Five games of A grade Twenty20 were abandoned as well as rounds in the B, C and junior grades. 

Far South Coast CricketAssociation spokesman Dave Allen said it was unlikely the games would be rescheduled. 

“They’re just washouts, basically with no results, both sides will get eight points each,” Allen said. 

Allen said it wasn’t unheard of to have games washed out due to the poor weather, but it was the only time in recent memory that the entire draw had to be thrown out. 

“I can’t recall another round where every game was called off,” he said.

Bega’s George Griffin Oval is the only natural pitch in the Bega Valley and had been prepared for a scheduled B grade match. 

However, the covers were kept on the field and Allen didn’t anticipate any damage to the pitch. 

Meanwhile, alternative grounds at the Bega Valley Fields and the Public School Grounds had significant water damage. 

“The Valley Fields ground under the bridge was entirely under water when I checked it [on Sunday],” Allen said. 

“It may take a few days for the water to drain off entirely and then we will need to get the pitch cleaned because of the mud build up.”

Water had also enveloped the Bega Athletics Field, but hadn’t submerged the pitch. 

“Luckily, the pitch didn’t go underwater there, we’ll just have to see how well it drains,” Allen said. 

Other grounds around the region were also swamped by as much as 260mm of rain by Sunday morning. 

Allen said he had seen photos of the fields at Berrambool Oval, Merimbula, under 30cm of water. 

He acknowledged that it wasn’t the main field, but the images showed the sheer volume of rainfall on Saturday night. 

The problem for the association is forecasts for the remainder of the week are poor, and could impact on more games. 

“The forecast this week isn’t great,” Allen said. 

“Depending on how accurate the forecasts are, it might be hard to get the pitch ready.

“Quite possibly it will affect this weekend’s games, we’ll just have to wait and see.”

Allen said it will be a tense few days for organisers around the Valley. 

“We will try to clean up and prepare as best we can, but the weather dictates what happens unfortunately,” Allen said. 

Cricket wasn’t the only sport affected by rain as local tennis courts and bowling greens were also flooded. 

However, most had dried out to a usable standard by Monday morning.