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Gisborne & District Cricket Association
Established 1919
Gary Sanders Medal
The Gary Sanders Medal is named in honour of the former Gisborne and Woodend player who also represented the GDCA at Bendigo and Melbourne Country Weeks and KenMac Shield matches and was a driving force behind the successes of those carnivals. Gary or "Colonel" as he is known, also represented Victoria in the Australian Country Championships and played against international touring teams.
The medal was inaugurated in 2015/16 and winners of the award are as follows:
Gary Sanders Medallists
Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
2015/16 | Kevin Barker | Diggers Rest Bulla Village |
2016/17 | Jay King | Gisborne |
2017/18 | Madushanka Ekanayaka | Bacchus Marsh |
2018/19 | James Bailey | Bacchus Marsh |
2019/20 | Not awarded (COVID-19) | |
2020/21 | Rhys Watson | Bacchus Marsh |
2021/22 | Josh MacDonald | Gisborne |
2022/23 | Taylor Stevenson | Romsey |
2023/24 | Leigh Brennan | Gisborne |
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