Geelong Cricket Association
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The Geelong Cricket Association is the main cricket
organisation in the Geelong area. It is affiliate with Cricket Victoria
. It currently has 37 teams competing in 3 divisions as well as junior competitions.
In 1928 the Geelong Cricket Association was reformed with six new clubs Geelong City, Geelong Footballers, Geelong West, Newtown & Chilwell, North Geelong and South Geelong forming the new competition.
As of today the competition runs 3 divisions, they first two divisions have turf cricket for the 1st and 2nd XIs as well as some of the third division clubs. The competition currently runs 14 grades across all divisions.
The most successful GCA club has been Newtown & Chilwell who have won 20 Division One 1st XI premierships, followed by North Geelong with 10.
Geelong West are the current reigning premiers defeating Grovedale in the 2010/11 grand final, avenging their grand final loss to Lara in 2009/10 and capturing their second premiership in three years.
P Promoted after 2010-11 season
R Relegated after 2010-11 season
Others
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...
organisation in the Geelong area. It is affiliate with Cricket Victoria
Cricket Victoria
Cricket Victoria is the governing body for the sport of cricket in Victoria. It was formed on 29 September 1875 as the Victorian Cricket Association...
. It currently has 37 teams competing in 3 divisions as well as junior competitions.
History
The Geelong Cricket Association was first formed in 1896 with six foundation clubs Capulets, Clarendon, Geelong, Magpies, Non Descripts and Yarra Street Wesleyans. Also successful to begin with the competition began to struggle and was forced to dispand in 1913.In 1928 the Geelong Cricket Association was reformed with six new clubs Geelong City, Geelong Footballers, Geelong West, Newtown & Chilwell, North Geelong and South Geelong forming the new competition.
As of today the competition runs 3 divisions, they first two divisions have turf cricket for the 1st and 2nd XIs as well as some of the third division clubs. The competition currently runs 14 grades across all divisions.
The most successful GCA club has been Newtown & Chilwell who have won 20 Division One 1st XI premierships, followed by North Geelong with 10.
Geelong West are the current reigning premiers defeating Grovedale in the 2010/11 grand final, avenging their grand final loss to Lara in 2009/10 and capturing their second premiership in three years.
Affiliated Clubs
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Post Hill | Alexander Thomson | Bannockburn |
| East Belmont | Bell ParkP | Corio |
| Geelong West | Geelong City | Corio Bay |
| Grovedale | Guild St Marys | Inverleigh |
| HightonP | Marshall | Lethbridge |
| Lara | Murgeboluc | Little River |
| Leopold | Newcomb & District | Meredith |
| Manifold Heights | St Albans Breakwater | Modewarre |
| Newtown & Chilwell | St Peters | North ShoreR |
| North Geelong | ThomsonR | Shelford (2nds/3rds only) |
| South Barwon | Torquay | Teesdale |
| St Josephs | Waurn Ponds | Winchelsea |
P Promoted after 2010-11 season
R Relegated after 2010-11 season
Others
- Anakie (5ths/6ths only)
Premiers
| Season | Premiers | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | Geelong West | Grovedale |
| 2009/10 | Lara | Geelong West |
| 2008/09 | Geelong West | Grovedale |
| 2007/08 | Grovedale | South Barwon |
| 2006/07 | North Geelong | East Belmont |
| 2005/06 | East Belmont | Grovedale |
| 2004/05 | East Belmont | Geelong City |
| 2003/04 | Grovedale | |
| 2002/03 | Bell Post Hill | St Josephs |
| 2001/02 | Bell Post Hill | North Geelong |
| 2000/01 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1999/00 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1998/99 | North Geelong | |
| 1997/98 | East Belmont | Geelong City |
| 1996/97 | North Geelong | |
| 1995/96 | North Geelong | |
| 1994/95 | Leopold | |
| 1993/94 | Leopold | |
| 1992/93 | East Belmont | St Josephs |
| 1991/92 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1989/90 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1988/89 | St Josephs | |
| 1987/88 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1986/87 | Grovedale | |
| 1985/86 | Geelong City | |
| 1984/85 | East Belmont | Newtown & Chilwell |
| 1983/84 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1982/83 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1981/82 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1980/81 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1979/80 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1978/79 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1977/78 | East Belmont | Newtown & Chilwell |
| 1976/77 | South Barwon | |
| 1975/76 | South Barwon | Newtown & Chilwell |
| 1974/75 | St Josephs | |
| 1973/74 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1972/73 | South Barwon | |
| 1971/72 | North Geelong | |
| 1970/71 | North Geelong | |
| 1969/70 | Leopold | |
| 1968/69 | South Barwon | Newtown & Chilwell |
| 1967/68 | Leopold | |
| 1965/66 | North Geelong | |
| 1963/64 | North Geelong | |
| 1961/62 | South Barwon | |
| 1960/61 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1959/60 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1958/59 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1957/58 | North Geelong | |
| 1955/56 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1954/55 | Geelong City | |
| 1953/54 | Geelong City | |
| 1951/52 | Geelong City | Newtown & Chilwell |
| 1949/50 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1948/49 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1938/39 | Geelong City | |
| 1935/36 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1934/35 | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 1929/30 | North Geelong | |
| 1928/29 | Newtown & Chilwell |