Sport
2 October, 2026
Cricket’s a family affair
FATHER and son pairings are the talk of the Far North cricket season.
Four family groupings – Vas and Aston Allayailis, Brendon and Olly Vikionkorpi, John and Jack Spillane and Glen and Charlie Young – are padding up for Norths this season.
Norths and Atherton recorded impressive wins last weekend while several sides continued to battle it out in closely-fought contests.
In fourth grade, Norths produced a strong all-round performance to defeat Mareeba by 69 runs.
Norths posted a competitive 6/158 from their innings, with Patrick Spillane leading the way with the bat. Spillane played an important innings, scoring 68 runs to help his side set a challenging total. Mareeba struggled to find momentum in reply, eventually finishing at 9/89 as Norths claimed a comfortable victory.
It was a much closer contest between Atherton and Norths Second, with Atherton eventually securing a 40-run win. Atherton posted 7/185, setting Norths Second a challenging target. Norths Second battled hard in the run chase but could only manage 8/145 by the end of their innings.
Atherton’s Steven Cuda was instrumental in his side’s victory, producing a composed innings to finish unbeaten on 58 runs and guide his team to an important win.
Atherton Second also enjoyed a successful day, securing a convincing victory over Douglas.
Atherton Second posted an imposing 8/212 before dismissing Douglas for just 77, completing a dominant 135-run victory.
Despite the disappointing result, Douglas batsman Andrew Fenwick remained positive about his sides’ prospects and believes there is plenty of improvement still to come.
“We’ve started very slow but we remain optimistic. Once we start clicking, we’ll be a much more competitive side,” Fenwick said.
