 Cricket has been played in Hadspen , at Entally and grounds nearer the town 's centre , since at least the 1860s . The cricket oval at Entally was one of the first in Australia and was hosting matches before Melbourne 's foundation . During his side 's 1874 tour of Australia the great English cricketer W. G. Grace played on the ground . Aside from cricket Entally 's grounds were often open for picnics and grand annual events . The Hadspen Chieftains cricket club was formed in the 1987 – 88 season and plays as part of the Northern Tasmania Cricket Association . They won the association 's A grade premiership in the 1991 – 92 and 1993 – 94 seasons , and the Charltons Cup Premiership — a combined competition with the North East Cricket Association — in the 1993 – 94 and 1994 – 95 seasons . 
