Geelong Cricket Association
The Geelong Cricket Association is the main cricket organisation in the Geelong area. It is affiliate with Cricket Victoria. It currently has 37 teams competing in 3 divisions as well as junior competitions.
History
The Geelong Cricket Association was first formed in 1896 with six foundation clubs Capulets, Clarendon, Geelong, Magpies, Non Descripts and Yarra Street Wesleyans. Also successful to begin with the competition began to struggle and was forced to disband in 1913.
In 1928 the Geelong Cricket Association was reformed with six new clubs Geelong City, Geelong Footballers, Geelong West, Newtown & Chilwell, North Geelong and South Geelong forming the new competition.
As of today the competition runs 3 divisions. Turf cricket is mandatory for First and Second XI's in the First and Second Division, whilst the Third Division has a mixture of turf and hard wicket cricket. The competition currently runs 14 grades across all divisions.
In the 2009/10 season the GCA also introduced a Twenty-20 competition spanning all divisions, the 2013/14 champions were Murgheboluc Frogs, who defeated East Belmont in the final.
The most successful GCA club has been Newtown & Chilwell who have won 20 Division One 1st XI premierships, followed by North Geelong with 10.[1]
St Josephs are the current reigning Division 1 premiers defeating South Barwon in the 2013/14 grand final, capturing their first premiership since 1988/89.
Affiliated Clubs
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Post HillP | Alexander Thomson | Bannockburn |
| East Belmont | Guild St Marys | Bell Park |
| Geelong City | HightonR | Corio |
| Geelong West | Manifold Heights | Corio Bay |
| Grovedale | Marshall | Inverleigh |
| Lara | Modewarre | Lethbridge |
| Leopold | Newcomb & District | Little River |
| Murgheboluc | St Albans Breakwater | Meredith |
| Newtown & Chilwell | St Peters | North Shore |
| North Geelong | Thomson | Shelford |
| South Barwon | Torquay | Teesdale |
| St Josephs | Waurn Ponds | Winchelsea |
P Promoted after 2013-14 season R Relegated after 2013-14 season
Others
- Anakie (5ths/6ths only)
Premiers
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | GCA T20 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Premiers | Runners Up | Premiers | Runners Up | Premiers | Runners Up | Premiers | Runners Up | |
| 2015/16 | Grovedale | East Belmont | St Albans Breakwater | St Peters | Shelford | Bannockburn | East Belmont | Leopold | |
| 2014/15 | St Josephs | North Geelong | Marshall | Thomson | Teesdale | Meredith | East Belmont | Grovedale | |
| 2013/14 | St Josephs | South Barwon | Bell Post Hill | Thomson | Shelford | Teesdale | Murgheboluc | East Belmont | |
| 2012/13 | East Belmont | South Barwon | Newcomb & District | St Albans Breakwater | Bell Park | Meredith | East Belmont | Lara | |
| 2011/12 | Grovedale | Geelong West | Geelong City | St Albans Breakwater | Lethbridge | Meredith | Lara | East Belmont | |
| 2010/11 | Geelong West | Grovedale | St Albans Breakwater | Geelong City | Lethbridge | Bell Park | South Barwon | Newtown & Chilwell | |
| 2009/10 | Lara | Geelong West | Thomson | Alexander Thomson | Modewarre | Teesdale | Grovedale | East Belmont | |
| 2008/09 | Geelong West | Grovedale | North Shore | Thomson | Teesdale | Guild-St Marys | |||
| 2007/08 | Grovedale | South Barwon | Waurn Ponds | Guild-St Marys | |||||
| 2006/07 | North Geelong | East Belmont | St Peters | Manifold Heights | |||||
| 2005/06 | East Belmont | Grovedale | Manifold Heights | Alexander Thomson | |||||
| 2004/05 | East Belmont | Geelong City | |||||||
| 2003/04 | Grovedale | St Josephs | |||||||
| 2002/03 | Bell Post Hill | St Josephs | |||||||
| 2001/02 | Bell Post Hill | North Geelong | |||||||
| 2000/01 | Newtown & Chilwell | Geelong City | |||||||
| 1999/00 | Newtown & Chilwell | Bell Post Hill | |||||||
| 1998/99 | North Geelong | St Josephs | |||||||
| 1997/98 | East Belmont | Geelong City | |||||||
| 1996/97 | North Geelong | East Belmont | |||||||
| 1995/96 | North Geelong | Leopold | |||||||
| 1994/95 | Leopold | East Belmont | |||||||
| 1993/94 | Leopold | North Geelong | |||||||
| 1992/93 | East Belmont | St Josephs | |||||||
| 1991/92 | Newtown & Chilwell | North Geelong | |||||||
| 1990/91 | Geelong West | East Belmont | |||||||
