26-572: 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. Premierships and Runners-up for all
52-500: A VCA sub-committee recommended the implementation of the system. Due to many differences of opinion (most notably, the powerful Melbourne Cricket Club dissented), district cricket did not commence until 1906–07. The eleven inaugural district teams were Carlton, Collingwood (a newly formed club), East Melbourne, Essendon, Fitzroy, Hawksburn (which became Prahran the following year), North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, South Melbourne and University – with Melbourne notably absent, maintaining
78-406: A game which the Lions lost by 84 points. Victorian Premier Cricket Victorian Premier Cricket is the highest level club cricket competition in the state of Victoria , administered by Cricket Victoria . Each club fields four teams (firsts through to fourths) of adult players and usually play on Saturdays and public holidays. Matches are played on turf wickets. The competition commenced in
104-503: A limit on how many could be drawn from any single other club's district. The uneven number of teams necessitated a bye, which remained until 1929/30 when the VCA Colts team comprising under-22s across all districts was included. The Colts team competed for eleven seasons but disbanded during World War II . Matches continued through the war (although they were not for points) and Footscray was admitted for 1948–49, which again eliminated
130-443: A senior playing presence under non-district rules, but not part of the premiership. A promotion and relegation system between an A Grade and B Grade was originally envisioned but dispensed with; and the premier club of second grade, Northcote, was promoted for 1907–08, bringing the competition's size to twelve clubs. Melbourne finally joined the competition in 1914–15, under special rules allowing it to draw players from anywhere but with
156-630: Is a sports club based in Melbourne , Australia . It was founded in 1838 and is one of the oldest sports clubs in Australia. The MCC is responsible for management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Ground , a power given to it by the government-appointed MCG Trust and an Act of Parliament . This also guarantees the club's occupation of about 20 per cent of the stadium for its members reserve. In 1859, members drafted
182-747: 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. 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. The Brunswick Street Oval , currently known as WT Peterson Community Oval, also known as
208-560: The Marylebone Cricket Club ( Lord's ). The Melbourne Cricket Club has been active in club cricket in Victoria since its inception. The club was one of the strongest in pennant cricket during the pre-district era (1889-90 to 1905-06). When district cricket commenced in 1906-07, the club initially opted out; and while it continued to play club matches, it was not eligible for the district pennant. The club agreed to join
234-911: The Melbourne Football Club has been the football division of the club having previously been part of the club from 1889 to 1980. There also exists a women's team competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association , called the MCC Football Club. On 17 November 1838, the first MCC cricket match occurred at the site of the Royal Mint. At the same time five men met and formed the Melbourne Cricket Club; they were Frederick Powlett , Robert Russell, George Brunswick Smyth and brothers Alfred and Charles Mundy. Three of
260-609: The Sheffield Shield and Marsh One Day Cup competitions respectively. Inter-club cricket in Melbourne had its beginnings during the 1850s, with matches arranged on an informal basis. The newspapers usually decided the season's best team via the consensus of journalists. In 1870, the Challenge Cup was introduced, beginning an era of more structured competition. For the 1889–90 season, a program of pennant matches
286-445: The 1906–07 season when it was known as "district cricket" with players allocated to their clubs based on residential qualifications. The district qualification has since been removed and competition was renamed in 1990. Throughout the majority of its history, the competition was played under two-day, two-innings-per-side rules, with most results being decided on a first-innings basis. In the early 21st century, separate competitions under
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#1732793338735312-817: 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,
338-491: 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. The Harvey-Watts Development Squad was established in 2004. Its purpose
364-673: The Members' Reserve at the MCG for all cricket and football matches and most special sporting events. Full members also have a number of added benefits, which include reciprocal rights at clubs and stadiums around Australia and overseas as well as the opportunity to attend numerous club functions exclusive to MCC members. Restricted members also have access to events, with the exception of the AFL Grand Final . Full members, but not restricted members, are also permitted to nominate candidates for
390-590: The award for the best player of the season is named after Jack Ryder , the former Australian captain who had a long and distinguished career with Collingwood. Presented in season 2001–02 under the name of Cricket Victoria Medal, the John Scholes medal is awarded to the best player in the Victorian Premier Cricket 1st XI final. The name was changed for the 2003–04 season. Melbourne Cricket Club The Melbourne Cricket Club ( MCC )
