Cricket

Cricket veterans in their prime

Veterans of the game of cricket have their skills on show this week, with the Barossa 24 Carnival of Cricket for over 60s taking place at Stockwell, Lyndoch and Sandy Creek ovals on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The tournament features...

The Leader

20 Mar 2024

Cricket

Cricket season wraps up for another year

The Barossa and Light Cricket Association (B&LCA) has wrapped up its 2023/2024 season, with Sandy Creek the champions of the A1 Men’s competition, defeating South Gawler. In the juniors, the Under 16 competition was won by Tanunda Cricket...

Clem Stanley

20 Mar 2024

Cricket

Tanunda Rec Park wins big at SACA Awards

At the SACA Community Cricket Awards breakfast over the weekend, the Tanunda Cricket Club, in partnership with The Barossa Council, were awarded SACA’s Facility of the Year. The award recognises the redevelopment of Tanunda Recreation Park...

Jennifer Minns

13 Mar 2024

Cricket

Barossa to host 2025 Australian Country Cricket Championships

At the Ordinary Meeting of The Barossa Council on February 20, the inclusion of $20,000 in the 2024/2025 base budget was adopted, as a cash contribution to host the 2025 Australian Country Cricket Championships. Provision of in-kind support for oval...

The Leader

28 Feb 2024

Cricket

Hat-trick for the home team

Greenock Cricket Club’s James Fowler has every reason to smile after achieving a rare hat trick at the SACA Country Cup Carnival at Adelaide recently. Catching up at Greenock Oval, The Leader spoke to James about his cricket career so far, and...

Clem Stanley

14 Feb 2024

Cricket

HOWZAT! BLCC Under 14’s take home SACA Country Cup

Teams from across the state descended on the Barossa last week to take part in the SACA Country Cup Representative Competition. The four-day event ran from Monday, January 8 to Thursday, January 11, and saw the local Barossa and Light Country Cup...

Clem Stanley

17 Jan 2024

Cricket

Local Cricket teams invited to Adelaide oval

On Friday, November 24, teams from the Barossa Strikers Girls Cricket League (SGCL) were invited to attend a Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) match at Adelaide Oval. Local teams, Lyndoch Cricket Club (CC), Long Plains CC and Angaston CC, were...

The Leader

06 Dec 2023

Cricket

Brett wins Sport SA Volunteer of the Year

Light Pass Cricket Club President, Brett Nitschke was awarded Sport SA Volunteer of the Year at a ceremony at Adelaide Oval on Friday night. Brett was one of three finalists in his award category, having been nominated by SACA, following previous...

The Leader

15 Nov 2023

Cricket

Cricket has religious connection says Malcolm Linke

e 17th century when the game was started by church parishioners in the U.K. It is also how the game was designed with the 12 Disciples and the 12th man was the disciple, Judas, according to avid cricket memorabilia collector, Malcolm Linke, of...

Tony Robinson

15 Nov 2023

Barossa Leader

Father and daughter duo light up the pitch

Light Pass Cricket Club and possibly the Barossa and Light Cricket Association, had their first match featuring a father and daughter playing in the same team last month. Matthew and Chloe Waechter, from Moculta, played a nerve-wracking game...

Jennifer Minns

15 Nov 2023

Sport

All cricket abandoned due to heat

All Barossa and Light Cricket Association (BLCA) matches were abandoned over the weekend, due to the extreme heat. The competition’s heat policy says games will be called off if the temperature exceeds 40 degrees. Initially, the BLCA ruled that...

The Leader

18 Jan 2023

Sport

Barossa and Light Under 12’s survive to win state title

The strength of Barossa and Light (B&L) junior cricket has been reinforced, after the Under 12s added a SA Country Championships crown last Thursday at Eudunda Oval to the pair won by the Under 16s Boys and Girls before Christmas. Playing in the...

The Leader

17 Jan 2023

Sport

Barossa & Light Boys’ and Girls’ U16s’ Country Cricket Champs

By Peter Argent Barossa and Light (B&L) Junior Cricket is bucking the trend and delivering quality talent in both the boys’ and girls’ game. At the SACA Under 16s’ Country Championships held across the superb facilities in this district...

The Leader

21 Dec 2022