Cricket Tasmania Premier League, or Tasmanian Premier Cricket, refers to the hierarchically graded cricket competitions played in Tasmania, Australia. The Cricket Tasmania Premier League comes under the administration of Cricket Tasmania.
Grade Cricket in Australia is the next level below First class cricket, and as such, Male and Female players seeking selection for Tasmania's representative sides, the Tasmanian Tigers, must first prove themselves in the Premier League Competition.
The club cricket competition in Tasmania is divided up into three main regional zones, South, North and North-west. Grade sides also compete for a number of competitions in first class cricket, one-day cricket and Twenty20 versions of cricket.
With the establishment of the STCA a structured form of competition between clubs started to evolve. However, it was not until the 1869-70 season that a Premier Club was formally recognised, through the consequence of a series of Challenge matches between Derwent, Break o’Day and Wellington, which saw one club merge as the Champion. It would take another twenty years before there was a formal club pennant competition played for premiership points.
Aside from the Challenge series the clubs played social engagements with minor clubs such as Albert, Military, Tradesmen, New Town, Waratah and St Johns to name a few. Trial matches for selection in the Association team to play the Northern Association in the annual intra-colonial fixture, and matches between Hutchins School and the High School, were significant events played on the Battery Ground.
But with only one suitable senior playing field available on the Domain and matches often played over three successive Saturdays (with occasional mid-week afternoons allocated to achieve a result) there was great demand from other clubs to use the facility. The playing schedule included specific dates for major matches such as the annual North v South fixture and, with intercolonial matches also slotted into the programme when arrangements were finalised there were rarely more than three meetings between the senior clubs each season.
Being able to commit to playing cricket was not easy for many Hobartians; in fact only men of substance were able to do so. On occasions when a club was unable to raise sufficient players from its own ranks players from another club would fill the vacancies. Names from Hutchins and High School dominated the scorecards. It would be many years before labourers and the common folk would have both time and money to become members of the Association and senior clubs.
A fourth senior club, Lefroy, had a short existence but in 1889 the club, together with its assets and liabilities, was taken over by Break o’Day. Perhaps the most significant part of the acquisition was Charles Eady, then a lad of 19 years; he and Ken Burn (who played with Wellington) would become the two most significant cricketers produced by Tasmania for almost a century.
Break o’Day and Wellington, rather than Derwent, shared the spoils of victory until the introduction of District Cricket in 1905-06 when the three old clubs were disbanded and a pennant competition with three grades was implemented between five new clubs – North Hobart, South Hobart, East Hobart, West Hobart and New Town.
The Great War was devastating. During this period the Southern Tasmanian Cricket League was formed to administer the game until the Tasmanian Cricket Association resumed control in 1919 when the district competition of pre-war days was abolished with the original clubs, Derwent, Break o’Day and Wellington, continuing on. When the Defence Act was relaxed in 1923 district cricket was re-introduced but with only four clubs – Eastern Suburbs, South Hobart, North-West Hobart and New Town – none with a direct association with the former district clubs established in 1905.
In subsequent years other clubs were admitted; some remain while others disbanded or changed names. Eastern Suburbs became Sandy Bay in 1926; Glenorchy and Kingston (later renamed as Kingborough) were admitted in 1931; Clarence (1956) and University (1961) followed and in 1987 South Hobart and Sandy Bay amalgamated. Lindisfarne was admitted in 1992.
A system of Grade finals has been in place since 1954-55. In 1967 club boundaries were abolished and the district structure was again replaced by club cricket. The limited over one-day and T20 formats were incorporated into the competition in 2003 and 2010 respectively.
The Tasmanian Cricket Association Grade competition was renamed the Cricket Tasmania Premier League in 2010. There are now ten clubs playing in five senior Men's grades (1st, 2nd, 3rd, Under 17 and 15’s). In addition, all ten clubs field teams in a Women’s 1st Grade and under-pinning the CTPL Cricket Tasmania's Community Cricket team administers Junior and Youth Leagues for boys and girls from primary and secondary schools.
Chronological History Notesedit
1866
February 1 - Establishment of the Southern Tasmania Cricket Association
1869/70
The first evidence of an organised competition in the form of a Challenge Cup between Derwent, Break o’Day and Wellington.
