Sturt Cricket Club

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Sturt Blues
Full nameSturt Cricket Club
NicknameThe Blues
Sport Cricket
Founded1897
First season1897/98
League South Australian Cricket Association
Home groundPrice Memorial Oval
ColoursDouble Blue         
PresidentRob Young
Head coachBen Cameron
CaptainBradley Davis
2009/10A Grade Premiers

The Sturt Cricket Club (formerly the Unley Cricket Club) is a semi-professional cricket club in Adelaide, South Australia. It competes in the South Australian Grade Cricket League, which is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA).

The club entered the SACA competition in season 1897/98.

The club has produced a number of prominent players including current players Shaun Tait, Cullen Bailey, Jason Borgas, Cameron Borgas, and Tom Moffat.

The Blues play their senior home games at the Price Memorial Oval at Angas Road, Hawthorn, South Australia. C and D grade matches are played at the Unley Oval.


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