A brief history
Originally known during the 1890's as the Crossover Cricket Club, in the 1930's Gormandale joined the Traralgon and District Cricket Association but then withdrew and joined the Carrajung Hills Association.
Between 1935 and 1939 the Club won three Premierships and was then in recess during the war years.
During the period of 1945 to 1962 the Club spent sometime playing in the T.D.C.A. and playing in a social competition.
Early in the 1960's the Club joined the T.D.C.A. and entered a B Grade team. Gormandale proved to be a fiercely competitive and highly successful Club winning Five Premierships and being runners up three times as well as making a number of semi-finals appearance.
In the 1974-75 season an A Grade team was entered and the Club again quickly established themselves as a most competitive team and reached the grand final in 1976-77 only to see the match washed out.
Tthe 1980's saw the establishment of a C Grade team and Junior teams.
In the 1982-83 season the club won their first A Grade Premiership. Gormandale 9 for 496 defeat Imperial City 484.
In the 1982-83 season C Grade won the Premiership and again in the 1986-87 season.
B Grade also won in 1983-84 season.
In season 1992-93 A Grade won their second Premiership.
In 1994-95 B Grade won their seventh Premiership.
In the 1996/97 season, A grade made it to the Semi Final being beaten by 6 runs, and the B Grade team went to the Grand Final only to be beaten as well.
1997/98 season, A Grade won the semi final against Toongabbie at Churchill putting them into the Grand final which they lost to Ex Student.
2003-2004 Club Awards
A Grade
Grade Champion - Kent Hammond.
Batting Aggregate - Kent Hammond.
Batting Average - Kent Hammond.
Bowling Aggregate - Jim Northe.
Bowling Average - Jim Northe.
Fielding - Joe Farmer.
Best All Rounder -
Chris Lehner.
B Grade
Grade Champion - Daniel Churchill.
Batting Aggregate - Daniel Churchill.
Batting Average - Daniel Churchill.
Bowling Aggregate - Joe Wilson.
Bowling Av - Joe Wilson.
Fielding - Rowan Hore.
Player Of Finals - Robert Voss.
Special Awards - Shaun Barbour 166 (New Club Record).
Special Awards - Leigh Churchill 139.
Special Awards - Aaron Tunks 119.
Special Awards - Daniel Churchill 114.
Special Awards - Daniel Churchill 109.
Special Awards - Steve Burgess 104.
Special Awards - Robert Voss 7-43 (Semi Final).
C Grade
Grade Champion - Ian Hartley.
Batting Aggregate - Ian Hartley.
Batting Average - David Manson.
Bowling Aggregate - Ian Hartley.
Bowling Aggregate - Paul Hartley.
Bowling Average - Shane Barbour.
Fielding - Brett Manson.
Special Awards - Ian Hartley 128.
Special Awards - David Manson 124*.
Special Awards - Ian Hartley 107.
All Grades
Best Clubman - Kelvin Barlow.
Most Potential - Robert Voss.
Presidents Award - Joe Farmer.
Peter Northe Memorial - Kent Hammond.
C Grade Ashes Award - Paul Hartley.
New Life Member - Grantley Switzer.
200 A Grade Games with Gormandale - Jim Northe.
200 Games with Gormandale - Grantley Switzer.
100 Games with Gormandale - Brian Roberts.
Appreciation Awards - Jack Jones.
Appreciation Awards - Grant Little.
Appreciation Awards - Peter Churchill.
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