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Premium Content Subscriber only The future of Mackay Cricket is bright if the performance of the U18 representative side is any indication. Five players – all Magpies – were named to the North Queensland side following a perfect two from two showing by Mackay Whitsunday in the Northern Alliance U18 Championships at the weekend. The hosts finished second to Central Queensland in the overall standings, after both sides notched wins over North Queensland and Far North Queensland during the rain-affected championships at Harrup Park. Mackay Whitsundays opened their account with a thrilling...

Premium Content The plan worked so well Magpies decided to do it twice. Less than a week after Adam Zurvas was moved from the middle order to open alongside skipper Rhys McBride against Norths, Magpies went with the same strategy to great affect in Saturday night’s Dixon Homes Division 1 T20 Shootout grand final. After Zurvas and McBride combined to take the game away from Norths in the final round of the regular season, the pair again provided the spark for Magpies – this time on a much bigger stage. McBride played his usual big-hitting role and Zurvas the complementary rotator of the...

Premium Content Subscriber only Magpies skipper Rhys McBride saved his sole interview of the season for its showpiece event and just like his batting, it did not disappoint. Once again it was the big-hitting opener who stole the show and the headlines in Saturday night’s Dixon Homes Division 1 T20 Shootout grand final against Norths. McBride smashed 62 off 32, including four fours and as many sixes, to put Magpies into prime position chasing 124 for victory. After Norths managed to dig themselves out of an early-innings hole to post a respectable total, McBride “knew it was going...