Belgrave Cricket Club

NEW TO THE NEST

Over the coming months we are going to share all of our new senior players across the grades so our members and supporters can get to know them, so let’s kick it off with one of our new men’s players, Cam Riley.

Welcome to Cam and his wife Nichaud. Cam joins us as a keeper/bat after a successful stint as a lower grade captain at St Andrews.

Cam had an impressive 19 dismissals last year, which is not quite as many years as his beloved bombers have been out of the finals race for 🤣

You will be able to pick Cam out because of his Courtside Barbers fresh trims. Yes, Sean wrote this post.

Welcome Cam, great to have you on board!

VALE GORDON CROCKETT

It is with deep sadness that the club wishes to inform our players and supporters of the passing of back to back 1976-77 & 1977-78 A Grade 1st XI premiership hero, Gordon Crockett at 77 years of age, survived by his wife Barbara.

In one of the golden eras for the club, Gordon was surrounded by club legends such as Kevin Sonogan, Lance Symons, Graham Dickey, Len O’Donnell, Barry Preston, Gary Thompson, Chris Watts and more but he was no slouch himself.

An extremely talented all rounder, over a 6 year career Gordon made 1,097 runs at 31.3 with 5 x 50s, 2 x 100s and a highest score of 133. With the ball he took 63 wickets at a miserly 17.5 including 2 x 5WI and BB of 6/18. He won both a 2nd XI bowling and batting average as well.

Gordon played a key role in a 161 run partnership with Lance Symons in the 1977-78 1st XI grand final, that took the game out of reach of Batterham Park (The Basin) as Belgrave posted a massive total of 441 runs batting first.

Gordon’s funeral service will be held at Rosebud Funerals Chapel, 123 Jetty Road Rosebud on Monday the 3rd of August commencing at 2.30pm.

Our deepest condolences to Barbara, the Crockett family and all of Gordon’s past teammates and friends.

Forever a dual premiership hero from one of our greatest ever teams 🖤🏏

Bump. See you all tonight 🖤🏏

PRESEASON DETAILS

We can’t wait to see all of the senior swoopy women and men next Monday at Topline to dust off the cobwebs, please ensure you arrive at 5.50pm for a 6.00pm start. Juniors welcome too!

We always welcome new players of any age or ability with open arms so if you’re sitting on the fence about playing for the first time, returning to play again or thinking about changing club environments pop down, trial sessions are free!

If you have any questions, drop us a note or email our club secretary, Melissa Davey at [email protected] and she will make sure you are setup for success.

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RECORD STINT

Our current committee, on behalf of our playing group and supporters both past and present would love to take a moment to acknowledge the enormous contribution of Airepair, as well as its Managing Director & Club Life Member Brad Wiseman to Belgrave.

After 23 consecutive years as our clubs major financial sponsor, including giving countless players opportunities to build careers from scratch the Airepair innings comes to a close.

There’s no words that will do justice to the contribution that both Airepair and Brad have made to our club, all we can say is that we wouldn’t exist today if it wasn’t for everything they have done for us on and off the field.

Thank you Airepair, a record partnership that we don’t think will ever be beaten!

Looking forward to seeing both Brad and Brendan around the club this year with plenty more runs and wickets to be had 🖤🏏

The Turk is Back 🦃

We are pleased to announce that Reece Schelfhout is back in black for 2026/27. Reece (affectionately known as the Turk) returns after one of the most remarkable seasons in Belgrave history. His 744 runs last season are the most 1st XI runs scored in a regular season (excl. finals), and 2nd most (incl. finals) in the club's 119-year history. That record season reached its zenith with the extraordinary 300 (off 108 deliveries) against St Johns/Tecoma, a club record that may never be surpassed.

Destructive is an apt descriptor of Reece, but he is much more than that. The quietly spoken, but fiercely competitive Reece is always looking for areas to improve his game, as well as demanding excellence from those around him. His burgeoning Belgrave career is already full of highlights and historical moments—we're excited to see what the future brings. We are rapt (not wrapped, wrapt or rapped) to have the Turk around Reserve Road next season and hopefully many more to come.

A snapshot of what he has achieved so far:
1st Games: 56
1st XI Runs: 2006 (@ 38.58)
3 x 100s
12 x 50s
HS of 300 (club record - previous best 222 by Fred Carrington in 1922/23)
1st Wicket Partnership Record of 385 (with Aaron Brunner 87)

We’d also like to take this moment to give Reece a huge thank you for his support of our club off field, with his business Prolific Air coming on board as a major sponsor this season. Give their page a follow and we’ll share more details on what they do over the season.

Lessssgo Reece, big things ahead! 🏏🖤

PRESEASON DETAILS

We can’t wait to see all of the senior swoopy women and men next Monday at Topline to dust off the cobwebs, please ensure you arrive at 5.50pm for a 6.00pm start. Juniors welcome too!

We always welcome new players of any age or ability with open arms so if you’re sitting on the fence about playing for the first time, returning to play again or thinking about changing club environments pop down, trial sessions are free!

If you have any questions, drop us a note or email our club secretary, Melissa Davey at [email protected] and she will make sure you are setup for success.

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CAPTAINS CALL

With preseason just around the corner, we are looking to appoint the rest of the clubs playing group leaders for the season.

Ideal candidates for the roles aren’t necessarily the best players in each grade or those with the longest club tenure, but those with great cricket brains, strong communication skills, inclusive leaders and people willing to help the club continue to evolve and grow.

If you’re interested in applying for any of the roles, drop Matt Skinner our club president a note in the next week with which role and why you think you’d be a great fit so the committee can consider all candidates.

Swoop as one 🪶🖤🏏

Matt Skinner
Belgrave CC President
[email protected]

Get involved with the future, chat to Libby directly, message someone on the committee or the club page.

⚫️⚪️🏏 Junior Coaching Opportunities – Season 2026 🏏⚫️⚪️

We’re looking for passionate coaches and volunteers to help our junior Swoopers take the field this season.

Whether you’re a parent, family member, senior player, or cricket enthusiast, this is a great opportunity to support our young players, develop their skills, and be part of a fantastic club community.

Coaching roles are available across multiple age groups, along with a Blasters Coordinator position.

Interested? Contact Libby for more information. 🖤🤍🏏

GetInvolved

Get excited because preseason is right around the corner!

Monday July 27th Topline Cricket 6pm