WDCC 1st Grade Premierships
1965/66, 1977/78, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2011/12
History of the WDCC: WOODVILLE DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB 1937 – 2012
“A RECORD TO COMMEMORATE THE SEVENTY–FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLUB“
INTRODUCTION
In September, 2012 the Woodville District Cricket Club celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. This publication includes references to the early Woodville Cricket Club first formed in 1874, and a history relating to the establishment of the Club in 1937 and its progress to admission to the South Australian Cricket Association District Cricket Competition.
I have drawn on two publications that I have previously produced:
– June, 1976 titled “ History of the Woodville District Cricket Club Inc. 1937-1976 “ prepared in conjunction with the centenary celebrations of the City of Woodville (1), and
– September, 2009 – “Woodville District Cricket Club- Performances, Statistics and Other Club Records: 1937/1938 – 2008/2009” (2).
The 75th anniversary has provided the opportunity to consolidate Club records. As a consequence this publication includes a comprehensive record of office holders, the significant achievements and performances of players along with other statistical details of Club performances. Parts II-VI includes these records and represents a collection established, added to, and maintained since 1973. The records and statistics do track the path of history. In some instances the date of creating the particular record is shown. What is produced in relation to player performances and State representation do not include the separate State and A Grade One Day and Twenty20 competitions.
The contribution that many individuals have made to the establishment and performance of the Club, and its enduring existence over its 75 year history can, to some extent, be measured by what is recorded in the various parts of this publication. But Part IV provides a profile of the involvement of persons who have given extraordinary and outstanding service to the Woodville District Cricket Club since its establishment in 1937. My profile is included and I must plead for readers to accept my assurance in the introduction to Part IV, regarding the framers of the text.
The commemorate of the 75 years anniversary coincides with a period of successful on- field performances by the A Grade team in having won three of the last five A Grade premierships, that included 2011/12 Premiership.
I am grateful for the assistance given by Neil Holton in producing this publication, particularly guidance on the format for printing.
Kevin Bockmann OAM December, 2012
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