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Alfred Walter Hall – A Club Asset

Alf Hall provided yeoman service to the Parramatta (Central Cumberland) District Cricket Club to whom he showed great allegiance over a twenty-year period, both on the field and in the administrative ranks.

He was a popular and well-known figure around the Parramatta precinct being well-known as a prominent cricketer, local musician, a competitive snooker and billiard player, and for some years he was President of the Parramatta School of Arts.

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Penrith Cricket Club

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Darren Reeves - Penrith's Top 50

Darren 'Zoidy' Reeves, who grew up in Blackheath, joined Penrith in the 1992/93 season, where he would play with the club until the end of the 1997/98 season.

Zoidy (in his first season) was a part of the Cats successful 1992-93 2nd Grade side, which took home the premiership. In a season where he debuted in 3rd grade, but would be promoted to 2s.

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St George Cricket Club

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

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Vale Michael McDermott - First Grade Player No.255

St George District Cricket Club is saddened to announce that Mick McDermott, 1st grade player No. 255 passed away on the 18th November, 2025 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Despite just the one appearance in 1st Grade Mick had an illustrious and productive career for St George which also included 2nd Grade captaincy at a very young age.

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Fergus Fergusson - cherish every moment

Fergus Fergusson is a 20-year-old fast bowler who's become a mainstay of the First Grade side in his third year with UTS North Sydney. His cricketing journey has taken him from the backyard in in Dunadoo in the Central West of NSW to North Sydney Oval via Kings School, where he captained the 1st XI. A popular clubman and dedicated trainer, Fergus has already taken 71 wickets for the club including two in the 2023/24 PGs Grand Final where we won the competition, and might just be the best no. 11 bat in Sydney!

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Penrith Cricket Club

Parramatta District Cricket Club

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Steve Small - Penrith Cricket Club

Steve Small, known as 'Jack' came to Penrith as an established First Grader in season 1978/79 from the strong and successful Bankstown Club. He had everything the then struggling Nepean Club needed – attitude, talent to burn, a strong training ethic, and a hearty social instinct that had an immediate impact on the rest of First Grade and soon the Club as a whole.

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Left-handed opening batsman and part time finger spinner Will Jarman graduated from the Parramatta Cricket Academy and into the A.W. Green Shield ranks in seasons 2017/18 and 2018/19 – compiling 147 runs @ 29.40 (highlighted by a classy 82 v. Mosman) – he was also the team captain in 2018/19.

Will is a stylish batsman, exemplifying the qualities found in traditional openers

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Women's Cricket Comes to the Gordon DCC - Part 2

For that first 1982-83 season the club was able to field three teams – two in First Grade and the other in Second Grade. The two First Grade teams finished fourth and fifth and the Second Grade a creditable second. Jo Fitzsimmons was the club’s first President but only remained in that position for the first season. From 1983 until around 1991 the strength and drive in the club were Marilyn Brown, Erica Sainsbury and Karen Price as President, Deputy President and Treasurer respectively.

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UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

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Vale Ron Werner

Ronald Werner died on Tuesday 6th January 2026 at Royal North Shore Hospital at age 94. Ron had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. I met with Ron in May 2024 when researching for my book “Service and Sacrifice- The Gordon District Cricket Club in the Second World War”. His memories of playing with Gordon District Cricket Club were very clear.

I wrote the following chapter about Ron, his career and his memories of the Gordon players of the day.

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UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

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North Sydney has won only one Fourth Grade Premiership in its history, in 1968-69, with victory over Balmain under the leadership of Barry Cusack. Here we reproduce the season write-up in the club’s Annual Report, which includes a report on a roller-coaster final.

In winning the initial Fourth Grade Premiership in the club's history and in bringing Premiership honours for the first time since our First Grade success in the 1931-32 season, the Fourth Grade team brought new life and enthusiasm to all players and supporters alike.

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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

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You don't see many sixes in Brewer Shield, but Sharon Julien knows how the clear the rope! Enjoy her maximum on the way to to 68* off 51 balls in a big win over Blacktown at Tunks Park before Christmas - and her teammates' delight!

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Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club

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Jarrod Walter’s 2005/06 Green Shield season ranks among the most outstanding performances in recent memory. He set a then club record with 445 runs, a benchmark later surpassed by Joel Davies, who amassed 501 runs in the 2018/19 season.

Jarrod’s tally included two centuries—an unbeaten 103 against Gordon (pictured) and 122 against Hawkesbury—as the team advanced to the grand final that year.

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Christchurch, New Zealand

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Kendal Vehicle Services Friday Night Cricket had a special night recently as BWCUCC were once again able to provide cricket packs to all of our youngest juniors. This would not be possible without our commercial partners, as well as a grant from the Mainland Foundation.

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Penrith Cricket Club

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Ian Davis, a right-hand top order batsman, came to Penrith in season 1980/81 as a former international.

Team-mates called Davis ‘Wizard’ after the comic strip character the Wizard of Id, a play on Davis's initials. He was indeed a somewhat mercurial figure, as many who were on the end of a telephone and heard his famous 'I’ll get back to you' will testify.

Wizard played 15 tests for Australia (692 runs @ 26.61) and did his best work as an opener.

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Women's Cricket Comes to the Gordon DCC - Part 1

In July 1982 two established teams from a local competition, Mirrabooka and Pymble, were approached by the Gordon DCC to combine and compete in the Sydney Women’s Cricket Association. While the Pymble club was a relative newcomer to the Sydney Women’s Grade Competition, Mirrabooka had been formed in 1958 by Wendy Relton, Norma Styles, Beau Aspinall and Sue Prell who became Gordon Women’s first Club Patron. Their aim was to offer something special to the members of the club, and the wider circle of women’s cricket, an aim that Gordon still upholds.

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

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TAJ'S DOG DAY AFTERNOON

Starting out on your umpiring career can be somewhat daunting, with numerous challenges to overcome as you learn your skills. Debuting in Premier Cricket adds to the anxiety, with the players rightly having high expectations, so dealing with all of these as an 18-year-old can be somewhat stressful. First-season umpire Taj Nicholson has accepted the challenge and is settling in well, meeting what is thrown his way impressively, although some encounters have not exactly been planned.

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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

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A Tribute to Steve McClue - Western Suburbs District Cricket Club

Some people don’t just belong to a cricket club; they become part of its fabric. Steve McClue is one of those people.

Steve’s connection with Western Suburbs District Cricket Club began 57 years ago, when he was just 12 years old.

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Luke Edgell enjoyed an outstanding 2005/06 Poidevin Gray campaign, highlighted by a superb innings of 108 against Gordon at Manly Oval.

A highly decorated local junior from the Cromer Cricket Club, Luke attended Narrabeen Sports High School, where he was part of the school’s elite cricket program under the guidance of respected coaches David Patterson, Shawn Bradstreet, and Matthew Phelps.

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Mark Atkinson

Real Estate Agent

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

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Steve Nikitaras was a left-arm fast bowler who represented both NSW and Western Australia.

A late starter to the game Steve possessed incredible natural talent and quickly progressed through the ranks and played 4 first-class game and 14 one day games.

It’s been quite the cricket journey for Steve and he shares some raw insights and most memorable moments

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/567/mark-atkinson/blog/3478/steve-nikitaras-a-natural-with-a-burning-desire

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