THE CENTRAL Highlands region Junior Country Week cricket championships will begin on Monday, January 6, with matches set to be played across the Central Highlands region.
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The under-13 and under-15 Junior Sportz Biz Country Week competitions consist of three days of round matches, with finals on Friday, January 10, set aside for the playoff matches to determine the overall places.
Wednesday, January 8, will be set aside for a rest day.
Country Week provides a great stepping-stone to Central Highlands Pathways teams and up towards the Victoria Bushrangers under-14 state championships and the annual under-16 Dowling Shield run by Cricket Victoria.
The week’s play is expected to draw more than 220 competitors plus their friends and families.
The associations involved include the Ballarat Cricket Association (blue and gold teams), Castlemaine and District Cricket Association, Gisborne and District Cricket Association (green and white teams), Grampians Cricket Association, Maryborough and District Cricket Association and the Central Highlands Development team (from the Grenville Cricket Association).
The Junior Country Week competitions provide structured playing conditions including innings length, bowling over limits, batting retirements and an emphasis on the safety of participants with conditions such as making helmets compulsory and fielding distance specifications.
Central Highlands region Junior Country Week draw:
UNDER-13
Round 1
Monday, January 6
Pool A
Maryborough v Ballarat Blue Jubilee Oval
Castlemaine v Gisborne Green Campbells Creek
Pool B
CH Development v Ballarat Gold Smythesdale Rec Reserve
Grampians v Gisborne White Richardson Oval
Round 2
Tuesday, January 7
Pool A
Ballarat Blue v Gisborne Green Brown Hill
Castlemaine v Maryborough Muckleford South
Pool B
Ballarat Gold v Gisborne White White Flat
Grampians v CH Development Richardson Oval
Round 3
Thursday, January 9
Pool A
Ballarat Blue v Castlemaine Alfredton
Gisborne Green v Maryborough Romsey Park Oval No. 2
Pool B
Ballarat Gold v Grampians Sebastapol Oval No. 2
Gisborne White v CH Development Gardiner Reserve
Friday, January 10
Final 1
1st Pool A v 1st Pool B Brown Hill
Final 2
2nd Pool A v 2nd Pool B White Flat
Final 3
3rd Pool A v 3rd Pool B Alfredton
Final 4
4th Pool A v 4th Pool B Sebastapol Oval No. 2
UNDER-15
Round 1
Monday 6th January 2014
Pool A
Maryborough v Ballarat Blue Princess Oval
Castlemaine v Gisborne Green Barkers Creek
Pool B
CH Development v Ballarat Gold Snake Valley Rec Reserve
Grampians v Gisborne White Alexandra Oval
Round 2
Tuesday, January 7
Pool A
Ballarat Blue v Gisborne Green North No. 2
Castlemaine v Maryborough Barkers Creek
Pool B
Ballarat Gold v Gisborne White Western Oval
Grampians v CH Development Alexandra Oval
Round 3
Thursday, January 9
Pool A
Ballarat Blue v Castlemaine Wendouree No. 1
Gisborne Green v Maryborough Romsey Recreation Reserve
Pool B
Ballarat Gold v Grampians City Oval
Gisborne White v CH Development Tony Clarke Recreation Reserve
Friday, January 10
Final 1
1st Pool A v 1st Pool B Eastern Oval
Final 2
2nd Pool A v 2nd Pool B City Oval
Final 3
3rd Pool A v 3rd Pool B Wendouree No. 1
Final 4
4th Pool A v 4th Pool B North No. 2
