The Geelong Cricket Association is the main cricket organisation in the Geelong area. It is affiliate with Cricket Victoria. It currently has 37 teams competing in 3 divisions as well as junior competitions.
History
The Geelong Cricket Association was first formed in 1896 with six foundation clubs Capulets, Clarendon, Geelong, Magpies, Non Descripts and Yarra Street Wesleyans. Also successful to begin with the competition began to struggle and was forced to disband in 1913.
In 1928 the Geelong Cricket Association was reformed with six new clubs Geelong City, Geelong Footballers, Geelong West, Newtown & Chilwell, North Geelong and South Geelong forming the new competition.
As of today the competition runs 3 divisions. Turf cricket is mandatory for First and Second XI's in the First and Second Division, whilst the Third Division has a mixture of turf and hard wicket cricket. The competition currently runs 14 grades across all divisions.
In the 2009/10 season the GCA also introduced a Twenty-20 competition spanning all divisions.
The most successful GCA club has been Newtown & Chilwell who have won 20 Division One 1st XI premierships, followed by North Geelong with 14.[1]
North Geelong are the current reigning Division 1 premiers, their 4th in a row after once again defeating East Belmont who they also beat in the 2 grand finals before that.
Affiliated Clubs
| Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Belmont | Bell Post Hill | Modewarre | Little River |
| Grovedale | Geelong City | Bannockburn | North Shore |
| Lara | Leopold | Corio | Lethbridge |
| Highton | Geelong West | Manifold Heights | Teesdale |
| St Josephs | Marshall | Thomson | Guild St Marys |
| Newtown & Chilwell | Murghebuloc | Alexander Thomson | Waurn Ponds |
| North Geelong | St Peters | St Albans Breakwater | Newcomb |
| South Barwon | Torquay | Bell Park | Meredith |
In 2022/23 a new 4 Division Competition began with 8 sides in each Division.
Premiers
| Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | GCA T20 | Division 4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Premiers | Runners Up | Premiers | Runners Up | Premiers | Runners Up | Premiers | Runners Up | Premiers | Runners Up | |
| 2022/23 | North Geelong | East Belmont | Murghebuloc | Torquay | Bell Park | St Albans | St Josesphs | St Peters | Waurn Ponds | Guild St Marys | |
| 2021/22 | North Geelong | East Belmont | St Peters | Leopold | St Albans Breakwater | Corio | Not contested | ||||
| 2020/21 | North Geelong | East Belmont | Bell Post Hill | Geelong City | Corio | St Albans Breakwater | |||||
| 2019/20 | North Geelong | South Barwon | Bell Park | Highton | Alexander Thomson | Newcomb & District | East Belmont | Newtown & Chilwell | |||
| 2018/19 | East Belmont | Grovedale | Marshall | Torquay | Modewarre | Bannockburn | East Belmont | St Josephs | |||
| 2017/18 | East Belmont | North Geelong | Bell Park | Torquay | Thomson | Modewarre | Geelong City | Newtown & Chilwell | |||
| 2016/17 | Grovedale | St Josephs | Newcomb & District | Highton | Little River | Bannockburn | East Belmont | South Barwon | |||
| 2015/16 | Grovedale | East Belmont | St Albans Breakwater | St Peters | Shelford | Bannockburn | East Belmont | Leopold | |||
| 2014/15 | St Josephs | North Geelong | Marshall | Thomson | Teesdale | Meredith | East Belmont | Grovedale | |||
| 2013/14 | St Josephs | South Barwon | Bell Post Hill | Thomson | Shelford | Teesdale | Murgheboluc | East Belmont | |||
| 2012/13 | East Belmont | South Barwon | Newcomb & District | St Albans Breakwater | Bell Park | Meredith | East Belmont | Lara | |||
| 2011/12 | Grovedale | Geelong West | Geelong City | St Albans Breakwater | Lethbridge | Meredith | Lara | East Belmont | |||
| 2010/11 | Geelong West | Grovedale | St Albans Breakwater | Geelong City | Lethbridge | Bell Park | South Barwon | Newtown & Chilwell | |||
| 2009/10 | Lara | Geelong West | Thomson | Alexander Thomson | Modewarre | Teesdale | Grovedale | East Belmont | |||
| 2008/09 | Geelong West | Grovedale | North Shore | Thomson | Teesdale | Guild-St Marys | |||||
| 2007/08 | Grovedale | South Barwon | Waurn Ponds | Guild-St Marys | |||||||
| 2006/07 | North Geelong | East Belmont | St Peters | Manifold Heights | |||||||
| 2005/06 | East Belmont | Grovedale | Manifold Heights | Alexander Thomson | |||||||
| 2004/05 | East Belmont | Geelong City | |||||||||
| 2003/04 | Grovedale | St Josephs | |||||||||
| 2002/03 | Bell Post Hill | St Josephs | |||||||||
| 2001/02 | Bell Post Hill | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 2000/01 | Newtown & Chilwell | Geelong City | |||||||||
| 1999/2000 | Newtown & Chilwell | Bell Post Hill | |||||||||
| 1998/99 | North Geelong | St Josephs | |||||||||
| 1997/98 | East Belmont | Geelong City | |||||||||
| 1996/97 | North Geelong | East Belmont | |||||||||
