Hurstbridge Cricket Club

🏏 HURSTBRIDGE JUNIOR CRICKET CLUB – PRESEASON UPDATE | 2026/27 🏏

Attention all players and parents!

With the 2026/27 cricket season fast approaching, we encourage everyone to register as soon as possible to secure your spot. Numbers are looking strong across our junior teams and spots are filling fast, so please don’t leave it too late!

It’s been fantastic to see such encouraging numbers at our Junior Winter Preseason sessions. We have one final Cutting Edge session remaining:

📅 Tuesday 25 August
⏰ 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Everyone is welcome to come along to this session, including newcomers! Even if you’re not sure about playing yet and simply want to come down, have a look and see what Hurstbridge Junior Cricket Club is all about, we’d love to have you there. It’s a great opportunity to meet some of our players and coaches and get a feel for the club.

This will be our final indoor preseason session before we head outside and commence regular training in preparation for the season.

We’re also pleased to have most of our coaches already locked in across our junior grades, and there’s plenty of excitement building around the club.

Everything is shaping up for a fantastic season ahead at Hurstbridge Junior Cricket Club.

💚💛 Register now, secure your spot and get ready for a great 2026/27 season!

Go Bridges! 🏏

🔵⚪ WELCOME TO HCC, BOYS! 🔵⚪

We’re pumped to welcome three new recruits to Hurstbridge CC for the 2026/27 season!

Navtej “Nav” Singh – a classy batting allrounder with plenty of skill, joining us from Keon Park CC.

Gurpreet “Gary” Hans – a tall, fast-bowling allrounder, also joining us from Keon Park CC.

Jagzaheen “Zaheen” Singh – a powerful wicketkeeper-batsman joining us from Merrifield CC.

All three boys come to HCC with an existing relationship with our new Head Coach Abhi, and we’re excited to see what they can bring to the club!

Welcome to HCC, Nav, Gary & Zaheen! 💙🤍

🏏 SENIOR REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN 🏏

Follow the link to register: https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/df606f

Registrations for the 2026/27 season are now open.

Whether you’re a returning player or looking for a new club, we’re welcoming senior players of all experience levels.

📍 Hurstbridge Cricket Club
🏏 Senior Cricket
📅 2026/27 Season

Get your registration in and join us for the season.

🔒 SANJEE IS BACK FOR SEASON 26/27 🔒

We know you’ve all been waiting for this one. We’re absolutely pumped to confirm that Thissa Bandara has recommitted to Hurstbridge Cricket Club for season 2026/27 💙🤍

Sanjee is coming off a huge 25/26 season, finishing with 436 runs and 25 wickets, earning himself a well-deserved spot in the Mash Shield Team of the Year. 🏏🔥

Since arriving at the club in 2021, Sanj has become a fan favourite both on and off the field. A gun top-order bat and one of the most versatile bowlers in the comp, he’s a genuine match winner and one of the most complete players in the competition, we’re incredibly lucky to have him back for another season.

Welcome back, Sanj! 💙🤍

🚨🚨🚨 HCC Apparel Update 🚨🚨🚨

Hi everyone,

Dan Bloomfield has taken over the apparel role for HCC this season. If you have any questions or need help with anything clothing-related, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

With the season fast approaching, we need to submit our first apparel order by Friday 14 August. Unfortunately, this deadline has been brought forward and is outside of our control, so please get your orders in as soon as possible. We will be opening the shop again for another order towards the end of 2026.

🛒 Order here:
https://belgraviaapparelshop.com/en-us/collections/hurstbridge-cricket-club

A few reminders:
• The club uniform has not changed from last season.
• This is a great opportunity to replace any worn or damaged gear or freshen up your kit.
• If you're ordering a new One Day shirt, please make sure you use the same playing number you had last season.
• All orders need to be paid in full at time of the order (No club tabs or club pay back later)
For anyone who has a clothing arrangement with the club, Joel will contact you individually.

Thanks everyone, and looking forward to another great season! 🏏

🌟The countdown to cricket season is on! 🌟

There's no better time to get involved in junior cricket! Learn new skills, make great mates and enjoy a summer full of fun.

🏏 Registrations are now OPEN!

We will be taking registrations for any U9s (Moddies), U11s, U13s and U15s - more info can be found via the link below. We have our final Junior winter training session taking place at Cutting Edge Cricket, Bundoora on August 25th from 6-7pm, don't miss it!!

Secure your child's spot today and join an amazing club community.

For any questions about PlayHQ contact Dan!

👉🏼 Register now via the link!
https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/b22821

✍️ PLAYER RECOMMITTED ✍️

We’re excited to announce that Jacob Carruthers has recommitted with Hurstbridge Cricket Club for the 2026/27 season! 🔵⚪

Since joining the club two seasons ago, Jacob has been a standout performer, scoring 1,030 runs and taking 33 wickets in those two seasons, while also making a huge contribution off the field as a coach and mentor to our Women’s team and younger players.

A quality person and an even better clubman, we’re thrilled to have Jacob back in the blue and white for another season.

Great to have you locked in Jacob! 💙🤍

🔵⚪ PRE-SEASON IS HERE! ⚪🔵

The wait is nearly over, senior cricket is back.

We’re excited to launch our 2026/27 Hurstbridge Cricket Club Senior Pre-Season, with preparations beginning as we build towards another huge summer in the blue and white.

Whether you’re a returning player, a new recruit, or new to cricket, we’d love to have you involved.

Our full pre-season schedule is below, so lock the dates into your calendar and come ready to work, improve and enjoy being back with the group.

New players are always welcome, so if you’re keen to join the Hurstbridge family, get in touch or simply come along.

See you all soon there 💙🤍

2026/27 Hurstbridge Cricket Club Committee

Following our Special General Meeting on Monday 25 May, we’re excited to announce our committee for the 2026/27 season.

President: Sam Avard
Vice President (Operations & Strategy): Joel Lovett
Treasurer: Daniel Sadowy
Secretary: Daniel Nemec
Junior Vice President: James O’Shea

General Committee: Andrew Sutherland, Ella Avard, David Salvatico, Daniel Bloomfield, Lachy McLellan & Jim Bennett.

Congratulations to our incoming committee, and a sincere thank you to our outgoing committee members for their time, dedication and hard work over the past year. Your contribution to our club is greatly appreciated, and further recognition for those members will be shared shortly.

We’re also looking to fill a range of supporting volunteer roles throughout the season. More information will be shared soon, and we’d love to have more members involved in helping our club continue to grow.

For any information, contact Sam Avard 0418288232 or Daniel Nemec 0402475555 as a starting point 💙🤍

HURSTBRIDGE CRICKET CLUB SOCIAL CATCH UP & MEET THE COACH🍷

Join us for a relaxed afternoon at the Hurstbridge Wine Bar and help kick off preparations for the 2026/27 season!

📅 Sunday, 28 June
⏰ 1:00pm – 4:00pm
📍 Hurstbridge Wine Bar, Main Street, Hurstbridge

This is a great opportunity to catch up with fellow players, members and supporters, and meet our new Senior Men’s Coach, Abhi Bhatia.

Everyone is welcome, so come along for a drink, a chat and some good company. Abhi & the club will be there from 1-4pm, so drop by anytime, even if it’s just for one drink or a short period of time.

Drinks available at bar prices 🍻

We look forward to seeing you there! 💙🤍