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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club 3rd Grade Premiers 1958-59

The club’s third-grade side enjoyed a historic and memorable season, securing its first premiership in the grade since 1921. Under the steady leadership of captain Len Carter, the team combined consistency, individual brilliance, and strong all-round performances to achieve this long-awaited success.

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The Parramatta District Cricket Club appears to have unearthed another exciting young batting prospect in rangy right-handed opening batsman Juhith Rajesidhiraju.

The 2025/26 was one to remember for the young tyro, he scored heavily in the Parramatta Associate’s Under 15 Weblin Shield rep team and he performed solidly in P.D.C.C.’s A.W. Green Shield compiling 199 runs @ 22.11 at the head of the order (H.S. – 70 v. Gordon, 40 v. N.D.) – he shaped promisingly in this series and after his Fifth grade performances this season the club looks forward to his contribution in next years A.W. Green Shield campaign.

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Ask AI: Which Gordon DCC Stag has scored the most ducks for the club?

There is no official published list of career ducks (zeros) for Gordon players. The club's records focus on runs, wickets, catches, centuries, batting averages, bowling averages and other milestones, but not ducks.

However, the most likely candidates would be long-serving players who batted low in the order and played hundreds of innings, such as:

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Manly Warringah DCC 1959-60 Green Shield Premiers

Under the captaincy of club legend Mike Pawley, the team enjoyed a memorable season guided by the strategic insights of coaches Terry Lee and Lionel Pawley. Their leadership fostered both discipline and flair, allowing the side to excel in all facets of the game.

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Greg Monaghan is a classic example of the dedicated volunteers, from all clubs, that have devoted their skills, time and energy towards maintaining a place in the celebrated NSW Premier Cricket Competition for their own clubs. Throughout its history this competition has spawned many of the greatest names to have appeared in Australian cricket – e.g. Don Bradman, Bill O’Reilly, Ray Lindwall, Bob Simpson, the Waugh brothers, Jeff Thomson, Doug Walters, Steve Smith, David Warner, Pat Cummings etc.

Greg has served the Parramatta District Cricket club initially on the field as a player, and then later as an administrator.

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AFTER passing the 10,000 mark for the total number of runs scored in Sydney grade cricket, Rod Bower has set his next target — 12,120.

“I figure another three seasons,” said Penrith’s eight-season veteran, who will be 35 next week.

That would make him the highest scorer of all time in a competition which is steeped in tradition, having moved up to 11th place and within 68 runs of Australian coach Bob Simpson.

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Gordon District Cricket Club Third Grade Premiers 1940-41

The 1940–41 season was heavily affected by World War II. Many senior players had enlisted in the armed forces. Consequently, clubs relied more heavily on younger players and club stalwarts and player availability changed throughout the season.

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