HISTORY

The Club's presence can be traced right back to 1866, when the Southern Argus reported a meeting at 'Smallacombe's Hotel' chaired by C.H. Bebee to form the 'Port Elliot Cricket Club'.

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From there, matches were organised between local towns by the Club themselves, until the 'Encounter Bay Cricket Association' was formed for the 1910/11 season. Port Elliot were declared Premiers in both that first season of the Association and also in 1911/12. C.W. Colman, a former Port Elliot player during the previous century, served as Association President during these seasons.

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World War I meant that the Encounter Bay Cricket Association went into recess and it was not until the 1920/21 season that an Association was formed once again, with Port Elliot, Goolwa, Victor Harbor and Yankalilla amongst the founding members of the same 'Great Southern Cricket Association' we are familiar with today. The GSCA too, had a hiatus during the next World War II, but has otherwise remained the home of the Port Elliot Cricket Club ever since. 

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A brief amalgamation with the 'Valleys' in Back Valley occurred during the 1970's, before the Club was standalone again for the 1975/76 season. Mostly since then, the Club has maintained two to three senior teams, but has certainly shown greater strength in the junior teams, through a concerted effort from parents in the 2000's to start from a 'MILO Cricket' centre into junior club teams.