Sport
5 March, 2025
Tier 1 Women miss finals
THE Caboolture Cricket Tier 1 Women’s team have been knocked out of the finals, after losing their semi final match to CooroyEumundi on Sunday, March 2.
Despite Caboolture winning the toss and electing to bat, the Moreton Bay side lost 10/104 to 4/107. The game went down to the wire, with the opposition reaching the run target two overs before the end of the innings.
Caboolture team coach, Jayden Coffin, said the team lost a key player from the squad in the lead-up to the semi-final.
“Our vice-captain, Brianna Coffin, decided to break her finger, well, she dislocated it at training and then there was a little fracture in it,” he said. “So that was really hurtful to her, but it was a close and really good game, and they played and batted really well. The girls fought hard, but the other team were just better on the day, it just wasn’t their day.”
Jayden added that he was pleased with the overall effort of his team.
“I’m very proud, I told them that after the game and said that everyone should hold their head up high,” he said. “It was an awesome year. To a coach, the winning is just a bonus. I get my joy out of seeing everyone develop as a player. I also told them that some players don’t even get to play finals cricket their whole life.”
Making the semi-finals in any grassroots sport is an accomplishment in itself, and Jayden said that the team was relatively positive after the loss.
“It was a loss so they were a bit down, but I said to them to make sure at the end of the day, if you put 100 per cent in and try your best, you can walk off with your head high,” he said. “I’m pretty sure that they did that, they all seemed to be okay at the end of the game, as much as they can be.”
Jayden added that both teams celebrated after the game, with the Caboolture side cooking up a BBQ.
They are now looking forward to the club’s presentation night, which will be in early April.
Caboolture’s top three division men’s teams are expected to play in the two-day semi-finals. If the Division 1 Men’s team wins, it will be the first time in three years they’ve won both the one and two-day grand finals in the same season.
