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The 2003/04 Australia under 17 Honour Team

QUEENSLAND WINS U-17 CHAMPIONSHIP

The Under 17 National Championships got underway in Geelong with a close game between arch rivals Victoria and New South Wales and convincing wins to Queensland and Western Australia.

At Godfrey Street Oval, WA was set a target of 92 and achieved it easily in 18 overs. Andrea Gilmore was the standout player with 21 runs off 23 balls. Earlier Gilmour took 1 for 4 off 3 overs as South Australia struggled to 8 for 91 off their allotted 40 overs. Holly Hyder finished with the fine figures of 2 for 8 off 8 overs whilst Emma Pender took 2 for 12 off 4. No SA player managed to make double figures.

Queensland also had a comfortable win against the ACT at Winter Reserve. Batting first, QLD made 8 for 178 off their 40 overs. Sarah Harris led the way with 36 runs and was well supported by captain Melissa Lewis (24) and Lisa Badgery (21). Emma Rodgers was the pick of the ACT bowlers with 3 for 16 off 5 overs.

In reply QLD was never troubled in the run chase with ACT only managing 9 for 62 off 40 overs. The opening bowling combination of Lacey Hinze (2 for 14 off 7) and Jessica Rowlands (4 for 6 off 8) destroyed the ACT top order. However ACT did well to bat out their allotted overs after having been 7 for 30 after 18 overs. Rachel Bayley led the way with a gutsy 16 not out, sharing in a 31 runs partnership with 13 year old Vanessa Picker.

The third game between NSW and Victoria was a much tighter affair with the game going down to the 37^th over in the second innings. New South Wales managed a respectable score of 6 for 141 off their 40 overs. Keeper Emily Rixon was the backbone of the innings with the first half century of the tournament (50 off 99 balls). Opener Melissa Ramsay was the second highest run scorer with 19. For Victoria, Bronwyn Evans took 3 for 23 whilst captain Tammy Norquay was impressive with 2 for 13 off 7.

The run chase began poorly for Victoria, losing the two openers cheaply. However Norquay (32 off 59 balls) steadied the middle order along with Sam Heron (23 off 48) and Jessica Cameron (19 no off 24). Number 8 Moana Hope then came into finish off the innings for Victoria with 2 fours and one six in a quick-fire 15 off 13 balls.

QLD and WA both picked up two bonus points to lead the ladder after round 1, whilst NSW, ACT and SA will be looking to get on the board in tomorrow's rounds.

• NSW 6/141, 40 overs (E Rixon 50, B Evans 3/23) lost to Victoria 7/143, 36.2 overs (T Norquay 32, S Heron 23) at Grinter Reserve
• QLD 8/178, 40 overs (S Harris 36, M Lewis 24, E Rogers 3/16) defeated ACT 9/62, 40 overs (R Bayley 16no, J Rowlands 4/6)
• SA 8/91, 40 overs (H Hyder 2/8, E Pender 2/12) lost to WA 3/92, 18 overs (A Gilmore 21no, T Rowbottom 3/35)

In the game between Victoria and Western Australia at Winters Reserve, Victoria won the toss and set about putting a total on the board. Following the loss of Emma Kearney with the score on 12, Ashleigh Keenan came to the crease. Together with Elyse Villani (18), the two set about building a good partnership to take the score past 50. Both then fell in quick succession with the score at 51 then 53. This brought together Sam Heron and Tammy Norquay who put on 29 to take the score to 4/82. When Heron fell another impressive partnership was put together by Norquay & Kathleen Roe to take the score onto 5/147. Norquay continued on through the innings to remain 74 no at the close. Vics posting an impressive 8/181. In reply WA started the chase well with the opening partnership of Amanda Williams & Katherine Dellar putting on 19 until Dellar's wicket fell. Williams and Ayres then took the score onto 41 when Williams was out for 10. Unfortunately for WA this was the beginning of a bating collapse. From this point the damage had been done and WA was all out for 97.

Queensland took on South Australia with SA winning the toss and batting. In a low scoring affair, SA managed 9/89 off 40 overs. Teagan McPharlin top scored for SA with 23, who along with Jess Weidenhofer contributing 14 to the total. The best of the Queensland bowlers were Jessica Rowlands & Laura Kidd who both took 2/13. In reply Queensland found the going easy to reach the total in the 25^th over with Sarah Harris the best performer contributing 26.

In a game which went against the trend of the day, ACT won the toss and put NSW in. After a quick wicket being lost at the start to have the score at 1/2, NSW then recovered with Emilly Rixon & Melissa Ramsey taking the score onto 21. Nicole Honeysett then came in to join Ramsey and the two batted well together until Ramsey was finally caught on 18 to have the score at 3/63. Honeysett was then joined by Carly Ryan and pair put together a 99 run partnership. The partnership was broken when Honeysett was run out on 71. Ryan finished the innings at 63 n.o. with the NSW total at 5/222. In reply, ACT could only managed 7/69 off their 40 overs with Kim Page (15) and Emma Rogers (17) the best performers with the bat. Best with the ball for NSW was Patrice Callaghan 2/12 off 7 overs and Erin Burns 2/9 off 7 overs.

Round 3 Bulletin Tuesday 20^th Jan.

In game 1 NSW took on QLD at St Josephs College. NSW won the toss and elected to bat. After a slow start for NSW which saw 2 wickets fall with the score at 5, a rhythm was reached and the runs started to flow. Several decent partnerships were put together in the middle order with Asha Smith the lynchpin of the innings scoring 36 before finally being run out. Sohryn Carter was best of the lower order amassing 19 runs. The two also had the best partnership of the innings, putting on 61 to take the score from 6/34 to 7/95. Best of the bowlers were Lacey Hinze who had figures of 8 overs 3/14 and Jessica Rowlands 8 overs 3/23. Final score NSW all out 114. Queensland had no problems in replying to this total. Only 3 wickets were lost along the way, and the total was reached with 9 overs up their sleeves. Best with the bat were Sarah Harris who was 37 not out at stumps, and Lacey Hinze who showed class to have a score of 25 from just 22 ball. Best use of the ball came from Clair Crewdsen who had figures of 1/10 from 6 overs including 3 maidens.

