University of Melbourne Cricket Club

The Melbourne University Cricket Club, often called simply "University", plays the sport of cricket in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia, known as Victorian Premier Cricket. The club was founded in 1856 and played its first season of premier cricket in 1906–07. Known as the Students, the club has won three first XI premierships. Its home ground is on the campus of the University of Melbourne in Parkville.

The club's famous players include: Roy Park, Bert Hartkopf, Ted a'Beckett, Keith Rigg, Colin McDonald, George Thoms, Bob Cowper, Paul Sheahan, Jim Higgs and Frank Tyson.

References

Club website

Victorian Premier Cricket

Clubs	Camberwell Magpies Carlton Casey-South Melbourne Dandenong Essendon Fitzroy Doncaster Footscray-Edgewater Frankston Peninsula Geelong Greenvale Kingston Hawthorn Melbourne Monash Northcote Prahran Ringwood St Kilda University

Awards	Ryder Medal John Scholes Medal

University of Melbourne

Faculties	Architecture, Building and Planning Arts Business and Economics Education Engineering Land and Environment Law Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Melbourne School of Graduate Research Science Veterinary Science VCA and Music

Graduate schools	Design Business and Economics Education Engineering Humanities and Social Sciences Law Science Melbourne Business School

Residential colleges	Graduate House International House Janet Clarke Hall Medley Hall Newman College Ormond College Queen's College Ridley College (1910–2005) St Hilda's College St Mary's College Trinity College University College Whitley College

Chancellor	Barry Moorhouse Brownless Madden MacFarland Barrett Lowe Dean Upjohn Menzies Weickhardt Gillard Wright Woodward Marles Renard Chernov Elizabeth Alexander

Vice-Chancellor	Childers Brownless Irving Madden Wrixon MacFarland Monash Barrett Priestley Gilbert Glyn Davis

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