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Premium Content Subscriber only AFTER some rejuvenation time on his Pine Mountain farm, Tony Potbury is eager to coach again next season. Having seen his young Hornets Second Grade cricket team gain valuable grand final experience, Potbury is keen to build on what has been achieved. The Hornets lost Saturday's grand final against University after making 111 in reply to the home side's 7/125 at Graceville. Potbury said the pressure of the occasion got to some of his younger players. However, with so many of the team still teenagers, the coaching stalwart was upbeat about the future. "It's...

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 Saturday's grand final. Macy, 15, is the only cricketer from the Hornets first year of female player development to still be in the club's Second Grade team. She started in the all-girls Hornets winter squad in 2014, becoming one of the team's go-to players in this year's Jodie Fields Shield competition. Having helped guide her side to a nailbiting, last over semi-final win over Sunshine Coast last weekend, Macy is one of the...

Premium Content Subscriber only STYLISH Ipswich Hornets batsman Harry Wood had to work harder than usual to post a crucial century in his team's 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. "It was one of the tricky ones for me,'' the former Ipswich Grammar School student said.

Premium Content Subscriber only IPSWICH Hornets newcomer Jake Cross rates fast bowler Sean Lutter "sharp'' but has to be extra alert behind the stumps when another quick bowls. "Adam Smith in the nets isn't fun to face at night,'' Cross said. "But if you make it hard at training it's going to be easier in the game isn't it?'' That's why the former Souths wicketkeeper is enjoying his first season with a new club. Fresh from the Hornets latest first innings victory over Redlands, Cross appreciated the professional environment at the Hornets, working with the team and last season's coach of...

Premium Content Subscriber only HAVING a set of dependable siblings in your side can often provide the X-factor edge needed for victory. At the Ipswich Hornets, they have three such connections - and all are matchwinners. Wilson brothers Anthony and Dan, and Wood siblings Harry and Jack, are major contributors to the club's success in the Queensland Premier Grade cricket competition. Captain Anthony guided his side to victory with an unbeaten ton in the previous match and Jack returned from his Brisbane Heat stint to take a crucial 3/73 on Saturday. Jack's 35 over haul of endurance again...