Poloc Cricket Club is a cricket club based at Pollok Country Park in south Glasgow, Scotland.
The club has approximately 220 members who participating in cricket, tennis and winter golf. The club's "Shawholm" ground encompasses the cricket oval, three all-weather tennis courts, and the world's only six-hole golf course approved by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. The clubhouse also hosts pool, table tennis, darts and poker tournaments in the winter months.
Poloc Cricket Club's two principal senior cricket teams play under the names "Poloc" and "Shawholm". Poloc play in the Cricket Scotland organised Cricket Scotland League whilst Shawholm play in the Western District Cricket Union's ("WDCU") West Cricket Scotland Reserve League. Another XI - the Poloc Panthers - plays in the WDCU Evening League and in the WDCU Sunday League.
Read more about Poloc Cricket Club: History, Historic Moments, Junior Cricket, The Community Coaching Initiative, Golf, Tennis, Club Honours, Sources
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