GORAE-PORTLAND will head into the 2023-24 cricket season with plenty of change on hand, with a fresh renovation at their home ground of Alexandra Park, along with a familiar face at the helm of their A grade side in Nick Wills, to go along with the new-look Hamilton and District Cricket Association

Last summer Casterton District finished in the top four for the second time in its history and although they were defeated by Grampians in the semifinal, they battled the game out right to the end looking for an outright victory after trailing on the first innings.

ST ANDREWS enters the 2023/24 HDCA A grade season with plenty to gain after a poor summer in 2022/23 saw the Drew’s finish in the bottom half of the ladder.

AUSTRALIAN cricket legend and Sport Australia Hall of Fame member, Karen Rolton, will visit Hamilton for a girls cricket clinic next month.

WESTERN WAVES cricket region celebrated another great season on Sunday, announcing its men’s and women’s Team’s of the Year for 2022-23.

WHILE most athletes are enjoying their winter sports, Grampians cricketer, Grace Potter, is involved in the Cricket Victoria 2023-2024 Under-16 Female Vic Country Emerging Players squad after gaining selection off the back of strong performances for both Hamilton and Western Waves during the 2022-23 season.

WHILE local sportspeople have been in the midst of their 2023 winter seasons, and the upcoming 2023-24 summer of cricket has been a distant thought, one Portland product has been continuing to play the great game over in the UK.

CASTERTON’S Alyssa Humphries continues to reach great heights in her cricketing endeavours as the 22-year-old was selected into the Cricket Victoria Female Emerging Performance Squad for the 2023-24 season.

WITH the Portland and Hamilton District Cricket Association amalgamation given the green light in the past month, there’s been plenty of discussion around how each Portland club, along with the association as a whole, will be affected by the change.

IT’S official, the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) and Portland and District Cricket Association (PDCA) will unite under the HDCA banner for the 2023-24 season after it was confirmed at a meeting on Monday night.