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Stalwarts urge club to seize opportunity

By Matt Murnane • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: Cricket

Behind-the-scenes Warrion cricket stalwarts have urged the club’s Division One team to seize the opportunity it has fought so hard to earn. The Panthers will finally break their finals drought tomorrow after spending eight seasons re-building a club that was once Colac district cricket’s most powerful force. Excitement at [...]



IT’S JUST NOT FAIR – Captains back push for weather change

By Matt Murnane • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Cricket

Division One’s key figures have thrown their weight behind a push to change Colac district cricket’s time-honoured bad weather policy. Four top-grade captains this week voiced their support for Rob Oborne’s challenge to Colac District Cricket Association to bring its bad weather policy into line with international cricket.  Oborne, Colac [...]



Colac club stalwart calls for new policy

By Matt Murnane • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Cricket

Colac stalwart Rob Oborne says it is time for Colac District Cricket Association to change its out-dated bad weather policy. Oborne said association officials had no choice but to address its rules relating to weather-affected games amid the fallout from two turf-wicket Division One washouts and a [...]



Weather helps Birregurra, again

By Matt Murnane • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Cricket

Wet weather has again assisted Birregurra’s progression deeper into the Division Two finals. As was the case in last season’s semi-finals, Mother Nature smiled on Birregurra at the weekend, helping the club outlast Colac in the third-versus-sixth cut-throat qualifying final. In the only rain-affected [...]



Wet wicket ends City’s finals hopes

By Matt Murnane • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Cricket

Rain has washed away City United’s Division One premiership hopes for the second time in two seasons. It was a case of déjà vu for finals hopeful City, which went into Saturday’s final round needing to upset Warrion to give itself a chance of sneaking into next [...]



Colac club stalwart calls for new policy

By Matt Murnane • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Cricket, Sport

Colac stalwart Rob Oborne says it is time for Colac District Cricket Association to change its out-dated bad weather policy. Oborne said association officials had no choice but to address its rules relating to weather-affected games amid the fallout from two turf-wicket Division One washouts and a rain- [...]



Colac turns the tables

By Matt Murnane • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Netball, Sport

A trademark out-of-nowhere onslaught has catapulted Colac District’s state league team to a decisive victory against top-four counterpart Warrnambool Netball Club. The defending champion proved it was far from a fading force in the Warrnambool-based competition by hitting top gear during a third-quarter explosion at The Arc on Thursday night. [...]



High hopes for Roos’ new leader

By Matt Murnane • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Netball

South Colac hopes it has appointed the club’s first A Grade netball premiership coach. Roos officials have installed respected goal-ring stalwart Janelle Bond in the top job as the club steels itself for another run at a breakthrough title in 2010. Bond will take [...]



Colac’s Bushranger shifts again

By Matt Murnane • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Cricket

Colac cricketer Aaron Finch will shift back into Sheffield Shield mode today as a weary Victoria sets itself for another ride on its rollercoaster summer. Finch has been shifting between four-day, one-day and Twenty20 cricket for the past two months but will finally settle into the game’s longer form for the remainder of [...]



Skipper steps down before crucial clash

By Matt Murnane • Mar 3rd, 2010 • Category: Cricket

David Treweek might have played his final game as City United captain. The soon-to-be-25-year-old has confirmed rumours he plans to step down from the top job at the end of the season. But Treweek will not know until 5pm Saturday if last weekend’s thumping [...]