Alstonville & District Cricket Club Explained

Alstonville and District Cricket Club
Nickname:	Red Soilers
Founded:	1876
Sport:	Cricket
League:	LJ Hooker League
Ground:	Hill Park, Wollongbar

The Alstonville Cricket Club was founded in 1876.^{[1] [2]}

With the establishment of the LJ Hooker League in 1994/95 the first-grade side now competes at a regional level, with the lower grades still playing in Ballina competition.^[3]

Alstonville have won the L J Hooker League on two occasions: 2001/02^[4] and 2016/17.^[5]

External links

• Alstonville & District Cricket Club on Facebook

Sources

• Book: Ensbey, Garry. 140 years not out: history of cricket in Alstonville 1876-2016. 2016. Alstonville Plateau Historical Society. 9780987290496.

Notes and References

1. Ensbey
2. Web site: Cricket Club's 140 and not out . . 27 March 2019 . en . 17 February 2016.
3. Web site: Attewell . Paul . 20 years of Far North Coast LJ Hooker League . . 23 March 2019 . en . 12 March 2005.
4. Web site: Craig . Mitchell . New cricket captains will be keen to make their mark . . 27 March 2019 . en . 10 October 2015.
5. Web site: Craig . Mitchell . Season sinks for Soilers in Hooker League cricket . . 27 March 2019 . en . 27 February 2018.