1881/82
STCA’s playing headquarters relocated from the Battery Ground to the new Association Upper Domain Ground.
1884/85
Lefroy Cricket Club, previously a junior team, admitted to senior ranks.
1888/89
Lefroy Cricket Club disbanded, assets acquired by Break o’Day Cricket Club.
1890/91
A Pennant competition established between Derwent, Break o’Day and Wellington in September 1890.
1893/94
New Town Cricket Club’s application to join the competition was approved by STCA provided New Town did not share in any of the trophies. Wellington refused to comply with this arrangement.
1894/95
New Town played the team with the bye.
1897/98
New Town withdrew but the following year resumed playing the team with the bye.
1901/02
A points system introduced for the first time.
1903/04
Two clubs from the New Town Association participated in a separate, limited pennant competition with the three STCA clubs, which still conducted their normal pennant competition.
1905/06
On 4 August 1905 the introduction of a district-based competition was authorised and in October the old clubs disbanded. A pennant competition with three grades of competition was implemented between five district clubs – North Hobart, South Hobart, East Hobart, West Hobart and New Town.
1912/13
Compulsory drills under the Defence Act made it impossible to continue with the C Grade competition – the previous season South Hobart was forced to withdraw from the Junior Grade because of lack of numbers.
1915/16
The impact of WWI and loss of cricketers forced the TCA to reduce the number of clubs from five to four: New Town withdrew from the pennant competition.
1916/17
TCA cricket cancelled – all grades.
1917/18
Southern Tasmanian Cricket League formed to revive cricket competition in Hobart. Forty players “ineligible for active service” were assigned in equal numbers to three clubs: Derwent, Break o’Day and Wellington.
1919/20
TCA resumed control from the STCL which became the organising body of several lesser Hobart clubs. The district competition of pre-War days was abolished and club competition resumed between the three old clubs.
1921/22
The senior competition was increased to two grades with five clubs; Risdon and Holbrook being admitted.
1923/24
Relaxation of the Defence Act made the re-introduction of district cricket possible. Competition was resumed with four newly established clubs – Eastern Suburbs, South Hobart, North-West Hobart and New Town – in three grades. A Club Championship points system was also introduced.
1926/27
Eastern Suburbs replaced by Sandy Bay Cricket Club.
1929/30
TCA Grade Pennant Committee was appointed to arrange Grade cricket competition.
1931/32
New clubs Glenorchy and Kingston admitted to the top two grades.
1932/33
Glenorchy joined C Grade and Kingston a year later.
1935/36
Kingston renamed Kingborough.
1940/41
Competition reduced to two grades.
1942/43
Hobart High School replaced Kingborough in B Grade. The aggregate Club Championship award suspended for the duration of WW2.
1943/44
Kingborough withdrew from all competition leaving five teams in A Grade and six in B Grade.
1944/45
Police Cricket Club joined A Grade.
1945/46
Competition rebadged as 1st and 2nd Grades.
1946/47
Kingborough re-admitted to 1st and 2nd Grades, and Police withdrew from 1st Grade. 3rd Grade re-instituted; all clubs entering teams except Kingborough. Hobart High School entered a team in 3rd Grade.
1948/49
North-West renamed North Hobart. The competition divided into two sections: A Senior Division consisting of two grades of the six senior clubs and a Junior Division including New Town, Glenorchy, North Hobart, South Hobart, Sandy Bay, Hobart High, Ogilvie High and Junior Technical High.
1950/51
TCA Colts and Brighton Cricket Club admitted to 1st Grade. Brighton admitted to 2nd Grade, together with Ogilvie High – promoted from Junior Division.
1953/54
TCA Colts replaced by New Norfolk in 1st Grade which was also admitted to 2nd Grade. Ogilvie High returned to the Junior Div, which also admitted Kingborough.
1954/55
Semi-finals and Final introduced for 1st Grade. New Norfolk admitted to Junior Division.
1955/56
Junior Division changed to 3rd Grade comprising the six senior clubs only. A separate High School competition established.
1956/57
Brighton replaced by Clarence District in 1st Grade, which also entered teams in 2nd and 3rd Grades. Brighton entered two teams in 2nd Grade.
1957/58
Brighton’s second 2nd Grade team replaced by a second Glenorchy team. Kingborough replaced Glenorchy in 3rd Grade.
