More New Clubs, Amalgamations and Name Changes from 1961 onwards
The expanding metropolitan area saw clubs in several newer, more populated, areas applying for admission to the competition. To accommodate this expansions, in 1957-58 two new clubs, Scarborough and Melville, entered teams in the Second and Third Grades. In 1959-60, Floreat Park was permitted, on application, to do likewise. This situation continued, with minor exceptions, through until the 1968-69 season.
At this point, the number of teams in First Grade was increased to 14, with the promotion of Scarborough and Melville. In 1961-62, the Bassendean club had altered its name to Bassendean-Bayswater, in keeping with its district. In 1977-78 the Subiaco and Floreat clubs amalgamated and all 14 clubs fielded teams in each of the four grades.
In 1979-80, the rapidly expanding north suburban district of Wanneroo, which spawned the Wanneroo Cricket Club, applied for entry into the competition. They were allowed to enter four teams, two in each of Second and Fourth Grades. Then in 1981-82, the Bassendean-Bayswater club altered its name again - this time to Bayswater-Morley.
In 1987-88, the southeast metropolitan corridor suburbs warranted representation in the WACA competition. The large catchment district of Gosnells was successful and the competition then encompassed 16 teams, and four grades.
In 1989-90, the Claremont-Cottesloe and neighbouring Nedlands amalgamated. This reduced the size of the competition back to 15 teams and created the unwanted bye.
There was significant residential development south of Fremantle - and it came as no surprise when a cricket team from that area sought admission to the competition. After much negotiation, Rockingham-Mandurah was admitted to the competition on a restricted basis in 1995-96, fielding teams in Second and Third Grades, and they added a Fourth Grade team in 1997-98. The Cricket Council accorded Rockingham-Mandurah First Grade status in 2000-01. This made it a 16-team competition which remains today and eliminated the need for a bye. In the same season the once powerhouse club of the competition, North Perth, moved to the northern central coastal suburb of Iluka and change its name to Joondalup Districts.
In 2014-15 the District Cricket Competition re-branded as WA Premier Cricket as part of a move align all District/Grade Competitions across Australia. However, in a historic move at the beginning of the 2015-16 season, the WADCC decided to remove District Boundaries from senior competitions, this moving to open cricket and implementing a Player Points Cap in First Grade only.
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SEASON |
FIRST GRADE |
SECOND GRADE |
THIRD GRADE |
C GRADE |
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1959-60 |
South Perth |
South Perth |
Fremantle |
Claremont-Cottesloe |
|
1960-61 |
University |
University No. 1 |
South Perth |
University |
|
1961-62 |
Nedlands |
South Perth |
West Perth |
University |
|
1962-63 |
Nedlands |
South Perth |
West Perth |
Fremantle |
|
1963-64 |
University |
South Perth |
Fremantle |
Nedlands |
|
1964-65 |
Claremont-Cottesloe |
Mt Lawley |
Subiaco |
Nedlands |
|
1965-66 |
University |
Mt Lawley |
Claremont-Cottesloe |
Nedlands |
|
1966-67 |
Fremantle |
University |
University |
Scarborough No. 1 |
|
1967-68 |
University |
Nedlands |
West Perth |
University |
|
|
FIRST GRADE |
SECOND GRADE |
THIRD GRADE |
FOURTH GRADE |
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1968-69 |
Midland-Guildford |
Nedlands |
Melville |
University |
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1969-70 |
Midland-Guildford |
South Perth |
University |
Scarborough |
|
1970-71 |
West Perth |
University No. 1 |
Mt Lawley |
Floreat Park No. 2 |
|
1971-72 |
Subiaco |
Subiaco |
University |
Nedlands |
|
1972-73 |
Claremont-Cottesloe |
Floreat Park No. 1 |
University |
Mt Lawley |
|
1973-74 |
Subiaco |
Mt Lawley & University |
Mt Lawley |
Bassendean-Bayswater |
|
1974-75 |
University |
South Perth |
Claremont-Cottesloe |
South Perth |
|
1975-76 |
Fremantle |
West Perth |
Fremantle |
Subiaco |
|
1976-77 |
Scarborough |
Floreat Park No. 1 |
Floreat |
University |
|
1977-78 |
