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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...

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 – led by experienced campaigner and top bat Rhys McBride – rolled to a six-wicket win on Satu...

Premium Content For no rhyme or reason, Rhys McBride simply loves batting against Norths. After a lean few weeks by his own lofty standards, the Magpies skipper chose the perfect time to tee-off and help lift his side into a grand final. Alongside opening partner Adam Zurvas (46 off 44), McBride blasted 11 boundaries – including six fours – in Sunday’s Division 1 T20 Shootout encounter, en route to 80 off 50. It came just three weeks after his unbeaten 101 against Norths in the DBCT Poole cup. Sunday’s 109-run opening wicket partnership was crucial to Magpies’ chances because af...