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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney
Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Murray Radcliffe love of cricket crosses all aspects of the game. He’s been a player, selector, administrator and coach and has and continues to make a tremendous contribution.

He is a life member of Australian National University Cricket Club and Cricket ACT.

Murray arrived at Western Suburbs in Sydney in 1984 and in 5 seasons with Wests and one at St George he took 245 wickets at an average of 18.79. Best figures of 7 for 43 and he took 5 wickets in an innings 10 times. Murray was incredibly unluckily not to have been selected to play for NSW

In Canberra playing for ANU Murray took 257 wickets at an average of 16.5.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/512/murray-radcliffe-working-class
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3 years ago
Tony Goodfellow
Tony Goodfellow
Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
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In March of 1979, Western District, who were leading the first grade competition, played Northern Suburbs in the penultimate match before the semi-finals.

Norths, who were having a poor season, blooded some young players with a view to the future and realistically were given no chance against the powerful Wests lineup.

On a typical Majura wicket, that did no batsman any favours, Norths were sent in and bowled out in their first innings for 101, with Wests one for 22 in reply at stumps on the first day.

Rain during the week did nothing to settle the Majura wicket down, however, Wests Bruce Willett and Greg Beacroft on resuming their innings, safely commandeered the first 30 minutes taking the score to 41 before Willett was dismissed.

As the wicket dried out, the ball started playing more tricks than a magicians convention and in particular the decidedly quick Randall Strongman, was making the odd delivery rear from a good length.

Wests strong batting lineup were good enough to reach 6-98, only four runs from victory, when the wheels fell off and four wickets fell for no runs including three to Strongman in his last over.

Norths, having prised victory from the jaws of defeat, celebrated as if they had won the premiership, while Wests despondently headed to their dressing shed where their captain, Dene Moore, tore strips off them for losing to a bottom placed side.

Only a thin brick wall divided the two change rooms and Moore’s dressing down of his team provided wonderful entertainment to the young victorious Norths players.

However, there was still a couple of hours of playing time remaining, so Norths with one player absent, prepared to get in some extended batting practice for the next season.

The Wests captain Dene Moore was one of the great medium pace bowlers in the history of Canberra cricket and his competitive streak and pride, had not been factored into the equation.

Moore ripped through the opposition top order batting to have Norths 4-0 and eventually all out for 28, with Wests winning the match outright by nine wickets.

The Wests captain ended up with figures of 5-10 off ten overs and, in what must be a Canberra first grade record, an astonishing 8 wickets fell for no runs, Wests last four and Norths top four.

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3 years ago
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Barry Everingham has made a lifetime contribution to sport especially in regional NSW.

In his prime he was a wicket keeper batter representing NSW Country and the Northern NSW Emu’s and he was the No 10 for NSW Country in Rugby Union.

In recent years Barry has been one of the greatest advocates for Veterans Cricket. He has encouraged, enticed, and inspired many to join the “Men’s Shed” and play Veterans Cricket.

Those who know Barry will know how much he’ll treasure this wonderful gift presented to him by his good mate Steve Gray

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3 years ago
Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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Celebrating an Historic Night at the Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club

Saturday 16th December 2023 marked a monumental moment for our beloved Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club as we unveiled the stunning Noel Gorman Pavilion Second Storey. The atmosphere was filled with gratitude and excitement as we cut the ribbon on this incredible addition, made possible by the hard work and dedication of many.

A huge shoutout to those who played pivotal roles in bringing our vision to life:

· Lisa Atwood – Councillor for Doboy

· Joan Pease - State Member for Lytton

· Mitch Barlow - Brisbane City Council (and our official ribbon cutter!)

· Andrew Sly – Deputy Director General Sport and Recreation

· Luke Maguire - Owner of Evermore

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/462/wynnum-manly-district-cricket-club/blog/1868/celebrating-an-historic-night-at-the-wynnum-manly-district-cricket-club
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3 years ago
Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Tahs move into Xmas break with dominant performances – Weekend Wrap 23rd December 2023

Saturday saw the Men conclude the first half of their season with a dominant showing against Campbelltown-Camden across the grades, the Tahs taking 4 wins from the 5 clashes with the Ghosts.

