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Cricket NSW

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Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon has heralded the NSW Government’s Level the Playing Field Program after the investment of up to $30 million in championing women’s participation in sport was announced last week.

The Level the Playing Field Program will fund new and upgraded facilities as well as deliver fit-for-purpose amenities, such as change rooms and improved lighting, to foster a safe and inclusive environment for women and girls.

“We thank and congratulate the NSW Government as we collectively strive to grow the number of women and girls playing and loving cricket,” Germon said.

https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3748855/cricket-nsw-heralds-women-and-girls-funding

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Dustin Gaskell

Managing Director

Brisbane, Australia

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We're thrilled to unveil the newly built cricket facility at Oakes Oval, Lismore. This modern facility features one public lane and two exclusive club lanes, designed to cater to cricket enthusiasts of all levels. The club lanes are secured with black coated chain wire and equipped with two single-door entrances, ensuring a private and exclusive space for focused training sessions.

Spanning 36m in length and 10.8m in width, the facility is adorned with a blend of green and beige synthetic grass, with an extended green for the run-up, offering an optimal playing experience.

The entire facility is surrounded by a black coated chain wire for enhanced security, while the internal soft netting is designed to absorb the impact of the ball, ensuring both safety for players and durability of the equipment.

As Lismore City rebuilds, the Oakes Oval cricket facility stands as a beacon of communal determination and the unyielding spirit of cricket lovers in the city. We're excited for the matches and training sessions ahead. 🏏

www.www.gabba.com.au

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CricConnect Stories

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Who was the Australian International bowler who took a wicket on the last ball they bowled in Test cricket as well as the last ball they bowled on one day internationals in Australia?

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Paul Ryan

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Paul Maraziotis was one of the finest batters in NSW Premier Cricket to sadly not be selected to play for class cricket for his state. There are 11,660 First Grade runs, 23 hundreds, 61 half centuries reasons over 21 seasons at an average of 37.49 to suggest he must’ve been very close.

Mazza played 366 innings for Penrith, Bankstown, Blacktown and Sydney and is well placed in the top 10 NSW Premier Cricket Run Scorers of all time. At the time of publication, he sits at No.8.

Born September 1974. Mazza made his first grade debut for Penrith at the age of 18. He played for NSW Under 19’s the following year and lined up against future stars like Ricky Ponting, Michael Divenuto, Andrew Symonds, Brad Hodge, Martin Love just to name a few.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/1638/paul-maraziotis-thrived-on-competition-and-hard-work

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CricConnect Stories

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Sometimes you hear snippets of information and think that’s gold, there’s a tale to be told.

The names Lillee and Marsh are synonymous with Australian cricket. Two Australian cricketing legends welded together as a combination as batsman were “Caught Marsh Bowled Lillee”.

But where did it all start, and here’s the great cricket trivia question.

Who was the first batsman in first-class cricket to be “Caught Marsh Bowled Lillee?”

It happened on 2 November 1969 in a Sheffield Shield game at The Gabba between Western Australia and Queensland.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/56/cricconnect-fans/blog/1636/caught-marsh-bowled-lillee

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Boneo Cricket Club

Mornington, Victoria, Australia

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For well over 40 years as a player, umpire and commentator Neil Williams has made a tremendous contribution to cricket within the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association.

Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey?

3 clubs. As I mentioned Blackburn South, where I captained the Under 16s, we played in a Grand Final against Warrandyte; they were too good for us. I had three years of seniors, firsts and seconds. Playing in a Premiership in C1 (third division of first elevens) in Reporter District; mainly on matting.

When my parents moved to Mt Eliza in 1969, I was across the road from Howard Parker Oval, where Mt Eliza had its home ground. I ended up playing for them for 12 years. We were a very strong club, and I was fortunate enough to play finals every year and a few premierships in the seconds.

In 1980 I decided to reduce travel as I was living in Cape Schanck, so I went to Boneo, where I spent over 20 years (punctuated by 8 or 9 seasons of umpiring in the MPCA)

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1110/boneo-cricket-club/blog/1635/neil-williams-variation-and-consistency-the-key-to-taking-wickets

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Nathan Pilon

Business Owner

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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My Best Grade team - Nathan Pilon 1998 to 2015

I started my first grade career for St George Cricket Club in 1998 and in the season 2004/05 I moved to Melbourne to play with Carlton Cricket Club until my retirement at the end of the 2014/15 season.

There are so many great players and people that I have played with over the years and in picking my best grade team it would’ve have been nice to pick a squad rather than a team.

