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UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

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Flashback! - The Gordon-North Sydney Second Grade team of 2021/22

In 2021/22, UTS North Sydney joined forces with neighbours, Gordon, to enter the Women's Second Grade competition. It was the first time the Bears competed at that level, and provided a superb opportunity for our players to taste a higher level of competition.

We reproduce below the report from captain, Jessie Maclaine, that featured in our 2022 Annual Report.

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The UTS North Sydney Second Grade team of 2020/21 had a season of some great highs and some near misses. A mid-table finish could have been much more had three one-wicket results gone the way of the good guys.

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Northern District Cricket Club Sydney

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Penrith Cricket Club Women's 1st Grade Cap

In 2014-15, Penrith Cricket Club’s Women’s First Grade side capped off its inaugural season in the top grade with a performance that exceeded even its own expectations, falling agonisingly short of finals berths in both the T20 and 50-over competitions.

With Emma Felsch wearing Cap #1 and under the guidance of coach Steve Costello, the team entered the season with modest ambitions.

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Simon Trowell’s Life Membership - A richly deserved honour for a true Northern District CC clubman.

Northern District Cricket Club is incredibly proud to announce that Simon “Trowelly” Trowell has been elected as the club’s newest Life Member.

For more than 20 years, Simon has been a quiet backbone of the NDCC committee, working tirelessly behind the scenes and completing so much of the essential work that keeps our club moving forward. He has never sought the spotlight but his loyalty, commitment and contribution have been felt throughout every corner of the club.

Simon received the honour surrounded by his wife Jodie and children Pippa and Hugo, making the occasion even more special. His Life Membership was presented by fellow Life Members Dan Friedrich and Jerry Hook.

Congratulations, Trowelly. This recognition could not be more deserved. 🏏

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Recent 100 wicket milestone for Gordon DCC. Who Am I?

I am a dedicated lower-grade senior player and trusted clubman for the Gordon District Cricket Club in NSW Premier Cricket.

I was appointed Gordon's Fifth Grade Captain for the 2022–23 season.

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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Japleen Kaur - Penrith Cricket Club Penrith Women’s First Grade Cap Number 91.

I love that cricket is the ultimate team game, but at the same time, when you're batting, it's just one person against eleven others. That individual battle within a team sport is something I really love. I love hitting big and scoring big, and knowing that my performance with the bat can be the difference in winning a game for my team.

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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Thanks for the memories, Ussie! - Usman Khawaja retires from cricket

Season 2025-26 brought to an end the Australia cricket playing career of Usman Khawaja–one of Randwick Petersham’s favourite sons. After 88 Test matches, 40 ODIs and 9 T20s for his country, Usman walked off the Sydney Cricket Ground after the 5th Test v England for the last time. Fittingly, it was the same ground against the same opposition where it all began for the then 24-year-old, 15 years ago on 3 January 2011

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2 weeks ago

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A President for all Seasons - Michael Roy Whitney AM

At the Randwick Petersham Annual General Meeting on Thursday 30 July 2026, Michael Whitney AM, was elected to serve his 26th consecutive year as President of the club. That placed him fourth on the list of long-serving presidents of NSW Premier Cricket clubs. Only Austen Hughes (Northern District) with 34 years; Aubrey Oxlade (Manly-Warringah) with 33 and Sydney Bull (Balmain) with 28, have served longer terms.

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2 weeks ago

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A Letter from Victor Trumper; and What It Tells Us About the Man

With Victor Trumper's death falling on June 28, it is worth pausing to reflect on the kind of man he was away from the cricket field — and perhaps nothing captures that better than a letter he wrote to a schoolboy in February 1913, just sixteen months before his death at the age of 37.

The boy's name was Master Coningsby. We know little about him — perhaps a young admirer who had written to his hero seeking advice, the way boys of that era did, in careful copperplate on good paper. What is remarkable is not that Trumper replied, but the seriousness and warmth with which he did so.

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2 weeks ago

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Brotherly rivalry sets Gary Sheen scoring - Newspaper Article

GARY Sheen took up cricket because his brother played it … and he wanted to be better than his brother.

