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One regional team secures comfortable victory as the other veterans side falls to scoreboard pressure.

Veteran’s cricketer man of the match Keith Christiansen Sport 18th May 2021 6:30 AM Mike Nowlan PLAYERS going to the Great Barrier Reef Games in Cairns had a big impact in the latest round of veteran’s cricket matches. That included Lockyer/Ipswich’s latest over 60s Division 1 game against Wide Bay played at Gympie. In a match where both sides were impacted by a shortage of players, Wide Bay handled the conditions better. The home side overhauled Lockyer/Ipsw...

11th May 2021 3:00 PM Mike Nowlan BRAD Hines described the latest Lockyer/Ipswich clash with Gold Coast Thunder as a "dour struggle" on a slow pitch. Gold Coast won by three runs in the low scoring game at Ropehill on Sunday. Sent in to bat, the visitors struggled to be 6 55 before a late order rally got them to 9/136 off 45 overs. Excellent bowling by Glenn Jackwitz (1/14 off eight overs), in partnership with Jeff Evans (1/23) kept a tight rein on the Gold Coast...

LOCKYER/Ipswich Veterans cricket teams shared in mixed results in their latest matches. The over 50s Division 2 went down to Toowoomba at Ivor Marsden in a close match. Despite losing the toss and being sent in, the home side laid an excellent platform to be 2/117 after 23 overs. However, their efforts to accelerate the scoring from there were restricted by some tight bowling, causing the loss of a few wickets. A rebuild by the lower order resulted in an eventual defendable total of 8/226. Man...