The 2018/19 season for the Forbes and District Junior Cricket Association concluded with the staging of the grand finals of the Under 17’s, Under 14’s and Under 12’s competitions.

The results were:

Under 17’s: Parkes Hawkes 9/133 in 25.2 over’s defeated Forbes Acheson’s 8/110 off 26 over’s. Hawkes won by 23 runs.

This game was played in a very competitive but very fair atmosphere by both teams under the supervision of Parkes umpire, Greg Morrissey and Forbes Junior Cricket President, Jeff Nicholson.

Batting first, Hawkes soon realised they had a battle on their hands after Acheson’s bowler, Jed Matheson took two early wickets in his first over. Sensible batting by Hunter Hawke and Mitch Wright restored the situation for Parkes before Hudson Hawke, Zayne Ehsman and Royce Simpson added quick runs towards the end of their innings.

Royce Simpson, in scoring 26 n.o., certainly demonstrated why he received the Most Improved Player Award for the Hawkes team at the presentation ceremony on Sunday. Jed Matheson, Connor Greenhalgh and Toby Hurford all demonstrated that they are talented bowlers by taking two wickets apiece for Acheson’s.

Abi Simpson gained an early breakthrough as she had Toby Matheson caught and bowled before Hudson Hawke had Josh Higgins snapped up by a smart catch taken by Corey Thompson.

Wickets fell at regular intervals throughout the Forbes innings until some aggressive batting by Toby Hurford (51 n.o.) and Jack Cole (28) boosted their tally. Toby Hurford deserves full credit for his fine innings.

Parkes Hawkes bowler Harrison McGregor demonstrated very brisk pace and accuracy as he produced two consecutive searing Yorkers to skittle the stumps of Forbes Acheson’s batsmen.

Under 14’s: Parkes Sixers 1/55 off 8 over’s defeated Parkes Thunder 10/53 in 22 over’s. Parkes Sixers won by 9 wickets.

Full credit must go to both teams for making it through to the final after facing strong competition from the two Forbes teams throughout the 2018/19 season.

Under 12’s: Information was not available at time of going to print.

Results of games played 8th & 9th March

Under 17’s: Hawkes 8/114 (Hunter Hawke 36, Corey Thompson 22, Harry Bayliss 5/9 including a hat trick, best fielder – Tyler Yeo) defeated Bayliss 5/49 (Harry Bayliss 16, Frankland Ross 11, Brody Clarke 2/8, Hunter Hawke 1/5, best fielder – Corey Thompson). Achesons 4/68 (Jack Cole 20 n.o, Tallis Hurford 12 n.o, Sam Bryant 2/6, Jed Matheson 1/1, best fielders – Connor Greenhalgh and Toby Hurford) defeated KMWL 8/65 (Rhys Glasson 18 n.o, Pat Cormie 12 and 1/1, Luke McDean 1/1, best fielders – Brady Nicholls and Luke McDean).

Under 14’s: Livestock 90 (Jake Smith 30 n.o, Henry Hodges 19 n.o, Bradman Hardy 1/5, Toby Jarick 1/8, best fielders – Joe Ellison and Joe Morrison) defeated Sixers 81 (Jack Milne 19 n.o, Ryan Dunford 13 n.o and 1/0, Caleb Crisp 1/3, best fielders – Liam Moody and Connor Batt). Bernardis IGA 7/84 (Brad Mattiske 12 n.o, Ed Mayo 11 and 2/5, Thomas Brindle 1/2, best fielders – Samuel Klingner and Will Mayo) defeated Thunder 10/82 (Jackson Plummer 17, Harry Jones 13 and 2/1, Danilo Bottaro-Porter 2/4, best fielders – Thomas Burkitt and Jackson Plummer).

Under 12’s: Adept Plumbing 4/85 (Patrick Ryan 10 retired and 1/2, Isaac Page 8 retired, Tom Whitty 1/1) defeated Scorchers 7/34 (Oliver Westcott 8, Thomas Simpson 5 and 1/10, best fielders – Boyd Hutchins and Thomas Ball).

Walkers AgNvet 69 (Zac Frazer 16, Sam Schrader 2/5, Ollie Walker 2/8, best fielders – Brodie Page and Oliver Mayo) defeated Renegades 42 (Riley Duncan 9, Ellen Dolbel 6 n.o and 2/7, Callum Rowbotham 1/11, best fielders – Bill Mahon and Holly Duncan).

Hazell & Field 89 defeated Sportspower 86.

Under 10’s: Forbes 86 (Jamison Lee 2/2, Eamon Moody 1/4) defeated Parkes 65 (Max Hazell 2/2).

Draw for semi-finals on 16th March:

Under 17’s: Achesons V Bayliss at South Circle Oval, Forbes. Hawkes V KMWL at Northparkes Oval, Parkes.

Under 14’s: Livestock V Thunder at Grinstead Oval, Forbes. Sixers V Bernardis IGA at Spicer Oval, Parkes.

Under 12’s: Sportspower V Walkers Ag- Nvet at Botanical Gardens, Forbes. Adept Plumbing V Hazell & Field at Botanical Gardens, Forbes.

Results of games played 2nd March

Under 17’s: Hawkes 3/124 (Best fielders: Abi Simpson and Royce Simpson) defeated Achesons 6/112 (Best fielder: Jed Matheson). KMWL 4/84 (Best fielders: Patrick Cormie and Lachlan Dunstan) defeated Bayliss 4/82 (Best fielders: Ryan Dunn and Jasper Moore).