1958/59
Glenorchy re-admitted to 3rd Grade.
1959/60
New Norfolk replaced in 1st Grade by a second Glenorchy team, promoted from 2nd Grade. Kingborough also withdrew from 2nd Grade. Semi-Finals and Final introduced for 2nd and 3rd Grades.
1961/62
Kingborough re-admitted to 2nd Grade, joined by University.
1962/63
University admitted to 1st Grade, replacing second Glenorchy team.
1963/64
New Norfolk and University added to 3rd Grade replacing Kingborough.
1966/67
Kingborough re-admitted to 3rd Grade.
1967/68
District cricket reverted to Club cricket. Brighton withdrew from 3rd Grade.
TCA Cricketer of the Year award commenced – compiled from umpires’ votes. TCA clubs extend limited overs participation to Statewide Kookaburra Cup.
1987/88
Sandy Bay and South Hobart amalgamate to form South Hobart Sandy Bay CC. Brighton entered a team in 1st Grade only, University entered two teams in 2nd Grade, and SHSB entered two in 3rd grade. A limited 4th Grade competition introduced with Clarence, Glenorchy, Kingborough, New Town and North Hobart. TCA moved its headquarters to Bellerive Oval.
1988/89
4th Grade extended to all clubs except Brighton, which replaced the second University and SHSB teams in 2nd and 3rd Grades respectively. TCA domestic limited overs competition disbanded in favour of integrated Statewide Kookaburra Cup.
1990/91
Brighton admitted to 4th Grade.
1991/92
Brighton withdrew from the TCA on the eve of start of season resulting in a seven team competition, necessitating rostering of extra one-day matches on Sundays to eliminate a bye.
1992/93
Lindisfarne admitted to all grades.
1993/94
4th Grade restructured as an U18 competition.1996-97
1996/97
Glenorchy relocate from Eady Street to KGV Oval.
1997/98
U18 competition restructured to U17 competition.
1999/00
4th Grade competition resumed but abolished at the end of 2002-03.
2003/04
TCA Pennant Committee replaced with an independent (5-man) Grade Cricket Committee. One-day limited overs fixtures incorporated in pennant competitions in all grades. In 1st Grade limited over matches contributed to both Premiership and Kookaburra Cup points. Jamie Cox Plate intra-state competition introduced.
2005/06
TCA domestic T20 competition introduced.
2006/07
Renaming of Major Awards: Emerson Rodwell Medal (TCA Grade Cricketer of the Year) and Roger Woolley Medal (Player of the Grand Final). Computer scoring introduced in 1st Grade matches.
2007/08
Computer scoring extended to 2nd Grade matches. Clubs also bridged IT gap adopting a Computer Management Programme linked to the Internet to help club administrators maintain registrations, club records, transfers electronically. Grade scorecards accessible on TCA website. TCA T20 competition expanded into two-division roster with final.
2008/09
Introduction of a Statewide T20 involving grade, suburban and country clubs and associations in a KO-style competition.
2009/10
TCA renamed as Cricket Tasmania. Introduction of Women’s Grade – a limited T20 competition involving four clubs (Clarence, North Hobart, University and Glenorchy). Women's Player of the Year award named the Kim Fazackerley Medal.
2010/11
TCA Grade Cricket re-badged as Cricket Tasmania Premier League. T20 incorporated into the competition in all grades with the 1st Grade roster consisting of 7 two-day, 5 50-over one-day and 7 T20 matches with reduced T20 matches in lower grades.
2011/12
Kingborough relocated to the Kingston Twin Ovals complex. Women’s Grade included in the Club Championship.
2012/13
Computer scoring enhanced to on-line access via MyCricket on the Internet.
2013/14
T20 fixtures reduced to five matches to minimize programme and help manage time commitments to Premier Cricket. Kookaburra Cup restricted to competition between CTPL clubs – CN and CNW clubs excluded.
2014/15
An Under 17 Girl's competition introduced with six clubs participating. Completion of historical research programme of all 1st Grade cricket records since 1866 on proprietary data base “Cricket Statz 10”.
2015/16
The 150th Anniversary of the competition was celebrated, with the Hall of Fame introduced to commemorate. Clarence relocated from Bellerive Oval to Kangaroo Bay Oval.
