THE Northern United Cricket Association season-proper begins on Saturday.

Round one of the competition follows two rounds of Twenty20 being played the previous fortnight as part of a new NUCA initiative.

Just as it did last year, Dingee enters the season as the reigning premiers and will begin its tilt at a flag hat-trick at home against Dingee.

Round one games:

Heathcote v Elmore

Goornong v Bagshot

Dingee v Calivil

Raywood v Colbinabbin

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Meanwhile, round two of the Upper Loddon Cricket Association begins on Saturday.

Round two games:

Bridgewater v Newbridge

Inglewood v Boort-Yando

Kingower v Serpentine

Arnold v Wedderburn

Ladder:

Kingower – 10

Wedderburn – 6

Boort-Yando – 6

Arnold – 6

Serpentine – 0

Newbridge – 0

Bridgewater – 0

Inglewood – 0