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Shell Green T20 Championship 2023

The Brookfield United Cricket Club and the Australian Defence Force join together every ANZAC Day to compete in the Annual Shell Green T20 match, which pays tribute to ANZAC Day and the service and sacrifice of Australian military personnel. The match is named in honour of a famous game of cricket played by Australian troops during World War 1 at Gallipoli's Shell Green location. The game was played on December 17, 1915, as a diversionary tactic, it was abandoned due to Turkish shells landing ne...

2022/23 SEASON RECAP

This year saw another strong performance from our second grade side in the Community Cricket Championship. After sneaking into 4th position to qualify for the finals, the boys had a dominant outright victory over the team that finished first in the regular season. The final played against Everton looked like it was going to finish in a similar fashion, saw Brooky secure a first innings lead and have the Everton boys on the ropes being 8 down with only a 39 run lead. Everton's tail wagged an...

2019/20 Season Update

We are grateful for the rain but the wet weather has definitely not helped the A1 boys. With another wash out on the weekend, finals chances have all but disappeared. The team, led by Al Lynch, will be looking for some redemption in the final two rounds and hopefully with a couple of wins can move from bottom of the ladder. All the best boys. ...

Major rule changes for 2019/20 season

One important rule change is the introduction of mandatory use of helmets for batsmen, fielders in front of square within 7m from the bat and wicket keepers keeping up to the stumps.The rule was brought in by Sub Districts in response to guidelines issued by Cricket Australia following the death of Phil Hughes after receiving an unfortunate fatal blow by a cricket ball playing in a State match.More information about the wearing of helmets can be found here....