Randall Woodley
Last weekend provided some better results for the Tewantin-Noosa Thunder Cricket Club with wins in First, Second Grade and in the Women’s competition.
There were also some great performances by some of the junior teams, including two tied matches.
FIRST GRADE: The team was at home at Read Park playing the Nambour Cutters and Captain Jake Dennien had no hesitation in deciding to bat first. With a fair amount of green on the wicket, the Nambour bowlers were able to get some swing and lift early and the home team were in some trouble at 3-21 after nine overs.
Then Jarrod Officer and Ben Claypole came to the crease and played smart but attacking cricket to get the score to 80 at the first drinks (17th over). After this they accelerated to 205 after 37 overs with a 300 score a possibility. Their partnership of 184 was close to a club record. Officer was eventually out for a great 114, despite a broken thumb, in his first ton this season. Ben Claypole’s innings of 88 (run out) was his best for the club and included some glorious shots. The team then batted out their 50 overs to be 9 for 275.
Nambour had a couple of the 1st Grade Scorchers from last year playing along with a couple of the best bats in the competition, so Thunder knew they had to bowl well. Scott Aufderheide started out bowling a superb spell of eight straight overs for just 19 runs. The Cutters were contained for 18 wicketless overs before Ben Laughlin picked a wicket up in his first over to see them 1-68 off 19. From there the pace came off and the spin trio of Dom Taylor (2-36), Dennien (2-11) and Michael Eckard (3-49) strangled Nambour to have them all out for 181 in the last over with a bonus point win secured.
Next Saturday the team are away to Glasshouse Rangers who are sixth on the ladder.
SECOND GRADE: The boys travelled to Caboolture searching for a victory and decided to bat first. Both openers were out early and then it became the Adam Curry and Leon Beatty show, knocking the Snake bowlers all over the park and bringing up the 100 in the 15th over. After both these batsmen were out, Beatty for 27 and Curry for a classy 56, Jarryd (33) and Dan Cooke (29) kept things on track for a good score, finishing on 208.
Bowling wise, Thunder started well with almost perfect line and length bowling as well as brilliant support in the field. Crowley broke through first and he and Tyrone De Kauwe (2-30) kept them really dry in the runs. Then Max Cooper (2-34) helped to continue restricting runs. At the 20 over mark they had only scored 56. After the break it became a game of keeping pressure on. Wickets were shared, and, in the end, they were all out for 161, with Jayke Davis finishing them off with his first wicket in seniors and figures of 2-7. Great win for the team. Next weekend the team is at Read Park against Glasshouse.
THIRD GRADE: The team was at home to the undefeated Maroochydore Swans and batted first. The top order, Brendan Wright, L. Preet, Harper Lee and Ethan Slaney set the team up and at 20 overs the score was 2-82. The middle order did not really fire, and the team ended on 152. Ethan Slaney was once again the stand-out batsman.
Defending 152 was always going to be hard, but the Thunder bowled and fielded well making the Swans earn their eventually victory. All the chances were taken, and few runs were lost due to sundries or misfields. The captain summed the match up by saying, “A solid effort against a quality opposition that all the guys can be proud of”. Next week the boys travel to Caloundra.
FIFTH GRADE: Playing at Palmwoods, the team batted first and could only muster 75 runs. Top scorer was ever-reliable, Tony Watson 32 and Jordan Lane 10. Bowling second the Thunder struck early and had Palmwoods 2-22. Thunder rotated the bowlers and at one stage the home team was 6-40. However, the possibility of a win finished there, and they passed the Thunder’s score in the 12th over. Best bowlers for Thunder were Brendon Henderson (2-22) and Rory Ramsden (3-14). Next Saturday the team will be playing Yandina at Dale Officer Oval.
SIXTH GRADE: The team was defeated by Caloundra Lighthouses at their ground.
JUNIOR CRICKET:
Under 17s. The team was playing the University at their ground in a two-day match and batted first. The Thunder captain declared on 252 allowing the USC batters a few overs at the crease to finish Day 1. Top scorers for Thunder were Jack Caspers, who batted brilliantly for 104 and Ethan Slaney 64. Also playing in the match were 100 match milestone players, Finn Mayo , Ethan Slaney and Harper Lee who watched Jack Caspers scoring his maiden ton.
Under 15s Playing Caloundra at home, the local boys were sent into bat and lost both openers early. Then Rory Ramsden (35) joined Aedan Mayo (32) and they put on a solid partnership of 81. The team were all out for 159 with Bailey Hozier adding 21. At stumps Caloundra were 0-68 and Thunder will be chasing early wickets next Saturday.
Under 13s B. The team played Nambour Whites at the showgrounds last Saturday and the exciting match ended in a draw with each team scoring the same number of runs (125). Best Thunder bowlers were Archie Wyles, Liam Sweet and Ollie Everlyn, all taking two wickets each. The top scorers in Thunders innings of 4-125 were Lachlan Davis 30*, Liam Sweet 24* and Lewis Ramsden 17.
WOMEN’S: The team had a good win against the USC-Buderim girls. Thunder scored 5-130 with Petrina McAulay 34* and Kirsty Patten 25. They restricted the USC team to 7-102 to take the points.
BULLS MASTERS SQUADS: Congratulation to Thunder Club juniors selected in the Sunshine Coast Representative teams for the upcoming tournament- Finn Mayo, Ben Blackwell, Rory Ramsden and Aedon Mayo.
