Valley's Indigenous trio named in T20 Max Team of the Tournament

Callan Morse
Callan Morse Published September 10, 2025 at 2.00pm (AWST)

Three Indigenous cricketers have been named in the KFC T20 Max Women's Team of the Tournament.

Valley District Cricket Club's Mikayla Hinkley, Emma Manix-Geeves and Grade Abdy were named in the 12-player side on Tuesday.

The trio led Valley's to the semi-final stage of the tournament where they were knocked out by eventual winners, the Wynnum-Manly Sea Eagles.

After blitzing the round stage — largely due to the team's Indigenous stars — the defeat was Valley's only loss of the tournament.

Hinkley finished fourth on the tournament's runs table with 228 at an average of 76.

The Kunja woman's best came against the Sunshine Coast Scorchers, where she blasted 101* from just 59 deliveries.

Abdy topped the wickets table with 12 dismissals at 9.83, ending as the tournament's only bowler to average under 10.

She collected the tournament's best bowling figures, a remarkable 6/6 (3), which included a triple wicket maiden and a hat-trick, in Valley's 84-run win over the Ipswich Hornets.

Her form gained the attention of state selectors, with the off-spinning allrounder recently selected in an extended Queensland Fire squad for pre-season trial matches.

Not to be outdone, Manix-Geeves finished sixth on the runs table with 192 at 38.4.

The Palawa woman's best of 73* (56) came against the Scorchers, where she partnered with Hinkley in a 165-run second wicket stand.

All three will be looking to take their white ball form into the Women's National Cricket League, which commences later this month, as well as respective capital city premier league competitions.

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