The Queensland Under-19 men's team have finished third in the national championships in Adelaide, with one loss the difference in a fiercely competitive titles that bodes well for Australian cricket's future.
U19 Men Take Third Spot
The young Maroons went through the rounds undefeated, including beating eventual champions WA, but will rue their only loss that came in the semi-finals against Vic Metro.
Queensland bounced back in emphatic style in the play-off for third and fourth against South Australia, with unbeaten centuries to Steven Hogan and Jayden Draper.
Norths allrounder Alexander Procopis led the way for the team, with the Sunshine Coast product effective throughout the tournament with bat and ball. He scored 241 runs at 48.2 while Draper was the leading scorer with 248 at 82.67. Off-spinner Jack Balkin took 11 wickets.
Here's how The Courier-Mail assessed the titles, and the overall squad performance: https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/awesome-foursome-lead-the-way-for-queensland-at-championships/news-story/7946b956f78a4ad654b1889c3513d544
The Team of the Championships was:
Team of the Tournament
Simon Budge (WA)
Riley Kingsell (NSW Metro)
Jayden Draper (QLD)
Oliver Peake (VIC Country)
Bailey Abela (NSW Country)
Aidan O’Connor (TAS)
Thomas Brown (SA)
Jordan Quiggin (WA)
Josh Malone (NT)
Kyle Parrot (VIC Country)
Vishwa Ramkumar (VIC Metro)
Ryan Cattle (NSW Country) (12th man)