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professionalism is a big part of the success behind the club in recent years. Biddiscombe also took on the club coach role in the 2013/14 season. He played a season with St
Josephs cricket club in 2017/18, in the Geelong Cricket association and now calls North Geelong Cricket Club home and in fact was made co-coach in 2020/21.
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After back to back
Premierships Craig set the boys up for another season, adding in a damaging loop course of St Helens Hill that he likes to call "Bidders Loop". It would serve the guys well as they would go on to win the next 3 Premierships to make it 5 in a row and now aim for their 6th straight
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Biddiscombe is also a cricketer, he has played for the Barwon Heads cricket club in the
Bellarine Peninsula cricket association since 1996. During his time he has won 5 A grade premierships (2005/2006, 2007-2008, 2008–2009, 2010-2011 and most recently 2013/14). Biddiscombes natural leadership and
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