Welcome to the
Ballan Cricket Club website
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www.ballancricketclub.com
We are a Level 2 accredited
Good Sports club.
Proudly sponsored by;
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Our Major Sponsor
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Our local distributor is Snaith Transport, Ballan.
Quick Links
2019/20 Premiers
2nd Grade
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Looking After Our Kids
Safeguarding Children and Young People
Click for link to CA website
New Members Welcome for all grades
& socially
Join our Centurions Supporters
contacts at the bottom of this page.
KB Quote: At the One Day C Grade Semi to the opposition Keeper as he (KB) comes on strike.
'Looks like the weapon might get these runs'
(and he nearly did!)
New Style Stubby / Can Holders
$10.00 each
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Milo in2 cricket in Ballan.
Now
Woolworths
Junior  Blasters
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Check our Woolworths Cricket Blast page
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Pink Stumps Day at Ballan
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Welcome to the MJCA All Girls Cricket League. 
We are very excited to offer a cricket competition exclusively to girls aged between 10yos and 16yos on a Monday night in Melton.   
We are operating out of the Arnold's Creek Reserve (big thanks to StACC for their support), which has two magnificent cricket ovals side by side so we can offer all of the action of two cricket matches at the one venue.   
The MJCA AGCL is open to Players NEW and Existing.
So if you are currently registered with a club and playing (there is no charge) or if you have never played before (only $5 for Insurance), we can get you into a team full of fun, fitness and friendship.
JUST LOG ONTO PLAYCRICKET.COM.AU, CLICK THE “WHERE CAN I PLAY” TAB.
ENTER POSTCODE 3337 AND CLICK SEARCH.
SELECT MELTON JUNIOR CRICKET ASSOCIATION, THEN CLICK ON JUNIOR CRICKET AGE 10-17.
AND CLICK REGISTER FOR THE MICA AGCL.
This will enter you as a player  for the MJCA AGCL and will not affect your current Cricket Club’s registrations.
 
FIXTURES
The MJCA AGCL Season starts on the 11th November and runs for six (6) weeks finishing on the 16th December. 
The Fixtures are up and available on MyCricket.
Search MJCA All Girls Cricket League.
All matches are Mondays 5:30pm to 7:30pm and are held side by side at Arnold's Creek Reserve, Long Tree Dr, Melton West.
Girls will be placed into one of four teams.
  • The STRANOS, named after Molly Strano (Victoria & Melbourne Renegades & Essendon-Maribynong Park CC).
  • The RAFFERS, named after Chloe Rafferty (Victoria & Melbourne Stars & Essendon-Maribynong Park CC).
  • The BEAMERS, named after Kristen Beams (Victoria & Melbourne Stars & Essendon-Maribynong Park CC).
  • The WAREWOLVES, named after Georgia Wareham (Victoria & Melbourne Renegades & Essendon-Maribynong Park CC).
BRING A FRIEND AND JOIN IN THE FUN - PLAYCRICKET.COM.AU
 
Play Cricket MJCA AGCL Rego Page LINK: https://playreg.cricket.com.au/pages/reg/welcome.aspx?redirect=1&id=61002&type=8&prodid=48950&entityid=2457
MJCA AGCL Fixtures LINK: http://mjca.vic.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/draw.aspx?entityid=2457&id=RVFIXTURE
 
We ask if MJCA Clubs and Melton Schools can please assist by forwarding this email to all junior players at their club or include in their schools’ Newsletter or Parent emailcommunications to assist with raising awareness and promoting participation.
We also ask clubs to print of the attached Poster/Flyer and display it in a prominent position within their club’s pavilion.
It has been saved in the following formats: PDF and JPEG to make it easier for clubs/schools to use.
 
