HALLS Head will start it’s A grade title defence this weekend in the opening game of the Peel Cricket Association’s 2009/10 season.
Most clubs started pre-season training a little over one month ago and the opening round of the season starts on Saturday with reigning premiers Halls Head travelling to Settlers to take on White Knights Baldivis, Mandurah hosting Hillman on their new home ground in Meadow Springs, Warnbro Swans will meet Waroona at Warnbro turf and at Stan Twight Reserve Shoalwater Bay will play South Mandurah and the Old Irwinians will host Pinjarra.
Last year’s A grade premiership was Halls Head’s 13th in their 18-year history.
The club also won the C grade grand final while the Old Irwinians were victors in the B grade and D grade was won by South Mandurah.
The association will take a break for Christmas after round 11 on December 19 until round 12 on January 9.
Only two games will be played in January with the other being on January 30.
After the 18-round home and away fixtures semi-finals will be played on March at Settlers and Stan Twight Reserve and the grand final will be played at Peelwood on March 27.
December 19 round 12 January 9
Peel Cricket Association 2009/10 season A grade fixtures:
Round one October 10: White Knights Baldivis v Halls Head (Settlers), Shoalwater Bay v South Mandurah (Stan Twight Reserve), Mandurah v Hillman (Meadow Springs turf), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v Pinjarra (Stan Twight Reserve), Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v Waroona (Warnbro turf).
Round two October 17: Pinjarra v Mandurah (Pinjarra turf), Halls Head v Hillman (Peelwood), Waroona v White Knights Baldivis (Waroona turf), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v Shoalwater Bay (Stan Twight Reserve), Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v South Mandurah (Warnbro turf).
Round three October 24: Shoalwater Bay v Pinjarra (Stan Twight Reserve), Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Warnbro turf), Halls Head v Mandurah (Peelwood), Waroona v South Mandurah (Waroona turf), White Knights Baldivis v Hillman (Settlers).
Round four October 31: Mandurah v White Knights Baldivis (Meadow Springs turf), Pinjarra v Halls Head (Pinjarra turf), South Mandurah v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Peelwood), Hillman v Waroona (Stan Twight Reserve), Shoalwater Bay v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round five November 7: Mandurah v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Meadow Springs), Halls Head v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Peelwood), Waroona v Shoalwater Bay (Warona turf), White Knights Baldivis v Pinjarra (Settlers), Hillman v South Mandurah (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round six November 14: Shoalwater Bay v White Knights Baldivis (Stan Twight Reserve), Halls Head v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Peelwood), Waroona v Mandurah (Waroona), Pinjarra v South Mandurah (Pinjarra turf), Hillman v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round seven November 21: Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v Mandurah (Warnbro turf), Halls Head v Shoalwater Bay (Peelwood), Pinjarra v Waroona (Pinjarra turf), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v Hillman (Stan Twight Reserve), White Knights Baldivis v South Mandurah (Settlers).
Round eight November 28: Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v White Knights Baldivis (Warnbro turf), Shoalwater Bay v Mandurah (Stan Twight Reserve), South Mandurah v Halls Head (Peelwood), Waroona v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Waroona), Hillman v Pinjarra (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round nine December 5: Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v Pinjarra (Warnbro turf), Mandurah v South Mandurah (Meadow Springs turf), Halls Head v Waroona (Peelwood), Hillman v Shoalwater Bay (Stan Twight Reserve), White Knights Baldivis v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Settlers).
Round 10 December 12: Shoalwater Bay v South Mandurah (Stan Twight Reserve), Halls Head v White Knights Baldivis (Peelwood), Waroona v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Waroona turf), Mandurah v Hillman (Meadow Springs turf), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v Pinjarra (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round 11 December 19: Shoalwater Bay v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Stan Twight Reserve), South Mandurah v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Peelwood), Mandurah v Pinjarra (Meadow Springs turf), White Knights Baldivis v Waroona (Settlers), Hillman v Halls Head (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round 12 January 9: Mandurah v Halls Head (Meadow Springs turf), South Mandurah v Waroona (Peelwood), White Knights Baldivis v Hillman (Settlers), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Stan Twight Reserve), Pinjarra v Shoalwater Bay (Pinjarra turf).
Round 13 January 30: Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v Shoalwater Bay (Warnbro turf), Halls Head v Pinjarra (Peelwood), Waroona v Hillman (Warona turf), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v South Mandurah (Stan Twight Reserve), White Knights Baldivis v Mandurah (Settlers).
Round 14 February 6: Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v Halls Head (Warnbro turf), Pinjarra v White Knights Baldivis (Pinjarra turf), South Mandurah v Hillman (Peelwood), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v Mandurah (Stan Twight Reserve), Shoalwater Bay v Waroona (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round 15 February 13: Halls Head v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Peelwood), Pinjarra v South Mandurah (Pinjarra turf), Mandurah v Waroona (Meadow Springs turf), Hillman v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Stan Twight Reserve), White Knights Baldivis v Shoalwater Bay (Settlers).
Round 16 February 20: Shoalwater Bay v Halls Head (Stan Twight Reserve), South Mandurah v White Knights Baldivis (Peelwood), Waroona v Pinjarra (Waroona turf), Mandurah v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Meadow Springs turf), Hillman v Old Irwinians Cricket Club (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round 17 March 6: Warnbro Swans Cricket Club v White Knights Baldivis (Warnbro turf), South Mandurah v Halls Head (Peelwood), Pinjarra v Hillman (Pinjarra), Mandurah v Shoalwater Bay (Meadow Springs turf), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v Waroona (Stan Twight Reserve).
Round 18 March 13: Shoalwater Bay v Hillman (Stan Twight Reserve), South Mandurah v Mandurah (Peelwood), Waroona v Halls Head (Waroona turf), Pinjarra v Warnbro Swans Cricket Club (Pinjarra turf), Old Irwinians Cricket Club v White Knights Baldivis (Stan Twight Reserve).
Semi-finals March 20 at Settlers and Stan Twight Reserve.
Grand final March 27 at Peelwood.