Glenelg Cricket Club
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Glenelg Cricket Club are a Grade Cricket team located in Adelaide
, South Australia
.
Their official website is http://www.gdcc.net.au
Glenelg competes in the South Australian Grade Cricket League
, a competition administered by the South Australian Cricket Association
. A-grade players in this competition vie for selection in South Australia's Sheffield Shield team
, which leads to possible selection in the Australian Cricket team.
The club currently fields 4 senior and 6 junior teams, using Gliderol Stadium
, Camden Oval, Immanuel College and Bowker Street Oval as their home grounds across the grades.
The club is situated in the trendy beachside suburb of Glenelg
, with its headquarters being less than a kilometre from Glenelg Beach and the well-known Jetty Road
precinct.
1930/31, 1947/48, 1951/52, 1953/54, 1973/74
The club has won A-grade one-day premierships in:
1989/90, 1996/97, 2004/05, 2008/09
and Greg Chappell
.
Other notable players include:
Glenelg currently has one member of the Southern Redbacks
squad; club captain and spin bowler Cullen Bailey
. Glenelg also have three members of the 2010/11 South Australian Under 19 side; spin bowler and vice captain Craig Dand, wicketkeeper Trent Carter and fast bowler Jeremy Allison. Dand has also played a handful of games for the South Australia Under 23s in the Futures League, whilst Allison is a current member of the Australian Under 19 squad.
Between 1987 and 2004 many players came from interstate to play for Glenelg because of its close proximity to the former Australian Cricket Academy
in Henley Beach.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
Their official website is http://www.gdcc.net.au
Glenelg competes in the South Australian Grade Cricket League
South Australian Grade Cricket League
South Australian Grade Cricket is the semi-professional State league based in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia. It is currently the highest level of cricket played in South Australia outside first class cricket...
, a competition administered by the South Australian Cricket Association
South Australian Cricket Association
The South Australian Cricket Association is the peak body for the sport of cricket in South Australia. The association runs Adelaide Oval and the Southern Redbacks based in Adelaide, South Australia. SACA is the controlling body for the South Australian Grade Cricket League...
. A-grade players in this competition vie for selection in South Australia's Sheffield Shield team
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
, which leads to possible selection in the Australian Cricket team.
The club currently fields 4 senior and 6 junior teams, using Gliderol Stadium
Glenelg Oval
Glenelg Oval is located on Brighton Road, Glenelg East, South Australia. The ground is primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket and is the home ground for the Glenelg Football Club in the SANFL competition...
, Camden Oval, Immanuel College and Bowker Street Oval as their home grounds across the grades.
The club is situated in the trendy beachside suburb of Glenelg
Glenelg, South Australia
Glenelg is a popular beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a popular tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.Established in 1836, it is...
, with its headquarters being less than a kilometre from Glenelg Beach and the well-known Jetty Road
Jetty Road, Glenelg
Jetty Road in Glenelg is a major tourism and retail precinct in South Australia. Starting from Brighton Road, it is almost 1 kilometre long. At its western end is Moseley Square and the popular Glenelg beachfront....
precinct.
Records
Glenelg has won A-grade premierships in the two-day competition in:1930/31, 1947/48, 1951/52, 1953/54, 1973/74
The club has won A-grade one-day premierships in:
1989/90, 1996/97, 2004/05, 2008/09
Notable players
The Club has hosted and nurtured some very notable local, interstate and international players in the past, including two Australian Test Cricket captains, brothers IanIan Chappell
Ian Michael Chappell is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation...
and Greg Chappell
Greg Chappell
Gregory Stephen Chappell MBE is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1983...
.
Other notable players include:
- Andrew HilditchAndrew HilditchAndrew Mark Jefferson Hilditch is a former Australian cricketer who played in 18 Tests and 8 ODIs from 1979 to 1985. He played for New South Wales from 1977 to 1981 and for South Australia from 1982 to 1992...
- Graeme Hole
- Ashley MallettAshley MallettAshley Alexander Mallett is a former Australian cricketer who played in 38 Tests and 9 One Day Internationals between 1968 and 1980...
- Geffrey Noblet
- David SincockDavid SincockDavid John Sincock is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Tests from 1964 to 1966....
- Gavin Stevens
- Mervyn Waite
- Monty PanesarMonty PanesarMudhsuden Singh Panesar, known as Monty Panesar , is an English cricketer who currently plays for Sussex. A left-arm spinner, Panesar played Test and one-day cricket for England until 2009. In English county cricket he played for Northamptonshire until 2009...
(England) - John Davison (Canada)
- Joel GarnerJoel GarnerJoel Garner , also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird", is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early '80s West Indies cricket teams....
(West Indies)
Glenelg currently has one member of the Southern Redbacks
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
squad; club captain and spin bowler Cullen Bailey
Cullen Bailey
Cullen Benjamin Bailey is an Australian cricketer. He is a leg-spin bowler, who represents South Australia in the Ford Ranger Cup and Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic cricket competitions....
. Glenelg also have three members of the 2010/11 South Australian Under 19 side; spin bowler and vice captain Craig Dand, wicketkeeper Trent Carter and fast bowler Jeremy Allison. Dand has also played a handful of games for the South Australia Under 23s in the Futures League, whilst Allison is a current member of the Australian Under 19 squad.
Between 1987 and 2004 many players came from interstate to play for Glenelg because of its close proximity to the former Australian Cricket Academy
Australian Cricket Academy
The Australian Cricket Academy, originally located at Henley Beach in Adelaide, was formed in 1987 as a joint initiative of the Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Cricket Board . It was designed to be a finishing school for leading young cricketers and is a program within the AIS...
in Henley Beach.