| 1989/90 | Newtown & Chilwell | East Belmont | |||||||
| 1988/89 | St Josephs | North Geelong | |||||||
| 1987/88 | Newtown & Chilwell | North Geelong | |||||||
| 1986/87 | Thomson | Grovedale | |||||||
| 1985/86 | Geelong City | Geelong West | |||||||
| 1984/85 | East Belmont | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||
| 1983/84 | Newtown & Chilwell | Geelong West | |||||||
| 1982/83 | Newtown & Chilwell | North Geelong | |||||||
| 1981/82 | Newtown & Chilwell | Thomson | |||||||
| 1980/81 | Newtown & Chilwell | Thomson | |||||||
| 1979/80 | Newtown & Chilwell | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||
| 1978/79 | Newtown & Chilwell | South Barwon | |||||||
| 1977/78 | East Belmont | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||
| 1976/77 | South Barwon | G.W.C.&F.C. | |||||||
| 1975/76 | South Barwon* | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||
| 1974/75 | St Josephs | Geelong City | |||||||
| 1973/74 | Newtown & Chilwell | South Barown | |||||||
| 1972/73 | South Barwon | East Belmont | |||||||
| 1971/72 | North Geelong | East Belmont | |||||||
| 1970/71 | Corio | South Barwon | |||||||
| 1969/70 | Leopold | Corio | |||||||
| 1968/69 | South Barwon | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||
| 1967/68 | Leopold | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||
| 1966/67 | G.W.C&F.C. | Corio | |||||||
| 1965/66 | Corio | South Barwon | |||||||
| 1964/65 | G.W.C&F.C. | South Barwon | |||||||
| 1963/64 | Corio | Geelong City | |||||||
| 1962/63 | G.W.C&F.C. | Corio | |||||||
| 1961/62 | South Barwon | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||
| 1960/61 | Newtown & Chilwell | Corio | |||||||
| 1959/60 | Newtown & Chilwell | Geelong City | |||||||
| 1958/59 | Newtown & Chilwell | Leopold | |||||||
| 1957/58 | Corio | Leopold | |||||||
| 1956/57 | G.W.C&F.C. | Corio | |||||||
| 1955/56 | Newtown & Chilwell | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||
| 1954/55 | Geelong City | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||
| 1953/54 | Geelong City | Corio | |||||||
| 1952/53 | G.W.C&F.C. | Geelong City | |||||||
| 1951/52 | Geelong City | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||
| 1950/51 | Geelong West | CYMS | |||||||
| 1949/50 | G.W.C&F.C. | High School East | |||||||
| 1948/49 | Newtown & Chilwell* | Geelong West | |||||||
| 1947/48 | Geelong West | Geelong Footballers | |||||||
| 1946/47 | Geelong Footballers | Geelong West | |||||||
| 1945/46 | G.W.C&F.C.* | Newtown & Chilwell | * No Semis due to washouts. | ||||||
| 1941/42 | Ford Motor Company | Geelong West | |||||||
| 1940/41 | Federal Mill | North Geelong | |||||||
| 1939/40 | Geelong Footballers (B Grade) | Federal Mill | |||||||
| 1939/40 | Ford Motor Company (A Grade) | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||
| 1938/39 | High School East* | Federal Mill | |||||||
| 1937/38 | Geelong West | High School East | |||||||
| 1936/37 | Federal Mill | Geelong Footballers | |||||||
| 1935/36 | Newtown & Chilwell | Geelong Footballers | |||||||
| 1934/35 | Newtown & Chilwell | East Geelong | |||||||
| 1933/34 | Geel.West & Geel.Footballers | ||||||||
| 1932/33 | Geelong West | South Geelong | |||||||
| 1931/32 | South Geel. & Geel.Footballers | ||||||||
| 1930/31 | South Geelong | North Geelong | |||||||
| 1929/30 | North Geelong | Geelong City | |||||||
| 1928/29 | Newtown & Chilwell | North Geelong | |||||||
| 1912/13 | East Geelong# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||
| 1911/12 | East Geelong# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||
| 1910/11 | South Geelong# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||
| 1909/10 | Geelong B | Kardinia | |||||||
| 1908/09 | Geelong B | Clarendon | |||||||
| 1907/08 | Geelong B# | ||||||||
| 1906/07 | Geelong B# | ||||||||
| 1905/06 | Corio# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||
| 1904/05 | Geelong B# | ||||||||
| 1903/04 | Corio# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||
| 1902/03 | Clarendon# | # Most wins premiers. | |||||||
| 1901/02 | Geelong B | Corio (Pre WW1) | |||||||
| 1900/01 | Corio (Pre WW1) | Clarendon | |||||||
| 1899/00 | Geelong | Clarendon | |||||||
| 1898/99 | Geelong# | ||||||||
| 1897/98 | Geelong | Non Descripts | |||||||
| 1896/97 | Non Descripts | Geelong | |||||||