Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club
cricket team
The Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club, nicknamed the Lions, play cricket in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia, known as Victorian Premier Cricket. The club was formed by a 1986 amalgamation of Fitzroy Cricket Club, a foundation member of Victorian Premier Cricket in 1905, and Doncaster Cricket Club, a Victorian Sub-District Association team formed in 1864. The Lions play at Schramms Reserve in Doncaster.
Honours
Club Championships
1939/40
1957/58
1960/61
1961/62
2017/18
Premierships
Premierships and Runners-up for all the clubs elevens since the clubs induction into the VCA in 1906.
Two Day Premierships
1st XI – 1930/31, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1953/54, 1960/61, 1966/67, 1993/94, 2001/02, 2015/16, 2016/17
2nd XI – 1909/10, 1934/35, 2007/08, 2013/14, 2024/25 2025/26
3rd XI – 1954/55, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 2001/02
One Day Premierships
1st XI – 1993/94 (CUB Shield – No Final Played), 2015–16
2nd XI – 2003/04, 2010/11
4th XI – 2010/11
Player Honours
Club Legends
Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame was announced at the club's 150 Year anniversary dinner celebrated in 2013. Eligible players had to adhere to the following criteria in order to qualify:
Players had retired from playing at least five years.
Players had to have played at least 100 games, including representative games.
In the case of a batsman a minimum of 4500 runs was achieved.
In the case of a bowler a minimum of 300 wickets were taken.
In the case of an all-rounder a points system was used.
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