The Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club, nicknamed the Lions, play cricket in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia, known as Victorian Premier Cricket. The club was formed by a 1986 amalgamation of Fitzroy Cricket Club, a foundation member of Victorian Premier Cricket in 1905, and Doncaster Cricket Club, a Victorian Sub-District Association team formed in 1864. The Lions play at Schramms Reserve in Doncaster.

Honours Club Championships 1939/40 1957/58 1960/61 1961/62 2017/18

Premierships Premierships and Runners-up for all the clubs elevens since the clubs induction into the VCA in 1906. TeamTwo-dayOne-DayT20PremiersRunners-upPremiersRunners-upPremiersRunners-up Firsts 10 1 1 0 0 1 Seconds 3 0 1 0 0 0 Thirds 9 0 0 0 0 0 Fourths 0 0 1 0 0 0

Two Day Premierships 1st XI – 1930/31, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1953/54, 1960/61, 1966/67, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2015/16, 2016/17 2nd XI – 1909/10, 1934/35, 2007/08, 2013/14, 2024/25 2025/26 3rd XI – 1954/55, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 2001/02

One Day Premierships 1st XI – 1993/94 (CUB Shield – No Final Played), 2015–16 2nd XI – 2003/04, 2010/11 4th XI – 2010/11

Player Honours Club Legends PlayerCareerBattingBowlingFieldingCareerMatchesInningsNot OutsRunsAverageHigh ScoreWicketsRunsAverageBest BowlingCatches/Stumpings Arthur Liddicut1914-193723722943658535.40132*542926617.098/2689 Ray Harvey1941-196124729038914636.29205*217455320.986/43183 Eddie Illingworth1957-197823321828266614.0361*5991114418.608/1891

Hall of Fame The Hall of Fame was announced at the club's 150 Year anniversary dinner celebrated in 2013. Eligible players had to adhere to the following criteria in order to qualify: Players had retired from playing at least five years. Players had to have played at least 100 games, including representative games. In the case of a batsman a minimum of 4500 runs was achieved. In the case of a bowler a minimum of 300 wickets were taken. In the case of an all-rounder a points system was used.

PlayerCareerBattingBowlingFieldingCareerMatchesInningsNot OutsRunsAverageHigh ScoreWicketsRunsAverageBest BowlingCatches/Stumpings Ted McDonald 1912–1930 89 95 5 1338 14.86 101 360 5542 15.39 9/47 44 Merv Harvey 1933–1955 207 238 12 6602 29.21 166* 21 560 26.66 4/78 94 Neil Harvey 1943–1957 104 117 8 4044 37.10 254 3 135 45.00 1/0 34 Bill Jacobs 1937–1956 265 255 74 2765 15.27 100* 2 55 27.50 2/24 269/179 Jack Potter 1954–1968 95 110 20 3609 40.10 170 21 619 29.47 5/25 69 Gary Watts 1975–2001 322 344 38 12933 42.26 260* 8 461 57.62 3/43 129/3 Leigh Watts 1981–2000 201 262 38 6889 30.75 131* 155 4534 29.25 7/59 100 Brendan Joyce 1989–2004 216 223 34 7442 39.37 155 2 86 43.00 1/12 73Bernie Considine1946-195911787263635.9528*242465019.216/1723Tim Considine1979-198913110018106913.0358247604524.476/5123

International Representatives Players who have represented their country and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.

Neil Harvey Rob Bailey Roshan Mahanama John Stephenson Dirk Nannes Glenn Maxwell Alex Hales

Victorian Representatives Players who have represented the Victorian Bushrangers and have also played for the Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club.

John Scholes Gary Watts Darren Berry Lloyd Mash Dirk Nannes Glenn Maxwell Sam Elliott

Club Club song We are the boys from old Fitzroy, We wear the colours maroon and gold, We will always strive for victory, We will be both strong and bold. Win or lose we do or die, And in defeat we always try, Fitzroy Fitzroy the team we love so dear, Premiers we'll be this year.

Harvey Watts Development Academy The Harvey-Watts Development Squad was established in 2004. Its objective is to immerse up-and-coming cricketers in a Premier Cricket environment. It was aptly named after two of the most prolific and successful families of the Fitzroy and Fitzroy-Doncaster Cricket Clubs.

Records Club records Record Opposition YearHighest score for 4/457Dandenong1994/95Highest score against2 dec. 744East Melbourne1902/36/455St Kilda1994/95Lowest score for30Carlton1971/2Lowest score against13Carlton1899/1900

Batting records Player RecordHighest aggregate – career G. M. Watts12,052Highest aggregate – season B. A. Joyce958 (2001/02)Highest individual scoreG. M. Watts260* vs Dandenong (1994/95)

Partnership records Wkt Runs Batsmen Versus Season 1 216 C. McKenzie (123) and C. Kiernan (121) Essendon 1911/12 2 278 M. Bremner (122) and P. Dickson (162) Camberwell Magpies 2011/12 3 259* J. W. Scaife (172*) and L. A. Wynne (109*) North Melbourne 1933/34 4 242 J. Potter (170) and D. J. Anderson (78) Hawthorn East Melbourne 1967/68 5 204 C. J. Dart (177) and D. Martin (84) North Melbourne 1968/69 6 166 D. R. Plumpton (103*) and Hague (86) Ringwood 1997/98 7 140* E. Tait (103*) and G. Brosnan (57*) Northcote 1919/20 8 166 W. Carkeek (80) and L. Cogle (81*) South Melbourne 1899/1900 9 166 J. Travaglia (68) and B. Waterman (102*) Melbourne University 2003/04 10 107 L. A. Childs (104) and S. Street (10*) Camberwell Magpies 1999/2000

