The VCA Colts cricket team competed in the Melbourne
district cricket competition between 1929–30 and the start of
World War II
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. Administered by the
Victorian Cricket Association
Cricket Victoria (CV) is the governing body for the sport of cricket in the Australian state of Victoria. It was formed on 29 September 1875 as the Victorian Cricket Association. It is integrated with the Victorian Women's Cricket Association to ...
(VCA), it was a developmental team that included mainly young players with potential who were led by one or two players with
first-class experience. Some of the notable cricketers who played with the team before their rise to fame included
Lindsay Hassett
Arthur Lindsay Hassett (28 August 1913 – 16 June 1993) was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria and the Australian national team. The diminutive Hassett was an elegant middle-order batsman, described by ''Wisden'' as, "... a mas ...
,
Ian Johnson and
Keith Miller
Keith Ross Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent m ...
. At one stage, the team was captained by the former Australian skipper
Jack Ryder. The team was discontinued during the war years, and replaced in the competition by the Footscray club in 1948–49.
Victorian Premier Cricket clubs
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