SCHOOL CRICKET STARS CONVERGE ON NORTH QUEENSLAND

Published Friday, 06 October, 2006 at 03:49 PM

Minister for Education and Training and Minister for the Arts
The Honourable Rod Welford

School cricketers from all over Queensland will converge on Charters Towers on Sunday (15 October) for the Queensland School Sport 19 years-and-under cricket state championships.

Teams from 10 Queensland school sporting regions will contest the championships at Mosman Park and Goldfield Sporting Complex from Sunday until Tuesday 17 October.

Minister for Education and Training, Rod Welford, said the rising young cricket stars had been selected from many hundreds to represent their sport region at state level.

"About 120 young Queenslanders will be bowling, batting and fielding during the three-day event," Mr Welford said.

"I want to congratulate each of the players on their selection and wish them every success on the field.

"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated teachers and school staff who have given considerable time and effort to make the championship a success."

Ten of Queensland's 12 school sporting regions will be represented at this year's tournament – Capricornia, Darling Downs, Metropolitan East, Metropolitan North, Metropolitan West, Northern (host region), Peninsula, South Coast, Sunshine Coast and WideBay.

Mr Welford congratulated all of the players on their selection and wished them an enjoyable tournament, both on and off the field.

"It's a great opportunity for these young athletes to compete at a high level while meeting and sharing experiences with their peers from across the state," he said.

"I wish them every success representing their region."

At the conclusion of the championships, a Queensland state side will be selected to play New South Wales in an annual exchange.

The two rivals will play a three-day ‘test’ and a one-day game in Brisbane in December.

Team are listed over.

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CAPRICORNIA Matthew Gorrie, Mackay North State High School Rowan Murray, Toolooa State High School Matthew Inwood, Gladstone State High School Gene Shaw, St Brendan’s College Kellen Powell, Pioneer State High School Preston White, Emmaus College Jarvis Black, St Brendan’s College Christopher Swain, North Rockhampton State High School Isaac Jones, Marist College (Emerald) Tom Partridge, Whitsunday Anglican School Trent Kenny, Rockhampton Grammar School Mark O’Keefe, The Cathedral College	NORTHERN Andrew Martel, Townsville Grammar School Jamie Heit, Ryan Catholic College Daniel Carne, Kirwan State High School Chris Stanger, William Ross State High School Brendan Neilson, Blackheath & Thornburgh College (ChartersTowers) Ryan Simkins, The Cathedral School Tyler Krogh, Charters Towers State High School Brad Stout, William Ross State High School Chris Briody, Columba Catholic College Glen Gartrell, Pimlico State High School Isaac Ling, Townsville Grammar School Kingsley Grimshaw, Townsville Grammar School
DARLING DOWNS Brendan Cobb, Harristown State High School Jared Collins, Assumption College (Warwick) Findlay Creedon, Toowoomba Grammar School Matthew Dennis, Toowoomba Grammar School Simon Dennis, Toowoomba Grammar School Chris Gillam, Clifton State High School Will Hanton, Toowoomba Grammar School Mitchell Hogan, Toowoomba Grammar School Andrew Murphy, St Joseph’s College (Toowoomba) Brendan O’Leary, Downlands College Chris Sabburg, Lockyer District State High School Ben Turner, Toowoomba Grammar School	PENINSULA John Shanahan, Malanda State High School Clinton Maltby, Saint Augustine’s College Nick Brzozowski, Trinity Anglican School Greg Waddell, Trinity Bay State High School Matthew Curtis, St Mary's Catholic College (Woree) Brett Souvlis, Good Counsel College Robert Bita, Innisfail State High School Joel Roxby, Tully State High School Adam Sheen, Tully State High School Kyle Kennedy-Wood, Tully State High School Grant Bocca, Tully State High School Gerard Fox, Atherton State High School
METROPOLITAN EAST Adam Boon, Ormiston College Fergus Reid, Mansfield State High School Domonic Nash, St Laurence’s College Blake Willis, Anglican Church Grammar School Christopher Field, Anglican Church Grammar School Benjamin Ord, Rochedale State High School Gregory Carter, St Laurence’s College Hamish Gardiner, Anglican Church Grammar School Alexander Kemp, Brisbane State High School Craig Coffey, Wellington Point State High School Ian Prior, Ormiston College Benjamin Crow, Anglican Church Grammar School	SOUTH COAST Rhys Brook, Upper Coomera State College Andrew Gode, Beaudesert State High School Matthew Grbcic, Somerset College Matthew Gregory, The Southport School Shane Hay, Saint Stephen’s College Jack Little, A B Paterson College Ryan Meyer, St Michael’s College Brent Morgan, Beaudesert State High School Michael Neser, The Southport School Jacob Thompson, St Michael’s College Jamie Tripp, Merrimac State High School Beau Wright, Keebra Park State High School
METROPOLITAN NORTH Michael Nicol, Brisbane Grammar School Stephen Grummitt, Wavell State High School William Mackay, St Joseph's Nudgee College (Boondall) Samuel Mackay, St Joseph's Nudgee College (Boondall) Cameron Farrell, Brisbane Grammar School Joshua Wicks, Hillbrook Anglican School (Enoggera) Mark D’Emden, Brisbane Grammar School Fraser Smith, Wavell State High School Jacques Badenhorst, Northside Christian College Michael Christiansen, Marist College Ashgrove Joseph Burns, St Joseph's Nudgee College (Boondall) Chris Lynn, St Joseph's Nudgee College (Boondall)	SUNSHINE COAST Scott Devine, Mueller College Robert Russell, Sunshine Coast Grammar School Liam Moffett, Beerwah State High School Nathan Shearer, Pacific Lutheran College Jason Smith, Mountain Creek State High School Blake Nolan, Mueller College Patrick Murphy, Maroochydore State High School Tom McInerney, St. Columban’s College John Turnbull, Nambour State High School Phillip Adams, Pacific Lutheran College Matthew Millar, Maroochydore State High School Nathan Forrest, Matthew Flinders’ Anglican College
METROPOLITAN WEST Cameron Gannon, Ipswich Grammar School Jonathan Brundle, Brisbane Boys' College (Toowong) James Blinco, St Peters Lutheran College (Indooroopilly) Callum McInnes, Boonah State High School Sean Reilly, St Peters Lutheran College (Indooroopilly) Richard Coombs, Brisbane Boys' College (Toowong) Andrew Tazelaar, Ipswich Grammar School Devon Munn, Ipswich Grammar School Lachlan Hall, Ipswich Grammar School Ben Svensson, Ipswich Grammar School Bryce Carseldine, Ipswich Grammar School Lachlan Pfeffer, Ipswich Grammar School	WIDE BAY Levi Thompson-Matthews, Urangan State High School Byron Thick, Bundaberg North State High School Ben Smith, Kepnock State High School Brendan Sippel, Murgon State High School Mat Napier, Hervey Bay State High School Michael Dalrymple, Bundaberg Christian College Kurtis Booth, Shalom College Martin Maloney, Hervey Bay State High School Daniel Beattie, Aldridge State High School Paul Thompson, Hervey Bay SeniorCollege Kayden Dickfos, James Nash State High School Jimmy Hollindale, Shalom College