Gordon District Cricket Club

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Gordon District Cricket Club
Nickname(s)Stags
League Sydney Grade Cricket
Personnel
CaptainTym Crawford
CoachElliot Richtor
Team information
Colours  Maroon
Founded1905
Home ground Chatswood Oval
Capacity5,000
Official website Gordon Cricket

Gordon District Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Gordon, New South Wales, Australia. The club, which was founded in 1905, has won 6 first grade titles since then. The Stags share their home ground of Chatswood Oval with Gordon Rugby Club. Nineteen players have gone on to play international cricket, including Victor Trumper, Charlie Macartney, Bert Oldfield, Brian Taber, Ian Davis, Phil Emery, Adam Gilchrist, Mason Crane and Matt Parkinson. Current state players to represent the team include Charlie Stobo,and Daniel Smith. [1]

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References

  1. "1st Grade". Gordon Cricket. Retrieved 31 October 2017.