4 months ago

Parramatta District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Bruce Ferguson was a tough, determined and wholehearted cricketer, and long-term worker for the Parramatta District Cricket Club. He is a member of a family that made ‘their mark’ in the club’s historic story, his brothers Kel and Brad playing lower grades, whilst Father Dave was Club President for fifteen years, and Brad occupied the top executive’s chair for two years – both Bruce and Dave were made Life Members for their service to the Parramatta club.

Bruce was a throw-back to the older style of cricketer, he played it hard on the field and enjoyed the social conviviality offered by the game off the field.

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4 months ago

Parramatta District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Parramatta District Cricket Club – The First Premiership. 1899/00 Central Cumberland Electorate Cricket Club

Back Row: A. Ryan (12th), C.E. Simpson, J.C. Wilson, W.P. Howell, A.W. Green (Official & delegate to NSWCA).

Middle Row: J.E. Anthony, L.W. Pye, W.D. Loveridge (Capt.), B.W. Farquhar, E.L. Waddy.

Front Row: E. Miller, A. Hull.

The strong nucleus of this team had been together for several seasons, narrowly missing premiership honours in 1894/95 and 1896/97,

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4 months ago

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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The Brewer Shield regular season ended last Sunday, 21 February, and top of the wicket-takers' aggregate was the UTS North Sydney Bears' own Zahra Dhillon.

Zahra took 29 wickets across the 15 rounds, one ahead of Sydney University's Chantelle Ranjan, at an average of just 11.69 apiece. Zahra also equals the Bears' Brewer Shield season aggregate record set by Sharon Julien three seasons ago.

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4 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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THE SEMIS 1966-67 (A-Res Grade v St Peters)
On a wet first day, it was hard going for Waratahs, with only opener Keith McIntyre (#129) making it to twenty as they struggled to 5-74. Hardy (5-23) and J Watson (3-3) closed the innings out quickly on the second day for St Peters, leaving the Saints with a low total to chase. Any confidence they had reckoned without Waratahs ace new ball bowler Col Marshall (#102) and first change K Lucas, who cleaned up St Peters (Marshall bowling unchanged through the innings), interupted only by a runout to St Peters last batsman.
WARATAHS 99 (Keith McIntyre 24. B Hardy 5-23, J Watson 3-3) defeated ST PETERS 61 (Col Marshall 5-43, K Lucas 4-3) by 38 runs.

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4 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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25th February is Graham Johnson Day (#207) at Waratahs CC of Armidale. His two highest scores were made on this day. In 1978, he played probably his finest innings for Waratahs, scoring 163 not out and taking Waratahs to the win against a strong Easts side, after coming to the wicket at 3-11 chasing 199. On that occasion, he had an unbeaten partnership of 124 with Brian Mair (#307) which took the side home comfortably, with just over 63% of Waratahs runs coming from Johnno's bat.
Eleven years later, he made 159 for 2nd grade, adding an all grades Club record 262 for the 3rd wicket with Martin Campbell (#490), this time just under 62% of the runs scored while he was at the wicket.
Other century partnerships were added over the years by Lyndon Strong (#337)/John Baillie (#330) and Phil Rees (#636)/Daniel Evans (#632) and Roger Roan (#176) took 7-12, his best bowling figures in a long Waratahs career.

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4 months ago

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Manly 1st Grade 2005-06 One-Day Premiership - 20 years on

During the 2005/06 season, Manly claimed the Limited Overs premiership, defeating Campbelltown Camden in a hard-fought Grand Final at Raby Oval. The triumph marked the club’s second consecutive premiership success, following John Warn’s 3rd Grade side’s title the previous season.

Manly opened their campaign at Caringbah Oval (now Glen McGrath Oval) with a commanding victory over Sutherland. Shawn Bradstreet and Mark Cameron each claimed two wickets to restrict Sutherland to 8–231. Manly comfortably chased the target, highlighted by Cameron Merchant’s maiden 1st Grade century, finishing unbeaten on 107.

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4 months ago

Parramatta District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Brothers Noorbergen

The Parramatta District Cricket Club is fortunate to have within its ranks two talented and highly promising brothers – Jay and Blake Noorbergen.

Both brothers are athletic, strong and gifted sportsmen. On the cricket field elder sibling Jay is a quality wicketkeeper/batsman who has shown definite leadership qualities, as evidenced by his selection several times, so early in his career, as a fill-in captain of the Club’s Second Grade team, whilst Blake has created excitement throughout the Parramatta Club as an outstanding, free-stroking batsman with the potential to ultimately rise to first-class cricket levels.

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4 months ago

Parramatta District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Adam Denmeade – A Menacing Fast Bowler

Adam Denmeade emerged from the productive Kings Langley Cricket Club’s junior nursery to play A.W. Green Shield in 1996/97, and his fast bowling collected a fine 13 wickets @16.92 (B.B. – 4/18 v. Balmain) to win the team’s Most Improved Player Award.

His full-time NSW Premier Cricket career was launched the following season, 1997/98, and concluded in 2007/08, when a major elbow injury brought a premature close to his playing days.

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4 months ago

St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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St George DCC In Between Balls With Jack Haynes

This season the St George DCC was in a spot of bother when our incoming overseas player, Ed Pollock made the tough decision to retire from cricket. Thankfully this paved the way for young English First Class cricket Jack Haynes to venture out to Sydney and line up with the St George from Round 7 to Round 15. Jack in his short time as a professional cricketer has built up quite a collection of experiences including his first club debut against Australia no less. He started the season in Australia with an exquisite 78 from 88 balls against Bankstown and fast became an integral part of the team.

