Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club is one of the sixteen cricket

Cricket

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 clubs playing in the Western Australian Grade Cricket

Western Australian Grade Cricket

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 A-Grade competition. It was founded in 1977 as a result of the amalgamation of Subiaco Cricket Club and Floreat Park Cricket Club.

The Subiaco Club was formed in 1907 when it was admitted to the Western Australian Cricket Association

Western Australian Cricket Association

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. Notable former players included former Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia

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 Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke

Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....

, Jack Rutherford and Des Hoare

Des Hoare

Desmond Edward Hoare is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1961. He also played Australian rules football for East Fremantle in the West Australian National Football League ....

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Floreat Park Cricket Club was founded in 1956 and played in the WACA 2nd Grade. Notable former players from there included Australian captain

Australian national cricket captains

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 Kim Hughes

Kim Hughes

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 and Terry Alderman

Terry Alderman

Terence Michael Alderman is a former Australian cricketer.He began his first-class career in 1974 with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and came to international prominence when he was chosen for the Australian national team to tour England in 1981...

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The club's main ground is Floreat Oval, on the corner of Oceanic Drive and Ulster Road, Floreat

Floreat, Western Australia

Floreat is a residential suburb located west-northwest from the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is bordered on three sides by Underwood Avenue, Selby Street, and Cromarty Road; the western border adjoins or runs through Bold Park. It is located in the Town...

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