Victoria lose veteran fast bowler

Lewis retires from first-class cricket

Jan 23, 2008: Mick Lewis, the late-blooming fast bowler who became a key member of Victoria's attack and then set an unwanted international record, has announced his retirement

White boosts Victoria in crucial encounter

Lewis dropped for Warriors clash

Feb 28, 2007: Victoria's push to reach the Pura Cup final has suffered two setbacks with Mick Lewis and Jon Moss missing the match against Western Australia

Victoria v South Australia, Pura Cup, Melbourne, 1st day

Bailey helps Redbacks build competitive total

Jan 26, 2007: Jason Borgas and Cullen Bailey led an improved batting performance from South Australia, who fought hard to reach 7 for 262 at stumps

Victoria v Tasmania, KFC Twenty20 final, Melbourne

Lewis and Crosthwaite give Victoria Twenty20 title

Jan 13, 2007: A late attack from Adam Crosthwaite followed by Mick Lewis' excellent bowling earned Victoria their second consecutive Twenty20 title as they beat Tasmania at the MCG

KFC Twenty20

Redbacks win after Johns gamble fails

Jan 7, 2007: New South Wales' decision to play Andrew Johns, the rugby league star, put them out of contention for the final as Simon Katich refused to put Johns on strike in the last over, handing South Australia victory

Victoria v New South Wales, Pura Cup, Melbourne, 4th day

Bushrangers earn innings victory

Dec 18, 2006: Andrew McDonald helped bowl Victoria to victory a day after scoring his maiden first-class century against New South Wales

Ford Ranger Cup 2006-07

Hodge and Lewis return for Victoria

Dec 15, 2006: Victoria have been boosted by the addition of Brad Hodge and Mick Lewis to their 12-man squad for the Ford Ranger Cup match against New South Wales at the MCG on Wednesday

Victoria v New South Wales, Pura Cup, Melbourne, 1st day

Harwood and Lewis demolish Blues

Dec 15, 2006: Shane Harwood and Mick Lewis justified Victoria's decision to field first, taking all ten wickets between them and restricting New South Wales to 249

Smith gains batting role for the Blues

Klinger earns Pura Cup promotion

Dec 12, 2006: Daniel Smith, the wicketkeeper, has been chosen as a specialist batsman for New South Wales' Pura Cup match against Victoria

Warriors add Wates and Macdonald

Lewis fails fitness test for Bushrangers

Nov 30, 2006: Mick Lewis has been ruled out of Victoria's Ford Ranger Cup match with Western Australia at Shepparton on Sunday after failing a fitness test on his injured hip muscle

Pura Cup, 2006-07

Johnson flies to Melbourne for Pura Cup match

Nov 23, 2006: Mitchell Johnson has made a last-minute trip to Melbourne to play in Queensland's Pura Cup match against Victoria after being named Australia's 12th man for the first Test at the Gabba

Victoria v Tasmania, Pura Cup, Melbourne, 3rd day

Di Venuto and Bailey put Tigers on top

Nov 16, 2006: Centuries to Michael Di Venuto and George Bailey overshadowed the brief Shane Warne-Ricky Ponting contest in the Pura Cup match between Victoria and Tasmania at the MCG

Victoria v Tasmania, Pura Cup, Melbourne, 2nd day

White shines with 150 despite rain and hail

Nov 15, 2006: Cameron White posted his highest Pura Cup score on a day when only 33 overs were possible as rain and hail provided constant interruptions at the MCG

Victoria v Tasmania, FR Cup, Melbourne

Victoria's remarkable recovery earns bonus point

Nov 12, 2006: Victoria engineered a massive turnaround to transform from what appeared to be a certain defeat into a bonus-point win over Tasmania at the MCG

Good domestic performances lead to nothing

Yallop laments Victorian absence in Test side

Oct 6, 2006: Graham Yallop has said that having only one Victorian player (Shane Warne)in the Test team will hurt the state's future cricket

County Championship round-up

Ealham fifty puts Kent on back foot

Aug 23, 2006: A round-up from the latest County Championship matches

Bushrangers feel budget 'squeeze'

Victoria make major squad changes

Jun 14, 2006: Victoria's selectors have dropped 13 players, including the squad's two back-up wicketkeepers, in a smaller contract list for 2006-07

Australian player contracts

Clark, Jaques and Johnson rewarded with contracts

May 1, 2006: Stuart Clark, Phil Jacques and Mitchell Johnson are the three new faces in the list of contracted national cricketers, a 25-member group that Cricket Australia announced today

Beige Brigade Annual Awards 2005-06

A less than reverent accolade

Mar 30, 2006: The Beige Brigade, New Zealand's official unofficial supporters group, have revealed their own less serious annual gongs

Australia in Bangladesh 2005-06

Dan Cullen given one-day call up

Mar 30, 2006: Dan Cullen, the South Australia offspinner, has replaced Mick Lewis as the only change in Australia's one-day squad for the tour of Bangladesh beginning in April