Hope that you are having a great day.
Peter Brear 
Cricket Manager - Outer West Metro
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This guide has been established to support Clubs and Associations under the current Victorian Government COVID-19 restrictions to return to playing cricket in a phased approach.All Cricket Clubs and Associations have an obligation to strictly adhere to the following protocols at every training session, with the focus to be ‘Get there Safely, Conduct Training and Leave Safely’.
PERSONAL HYGIENE & EQUIPMENT
  • Stay away if you or someone close has been unwell in the lead-up to returning to training.
  • Regular hand-washing (20 seconds minimum with soap) and use of hand sanitizer is strongly encouraged.
  • Cough/sneeze into the crook of your elbow or a tissue and avoid touching your nose/eyes/mouth.
  • Shaking hands and celebrations involving contact with another person (including high-fives) are all strongly discouraged.
  • No shining of any cricket ball with saliva at any time.
  • Sharing of practice balls, personal equipment and other incidentals (e.g. water bottles, towels) between players is prohibited.
  • Clubs are strongly encouraged to clean all door handles, taps, towel dispensers/hand dryers and toilet seats if used at a session prior to the next scheduled session taking place.
  • Players to attend training sessions in appropriate training apparel and asked not to shower and/or change clothes at the venue (Only toilets will be accessible for the duration of each training session).
  • Ensure plenty of bins are provided and place all used tissues in bin immediately.
CRICKET VICTORIA | COVID-19 RETURN TO TRAIN
PHYSICAL CONTACT
  • Maximum of 5 people per net (subject to the number of nets available at each facility) with alternate nets used as preference (if net setup has 3 or more nets available).
  • Players are strongly encouraged to maintain 1.5 metres social distance from others as much as possible.
  • Clubs are strongly encouraged to avoid warm-up activities where tackling or potential heavy physical contact is likely.
  • Players to attend training by themselves with own means of transport (unless they reside in the same residence e.g. Parent/Child or Siblings). For Junior Players, parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to keep a safe distance away from the training area (e.g. stay in the car or be at least 1.5 metres away (preferably greater) from the training group when active).
  • Clubs and Associations are strongly encouraged to make sure that the weather conditions are suitable for undertaking cricket activities (e.g. avoiding slippery practice conditions after rain, not training during a lightning storm).
  • Plan on having breaks of at least 10 to 15 minutes between teams and groups training at the same venue to minimise crossover.
TRAVEL, COMPLIANCE & COMMUNICATIONS
  • Clubs are strongly encouraged to host any necessary communications (e.g. meetings, planning sessions, Meet the Coach sessions) through an online platform or hold these sessions over the phone.
  • Clubs are strongly encouraged to host training at their home ground location (should access to training nets be required) and to not engage in any practice matches until advised further.
  • Attendees at all training sessions are to have their Name and Contact details recorded by the club, with communications to players made prior to each session including access points and meeting locations.
  • Clubs and Associations should strongly encourage all members to download the COVID-Safe App, record members that have downloaded the app and have a club member undertake the Australian Government’s online COVID-19 Infection Control Training.
  • Further updates will be communicated to Clubs and Associations through the CV Club and Association Newsletter, Cricket Victoria website and Cricket Victoria social media platforms.
  • Sport and Recreation Victoria’s (SRV) webpage also has a whole host of further information on the return to community sport from a Government perspective
 
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Ballan & District Community Bank – 2019 Community Grants.
(above) Troy and Archie receiving a cheque, on behalf of the Ballan Cricket Club, from Rachel with the Ballan & District Community Bank – 2019 Community Grants.
The grant is for an upgrade to the bowling machine for the cricket club.
Below is are photos of the new bowling machine in action at the cricket nets.
BCA Finals Update for 2019/20
Season Cancelled!
Postponed to a later date TBA
More BCA Reps from Ballan.
Congratulations to Sarah Burton, Beth Davenport and Clover McIlwaine who have been selected to play in the Under 13s BCA Representative Girls team. A great reward for lots of hard work. Good luck girls, the club is very proud of you all.

Cricket Research - Helmets and Concussion
From: "BCA Operations" <Operations@ballaratcricket.com>
To:
Sent: Friday, 24 Jan, 2020 At 11:03 AM
Dear Ballarat members
With the helmet policy now starting to take effect across the country, further studies are being conducted to gain feedback from a wide range of people in the cricket fraternity. If you were able to send this through to your members and ask they take 10 minutes to complete the survey that would be greatly appreciated.

This data will be presented to Cricket Australia and form a base for the decision making processes moving forward.

Kind regards, Greg Wakeling
Operations & Female Cricket Coordinator
Ballarat Cricket Association
www.ballaratcricket.com PH : 0407 244 467


Dulan Kodikara is completing his PhD which focuses on head, neck and facial injuries in Australian Community Cricket. As a part of his study, he has developed a survey to get input from players and officials on their attitudes, knowledge, awareness and understanding on:
The extent and use of helmets Injury risk perception Concussion guidelines in cricket

The electronic survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete and the findings are beneficial to all Australian cricketers as it will help Cricket Australia make cricket a safe sport for all.

The link for the player survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L7HJ9LK

The link for the officials survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L9579R9

If there are any questions, please direct them to Dulan (d.kodikara@federation.edu.au)

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Ballarat Cricket Association
The Ballarat Cricket Association offers, facilitates and partners cricket…
The Ballarat Cricket Association offers, facilitates and partners cricket competitions and programs for all ages and abilities in the Ballarat area.
Junior Rep Cricketers
This is a little belated but congratulations to our juniors that made and played their respective representative cricket matches for the BCA and MJCA.
Well done boys.

