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Victorian Premier Cricket is a club cricket competition in the state of
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
administered by
Cricket Victoria 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 ...
. Each club fields four teams (firsts through to fourths) of adult players and usually play on weekends and public holidays. Matches are played on turf wickets under limited-time rules, with most results being decided on a first-innings basis. Outstanding players in the competition are selected to play for the
Victorian Bushrangers The Victoria men’s cricket team is an Australian first-class men's cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The men’s team, which first played in 1851, represents the state of Victoria in the Marsh Sheffield Shield first-class compe ...
at first-class and List A level, in the
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and Marsh One Day Cup competitions respectively. The competition commenced in the 1906–07 season when it was known as "District cricket", and was renamed in 1990. Separate competitions for one-day matches (2002–03) and Twenty20 (2005–06) were later established.


History

Inter-club cricket in Melbourne had its beginnings during the 1850s, with matches arranged on an informal basis. The newspapers usually decided the season's best team via the consensus of journalists. In 1870, the Challenge Cup was introduced, beginning an era of more structured competition. For the 1889–90 season, a program of Pennant Matches was devised over eight rounds, which began the era of club competition recognisable today. The original competing teams were Carlton, East Melbourne, Essendon, Fitzroy, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, South Melbourne, University and Williamstown. There were no restriction on the recruitment of players and the stronger clubs (such as East Melbourne, Melbourne and South Melbourne) attracted the leading players, and other teams remained very weak. By the turn of the twentieth century, the unevenness of the competition resulted in a lack of public support. The solution was found in "electorate" or "District" cricket whereby players needed a residential qualification to play for their club. In 1903, a VCA sub-committee recommended the implementation of the system. Due to many differences of opinion (most notably, the powerful
Melbourne Cricket Club The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is a sports club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1838 and is one of the oldest sports clubs in Australia. The MCC is responsible for management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, ...
dissented), District cricket did not commence until 1906. The twelve inaugural District teams were Carlton, Collingwood (newly formed), East Melbourne, Essendon, Fitzroy, Hawksburn (which became Prahran the following year), Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda, South Melbourne and University. A promotion and relegation system between two grades was originally envisioned, and the premier club of second grade, Northcote, was promoted for 1907–08. However, last-placed Collingwood was not relegated and the idea dispensed with. The second grade was re-constituted as the Victorian Sub-District competition, comprising Brighton, Caulfield, Coburg, Elsternwick, Hawthorn, Malvern, Port Melbourne and Williamstown. The uneven number of teams necessitated a bye, which remained 1929–30 when the VCA Colts team was included. The Colts team competed for eleven seasons but disbanded during
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. Matches continued through the war (although they were not for points) and Footscray was admitted for 1948–49, which eliminated the bye. The next expansion occurred in 1974 when two clubs representing outer-suburban areas, Ringwood and Waverley, were promoted from Sub-District. Eighteen sides have participated since 1993–94 when teams from Geelong and the Mornington Peninsula were admitted. The finals system, previously consisting of four teams, was enlarged to a final six in 1997–98 season, later changing to a final eight.


Current clubs

Premierships correct to the end of 2021/22 season.


