Over 30s clinch Indoor title in thriller

Victoria’s over-30 male Indoor team clinched a nail-biting one run victory in the Final at last week’s Australian Masters Indoor Cricket Championships held in Joondalup, Perth.

The triumphant side defeated arch-rival New South Wales 157 to 156 in the showpiece event to take home Victoria’s only silverware.

Victoria’s over-30 women’s outfit finished in third place, as did the over-35 male with the over-40 and over-45 male teams claiming fifth place in their sections.

Cricket Victoria indoor cricket manager Ross Gregory said Victoria was well represented at the Championships.  

“We had 26 teams competing across 5 divisions over the week in a tournament that exemplified the passion of indoor cricketers and the growing importance of the masters sector of cricket in all formats,” Gregory said.

The tournament was capped off with a presentation gala attended by nearly 400 players, officials and guests.

The highlight of the night was the naming of the 5 Australian teams that will represent Australia at the World Indoor Cricket Federation World Masters Series to be played in South Africa in late October.

Illustrating the talent in this state, 12 Victorians were named in the World Masters Series squads.

They were as follows;

Australian over-30 men’s team
Rodney Bird
David Dervan
Matt Fitt
Michael Sullivan

Australian over-30 women’s team
Briony Polkinghorne
Kerry Johnson
Sam Carlson
Stephanie Theodore

Australian over-35 men’s team
Chris Allen

Australian over-40 men’s team
Adam Luckman

Australian over-45 men’s team
Terry Atkinson
Tony Plose