TheRail CricketClub

The Rail Cricket Club was established in 1977 and its home ground is at Croome Rd Sporting Complex Albion Park Rail.

The Rail Cricket Club was first established in 1977. In our first season the club fielded a second grade and 2 third grade teams. The inaugural Club President was Neil Wilson, with Stan Thorburn the secretary. The first Razorback team to compete in the top grade was led by Barry Clapson in the 1982/83 South Coast season. Barry Clapson led the team to the final that season but in the following 1983

/84 season he took an astonishing 76 wickets, which remains a South Coast record. Since the club’s inception, we have had only 20 First grade captains, and 16 life members have been awarded to hard working committee members and players. In the season of 2013/14 The Hall of Fame was introduced for the first time. We had three very fitting past and present players inducted to the Hall of Fame, Robert Carey, Andrew Warren & Peter McIlwain. Since 1983 Croome Oval has been the home of the Club. The ground is located within the Croome Road Regional Sporting Complex and was established by the hard work and dedication of the club’s members, who continue to be responsible for its maintenance. Our first curator was Dave Richards, who also designed the clubs first emblem; a chugging steam train which symbolised the local roots of the club proximal to the Illawarra Rail line. Today the ground is regarded as one of the best cricket facilities on the coast. In recent years improvements to the ground and our facilities have included:

• The Construction of a hill, which took place in the late 90’s. The raised hill wraps around most of the ground and makes for a great view of play.
• Planting of many native trees around the ground to provide shade and comfort for spectators.
• The installation of wider sight screens at both the northern and southern ends of the ground, which took place in the mid 1990’s.
• Construction of seating along the perimeter of the ground, which was completed in the late 90’s
• Installation of an extra net for practice, taking the total number of practice nets to 4.
• Purchase of a club bowling machine in 2002.
• The construction of a new white galvanised fence around the ground, which was completed with the help of Shellharbour City Council in 2006.
• Purchase of a more modern roller for the centre wicket in 2006.
• Purchase of new covers for the wicket in 2007, including covers for the bowling approaches.
• The installation of an underground 100,000L water tank and electronic sprinkler system, enabling our curators and grounds people to water the wicket whenever they like.
• In 2011 new sightscreens were installed at both ends of the ground, which were constructed with the assistance of the NSW State Government Grant. They were completed in 2013 with the Northern end frame been replaced with a new steel frame to match the Southern side sightscreens. In 2016 new covers for wicket and also a new roller purchased from a grant provided by NSW Parliament member Gareth Ward

29/01/2024

The Rail Cricket Club would like to say a huge Congratulations to our very own Carlie Gilly and Iriaka Ross who have been selected to play in the Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sides who play this Friday at the brand new Artie Smith Oval.

This is a very special moment for the girls who will represent themselves, their family, their community and culture when they take the field this Friday in what will be a very special event with Cricket NSW hosting an Indigenous Festival of Cricket.

Please the timetable below if you wish to go and enjoy the wonderful day.

9:30am - Welcome to Country and dance performance
9:40am - Official opening
9:50am - Indigenous Youth Cricket program
1:30pm - Smoking Ceremony
1:30pm - Women’s T20 match
5:00pm - Men’s T20 match
8:00pm - Event closes

22/01/2024

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR TICKETS FOR LADIES NIGHT!!!

LADIES NIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

When: 17th Feb 2023
Where: Croome Road Sporting Complex (under the fairy lights).
Dress Code: wear something pretty , get dressed up or casual.
Cost:$30 per person

Free frozen cocktail on entry.
There will be games, raffles, food platters, frozen cocktails +Music.

Bring as many friends as you want!

You can now book your ticket below.

https://www.trybooking.com/CNRJG

18/01/2024

REMINDER!!!

The Rail Cricket Club is hosting their Old Boys and Life Members Day in Celebration of 20 years since First grades first Major Trophy.

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Saturday January 20th
Time: 2pm and BBQ from 3pm onwards

First Grade will be playing Shellharbour as well and we encourage all Members of the Club and the Past team to come down and celebrate the Day.

11/01/2024

First Grade is the only team again in action in this weekend. Starting off with a T20 game at Croome Rd Friday night vs The Kookas. The Boys will then take on Albion Park Eagles Cricket Club on Saturday looking to bounce back after a narrow loss last week.

A Special mention goes to Cody Cartwright who will be making his T20 first grade debut! Well done Cody 🏏

Up the Razorbacks!

05/01/2024

Hi All,

The Rail Cricket Club is hosting their Old Boys and Life Members Day in Celebration of 20 years since First grades first Major Trophy.

