Joeys wins Australian Marist Cricket Carnival

The St Joseph's College First XI reclaimed the Stan McCabe Trophy when they won all games at the 37th Australian Marist Cricket Carnival in Brisbane.

The win is the 13th time the College has taken out the Championships. With wins over Sacred Heart College (SA), last year's winners Notre Dame (Shepparton, VIC), Lavalla (Taralgon, VIC), Trinity (Lismore, NSW) and Ashgrove (Brisbane, QLD), the 2009-10 team performed with great skill and fight to clinch a couple of very tight games. 

Corey Ashby starred with both bat and ball, winning two Player of the Day Awards and being awarded the prestigious Br Evan O'Halloran Memorial Trophy for Cricketer of the Carnival.

On the second day the SJC team had to chase down 235 runs from 50 overs against Shepparton. Angus Le Lievre smashed an impressive century, and was subsequently named player of the second day.

In the match against Trinity, Lismore, the SJC team was chasing 186 and looking down the barrel at 9-151 when Jack O'Shaughnessy joined Ashby on the pitch. The two boys performed well under pressure and steered St Joseph's to victory over ten tense final overs.

Dillon Walford won the Tony Lantry Shield for Bowler of the Carnival, and he, along with Corey Ashby and wicket-keeper Oliver McCarthy, were selected in an Australian Marist XI..