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Deepdene Bears play in the ECA, Melbourne's premier non-professional cricket association. https://linktr.ee/deepdenebearscc

We have a proud history of over 100 years, and run Juniors, Women’s and Men’s programs. Deepdene Bears play in the Eastern Cricket Association which is the premier non-professional cricket associations in Melbourne. We have a very proud history and are approaching our centenary season in 2019-2020. The Deepdene Bears Cricket club is situated in the small suburb between Kew and Balwyn. Deepdene is

the oldest continuously playing club in the Eastern Cricket Association. Our 1s and 2s play at Stradbroke Park on the corner of Burke & Harp Roads, while our lower grades facilities are located at Deepdene Park on Chatfield Ave in-between Camberwell Grammar & Whitehorse Road. Training from 2017/18 will be located at our new training facilities at Stradbroke Park. 2016/7 saw 4 senior turf sides, 2 veteran’s sides along with 6 junior sides and a Milo ‘Have a Go‘ program wear the Deepdene Bears Cap. We are inclusive of all community members, from all different backgrounds, and all levels of cricketing ability...

01/06/2026

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the signing of Dishan Malalasekera to the Bears!

An established all-rounder who consistently impacts the game with both bat and ball, Dishan is a three-time Senior Club Champion at his previous club, which he successfully captained all the way to a Grand Final appearance last season. His extensive resume also includes over six years of top-tier Premier Cricket experience, including playing alongside our very own Jade Christensen.

Dishan will also be stepping into the role of our Specialist Fielding Coach this season to bring some new drills and intensity to our training sessions.

Welcome to the Bears Dishan! 🐻

14/05/2026

🐻 Welcome To The Bears, Janaka Deegodagamage 🐻

We are absolutely thrilled to announce Janaka Deegodagamage as the new Senior Men’s Head Coach of the Deepdene Bears Cricket Club!

Janaka brings over 20 years of high-performance coaching experience across senior men’s, women’s, and junior pathways. As an ICC-accredited Global Level 3 coach, his resume speaks for itself. He joins us with an extensive background coaching in elite and sub-elite environments, including:
• Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association (VSDCA)
• Victorian Premier Women’s Cricket
• Victorian Turf Cricket Association (VTCA)
• Sri Lankan Premier Division and the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Centre

Here is what Janaka had to say about joining the Bears: “I am Excited to join a club with a proud 100-year history and strong community, and to build disciplined, resilient teams with a strong competitive mindset while enjoying the journey."

Please join us in welcoming Janaka and his family to the club!
Go Bears.

07/05/2026

Thank you, Ruwi 🐻🏏

The Deepdene Bears would like to say a massive thank you and farewell to Ruwi Ekanayake, as he moves on to his next chapter.

Ruwi has been an absolute standout for the club, consistently delivering with both bat and ball over his 50 matches in the Bears colours. During his time with us, he amassed 807 runs at an average of 19.68 and took 67 wickets at an outstanding 16.82.
We especially want to highlight his unbelievable 2024/25 campaign, earning a well-deserved spot in the Wright Shield Team of the Season and taking out the league bowling average along with a Man of the Match performance in the Grand Final against EMT.

We wish Ruwi all the best for the future.

Go Bears.

20/03/2026

DBCC’s 2026 Senior Presentation Night tickets are out now!! 🏆🌟

Join us for our night of nights on Friday 10th of April from 7pm at Studley Grounds. All senior players and their partners are warmly invited to celebrate the successes of our players and the end of the 2025-26 Season.

Tickets include a 3 course meal & drinks, and are available via the link in bio or via the link below - sales close Monday 6th of April so get in quick!!

We can’t wait to see everyone there - Go Bears!! 🐻💚💛

https://deepdenebearscc.square.site/product/senior-presentation-night/125?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false

13/03/2026

The Sturgess Cup for 2025-26 goes to our U12 Juniors team - a massive congratulations to these boys who also took home the premiership win last Saturday. A well deserved win on both fronts, we look forward to seeing what they all continue to achieve at the Bears 🏆

While our Senior’s cricket finished up in a disappointing last round, we would like to celebrate our final Players of the week for the 2025-26 Season.

In our Senior Men’s, this goes to Senuk De Silva (3rd XI) who as a junior Bear playing up in our Senior grades made a massive 103* against Surrey Hills. We are thrilled to see such an incredible performance coming from our Junior program with so much potential still to come.
A shoutout also goes to Harry Larkey (2nd XI) for his incredible 127 against Heathmont! Unfortunately this last win for the 2s was not enough to secure them a spot in finals.

Given the washout draw of our Senior Women’s final game, this goes to Yo Vinycomb (1st XI) for her efforts in the East Box Hill game, taking 3 wickets including one in each of her first two overs of the day.
Well done to all our Senior Women for their perseverance in tougher grades this season.

We look forward to watching both our U13 and U15 Junior teams in Day 1 of their respective Grand Finals at Stradbroke Park this Sunday 15th March. A double header across this Sunday and next Sunday 22nd is definitely not one to be missed, so make sure to get down to support.

Go Bears!! 🐻

28/02/2026

Round 14 (Day 2) - Saturday Selection!

Our Senior Men’s are ready to go for Day 2 of the last match of the season before finals get underway.

Our 1st and 2nd XI are looking to chase down some decent scores in the mid-high 200s while our 3rd XI look to defend a solid score of 307.

Good luck to everyone selected & Go Bears!! 🐻

21/02/2026

Sunday Selection!

Our Senior Women’s teams are both on for their last game of the season today, ready to go out with a bang 💥 (weather permitting)!

Good luck to everyone selected, go well and Go Bears!! 🐻💚

20/02/2026

Round 14 (Day 1) - Saturday Selection!

Our Senior Men’s are into Day 1 of the last round before finals. Despite disappointing results last week, our Men are keen to finish strong, especially our 2nd XI who still have a chance to make finals.

Good luck to all selected & Go Bears! 🐻

14/02/2026

Sunday Selection!

Both our Senior Women’s teams are back this week, and are on for another double header at Stradbroke Park today, so get down from 1pm to come support in the sunshine!

We have a few new Bears who will be playing in our Social Women’s team - a big welcome to Steph Formosa, Mandy Dalton, Will Horman & Zoe Harris-Westrup.

Good luck to everyone selected & Go Bears!! 🐻💚

13/02/2026

Round 13 (Day 2) - Saturday Selection!

Our Senior Men’s sides return to the field for Day 2, with the 1st and 2nd XI’s looking to chase, and the 3rd XI in a tough spot but looking to make the most of the encounter.

We’re excited to have Nick Dinnison (1st XI) and Josh Avitabile (2nd XI) making special appearances this week following some time off cricket.

Good luck to all selected & Go Bears!! 🐻

Address

Burke Road, Kew East
Melbourne, VIC
3102

Website

http://deepdenebears.vic.cricket.com.au/

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