The Central Queensland Seamers head into the 2024 version of the Country Challenge with the target on their back after their unlikely charge to the title last year. After a loss and a tie in their first two pool games last year, the Seamers needed a big win over perennial contenders the North Queensland Monsoons and hope that the South East Queensland Stormers lost to the Scorchers in the final group games and that is exactly what happened.
The rest is history for the Seamers who won their semi-final and then went beserk in the Gabba final to prove that anything is possible if you stay alive and believe.
Far North Fusion have enjoyed hosting the tournament and are almost unbeatable on their home turf, making the Gabba final in dominant fashion since taking over as hosts. They’ll again be one of the favourites. Southern teams the Wide Bay Flames, Darling Downs/SWQ Suns and the SEQ Stormers will be looking to elevate their cricket to get into a Gabba Final. Between them those three Southern Zones have one title since the competition began.
POOL A
CFN – Far North Fusion NQ – North Queensland Monsoons SC – Sunshine Coast Scorchers DDSWQ – Darling Downs Suns
POOL B
MW – Mackay/Whitsundays Nitros SEQ – South East QLD Stormers WB – Wide Bay Flames CQ – Central Queensland Seamers
| FAR NORTH FUSION Marcus Berryman Brenton Edwards Aidan Firman Henry King Ben McCartney Seth McGinty Andrew Phelps Justin Reid Jake Roach Will Robertson Angus Warnock Matt Wilkins Coach: Wade Frazer Manager: Steve Kerwitz Bulls Master: Jimmy Maher |
| NORTH QUEENSLAND MONSOONS Ben Ramsbotham |
| Christopher Gartrell |
| Cooper Guest |
| Daniel Gartrell |
| Jack Raffles |
| Justin Dixon |
| Lachlan Ford |
| Pierce Carrara |
| Ryan Eaton |
| Ryan McCarron |
| Sam Lowry |
| Travis Busch |
Manager: Bob Haylett
Bulls Master: Luke Feldman
| MACKAY/WHITSUNDAYS NITROS Shaun Austin Joel Bock Isaac Borg Bailey Camilleri Darryn Dyer Cody Filewood Jacob Frerichs Cameron Keene Lane Kohler Mason Kohler Mitchell Wadsworth Sam Vassallo (C ) Coach: Adam Knezevic Manager: Jason Butterworth Bulls Master: Dirk Tazelaar |
| CENTRAL QLD SEAMERS Joe McGahan (C) |
| Stevie Roser |
| Jeff Case |
| Callum McMahon |
| Brent Hartley |
| Hein Van Eeden |
| Liam Welsh |
| Luke Johnstone |
| Hayden O’Connor |
| Joshua Jaymes Hamilton |
| Sam Gassman |
| Logan Whitfield |
Manager: Glenn Bauer
Bulls Master: Ken Healy
WIDE BAY FLAMES
| Lehman Brunjes |
| Adam Pozzebon |
| Toby Lamond |
| Sam Dennien |
| Mitch Parsons |
| Brenton Polzin © |
| Nathan Roderick |
| Hayden Pope |
| Michael Wostear |
| Lachlan Heycox |
| Chris Napper |
| Sam Collingwood |
Manager: Sean Stuchbery
Bulls Master: Carl Rackemann
| DARLING DOWNS SUNS Luke Neale (C) Aiden Watterson Michael Dowe Brandon Walker Dan Anderson Matthew Nunn Nick Budden Jacob Fry Charlie Bignell Marcus Frizzell Rex Tooley Jordan Sondergeld Coach: Justin Anderson Manager: Jenny Anderson Bulls Master: Nathan Reardon |
| SEQ STORMERS Lachlan Vellacott |
| Charlie Utz |
| Brendan Ashton |
| Jacob Anderson |
| Jackson Larkins |
| Michael Baillie |
| Corbin Kaminski |
| Mitchell Le Prou |
| Vaughan Oldham |
| Jasbir Singh Padda |
| Jarid Griesbach |
| Luke Griesbach |
Manager: Matt Turbill
Bulls Master: Peter Drinnen
| SUNSHINE COAST SCORCHERS Jarrod Officer (C) Blaine Schloss Glen Batticciotto Joel Owen Mick Eckard Dom Taylor Samadie Baker Tom Olsen Matt Watson Matt Jackson Luke McInnes Josh Tyson Coach: Mark Coles Manager: Keith Owen Bulls Master: Gavin Fitness |
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