Elsternwick Cricket Club (Brighton)
Elsternwick Cricket Club, established in 1901, is a foundation member of the VSDCA (Victorian Sub District Cricket Association). The club has four Senior men's teams playing on turf, Junior boys and Blasters programs. Women's, girls and over 60s coming soon. Inclusive and welcoming of all players of any ability.
Senior Men
Elsternwick Cricket Club is affiliated with the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association (VSDCA) for its senior competitions. The VSDCA is considered Victoria's second most senior turf competition and its 28 member clubs are divided among four geographically aligned groups (North, South, East and West). Elsternwick is in the South group and plays its fellow South group clubs once every season. The 1st and 2nd XIs also play against one of the other three groups (North, East, West) each season on a rotating basis. The 3rd and 4th XIs play against the East Group each season, thus reducing travel for the lower levels of competition.
The Association accommodates players of all abilities with the 1st XI comprising many ex-Premier players who have decided to step back from the demands of Premier cricket along with experienced suburban cricketers and up and coming younger players. The lower grades cater for players of varying ability and experience with the 4th XI often a mixture of mature cricketers and junior players getting their first taste of senior turf cricket.
Senior Women
Elsternwick Cricket Club are participating in Cricket Southern Bayside Women's league for the first time for season 2021/22.
Our emphasis will be on growing skill and participation in the sport and we are encouraging participants of all age groups, ability and experience to join us. The programme will very much be catering to anyone wanting to give cricket a go with our team of very experienced cricket coaches providing a tailored programme to develop skills from the ground up in all aspects of the game.
The Cricket Southern Bayside Womens comprises clubs from Richmond to Bonbeach, games are a modified T 20 format, played on a Sunday afternoon, and usually go for 2-3 hours.
Juniors
Elsternwick Cricket Club runs a comprehensive junior program that caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 16 years old.
Junior Blasters - For boys and girls aged 5 to 7 that are new to cricket. Participants build their skills through fun, game-based activities that are run in small groups to ensure every child gets a go. When they have mastered the basics, they will be ready to graduate to Master Blasters where they play modified games of cricket.
Master Blasters - A super fun, social, safe, game based cricket program for boys and girls aged 7 to 10. The program is much shorter than traditional cricket, with a maximum of 90 minutes playing time. All the equipment is supplied, and the games take place at the same venue each week, at a local cricket club or community centre.
SECA Rookies - A modified competition for children aged 8 to 9 years old played on Saturday mornings with special rules for younger players. The modified program provides an introduction into competition cricket.
SECA U12, U14, U16 - A structured competition for children aged 9 to 16 years old with the U12 teams playing on Saturday mornings and the U14 and U16 teams playing on Friday evenings.
All Girls Cricket - A junior competition for girls in the South East suburbs of Melbourne as an alternative to playing cricket in mixed teams with boys.
JG Craig U15 Competition - Is a carnival run by the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association in the January School holidays. The competition is of representative standard and is played on turf wickets. Trials for the Elsternwick team are conducted in October / November each year.
Coaching and Junior Development - Elsternwick Cricket Club aims to appoint accredited coaches to all teams. Team Coaches are typically young men currently playing senior cricket who have recently completed or are about to complete their junior careers. The Team Coaches are supported by more experienced coaches at each age level.
All Elsternwick coaches are expected to be registered with Cricket Coaches Australia. Junior Team Coaches should have completed as a minimum the Introduction to Cricket on-line training module. Age Level Coaches are encouraged to have completed as a minimum the Community Coaching (Level 1) qualification.
Location
164 Glenhuntly Road, Brighton 3186 Map
✆ 0422 418 431
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Web Links
→ elsternwickcc.vic.cricket.com.au
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