The Basin Cricket Club

COACH APPOINTMENT

After a successful 2025/2026 season, the club would like to announce the appointment of Jake Sherriff as coach for the upcoming season.

Jake has captained the club to back to back Norm Reeves premierships and has been a force in the comp with both bat and ball since coming to the club in season 17/18.

Last year he stepped up and took on the role of coach at the last minute.

As a club, we are extremely fortunate to have someone of Jake's calibre not just representing us week in and week out, but helping our playing group become the best it can be and continue to build sustained success.

We can't wait to see what season 2026/2027 delivers as a club.
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Pre season schedule 💚❤️🐻

This time next week you will be packing your cricket bag into the car as the season 26/27 journey begins.

No charge for our players, new and old players welcomed.

Senior men, senior women, under 18’s and veterans indoor training sessions start at 6pm next Tuesday at Topline!

A mid week treat! The Basin Supporters Group monthly meeting is a special one this Tuesday night as they welcome Richo and Pettifer down.

Our 1st clothing order is now open! Jump onto our online store to pay and place your order for the upcoming season.

https://melbourne.icon-sports.com.au/the-basin-cricket-club

A huge thanks to Andy and the team at Icon Sports Melbourne for looking after the club once again, and for updating our clothing with a couple of new items. This includes a newly designed warm up/training top, and the new retro jacket which you will not want to miss.

The Basin helmets are also available to order, please note these are the SHREY brand if you needed to check your size.

A reminder that all junior playing tops are supplied by the club so if you are a new player then you will not have to order a new top.

Ordering will be open until Sunday the 9th of August, if you have any questions or are unable to pay in full for your order by the closing date then please contact Nathan Freeling by email at [email protected] to place your order and pay upon collection.

Player Signing

The club is delighted to welcome Nat I’Anson to the club!

Nat is a top order batter who joins us from North Ringwood, where he has been a mainstay of the senior side over the past five seasons. A Trollope premiership player, Nat has produced some crucial innings over the years, including a superb century against Lilydale last season.

We’re excited to have Nat and his partner Jacinta, join the bear cave and can’t wait to see him in action this season.

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It is with great sadness that the club acknowledges the passing of Graham Murray on Saturday.

Graham was awarded Life Membership of the Cricket Club in 1994, becoming our 18th Life Member. He was also one of the select few to receive Life Membership of both the Cricket Club and the Football Club, a testament to his outstanding contribution and dedication to our community.

Our sincere condolences are extended to Graham’s wife, Lorraine, and to all of his family and friends during this difficult time.

Graham’s funeral will be held on Tuesday, 7 July, at 10:00am at Le Pine Funerals, Ferntree Gully. Following the service, everyone is warmly invited back to the clubrooms to share a drink and some finger food as we celebrate Graham’s life and remember his lasting contribution to our club.

Rest in peace, Graham. You will be greatly missed.

Our AGM is locked in! Shape the future of The Basin Cricket Club by joining us to elect our 2026/2027 committee. For nomination forms (Exec positions ) or enquires contact the Secretary at: [email protected]

Lock this day into your calendar as The Basin Football and Netball Club celebrate 80 years. It will be a great opportunity to celebrate the past, with so many of our members past and present involved in both clubs ❤️🐻💚

📣 ‼️ 80 YEARS OF TBFNC ‼️📣

This one you won’t want to miss!!

Join us on Saturday the 27th of June for a day of reminiscing and reconnection, as we celebrate 80 years of the Rosellas.

All 5 senior open aged teams will be playing on the day, with the 3 men’s teams wearing our heritage jumpers, featuring the famous red sash.

This will be our past players day, so share far and wide, if you’ve had a connection to The Basin over the years, we want to celebrate with you on the day.

Over the next 4 Thursdays, we are encouraging members past and present to join us in our Batterham rooms from 6pm-7pm, to help us piece together the day, we want your input to help us create a memorable event for our wonderful community!

Further to that, we are seeking pieces of our history to display on the day for all to see and enjoy, be it newspaper articles, awards, old playing gear or merchandise, you name it we want to know about it, if you think you may have something you’d like to loan, please feel free to bring it down over the coming weeks!

80 years of The Basin, 80 years of the Rosellas. We can’t wait to see you all there on June the 27th!

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Presentation night recap 💚🐻❤️

A wonderful night out at the Dorset Gardens to celebrate our 2025/2026 season. You can find our award below, outstanding seasons from all our winners!

Also, a massive congratulations to Callum Bell our 4’s captain who took home all the awards he could carry. Including the coveted Tacka James Medal which awards our best player across all of the senior grades.

Whole club awards 🟢🎖️🔴

Presidents award: Greg Crutchley

Best Club person (Robert ‘Harpo’ Smith award): Jason Russell

Best Under 21 player (Graham Rawnsley award): Oscar Werry

Coaches Award: Sam Alsop

Duck award: Jay Dimitrov🦆

Team of the Year🏅: Callum Bell, Greg Latham, Scott Vozzo, Blake Walter, Trent Phillips, Michael McDonald, Damon Nicolson, Jake Sherriff ©, Danny O'Shea, Olivia Brueckner, Ricky Diclaudio, and Joel Clarke

Tacka James Medal🥇: Callum Bell

Team awards 🏏

T20
MVP: Blake Rule

4’s
Batting: Callum Bell
Bowling: Oscar Werry
Captains: Oscar Werry
MVP: Callum Bell

3’s 🏆
Batting: Greg Latham ⭐️ Comp batting average winner
Bowling: Nick Pavia
Captains: Miller Bullman
MVP: Scott Vozzo

2’s
Batting: Joel Clarke
Bowling: Ricky Diclaudio
Captains: Ryan Evans
MVP: Ricky Diclaudio

Senior Women’s
Batting: Kayla Carro
Bowling: Olivia Brueckner
Coaches: Stephanie Preest
Fielding: Libby McNay
MVP: Olivia Brueckner and Kayla Carro

1’s 🏆
Batting: Blake Walter
Bowling: Danny O’Shea ⭐️ Comp bowling average winner
Captains: Nick McDonald
MVP: Blake Walter
Club Champion: Danny O’Shea

Thank you again to our committee, volunteers, families, friends, and players for the season ❤️🐻💚