Marrickville Cricket Club has a long and proud history commencing in 1910 and has been home to four Test legends - Australian Captain Bob Simpson and three of Bradman's 'Invincibles' - Ernie Toshack, Bill Brown and Ron Saggers.
Cricket greats Johnny Martin, Pat Crawford, Sid Barnes, Bill Alley, Jack Moroney and Tommy TJ Andrews also emerged from the Marrickville-Petersham area. Our area also boasts three Austrlian Women Test Cricketers - Mollie "the Demon" Flaherty, Hazel "Girl Bradman" Pritchard and Amy Hudson.
The modern Marrickville Cricket Club was formed in the 1992 and entered junior and senior teams into the local Canterbury & Western Suburbs Cricket Association competitions.
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Since 2000 MCC has focused and expanded its junior cricket program to provide for girls and boys in the area to develop their interest, skills and love of the game. We now offer cricket programs from ages 4 and up that support girl's and boy's development. This includes:
- MILO in2CRICKET for 4-8 year old girls and boys
- MILO T20 Blast for 7-12 year old girls and boys
- CWSCA junior club competition for U9, U10, U12, U14 & U16
- Sydney Thunder Girl's League competition for U13 & U17 girls.
Junior club competition players may play seniors without an additional fee - subject to assessment of safety and parental approval. We are focussed on developing players who enjoy their cricket and have a strong tradition of our players trialling for and being selected to CWSCA Representative teams and Senior Grade clubs.
We also are committed to supporting parents of these young crickets in developing their knowledge of the game, coaching, scoring and umpiring skills. We invest in offering and delivering informal and formal training to build the capacity of our club, the support for our teams and increase everyone's enjoyment whether a player, parent, coach, supporter, volunteer or watching from the sidelines.
DEVELOPING SKILLS AND COMPETITIVE PLAYERS
4-8 years Our "Marrickville Minis" play Milo IN2CRICKET. This provides a modified form of cricket that is safe and fun for young players. It uses specially designed equipment from Cricket Australia including softer balls. The emphasis is on learning skills and having fun. As well as making friends, children build skills and confidence for later years in team cricket. Our program runs Saturday mornings, 8.30-10.00 am, from October until the Christmas break and then again in February-March. Players receive all equipment needed and get a hat, shirt, bag, ball and bat to keep. Parents participate through leading, participating or supporting the fun skill development activities. Both players and parents 'learn as you go' thanks to a very well designed program from Cricket Australia.
7-12 years Primary aged girls and boys can try the game with our T20 Blast Centres. A weekly 90 minute game session for over 8 weeks. We run Girls Only and Mixed Centres.
UNDER 9-16 COMPETITION
Equipment: We provide a cap and shirt for each new player and a club kit for each team. Players are welcome to bring their own bat etc but do not have to. Please do bring your white trousers, and your protector (we have some of these in the kits, but its an item better not shared!). Also a water bottle and sunscreen, please. Additional shirts and other supporter gear can be bought from the Club.
Under 9s & Under 10s: Children under 9 (as at 31 August this year) and under 10 (as at 31 August this year) play on Saturdays in a format designed to provide a transition from Milo to full scale cricket. Games are played in full equipment (helmets, pads, gloves etc) but U9s use a softer core ball for safety, and U10s use a lighter 142g leather ball.
U9 and U10 games are 8 a side, and each pair of bats plays a set number of overs - dismissals lose 3 runs for the batting team rather than ending their day at the crease.
Under 12-16s: These age groups play a mixture of one-day games (8.30-12.30 with 30 overs a side and progressively longer boundaries), and two-day games played over two Saturday mornings.
DEVELOPING GIRLS CRICKET
MCC is committed to developing girls and their families interest, skills and love of cricket from the earliest age through to club competition and representative level.
At MCC there is no such thing as a girl's sport or boy's sport - there is just cricket. We know that traditionally there has not been much encouragement in developing female players, so we have put in place programs, information and support to help give girls the same opportunities in cricket that boys get.
We start with MILO in2CRICKET (4-8 years) and provide players and coaches as role models to build their confidence and competence at cricket alongside the boys.
