The Cricket Australia National Inclusion Cricket Championships were played in Brisbane last month with several Western Australians rewarded for their strong showings throughout the tournament.
Brider was in outstanding form during the Championships, tallying 329 runs at an average of 109.67. He was instrumental in leading his team to the Grand Final, registering two fifties and a century during his five innings, to finish as the division’s top run-scorer.
Brider produced one of the innings of the Championships against South Australia, striking 107 off 58 to power WA to 3-208 off their 20 overs and a narrow six-run win.
The 24-year-old also produced scores of 96 and 90 during victories against Victoria and Tasmania respectively.
David Martin also had an outstanding tournament, finishing with the most dismissals in the B1 Blind Division whilst Fellow Blind Cricketer Alan Leahy also finished his Championships with the most dismissals, in the B2 Division.
WA had some fantastic results throughout the carnival, with the Blind Team making it all the way through to the Grand Final, before losing to eventual champions New South Wales.
The Hard of Hearing Team were highly competitive throughout their five matches, finishing with two wins and three losses. Veteran David Melling was a standout, striking 149 runs and six wickets. He struck a career-best 84 not out off 60 balls in WA’s 14-run win over Victoria.
WA Intellectual Disability Cricket stalwart Boyd Duffield, who announced his retirement from international Inclusion Cricket during the tournament, had another productive Championships, finishing with 115 runs and four wickets.
The ID Team won one of their five matches, with the victory coming against New South Wales. Bowler Sean McGowan produced the highlight of the week, taking the remarkable figures of 5-2 off 3 overs.
WA ID Team
Nathan Ball – North Perth CC
Boyd Duffield- North Perth CC
Jonathan Flower
David Hallows – Coolbinia West Perth
Nicholas Hart – Joondalup Kinross CC
Aaron Heathwood – North Perth CC
Mailey Kelly – Joondalup Kinross CC
Sean McGowan – Leeming Spartans CC
Ben Morely – Joondalup Kinross CC
Aaron Richards – Applecross CC
Tom Rimmer – Coolbinia West Perth CC
Nick Rogerson – Applecross CC
Kyron Timms – Applecross CC
Joel Woodridge – Warnbro CC
WA Hard of Hearing Team
Kory Booth – Swan Valley CC
Luke Cook – Pinjarra CC
Clint Fuller – Leeming Spartan CC
James Johnston – Hilton Bicton CC
Yathartha Kharbhanda (New Zealand)
Steven Lauentuan Hodgetts – Kingston Crows CC
Benjamin Lowrie – Leeming Spartans CC
David Melling – Murdoch University Melville CC
Tim Regan – CBC CC
Matt Shenton – Hilton Bicton CC
James Tsakalos – Leederville CC
Tom Sharples – Melbourne Deaf CC
Eddie Boal – North Ringwood CC
Abhay Surya – Melbourne Deaf CC
WA Blind Team
Michael Berg – Venetians CC
Brad Brider – Venetians CC
Leslie Buchanan – Venetians CC
Matt Cameron – Venetians CC
Darren Coyle – Venetians CC
Deanne Ferris- Venetians CC
Ryan Honschooten – Venetians CC
Alan Leahy – Venetians CC
Damien Mackenzie – Venetians CC
David Martin – Venetians CC
Harry Nicholas – Venetians CC
Arthur Pirika – Venetians CC
Jake Simpson – Venetians CC
Match Results
Blind Team
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Hard of Hearing Team
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ID Team
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National Inclusion Cricket Championships Award Winners
ID:
Most dismissals: Joel Corbett, TAS
Most wickets: Luke Goodman, SA
Most runs: Jamie Phillips, QLD
Player of the Final: Michael Ford, VIC
Premiers: Victoria
Player of the Championship: Haydn Brumm, QLD
Deaf:
Most dismissals: Justin Morgan, VIC
Most wickets: David Brown, NSW & Austin Phillips, NSW
Most runs: Ken Roycroft, QLD
Player of the Final: Michael Parremore, VIC
Premiers: Victoria
Player of the Championship: Ken Roycroft, QLD
Blind:
B1 Most dismissals: David Martin, WA, & Ijlal Ahmed, SA
B1 Most wickets: Jack Murphy, QLD
B1 Most runs: Daniel Searle, TAS/ACT
B2 Most dismissals: Jamie Hain, QLD & Alan Leahy, WA
B2 Most wickets: Matthew Kent, TAS/ACT
B2 Most runs: Bradley Brider, WA
B3 Most dismissals: Matthew McCarthy, QLD
B3 Most wickets: Stephen Palmer, NSW
B3 Most runs: Oscar Stubbs, NSW
Player of the Final: Shaun Fitzpatrick, NSW
Premiers: New South Wales
Player of the Championship: Bradley Brider, WA