da heads bet： The Konica Queensland Under-19 women’s team today gained a fittingreward for winning the State’s first National Under-19 title with sixplayers named in the Australian team to play England next week.
Queensland Cricket09-Jan-2003The Konica Queensland Under-19 women’s team today gained a fittingreward for winning the State’s first National Under-19 title with sixplayers named in the Australian team to play England next week.Queensland beat NSW in the Final today in Canberra to finish thechampionships undefeated and claim the Betty Wilson Shield for the firsttime, with NSW having won the past six titles.The performance saw six Queenslanders – captain Belinda Matheson,right-hand bat Kasee Marxsen, pace bowler Rikki-Lee Rimmington,wicket-keeper Jodie Purves, pace bowler Kirsten Pike and allrounderReanna Browne – named in the Australian Under-19 team to play EnglandUnder-19 at Bradman Oval in Bowral next week.A magnificent 114 from 127 balls from Matheson was the cornerstone ofQueensland’s win, as the Konica Queensland Fire allrounder marshalledher team’s pursuit of NSW’s total of 202 from their 50 overs.Queensland reached the target with five overs to spare, finishing with5-203 from 44.2 overs.Today’s victory was the second success at national level in as manyseasons for coach Joanne Broadbent, with the former Australian batteralso in charge of the Konica Queensland Under-17 team that won theState’s first national women’s cricket title in any age group lastseason.Marxsen set a new championship aggregate record for Queensland,finishing with 277 runs, while Rimmington was Queensland’s leadingwicket-taker with 11 dismissals.Australian Under-19 Women’s Championship Final, Manuka Oval, Canberra:NSW 202 in 50 overs (R Browne 2-20 from 4, L Bates 2-28 from 7, K Pike1-26 from 10, B Matheson 1-32 from 10) v Queensland 5-203 in 44.2 overs(B Matheson 114, J Purves 25, K Marxsen 16, A Christie 14no, R Browne14no). Qld won by 5 wickets.