Gisborne District Cricket Association
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Grand Final at MCG
Gisborne District Cricket Association has again selected Macedon Cricket Ground at Tony Clarke Reserve as the venue for the forthcoming McIntyre Cup Firsts Grand Final. The match to decide this season’s premiers takes place on Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30. Tony Clarke Oval was also used for the 2023-24 season McIntyre grand final,…
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Macedon hang on
Underdogs Macedon showed plenty of resilience to stave off Gisborne’s desperate efforts to win their round 12 McIntyre 1sts match at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday. Rain was Macedon’s initial saviour, with more than half an hour’s play lost, then several of the the Cats’ younger batters “dug in” and at stumps the score was 9/169…
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Country Week record breaker
Records tumbled yesterday (Tuesday) when Gisborne District Cricket Association outclassed Wangaratta at Melbourne Country Week. GDCA vice-captain Marcus Stewart hit a superb unbeaten 152 (14 fours, four sixes) to become the highest GDCA scorer yet in Country Week competitions. The tally of 7/325 from 50 overs was a record as well for the GDCA, and…
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Gisborne White on top
Kyneton Cricket Club hosted the first round of the Central Highlands Wendy Gray Shield at the Showgrounds on Sunday. The Under 14 girls’ competition hosted teams from Castlemaine and Maryborough Associates, and the GDCA. The standout match between Gisborne White and Gisborne Green saw Green score 2/77 — Freya Dodd 21, Ruby Shinn Mahony 15…
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Romsey in a thriller
Chasing Gisborne’s sizeable 286, Romsey won a thrilling McIntyre Cup match on Saturday as Thomas Boyer hit a boundary with just four balls remaining. Boyer’s 66 not out from just 45 balls was just what the home side needed. Gisborne reduced Romsey to 9/260 with four overs remaining, and it was pace bowler Jamie Taylor…
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Gisborne sets a 286 target
With inspiring Gisborne skipper Jarryd Vernon sidelined through injury, and prolific scorer Riley Vernon dismissed very early for 4, Romsey’s McIntyre Cup Firsts side was seemingly in a strong position on Saturday. Yet Gisborne’s other batters really stood up, reaching a formidable 286, which the third-placed Redbacks will be trying to chase down this Saturday.…
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Reliving glory days …
Woodend Cricket Club has the enviable record of being the only one to win FIVE successive top grade (now known as McIntyre Cup) premierships in the Gisborne association. Memories of this remarkable era came flooding back with a special reunion of the now ‘old timers’ who were part of this proud club’s absolute glory days.…
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Woodend’s great escape
Romsey was in the box seat at the halfway mark of the all-important McIntyre 1sts match on Saturday, yet a never-say-die Woodend managed to conjure up a nine runs victory. The one-day round was highlighted by three big centuries — 146 off 126 balls at Gisborne by Sunbury United opener Fabian Fernando, and 136 by…
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Gisborne district women beat Ballarat
The first-ever Gisborne District Cricket Association women’s representative side made an auspicious start by comfortably defeating Ballarat last Wednesday. Captained by Brianna Woodham (Gisborne CC) the women’s team is now looking forward to playing a Castlemaine association team in February. “A fantastic result” was how GDCA president Simon Overden summed up the outcome at Alfredton…
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Rep games for GDCA women
Leading players in the Gisborne Association’s women’s cricket competition are making a further step forward with inaugural matches against their Ballarat and Castlemaine counterparts. Gisborne Cricket Club’s top all-rounder Brianna Woodham will captain the GDCA women’s side in the match against Ballarat on Wednesday evening. Wallan’s Megan Farrell is vice-captain in this historic match to…
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Woodend survives tough encounter
Woodend’s McIntyre Cup 1sts team had to pull out all stops to score an important victory against finals contender Sunbury United on Saturday. The tenth round GDCA match of the day ebbed and flowed with the Woodsmen enhancing their prospects of playing finals. Woodend head coach Josh Eastley said it was a good team performance…
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Country Week action for GDCA juniors
Last week saw Gisborne District Cricket Association’s junior players participating in country week cricket. Eight teams of both girls and boys played from Under 12s to Under 15s playing against teams from the Barwon, Central Highlands and Northern Rivers regions. One of the highlights of the week was the Under 14 girls teams who played…