Est. 1995 · Bayswater, Melbourne 4 lanes · 4,000m² indoor centre 30+ years coaching Est. 1995 · Bayswater, Melbourne 4 lanes · 4,000m² indoor centre 30+ years coaching
Our story

Built by cricketers. For cricketers.

Topline opened in Bayswater in 1995 with two indoor lanes and a small bat-prep workshop. Today we run four lanes, a pro shop, four program streams and three international tours a year — and we still prep every premium bat by hand.

Est. 1995 · Bayswater
The story

Three decades, one obsession.

Topline started as a single shopfront on Mountain Highway. A retired first-grade cricketer with a back injury, two indoor lanes, and a workshop bench in the corner where he prepped bats for friends.

Word got around. The lanes filled out. By 2003 we'd added a pro shop and started running junior holiday camps that filled within an hour. By 2010 the workshop had become the showroom and we'd added the first of our international coaching panel.

Today, 30+ years in, Topline is still independent and still cricketer-run. Same obsession, bigger room — build the cricketers we wish someone had built us.

Milestones

30 years, in key dates.

1995

Founded

Two-lane indoor centre opens in Bayswater. Bat prep on the side.

2003

Pro shop

Showroom opens with Kookaburra and Gray-Nicolls as foundation brands.

2008

Hitz launches

First Hitz holiday camp runs with 20 kids. We've never not had one full since.

2014

Six lanes

Site expansion. Cameras added to four lanes. JCL Season 1 runs.

2018

First tour

Inaugural Sri Lanka tour. 18 kids. The model stuck.

2023

Internationals join

Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara and Shashikala Siriwardene join the staff.

2024

Four lanes

Three more lanes added. Bowling-machine bay expanded. VSCA Diamond partnership.

2026

NextGen

Brand refresh as Topline NextGen. New programs. Same cricket.

Inside the room

Four lanes. Four thousand square metres.

Here's what's actually on the floor when you walk in.

Topline turf lane

Lanes 1 & 2 — turf

Long run-ups, real turf wickets. Lane 1 has a 10-second instant replay so you can review the stroke you just played.

  • SurfaceReal turf · re-laid annually
  • Run-upLong · senior pace-friendly
  • TechLane 1 · 10-sec replay

Lane 3 — synthetic + cameras

Bowler approach and batter-side cameras, low-bounce premium synthetic. Footage pulls straight off the recorder for review with a coach in the lounge.

  • SurfacePremium synthetic
  • Cameras2 angles · bowler & batter
  • ReplayPull to USB / cloud
Synthetic camera lane
Bowling machine bay

Lane 4 — bowling machine

BOLA Pro and Plus machines tuned to anything from 90kph swing to 145kph deliveries. Throwdowns and batting reps without the sore arm.

  • MachineBOLA Pro & Plus
  • Speed90kph swing → 145kph express
  • UseSolo reps · throwdowns

Pro shop & bat workshop

339 SKUs across 12 brands. In-house bat prep bench, fitting room, and a small lounge where coaches review video with players.

  • WorkshopKnock-in · re-handle · re-grip
  • FittingBats · pads · footwear
  • LoungeVideo review · parent area
Pro shop interior
Visit

Drop in. Always open.

Walk-ins welcome. The shop runs 9am–9pm, the lanes 9am–10pm, seven days. Free parking out the front.

15 Cricket Lane, Bayswater VIC 3153
Free parking · accessible from train via Bayswater Station + 5 min walk
(03) 9876 5432
Call before close — staff in the workshop may not pick up
hello@toplinecricket.com.au
We reply within 24 hours, Monday to Saturday
Open 7 days
Lanes 9am–10pm · Pro shop 9am–9pm

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MOUNTAIN HWY CANTERBURY RD TC TOPLINE CRICKET 15 Cricket Lane, Bayswater VIC 3153