Murray Valley will defend its division one crown, starting with a 2018 grand final re-match with Goulburn Murray at Rochester.

After winning the division three title in 2017 and the division two premiership in 2018, Wangaratta returns to division one this year.

Murray Valley and Wangaratta are alongside Bendigo District Cricket Association in division two of Melbourne Country Week in February.

The Bendigo Country Week carnival is played from January 21-25. 

Division one

Monday, January 21

Wangaratta v Castlemaine at Rochester Recreation Reserve (Windrige Oval) 

Goulburn Murray v Murray Valley at Rochester Recreation Reserve (Moon Oval) 

Emu Valley v Gisborne at Dower Park 

Tuesday, January 22

Castlemaine v Goulburn Murray at Bell Oval

Gisborne v Wangaratta at Canterbury Park 

Murray Valley v Emu Valley at Wade Street 

Wednesday, January 23

Castlemaine v Murray Valley at Wesley Hill 

Wangaratta v Emu Valley at Bell Oval 

Goulburn Murray v Gisborne at Harry Trott Oval 

Thursday, January 24

Castlemaine v Gisborne at White Hills 

Emu Valley v Goulburn Murray at Harry Trott Oval 

Murray Valley v Wangaratta at Dower Park 

Friday, January 25

Grand final at the QEO

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Division two

Monday, January 21

Grampians v Portland at Weeroona Oval 

Colac v Red Cliffs at North Bendigo

Northern Districts v Grassmere at Camp Reserve

Tuesday, January 22

Red Cliffs v Northern Districts at Strathfieldsaye

Portland v Colac at White Hills 

Grassmere v Grampians at North Bendigo

Wednesday, January 23

Colac v Grampians at Weeroona Oval

Northern Districts v Portland at North Bendigo

Red Cliffs v Grassmere at Canterbury Park 

Thursday, January 24

Grassmere v Colac at Huntly

Grampians v Northern Districts at Strathfieldsaye

Red Cliffs v Portland at Golden Square 

Friday, January 25

Grand final at Bell Oval

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Division three

Monday, January 21

Maryborough v Grassmere at Princes Park, Maryborough 

Northern United v Swan Hill at White Hills 

Wimmera-Mallee v Upper Loddon at Golden Square

Tuesday, January 22

Grassmere v Wimmera-Mallee at Weeroona Oval 

Upper Loddon v Northern United at Huntly

Swan Hill v Maryborough at Harry Trott Oval 

Wednesday, January 23

Wimmera-Mallee v Swan Hill at Huntly 

Grassmere v Upper Loddon at Strathfieldsaye 

Maryborough v Northern United at Dower Park 

Thursday, January 24

Northern United v Wimmera-Mallee at Raywood 

Grassmere v Swan Hill at North Bendigo

Upper Loddon v Maryborough at Hedges Oval

Friday, January 25

Grand final at Canterbury Park 

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