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Saturday, January 25, 2025

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Gol Gol knock Swallows off top

GOL Gol have jumped to the top of the table after defeating ladder leaders Irymple, courtesy of a neat bowling performance and a Wade Hancock half-century. Irymple elected to bat in the top-two clash, but were held to 7/138 from their...

20 Jan 2025
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Padding up for a good cause

COUNTRY communities will come together for fun, cricket and conversation around good causes on Saturday night. The annual Pooncarie versus Anabranch cricket rivalry will resume at George Gordon Oval in Dareton this weekend as they battle...

18 Jan 2025
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Another week, another blockbuster

ANOTHER week and another top-of-the-table clash arrives in the Sunraysia Cricket Association. After Irymple earned a 53-run win over Mildura East in last week’s encounter, the top-of-the-table side faces Gol Gol which has pushed up into...

18 Jan 2025
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Gol Gol export Blows them away

A CRICKETING talent born in Broken Hill, who grew up at Gol Gol, Makinley Blows was a key component in the Victorian Country women’s team winning the 2025 Australian Country Cricket Championships (ACCC) in the Barossa Valley last...

17 Jan 2025
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Swallows win top of table clash

REIGNING Sunraysia Cricket premiers Irymple started their calendar year with an important win over Mildura East in a top two clash as action returned after the festive break. The round 9, 53-run win, flipping the result from round 8...

13 Jan 2025
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Mixed bag for juniors at country week

IT’s been mixed results for Sunraysia’s representative cricket sides during their Junior Country Week campaigns against Swan Hill. A strong Sunraysia under-15 squad earned a 4-0 clean sweep over the host association, however Swan Hill under-17 squad...

11 Jan 2025
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Swallows seek top two stay, with coach looking for improvement

WHILE his team sits on top of the table as Sunraysia Cricket returns from the festive season, Irymple coach Bryson Lush believes there is still room for improvement. The reigning premiers have a 5-3 record leading into the final six matches of the...

11 Jan 2025
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Sunraysia Cricket Association - round nine preview

Sunraysia Cricket Association Round 9 One-day matches - Irymple v Mildura East | Merbein v Coomealla Wentworth | Nichols Point v Mildura Settlers | Mildura West v Gol Gol

11 Jan 2025
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SCA stars so far and the run home

AT the festive break, just six matches remain in the Sunraysia Cricket Association First Division campaign. Here’s a look through every team and some of their leading performers.

05 Jan 2025
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Shac attack - Gol Gol star keeps on delivering

THERE just seems to be no stopping Shacaya Thomas in Sunraysia cricket. Since joining Gol Gol in 2017, the all-rounder from Jamaica has been a star of the competition, winning Innes Medals in 2020/21 and 2023/24 alongside a premiership in 2021/22. In...

31 Dec 2024
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Dual anniversaries for a still thriving cricket club

IT’S been a year of historical significance for Coomealla Wentworth Cricket Club, with this week marking 140 years since the first inter-colony match between a New South Wales and South Australian side, which was held at Wentworth. That follows the...

27 Dec 2024
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East win top of table clash

MILDURA East have secured an important eight-run victory over ladder leaders Irymple to end the calendar year, despite a superb unbeaten 140 from Swallows import Scott Steel. The win in the grand final replay creates an incredibly...

23 Dec 2024
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SCA Junior Country Week squads named

SUNRAYSIA Cricket Association have named their Junior Country Week teams to travel to Swan Hill next year. All three squads, at under-17, under-15 and under-13 level, will face Swan Hill in a four-game series from Tuesday, January 7 to Thursday...

22 Dec 2024
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Blues chase points after Freeman masterclass

A FIRST ever hat-trick and nine wickets for the day wasn’t on the bingo card for Coomealla Wentworth fast bowler Liam Freeman. His best ever day bowling wise on the cricket field has coincided with the Blues taking a strong position against Merbein...

21 Dec 2024
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West gunning for Gol Gol scalp

MILDURA West acting captain Joe Fleri has said he believes a win over quality opposition like Gol Gol would be huge for his side’s season. Fifth-placed West have been set a target of 228 to defeat the Gol Gol at Alcheringa Oval, and victory in the...

21 Dec 2024
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Aussie honours for gun cricketers

SUNRAYSIA cricketers Shaun Mathews, Mark Cleary and Richie Wyld have all earned selection for Australia at next year’s Over 40 World Series Cup. The trio were all members of the South Australian team that won the Over 40 division 1...

21 Dec 2024
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Trio on pitch for SACA U16s Country Cup

THE Merbein cricketing pair of Sam Trinnick and Korban Griffiths, along with Mitchell Munro from the Gol Gol Cricket Club were members of the Murray Districts team in the annual South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) Under 16s Country Cup...

21 Dec 2024