Ballarat CA
It was a less than ideal start for Darley in the Ballarat Cricket Association on Saturday.
Last season’s grand finalists were easily beaten by East Point on the first day of the season.
The Lions won the toss and elected to bat and got off to a solid start before finishing 8-180. Hasitha Wickramasinghe top scored with 42. East Ballarat made the runs with ease, finishing 1-182 with eight overs remaining. The Lions this Saturday face Brown Hill.
EDFL
There could be two new teams in the Essendon District Football League next season. The EDFL board last week approved the applications of Deer Park and St Albans to join the competition for 2023. The Western Region Football League, where the two teams currently play, has a period of 10 days to decide whether to object to the two applications, with AFL Victoria to have the final decision. Both teams have been playing in WRFL division 1.
GDCA
Kilmore will make its Gisborne and District Cricket Association debut against Macedon in the Johnstone Shield. The season is set to get underway this weekend across all the men’s grades. In other Johnstone Shield matches, Riddell will host Kyneton, Romsey plays Sunbury United, Gisborne hosts Bacchus Marsh and Eynesbury plays Aintree. In the Jensen Shield, St Anthonys hosts Bacchus Marsh, Hanging Rock hosts the Sunbury Kangaroos and Malmsbury plays Blackwood.
VSDCA
Melton has added to its bowling stocks ahead of the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west season. The club announced on Sunday it had added American Stephen Wiig to its squad. The club said Wiig is a hard hitting left arm quick and has years of experience bowling to Caribbean Premier League teams. Melton will start its season this Saturday against Noble Park.
