In October 1928, the Macleod and Watsonia Progress Association made preliminary arrangements to form a cricket club and play some scratch matches that year, with the intention of joining competition games in 1929. It's truly amazing that in 1928, only 12 houses had been built in Macleod, with a further 12 under construction in 1929.

A special meeting was held at the Presbyterian hall in Macleod on Wednesday, 14th August 1929, to discuss the formation of a cricket club. The Macleod Cricket Club was officially formed on the 14th August 1929. It was decided at that meeting to form a club under the name of Macleod and Watsonia, and to apply for entry into the local competition, Heidelberg District Cricket Association.

A committee was formed with the election of president Jim Taylor (a well-known Collingwood player) and Bill Blackburn as secretary. A dance in the Bundoora hall was held to raise funds for the fledgling team. Our first game was in second grade vs Heidelberg at Macleod Park on Saturday, 5th October 1929.

It's interesting that several new clubs entered the B section that year, and our club was listed in the draw by the HDCA as Macleod. We have a photo of our first team which took to the park in 1929. Fielding a consistent eleven each week would have been challenging.

Thanks to the Heidelberg Historical Society for their wonderful team photos.