Grand finalists to meet in season opener

Reigning premier Darley will meet Golden Point in what should have been a grand final rematch in the opening round of the Ballarat Cricket Association firsts competition next season.

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They have been drawn to clash in the season's only one-dayer at Darley on Saturday, October 3.

Darley and Golden Point were all set to tackle each other in last season's grand final until the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

The BCA abandoned the match and awarded minor premier Darley with its inaugural first eleven premiership.

Darley and Golden Point will also meet in a two-day match in the 10^th and last home and away round.

Other games set down for round one - the only one-day match of the season - also relate directly to last season's finishing order.

Mt Clear (third) takes on East Ballarat (fourth), Wendouree (fifth) plays Ballarat-Redan (sixth), Brown Hill (seventh) goes head-to-head with Buninyong (eighth) and Napoleons-Sebastopol (10th) faces North Ballarat (ninth).

OTHER ROUNDS:

ROUND 2 (October 10-17): Darley v North Ballarat, Golden Point v Buninyong, Brown Hill v Mt Clear, Ballarat-Redan v East Ballarat, Naps-Sebas v Wendouree

ROUND 3 (October 31-November 7): Darley v Ballarat-Redan, Golden Point v Wendouree, East Ballarat v Mt Clear, North Ballarat v Brown Hill, Buninyong v Naps-Sebas

ROUND 4 (November 14-21): Darley v Mt Clear, Naps-Sebas v Golden Point, North Ballarat v East Ballarat, Buninyong v Wendouree, Brown Hill v Ballarat-Redan

ROUND 5 (November 28-December 5): Brown Hill v Darley, Ballarat-Redan v Golden Point, Wendouree v Mt Clear, Naps-Sebas v East Ballarat, North Ballarat v Buninyong

ROUND 6 (December 12-19): Buninyong v Darley, Golden Point v Brown Hill, Mt Clear v Ballarat-Redan, East Ballarat v Wendouree, North Ballarat v Naps-Sebas

ROUND 7 (January 16-23): Wendouree v Darley, East Ballarat v Golden Point, Naps-Sebas v Mt Clear, North Ballarat v Ballarat-Redan, Buninyong v Brown Hill

ROUND 8 (January 30-February 6): Darley v Naps-Sebas, Golden Point v North Ballarat, Mt Clear v Buninyong, East Ballarat v Brown Hill, Ballarat-Redan v Wendouree

ROUND 9 (February 13-20): Darley v East Ballarat, Mt Clear v Golden Point, Wendouree v North Ballarat, Ballarat-Redan v Buninyong, Brown Hill v Naps-Sebas

ROUND 10 (February 27-March 6): Golden Point v Darley, Mt Clear v North Ballarat, East Ballarat v Buninyong, Wendouree v Brown Hill, Ballarat-Redan v Naps-Sebas

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David Brehaut

Senior sports journalist

Senior sports journalist with The Courier in Ballarat.