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John-Paul Schultz’s unbeaten innings against Kingaroy earned Warriors a berth in Saturday’s Grand Final<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saints have the opportunity on Saturday to wrap up their inaugural year in the South Burnett Cricket Association’s senior competition with a Grand Final victory.<\/p>\n

They’ll be taking on Wooroolin Warriors who defeated Kingaroy Services in the Preliminary Final last Saturday at Wondai Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n

Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy’s bowlers ripped through Warriors’ top order before John-Paul Schultz (70 not out) turned the game around.<\/p>\n

Patrick Figg (28 not out) added more valuable runs in a valuable partnership with Schultz.<\/p>\n

At the end of their 40 overs, Warriors were 5\/156.<\/p>\n

Trevor Black (2\/18 off 7 overs) and Lachlan Watson (2\/11 off 8 including 2 maidens) finished with the best bowling figures for Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

In reply, Kingaroy were all out for 96 in the 38th over.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opener Fletcher Black (18) and captain Trevor Black (17) were the top scorers.<\/p>\n

The Wooroolin bowlers provided few scoring opportunities, with\u00a0Matt Nesbitt (2\/9 off 4 including 1 maiden) and Noah Birch (3\/21 off 5) finishing with the best figures.<\/p>\n

The Grand Final will be played from 12:30pm on Saturday at Lyle Vidler Oval in Kingaroy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Patrick Figg finished not out 28 for Wooroolin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Trevor Black worked hard with the ball for Kingaroy Services<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Warriors’ Isaac Hauritz was trapped out LBW for eight runs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Gympie A Grade Grand Final\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Wooroolin Warriors have been officially declared winners of the Gympie Two-Day competition after finishing on top of the ladder at the end of the regular season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wet weather prevented further play last Saturday in the Grand Final game against Harlequins at Jack Ison Oval in Gympie.<\/p>\n

At the end of Day 1 on March 7, Warriors were 3\/165 after batting for 69 overs.<\/p>\n

Lachlan Cullen was top-scorer with 79 runs, including six boundaries.<\/p>\n

Lochlan Burrows was 68 not out.<\/p>\n

There was no further play on March 14.<\/p>\n

This is Wooroolin’s second Grand Final win this year in the Gympie A Grade competition.<\/p>\n

In January, Warriors locked in a narrow victory over Harlequins in the One-Day series.<\/p>\n

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This Week’s Games<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

SBCA Stage 2 Grand Final – 8:00am<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Nanango Scorpions Purple v Murgon at Alan Downie Sports Field, Nanango<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    SBCA Stage 3 Grand Final – 8:00am<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Nanango Scorpions v Murgon at Alan Downie Sports Field, Nanango<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      SBCA Senior Grand Final – 12:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Saints v Wooroolin Warriors at Lyle Vidler Oval, Kingaroy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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