By JOHN HOPE
COOROY Eumundi cricket club welcomed two more century makers from last weekend’s games.
A Grade batsman Joel Kennedy destroyed the opposition bowlers to post up his first century making a brilliant 124, while Andrew Thin in his first season at the club made a brilliant 103 in B Grade
Congratulations to both of these players who have put in the hard work to achieve this magnificent achievement.
A GRADE
Kenilworth posted a handy total of 223 after the first day of play. Jordon McDermott was the best bowler with five wickets. Cooroy’s batsmen had to stand tall and they did, a magnificent 124 by Joel Kennedy and a great 60 to Jesse Ritchie allowed the A Grade boys to notch up another win in a tough competition this year.
B GRADE
Cooroy lost the toss with Maleny batting first posting a score of 255. Jared Davis starred with the ball taking 5/49. A great start to the Cooroy innings with a 128-run opening stand from Andy ‘Froffy’ Thin and Kelsey Andrews had Cooroy in the box seat only to see a terrible performance by the middle order with only Jimmy Holloway offering some resistance to be bundled out for 225. Best batsman was Andy Thin with 103.
C GRADE
Travelled to Yandina in the first week of a two-day game with only nine players – losing the toss the boys had to field. A big total was posted by Yandina, being all out for 266 with some great bowling by Sam Koch 4/43 and Andy Bowden 3/34. Cooroy started their innings very well with a opening stand of 47 before losing quick wickets to be in trouble at 4/59. Ashley Woods and Mitch Kneale steadied the ship to see Cooroy all out for 172. Best batsmen were Ashley Woods 67, John Hope 36 and Mitch Kneale 24.
5TH Division
The Cougar 5ths started the day batting for the second time and still 290 runs behind Tewantin-Noosa. It proved to be a great day for junior cricketers playing in the seniors. The Cougars were all out for 188, however some outstanding personal performances were achieved. Ben Mander made 53, George Giblett 24, Mitch Martin 20 and Josh Baldry hit a 4 and remained not out. As a club moving forward it is extremely important that young cricketers are exposed to and gain experience in the game we all love.
UNDER 16
The Cougars under-16s had a first-innings win by 33 runs over a determined Yandina. The Cougars resumed at 2/57 and a fantastic 84-run third-wicket partnership from Odin Cussen and Chris Langfeldt saw the win achieved. Odin made an excellent 68 showing great powers of concentration and was well supported by Chris’s 41. The Cougars finished on 8/158 after their 55 overs. Yandina batted again and finished on 4/49 with George Giblett 2/0 and Ben Mander 2/2 the wicket takers.
UNDER 14
Cooroy under-14s batted well but let themselves down in the field in a close match against Maroochydore. Maroochy scored 154 with the best bowlers being Corey Flood 3/21 and Zac Skyring 1/11. Cooroy batted well but ran out of overs to end their innings on 7/127. Top scorers were Zac Skyring 23 and Corey Flood 19 not out.
UNDER 12
Cooroy Eumundi under-12A won the toss and sent Flinders in to bat on a damp pitch. After their openers had been smashing it for a while, we got the first breakthrough with a great catch from skipper Riley Hobbs. We bowled them all out for 100, thanks to some great bowling from Marty Kelly (2/4) and Jack Ritchie (2/10). A shaky start saw a couple of ducks but after that, the runs came. High scorers Oscar Long (36), Marty Kelly (23) and Ryan Christensen (15) got us over the line with three overs to spare. Full credit to the boys for winning that one, it was a toughie.
Senior training will be under lights this Thursday starting at 5pm at The Cooroy Eumundi Cricket Club.
