Sport

Junior Country week in full swing

By Matthew Kappos

Jan 6, 2026

Cale James slaps one into the offside for GMC. Photos: Jordan Townrow

The annual Junior Country Week is giving local juniors a chance to showcase their skills in representative clashes.

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Cricket Shepparton and Goulburn Murray Cricket have put together their top squads in under-12 to under-17 boys and under-14 and under-17 girls.

Games began for select grades on Sunday, but started in earnest on Monday, with round-robin fixtures held across Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Grand final fixtures are scheduled for Thursday, January 8.

Kyabram Free Press photographer Jordan Townrow checked in at Tongala Recreation Reserve on Tuesday where Goulburn Murray Cricket’s under-17s, featuring Kyabram Fire Brigade talent Riley Carver, Archer Backway and Wil Harrison, were taking on Wangaratta.