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Premium Content Subscriber only Brothers skipper Matthew Wicks says the wet start to the Mackay Cricket calendar year is likely a dual blessing in disguise for his side ahead of a return to action this weekend. The Poole Cup competition leaders dodged matches against finals rivals Norths and Magpies over the past fortnight, as persistent rain delayed a return to the 40-over competition. With Harrup Park’s pitches now ready to roll, Brothers will instead open their 2021 campaign against a wi...

Premium Content Subscriber only Brothers failed to adjust to the shorter format at the same clip as their rivals and it cost them a chance at a finals berth. That was the assessment from stand-in skipper Michael Comerford after his side struggled in its return to Div 1 T20 Shootout action this month. Brothers managed to win just one game upon resumption of the T20 fixtures and dropped from equal-first to out of the running as a result. It was a surprising series of events considering the tea...

Premium Content Subscriber only When Conor Bryant let himself reflect on Saturday night’s T20 grand final defeat to Magpies he could do so with a smile, because 12 months earlier he played a key role in getting them there. The longtime Devil switched to Magpies last season and played a part in nurturing the club’s stable of young but talented players, before returning to Norths this year. It came back to bite him on the biggest stage in Mackay cricket, when those same young guns â�...

Premium Content Subscriber only A song sung with vigour rang out around Harrup Park on Sunday as Souths celebrated a rare Division 1 T20 Shootout victory over Pioneer Valley. After enduring a tough short-format run this season the Sharks put their 2020 cue in the rack on a winning note with a seven-wicket victory, courtesy of skipper Shaun Austin’s stellar 81 off 52 and three wickets to returning all-rounder Tom Bugeja. Bugeja snagged the two key scalps of Cody Filewood (59 off 50) and Tim ...