Congratulations to our Adelaide Hills Bucks Representatives


In the week prior to Christmas (19-22 December 2022) the inaugural Adelaide Premier League T20 Competition kicked off featuring Boys’ Under 17s, Under 15s and Under 13s competitions and a Girls’ Under 23s competition.  The Wistow Cricket Club was fortunate enough to have the following players selected to play for the Adelaide Hills Bucks franchise:

Under 17s – Flynn Samardzic (currently playing B Grade).

Under 15s – Ryan Davies, Declan Bell, Damin Biddle (all Under 16s) and Jaxon Lynn (Under 14s) with Ryan being named captain of the Bucks side.

In the Under 17s, Flynn Samardzic batted well, averaging 22 at a strike rate of 103.13 including a top score of 38.

In the Under 15s, Declan Bell put on an excellent show with the bat to average 21.75 at a strike rate of 129.85 (one of the best strike rates in the entire competition) across 5 games including a match winning 56* off 32 balls against the Rockets side in which he scored 2, 4, 6, 4 from the final 4 balls of the innings to win the match on the final ball.  In fact, he paced his innings perfectly with his final 10 balls faced producing 32 runs as follows (1 6 1 4 . 4 2 4 6 4). 

Captain Ryan Davies bowled well to collect 5 wickets at 23 with a strong economy rate of 6.71 and also chipped in with the bat (averaging 22.5 at a strike rate of 107.14) whilst from a bowling perspective Damin Biddle was the standout with 5 wickets at 12 with an even stronger economy rate of 6.27.  Jaxon Lynn, being one of the youngest players in the squad, received more limited opportunities whilst all four boys benefited tremendously from the experience which will also surely stand them in good stead when the AEHCA Under 16 T20 Comp kicks off later this month.