Kensington Cricket Club
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The Kensington District Cricket Club ("The Browns") is a semi-professional cricket club in Adelaide
, South Australia
. It competes in the South Australian Grade Cricket League
, which is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association
(SACA).
to the Kensington Gardens Reserve. The club has leases over the three cricket ovals, (Parkinson Oval, Ford Oval and Col. Waite Oval) in perpetuity as compensation for this relocation.
and Clarrie Grimmett
who played for the club in the 1930s. Other famous names to play for Kensington include Sam Parkinson
, Peter Brinsley, John Inverarity
, Kevin Wright, Brian Hurn, Ian Glover, Neil Dansie
, Rex Sellers
, Ashley Woodcock
, Terry Jenner
, Jeff Hammond
, Howard Mutton, James Brayshaw
, Tim May
, Jamie Siddons
, Mark Cleary
and Greg Blewett
.
Kensington has won 16 A Grade premierships and has been runner up on 6 other occasions. The most recent A grade premierships were back-to-back wins in 2001/02 and 2002/03. The club also won the One Day premiership currently known as the XXXX Gold One Day Cup in 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2009/10. Kensington also celebrated its first Twenty20 premiership, winning the 2006/07 title.
Kensington were the second club behind Sturt Cricket Club
to attempt to win all three A grade premierships in a season. Sturt was defeated by Kensington in the One Day final in 2005/06 and Kensington was defeated by West Torrens Cricket Club
in the 2006/07 Grade Final after already claiming the One Day and Twenty20 Premierships.
games. The club has junior sides from under 13s through to under 17s. It also has an under 11 development squad
Kensington also has a team in the Adelaide Turf Cricket Association Amateur Competition. Currently the team features past players that are no longer up to the rigors of semi-professional cricket. The team is in the Limited Overs B grade competition.
and Michael Klinger
, two first-class interstate players that signed with the South Australian Redbacks. Kensington have four members in the Redbacks squad for the 2008/09 season, with Jake Brown
and Mark Cleary
also securing contracts. Former West Torrens
, Redback and Australian representative Matthew Elliot also signed with the club after retiring from representative cricket last season.
Long time servant and playing member of the club, John Palmer Junior was appointed coach for 2008/09 season. Jake Brown captained the Browns, taking over from Dean Waugh
.
Kensington played Glenelg Cricket Club
at Adelaide Oval
on 1 February 2009 in the XXXX Gold One Day Cup Final. Winning the toss, Kensington skipper Jake Brown elected to bat and were bowled out for 153 in the 48th over. Glenelg overhauled the score in the 41st over with the loss of only three wickets. Kensington have now appeared in five One Day Cup finals this decade with a 60% win rate.
The Kensington A grade side made it through to the XXXX Golde Grade Cup semi-finals after finishing third on the table in the regular season. Pitted against 2007/08 season's premiers Woodville Cricket Club. Club veteran Jamie Panelli took seven wickets to dismiss Woodville for 80. Woodville ended Kensington's season by then bowling the Browns out for 71.
and Kensington Cricket Club association which sees an annual match between the two clubs, alternating venue each year.
Kensington won their third XXXX Gold One Day Cup for the decade, defeating Northern Districts at Adelaide Oval on 14 February 2010. Batting first, the Browns posted 193 set up by James Hilditch and Aaron O'Brien. The Jets were in early trouble at 5 for 23 and then 6 for 61 before a late order partnership pushed Northerns to 7 for 159 but eventually bowled out for 172 with lone hand of Steven Marks 78 not out the only real resistance. Mark Cleary and Elliot Opie took three wickets each in an all-round effort by the Browns.
Kensington finished ninth on the table in the 2009/10 season.
after he was recruited by SACA for the state side. The Browns unable to defend their One Day title after being losing to Woodville in the semi-final. They did make the Two Day Grand Final after defeating Woodville in another low scoring affair. Kensington then went on to defeat minor premiers Sturt at Adelaide Oval on 26 and 27 March 2011.
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...
. It 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...
, which is 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...
(SACA).
Location
In 1963, the Burnside City Council relocated the club from the Kensington OvalKensington Oval
The Kensington Oval is located to the west of the capital-city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. "The Oval" is one of the major sporting facilities on the island and is primarily used for cricket...
to the Kensington Gardens Reserve. The club has leases over the three cricket ovals, (Parkinson Oval, Ford Oval and Col. Waite Oval) in perpetuity as compensation for this relocation.