M1s bounced back strongly from an agonising defeat last start, with an important away victory. Losing the toss, a decent start from Joel Foster (21) was halted by a few quick wickets to have the Tahs 4/59, before Ryan Farrell (51) and Ned Hole (38) combined for a crucial 79 run partnership to shift the momentum, Faz anchoring the Tahs’ innings while Ned took the attack to the Ghosts’ bowlers. Late cameos from Lachlan Coyte (27) and Ryan Hadley (19*) pushing the score to a competitive 222. Early breakthroughs to Hadley and Tom Kaye kicked off the bowling innings, until the Ghosts consolidated to have the game in the balance. Both set batters were soon gone though as Bertie Foreman picked up the first before being involved again shortly after with a ripping catch off the bowling of Josh Seward. From there, a consistent flow of wickets including poles to Foreman and Joel Foster kept the Tahs on top, but it was Seward who starred picking up his maiden 1st Grade five-wicket haul in a classy display of fast bowling. The Tahs victorious by 51 runs as the Ghosts were bowled out for 171.

https://manlycricket.com/tahs-move-into-xmas-break-with-dominant-performances-weekend-wrap-23rd-december-2023
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3 years ago
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Ray McNamee - 1895-1949

“Ray McNamee has my admiration and respect for, of all the medium pace bowlers it has been my good fortune to play with or against, I regard Ray as the best”. These are the words of the Randwick champion batsman and 1st Grade captain Alec Marks following McNamee’s retirement at the conclusion of the 1936-37 season when aged 41.

Ray McNamee was one of Randwick’s greatest bowlers. He headed the bowling honours in 10 of his 14 seasons in 1st Grade producing some magnificent performances. He was also a successful bowler at first-class level taking five wickets in an innings five times for NSW.

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3 years ago
Cricket NSW
Cricket NSW
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Steve Rixon, Brian Taber and Mark Taylor share their favourite moments with NSW Blues

Steve Rixon – Wicket Keeper

Steve Rixon made his first class debut for NSW in the 1974/75 season and went on to play 94 Shield games for NSW and took 259 dismissals, 218 catches and 41 stumping’s. Steve scored 6 centuries for NSW.

Rixon played 13 Tests for Australia


Brian Taber – Wicket Keeper

Brian Taber made his first class debut for NSW in the 1964/65 season and played 64 Shield games for NSW taking 211 dismissals, 179 catches and 32 stumping’s. Brian scored 1 century for NSW.

Taber played 16 Tests for Australia


Mark Taylor – Opening Batsman

Mark Taylor made his first class debut for NSW in the 1985/86 season and played 85 Shield games scoring 6,090 runs at an average of 42.29 including 15 centuries.

Taylor played 104 Tests for Australia and is renowned as one of Australia’s greatest ever captains.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/154/cricket-nsw/blog/630/steve-rixon-brian-taber-and-mark-taylor-share-their-favourite-moments-with-nsw-blues
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3 years ago
The Howie Games Podcast
The Howie Games Podcast
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Episode 53 - The Howie Games with Justin Langer

#TheHowieGames | Newly appointed Australian men’s cricket coach Justin Langer is a man who just loves cricket. In his playing days JL revelled in singing the team song, playing with his mates and wearing his baggy green cap. After speaking to Justin, it’s pretty obvious that the team could not be in better hands and if the coach is anything like he is in this podcast the team will having a few laughs along the way as well.
In this episode JL chats about his passion for the game, taking on Mike Gatting in an eating challenge and reveals his thoughts on the recent ball tampering scandal.

https://www.howiegames.com/podcast/https-hg33-projectboard-com-au-podcast-episode-53-justin-langer
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3 years ago
Sydney University Cricket Club
Sydney University Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Five things we learned from Round 10 - NSW Premier Cricket 2023-24

