Congratulations to Bill Sheahan who this weekend will stand in his 600th Premier 1st XI or higher match (
@MelbCC
vs
@GreenvaleRoosCC
), the first umpire in Victoria to reach this milestone.
Congratulations to
@StKildaCricket
skipper Michael Beer, who this round joins the CV 200 Club. Beer has played 158 CV Premier 1st XI matches, 6 One Day matches for Victoria and 35 T20 matches for the Melbourne Stars at time of writing.
All players to report to grounds for today’s matches.
Following the tragic news overnight of the passing of Shane Warne, we also ask all players and umpires to wear black armbands and observe a moments silence before play this weekend.
Congratulations to
@DandenongCC
all-rounder Kim Garth who was awarded the Betty Wilson Medal as Player of the Final for her 52 and 4/34. Thank you to
@KookaburraCkt
for providing the prize and their ongoing support of
@vicpremcricket
Congratulations to
@footscc
batting all-rounder Dean Russ on winning the 2021/22 Jack Ryder Medal as the Best & Fairest player in
@vicpremcricket
Men's Premier Firsts. Dean becomes the first Dogs player to win the Ryder Medal since Barry Watson in 1979/80.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of
@vicpremcricket
photographer and former
@CaseySthMelbCC
committee member Chris Thomas. Chris always had a smile on his face and thoroughly enjoyed capturing/showcasing the competition. Our condolences to his family and friends.
Due to forecast weather conditions over the next 72 hours all Men’s and Women’s Premier Cricket is cancelled.
All Women’s grades will receive 2 points each for the washout.
All Men’s grades this round will revert to a One Day game next weekend.
We congratulate Phil Gillespie, who will become Victoria’s newest test umpire, after being appointed to the
#AUSvIND
Women's Match on Sept 30. Former
@vicpremcricket
Umpire and
@cricketvictoria
Umpire Manager, Bob Stratford will be the Match Referee.
The Men's Premier Team of the Season is also selected by the State Selectors and coaches, with assistance from the Premier Cricket Management Team, based on performances in the Premier Cricket home and away season only.
We congratulate all those selected.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of serving
@VCAUSA2
President Alan McCarthy after his sudden passing yesterday.
Alan officiated in 203 Premier matches since joining the panel in 2008-09 and held 1st XI Umpire Cap
#539
.
Vale Alan
Congratulations to
@MagpiesCMCC
skipper Andrew Fekete who will play his 150th career Premier 1st XI match this weekend and
@DandenongCC
's Lincoln Edwards who will play his 100th career Premier 1st XI match.
Our sincere best wishes and thanks to
@ArjGiese
for the past seven years of cracking pics! Here's one from today's
@VicSuperSlam
in which Evan Gulbis smashed 55 off just 16
Those who were at
@RingwoodCC
on Saturday afternoon were treated to an innings that few will forget. On reaching his double century on the last ball, Tom Rogers became just the third
@vicpremcricket
player to achieve the feat in a One Day match, and the first male to do so!
@vicpremcricket
can confirm the season will start on the weekend of the 13th & 14th November 2021.
Men's competition will play 16 x One Day rounds (white ball/colours) + Finals.
Women's 1st XI will play 14 x One Day rounds + Finals,
Women's 2nd & 3rd XIs will play (cont...)
Congratulations to
@RingwoodCC
captain and all-rounder Bhavi Devchand on winning the 2021/22 Una Paisley Medal as the Best & Fairest player in
@vicpremcricket
Women's Premier Firsts. This is the second time in three seasons that Bhavi has taken Una home since moving to Victoria.
PLAY OF THE WEEK | No surprise that
@RingwoodCC
's Tom Rogers' 200* from 151 balls (inc. 21 x 4s & 4 x 6s) against
@prahrancc
is this week's
@vicpremcricket
Play of the Week.
And that’s it! Rutland hits another 4 and
@CarltonCCScores
create history, winning by 7 wickets in a reverse outright to be 1st XI Premiers in season 2023/24
🏅 For the first time in history, we have a tie for the Una Paisley Medal!
Congratulations to Kimberley Garth (
@DandenongCC
) & Bhavisha Devchand (
@RingwoodCC
).
