Eltham Cricket Club

The Eltham Cricket Club is a cricket club in Eltham, Victoria, Australia.

Eltham Cricket Club plays its major home games at the Eltham Central Park ground, which is currently undergoing major resurfacing and water efficiency works, but is expected to become available again during the 2007-08 season. Eltham also plays home games at Susan St Reserve, Campbell St Reserve and Eltham High School.

The Eltham Central Park facility had a recent clubrooms upgrade. It is also used by the Eltham Football Club during the winter months and is carefully maintained by the Nillumbik Shire Council.

In the 2006-07 season, Eltham had six senior teams, eight junior teams, a veterans team and some junior cricket programs. Last season, Eltham's D Grade, Veterans and Under 12(2) made finals and grand finals. Eltham's recent results can be found at Eltham Homepage

Eltham Cricket Club is affiliated with the Diamond Valley Cricket Association and the 1st XI plays in the Association's Barclay Shield. Eltham plays exclusively in the DVCA - which covers the Nillumbik, Banyule and Whittlesea local government areas.

All senior and most junior games are played with two piece cricket balls on synthetic cricket pitches. Some younger junior teams use softer cricket balls in the first season or two.

Last season's Barclay Shield trophy winners were Mark Minney with the bat, Stuart Biddle with the ball and David Quinlan with the gloves. The 2006/07 2nd XI awards went to David "The Beaver" Parr for batting, Ben Luker for bowling and Michael Hogg for fielding. stephen jones won the dave wallis for the under 16 competion

The Senior Club Champion Trophy (Ron Williams Trophy) went to Mark Minney. The Junior Club Champion Trophy (Dave Wallis Trophy) went to Stephen Jones. All award winners can be found here.

Notable Players

• Lloyd Mash - Represented Victoria Bushrangers

See also

• Eltham, Victoria
• Eltham Football Club

External links

• Eltham Cricket Club
• Diamond Valley Cricket Association
• Eltham Football Club
• CricketVictoria