Royal Park Brunswick Cricket Club

27/03/2026

🚨 Grand Final Update 🚨

With consideration of ground conditions, pitch preparations and the weather forecast, the Mercantile Cricket Association has activated the reserve day.

As a result, today’s 1st XI Grand Final on Western Oval has been rescheduled to tomorrow, Sunday 29 March at 12:00pm.

We appreciate everyone’s understanding and look forward to seeing you tomorrow to support the boys! 💪🏏

13/03/2026

It’s Week 1 of Finals and we’re proud to have both our 1st XI and 2nd XI in action today! 🏏🏏🏏

🔥 1st XI – Home vs Flemington Colts
📍 Western Oval
🕛 Starting 12:00pm

🔥 2nd XI – Away vs Royal Park Reds
📍 Walker Oval (West)
🕛 Starting 12:00pm

Get down and support the boys if you can 💙🖤💙🖤

Once the cricket concludes, we will also be holding our annual MVP night in the clubrooms. Dinner will be provided, with Taghd McBurney and Xavier Chalkley cooking up their famous hamburger tacos.

Come along, enjoy the vote count and have a great night celebrating the season so far.

Good luck to both teams today — Go Parkers! 💪🏏🐏

04/03/2026

REVERSE RAFFLE — $2,000 CASH DRAW
7 March 2026 | 7pm | Western Pavilion | 776 Park St, Parkville

Join us for the event of the social calendar in the lead up to a big finals period for the club!

Tickets
1 for $20, 3 for $50 or 7 for $100

Purchase of one or more tickets includes:
Dinner
Drink Specials
Live Count

How to purchase tickets:
1. Buy online - link below.
2. Bank transfer (EFT) - be sure to include your name and quantity of tickets in description:
Bank: Commonwealth Bank
Account Name: Royal Park Brunswick Cricket Club Inc
BSB: 063-122
Account Number: 00902663

Hope to see you there!

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10/02/2026

🏆 🏆 Past Players Golf Day | Sunday 1 March 🏆 🏆

To All Members Past and Present

The next RPBCC Past Players Golf Day is being held at Goonawarra Golf Course, 2 Francis Boulevard Sunbury. 

Tee off time is 9.40am so please ensure you get there by 9.30am for briefing and prizes.

Bookings are limited to 20 so please get in first as it is first in best dressed.

We normally play mid week but due to many requests have decided to use a Sunday which will free up the current playing group and give the players an opportunity to test their golfing skills with the more experienced and seasoned past players. The past players do not want to embarrass the "younguns" but that will probably happen !!!!!!!!

Cost of the round is either $70 (or $50 if you share a cart). Note there are only six carts available so again first in best dressed. Both costs include 18 holes and prizes. This course is in excellent condition very good value and participants will be suitably impressed.

Please use RPBCC club account payment for EFT transfer as follows (alternatively you can pay via the club website - link in the comments):

Club: RPBCC
BSB: 063 122
A/N: 00902663
Reference: Quote your "name/s" and "Goonawarra"

We need confirmation that you are playing by 5pm on Monday 23 February 2026. Please do this by response email to Les Irvine or Howard Hinkley

Les Irvine - e: [email protected]
Howard Hinkley - e: [email protected]

Payments to club account is requested as soon as possible but required by 5pm on Monday 23 February 2026

08/09/2025

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of former player Derek Smart, who lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday 3 September 2025. Derek joined RPBCC for the 2005/06 season, introduced by his close friend Ben Shacklock, and played 28 games over 3 seasons.

RPBCC extends its condolences to Derek’s family and friends in this difficult time.

24/03/2025

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐧𝐞 "𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚" 𝐌𝐜𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬

It is with great sadness that we advise all past and present members of the passing of Wayne "Sparra" McInnes who sadly lost his fight with cancer and passed away peacefully on the 20th March 2025. Sparra played at both Brunswick Districts CC and Royal Park CC, and then the amalgamated RPBCC. A fine wicket keeper and batsman he won club batting awards in the Senior Division of VTCA. For the older members we remember Sparra as being most competitive who would inspire you and intimidate opposition players. It is fair to say that Sparra called a spade a spade on or off the cricket field. His passing saddens all of us as he was a unique character in every way and we will all miss him. We pass on our deepest condolences to his wife Jeanette and his three children Jesse, Beth and Tom.

Vale Sparra

Funeral Service details are as follows:

Wayne McInnes
Friday 28th March at 2.45pm, Fawkner Cemetery - Crick Chapel, refreshments after.

26/02/2025

This Saturday (March 1) from 7pm the 2004/05 1st XI premiership team are having 20th year reunion drinks at the Terminus Hotel in Fitzroy North.

For anyone around the club from that era who would like to pop in for a beer and chat you are most welcome.

Cheers, Craig Dodson (past player)

06/02/2025

The Royal Park Brunswick Cricket Club has proudly endorsed the Australian Cricket Safeguarding Children and Young People Framework. We are committed to child safeguarding and creating a welcoming culture.

Nicholas Tsiaras has been appointed as our Child Safety Officer.

Further details regarding the policy can be found at:

Our commitment to ensuring all at risk are safeguarded and can enjoy the game

06/11/2024

𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒍𝒆 & 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔/𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒚

The Annual Reverse Raffle will be held at the clubrooms on the 16th November. This is the club's biggest fundraiser and is critical to the club's off field success. In addition, prior to and on the same day as the Reverse Raffle, we will be holding a past players/sponsors day with both the 1sts and 2nds playing Youlden Parkville on Ryder and Western Ovals respectively.

Prizemoney for the Reverse Raffle will be a minimum of $1,500 and tickets are $20 each, three for $50 or seven for $100 with payment to club account preferred (details below).

For those who have purchased a ticket and will attending on the night, the club will provide dinner at no additional cost. Drinks will be available at the bar, with drink specials/packages to be announced prior to the event. This will include a 2.5 hour drinks package (beer/wine/soft drink) for $30.

There are a limited number of tickets available to purchase. To purchase tickets, please contact Danny Dyer or Andrew Hinkley.

Payment can be made to the following bank account:
Account Name: Royal Park Brunswick CC
BSB: 063-122
Acc No: 00902663
Reference: SURNAME RR

For the past players/sponsors day drinks specials and a BBQ will be available during the days play.

05/10/2024

ITS CRICKET SEASON!!!!

We kick off the 2024/25 season with a T20 double header on Western Oval. The 2s will start at 12pm with the 1s game following at approximately 3pm. Hopefully the weather stays away and we get a full days play in. We hope to see you all at the club today.

19/08/2024

Pre-season 2024/25 is just around the corner! Details to follow. Register your interest https://www.royalparkbrunswickcc.com.au/contact-us