South Launceston Cricket Club
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| Founded: | 1907 | |
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| Team Colours: | Green and gold Green and gold The national colours of Australia are green and gold, as proclaimed by Sir Ninian Stephen, the Governor-General of Australia on 19 April 1984... |
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| Home Ground: | NTCA Ground NTCA Ground The Northern Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, better known as the NTCA Ground, is a multi-use sports venue in Launceston, Australia. It is currently used mostly for club cricket matches and has a capacity of under 10,000.... |
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| Current Captain: | Brett Coad | |
| Current Coach: | Dean Hawkins | |
| 2005/06 Position: | ||
| NTCA Titles: | 1908–1909, 1914–1915, 1929–1930, 1936–1937, 1937–1938, 1938–1939, 1940–1941, 1949–1950, 1965–1966, 1967–1968, 1987–1988, 2003–2004 | |
South Launceston Cricket Club (SLCC), is a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team which represents Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
in the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association
Tasmanian Grade Cricket
Tasmanian Grade Cricket, or the Tasmanian Grade Competition, refers to the hierarchically graded cricket competitions played in Tasmania, Australia...
grade cricket competition, in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
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A cult icon at the club is Thomas Gilmour.
Known for his humorous antics, and long horse-like face, Tom is often seen chasing after random asian females.
He is currently playing on the SLCC seconds side, and although his bowling skills are laughable, he is there for comic relief.
Tom is also a coach at SLCC (as we all know "who can't play, coach") for the under 16s.