Congratulations to
@CarltonCCScores
Harrison Smyth on winning the 2022/23 Jack Ryder Medal, finishing with 31 votes and winning by 1 vote over Frankston Peninsula's James Nanopoulos.
For those interested, here is a link to the write-up from the book "100 Not Out" by Rod Nicholson and Ken Williams on Dean Jones and his career in Victorian Premier Cricket for
@CarltonCCScores
and
@MelbCC
.
This week's
@vicpremcricket
Unsung Hero is
@StKildaCricket
's Rod 'Rocket' Jude.
"Rod has contributed to our Club over many years and it is greatly appreciated by all. Nothing is too much trouble for Rocket!"
Thanks for all that you do Rod!
#unsungheroes
Congratulations to
@DandenongCC
winning the Women’s
@vicpremcricket
1st XI Premiership in an enthralling Grand Final which will be remembered for a long time. Commiserations to
@boxhillcc
who played an amazing match but just fell short in their chase for the flag
A massive result for
@MelbCC
- taking out both the Women's and Men's 2020-21 Club Championship Awards - the first integrated club EVER to achieve the 'double'! 👏
The first major award winner for this evening is
@FrankPenCC
all-rounder James Nanopoulos taking home the Aaron Finch Medal as the best player in the
@VicSuperSlam
Home and Away matches in season 2021/22.
UPDATE: Due to the rainfall received over the past couple of days and reports from clubs on the status of their grounds,
@vicpremcricket
has made the decision to abandon play in ALL Victorian Premier Cricket Matches scheduled for the weekend.
Thanks to
@tmlew_
for this week's
@vicpremcricket
article on the career of
@fitzdonc
's legend Peter Dickson, who announced his retirement last weekend:
Congratulations to
@vicpremcricket
Umpires Greg Azzopardi (left on image) and Mattis van Eck (right on image) who have received promotion to the Victorian State Umpire Panel for season 2018/19.
Article:
Congratulations to Russell Turner who will officiate his 600th
@vicpremcricket
match today in the Women's 2nd XI game between
@DandenongCC
and
@MelbCC
at Greaves Reserve.
"Peter show's up week in week out, no matter where the matches are and is dedicated to making life as easy as possible for the players on the day. Peter thoroughly enjoys watching our players do well and follows their journey as they progress to higher honours.”
#UnsungHeroes
Due to the significant unavailability of grounds across the entire competition, all
@vicpremcricket
matches scheduled this weekend have been abandoned…again 😔☔️
A big thank you to the volunteers at
@EssendonCC
and staff from
@grass_up
for the hospitality and outstanding playing surface provided over the past 3-days. A fitting showcase of
@vicpremcricket
to close out the 20222/23 season.
#SuperSlam01
Update . . . . . Full house!! All 18 x Premier Men's Clubs locked in for the new SUPER SLAM T20 Championship this season. All the details to come. Stay tuned . . .
#SuperSlam01
Thanks to
@tmlew_
for the first of a series of articles on
@vicpremcricket
players. Today's article is with
@RingwoodCC
all-rounder David King, looking on his career to date:
Congratulations to
@MelbCC
duo Campbell Kellaway & Harkirat Bajwa and
@GeelongCC
pair Josh Garner & Liam Blackford (reserve) on being selected in the Australian Squad for the Male ICC U19 World Cup.
The tournament will be held in the West Indies early next year.
Congratulations to
@MelbUniCC
on the club's 6th CV Club Championship win and their first since 2007-08. 1964-65, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99 and 2007-08 their previous JA Seitz wins! Well played Uni!
The
@vicpremcricket
fixtures have been released ahead of the 2023/24 seasons, highlighted by Premier Cricket’s first-ever women’s game to be played at GMHBA Stadium.
The Women's Premier Team of the Season is selected by the State Selectors and coaches, with assistance from the Premier Cricket Management Team, based on performances in the Premier Cricket home and away season only.
Congratulations to all those selected.
Sad to hear of Sparkesy passing away. Official
@cricketvictoria
photographer. Snapped many magic moments of
@StKildaCricket
premierships. He was a ripper. RIP.