Western Australian Grade Cricket

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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. [1] 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.

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History

1st Grade clubs compete for the 'Alcohol.Think Again District Cricket Competition Shield'.

The First Grade minor premiers win the 'Kevin Sullivan Silver Cup' as well as a cash prize of $3000.

The 2014-15 First Grade premiers were Joondalup who defeated Gosnells in the Grand Final at the WACA Ground. Joondalup were also minor premiers and won the One Day League title. Claremont-Nedlands won the T20 title. The 2015-16 First Grade premiers were Rockingham-Mandurah, defeating Fremantle by 6 wickets at the WACA Ground. In the same year, Claremont-Nedlands won the One Day League title defeating Rockingham-Mandurah. The 2016-17 Grand Final was won by Subiaco-Floreat defeating Joondalup in an upset win. That year Claremont-Nedlands won the One-Day League for the second consecutive season. The 2017-18 season was filled with plenty of upsets including University defeating South Perth in the semi final before losing the Grand Final a week later against Claremont-Nedlands by 6 wickets at the WACA Ground.

Clubs

Current clubs

NameNicknameFirst seasonLocationHome ground(s)CoachCaptainLast 1st Grade Premiership
Bayswater-Morley District Cricket Club [a] Bears1933–34 (B2 and B3 Grades)
1947–48 (1st Grade)
Bayswater Hillcrest ReserveBen Williams Liam O'Connor 1998-99
Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club [b] Tigers1898–99 (Claremont-Cottesloe)
1928–29 (Nedlands)
1989–90 (Claremont-Nedlands)
Nedlands Cresswell Park
Melvista Oval
Jim AllenbyNick Hobson2019-20
Fremantle District Cricket Club Port Boys1887–88 [c] Fremantle Stevens ReserveJoe PiromalliBrayden Sutton1990-91
Gosnells Cricket Club 1987–88 Southern River Sutherlands Park Ryan Duffield Matthew Leipold-
Joondalup Districts Cricket Club [d] Centurions1885–86 Iluka Iluka Sports ComplexMike SmithJaron Morgan2014-15
Melville Cricket Club Storm1957–58 (2nd and 3rd Grades)
1960–61 (4th Grade)
1968–69 (1st Grade)
Alfred Cove Tompkins ParkBrad ThompsonSean Terry2004-05
Midland-Guildford Cricket Club Swans1946–47 Caversham Lilac Hill Park Stewart Walters Ashley Mucciarone1993-94
Mount Lawley District Cricket Club [e] Hawks1924–25 Dianella Breckler ParkDavid Virgo Stewart Walters 1992-93
Perth Cricket Club [f] Demons1862 Carlisle Fletcher ParkJason ThompsonLuke Jury1948-49
Rockingham-Mandurah District Cricket Club Mariners1995–96 (2nd and 3rd Grades)
1996–97 (First Grade)
Secret Harbour Lark Hill Sports Complex Mark Atkinson Craig Simmons 2015-16
Scarborough Cricket Club Gulls1957–58 (2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades)
1969–70 (1st Grade)
Scarborough Abbett Park Wes Robinson Nicholas Maiolo2009-10
South Perth Cricket Club Sky Blues1930–31 [g] South Perth Richardson ParkBret MulderHugh Brown1996-97
Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club [h] Lions1907–08 (Subiaco)
1956–57 (Floreat Park)
1977–78 (Subiaco-Floreat)
Floreat Floreat Oval
Alderbury Street Reserve
Dermot ReeveChris Hansberry2016-17
University Cricket Club Students1885–86 Crawley James Oval
UWA Sports Ground
Will Stibbs Will Bosisto 1974-75
Wanneroo District Cricket Club Kangaroos1979–80 (2nd and 4th Grades)
1983–84 (1st Grade)
Madeley Kingsway ReserveJoel CharlesChristian Smith2020-21
Willetton District Cricket Club [i] Dragons1889–90 (West Perth)
1983-84 (Southern Districts)
Willetton Burrendah ReserveAaron Harwood Cameron Bancroft -
Notes

a Bayswater-Morley was known as the Bassendean Cricket Club between 1932–33 and 1947–48, the Bassendean Turf Cricket Club from 1947–48 to 1960–61 and the Bassendean-Bayswater Cricket Club from 1960–61 to 1980–81.
b Claremont-Nedlands was formed in 1989 from a merger of the Claremont-Cottesloe and Nedlands Cricket Clubs. The Claremont-Cottesloe Cricket Club, founded in 1898, was known as the Claremont Cricket Club between 1906 and 1948. The Nedlands Cricket Club was founded in 1928.
c Fremantle Cricket Club first competed in the competition in the 1887–88 season. The club withdrew from the competition several times to participate in local competitions, but fielded a team in the WACA competition from 1887–88 to 1888–89, 1890–91 to 1893–94, 1906–07 to 1908–09, 1910–11 to 1913–14, and from 1921–22 onwards. The club combined with Claremont for three seasons from 1942–43 to 1944–45 during the Second World War.
d Joondalup was known as the North Perth Cricket Club before 1999–2000.
e Mount Lawley was known as the Maylands-Mount Lawley Cricket Club between 1924–25 and 1927–28.
f Perth was known as the Metropolitans Cricket Club between 1885–86 and 1898–99, the East Perth Cricket Club between 1899–1900 and 1907–08, and again from 1910–11 to 1953–54, and as the Corinthians Cricket Club 1908–09 to 1909–10.
g South Perth participated in the competition from 1930–31 to 1934–35, in 1941–42 and from 1945–46 onwards.
h Subiaco-Floreat was formed from a merger of the Subiaco and Floreat Park Cricket Clubs in 1977–78. The Subiaco Cricket Club was founded in 1907–08 as the Subiaco-Leederville Cricket Club, changing its name to Subiaco in 1942–43. The Floreat Park was founded in 1957–58, but only played 2nd Grade cricket.
i The West Perth Cricket Club (formed in 1889 as Federal CC and known as West Perth from 1890–91) merged with South Suburban C.A. club Willetton (formed in 1973) in late 1982, effective from the 1983-84 season. The merged entity became known as the Southern Districts Cricket Club from 1983-84 to 1987-88. Willetton's SSCA arm broke away prior to the 1987-88 season and changed their name to the Willetton Senior Cricket Club, whilst Southern Districts became the Willetton District Cricket Club in 1988-89.

Former clubs

Former clubs include Australians, CBC, Central, City Temperance, East Fremantle, Henley Park, High School, I'Zingari, Karrakatta, North-East Fremantle, North Fremantle, Perth Boys School, Port, Richmond, South Fremantle, North Perth and Wanderers.

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