Glen Iris Cricket Club has a long and proud history of building an inclusive and welcoming culture around its junior program and we currently have a large number of junior teams for boys fielded in the ECA.
Our program is built around the following simple philosophy:
- Creating a positive and encouraging environment.
- Players to learn and develop their cricket and life skills.
- Enjoying the game of cricket and making new friends.
- Place sportsmanship above winning at all costs.
GICC invites boys to register for the upcoming 2024/25 season. Registrations are now open on and are conducted through PlayHQ.
Junior registration fees for season 2024/25 are the same as last season, being $295 per child. On top of this club registration fee there is a mandatory $16 Cricket Australia registration fee which covers insurance and digital fees.
The link to register for GICC Juniors is: www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/a745e4
First time users of PlayHQ can link their child’s Cricket ID to their PlayHQ account. If your child does not have a Cricket ID, they can be registered (for free) at: www.cricket.com.au/cricket-id/
The PlayHQ registration form will allocate players to ECA age groups based on their age at 1st September 2024.
The PlayHQ registration form asks if the player has any Disability Details. If your child has any medical issues not covered by this question that you feel we should know about, please notify the Junior Coordinator on registration, or the team manager and coach before the first training session.
We strongly encourage parents/guardians to register (for free) as a Volunteer through PlayHQ. There are many roles that need filling at training and on match days so adult assistance is required and greatly appreciated!
Competitions and Associations
GICC competes in both the Eastern Cricket Association (ECA) and the Inner South-East Cricket (ISEC) competitions.
Boys who are at least 8 years of age by 28th February 2025 are eligible to play in Season 2024/25. Age group eligibility will be determined based on the player’s age as of 1st September 2024. Age groups and match times are listed below:
ECA
- U9 (< 9 on 1/9/24) – Sun 8.30-11am
- U10 (< 10 on 1/9/24) – Sun 8.30-11am
- U12 (< 12 on 1/9/24) – Sat 8.30-11.30am
- U14 (< 14 on 1/9/24) – Fri 5-8pm
- U16 (< 16 on 1/9/24) – Fri 5-8pm
ISEC
- U11 (< 11 on 1/9/24) – Sat from 8.30am or Sun from 8.30am
- U13 (< 13 on 1/9/24) – Fri 5-8pm or Sun from 8.30am
- U15 (< 15 on 1/9/24) – Sun from 8.30am
Please follow the link to our Junior Policies & Procedures document for detailed information on our policies and procedures, especially GICC’s policies on team selection and fair play.
Uniforms & Equipment
All players will proudly wear a GICC playing shirt and cap when representing the Club. Shirts and caps from previous seasons can be worn again this season or new clothing can be purchased from the Club’s online shop.
New players to GICC Juniors this season will need to purchase a playing shirt and will be presented a free cap from the Club before their first match.
When purchasing playing shirts, please note that our U9-16 teams wear a green junior shirt. To keep costs down for families, these shirts are provided for sale at close to cost.
A sizing chart for junior shirts can be found in the Junior Policies & Procedures document.
Players will be required to wear long white pants. These can be purchased from any cricket or sports store.
For hygiene reasons, players must provide their own abdominal guard/protector (box). These can be purchased from any cricket or sports store. Batters in all junior grades must wear a helmet and box at training and in matches.
Safeguarding Children and Young People
GICC has endorsed Australia’s Cricket’s Commitment to Safeguarding Children and Young People as set out in the following on the documents
1. Annual Child Safe & Member Protection Declaration
2. Cricket Victoria 2022 Member Protection Policy
3. Australia Cricket’s Commitment Statement and Policy for Safeguarding Children and Young People
For safety-related queries, please contact the Junior Cricket Co-ordinator:
* Ryan Green: giccjuniors@gmail.com