Grampians cricket set

GrampiansCricket Association action will get underway on November 7.

Officials are working their way through current Cricket Victoria and council protocols to ensure a successful season.

Competition will start with Henry Gunstone T20 Cup.

The first two rounds will be run as ‘double headers’, with two rounds played on each of the first two Saturdays, one round on the third Saturday, together with the final, which will be between the top two teams from the preliminary rounds.

The competition will continue after the T20 final with one-day matches.

This season, A Grade will consist of just five teams, with both Chalambar and Halls Gap requesting relegation to a lower grade.

This leaves seven or eight in B Grade, depending on Aradale being able to field a team.

Under-16s will be the same, with four teams, however, St Andrews will replace Aradale.

Under-16s will start on Friday, Nothe vember 6, while the under-13 competition will get underway on Sunday, November 8, with seven teams.

Grampians Cricket Association is attempting to form a girls team to enter the proposed female competition being run by Horsham Cricket Association.

This will be under the tutelage of Swifts-great Western’s Leon Molony. If any young lady would like to try their hand at cricket, people can contact either Leon or any other SGW player.

Australia is the current champion in women’s cricket.

While all formal inter-association and inter-regional senior men’s cricket is on hold, associations are encouraged to organise their own matches, which might see Grampians playing Horsham in some sort of format.

This year, GCA will be under the leadership of Marc Brilliant, after president Dave Turner stepped down after five years in the role.

Luke Stevens fills the vacancy left by Dave’s departure, with all other positions being retained by the incumbents. world