The History of the Butcher Logo

It is believed Andrew Stewart designed the general shape of the current logo; for a T-Shirt made shortly after the club became the Northern Districts Cricket Club (1996). It's understood he had a mate who was a designer.

This T-Shirt coined the phrase, "Butcher Cricket". The word "Butcher" was written above the logo with "Cricket" over the top of the logo in large font. It was a high-end cricket fashion label!

The logo was refined to the current state in the late 1990's. The design remained; however the words "Butcher" and "Cricket" were removed to be replaced with the clubs full name "Northern Districts Cricket Club" underneath.

It is believed that Mick Allen performed the re-design.

Prior to 1994 the same logo as the football club (right) was used. The name of the club was Thirroul District Cricket Club (TDCC) at this point; the term "Butchers" had not been used since the mid eighties. Reasons for the "Butchers" name being in the wildnerness for a decade seem to stem from a relationship split with the Leagues Club somewhere around that time.

The 1991/92 season shirts were the sky blue Scarborough Pub shirts without a logo. Woonona Bulli Sports Store were able to manufacture iron-on patches with the butcher block that season, which was duly placed onto any and every garment imaginable. Not only were the playing shirt sleeves adorned; a pair of Y-Front Underpants were found with the logo.

Season 1992/93 saw Phil Mulbaer (one of the most stylish players the club has ever seen) design a sky-blue cap with white rings and the butcher block. Phil was also responsible for making up a blazer with the iron-on patch for the captains toss.

The "Butcher" revival, which led to the chopping block on the logo, was traced back to the Illawarra Mercury writer of the day - Syd Fairs. In a 1990/91 article he referred to the club as "The Butchers"; leading club stalwart Peter Cleaves to motion for the return of the nickname a season later. The club, and it's resurrected nickname, never looked back...

Thank you Peter Cleaves and Rob Sheeley for providing information on the History of the Butcher logo.

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