2016/17
An Over 40's competition was introduced with six clubs participating. Some Player of the Year Awards were renamed, 3rd Grade the Jim Stevens Medal, U/17's the Michael Di Venuto Medal, U/15's the Tim Paine Medal (2nd Grade remained the Allan Newman Medal).
2017/18
A Women's Kookaburra Cup (one-day) competition was introduced, and the Boys U/15's was restructured to separate One-Day and T20 competitions removing two-day matches in this Grade.
2018/19
The Greater Northern Raiders introduced to Men's 1st Grade to provide a pathway for players in northern Tasmania to participate in Premier Cricket. Brighton re-entered the League participating in 3rd Grade, Boys U/17's, Girls U/17's and Boys U/15's. A national Premier Cricket T20 competition established. Shoobridge Park opened with a turf pitch as Glenorchy's secondary venue.
2019/20
The Greater Northern Raiders enter a women’s 1st Grade team and an Under 18’s Vacation Cup team.
2019/20
Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, CT determined that the Cricket Tasmania Premier League season would be abandoned effective immediately, thus no finals were played at the end of the season. To determine premiers for the 2019/20 season, the PLC considered CTPL By-Laws 18.1 & 18.4 applicable. These state, “Should there be no result, a draw or tie, the team finishing highest on the ladder at the end of the roster matches will be declared the winner of the matches concerned, this includes both the semi-finals and grand finals.
Greater Northern Raiders is a representative side from the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association and the North West Tasmanian Cricket Association, and the only side not from the Hobart area
Cricket Tasmania Premier League Representative Teamsedit
TCA Chairman's XI (Tasmanian Cricket Association)
TCA XI (Tasmanian Cricket Association)
NTCA XI (Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association)
NWTCA XI (North West Tasmanian Cricket Association)
Jamie Cox Plate XI (Tasmanian Cricket Association)
Tasmanian Under 19's XI (Tasmanian Cricket Association)
Competitionsedit
Grade Cricketedit
Grade cricket is one level below first class cricket competition and consists of games played over at least two days, but sometimes, three, often played over two weekends. In Tasmania there are three senior grades, known simply as "1st Grade", "2nd Grade", and "3rd Grade", and two junior grades, "Under-17" and "Under-15". Historically, there have been "4th grade" and "5th grade" competitions.
The Kookaburra Cup is Tasmania's grade cricket limited overs competition. Games are 50 overs per side, and are played in accordance with current ICC regulations for One Day International.
The Jamie Cox Plate is an opportunity for young Tasmanian players of talent to showcase their abilities. It was first held in 2003 and has since become an annual competition held between select XI's of talented players representing the TCA, NTCA, NWTCA and Tasmanian under-19 teams. Previous Winners:
2003-2004 - NTCA
2004-2005 - TCA
2005-2006 - TCA
2006-2007 - TCA
Grade Twenty/20 Compedit
The Twenty/20 comp is a new competition held between Tasmanian club sides according to the rule of the innovative Twenty20 version of cricket. It is designed to equip developing players to play that version of the game at inter-state, and possibly international level later in their careers, as well as giving an exciting new attraction to the grade season.
In the current absence of an NTCA competition there is a combined table which incorporates the NTCA clubs and the NWTCA clubs and goes towards deciding an overall "Greater Northern" champion.
