Townsville Masters Cricket

Good luck to all the lads taking on Mackay over the weekend! Also enjoy the gathering at Tom's Tavern on Saturday evening!

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨!💪🏆🏏

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭!

I have had numerous requests for the slides used in the countdown from the presentation night on Saturday so here they are! 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴!

Congratulations to the Norths Redmen!

GF UPDATE
NORTHS 7-282 (40 overs)

The 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 starts in 30 min!! Good luck to the Norths Redmen and Warriors!

Warriors have won the toss and sent Norths into bat.

𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞! There will be place cards on the tables so everyone knows where their seat is. With 95 coming, its going to be a tremendous atmosphere! 🏏🎉

🏏 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚!

Save the date for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 — 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟴 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
📍 𝗧𝗼𝗺’𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻
🚪 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻: 𝟲.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺
🏆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻: 𝟳.𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺

This is our opportunity to come together and celebrate another fantastic season of Townsville Masters Cricket—with your teammates, family and the great mates you’ve made across the competition.

We would love to see every team strongly represented! A great deal of work is going into making this a memorable evening for players, families and supporters.

Awards presented on the night will include:

🏆 Volunteer of the Year
🏏 Age-Group Players of the Year
🏏 Batter of the Year
🎯 Bowler of the Year
🔥 Five-Wicket Hauls
👏 Half-Century Achievements

The centrepiece of the evening will be the presentation of the 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹. We’ll tally the votes from every fixture to crown the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Be there to cheer on your teammates as the leading contenders from each club are revealed on the big screen!

Please RSVP using the link below. It is important that everyone responds so we have an accurate attendance figure.

𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚—𝙡𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚!

🔗 𝘙𝘚𝘝𝘗 𝘏𝘌𝘙𝘌:
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⚫🟡 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗫𝗜𝗜 — 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 🟡⚫

Here is your Warriors XII for the 2026 Townsville Masters Cricket Grand Final!

The strength of this side is immediately apparent, with every player having represented Townsville, Queensland or Australia.

At the helm is Townsville’s most-capped Australian representative, 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝗸. A massive presence with both bat and ball, Meek brings invaluable experience and a proven understanding of what it takes to perform—and win—on the biggest stage.

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘁, openers 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 ‘𝗦𝗮𝘃’ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗱 and 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 ‘𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰’ 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 form a formidable combination for any new-ball attack to confront. The class of 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 and 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻, combined with the unbelievable power of 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 and 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮, gives the Warriors an elite and extremely dangerous top order.

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹, they possess arguably the premier bowler in Townsville cricket right now—𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿. His ability to contain some of the country’s best batters while consistently producing wicket-taking spells may be the single greatest challenge Norths must overcome.

Backing him is a quality seam attack featuring 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗱𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗹 and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻, along with the additional spin options of Little and Todd. It gives the Warriors a treasure trove of bowling options and the flexibility to adapt to whatever conditions await—a definite advantage in their favour.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: can they cover the loss of wicketkeeper 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 after he broke his finger two weeks ago? Widely regarded as the premier keeper in the Townsville Masters competition—no disrespect, Noons—it was clear last weekend just how sorely he will be missed.

This Grand Final is shaping as one of the closest and most intriguing deciders we have seen in years.

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! 🏆

🔴⚫ 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍 — 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 ⚫🔴

Here are your Norths Redmen for the 2026 Townsville Masters Cricket Grand Final!

With an outstanding balance of bat and ball, power and technique—and a first-place finish on the ladder—the Redmen will enter the decider as the narrowest of favourites.

Captain 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 has enjoyed an excellent season for both Norths and Townsville, and has found some dangerous form with the ball at exactly the right time.

The explosive power of 𝙍𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝙉𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙣 and 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙞 gives Norths the ability to take the game away from Warriors in a matter of overs, while Australian representative 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙨 possesses the experience and composure to adapt to any match situation.

With the ball, the Redmen boast a pair of left-arm aces in 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙠 𝘼𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙮𝙖 and 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙣. Then there is arguably the most underrated bowler in the competition, 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙩, who simply continues to get the job done and take wickets whenever his side needs them.

The Redmen will line up at full strength—and they are going to take some beating!

Can the minor premiers finish the job and lift the trophy? 🏆

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆?!? 🏏🏆💪