In the 7-12 year age group MCC works with CricketNSW to run the T20 Blast Inner West Girls Only comp. This an 8 week program of 90-minute sessions overseen by professional coaches and has all players batting, bowling and fielding to a backdrop of music and fun. Girls take centre stage and enjoy the sport with friends and others. T20 Blast is a great format to give primary school aged girls a taste of the excitement of the game and develop cricket skills.
Girls aged 7-15 years are also eligible and welcome to play in the CWSCA junior club competition U9, U10, U12, U14 & U16 teams. We encourage mixed teams especially at the U9 and U10 level.
MCC also enters teams in the girls only competition - Sydney Thunder Girls League. U13 and U17 nine a side teams play on Saturday afternoons and is supported by strong coaching and enthusiastic parents.
MCC girl players are also eligible for trialling for CWSCA Representative teams in the U13 Mollie Dive and U15 Margaret Peden Shield competitions.
MCC has established links with the Universities Women Grade Cricket Club to give our female players aged 12 and up further coaching, playing and development opportunities.
Club Premierships
MCC is now the largest junior club in the CWSCA with a succesful history.
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Season |
No. of Registered Junior Teams |
Premiership Results |
| 2016-17 | 23 | |
| 2015/16 | 21 |
Seniors 6th Division Premiers U16 Premiers U14 Div 2 Premiers
U10 Bill Brown Runners Up
Semi-finalists Seniors 4th Division Semi-finalists U14 Black Semi-finalists U10 Simpson Semi-finalists |
| 2014/15 | 16 | U16 Blue Semi-finalists
U14 Blue Semi-finalists
U12 Blue Div 1 Premiers
U12 Bats Div 2 Premiers |
| 2013/14 | 11 | U16 Blue Premiers
U16 Red Finalists
U14 Div2 Premiers
U12 Black Div 1 Undefeated Premiers
U12 Red Div 1 Finalists
U12 Blue Div 2 Finalists
U12 White Div 3 Premiers |
| 2012/13 | 12 | U14 Blue Premiers
U11 Black Undefeated Premiers
U11 Red Finalists |
2011/12
| 13 | U14 Blue Finalists
U13 Premiers
U10 Black Undefeated Premiers |
| 2010/11 |
13 |
U16 runners up
U14 Premiers
U13 Blue Premiers
U12 White Runners Up
U12 Blue Semi-finalists
U11 Blue Finalists
U9 Gold Undefeated |
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2009/10
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12
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U10 Finalists
U11 Blue Finalists
U12 Blue Semi-finalists
U12 White Semi-finalists
U13 Premiers
U16 Semi-finalists |
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2008/09
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9 |
U11 White Premiers
U11 Blue Semi-finalists
U13 Premiers
U14 Semi-finalists
U16 semi-finalists
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2007/08
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12
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U10 White Premiers
U12 Blue Premiers
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2006/07
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9
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U11 Blue Premiers
U14 Runners Up
U9 Blue competition winners
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2005/06
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8
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U12 White Div 2 Premiers
U10 White Div 2 Premiers
U14 Blue Div 1 Premiers
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2004/05
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6
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U10 Blue Div 1 Runners Up
U10 White Div 2 Runners Up
U12 Div 1 Runners Up
U14 Div 2 Premiers
U16 Div 2 Premiers
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2003/04 | 7
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U12 A Div 1 Premiers
U16 Div 1 Semi-Finalists
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2002/03
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8
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U10 Div 1 Premiers
U14 Div 1 Semi-Finalists
U16A Div 1 Semi-Finalists
U16B Div 2 Semi-Finalists
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2001/02
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7 | U10 Div 2 Premiers
U12 As Div 2 Premiers
U14 Div 1 Premiers
U16 Div 1 Semi-Finalists |
2000/01
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6
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U14 Div 1 Runners Up
U16 Div 1 Semi-Finalists |
Junior Player of the Year
| 2015/16 | Louis Wilson - Male Jazz Weston - Female |
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| 2014/15 | Ptolemy Sofianidis | 734 runs at 91.8 | 33 wkts at 8.5 | U16 |
| 2013/14 | William Salkeld | 527 runs at 58.6 | 15 wkts at 15.8 | U14 |
| 2012/13 | Felix Price | 405 runs at 57.9 | 21 wkts at 7.3 | U12 |
| 2011/12 | Nathan Webster | 401 runs at 40.1 | 26 wkts at 7.8 | U14 |
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2010/11
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Nasif Chowdhury |
475 runs at 67.9 |
27 wkts at 7.04 |
U14 |
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2009/10 |
Henry Mason |
445 runs at 44.5 |
22 wkts at 13.1 |
U14
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2008/09
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Alex Cheung
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251 runs at 22.8
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31 wkts at 11.79
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U13
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2007/08
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Ben Ford
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364 runs at 72.8
