- Prospect Cricket Club
Infobox aus sport club | clubname = Prospect Pirates
fullname = Prospect Cricket Club
emblem = The Pirates
strip = Maroon and White
founded = 1928-29 (SACA)
sport =Cricket
league =South Australian Grade Cricket League
firstseason = 1928-29
ground = Prospect Oval
song = The Pirates Song [http://www.prospectcricketclub.org.au/club_song.htm]
president = Graeme Hill
coach = Simon Cain
captain = Callum Ferguson
season = 2006/07
position =Prospect Cricket Club (the "Pirates") are a Grade Cricket team located in
Adelaide ,South Australia .Prospect competes in the
South Australian Grade Cricket League , administered by theSouth Australian Cricket Association (SACA). 'A' Grade players in this competition vie for selection in South Australia’s Pura Cup State team, which leads to possible selection in the Australian Cricket team.The club currently fields 4 senior and 6 junior teams and uses
Prospect Oval for its A and B grade Home matches.History
The Prospect District Cricket Club draws on the history of two predecessors, the Prospect Cricket Club and the North Adelaide Cricket Club.
The Prospect Cricket Club was formed during the 1880's and joined the Adelaide and Suburban Cricketing Association as a foundation member at the start of the 1899/00 cricket season. [http://www.prospectcricketclub.org.au/history_pcc.htm] . In 1924 Prospect Cricket Club, based at Prospect Oval, was admitted to the SACA B Grade Competition.
The North Adelaide Cricket Club was originally formed in 1867 as North Adelaide Young Men's Society. It was a foundation member of the SACA competition and won four premierships between 1879 and 1896. [http://www.prospectcricketclub.org.au/history_nacc.htm] It was based at Adelaide Oval.
A decision of the SACA to revise the District boundaries for the 1928-29 season led to discussions between the two clubs, the SACA and the Prospect Council, which eventually resulted in the amalgamation of the two clubs. The new Club would continue in the SACA A Grade competition, with itshome base at Prospect Oval. On 1st May 1928, the Prospect District Cricket Club was born.
The club won its first SACA premiership in the 1936-37 season under the captaincy of A. E. Cole. [http://www.prospectcricketclub.org.au/history.htm]
Records
Prospect has won eight 'A' Grade premierships in the Two-Day version of the game, the first being in 1960/61 and the most recent in 2000/2001.
The club also has won their One-Day Premiership in 1997/98.
Notable Players
The Club has hosted and nurtured some very notable local, interstate and international players in the past, including C.E.Pellew, C.W.Walker, T.W.Wall, G.S.Sobers, A.A.Mallett, T.J.Jenner, J.R.Hammond, R.M.Hogg, B.A.Richards, G.J.Cosier,
Younis Ahmed , A.L.Logie, A.K.Zesers, G.S.Blewett and L.Vincent while over 40 players represented the South Australian State Team.External links
* [http://www.prospectcricketclub.org.au/main.htm Prospect CC official site]
* [http://www.cricketsa.com.au/SubHome.aspx?p=83 SACA Grade Cricket]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theprospectpirates Myspace site]
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