Mount Eliza Cricket Club

Mt Eliza Cricket Club is a Cricket Club in the Australian Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association based in Mount Eliza, Victoria. Mt Eliza is one of the most successful Cricket Clubs on the Mornington Peninsula with 10 First Eleven premierships and a total of more than 55, including the Juniors. During the 1980s the Club was heralded as the largest cricket club in Australia with 8 Senior teams and 12 Junior teams, which is outstanding seeing as Mt Eliza is only a small town 48 km out of the city Melbourne.

Ovals

Mt Eliza Cricket Club currently has 3 ovals, at Emil Madsen Reserve witch is on the outskirts of Mt Eliza, and 1 oval in the Mount Eliza, Victoria, at Howard Parker Reserve.

Dist 1sts & 2nds - Play on the Lower Oval of Emil Masden Reserve.

A1 & A3 - Play on the Mt.Eliza Football Oval.

B2 & B3 - Play on the Back Oval of the Emil Madsen Reserve.

C1 - Play on Howard Parker Reserve.

Colours

Mt Eliza Cricket Clubs colours are Green & Gold.

Records

As of the end of the 2006/2007 Season

Team Records

Highest Score For - 9/505 - District 2nds v Carrum Downs - 1998/99

Most Drinking activity - Tristan Faithfull - Season 2003 onwards

The Most Load of Bull- Michael Partridge - Ongoing

Lowest Score For - 0/9 - 3rds v Heatherhill - 1972/73

Lowest Score Against - 10/21 - 3rds v Seaford - 1976/77

Most Matches - Brian Brimmell - 401+, John Crump - 401

Batting Records

Highest Aggregate-Career - Antony Starkins - 10520

Highest Aggregate-Season - Antony Starkins - 1060 - 2006/07

Highest Individual-Score - Jeff Bluhm - 280 n.o. v Delacombe Park 2002/03

Batting Records

Highest Aggregate-Career - Tony McWilliams - 740 (Rd.1 07/08)

Highest Aggregate-Season - Ed Skarden - 78 - 1968/69

Best Analysis-Innings - John Brough - 10/36 - 1956/57

Best Analysis-Match - Phil Perry - 14/7 - 1978/79

Wicket-Keeping Records

Most Victims-Career - Paul Fisher-White - 439*

Most Victims-Season - John Pearson - 44 - 1977/78

Most Victims-Innings - Tony Webber - (7) 5 Stumpings & 2 Catches - E Grade 1983/84 Anthony Hare - (7) 3 Catches, 3 Stumpings & 1 R/O - A Grade 2004/05

Most Victims-Match - Tony Webber - (8) 5 Stumpings & 3 Catches - E Grade 1983/84

Partnership Records

Wicket

Runs

Batsmen

Versus

Season

1

290

C Jones (107*) & R Hammill (176)

Langwarrin

1986/87

2

317*

J Crump (62*) & M Tognazzini (239*)

Baxter

1995/96

3

272

S McLennan (105) & S Brennan (231*)

Rosebud

1978/79

4

185*

A Starkins (119*) & W Wedgwood Jnr. (67*)

Heatherhill

1990/91

5

220

D Peacock (130*) & P Bent (88)

Tyabb

1998/99

6

188*

T Faithfull (110*) & S Brabin (78*)

Rye

2003/04

7

158

C Davey (116) & G Assaw (53*)

Rye

2003/04

8

168

B Davies (121*) & J Wright (38)

Carrum Downs

1996/97

9

192

K Zimmerman (145*) & R Hogan (93)

Pines (G/Final)

1976/77

10

98*

J Fairhurst (55*) & B Mathews (43)

Delcacombe Park

1994/95

Club Championships

  • 1stXI Premiers - 10
  • 2ndXI Premiers - 11
  • 3rdXI Premiers - 6
  • Juniors Premiers - 16