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Gordon District Cricket Club - Team of the 80s - Geoff Hickman

When I was asked to select my Team of the 80s for the Stags, my first thought was, “Who will I upset by leaving them out?” Having played throughout the decade, I have many fond memories of this era, coupled with ten years of Annual Reports to reference.

To narrow down my selection, I set the following criteria:

Performances considered are exclusively from seasons 1980/81 to 1989/90.
I also enforced a criteria that selected players had to play a minimum of three seasons in that decade to qualify. This excluded some fantastic players like Adam Gilchrist, Kevin Roberts, John Davison, and Warwick Adlam, who played at the end of the decade.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2947/gordon-district-cricket-club-team-of-the-80s-geoff-hickman

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Waratahs longest ever Final finished on 16th April when Reserve Grade battled Ex Services for three consecutive Saturdays to try and decide the outcome.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2115/on-this-day-16th-april

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Zach Williams is a young wicket keeper batter at Penrith Cricket Club.

In his first season out of Green Shield Zach made his 3rd grade debut during the 2024-25 season.

Let’s find out more about Zach’s journey so far.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2946/pocket-profile-zach-williams-penrith-cricket-club

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Gordon District Cricket Club

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Two Waratahs teams in Finals on 11th April in 1970 - A grade were thrashed by Ex Services and A-Res finished an unbeaten season beating Hillgrove.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2945/other-finals-on-this-day-11th-april

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Back in March 2014, I was talking with our much respected former Gordon player and Knox Junior School Headmaster Bob Thomas (pictured) at a game at Chatswood Oval and as he had said on several occasions before made the comment, “We must organise a reunion of the Australian Schoolboys team who toured the West Indies in 1969”. As a fellow tourist with Bob, my reply as it had been many times before was “What a great idea, let’s do it”

During the discussion we talked about where we could find players and I mentioned Arthur Jessop to which Bob responded in a quiet voice. “We lost Arthur to a heart attack late last year”. I responded with natural sadness after having seen Arthur at Drummoyne the season before with his son watching a grade match between Sydney and Gordon.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2940/gus-gary-gilmour-a-friend-and-teammate-on-the-australian-schoolboys-tour-of-the-west-indies

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St George Cricket Club

NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association

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Alan Fairfax was the first St George Junior Cricketer to represent Australia in Test Cricket and the 2nd St George DCC player to do so behind Sir Donald Bradman.

Born in Summer Hill in June 16, 1906, Fairfax was a child prodigy as a player, breaking records for Kogarah School. At age 14 he made 1,942 runs and took 130 wickets over the summer.

He made his 1st Grade debut for St George in its first season of 1st Grade in 1921-22.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2941/st-george-dcc-1st-grade-player-no19-alan-fairfax

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NSWCUSA member Mitchell Claydon has been elevated to the Cricket Australia Contracted Umpire Panel for 2025-26, with three changes made to the group, announced today by CA.

Claydon comes onto the Panel with Riki Wessels from Queensland, and Chris Grant from Victoria, with the trio elevated on the back of consistent performances at U19 Male National Championships, Second XI, WBBL and WNCL in recent seasons.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/329/nsw-cricket-umpires-and-scorers-association/blog/2944/mitchell-claydon-elevated-to-cricket-australia-contracted-umpire-panel

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The Board of New South Wales Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association annually appoints a sub-committee to consider nominations for the NSWCUSA Hall of Fame. The sub-committee then makes a recommendation to the Board.

In 2025 the Hall of Fame sub-committee was unanimous that life member Kevin Pye be inducted. The Board was unanimous in its support of the sub-committee recommendation.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/329/nsw-cricket-umpires-and-scorers-association/blog/2943/kevin-pye-inducted-into-the-new-south-wales-cricket-umpires-and-scorers-association-hall-of-fame

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11th April, 1953. Waratahs A-grade won the club's first Premiership in an epic game against Easts at the Armidale Sportsground, played in two distinct halves and with changes in fortunes almost too unbelievable to accept as truth. Yet here is the tale, as reported in the Armidale Express and told to Peter Langston by Milton Milligan, who played in the game. Don Paul's 13-44 on the second day, is one of the most remarkable bowling performance ever seen in an Armidale Final and Waratahs win against the odds, probably the club's greatest achievement.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2942/1952-53-the-epic-final

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The 9th of April will always be known in Waratahs history as the day of the bunnies. In 1960, Waratahs won their first B grade title on the strength of the batting of probably the worst 9, 10, Jack every to wear the Royal Baggy Blue.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2103/finals-on-this-day-9th-april

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Penrith Cricket Club

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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Callan Kean is a left hand opening batter and Penrith Cricket Club’s first grade player number 240.

