As the KFC T20 Max competition nears its latest launch date next week, LAURA SCHEIWE has taken a look back at the competition's history to provide the ideal primer ahead of this season's fireworks.
KFC T20 Max Revisited
KFC T20 MAX – By The Numbers
2022 - Men
Semis – Norths vs Gold Coast & Souths vs Wests
Final – Souths vs Gold Coast
Champion – Gold Coast
Top of table (minor prem) - Norths
Leading Runs – Josh Brown 447 @ 55.88 average
Most Wickets – Scott Rodgie 19 @ 11.68 average
Team of the Tournament –
Josh Brown (Norths)
Max Bryant (Gold Coast)
Nathan McSweeney (Norths)
Lachlan Hearne (Toombul)
Steve Paulsen (Wests)
Nikhil Chaudhary (Norths)
Tyran Liddiard (Sunshine Coast)
Arjun Nair (Wests)
Scott Rodgie (Norths)
Jackson Smith (Gold Coast)
Spenser Johnson (Redlands)
(Coach) Nick Buchanan
2022 – Women (not a standalone comp, replaced mid-season T20s)
Semis – Valleys vs Sandgate & UQ vs SC
Final – Valleys vs UQ
Champion – UQ
Top of table (minor prem) - Valleys
Leading Runs – Tess Cooper 478 @ 79.67average
Most Wickets – Eleanor Swanpoel 23 @ 7.48 average
Team of the Tournament –
Tess Cooper (Sandgate)
Tara Wheeler (Gold Coast)
Georgie Boyce (Sunshine Coast)
Mikayla Wrigley (Sunshine Coast)
Emma Jackson (UQ)
Mikayla Hinkley (Valleys)
Sianna Ginger (Valleys)
Eleanor Swanpoel (Valleys)
Charni Bloxsom (UQ)
Sophie Martin (Sangate)
Ruby Orchard (Sunshine Coast)
(Coach) Mark Daldy
2023 – Men
Semis – Gold Coast vs Norths & Ipswich vs Toombul (abandoned)
Final – Ipswich vs Norths
Champion – Ipswich
Top of table (minor prem) - Ipswich
Leading Runs – Jack Wood 379 runs
Most Wickets – Lloyd Pope 15 wickets
Team of the Tournament –
Mackenzie Harvey (Sunshine Coast)
Jack Wood (Ipswich)
Hugo Burdon (Gold Coast)
Scott Palombo (Northern Suburbs)
Nikhil Chaudhary (Northern Suburbs)
Preston White (Toombul)
Liam Scott (Sunshine Coast)
Jay Lenton (Sunshine Coast)
Wilson McGillivray (Wynnum-Manly)
Benji Floros (Valley)
Lloyd Pope (Redlands)
Coach: Brendan Creevey (Ipswich)
2023 - Women
Semis – Valleys vs UQ (2nd played 3rd, 1st went straight through)
Final – Sandgate vs Valleys
Champion – Sandgate
Top of table (minor prem) - Sandgate
Leading Runs – Georgia Voll 225 @ 37.5 average
Most Wickets – Meagan Dixon 11 @ 14.73 average
Team of the Tournament –
Georgia Voll (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Katie Mack (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Mikayla Hinkley (Valley)
Maddie Penna (University of Queensland)
Charli Knott (University of Queensland)
Sianna Ginger (Valley)
Kira Holmes (Valley)
Jess Jonassen (Valley)
Jemma Barsby (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Shikha Pandey (Wynnum-Manly)
Meagan Dixon (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Coach: Tony Dudgeon (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
2024 – Men
Semis – Redlands vs Valleys & Norths vs Sandgate
Final – Sandgate vs Valleys
Champion – Valleys
Top of table (minor prem) - Redlands
Leading Runs – Jake Winter 410
