The top performers from the Australian Country Cricket Championships

Regional Australia’s best cricketers are facing off in a huge competition in South Australia. Keep up to date with all the latest results and top performers.

Aidan McKenna enjoyed a strong day for Victoria.

The Australian Country Cricket Championships are underway in the Barossa Valley.

Relive all the day two action below.

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VICTORIA v TASMANIA

Aidan McKenna and star bowler Lee Stockdale inspired Victoria to a comfortable five-wicket win over Tassie after going down on day one.

Stockdale was the pick of the bowlers with 3-18 as the Vics rolled Tassie for 133 with Brayden DeVries top scoring with 33.

Long Island star McKenna’s half-century was enough to guide his side across the line with no other teammate passing 20.

QUEENSLAND v SA

Queensland maintained its hot start to the competition with a five-wicket win over win as Marcus Berryman shone with the ball in a game played on Adelaide Oval.

Berryman finished with 4-29 off 10 as his side rolled the tournament hosts for 209.

Josh Nelson was the hero with the bat with an unbeaten 84 while Berryman was not out on 45.

The SA and Queensland teams played on Adelaide Oval.

WA v NSW

WA bounced back from an opening day defeat to secure a 33-run win over NSW, who suffered back-to-back defeats.

Batting first, WA posted 256 all out as Calum How top scored with 48 while Mac Webster impressed with the ball for his side with 4-65.

Gerard McKenna was the pick of the bowlers as he finished with 3-20 alongside Liam Renton and Graham Kennedy’s two wickets apiece to have NSW all out for 223.

WOMEN

Three teams started their tournaments in perfect fashion on a day where teams played two T20 fixtures.

NSW first secured a 26-run win over Queensland as Emma Hughes inspired her side with the ball, taking 3-11 off four.

Claire McGuirk then produced an impressive 42 not out to guide NSW to a six-wicket win over WA who were restricted to 9-83 from their 20 overs as Emma-Jayne Howe took three wickets in just two overs.

Victoria is also unbeaten after its first two games after getting the better of the Cricket East Asia-Pacific development squad and Queensland.

The Vics snuck across the line in their first game by three wickets as Grace Jones impressed with four scalps.

In game two, Makinley Blows fired with an unbeaten 43 to guide her side to a eight-wicket win.

Tournament hosts SA were big winners over WA and the Cricket East Asia-Pacific development squad.

First came a seven-wicket win against WA as Chloe Mackenzie led the way with 34.

They then followed it up with a 57-run win as Chloe Rosenzweig and Evelyn Todd starred with the ball, taking three wickets each.

DAY ONE REVIEW

SA v VICTORIA

South Australia made a statement to the rest of the men’s competition on day one with a thumping 67-run win, inspired by the bowlers — with bat and ball.

After SA Country fell to 8-86, Evan Gregoric, of Tea Tree Gully, posted a sensational 95 not out at number 10 to guide the tournament hosts to 8-214 as Angus Glazbrook finished unbeaten on 33.

Bailey Sykes, from North Geelong, was the pick of the bowlers for the Vics taking 2-36 from his 10 overs with skipper Jake Toohey also taking two scalps.

With the ball, Troy Blackwell gave the visitors little hope as he took 5-39 from his five overs as the Vics were all out for 147.

Toohey top scored with 36.

Troy Blackwell was dominant on the tournament's opening day.

QUEENSLAND v NSW

A monster century from Jayden Zahra-Smith wasn’t enough for NSW to open its account against Queensland.

He hit 141 off 112 balls as NSW was all out for 255, chasing a total of 269.

Aidan Watterson and Marcus Berryman proved decisive with three wickets each for the side from the sunshine state.

A half-century The Glen’s Jeff Case proved pivotal in the Queenslander producing a competitive score of 8-269, finishing on 77.

Jake O’Connell and Mac Webster were the pick of the bowlers for NSW with two wickets each.

TASMANIA v WA

Tasmania has secured a piece of history after winning its first game against WA by three wickets.

This is the first time Cricket Tasmania has sent a team to the tournament.

Brayden DeVries was the hero after hitting aun beaten 61 runs off 49 balls to guide his side across the line as Param Uppal top scored with 73 off 84.

A fighting half-century from Tim Hutchison, who plays for Colts locally, was key in helping WA reach 9-242 from its 50 overs against Tasmania.

Hutchison arrived at the crease for 3-71 and finished his innings with four boundaries and a six.

Caelan Maladay and Jesse Willmott took three wickets each for Tassie.

COMPETITION PREVIEW

Australia’s best country cricketers are set to do battle from Friday.

