In 1974 there was no cricket club in or around the Balcatta area. Don Gimm (our first club president) distributed a flyer at Takari Primary School asking for interested players. After the first week Gimm had enough players to make three teams. Takari Primary School decided to support the boys and the new club was called Takari Junior Cricket Club.

Don, through his presidency of Jones Paskin Reserve was able to secure Jones Paskin for the club's home fixtures and over the years the club was able to persuade the City of Stirling to supply the ground with a cricket pitch.

One of our first games was at Gwelup Primary School, where our Under 11 side was all out for three chasing a score of 50.

From these humble beginnings the club grew in stature and was renamed Balcatta Cricket Club. After three successful seasons as a junior club, we decided to form a senior side, so our growing band of juniors had something to aspire to.

Wanneroo Cricket Association (WCA) 1977-1982

Balcatta's first senior captain, Frank Cicci was the main instigator of the senior side, rounding up interested players from around the area to compete in the Wanneroo Cricket Association's A-Grade competition. The inexperienced group of players struggled to be competitive and were bowled out for just 12 in one game against Wanneroo. The side did manage one victory defeating Yokine Hellenic with a little help from North Perth A Grade cricketer Andrew Perry who scored 91 out of Balcatta's total of 186.

The following season saw an absolute form reversal when the club enticed Barry Taylor to move from Leederville. He brought with him many exceptional cricketers, including his brother Ray and former WACA pennant players Neil Hancock and Frank Morris. Under Barry Taylor's captaincy we won our first premiership in our second season. The side repeated the success the following year.

The influx of new players allowed the club to form a second side. Balcatta fielded two sides when it was decided to move to the Metropolitan Cricket Association.

Metropolitan Cricket Association (MCA) 1982-1993

The club moved to the MCA based on the belief the club needed to play in a stronger competition to attract and keep quality players. The club started in the MCA's 2nd Grade and played there for three seasons, before winning promotion to 1st Grade after making the grand final in 1984/85.

Former WACA pennant player John Hevron was recruited to lead the club in its first season in the top grade taking on the role as club coach. Hevron steered the club through its most successful period, winning five MCA titles in two seasons including two 1st Grade premierships. The club also expanded from two sides at the end of 1984/85 season to four by the start of 1987/88.

Balcatta became a force in the MCA and built a fierce rivalry with traditional powers Dianella and Leederville. These two clubs denied Balcatta greater success, defeating the top side in a number of semi-finals over the years.

West Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) 1993 - present

Balcatta entered WASTCA in 1993/94 and had immediate success winning the 2nd Grade premiership and promotion to the top grade under captain Steve Jones. We also won the 6th Grade premiership that same season. We made our first finals series in 1st Grade in 1996/97 under the leadership of Mick Martell, unfortunately losing the semi final to Whitfords.

Our first 1st grand final appearance was in 1998/99 but a poor showing with the bat cost the side the match. High Wycombe easily accounted for Balcatta's total of 122. Peter Moldrich's 87 was the only shining light in a forgettable final.

We finally broke through for our first WASTCA first grade premiership in 2002/03, under the captaincy of Peter Moldrich, defeating Applecross in a rain affected game. Balcatta had defeated High Wycombe by 29 runs in a thrilling semi-final a week earlier with Peter Gardiner destroying the opposition with 6/22. The club also won the 3rd Grade premiership that season under the captaincy of Merv Rudrum.

The club reached another milestone in October 2000 when the first game on turf was played at Jones Paskin. We put in four turf wickets at the ground after establishing some turf practice wickets in 1996/97. A fifth wicket was dropped in the centre block in April 2004.

Getting the turf wicket in was a culmination of a lot of hard work by some incredible people especially Barry Taylor (Pres 1984-1989, 1996-2001).

We have had varied success since 2002/03 with a 7th Grade premiership, back to back Colts premierships (2003/04, 2004/05) & another Colts premiership in 2006/07. However at the end of the 2011/12 season we were relegated back to 2nd Grade (although we did win the 3rd premiership that season).

The relegation hit the club hard however in true Balcatta style we rallied together and started rebuilding. After 2 seasons in 2nd Grade we finished top of the ladder and won the premiership last season (2013/14).

Our return to 1st Grade in the 2014/15 season was anticipated with excitement and resulted in achievements beyond everybody's expectations. The Colts won the premiership in convincing fashion and in our first season back in the top league and in our 40th Year Anniversary, the 1st Grade side won the Grand Final in one day against more fancied opponents, Tuart Hill. A great effort winning back to back. The first team ever to win 2nd Grade and then 1st Grade premierships in the history of WASTCA.

We continue to field 5 senior sides, a Colts team and a 20/20 team. Junior cricket still plays a big part in the club (see Junior page). We continue to build a rich culture and history at the club that will continue to see us grow and achieve success for many years to come.