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Week 20 – ‘The Opening Spell’
Cricket NSW
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Week 20 – ‘The Opening Spell’
First ball – Wests get the best of the weekend!
Western Suburbs secured victory over cross-town rivals Eastern Suburbs by 179 runs in their Belvidere Cup clash at Pratten Park on Saturday. Tom Brooks claimed 5-32 to elevate his wickets tally to 43 for the season. The Magpies sit in fifth place with two regular rounds remaining.
On Sunday at Hurstville Oval, Western Suburbs overcame an undefeated St George side in the Limited-Overs Cup preliminary final. Muhammad Irfan snared figures of 5-32 to ensure his Magpies moved on to the decider. Wests will face Northern District in the final on March 3.
https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3903635/week-20-the-opening-spell
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Some thoughts on leadership in cricket and how to get the best out of young players follow.
Peter Procopis
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Some thoughts on leadership in cricket and how to get the best out of young players follow.
Recently, I've had the pleasure of some interesting discussions with players, Coaches and Captains of Grade Cricket teams about leadership, and in particular how to get the best out of young players.
Serendipitously, the exchange reproduced below between a journalist and former Australian fast bowler and current South Australian Redbacks Coach, Jason Gillespie, came through one of my feeds this week. In his response, Gillespie neatly captures the essence of one of my contentions during those recent discussions, namely that the most important question a young player, or indeed any cricketer, should be answering via their training, preparation and match play is "What does my team need me to do to help us win?"
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/946/peter-procopis/blog/1745/some-thoughts-on-leadership-in-cricket-and-how-to-get-the-best-out-of-young-players-follow
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Greg Bush - true competitor
Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Greg Bush - true competitor
Greg Bush made his first grade at the age of 17 and over the next 24 years amassed 10,171 runs playing for Mosman, North Sydney, Manly Warringah and Petersham Marrickville.
Bushy scored 15 centuries and 45 half centuries and averaged 29.14.
As an opening batsman he took on the fast bowlers with courage and skills and played across two eras – before and after the introduction of helmets.
A hugely popular figure across Sydney Grade Cricket, let’s find out more about Bushy’s time playing Sydney Grade Cricket
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/338/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club/blog/332/greg-bush-true-competitor
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My philosophy on captaincy and leadership
Greg Bush
Lawyer
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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My philosophy on captaincy and leadership
• Create a game plan for the team based on the strengths and weaknesses of each player, the opposition players, and the pitch conditions.
• Ensure each player understands their role and buys in to the game plan.
• Be flexible and adjust the plan to respond to game scenarios and conditions.
• Specifically, in the field each batsmen plays each bowler in different ways so I believe a captain should set particular fields for each batsman- usually these are only minor adjustments, for example, squaring up the offside field for a batsman who plays with an open face and hits behind point.
• I also strongly advocate applying pressure on a batsman particularly early in their innings by placing a silly point or short point in their eyeline to stop lunging on front foot to spinners or create hesitancy in playing fast bowlers leading to an edge or false shot.
I’ll give you an example. We were defending about 250 in a 2-day game and the opposition were about 5 for 130 but then had a good partnership. We were bowling tightly and restricting the runs to create pressure on the run rate required hoping for a false shot.
However, it got to the stage the opposition reached about 5 for 200 which meant that if we did not take 5 wickets the game could end up in a draw or a loss.
I made 2 bowling changes and brought in a short point and short leg to apply pressure to the batsmen and create a false shot despite knowing the risk that there were more gaps to score runs.
We got a wicket straight away and then the other established batsmen fell shortly after. We dismissed the tail and achieved a victory.
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Howzattt for exciting!
Michelle Lang
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KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Howzattt for exciting!
Howzattt Cricket is at the International Masters Over 40s Cricket World Cup in Cape Town. Come and say "Howzat" to us, and let us tell you why we are so excited about not only cricket, but our Howzattt Guide to the Game of Cricket. By supporting and sponsoring these guides, you are helping those from previously disadvantaged communities to realise their dreams of playing cricket one day for their country, and becoming cricketing stars.
To find out more information, please follow our various social media feeds to see how you can make a difference and get in contact with us:
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Among the few undisputed blessings of the Packer revolution was that it gave Bob Taylor the Test career he had almost given up hope of having. An uncomplaining understudy for almost a decade,
Joe Maiorana
Sydney, Australia
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Among the few undisputed blessings of the Packer revolution was that it gave Bob Taylor the Test career he had almost given up hope of having. An uncomplaining understudy for almost a decade,
Taylor's only cap before Alan Knott joined World Series Cricket was in New Zealand in 1970-71.
