Grade Cricket in Western Australia refers to the semi-professional cricket league played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and colts teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Association.[1] It is the premier club cricket competition in Western Australia and players vying for Warriors and national team selection are typically chosen from Grade competition clubs. Retiring international and first-class players wishing to continue playing will generally return to their original Grade club.
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1st Grade clubs compete for the 'Retravision Shield'.
The First Grade minor premiers win the 'Kevin Sullivan Silver Cup' as well as a cash prize of $3000.
The 2010-11 grade premiers were Subiaco-Floreat (First Grade). They also took out the Sunday League 50 Over title.
The 2009-10 grade premiers were Scarborough (First Grade, their fourth premiership in a row), Bayswater-Morley (Second Grade), Subiaco-Floreat (Third Grade), South Perth (Fourth Grade), Bayswater-Morley (Club Championship), Perth (Sunday League), Rockingham-Mandurah (Statewide Twenty20), Subiaco-Floreat (Colts), Wanneroo (Under 17), South Perth (Under 15), Fremantle (McKenzie Shield), Willetton (Inverarity Shield).
Midland-Guildford won both the Women's A and Women's B titles.
| Name | Nickname | First season | Location | Home ground(s) | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayswater-Morley District Cricket Club[a] | Bears | 1933–34 (B2 and B3 Grades) 1947–48 (1st Grade) |
Bayswater | Hillcrest Reserve | Craig Kirkby | Simon Allison |
| Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club[b] | Tigers | 1898–99 (Claremont-Cottesloe) 1928–29 (Nedlands) 1989–90 (Claremont-Nedlands) |
Nedlands | Cresswell Park Melvista Oval |
Tim Cusack | Jim Allenby |
| Fremantle District Cricket Club | Freo | 1887–88[c] | Fremantle | Stevens Reserve | Joe Piromalli | Chris Wood |
| Gosnells Cricket Club | Hawks | 1987–88 | Southern River | Sutherlands Park | Russell De Lain | Anthony Caddy |
| Joondalup Districts Cricket Club[d] | Northern Centurions | 1885–86 | Iluka | Iluka Sports Complex | Ric Olsen | Michael Swart |
| Melville Cricket Club | Storm | 1957–58 (2nd and 3rd Grades) 1960–61 (4th Grade) 1968–69 (1st Grade) |
Alfred Cove | Tompkins Park | Brad Thompson | Drew Porter |
| Midland-Guildford Cricket Club | Swans | 1946–47 | Caversham | Lilac Hill Park | Bruce Yardley | Chris Pivac |
| Mount Lawley District Cricket Club[e] | Hawks | 1924–25 | Dianella | Breckler Park | ||
| Perth Cricket Club[f] | Demons | 1985–86 | Carlisle | Fletcher Park | Steve Mayne | Christiaan Moir |
| Rockingham-Mandurah District Cricket Club | Mariners | 1995–96 (2nd and 3rd Grades) 1996–97 (First Grade) |
Secret Harbour | Lark Hill Sports Complex | Wayne Clark | Aaron Heal |
| Scarborough Cricket Club | Gulls | 1957–58 (2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades) 1969–70 (1st Grade) |
Scarborough | Abbett Park | ||
| South Perth Cricket Club | Sky Blues | 1930–31[g] | South Perth | Richardson Park | Lorne Sprigg | Marshall Hood |
| Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club[h] | Lions | 1907–08 (Subiaco) 1956–57 (Floreat Park) 1977–78 (Subiaco-Floreat) |
Floreat | Floreat Oval | Brett Bowker | Alex Malcolm |
| University Cricket Club | Students | 1885–86 | Crawley | James Oval | Kane Middleton | Josh Mangan |
| Wanneroo District Cricket Club | Roos | 1979–80 (2nd and 4th Grades) 1983–84 (1st Grade) |
Madeley | Kingsway Reserve | Andy Oram | Robert Fairchild |
| Willetton District Cricket Club[i] | Dragons | 1889–90 (West Perth) 1979–80 (Southern Districts) |
Willetton | Burrendah Reserve | Aaron Harwood | Kris Elliot |
a Bayswater-Morley was known as the Bassendean Cricket Club between 1932–33 and 1947–48, the Bassendean Turf Cricket Club from 1947–48 to 1960–61 and the Bassendean-Bayswater Cricket Club from 1960–61 to 1980–81.
b Claremont-Nedlands was formed in 1989 from a merger of the Claremont-Cottesloe and Nedlands Cricket Clubs. The Claremont-Cottesloe Cricket Club, founded in 1898, was known as the Claremont Cricket Club between 1906 and 1948. The Nedlands Cricket Club was founded in 1928.
c Fremantle Cricket Club first competed in the competition in the 1887–88 season. The club withdrew from the competition several times to participate in local competitions, but fielded a team in the WACA competition from 1887–88 to 1888–89, 1890–91 to 1893–94, 1906–07 to 1908–09, 1910–11 to 1913–14, and from 1921–22 onwards. The club combined with Claremont for three seasons from 1942–43 to 1944–45 during the Second World War.
d Joondalup was known as the North Perth Cricket Club before 1999–2000.
e Mount Lawley was known as the Maylands-Mount Lawley Cricket Club between 1924–25 and 1927–28.
f Perth was known as the Metropolitans Cricket Club between 1885–86 and 1898–99, the East Perth Cricket Club between 1899–1900 and 1907–08, and again from 1910–11 to 1953–54, and as the Corinthians Cricket Club 1908–09 to 1909–10.
g South Perth participated in the competition from 1930–31 to 1934–35, in 1941–42 and from 1945–46 onwards.
h Subiaco-Floreat was formed from a merger of the Subiaco and Floreat Park Cricket Clubs in 1977–78. The Subiaco Cricket Club was founded in 1907–08 as the Subiaco-Leederville Cricket Club, changing its name to Subiaco in 1942–43. The Floreat Park was founded in 1957–58, but only played 2nd Grade cricket.
i Willetton was formed in 1979–80 from a merger of the West Perth (WACA) and Southern Suburbs (Suburban Turf) Cricket Clubs. West Perth was founded as the Federal Cricket Club in 1889–90, changing its name to West Perth for the 1890–91 season. The club was known as the Southern Districts Cricket Club from 1979–80 to 1987–88.
Former clubs include Australians, CBC, Central, City Temperance, East Fremantle, Henley Park, High School, I'Zingari, Karrakatta, North-East Fremantle, North Fremantle, Perth Boys School, Port, Richmond, South Fremantle and Wanderers.
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