Saturday’s C Grade GF pitted the season’s two best teams against each other, with each side having gotten the better of the other once during the season. Ashbourne skipper Scott Brookes won the toss & boldly elected to field 1st. Fortunately, the Echidnas made a solid start, with regular openers Jason Rehn & Oscar […]
Some wins just mean more. Our club suffered a significant setback approximately four (4) seasons ago when then A Grade skipper, Matt Chapman, moved away for work which led to a mass exodus of A Graders from the club forcing us to drop out of A Grade for the 1st time in WCC history. […]
Today’s memorable moment takes a look back at a tight B Grade contest against our local rivals, Mount Barker Cricket Club, which came down to the final ball of the match. Played at the Mt Barker Showgrounds in late January 1995, the Kookaburras batted first. The Echidnas’ bowlers proved miserly on an oval […]
Today’s memorable moment takes a look back at the lowest opposition total In A Grade in the modern era, which occurred against Mt Barker in the first game of the 2002/03 season. Batting first, Mt Barker compiled a respectable but below-par 1st innings score of 137 led by 51 from a D. Karayiannis before […]
Our next Past Player Profile isn’t too far away but first, we’re taking a look back at another Memorable Moment in WCC history – the 1981/82 A Grade Semi Final, which was played against Mt Barker at the neutral Echunga Oval. Batting first, the Echidnas started well, moving the score along to 2/90 before […]
We’re traveling all the way back to the 1964/65 season to take a look at what has to be one of the most incredible matches in Wistow ‘A’ Grade History when Wistow took on the Mt Barker White side. In those days, we competed in the Mt Barker & Eastern Hills CA comprised of […]
Today we’re going to take a look at a game which features both the highest team and individual scores in club history. To set the scene, we’re travelling back to the dog days of February during the 2008/09 season when the B Grade travelled to the now disused Davenport Square to take on Maccy. […]
Today we’re taking a look back at the highest individual A Grade score in club history, made by club legend and longtime A Grade stalwart, Wayne “Willow” Willis. This occurred during Round 4 of the 1997/98 season, when Wistow hosted Hahndorf at The Hill in a two-dayer. Winning the toss and putting Hahndorf in […]
For today’s Throwback Thursday we’re taking a look back at the highest individual score in a one dayer in Association history. This occurred way back on 31st January 1987 when Wistow took on Mt Barker at the since disused Dunn Park. Club legend Lloyd “Bing” Bilney, one of the best allrounders […]
Today we’re taking a look back at the most recent senior’s hat trick in club history, coming during the 2015/16 season. Fresh out of the Xmas break, the mighty C’s would take on Langhorne Creek in a T20 at the Hill. Captain Michael “Pickle” Paech, winning the toss (something he has done very […]
