Gisborne District Cricket Association
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Business end of cricket season
After some trials and tribulations, finals time has arrived for the Gisborne District Cricket Association’s 2021-2022 season. The experimental ‘Final 6’ for McIntyre Cup and Johnstone Shield teams unfold with qualifying finals this Saturday afternoon. Straight first and second semi-finals are scheduled in most of the other grades. The GDCA executive, headed by president Rob…
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Superb 196 by opener
A masterful unbeaten 196 from just 151 deliveries by Gisborne’s quality opener Mick Allen highlighted the McIntyre Cup one-day round on Saturday. Allen hit eight sixes and 22 fours against Rupertswood at Gardiner Reserve as the Dragons compiled a formidable 3/291 c.c. from 45 overs. Surely one of the most outstanding innings of all time…
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GDCA victories
Gisborne District Cricket Association’s U15 and U17 teams won the finals of the Barwon-Central Highlands Championships in convincing style on Sunday, with both matches played in Ballarat. The U17s entered their game undefeated and posted an imposing 9/233 c.c. and dismissed Colac for 124. Winning the toss and electing to bat the game saw some…
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GDCA teams do well
Gisborne District Cricket Association has just completed a successful week of junior male and female representative matches. The association sent an Under 17 and two Under 14 female teams to the Northern Rivers Junior Country Week for the first time. The U14As (pictured) defeated Goulburn Murray in the final, and the Under 17s fell just…
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Century sinks Woodsmen
Gisborne District Cricket Association’s season is finally under way, and Woodend’s healthy tally of 188 was not enough to keep promoted Wallan at bay in their McIntyre Cup clash on Saturday. Spectators at Gilbert Gordon Oval witnessed some fine batting in the one-day fixture, but it was Bryan Vance who turned the match in the…
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Premierships spread about
Premierships for season 2020-2021 were decided across various senior grades in the Gisborne District Cricket Association on Saturday. While the powerful Bacchus Marsh club claimed convincing wins in McIntyre Cup and Johnstone Shield finals (the two top grades) there were plenty of prolonged celebrations among various Macedon Ranges clubs, plus Trentham, on Saturday night. “It’s…
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Lancefield's women premiers
Lancefield created history on Sunday by becoming the first club to win Gisborne District Cricket Association’s women’s premiership. Promoted as the Kookaburra Women’s League in its first season, the competition attracted four teams – Lancefield, Sunbury, Bacchus Marsh and Darley. The GDCA expects more clubs to field teams next season with the growth of under-age…
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ALL CRICKET OFF – ‘Better to lose one weekend than whole season’
“We’ve taken the approach that it’s better to lose one weekend of cricket rather than risk losing the whole season,” Gisborne District Cricket Association president Rob McIntyre said today. The GDCA has cancelled all senior and junior matches this weekend due to COVID concerns. “This is not just a Sunbury COVID issue. Many people from…
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ALL CRICKET OFF – 'Better to lose one weekend than whole season'
“We’ve taken the approach that it’s better to lose one weekend of cricket rather than risk losing the whole season,” Gisborne District Cricket Association president Rob McIntyre said today. The GDCA has cancelled all senior and junior matches this weekend due to COVID concerns. “This is not just a Sunbury COVID issue. Many people from…
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Way to go in run chase
A masterful unbeaten 81 from 91 balls by captain-coach Ben Way enabled Romsey to topple Gisborne in an exciting McIntyre Cup match on Saturday. Way and fast bowler Louis Moor added 46 runs for the ninth wicket in the last five overs to get the Redbacks over the line after the visitors compiled a healthy…
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A special first century
For a 17-year-old Lancefield cricketer, his first century on Saturday is a personal sporting achievement he will never forget. Callum Sankey, listed to bat at number four against Sunbury United in the division two match in Lancefield Park, was stunned to find he was at the crease and facing a hat-trick on the third ball…
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Ready to go, now in doubt
Clubs in the Gisborne District Cricket Association have had their 2020-21 season prospects thrown into doubt with the dramatic COVID-19 State of Disaster declared on Sunday. Will there be a normal season? Perhaps not with the degree of uncertainty which has erupted. Lancefield Cricket Club was one club keen and virtually ready to go, with…