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SEASON 2026/27 UNDERWAY FOR THE GATORS The first month is in the books at Mountain Gate, with a number of sides jumping out the blocks well on Season 2026/27. The 1st XI started the campaign with a win against Scoresby, with Captain-Coach Shaun Daniels leading the way to secure crucial early-season points. Meanwile, the 2nd XI are there-abouts after a mixed bag in their opening 2 encounters against Olinda and Monbulk. In the 3rd XI, a win has eluded the Gators so far however through close results indicate a breakthrough is not far way, whilst the 4th XI continue their youthful learnings against seasoned opposition holding their own in the process. In the Women’s programs, the 1st XI have made the jump to the Premier grade of RDCA’s competition, already positing a recordbreaking win. Whlst in the FTGDCA, the 2nd XI are reeping the rewards of the past few seasons with back-to-back wins to start. In the Juniors, the Under 16s have started where they left off last season at the pointy end, whilst the Under 14s find their feet against top-aged talent.
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A WORD FROM PREZ: CHOP CUNNINGHAM Welcome to Season 2026/27! It is always exciting to see what our Gator family has been upto during the off season, and the skills and talents they bring back to the Swamp in time for the new season! Our 1st and 2nd XI continue to progress in adapting to the success that we keep striving for, whilst the involvement of so many in our 3rd and 4th XI is encouraging that we are on the right pathway. Our Women’s program continues to go from strength to strength, celebrating our inaugural 1st XI Premiership last season moving up into A Grade, whilst our 2nd XI are now stand-alone - a testiment to the growing numbers of female participation at the club.
CAPTAIN GAB Gabby Giulieri
Welcome back besties!! After a fantastic 2025/26 season, our Women’s 1XI have earned promotion into A Grade in the RDCA following our first ever women's premiership at the club, while our Women’s 2XI have cemented their spot in A Grade in the FTGDCA, starting the season strongly with two wins from their opening two matches!
As always, I am reachable down at the club, so should you wish to discuss anything, you know where to find me! Chop
It’s shaping up to be another exciting year for our women’s program, and I’m thrilled to see some new faces joining us at the Swamp. I’d love everyone to give a warm Gator welcome to Sami Chetcuti, Viv Kleinert, Zahra Samadi, Nahdia Beardshaw and Naz Amiri who have joined us this season! We’re always looking for more players to join our growing women’s program, so if you know anyone who might be interested in giving cricket a go, please encourage them to come down! I’m really looking forward to what this season has in store for both sides, and hopefully we can build on the success of last season, continue growing our program and enjoy plenty of great moments both on and off the field. Here's to another wonderful season, lets kick ass! Gabbs xx
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Shaun Daniels
We Are Back! It’s a great honour to be appointed captain and coach for this season, and I’m looking forward to seeing the club continue to succeed both on and off the field. Pre-season started a little earlier this year, so credit to everyone who made the effort to get down to the majority of sessions and put in the work. It’s always a challenge getting everyone back into the swing of things, but the work we put in at training is what sets us up for success on Saturdays. Hopefully, we can continue to build on those foundations as the season progresses. A warm welcome to the Swamp to my old teammate Roshane Cooray. Rosh brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, along with plenty of talent, and I’m looking forward to seeing what he can bring to the group this season.
It was a disappointing result, but one we can learn from as a group. We know what we’re capable of, and it’s about making sure we adjust to the situation we are in. Rikhav has had a great start to the season, and I’m looking forward to seeing him continue his fine work with the bat as we move through the season. There’s plenty of cricket ahead of us, and the focus is on continuing to work hard at training, holding ourselves accountable and making sure we’re ready to perform on game day. If we can keep building together and put in the work behind the scenes, I’m confident we can have a successful season. Gator on!!
We started well in the ones against Scoresby with a convincing win, but unfortunately, we didn’t apply ourselves well enough in Round 3 against SKLPS and failed to give our bowlers enough runs to work with.