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4 months ago

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Reece Hodge; From Manly Cricket to the Wallabies

Reece Hodge began his sporting journey in cricket, playing junior cricket for Harbord and Peninsula before progressing through the representative age groups. His early talent was evident as he became a key member of the Manly Green Shield side that reached the Grand Final in the 2009/10 season, alongside future Manly Waratah players including Rawlings, Beatty, Daly, Webber, Badyari, Marshall, Kaye, Farrell and S. Alexander.

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4 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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A couple of "onlys"for Waratahs CC of Armidale happened on this day, 24th February.

The only tie in Waratahs history happened in 1990 when 2nd grade tied their match with old rivals Easts. The Daffies batted first, making 169, with a rearguard half century from Phil Webb holding them together. Waratahs man of letters, Bob Hughes and youngster Jeremy Roach were the pick of the bowlers. Wayne Lankester and Matt Foster took the ball from new to old, with an opening spell of 50 overs, and reduced Waratahs to 5-52 before the second half of the order fought back. Foster returned for a second spell and removed Rob de la Motte with his first ball to end the match in a tie.

In 1979, Syd Philp carried his bat for the second time in his Waratahs career, the only player to do the very rare feat twice. He made 35 not out of Waratahs first innings 93 and was still there on 51 in the second when time ran out for St Peters as they pushed for the outright.

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4 months ago

Penrith Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Season 1989/90 was a challenging year for Penrith Cricket Club’s men’s teams, with the Club occupying the lower rungs of the Club Championship ladder.

Led by senior players Ray Hudswell and Rod Evans and composed mostly of a talented and enthusiastic group of teenagers, Fourths was the best-performed team in the Club and the only one to make the semi-finals. At the time, Ray said, ‘Leading them onto the field in the semi-final against Balmain will always remain with me as a very proud moment’. What happened next hurt.

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4 months ago

Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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When Geoff Hickman gathered ten teenagers together in 2001, he wasn't just starting a cricket academy. He was betting on an idea that would reshape Gordon District Cricket Club.

Most cricket clubs talk about "pathways." Gordon decided to actually build one.

With Paul Stephenson joining Geoff in the management team, the Academy created a concept was deceptively simple: stop hoping talented youngsters would figure it out themselves, and start investing in their development properly. But the execution? That required vision, money, and a willingness to think differently about what cricket development actually meant.

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4 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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WARATAHS CC of Armidale played in their first semi final, the A grade game v Uralla, on 23rd February 1952. It was only Waratahs second season in competition but their were outplayed by the strong Uralla side, with Alan Gray (#26) the only batsmen to prove he was good enough. Eleven years later, on the same date, he would set the A grade opening partnership record with Allan Cox (#160)

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4 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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WARATAHS CC of Armidale have some old memories to remember on this day, 21st February.

In 1953, Laurie Cooper and Ross Ridley rose to the challenge, adding a century partnership when A grade was in trouble against the strong Uralla side. It proved to be more than half the score and was just enough to beat Uralla - by 2 runs - and just sneak into the semi-finals.

In 1953, Tony Morris took 7-32, including the hat trick which gave B grade a dominant set up for an outright. In 1998, Ryan McDonald became only the third player to pass 150 in 4th grade as he dominated Easts bowlers and enjoyed James Harwood's mastery of the Easts batsmen in the outright win.

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4 months ago

St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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The Scourge Of Bodyline

He may have been born in Cootamundra and raised in Bowral but in the white hot Bodyline summer of 1932-33 it was the St George District Cricket Club, which possessively lay claim to Don Bradman.

At twenty four Bradman was the world’s foremost batsman providing both solace and inspiration to a country racked by the Great Depression.

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4 months ago

Penrith Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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1987/88 at Penrith Cricket Club: the Bicentenary, the Big Wet and an International Clash.

Pictured: Barry Coad hits out in the match against a visiting Indian team. The wicket-keeper is the Indian Test player Syed Kirmani.

The Bicentenary coincided with the season of the ‘Big Wet’ (1987/88) for Penrith Cricket Club. President Trevor Wholohan, who’d been with the Club since its inception, thought it ‘probably the worst in our history in regard to inclement weather’. At Howell, six full playing days were lost to rain.

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4 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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WARATAHS CC of Armidale have a busy history on 20th February.

Centuries to Graham Patterson (#346) and Glen Schaefer (#373), near misses for Geoff Marshall (#156) and Lachlan Bennett (#587) and four century partnerships.

Bucking the trend were that great Tahs alrounder Eric Smith (#82) with a 7fa and Mark "Spanner" Tanner, who after smashing fifty in a lacklustre tail, subbed in as wicketkeeper and took 6 catches in one afternoon!

Here's the full story ...

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4 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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Daniel Ryan scored his breakthrough century in Waratahs CC of Armidale 1st grade victory over Easts, on the day in 1989, adding 91 with Phil Melville when Waratahs were facing defeat.

Eleven years earlier in 1978, club stalwart David Tilbury (pictured) set up A-Res grade for victory with career best figures of 9-52. On the second week of the same game, future Country Firsts and St George DCC player, Michael Connolly, made a breakthrough 92.

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4 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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WARATAHS CC of Armidale had some stiring action On This Day, almost thirty years apart.

Eric Smith bowled A grade to victory against Churches, defending a low total in 1962 and in 1990, Tim BIndley hit a rapid hundred setting up an unexpected victory in 3rds, adding 127 with Bob Barwick and the young 5th grade side avoided the outright thanks to veteran skipper Tony Bennett and youngster Derek Brotherson, who added 132.

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