St Kilda Cricket Club sides took on Melbourne Cricket Club sides at the Memorial Park facilities on September 14 and 15. Photos by Wayne Bradley
The St Kilda and Melbourne Cricket Clubs were in Deniliquin at the Memorial Park facilities on September 14 and 15 playing one another in practice matches in preparation for their upcoming Victorian Premier Cricket seasons.
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The teams played two concurrent 50 overs matches on the Saturday from about 9.30am and finished about 5pm.
Then on the Sunday, 20/20 games were held starting at 9.30am and finished about 1pm.
St Kilda donned their yellow, red and black one day kit while Melbourne wore their red and navy blue.
The decision to travel to Deniliquin to play practice matches at Memorial Park comes on the back of relationships made by local cricketers from around the area.
This includes brothers Bryan and Laurie Harper who played for St Kilda and Melbourne respectively and current Australian off-spinner Todd Murphy from Moama, as well as his father ‘Jack’, from Mathoura, who have both played premier cricket at St Kilda Cricket Club.
The trip had been organised for this time of year with it difficult to find high quality pitches in Victoria unaffected by Aussie Rules football.
The clubs were very professional and the pitches were well prepared by the local curators.
The teams and travelling club members stayed at local accommodation providers across Deniliquin.
The games were only practice matches but they provided the Deniliquin community an opportunity to watch high quality cricket.
There was plenty of good fielding on display from both teams.
Premier division quality cricket was in Deniliquin for the community to watch as a preseason hit out.
The teams showcased their skills across the Memorial Park facilities.
