Yarraleen Cricket Club.

🏏 PLAYERS WANTED: Yarraleen Cricket Club, 2026/27 Season

Know a decent cricketer looking for a club? We want to hear from them.

Yarraleen CC is offering up to $4,000 over 2 seasons for cricketers who can contribute on and off the field to our vibrant community club. We're especially keen to hear from a wicketkeeper/batsman or batsmen — can bowl too? Even better.

Tell us the level you've played at and how you've been performing lately.

📩 Send a short message to club President Michael Cromie at [email protected] by 28 August 2026.

Know someone who fits the bill? Tag them below or send this their way. 👇

Yarraleen Cricket Club — Est. 1968

🏏 Pre-season training starts TODAY!

📍 Hawthorn Cricket Centre
⏰ 3:30pm for a 4:00pm start

Come along and get the summer started right — see you there!

🏏 We're hiring — Senior Coach / Director of Cricket

Yarraleen Cricket Club is looking for a Senior Coach / Director of Cricket for a two-year appointment, and the timing is genuinely exciting.

Season 2026/27 sees us competing across our 1st–3rd XI and T20 grades in the BHRDCA. Then in 2027/28, we move into brand new facilities at Bulleen Park — and we want the right person alongside us for both chapters.

What we're looking for:
✅ CA Level 1 accreditation (minimum — essential)
✅ Passion for senior cricket development
✅ Available from 2 August (pre-season) and Saturday match days
✅ Community-first attitude

Remuneration by negotiation, commensurate with experience.

📄 Download the full position description here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HKjkBiV0TbLDWDD6ttIylM06CO6tprHS/edit?usp=sharing

📩 [email protected]
📞 Michael Cromie, President · 0413 481 541
⏰ Applications close: Sunday 9 August 2026

Know someone who'd be perfect? Tag them 👇

📅 SAVE THE DATE — 2026/27 Season 📅

Lock in these dates for the first half of the season:

🏏 Season Launch — Saturday 19 September 2026 (location TBC) 🧠 Trivia Night — Saturday 14 November 2026 — our major pre-Christmas fundraiser (location TBC) 🎄 Christmas Party — Saturday 19 December 2026 — celebrating the first half of the season with players, members and partners

More details on each coming soon — get them in the diary now!

*C

Pre-season is just around the corner and we're looking forward to getting everyone back together.
We've locked in 8 indoor sessions at Hawthorn Cricket Centre, and whether you're a returning player or new to the club, we'd love to see you there.

💬 Tag a teammate who needs to get

🏏 Session Dates & Times

4pm– 5:00pm
Sunday 2 August
Sunday 9 August
Sunday 16 August
Sunday 23 August

12pm – 1:00pm
Sunday 30 August
Sunday 6 September
Sunday 13 September
Sunday 20 September
📍 Venue: Hawthorn Cricket Centre

Please aim to arrive 20 minutes before our scheduled net booking time so we can prep, warm up and commence on schedule to make the most of our one-hour bookings.
The sessions will primarily focus on bat vs ball net work, with different themes each week to get everyone ready for Round 1.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday 2 August. Let's put the work in now so we're ready when the season starts.

🏆 Volunteer of the Month — July 2026

We're incredibly proud to have Paul Smith recognised as a nominee for the Kookaburra Volunteer of the Month with .

Here's what our President had to say:

"Paul has been an incredible contributor to the club since bringing his son along in 2019. He's been an enthusiastic supporter of the junior program, building a pipeline of juniors who now share his love of the game. Clubs like ours don't function without people like Paul, who volunteer their time so freely and are always willing to step in when a job needs doing. He's also committed to improving his own cricket, and was a huge part of the 3rd XI's premiership last year."

Paul — thank you for everything. 🏏

Read more about the Kookaburra Volunteer of the Month program: cricketvictoria.com.au/news/news/kookaburra-volunteer-of-the-month-returns