Here’s my team in batting order:

1. Brett Van Dinesen - St George
What a player, had an awkward presence but when he was on he was one of the most destructive batsman! Very skillful and cagey with the ball in hand.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/846/nathan-pilon/blog/1634/my-best-grade-team-nathan-pilon-1998-to-2015

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NSW Premier Cricket

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Bankstown v St George One Day Final 1995-96

Pictured Scott Thompson who took 3 for 32 off 8 overs with the ball and scored 66 not out in Bankstown's comprehensive 6 wickets victory in the 1995-96 one day final.

Bankstown chased down St George total of 158 in just 19.2 overs

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1191/nsw-premier-cricket/blog/1633/bankstown-v-st-george-one-day-final-1995-96

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South Australian Veterans Cricket

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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The South Australian Over 55s cricket teams have been announced to compete in the Australian National Championships in Christchurch New Zealand – 22 to 28 November 2023

See lists below. - 2 very strong sides

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1260/south-australian-veterans-cricket/blog/1629/south-australian-veterans-over-55s-cricket-teams-to-play-in-the-national-championships-in-christchurch-new-zealand-22-to-28-november-2023

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South Australian Veterans Cricket

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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The South Australian Over 50s cricket teams have been announced to compete in the Australian National Championships in Victoria – 3 to 7 December 2023

See lists below. - 3 very strong sides

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1260/south-australian-veterans-cricket/blog/1628/south-australian-veterans-over-50s-cricket-teams-to-play-in-the-national-championships-in-melbourne-3-to-7-december-2023

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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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This fortnight Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q&A saw us speak with John Borzi, a club member and player for 8 years. John played for the club from 1985/86 to 1996/97.

“Borzi” was a captain extraordinaire with his best personal season being 1993/94. His bowling figures of 8-60 at a season average of 12.20, also his top score of 76 at the crease came in the same season.

Borzi is still seen around the grounds on occasions also attending ex-player events when he can make it.

We sat down with the “Borzi” for a chat through his time at Manly.

https://manlycricket.com/waratahs-in-history-john-borzi

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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Our great friends at The Cachet Group bring us another episode of The Weekly Wicket. This week one of the true gentlemen of our club, David Gainsford, is up on the mic.

David was born and bred in the Bush but has lived his whole adult life on the Northern Beaches. It brings a great perspective to life, family and cricket that many of us have experienced over a long period of time.

Gainsy talks about what brought him to our club, his passion for helping people, as well as some of his great memories from his time involved in the game, both on and off the field.

Take a listen below. You can also search for the “The Weekly Wicket” on both Apple and Spotify Podcasts to get your weekly fix.

The Weekly Wicket is proudly sponsored by our friends at The Cachet Group. Visit them at

www.www.cachetgroup.com

https://manlycricket.com/the-weekly-wicket-waratahs-podcast-with-david-gainsford

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Victorian Premier Cricket

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Victorian Women's Premier Cricket 2023-24 Week 2 Wrap with Bobby Quiney

Off the Mark | Women's Competition Recap Week 2

Bobby runs us through a recap of the second Double Header T20 weekend in the Women's competition which saw the Cats notch their first win in Women's 1st XI Grade

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1249/victorian-premier-cricket/blog/1626/victorian-womens-premier-cricket-2023-24-week-2-wrap-with-bobby-quiney

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Joe Maiorana

Sydney, Australia

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Happy birthday legendary Australian Cricketer Bill Ponsford 🎂

One of the greatest Australian batsmen of all time ✌

Despite being heavily built, Ponsford was quick on his feet and renowned as one of the finest players of spin bowling.

Test career: 2122 runs @48.22 with 7 hundreds and 6 fifties (29 matches).

FC career: 13819 runs @65.18 with 47 hundreds and 43 fifties (162 matches).

* 5th best batting average in FC Cricket (minimum 50 innings).

* One of the two players to score 2 quadruple centuries in FC Cricket, other being Brian Lara.

* One of the four players to score 2 triple hundreds in FC Cricket in the same season.

* Only player to score centuries in his first two and last two Tests.

* 6th best Test batting average as opener- 54.18 (minimum 30 innings).

* 5th best 50/100 conversion rate in Test Cricket- 53.85% (minimum 2k runs).

* Ponsford holds the Australian record for a partnership in Test cricket , set in 1934 in combination with Donald Bradman (451 for 2nd wicket)—the man who broke many of Ponsford's other individual records. In fact, he along with DonnBradman set the record for the highest partnership ever for any wicket in Test cricket history when playing on away soil (451 runs for the second wicket).

