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Premium Content Subscriber only HAVING valuable all-rounders like Macy Hauser rising through the program is one of the reasons the Ipswich Hornets have qualified for Saturdays grand final. Macy, 15, is the only cricketer from the Hornets first year of female player development to still be in the clubs Second Grade team. She started in the all-girls Hornets winter squad in 2014, becoming one of the teams go-to players in this years Jodie Fields Shield competition. Having helped guide her sid...

Premium Content Subscriber only STYLISH Ipswich Hornets batsman Harry Wood had to work harder than usual to post a crucial century in his teams latest Queensland Premier Grade victory. However, he had a valuable ally in older brother Jack to enhance the enjoyment. Unable to bowl as he waits on further medical assessments on his knee, Wood did what he does best. The classy first drop knuckled down in the hot conditions to score his first ton of the season against Redlands at Walker Oval. "I...

Premium Content Subscriber only HAVING recently tested himself against higher level bowling, Centrals captain Lachlan Vellacott has his fingers crossed for another absorbing contest on Saturday. The skipper and his consistent performing team are anxious to face Laidley in the Harding-Madsen Shield Ipswich final at Walker Oval. The Centrals Kookaburras have been denied some big match shots at the Blue Dogs. After last years four-day Ipswich competition grand final was cut short by COVID, Cen...

Premium Content Subscriber only SOME of Jack Woods Ipswich Hornets teammates were just as anxious as him as the left-handed wrist spinner made his Big Bash League debut. "I reckon there were a fair few nervous Hornets as well, just nervous for Jack, head coach Aaron Moore said. "I cant watch, one teammate declared on the group chat. The Hornets were sharing thoughts as they cheered on Wood playing his first game for Brisbane Heat against the Melbourne Stars in Canberra on Friday night. "He...