Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club
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| One-day name: | Frankston Peninsula Heat |
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| Captain: |
 Scott Boland
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| Coach: |
Adrian Johnstone |
| Colors: | Red , Gold & Blue |
| Founded: | 1880 (Frankston Cricket Club) |
| Home ground: | Adrian Butler Oval |
| Chief executive: | Dennis Prendergast |
| 1st XI 2 Day wins: | 0 |
| 1st XI One Day wins: | 0 |
| 1st XI T20 Cup wins: | 0 |
| Official website: | frankpen |
The Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club, plays the sport of cricket in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia, known as Victorian Premier Cricket. The club played sub-district cricket from 1974-75 to 1992-93 and played its first season of premier cricket in 1993-94. Its home ground is the Adrian Butler Oval in Frankston.
Since promotion from the sub districts to Victorian Premier Cricket in 1993–94, the club has yet been able to win a 1st XI premiership; their best effort was runner-up to St Kilda Cricket Club in 2000–01.
The Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club was founded in 1880 under the name of the Frankston Cricket Club. The club played in the Victorian sub-district cricket association, which is a step down from Victorian Premier Cricket (VCA), from 1974-75 to 1992-93. Then in 1993 the club was accepted into the VCA and changed its name to the Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club, starting a new era for the club. Frankston Peninsula played its first season of premier cricket in 1993-94 at its home ground, the Adrian Butler Oval in Frankston.
1996-97 the Frankston Peninsula Seconds won the Premiership.
During the 2001-02 season, the club finished a disappointing 16th in the competition. The 2002-03 season saw great improvement however, with the club finished in 5th on the ladder and an impressive 4th on the ladder in a positive one day campaign. In the 2-day finals Frankston Peninsula made it to the Grand final, playing St Kilda. With St Kilda 289 & 4/175 defeating Frankston Peninsula 201 at the Albert Ground. The next year saw the club perform just as well during the regular season, finishing 6th in the 2-day and one-day competitions. But in the 2-day finals they were again defeated by St Kilda in the Qualifying Final. The 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons finished in disappointment, with the club unable to make the finals on both occasions. The 2005-06 season however saw the Club revamp its scoreboard The Tim Gloury Scoreboard to further enhance the facility.In a positive 2006-07 season the club finished 6th in the competition and 15th in a disappointing one day campaign. But were once again defeated by St Kilda in the 2-day finals and Footscray-Edgewater in the One-Day finals. The following year once again saw Frankston Peninsula finish 16th in the competition. The 2008-09 saw the club finish in 6th on the 2-day ladder and 15th on the one-day ladder. Carlton knocked out Frankston Peninsula in the finals due to wet weather giving Carlton the Draw they needed. In 2009-10, Frankston Peninsula finished 6th on the 2-day ladder and 15th on the one-day ladder, the same positions as the year before. They were once again defeated by St Kilda in the first round of finals.
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