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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

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The 2003/04 season in NSW Premier Cricket was a remarkable one for the Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club first grade team winning three premierships.

Eastern Suburbs won the One-Day Competition after defeating Sydney University by 4 wickets and then won the State One Day Challenge beating NSW Country’s finest Southern Zone.

The pinnacle of the season was winning the Belvidere Cup and first grade premiership defeating Randwick Petersham in the final by 39 runs.

This last weekend was the 20-year reunion of the Dolphin’s Triple Crown.

From left to right – Peter Lovitt, Justin Dery, Adrian Tucker, James Marshall, Lee Kirk, Nick Berry, Jason Swift, Paul Byrom, Owen Ridge (Scorer), Mark Patterson, Kirk Powell, Kyle Thompson, Michael Maclennan, Josh Holt, Michael O’Connell, John McCallum, Jeff Cook in the front.

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3 years ago

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

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Thanks to everyone who came along to the Saturday morning coaching clinic in Orange held by ourselves and Western Suburbs District Cricket Club as part of our visit across the weekend. A great couple of hours and an important part of the trip for both clubs
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3 years ago

Greg McLay

Cricket Coach

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Greg McLay – my best captain

I probably had a few captains who each had their own unique qualities that resonated but I think nominating who the best captain was, is tricky. The two leadership qualities I valued the most were intuitiveness and a deep understanding of the game and an ability to inspire (actions and words).

I loved playing with attacking players who loved to win and compete, and Phil Marks was one, as was Darren Tucker. Both excellent leaders. Both understood you sometimes have to risk losing in order to win. That was a valuable lesson I gained from both of those blokes.

Geoff Lawson was another. Henry was my NSW Shield captain and as a kid who wasn’t quite sure if they belonged at that level, he always backed me. I remember him bringing me on to bowl really early in my debut match when we fielded first against WA.

Henry knew I was really nervous. Henry also knew that by getting me immersed in the contest, it would be a good distraction for me. I bowled pretty well, and I think his decision to do that set me up nicely.

Henry also was known for his daring declarations, so he also knew you sometimes had to risk losing to get a good result. A really brave captain.

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3 years ago

Patrick Skene

Marketing Director

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Congratulations to Nathan Lyon for joining the 500 wicket spinners club - a special group reserved for the greats of the game - Warney, Murali & Kumble & one of only 8 bowlers in Test history to reach the milestone. Growing up in Young, a 4 hour drive from Sydney, Lyon was thrown into the cricketing deep end and recalls his baptism of fire fondly:

“I was a pretty tiny fella growing up and I was also playing A-Grade at the age of 12 and that was against men. And they didn’t hold back at all. That was the deal. I was there to compete, like anyone else,” Lyon said.

"You learn a lot quicker as a country kid, I dare say. It was pretty amazing."

His dream of playing for Australia looked all but gone as he worked hard as a groundsman at the Adelaide Oval, having moved to South Australia for opportunity.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/505/patrick-skene/blog/1836/congratulations-to-nathan-lyon-for-joining-the-500-wicket-spinners-club

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3 years ago

David Carson

Director

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NSW Schools Cricket Association First XI 1994-95

Back Row – Mark McGinnity (Manager), Kurt Thessman, Ben Lockett, Rod Barnes, Daniel McLauchlan, Nathan Pilon, Neville Castle (Coach)

Front Row – Ben Schultz, David Eaglesham, Graeme Rummans (Vice-Captain), Matthew Betsey (Captain), David Carson, Paul Sutherland, Vaughan Williams

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3 years ago

David Carson

Director

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Petersham-Marrickville Cricket Club Under 16 Green Shield team 1991-92

Back Row - Ray O’Brien, Chad Halliday, Jamie Owens, Troy Perkins, Barry Spencer, Robbie Jackson (Vice-Captain), Craig Eckersley (Captain), Brett Wilson, Allan Staunton (Coach)

Front Row - Drew Cremin, Matt McKensie, Bede Baratta (Wicket Keeper), David Carson, John Stanton, Paul Buckley,

Absent - Amon O’Neil, Richard ‘Dick’ McCord (Scorer)

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3 years ago

David Carson

Director

Cricket Australia Masters

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NSW Schoolboys Cricket team 1993-94

Back Row – Andrew Neilan, Garry Sheen, David Langford Smith, Brett Lee, Paul Sutherland, Jason Holley

Front – Hamish Nott, Kurt Thessman, Corey Richards (Captain), Robbie Jackson, Scott Mason, David Carson

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3 years ago

David Lovell

Perth, Australia

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David Lovell - my best captain

Dermott Reeve was the best captained I played with.

