{"id":553844,"date":"2026-03-21T00:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/553844\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T00:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:11:12","slug":"half-a-century-of-cricket-cleveland-thornlands-club-marks-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/553844\/","title":{"rendered":"Half a century of cricket: Cleveland-Thornlands club marks 50 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE Cleveland-Thornlands Cricket Club is celebrating a major milestone in 2026, marking 50 years of providing cricket opportunities to the Redland community.<\/p>\n

The club formed through the amalgamation of the Cleveland Cricket Club and Thornlands Cricket Club in 1975, bringing together two local cricket traditions that had long served the district.<\/p>\n

Early matches were played at the Cleveland Showgrounds on Long St, Cleveland, where the club shared facilities with other users.<\/p>\n

The club later established its permanent home at Henry Ziegenfusz Park, with the first games played there during the 1983-84 season on a synthetic wicket.<\/p>\n

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As the club grew, its facilities expanded.<\/p>\n

A second synthetic wicket was installed in 1990, followed by the opening of the current Cleveland-Thornlands clubhouse at Henry Ziegenfusz Park during the 1994-95 season.<\/p>\n

A third field with a synthetic wicket was developed soon after.<\/p>\n

In 2008, the club took another significant step forward when the synthetic wicket on Field 2 was replaced with a five-wicket turf block.<\/p>\n

The upgrade allowed players to compete at a higher standard and provided continuity between junior and senior teams while playing at their home ground.<\/p>\n

Today the Fitzroy Street precinct boasts three first-class cricket fields, including a highly regarded turf wicket, along with a purpose-built clubhouse and quality day and night practice facilities.<\/p>\n

Past president and life member Gary Carter said the club\u2019s success had been built on the dedication of volunteers, players and supporters over many years.<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of this would have been possible without the many people who shared the same vision as the early club members,\u201d Mr Carter said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGenerations of volunteers and supporters have worked tirelessly to build the club and ensure its legacy continues into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The club\u2019s facilities are now widely regarded across Brisbane as among the best for a local cricket club, thanks largely to the ongoing efforts of members and volunteers.<\/p>\n

To celebrate the golden anniversary, the club will host a 50-year celebratory afternoon tea at the Fitzroy Street complex on Sunday, March 29, from 2pm.<\/p>\n

Former players, administrators and parents associated with the club are invited to attend the gathering.<\/p>\n

Those planning to attend are asked to contact the club to assist with catering by emailing [email\u00a0protected]<\/a> or calling Lois Goleby on 0418 757 775.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE Cleveland-Thornlands Cricket Club is celebrating a major milestone in 2026, marking 50 years of providing cricket opportunities…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-553844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}