Articles by Alex Baird

  • Knight still shining for East

    Former Apollo Bay premiership player and CDCA Country Week regular Ben Knight celebrated his first top-grade game for East Belmont in more than five years with a thrilling win.

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  • CDCA Team of the Week: Round 7

    The Colac Herald will select its best XI from the Division One ranks each round in 2021-22.

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  • Stallions skipper sidelined

    Colac skipper Nick Lynch will have an extended Christmas break after accepting a one-match ban following his side’s clash with Irrewarra.

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  • Mulgrew impresses reigning league medallist

    Decorated batsman and reigning Bill Johnston Medallist Danny Hegarty says Colac batsman Sam Mulgrew is well positioned to have another crack at Premier cricket.

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  • Shooter boosts sports club after lengthy layoff

    Colac Sportsmen’s Club members had access to the region’s latest Olympic export when they met this month for the first time in Colac since April.

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  • Melville thrills Geelong after impressive start

    “Long term, he has the potential to be a First XI captain, that’s just how highly we rate him.”

    Geelong director of cricket Travis Agg says Henry Melville is tracking towards being the next big thing from Colac at the Geelong Cricket Club after his promising start at Premier level with the Cats

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  • Gun leads rep squad

    Champion cricketers Dylan Slater, George Edwards and Tyson Holt have helped Colac district under-15 players prepare for upcoming representative carnivals.

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  • Big Bash finals postponed after washout

    CDCA officials say Big Bash finals could be squeezed into weeknight games if weather cancelled January 9’s date to crown a Twenty20 champion.

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