Northcote Cricket Club
The Northcote Cricket Club was founded in the mid 1870s. The club was briefly known as the Northcote Star Cricket Club in the 19th century. For most it's exitence club games have been played at Northcote Park, but initially the club was based at Plant’s Paddock and then, until 1904, at the privately owned ground behind the Croxton Park Hotel.
The club has played at the elite level of Melbourne club cricket since 1907, winning premierships in 1911/12, 1965/66, 1973/74, 1986/87 and 1996/97. Famous players of Northcote Cricket Club include Albert Hartkopf, Bill Lawry, Rodney Hogg and Mick Lewis.
Sources
Coleman, Robert. Seasons in the sun: the story of the Victorian Cricket Association. North Melbourne: Hargreen, 1993
Lemon, Andrew (1983). The Northcote Side of the River. North Melbourne: Hargreen.
Membrey, Brian (2003)? The pubs, the parks and the Rose. Unpublished manuscript.
Psychological perspectives (n.d.). Retrieved June 2, 2001, from http://www.onl.org.jp/horo~3/htm
Stewart, Doug (2003). History of the Northcote Cricket Club, Melbourne. Unpublished manuscript.
Victorian Premier Cricket (n.d.) Retrieved January 25, 2006, from http://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/
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