Beau Shelton   Under 12 MJCA 

Jack Jarvis     Under 13  BCA

Aussie McIlwaine     Under 13 BCA    

Matt Golding     Under 15 BCA

Ned Loft         Under 15 BCA
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Mick's back as Senior Coach for Ballan for 2019/20
Ballan Cricket Club welcomes back Mick Loughnane to continue as Senior Coach for a second season.
He has already started with the seniors doing some pre - season training at the Indoor Cricket Centre in Ballarat

He has played over 150 games for Ballan since joining us in the 2002/03 season.
He was Senior coach from 2005 to 2010 and became a life member in 2015. Has won many Association awards including; Senior Batting, Catches, Batting Aggregate and runner up in the Bernie Davey medal voting (twice)
Mick has coached our U14 and U16's to premierships and was our 2nd XI Premiership Captain in 2011/12.
One of the best batsmen that has played with Ballan and within the district as well.
His highest score with Ballan is 209 n.o. along with 8 centuries, 2  x 150's & 2 double centuries.
All of these figures are only since his time with Ballan.
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DEC 13
U12 Blue versus White
Thanks to everyone from the Seniors, 15s and parents that made an effort to support the U/12s Ballan Derby on Friday night. Special thanks to Annette McGregor for running the BBQ and canteen not only for the derby but the entire season we appreciate all of your hard work. Thanks also to Chris Thom for braving the cold and taking photos throughout the entire match. Well done to Ballan Blue on getting the win. It was a great night and everyone had heaps of fun - Mac and Troy
2018/19
TRAINING
TIMES

Under 12’s
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm Wednesdays
Under 15's
4.45 pm to 6.00 pm
Wednesdays
Seniors 
4.45 pm to 6.00 pm.
Tuesday and Thursday

NEW PLAYERS WELCOME
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BCC Baggy Blue Caps
$30.00
Available with your individual Senior player number and the Ballan Cricket Club logo.
Player numbers have been worked out in order from when you first played in the Seniors or as close as we can get.
(Records are a bit scarce)

Contact Peter 0419 597 810
Mick  0429 163 702
or Noel 0431 705 654
Please supply your email address for invoicing
(If you have one)
BCA Awards
Monday the 16th of March saw the Ballarat Cricket Association awards night being held at the Ballarat Golf Club.
Many of our players polled well in the Bernie Davey Medal count with Michael & Lachie Snaith picking up 6th   on 13 votes and 7th on 12 votes respectively.
Michael, last year’s winner, presented the medal to Brad Dunbar from Coronet City.
Lachie also came in 4th place with the ‘2nd Grade Champion Player’ with 703 points and picked up the 2nd Grade award for the best bowling figures in an innings of 19.5 overs, 6 maidens 7/37.
Bernie Davey Medal
VOTE LEADERBOARD
Brad Dunbar - Coronet City 21
Stuart Calder - East Ballarat 20
Lucas Hodgetts - Ballarat-Redan 18
Michael Knight - VRI Delacombe 18
Austin Murphy - Dunnstown 17
Michael Snaith - Ballan 13
Lachlan Snaith - Ballan 12
----------------------------------------------------2nd Grade Premiers 2019/20
Our 1st XI team have taken out the 2019/20 BCA 2nd Grade Premiership, finishing on top of the ladder after defeating Wendouree on the Qualifying Final last weekend.
The following is an excerpt from the BCA with the reasoning behind the awarding of the Premierships due to COVID-19.
‘Following on from the decision to cancel all cricket matches this weekend and beyond, the Board and PC of the Ballarat Cricket Association have declared that the following rules apply relating to determination of winners for the 2019/20 season. 
Excerpts from Senior Rules 28 and 29 – ‘Should no decision be reached or a tie result, the winner shall be deemed to be the team highest ranked after the Qualifying Finals’
Qualifying finals are references to matches directly preceding Semi, Preliminary and/or Grand Finals.
 
All Senior and Junior matches scheduled for March 20, 21 & 22 will be treated the same as they would have been, for example washed out, with the highest ranked teams deemed winners. With this determination, the following Clubs in each Grade will be awarded the season 2019/20 Premierships.’
----------------------------------------------------BCC Presentation Night
Due to the COVID -19 pandemic, Ballan Cricket Club have cancelled the presentation night that was due to be on the 4th of April. We hope to have an actual presentation night closer to the start of the upcoming season. Rather than wait until then we have a list of all of the award winners as follows;

Seniors 1st XI (BCA Second Grade)
‘McConnell Family Club Champion’, Lachie Snaith 815 points,        
Batting Award, Michael Snaith 366 runs @ 40.67 

