v Tingoora Vikings at Tingoora Sportsground<\/li>\n<li>Tingoora Huntsmen v Wondai Wolves at Taabinga State School<\/li>\n<li>Kingaroy Services v Wooroolin Warriors at Wondai Cricket Ground<\/li>\n<li>Nanango Scorpions v Murgon Diggers at Alan Downie Sports Fields, Nanango<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>NB. South Burnett Junior Competition games will resume on Saturday, February 1. 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