Callan made his first grade debut during the 2023-24 NSW Premier Cricket season.

Let's find out more about Callan’s journey in the game so far.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2939/callan-kean-first-grade-cap-number-240-penrith-cricket-club

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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Denis Hill holds a special place in the annals of Randwick Cricket Club as he took a wicket in his first over in his first six games in 1st Grade. A right-arm fast bowler, he ended his debut season in 1967-68 taking a first-over wicket eight times in 13 matches. It was a freakish performance giving support to the claim that the 19-year-old was one of the fastest bowlers in Sydney 1st Grade cricket.

It wasn’t just his 1st Grade efforts which gave him star status that season, as his all-round performance played a major part in the winning of the Poidevin-Gray Shield under 21 years competition. It was the club’s first win in the competition for 34 years and as it turned out, it’s last.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2938/denis-hill

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Bill Moffatt played 10 seasons with Petersham-Marrickville, displaying a talent which made him one of the club’s greatest all-rounders, scoring over 4,000 runs and taking almost 250 wickets with the majority in 1st Grade. And fittingly, in his best season in 1974-75, he was a leading light in the club taking out the treasured Belvidere Cup 1st Grade competition.

William Charles Moffatt was born at Marrickville on 14 November 1944. Educated at Tempe Junior Technical High, the 19-year-old joined Petersham-Marrickville in 1964-65.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2937/bill-moffatt

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Cricket NSW

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The 1984/85 NSW squad celebrated the 40-year anniversary of its historic Sheffield Shield & One Day Cup winning teams at a reunion lunch on Friday, April 4, with 14 of the 19 players that represented NSW that season present.

It was a momentous season for NSW, particularly as it was the first time the Blues had won ‘the double’.

As would be expected, there was plenty of reminiscing during the afternoon & a wonderful time was had by all.

Standing (from left): Greg Dyer, Rod Bower, Murray Bennett, Wayne Seabrook, Steve Waugh, Mark O’Neill, Geoff Lawson, Steve Rixon, John Dyson, Phil Marks
Seated (from left): Dirk Wellham, Greg Matthews, Peter Clifford, David Gilbert

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Sydney Grade Cricket gradings announced prior to Round One of the 1992-93 season.

Pictured – former Australian opening batter John Dyson who was the first grade captain at Sutherland district Cricket Club in 1992-93.

Our apologies to Fairfield Liverpool and Campbelltown Camden Cricket Clubs as we were unable to locate the gradings for both clubs.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1191/nsw-premier-cricket/blog/2936/sydney-grade-cricket-gradings-for-the-1992-93-season

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Cricket Insights

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CricConnect Conversation – the first ever Australian Aboriginal Over 50s cricket team to play Australian Over 55s and NZ Over 55s – Matt Lewis, Darrel Smith and Richard Saniga.

Welcome to this special edition of the CricConnect podcast. Today, we’re diving into a truly historic moment in Australian cricket—one that celebrates culture, legacy, and the power of sport to bring people together.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1684/cricket-conversations/blog/2935/cricconnect-conversation-the-first-ever-australian-aboriginal-over-50s-cricket-team-to-play-australian-over-55s-and-nz-over-55s-matt-lewis-darrel-smith-and-richard-saniga

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A win in the 1963 B grade Final and a loss to University in A grade in 1968.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2093/waratahs-finals-on-this-day-6th-april

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On this day in 1976, A grade were runners up again, this time to St Peters, who won their first ever A grade Premiership. Brian Joice (6-76) and Terry Mackenzie bowled a heroic 49 overs between them but could not stop a David Mitchell century which had its share of luck and a Keith Smith masterclass. I reply, Duster Bower destroyed the top order and Mark McCann spun out most of the rest, as Waratahs were never in the hunt.
A -Res won their Premiership in a 10 wicket demolishing of Churches.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2089/on-this-day-4th-april

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Cricket NSW

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NSW U15 Schoolboys (Green) 2017

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