Under 14’s: Sixers 6/75 (Best fielders: Liam Freeman and Jack Milne) defeated Bernardis IGA 33 (Best fielders: Sam Klingner and Thomas Brindle). Livestock 7/85 (Best fielders: Harry Whitty and Jasper Mackay) defeated Thunder 5/76 (Best fielders: Jackson Plummer and Daniel Hando).

Under 12’s: Hazell & Field 151 (Best fielders: Reece Matheson and Charlie Francis) defeated Renegades 71 (Best fielders: Callum Rowbotham and Holly Duncan). Walkers AgNvet 3/113 defeated Scorchers 2/83 (Best fielders: Bailey Price and Tom Ball). Sportspower 82 (Best fielders: Sterling Francis and Tom Greenhill) defeated Adept Plumbing 80 (Best fielders: Marcus Hardy and Tayte McNamara).

Under 10’s: The first cross town games for 2018/19 were played at Keast Park 1 and 2 between Parkes and Forbes. Forbes 7/222 defeated Parkes Morgans/Rossers 64. Forbes 132 defeated Parkes Clarkes/ Dunfords 99.

Pointscore after games on 2nd March:

Under 17’s: Hawkes 19, Achesons 19, KMWL 18, Bayliss 13.

Under 14’s: Livestock 31, Sixers 26, Thunder 18, Bernardis IGA 18.

Under 12’s: Sportspower 35, Adept Plumbing 31, Hazell & Field 28, Walkers AgNvet 27, Renegades 17, Scorchers 15.

Friday, 8th March: Game to begin at 5:45pm, players need to be there by 5:30pm.

Saturday, 9th March: All games to begin at 8:30am, players need to be there by 8:15am.

Under 10’s: Games start at 8:45am.

Results of games played 16th February

Under 17’: Bayliss 3/132 of 24 over’s (Frankland Ross 41, Hunter Hawke 59 no, Harry Bayliss 13 no, Royce Simpson 1/16 off 3 over’s, Brody Clarke 1/21 off 4 over’s) versus Hawkes 6/76 off 16 over’s (Hudson Hawke 21, Abi Simpson 12, Harry Bayliss 3/8 off 2.1 over’s, Tyler Yeo 2/17 off 3 over’s).

Under 14’s: Parkes Sixes 7/77 off 22 over’s (Ryan Dunford 26 no and 1/8 off 3 over’s, Ewan Moody 11, Caleb Crisp 7 no and 1/2 off 2 over’s) defeated Forbes Livestock 7/73 off 22 over’s (Joe Morrison 16, Bradman Hardy 11 retired and 1/3 off 2 over’s, Henry Hodges 9 retired and 1/4 off 2 over’s).

Bernardis IGA 4/96 (Amy Maslin 18 retired, Brad Mattiske 13 retired, Will Mayo 2/4, Thomas Brindle 2/4) defeated Parkes Thunder 9/91 (Geordie Duncan 26 no, Tristan Ross 7, Maddy Spence 1/5 off 2 over’s, Joseph Tanswell 1/5 off 2 over’s).

Under 12’s: Parkes Scorchers 1/85 in 20 over’s (Thomas Ball 13 retired, Harry Yelland 10 retired and 1/7 off 3 over’s, Ollie Westcott 1/4 off 3 over’s) defeated Parkes Renegades 2/79 off 20 over’s (Matt Skinner 10 retired, Ellen Dobell 5 retired and 1/14 off 3 over’s, Holly Duncan 0/8 off 3 over’s).

Forbes Sportspower 109 (Tom Glasson 28, Sterling Francis 19 and 2/2, Mitchell Smith 2/3) defeated Walkers Ag’N Vet 88 (Oliver Mayo 44, Sam Schrader 10 and 1/4, Brodie Page 1/16).

Under 10’s: Dunfords 79 (Henry Kross 23 and 2/5, Jack Dunford 19 and 2/16) tied with Clarkes 79 (Jett Clarke 20, Nate Strong 10, A Moody 10 and 1/10).

Rossers 89 (George Thomas 17, Daisy Rice 5, Alfie Rosser 5, Nina Richardson- Bartley 3 wickets) defeated Morgans 56 (Anderson Ball 13, Ethan Luke 5, Sam Morgan 4).

Results of games played 8th February and 9th February:

Under 17’s: Bayliss 8/13 (best fielder Zayne Ehsman) drew with KMWL 2/32 (best fielder: Jade Page). This game resulted in a draw due to the weather. Both teams received 2 competition points. Hawkes 5/54 (best fielders Abigail Simpson and Harrison McGregor) defeated Achesons 6/51 (best fielders Sam Bryant and Jed Matheson).

Under 14’s: Livestock 6/76 (best fielders: Hugh Mackay and Henry Hodges) defeated Thunder 9/72 (best fielders Joseph Tanswell and Harry Jones). Bernardis 7/82 (best fielders Amy Maslin and Doug Irvine) defeated Sixers 6/63 (best fielders Aiden and Sam Rayner).

Under 12’s: Sportspower 68 (best fielders Toby Brown and Tom Glasson) defeated Renegades 39 (best fielders Riley Duncan and Callum Rowbotham). Adept Plumbing 5/87 (best fielders Isaac Page and Tayte McNamara) defeated Walkers AgNvet 4/75 (best fielders Max Coote and Reg Murray). Scorchers received a forfeit from Hazell & Field.

Pointscore after games played 9th February:

Under 17’s: Achesons 14, Hawkes 12, KMWL 11, Bayliss 9.

Under 14’s: Livestock 24, Sixers 19, Thunder 13, Bernardis IGA 13.

Under 12’s: Sportspower 26, Adept Plumbing 26, Hazell & Field 21, Walkers AgNvet 20, Renegades 14, Scorchers 12.