The Premier Clubedit
The Premier Club is the list of clubs who have been champions of the Tasmanian Cricket Association. Up to the end of the 2022/2023 season the complete list of the Premier Club looks like this:
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cricket Tasmania Premier League news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Cricket Tasmania Premier League or Tasmanian Premier Cricket refers to the hierarchically graded cricket competitions played in Tasmania Australia The Cricket Tasmania Premier League comes under the administration of Cricket Tasmania Grade Cricket in Australia is the next level below First class cricket and as such Male and Female players seeking selection for Tasmania s representative sides the Tasmanian Tigers must first prove themselves in the Premier League Competition The club cricket competition in Tasmania is divided up into three main regional zones South North and North west Grade sides also compete for a number of competitions in first class cricket one day cricket and Twenty20 versions of cricket Contents 1 History 2 Chronological History Notes 2 1 Cricket Tasmania Premier League Club Teams 2 2 Cricket Tasmania Premier League Representative Teams 3 Competitions 3 1 Grade Cricket 3 2 Kookaburra Cup 3 3 Jamie Cox Plate 3 4 Grade Twenty 20 Comp 3 5 Greater Northern Cup 4 The Premier Club 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editWith the establishment of the STCA a structured form of competition between clubs started to evolve However it was not until the 1869 70 season that a Premier Club was formally recognised through the consequence of a series of Challenge matches between Derwent Break o Day and Wellington which saw one club merge as the Champion It would take another twenty years before there was a formal club pennant competition played for premiership points Aside from the Challenge series the clubs played social engagements with minor clubs such as Albert Military Tradesmen New Town Waratah and St Johns to name a few Trial matches for selection in the Association team to play the Northern Association in the annual intra colonial fixture and matches between Hutchins School and the High School were significant events played on the Battery Ground But with only one suitable senior playing field available on the Domain and matches often played over three successive Saturdays with occasional mid week afternoons allocated to achieve a result there was great demand from other clubs to use the facility The playing schedule included specific dates for major matches such as the annual North v South fixture and with intercolonial matches also slotted into the programme when arrangements were finalised there were rarely more than three meetings between the senior clubs each season Being able to commit to playing cricket was not easy for many Hobartians in fact only men of substance were able to do so On occasions when a club was unable to raise sufficient players from its own ranks players from another club would fill the vacancies Names from Hutchins and High School dominated the scorecards It would be many years before labourers and the common folk would have both time and money to become members of the Association and senior clubs A fourth senior club Lefroy had a short existence but in 1889 the club together with its assets and liabilities was taken over by Break o Day Perhaps the most significant part of the acquisition was Charles Eady then a lad of 19 years he and Ken Burn who played with Wellington would become the two most significant cricketers produced by Tasmania for almost a century Break o Day and Wellington rather than Derwent shared the spoils of victory until the introduction of District Cricket in 1905 06 when the three old clubs were disbanded and a pennant competition with three grades was implemented between five new clubs North Hobart South Hobart East Hobart West Hobart and New Town The Great War was devastating During this period the Southern Tasmanian Cricket League was formed to administer the game until the Tasmanian Cricket Association resumed control in 1919 when the district competition of pre war days was abolished with the original clubs Derwent Break o Day and Wellington continuing on When the Defence Act was relaxed in 1923 district cricket was re introduced but with only four clubs Eastern Suburbs South Hobart North West Hobart and New Town none with a direct association with the former district clubs established in 1905 In subsequent years other clubs were admitted some remain while others disbanded or changed names Eastern Suburbs became Sandy Bay in 1926 Glenorchy and Kingston later renamed as Kingborough were admitted in 1931 Clarence 1956 and University 1961 followed and in 1987 South Hobart and Sandy Bay amalgamated Lindisfarne was admitted in 1992 A system of Grade finals has been in place since 1954 55 In 1967 club boundaries were abolished and the district