Sport
24 September, 2024
Malanda state champions in interschool cricket
MALANDA State High School senior girls cricket team are this year’s state champions in the Street Smarts Secondary Schools T20 Cricket Challenge.
The win topped a great run by both Atherton and Malanda High Schools that recently travelled to Brisbane to compete.
Both schools progressed through the District, Regional and North Queensland rounds of this competition, before making it all the way to the state finals in Brisbane.
Malanda went through to win the grand final, defeating Shalom College Bundaberg, while Atherton was knocked out by St Patrick’s College Mackay.
Malanda batted first, opening with Amelie and captain Indianna.
Amelie scored 26 runs and Indianna finished on 37 not out, and Malanda finished their innings 5 for 110.
Coming back out to bowl in the second innings, Indianna bowled out the opening batswoman in the first over and went on to claim another two wickets, while Amelie claimed two wickets herself.
Malanda won the grand final in the fifteenth over with Shalom College all out for 96.
Atherton went up against St Patrick’s College Mackay in their match.
After St Patrick’s made 142 runs in their first innings, Atherton came out to bat looking to chase them down.
Unfortunately, Atherton went 7 for 78 off their 20 overs and did not progress any further.
