Rumour mill: Ex-AFL signing sprees, coaching shocks
Surprising yet familiar faces at pre-season, the race for an ex-AFL man heats up and a stack of coaching tidbits. Here are all the latest whispers from around the leagues.
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Quick Singles: All the goss and quirky goings on in local cricket
We’ve rounded up the latest local cricket snippets, including a bizarre injury, an umpire’s social media reply and possibly the finest afternoon tea this season.
‘Massive honour’: MPCA young gun named in Vic side
After belting sixes into a nearby swimming pool in a trial game, a power-hitting Mornington Peninsula batter has been selected in the Victorian Country XI.
Revealed: The 2025 Dowling Shield teams
Victorian Premier Cricket clubs have revealed the future stars set to pull on their colours in the Dowling Shield. See every selected side.
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Quick Singles: Midnight high jinks sends veteran paceman into panic
A former paceman re-enacting his glory days caused a late-night stir, while a team whipped out the spray paint to prove a point. It’s all in this week’s Quick Singles column, looking at quirky happenings in local cricket.
Recruit tracker: A-League legend, international imports sign on
NPL and VPL clubs have been busy securing new talent for 2025, signing ex-A-League talents, including a Melbourne Victory legend, and a host of international imports.
Future stars: Player-by-player breakdown of Vic U19s
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Premier Cricket: Men’s and women’s Team of the Week
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Magpies double-act sends Blues reeling
A pair of Camberwell Magpies rising stars produced performances some cricketers can only dream of in a Premier Cricket under-18s game where a Carlton opponent almost stole the show.
UK recruit for Victorian Premier Cricket contender
Camberwell Magpies are set for an early-season boost, with a first-class leg spinner set to be unleashed in Victorian Premier Cricket.
Victoria’s top 50 local cricketers of the weekend
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Club cricketer’s calamitous chores floods his home
We all know it’s wet early in the cricket season, but it was more so for one cricketer who, while washing his gear hours before play, flooded his house. That and more in the launch of Quick Singles.
‘Absolutely destroyed’: 15yo claims stunning figures
A young gun from Melbourne’s east flipped a game on its head on Saturday in an unplayable spell that delivered figures “bowlers can only dream of”.
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