Playing from our home ground at Kevin Shorten Reserve, the Druids have four Senior Men’s teams playing in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association (VCTA) competition.  With a First XI premiership win and T20 champions in season 2018/19, the Druids were promoted into the VTCA’s Senior Division in season 2019/20. Our Second XI were also Premiers in season 2021/22 and 2022/23 saw another VTCA T20 Championship.

Our four VTCA Senior Men’s and one Senior Women’s team in season 2024/25 will be:

• Deer Park Club / Isaacs Howarth Shield (Division 1) – 1^stXI
• Bondini/Bannon Shield (Division 1 Seconds) – 2^ndXI
• VTCA Shield D1 – 3^rd XI
• VTCA Shield D2 – 4^thXI
• Women’s Social T20 Division 2 – NWCA

Our 1^stand 2^ndXI’s play a mixture of one day (40 overs) and two day (80 overs) cricket on Saturday afternoons from October through to March.

Our 3^rdand 4^thXI’s play in a one day (36 over) competition on Sunday afternoons from mid-October to mid-February.  These teams provide opportunities for a range of ability levels, and best suit those wishing to improve their skills, players returning to cricket from some time out, junior players looking to transition into senior cricket and parents / junior coaches who are looking for a little time in the middle themselves.

We also hosted our inaugural women’s team in season 2021/22 in the North West Cricket Association (NWCA) Women’s Social T20 competition – and walked away as Premiers!

The Druids have fast become the destination club for girls in Melbourne’s inner west.  Our girls program commenced in season 2017/18 and remains a core strength of our club. In addition to girls only teams, we have many girls also playing in our mixed U11, U13, U15 and U17.5 teams. If you want to play, we will find a spot for you – guaranteed.!

A fun, supportive and nurturing environment and culture has seen our program be highly sought after, and it has produced many Western Region representative players in the U12, U14 and U16 age groups over the past three seasons. We also have Level 1 & 2 female cricket coaches delivering the girls program.

Age group: 9 to 16
Teams: U13 (Monday) and U16 (Wednesday)
Training: Tuesday 4:30-6:30pm at Dobson Reserve, Maidstone (starting in September 2024)
Game Length: 2 to 2.5 hours
Season: mid-October to end-February
Benefits: Play fun games of cricket with new and old friends

• All girls and mixed team environments
• Shorter game time
• Training provided on weeknights by Level 1 and 2 coaches
• Individually numbered player cap

Contact: Libby Howe 0408 707 757

The Druids reintroduced junior cricket to the club in 2013/14.  Since then, we have grown from strength to strength with the junior program. This 2024/25 season will have 130 players across 13 junior teams from U10 to U17.5 (girls, boys and mixed teams). The Druids cater for all levels of ability across all age groups and for season 2024/25 we will also provide enhanced development opportunities with U13A, U15A and U17.5A teams.

Age group: 9 to 17
Teams: U10 (Friday), U13 (Friday & Saturday), U15 and U17.5 (Saturday)
Game Length: 2 to 2.5 hours
Season: mid-October to end-February
Benefits: Play fun games of cricket with new and old friends

• Mixed and boys team environments
• Shorter game time (for U10 / U11)
• Mix of 2-day and 1-day formats (for U15 and U17.5)
• Training provided on weeknights by Level 1 coaches

Contact: Michael Bodman on 0413 985 285

Woolworths Junior Blasters is the perfect introduction to cricket for boys and girls aged from 4 to 8. With an action packed hour of activities, players have the opportunity to learn and develop their skills in a family-friendly environment.  Our Junior Blasters program is conducted at Shorten Reserve on Friday nights and is supported by our older junior players.  In season 2024/2025 we will also provide a girls only Blasters group, supervised and managed by our junior girls coaches.

Age group: 4 to 8
Program Length: 60 minutes
Season: 12-weeks from mid-October to Christmas (8 weeks) and then late-Jan to end-February (4 weeks)
Time: 5:00-6:00pm on Friday evenings
Location: Kevin Shorten Reserve, Market Street, West Footscray
Benefits:

• Learn new skills including catching, throwing and teamwork
• Make new friends or organise a group to learn together
• Own Blasters Pack and wear the colours of their favourite Big Bash heroes
• All equipment supplied, parents join in the fun
• It’s safe – we use plastic bats and a rubber ball

Contact: Gary Tilton 0409 199 830