Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club
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The Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club, nicknamed the Lions, play cricket in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia, known as Victorian Premier Cricket
. The club was formed by a 1986 amalgamation of Fitzroy Cricket Club, a foundation member of Victorian Premier Cricket in 1905, and Doncaster Cricket Club, a Victorian Sub-District Association team formed in 1864. The Lions play at Schramms Reserve in Doncaster.
Players who have represented their country and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.
and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.
We wear the colours maroon and gold,
We will always strive for victory,
We will always see it through.
Win or lose we do or die,
And in defeat we always try,
Fitzroy Fitzroy the team we love so dear,
Premiers we'll be this year.
, currently known as WT Peterson Community Oval, also known as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. The ground was the home of Fitzroy Cricket Club up until it's amalgamation 1986 with the Doncaster Cricket Club, Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA from 1883–97, and the home of the club in the VFL from 1897 until 1966, with the last game being played there on Saturday 20 August, 1966 against St Kilda, a game which the Lions lost by 84 points.
Victorian Premier Cricket
Victorian Premier Cricket is the elite club cricket competition in the state of Victoria, administered by Cricket Victoria. Each club fields four teams of adult players and usually play on weekends and public holidays. Matches are played on turf wickets under limited-time rules, with most results...
. The club was formed by a 1986 amalgamation of Fitzroy Cricket Club, a foundation member of Victorian Premier Cricket in 1905, and Doncaster Cricket Club, a Victorian Sub-District Association team formed in 1864. The Lions play at Schramms Reserve in Doncaster.
Premierships
Premierships and Runners-up for all the clubs elevens since the clubs induction into the VCA in 1906.| Team | Two-day | One-Day | T20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers | Runners-up | Premiers | Runners-up | Premiers | Runners-up | |
| Firsts | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seconds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thirds | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fourths | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Two Day Premierships
- 1st XI – 1930/31, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1953/54, 1960/61, 1966/67, 1993/94, 2001/02
- 2nd XI – 1909/10, 1934/35, 2007/08
- 3rd XI – 1954/55, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 2001/02
One Day Premierships
- 1st XI – 1993/94 (CUB Shield – No Final Played)
- 2nd XI – 2003/04, 2010/11
- 4th XI – 2010/11
International Representatives
- Neil HarveyNeil HarveyRobert Neil Harvey MBE is a former Australian cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement...
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Victorian Representatives
Players who have represented the Victorian BushrangersVictorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.
- John ScholesJohn ScholesWalter John Scholes was an Australian first-class cricketer and coach. He also played 30 games of Australian rules football for North Melbourne Football Club between 1967 and 1971 scoring 35 goals as a rover before a knee injury cut short his football career.Scholes was a successful junior...
- Darren BerryDarren BerryDarren Shane Berry is a former Australian cricketer who was known for his sharp skills as a wicketkeeper with Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and ING Cup domestic competitions...
- Lloyd MashLloyd MashLloyd Ryan Mash is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers. He was a left-handed top order batsman.His Junior club was the Eltham Cricket Club...
- Dirk NannesDirk NannesDirk Peter Nannes is a Dutch Australian cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler, he plays for the Australian cricket team, the Victorian Bushrangers, the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, and Fitzroy-Doncaster in Victorian club cricket. He has also represented the Netherlands...
- Glenn MaxwellGlenn MaxwellGlenn Maxwell is an Australian cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers in limited overs and Twenty20 matches. He also plays for the Fitzroy Doncaster club in Melbourne. He is an all-rounder, bowling right-arm off spin and batting with an average of over 30 for Victoria in interstate one...
