Women’s Glasshouse cricket team into finals

“It was our first venture back to tier one this year, we were tier one probably three years ago and we didn’t win a game and then we went back to tier two for two years and really built it up,” he said.

“Just before Christmas and after Christmas we won all our games and snuck into the finals, I think it looks really good for us next season.”

Despite the loss, Jeremy was really happy with the team’s efforts throughout the season and praised their dedication to developing their skills.

“The ladies’ commitment to the season was really fantastic, that’s the reason why they improved so much from the start of

THE tier one women’s Glasshouse Cricket team have made club history on February 12 for making the finals for the first time following a slow start to the year.

Glasshouse Districts Cricket Club president Jeremy Schultz said although the team lost the semi-final by 18 runs against Coolum, the Glasshouse team’s performance improved throughout the year.

“We had to win like three or four games in a row and we won all those games, the girls made it into the finals and then we lost to Coolum who are the top team in the competition,” he said.

“Their performance has really improved in the back end of the season so just another really good learning experience for them, and I’m sure next season they will be even better.”

Schultz highlighted the standout players from the Glasshouse squad were 13-year-old Payton Meredith, and Camryn Barnett.

“Payton ended up with 16 runs, she held the innings together and got us quite close… and she also got four wickets,” he said.

“The other standout player, Cameron, took three wickets, so they both bowled and fielded really well.”

The club president said it was great

Contributed by Helen Uhlmann

We love visitors! On Friday 17th February we welcomed our regular visitors from one of the retirement villages in Caloundra who come up monthly for a fun morning of Golf Croquet. We had two half courts set up on lawn 1 and a full size court on lawn 2. This was the first time these players had experienced playing on a full court and they did very well. Also joining in were a couple of local ladies from the Maleny Uniting Church, Hazel Turner and Sheryl Dinte, who by all accounts surprised themselves with some excellent shots and a hoop or two. Morning tea is always a great chance to catch up with everyone’s news before plunging in for further play.

On Thursday 16th two singles games were played. Ken Barker played Dianne Horsman in an exciting high scoring match from which Ken came out victorious with 25 hoops to Dianne’s 20. This was a great warmup for the tournaments these two were preparing to play at over the coming weekend, with Dianne travelling to Bribie Island and Ken playing in Toowoomba. Meanwhile Lynette Evans and Sally Adams teamed up to play Vince Carbery in a close and well fought match. In the end, Sally and Lynette won with 12 hoops to Vince’s10. Sunday afternoon 18th February was quiet on the lawns. Just one doubles match was played, with several of our regulars playing away. Vince and Val Carbery partnered together against Kath Smith and Stuart Craig, winning a very close and enjoyable match with a score of 12:11. It was a triumphant return to the lawns for Val, who has been unable to play for many months. She made a run of 7 hoops right at the start, much to the delight of all. Welcome back Val!