Well, he succeeded, because he has been named to the NSW U19 side to contest the Australian U19 championships in Melbourne, and hopes to eventually play for the senior NSW, and maybe the Australian sides.

"I need to score plenty of runs because the Australian U19 side were selected from our carnival performances....."

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2 weeks ago

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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Founded in 1843 the Parramatta District Cricket Club has a vault full of rich cricketing memories and some of these are displayed in this article.

1. 27th October 1883 Parramatta took on the famous Carlton Cricket Club on Parramatta Oval. Carlton was one of the elite colonial cricket teams of that and contained several inter-colonial players, foremost amongst them were Test batsmen Alex and Charles Bannerman (scorer of the first century in Test cricket in 1877).

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2 weeks ago

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Anthony Sams is the greatest wicketkeeper / batter to have played Sydney 1st Grade Cricket, let alone the greatest to have played with Randwick Petersham Cricket. He retired as an active player after the 2025-26 Twenty20 Grand Final with a career record of 558 wicketkeeper dismissals and 9,361 runs, of which 548 and 8,752 respectively, were achieved with Randwick Petersham. No other player has completed more wicketkeeping dismissals since the Sydney 1st Grade competition commenced in 1893-94–132 years ago.

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2 weeks ago

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William Brodie was a towering figure in the history of the Parramatta District Cricket Club during a career that commenced with the Club in 1870 and concluded with Central Cumberland in 1896.

Away from the cricket field W.A. Brodie was a high profile figure in the local community. Seven times he was elected an alderman of the Parramatta Council and his name appears on the fountain erected at the junction of Church and Macquarie Streets Parramatta to mark the centenary of Australia in 1888 (the fountain remains in place in 2026).

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2 weeks ago

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Who are Gordon DCC Best All-Rounders?

The Stags keep records of players who score more than 3,000 runs or claim more than 200 wickets in first grade. 23 batsmen and 18 bowlers have reached these milestones. Only 3 players appear in both lists – Charlie McCartney, Charles Kelleway and Kurt Morrison.

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2 weeks ago

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Round 11 - Season 1994/95

As Penrith recorded one of its best performances of the season by winning four of the five grades last weekend, captain Trevor Bayliss was the hero of the first grade victory over Waverley at Waverley Oval.

Penrith was in early trouble on Saturday at 3/45 but Bayliss continued his innings on Sunday to finish at 174 not out as the Panthers declared at 4/330. Bayliss, who has been continually overlooked for the State team this season despite his outstanding club form

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2 weeks ago

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Kabir Rana is an emerging player who is finding his feet in NSW Premier Cricket with Parramatta District Cricket Club. He is a traditional orthodox right-arm off-spin bowler but to date hasn’t shown any pretentions to being a batsman.

He commenced his playing days with Parramatta in 2023/24 and made a positive ‘first-up’ impression with a strong season in the Grand-Finalist Fifth grade team.

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2 weeks ago

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Nandhiga Pandian - don’t waste it trying to live someone else’s life

I started my cricket journey in 2023, fresh into high school. I started off playing in the Thunder Girls league for Freemans Reach every Friday evening, which helped me understand the basics of cricket while giving me my first-ever match experiences. From there, I joined Jordan Springs Cricket Club and played a season in winter, and then I launched into under 12’s for the summer.

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2 weeks ago

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Parramatta District Cricket Club (Cumberland) Initial First Grade Premiership 1899-1900

The strong nucleus of this team had been together for several seasons, narrowly missing premiership honours in 1894/95 and 1896/97, and with First-class players in Howell, Pye, Wilson, Farquhar, Loveridge and Waddy in its ranks, the winning of the Hordern Shield was somewhat inevitable, and success finally arrived in 1899/00.

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2 weeks ago

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

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3,000+ runs and 200+ wickets in First Grade for Gordon: Who Am I?

I am one of Gordon District Cricket Club's finest modern-day all-rounders.

During my First Grade career, I established myself as a genuine match-winner with both bat and ball. Between 1992 and 2004 I scored 3,646 First Grade runs and claimed 275 First Grade wickets

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