structure was again replaced by club cricket The limited over one day and T20 formats were incorporated into the competition in 2003 and 2010 respectively The Tasmanian Cricket Association Grade competition was renamed the Cricket Tasmania Premier League in 2010 There are now ten clubs playing in five senior Men s grades 1st 2nd 3rd Under 17 and 15 s In addition all ten clubs field teams in a Women s 1st Grade and under pinning the CTPL Cricket Tasmania s Community Cricket team administers Junior and Youth Leagues for boys and girls from primary and secondary schools Chronological History Notes edit1866 February 1 Establishment of the Southern Tasmania Cricket Association 1869 70 The first evidence of an organised competition in the form of a Challenge Cup between Derwent Break o Day and Wellington 1881 82 STCA s playing headquarters relocated from the Battery Ground to the new Association Upper Domain Ground 1884 85 Lefroy Cricket Club previously a junior team admitted to senior ranks 1888 89 Lefroy Cricket Club disbanded assets acquired by Break o Day Cricket Club 1890 91 A Pennant competition established between Derwent Break o Day and Wellington in September 1890 1893 94 New Town Cricket Club s application to join the competition was approved by STCA provided New Town did not share in any of the trophies Wellington refused to comply with this arrangement 1894 95 New Town played the team with the bye 1897 98 New Town withdrew but the following year resumed playing the team with the bye 1901 02 A points system introduced for the first time 1903 04 Two clubs from the New Town Association participated in a separate limited pennant competition with the three STCA clubs which still conducted their normal pennant competition 1905 06 On 4 August 1905 the introduction of a district based competition was authorised and in October the old clubs disbanded A pennant competition with three grades of competition was implemented between five district clubs North Hobart South Hobart East Hobart West Hobart and New Town 1912 13 Compulsory drills under the Defence Act made it impossible to continue with the C Grade competition the previous season South Hobart was forced to withdraw from the Junior Grade because of lack of numbers 1915 16 The impact of WWI and loss of cricketers forced the TCA to reduce the number of clubs from five to four New Town withdrew from the pennant competition 1916 17 TCA cricket cancelled all grades 1917 18 Southern Tasmanian Cricket League formed to revive cricket competition in Hobart Forty players ineligible for active service were assigned in equal numbers to three clubs Derwent Break o Day and Wellington 1919 20 TCA resumed control from the STCL which became the organising body of several lesser Hobart clubs The district competition of pre War days was abolished and club competition resumed between the three old clubs 1921 22 The senior competition was increased to two grades with five clubs Risdon and Holbrook being admitted 1923 24 Relaxation of the Defence Act made the re introduction of district cricket possible Competition was resumed with four newly established clubs Eastern Suburbs South Hobart North West Hobart and New Town in three grades A Club Championship points system was also introduced 1926 27 Eastern Suburbs replaced by Sandy Bay Cricket Club 1929 30 TCA Grade Pennant Committee was appointed to arrange Grade cricket competition 1931 32 New clubs Glenorchy and Kingston admitted to the top two grades 1932 33 Glenorchy joined C Grade and Kingston a year later 1935 36 Kingston renamed Kingborough 1940 41 Competition reduced to two grades 1942 43 Hobart High School replaced Kingborough in B Grade The aggregate Club Championship award suspended for the duration of WW2 1943 44 Kingborough withdrew from all competition leaving five teams in A Grade and six in B Grade 1944 45 Police Cricket Club joined A Grade 1945 46 Competition rebadged as 1st and 2nd Grades 1946 47 Kingborough re admitted to 1st and 2nd Grades and Police withdrew from 1st Grade 3rd Grade re instituted all clubs entering teams except Kingborough Hobart High School entered a team in 3rd Grade 1948 49 North West renamed North Hobart The competition divided into two sections A Senior Division consisting of two grades of the six senior clubs and a Junior Division including New Town Glenorchy North Hobart South Hobart Sandy Bay Hobart High Ogilvie High and Junior Technical High 1950 51 TCA Colts and Brighton Cricket Club admitted to 1st Grade Brighton admitted to 2nd Grade together with Ogilvie High promoted from Junior Division 1953 54 TCA Colts replaced by New Norfolk in 1st Grade which was also admitted to 2nd Grade Ogilvie High returned to the Junior Div which also admitted Kingborough 1954 55 Semi finals and Final introduced for 1st Grade New Norfolk admitted to Junior Division 1955 56 Junior Division changed to 3rd Grade comprising the six senior clubs only A separate High