Bowling records Player RecordHighest aggregate – career E. P. Illingworth599Highest aggregate – season C. B. D. Street67 wickets at 14.63 (2002/03) Best analysis – innings M. W. Sievers 9/34 vs Melbourne (1941/42) H. A. E. Shillinglaw 9/38 vs Prahran (1953/54) Best analysis – match A. E. Liddicut 14/49 (8/26 and 6/23) vs Prahran (1929/30)

Wicketkeeping records Player Record Most dismissals – career W. L. Jacobs 448 (279 ct 169 st) Most dismissals – season P. J. Roach 46 (44 ct 2 st) 2005–06 Most dismissals – innings W. L. Jacobs 6 (4 ct 2 st) v. St K. 1939/40 J. B. Kline 6 (6 ct) v. St. K. 1989/90 Most dismissals – match L Banthorpe 8 (7 ct 1 st) v. Greenvale 2017/8 B. A. Kline 7 (4 ct 3 st) v. N. Melb. 1960/1 (SF) W. L. Jacobs 7 (4 ct 3 st) v. N. Melb. 1940/1 W. L. Jacobs 7 (4 ct 3 st) v. H.E.M. 1939/40 W. L. Jacobs 7 (5 ct 2 st) v. St K. 1951/2(SF) W. L. Jacobs 7 (1 ct 6 st) v. Ess. 1941/42

Twenty20 records Record Opposition YearHighest score for 5/192St. Kilda2010/11Highest score against4/209Dandenong2008/09Lowest score for9/76Prahran2010/11Lowest score against66St Kilda2010/11Highest individual scoreLloyd Mash – 88* off 42 ballsFrankston Peninsula2008/09Best bowlingSteven Duckworth – 4/9St Kilda2010/11

1st XI Honour Roll Season Batting Bowling1986–87G WattsL Watts1987–88G WattsT Considine1988–89R WattsL Watts1989–90L WattsC McKissack1990–91I WheelerM Ridgway1991–92G WattsM Ridgway1992–93G WattsM Ridgway1993–94L WattsD Hampton1994–95L WattsD Hampton1995–96B JoyceA Melbourne1996–97G WattsA Muir1997–98D PlumptonL Childs1998–99G WattsJ Renkin1999-2000G WattsC Street 2000–01B JoyceL Childs 2001–02D PlumptonC Street 2002–03B JoyceC Street 2003–04D Plumpton B Waterman 2004–05L MashB Waterman 2005–06L Mash J Fagg 2006–07P Dickson J Fagg 2007–08P Dickson J Fagg 2008–09P Dickson G Maxwell 2009–10L Mash B Waterman 2010–11G Maxwell B Waterman 2011–12P Dickson J Fagg 2012–13L Mash P Dickson 2013–14T SheehanS Duckworth2014–15M FrithA Perrin2015–16P DicksonA Perrin2016–17L MashT Lawford2017–18

Grounds Schramms Reserve Schramms Reserve is the Home of the Lions, also known as "The Lions' Den". In 1993/94 the Main Oval was voted the best ground in Premier Cricket, while the bottom ground was awarded the same honour in 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1998/99.

Brunswick Street Oval The Brunswick Street Oval, currently known as WT Peterson Community Oval, also known as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. The ground was the home of Fitzroy Cricket Club up until its amalgamation 1986 with the Doncaster Cricket Club, Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA from 1883 to 1897, and the home of the club in the VFL from 1897 until 1966, with the last game being played there on Saturday 20 August 1966 against St Kilda, a game which the Lions lost by 84 points.

Admin Season President Secretary Treasurer Coach1986–87A MageeK KearneyF CahillG Watts1987–88R WoodK KearneyN CravenG Watts1988–89R WoodK KearneyN CravenW Scholes1989–90R WoodK KearneyN CravenW Scholes1990–91M SmithK KearneyN CravenW Scholes1991–92M SmithK KearneyN CravenW Scholes1992–93M SmithK KearneyJ BrockW Scholes1993–94M SmithK KearneyJ BrockW Scholes1994–95M SmithK KearneyJ BrockW Scholes1995–96M SmithK KearneyM CatanzaritiW Scholes1996–97M SmithK KearneyM CatanzaritiL Watts1997–98M SmithK KearneyM CatanzaritiL Watts1998–99M SmithK KearneyM CatanzaritiG Gardiner1999-2000M SmithE TaylorS DaltonG Gardiner2000–01M SmithE TaylorS DaltonL Watts2001–02M SmithE Taylor F CahillS Helmot2002–03M SmithM Turner F CahillS Helmot2003–04M SmithM TurnerF CahillS Helmot2004–05R KellyM TurnerF CahillK Hannam2005–06R KellyM TurnerF CahillK Hannam2006–07R KellyM TurnerF CahillC Reidy2007–08R KellyM TurnerF CahillC Reidy2008–09R KellyM TurnerF CahillA Walton2009–10T ConsidineM TurnerF CahillA Walton2010–11T ConsidineM Turner F CahillL Mash2011–12T ConsidineM TurnerF CahillL Mash2012–13T ConsidineM Turner F CahillL Mash2013–14G CookM DuckworthA SteenbergL Mash2014–15G CookM DuckworthA SteenbergM O'Sullivan2015–16G CookA BarrowA SteenbergM O'Sullivan2016–17G CookA BarrowA SteenbergM O'Sullivan2017–18G CookA BarrowA SteenbergM O'Sullivan

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