Later, we affiliated with Moorebank Sports Club and built cricket pitches on Hammondville Oval. These pitches were about 5m lower than the current height of Hammondville Oval and were at the same level as the Football field and bottom Soccer Field behind Moorebank Sports Club. They often flooded when Harris Creek rose. With the construction of the Eastern Distributor, a place was needed for the soil from the tunnels. Liverpool Council negotiated to have a lot of the soil tipped on top of Hammondville Oval, which increased the upper layer of the oval up by 5m and avoided our flooding problems. It also gave us the field that still stands today.
Moorebank Cricket Club also has a long and proud history of partnering with the Australian Army. This collaboration allowed Moorebank Cricket Club to utilise both Yulong Oval on Moorebank Avenue (Prior to its industrial re-development) as a home ground for junior and senior teams, along with the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) cricket nets and field on Moorebank Avenue, through the 1980s and 1990s. This was during the period before Hammondville Reserve was established. Even today, Moorebank Cricket Club shares Kokoda Oval with the Army after it was relocated due to the development of the Mornington housing estate by Mirvac at Holsworthy Station. The Holsworthy Army barracks also proved to be a vital source of senior players in the past, with many soldiers representing Moorebank Cricket Club.
Our club recognises the substantial contributions of Bob and Dianne Hinson and Ron Hollands, who steered the club in these early days, as well as our life members. Each of them made substantial contributions to the operation and ethos of the club.
Our life members are Ken Small, John Quigley, Robert Craig, Richard Birt, Ronald Hollands (dec), Senia Gaunson, Craig Layton, Robyn Wadling, Rick Towerton, Brad Lahey, Michael Sainsbury and Allina Brown.
