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3 years ago
Shane Lee
Shane Lee
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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“It is better to remain silent and appear a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”

Wise words from Sir Winston Churchill and advice I probably should have given to my Mosman team mate Nick Grover.

Sledging comes in many formats, from abusive over the top vulgar tirades to subtle creative thought provoking strategies. Whatever the flavour, when you open your mouth on the sporting field you need to be able to back it up. In saying that, it is the stories of sledging that gave me the greatest humour on the cricket field.

I first met Nick Grover when I made the trip down the M4 from Campbelltown Cricket Club to the Mosman Cricket Club. Nick was this brash private school kid with a panache to ‘knuckle' at every chance

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/538/shane-lee/blog/1948/whats-an-arm-ball-shane
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3 years ago
Shane Duff
Shane Duff
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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I have been involved with a number of professional cricket teams as a coach, assistant coach and strength and conditioning coach. It's been a pleasure to work with many great players and I've taken up the challenge to pick the best team from the players I've worked with.

The following team was selected from players I have worked with professionally at Sri Lanka (Strength & Conditioner), Royal Bengal Tigers (Indian Cricket League, Strength & Conditioner/Assistant Coach), Sydney Thunder (Head Coach), Naganehira Nagas (Sri Lankan Premier League, Head Coach)

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1151/shane-duff/blog/1947/shane-duff-the-best-professional-cricket-team-ive-worked-with
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3 years ago
The Great Coaches Podcast
The Great Coaches Podcast
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Glenn Pocknall is a cricket coach with over 20 year’s experience at the elite level. He started coaching in 2002, learning through leading youth representative teams. He eventually joined the Wellington Firebirds in the New Zealand National league as an Assistant coach.
He then went to England, Ireland, and the Netherlands to gather international experience and in eventually returned to New Zealand and became the Wellington Head Coach. In that role he led the team to win all 3 domestic titles, Ford Trophy (50over) in 2019, Plunket Shield (four day) in 2020 and back-to-back Super Smash (t20) titles in 2020 and 2021. In 2021 he was given his first chance to lead the New Zealand National team in a T20 series.

https://thegreatcoachespodcast.com/episode/glenn-pocknall
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3 years ago
Steve Frances
Steve Frances
Brisbane, Australia
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Preseason training was usually not memorable, but in August 1980, it was photographed by the local paper. Perhaps the Rugby League Panthers were training at the park next door. During this time, Gary “Kid” Donlan was a local celebrity, appearing each week on local radio. The club was also expecting former test players, Ian Davis and Kerry O’Keeffe to play in the upcoming season (A History of Cricket at Penrith, Bill Ball, 2014).

A lap around Howell. Frome left Greg Jamieson, Stu Green (obscured), Graham Pitty, (Unknown), Steve Small, Peter Savage (RIP), Ron Halse, Mike Gibson (the only Panther cricketer to play for the Socceroos’), Ken Hall, Gary Donlan (RIP), Les Andrews and Steve Frances.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/207/steve-frances/blog/1946/penrith-cricket-club-pre-season-training-august-1980
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3 years ago
St George Cricket Club
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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St George DCC First Grade Player No.48 Albert "Mick" Scanes

Mick Scanes was born on the 6th of August 1900 in Erskineville and died on the 1st of November, 1969.

He played 10 First Class games for NSW between 1921-22 and 1927-28 scoring 434 runs at 25.52 with a highest score of 94.

Originally representing Petersham he started playing for St George after marrying and moving to Arncliffe in 1926. For St George he scored 2026 runs at 27.0 with 4 Centuries.

He was also considered a fine outfielder who had the honour of playing some of his cricket alongside Sir Donald Bradman (Saints player No.49) and on occasion was recorded as outscoring Bradman in some thrilling partnerships.

Outside of cricket Scanes worked as a pastry chef / cake decorator.

Do you have further information on this cricketer?

As we celebrate our Centenary of 1st Grade cricket we would dearly love to hear from former players and their relatives to record and share more about their interesting careers on or even off the field.

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3 years ago
Essendon Cricket Club
Essendon Cricket Club
Melbourne, Australia
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Matthew Drain is a Life member of the Essendon Cricket Club

Matthew made his first grade debut for the club in the 1989/90 season and in a career where he played 131 games for Essendon and 23 for Carlton he amassed 4,791 runs at an average of 30.51 and scored 10 centuries and 26 half centuries. His highest score was 141.

In 1989-90 and 1993-94 Matthew won Essendon Cricket Club prestigious Mick Mitchell award for the players player of the year.

Matthew also spent two seasons playing with Sydney University in the NSW Premier Cricket Competition where he played 26 games and scored 4 half centuries.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/341/essendon-cricket-club/blog/215/matthew-drain-always-be-positive
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3 years ago
Cricket NSW
Cricket NSW
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The NSW cricket community is in mourning today following the passing in Brisbane, of NSW Cricket Association Life Member, John McMahon OAM, aged 91.

McMahon was born in Sydney in 1932 and played his first game of cricket in 1943, at the age of 9, and his last game in 2011, at the age of 79.

