NEWCASTLE is hosting the Australian Country Cricket Championships for the first time in more than three decades.
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More than 150 players are participating in the men's and women's tournaments, running from January 3.
Games are being played across the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens local government areas.
Participating teams include NSW, Queensland, Victoria, ACT, South Australia and Western Australia.
The men's competition is first-past-the-post while women's finals are scheduled for Wednesday, January 10.
The championships were last held in Newcastle in 1992-93, a year when the NSW Country men were victorious on home soil.
The Herald's photographers are around the grounds this week catching all the action.
The above photo gallery will be updated through the tournament.
Reports from the tournament can be found here.