Club history
Club history
EST. 1855
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In 2001, team selection forms were sent to various WCC life members and players who have played over 50 1st XI games between 1905 and 1999.
Players with the most votes in each category won selection in Warrandyte Cricket Club’s 1st XI Team of the Century.
Team will be announced soon.
Minimum 50 games to qualify.
1s CC = 1st XI Club Champion, Bat A = 1st XI Batting Awards, Bowl A – 1st XI Bowling Awards, P = 1st XI Premierships
As averages in the early century were lower for batting and bowling, a percentage column is added to help compare players in different eras.
This column shows the % difference compared to the average performances at the time.
If a player has +5%, they score 5% more runs or take 5% more wickets than the average player in their time.
Green is more than average, red is less than average.
WCC Team of the Century Nominees
CAPTAIN (1)
(PC = Premiership Captain)
OPENING BATSMEN (2)
(Batsmen that predominantly opened the batting in their career)
MIDDLE ORDER BATSMEN (3 or 4)
ALL ROUNDER (1)
WICKET KEEPER (1)
BOWLERS (3 or 4)
Dirt says “This is just my team, not the club’s. I tried to represent all eras, and where it was a toss up I selected those that won more 1st XI awards”
Warrandyte Cricket Club’s Women’s team commenced 1975/76 with a squad of 16 players formed by sisters Suzanne Martin (Chapman) and Jenny Chapman who both gained clearances from Mitcham Cricket Club.
Coached by Allan Chapman (until his death following the 1980/1 season) the team won every game of the 1975/76 season including an outright win in the Grand final.
The initial squad included future stalwarts of note: Maria McGhee, Teresa Prince, Sandra Jeffs and Jenni Chapman (McLaws). Following the death of Allan Chapman the team was coached by Maria McGhee and then Peter Adams til the end of 1983/4. Brian Chapman commenced as coach in 1984/85 and remained until the cessation of the team in 1993. The team played 18 seasons reaching the finals on 9 occasions, making the grand final 4 times and winning the premiership twice 1975/6 and 1991/2. The team was supported by scorer Ben Jones (14 seasons) and regular spectators including Ian Hook, Jean Chapman and Alma Gray. The picturesque No.2 Oval Taroona Avenue was home to the Women’s X1 for 18 seasons.
Games were played as far a field as Geelong and Frankston. Warrandyte played on matting until mid 1980’s when a synthetic pitch was laid. Occasionally games were played against district teams such as Melbourne, Collingwood and Hawthorn where away games were played on turf pitches. Within 5 years of the inception of the team the Men’s senior X1 won the premiership of 1979/80 thereby gaining admission to Chandler Shield. This meant that the club were in the top level of the R.D.C.A. and in A grade of V.W.C.A.
For many seasons the club had 5 men’s teams who together with the Women’s X1 created a great atmosphere and the club was very successful on the field and socially.
Records
1975/76 – 1992/93
Premiers (2) – 1975/76, 1991/92
| # | Games | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180 | Je.Chapman |
| 1 | 180 | J.McLaws |
| 3 | 158 | M.McGhee |
| 4 | 120 | T.Prince |
| 5 | 93 | K.McGhee |
| 6 | 83 | E.McGhee |
| 7 | 65 | A.Tunbridge |
| 8 | 60 | S.Egeberg |
| 9 | 56 | S.Martin |
| 10 | 54 | S.Jeffs |
| # | Runs | Ave. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180 | 29.93 | J.McLaws |
| 2 | 180 | 29.32 | Je.Chapman |
| 3 | 158 | 51.53 | S.Martin |
| 4 | 120 | 38.83 | A.Tunbridge |
| 5 | 93 | 12.07 | T.Prince |
| 6 | 83 | 9.o | M.McGhee |
| 7 | 65 | 21.62 | S.Jeffs |
| 8 | 60 | 11.61 | E.McGhee |
| 9 | 56 | 13.71 | J.Lenferna |
| 10 | 54 | 15.72 | S.Egeberg |
| # | Wkts | Ave. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 468 | 11.31 | Je.Chapman |
| 2 | 369 | 17.81 | J.McLaws |
| 3 | 318 | 16.89 | M.McGhee |
| 4 | 170 | 12.52 | S.Martin |
| 5 | 115 | 19.11 | S.Egeberg |
| 6 | 93 | 23.99 | A.Tunbridge |
| 7 | 48 | 12.06 | M.Hooper |
| 8 | 46 | 25.02 | J.Lenferna |
| 9 | 37 | 25.35 | C.Farrelly |
| 10 | 33 | 6.8 | D.Lamb |
Dates & Events
??/02/1855 – A cricket ground is marked on the site of the current recreation reserve
01/01/1864 – Earliest mention of a cricket match at WCG (Bell’s Life…)
10/09/1866 – State Lands Department officially mark site as a Recreation Ground
01/12/1882 – Earliest obtained detailed record of a WCC cricket match in a newspaper
03/01/1885 – First documentation of an AGM
18/11/1905 – First competitive game in Cameron Cricket Association (CCA)
