THREE Golden Point legends will all celebrate the same milestone this weekend coming, all due to play their 200th game next Saturday or Sunday.
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Josh White, Simon Ogilvie and Andrew Falkner will each bring up the milestone, White and Ogilvie on Saturday at home against North Ballarat while Falkner will reach his double century on the road against Darley on Sunday.
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Speaking before last Saturday's match-up against Mount Clear at Eastern Oval, the trio said they were thrilled to bring up the milestone together.
"It's great, probably these sorts of things are what you look back on at the end of your career and realise that you've achieved something like this, to do it together is pretty special," Ogilvie said.
"Of course we're all about getting the job done on the field and right now we're not too focused on the individual but it's something we'll no doubt look back on."
Ogilvie started with Golden Point as 12-year-old before working his through all senior grades.
A dominating all-rounder he has amassed 4938 runs at 27.74, as well 281 wickets at 19.57.
Ogilvie was a member of the club's 2015-16 and 2017-18 premiership sides, and is a two-time winner of the club champion award.
He twice won the bowling average award, to sit alongside his three best player award wins.
White was initially due to play his 200th at the weekend, but missed the round four win over Naps-Sebas to be with his partner Kendra for the birth of their second child, a son named Harvey.
"Simo and I have probably played 150-180 games together over the journey," White said.
"It'd be over 100 with Falks as well. It's great to be able to reach this together and to do it all on the one weekend."
White started with Golden Point as a junior and later returned after a two-season stint with premier cricket outfit, Geelong.
To date, he's scored 6589 runs at 40.67 with 15 centuries and 37 half-centuries.
White served as firsts captain for 11 years and was awarded life membership by the club in 2018. He was crowned the club champion in the 2018-19 season.
White is also a six-time batting average winner and a four-time best player award winner.
Falkner, who joined the club many years ago after moving from Sydney, described the club as like his family.
"It's the better part of your adult life playing cricket and meeting you people," he said.
"I came to Ballarat not knowing anyone, so to meet some new people, join a club and have it become like a family, it means a lot to me personally.
"I met Josh when he first came back from Geelong and we formed a great friendship there, he's a great competitor of the game and I actually coached 'Simo' in his under 16 years.
"We've all come a long way and it's a great recognition for these two boys as well that we can all reach the mark at the same time."
Falkner has amassed 4798 runs at 27.72, including a highest score of 239 in his only thirds appearance.
A wicketkeeper, he is second only to club president Jason Kelly in club firsts dismissals with 127 (109 catches, 18 stumpings).
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