Back to Barooga - it's our 12th year


 Our winning team for Game 4, which played under lights on the Barooga No. 1 ground. L-R: Back - Glen Courts, Stephen Ward, Ben Lucas, Tony Gleeson, Matt Thomas, Cameron McGregor and Channa DeSilva. Front - Allan Cumming, Jason Ripa, Maks Rahman, Craig Pridham and Peter O'Kane.

Moonee Valley played its 12th annual Over 35s tournament in Barooga, and it was a chance for current players to get together with some past greats of our Club and to meet some new friends.
We played four games across the January 12-15 tournament - two 40-over fixtures and two Twenty20s - for two wins and two losses.
At left: Allan Cumming prepares to face up in the first game.
We came second overall in the tournament, with the winner determined on net run rate.
Our team comprised current players Mark Gauci, Allan Cumming, Jason Ripa, Maks Rahman, Tony Gleeson, Glen Courts, Brendan Rhodes, Daniel Phillips, Stephen Ward, Frank Ripa and Charlie Walker, past greats Sean O'Kane, Craig Pridham, Channa DeSilva, Peter O'Kane and Matt Thomas, and friends Cameron McGregor and Ben Lucas.
Our batting stars were Jason Ripa with 94 runs @ 47, Glen Courts with 91 @ 30.33 and Tony Gleeson with 61 @ 61. Buddha's 91 runs took him past 3000 for Moonee Valley.
Our bowling was even, led by Peter O'Kane with 6 wickets @ 11.5, including a match haul of 5/22, and Craig Pridham with 5 wickets @ 18.2.
We presented Moonee Valley MVP medallions for the matches - Glen Courts was voted MVP for the first game, Maks Rahman for the combined Twenty20s and Peter O'Kane for the final match.
Club President Charlie Walker said the Barooga tournament is "part of the DNA" of the Moonee Valley Cricket Club and we are already making plans for next year's event.
One of the options we are considering is entering a team in the Over 50s section, as well as our ongoing involvement in the Over 35s.
****For more pictures from our 2026 tournament, click HERE


Our Sunil's selected to play for Australia

Moonee Valley's Sunil Bhandari will be representing Australia at an Over 55s tournament in New Zealand in February.
Sunil has an excellent tournament representing Victoria in Perth earlier this season, and was rewarded with the Baggy Green for the Christchurch tournament.
A left arm orthodox spinner, Sunil (pictured right) has been a big wicket taker for Moonee Valley across his 67 games, first playing with us in 2013/14. Up to the start of this season he  had taken 131 wickets @ 8.87 - the second-best bowling average in our history.
Sunil will become the sixth Moonee Valley player to take the field for Australia.
Rex Bennett and Neil King played in the Australian Over 60s Ashes in England in 2015 and did something the Aussies were unable to do at that time - beat the Poms and bring home the trophy!
International star Fawad Ahmed played two Twenty20 games for Moonee Valley. He has represented Australia at Twenty20 and One Day International level and toured England and the West Indies as part of our Test squad.
Andrew Payton, who played 79 games for Moonee Valley starting in 2004/05, was a key member of the Australian team at the Special Olympics in India in 2006, where we won the bronze medal.
And Damien Clarke, who played 24 games with Moonee Valley starting in 2017/18, played for Australia in a disabilities tournament.




OUR TOYOTA "GOOD FOR CRICKET" RAFFLE


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The Moonee Valley Cricket Club invites all former and current players, supporters and families to join us on Saturday, February 7 as we celebrate four of our greats being elevated from Life Membership to the Moonee Valley Cricket Club Hall of Fame.

We’re rolling out the red carpet for:
**Kevin Gardiner: 233 games, 269 wickets; two Premierships; seven bowling awards; 13 seasons on the committee; seven seasons as Junior Co-ordinator; Junior Coach multiple seasons, junior Blast program.
**Ian Denny: 371 games; 12,611 runs (club record); 664 wickets (club record); seven Premierships; 12 times a Wisden Player of the Year; 13 times Club Champion; 12 times winner First Eleven batting award; five times winner First Eleven bowling award.
**Darren Nagle: 357 games; 6660 runs; 454 wickets; eight Premierships (equal club record); 13 seasons Club President; three seasons Club Secretary; three times Women’s Team Premiership Coach; five bowling awards; six times a Wisden Player of the Year.
**Mark Gauci: 423 games (to season start – a Club record); 9446 runs; 329 wickets; four Premierships – one as First Eleven Captain; six times a Wisden Player of the Year; eight seasons Club Vice President; Club Champion 2005/06; five batting awards.
It’s going to be a fantastic night full of stories, laughs, memories and a few surprises along the way.
 Where: Moonee Valley Cricket Club Pavilion.
 When: Saturday February 7th from 7.30pm.
 What: A fully catered sit-down dinner. Drinks Available At Bar Prices.
 Tickets Presold at: $75 per person.
 Dress Code: Smart Business Attire.
 Limited to 100 guests. This will sell out fast so please book early to avoid any disappointment.
 To secure your seat please pay by using the Link below or deposit into our Bank Account : Bendigo Bank BSB 633 000 Account No 138449160 be sure to include your details.
Lets get together to celebrate four absolute legends of our club.
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*CRICKET - STILL VACANCIES IN ALL

TEAMS 

Moonee Valley Cricket Club is always keen to talk to potential new players, and there are vacancies in all teams - our Saturday and Sunday turf teams, our Saturday men's hard-wicket team, our Sunday women's team and junior teams at all levels.
Anyone interested in joining Moonee Valley can phone senior coach Brayden McGregor on 0429 559 797, junior co-ordinator Paul Sevenson on 0407 556 950 or President Charlie Walker on 0411 705 381. Anyone wanting information can also email us at [email protected]

Main Club contact details:

* Charlie Walker - President 0411 705 381; 9370 1802
* Allan Cumming - Treasurer 0438 380 990
* Sarah Fenn - Secretary 0438 141 179
* Mark Gauci - Vice President 0457 778 335 
* Paul Sevenson - Junior Co-ordinator - 0407 556 950   

Emails: [email protected]
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For more contacts, see " Office bearers & Officials " under "Club News & Info" at the top of the page

Last updated : January 18, 2026.
For more of our history, including our Premierships, click HERE