This edition of the Teams of the Decades, celebrates the modern-day stars of the men’s competition, covering the period between 2010-11 to 2019-20.
Led by Josh Walmsley and Jacob Snare, the Decade started with Ulverstone establishing itself as the new powerhouse of the competition by winning five of the first six premierships in the Decade.
That run included a sensational win over Wynyard in the 2012-13 decider, which was highlighted by a heroic performance, in a losing cause, by Wynyard's opening bowler Andrew Davidson, who took all 10 wickets in Ulverstone's first innings.
The Black Caps’ run at an historic fifth-straight flag was ended by Devonport in 2014-15. Burnie and Latrobe took turns in taking out the final four premierships of the Decade, with the Demons’ success in 2019-20 coming after the season was cut short ahead of the finals due to the Covid pandemic.
The team also features two players, in Latrobe’s Trent Keep and Devonport’s Singaporean import Anish Paraam, who just reached the minimum season requirements, but they simply couldn’t be ignored with their outstanding contributions with the bat.
Davidson leads an excellent bowling attack with Aiden Marshall, Dion Parsons and Chris Lindsay all fighting over the new ball, while Snare and Tristan Weeks are the spin options.
Rounding out the team are Orions opener Miles Barnard, dynamic Sheffield wicketkeeper-batsman Alex King and Wynyard's Gregg Sharman.
The 2010s team features two players, Walmsley and Sharman, who were selected in the 2000s Team of the Decade.
TEAM OF THE DECADE – 2010-11 to 2019-20
MILES BARNARD (Devonport): 10 full seasons, 4226 runs @ 33.02; TRENT KEEP (Latrobe): 3 full seasons, 2132 runs @ 50.76; ANISH PARAAM (Devonport): 4 full seasons, 2147 runs @ 42.94; GREGG SHARMAN (Wynyard): 8 full seasons, 2913 runs @ 33.10; JOSH WALMSLEY (Ulverstone): 10 full seasons, 6072 runs @ 38.4; ALEX KING (Sheffield) WK: 7 full seasons, 3537 runs @ 36.09, 106 catches, 11 stumpings; JACOB SNARE (Ulverstone): 9 full seasons, 2925 runs @ 25.43, 128 wickets @ 17.78; TRISTAN WEEKS (Latrobe): 8 full seasons, 2462 runs @ 23.67, 160 wickets @ 19.40; ANDREW DAVIDSON (Wynyard): 6 full seasons, 202 wickets @ 16.35; CHRIS LINDSAY (Devonport): 9 full seasons, 222 wickets @ 16.36; AIDEN MARSHALL (Sheffield): 10 full seasons, 284 wickets @ 16.64; DION PARSONS (Latrobe): 6 full seasons, 195 wickets @ 16.87.
