February 2010 - Queensland Cricket

XXXX GOLD PREMIER GRADE COMPETITION14High-flying Toombul havethe opportunity to keeptheir XXXX GOLD PremierGrade ‘triple crown’ hopesalive when they confrontGold Coast in a one-daysemi-final at Kerrydale onSunday.The Bulls produced a stunningperformance to winthe first trophy of the summer,the Tom Veivers Cup,when successful in theEdev Property GroupTwenty20 final at AllanBorder Field a fortnightago.They also appear destinedto book a two-day semifinalgiven their strong positionin the overall clubchampionship.“It (winning all three titles)has come to mind becauseeveryone has been talkingabout it, but we know thatyou have got to playwhat’s in front of you,”said impressive youngToombul limited overs captainChris Lynn.“When we are playing thetwo-day games, we don’tworry about where we arein the onedayers.”Lynn admittedthe Bulls hadtaken enormousconfidence fromtheir T20 winover perennialGrade finalistsUniversity ofQueensland.Toombul playedin their first finalfor a number ofyears last summerwhen theyreached theone-day decider,but weresmashed by University.Thistime it was adifferent story.“We knew theyhad a lot of finalsexperience,but it helped usTOOMBUL CHASINGGRADE TRIPLE CROWNA great shot of Wade Townsend batting for ToombulPicture: Bob Jones — Bob Jones Photography.having RyanHarris andWade Townsendin theteam, andwhile JimmyMaher didn’tplay, he wasthere allgame,” Lynnsaid.The Studentsgave the Bullsplenty to thinkabout too, settinga healthytarget of 7-187batting first.Jarrod Turnertop-scoredwith 42 off 30balls, while LachyStevensensured a bigtotal by hammering36 notout off 17 balls,including 23 offthe final over.Harris was the best of theToombul bowlers with 2-26. He had 2-12 at onestage, including the valuablewickets of Steve Farrell(0) and NathanReardon (14). Lynn chimedin with 1-31, claiming theprized scalp of matchwinnerCraig Philipson for28 off 15 balls.“Everyone knows 187 is agood total, but I was stillthinking ‘you never know’because Allan Border Fieldis the best wicket in Brisbaneand has the quickoutfield,” Lynn said. “Wecould have kept themdown to 160 and I was abit nervous because theytook the momentum intothe break, and momentumis a big thing in cricket.”Lynn, still only 19, steeledhimself to lead from thefront and try and get hisside off to a flyer. He didjust that, teaming withKeiren Murphy to smash136 off 82 balls in just 56breathtaking minutes.Continued page 15