Junior stars shine in Country Week

Country Week is the biggest cricket carnival in the State and has been running since 1907 with clubs and associations from all regions always excited to be involved.

The coveted 16A Section was taken out by Bunbury & Districts Junior Cricket Association, after going through the tournament with only the one defeat.

Bunbury also had the top two wicket-takers (Ben Lincoln – 11 wickets at 9.18 and William Lloyd 10 at 4.9) as they fended off the previously undefeated Albany & Districts in a hard-fought Final at the Murdoch University on Friday 10 January.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Albany were bowled out for 170 on the last delivery of their 50 overs, with number four Dash Germinario pacing the innings with a well-crafted 59.

In reply, Bunbury’s batters reached the 171-run target with ease, reaching the total with 34 balls and six wickets in hand. Bunbury opener Flynn Fazey top-scored with 55, before middle-order contributions from Corbyn Knox (30), Benjamin Lincoln (31*) and Jaxon Magennis (33*) saw Bunbury complete the chase in emphatic style.

Lincoln’s knock completed a fine allround performance, with the 15-year-old also taking 4-39 off his 10 overs with the ball.

Meanwhile, Peel Country showed their strength across multiple age groups, taking out the 14C and 16B Black age groups.

Busselton Margaret River Junior Cricket Association, Wellington District Cricket Association, Northam Junior Cricket Association, Warren Blackwood Cricket Association were also successful each winning a competing age group across the week.

Senior Men’s Country Week begins on Sunday 19 January, with 41 teams set to compete. The A Section Final will be played at the WACA Ground on Friday 24 January, starting at 10am.

Junior Country Week Top Performers

Batting Aggregate
14A – Kael O’Byrne (Wellington District Cricket Association)– 305 runs at 76.25 
14B Black – Levi Heasman (Eastern Districts Cricket Association) – 352 at 88
14B Gold – Parker Byfield (Northam Junior Cricket Association) – 253 at 126.5
14C – Carsen Bath (Peel Cricket Association) – 195 at 39
16A – Montana Dallywater (Wellington District Cricket Association) – 294 at 58.8
16B Black – Mitchell Guest (Great Southern Cricket Association) – 340 at 56.67
16B Gold – Reuben Castillo (Busselton Margaret-River Junior Cricket Association) – 185 at 46.25

Bowling Aggregate
14A – Sebastian Bedford (Geraldton Junior Cricket Association) – 12 wickets at 9.25
14B Black – Sonny Dean (Bunbury&Districts Cricket Association) – 11 at 11.73
14B Gold  – Tyson Ford (Upper Great Southern Cricket Association) – 9 at 3.22
14C – Flynn Martin (Wellington District Cricket Association) – 8 at 9.01
16A – Benjamin Lincoln (Bunbury & Districts Cricket Association) – 11 at 9.18
16B Black – Reeshan Ghosh (Eastern Goldfields Cricket Association) – 13 at 8.38
16B Gold – Chase Parsons (Upper Great Southern Cricket Association) – 18 at 5.94

Competition Winners
14A – Wellington District Cricket Association
14B Black – Warren Blackwood Cricket Association
14B Gold – Northam Junior Cricket Association
14C – Peel Country Junior Cricket Association
16A – Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association
16B Black – Peel Country Junior Cricket Association
16B Gold – Busselton Margaret-River Junior Cricket Association