Women’s cricket has been buzzing across the region this month as the Gisborne and District Cricket Association (GDCA) put their best female players forward.
The Kookaburra Women’s League (GDCA) commenced in October with eight teams on the fixture.
Facilitating representative cricket games against neighbouring leagues, the GDCA recently selected 13 players to compete against cricketers from a Ballarat Cricket Association(BCA) team.
Local players included Wallan and District Cricket Club’s Kia Montgomery, Terrie Haydon, and Megan Farrell.
Farrell was also nominated as vice captain for the match.
Kilmore Cricket Club’s Taylah Logie was also selected, while Terry Maycock volunteered as team manager.
Around the grounds, Darley players Kim Bessell and Brittany Ward joined the lineup, along with Bacchus Marsh players Sarah Bamford and Ashley Gillard.
Incidentally, Darley finished on top of the ladder after defeating Bacchus Marsh in the finals last season.
Macedon Cricket Club contributed Emily Wilkinson while Malmsbury Cricket Club offered up young gun Nikola Cox.
Gisborne’s Brianna Woodburn, Ruby Watts, and Ninna Harbinson played along with Lancefield’s Nat and Brooke Jeffery, Luzanne Paeglitis, and Anita McMaster. Woodburn was also chosen to captain the side.
The game was played under lights at the Alfredton Recreation Reserve in Ballarat. The BCA team won the toss and elected to bat first.
Maycock was thrilled for the women’s first ever representative game.
“It was a special night for the league,” he said.
“Our team was very excited. We bowled really well. Especially across the last 10 overs, we restricted them to just 39 runs.
“We were lucky actually, as there was quite a bit of rain around, but it went around us.”
The GDCA came out on top with a thrilling 2/111 chasing down the BCA’s 4/108 off 20 overs.
The next game will be played on February 19 at 6.15pm, once again at the Alfredton Recreation Reserve .
