| Full name | West Torrens District Cricket Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Eagles |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Founded | 1857 (as Hindmarsh CC) |
| League | South Australian Cricket Association |
| Home ground | Henley Oval |
| Colours | (Navy) Blue and Gold |
| Anthem | "The Road to Henley Beach" |
| President | Kent Sendy |
| Head coach | Mark Harrity (Men) / Daniel Murdoch (Women) |
| Captain | Daniel Drew (Men) / Hannah Knowles & Emily Hinze (Women) |
The West Torrens District Cricket Club ("Eagles") is a Premier Grade Cricket Club in Adelaide, South Australia. It competes in the West End Premier Cricket Competition, which is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA).
The West Torrens Eagles field senior men’s, three women’s and seven junior teams and are based at Henley & Grange Memorial Oval. Other grounds used by the club include Henley High School, John Mitchell Reserve and Nazareth College (Flinders Park Campus). Previous home grounds have included Lindsay Circus (1857-1921), Thebarton Oval (1921-1988) and Kings Reserve (1988-1997).
The club has won 16 1st grade men's Two Day premierships[1] with the last 2-Day win being in 2021/22, breaking a 5-year premiership drought, the same season in which they added another 50 over title. More recently the club won a second Men’s T20 title in season 2023/24.
In an amazing 2016/17 season, the Eagles fought off a merger ultimatum from the SACA and became the first ever South Australian Premier club to record a clean sweep of the 2-day, one-day and T20 competition titles. The Eagles have now won 6 West End Cup (One Day) Premierships (1971/72, 1972/73, 1993/94 and 2003/04, 2016/17, 2021/22) and two T20 Premierships (2016/17, 2023/24). During the past decade the club has become one of the strongest in South Australian Premier Cricket, producing many players who at the top of SA cricket. WT have won the SACA Club Championship in 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2011/12. In season 2017/18, the West Torrens Women's 1st Grade emulated their male counterparts by also winning every title available, becoming T20 and One-day Premiers. Most recently the “Sheagles” took out the 2019/20 One day premiership.