Country Twenty20 Champions Cup

[Dogwatcher]

Country Living Homes Country Twenty20 Champions Cup

SACA is excited to announce the eight country teams who will be competing in the inaugural Country Living Homes Country Twenty20 Champions Cup in season 2010/11.

The cricket clubs chosen to represent their regional zones in this competition are;
• Southern Eyre South Cricket Club (Eyre Peninsula)
• Nairne Cricket Club (Fleurieu and Districts - Gold)
• Meadows Cricket Club (Fleurieu and Districts - Red)
• Clare Combined Cricket Club (Mid North)
• Berri Cricket Club (Murray Districts)
• Mundulla Cricket Club (South East)
• Wandearah Cricket Club (Upper North)
• Stansbury Cricket Club (Yorke Peninsula)

The quarter and semi final rounds will be played at Port Pirie (Southern Eyre South, Wandearah, Stansbury and Clare-Combined) and Murray Bridge (Berri, Mundulla, Meadows and Nairne) this Sunday, 21 November 2010.

Format for quarter and semi final matches on 21 November 2010

Port Pirie
Quarter Final 1 Wandearah vs Clare Combined 9:00am Port Oval
Quarter Final 2 Southern Eyre South vs Stansbury 12:30pm Port Oval
Semi Final 1 Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2 3:30pm Port Oval

Murray Bridge
Quarter Final 3 Nairne vs Berri 11:00am Johnstone Park
Quarter Final 4 Meadows vs Mundulla 11:00am Le Messurier Oval
Semi Final 2 Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4 2:30pm Johnstone Park

Port Oval – corner of Wandearah and Esmond Rd, Port Pirie
Johnstone Park – Adelaide Rd, Murray Bridge
Le Messurier Oval – Ramsay St, Murray Bridge

The two semi final winners will play in the grand final of the Country Living Homes Country Twenty20 Champions Cup on historic Adelaide Oval. This match will be played on Sunday 6 February and will provide an exciting conclusion to the Country Living Homes Country Twenty20 Champions Cup.

The SACA gratefully acknowledges the support provided by Mark Ravenscroft and Country Living Homes.

Club Information

Berri Cricket Club
• Play in the Riverland Turf Cricket Association
• Colours: Red and Blue
• Nickname: Demons
• Most successful club in the association, winning 17 premierships since 1987
• Beat Renmark North and Waikerie Gold to earn the right to represent Murray Districts in this competition
• Key Player: Danyal Reynolds, captain, opening batter and medium pace bowler

Clare Combined Cricket Club
• Play in the Stanley Cricket Association
• Colours: Navy, Red and Yellow
• Club was formed by the amalgamation of Clare and North Clare Cricket Clubs in 1995
• Won the A Grade premiership in 2009/10
• Beat Sandy Creek, Laura and Nuriootpa to earn the right to represent Mid North in this competition
• Key Player: Ben Seymon, former SA Outbacks player, top order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler
• Key Player: Daniel Fogden, right hand opening bat – is a class act
• Young Guns: Caleb Lloyd (16yo), left arm opening bowler and Luke Dunstan (15yo), exceptional allround sportsman, left arm spinner and middle order batsman

Meadows Cricket Club
• Play in the Hills Cricket Association
• Colours: Green and Gold
• Nickname: Bulldogs
• The club has won 3 of the last 5 A Grade premierships and were undefeated last season
• Won the Courier Cup, which is a one day knockout competition between clubs in the three hills associations
• Key Player: Chad Dawe, opening bowler and hits the ball a long way, won batter and player of the carnival in the SA Country Carnival in 2009/10
• Key Player: Haydn Reid, wicket keeper / batter who won the batter of the carnival in the SA Country Carnival in 2008/09
• Key Player: Tarque Williamson, playing coach, fast bowler, former Glenelg, Adelaide and SA Outbacks representative

