UQ Cricket Club on a hat-trick

The University of Queensland Cricket Club (UQCC) are once again on course to take Grade cricket’s triple crown, wrapping up the Queensland Cricket one-day title recently for the second successive year.

The University Students continued their dominance over the Gold Coast Dolphins, who they put to the sword in the Twenty20 series final a month ago.

Team captain Craig Philipson was extremely proud of his players, who were confident they could defend 2007’s title.

“I’m ecstatic to have won. We have a very good side, it was just a matter of getting the job done on the day and we performed extremely well which is very, very pleasing,” he said.

The Gold Coast team took to the crease first and registered a competitive total of 226 after being dismissed in the 48th over.

Former UQ SPORT Scholarship Holder Lachlan Stevens led the bowling attack for University, taking four wickets to unsettle the Dolphin’s batsmen.

“Lachlan did a great job, bowling for us in the power plays as well as the end of the innings,” Mr Philipson said.

“The Dolphins were looking at a total of 250 or 260 before Lachlan and Nathan (Reardon) applied some great pressure late in the innings.”

Mr Philipson himself played a key role in setting up a Uni victory, finishing unbeaten on 66.

“I just wanted to bat for as long as I could. I was confident that if I was there at the end of the innings we were a great chance of winning,” he said.

Uni finished on 7-230, reaching the target with more than an over to spare.

Media: Stephen Danckert at UQ SPORT (07 3346 7519, stephend@uqsport.uq.edu.au)