About Me

Geoff Lovell

Director

Ability First Australia

https://abilityfirstaustralia.org.au

Sydney, Australia

Chairman - Ability First Australia Community Housing

AFACHL is a not-for-profit provider of Specialised Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Australia, managed and governed by Ability First Australia Ltd.

AFACHL aims to provide security of tenure to people living with disability, empowering them to have greater choice and control about where they live. It does so by acquiring existing SDA and developing new, high quality residences that people living with disability, particularly those with complex needs, can regard as ‘their home’ and receive all their required day-to-day supports.

Played NSW Premier Cricket for Gordon and Sydney University

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Q: Sydney Grade Cricket scores. Round 11 on 14th and 21st January 1989. Pictured - Brad McNamara scored 116 for Western Suburbs v Waverley

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1191/nsw-premier-cricket/blog/1469/sydney-grade-cricket-scores-14th-and-21st-january-1989

A: I remember vividly the Sydney Uni vs St George match. Going into day 2 we were in all sorts of trouble (4-39) against St George, even after John Grimble’s terrific bowling (5-54) led us to dismiss the competition leaders for just 160. Our tail, led by wicket-keeper Will Swanton (now a brilliant sports writer with The Australian) clawed us back into the match. But it took a magnificent 10th wicket partnership between Ian Drewe and Mick O’Sullivan of about 50 runs to get us over the line. One of the most nail-biting wins I have ever been involved in.

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Q: NSW Schoolboys team 1983 v Victoria Schoolboys in Melbourne

Back Row - M. Darcy (Manager), Tony Fort, Darren Burge, Gavin Robertson, Warren Craig, Kieran McKenna

Front Row - Paul McGee, Geoff Lovell, Mark Waugh (Vice Captain), Mark England (Captain), Steve Waugh, Jason Horn, Mark Patterson

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Q: Oxford University Cricket Club 1992

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Q: A highlight of my career was batting against Malcolm Marshall in 1993. I was playing for Combined Universities against Hampshire in a Benson and Hedges Cup (55 overs a side) match. It was Hampshire’s first match of the season at Southampton, and David Gower’s first match for Hampshire, so there was quite a large crowd there. The Hampshire side also included Robin Smith and Mark Nicholas as their captain. Batting first, I went in at number 3 in the second over, batting with John Crawley who later played for England. Facing Marshall was surreal – here was one of the world’s best bowlers, whom I had watched for years on TV, running in on his angled run-up to bowl at me. I cut one of his deliveries for four and the crowd applauded very generously – that was surreal too and the only time it ever happened to me. Marshall was very crafty, shortening his run up, bowling the odd slower ball, swinging it both ways. I somehow survived his opening spell, only to be caught behind shortly afterwards to a left-arm spin bowler for 18. Damn!

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NSW Under 19 cricket team 1984 -85

Back Row – Ted Cotton (Coach), Martin Wood, Paul Stepto, Peter McLay, Gavin Robertson, Steve Funnell, Jack Wilson (Manager)Front Row – Kevin Tuite, Chris Shelley, Glenn Breusch, Mark Pat ...

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NSW Schoolboys team 1983 v Victoria Schoolboys in Melbourne

Back Row - M. Darcy (Manager), Tony Fort, Darren Burge, Gavin Robertson, Warren Craig, Kieran McKennaFront Row - Paul McGee, Geoff Lovell, Mark Waugh (Vice Captain), Mark England (Captain), ...

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NSW Schoolboys cricket team v Victoria Schoolboys in Sydney - 1984

Back Row – Michael D’Árcy (Manager), Scot Barclay, Brett Williams, Darren Mitchell, Paul Stepto, Geoff LovellFront Row – Glenn Breusch, Andrew Fitzhenry, Gary Lennon, Mark Patterson ( ...

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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, N, Australia

Paul Ryan

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney University Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia