Quokkas Cricket Club

Match Preview: Quokkas CC v Blackridge CC

The Big Picture

Walhalla is not widely known outside of Victoria, but those that know it are inevitably aware of the mystery that is synonymous with the place.

Not only does it share a name that has a verisimilitude to Valhalla, but it is also supposed to be the most haunted place in the State.

The Cricket Ground in the town also carries a sense of intrigue, having had the MCC (including Warwick Armstrong) play on it and being located on top of a mountain that is only accessible by foot / sherpa.

Posted by Quokkas Cricket Club on Monday, November 10, 2025

Match Preview: Empress Quokkas CC v Rocky Ridge (not the ice cream)

The Big Picture

Welcome back dear reader, we trust you have begun the start of Season 2025/26 with the annual mix of hope, optimism and delusion.

This summer will be The Quokkas 16th (?) in the YPCA. Where once we were the young, brash, talentless kids in town, we are now older and still without talent.

The YPCA organised (and sanctioned) T10 competition was cancelled due to lightning in the skies, rather than the sort on the field, so this match will be our first of the season.

Posted by Quokkas Cricket Club on Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Match Preview: Empress Quokkas CC v The Nomads

Match Facts

Date: Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
Location: Fairfield Oval , Fairfield, VIC
Time: 1pm start
Captain: Local

The Big Picture

…And so we come to the last YPCA regular-season game of what has felt like a very busy season. A look back at the stats shows that we haven’t played that many matches; we’ve had one rained off and one interrupted by rain.

That being said, we’ve travelled to Harrow, played in a YPCA 10-over thing, enjoyed the Bat Bar, and had a few ripper training sessions too.

Posted by Quokkas Cricket Club on Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Match Report: Empress Quokkas CC v The Standard Hotel

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Location: Fairfield Oval , Fairfield, VIC
Time: 1.45pm start
Captain: Sizzle

Conditions

It was hot, faaaaarkin hot. Our usual start time was moved from 12:30 to 47 degrees AEST.

Details

During the week we had more than a full squad. Come game day, we just scraped an XI together. Ice Man knows how to leave the ball but apparently not a 23rd beer the night before a match. Other withdrawals were more understandable but questionable nonetheless. Hair appointment anyone?

Posted by Quokkas Cricket Club on Monday, February 3, 2025

Match Preview: Empress Quokkas CC v The Standard Hotel

Match Facts

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Location: Fairfield Oval , Fairfield, VIC
Time: 1.45pm start
Captain: Sizzle

The Big Picture

The Quokkas go into their second match of 2025 with an 0-1 record and an “oh what fun” mindset. The first game of 2025, against The Curtin, was played in appalling conditions, with lightning and occasional downpours causing us to be on-and-off more often than Rachel and Ross.

As a result, we did only manage a 17-over game, so this Sunday should be our first actual YPCA match for the year. Huzzah.

Posted by Quokkas Cricket Club on Tuesday, January 28, 2025