ULVERSTONE CRICKET CLUB
Our History
The Ulverstone District Cricket Club as we know it today was formed at the commencement of the North West Tasmania Cricket Association (NWTCA) competition in October 1951. However from the late 1870's cricket teams from Ulverstone and the surrounding districts played in a very strong local competition. Representative teams from the Ulverstone area played against other coastal towns in a knockout competition for the Tattersall Shield, which Ulverstone won on several occasions including the 1950-51 season, the last year before the start of the N.W.T.C.A. competition.
During this early period there is a long history of great cricket teams and players representing the Ulverstone district. The late Alf Pickett and Roy Pearson were two players who were very highly regarded from those early days. Mr Alf Pickett represented Tasmania and went on to play for the Melbourne Cricket Club, but a promising career was cut short by injuries. Mr Roy Pearson who came from Upper Castra in the Ulverstone Municipality, represented the district on many occasions, and it was rumoured that during the late twenties he was under consideration for test selection.
At the initiative of Cricket Tasmania, in 2007/08 the N.W.T.C.A. underwent a name change and is now known as Cricket North West, to come into line with Cricket Tasmania's operational structure.
Ulverstone CC stalwart and state player Mr Eric Morse played a large part in the formation of the North West Tasmania Cricket Association (NWTCA) in 1951, with Ulverstone being an inaugural member and Eric Morse their first captain in the new competition. The club was located at the Ulverstone Recreation ground in Water Street until 1970, when it relocated to the Agricultural Show ground in West Ulverstone for a short time and in 1984 the club moved to it's present location at the newly developed River Road complex. Since joining the NWTCA Ulverstone has won the First Grade championship on six occasions and has produced many fine First Grade players and several state representatives.
Premiership years and captains were:
1959/60 W (Bill) Brain
1961/62 Harold Stone
1994/95 Scott Blair
1996/97 Scott Pearce
1998/99 Scott Pearce
2010/11 Luke Richardson
2011/12 - Josh Walmsley
2012/13 - Josh Walmsley
2013/14 - Josh Walmsley
2015/16 - Jacob Snare
2021/22 - Jordan Kelly
Another great highlight was winning the State Kookaburra Cup One Day Title in the 1994/95 season.
Season 2009/10 also saw the Club win the Greater Northern Cup One Day title, the Cricket North West Coastal Twenty20 final, and were declared joint winners of the Statewide Twenty20 competition after the Grand final was washed out.
Season 2014/15 the Club won the Greater Northern Cup One Day title defeating South Launceston.
Season 2022/23 the Club also won the Greater Northern Cup One Day title, defeating Launceston.
In Seasons 2010/11 to 2012/13 the club achieved an unprecedented triple triple; three Premierships in row in 1st Grade, 2nd Grade and Under 17's.
In Seasons 2010/11 and 2013/14, as well as taking out the First Grade Premiership, the Club also won the Cricket North West Coastal Twenty20 final in both the First Grade and Second Grade, and were runners-up in the Statewide Twenty20 competition. .
Season 2011/12 also saw the club win the Innaugural Womens Season Premiership Cup.
In Season 2020/21, the Club won the Cricket North West Coastal Twenty20 final in both grades again, and went on to win the 1st Grade Statewide Twenty20 Grand Final against Hadspen.
Over the years, the Club has also won a number of 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade premiership Cups.
Club Captains / Coaches:
Eric Morse, C M (Scrubber) Johnston , G B (Paddy) Martin, Ivan (Digger) Harris, W (Bill) Brain, D (Perc) Anderson, Harold (Nobby) Stone, Joe Pearce, Bruce Whish-Wilson, Len Pearce, Trevor Stephens, Jim Faulkner (Coach), Don Pearce, Kevin Brown, Barry Beard, John Bell (Coach), Alan Stimpson, Greg Blair, Wayne Pearce, Marty Whish-Wilson, Craig Faulkner, Lynton Rowlands, Scott Blair, Scott Pearce, Garry Crawford, Adrian Pearce, Jason Pearce (Coach), Andrew Leary (Coach), Emmanuel Benjamin (Coach), Luke Richardson, Josh Walmsley (Coach), Jacob Snare (Coach), James Smith (Coach), Sam Lovatt, Jordan Kelly.