He would also communicate plans with the players before, during and after the game. Hetting the attention of the team was his biggest strength as we were all part of the process to win the game.

Dermott was terrific in explaining the angles he wanted in the field for different type of bowlers. He wanted the field finer for the fast bowlers and squarer for the slower bowlers. He’d also make sure we were aware of angles for left- and right-hand batters. He always believed two gully’s and a backward point would strangle most left hand batters.

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3 years ago

Business Development Manager

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Veterans Cricket Australia is thrilled to unveil the 14-player squad that will represent Australia in the upcoming O50's Tour of New Zealand in March 2024.

The tour to New Zealand marks the beginning of a significant year for the Australian team, leading up to the Over 50's World Cup in November in Sri Lanka. The selected players will have ample opportunities to showcase their talent, with additional tours to England and the World Cup in Sri Lanka later in the year. The squad was chosen from a pool of 34 players, all of whom remain in contention for future selections.

Andrew Knight emphasized the significance of the tour, stating, "This squad embodies the spirit of Australian cricket and is well-equipped to showcase the talent and determination of our over 50's cricketers on the global stage."

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/889/veterans-cricket-australia/blog/1831/australian-o50s-cricket-squad-announced-for-new-zealand-tour-in-march-2024

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3 years ago

Dean Magee

Fairfield Liverpool Cricket Club

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Sean Pope was the best captain in my cricket career.

His open and transparent approach to captaincy made you feel at ease within the team environment and he was a great man manager and treated us all equally and that is all you can ask from a captain.

His was a very aggressive player and captain and set fields that captains wouldn’t dare set in a game situation. Fields like 3 or 4 short covers, just very different that wouldn’t only confuse the batsman, but sometimes even his own teammates
Sean had a great ability to bring players together in social settings and this helps win on the field in tough situations, we never felt beaten in a game and this was born about by the closeness of our team.

I remember Peter Burkhart come up to me at the races one day (we were washed out) and said “you guys will win the comp this year, I have never seen a team as close as mates as you are” Peter was a good judge, as we won the grand final pretty easily over North Sydney six months later.

Sean led from the front, he was a funky captain, but one I wouldn’t swap and I played with some very handy other captains along the way.

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3 years ago

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Fairfield Liverpool First Grade 2001-02 premiership winning team celebrating their final win over North Sydney

Back Row – Ben Rohrer, Con Karantz, Ben Sawyer, Russell Wilcoxon, Dean Magee, Anthony Clark

Front Row – Doug Bollinger, Grant Lambert, Sean Pope (Captain), John Boulos, Don Nash, Bill York (Fairfield Player No 1), Mark Liddell, Jason Krejza, Ron Harival (Coach), David Kelly

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3 years ago

Trent Ryan

Real Estate Agent

Brisbane, Australia

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Peter Charles affectionately known as "Sting" was the best Captain I played under, or more correctly with. Sting never set himself as being above any team member in ability or importance. In the Queensland Cricket Premier Competition, back in the day, there were 9 District Clubs and to avoid a Bye in First Grade Qld Cricket would field a "Colts XI". QC would appointment a Captain/Coach and the 9 clubs would each nominate 2 players under the age of 21 as the squad for selection. The side would train together, and our home ground was The Gabba.

You could not play for more than 2 seasons for Colts, and it was originally used to give exposure to fringe first grade players that may not play at the home club

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/64/trent-ryan/blog/1829/trent-ryan-my-best-captain

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3 years ago

Michael McMahon

Insurance Broker

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Graham Spring debuted for North Sydney against Sutherland in 1979/80 and holds North Sydney 1st Grade Cap No 469. Over the next dozen years, Graham Spring was to become one of Sydney Grade Cricket’s finest all-rounders. He finished with 5,809 1st Grade runs and 260 1st Grade wickets.