| 1995/96 | North Geelong | Leopold | |||||||||
| 1994/95 | Leopold | East Belmont | |||||||||
| 1993/94 | Leopold | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 1992/93 | East Belmont | St Josephs | |||||||||
| 1991/92 | Newtown & Chilwell | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 1990/91 | Geelong West | East Belmont | |||||||||
| 1989/90 | Newtown & Chilwell | East Belmont | |||||||||
| 1988/89 | St Josephs | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 1987/88 | Newtown & Chilwell | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 1986/87 | Thomson | Grovedale | |||||||||
| 1985/86 | Geelong City | Geelong West | |||||||||
| 1984/85 | East Belmont | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||||
| 1983/84 | Newtown & Chilwell | Geelong West | |||||||||
| 1982/83 | Newtown & Chilwell | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 1981/82 | Newtown & Chilwell | Thomson | |||||||||
| 1980/81 | Newtown & Chilwell | Thomson | |||||||||
| 1979/80 | Newtown & Chilwell | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||||
| 1978/79 | Newtown & Chilwell | South Barwon | |||||||||
| 1977/78 | East Belmont | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||||
| 1976/77 | South Barwon | G.W.C.&F.C. | |||||||||
| 1975/76 | South Barwon* | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||||
| 1974/75 | St Josephs | Geelong City | |||||||||
| 1973/74 | Newtown & Chilwell | South Barown | |||||||||
| 1972/73 | South Barwon | East Belmont | |||||||||
| 1971/72 | North Geelong | East Belmont | |||||||||
| 1970/71 | Corio | South Barwon | |||||||||
| 1969/70 | Leopold | Corio | |||||||||
| 1968/69 | South Barwon | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||||
| 1967/68 | Leopold | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||||
| 1966/67 | G.W.C&F.C. | Corio | |||||||||
| 1965/66 | Corio | South Barwon | |||||||||
| 1964/65 | G.W.C&F.C. | South Barwon | |||||||||
| 1963/64 | Corio | Geelong City | |||||||||
| 1962/63 | G.W.C&F.C. | Corio | |||||||||
| 1961/62 | South Barwon | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||||
| 1960/61 | Newtown & Chilwell | Corio | |||||||||
| 1959/60 | Newtown & Chilwell | Geelong City | |||||||||
| 1958/59 | Newtown & Chilwell | Leopold | |||||||||
| 1957/58 | Corio | Leopold | |||||||||
| 1956/57 | G.W.C&F.C. | Corio | |||||||||
| 1955/56 | Newtown & Chilwell | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||||
| 1954/55 | Geelong City | G.W.C&F.C. | |||||||||
| 1953/54 | Geelong City | Corio | |||||||||
| 1952/53 | G.W.C&F.C. | Geelong City | |||||||||
| 1951/52 | Geelong City | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||||
| 1950/51 | Geelong West | CYMS | |||||||||
| 1949/50 | G.W.C&F.C. | High School East | |||||||||
| 1948/49 | Newtown & Chilwell* | Geelong West | |||||||||
| 1947/48 | Geelong West | Geelong Footballers | |||||||||
| 1946/47 | Geelong Footballers | Geelong West | |||||||||
| 1945/46 | G.W.C&F.C.* | Newtown & Chilwell | * No Semis due to washouts. | ||||||||
| 1941/42 | Ford Motor Company | Geelong West | |||||||||
| 1940/41 | Federal Mill | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 1939/40 | Geelong Footballers (B Grade) | Federal Mill | |||||||||
| 1939/40 | Ford Motor Company (A Grade) | Newtown & Chilwell | |||||||||
| 1938/39 | High School East* | Federal Mill | |||||||||
| 1937/38 | Geelong West | High School East | |||||||||
| 1936/37 | Federal Mill | Geelong Footballers | |||||||||
| 1935/36 | Newtown & Chilwell | Geelong Footballers | |||||||||
| 1934/35 | Newtown & Chilwell | East Geelong | |||||||||
| 1933/34 | Geel.West & Geel.Footballers | ||||||||||
| 1932/33 | Geelong West | South Geelong | |||||||||
| 1931/32 | South Geel. & Geel.Footballers | ||||||||||
| 1930/31 | South Geelong | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 1929/30 | North Geelong | Geelong City | |||||||||
| 1928/29 | Newtown & Chilwell | North Geelong | |||||||||
| 1912/13 | East Geelong# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||||
| 1911/12 | East Geelong# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||||
| 1910/11 | South Geelong# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||||
| 1909/10 | Geelong B | Kardinia | |||||||||
| 1908/09 | Geelong B | Clarendon | |||||||||
| 1907/08 | Geelong B# | ||||||||||
| 1906/07 | Geelong B# | ||||||||||
| 1905/06 | Corio# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||||
| 1904/05 | Geelong B# | ||||||||||
| 1903/04 | Corio# (Pre WW1) | ||||||||||
| 1902/03 | Clarendon# | # Most wins premiers. | |||||||||
| 1901/02 | Geelong B | Corio (Pre WW1) | |||||||||
| 1900/01 | Corio (Pre WW1) | Clarendon | |||||||||
| 1899/1900 | Geelong | Clarendon | |||||||||
| 1898/99 | Geelong# | ||||||||||
| 1897/98 | Geelong | Non Descripts | |||||||||
| 1896/97 | Non Descripts | Geelong | |||||||||