Local Cricket

Pelicans to make grand cricketing return

HAVING folded more than 20 years ago, the Barmera Cricket Club is set to make a sensational return to the Riverland Turf Cricket Association. The return of the Pelicans was generated through new president Kylan Beech, who had recent discussions with...

Lachlan Dand

31 Jul 2024

Sport

Local club Gerard claims an historic shield against Swans

AS the cricketing world recovers from a thrilling T20 World Cup series, local club Gerard returned to the pitch despite winter being in full swing, battling it out for an historic shield. The third edition of the Abdulla-Rankine Shield, contested by...

Lachlan Dand

21 Jul 2024

Sport

Parilla crowned A grade cricket champions

AN outstanding bowling performance propelled Parilla to an historic Riverland A grade cricket grand final victory over fellow Mallee side Murrayville at Loxton Oval on Saturday. The inaugural all-Mallee grand final saw Murrayville win the toss and...

Staff Contributors

28 Mar 2024

Sport

Waikerie/Berri Warriors claim title in thrilling under 16 finish

BY STEPHEN FILES WAIKERIE/Berri Warriors are champions of Riverland under 16 cricket after scoring a dramatic 17-run win over Loxton on Saturday. Loxton began the day only needing 110 runs to claim the title after a strong bowling display the...

Staff Contributors

27 Mar 2024

Sport

Rosey days in Riverland A grade cricket

BERRI batter Brad Rosenzweig has claimed yet another suite of awards, including being named the competition’s best A grade cricketer for the second season running at the Riverland Turf Cricket Association awards night last Wednesday. Rosenzweig...

Staff Contributors

27 Mar 2024

Sport

Warriors win B grade cricket competition

RIVERLAND B grade cricket has its newest premiers after Waikerie/Ramco defeated Renmark North by five wickets on Saturday afternoon. After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Waikerie/Ramco made it slow going for the Bluetongues, restricting them...

Lachlan Dand

20 Mar 2024

Sport

Riverland representative team takes down Tatiara

THE Riverland Turf Cricket Association (RTCA) selected a side which recently beat a Tatiara District Cricket Association team (TDCA) at Bordertown. In a significant positive for the region, seven players were selected to play for the Riverland team...

Lachlan Dand

14 Feb 2024

Sport

Bluetongues go pink for a great cause

BY LACHLAN DAND ONE of the biggest weekends of the year is upon the Renmark North Cricket Club, which is set to celebrate 75 years, and an inaugural Pink Stumps Day. The fundraiser is in support of the McGrath Foundation, which raises money to fund...

Staff Contributors

31 Jan 2024

Sport

Monash crowned T20 premiers in action packed Saturday

BY LACHLAN DAND MONASH has been crowned victorious in the latest edition of Riverland cricket’s T20 B grade tournament. On Saturday afternoon at Renmark Oval, Monash won its way through to the grand final, following a win over Brown’s Well in...

Lachlan Dand

24 Jan 2024

Sport

Top of the table clash a washout

RIVERLAND A grade cricket’s top-of-the-table clash between Loxton and Berri scheduled for last Saturday was abandoned due to rain. Berri was 4/63 after 22.2 overs, before the rain hit Loxton Oval. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Berri...

Staff Contributors

10 Jan 2024

Sport

Junior cricketers at carnival

JUNIOR cricketers from all over the Riverland have been selected in the under 14s and under 12s Murray Districts sides for the SACA Country Carnival in the Barossa Valley next week. Players in the under 14s team come from local clubs Berri and...

Staff Contributors

03 Jan 2024

Local Cricket

Abbie’s true-blue fightback bowls over the odds

SIDELINED by injury and dropped from the state team, Berri cricketer Abbie Cawse has fought her way back to head Sturt’s A1 women’s bowling attack in its recent T20 and 50-over grand final wins.

Lachlan Dand

07 Jul 2021