Cricket team
Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club One Day name Fitzroy Doncaster Lions Captain Ejaaz Alavi Coach Matthew Bremner Bowling coach Sean Pietersz Chief executive Matthew Elliott Colors Maroon and gold Founded 1861 (Fitzroy Cricket Club) Home ground Schramms Reserve 1st XI Two Day wins 10 1st XI One Day wins 1 (2015-16) 1st XI T20 Cup wins 0 Other XI Wins wins 13 Official website fitzroydoncastercc
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.
1939/40 1957/58 1960/61 1961/62 2017/18 Premierships and Runners-up for all the clubs elevens since the clubs induction into the VCA in 1906.[ 1]
Team Two-day One-Day T20 Premiers Runners-up Premiers Runners-up Premiers Runners-up Firsts 10 1 1 0 0 1 Seconds 3 0 1 0 0 0 Thirds 9 0 0 0 0 0 Fourths 0 0 1 0 0 0
Two Day Premierships [ edit ] 1st XI – 1930/31, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1953/54, 1960/61, 1966/67, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2015/16, 2016/17 2nd XI – 1909/10, 1934/35, 2007/08, 2013/14 3rd XI – 1954/55, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 2001/02 One Day Premierships [ edit ] 1st XI – 1993/94 (CUB Shield – No Final Played), 2015–16 2nd XI – 2003/04, 2010/11 4th XI – 2010/11 Player Career Batting Bowling Fielding Career Matches Innings Not Outs Runs Average High Score Wickets Runs Average Best Bowling Catches/Stumpings Arthur Liddicut 1914-1937 237 229 43 6585 35.40 132* 542 9266 17.09 8/26 89 Ray Harvey 1941-1961 247 290 38 9146 36.29 205* 217 4553 20.98 6/43 183 Eddie Illingworth 1957-1978 233 218 28 2666 14.03 61* 599 11144 18.60 8/18 91
The Hall of Fame was announced at the club's 150 Year anniversary dinner celebrated in 2013. Eligible players had to adhere to the following criteria in order to qualify:
Players had retired from playing at least five years. Players had to have played at least 100 games, including representative games. In the case of a batsman a minimum of 4500 runs was achieved. In the case of a bowler a minimum of 300 wickets were taken. In the case of an all-rounder a points system was used. Player Career Batting Bowling Fielding Career Matches Innings Not Outs Runs Average High Score Wickets Runs Average Best Bowling Catches/Stumpings Ted McDonald 1912-1930 89 95 5 1338 14.86 101 360 5542 15.39 9/47 44 Merv Harvey 1933-1955 207 238 12 6602 29.21 166* 21 560 26.66 4/78 94 Neil Harvey 1943-1957 104 117 8 4044 37.10 254 3 135 45.00 1/0 34 Bill Jacobs 1937-1956 265 255 74 2765 15.27 100* 2 55 27.50 2/24 269/179 Jack Potter 1954-1968 95 110 20 3609 40.10 170 21 619 29.47 5/25 69 Gary Watts 1975-2001 322 344 38 12933 42.26 260* 8 461 57.62 3/43 129/3 Leigh Watts 1981-2000 201 262 38 6889 30.75 131* 155 4534 29.25 7/59 100 Brendan Joyce 1989-2004 216 223 34 7442 39.37 155 2 86 43.00 1/12 73 Bernie Considine 1946-1959 117 87 26 363 5.95 28* 242 4650 19.21 6/17 23 Tim Considine 1979-1989 131 100 18 1069 13.03 58 247 6045 24.47 6/51 23
International Representatives [ edit ] Players who have represented their country and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.
Victorian Representatives [ edit ] Players who have represented the Victorian Bushrangers and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.
We are the boys from old Fitzroy, We wear the colours maroon and gold, We will always strive for victory, We will be both strong and bold. 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 [ edit ] 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.[ 11]
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 1899/1900
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 [ edit ] Wkt Runs Batsmen Versus Season 1 216 C. McKenzie (123) and C. Kiernan (121) Essendon 1911/12 2 278 M. Bremner (122) and P. Dickson (162) Camberwell Magpies 2011/12 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 1899/1900 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 1999/2000
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 [ edit ] 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 L Banthorpe 8 (7 ct 1 st) v. Greenvale 2017/8 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
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
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 1999-2000 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 2011–12 P Dickson J Fagg 2012–13 L Mash P Dickson 2013–14 T Sheehan S Duckworth 2014–15 M Frith A Perrin 2015–16 P Dickson A Perrin 2016–17 L Mash T Lawford 2017–18
Schramms Reserve is the Home of the Lions, also known as "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.[ 12]
Brunswick Street Oval [ edit ] 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. The ground was the home of Fitzroy Cricket Club up until its amalgamation 1986 with the Doncaster Cricket Club, Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA from 1883 to 1897, 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.
Season President Secretary Treasurer Coach 1986–87 A Magee K Kearney F Cahill G Watts 1987–88 R Wood K Kearney N Craven G Watts 1988–89 R Wood K Kearney N Craven W Scholes 1989–90 R Wood K Kearney N Craven W Scholes 1990–91 M Smith K Kearney N Craven W Scholes 1991–92 M Smith K Kearney N Craven W Scholes 1992–93 M Smith K Kearney J Brock W Scholes 1993–94 M Smith K Kearney J Brock W Scholes 1994–95 M Smith K Kearney J Brock W Scholes 1995–96 M Smith K Kearney M Catanzariti W Scholes 1996–97 M Smith K Kearney M Catanzariti L Watts 1997–98 M Smith K Kearney M Catanzariti L Watts 1998–99 M Smith K Kearney M Catanzariti G Gardiner 1999-2000 M Smith E Taylor S Dalton G Gardiner 2000–01 M Smith E Taylor S Dalton L Watts 2001–02 M Smith E Taylor F Cahill S Helmot 2002–03 M Smith M Turner F Cahill S Helmot 2003–04 M Smith M Turner F Cahill S Helmot 2004–05 R Kelly M Turner F Cahill K Hannam 2005–06 R Kelly M Turner F Cahill K Hannam 2006–07 R Kelly M Turner F Cahill C Reidy 2007–08 R Kelly M Turner F Cahill C Reidy 2008–09 R Kelly M Turner F Cahill A Walton 2009–10 T Considine M Turner F Cahill A Walton 2010–11 T Considine M Turner F Cahill L Mash 2011–12 T Considine M Turner F Cahill L Mash 2012–13 T Considine M Turner F Cahill L Mash 2013–14 G Cook M Duckworth A Steenberg L Mash 2014–15 G Cook M Duckworth A Steenberg M O'Sullivan 2015–16 G Cook A Barrow A Steenberg M O'Sullivan 2016–17 G Cook A Barrow A Steenberg M O'Sullivan 2017–18 G Cook A Barrow A Steenberg M O'Sullivan