Mundulla Cricket Club
• Play in the Tatiara District Cricket Association
• Colours: Black and Yellow
• Nickname: Moots
• Mundulla is a small town 10km south of Bordertown with a population of 150 people
• Mundulla won the A Grade, B Grade and C Grade premierships in 2009/10, the first time in their club history they have achieved this feat
• Key Player: Jake McGrice, young batsman with all the shots and the potential to be a match winner
• Key Player: Greg Excell, veteran batsman who is probably more suited to the longer version of the game but can score heavily
• Key Player: Michael Hunt, captain, elder statesman of the side who has 30+ years of playing experience. Can score quickly with the bat and is very clever with the ball

Nairne Cricket Club
• Play in the Alexandra & Eastern Hills Cricket Association
• Colour: Maroon
• Nickname: Razorbacks
• 1998/99 A Grade premiership team included 16 year old Shaun Tait
• Won the A Grade premiership in 2009/10 to earn the right to represent Fleurieu & Districts (Gold) in this competition
• Key Player: Jarrod Tait, brother of Shaun Tait, handy allrounder
• Key Player: Shane Berkett, wicket keeper, captain of association team

Southern Eyre South Cricket Club
• Play in the Port Lincoln Cricket Association
• Colours: Maroon and Gold
• Established in 1993 through the merger of Wangary and Coulta Cricket Clubs
• Won the Port Lincoln A Grade Twenty20 competition in 2009/10 to earn the right to represent Eyre Peninsula in this competition
• Key Player: Ben Smith, left hand opening batsman and right arm off spinner. Has captained Eyre Peninsula, playing the SA Outbacks team and played grade cricket for West Torrens
• Key Player: Lyndon Morgan, opening bowler, club stalwart and the dominant new ball bowler on the Eyre Peninsula for the last decade

Stansbury Cricket Club
• Play in the Lower Yorke Peninsula Cricket Association
• Colours: Royal Blue and White
• Nickname: Baggy Blues
• Have won the last seven A Grade premierships, the first of these premierships broke a 54 year premiership drought
• Had to beat Yorke Peninsula Cricket Association 2009/10 Premier Moonta at Moonta to earn the right to represent Yorke Peninsula in this competition
• Key Player: Adam Pitt, playing coach, excellent No 3 batter who has played for the SA Outbacks
• Key Player: James Moss, captain, outstanding batter and handy bowler (former Crows player)

Wandearah Cricket Club
• Play in the Port Pirie Cricket Association
• Colours: Green and Gold
• Nickname: Rams
• Originally a side representing the rural area of Wandearah, south of Port Pirie
• Moved from the River Broughton Cricket Association into the Port Pirie Cricket Association in 1965/66
• Won the last 6 A Grade premierships in Port Pirie
• Defeated West Augusta and Central Whyalla to earn the right to represent the Upper North in this competition
• Key Player: Matt Thornton, opening bowler who is playing for the SA Outbacks this season
• Key Player: Gabe Turci, 10 times the club leading run scorer
• Young Gun: Fast bowler Karl Button who took 5/5 in last years’ A Grade grand final

[Baron Greenback]

Good to see big Dan got a mention!

[Jim05]

Thought nuri was meant to be best club in mid north.
Guess that karma bus turned into a steamroller

[daysofourlives]

any news on the results today?>

[Bulls forever]

Come on you country boys, there is interest in these results, how about posting some results, surely won't get anything in our papers.

[Bat Pad]

Meadows beat mundalla first game. berri beat nairne, the final was between meadows and berri, berri made 107, meadows got i 5 down with 3 overs to spare

[Bat Pad]

Meadows beat mundalla first game. berri beat nairne, the final was between meadows and berri, berri made 107, meadows got i 5 down with 3 overs to spare

and i think stansbury won as well

[the wonder elephant]

anyone know of a web site with results and scorecards ?

[Dogwatcher]

I might have something for you tomorrow Heffalump.

[PPLions]

At Port Pirie:

Clare Combined beat Wandearah in Game 1. Clare needed 7 to win from the last over chasing 125 I think. Got the win off the last ball. Ben Johnson smashed the Wandearah pace battery to all parts of Port Oval apparently.

