Balmain District Cricket Club. 53rd Annual Report Season 1949-50

Rare Balmain Cricket Club annual report for 1949-50. Small octavo, 45pp., pictorial cover, printed Sydney.

The report provides a review of the season for each of the teams representing the club, lists of office bears, members of the club etc

At the turn of the 20th century, a club by the name of Sydney Cricket Club was in existence and playing regular fixtures. Based at Moore Park, players included Jack Marsh.  From 1897–1900, a team known as the Balmain Electorate Cricket Club was included in the Sydney grade cricket competition. They joined teams known as East Sydney, Paddington, Waverley, Glebe, South Sydney, Burwood, North Sydney, Redfern, Central Cumberland and Leichhardt.  Between 1900 and 1904, the team was renamed the Leichhardt-Balmain District Cricket Club and from 1904 it became known as the Balmain District Club.