Northern Districts Cricket Club

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**Northern Districts**

Full name	Northern Districts Cricket Club
Nickname	The Jets
Strip	Navy and orange
Founded	1997
Sport	Cricket
League	South Australian Cricket Association
First season	1997/98
Ground	Salisbury Oval
Club song	'See The Jets Fly Up'
President/Chair	Roger Jarman
Coach	Russell Thompson
Captain	Grahame Manou / Stephen Busbridge
2006/07

The Northern Districts Cricket Club ("Jets") is a semi-professional cricket club in Adelaide, South Australia. It competes in the South Australian Grade Cricket League, which is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA).

The club entered the SACA competition in season 1997/98 as the result of the amalgamation of the Elizabeth and Salisbury District Cricket Clubs. In 2004/05 the Jets won the SACA Grade Competition premiership. The club has also won the West End Cup (one-day competition) in 1998/99, and the inaugural 20 x 20 SACA competition in 2003/04.

The club has produced ex test players Darren Lehmann, Peter Sleep and State team player, Mark Cosgrove. Many other great cricketers who have played (and are playing) include G Manou, M Higgs, R Harris, A Heidrich.

The current 'A Grade' captain is redbacks wicketkeeper Grahame Manou, however, Steven Busbridge is the reserve captain for when Manou is playing for SA.

With exciting young guns to the tone of Isaiah Borgas, brothers Kirk and Trent Pascoe, James Moss, Luke Tulloch, Thomas Wilson and Timothy Cronin the club looks strong for the future.

The 'Jets' have also recruited some fine English talent such as Damien Brandy, Stephen Moore and Lee 'the artist' Craig.

The Jets play their senior home games at Salisbury Oval, Salisbury, South Australia. Other grounds used for home games in the lower grades include the three grounds at the Paddocks Reserve. The club derives its nickname of the Jets from the proximity and prominence of the Edinburgh Air Base.