A number of junior cricketers started the Central North Cricket Zone season with a bang on Sunday.
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Round one of the George Denton Shield (under 13s), the John Kilborn Shield (under 15s) and the Col Dent Shield (under 17s) all kicked off on the weekend.
With the bat across the age groups, two centuries and a stack of 50s were produced.
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The two centuries came from Coalfields' Alex Stafa in the under 17s competition - who scored 151 not out - and Tamworth Blue's Blake Scicluna with 105 not out in the under 15s.
Scicluna's century came in a comprehensive victory against Inverell where Matthew Beattie and Ben Murphy also racked up half tons for Tamworth.
The weekend also produced two five-wicket hauls with Inverell's Cooper Collins (5-9) and Coalfields' Jack Knight (5-55) both in the wickets.
RESULTS
UNDER 13S
Gunnedah def by Armidale
Maitland Gold def Tamworth Gold
Maitland Maroon def Tamworth Blue
Inverell def Narrabri
Coalfields def Moree
UNDER 15S
Inverell def by Tamworth Blue
Armidale v Coalfields: Scoreboard not completed
Maitland Gold: Bye
UNDER 17S
Coalfields def Narrabri
Inverell def Namoi
Maitland Maroon def Maitland Gold
Tamworth: Bye
PLAYER MILESTONES
BOWLING
Cooper Collins (Inverell)
Under 17s
5-9 from 4.2 overs
Jack Knight (Coalfields)
Under 17s
5-55 from 10 overs
BATTING
Alex Stafa (Coalfields)
Under 17s
151 not out (10 6s and 12 4s)
Blake Scicluna (Tamworth Blue)
Under 15s
105 not out off 61 balls (three 6s and eight 4s)
Joe Hancock (Maitland Maroon)
Under 17s
75 runs off 84 balls (two 6s and four 4s)
Ben Murphy (Tamworth Blue)
Under 15s
69 off 34 balls (two 6s and seven 4s)
Mathew Beattie (Tamworth Blue)
Under 15s
67 off 101 balls (four 4s)
Zac Craig (Namoi)
Under 17s
66 off 74 balls (two 6s and three 4s)
Alec Crowe (Coalfields)
Under 15s
62 off 64 balls (five 6s and four 4s)
Sid Harvey (Narrabri)
Under 17s
58 (one 6 and six fours)
Lucas Stair (Coalfields)
Under 15s
54 runs off 91 balls (seven 4s and one 6)
Cameron Stewart (Inverell)
Under 17s
54 not out off 112 balls (four 4s)
Tom Porter (Maitland Maroon)
Under 17s
50 runs off 82 balls (three 4s)
Harry Scowen (Maitland Gold)
Under 17s
50 off 82 balls (two 4s)
Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