Club history
Kensington has an extremely rich past player history, dominated by the presence of Sir Donald BradmanDonald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC , often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time...
and Clarrie Grimmett
Clarrie Grimmett
Clarence Victor "Clarrie" Grimmett was a cricketer; although born in New Zealand, he played most of his cricket in Australia. He is thought by many to be one of the finest early spin bowlers, and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.Grimmett was born in Caversham a suburb of Dunedin,...
who played for the club in the 1930s. Other famous names to play for Kensington include Sam Parkinson
Sam Parkinson
Samuel David Haslam Parkinson is a former Australian cricketer. Parkinson was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Adelaide, South Australia....
, Peter Brinsley, John Inverarity
John Inverarity
Robert John Inverarity is a former Test and first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler in his playing career, Inverarity was also one of the enduring captains in the Australian Sheffield Shield during the late 1970s and early 1980s.-Cricket career:He played in...
, Kevin Wright, Brian Hurn, Ian Glover, Neil Dansie
Neil Dansie
Hampton Neil Dansie OAM is a former first-class cricketer and long term administrator for South Australia.Nicknamed "Nodder" due to his habit of nodding in agreement when in conversation, Dansie was born in Nuriootpa, South Australia, the grandson of Sam Dansie, a leading country cricketer who...
, Rex Sellers
Rex Sellers (cricketer)
Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers (born 20 August 1940 in Bombay (now Mumbai) is a former Test cricketer (Australian Test Cap 230). He played one Test match for Australia in India in 1964; his playing career was severely restricted due to...
, Ashley Woodcock
Ashley Woodcock
Ashley James Woodcock is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test and one ODI in 1974.-See also:*One Test Wonder...
, Terry Jenner
Terry Jenner
Terrence James Jenner was an Australian cricketer who played nine Tests and one ODI from 1970 to 1975. He was primarily a leg-spin bowler and was known for his attacking, loopy style of bowling, but he was also a handy lower-order batsman...
, Jeff Hammond
Jeff Hammond (cricketer)
Jeffrey Robert Hammond is a former Australian cricketer who played in five Tests and one ODI from 1972 to 1973.Hammond made his debut for South Australia in 1969 and played until 1980, making tours of England and the West Indies...
, Howard Mutton, James Brayshaw
James Brayshaw
James Antony Brayshaw is a former state cricketer and now Australian television and radio personality. As a cricketer he was known as Jamie Brayshaw. He is the son of former Western Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer Ian Brayshaw, and the brother of Mark Brayshaw, a former...
, Tim May
Tim May
Timothy Brian Alexander May is a former cricketer for South Australia and Australia, who is currently a leading players' representative in his role as Chief Executive of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations...
, Jamie Siddons
Jamie Siddons
James Darren Siddons , commonly known as "Jamie", is an Australian cricketer, renowned for his involvement in Sheffield Shield first-class cricket over a 16-year career. He initially played for Victoria, and later for South Australia....
, Mark Cleary
Mark Cleary (cricketer)
Mark Francis Cleary is an Australian first-class cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers. He is a bowling all-rounder, who is a left-handed lower order batsman, and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Cleary has played cricket in England for Leicestershire and Yorkshire...
and Greg Blewett
Greg Blewett
Gregory Scott Blewett is a former Australian right handed batsman and a right arm medium fast bowler in cricket who represented the Australian national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches from 1995 to 2000....
.
Kensington has won 16 A Grade premierships and has been runner up on 6 other occasions. The most recent A grade premierships were back-to-back wins in 2001/02 and 2002/03. The club also won the One Day premiership currently known as the XXXX Gold One Day Cup in 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2009/10. Kensington also celebrated its first Twenty20 premiership, winning the 2006/07 title.
Kensington were the second club behind Sturt Cricket Club
Sturt Cricket Club
The Sturt Cricket Club is a semi-professional cricket club in Adelaide, South Australia. It competes in the South Australian Grade Cricket League, which is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association ....
to attempt to win all three A grade premierships in a season. Sturt was defeated by Kensington in the One Day final in 2005/06 and Kensington was defeated by West Torrens Cricket Club
West Torrens Cricket Club
The West Torrens District Cricket Club is a semi-professional cricket club in Adelaide, South Australia. It competes in the West End Grade Cricket Competition, which is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association ....
in the 2006/07 Grade Final after already claiming the One Day and Twenty20 Premierships.
