Western Australian Premier Cricket

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Western Australian Premier Cricket is a club cricket cricket competition 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.

Western Australian Premier Cricket Clubs

Western Australian Premier Cricket Club Teams (Current)

ColoursNameNicknameDebut(s) & Grade(s)LocationHome ground(s)CoachCaptainLast Tile(s)+
Pimpinio Football Club colours.jpg
Bayswater-
Morley [a] 		Bears1933–34 (2nd, 3rd)
1947–48 (1st)		 Bayswater Hillcrest ReserveBen Williams Liam O'Connor 1998-99
Upwey Tecoma Football Club colours.jpg
Claremont-
Nedlands [b] 		Tigers1898–99 (All Grades) Nedlands Cresswell Park
Melvista Oval		Jim AllenbyNick Hobson2019-20
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Fremantle [c] Port Boys1887–88 (All Grades) Fremantle Stevens ReserveJoe PiromalliBrayden Sutton1990-91
Deniliquin Football Club colours.jpg
Gosnells Hawks1987–88 (All Grades) Southern River Sutherlands Park Luis Reece --
NorthcoteColours.png
Joondalup [d] Centurions1885–86 (All Grades) Iluka Iluka Sports ComplexMike SmithJaron Morgan2014-15
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Melville Storm1957–58 (2nd, 3rd)
1960–61 (4th)
1968–69 (1st)		 Alfred Cove Tompkins ParkBrad ThompsonSean Terry2004-05
Montmorency Football Club.jpg
Midland-
Guildford 		Swans1946–47 (All Grades) Caversham Lilac Hill Park Michael FosketJames Godfrey1993-94
Hawthorn Football Club colours.jpg
Mount
Lawley [e] 		Hawks1924–25 (All Grades) Dianella Breckler ParkDavid Virgo Stewart Walters 1992-93
Blackburn Football Club.jpg
Perth [f] Demons1862 (All Grades) Carlisle Fletcher ParkJason ThompsonJonathan Wells2022-23
Alexandra Hills Football Club colours.jpg
Rockingham-
Mandurah 		Mariners1995–96 (2nd, 3rd)
1996–97 (1st)		 Secret Harbour Lark Hill Sports Complex Craig Simmons Teague Wyllie 2015-16
Thornlie Football Club colours.jpg
Scarborough Gulls1957–58 (2nd, 3rd, 4th)
1969–70 (1st)		 Scarborough Abbett Park Wes Robinson Nicholas Maiolo2009-10
Wattle Park Amateurs Football Club colours.jpg
South
Perth [g] 		Sky Blues1930–31 (All Grades) South Perth Richardson ParkBret MulderHugh Brown1996-97
Monbulk Football Club colours.jpg
Subiaco-
Floreat [h] 		Lions1907–08 (All Grades) Floreat Floreat Oval
Alderbury St. Reserve		 Wayne Clark Geremy Fatouros2021-22
Albert Park football club colors.jpg
Wanneroo Roos1979–80 (2nd, 3rd, 4th)
1983–84 (1st)		 Madeley Kingsway ReserveJoel CharlesChristian Smith2020-21
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Willetton [i] Dragons1889–90 (All Grades) Willetton Burrendah ReserveAaron Harwood Cameron Bancroft -
Olympic Dam Football Club colours.jpg
University of
West. Aust. 		Students1885–86 (All Grades) Crawley James Oval
UWA Sports Ground		Will Stibbs Will Bosisto 1974-75

+ Last Title/s in 1st Grade

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.

Western Australian Premier Cricket Club Teams (Former)

Former clubs include:

Associated competitions

See also

References

  1. ↑ WACA District cricket webpage
  2. ↑ "Karrakatta" in "Cricket Notes", Sunday Chronicle, Perth, 29 August 1897, p 6
  3. ↑ "Mr James Gardiner Dead", Western Mail, Perth, 1 November 1928, p 42
  4. ↑ Tatiara, "Cricket Notes", Chronicle, Adelaide, 7 May 1898, p 30
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