February 2010 - Queensland Cricket
February 2010 - Queensland Cricket February 2010 - Queensland Cricket
AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS22The team professionalismwas of the highest qualitybut the execution in theTwenty20 game wasn’tquite there as a rebuildingQueensland side finishedthird at the NationalCountry Championshipsin Albury-Wodongalast month.A first-day upset loss toWA in a Twenty20 match,which carried the samepoints for a win as a twodaygame, left the Brahmanswith little room forerror and a heartbreakingloss to NSW ensuredQueensland would finishSteven BakerEVER-PROFESSIONALBRAHMANS FINISH THIRDAFTER TWENTY20 SLIP-UPoutside the top two forthe first time in six years.The Brahmans, captainedfor the first time by Rockhamptonbatsman ToddWells, nonetheless wonfive of their seven gamesand produced a numberof memorable performances.“I was really impressedwith just how professionalour boys were,”said second-year coachSteve Baker. “In my 10years as a player andcoach with Countryteams, I have not beenassociated with a morecommitted side. They leftno stone unturned.“Of all the teams at theTodd Wellschampionships, they werethe most professional interms of their post matchrecoveries and managementof injuries. Theygave the best they had.“The T20 game that wedropped against WAreally hurt us. And allcredit to NSW, last yearwe had their measurebut this time they putthe bite on us. We hadour chances with themat 4-27 and 5-50 chasing140 but Harnettproduced an amazinghundred to turn thegame.“We didn’t cash in andget any bonus pointsagainst East Asia Pacificand that hurt us too.”The highlight was undoubtedlythe team’s gutsyeffort to knockover eventualchampions NorthernTerritory froma seemingly impregnableposition.“The NT had avery good battingline-up, so to take6-13 at the endgave us an amazing victoryover those guys,”Baker said. “They have acouple of first class playersin the making - one justcame from the nationalunder 19 championships.“If we had won our lastgame outright and the NThad lost, we would havewon the title, so it wasthat close.”Continued page 23
AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS23From page 22The main lesson was thelack of T20 experience,with some considerationrequired for the introductionof more of theshortened form ofthe game in regionalcompetitions.“There were a numberof players in theteam that wereplaying their firstT20 competitiongame,” Baker said.“It’s such a dynamicform of the gameand you have to beso specific with yourplanning.“The Country committeeknows whatwe have to look at –they only want the best forour side. We have to addressthe T20 participationin regional areas whilethere is such a reward withthe points.”It was nonetheless a competentperformance by theBrahmans considering theylost the services of bigrun-scorer and former captainDarren Frakes, leadingwicket-taker Luke Feldman(to the XXXX GOLD Bulls)and quality paceman MarkSharrad.In addition, regular strikebowler Ryan Dowson wasslowed by injury throughthe second half of the carnivalafter representingAustralian Country againstthe ACA Masters at thehalfway point.The big success story wasall-rounder Peter Reimers,whose 12 wickets at 16made him the Brahmansequal leading wicket-takeralongside Matthew Burton,and he had the best bowlingaverage.Peter Reimers (left) and Sean Fitzsimmons(above) won All-Australian honorsTo cap it all, theToowoomba policemanproduced the best battingaverage of 42.50 and wasdeservedly picked in theAustralian Country honoursteam at the conclusionof the championships.“Peter put in a very matureperformance,” Bakersaid. “He had an extraedge this year, he wasparticularly focused. Withthe experienced playerswho moved on, we neededsomebody to step up, andhe was a real leader.”Matthew Burton took 12wickets at 26.17 to sharethe Brahamsbowling spoilswith Reimers,while Dowson (10wickets at 18.20),Martin (8 wicketsat 18.50) andCraig Mitchell(26.75) also didwell with the ballat times.Sean Fitzsimmonswas the onlyother Queenslanderto makethe Australianteam, earning his thirdCountry baggy green.Fitzsimmons topped theBrahmans run aggregatewith 324 runs, crackingthe biggest score of thecarnival (165) in the finalmatch against SA that sawQueensland chase down384 to win by four wickets.Continued page 24MATCH SCORESAT A GLANCERound 1 (T20): WA 4-132(Mitchell 1-15) d Qld 131(Fitzsimmons 25).Round 2 (T20): Qld 9-108(Wells 41) d EAP 86(Dowson 4-16, Burton3-24).Round 3 (50 Overs): Qld9-134 (Martin 29) d ACT110 (Evetts 3-21, Burton3-25, P Reimers 2-29).Rd 4 (50 Overs): Qld7-203 (Reimers 46no,Wells 46, Stains 35) d NT200 (Reimers 4-44, Martin3-22, Weare 3-31).Round 5 (Two Days): Qld9-329 (Wells 71, Dennis56, Fitzsimmons 53, Stains45) d Vic 212 (Mitchell5-91, Evetts 2-31).Round 6 (Two Days): NSW229 (Frankling 3-28, Burton3-61, Dowson 3-64) dQld 148 (Reimers 33no,Stains 30, Frankling 30) &9-135 (Reimers 44no,Fitzsimmons 34).Round 7 (Two-Days): Qld6-386 (Fitzsimmons 165,Frankling 133, Weare 34) dSA 364 (Reimers 4-65,Martin 3-74, Burton 2-84).
