Coolum win tier 1 women’s cricket premiership on Australia’s Sunshine Coast

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Coolum claimed the premiership in the top tier of women's cricket on Australia's Sunshine Coast Sunday, defeating Hinterland by 83 runs in the Grand Final.

Batting first, Coolum scored 181 runs for the loss of 3 wickets off their allotted 30 overs.

Interview with Coolum captain Sammy Franks.
Audio: Patrick Gillett.

Interview with Hinterland captain and SCCA Women's committee chair Mel Shelley.
Audio: Patrick Gillett.

Batting after Coolum, Hinterland scored 98 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.

Coolum captain Sammy Franks said: "The girls played so well today. 181 with the bat, that's pretty solid [...] We knew we had to put a lot of runs on the board. Aiming for 140, 150. But yeah. 181, that was wonderful."

Two senior Coolum players, Kerry Cowling and Paula McKie, retired after the match.

Franks continued, "It was great to win. Give Kezza and Paula a final farewell. Yeah, Paula is retiring as well. It was a little bit of a secret. She's moving on to bigger and better things. We'll miss her. She was obviously vice captain, and cricket brain and always there for me.

"Kerry's done so much for the club. All the little things that didn't get seen. Cleaning the toilets, bringing the sausages, just organising the whole team, all of the admin stuff and just being there like a cricket mum to us," she said.

Image: Patrick Gillett.

A good crowd showed up to witness the match.
Image: Patrick Gillett.

Hinterland would not give up trying to chase the Coolum score.
Image: Patrick Gillett.

Image: Patrick Gillett.

Coolum took 7 wickets for 55 runs in the 15 overs after the drinks break.
Image: Patrick Gillett.

There would be no game if there the scorers and others weren't present to keep track of things.
Image: Patrick Gillett.

Coolum celebrate another wicket. They took the bulk of their wickets after the drinks break.
Image: Patrick Gillett.

Smiles all around. The result became clear overs before the match concluded.
Image: Patrick Gillett.

The retiring Kerry Cowling getting chaired off the ground. She had informed Coolum of her retirement prior to the game.
Image: Patrick Gillett.

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