Scarborough Cricket Club (Australia)

Last updated

Scarborough Cricket Club plays in the Western Australian Grade Cricket competition, the Retravision Shield. Nicknamed the Gulls, its home ground is Abbett Park. The club was founded in 1946.

One of Western Australia's most successful cricket clubs in recent history, Scarborough won the 1st Grade competition in 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10, the first team to win four straight titles since 1919. [1]

Scarborough's head coach since 2006 is former Gulls paceman Simon Bowman, while batsman Clint Heron captained the 2008–09 and 2009–10 grand final wins.

The club has produced several players who have represented Australia in Test cricket, most notably Justin Langer.

Its most recent State representatives include Theo Doropoulos, Michael Johnson, Marcus Stoinis and Justin Coetzee, while Scarborough players presently in the WA squad are Johnson and Marcus Harris. [2] [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WACA Ground</span> Cricket venue in Perth, Western Australia

The WACA Ground ) is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium's name derives from the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western Australia cricket team</span> Cricket team in Australia

The Western Australian Men’s cricket team, formerly nicknamed the Western Warriors, represent the Australian state of Western Australia in Australian domestic cricket. The team is selected and supported by the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA), and plays its home games at the WACA Ground and Perth Stadium in Perth. The team mainly plays matches against other Australian states in the first-class Sheffield Shield competition and the limited-overs JLT One-Day Cup, but occasionally plays matches against touring international sides. Western Australia previously also fielded sides at Twenty20 level, but was replaced by the Perth Scorchers for the inaugural 2011–12 season of the Big Bash League. Western Australia's current captain is Mitchell Marsh, and the current coach is Adam Voges.

Ryan John Campbell is an Australian former cricketer who represented both Australia and Hong Kong internationally. He is the current head coach of Durham, on a contract covering the 2023 to 2025 seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcus North</span> Australian cricketer

Marcus James North is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played 21 Test matches and two One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Australian national side.

NSW Premier Cricket is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. The competition began in 1893 when a number of clubs that had been playing for many years on an ad hoc basis voted to create a formal competition structure.

The Pura Cup 2006–07 season was the 105th season of the Australian domestic First-class cricket competition played in Australia, known as the Pura Cup. The Tasmanian Tigers defeated the New South Wales Blues in the final at Bellerive Oval, winning the trophy for the first time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Subiaco Marist Cricket Club</span>

Subiaco Marist Cricket Club (SMCC) is a cricket club based in Churchlands, Western Australia. The club fields men's teams in the Western Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) and women's teams in Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Female Club Cricket competition. The office of the club is in Newman College. This is also the location of the 1st XI home ground John Lucas Oval, Newman College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shaun Marsh</span> Australian cricketer

Shaun Edward Marsh is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Western Australia cricket team in Australian domestic cricket and has represented Australia in all three formats. Nicknamed SOS, he is a left-handed top-order batsman.

WA Premier Cricket in Western Australia refers to the semi-professional cricket league played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and other state teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Association. It is the premier club cricket competition in Western Australia and players vying for Western Warriors and national team selection are typically chosen from Premier Cricket competition clubs. Retiring international and first-class players wishing to continue playing will generally return to their original Premier Cricket club. There are currently 16 teams in the competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcus Stoinis</span> Australian cricketer

Marcus Peter Stoinis is an Australian cricketer who plays limited overs cricket for the Australian national team. He is contracted to Western Australia and Melbourne Stars domestically, and has previously also played for Perth Scorchers and Victoria as an all rounder. Stoinis was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Perth Scorchers</span> Mens cricket team

The Perth Scorchers is an Australian domestic Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the Western Australian city of Perth in the Big Bash League (BBL).

Michael Garry Hogan is an Australian-English cricketer who has played for Glamorgan and Kent in English domestic cricket, and Western Australia and the Hobart Hurricanes in Australian matches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ian Dick</span> Australian cricketer and field hockey player

Ian Robinson Dick was an Australian cricketer and field hockey player who played one first-class match for Western Australia in 1950 and also captained Australia in the hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Born in Boulder, Western Australia, Dick was the brother of Alexander Dick and David Dick. The brothers' uncle, Billy Dick, captained Carlton to the 1914 VFL premiership. Having worked as a pharmacist outside of sport, Dick died in September 2012.

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Western Australia. The governing body of the game in WA is the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). Western Australia is represented at Sheffield Shield and domestic one-day level by the Western Warriors, and in the Big Bash League by the Perth Scorchers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephen Coniglio</span> Australian rules footballer

Stephen Coniglio is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted with the second pick in the 2011 AFL national draft, Coniglio made his debut for Greater Western Sydney in the first round of the 2012 season and was later nominated for the 2012 AFL Rising Star award. He was the sole captain of the Giants for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, and a co-captain for the 2022 season.

William Giles Bosisto is an Australian cricketer who was contracted to South Australia at domestic level. Bosisto represented Western Australia at under-17 and under-19 level, and debuted for the state's under-23 side in the Futures League in November 2011, at the age of 18. At the 2011–12 Australian Under-19 Championships, he captained Western Australia, and was subsequently selected to captain the Australian under-19 cricket team at the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. At the competition's conclusion, Bosisto was named "Man of the Tournament", having led the overall batting averages with 276 runs from six matches.

Peter Henderson was an Australian cricketer who played a single match for Western Australia. Born in Mount Barker, Western Australia, Henderson represented Western Australia at under-19s level, and later attended the Western Australian Institute of Sport. His sole match at state level came during the 1987–88 McDonald's Cup, a limited-overs knockout competition.

Paul John Davis is an Australian cricketer who previously played several matches for Western Australia in domestic competitions. From Perth, Davis represented Western Australia at both under-17 and under-19 level, as well as playing grade cricket for Mount Lawley. Having previously played several matches for the state second XI, he made his limited-overs debut for Western Australia late in the 2007–08 season of the Ford Ranger Cup, against Victoria at the WACA Ground. In his second match, Davis took 3/49 to help dismiss Queensland for 111, bowling alongside Steve Magoffin and Ben Edmondson. Due to this form, he gained a full contract with the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) for the following season.

Perth Cricket Club is a cricket team based in Perth, Western Australia. The club competes in the Western Australian Grade Cricket competition.

References

  1. "WACA". Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. "Scarborough Cricket Club". scarboroughcc.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008.
  3. "WACA". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010.