{"id":27415,"date":"2026-01-19T15:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T04:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlandexpress.com.au\/uncategorized\/2026\/01\/19\/castlemaine-district-cricketers-return\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T04:32:26","slug":"castlemaine-district-cricket-association-senior-competition-resumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/sports\/2026\/01\/19\/castlemaine-district-cricket-association-senior-competition-resumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Castlemaine district cricketers return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Castlemaine District Cricket Association senior competition resumed last Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition was delayed for a week after play was cancelled the previous week due to the devastating Harcourt fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cricketers contested a modified fixture with A Grade playing a one-day match instead of the fixtured two-day clash, and the previous week&#8217;s A Reserve fixture was deemed a draw for all matches. A Reserve sides played round 11 as scheduled on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> B Grade also resumed on Saturday January 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Women&#8217;s comp returns on January 30 and C Grade (Under 16) competition on January 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights of the round were Hepburn batsman Ashley Lovick&#8217;s 104 not out with the bat and Newstead A Grader Matthew Culvenor&#8217;s 5-22 with the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2-1392x928.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cCasCrick200126-2.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Newstead&#8217;s Chris Elderfield is pictured in action against the Red Hats at Wesley Hill. Photo: Max Lesser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Results were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Grade<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guildford 10-73 (Alex Ross 11; Declan Slingo 3-14, James Cole 2-17, David Envall 2-19) lost to Muckleford 1-75 (Luke Filer 45 not out, Dakota Slingo 22).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Castlemaine 10-124 (George Tillbrook 60 not out. Matthew Culvenor 11, Josiah Park 10; Darren Hinck 3-26) lost to Newstead 7-143 (Thomas Cox 27, Gavin James 22, Dan Chaplin 15 not out; Matthew Culvenor 5-22, George Tillbrook 3-15, and Chris Elderfield 2-39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Castlemaine United 8-170 (Declan Brasher 66, James Chaffey 24 not out, David George 15; Koby Simmons 3-41) defeated Harcourt 6-132 (Koby Simmons 25, Billy Jury 25 not out, Daniel Chamberlain 22; Charlie Warren 2-14).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barkers Creek 4-147 (Astin Clayton 49, Jake Medhurst 21 not out, Mitchell Lawrence 18; Chris McKnight 3-18, Brayden Yanner 2-29) defeated Maiden Gully Marist 7-146 (Bodhi Robinson 47, Chris McKnight 32 not out, Bailey Henderson 24, Kalan Huntly 16 not out; Nathan Cavalier 2-45).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Reserve<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muckleford 7-200 (Ryan White 44, Stu Findlay 23, Samuel McGee 21; Max Matheson 2-12, Noah Thompson 2-35, Levi Bruce 2-36) lost to North Castlemaine 5-222 (Nathan Anderson 52, Max Matheson 51, Jamie Allan 46 not out; Craig Tingay 2-33).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newstead 10-149 (Lachlan Park 33, Charlie Chapman 24, Koby Smith 21; Ethan Crocker 3-9, Andrew Young 2-10, Jordan Ryan 2-31) lost to Taradale 5-186 (Ben Stokes 33, Lachlan Mltby 31, Regan Williams 30, Nicholas Tunzi 31; Louis Chapman 2-25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maiden Gully 9-195 ( lost to Heathcote 9-221 (Kristopher Bagkey 71, Nick Malavisi 32 not out, Bradley Polson 26; Michael Rogers 3-29, Ben Hancock 3-39, Robert Douglas 2-42).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Harcourt v Castlemaine United match was relocated from Harcourt to Campbells Creek Recreation Reserve but results were not available at the time of going to press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B Grade<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taradale 4-163 (Lyndon Vearing 48 not out, Andrew Vance 29, Matt Curnow 22 not out) defeated Campbells Creek Colts 7-161 (Connor Ryan 52, Patrick Jones 30, Mark Macdougall 25 not out; Rob Lee 3-36, Steven Curnow 2-24, Doug Sttone 2-27)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mia Mia 9-183 (Justin Greet 65, Brett Thomas 23; Brodie Martin 3-25, Oliver Daldy 2-25, John Barlow 2-32) lost to Barkers Creek 5-184 (Ethan Maltby 59, Oliver Daldy Oliver 40, Jordan Cochrane 35; Jackson Conforti 2-31).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muckleford 1-81 (Jamie Cox 39 not out, Alex Cotttrell 37 not out) defeated Newstead 10-80 (Hilton Hazeltine 23, Travis Allen; Rhys Tingay 2-8, James Hall 2-13, Seth Gross 2-22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hepburn 0-143 (Ashley Lovick 104 not out, Daniel Bell 29 not out; defeated Castlemaine United 8-134 (Charlie Cordy 38, Adam Perrett 27, Michael Penrose 21; Isaac Pedretti 3-26).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heathcote had the bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Castlemaine District Cricket Association senior competition resumed last Saturday. 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