Cricket

Maintaining a healthy funding position is integral to maintaining and evolving cricket at the University of Melbourne. There are two primary fundraising pathways for donors to consider in support of University cricket

1. Supporting the immediate needs of participation in cricket at the University.
2. Supporting the long-term sustainability of the MUCC (the Ern Cropley Cricket Sub-Fund)

We are proud to announce the formation of the 1856 Club, a fundraising initiative which focuses on supporting student participation in University cricket.

Members of the 1856 Club can sign up to any one of a variety of support options knowing their contributions will have direct and immediate impact on University student cricketers.

All 1856 Club members will receive regular updates on how their contributions are having impact each year and will have various opportunities to deepen their connection.

The support options are as follows:

We share our gratitude for participation at any level.

The Ern Cropley Cricket Sub Fund of the Melbourne University Sport Foundation helps generate a corpus endowment focused on the long-term maintenance of cricket at the University of Melbourne.

The Melbourne University Sport Foundation (Sport Foundation) is a trust established by the University, with the University as trustee, to receive donations, bequests and other funds for the advancement of sport at the University.

In 2017, the Melbourne University Cricket Club chose to establish a Sub-Fund of the Sport Foundation, known as the Ern Cropley Cricket Sub-Fund.

All gifts to the Ern Cropley Cricket Sub-Fund are invested for the long term in the University’s Gift Investment Portfolio with distributions from the investment made available for the use of the Melbourne University Cricket Club.

The Ern Cropley Sub Fund aims to distribute between 4.5% and 5.5% of net annual income to MUCC to support cricket initiatives. In years where the returns of the Gift Investment Portfolio exceed 5.5%, the remainder is returned to the Ern Cropley Cricket Sub-Fund capital.

The University of Melbourne is a certified Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and all gifts of $2 or more in support of these funds are tax deductible for Australian taxpayers.

If you are a taxpayer in the UK, USA or Canada, please visit our giving from overseas page for information about directing a tax deductible gift or gift in your Will to the University.

For more information on how you could support the Melbourne University Cricket Club through a donation or a gift in your estate planning, please contact:

The Melbourne University Sport Foundation is a trust established by the University, with the University as trustee, to receive donations, bequests and other funds for the advancement of sport at the University, either in general (‘general donations’) or in relation to individual sports or sporting clubs. All gifts to the Melbourne University Sport Foundation are invested for the long term in the University’s Gift Investment Portfolio with distributions from the investment made available for the use of the Melbourne University Cricket Club.