After School Cricket  -  (click to enlarge)

The local cricket club has had many successes over the years. The club history started with the Mt Beauty Cricket Club with a 1st and 2nd team in the one competition. The breakaway of the 2nds to form the Mt Beauty Rovers, then the amalgamation of the two to form the Mt Beauty United Cricket Club.

Melbourne 1978 team (included five Mt Beauty players and Merv Hughes) win the only ever Country Week Cricket Grand Final, representing the Ovens and Kiewa Valleys Cricket Association. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

An actual Country Week Cricket Medal won by the team in 1978. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

Mt Beauty Cricket Club Runners Up 1974/75. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

Finalists 1973/74. (Photo supplied by Mrs Joan Watson)

Mt Beauty Cricket Club Runners Up 1972/73. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

Mt Beauty Cricket Club Premiers 1966/67 at Bright Ground, defeating Bright Wanderers. The third Premiership in a row. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

Mt Beauty Cricket Club Premiers 1965/66, defeating Bright at the Bright ground. (Photo supplied by Mrs Joan Watson)

Mt Beauty Cricket Club Premiers 1964/65, defeating Bright Wanderers at Bright ground. (Photo supplied by Mrs Joan Watson)

Mt Beauty Cricket Club Premiers 1962/63. (Photo supplied by Mrs Joan Watson)

The actual ball used by Mt Beauty Cricket Club when Premiers in 1966/67 at the Bright Ground. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

Dusty after a hard cricket game with his 9 gallon mate. (Photo by Peter Thomas)

After a hard game and a few drinks with Dusty. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

1966/67 Premiership team featured on a Mt Beauty calander. (Photo supplied by Mrs Joan Watson)

A page replicated from an old score book presented to Kim White for his first century and Junior and Senior Batting Average in the 1966/67 season. (Prepared by Mrs Joan Watson)

Bill Moorman and Junior Bowling presentation to Greg Gilmour. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

Mal Davidson shows off one of the promotional T Shirts fundraisers. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

Ian Watson, Clint Prismall and Greg Gilmour at a presentation night. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

Bruce Barton receiving the Junior batting award from President, Jack Watson. (Photo supplied by Kim White)

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