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AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS23From page 22The main lesson was thelack of T20 experience,with some considerationrequired for the introductionof more of theshortened form ofthe game in regionalcompetitions.“There were a numberof players in theteam that wereplaying their firstT20 competitiongame,” Baker said.“It’s such a dynamicform of the gameand you have to beso specific with yourplanning.“The Country committeeknows whatwe have to look at –they only want the best forour side. We have to addressthe T20 participationin regional areas whilethere is such a reward withthe points.”It was nonetheless a competentperformance by theBrahmans considering theylost the services of bigrun-scorer and former captainDarren Frakes, leadingwicket-taker Luke Feldman(to the XXXX GOLD Bulls)and quality paceman MarkSharrad.In addition, regular strikebowler Ryan Dowson wasslowed by injury throughthe second half of the carnivalafter representingAustralian Country againstthe ACA Masters at thehalfway point.The big success story wasall-rounder Peter Reimers,whose 12 wickets at 16made him the Brahmansequal leading wicket-takeralongside Matthew Burton,and he had the best bowlingaverage.Peter Reimers (left) and Sean Fitzsimmons(above) won All-Australian honorsTo cap it all, theToowoomba policemanproduced the best battingaverage of 42.50 and wasdeservedly picked in theAustralian Country honoursteam at the conclusionof the championships.“Peter put in a very matureperformance,” Bakersaid. “He had an extraedge this year, he wasparticularly focused. Withthe experienced playerswho moved on, we neededsomebody to step up, andhe was a real leader.”Matthew Burton took 12wickets at 26.17 to sharethe Brahamsbowling spoilswith Reimers,while Dowson (10wickets at 18.20),Martin (8 wicketsat 18.50) andCraig Mitchell(26.75) also didwell with the ballat times.Sean Fitzsimmonswas the onlyother <strong>Queensland</strong>erto makethe Australianteam, earning his thirdCountry baggy green.Fitzsimmons topped theBrahmans run aggregatewith 324 runs, crackingthe biggest score of thecarnival (165) in the finalmatch against SA that saw<strong>Queensland</strong> chase down384 to win by four wickets.Continued page 24MATCH SCORESAT A GLANCERound 1 (T20): WA 4-132(Mitchell 1-15) d Qld 131(Fitzsimmons 25).Round 2 (T20): Qld 9-108(Wells 41) d EAP 86(Dowson 4-16, Burton3-24).Round 3 (50 Overs): Qld9-134 (Martin 29) d ACT110 (Evetts 3-21, Burton3-25, P Reimers 2-29).Rd 4 (50 Overs): Qld7-203 (Reimers 46no,Wells 46, Stains 35) d NT200 (Reimers 4-44, Martin3-22, Weare 3-31).Round 5 (Two Days): Qld9-329 (Wells 71, Dennis56, Fitzsimmons 53, Stains45) d Vic 212 (Mitchell5-91, Evetts 2-31).Round 6 (Two Days): NSW229 (Frankling 3-28, Burton3-61, Dowson 3-64) dQld 148 (Reimers 33no,Stains 30, Frankling 30) &9-135 (Reimers 44no,Fitzsimmons 34).Round 7 (Two-Days): Qld6-386 (Fitzsimmons 165,Frankling 133, Weare 34) dSA 364 (Reimers 4-65,Martin 3-74, Burton 2-84).
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