Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club

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Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club
One Day nameFitzroy Doncaster Lions
Personnel
CaptainEjaaz Alavi
CoachMatthew Bremner
Bowling coachSean Pietersz
Chief executiveMatthew Elliott
Team information
ColorsMaroon   and gold  
Founded1861 (Fitzroy Cricket Club)
Home groundSchramms Reserve
History
1st XI Two Day wins10
1st XI One Day wins1 (2015-16)
1st XI T20 Cup wins0
Other XI Wins wins13
Official website fitzroydoncastercc.com.au

The Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club, nicknamed the Lions, play cricket in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia, known as Victorian Premier Cricket. The club was formed by a 1986 amalgamation of Fitzroy Cricket Club, a foundation member of Victorian Premier Cricket in 1905, and Doncaster Cricket Club, a Victorian Sub-District Association team formed in 1864. The Lions play at Schramms Reserve in Doncaster.

Contents

Honours

Club Championships

Premierships

Premierships and Runners-up for all the clubs elevens since the clubs induction into the VCA in 1906. [1]

TeamTwo-dayOne-DayT20
PremiersRunners-upPremiersRunners-upPremiersRunners-up
Firsts1011001
Seconds301000
Thirds900000
Fourths001000

Two Day Premierships

  • 1st XI – 1930/31, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1953/54, 1960/61, 1966/67, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2015/16, 2016/17
  • 2nd XI – 1909/10, 1934/35, 2007/08, 2013/14
  • 3rd XI – 1954/55, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 2001/02

One Day Premierships

  • 1st XI – 1993/94 (CUB Shield – No Final Played), 2015–16
  • 2nd XI – 2003/04, 2010/11
  • 4th XI – 2010/11

Player Honours

Club Legends

PlayerCareerBattingBowlingFielding
CareerMatchesInningsNot OutsRunsAverageHigh ScoreWicketsRunsAverageBest BowlingCatches/Stumpings
Arthur Liddicut1914-193723722943658535.40132*542926617.098/2689
Ray Harvey 1941-196124729038914636.29205*217455320.986/43183
Eddie Illingworth 1957-197823321828266614.0361*5991114418.608/1891

Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame was announced at the club's 150 Year anniversary dinner celebrated in 2013. Eligible players had to adhere to the following criteria in order to qualify:

PlayerCareerBattingBowlingFielding
CareerMatchesInningsNot OutsRunsAverageHigh ScoreWicketsRunsAverageBest BowlingCatches/Stumpings
Ted McDonald 1912-193089955133814.86101360554215.399/4744
Merv Harvey 1933-195520723812660229.21166*2156026.664/7894
Neil Harvey 1943-19571041178404437.10254313545.001/034
Bill Jacobs1937-195626525574276515.27100*25527.502/24269/179
Jack Potter 1954-19689511020360940.101702161929.475/2569
Gary Watts1975-2001322344381293342.26260*846157.623/43129/3
Leigh Watts1981-200020126238688930.75131*155453429.257/59100
Brendan Joyce1989-200421622334744239.3715528643.001/1273
Bernie Considine1946-195911787263635.9528*242465019.216/1723
Tim Considine1979-198913110018106913.0358247604524.476/5123

International Representatives

Players who have represented their country and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.

Victorian Representatives

Players who have represented the Victorian Bushrangers and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.

Club

Club song

We are the boys from old Fitzroy,
We wear the colours maroon and gold,
We will always strive for victory,
We will be both strong and bold.
Win or lose we do or die,
And in defeat we always try,
Fitzroy Fitzroy the team we love so dear,
Premiers we'll be this year.

Harvey Watts Development Academy

The Harvey-Watts Development Squad was established in 2004. Its purpose is to immerse up-and-coming cricketers in a Premier Cricket environment. It is aptly named after the two most prolific and successful families of the Fitzroy and Fitzroy-Doncaster Cricket Clubs. [11]

Records

Club records

RecordOppositionYear
Highest score for4/457Dandenong1994/95
Highest score against2 dec. 744East Melbourne1902/3
6/455St Kilda1994/95
Lowest score for30Carlton1971/2
Lowest score against13Carlton1899/1900

Batting records

PlayerRecord
Highest aggregate – careerG. M. Watts12,052
Highest aggregate – seasonB. A. Joyce958 (2001/02)
Highest individual scoreG. M. Watts260* vs Dandenong (1994/95)

Partnership records

WktRunsBatsmenVersusSeason
1216C. McKenzie (123) and C. Kiernan (121)Essendon1911/12
2278M. Bremner (122) and P. Dickson (162)Camberwell Magpies2011/12
3259*J. W. Scaife (172*) and L. A. Wynne (109*)North Melbourne1933/34
4242J. Potter (170) and D. J. Anderson (78)Hawthorn East Melbourne1967/68
5204C. J. Dart (177) and D. Martin (84)North Melbourne1968/69
6166D. R. Plumpton (103*) and Hague (86)Ringwood1997/98
7140*E. Tait (103*) and G. Brosnan (57*)Northcote1919/20
8166W. Carkeek (80) and L. Cogle (81*)South Melbourne1899/1900
9166J. Travaglia (68) and B. Waterman (102*)Melbourne University2003/04
10107L. A. Childs (104) and S. Street (10*)Camberwell Magpies1999/2000

