Western Australian Premier Cricket is a club cricket competition played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and other state teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Association. It is the premier club cricket competition in Western Australia and players vying for Western Warriors and national team selection are typically chosen from Premier Cricket competition clubs. Retiring international and first-class players wishing to continue playing will generally return to their original Premier Cricket club. There are currently 16 teams in the competition.
1st Grade clubs compete for the 'Alcohol.Think Again District Cricket Competition Shield'.
The First Grade minor premiers win the 'Kevin Sullivan Silver Cup' as well as a cash prize of $3000.
+ Last Title/s in 1st Grade
Bayswater-Morley was known as the Bassendean Cricket Club between 1932âÂÂ33 and 1947âÂÂ48, the Bassendean Turf Cricket Club from 1947âÂÂ48 to 1960âÂÂ61 and the Bassendean-Bayswater Cricket Club from 1960âÂÂ61 to 1980âÂÂ81.<br> Claremont-Nedlands was formed in 1989 from a merger of the Claremont-Cottesloe and Nedlands Cricket Clubs. The Claremont-Cottesloe Cricket Club, founded in 1898, was known as the Claremont Cricket Club between 1906 and 1948. The Nedlands Cricket Club was founded in 1928.<br> Fremantle Cricket Club first competed in the competition in the 1887âÂÂ88 season. The club withdrew from the competition several times to participate in local competitions, but fielded a team in the WACA competition from 1887âÂÂ88 to 1888âÂÂ89, 1890âÂÂ91 to 1893âÂÂ94, 1906âÂÂ07 to 1908âÂÂ09, 1910âÂÂ11 to 1913âÂÂ14, and from 1921âÂÂ22 onwards. The club combined with Claremont for three seasons from 1942âÂÂ43 to 1944âÂÂ45 during the Second World War.<br> Joondalup was known as the North Perth Cricket Club before 1999âÂÂ2000.<br> Mount Lawley was known as the Maylands-Mount Lawley Cricket Club between 1924âÂÂ25 and 1927âÂÂ28.<br> Perth was known as the Metropolitans Cricket Club between 1885âÂÂ86 and 1898âÂÂ99, the East Perth Cricket Club between 1899âÂÂ1900 and 1907âÂÂ08, and again from 1910âÂÂ11 to 1953âÂÂ54, and as the Corinthians Cricket Club 1908âÂÂ09 to 1909âÂÂ10.<br> South Perth participated in the competition from 1930âÂÂ31 to 1934âÂÂ35, in 1941âÂÂ42 and from 1945âÂÂ46 onwards.<br> Subiaco-Floreat was formed from a merger of the Subiaco and Floreat Park Cricket Clubs in 1977âÂÂ78. The Subiaco Cricket Club was founded in 1907âÂÂ08 as the Subiaco-Leederville Cricket Club, changing its name to Subiaco in 1942âÂÂ43. The Floreat Park was founded in 1957âÂÂ58, but only played 2nd Grade cricket.<br> The West Perth Cricket Club (formed in 1889 as Federal CC and known as West Perth from 1890 to 1891) merged with South Suburban C.A. club Willetton (formed in 1973) in late 1982, effective from the 1983âÂÂ84 season. The merged entity became known as the Southern Districts Cricket Club from 1983âÂÂ84 to 1987âÂÂ88. Willetton's SSCA arm broke away prior to the 1987âÂÂ88 season and changed their name to the Willetton Senior Cricket Club, whilst Southern Districts became the Willetton District Cricket Club in 1988âÂÂ89.
Former clubs include: