Sport
11 January, 2024
Under 17s National Championships played in Maryborough
Some of Australia’s best young talents have embarked on their under 17 national championships journey in Maryborough this week. On Friday, almost 550 runs were scored between New South Wales Metro and Victoria Metro as the latter finished...
Some of Australia’s best young talents have embarked on their under 17 national championships journey in Maryborough this week.
On Friday, almost 550 runs were scored between New South Wales Metro and Victoria Metro as the latter finished three-wicket winners.
Victoria Metro had to weather a storm from John James, who top-scored with 82 from 72 delivers as New South Wales Metro set 9/273.
Thomas Paddington starred for the Vics, finishing with 4/38 off 10 overs.
Some good consistency from the Victoria Metro team saw five batsmen score more than 25 runs, with Cooper Rojko leading the way with 89 runs, while Lachlan Quinn’s unbeaten 42 helped guide them home with 15 balls to spare, finishing on 7/275.
Blake Noorbergen was New South Wales Metro’s best bowler, finishing with 2/24.
On Tuesday, it was Queensland who dominated their clash against the Australian Capital Territory, winning by 137 runs.
A majestic 103 from Steven Hogan helped guide the innings, alongside Damon Bass, who made 51 before retiring not out, as Queensland finished on 6/281.
Aarush Mahajan finished with 3/47 for the ACT.
Despite a strong start which saw the ACT sit at 2/104 at one stage, Queensland were able to wear down the nation’s capital to take their last eight wickets for 40 runs, and bowl them out for 144.
Thomas Hogan top-scored with 36 runs for the ACT, while Alexander Gunn scored 35.
Jackson Steinhardt had a strong outing for Queensland, taking 4/17, while Lakshdeep Singh took 3/36.
The final game between the ACT and Northern Territory was taking place at the time of production.
