Tara Murray
Players in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association will have to wait another week to kick off their season.
The GDCA season was set to get underway on the weekend, but the whole round was cancelled.
Initially the association cancelled all the grades but the top three grades last Tuesday.
GDCA’s competition manager Rob McIntyre said at that point that councils have had difficulty getting machinery onto many grounds, particularly in the Macedon Ranges region, to uncover pitches, carry out repairs to damaged areas of ovals after football season and mow grass due to the softness of surfaces.
On Friday, the remaining three grades were cancelled along with all juniors.
“Due to heavy overnight rain rendering most grounds and pitches unplayable, all senior and junior cricket matches scheduled for Saturday 8th October have been cancelled,” the association said on social media.
Round one was set to be a one-dayer.
Most competitions across Melbourne’s north-west were cancelled due to heavy rain making most grounds unplayable. Several competitions including the Victorian Turf and Victorian Sub-District cricket associations and Victorian Premier Cricket men’s competition were called off the previously round as well.
Another one-dayer is scheduled for this Saturday in round two in the GDCA.
In the McIntyre Cup, Gisborne is set to host Sunbury United, Woodend is set to play Rupertswood, Wallan and Sunbury Kangaroos are scheduled to face each other, Romsey is set to host East Sunbury and Diggers Rest Bulla is set to host Bacchus Marsh in the other match.
In the Johnstone Shield, Kilmore will be looking to make its GDCA debut against Kyneton, Sunbury United is set to face Gisborne, Aintree and Romsey are set to play each other, Macedon is set to host Eynesbury and Bacchus Marsh is set to play Riddell.