School competition established 1956 57 Brighton replaced by Clarence District in 1st Grade which also entered teams in 2nd and 3rd Grades Brighton entered two teams in 2nd Grade 1957 58 Brighton s second 2nd Grade team replaced by a second Glenorchy team Kingborough replaced Glenorchy in 3rd Grade 1958 59 Glenorchy re admitted to 3rd Grade 1959 60 New Norfolk replaced in 1st Grade by a second Glenorchy team promoted from 2nd Grade Kingborough also withdrew from 2nd Grade Semi Finals and Final introduced for 2nd and 3rd Grades 1961 62 Kingborough re admitted to 2nd Grade joined by University 1962 63 University admitted to 1st Grade replacing second Glenorchy team 1963 64 New Norfolk and University added to 3rd Grade replacing Kingborough 1966 67 Kingborough re admitted to 3rd Grade 1967 68 District cricket reverted to Club cricket Brighton withdrew from 3rd Grade 1968 69 Brighton withdrew from 2nd Grade 1969 70 New Norfolk withdrew from 2nd and 3rd Grades 1970 71 TCA domestic knockout limited overs competition introduced 1975 76 TCA Cricketer of the Year award commenced compiled from umpires votes TCA clubs extend limited overs participation to Statewide Kookaburra Cup 1987 88 Sandy Bay and South Hobart amalgamate to form South Hobart Sandy Bay CC Brighton entered a team in 1st Grade only University entered two teams in 2nd Grade and SHSB entered two in 3rd grade A limited 4th Grade competition introduced with Clarence Glenorchy Kingborough New Town and North Hobart TCA moved its headquarters to Bellerive Oval 1988 89 4th Grade extended to all clubs except Brighton which replaced the second University and SHSB teams in 2nd and 3rd Grades respectively TCA domestic limited overs competition disbanded in favour of integrated Statewide Kookaburra Cup 1990 91 Brighton admitted to 4th Grade 1991 92 Brighton withdrew from the TCA on the eve of start of season resulting in a seven team competition necessitating rostering of extra one day matches on Sundays to eliminate a bye 1992 93 Lindisfarne admitted to all grades 1993 94 4th Grade restructured as an U18 competition 1996 97 1996 97 Glenorchy relocate from Eady Street to KGV Oval 1997 98 U18 competition restructured to U17 competition 1999 00 4th Grade competition resumed but abolished at the end of 2002 03 2003 04 TCA Pennant Committee replaced with an independent 5 man Grade Cricket Committee One day limited overs fixtures incorporated in pennant competitions in all grades In 1st Grade limited over matches contributed to both Premiership and Kookaburra Cup points Jamie Cox Plate intra state competition introduced 2005 06 TCA domestic T20 competition introduced 2006 07 Renaming of Major Awards Emerson Rodwell Medal TCA Grade Cricketer of the Year and Roger Woolley Medal Player of the Grand Final Computer scoring introduced in 1st Grade matches 2007 08 Computer scoring extended to 2nd Grade matches Clubs also bridged IT gap adopting a Computer Management Programme linked to the Internet to help club administrators maintain registrations club records transfers electronically Grade scorecards accessible on TCA website TCA T20 competition expanded into two division roster with final 2008 09 Introduction of a Statewide T20 involving grade suburban and country clubs and associations in a KO style competition 2009 10 TCA renamed as Cricket Tasmania Introduction of Women s Grade a limited T20 competition involving four clubs Clarence North Hobart University and Glenorchy Women s Player of the Year award named the Kim Fazackerley Medal 2010 11 TCA Grade Cricket re badged as Cricket Tasmania Premier League T20 incorporated into the competition in all grades with the 1st Grade roster consisting of 7 two day 5 50 over one day and 7 T20 matches with reduced T20 matches in lower grades 2011 12 Kingborough relocated to the Kingston Twin Ovals complex Women s Grade included in the Club Championship 2012 13 Computer scoring enhanced to on line access via MyCricket on the Internet 2013 14 T20 fixtures reduced to five matches to minimize programme and help manage time commitments to Premier Cricket Kookaburra Cup restricted to competition between CTPL clubs CN and CNW clubs excluded 2014 15 An Under 17 Girl s competition introduced with six clubs participating Completion of historical research programme of all 1st Grade cricket records since 1866 on proprietary data base Cricket Statz 10 2015 16 The 150th Anniversary of the competition was celebrated with the Hall of Fame introduced to commemorate Clarence relocated from Bellerive Oval to Kangaroo Bay Oval 2016 17 An Over 40 s competition was introduced with six clubs participating Some Player of the Year Awards were renamed 3rd Grade the Jim Stevens Medal U 17 s the Michael Di Venuto Medal U 15 s the Tim Paine Medal 2nd Grade remained the Allan Newman Medal 2017 18 A Women s Kookaburra Cup one day competition was introduced and the Boys U 15 s was restructured to separate One Day and T20 competitions