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Shaun Daniels was in the zone against Scoresby, hitting a key half-century to secure the win
GATORS MID-PACK EARLY AFTER SOLID PIES WIN Mountain Gate’s 1st XI sit in 3rd place in the standings after the opening month of action, leading the midpack teams after 4 rounds. The season opening match against Johnson Park was washed out, with the Gators taking to the field against Scoresby for the opening plays of the season. Bowling first, it took some time to break through the Magpies top order, with Dulana Karunachandra (3/30 from 8 overs) tearing through with 3 quick strikes to have the hosts 3/79. Spin proved the order of the day, as Kevin Atacador (3/20 from 8 overs) and Josh Hardman (1/42 from 8 overs) rattled through the order as the new team to Bailey Shield ended at 9/175 from their 40 overs.
Round 3 saw the Gators on the road yet again, this time up to Gembrook. In a weather-affected afternoon, the Gators had the roll early as the hosts were 4/37 as the spin twins Dulana Karunachandra (3/37 from 8) and Josh Hardman (2/18 from 8) went to work. Roshane Cooray (1/28 from 8) joined the party at 6/72. However the Brookers were able to score late, reaching 8/178 from 40 overs. It was an evenly matched chase as the Gators would tally runs before the hosts would claim a breakthrough. Newcomer Shae Warren scored an unbeaten half-century on debut for the club, however wickets fell a little too quickly as the Gators were dismissed for 156 - 22 runs shy. Both losses have been against teams who are now undefeated in the grade and occupy the top 2 spots, with the Gators now in 3rd place and looking to add to the tally when they play SKLPS Boronia in Round 5 at HV Jones, before the first 2-day fixture of the season against Johnson Park on 7th & 14th November at Fair Park Reserve.
Braedyn Williams (22 from 45 balls) bought time at the crease, the Gators needed stability at the rease. With Williams gone at 3/84, skipper Shaun Daniels and Rikhav Panchal marked off the assignment - Panchal dismissed for 31 from 30 balls including 5 fours and a 6. Meanwhile Daniel’s was key at the crease, walking off with 74 not out (including 11 fours and a six) and a key 6 points to begin the season. Round 3 saw the Gators travel to Liberty Avenue to face SKLPS Boronia. Winning the toss and batting, the Gators were looking for the reset button immediately at 3/0 in the 4th over. Shaun Daniels, Rikav Panchal and Brodie Wise occupied the crease for some time, with Panchal providing the best return, falling for an
Dulana Karunachandra has been on fire with the ball early, with 7 wickets already at an average of 12.86
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GATORS DRAW FIRST BLOOD, SWOOPED BY HAWKS Mountain Gate 2nd XI sit in 6th place in a tightlypacked De Coite Shield Reserve, after a win against Olinda and a defeat against Monbulk. After Round 1 was cancelled against Knox Gardens due to weather, the focus then turned to hosting the first match of the season at HV Jones Reserve against Olinda. Batting first, the top order placed value on their wickets with some prolonged stays at the crease and assisting in the team game. Tom Button (13 from 52 balls) lead the way before Ryan Stapleton and Shoaib Sobhan teamed up. Stapleton applied the pressure against the visitors, finding the rope 15 times along the carpet in his quick-fire half century 74 from 47 balls. Sobhan, meanwhile, was there at the end after his halfcentury, reaching 55 not out from 74 balls including 5 fours and a six. The Gators concluded their 40 overs having reached 8/178. The Gator attack had to be stingey on runs and claim the wickets, and that is exactly what happened as tight bowling created opportunities for the team. Mark Stapleton capitalised the most, claiming 3/26
Mark Stapleton continues to impress in the 2nd XI, with 5 wickets to his name already this season from 7 overs, whilst multi-wicket efforts from Tom Button (2/25 from 8) and Ethan Williams (2/31 from 6) kept the visitors at arms length in the later overs. Seeing through to the end, Olinda reached 7/156 as the hosts posted 6 points in the account. Round 3 saw the Gators take to the field against Monbulk in the first 2-day fixture of the season at HV Jones. Batting first, the visitors were well experienced and settled at the top, giving very few opportunities to the Gator Bowlers. Ethan Williams was the pick of the attack, claiming 3/66 from 14.2 overs, whilst Tom Button (2/44 from 14), Brady Hunt (2/53 from 18) and Mark Stapleton (2/53 from 16) took doubles as the Hawks posted 283. Day 2 saw the Gators start well with a number of starts at the top of the order, with Dave Tulloch the early trendsetter with 39 from 47 balls including 6 fours. Shoaib Sobhan contined in his form with the willow, scoring 42 from 97 balls as the Gators were 6/124 in the 44th over. Skipper Eraj Wimalaratna was the Minster for Defence to see out the overs, scoring 31 not out from 142 balls. Whilst Brady Hunt ensured play continued through to the full allotment - 17 not out from 55 balls. The Gators sit in 6th place a game off the lead, with their next matchup against 7th placed Rowville at HV Jones on 7th & 14th November.