North Perth |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Fremantle |
Subiaco-Floreat |
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1978-79 |
Fremantle |
Perth |
South Perth |
Perth |
|
1979-80 |
Melville |
Midland Guildford |
North Perth |
Perth |
|
1980-81 |
Fremantle |
Subiaco-Floreat |
South Perth |
South Perth |
|
1981-82 |
Mt Lawley |
Nedlands |
Fremantle |
University |
|
1982-83 |
Mt Lawley |
Wanneroo |
Mt Lawley |
Subiaco-Floreat |
|
1983-84 |
South Perth |
North Perth |
Midland-Guildford |
Subiaco-Floreat |
|
1984-85 |
Mt Lawley |
Bayswater-Morley |
Nedlands |
Subiaco Floreat |
|
1985-86 |
Bayswater-Morley |
Fremantle |
Fremantle |
Midland-Guildford |
|
1986-87 |
Mt Lawley |
Scarborough |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Mt Lawley |
|
1987-88 |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Fremantle |
Mt Lawley |
Wanneroo |
|
1988-89 |
Midland-Guildford |
Melville |
North Perth |
Gosnells |
|
1989-90 |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Melville |
Melville |
Melville |
|
1990-91 |
Fremantle |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Subiaco-Floreat |
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1991-92 |
Scarborough |
Melville |
Wanneroo |
Midland-Guildford |
|
1992-93 |
Mt Lawley |
Midland Guildford |
Perth |
Midland-Guildford |
|
1993-94 |
Midland-Guildford |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Midland-Guildford |
Wanneroo |
|
1994-95 |
Scarborough |
Fremantle |
Bayswater-Morley |
Subiaco Floreat |
|
1995-96 |
Bayswater-Morley |
Perth |
Midland-Guildford |
South Perth |
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1996-97 |
South Perth |
Melville |
Perth |
Gosnells |
|
1997-98 |
Scarborough |
Bayswater-Morley |
Perth |
Scarborough |
|
1998-99 |
Bayswater-Morley |
Perth |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Mt Lawley |
|
1999-00 |
Scarborough |
Melville |
Fremantle |
North Perth |
|
2000-01 |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Melville |
Bayswater-Morley |
Subiaco-Floreat |
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2001-02 |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Perth |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Mt Lawley |
|
2002-03 |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Fremantle |
Perth |
University |
|
2003-04 |
Melville |
Perth |
Gosnells |
Wanneroo |
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2004-05 |
Melville |
Willetton |
Wanneroo |
Mt Lawley |
|
2005-06 |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Wanneroo |
Fremantle |
Bayswater-Morley |
|
2006-07 |
Scarborough |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Fremantle |
Mt Lawley |
|
2007-08 |
Scarborough |
Melville |
Perth |
Bayswater-Morley |
|
2008-09 |
Scarborough |
Bayswater-Morley |
Bayswater-Morley |
Joondalup |
|
2009-10 |
Scarborough |
Bayswater-Morley |
Subiaco-Floreat |
South Perth |
|
2010-11 |
Subiaco Floreat |
South Perth |
Bayswater-Morley |
Bayswater-Morley |
|
2011-12 |
Wanneroo |
South Perth |
South Perth |
Joondalup |
|
2012-13 |
Joondalup |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Subiaco Floreat |
South Perth |
|
2013-14 |
Wanneroo |
Willetton |
Claremont Nedlands |
Perth |
|
2014-15 |
Joondalup |
Joondalup |
Wanneroo |
Perth |
|
2015-16 |
Rockingham-Mandurah |
Willetton |
Joondalup |
Claremont-Nedlands |
|
2016-17 |
Subiaco Floreat |
Willetton |
Wanneroo |
Claremont-Nedlands |
|
2017-18 |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Bayswater-Morley |
Melville |
South Perth |
|
2018-19 |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Perth |
Perth |
Joondalup |
|
2019-20 |
Claremont-Nedlands |
Bayswater-Morley |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Joondalup |
|
2020-21 |
Wanneroo |
Bayswater-Morley |
Joondalup |
Bayswater-Morley |
|
2021-22 |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Bayswater-Morley |
Melville |
Willetton |
|
2022-23 |
Perth |
Willetton |
Willetton |
Subiaco-Floreat |
|
2023-24 |
Perth |
Subiaco-Floreat |
Willetton |
University |
*Highest Ranked Team was awarded the Premiership after Elimination Final Round in 2019-20 due to COVID-19 Pandemic
*Where a premier is listed as 'X & Y', joint premiers were declared either through a tie or a washout