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Queensland Veterans Cricket
Queensland Veterans Cricket
Brisbane, Australia
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Congratulations to the following players who have been selected to play for Queensland at the upcoming Over 50 Championships in Melbourne from December 2 until December 8, 2023.

Commiserations to those that have missed out on selection or being selected in the team they had hoped for.

Thank you to the Queensland Selectors - Mark Kratzmann (Sunshine Coast), Craig Sweet (Gold Coast) and Andrew Knight (Brisbane) for their time, discussions and consideration given to this difficult task.

The teams are below with the captain named first and then alphabetically.

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9 months ago
Tim Furner
Tim Furner
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Our son played under 14 representative cricket last season and did trial for a club’s green shield team for this season. Unfortunately, he missed out but a number of his team mates made the squad.
A few parents of the kids have been persistent with wanting our son to play green shield with them and it’s upsetting him as the coaches of the club have said the squads have been selected.
What should we do to help him?

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9 months ago
Dean Tuckwell
Dean Tuckwell
Travel Agent
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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What’s your Australian Test team for the 4th Ashes test at Old Trafford.

Here’s mine

Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Marsh
Green
Carey
Neser
Cummins
Starc
Murphy

Warner has been a wonderful player, but his time has come. He has been lucky that he is playing in an era where there are no Australian batsmen outside the top 6 who average 40 in first class cricket.

I would consider opening with Green as I’m conscious Justin Langer started opening in similar circumstances and other players who were pushed up the order through necessity and opportunity include David Boon, Shane Watson, Simon Katich and Usman Khawaja. I would keep Head and Marsh in the middle order.

I would hope Green doesn’t listen to his captain and coach if they tell him to bowl 6 short balls an over.

Hazelwood is unlucky but Neser’s form is irresistible.

I think Murphy is a great prospect but if he is not effective at Old Trafford I would consider drafting in Maxwell for The Oval.

What’s your team?

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10 months ago
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Recently I was asked how a team, club or association can be more professional and build the standards and culture to be more successful.

In my opinion, irrespective of the standard or level of cricket or the purpose for which people play, everything starts at the selection table.

Suppose the selectors of a cricket team select the players they believe will act and perform in the team's best interest. In that case, the desired outcomes of professionalism and standards sort themselves out.

Problems start, fester and can cause untold issues when selectors bow to self-interest, agendas, politics, or anything other than selecting players on performance or outside the purpose of the team and its ambition.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/1270/cricket-selectors-set-the-standards-culture-and-professionalism
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10 months ago
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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In the first innings of the 3rd Test Cummins had the confidence to give Murphy the ball when Stokes was in full flight and I thought he did well under pressure dismissing Stokes and taking 1 for 36 off 7.3 overs.

I’m really intrigued as to why Murphy only bowled 2 overs in the 2nd innings and now why are people seemingly ruling him out of the 4th Test and for Australia not to have a frontline spinner?

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10 months ago
Veterans Cricket Australia
Veterans Cricket Australia
Brisbane, Australia
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The Australian Over 40's Cricket Team is thrilled to announce their participation in the inaugural Over 40's World Cup, set to take place in Pakistan from the 23rd of September – 8th of October 2023. The tournament will witness eight formidable teams competing in a total of 36 thrilling matches, showcasing the exceptional talent and passion for cricket among seasoned players. Australia will compete against 7 other Countries including the USA, Saudia Arabia, Hong Kong, Canada, West Indies, UAE, and hosts Pakistan.

The Australian Over 40's Cricket squad recently completed a rigorous two-day training camp in Queensland, impressing the national selectors with their skill and determination. Comprising 16 highly skilled players, the team is now eagerly looking forward to showcasing their expertise as they compete against some of the best veteran cricketers in the world.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/889/veterans-cricket-australia/blog/1161/australian-team-gears-up-to-conquer-the-over-40s-cricket-world-cup
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11 months ago
Zach Webster
Zach Webster
Oldham, United Kingdom
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We have a difficult selection decision to make going into our season about our wicket keeper.
One of our top order bats (averaged 38 last season) keeps ok but is prone to a few mistakes a game especially to our spinners whereas we have a really good keeper who hardly makes a mistake but only averaged 16 with the bat and bats around number 8.
What our people’s thoughts on who to choose?

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