24/01/1906 – First documentation of a Womens game
24/02/1906 – John Till scores the first ever century for the WCC
??/04/1906 – Potato Culture lecture & Warrandyte Football Club formed
07/07/1906 – Warrandyte Football Club plays its first game
16/03/1907 – First premiership – 1st XI in CCA
24/04/1907 – Warrandyte Tennis Club formed
17/10/1908 – First game in Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association (BHRDCA)
11/12/1909 – Thomas Schubert takes 9/17 (a club record that stood for 86 years)
03/10/1925 – 2nd XI formed for the first time
03/10/1931 – South Warrandyte CC plays its first game
01/10/1932 – 1st XI plays first game in RDCA
1934/35 – Concrete pitch laid
13.10/1934 – Returns to BHRDCA for just 1 season
05/10/1935 – Returns to RDCA
01/10/1938 – Allan Chapman plays his first senior game
13/01/1939 – Black Friday bushfires
1948/49 – Did not play for 2 seasons due to club dispute
14/10/1950 – First game as ‘West Warrandyte’
1951/52 – First junior team plays
08/01/1956 – 100th Anniversary Match vs Victorian Cricket Association
04/10/1958 – North Warrandyte plays its first game (played 3 seasons)
1958/59 – First edition of the Warrandyte Directory
01/10/1960 – First game as ‘Warrandyte Footballers’ & colours changed to red & white
14/01/1962 – Bushfires at Warrandyte
07/10/1967 – Return to ‘Warrandyte’ name
27/10/1973 – Club played its 1,000th senior game (1st XI, R2)
04/10/1975 – Returns to RDCA
1975/76 – Womens team formed
01/10/1977 – Steve Pascoe plays his first senior game
14/10/1978 – Gerald Walshe’s first senior game
06/01/1979 – Brett Kline’s first senior game
17/02/1980 – 125th Anniversary Match vs Melbourne CC
27/03/1982 – 1st XI Chandler Shield Premiers (Club’s first top grade premiership)
24/03/1984 – 1st XI Chandler Shield Premiers
??/10/1988 – First over 40s Veterans team
26/01/1991 – Club played its 2,000th senior game (3rd XI, R8)
24/02/1996 – Chris Snaidero takes 10/56 at Norwood (Best WCC bowling figures)
18/01/1997 – David Mooney scores 184no at Croydon North (Highest score in the 1st XI)
2000/01 – First over 50s Veterans team
25/11/2000 – Club 12 function held
16/11/2001 – Website launched
2001/02 – Club demotes itself to Wilkins Cup
08/11/2003 – A world record occurs at Stintons
06/03/2004 – First Steve Pascoe Medal function held
12/02/2005 – Gerald Walshe claims the record for most senior wickets (532)
13/02/2005 – 150th Anniversary Match vs Invitational XI
2010/11 – First over 60s Veterans team
08/10/2011 – Brett Kline breaks WCC record for most senior games (325)
19/10/2013 – Brett Kline breaks WCC record for most senior runs (6486)
17/02/2015 – Cameron Day makes the highest score ever – 212 at Stintons in the 3rd XI
21/02/2015 – The 4th XI make the highest team score ever – 9/584 at WCG #2
22/03/2015 – The 1st XI win premiership. Return to the top grade. 50th club premiership
20/10/2018 – 1,000th senior cricket game at Warrandyte Reserve #1
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Publications
The Warrandyte Cricket Club has been fortunate enough to have 3 books written about its rich history.
All coincided with the club's 100th, 125th & 150th anniversaries.
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Grade history
Club 12
On November 25, 2000, the Warrandyte Cricket Club held its Club 12 presentation in which we announced the best team of the last century. All life members voted on players that have played at least 50 games in the 1st XI, scored at least 100 runs or taken 100 wickets, with the highest 12 vote getters making the side. The team is as follows...
Allan Chapman (Capt) - Stylish RH opening batsman & tireless RH opening bowler
John Sharman (V/Capt) - Determined RH top order batsman & underrated RH leg-spin bowler
John Chapman - Fluent RH Opening batsman & gifted wicket keeper when standing up or back
Graeme Jacobs - Dogged & unflappable LH opening batsman & safe slips fieldsman
Fred Jungwirth - Bouncy RH leg spin bowler, reliable lower order batsman & outstanding outfielder
Bruce Kline - Brilliant wicket keeper, especially standing at the wicket, & handy RH lower order batsman
Graeme Lloyd - Brilliant LH swing bowler. He took 71 wickets in 1983/84 season. Regular No. 11 batsman
Steve Pascoe - Complete allrounder. Accurate RH medium bowler & middle order RH batsman
Greg Tregear - Classic RH top order batsman and tidy RH off-spin bowler
Gerald Walshe - Powerful RH opening fast bowler & reliable lower order batsman
Robert White - Aggressive LH top & middle order batsman & RH off-spin bowler
Alan Woolcock - Textbook LH orthodox spin bowler & aggressive lower order batsman
