Jason Riley - know your own game
Southern District Cricket Club Adelaide | December 22, 2023
At the completion of the 2022-23 cricket season Jason Riley has played 492 games for Southern District Cricket Club and scored 12,664 runs, including 11 centuries and 56 half centuries..
Jason is a Life Member of the Club
Let's find out more about Jason's cricketing journey
What year you were born?
1973
Can you remember you first game of cricket? How old and do you remember how you went?
I was eight years old in the under 14’s side. Batted at number eleven and I made one not out.
Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey?
Started my cricket at Reynella Cricket Club then progressed to Southern District in 1986 to current day. I also played an English Summer in the UK (West Yorkshire League) in 1997.
What other sports do you play?
Soccer
What is your favourite sports movie or documentary?
Remember the Titans
What’s the one thing about you most people don’t know about?
I’ve taken five A grade wickets
What’s your highest score in senior cricket?
143 not out for Southern Districts
What has been your best bowling figures in senior cricket?
3/10 in A Grade
Who has been the fastest bowler you have played against so far?
Shane George
Who has been the best spinner you have played against so far?
Tim May
Who has been the best batsman you’ve played against?
Darren Lehmann
Who has been your funniest team mate?
Scott Heywood
Who was your childhood hero?
Brad McNamara and Steve Waugh
Who are the three sports people in the world you’d most like to meet?
Steven Gerrard, Lance Armstrong, Mo Farah
Steven Gerrard
Who’s your favourite cricket commentator?
David Lloyd
Who are the two local players you admire most in terms of skills and competitive spirit?
Tom Plant and Trent Kelly
What do you enjoy most about playing cricket?
Team success
What has been your most memorable moment in cricket?
Mateship over the years and stories at the bar
What’s the best win you’ve been involved with?
Semi Final v Salisbury 2005-06
What are your hobbies?
Going to the beach, music and gardening
What’s the best advice you’ve received?
Know your own game and enjoy success
What are your cricketing ambitions?
To keep playing as long as I can
