Cricket
Birregurra not panicking
Birregurra captain Liam Hammond says the Saints aren’t hitting the panic button despite sitting two games outside the top four, but concedes his side needs to find form before a finals’ run is too late.
West aiming to find form
West Warrion leader Jordan Keast says the Panthers need to find their pre-Christmas break form of putting themselves in winning positions in 2024.
Sharks edging closer to full strength
Apollo Bay captain Alex Baird says the Sharks should get a chance to show what they’re truly capable of in the back end of the season with a full strength side.
Representative cricket returns
Colac district cricket officials have appointed Alvie premiership captain Jarrod Groves and young Colac leader Sam Mulgrew to lead the association in its long-awaited return to representative cricket later this month.
Young City cricketer climbs leaderboard
City United rising star Rani Jamieson has climbed into the top three of Colac Herald’s CricketStar standings following his near-ton on the weekend.
Crowd expected at night game
Lorne Cricket Club officials are hopeful the town’s busiest weekend of the year can attract a big crowd to a stand-alone Division Three cricket match on Friday night.
Country Week win for Colac
An unbeaten week of cricket for Colac district’s under-13 White side was among plenty of highlights for the Colac District Cricket Association during this year’s junior boys’ Country Week tournaments.
Does cricket return too early?
Colac Division Two skipper Luke Burnett says the Colac District Cricket Association and clubs should look into how early lower-grade cricket is returning post-Christmas, after the Stallions were forced to forfeit their clash on the weekend.