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 week.

The tournament played from Saturday, January 4, to Friday, January 10, culminated in a grand final between Victoria and Queensland Country, in warm conditions at Nuriootpa Oval.