Sport
24 November, 2025
Local clubs dominated
THE local cricket sides did not fare well at the weekend, with the Mareeba Bandits taking a loss at home and the Atherton Cricket Club posting a score of just 41 runs.
Mareeba’s score of 108 was chased down by the Rovers after 23.2 overs, while the Barron River Cricket Club chased down Atherton’s score in just 5.2 overs.
MAREEBA
The Bandits hosted the Rovers at Borzi Park on Saturday, and after winning the toss the visitors elected to bowl.
The Mareeba batsmen couldn’t seem to find their groove, with just three of them clocking up double digits. Captain Brendan Falvo managed 25 runs off 89 balls, Kye Harris scored 12 off 31, and Ben Jones put up 28 from 31.
Mareeba finished their innings 10/108 after 35.3 overs.
Rovers opening batsman Dayne Margiotta got his team off to a hot start, scoring 62 off 70 balls. They managed to chase down Mareeba’s score after 23.2 overs – finishing on a score of 4/111.
ATHERTON
The Atherton Cricket Club took a hard beating in their game against Barron River at the weekend, with one batsman earning double digits and the bottom five all getting out for ducks.
Opening batsman Charlie Lawrence was the team’s highest scorer, notching up 11 runs from 28 balls. The rest of the batsmen’s scores tallied up to just 28 runs before a run of five ducks, including a golden duck.
Barron River bowler Jordan Fulton had himself a field day, taking five wickets and getting hit for just nine runs in his six overs – earning an economy of 1.5 runs per over. Atherton finished their innings 10/41 after 23.4 overs.
It didn’t take long for Barron River to post a winning score, with their opening batsmen getting the job done with a score of 44 in 5.2 overs.
This Saturday, the Bandits will take on Norths at Borzi Park, Mareeba from 12.30pm, while Atherton host Mulgrave at Loder Park, Atherton from 12.30pm.