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Saturday January 20th
Time: 2pm and BBQ from 3pm onwards

First Grade will be playing Shellharbour as well and we encourage all Members of the Club and the Past team to come down and celebrate the Day

05/01/2024

First Grade is back in action in this weekend vs Berry-Shoalhaven Heads Cricket Club in what is a crucial game as the winner jumps to top spot on the ladder. Get down to the ground to cheer on First grade on hopefully see them get the win.

Up the Razorbacks!

29/11/2023

TEAM OF THE MONTH ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

The Rail Cricket Club would like to announce its November Senior team of the month for the 2023/2024 season, which is proudly sponsored by Albion Park Bowling Club.

Congratulations to all that have been picked we hope you continue your form through out the year and hopefully the weather eases off for the rest of the year!

1st Grade Monthly wrap- 1st Grade are still Currently top of the table after the rainy month of November. They came away with 1 win and 1 loss for month and they also had 2 washouts. Round 5 was a washout and in Round 6 a great team win against Shellharbour saw the team chase down 260 for the win which was sealed by a beautiful leg glance for 6 by Zac Heffernan. Dylan Rae was in sublime touch again scoring with 81 while Hayden Church and Adam Ison chipped in with 50 and 41 respectively. Round 7 saw a tough loss to arch rivals Lake Illawarra going down by 55 runs. Dylan was at it yet again with 55 and 3/30 with the ball. Kieran Gilly got a well made 58 while Brad Ison and Hayden Bagoly got 2 wickets each. The t20 comp also started against Lake Illawarra with the boys going down by 18 runs and it was Kieran and Dylan in the runs again with 68 and 46 each. Dylan Also picked up 2/25 off his 4 overs.

2nd Grade Monthly wrap- 2nd Grade currently sit in 6th spot after starting the year with a win but have lost the last few games but have gone down fighting in some closely contested matches! Joel Willstrop and Mick Kearns have been standouts with the bat both scoring multiple 50 plus scores while the ever reliable John Puckeridge has been chipping in with bat and ball each week. No doubt a few more wins for second grade are on there way as they have showed plenty of passion and fight each week and been in every contest!

2nd Grade Monthly wrap- 2nd Grade had a similar month to 1st grade with 1 win, 1 loss and 2 washouts. Round 6 saw the Rail win by 77 runs against the Kookas in a great team result. Colin Yeaman lead the way with a classy knock of 80 while Kal Polusen put in a all-round performance of 45no and 4/27 with the ball, great work Kal! Round 7 saw a tough loss to Albion Park going down by 9 wickets but John Puckeridge (31) and Captain Evan Horvat (29no) showed some resistance with the bat but were bowled out for 139.

3rd Grade Monthly wrap- It must be the month for 1 win, 1 loss and a washout as 3rd Grade followed suit with 1st and 2nd grade. Round 6 saw The Rail get a 3 wicket win over Oak flats. Graham Tripp took 3fa with the ball and Josh Tracey chipped in with 2 wickets. Skipper Paul Davie lead the chase from the front with 54no to get them across the line. Round 7 saw tough loss against Lake losing by 7 wickets. The shining light with the bat was Josh Tracey with a great knock of 83 while Darren Anshaw and Jaye Ritchie with 35 and 31 each.

November was a better month for the two Women's teams and both recorded wins. The Black team is undefeated and had 3 wins and a washout for the month and the highlight would be in round 3 with the team making an amazing 243 runs in 20 overs lead by Carlie Gilly who got 105no and was well supported by Lilly (60no) and Tanya (46no). The Girls recorded a 64 run win over lake in round 4 and a 67 run win over the red team in round 5 but the Red team amazing lost 0 wickets in the run chase.

The Ladies Red team got their first win last week with an 8 wicket win over Lake. The girls have been close each win and got the win they deserved after playing some great cricket in the month! Skipper Tammie Croker has been on fire with the bat averaging 121 and well supported by Pamela Evans who is averaging 114 too! All the girls are chipping in each week and having a blast with some girls playing their first year.

Best of Luck to all teams for the next Month of cricket.
Up the Razorbacks!!! 🏏

29/11/2023

24/11/2023

Attention cricket blasters!! Updated

Cricket Blast is unfortunately off for today but will be back on next week!

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Every Friday until December 15
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm

31/10/2023

TEAM OF THE MONTH ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

The Rail Cricket Club would like to announce its First Senior team of the month for the 2023/2024 season, which is proudly sponsored by Albion Park Bowling Club.

Congratulations to all that have been picked we hope you continue your form through out the year!

