The opening will coincide with the Deniliquin and District Cricket Association reunion, and the opening round of the Murray Valley Cricket Association season for the Deni Rhinos.
The event will take place on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12.
The reunion will feature a sportsman’s night with two speakers who have experienced a lot in the cricketing world - Australian men’s cricket coach Andrew McDonald and South Australian First Class and Big Bash League player Tim Ludeman.
Tickets are now on sale for $70, with dinner included. Drinks will be available for purchase on the night.
There is also an option to donate to the DDCA Future Fund, to continue to improve the facilities in the Deniliquin and District area.
Tickets are available at: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1270803?embed.
The reunion will be an opportunity to reunite and reminisce about champion teams from Deniliquin’s cricketing past in the new clubrooms.
It includes the undefeated A-grade Bendigo Country Week premiers from 1961, which are the subject of this week’s feature article.
The following report ran in the 1988 reunion souvenir booklet.
Pennant to Deniliquin - 1961
Deniliquin won their second A-grade premiership at Bendigo when they defeated Gladstone in a high scoring final at the Queen Elizabeth Oval on Friday.
Deniliquin previously won the A-grade pennant in 1953.
Cyril Collins had the distinction of playing in both premiership wins.
Captained by West allrounder Vic Radford, Deniliquin won all five games for the week.
The final was evenly contested.
Deniliquin scored 8/240 to Gladstone’s 7/238.
Keith Plattfuss compiled 65 in the final to lift his aggregate for the week to 141.
At the fall of the sixth wicket Deniliquin still needed 59 runs off 11 overs.
Victory was achieved with less than four overs to go and two wickets in hand.
Final score: Deniliquin 8/240 def Gladstone 7/238.
• If you would like to be involved in the reunion or have memorabilia you can share, contact Brad Todd on 0401 174 853, Tim Hillier on 0427 641 791 or Gerry Corrigan on 0428 267 758.
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