1. Keira Cricket Club Team of the Century 1861 to 1961

2. Bert Delavere (c)
RH opening batsman, topped the Illawarra batting averages in the premiership season with 585 runs at 58.5 average.
Represented Illawarra as a both a batsman and wicketkeeper
Scored around 2700 first grade runs at 30
Astute captain who led Keira to three major premierships.

3. Harry Ring
Aggressive LH opening batsman and left arm medium paced bowler
Leading Keira run scorer over twenty-five seasons
Scored over 3000 first grade runs which included 4 centuries
H.S 151no against North Wollongong
Estimated 200 plus wickets with best figures of 7 for 9 against Albion Park in

4. Henry Longbottom
One of the most dynamic batsmen ever to play in Illawarra.
Scored over 2500 runs with Keira at an average of 50 including 6 centuries
Represented Southern Districts against England in the 1946/1947 season
Captain of the Mt Keira first grade premiership team.
In hit 146no in a match against Chegwyn’s eleven

5. Brian Cooper 1953 - 1963 A very attacking RH batsman.
Member of three Keira major premiership successes.
Scored over 2000 runs for Keira included two centuries.
Holder of the highest individual score for Keira in ICA 1st grade (176no)

6. Harold Stapleton 1946 - 1956 Oldest surviving player to represent NSW
1n won both Illawarra batting and bowling averages and captained Keira to a premiership
Was the first player to take 10 wickets in an innings in Illawarra, 10 for 13 against Thirroul in 1950
Scored 3 centuries for Keira and took 230 wickets

7. Jack Treanor
Attacking LH batsman, left arm orthodox spinner
Scored over 2300 runs including 2 centuries
200 wickets with best figures of 7/65
Won the district batting average with 452 runs at 45.2
Member of four Keira first grade premierships in the fifties

8. Charles (Chicka) Knowles 1929 - 1953
Hard-hitting RH batsman, right arm leg-spin bowler.
Member of the powerful premiership team.
Took 42 wickets at 7.4 in in premiership winning season.
Won the bowling averages with 27 wickets at 5.7
Captured nearly 200 wickets with an average of around 10.

9. Harry Knowles (wk)
Wicket keeper and solid courageous batsman.
Illawarra representative wicket keeper. Rated best on South Coast in early 1940s.
Scored around 2000 runs with a H.S 100 not out in
Member of premiership team

10. Ted Green
Right arm in-swing bowler and capable lower order batsman
Took 266 first grade wickets at 11.1 in only 7 first grade seasons.
On four occasions took 8 wickets in an innings
In Took 73 wickets at 8.6 with five 7 wicket hauls
Member of three Keira first grade premiership teams

11. Neville Templeton
With Bill Caisley gave one of the best opening bowling combinations for both Keira and Illawarra
Right arm pace bowler with estimated 200+ wickets for Keira.
Best season in wickets at 10.6

12. Bill Caisley
One of best opening bowlers in forties and fifties
Very accurate right arm pace bowler who used the seam to great effect
Holder of three all time Keira bowling records
Most first grade wickets - 650
Most wickets in a season – 83
Most 7 wicket hauls – 13
Member of and premiership teams.

13. Fred Hickman (12th man) 1900 – 1909
Right arm medium paced bowler and LH batsman
topped Keira batting and bowling with an average of 21 for batting and 39 wickets at 5.9 for bowling
Won batting and bowling averages in