Tag: Sport
Heartbreak for Casey-South Melbourne
Casey-South Melbourne has gone down in the Vic Premier Cricket grand final in heartbreaking circumstances, losing via reverse outright to a rampant Carlton outfit.
The...
Noble Park hoist flag
Noble Park has taken out the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association South East premiership with a 43-run win over Ormond on the weekend.
In a seesawing...
Primrose to skipper Doves
Southern Football Netball League Division 2 club Doveton has announced that Harley Primrose will lead the side in 2024.
Primrose co-captained with Shannon Henwood last...
Replenishment but no reset for Casey’s VFL program
Casey Demons VFL coach Taylor Whitford is not viewing the upcoming VFL season as a ‘reset’ year despite the loss of a wealth of...
Tigers ‘galvanised’ by decision to stay in DDCA
Beaconsfield Cricket Club committee member Ben White described the club’s Special General Meeting on Thursday night as a “galvanising show of unity” that he...
‘Slick’ Davies finally has his day
Comfortably the biggest cheer of the afternoon in the aftermath of Buckley Ridges’ Dandenong District Cricket Association was reserved for Michael Davies.
The man...
Wild ride for ‘Wes’ winds up with a huge win
Playing Turf 1 cricket “wasn’t the plan” for Westley Nicholas at the beginning of the 2023/24 cricket season.
In fact, the Buckley Ridges’ veteran...
How Buckley’s intangibles foster success
A Turf 4 premiership, the Veterans flag, the first ever Women’s T20 title, and runner up in the Turf 1 Reserves grand final.
Most...
Ruwy’s resilience sees Swans through
A heroic performance from all-rounder Ruwantha Kellapotha inspired Casey South Melbourne’s 36-run preliminary final win in Victorian Premier Cricket against Ringwood on Sunday.
Kellapotha...
The Buckley Ridges premiership-winning XI
It takes a squad to win a premiership, but for the XI that takes the field in a successful grand final, the bonds will...
Hobbs savours heady achievement
Jayson Hobbs’ decision to return to the captaincy at Buckley Ridges has been vindicated in the best possible manner, claiming his first senior premiership...
Manjula masterminds miraculous result
Master tactician Manjula Munasinghe believes the balance in his side was the key to Buckley Ridges winning this season’s Dandenong District Cricket Association (DDCA)...
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Looking Back
100 years ago
24 April 1924
Wild weather
Following on a mild, wet summer, the autumn rains in this district have been unusually heavy and are seriously...
