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Epic count ... @WerribeeCC's Dean Russ and @BCC1842's Glen Parker join an elite group of cricketers have sharing the @SubbiesCricket Holten Medal.

DETAILS: https://t.co/K1NrAna3VL

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Locked in ... @SubbiesCricket clubs @Bayswater_CC and @sboccc have locked in new coaches – replacements found in their own backyard.

Here’s why they were attracted to the role >>> https://t.co/YIrdjhpTyA

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"One of those great men" ... beloved @EssendonCC vice-president Shane Eaton is being remembered as a great clubman, willing to do anything to help, after his sudden death.

TRIBUTE: https://t.co/mXpXW3PdMq

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Flag time ... @WoodendCC is back on top of the GDCA McIntyre Cup after a two-decade long premiership drought was smashed, inspired by a young gun and South African import.

STORY: https://t.co/fIvlef3tNj

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Big prize ... @Gisborne_CC has history in its sights. The Dragons are chasing a GDCA McIntyre Cup three-peat as well as a one-day, two-day double.

Skipper Jarryd Vernon discusses the keys to the match >>> https://t.co/fIvlef3tNj

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Flag chase ... @WoodendCC is the GDCA’s most successful club but hasn’t won a McIntyre Cup flag in 22 years. The Woodsmen get a chance to end that drought this weekend.

STORY: https://t.co/fIvlef3tNj

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Decider ... @BCC1842 and @PrestonCC1860 both chased down outright preliminary final victories to set up a blockbuster @SubbiesCricket North-South grand final.

Here’s how they did it >>> https://t.co/oBlrN04hZA

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Flags ... Preston Baseballers made it back-to-back @NMCA1922 Jika Shield premierships - and four in six seasons - as Daniel Castrucci continued his love of the big stage.

STORY: https://t.co/SuBfGk8T8D

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Flag fight ... When Matt Doric walked to the crease at 7-63 all looked lost for @YarravilleCCC before one of the most remarkable fightbacks delivered a dominant @official_vtca premiership triumph.

STORY: https://t.co/WkNTfnJQY6

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Best of ... There have been a host of outstanding performances in the Gisborne District McIntyre Cup. We’re celebrating the season’s best in our Team of the Year >>> https://t.co/fIvlef3tNj

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David v Goliath ... It’s the small local cricket club, tucked away in Reservoir, that is eyeing a slice of history. In its first NMCA top-flight season, Fiji Victorian Cricket Club is chasing a flag.

STORY: https://t.co/SuBfGk8T8D

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Record breaker ... @CoburgCC1856’s single-season run-scoring record had stood for 92 years but Cameron Kidd’s brilliant campaign with the bat has set a new high mark. @SubbiesCricket

STORY: https://t.co/aClYoTgk4P

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Sweet victory ... A 19-year drought ended against the neighbouring arch-rival, Williamstown CYMS' premiership will be long remembered. These are the heroes that won the flag.

STORY: https://t.co/TzDfzNF5PE

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Subbies ... @PrestonCC1860's title defence is still alive after a stunning upset, while Caulfield's ends at the hands of arch-rival @BCC1842 and @RoostersMCC1859 edge Elsternwick in an absorbing weekend of @SubbiesCricket finals.

WEEKEND WRAP: https://t.co/aClYoTgk4P

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Burnside Springs United claimed its first VTCA top grade premiership on the back of a grand final performance which was inspired by one of the competition’s stars while one young gun was remarkably handed a debut.

STORY: https://t.co/TzDfzNF5PE

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Flag push ... St.Bernards (@sboccc) is eyeing the ultimate prize but first the @SubbiesCricket front-runner must overcome a curse that has cruelled it for four years.

STORY: https://t.co/aClYoTgk4P

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Opportunity knocks ... Airport West St Christophers Cricket Club has to chance to do something special and bury an old hurt when it takes to the field in the @official_vtca Senior Division grand final.

STORY: https://t.co/WkNTfnJQY6

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Elite XI ... As @SubbiesCricket North-South group finals kick off, we’re celebrating the best the season had to offer in our Team of the Year.

Check out the elite level of talent in this XI >>> https://t.co/MVsmaqnmDV

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Weapons ... dominant bowlers, brutal batters and star all-rounders are set to lead the charge in the @official_vtca grand finals this weekend.

See who is tipped to make a difference >>> https://t.co/oT69WSbpsb

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Flag shot ... @YarravilleCCC’s season was hanging by a thread but two good weeks later and the @official_vtca heavyweight is into another grand final and eyeing another premiership triumph.

STORY: https://t.co/WkNTfnJQY6