Emu Valley will open next month's Bendigo Country week cricket carnival with a day-night clash against Grassmere.
Emu Valley and Grassmere will do battle in division one at the QEO on Sunday, January 19 from 3pm.
Both teams will then have Monday off as the other four division one teams - Wangaratta, Gisborne, Goulburn Murray and Murray Valley - start their campaign.
This summer the carnival will be played in two divisions instead of three. Last summer six teams contested division two and five teams competed in division three.
With the number of associations competing at Country Week declining, this season the BDCA has placed 10 teams in division two.
Murray Valley and Grassmere have teams competing in both divisions.
The division one final is at the QEO, while North Bendigo will host the division two decider.
DIVISION ONE
ROUND ONE
Sunday, January 19
Emu Valley v Grassmere at QEO
Monday, January 20
Wangaratta v Gisborne at White Hills
Goulburn Murray v Murray Valley at Windridge Oval, Rochester
ROUND TWO
Tuesday, January 21
Grassmere v Goulburn Murray at Golden Square
Gisborne v Emu Valley at Weeroona Oval
Murray Valley v Wangaratta at Bell Oval
ROUND THREE
Wednesday, January 22
Murray Valley v Grassmere at North Bendigo
Wangaratta v Emu Valley at Harry Trott Oval
Goulburn Murray v Gisborne at Canterbury Park
ROUND FOUR
Thursday, January 23
Goulburn Murray v Wangaratta at Harry Trott Oval
Emu Valley v Murray Valley at Dower Park
Gisborne v Grassmere at Canterbury Park
GRAND FINAL
Friday, January 24 at QEO
DIVISION TWO
ROUND ONE
Monday, January 20
Wimmera-Mallee v Grassmere at Golden Square
Grampians v Red Cliffs at Dower Park
Portland v Northern Districts at Weeroona Oval
Castlemaine v Maryborough at Wesley Hill
Northern United v Murray Valley at Moon Oval, Rochester
ROUND TWO
Tuesday, January 21
Grassmere v Red Cliffs at North Bendigo
Northern Districts v Wimmera-Mallee at Harry Trott Oval
Castlemaine v Grampians at Canterbury Park
Northern United v Maryborough at Huntly
Murray Valley v Portland at Strathfieldsaye
ROUND THREE
Wednesday, January 22
Murray Valley v Wimmera-Mallee at Bell Oval
Northern United v Red Cliffs at Strathfieldsaye
Maryborough v Grassmere at White Hills
Castlemaine v Northern Districts at Camp Reserve
Portland v Grampians at Huntly
ROUND FOUR
Thursday, January 23
Northern United v Castlemaine at Golden Square
Murray Valley v Grassmere at Huntly
Northern Districts v Grampians at Bell Oval
Red Cliffs v Wimmera-Mallee at White Hills
Maryborough v Portland at Princes Park
GRAND FINAL
Friday, January 24 at North Bendigo
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