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St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Kerry O’Keeffe’s celebrity status as “Skull”, the Australian leg-spinner turned radio commentator, does not always do justice to his amazing teenage bowling performances for St George.

By the time he turned 20, Kerry would have 200 first grade wickets if playing for NSW had not caused him to miss so many grade games. In his first season of first grade, 1966-67, when he was 16 turning 17, he took 33 wickets at 18. Everyone was amazed, including the legendary Neil Harvey who faced Kerry’s first over in first grade, and after play he told Captain Warren Saunders he found it hard to believe a 16 year old could bowl leg spin that well. In the following two seasons, he took 65 and 74 wickets, including 5-29 in the 68-69 final. Then in limited appearances over the next two tears of the premiership hat-trick, he took 30 wickets in each at an average of 12, and also 29 at 16 in the last season of the Saunders era.

Yes, many teenage batsman do well in Sydney grade cricket, and occasionally pace bowlers but teenage leg spinners? Kerry was indeed a prodigy. Statisticians at Cricket NSW can find no other bowler – pace or spin – who has taken so many wickets by the age of 20.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/145/kerry-okeeffe-boy-wonder

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St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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St George District Cricket Club First Grade premiers 1960-61

Inserts at top left to right - George Barter, Norm O'Neill, Brian Booth.

Back Row, left to right - Len Joyner, Billy Watson, Keith Francis, Don Hinks, Ray Flockton, Viv Michael, Billy Salmon, John O'Reilly.

Front Row, left to right - Frank Cush (President), Don Harkness, Les Edwards, Warren Saunders (captain), Don Buchanan, Grant LeHuray, Don Crew, AL Blackshaw (Patron).

1960-61 Grand Final between St George and Mosman at the SCG

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/347/st-george-district-cricket-club-first-grade-premiers-1960-61

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Cricket Australia Community

Melbourne, Australia

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After a severe injury that has marked one of the biggest challenges of his career, Nathan Lyon now sees no end in sight

Like scores of bleary-eyed cricket fans Down Under who lived every moment of this winter's Ashes series in England, Nathan Lyon did not miss a ball – even after injury dislodged him from the action.

For Australian fans watching on television in the dead of night, the spiralling of their team's fortunes after their ever-present spinner left Lord's on crutches with a four-centimetre tear in his right calf was an increasing source of exasperation.

For Lyon, watching Australia play Tests without him for the first time in a decade, it was akin to a mourning process. "I found myself struggling quite a bit mentally," he told cricket.com.au ahead of his Marsh One-Day Cup return on Friday.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3741693/nathan-lyon-return-from-injury-rehabilitation-ashes-lords-calf-tear-tom-carter-india-england-tour-2027

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Peter Langston

Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

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There’s lots to admire about England's Test captain Ben Stokes.

Everything he does, he does well and he has already outstripped Botham and Flintoff because he has made the transition from player to inspirational leader, something neither of them achieved. He's a better batsman than Botham and a better bowlers than Flintoff and can now lay a serious claim to England's greatest allrounder. He is a ferocious, fearless competitor who doesn't accept defeat as an option …

... yet, he has been crippled in the past by anxiety and panic attacks, even in the 12 months leading up to the recent Ashes. His honesty in dealing with his mental health is the most compelling reason to be an admirer, regardless of your team allegiance.

Director Sam Mendes has captured his battle with his demons.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/194/peter-langston/blog/1623/ben-stokes-modern-day-hero

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LBW Trust

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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The Gala Bid is now open for The LBW Trust Annual Dinner on Saturday 21 October 2023

Calling all cricket lovers! The LBW Trust Annual Dinner is happening this Saturday, Oct 21st! The Gala Bid is open and you can register, bid OR donate.

Get ready to own some extraordinary cricket memorabilia and art, or experience the box seats while making an impact!

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/951/lbw-trust/blog/1625/the-gala-bid-is-now-open-for-the-lbw-trust-annual-dinner-on-saturday-21-october-2023

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NSW Premier Cricket

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Sydney Grade Cricket scores - Round 13 1990-91 season - 9 and 16 February 1991

Pictured - Martin Haywood scored 125 for Campbelltown in their 136 run win against Penrith and followed it up in their 2nd innings scoring 61 not out

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1191/nsw-premier-cricket/blog/1624/sydney-grade-cricket-scores-round-13-1990-91-season-9-and-16-february-1991

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