Greenvale Cricket Club is an Australian cricket team competing in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition.
| One Day name | Kangaroos |
|---|---|
| Team information | |
| Home ground | Greenvale Recreational Reserve |
| History | |
| 1st XI 2 Day wins | 0 |
| 1st XI One Day wins | 0 |
| 1st XI T20 Cup wins | 0 |
| Official website | http://www.greenvalekangaroos.com.au/ |
The club began as the Hotham Cricket Club, and changed to the North Melbourne Cricket Club in September 1887 to reflect the change to the name of the district.[1] It played in the Victorian Cricket Association pennant competition in the 19th century, and was one of the inaugural district cricket clubs in 1906/07. It played its home games at the North Melbourne Cricket ground (better known as the Arden Street Oval) in North Melbourne for many years.
In 1985/86, North Melbourne entered a trial amalgamation with the sub-district Geelong Cricket Club, which lasted for three seasons. Geelong has since established a premier cricket team in its own right.[2]
In 2013, North Melbourne merged with turf cricket's Greenvale Cricket Club, to become the Greenvale Kangaroos. The club moved to the Greenvale Recreation Reserve in Greenvale from the 2013/14 season.[3]
The club enjoyed most of its success in the pre-district era, and won V.C.A. first XI pennants in the 1893/94,[4] 1895/96[5] and 1902/03 seasons.[6] It has not achieved success since the establishment of district cricket in 1906/07, having failed to win a first XI premiership in any form of the game since that time; it and Frankston Peninsula, which joined the competition during the 1990s, are the only current clubs with this distinction.[7]
References
edit- ^ "The Victorian Cricketing Association". The Argus. 20 September 1887. p. 5.
- ^ "History of District/Premier Cricket". Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Liam McAleer (31 December 2013). "Hume Leader looks back on the biggest stories of 2013". Hume Leader. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ Felix (5 May 1894). "Cricket: the past season". The Australasian. p. 769.
- ^ Mid-on (25 April 1896). "Cricket Gossip". Leader. Melbourne, VIC. p. 17.
- ^ "The cricket pennant". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 20 April 1903. p. 9.
- ^ "Premierships". Cricket Victoria. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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