Despite the searing heat, fans turned out in their droves on a Tuesday night to almost guarantee more matches in the future.

Glenn Maxwell, Luke Wright,  Eoin Morgan, Clint McKay, Ben Rohrer, Meg Lanning and Alex Blackwell were among the big names to slug it out.

The crowd was the second biggest sporting event on the Border for the year behind the Albury Gold Cup.

2: Adam Scott, Jason Day and Marc Leishman didn’t put their hand up for selection, but Corowa’s Marcus Fraser didn’t care.

Fraser described his selection in the Australian golf team for the Rio Olympics as a career highlight and more than made the most of his opportunity.

He fired opening rounds of 63 and 69 to lead before fading to narrowly miss out of a medal.

Fraser finished tied for fifth.

“Suddenly my putter deserted me for a few holes,” Fraser said in the aftermath.

“The putts I missed were all poor putts.

“Normally it’s my go-to club and it’s the rest that don’t work.”

3: Wodonga giant Jane Cook has always been destined for the big time.

And it became a reality in September when the star shooter signed a two-year deal with National Netball League club Adelaide Thunderbirds.

At 202cm, Cook will be the tallest player in the league.

“It’s been a little bit surreal,” Cook said.

“Now that’s it’s all official it’s very exciting. I can’t wait to start.”

Cook played in a Victorian Fury premiership this year, only months after starring for Wodonga in the Ovens and Murray grand final decider against Yarrawonga.

4: Belvoir shed its title as one of Cricket Albury-Wodonga’s easybeats by taking out its first provincial crown.

After being outplayed by Wodonga earlier in the finals series, the Eagles turned the tables in devastating fashion with a 104-run victory.

Speedster Matt Jaensch took out the Gary Williamson Medal as player of the match after grabbing 6-44 from 33 successive overs.

Opener Glen Vassallo was the unlikely hero making 55 in the Les Cheesley Oval clash.

5: The Hume league’s most successful club - Walla - merged with Rand-Walbundrie only weeks before the start of the season.

After battling dwindling numbers for several years, the Hoppers joined forces with home matches split evenly between the three townships.

They were nicknamed the Giants. Rand-Walbundrie-Walla made the football finals in the reserves and fourths and reported a good profit at the end of the season.

6: Daniel Cross ticked the final box in his career by returning to home club Albury and starring in the Tigers’ premiership.

Juggling his commitments with AFL club Melbourne, Cross played 10 matches for the Ovens and Murray powerhouse and was in the best players on each occasion.

The centreman saved his best performance for grand final day when he was named best afield against Lavington.

“My dad (Peter) and uncle (Terry) are premiership players and my brother (Josh) played in a grand final here as well,” Cross said.

“It’s just a really proud moment.”

Cross looks set to return to the sportsground next season.

7: The Ovens and Murray lost one of its favourite sons when John ‘Juice’ Kingston passed away in November.

Only months after his 50th birthday, the Corowa-Rutherglen defender died following a heart attack.

“‘Juice’ had one of those personalities where he was not only loved by the Corowa-Rutherglen community but throughout the league as well,” O and M coach and former Roo teammate Darrell Spencer said.

Kingston played over 200 matches for Corowa-Rutherglen, was a member of the 2000 premiership and tied for the Morris Medal in 1994.

8: Albury continued its phenomenal run of success by destroying Lavington in the Ovens and Murray grand final.

Despite the match being played in appalling conditions, the Tigers showed their class by running out 40-point victors at Lavington Oval.

It was Albury’s third successive flag which emulated the performances of the Paul Spargo-led sides in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

A disappointing crowd of just over 4100 people turned out for the match.

9: The Murray Bushrangers celebrated one of their most successful draft and rookie drafts when 10 youngsters were snapped up by AFL clubs.

Will Brodie (Gold Coast), Jy Simpkin (North Melbourne), Todd Marshall (Port Adelaide), Esava Ratugolea (Geelong), Lachie Tiziani (GWS), Ryan Garthwaite (Richmond) and Harry Morrison (Hawthorn) were drafted.

Zac Sproule (GWS), Max Lynch (Collingwood) and James Cousins (Hawthorn) found their way onto rookie lists.

Lynch has since won a time trial at the club.

Henty’s Harrison Macreadie was picked up by Carlton.

10: Tom Melbourne overcame some dramas with his first start in NSW to take out the $170,000 Albury Gold Cup (2000m).

Ridden by Glen Boss, the galloper started to lay-in half-way down the home straight and struck the running rail.

The eventual winning margin was still a comfortable three and a half lengths from $26 long-shot High Opinion.

"I had to let him roll with it and I thought once he gets to the fence he’ll straighten up,” he said.