But if Hawkesdale's women's division side is any indication of what's to come, they might just be overtaken by mother and daughter combinations as Warrnambool's female cricket juggernaut gathers steam.

The Cats' inaugural women's team will feature two mother-daughter sets this coming summer for its first season in the growing competition.

Hawkesdale was one of three new clubs to join the women's division ranks in the winter - North Warrnambool Eels and Allansford-Panmure the others - and will play the Eels in Sunday's season-opener at home.

For Kylie Habel, the chance to play alongside daughter Dekota has been a long time coming.

"It's first time I've ever played cricket," Kylie said. "It's not too far from home. It's good. It's good to be able to do something with the community - there's a few local girls who've come to play - so it's good.

"It's good to be able to do something together. We both play netball for (Hawkesdale-Macarthur) but we're in different grades so it's good to be able to do something together."

Dekota said she was hoping to improve her cricket across the board.

Kylie said the club had fostered a welcoming environment for female players.

"My cricket experience is really just the backyard stuff - six and out, you know," she said.

"So it's been really good to come into this environment."

Josie Ryan has a little more experience under her belt but is another relishing the chance to play alongside her daughter Sarah.

Josie featured in the combined Grassmere Cricket Association side this past season but made the move out to Hawkesdale when the association disbanded.

"I think one of the great things is that I get to play with my daughter," she said.

She said club's culture was a strong point.

"It's really friendly, really encouraging. They encourage you to just have a go, meet new people and just have a great time," Josie said.

Josie and Sarah travel to the club for training once a week from Warrnambool - an 60-minute round trip.

"Some of the girls I played with last season at Grassmere have also come across here," she said.

"That's been really good."

Hawkesdale, which crossed to the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association when the Grassmere Cricket Association pulled up stumps ahead of the 2021-22 season, will also field division two and three teams on Saturday.

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