Shah has been in form early with the bat, with a Half Century in the opening match against Olinda and backed up against Monbulk.
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The Gators called true and took first chance to bat at Miller Park, though a spate of early wickets had the visitors at 4/23 after 14 overs, lead by Nick Cluckie with 12 from 27 balls. Puneet Sharma bucked the middle-order trend scoring 27 from 82 balls to provide runs alongside partners who spent considerable time at the crease.
Nakoa Beswick gave the Gators a fighting chance against South, claiming 3/32 from 7 overs in the opening match.
GATORS CLOSE AFTER SOUTH, BURRAS DEFEATS Mountain Gate’s 3rd XI side has been on the wrong side of close results in their first 2 matches against South Belgrave and Knox Boronia. Round 1 being washed out against Ferntree Gully, the Gators played host to South Belgrave in a one-day match at Windermere. It was a balanced start as wickets and runs came in fair portions across the opening phase of the match. Nakoa Beswick did the damage early - the tearaway quick snarring 3/32 from 7 overs. Justin Wise was also amongst the wickets, claiming 2/28 from 5 overs before Dean Stapleton cleaned up the innings - his 2.5 overs netting a result of 4/14 as South reached 149 all out.
Saman Marasinghe took over the mantle of scoring, reaching 31 not out from 90 balls. Lucas Santilli ensured his time at the crease was lengthy, valuing his wicket for 5 from 64 balls as the Gators were all out for 131 in the 68th over. The Gator bowlers colletively bowled economically, with the breakthroughs shared around. Saman Marasinghe lead the charge, claiming 2/19 from 7 overs, whilst Dean Stapleton (1/16 from 4), Matthew Carter (1/24 from 9) and Buddhika Induruwage (1/27 from 7) all claimed individual wickets. Unfortunately the Burra’s experience showed through, not needing to bat again on Day 2 with 6-135 on the board to claim a 4 wicket win. Following the Cup Weekend, the Gators will spend November at Windermere - firstly against Gembrook on 7th & 14th November, before hosting Knoxfield on 21st & 28th November.
The Gators had their work cut out, with 2 injuries reducing the available batsmen to chase the target. Nonetheless, Nick Cluckie provided the foundations to build off, leading the way with 32 from 63 balls. Buddhika Induruwage joined Cluckie at the crease, scoring 22 from 42 balls as the Gators reached 3/62 at the 19th over. However South fought back, with some late resistance from Mark Lieversz (27 not out from 32 balls) and Nakoa Beswick (18 not out from 31) providing the rearguard to get the Gators to 7/122 after 36 overs. Round 3 saw the first of the two-day matches of the season, with Knox Boronia playing host to the Gators.
Saman Marasinghe had a day out against Knox Boronia, leading the scoring not-out before claiming 2/19 from 7 overs
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It was a tough Round 3 at Windermere for the 4th XI, facing an experienced South Belgrave team. Despite this, the youthful Gator attack took to the task, with Mikaela Giulieri claiming the first wicket at 1/132. Shabnam Ahsan (1/33 from 7) claimed the next, before Giulieri struck again with 2/36 from 7. Viveca Kleinert claimed her first senior wicket with 1/4 from a single over, as South posted 4/288 from their overs.
Mikaela Giulieri was the pick of the attack against South, claiming 2/26
YOUNG GATORS CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT Mountain Gate’s 4th XI continue to toil hard despite early losses against Olinda and South Belgrave.
