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A Very Brief Timeline History of KCC

1919/20: Kilsyth Cricket Club was founded in 1919, playing in the Croydon District Cricket Association (CDCA) and sharing Croydon CC's home ground. Kilsyth played its first match against Mooroolbark.


1920/21: RDCA was formed, absorbing the CDCA. 


1920 to 1922: Kilsyth went into recess in 1920/21 and 1921/22 due to not having a home ground.


1922/23: Kilsyth entered the RDCA after establishing a new home ground in Colchester Road (now known as Kilsyth Recreation Reserve and used by the Eastern Ranges FC as a training base).


1927: A wooden pavilion was erected at the Kilsyth Recreation Reserve and opened in May 1927.

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1931/32: Kilsyth won its first Senior Premiership (B Grade Second XI).


1960/61: Bill Baldwin was honoured as the Club's first Life Member.


1961/62: A new pavilion (Bill Baldwin Pavilion) was completed at Colchester Recreation Reserve and officially opened on 4th August, 1962. As of 2024, it is still standing.

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1967/68: The Club won its first Junior Premiership (Under 16-1 Bill Wilkins Shield).


1970: A house fire around this time destroyed virtually all of the Club's records/scorebooks.

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1971: The Peter Robinson Social Rooms are completed at Colchester Recreation Reserve and opened on 15th May, 1971. These Clubrooms were demolished in 2018 to make way for a new complex for the Eastern Ranges FC.

 

1993/94: KCC had its most successful individual season winning four Senior Grand Finals and the RDCA Club Championship Award.

 

1998/99: At the start of the 1998/99 season, the Redbacks relocated from their original base on Colchester Road (Kilsyth Recreation Reserve) to the newly built headquarters at Pinks Reserve on Liverpool Road into the Gary Tait Pavilion.

 

2015/16: Wall mural painted in the change rooms by Jordy Bridge.

 

2016/17: New practice net facility was established at Pinks Reserve.

 

2019/20: The Redbacks celebrated 100 years of cricket (1919 to 2019). The Club celebrated its Centenary Dinner on November 9, 2019.

 

2020/21: Kilsyth introduced an inaugural Women's XI. Kilsyth CC also completed its 100th playing season after being in recess in 1920/21 and 1921/22. The RDCA inducted Bill Baldwin, Roy Baldwin and Mark Unternahrer into the RDCA Hall of Fame.

 

2021/22: This season was Kilsyth's 100th consecutive playing season in the RDCA, the only Club to achieve this feat. Kilsyth was awarded the RDCA Club Championship after a strong Senior Club year.

 

2022: Plans for the construction of the new Gary Tait Pavilion is announced. Demolition and Construction gets underway in September 2022 after much deliberation.


2022/23: Kilsyth competed in its 100th year in the RDCA (1922 to 2022).

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2023/24: Kilsyth Cricket Club achieves their first Premiership in the RDCA Women's competition. The new Gary Tait Pavilion is officially opened in May 2024.

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