Bowling records

PlayerRecord
Highest aggregate – careerE. P. Illingworth599
Highest aggregate – seasonC. B. D. Street67 wickets at 14.63 (2002/03)
Best analysis – inningsM. W. Sievers9/34 vs Melbourne (1941/42)
H. A. E. Shillinglaw9/38 vs Prahran (1953/54)
Best analysis – matchA. E. Liddicut14/49 (8/26 and 6/23) vs Prahran (1929/30)

Wicketkeeping records

PlayerRecord
Most dismissals – careerW. L. Jacobs448 (279 ct 169 st)
Most dismissals – seasonP. J. Roach46 (44 ct 2 st) 2005–06
Most dismissals – inningsW. L. Jacobs6 (4 ct 2 st) v. St K. 1939/40
J. B. Kline6 (6 ct) v. St. K. 1989/90
Most dismissals – matchL Banthorpe8 (7 ct 1 st) v. Greenvale 2017/8
B. A. Kline7 (4 ct 3 st) v. N. Melb. 1960/1 (SF)
W. L. Jacobs7 (4 ct 3 st) v. N. Melb. 1940/1
W. L. Jacobs7 (4 ct 3 st) v. H.E.M. 1939/40
W. L. Jacobs7 (5 ct 2 st) v. St K. 1951/2(SF)
W. L. Jacobs7 (1 ct 6 st) v. Ess. 1941/42

Twenty20 records

RecordOppositionYear
Highest score for 5/192 St. Kilda2010/11
Highest score against4/209Dandenong2008/09
Lowest score for 9/76 Prahran2010/11
Lowest score against 66 St Kilda2010/11
Highest individual scoreLloyd Mash – 88* off 42 ballsFrankston Peninsula2008/09
Best bowlingSteven Duckworth – 4/9 St Kilda2010/11

1st XI Honour Roll

SeasonBattingBowling
1986–87G WattsL Watts
1987–88G WattsT Considine
1988–89R WattsL Watts
1989–90L WattsC McKissack
1990–91I WheelerM Ridgway
1991–92G WattsM Ridgway
1992–93G WattsM Ridgway
1993–94L WattsD Hampton
1994–95L WattsD Hampton
1995–96B JoyceA Melbourne
1996–97G WattsA Muir
1997–98D PlumptonL Childs
1998–99G WattsJ Renkin
1999-2000G WattsC Street
2000–01B JoyceL Childs
2001–02D PlumptonC Street
2002–03B JoyceC Street
2003–04D PlumptonB Waterman
2004–05L MashB Waterman
2005–06L MashJ Fagg
2006–07P DicksonJ Fagg
2007–08P DicksonJ Fagg
2008–09P DicksonG Maxwell
2009–10L MashB Waterman
2010–11G MaxwellB Waterman
2011–12P DicksonJ Fagg
2012–13L MashP Dickson
2013–14T SheehanS Duckworth
2014–15M FrithA Perrin
2015–16P DicksonA Perrin
2016–17L MashT Lawford
2017–18

Grounds

Schramms Reserve

Schramms Reserve is the Home of the Lions, also known as "The Lions' Den". In 1993/94 the Main Oval was voted the best ground in Premier Cricket, while the bottom ground was awarded the same honour in 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1998/99. [12]

Brunswick Street Oval

The Brunswick Street Oval, currently known as WT Peterson Community Oval, also known as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. The ground was the home of Fitzroy Cricket Club up until its amalgamation 1986 with the Doncaster Cricket Club, Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA from 1883 to 1897, and the home of the club in the VFL from 1897 until 1966, with the last game being played there on Saturday 20 August 1966 against St Kilda, a game which the Lions lost by 84 points.

Admin

SeasonPresidentSecretaryTreasurerCoach
1986–87A MageeK KearneyF CahillG Watts
1987–88R WoodK KearneyN CravenG Watts
1988–89R WoodK KearneyN CravenW Scholes
1989–90R WoodK KearneyN CravenW Scholes
1990–91M SmithK KearneyN CravenW Scholes
1991–92M SmithK KearneyN CravenW Scholes
1992–93M SmithK KearneyJ BrockW Scholes
1993–94M SmithK KearneyJ BrockW Scholes
1994–95M SmithK KearneyJ BrockW Scholes
1995–96M SmithK KearneyM CatanzaritiW Scholes
1996–97M SmithK KearneyM CatanzaritiL Watts
1997–98M SmithK KearneyM CatanzaritiL Watts
1998–99M SmithK KearneyM CatanzaritiG Gardiner
1999-2000M SmithE TaylorS DaltonG Gardiner
2000–01M SmithE TaylorS DaltonL Watts
2001–02M SmithE TaylorF CahillS Helmot
2002–03M SmithM TurnerF CahillS Helmot
2003–04M SmithM TurnerF CahillS Helmot
2004–05R KellyM TurnerF CahillK Hannam
2005–06R KellyM TurnerF CahillK Hannam
2006–07R KellyM TurnerF CahillC Reidy
2007–08R KellyM TurnerF CahillC Reidy
2008–09R KellyM TurnerF CahillA Walton
2009–10T ConsidineM TurnerF CahillA Walton
2010–11T ConsidineM TurnerF CahillL Mash
2011–12T ConsidineM TurnerF CahillL Mash
2012–13T ConsidineM TurnerF CahillL Mash
2013–14G CookM DuckworthA SteenbergL Mash
2014–15G CookM DuckworthA SteenbergM O'Sullivan
2015–16G CookA BarrowA SteenbergM O'Sullivan
2016–17G CookA BarrowA SteenbergM O'Sullivan
2017–18G CookA BarrowA SteenbergM O'Sullivan

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