Australian Baseball Clubs: Redcliffe Padres, Nightcliff Baseball Club, Sydney Uni Baseball Club, Surfers Paradise Baseball Club

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Adelaide Baseball Club, Adelaide Bite, Beenleigh Hawks, Bendigo East Baseball Club, Berkeley Eagles (baseball), Brisbane Bandits, Canberra Cavalry, Carina Redsox, Croydon Baseball Club, Doncaster Baseball Club, East Belmont Saints, East Torrens Baseball Club, Fitzroy Baseball Club, Glenelg Baseball Club, Golden Grove Central Districts Baseball Club, Goodwood Baseball Club, Hendra All Stars, Henley & Grange Baseball Club, Ipswich Musketeers, Kensington Baseball Club, Knox Baseball Club, Narangba Demons Baseball Club, Nightcliff Baseball Club, Northern Districts Baseball Club, Pine Hills Lightning, Pine Rivers Rapids, Port Adelaide Baseball Club, Redcliffe Padres, Redlands Baseball Club, Runcorn Indians, Shoalhaven Mariners, Southern Districts Baseball Club, Sturt Baseball Club, Surfers Paradise Baseball Club, Sydney Uni Baseball Club, Toowoomba Rangers, Western Districts Baseball Club, West Torrens Baseball Club, Windsor Royals, Woodville District Baseball Club. Excerpt: Nightcliff Baseball Club Inc. is an amateur baseball club located in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Also known as the Tigers, the club was formed in 1969 and competes in the Darwin Baseball League (DBL), latterly known as Baseball NT. It is also an affiliated member of the Nightcliff Sports Club. Historically, baseball in Australia has been an amateur sport. As such, the club operates or functions under a constitution by a committee of volunteers, elected each calendar year. The club derives its income from player registration fees, sponsorship, grants, donations and fundraising activities. Because the club is an incorporated body, it operates as a legal business entity. The club is based and trains at Nightcliff High School, Aralia Street, Nightcliff. Founded in 1969, Nightcliff's origins stemmed from the Darwin Chinese Recreation Club (DCRC) Red Sox. The Red Sox disbanded earlier the same year, but several former players adopted the new club. Bob Melville was elected as the inaugural President, but resigned shortly afterwards following a disagreement with another committee member. Bob was replaced by Alan Smith, who remained President for the remainder of the season. Nightcliff dominated the competition throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. This period was known as Nightcliff's 'Golden Era' in which the club played in 12 consecutive Grand Finals, winning 9 of them. Tiger's Premiers 1971/72.Back Row: Fred Schmidt, Brian Stokes, Fred Bush, Alan Smith, Alan Cullen, Mike Buisak.Front Row: John Lewis, Robin Cullen, Gus Arthur, Gary Giumelli, Bobby Bolton, Mal Kinter.Many critics argued that if Nightcliff had not entered and played 2 teams during the 1972/73 season, they would have easily won that premiership. The 2 teams finished second and third. The 1974/75 season was cancelled following Cyclone Tracy and most of the clubs records were either lost or destroyed in the cyclone. However, in late March 1975, an unofficial Grand Final was played between Nightcli