Glenelg Cricket Club
Glenelg District Cricket Club (the "Seahorses") are a Grade Cricket team located in Adelaide, South Australia. Their official website is http://www.gdcc.net.au
Glenelg competes in the South Australian Grade Cricket League, a competition administered by the South Australian Cricket Association. A-grade players in this competition vie for selection in South Australia's Sheffield Shield team, which leads to possible selection in the Australian Cricket team.
The club currently fields 4 senior and 6 junior teams, using Gliderol Stadium, Camden Oval, Adelaide High School and Bowker Street Oval as their home grounds across the grades.
The club is situated in the trendy beachside suburb of Glenelg, with its headquarters being less than a kilometre from Glenelg Beach and the well-known Jetty Road precinct.
Records
Glenelg has won A-grade premierships in the two-day competition in: 1930/31, 1947/48, 1951/52, 1953/54, 1973/74, 2012/13
The club has won A-grade one-day premierships in: 1989/90, 1996/97, 2004/05, 2008/09, 2015/16
Notable players
The Club has hosted and nurtured some very notable local, interstate and international players in the past, including two Australian Test Cricket captains, brothers Ian and Greg Chappell.
Other notable players include:
- Andrew Hilditch
- Graeme Hole
- Ashley Mallett
- Geff Noblet
- David Sincock
- Gavin Stevens
- Mervyn Waite
- Monty Panesar (England)
- John Davison (Canada)
- Joel Garner (West Indies)
Glenelg currently has two members of the Southern Redbacks squad; South Australian captain & off spinner Johan Botha, and fast bowler Chadd Sayers. Both Botha and Sayers are also members of the Adelaide Strikers squad. Former First Class cricketers Cullen Bailey, Tom Plant and Alex Carey also play for Glenelg.
Between 1987 and 2004 many players came from interstate to play for Glenelg because of its close proximity to the former Australian Cricket Academy in Henley Beach.