- Steven Wotherspoon
Jack Ryder Medal Winners
The medal awarded to the best Premier Cricket player of the season voted by the umpires.- Mark Ridgway 1991/92
- Gary Watts 1993/94
- Brendan Joyce 1995/96
- Christopher Street 2002/03
John Scholes Medal Winners
The medal awarded to the best Premier Cricket player of the final voted by the umpires.- Jarrod Travaglia 2001/02
3rd XI Player of the Season
- Timothy Considine 1992/93
- Fletcher Stewart 2007/08
- Kyle Humphrys 2009/10
Squad
| No. | Name | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Matthew Bullen | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 1 | Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwell is an Australian cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers in limited overs and Twenty20 matches. He also plays for the Fitzroy Doncaster club in Melbourne. He is an all-rounder, bowling right-arm off spin and batting with an average of over 30 for Victoria in interstate one... |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 2 | Daniel Heatley | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 3 | Lloyd Mash Lloyd Mash Lloyd Ryan Mash is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers. He was a left-handed top order batsman.His Junior club was the Eltham Cricket Club... |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 4 | Peter Dickson | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 5 | Steven Duckworth | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 6 | Matthew Bright | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 7 | Brad Mitchell | Right-handed | Wicketkeeper | |
| 8 | Leigh Watts | Right-handed | Right-arm slow | |
| 9 | Dale Tormey | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 10 | Mackenzie Stanley | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 11 | Matthew Grace | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 12 | Matthew Bremner | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 13 | Matthew Roughan | Right-handed | Wicketkeeper | |
| 14 | Jayme Gottliebsen | Right-handed | Wicketkeeper | |
| 15 | Noah Korkolis | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-spin | |
| 16 | Michael Sanderson | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Jon Fagg | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 18 | Jacques Augustin | Right-handed | Wicketkeeper | |
| 19 | Dale Campbell | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 20 | James Considine | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 21 | Nathan Walsh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 22 | Jack Blyth | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| 23 | Matthew Jackson | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-spin | |
| 24 | Josh Ingram | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 25 | Michael Cook | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 26 | Locky Moran | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 27 | Zac Parr | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 28 | Peter Cashen | Right-handed | Wicketkeeper | |
| 29 | Charles Erasmus | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 30 | Toby McGurgan | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 31 | Nat Vardi | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 32 | Andrew McCormack | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 33 | Jake Sherriff | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 34 | Matthew Bright | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 35 | Fletcher Stewart | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-spin | |
| 36 | Liam Smith | Right-handed | Wicketkeeper | |
| 37 | Raymond Lyons | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 41 | Jack Taylor | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 42 | Ned Taylor | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-spin | |
| 44 | Scott Huntley | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 45 | Kamasen Nayager | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 49 | Liam Banthorpe | Right-handed | Wicketkeeper | |
| 60 | Phil Lovell | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 86 | Darren Motschall | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Club song
We are the boys from old Fitzroy,We wear the colours maroon and gold,
We will always strive for victory,
We will always see it through.
Win or lose we do or die,
And in defeat we always try,
Fitzroy Fitzroy the team we love so dear,
Premiers we'll be this year.
Harvey Watts Development Academy
The Harvey-Watts Development Squad was established in 2004. Its purpose is to immerse up-and-coming cricketers in a Premier Cricket environment. It is aptly named after the two most prolific and successful families of the Fitzroy and Fitzroy-Doncaster Cricket Clubs.Club records