Graham was a superb, elegant right-handed batsman, wonderful right-arm seam bowler and exquisite slip fieldsman. On the 3rd of December 1982, at the age of 21, Graham Spring was selected in the NSW Sheffield Shield team to play against South Australia at the SCG. He batted at Number 6 and bowled first change behind the Test pacemen, Len Pascoe and Mike Whitney. As testament to the strength of this NSW XI, which went on to win the inaugural Sheffield Shield Final that season, the other 10 members of this team all played Test Cricket for Australia.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/576/michael-mcmahon/blog/560/graham-spring-a-wonderful-all-round-cricketer

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3 years ago

Paul Ryan

Founder

Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club Sydney

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Love him or whatever your opinion is of David Warner, he’s undoubtedly one of Australia’s greatest ever cricketers.

In the scheme of things does it really matter he said he’d like to finish his test career at the SCG test in January 2024. His contribution to Australian cricket would suggest he’s earned the right to say how he’d like to finish his career but like every other cricketer his selection has and always should be up to the selectors.

Ian Healy wanted to finish his career in the first test in Brisbane in 1999, the selectors denied him a farewell test.

Prior to the 4 test series against India in 2003-04 Steve Waugh announced he’d be retiring after the 4th test at the SCG.

The selectors picked Waugh as captain in each test and in his last test he scored 40 and 80 in front of a packed 5th day SCG crowd in an emotional farewell.

Today Warner scored his 26th test century in the first test against Pakistan in Perth. He is now only one test century behind Allan Border’s 27 test centuries.

He’s played more tests than Mark Taylor, David Boon and Justin Langer.

He has a higher test average than Mark Waugh.

As an opening batter he has a strike rate of 70 runs per hundred balls. He 2nd behind Adam Gilchrist who had a strike rate of 80.

David Warner is now within 100 runs of passing Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke to become Australia’s 5th highest run scorer in Test cricket.

He sits comfortably with all Australian cricketing greats and he did it his way. Good luck to him.

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3 years ago

Matt Ellis

Cricket Coach

Dubbo, NSW, Australia

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Turramurra High School - Undefeated Premiers 1995

Back Row – Mr. Moore, Andrew Wong, Ben Shields, Steve Walters, Stephen Dismorr, Andrew Ellis, Braden Hamilton

Front Row – Nick Smith, Evan Lehepuu, Andrew Johnston. Matt Ellis, John Starling, Kristin Bradfield

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3 years ago

NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association

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Can you name the three first grade premiership winning Life Members of Eastern Suburbs District Cricket Club?

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3 years ago

Australia–India Women's Cricket Association

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Vale Brian Ferguson 1943-2023

NSWCUSA mourns the passing of long-serving member Brian Ferguson.

Passionate about cricket and umpiring, Brian was always available to umpire and willing to share his vast experience and knowledge to benefit less experienced colleagues. So many members over the years can say they enjoyed a day umpiring with and learning from Brian Ferguson. He was a popular and respected figure in the Sydney Cricket Association (SCA) for more than 25 years. Brian was also in more recent times a committed and respected member of the Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires’ Association.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/329/nsw-cricket-umpires-and-scorers-association/blog/1828/vale-brian-ferguson-1943-2023

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3 years ago

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The Australia–India Women's Cricket Association (AIWCA) Inc. is an innovative, not-for-profit sporting organisation that provides opportunities for Australian female cricketers of Indian descent (and others) to play high level representative cricket in Australia and on overseas tours.

AIWCA provides exemplary leadership and networking in the Australia–India women’s cricket community, and fosters cricket development, especially at the more advanced levels of the female game.

AIWCA is run by a dedicated committee of volunteers and experienced coaches, led by Bruce Wood (OAM) [President]; and Ron Woods [Head Coach – ICC High Performance Level 3 accredited].

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1372/australiaindia-womens-cricket-association/blog/1827/welcome-to-australia-india-womens-cricket-association-aiwca-inc

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3 years ago

Rajesh Kumar

Founder

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What a year this has been. Phew!

My little 11 yr old daredevil Kaya has hit another century, this time in Mollie Dive (Reps/district match) in the wet weather yesterday morning. In fact, she has taken a 6fa too and past 2 weeks she has been scoring 50s playing with both boys and girls and remaining not out.

Anyways, every century is a special one and don't know how many 11-year-olds have scored a century in Mollie Dive. ❤️💪🏏

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3 years ago

David Falkenmire