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Maybe have a whinge? Rather than acknowledge that this was an outstanding performance, you are going to defend this by saying it's about late scores? Why was this not posted on the DVCA FB page until 2pm on Tuesday if it was written on Sunday?

It's not about winning or grinning, it's about acknowledging an outstanding performance! How many players have ever taken 9 wickets in an innings in their First Grade?

DVCA Media Report Mash Shield Hurstbridge have achieved an extraordinary upset over the previously unbeaten Greensborough, winning by nine runs as Charith Jayaweera (5/32) and Kyle Thompson (4/37) helped their side improbably defend 100. Matt Crawford takes 9/48 in the first innings and...

I stand corrected. I stopped reading the season previews after reading the negative muck written about our club. Thanks for the heads up :)

Was this communicated by the DVCA? I haven't seen anything on their website. They are still listed as Camrea under the Clubs Page on the website. No mention anywhere of this split and new club name.

An interesting Round 1 in Mash Shield. 3 of the 4 favourites getting beaten. Given the early predictions; Mill Park, Panton Hill, Hurstbridge and South Morang would all have been favourites to win at home in round one. Only South Morang vs Laurimer went to script. Did I miss the memo that...

Also, what's with the F1, F2 etc gradings? Are they afraid that someone might get a dented ego by playing 'K grade'? There is a simple fix for this; return to the Reserve Grade concept for the first 3 grades after Mash Shield, therefore having Barclay Reserve, Money Reserve and Mash Reserve...

Update from the DVCA regarding the restructure: To all DVCA Clubs, The DVCA has recently met and finalised the competition structure for season 2016/17. The structure will be as follows: Barclay Shield (10 teams) Diamond Creek, Macleod, Old Paradians St Francis, Riverside, Epping, Lower...

My apologies, you are correct. I got my wires crossed. It was the VSDCA 3rds and 4ths that were called off in the morning. Despite this, only the elite level of cricket played on Saturday afternoon, that being Premier Cricket. Elite cricketers trained to the nth degree. Not back yard plodders...

Premier Cricket has a similar "Heat Policy"": "Extreme Heat It shall be the responsibility of each Club Administration Manager (or his/her nominee) to monitor on a half-hourly basis, current temperatures via the Bureau of Meteorology website or 1196 weather information line. Should the current...

Premier Cricket called off their third and fourth grades at 10am on Saturday morning. If it's good enough for Premier Cricket then why didn't the DVCA follow suit?

When I saw the fixture at the start of the year, it looked a little skewed. It has proven to be so. Opinions are one thing, but facts don't lie ;)

I'm not sure it's that easy to say at this point of the season. We're not technically half way through the season yet and the fixture has been a little skewed so far. If you look at the top 4 from last season, Mernda went up to Barclay and North Eltham came down. That leaves North Eltham...

I must update that an umpire was provided and attended on the day. Apparently, the Sunday rounds affect the number of Umpires available. Most umpires do not want to umpire on both Saturday and Sunday. When are we going to do away with Sunday rounds? We already have Vets every second Sunday...

I received a call last night from the "Umpires" to advise that we would not be having an umpire for our C Grade game tomorrow. At the DVCA Season launch this year, we were once again assured that umpire numbers were strong and there would be umpires available down to the lower grades. How can we...