Over 250 players from men’s and women’s teams will descend on South Australia’s Barossa Valley for the Australian Country Cricket Championships.

The competition will have six teams in the men’s and women’s tournament.

Tasmania will field a team in the men’s with a Cricket East Asia-Pacific development squad set to compete in the women’s competition.

See the elected squads below.

CRICKET EAST ASIA-PACIFIC

Vicky Ara’a (c), Nanda Sakarini, Naoani Vare, Ahilya Chandel, Seri Chang, Wesika Ratna Dewi, Kevau Frank, Hinase Goto, Zamera Ikiua, Mahuta Jayphert, Erani Pokana, Sofia Samuels, Alex Bobbi Yerro Smith, Seika Sumi, Tori Putri Suwandwei.

NSW COUNTRY MEN

Nick Foster (captain), Bel Balcomb, Aaron Bills, Cooper Brien, Dylan Hunter, AJ Isherwood, Pat McGann, Jake O’Connell, Ben Parsons, Mac Webster, Logan Weston, Kerrod White, Aaron Wivell, Jayden Zahra-Smith, Anthony Kershler (head coach).

NSW COUNTRY WOMEN

Kira Churchland (c), Callee Black, Alice Caldow, Rochelle Davis, Emma-Jayne Howe, Emma Hughes, Allison McGrath, Claire McGurk, Clare Murray, Kirsten Smith, Maddison Spence, Kelly Rowlings, Abbey Taylor, Ella Tilburg.

QUEENSLAND COUNTRY MEN

Matthew Wilkins, Joshua Nelson, Jeff Case, Sam Lowry (c), Claye Beams, Joe McGahan, Marcus Berryman, Jake Roach, Lachlan Ford, Aidan Watterson, Steven Graham, Sam Yabsley, Travis Busch, Logan Whitfield.

QUEENSLAND COUNTRY WOMEN

Taylah Schutt (c), Emma Jackson, Tarah Staines, Elisah Holdsworth, Olivia Winter, Meghan McCartney, Taylor Stumer, Grace Abdy, Catherine White, Mahli Rea, Abbey Harvey, Jaimie-Lee Strang, Meg Mettam, Kiana Dunn.

SA COUNTRY MEN

Coby Cornish (c), Nick McInerney (vc), Troy Blackwell, Joey Brown, Cameron Bullard, Hamish Case, Elliott Fisher, David Golder, Angus Glazbrook, Evan Gregoric, Daniel Kerber, Patrick Page, Tom Plant, Sean Williams, Paul Pasculli (coach), Ian Graham (team manager).

SA COUNTRY WOMEN

Stephanie Beazleigh (c), Cara Fiebig (vc), Madelon Camilleri, Emma Faint, Emily Hinze, Zali Kerley, Tahlia Keylock, Chloe Mackenzie, Mackenzee McCauley, Brittany Peryy, Chloe Rosenweig, Keely Stone, Evelyn Todd, Fiona Young, Kevin Frick (coach), Steve Kavanagh (team manager).

TASMANIA 

Keegan Oates, Tom Dwyer (c), Sam Voss, Brayden De Vries (wk), Param Uppal, Sam O’Mahony, Jesse Willmott ©, Louis Smith, James Scott, Jack Montgomery, Hayden Clark Sullivan, Riley Whitelaw (wk), Caelan Maladay, Lachlan Clark.

VIC COUNTRY MEN

Jake Toohey (c), Nathan Freitag (VC), Campbell Love, Ben Fulford, Joshua Henry, Jesse Tower, Dale Kerr, Tyler Larkin, Kyle Mueller, Tom Le Lievre, Bailey Sykes, Chris Galvin, Lachie Sperling, Aiden McKenna.

VIC COUNTRY WOMEN

Stephanie Townsend (c), Grace Jones, Hannah Rooke, Amy Yates, Erica Kershaw, Maddie Green, Sarah Mannes, Stacy Rockliff, Madi Albers, Annabel Glossop, Jessica Bohn, Makinley Blows, Alyssa Humphries, Tia Davidge.

WA COUNTRY MEN

Bradman May (c), Calum How, Cooper Clarke-Dehring, Cruize Ciallella, Gerard McKenna, Graham Kennedy, Julian Crudeli, Liam Renton, Lincoln Joy, Michael Tassone, Regan Hill, Tim Hutchison, Zane Marwick.

WA COUNTRY WOMEN

Laura Croft (c), Jo Walker (VC), Ashlyn Thompson, Drew Epis, Hollie Perkin, Lauren Newman, Madison King, Mahalia Upton, Mali Vanderstoep, Matilda Richings, Megan Bam, Molly Lincoln, Ruby York, Tayla Flowers.