Game 2 saw the traditional rivals of VIC and SA play. SA won the toss and decided to bat. Vic made the most of being asked to bowl first and took regular wickets through the top order to have SA 5/28 in the 14^th over. The tail was definitely wagging for SA after that, with the final 3 wickets putting on 62 runs to have them at 8/90 after their 40 overs was up. Shari Bray was the best with the bat managing to occupy the crease for 114 minutes to bat out a gutsy innings of 21. Best with the ball was Bronwyn Evans who took an excellent 3/7 off just 6 overs. The Vics found the run chase easy, needing just 16 overs and losing just 2 wickets to reach the total set by SA. Stars with the bat were Tammy Norquay whose innings of 34 not out came off just 27 balls in 23 minutes and including 3 (4's) & 1 (6), and Penny Cula-Reid 21 not out.

In Game 3 ACT and WA locked horns at Burdoo Reserve. ACT won the toss and decided to put WA in to bat. ACT may have thought this was not the best decision as WA took to their bowlers. Regular early overs going for 5+ runs quickly saw WA reach a total which was looking ominous for the ACT attack. Amanda Williams was the star for WA with the bat scoring 55 runs off just 77 balls. Best with the ball were Caitlin Rawstron who obtained figures of 3/35 off 8 on her way to cleaning up the tail and Amanda East who got 2/32 off 5. Final score 8/210 off 40 overs. ACT battled valiantly through their innings but in the end found the combination of a massive score to chase, and the pressure from the WA bowlers, too much. Caitlin Rawstron was best of the top order to have 15 before being caught. Best of the lower order was Megan Hull who made 16. The WA bowlers cut a path through ACT with the best being Melanie Chappell (4/25), and Jaimi Wilson (3/11).

Play picks up again on Thursday with tomorrow being a rest day.

Round 4 Bulletin - Thursday 22^nd Jan.

Following a rest day for everyone involved yesterday; today saw the teams take to the field once again. Game 1 had the 2 ladder leaders, Vic and Qld, facing off at Hurst Reserve. This match would determine just who would go through undefeated into the final day of competition. V

ictoria won the toss and decided that they would put Qld in to have a bat. Early indications were that this was the right decision, with Vic taking regular wickets and never letting the batting get on top of them. A fight back occurred for QLD in the middle order, with Sarah Harris and Jessica Lewis putting together a 20 run partnership, before Harris eventually fell, run out for 12. This sparked a mini collapse with 2/2 falling in quick succession. A good performance by the tail saw Laura Kidd come in to partner Kirby Short who together took the score from 8/69 to 9/82. In the end, despite this partnership, Qld were unlucky not to reach stumps- bowled out in the final over for 83. Best with the ball came from Bronwyn Evans who took 2/9 off 6 overs and S Heron 2/12 off 6 overs. 

In reply, Victoria lost some early wickets but recovered to be 4/52. Tammy Norquay again blitzed the opposition with the bat, scoring 30 before falling to an LBW appeal. Queensland hit back towards the end of the innings taking 2/0 to have the score at 8/78. But by this stage the score was well within Victorias reach and they won by 2 wickets with a few overs to spare. Best with the ball Lacey Hinze who took 3/15 off 8 overs.

Game 2 saw SA and ACT play at Herne Hill Reserve. SA won the toss and decided they would rather chase than set a total. Like game 1, SA was on top from the outset. Regular wickets fell as Fiona McDonald smashed through the top order of ACT. Alicia Dean also had a day out behind the stumps to see ACT fall to 4/25 at their lowest point. Emilee Preston then came to the crease to join Melanie Flett and the pair put on 22. Preston fell, and Flett was joined by Megan Hull. They put on 13 more runs to take the score up to 6/60 when Flett fell in the 25^th over. 

Teagan McPharlin was then brought on and had an immediate impact to wrap up the tail and took 2/1 off 2.2 overs to have ACT all out in the 33^rd over for 68. Fiona McDonald was the other key bowler taking the wicket of Hull to go with her 3 at the start to give her the impressive figures of 4/8 off 8 overs. As expected, SA had no problems in chasing down the total. SA romped to victory taking just 9 overs and a little over 45 minutes to get the 69 runs required for victory. Fiona McDonald shone with the bat to have 24 not out off just 25 balls. Final score 2/69.

In Game 3 NSW and WA played at Stinton Oval. NSW won the toss and decided to bat. In the highest scoring game of the day, neither the batting or bowling side had it all their own way throughout the first innings. NSW made the best of it early, with Melissa Ramsay and Aimee Harris taking the score on to 45 before a mix up which saw Ramsay run out for 15. WA then hit back taking the wicket of Emily Rixon shortly after to have the score 2/53. 

Harris was then joined by Nicole Honeysett and 18 runs were added before Harris' dismissal on 27 runs with the score at 3/71. Carly Ryan then came in to join Honeysett and the 2 went to town on the WA bowlers putting together a partnership of 74 runs off 77 balls in just 45 minutes. When Ryan finally fell with the score at 4/145 WA were able to get back into the game taking the wickets of Honeysett 43 (5/150) and Spotswood (6/151). At stumps NSW 6/152. WA gave it their best, starting strong. But in the end the NSW attack proved too good. Regular wickets saw WA all out for a score of 73. Standout with the ball was Asha Smith who ended the day on 5/23 off 8.

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