Western Australian Premier Cricket is a club cricket competition played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and other state teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Association.WACA District cricket webpage It is the premier club cricket competition in Western Australia and players vying for Western Warriors and national team selection are typically chosen from Premier Cricket competition clubs. Retiring international and first-class players wishing to continue playing will generally return to their original Premier Cricket club. There are currently 16 teams in the competition.
History 1st Grade clubs compete for the 'Alcohol.Think Again District Cricket Competition Shield'.
The First Grade minor premiers win the 'Kevin Sullivan Silver Cup' as well as a cash prize of $3000.
Western Australian Premier Cricket Clubs Western Australian Premier Cricket Club Teams (Current) Colours Name Nickname Debut(s) & Grade(s) Location Home ground(s) Coach Captain Last Tile(s)+ Bayswater-Morley Bears 1933–34 (2nd, 3rd)1947–48 (1st) Bayswater Hillcrest Reserve Ben Williams Liam O'Connor 1998–99 Claremont-Nedlands Tigers 1898–99 (All Grades) Nedlands Cresswell ParkMelvista Oval Jim Allenby Nick Hobson 2019–20 Fremantle Port Boys 1887–88 (All Grades) Fremantle Stevens Reserve Joe Piromalli Brayden Sutton 1990–91 Gosnells Hawks 1987–88 (All Grades) Southern River Sutherlands Park Luis Reece - - Joondalup Centurions 1885–86 (All Grades) Iluka Iluka Sports Complex Mike Smith Jaron Morgan 2014–15 Melville Storm 1957–58 (2nd, 3rd) 1960–61 (4th)1968–69 (1st) Alfred Cove Tompkins Park Brad Thompson Sean Terry 2004–05 Midland-Guildford Swans 1946–47 (All Grades) Caversham Lilac Hill Park James Godfrey Keaton Critchell 1993–94 MountLawley Hawks 1924–25 (All Grades) Dianella Breckler Park David Virgo Stewart Walters 1992–93 Perth Demons 1862 (All Grades) Carlisle Fletcher Park Jason Thompson Jonathan Wells 2023–24 Rockingham-Mandurah Mariners 1995–96 (2nd, 3rd)1996–97 (1st) Secret Harbour Lark Hill Sports Complex Craig Simmons Teague Wyllie 2015–16 Scarborough Gulls 1957–58 (2nd, 3rd, 4th)1969–70 (1st) Scarborough Abbett Park Wes Robinson Nicholas Maiolo 2009–10 SouthPerth Sky Blues 1930–31 (All Grades) South Perth Richardson Park Bret Mulder Hugh Brown 1996–97 Subiaco-Floreat Lions 1907–08 (All Grades) Floreat Floreat OvalAlderbury St. Reserve Wayne Clark Geremy Fatouros 2021–22 Wanneroo Roos 1979–80 (2nd, 3rd, 4th)1983–84 (1st) Madeley Kingsway Reserve Joel Charles Christian Smith 2020–21 Willetton Dragons 1889–90 (All Grades) Willetton Burrendah Reserve Aaron Harwood Cameron Bancroft - University ofWest. Aust. Students 1885–86 (All Grades) Crawley James OvalUWA Sports Ground Will Stibbs Will Bosisto 2024–25
DCC = District Cricket Club + Last Title/s in 1st Grade
Notes Bayswater-Morley was known as the Bassendean Cricket Club between 1932–33 and 1947–48, the Bassendean Turf Cricket Club from 1947–48 to 1960–61 and the Bassendean-Bayswater Cricket Club from 1960–61 to 1980–81. Claremont-Nedlands was formed in 1989 from a merger of the Claremont-Cottesloe and Nedlands Cricket Clubs. The Claremont-Cottesloe Cricket Club, founded in 1898, was known as the Claremont Cricket Club between 1906 and 1948. The Nedlands Cricket Club was founded in 1928. Fremantle Cricket Club first competed in the competition in the 1887–88 season. The club withdrew from the competition several times to participate in local competitions, but fielded a team in the WACA competition from 1887–88 to 1888–89, 1890–91 to 1893–94, 1906–07 to 1908–09, 1910–11 to 1913–14, and from 1921–22 onwards. The club combined with Claremont for three seasons from 1942–43 to 1944–45 during the Second World War. Joondalup was known as the North Perth Cricket Club before 1999–2000. Mount Lawley was known as the Maylands-Mount Lawley Cricket Club between 1924–25 and 1927–28. Perth was known as the Metropolitans Cricket Club between 1885–86 and 1898–99, the East Perth Cricket Club between 1899–1900 and 1907–08, and again from 1910–11 to 1953–54, and as the Corinthians Cricket Club 1908–09 to 1909–10. South Perth participated in the competition from 1930–31 to 1934–35, in 1941–42 and from 1945–46 onwards. Subiaco-Floreat was formed from a merger of the Subiaco and Floreat Park Cricket Clubs in 1977–78. The Subiaco Cricket Club was founded in 1907–08 as the Subiaco-Leederville Cricket Club, changing its name to Subiaco in 1942–43. The Floreat Park was founded in 1957–58, but only played 2nd Grade cricket. The West Perth Cricket Club (formed in 1889 as Federal CC and known as West Perth from 1890 to 1891) merged with South Suburban C.A. club Willetton (formed in 1973) in late 1982, effective from the 1983–84 season. The merged entity became known as the Southern Districts Cricket Club from 1983–84 to 1987–88. Willetton's SSCA arm broke away prior to the 1987–88 season and changed their name to the Willetton Senior Cricket Club, whilst Southern Districts became the Willetton District Cricket Club in 1988–89.
Western Australian Premier Cricket Club Teams (Former) Former clubs include: Australians CBC Central City Temperance East Fremantle Henley Park High School I'Zingari Karrakatta"Karrakatta" in "Cricket Notes", Sunday Chronicle, Perth, 29 August 1897, p 6"Mr James Gardiner Dead", Western Mail, Perth, 1 November 1928, p 42 Which won the Western Australian cricket premiership in both of its first two years of existence in the late 1890s.Tatiara, "Cricket Notes", Chronicle, Adelaide, 7 May 1898, p 30 Maylands North-East Fremantle North Fremantle Perth Boys School Port Richmond South Fremantle North Perth Wanderers
Associated competitions
Alcohol.Think Again Premier Cricket Competition (First Grade) Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Ted Hussey Shield (Under 17) Tony Mann Shield - formerly John McGuire Shield (Under 15) Graham McKenzie Shield (Under 14) John Inverarity Shield (Under 13) One Day League (formerly the Sunday League) District Premier Twenty20 WADCC Statewide Twenty20 Colts Twenty20 (an Under 21 Knockout Competition) Female A Grade Female B Grade Female Youth
See also
Western Australian Cricket Association Grade cricket Cricket in Western Australia
References