NEXT month’s Bendigo Bank Bendigo Country Week cricket carnival looks set to be one of the most successful in modern times.
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The carnival, which will be held from January 19-23, has attracted 22 entries – two more than the 2014 event.
Horsham, Shepparton and Grassmere Colts are in the field for 2015, while Bendigo won’t field a Colts team. Bendigo Colts won this year's division three grand final.
Six teams will vie for the prestigious division one title – reigning champions Goulburn Murray, Ferntree Gully, Castlemaine, Murray Valley, Northern Districts and this year’s division two winners Emu Valley.
Division two has eight teams – Benalla, Gisborne, Goulburn Murray Colts, Grassmere, Horsham, Portland, Shepparton and Swan Hill.
The eight teams in division three are Grampians, Grassmere Colts, Maryborough, Northern District Colts, Northern United, Red Cliffs, Upper Loddon and Wimmera Mallee.
The final fixture for the tournament is still to be finalised.
The Country Week carnival comes hot on the heels of the Australian Country Cricket Championships in Bendigo.
The ACCC titles start on Monday, January 5 with a two-day game and conclude on Monday, January 12 with a one-day fixture. White Hills' Mitch Winter-Irving, Eaglehawk duo Richard Tibbett and Shaun Knott and Huntly-North Epsom's Adam Ward will represent Victoria at the titles.
The other five teams competing are Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and East Asia-Pacific.
The carnival has attracted 22 entries – two more than the 2014 event.
