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The Ringwood and District Cricket Association (or, better known as the RDCA) is a club cricket competition based in the outer eastern suburbs of
Melbourne, Victoria
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. The competition consists of 31 clubs based around the Ringwood area of Melbourne and has been running seasonally since its induction in 1920/21 season.
In the 2006/07 season, the Association consisted of 32 grades ranging from Under 12's through to Veteran and Master classes. In addition, the RDCA also operate non-competitive grades in both Under 10 and Under 12 levels to assist in the development of the game.
In senior competition, Division 1 is known as the Lindsay Trollope Shield, Division 2 as the Wilkins Cup and Division 3 as the Newey Plate. These three divisions are composed predominantly of the first eleven of each club. Lower sides compete in a grading system from A Grade to M grade.
Prior to the 2010/11 season, Division 1 was known as the Chandler Shield. The name was changed to the Lindsay Trollope Shield between seasons at the RDCA AGM in August 2010 in recognition of his contributions to the RDCA for many years.
Clubs
Current clubs
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Ainslie Park Cricket Club Ainslie may refer to:
People
* Ainslie baronets
* Ainslie (name)
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* Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
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Bayswater Park Cricket Club
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Boronia Cricket Club
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Croydon Cricket Club
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Croydon North Cricket Club
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East Ringwood Cricket Club
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Heathwood Cricket Club Heathwood may refer to:
* Heathwood, Queensland
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Montrose Cricket Club Montrose may refer to:
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* Montrose, Angus (the original after which all others ultimately named or derived)
** Montrose Academy, the secondary school in Montrose
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North Ringwood Cricket Club
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Norwood Cricket Club
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* Norwood, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
** Norwood Football Club, an Australian rules football club
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Ringwood Cricket Club
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Scoresby Cricket Club Scoresby may refer to:
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Seville Cricket Club
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South Croydon Cricket Club
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South Warrandyte Cricket Club
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St Andrews Cricket Club
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Templeton Cricket Club Templeton may refer to:
Places
* Templeton station, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
* Templeton, New Zealand
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* Templeton, Devon, England
* Templeton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Wantirna Cricket Club
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Wantirna South Cricket Club
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Warrandyte Cricket Club
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Warranwood Cricket Club
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Wonga Park Cricket Club
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Former clubs
*Academy Cricket Club
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Aquinas Cricket Club
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Bayswater North Cricket Club
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Boronia Churches Cricket Club
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Boronia United Cricket Club
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Croydon United Cricket Club
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Eley Park Cricket Club Eley can mean:
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Knox Churches Cricket Club
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Knox Gardens Cricket Club
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Knoxfield Cricket Club
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Mooroolbark Baptists Cricket Club
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Olinda Cricket Club
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Parkwood Cricket Club Parkwood may refer to:
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* Parkwood, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
* Parkwood, Queensland
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Ringwood Footballers Cricket Club Ringwood may refer to:
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*Ringwood, New South Wales, in Federation Council, New South Wales, Federation Council area
* Ringwood, Queensland
*Ringwood, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
**Ringwood railway station, Melbourne
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Ringwood RSL Cricket Club Ringwood may refer to:
Places Australia
*Ringwood, New South Wales, in Federation Council, New South Wales, Federation Council area
* Ringwood, Queensland
*Ringwood, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
**Ringwood railway station, Melbourne
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South Ringwood Cricket Club
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St Stephens Cricket Club
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The Basin Salvation Army Cricket Club
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Valley Cricket Club
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Vermont Cricket Club
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