1st Grade Monthly wrap- 1st Grade Currently sit top of the table after 3 wins and 1 loss to start the year and are coming off two strong bonus point victories. The year started with a loss but the boys have bounced back in emphatic style which has been lead by our two opening batters Dylan Rae and Hayden Church and our new young gun Andy Chie. Dylan and Hayden sit top of the competition run scorers list while Andy tops the most wickets taken after his brilliant 5fa on the weekend. The Highlight of the month is probably the twin centuries from Dylan (129) and Hayden (147) who put on an opening run stand of 272 against Albion Park in Round 3. 1st grade have a few harder games in the next few weeks and will be looking to continue their dominance.

2nd Grade Monthly wrap- 2nd Grade currently sit in 6th spot after starting the year with a win but have lost the last few games but have gone down fighting in some closely contested matches! Joel Willstrop and Mick Kearns have been standouts with the bat both scoring multiple 50 plus scores while the ever reliable John Puckeridge has been chipping in with bat and ball each week. No doubt a few more wins for second grade are on there way as they have showed plenty of passion and fight each week and been in every contest!

3rd Grade Monthly wrap- 3rd Grade are in the top 4 after the first Month of cricket. 3rd grade started the year with a win and a forfeit and then a close loss last round against the kookas which sees them in a nice position heading into the next month of cricket. Darren Anshaw has lead the way with the bat while new club member Josh Tracey has been taking wickets up front with a great 5fa to start the year. Mitch Wood is also an honorable mention with ball after taking 4/18 in his first match on the weekend. 3rd grade will be looking to continue with their nice run of form into the next month and hopefully those young kids can help the Old boys out in the field.

Unfortunately there has only been One ladies game played for our ladies Black side and a bye and a washout for the Red team. The Ladies black side started off with a great 7 wicket win over Kiama in round 1 with a great team effort on display. Carlie Gilly lead the way with the bat with 34no and showed Brett who the power hitter out of them is, well done girls.

Best of Luck to all teams for the next Month of cricket.

Up the Razorbacks!!! 🏏

27/10/2023

ROUND 4 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Please see lineups for Round 4

First grade are looking to back up a massive batting performance again this week against Bomaderry at Croome. The Performance was lead by Dylan Rae and Hayden Church who both made impressive centuries last week. They no doubt rewrote the record books with a 272 run opening partnership, great work boys! Also a massive congratulations to Hayden as it was his first 100. First grade will also be looking to make it 3 wins on the trot.

Second grade will look to make it back to the winners circle this weekend against Shellharbour after a fighting effort will last week playing short. Joel and Evan will be looking to lead from the front with the bat again after an impressive 82 and 77no each.

3rd grade are taking on Kookas away and will also be looking to bounce back after a loss last week. Captain Paul Davie will be looking to add runs and wickets again this week and Josh Tracey will be no doubt swinging the ball around again this week after taking another 2 wickets to back up his 5fa performance round 1.

Best of luck to all teams 🏏

Up the Razorbacks!!!

24/10/2023

IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!

Don't forget our Cricket Blast Program Starts this Friday. There is still time to sign up!

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Friday 27th October and Every until December 15
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Have you always wanted to try Cricket?
Become a Junior Razorback Today!
Boys & Girls We Have you covered!
Ages 5yrs -10yrs!
All skill levels our welcomed
Ask a friend to sign up with you today 🏏
Sign up here: https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/ddfed8

19/10/2023

ROUND 1 LADIES TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

The ladies competition kicks off tomorrow and the Rail Cricket Club is proud to have two teams participating this year in the Competition. The Ladies Black Team will start with Kiama away and the Ladies Red Team starts off with a bye.

Best of Luck to both sides for the year!

Up the Razorbacks! 🏏

13/10/2023

ROUND 2 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Please see lineups for Round 2!

First grade are away again this week to the Kookas and will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss last week. They welcome back Kieran Gilly into the line up that will strengthen the batting and bring some experience back into the team. Joel Willstrop comes into the line up and hopefully he can continue from his impressive 81 last week.

Second grade will look to make it back to back wins this weekend against Kiama after a thrilling will last week. Some experience is added to this side with Jose Villa, Simon Bartlett and also Darren Anshaw come into the lineup and Darren will be hoping to be in the runs again this week after his knock of 49 last week.

Unfortunately 3rd grade have had a forfeit against them and wont be playing.

Best of luck to all teams 🏏

Up the Razorbacks!!!

06/10/2023

ROUND 1 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Cricket season is here and All players are keen and firing for round 1. Please see teams for this round. Best of Luck to all teams! 🏏

1st grade take on Berry at Berry to start the year and the boys will be looking to start the year with a win! Led by Brett Gilly 1st grade will be looking to go one better this year and get that elusive premiership.

2nd Grade start off at home against Jamberoo and this year are lead by Evan Horvat. Good Luck second grade and hopefully a first up win for the new Captain!

