Articles by Alex Baird

  • Skipper backs young spinner to step up

    Birregurra will back teenager Flynn Darroch to hold its number-one spin mantle for the remainder of the cricket season in Dean Mahoney’s absence.

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  • Spence likely to remain a Stallion

    Returning Colac gun Jack Spence says his days of playing higher-level cricket at Geelong are likely over.

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  • Cricket clinic a hit with kids

    Cricket’s future in the Colac district appears in safe hands, with record-breaking numbers involved in a junior pathway program this summer.

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  • Bay bowler upbeat after big weekend

    Apollo Bay’s Michael Harrison was one happy man after a successful two days of bowling last weekend.

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  • Alvie colours inspire Tea Tales

    A group of Colac punters might belt out the Alvie theme song if their horse wins the first ever race of an exciting new series launching in Colac on Sunday.

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  • Season-ending blow for Birregurra icon

    A freak injury could cruel a fairytale finish to the career of one of Colac district cricket’s most durable players.

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  • South West club locks away ex-Colac coach

    South West league club Heytesbury has moved quickly to reappoint former Colac coach Simon Harkness for the 2021-22 cricket season.

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  • Knights exports go to battle

    Two City United exports went head-to-head in Victorian Premier Cricket on the weekend.

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