About us
Find out about the True Blues, where we play and train, and the people who support us.
Our teams
The True Blues compete in Cricket Victoria's Premier Cricket men's and women's cricket competitions.
Men's cricket
We field four teams in the senior men's Premier Cricket competition and one youth team in the Premier Cricket U18s competition. ​​
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We also field a club team in the U16 Dowling Shield competition.
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Women's cricket
We field three teams in the senior women's Premier Cricket competition and one youth team in the Premier Cricket U18s competition.​
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We also field a club team in the U15 Marg Jennings Cup competition.
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Junior Development Academies
Our male and female junior development squads have been established as part of the Premier Cricket Junior Development Program. They provide opportunities for talented young cricketers to develop their game and for advancement through our Premier Cricket U18s, U16 Dowling Shield and U15 Marg Jennings Cup squads, and ultimately the Cricket Victoria emerging player programs.
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Squads for the Marg Jennings Cup and Dowling Shield are selected from these development academies.
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The development squads generally operate through the later part of the winter pre-season period.
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Note that the club does not run open trials for team squads and our development squads are invitation only.
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For more information about our development squads and pathway program please contact:
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Sumukh Karanth: Administration Manager
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Nick Morrey: Head of Male Junior Development
nmorrey4@outlook.com -
Matt Balmer: Head of Female Junior Development
mattbalmer24@gmail.com
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Where we play and train
Toorak Park
Toorak Park is our home ground. The ground is currently undergoing a major redevelopment.
The new pavilion is expected to be ready for use in the 2024/25 season.
We will continue to train at the adjacent turf nets and expect the oval and new centre square to be available in 2024/25.
Waverley Oval
Waverley Oval is the temporary home for our men's 2nd XI and women's 3rd XI while Toorak Park is upgraded.
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Righetti Oval
Righetti Oval is set in the beautiful Malvern Valley and plays host to our men's 3rd and 4th XI's and our women's 1st and 3rd elevens.
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Our Committee
Nigel Parsons
President
Nigel Hutton
Media & Communications
Sue Arscott
Child Safety Officer
Phil Williamson
Vice President
Infrastructure & Council Liaison
Kent Waring
Women's Cricket Operations
Sumukh Karanth
Administration Manager
Treasurer
John Raglus
Cricket Victoria Delegate
Dean Kino
Legal and Regulatory Manager
Our coaches
Julien Wiener
Men's Head Coach
Matt Balmer
Women's Assistant Coach
U15 Marg Jennings Cup Coach
Female Junior Development
Stefan Lidstrom
Women's Assistant Coach
Women's U18 Coach
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Mia Perrin
Female Development Squad Coach
Tim White
Women's Assistant Coach
Men's Assistant Coach
Michael Cove
Men's Assistant Coach
Sam Coates
Men's Assistant Coach - Wicketkeeping
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Nick Morrey
Male Junior Development
Carl Sandri
Men's Assistant Coach
Men's T20 Head Coach
Women's Assistant Coach
Matt Wilcox
U16 Dowling Shield Coach
Men's Assistant Coach - Bowling
Jennifer Taffs
Women's Head Coach
Paul Evans
Women's 3XI Match Day Coach
Anna O'Donnell
Women's Assistant Coach - Bowling
Maddie White
Women's U15 Marg Jennings Cup Assistant Coach
Our people
John Zarb
Match Day Manager Waverley Oval
James Higgs
Men's 1st XI Scorer
Rishabh Gandhi
Women's 1st XI Scorer
Jan Gnatt
Match Day Manager Righetti Oval
Karl Hieser
Men's 2nd XI Scorer
Vishwesh Dhubashi
Live Scorer
David Arnold
Men's Chairman of Selectors
Sekhar Sridhar
Scorer