Knott was fit and keen to play, but this was skipper Ray Illingworth's way of rewarding Taylor's loyalty and patience.
Taylor was known as "Chat" by team-mates grateful for his willingness to talk, and often listen at length, to people he had never seen before and would never see again in tour receptions.
He went on to play another 56 Tests, confirming that in wicketkeeping skills he lost nothing by comparison with Knott.
As a batsman he was hardly a contributor. But it said everything about his sportsmanship that, at Adelaide in 1978-79, he walked for a tiny leg-side tickle when he was three short of what would have been his only England hundred.
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Nick Stapleton is St George Cricket Club first grade player number 424 and the current first grade captain.
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Nick Stapleton is St George Cricket Club first grade player number 424 and the current first grade captain.
Joining the Dragons from Randwick Petersham for the 2015/16 season Nick Stapleton has carved out a tremendous contribution to the club so far.
He has won the Kerry O’Keeffe Medal for the Club Player of the Year in 4 consecutive seasons and for the 2020/21 season Nick was the joint winner of the Bill O’Reilly Medal along with UTS North Sydney Tom Jagot for the best and fairest in the NSW Premier Cricket.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/169/nick-stapleton-its-an-honour
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How is it that Australia goes to the Land of the Long White Cloud this week and plays only two Test matches against those highly competent Kiwis, when a third game could easily have been fitted in the program?
Peter Langston
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
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How is it that Australia goes to the Land of the Long White Cloud this week and plays only two Test matches against those highly competent Kiwis, when a third game could easily have been fitted in the program?
Instead, three pointless T20 games will be played.
So much for the pious outrage, by both nations, directed at the Sarth Efrikans about their cricket priorities. Test match cricket isn’t dying of exhaustion … it’s being slowly strangled by a greedy corporate culture intent on swelling coffers.
If you are going to throw stones, you shouldn’t live in a glass house.
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Ever travelled 1350km in a car to play a game of cricket...?
Gavin Dovey
CEO
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Ever travelled 1350km in a car to play a game of cricket...?
Not one but two (!) teams did this to participate in our Remote Cricket Carnivals which have been taking place across the #northernterritory in Timber Creek (Dingo Cup), Borroloola (Barra Cup), Katherine (Nitmiluk Cup) and Tennant Creek (Rossy Williams Shield).
Big shout out to the 28 Teams and 175 players, match officials and volunteers who travelled extraordinary distances and across plenty of red dirt between October and February for nothing but a love of the game.
Huge respect to the OGs Marcus Rosas Rossy Williams who started these unique events 20 years ago and much love to the incredible people, teachers, schools, councils and communities that make up the wonderful Northern Territory and who helped and supported.
Next up ... Imparja Cup!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3W5gcnrunY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
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ITS OFFICIAL!!!
Michelle Lang
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KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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ITS OFFICIAL!!!
Our Howzattt & Grassroots Cricket book will change lives and unearth new cricketing stars, not only here, but across the African continent. Together with Cricket 2 Nurtures Lennox Mugumira, and Grassroots Crickets Tawanda Karasa we will make a difference!
Sponsor or gift our amazing guides, and give those who never dared to dream,the chance of becoming cricket stars and make dreams come true! Go to - https://howzatttcricket.com/our-shop/
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Sean Pietersz made his first grade debut for Prahran Cricket Club in 1996. He had 4 seasons with Prahran, 8 for Camberwell Magpies and played 2 games for Fitzroy Doncaster in 2011/2012.
Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club
Melbourne, Australia
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Sean Pietersz made his first grade debut for Prahran Cricket Club in 1996. He had 4 seasons with Prahran, 8 for Camberwell Magpies and played 2 games for Fitzroy Doncaster in 2011/2012.
For Prahran he took 56 wickets in 38 games from 1996 to 2000 at an average of 26.16 with best figures of 5 for 44.
In 126 games for Camberwell Magpies Sean took 237 wickets at 21.38 with best figures of 7 for 25.
In Sean 2 games for Fitzroy Doncaster he picked up one wicket at 56.
In Victoria Premier Cricket Career Sean played 166 games and took 294 wickets at 22.41. He took 5 or more wickets in an innings on 6 occasions and 10 or more in 3 games.
With the bat Sean’s highest score was 60 not out in his career total of 880 runs.
Sean also spent two seasons playing for South Launceston Cricket Club in Tasmania Premier Cricket for the 2008/09 and 2009/10 seasons. He took 56 wickets in 29 games at an average of 14.75 with best figures of 6 for 44.