Despite the imposing task, the Gators used the time at the crease to gain valuable experience. Nathan Giulieri reached 10 from 43 balls, before Firooza Afghan scored 12 from 58 balls. Mano Esarapu then joined in, scoring 9 from 37 balls. The Gators used the experience well, pushing the match into Day 2 before being dismissed for 69. Johnson Park will host the Gators’ next match on 7th & 14th November, before travelling to the back oval of Knox Gardens to face the Falcons on 21st & 28th November.
After receiving a washed-out bye for Round 1, the Gators fronted up to Olinda to play the Bloods at Olinda Green. Just as she did the year before, Mel Button openned the batting and stayed around all day providing a great platform for the remainder of the team to capitalise. Her 17 from 86 balls saw her as the mainstay early on, however wickets fell quickly at the other end to have the Gators at 3/10. Nathan Beswick came to the crease and together the pair put on a 39-run stand before Beswick was bowled for 24 from 38 balls. The hosts finally got Button out at 7/69, with the tail end pushing the total to 78 before being dismissed. Bowling to a low target, the Gators continued the fight with Chris Young getting the first wicket at 1/22 courtesey of a caught behind to Molly Mccoy. Mccoy struck again not long after, claiming a stumping to provide Jack Ottrey a wicket at 1/2 from 2 overs. Matthew Whitfield spread the stumps late, his 1/15 from 1.1 overs having the hosts at 3/64. However Olinda were able to pass the target in the 15th over, the match ending at 3/81.
Another strong performance at the top of the order from Mel Button against Olinda, almost carrying the bat through the opening match.
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GATORS PRODUCING AGRADE CRICKET Mountain Gate Women’s 1st XI have adapted well to the new challenge of A Grade, finishing the first month of the season in 5th place. After winning last season’s B Grade East Premiership, the Gators hosted Mooroolbark at HV Jones for Round 1, with the visitors opting to bat first. Wickets were at a premium as the Barkers denied the bowling attack. Mikaela Giulieri (1/26 from 6) broke through in the 10th over to be 1/25, with Sandra Tidey (2/21 from 6) and Humaira Afghan (1/21 from 8) also helping claim Mooroolbark wickets, before the visitors ended their innings at 4/157. In reply, the Gators found themselves in early trouble at ½ before Molly Mccoy boosted the run rate, scoring 35 from just 24 balls - 7 of which were boundaries. Mccoy’s departure left the score at 3/67 after 25 overs, with openner Mel Button (12 from 81) dismissed the following over. In need of runs, the middle order pushed with Gabby Giulieri (22 from 36) and Firooza Afghan (17 from 23) the mainstay however it wasn’t to be as the hosts fell short at 7/124. No such issues in the Round 2 matchup against Heatherdale, with a restrictive team bowling effort, shared wickets and an aggressive run chase combing for a big home win for the Gators. The visitors were in a solid position at 2/63 before the bowlers hit back, with Sandra Tidey (2/13 from 5), Bibi Amar (2/20 from 6) and Zarah Samadi (2/20 from 5.5) all took multiples, whilst Humaira Afghan (1/11 from 6) and
Sandra Tidey has lead the bowling attack in all 3 matches to date, with 7 wickets at an average of 9.71.
Mikaela Giulieri (1/22 from 4) completed the attack to dismiss Heatherdale for 121 within 32 overs. In reply, the Gators started well with Pareena Varsani (17 from 30) to be 2/24 after 8 overs, before Miah Beardshaw and Molly Mccoy paired up. Beardshaw remained not out on 11 from 62 balls, but it was Mccoy doing the damage hitting the highest individual score in the women’s program - with 82 not out from just 63 balls in an innings which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. The Gators only needed 29 overs to chase down their first A Grade win, ending on 2/124. Round 3 saw an away trip to Warranwood to take on the Sharks. The hosts batted first and were in early trouble at 4/58, with wickets shared around. Sandra Tidey again lead the attack with 3/34 from 8, whilst Zarah Samadi (2/23 from 8), Pareena Varsani (1/17 from 4), Humaira Afghan (1/23 from 7) and Mikaela Giulieri (1/34 from 8) completed the bowling attack, keeping the Sharks to 8/155. A steady stream of wickets hampered the Gator response, falling to 5/32. Mikaela Giulieri helped to steady the ship with 28 from 71 balls, supported later in the innings by Zarah Samadi (13 from 34 balls) and Sandra Tidey (10 from 9 balls) as the Gators fell for 106.
