Yarraville Club has beefed up its bowling attack for the next two Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division seasons, with the signing of Matt Doric.
A right arm fast medium bowler, Doric played 167 Victorian Premier Cricket first XI games, for North Melbourne and Essendon, taking 332 wickets at an average of 22.18, including 14 five wicket hauls. No bowler took more wickets in Victorian Premier Cricket between 2010 and 2020 than Doric.
Doric also played several games for the Victorian 2nd XI and was a Victorian one-day squad member in 2015.
The past three seasons, Doric has played for the Brunswick and has been one of the leading lights in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association.
Doric reunites with 1st XI captain and club coach Mitch Johnstone, with the pair having worked together for three seasons at the Essendon, while he also reconnects with his good friend Michael Hill who was also a team mate at Windy Hill.
While Doric arrives at the Clubbers, young spinner Jackson Martin is on the move.
The Clubbers announced that Martin would be stepping into premier cricket next season.
“Jackson debuted in the first XI at 12 years of age in 2021-22,” the Clubbers said on social media. “Since then, he quickly established himself to be one of the best young spinners in the state, taking 41 first XI wickets over the last two seasons in senior division.
“Jackson was a pivotal player in our premiership in 2022-23 and was renown for taking big scalps when we needed them most.”
“An ultra feisty competitor, improving fielder and more than capable batter who didn’t get much of a hit due to the older blokes ahead of him, Jackson is more than ready to launch into his premier cricket career.”
