About us
Find out about the True Blues, where we play and train, and the people who support us.
Our teams
The True Blues compete in Cricket Victoria's Premier Cricket men's and women's cricket competitions.
Men's cricket
We field four teams in the senior men's Premier Cricket competition and one youth team in the Premier Cricket U18s competition. ​​
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We also field a club team in the U16 WJ Dowling Shield competition.
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Women's cricket
We field three teams in the senior women's Premier Cricket competition and one youth team in the Premier Cricket U18s competition.​
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We also field a club team in the U15 Marg Jennings Cup competition.
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Junior Development Academies
Our male and female junior development squads have been established as part of the Premier Cricket Junior Development Program. They provide opportunities for talented young cricketers to develop their game and for advancement through our Premier Cricket U18s, U16 WJ Dowling Shield and U15 Marg Jennings Cup squads, and ultimately the Cricket Victoria emerging player programs.
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Squads for the Marg Jennings Cup and Dowling Shield are selected from these development academies.
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The development squads generally operate through the later part of the winter pre-season period.
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Note that the club does not run open trials for team squads and our development squads are invitation only.
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For more information about our development squads and pathway program please contact:
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Sumukh Karanth: Administration Manager
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Nick Morrey: Head of Male Junior Development
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Matt Balmer: Head of Female Junior Development
mattbalmer24@gmail.com
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Where we play and train
Toorak Park

Toorak Park is our home ground. The ground has recently undergone a major redevelopment.
This has included a new pavilion, regraded oval and new centre square, an updated high-definition scoreboard, new sight screens, and new training facilities.​
Righetti Oval

Righetti Oval is set in the beautiful Malvern Valley and plays host to our men's 3rd and 4th XI's and our women's 1st and 3rd elevens.
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A new electronic scoreboard was installed during the 2024/25 season.​​​​​
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Our Committee

Nigel Parsons
President

Sue Arscott
Child Safety and Complaints Officer

Sam Hill
Sponsorship and Events

Kent Waring
Women's Cricket Operations

John Raglus
Cricket Victoria Delegate

Sumukh Karanth
Administration Manager

Nigel Hutton
Media and Communications

Dean Kino
Legal Advisor
Our coaches

Justin Graham
Men's Head Coach

Nick Morrey
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Male Junior Development

Carl Sandri
Head of Female Cricket
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Tim White
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Women's Specialist Coach
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Men's Specialist Coach - Batting

Sam Coates
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Men's Specialist Coach - Wicketkeeping & Leadership​​​

Matt Wilcox
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U16 Dowling Shield Coach
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Men's Specialist Coach - Bowling

Stefan Lidstrom
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Senior Women's Coach
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Women's U18 Coach
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Emma Inglis
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Women's Specialist Coach - Wicketkeeping

Dan Parkinson
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Men's U18 Coach
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Men's Specialist Coach - Fast Bowling

Paul McMahon
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Player Development Coach

Matt Balmer
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Women's Assistant Coach
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U15 Marg Jennings Cup Coach
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Female Junior Development
Our people

Phil Williamson
Council Liaison, Toorak Park User Group

David Arnold
Men's Chairman of Selectors

Sekhar Sridhar
Scorer

John Zarb
Match Day Manager Toorak Park

James Higgs
Men's 1st XI Scorer

Vishwesh Dhubashi
Live Scorer

Jan Gnatt
Match Day Manager Righetti Oval

Karl Hieser
Men's 2nd XI Scorer
