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Upper Beaconsfield Cricket Club (UBCC) Inc’s history commenced in 1893 when nineteen players met in Shorthouse’s paddock (located at the end of Burton Rd today) just a long throw from the present oval, to lay down a cricket pitch. The club was formed and its first match was played against the gentlemen of Macclesfield after a two hour horse ride.
Over the years UBCC has won over 14 senior premierships as well as six junior pennants. In 1970 the club went into recess as players were hard to find. While a combined club existed for some of the time in the early 70’s no-one played at Upper Beaconsfield.
The holocaust that was Ash Wednesday decimated much of Upper Beaconsfield in 1983 and the old small oval became a tip for what was left of many people’s lives. The Shire of Cardinia redeveloped the ground to its current size, a new re-formed club re-established at Upper Beaconsfield and won a premiership in its first season.
Our most glorious achievement in this new era was the A grade flag seized by the Paul Halfpenny led team in 1992/93. The Maroons defeated long-time rivals Beaconsfield by one run in the semi-final then thrashed Kooweerup to proudly hoist the trophy.
Expansion has been the key in recent times. We fielded three senior teams at the start of the new millennium but have grown to four senior and five junior outfits winning the B grade flag again in 2009 to lift the team into the second top tier of A grade. We also notched back to back successes in U13’s. Our junior club keeps booming and we should field six teams in the coming season.
Our future looks rosy! A blossoming junior organisation and competing in the top tiers of A grade demonstrate that the Maroons are on the move. “The atmosphere is great at the club” according to recent arrivals. There has never been a more exciting time to join the ‘Famous Dark Maroons’.
Snippets of Extras: Our club colours are Maroon and White, we call ourselves the "Maroons", our theme song is based upon the Navy Blues (same tune but different words) and our best player award is called the "Noblet" (so named because it honours Fred Noblet, a 17 year old champion player who was tragically killed in 1958).
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Australia
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