Molly Mccoy broke the record books against Heatherdale, hitting an unbeaten 82 to set the highest score in the women’s program history at Mountain Gate
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GATORS OFF TO A FLYING START IN CONNOLLY SHIELD Mountain Gate’s 2nd XI are on the right side of the ledger after the opening month in Sharon Connolly Shield, with wins over Knoxfield and South Belgrave to kick off the campaign. Starting strongly at Windermere Reserve, the Gators hosted Knoxfield in the season openner. The Knights opted to bat first however it was the Gators who were immediately on the pace, with pressure fielding and an Em Barrow return leaving the Knights at 4/15. Wickets were shared around, with Friba Hotak (1/5 from 4), Abbie Pascoe (1/6 from 4) and Nazifa Amiri (1/14 from 4) all supporting. However it was Barrow who stole the show, claiming 4/8 from 4 overs and also being involved in a runout. The visitors reached 9/49 at the end of the 20 overs. The Gators had a great chance to secure opening points, however a horror start saw the hosts slip to 6/27. However stability at the crease came through Ayesha Afghan (12 not out from 12) and Em Barrow (11 not out from 13), steering the Gators to victory at 6/51 in 14 overs. Round 2 saw the Gators host South Belgrave at Windermere, with the visitors batting first. Like many matches that weekend, wickets were hard to cource with Viveca Kleinert (1/5 from 1 over) and Abbie Pascoe (1/12 from 3 overs) the only ones to hit the board as South posted 3/74. Recovering from 2/7, the Gators were also not to be outdone as Chop Cunningham (36 not out from 27 balls) and Ayesha Afghan (13 not out from 21 balls) kept the scoreboard ticking to reach 3/79 and secure a 2-0 start to the season. A strong innings against St Johns Tecoma saw Round 3 at HV Jones, with the Gators reaching 3/87 thanks to Heetal Varsani (35 from 37 balls) and Ayesha Afghan (23 not out from 32 balls). However the Saints were too good on the day, reaching 3/88 despite the efforts of Ayesha Afghan (2/22 from 2 overs) and Heetal Varsani (1/9 from 2 overs). Chop Cunningham went the whack against South Belgrave, hitting 36 not out from just 27 balls
Em Barrow was on fire against Knoxfield, claiming 4/15 from 4 overs and involved in a runout in a big win
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GATORS UP AND ABOUT AGAINST UPPER Mountain Gate’s Veterans squad hit the park against Upper Ferntree Gully in Round 1 action of David Clark Shield. The Gators won the toss and elected to post a target first, with the top order all posting starts to get to 4/87, with Adrian Buras (20 from 21 balls) and Danny Gleeson (22 from 28 balls) leading the way from the start of the inninges, whilst Buddhika Induruwage (16 from 28 balls) and Dave Tulloch (15 from 20 balls) came in next to help push the case for the visitors. Mark Lieversz fired up straight away, retiring not out with a well-struck half century. Lieversz’s 50 came from 61 balls and included 5 fours, with some later over runs coming by Michael Cleland (16 from 27 balls). At the change of inninges, the Gators had amassed 6/181 at Kings Park. A wicket on the 3rd ball of the run chase - courtesy of Mark Lieversz - helped set the early tone early for the visitors however the Kings soon established themselves in the game. Aldred David (1/35 from 3 overs) pocketed a catch off his own bowling to put the score at 2/39 at 8 overs.