Most Wickets – Mitchell Buckley 15
Team of the Tournament –
- Jake Winter (Sandgate-Redcliffe). 410 runs @ 167.89 SR
- Will Bosisto (Western Suburbs). 296 runs @ 148.0 SR
- Scott Palombo (Northern Suburbs). 363 runs @ 164.25 SR
- Lachlan Hearne (Toombul). 347 runs @157.73 SR
- Hugh Weibgen (Valley). 306 runs @ 123.89 SR
- Jimmy Peirson (Redlands). 324 runs @ 138.46 SR & 9 dismissals
- James Bazley (Redlands). 197 runs @185.85 SR & 11 wickets @ 7.79 econ
- Cameron Boyce (Valley). 9 wickets @ 6.06 econ
- Lakshdeep Singh (Sandgate-Redcliffe). 13 wickets @ 8.19 econ
- Mitchell Buckley (Sandgate-Redcliffe). 15 wickets @ 7.71 econ
- Charlie Thomas (Valley). 11 wickets @ 6.61 econ
Coach. Andrew Gode (Valley)
2024 - Women
Semis – Wynnum vs Sandgate (2nd played 3rd, 1st went straight through)
Final – UQ vs Sandgate
Champion – UQ
Top of table (minor prem) - UQ
Leading Runs – Elyse Villani 544 @ 90.67 average
Most Wickets – Molly Penfold 14 @ 8.64 average
Team of the Tournament –
- Elyse Villani (Wynnum-Manly). 544 runs @ 171.07 SR
- Emma Jackson (University of Queensland). 277 runs @ 159.2 SR
- Maddie Penna (University of Queensland). 398 runs @ 145.79 SR & 7 wickets @ 5.66 econ
- Mathilda Carmichael (Western Suburbs). 260 runs @ 133.33 SR
- Tabatha Saville (Ipswich). 282 runs @ 124.78 SR
- Nicola Carey (Wynnum-Manly). 198 runs @ 146.67 SR & 8 wickets @ 7.8 econ
- Ellie Johnston (Wynnum-Manly). 210 runs @ 148.94 SR & 3 dismissals
- Jemma Barsby (Sandgate-Redcliffe) 13 wickets @ 5.72 econ
- Lucy Hamilton (Sunshine Coast). 10 wickets @ 6.65 econ
- Molly Penfold (Sandgate-Redcliffe). 14 wickets @ 5.04 econ
- Meg McCartney (Valley). 12 wickets @ 7.38 econ
Coach. Anthony Clarke (University of Queensland)
2025 – Men
Semis – Wests vs Redlands & Valleys vs Souths
Final – Valleys vs Redlands
Champion – Redlands
Top of table (minor prem) - Valleys
Leading Runs – Jack Wildermuth 472 @ 94.4 average
Most Wickets – Oliver Patterson 15 @ 9.73 average
People’s player of the tournament – Jack Wildermuth
Team of the Tournament –
Jack Wildermuth (Valleys)
Brandon Faber (Souths)
Lachlan Hearne (Toombul)
Jimmy Pierson (Redlands)
Matthew Spoors (Souths)
Hugh Weibgen (Valleys)
James Bazley (Redlands)
Gurinder Sandhu (Souths)
Ben Floros (Valleys)
Cameron Boyce (Valleys)
Oliver Patterson (Wests)
(Coach) Sam McNalley
2025 – Women
Semis – Wests vs UQ & Valleys vs Wynnum
Final – Wynnum vs Wests
Champion – Wynnum
Top of table (minor prem) - Valleys
Leading Runs – Elyse Villani 321 @ 45.86 average
Most Wickets – Grace Abdy 12 @ 9.83 average
People’s player of the tournament – Grace Abdy
Team of the Tournament –
Elyse Villani
Mikayla Hinkley
Anlo Van Deventer
Annie O’Neil
Laura Harris
Emma Manix-Geeves
Ruby Strange
Hayley Silver-Holmes
Nicola Hancock
Grace Abdy
Filippa Suesee
(Coach) Sam Curtis
2026-27 KFC T20 Max Fixtures
Men:
https://play.cricket.com.au/grade/1b94cf9c-d9d9-456b-b8d6-ffa4c4b7377b?tab=matches
Women:
https://play.cricket.com.au/grade/62e8287d-3ab9-4b42-81fc-1124b3ae12e1?tab=matches