Sport
2 March, 2025
Muddies making final push on pitch for podium finishes
PORT Douglas Muddies are aiming for the finals as the cricket season winds down.
Muddies have very proudly dominating their season and are making a strong finals push.
They entered teams in divisions 2,3,4 for the 2024/25 season. Both division 2 and 3 teams are currently making a huge finals push with the division 2 team sitting near the top of the table being two games clear while division three currently sit in second, only two games behind the ladder-leading Mulgrave.
Club president and division 3 captain Adrian Bannerman quoted said “we’ll focus on finals. Once we are there, we’ve still got three games left in the season and will take it week by week until then.”
He said the division 2 team were “currently on a momentum wave, being clear cut leaders losing only one game in the last two seasons”.
Div 2 captain Ethan McCullough said “all the boys are playing great cricket at the moment”.
“We were playing well as a team and love our chances.”
Cricket Far North has had their share of challenges, having the season fragmented with washouts and other delays, but this hasn’t dampened their spirits around the club.
Mr McCullough said division 3 was also making a strong push being two games back from first purely off the net run rate.
“I think both teams can win it all,” Mr Bannerman said.
“It all comes down to how we play on the day, but we know at our best we’re a strong side,” he said.
Unfortunately for division 4 boys, it’s mathematically possible to still make finals. It’s not off the table, regardless they’re playing each game trying to sneak into finals and pull off a miracle.
All three 3 teams play their final home games in round 18 on March 8 and 9. Finals are the week after where the Muddies will be hoping to bring home as much silver ware possible.
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