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11 wkts at 3.93
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U11
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| 2006/07 |
Clifton Ford
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602 runs at 54.73
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11 wkts at 17.82
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U14 Div 1
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2005/06
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Anthony Nielson
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410 runs at 41
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9 wkts at 11.11
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U14 Div 1
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2004/05
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Clifton Ford
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487 runs at 54.11
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11 wkts at 12.45
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U12 Div 1
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2003/04
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Llewelyn Griffiths
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199 runs at 22.11
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23 wkts at 11.73
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U16 Div 1
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2002/03
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Clifton Ford
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388 runs at 129.3
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11 wkts at 9.09
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U10 Div 1
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2001/02
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Varuna Silva
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294 runs at 42.00
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15 wkts at 7.00
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U14 Div 1
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2000/01
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Tarik Uzun
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438 runs at 36.50
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12 wkts at 11.25
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U14 Div 1
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1999/00
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Christopher Bogdan
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434 runs at 72.33
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7 wkts at 29.00
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U10 Div 2
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1998/99
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Robert Ryan
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380 runs at 42.22
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19 wkts at 7.68
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U12 Div 2
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1997/98
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Shane Murphy
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343 runs at 39.58
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25 wkts at 10.28
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U12 Div 2
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1996/97
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Records Unavailable
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1995/96
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R. Harris
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25 wkts at 6.56
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U14
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1994/95
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Dean Vandine
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285 runs at 23.75
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17 wkts at 13.20
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U10
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Club Officials
| Season | President | Secretary | Treasurer |
| 2016-17 | Antony Sachs | Jason Withers | Kathryn Higgs |
| 2015-16 | Antony Sachs | Sue Hemsley | Kathryn Higgs |
| 2014-15 | Antony Sachs | Sue Hemsley | Kathryn Higgs |
| 2013-14 | Scott Kennedy | Sue Hemsley | Kathryn Higgs |
| 2012-13 | Scott Kennedy | Sue Hemsley | Kathryn Higgs |
| 2011-12 | Scott Kennedy | David Mason | Kathryn Higgs |
| 2010-11 | Aden Bhatt | David Mason | Kathryn Higgs |
| 2009-10 | Aden Bhatt | David Mason | Samantha Fleming |
| 2008-09 | Aden Bhatt | David Mason | Samantha Fleming |
| 2007-08 | Regan Pallandi | David Mason | Samantha Fleming |
| 2006-07 | Regan Pallandi | David Mason | Samantha Fleming |
| 2005-06 | Samantha Fleming | Greg Christofis | Klara Bogdan |
| 2004-05 | Christina Griffiths | Greg Christofis | Klara Bogdan |
| 2003-04 | Christina Griffiths | Greg Christofis | Klara Bogdan |
| 2002-03 | Christina Griffiths | Greg Christofis | Klara Bogdan |
| 2001-02 | Christina Griffiths | Greg Christofis | Klara Bogdan |
| 2000-01 | Greg Christofis | Greg Christofis | Klara Bogdan |
| 1999-00 | Greg Christofis | Gary Vandine | Kevin Speechley |
| 1998-99 | Greg Christofis | Gary Vandine | Kevin Speechley |
| 1997-98 | Gary Vandine | Garry Peats | Kevin Speechley |
| 1996-97 | Gary Vandine | Garry Peats | Irene Fenech |
| 1995-96 | Paul Sfeir | Garry Peats | Manual Fenech |
| 1994-95 | Michael Assapardi | Garry Peats | Harry Avgoustou |
| 1993-94 | Michael Assapardi | Garry Peats | Harry Avgoustou |
| 1992-93 | Michael Assapardi | Garry Peats | Harry Avgoustou |