First XI premierships

;Two-day *1906-07
East Melbourne East Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne Local government areas of ...
(1) *1907-08 East Melbourne (2) *1908-09
Prahran Prahran (), also pronounced colloquially as Pran, is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Prahran recorded a po ...
(1) *1909-10 St Kilda (1) *1910-11 Prahran (2) *1911-12 Northcote (1) *1912-13 Collingwood (1) *1913-14 St Kilda (2) *1914-15
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
(1) *1915-16 ''Not held'' *1916-17 ''Not held'' *1917-18 ''Not held'' *1918-19 ''Not held'' *1919-20 Melbourne (2) *1920-21 Prahran (3) *1921-22 Prahran (4) *1922-23 Prahran (5) *1923-24 St Kilda (3) *1924-25 St Kilda (4) *1925-26 St Kilda (5) *1926-27 St Kilda (6) *1927-28 Hawthorn-East Melbourne (3) *1928-29
University A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...
(1) *1929-30 Melbourne (3) *1930-31
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
(1) *1931-32 St Kilda (7) *1932-33 Melbourne (4) *1933-34 St Kilda (8) *1934-35 Melbourne (5) *1935-36 Melbourne (6) *1936-37 Melbourne (7) *1937-38 Melbourne (8) *1938-39 Fitzroy (2) *1939-40 Fitzroy (3) *1940-41 ''Not held'' *1941-42 ''Not held'' *1942-43 ''Not held'' *1943-44 ''Not held'' *1944-45 ''Not held'' *1945-46
Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...
(1) *1946-47
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
(1) *1947-48 Carlton (2) *1948-49 Melbourne (9) *1949-50 Hawthorn-East Melbourne (4) *1950-51 Hawthorn-East Melbourne (5) *1951-52 Melbourne (10) *1952-53
South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at ...
(1) *1953-54 Fitzroy (4) *1954-55 Prahran (6) *1955-56 Hawthorn-East Melbourne (6) *1956-57 Carlton (3) *1957-58 Carlton (4) *1958-59 Melbourne (11) *1959-60 South Melbourne (2) *1960-61 Fitzroy (5) *1961-62 St Kilda (9) *1962-63 Hawthorn-East Melbourne (7) *1963-64
Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport * Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Ki ...
(1) *1964-65 St Kilda (10) *1965-66 Northcote (2) *1966-67 Fitzroy (6) *1967-68 South Melbourne (3) *1968-69 Carlton (5) *1969-70 Essendon (2) *1970-71 Collingwood (2) *1971-72 Hawthorn-East Melbourne (8) *1972-73 Melbourne (12) *1973-74 Northcote (3) *1974-75 Collingwood (3) *1975-76 Melbourne (13) *1976-77 Richmond (2) *1977-78 Carlton (6) *1978-79 Carlton (7) *1979-80 Footscray (1) *1980-81 Carlton (8) *1981-82 Melbourne (14) *1982-83 Richmond (3) *1983-84 Prahran (7) *1984-85 St Kilda (11) *1985-86 St Kilda (12) *1986-87 Northcote (4) *1987-88 Collingwood (4) *1988-89 Melbourne (15) *1989-90 Richmond (4) *1990-91 University (2) *1991-92 St Kilda (13) *1992-93 Melbourne (16) *1993-94 Fitzroy Doncaster (7) *1994-95 Melbourne (17) *1995-96 University (3) *1996-97 Northcote (5) *1997-98 Melbourne (18) *1998-99 Hawthorn-Waverley (9) *1999-00 Richmond (5) *2000-01 St Kilda (14) *2001-02 Fitzroy Doncaster (8) *2002-03 St Kilda (15) *2003-04 St Kilda (16) *2004-05 St Kilda (17) *2005-06 St Kilda (18) *2006-07
Dandenong Dandenong is a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about from the Melbourne CBD. It is the council seat of the City of Greater Dandenong local government area, with a recorded population of 30,127 at the . Situated mainly ...
(1) *2007-08 Ringwood (1) *2008-09 Ringwood (2) *2009-10 Melbourne (19) *2010-11 Dandenong (2) *2011-12 Richmond (6) *2012-13 Melbourne (20) *2013-14 Footscray Edgewater (2) *2014-15 Ringwood (3) *2015-16 Fitzroy Doncaster (9) *2016-17 Fitzroy Doncaster (10) *2017-18 Dandenong (3) *2018-19 Carlton (9) *2019-20 Melbourne (21) *2020-21 Prahran (8) *2021-22 Carlton (10) Source ;One-day/White-ball *2002-03
Prahran Prahran (), also pronounced colloquially as Pran, is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Prahran recorded a po ...
(1) *2003-04 Northcote (1) *2004-05 St Kilda (1) *2005-06 St Kilda (2) *2006-07 St Kilda (3) *2007-08
Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...
(1) *2008-09
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
(1) *2009-10 St Kilda (4) *2010-11 Carlton (2) *2011-12 Prahran (2) *2012-13 Melbourne (2) *2013-14 Melbourne (3) *2014-15
Monash Tigers The Richmond Cricket Club is an Australian cricket club based in Glen Waverley in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Victorian Premier Cricket Association. Founded in 1854, the Richmond Cricket Club home gro ...
(1) *2015-16 Fitzroy Doncaster (1) *2016-17 Melbourne (4) *2017-18
Dandenong Dandenong is a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about from the Melbourne CBD. It is the council seat of the City of Greater Dandenong local government area, with a recorded population of 30,127 at the . Situated mainly ...
(1) Source ;Twenty-20 *2005-06
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
(1) *2006-07
Dandenong Dandenong is a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about from the Melbourne CBD. It is the council seat of the City of Greater Dandenong local government area, with a recorded population of 30,127 at the . Situated mainly ...
(1) *2007-08
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
(1) *2008-09 St Kilda (1) *2009-10
Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...
(1) *2010-11 ''Not held'' *2011-12
Prahran Prahran (), also pronounced colloquially as Pran, is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Prahran recorded a po ...
(1) *2012-13 Melbourne (2) *2013-14 Footscray Edgewater (1) Source


Ryder Medal

First presented in 1972–73, the award for the best player of the season is named after Jack Ryder, the former Australian captain who had a long and distinguished career with Collingwood.


John Scholes Medal

Presented in season 2001–02 under the name of Cricket Victoria Medal, the John Scholes medal is awarded to the best player in the Victorian Premier Cricket 1st XI final. The name was changed for the 2003–04 season.


Administration

Victorian Premier Cricket was run by the Cricket Victoria's Pennant Committee until the end of the 2013/14 season. The role of the Pennant Committee was in relation to dealings with grounds, fixtures, playing dates, venues, umpires, ladders, player eligibility and registrations, disputes, rules changes etc. The Pennant Committee comprised five delegates elected at the AGM of Cricket Victoria held every August. The members of the final Pennant Committee were John McConville (Chairman), Kevan Carroll, John Malligan, Ken Stone, Oswin Wright and Peter Binns (ex-officio). Matters concerning player behaviour are dealt with a tribunal convened by Cricket Victoria and is made up of an independent chairman two Pennant Committee members, providing that their club is not involved in the match in question. Since 2014/15, the Premier Cricket Management Team (PCMT) began overseeing the administration of Premier Cricket at Cricket Victoria. As of season 2021/22, this has now become a Premier Cricket Department listed in charge of the day-to-day operations with Victorian Premier Cricket.


See also

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* Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association


References


External links


List of 1st XI premiers
* {{Cricket in Australia Grade cricket competitions in Australia Cricket in Victoria (Australia) Recurring sporting events established in 1906 1906 establishments in Australia Sports leagues established in 1906