A SQUAD of 35 players are in the mix to represent the Emu Valley Cricket Association at Bendigo Country Week in January.

The EVCA has released its initial squad for the 2020 carnival, which will be held from, January 20 to 24.

All 10 first XI teams have at least two players selected in the squad.

Emu Valley will compete in division one for the sixth year in a row.

Preparations will begin with a meeting from 6pm next Friday, November 22, at the Sedgwick clubrooms at Club Court.

* EVCA initial Bendigo Country Week squad:

Axe Creek - Dean Comensoli, Ash Dixon.

Emu Creek - Todd Brown, Luke Bennett, Brent Downie.

California Gully - Marcus McKern, Brad Webster, Jordan Knight.

Maiden Gully - Alex Gorrie, Glen Oliver, Brett Haw, Dallas Gill, Leon Beatty.

Mandurang - James Pietromonaco, Corey Dickins, Jeremy Hancock, Linton Colclough.

Marong - Scott Ross, Tom Wilson, Jayden Laubsch.

Sedgwick - Greg Thomas, Alan Friswell, Jordan Ilsley, Andrew Sheehan.

Spring Gully - Rhys Webb, Nick Skeen, Lachlan Brook, James Fox.

United - Mac Whittle, Harry Whittle, Joe Hartney.

West Bendigo - Travis O'Connell, Connor Robertson, Tarran Killcullen, Zac Makeham.

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Meanwhile, round four games continue on Saturday.

* EVCA round four state of play - California Gully 168 v Marong 0-17 (California Gully Oval); Maiden Gully 8-286 v Sedgwick (Maiden Gully Oval); Axe Creek 79 v Spring Gully 3-117 (Spring Gully Oval); United 232 v West Bendigo 3-43 (Ken Wust Oval); Emu Creek 179 v Mandurang 2-45 (J.G. Edwards Oval).

A new day and a new format for the BDCA T20 competition.

After traditionally being played on Tuesday evenings, the games will now be played on three Sundays - November 17, December 8 and January 5 - with double-headers part of the fixture.

The highlight of Sunday's opening round is Victorian squad member Xavier Crone playing for his home club Strathfieldsaye against Kangaroo Flat.

Sunday's T20 fixtures (home teams listed first):

10.30am games

Bendigo United v Eaglehawk, Golden Square v Huntly-North Epsom, White Hills v Strathdale-Maristians, Strathfieldsaye v Kangaroo Flat.

2.30pm games

Bendigo United v Golden Square, White Hills v Strathfieldsaye.

The top two teams meet in an eagerly-anticipated Upper Loddon Cricket Association round six clash on Saturday.

The undefeated Newbridge is on the road against second-placed Kingower, which has dropped one match this summer.

The other intriguing game on Saturday is at Serpentine where the sixth-placed home side tackles third-placed Inglewood.

ULCA round six - Bridgewater v Wedderburn Band, Kingower v Newbridge, Serpentine v Inglewood, Arnold v Boort-Yando.

Little change is expected to the ladder heading into round six of the Northern United Cricket Association.

Top side Elmore should continue its domination of the competition when it travels to Goornong.

Goornong struggled to field 11 players last week and lost to Elmore by 179 runs when the two sides met in round one.

Second-placed Colbinabbin should have few troubles in disposing of Heathcote, while in the final game of the round bottom side Calivil hosts third-placed Bagshot.

Three rounds remaining in the inaugural BDCA women's competition.

Kangaroo Flat and Strathdale-Maristians Suns are the only undefeated teams heading into round four on Sunday. Emu Creek and Bendigo Goers round out the top four.

All games are scheduled to start at 10am - Strathfieldsaye v Bendigo at Tannery Lane, Bendigo Goers v Strathdale-Martistians at Shadforth Park, Strathdale-Maristians Suns v Golden Square at Beischer Park, Emu Creek v Kangaroo Flat at Club Court.

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