Teams
The club has four senior men's teams and two women's teams in the SACA Competition. A, B, C and D grade sides that compete in two day, one day and Twenty20Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
games. The club has junior sides from under 13s through to under 17s. It also has an under 11 development squad
Kensington also has a team in the Adelaide Turf Cricket Association Amateur Competition. Currently the team features past players that are no longer up to the rigors of semi-professional cricket. The team is in the Limited Overs B grade competition.
2008/09 season
Kensington recruited Aaron O'BrienAaron O'Brien
Aaron Warren O'Brien is an Australian cricketer. He has played first class cricket for New South Wales. He was Middleton Cricket Club's professional deputising for the injured Brendon Reddy for the match against Crompton....
and Michael Klinger
Michael Klinger
Michael Klinger is a first-class cricketer with the South Australia Redbacks. His nickname is "Maxy", after the M*A*S*H character Maxwell Klinger....
, two first-class interstate players that signed with the South Australian Redbacks. Kensington have four members in the Redbacks squad for the 2008/09 season, with Jake Brown
Jake Brown
Jake 'Ironman' Brown is an Australian skateboarder who competes in the X Games. He began competing in 1996, turning pro the following year.Brown's sponsors are Blind, DVS, Spitfire, Independent, and Monster Energy....
and Mark Cleary
Mark Cleary (cricketer)
Mark Francis Cleary is an Australian first-class cricketer, who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers. He is a bowling all-rounder, who is a left-handed lower order batsman, and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Cleary has played cricket in England for Leicestershire and Yorkshire...
also securing contracts. Former West Torrens
West Torrens Cricket Club
The West Torrens District Cricket Club is a semi-professional cricket club in Adelaide, South Australia. It competes in the West End Grade Cricket Competition, which is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association ....
, Redback and Australian representative Matthew Elliot also signed with the club after retiring from representative cricket last season.
Long time servant and playing member of the club, John Palmer Junior was appointed coach for 2008/09 season. Jake Brown captained the Browns, taking over from Dean Waugh
Dean Waugh
Dean Parma Waugh is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played a match for New South Wales and also represented South Australia at List A level....
.
Kensington played Glenelg Cricket Club
Glenelg Cricket Club
Glenelg Cricket Club are a Grade Cricket team located in Adelaide, South Australia.Their official website is http://www.gdcc.net.au...
at Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
on 1 February 2009 in the XXXX Gold One Day Cup Final. Winning the toss, Kensington skipper Jake Brown elected to bat and were bowled out for 153 in the 48th over. Glenelg overhauled the score in the 41st over with the loss of only three wickets. Kensington have now appeared in five One Day Cup finals this decade with a 60% win rate.
The Kensington A grade side made it through to the XXXX Golde Grade Cup semi-finals after finishing third on the table in the regular season. Pitted against 2007/08 season's premiers Woodville Cricket Club. Club veteran Jamie Panelli took seven wickets to dismiss Woodville for 80. Woodville ended Kensington's season by then bowling the Browns out for 71.
2009/10 Season
Kensington maintained Jake Brown as the club captain and John Palmer Junior as coach. Brown lost his rookie contract with the Redbacks while Cleary, Klinger and O'Brien maintained their contracts. Sam McNeil was selected to represent the South Australia under 23s Futures Team. Tom Brinsley is in the Australian under 19 squad for 2009/10. It was also the 40th Anniversary of the Melbourne Cricket ClubMelbourne Cricket Club
The Melbourne Cricket Club is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1838 and is regarded as the oldest sporting club in Australia....
and Kensington Cricket Club association which sees an annual match between the two clubs, alternating venue each year.
Kensington won their third XXXX Gold One Day Cup for the decade, defeating Northern Districts at Adelaide Oval on 14 February 2010. Batting first, the Browns posted 193 set up by James Hilditch and Aaron O'Brien. The Jets were in early trouble at 5 for 23 and then 6 for 61 before a late order partnership pushed Northerns to 7 for 159 but eventually bowled out for 172 with lone hand of Steven Marks 78 not out the only real resistance. Mark Cleary and Elliot Opie took three wickets each in an all-round effort by the Browns.
Kensington finished ninth on the table in the 2009/10 season.
2010/11 season
Kensington signed Rob CassellRob Cassell
Robert James Cassell is an Australian cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers who played in the 2002 U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand....
after he was recruited by SACA for the state side. The Browns unable to defend their One Day title after being losing to Woodville in the semi-final. They did make the Two Day Grand Final after defeating Woodville in another low scoring affair. Kensington then went on to defeat minor premiers Sturt at Adelaide Oval on 26 and 27 March 2011.