Woodend Cricket Club
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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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Welsh paceman ready to fire
With a week to acclimatise, Welsh speedster Joe Monk was all ready to play his debut match with Woodend Cricket Club on Saturday … but the adverse weather intervened. The 27-year-old Monk and partner Ashlyn are already excited about spending the next year ‘Down Under’ — it’s something of a working holiday with priority being…
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Cricket boost for Woodend
As part of a new coaching and development strategy, Woodend Cricket Club is excited to announce that experienced all-rounder Josh Eastley will be head coach for next season. And the club will have an international player in its ranks. Medium-fast seam bowler Joe Monk is coming from England to join the Hawks as assistant coach.…
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Legends and Hall of Famers
What an incredible and unforgettable night! More than 125 guests attended Woodend Cricket Club’s extravaganza Hall of Fame night on Saturday. The cricket club inducted 14 of its finest players of the last decade into the Hall of Fame. The gathering at Gisborne Golf Club also celebrated five of WCC’s greatest cricketers of the last…