3rd Grade Will be at Albion Oval vs Kiama in a side mixed with youth and experience. Paul Davie is leading from the front and we wish him and the team best of luck for the season.

Up the Razorbacks

02/10/2023

APPRECIATION POST!!!

A massive thank you to Brian, Kegs and Dave for all their hard work and effort to get Croome Road looking spectacular for the Country Colts Carnival this week. The ground is looking in excellent condition due to the fantastic work put in and should be a great week ahead for the carnival.

If you are around during the week pop down to the ground to see some high quality cricket 🏏

Country Cricket NSW

29/09/2023

Club Captains Announcement!!!

Congratulations to our 2023/2024 Captains for the Rail Cricket Club. We wish you all the best for the upcoming 2023/2024 Season.

1st Grade -Brett Gilly
2nd Grade - Evan Horvat
3rd Grade - Paul Davie
Women's side - Lilly Willstrop
Women's side- Tammie Croker

Go The Razorbacks!

21/09/2023

REMINDER!!!

The Rail Cricket club is hosting the season launch for the 2023/2024 and invites all Members + Players to come down and join.

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Saturday 23rd of September
Time: 12pm

We are encouraging everyone to come down for a BBQ and drinks to celebrate the launch for the exciting new season.

Go the Razorbacks!!

21/09/2023

REMINDER!!!

Attention to Junior academy participants. This is a reminder that the Last Academy session is on Saturday followed by a BBQ.

Where: Croome road sporting complex
Time: 10am -12pm
Date: Saturday September 23rd

See you all There 🏏

18/09/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Junior training starts Tuesday 26th September for all players. Confirmation of additional training days will be discussed with parents and kids by the coaches on this date.

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Tuesday 26th September
Time: 4:30pm -6pm

Go the Razorbacks!!

18/09/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Mid week training starts this Wednesday for all senior players. We will move to both Wednesday and Friday when season starts.

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: This Wednesday (September 20th)
Time: 4pm

Dont forget there is Season Launch and training this Saturday from 12pm onwards.

Go the Razorbacks!!

17/09/2023

ATTENTION HELPERS!!!

The Rail Cricket Club is Seeking Two PAID Volunteers to run our Canteen for the Upcoming 2023/2024 Season. Volunteers will be required to run the Canteen at Our Home ground Croome Road Sporting Complex for Our Home Games for Our Senior Teams on game day + Other Representative Games and Fundraising Days held at the Ground.

If you are interested in applying or after further information in regard to the positions available please email all enquires to [email protected].

15/09/2023

REMINDER FOR PRESEASON!!!

The Rail Cricket club is excited to announce the launch of their preseason campaign and invites all New + Present Players who are wishing to play in the upcoming 2023/2024 season to join.

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Sunday 17th of September
Time: 10am
We are encouraging everyone to come down for some preseason fun and prepare for the exciting new season.

15/09/2023

REMINDER!!
Attention to Junior academy participants. This is a reminder that the Academy is on Today.

Where: Croome road sporting complex
Time: 10am -12pm
Date: Saturday September 16th

See you all There 🏏

08/09/2023

REMINDER!!

Attention to Junior academy participants. This is a reminder that the Academy is on Sunday this weekend but will revert back to Saturday next week.

Where: Croome road sporting complex
Time: 10am -12pm
Date: Sunday September 10th

07/09/2023

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

The Rail Cricket club is excited to announce the season launch for the 2023/2024 and invites all Members + Players to come down and join.

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Saturday 23rd of September
Time: 12pm

We are encouraging everyone to come down for a BBQ and drinks to celebrate the launch for the exciting new season.

Go the Razorbacks!!

07/09/2023

CHANGE TO PRESEASON TIME!!!

The Rail Cricket club is excited to announce the launch of their preseason campaign and invites all New + Present Players who are wishing to play in the upcoming 2023/2024 season to join.

There will be a change for this weekend, please see below

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Sunday 10thof September
Time: 1:30pm to 3:30pm

We are encouraging everyone to come down for some preseason fun and prepare for the exciting new season.

Go the Razorbacks!!

31/08/2023

REMINDER FOR PRESEASON!!!

The Rail Cricket club is excited to announce the launch of their preseason campaign and invites all New + Present Players who are wishing to play in the upcoming 2023/2024 season to join.

Where: Croome Rd Sporting Complex
When: Sunday 3rd of September
Time: 10am

We are encouraging everyone to come down for some preseason fun and prepare for the exciting new season. Preseason will be continued on a weekly basis after this at the same place and time for all who are interested if they cannot attend this date.
Go the Razorbacks!!

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