Mark Lieversz started the year off in fine fashion, retiring not out with a half century to his name against Upper Ferntree Gully in the season opener
The Kings swung the match well in their favour, with back-to-back retirements puting on 96 runs before Puneet Sharma broke through in the 19th over. Adrian Buras (1/2 from 2 overs) claimed a scalp, before Sharma returned for another to end with figures of 2/23 from 4 overs. Ultimately, the Kings were too good on the day, reaching 5/182 in the 27th over to claim the points with a 5-wicket win. A volatile ladder following just one round, the Gators are 7th in the expanded 10-team competition and will have eyes firmly on their next fixture against Aura Vale on 8th November at Windermere Reserve. The remainder of the calendar see the Veterans at Windermere for the next 2 matches against Rowville (15th November) and South Belgrave (29th November), before aways trip to Knox Gardens (13th December) and Wantirna South (20th December). Round 7 will kick off 2027 and will be the final home match of the season against Gembrook, before a final round against South Belgrave on 31st January
Adrian Buras went the whack against the Kings, netting 20 from 21 balls to start the top order in form
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GATOR KNIGHTS WITH MIXED FORTUNES, TIGATORS TAKE THE FIELD
Mountain Gate’s junior program is underway for Season 2026/27, with all merged teams having merged results across the opening month. The Under 16s are sitting pretty in 2nd place after backto-back wins to start an undefeated campaign. Round 2 saw the Gators run out 5-wicket victors over Lysterfield. The Beavers were in early trouble at 5/6 in the early stages, with Dan Stapleton running rampant (3/4 from 3 overs), whilst Nakoa Beswick (2/6 from 3 overs), Aiden Nicholson (2/8 from 2.3 overs) and Ayesha Afghan (2/9 from 2 overs) kept the Beavers to 59 all out. The Gator Knights had troubles of their own, falling to 5/15 before Oli Wright (13 from 20 balls) and Mason Lijnders (19 from 20 balls) steadied the ship to claim the points at 5/61. Round 3 also saw a batter’s paradise against Belgrave, witht he Magpies setting 4/77 as a target. Individual wickets to Humaira Afghan (1/14 from 3 overs) and Cooper Schasche (1/8 from 2 overs) the highlights with the ball. In Reply, the Gator Knights chased the target with 6wickets in hand.Mason Lijnders (18 retired not out from 23 balls) and Nakoa Besick (13 retired not out from 17 balls) kicked things off, whilst Tyler Gleeson (15 not out from 20 balls) helped the combined side reach 4/80 over the target. The Gator Knights will now face Endeavour Sharks on 6th & 13th November at Evans Oval, before hosting Olinda at HV Jones on 20th & 27th November. In the Under 14s, the Gator Knights are still searching for the opening win after efforts against Monbulk, Belgrave and Johnson Park. Monbulk posted 7/113 against the combined side, with Lucas Nicholson (3/15 from 4 overs) and Tinuka Liyanage (2/11 from 4 overs) the lead of the attack. In response, Patrick Stapleton (18 from 28 balls) lead the charge however the Hawks attacked proved too good on the day, dismissing the Gator Knights for 46. Round 2 against Belgrave was more closely matched, with Tinuka Liyanage (2/6 from 3 overs) leading the way as the visitors were restricted to 7/95. Patrick Stapleton top scored with a run-a-ball 9 not out, as the Gator Knights replied with 3/70. A tight matchup against Johnson Park was had in Round 3, with the Gator Knights falling shot by just 2 runs at Fairpark Reserve.
The Sharks reached 9/82, with a pronged attack of Patrick Stapleton (4/18 from 4 overs) and Oliver Tanuwidjaja (3/0 from 2 overs). The reply was equally paced, with the Gator Knights reacing 3/80 from their 20 overs, headlined by Patrick Stapleton (15 retired not out from 25 balls) and Joel Wanigasinghe (9 retired not out from 25 balls. Meanwhile in Fast 9's, the Tigators have been working hard down the hill, facing Rowville and Eildon Park over the past fortnight. The Tigators bowled at Rowville first, having the Hawks at 4/81 from the 20 overs. In reply, the squad batted the overs reaching 4/57. Batting first against the Panthers, the Tigators reched 5/87, with Everett Hladyz hitting 10 retired from 19 balls. The Under 14s have the bye next round before hosting South Belgrave at HV on 21st & 28th November, whilst the Tigators host Johnson Park at HV Jones on Wednesday 4th November in the first of their home matches.
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