416-425: The bye. From the 1970s onwards, there was consistent expansion of the competition into the outer suburbs. This first occurred with the promotion of two clubs representing outer-suburban areas, Ringwood and Waverley, from Sub-District in 1974–75. Eighteen sides have participated since 1993–94 when teams from Geelong and Frankston Peninsula were admitted. Through this period, there were also relocations of almost half of
442-549: The clubs elevens since the clubs induction into the VCA in 1906. 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 who have represented their country and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club. Players who have represented the Victorian Bushrangers and have also played for
468-947: The district scheme starting from the 1914-15 season, under special rules whereby it could draw players from any district but with a limit on how many could be drawn from any single other club's district. The MCC plays its First XI matches at the Albert Cricket Ground . It has been the most successful club in Victorian District/Premier Cricket , and as of 2023–24 has won an association-high 22 First XI two-day premierships: First XI Two-Day (22): 1914-15, 1919-20, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1958-59, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1981-82, 1988-89, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1997-98, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2019-20, 2022-23 First XI One-Day/White Ball (3): 2008-09, 2012-13, 2013-14 First XI Twenty20 (2): 2007-08, 2012-13 On 1 December 1999,
494-431: The existing clubs from their original inner-suburban grounds to new outer-suburban homes. Since 1909–10, the premiership has been decided on the basis of a finals series played after the regular season. This comprised four teams throughout most of its history, before being increased to a final six in 1997–98 season, and later to a final eight. Premierships correct to the end of 2022/23 season. First presented in 1972–73,
520-669: The first set of rules for Australian rules football . In 1877, it hosted the first game of Test cricket in history—played between Australia and England . In 1971, the ground hosted the first One Day International cricket match. As well as cricket , the MCC is also an umbrella organisation for other sports, such as Australian rules football , baseball (through the Melbourne Baseball Club ), bowls , croquet , field hockey , golf , lacrosse , netball , target shooting , squash , real tennis and tennis . Since 2009
546-481: The five, Powlett, Smyth and Alfred Mundy were neighbouring pastoralists at Kilmore. In 1839 the MCC began playing cricket matches near the current site of Southern Cross railway station . Powlett was elected inaugural President in 1841. The Melbourne Cricket Club is the largest sporting club in Australia. As of August 2015 there were 104,000 members of the club, of which 62,700 were "full members" and 41,300 were "restricted members", with 242,000 people registered on
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#1732793338735572-450: The leading players, and other teams remained very weak, and the unevenness of the competition resulted in a lack of public support. In 1892–93, the competition split into two divisions; and in 1895–96, it split outright into two competitions when the stronger teams seceded. However, unevenness persisted. The solution was found in a district cricket scheme, under which players needed a residential qualification to play for their club. In 1903,
598-495: The premier cricket banner were established for one-day matches (2002–03 to 2017–18) and Twenty20 (2005–06 to 2013–14). These have since been combined, and there is now a single premier cricket competition which features a combination of fixtures in all three formats across the season. Outstanding players in the competition are selected to play for the Victorian Cricket Team at first-class and List A level, in
624-576: The waiting list and to vote on club affairs. Members of the MCC are able to access the members' area of reciprocal clubs, typically while on a short visit to the area. These benefits, with the exclusion of the VRC and Docklands Stadium , are reserved for full members. These clubs include: Also other overseas grounds, including the Singapore and Hong Kong Cricket Clubs, the Cricket Club of India and
650-577: The waiting list. That same year, a new category below Restricted Membership was created called Provisional Membership, which "is designed to prevent the already lengthy wait for membership of our club from extending to 40 years or more in generations to come." Provisional members "have fewer benefits and less access to the Reserve than Full and Restricted members." As of 16 August 2024, the waiting list "consist[s] of candidates nominated from 1 January 2008 to today." Full membership entitles members to entry to
676-424: Was devised over eight rounds, which began the era of club competition recognisable today. The original competing teams were Carlton, Essendon, East Melbourne, Fitzroy, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, South Melbourne, University and Williamstown. There were no restrictions on the recruitment of players and the stronger clubs (such as East Melbourne, Melbourne and South Melbourne) attracted
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