Georgia plays with Fire

GOLD Coast Dolphins star Georgia Redmayne will ply her trade for Queensland next season after joining the Fire’s Women’s National Cricket League squad.

The 25-year-old wicketkeeper and top-order batter made history for Tasmania in the 2018-19 WNCL, becoming the first Tiger to win the competition’s Player of the Year award. She scored 275 runs at an average of 45.83 and took seven catches and four stumpings, the most dismissals by any wicketkeeper in the competition.

Originally from Alstonville in northern NSW, Redmayne relocated to Queensland earlier this year to take up a placement at Tweed Hospital. FORMER Burleigh president Steve Miller has vowed to return to the game as the Bullsharks adapt to an off-season of massive upheaval.

After two years in the top job, Miller last month stepped down as one of three major changes to hit Crowe Howarth Oval since the club’s Kookaburra Cup semi-final exit in March.

Coach Rhys McCarthy has also resigned as coach, while first grade captain and Miller’s son, TJ, was last week announced as the latest signing for Bonogin Valley.

While he would not be drawn on the specifics surrounding his departure, Steve Miller said he would not be lost to the game.

“The club decided to go in a different direction with a new culture. That wasn’t where I was headed so we decided to part ways,” Steve said.

“I’ve been around about six clubs during my travels and I’m a cricket person first and foremost so I’ll probably take a year off and get back involved again at some point.”

Secretary Connor Reen has taken on the presidency on an interim basis until the club’s Annual General Meeting, which will likely be held this month or next.

The club is confident star batsman McCarthy will return as a player, while his replacement as coach could be confirmed by the end of the month.

TJ Miller denied his switch to Bonogin was related to his father’s resignation.

“Obviously the presidency is changing there (at Burleigh) and the club is looking for a culture change (but) one of the things I said all along was that the whole Steve thing has nothing to do with me,” the 27year-old said.

“My decision was probably sparked by that because people started to come to me saying ‘are you staying at Burleigh?’. But it definitely wasn’t the reason I said I’m going to go elsewhere.

“I have got no attachment when it comes to that sort of stuff with cricket.”

TJ said he was hopeful younger brother, Daley, would join him at Bonogin.

“He will probably end up following,” he said.