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SPECIAL: Cricket, rain an all-ages combo

A gentle rain was falling at Digman Reserve, Newport, when a 194-centimetre behemoth batsman scored 90 off 30 balls then bowled gentle off-spin to...

Fun for Sunshine Heights tyro Akon Mawein is a batsman’s fear

“He was a tiny little tacker,” Sunshine Heights Cricket Club (SHCC) coach Matt Shawcross says with a laugh. He recalls the night when the then-eight-year-...

Fun for Sunshine Heights tyro Akon Mawein is a batsman’s fear

“He was a tiny little tacker,” Sunshine Heights Cricket Club (SHCC) coach Matt Shawcross says with a laugh. He recalls the night when the then-eight-year-...

Fast bowler Akon Mawien hits Brimbank awards Heights

Sunshine Heights Cricket Club fast bowler Akon Mawien has capped off a brilliant season by being named “athlete of the year” in the Brimbank...

WDCA: West Newport ‘robbed’ of A turf title

West Newport is seething after a callous and calculated act ruined its last chance of Williamstown and District Cricket Association A turf premiership glory. Wests...

WDCA: Grand United call to save competition

Grand United president Daniel Gaylor has called on the Williamstown and District Cricket Association to shake up its turf competitions. The Gorillas have been a...

VTCA: Sunshine United coach fosters success

Tired of a 13-year first XI flag drought, Sunshine United initiated change in the off-season. Installing one of its favourite sons, Ben Foster, to the...

VSDCA: Dropped catch sinks Sunshine Crows

Luck eluded Sunshine at a critical point of Saturday’s five-wicket loss to Melton in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west group first XI at...

VSDCA: Dropped catch sinks Sunshine Crows

Luck eluded Sunshine at a critical point of Saturday’s five-wicket loss to Melton in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west group first XI at...

VSDCA: Sunshine lose outright to Croydon

Sunshine could salvage little from the wreckage against Croydon in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association on Saturday. The Crows had already lost on first innings...

VTCA: Taylors Lakes, Altona clash goes to tribunal

The all-important ninth round was supposed to provide a definitive edge in the race for the Victorian Turf Cricket Association north A1 minor premiership. Taylors...

VTCA: Keilor Blues betting on the future

If only Keilor coach Mick Andreadis had the power to speed up time, it may solve the problems facing the Victorian Turf Cricket Association...

VSDCA: Sunshine Crows win toss but lose their way

When presented with the poisoned chalice of winning the toss at an away venue, it’s ‘buyer beware’ if you choose to bat on a...

Cricket results across Brimbank | January 18-19

CRICKET VICTORIAN SUB-DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION EAST WEST  1ST XI: Mt Waverley 2-126 (Hodgson 62no) bt Melton 125, Altona 4-197 (Maynard 81 Collins 56) bt Bayswater 6-196, Williamstown...

Hatch Shield: Sunshine Crows bow out in tight race

Sunshine has finished second-last in the 2014 Hatch Shield, but only two wins out of the finals picture. In a tight west group race, all...

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