removing two day matches in this Grade 2018 19 The Greater Northern Raiders introduced to Men s 1st Grade to provide a pathway for players in northern Tasmania to participate in Premier Cricket Brighton re entered the League participating in 3rd Grade Boys U 17 s Girls U 17 s and Boys U 15 s A national Premier Cricket T20 competition established Shoobridge Park opened with a turf pitch as Glenorchy s secondary venue 2019 20 The Greater Northern Raiders enter a women s 1st Grade team and an Under 18 s Vacation Cup team 2019 20 Due to the COVID 19 Coronavirus pandemic CT determined that the Cricket Tasmania Premier League season would be abandoned effective immediately thus no finals were played at the end of the season To determine premiers for the 2019 20 season the PLC considered CTPL By Laws 18 1 amp 18 4 applicable These state Should there be no result a draw or tie the team finishing highest on the ladder at the end of the roster matches will be declared the winner of the matches concerned this includes both the semi finals and grand finals Cricket Tasmania Premier League Club Teams edit nbsp Brighton District Brighton District Eagles nbsp Clarence Clarence Kangaroos nbsp Glenorchy Glenorchy Magpies nbsp Greater Northern Tasmania Greater Northern Raiders nbsp Kingborough Kingborough Knights nbsp Lindisfarne Lindisfarne Lightning nbsp New Town New Town Bucks nbsp North Hobart North Hobart Demons nbsp South Hobart Sandy Bay South Hobart Sandy Bay Sharks nbsp University Of Tasmania University Of Tasmania Lions Greater Northern Raiders is a representative side from the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association and the North West Tasmanian Cricket Association and the only side not from the Hobart area Cricket Tasmania Premier League Representative Teams edit nbsp TCA Chairman s XI Tasmanian Cricket Association nbsp TCA XI Tasmanian Cricket Association nbsp NTCA XI Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association nbsp NWTCA XI North West Tasmanian Cricket Association nbsp Jamie Cox Plate XI Tasmanian Cricket Association nbsp Tasmanian Under 19 s XI Tasmanian Cricket Association Competitions editGrade Cricket edit Grade cricket is one level below first class cricket competition and consists of games played over at least two days but sometimes three often played over two weekends In Tasmania there are three senior grades known simply as 1st Grade 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade and two junior grades Under 17 and Under 15 Historically there have been 4th grade and 5th grade competitions 2019 20 Winners Lindisfarne Cricket Club Kookaburra Cup edit The Kookaburra Cup is Tasmania s grade cricket limited overs competition Games are 50 overs per side and are played in accordance with current ICC regulations for One Day International 2006 Winners Glenorchy Cricket Club 2007 Winners South Hobart Sandy Bay Cricket Club Jamie Cox Plate edit The Jamie Cox Plate is an opportunity for young Tasmanian players of talent to showcase their abilities It was first held in 2003 and has since become an annual competition held between select XI s of talented players representing the TCA NTCA NWTCA and Tasmanian under 19 teams Previous Winners 2003 2004 NTCA 2004 2005 TCA 2005 2006 TCA 2006 2007 TCA Grade Twenty 20 Comp edit The Twenty 20 comp is a new competition held between Tasmanian club sides according to the rule of the innovative Twenty20 version of cricket It is designed to equip developing players to play that version of the game at inter state and possibly international level later in their careers as well as giving an exciting new attraction to the grade season 2006 winners University of Tasmania Cricket Club 2007 winners South Hobart Sandy Bay Cricket Club 2008 winners South Hobart Sandy Bay Cricket Club Greater Northern Cup edit In the current absence of an NTCA competition there is a combined table which incorporates the NTCA clubs and the NWTCA clubs and goes towards deciding an overall Greater Northern champion The Premier Club editThe Premier Club is the list of clubs who have been champions of the Tasmanian Cricket Association Up to the end of the 2022 2023 season the complete list of the Premier Club looks like this nbsp North HobartTitles 18 nbsp Break O DayTitles 17 nbsp WellingtonTitles 16 nbsp GlenorchyTitles 16 nbsp New TownTitles 13 inc record seven in a row nbsp ClarenceTitles 14 nbsp KingboroughTitles 10 nbsp University of TasmaniaTitles 6 nbsp South HobartTitles 5 nbsp East HobartTitles 4 nbsp North WestTitles 3 nbsp Sandy BayTitles 3 nbsp KingstonTitles 3 nbsp LindisfarneTitles 2 nbsp South Hobart Sandy BayTitles 2 nbsp West HobartTitles 1 nbsp East SuburbsTitles 1See also editGrade cricket for like competitions in other statesReferences editExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cricket Tasmania Premier League amp oldid 1214167726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
