The side completed 50 overs and 20 overs intra club preseason practice matches.<\/p>\n
It was not about competition points, but developing the squad ahead of the 2025\/26 Victorian Premier Cricket season.<\/p>\n
One of the key figures involved in orchestrating the preseason fixture, Jamie Tasker, said the Saints\u2019 visit originated following COVID-19, due to St Kilda\u2019s home facilities not being ideal for cricket in September.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve been coming for about four years to have a practice match.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause their home ground is Junction Oval, and it is used for a few different things, the ground is a bit green and wet at this time of year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt comes about from St Kilda legend Shaun Graf (former Australian international cricketer and Victorian Cricket administrator), through sporting connections in Deniliquin, and has continued ever since.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt offers them a nice firm wicket and the Deni Rhinos facilities are second to none.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey appreciate they can get on a good, firm wicket.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tasker said the St Kilda Cricket Club features many of the best cricketers in the country.<\/p>\n
Many made the trip to play in Deniliquin last weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey won the premiership last year, they\u2019re the top premier cricket team in Victoria, and they\u2019re keen to keep coming.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout 30 people come to the town and spend money here.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a great bunch of blokes, and they\u2019ve got some very good cricketers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve got some legends such as Adam Crosthwaite (former Victorian state cricketer) who was here on the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cSt Kilda was also Shane Warne\u2019s cricket club.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve also got a few cricketers from last year\u2019s Australian under-19s team coming through who were here on the weekend, which was pretty exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
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St Kilda’s Dan Meddings hits a cover drive in the throw downs.<\/p>\n
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Some of St Kilda’s premier cricket players wait to bat.<\/p>\n
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