In first grade premier cricket Sean took 350 first grade wickets in 195 games at an average of 21.19.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/453/camberwell-magpies-cricket-club/blog/2006/sean-pietersz-know-your-strengths
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Week 19 – ‘The Opening Spell’
Cricket NSW
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Week 19 – ‘The Opening Spell’
First ball – Historic, memorable, remarkable!
UTS North Sydney took on Sydney University in the Brewer Shield at St Andrew’s Oval on Sunday.
Sharon Julien opened the batting for the Bears, and some 50 overs later, held two new club records.
Julien became the first ever Bear to score a Brewer Shield century, adding 107 runs from 158 deliveries.
She also now holds the highest ever score for the UTS North Sydney women’s program.
Just moments later, teammate Sameeksha Kuncham collected only the second hat-trick in the history of the Bears’ women’s program. Two bowled, one caught and bowled. Kuncham finished with figures of 3-13 and the Bears claimed a 153-run victory.
Second ball – The Students are learning!
Just three weeks after Ira Patel notched Sydney University’s first ever century in a second-grade clash against Northern District, Frankie Nicklin has raised the bat after striking the program’s maiden first-grade ton!
https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3893879/week-19-the-opening-spell
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The scorecards for the Sydney Grade Cricket game between Sydney Cricket Club and Gordon District Cricket Club in February 1985. Sydney won by 5 runs
Steve Thomlinson
Teacher
Sydney, Australia
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The scorecards for the Sydney Grade Cricket game between Sydney Cricket Club and Gordon District Cricket Club in February 1985. Sydney won by 5 runs
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/318/steve-thomlinson/blog/2003/february-1985-sydney-cricket-club-v-gordon-district-cricket-club
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Who is the one player from Grade Cricket in Tasmania who played between 1980 and 2000 you’d want as the first player selected if you had the opportunity to start your own Tasmania Premier Cricket first grade cricket team?
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Cricket NSW (CNSW) extends its congratulations to the Australian U19 World Cup winning side, including our six NSW players and CNSW Development Coach and Australian U19 Head Coach, Anthony Clark.
Cricket NSW
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Cricket NSW (CNSW) extends its congratulations to the Australian U19 World Cup winning side, including our six NSW players and CNSW Development Coach and Australian U19 Head Coach, Anthony Clark.
Australia secured the ICC Men’s Under 19 World Cup after beating India by 79 runs in the final in Benoni, South Africa. NSW’s Charlie Anderson, Ryan Hicks, Sam Konstas, Rafael MacMillan, Harjas Singh and Tom Straker were all part of the playing eleven coached by Clark.
https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3892648/cricket-nsw-congratulates-u19-mens-world-cup-winning-australian-squad
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Congratulations to Harjas Singh on winning the U19's ICC World Cup.
Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Congratulations to Harjas Singh on winning the U19's ICC World Cup.
Harjas scored a crucial 55 from 64 balls in the final, which helped the Aussie's set what would be a defendable total of 253.
This is the first time Australia have won the tournament since 2010 and is a massive achievement.
Congratulations Harj, we are all so proud of you and are looking forward to having you back in time for the One Day Semi.
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Recently crowned ICC Men’s Player of the Year, Pat Cummins has steered Australia’s men’s cricket team to unprecedented success. 🏏
LBW Trust
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Recently crowned ICC Men’s Player of the Year, Pat Cummins has steered Australia’s men’s cricket team to unprecedented success. 🏏
But that's not all - did you know Pat is a passionate advocate for The LBW Trust, supporting education, champions backyard cricket and funding libraries in rural, regional, and remote Australia?
Here’s Pat with the Chairman of National Backyard Cricket and Director of The LBW Trust, Marek Ristwej.
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Learning for a Better World - https://www.lbwtrust.com.au
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Andrew McNeill's 201 First grade wickets place him among the greats of the grade and although fifth in aggregate (Cooke, Smith, Joice, MacKenzie), his strike rate/season of 29 is only topped among the quicks by only by Tom Cooke (34).
Peter Langston
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
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Andrew McNeill's 201 First grade wickets place him among the greats of the grade and although fifth in aggregate (Cooke, Smith, Joice, MacKenzie), his strike rate/season of 29 is only topped among the quicks by only by Tom Cooke (34).
He was deadly.
Among the comments pasted on the Waratahs Facebook page calling out his birthday was this, from a then very young lad in short pants, upon whom Rattler made a deep impression.
"I still remember as a youngster one day at training watching him bowl from the long run to some poor victim, that I have never seen a bowler as fast as him. And that includes watching test matches etc. Frighteningly quick..." The fact Martin Hadfield went on to be an Paramedic gives the comment even greater gravitas!
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/194/peter-langston/blog/2001/andrew-mcneill-the-angry-man
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