| Record | Opposition | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest score for | 4/457 | Dandenong | 1994/95 |
| Highest score against | 2 dec. 744 | East Melbourne | 1902/3 |
| 6/455 | St Kilda | 1994/95 | |
| Lowest score for | 30 | Carlton | 1971/2 |
| Lowest score against | 13 | Carlton | 1899/00 |
Batting records
| Player | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest aggregate – career | G. M. Watts | 12,052 |
| Highest aggregate – season | B. A. Joyce | 958 (2001/02) |
| Highest individual score | G. M. Watts | 260* vs Dandenong (1994/95) |
Partnership records
| Wkt | Runs | Batsmen | Versus | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 216 | C. McKenzie (123) and C. Kiernan (121) | Essendon | 1911/12 |
| 2 | 231 | F. D. Chapman (228*) and H. Brendel (70) | Collingwood | 1928/29 |
| 3 | 259* | J. W. Scaife (172*) and L. A. Wynne (109*) | North Melbourne | 1933/34 |
| 4 | 242 | J. Potter (170) and D. J. Anderson (78) | Hawthorn East Melbourne | 1967/68 |
| 5 | 204 | C. J. Dart (177) and D. Martin (84) | North Melbourne | 1968/69 |
| 6 | 166 | D. R. Plumpton (103*) and Hague (86) | Ringwood | 1997/98 |
| 7 | 140* | E. Tait (103*) and G. Brosnan (57*) | Northcote | 1919/20 |
| 8 | 166 | W. Carkeek (80) and L. Cogle (81*) | South Melbourne | 1899/00 |
| 9 | 166 | J. Travaglia (68) and B. Waterman (102*) | Melbourne University | 2003/04 |
| 10 | 107 | L. A. Childs (104) and S. Street (10*) | Camberwell Magpies | 1999/00 |
Bowling records
| Player | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest aggregate – career | E. P. Illingworth | 599 |
| Highest aggregate – season | C. B. D. Street | 67 wickets at 14.63 (2002/03) |
| Best analysis – innings | M. W. Sievers | 9/34 vs Melbourne (1941/42) |
| H. A. E. Shillinglaw | 9/38 vs Prahran (1953/54) | |
| Best analysis – match | A. E. Liddicut | 14/49 (8/26 and 6/23) vs Prahran (1929/30) |
Wicketkeeping records
| Player | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Most dismissals – career | W. L. Jacobs | 448 (279 ct 169 st) |
| Most dismissals – season | P. J. Roach | 46 (44 ct 2 st) 2005–06 |
| Most dismissals – innings | W. L. Jacobs | 6 (4 ct 2 st) v. St K. 1939/40 |
| J. B. Kline | 6 (6 ct) v. St. K. 1989/90 | |
| Most dismissals – match | B. A. Kline | 7 (4 ct 3 st) v. N. Melb. 1960/1 (SF) |
| W. L. Jacobs | 7 (4 ct 3 st) v. N. Melb. 1940/1 | |
| W. L. Jacobs | 7 (4 ct 3 st) v. H.E.M. 1939/40 | |
| W. L. Jacobs | 7 (5 ct 2 st) v. St K. 1951/2(SF) | |
| W. L. Jacobs | 7 (1 ct 6 st) v. Ess. 1941/42 |
Twenty20 records
| Record | Opposition | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest score for | 5/192 | St. Kilda | 2010/11 |
| Highest score against | 4/209 | Dandenong | 2008/09 |
| Lowest score for | 9/76 | Prahran | 2010/11 |
| Lowest score against | 66 | St Kilda | 2010/11 |
| Highest individual score | Lloyd Mash – 88* off 42 balls | Frankston Peninsula | 2008/09 |
| Best bowling | Steven Duckworth – 4/9 | St Kilda | 2010/11 |
1st XI Honour Roll
| Season | Batting | Bowling |
|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | G Watts | L Watts |
| 1987–88 | G Watts | T Considine |
| 1988–89 | R Watts | L Watts |
| 1989–90 | L Watts | C McKissack |
| 1990–91 | I Wheeler | M Ridgway |
| 1991–92 | G Watts | M Ridgway |
| 1992–93 | G Watts | M Ridgway |
| 1993–94 | L Watts | D Hampton |
| 1994–95 | L Watts | D Hampton |
| 1995–96 | B Joyce | A Melbourne |
| 1996–97 | G Watts | A Muir |
| 1997–98 | D Plumpton | L Childs |
| 1998–99 | G Watts | J Renkin |
| 1999-00 | G Watts | C Street |
| 2000–01 | B Joyce | L Childs |
| 2001–02 | D Plumpton | C Street |
| 2002–03 | B Joyce | C Street |
| 2003–04 | D Plumpton | B Waterman |
| 2004–05 | L Mash | B Waterman |
| 2005–06 | L Mash | J Fagg |
| 2006–07 | P Dickson | J Fagg |
| 2007–08 | P Dickson | J Fagg |
| 2008–09 | P Dickson | G Maxwell |
| 2009–10 | L Mash | B Waterman |
| 2010–11 | G maxwell | B Waterman |
Schramms Reserve
Schramms Reserve is the Home of the Lions, also known as "Planet Schramms" and "The Lions' Den". In 1993/94 the Main Oval was voted the best ground in Premier Cricket, while the bottom ground was awarded the same honour in 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1998/99.Brunswick Street Oval
The Brunswick Street OvalBrunswick Street Oval
The Brunswick Street Oval, currently known as WT Peterson Community Oval, also known as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria...
, currently known as WT Peterson Community Oval, also known as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. The ground was the home of Fitzroy Cricket Club up until it's amalgamation 1986 with the Doncaster Cricket Club, Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA from 1883–97, and the home of the club in the VFL from 1897 until 1966, with the last game being played there on Saturday 20 August, 1966 against St Kilda, a game which the Lions lost by 84 points.