Stansbury beat Port Lincoln's SES in game two.

Stansbury won the final against Clare Combined quite comfortably. I think Clare's Ben Johnson hurt his groin during the game which affected his performance but Stansbury deserved winners. Seemed like a very close and well drilled team.

[the wonder elephant]

I might have something for you tomorrow Heffalump.

thanks bum sniffer

[Jugs]

Ravo has been a strong ambassador for Country Cricket in this state with his work with Moonta and Yorke Peninsula. Kudos to him.

But think the comp should get Lobethal to play Meadows and be done with it, as they would be the strongest Country Cricket teams by a long way.

Hopefully there is a couple of surprises in there Jugs.

Well it doesn't look like there have been any surprises. Meadows will smash whoever they play.

[Dogwatcher]

I might have something for you tomorrow Heffalump.

thanks bum sniffer

Sorry mate, no scores have come from SACA, or the clubs involved.

[Dutchy]

So Meadows confirm that the HCA is probably the best country comp in the state, and all on hard wickets!

[Ripdschitlaz]

So Meadows confirm that the HCA is probably the best country comp in the state, and all on hard wickets!

I think that has a lot more to do with population base than anything else. If Berri were at full strength that final would have been interesting.

[the wonder elephant]

So Meadows confirm that the HCA is probably the best country comp in the state, and all on hard wickets!

I think that has a lot more to do with population base than anything else. If Berri were at full strength that final would have been interesting.

Sorry if this sounds wrong but this post reads as the final has been played ??
How can it have to do with population base ? Meadows would have less population to draw from than Berri i would think , added to that Meadows also have to compete with surrounding areas ( Macclesfield.Kangerilla,Clarendon,Echunga,Mylor,Ashbourne,Hahndorf, and Strath) just to name a few i wouldnt think that Berri would have that sort of competion for players ???

[Ripdschitlaz]

So Meadows confirm that the HCA is probably the best country comp in the state, and all on hard wickets!

I think that has a lot more to do with population base than anything else. If Berri were at full strength that final would have been interesting.

Sorry if this sounds wrong but this post reads as the final has been played ??
How can it have to do with population base ? Meadows would have less population to draw from than Berri i would think , added to that Meadows also have to compete with surrounding areas ( Macclesfield.Kangerilla,Clarendon,Echunga,Mylor,Ashbourne,Hahndorf, and Strath) just to name a few i wouldnt think that Berri would have that sort of competion for players ???

Sorry that would be the semi final.
I meant population base across the association area not meadows specifically.

[Bulls forever]

So Meadows confirm that the HCA is probably the best country comp in the state, and all on hard wickets!

I think that has a lot more to do with population base than anything else. If Berri were at full strength that final would have been interesting.

Sorry if this sounds wrong but this post reads as the final has been played ??
How can it have to do with population base ? Meadows would have less population to draw from than Berri i would think , added to that Meadows also have to compete with surrounding areas ( Macclesfield.Kangerilla,Clarendon,Echunga,Mylor,Ashbourne,Hahndorf, and Strath) just to name a few i wouldnt think that Berri would have that sort of competion for players ???

Sorry that would be the semi final.
I meant population base across the association area not meadows specifically.

From what I was told on the weekend, final to be played at Adelaide Oval, no idea when. Can anyone enlighten us as to any ex Grade players that grace the lovely Meadows team. I know that Stansbury have Bernie Vince, James Moss and Sam Agnew who played or are playing Grade cricket.

AND, is the final between Meadows and Stansbury???????????

[Dutchy]

Early Feb is the final on AO I think, Meadows only have Tarque Williamson who has played grad cricket, even played some 2nd XI state cricket I think. But have about 3-4 blokes who could/should play grade cricket, would walk into B grade level minimum easily.

[eags]

Final is on Feb 6, the Sunday after the country carnival. Stansbury vs meadows.

Stansbury are a handy side-well coached by Adam pitt who's also played cricket at west torrens and represented sa country.

Should be a good final with some handy players for both sides.