The Richmond Cricket Club is an Australian cricket club based in Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
Founded in 1854, the Tigers' home ground is the Richmond Cricket Ground (better known as the Punt Road Oval), just a few hundred metres to the east of the famous MCG.
The club plays in the Victorian Premier Cricket Association. It was a founding member of this competition in 1906/07.
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