His lifelong contribution to cricket came as a player, coach and administrator with his service to the sport, particularly in the state’s Northern Rivers, where he moved to Lismore for his work as a journalist in the mid 1950’s, earning him recognition as a life member of Lismore District Cricket Association, Far North Coast Cricket Council, North Coastal Cricket Zone, Country Cricket NSW and the NSW Cricket Association.

https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3865497/vale-john-mcmahon-oam-1932-2024
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3 years ago
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Few men had a greater love of the Randwick District Cricket Club than Wally Byrne. He began as a player and finished as President of the club, a position he held for seven years between 1952 and 1958.

Walter Leslie Byrne was born in Sydney on 10 August 1905 and joined Randwick in 1926-27 from the Centennial Park Junior Association as a 21 year old. He played in the 2nd Grade side taking out the batting average with 191 at 27.28 and was quickly promoted to 1st Grade where he impressed greatly as a wicket-keeper. The annual report that year contained the following comment: “Wally’s wicket-keeping was a big factor in our success and good judges predict a big future for this unassuming colt”.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/1943/wally-byrne-1905-1977
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3 years ago
New Zealand Veterans Cricket
New Zealand Veterans Cricket
Auckland, New Zealand
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Here are the New Zealand and New Zealand "A" sides to compete in the Quad Series in March.

The teams were announced at the completion of the New Zealand Over-50s Cricket IPT.

With a few veteran players unavailable, the selectors have taken the opportunity to pick a combination of new and experienced players for the two squads.

Congratulations to all players named!

The Quad Series will feature Australia and USA, as well as New Zealand and New Zealand "A". More information about the players and about the tournament will be given here in the next few weeks.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/985/new-zealand-veterans-cricket/blog/1942/new-zealand-overs-50s-teams-to-play-in-the-quad-series-against-australia-and-usa-in-march-2024
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3 years ago
Michelle Lang
Michelle Lang
Business Owner
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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HOWZATTT FOR AFRICA

We are so excited and happy to be developing this new partnership with Uganda's Cricket To Nurture founder Lennox Magumira, and to making a contribution towards the development of future cricket stars not only in Uganda, but hopefully throughout the rest of the African continent as well. Hopefully our guide will help to spread the word and ignite a spark and love for cricket amongst new generations of boys and girls.

Thank you Lennox for your fantastic review below, and validation of our guide, it fuels our committment and passion to developing cricket stars and a love of cricket even further!

"Happy to have received a copy of the Howzatt Cricket book from South Africa to help us deliver fun Cricket sessions and break more barriers in the communities we work with. Fantastic piece of information. Looking forward to strengthening the partnership and advocating for Sport4Good through this Book!"

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3 years ago
Joe Maiorana
Joe Maiorana
Sydney, Australia
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Bill Brockwell (1865 –1935) was an English cricketer. Although primarily remembered as a batsman, he began his career as a fast-medium bowler. With George Lohmann, Tom Richardson and William Lockwood carrying all before them, Brockwell had few opportunities until they declined.

A stylish and often brilliant batsman, strong in back play and a free hitter in front of the wicket, Brockwell also was a useful fast medium paced bowler and a smart fieldsman, notably at second slip where he succeeded George Lohmann--one of the surest catches ever seen in that position. First playing for the county in 1886, Brockwell matured slowly but it was difficult to find a place in the very powerful Surrey eleven of that period. However, from 1891 to 1902 he was a regular member of the side and played his last game in 1903 when the team were declining rapidly in all round strength.

In the very wet 1894 season, Brockwell, despite the consistently treacherous pitches, made a remarkable advance. He scored more runs (1,491) than any other player, and hit five centuries, and consequently was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He declined a great deal in 1895, but from the following year up to 1899, formed a formidable batting trio with Bobby Abel and Tom Hayward that made Surrey invincible on the perfect Oval pitches.

Bill played seven Test matches for England, all against Australia – one in 1893, five on the 1894/95 tour and a final match in 1899 – but was not a success at this level and averaged under 17 with a highest score of just 49. He played on for Surrey until 1903, but from 1900 his powers as a batsman declined severely and after two final first-class matches for London County he retired from cricket.

Sadly he was homeless in his last years and he passed away in poverty on the 1st July 1935 (aged 70)

William Brockwell was born on this day in 1865.

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3 years ago
Stuart Cope
Stuart Cope
London, United Kingdom
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I've just been reading the story of Shamar Joseph and it's incredible

Shamar just debuted for the West Indies against Australia, picking up five wickets and getting Steve Smith out with his first ball.

He hails from a small village in Guyana, to reach Baracara, one has to take a boat trip of around 225 km up the Canje River. It would take almost two days for a person to reach the remote rural area in the Caribbean. Baracara did not have proper telephone or internet network until 2018.

Baracara's population is 350, but Joseph has five brothers and three sisters. He would play tape-ball cricket and sometimes use lemons and guava to play impromptu matches. He only played an official cricket match five years ago!

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/838/stuart-cope/blog/1941/the-story-of-shamar-joseph-is-incredible
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