Bowling Award, Michael Snaith 21 wickets @ 13.05

Best 1st Year Player, Jack Landt
Most Consistent, Jack McGregor
Best Team Player, Mark Kennedy
Coaches Award, Michael Vallance
Fielding Award, David Gardiner
Best in Finals, Lachie Snaith 

Seniors 2nd XI (BCA Fourth Grade)
‘Chris Mullane 2nd XI Cricketer of the Year’– Robert Lindsey 448 points           
Batting Award, Robert Lindsey 274 runs @ 27.4  
    
Bowling Award, Daniel Pascoe 10 wickets @ 27.7 
 
Captains Award     Jordan Conroy  
Most Consistent   David Leach                                                 
Most Improved     Glenn Easterbrook       
Fielding Award   Daniel Pascoe               
 Under 15’s (BCA)
Cricketer of the year – George Muir 259 points. 
Batting Award, Kobe Heafield 130 runs @ 16.25 
Bowling Award, George Muir 7 wickets @ 14.29 

Fielding Award, Ned Loft     

Most Consistent, Aussie McIlwaine   

Coaches Award, Elijah Muir                                             
Most Improved, James Childs     
 
Under 12’s Blue (MJCA)
Team Spirit             Angus Britt      
Encouragement       Jackson Letcher
 
Under 12’s White (MJCA)
Team Spirit              Mabel Ayres
Encouragement        Sarah Burton
About Us.
The Ballan Cricket Club currently has 3 Senior teams and one  under age team competing in the Ballarat Cricket  Association & 2 in the MJCA for the 2018/2019 season.
Current teams for this season are: Senior 1st XI - BCA 2nd Grade comp , Senior 2nd XI - BCA One Day A Grade comp, BCA One Day B Grade comp. BCA U15 1st XI comp.
Two junior  teams playing Friday nights with the MJCA U 12A & U12B.

We had another relatively successful season with our Senior 1st XI making the Preliminary Final , whilst our Under 14's won their Grand Final.
In 2015/16 season, Cam Dunne won the top award for the 2nd Grade competition, with the Bernie Davey Medal, after Noel Heafield won the same award the previous season.
Michael Snaith continues with the role of captaining our senior 1st XI, with Shane Newton taking on the 2nd XI captaincy and John Costello taking charge of our 3rd XI.

We are also fielding two Under 12 teams in the Melton Association Junior Competition with them playing on a Friday night between 5 & 7.30 p.m.  This initiative is filling a gap between Milo cricket and the Ballarat 13 & Under (which will also be on a Friday night) competition, giving up and coming young cricketers a chance to have a game of competitive cricket and to keep their interest.
This season sees our Under 15's playing in the 'Optus' U15 1st XI  competition. 
With a decrease in our U16 numbers this season, we were unable to field an Under 16 team.
Mick Loughnane returns this season as our Senior coach with another past cricketer in Chris Stirling taking on the coaching position of the Under 15's with Jason McEgan.
Troy Connor, Anthony McIlwaine and Peter McGregor all coach the U 12's.


The 'Milo" cricket will be back on Thursday nights, with a name change. 'Woolworths Junior Blasters' again as there are a lot of kids who enjoy getting a start to their cricket careers.

 Training will still be at Ballan.

The Centurions supporters club is still continuing with the BCC to bring non playing members ( ex players & supporters alike) together to be recognized as a large and ongoing  part of the club.

Well done to all of our teams for the previous season & good luck for the current season.
  And many thanks to our sponsors and supporters.

Where we are.

The Ballan Cricket Club home ground is at the South end of Cowie St, Ballan. Entry is between the bowling club and the tennis courts on the right just before the railway line.

The Wallace Recreation Reserve was a home ground for our U14 Red team in 2012-13.
2015/16 will see it as a reserve  ground along with some potential games at the Korweinguboora Recreation Reserve.

Myrniong Primary School is also shown on the far lower right map for some  U12 games .
Ballan Recreation Reserve
Korweinguboora Rec Reserve
Wallace Recreation Reserve
Myrniong Primary School
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Live Scores
Website

BCC Sponsors
Please click on the logos for more sponsor details

Major Sponsor
Partner Sponsors
Bacchus Marsh
1-9 Bennett St,
Bacchus Marsh
phone: 53673388
BCC Contacts for 2014/15;
President :               Noel Heafield            0431 705 654          nheafield@hotmail.com
Vice President:       Troy Connor              0417144068            c.connor@optusnet.com.au
                                                           
Secretary :               Peter McGregor         0419597810            petermcgregor2@bigpond.com
Treasurer :              Peter McGregor         0419597810            petermcgregor2@bigpond.com
Postal Address :     P.O. Box 402,                                    
                                   Ballan, 3342