There’s a top six starting to form

With this frantic season pausing for two weeks to catch its breath over the new year, the top six in First Grade is slowly taking shape. Anyone taking odds on who’ll be there will have closed the book on St George, who have opened the season with nine straight wins. Five Things usually reckons that, to make the finals, a side needs something between 54 and 60 points, which means that St George (on 56) could lose every game between now and March and still have a pretty good chance (although we do not recommend this approach). Saints are followed by Northern District (41), Mosman (37), Manly (33), Penrith (33) and Parramatta (31). But Penrith and Parramatta play each other in the next round, and Gordon (28), Easts (27), Wests (26), Fairfield (25) and Randwick-Petersham (25) will be looking to make up ground on whoever loses that one.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/260/sydney-university-cricket-club/blog/1864/five-things-we-learned-from-round-10-nsw-premier-cricket-2023-24
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3 years ago
Penrith Cricket Club
Penrith Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Officially, he was Ralph James Clough MLA, but it was a rarity to find anyone who preferred Ralph to the more knockabout ‘Mick’. It was a throwback to his father, Michael Roland Gordon Clough—‘little Mick’. Mick Clough was a cricket lover from a cricket-loving family. His next greatest love was the Australian Labor Party. Those with ‘an eye for a cricketer’ thought him an enormous talent, a seriously dangerous right-hand batsman, but his early cricket career was limited because he lacked the discipline to make the most of his talent. “I preferred to go in search of good times,” he confessed to his sons Peter and David, when advising them on the best way forward in the game. A commonly-told family story recounts an offer from a Perth Grade Club “to come and play with our Second Grade team”. Mick rejected it to play Park cricket with the team from the Telegraphist’s Office—because they had a keg after every game.

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3 years ago
Nick Foster
Nick Foster
HR Manager
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Nick Foster – my best captain

I have been fortunate enough to play under some very good captains over my playing time. The name that stands out to me as the best captain is Mark Littlewood.

I grew up playing junior cricket against Mark around the Newcastle area and then played a lot of grade cricket against him. Whilst I didn’t share a club changeroom with Mark I was fortunate enough to spend many successful years under his captaincy in the Newcastle Representative team.

Under Mark’s captaincy the Newcastle representative team had one of its most successful periods with multiple NSW Country Championship wins and also a hugely successful stint in the NSW Premier Cricket Kingsgrove Cup T20.

There are a few things that stick in my mind about Mark’s leadership and captaincy:

• Mark was one of the most competitive people I know and it’s safe to say that competitiveness took others along with him for the ride.
• He instilled confidence in others and especially myself. I have no doubt Mark made me a better cricketer and I think many other people he captained would say similar things. I always felt he had complete faith in me to do the job the team needed.
• Mark was always positive. Whether it be Batting, Bowling or with his captaincy, he was always trying to win! And always trying to move the game forward.
• Mark never took a backward step. It wouldn’t matter the opposition, Mark was always up for the fight. As a player in his team I found it such a great thing to know that our leader just wanted to win and wasn’t going to be intimidated or be pushed around by anyone.
• Mark performed when our team needed it the most. He was so resilient. I recall Mark dislocating a finger whilst fielding in a NSW Country Final at Bradman Oval in Bowral. Mark went to hospital for treatment and returned to bat and went on to score a decisive half century to secure another title for Newcastle.
• Mark was tactically very astute. He understood the game, and always seemed to be a step ahead. I am convinced that Mark’s tactical nous played a huge part in the success of the Newcastle teams he captained. Yes, we had many wonderful cricketers but I would say Marks captaincy often gave us a head start.

I feel very fortunate to have played underneath Mark and I have tried to incorporate some of his skills and traits into my own captaincy.

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3 years ago
Ross Leipold
Ross Leipold
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Ross Leipold – my best captain

I would rate Wayne Andrews as the best captain I played with.

Wayne took Gosnells Cricket Club to a premier cricket semi-final and was a very calm leader who impacted our team by being relaxed no matter what the situation and allowing the team to play at its best.

Even when individuals were struggling, his ability to help them turn their fortunes around played a big part in our success.

One particular time my brother Colin was bowling against Damian Martyn when he played for Wanneroo in between test and shield duties.

Martyn had taken to him in one over hitting straight and long.

Wayne had faith in Colin’s ability to take up the challenge for another over against Martyn.

Keeping the field up Martyn went for another big hit and holed out to mid-off. Just one example of the skipper backing a player to bounce back and come out on top.

Wayne also lead with the bat scoring over 1,000 runs and taking out the Ollie Cooley Medal as the best Western Australian Premier cricketer of the year.

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