Saturday 10th October 2026 is gearing up to be a glorious day, as club legend Cam Saw plays his 500th game at HE Parker Reserve No. 2 Oval. Facing Balwyn Saints, the home game starts at 12:30pm and we will all be cheering him on as he marks this once in a lifetime milestone.

Cam’s cricket journey started at Heathmont 50 years ago in 1976 as a junior, making his senior debut in 1982/83. He has now played a remarkable 50 consecutive seasons at the club!

The Achievements Behind the 500-Game Milestone

500 Matches

7 x Premiership Player:

• 1985/86 (D Matting, 3rd XI)

• 1989/90 (D Turf, 2nd XI)

• 1991/92 (A Turf, 1st XI)

• 1991/92 (Night Comp/T20)

• 1992/93 (C Turf, 2nd XI)

• 2009/10 (C Turf, 2nd XI)

• 2019/20 (LOC5, 5th XI)

Batting:

• 423 innings

• 100 not outs

• 6,571 runs @ 20.34 (5th overall on the HCC all-time list)

Bowling:

• 4,247.7 overs

• 1,094 maidens

• 722 wickets @ 14.23 (1st overall on the HCC all-time list)

6 x Association Awards:

• Senior Turf (now Dunstan Shield) bowling average in 1996/97 @ 7.66

• B Turf bowling average in 2011/12 @ 9.00

• His first award was in 1985/86 (D Matting)

4 x Club Batting Average Winner:

• 3 centuries (highest score: 126* vs. Abbotsford Anglers in 2012/13)

14 x Club Bowling Average Winner:

• Including 3 in the 1st XI (1996/97, 1999/2000, 2001/02)

• Best bowling figures include 7/31 vs Bulleen (Senior Turf, 1996/97)

• 7/54 vs St. Kevins (B Turf, 1993/94)

• 8/6 vs Camberwell Salvation Army (A Gold Synthetic, 2004/05) with match figures of 12/30

A Heathmont Cricket Club Career to Celebrate

• HCC Turf Team of the Century 

• 1st XI Cricketer of the Year (Russell Hall Shield) 1999/2000 (91 runs @ 15.17, 23 wickets @ 14.74, BB 5/56)

• ECA Representative Team vs Camberwell Magpies (1999/2000)

• 4 x Club Champion (Rita Pump Shield): 1989/90, 1996/97, 1999/2000, 2004/05

• Multiple Club Team of the Year Awards

• President’s Award (1994/95)

Cam was awarded Club Life Membership in 2006

Congratulations to Cam on an amazing career and milestone - a true Heathmont legend! 

The club will acknowledge this significant on-field achievement with a celebratory dinner later this season.

Details to follow.