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Steve Frances

Brisbane, Australia

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Preseason training was usually not memorable, but in August 1980, it was photographed by the local paper. Perhaps the Rugby League Panthers were training at the park next door. During this time, Gary “Kid” Donlan was a local celebrity, appearing each week on local radio. The club was also expecting former test players, Ian Davis and Kerry O’Keeffe to play in the upcoming season (A History of Cricket at Penrith, Bill Ball, 2014).

A lap around Howell. Frome left Greg Jamieson, Stu Green (obscured), Graham Pitty, (Unknown), Steve Small, Peter Savage (RIP), Ron Halse, Mike Gibson (the only Panther cricketer to play for the Socceroos’), Ken Hall, Gary Donlan (RIP), Les Andrews and Steve Frances.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/207/steve-frances/blog/1946/penrith-cricket-club-pre-season-training-august-1980

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St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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St George DCC First Grade Player No.48 Albert "Mick" Scanes

Mick Scanes was born on the 6th of August 1900 in Erskineville and died on the 1st of November, 1969.

He played 10 First Class games for NSW between 1921-22 and 1927-28 scoring 434 runs at 25.52 with a highest score of 94.

Originally representing Petersham he started playing for St George after marrying and moving to Arncliffe in 1926. For St George he scored 2026 runs at 27.0 with 4 Centuries.

He was also considered a fine outfielder who had the honour of playing some of his cricket alongside Sir Donald Bradman (Saints player No.49) and on occasion was recorded as outscoring Bradman in some thrilling partnerships.

Outside of cricket Scanes worked as a pastry chef / cake decorator.

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As we celebrate our Centenary of 1st Grade cricket we would dearly love to hear from former players and their relatives to record and share more about their interesting careers on or even off the field.

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Essendon Cricket Club

Melbourne, Australia

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Matthew Drain is a Life member of the Essendon Cricket Club

Matthew made his first grade debut for the club in the 1989/90 season and in a career where he played 131 games for Essendon and 23 for Carlton he amassed 4,791 runs at an average of 30.51 and scored 10 centuries and 26 half centuries. His highest score was 141.

In 1989-90 and 1993-94 Matthew won Essendon Cricket Club prestigious Mick Mitchell award for the players player of the year.

Matthew also spent two seasons playing with Sydney University in the NSW Premier Cricket Competition where he played 26 games and scored 4 half centuries.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/341/essendon-cricket-club/blog/215/matthew-drain-always-be-positive

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Cricket NSW

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The NSW cricket community is in mourning today following the passing in Brisbane, of NSW Cricket Association Life Member, John McMahon OAM, aged 91.

McMahon was born in Sydney in 1932 and played his first game of cricket in 1943, at the age of 9, and his last game in 2011, at the age of 79.

His lifelong contribution to cricket came as a player, coach and administrator with his service to the sport, particularly in the state’s Northern Rivers, where he moved to Lismore for his work as a journalist in the mid 1950’s, earning him recognition as a life member of Lismore District Cricket Association, Far North Coast Cricket Council, North Coastal Cricket Zone, Country Cricket NSW and the NSW Cricket Association.

https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3865497/vale-john-mcmahon-oam-1932-2024

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St Kilda Cricket Club

Melbourne, Australia

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Photo of the 2016-17 St Kilda Cricket Club 3rd Grade premiership winning team after defeating Geelong by 235 runs in the final

Back Row - Ed Faulkner, Joel Murphy, Matt Stevenson, Will Taylor, Matt Hennig, Jackson Noske, Nick Bailey, Jim Cowie, Glenn Lalor (Coach).

Front Row - Jack Cunnington, Cal Rayner, Perry Colyer (Captain), Jackson Cooper, Nick Sloan, Lucas Meddings

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Few men had a greater love of the Randwick District Cricket Club than Wally Byrne. He began as a player and finished as President of the club, a position he held for seven years between 1952 and 1958.

Walter Leslie Byrne was born in Sydney on 10 August 1905 and joined Randwick in 1926-27 from the Centennial Park Junior Association as a 21 year old. He played in the 2nd Grade side taking out the batting average with 191 at 27.28 and was quickly promoted to 1st Grade where he impressed greatly as a wicket-keeper. The annual report that year contained the following comment: “Wally’s wicket-keeping was a big factor in our success and good judges predict a big future for this unassuming colt”.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/1943/wally-byrne-1905-1977

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Chart Sutton, England, United Kingdom

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New Zealand Veterans Cricket

Auckland, New Zealand

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Here are the New Zealand and New Zealand "A" sides to compete in the Quad Series in March.

The teams were announced at the completion of the New Zealand Over-50s Cricket IPT.

With a few veteran players unavailable, the selectors have taken the opportunity to pick a combination of new and experienced players for the two squads.

Congratulations to all players named!

The Quad Series will feature Australia and USA, as well as New Zealand and New Zealand "A". More information about the players and about the tournament will be given here in the next few weeks.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/985/new-zealand-veterans-cricket/blog/1942/new-zealand-overs-50s-teams-to-play-in-the-quad-series-against-australia-and-usa-in-march-2024

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Michelle Lang

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KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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HOWZATTT FOR AFRICA

We are so excited and happy to be developing this new partnership with Uganda's Cricket To Nurture founder Lennox Magumira, and to making a contribution towards the development of future cricket stars not only in Uganda, but hopefully throughout the rest of the African continent as well. Hopefully our guide will help to spread the word and ignite a spark and love for cricket amongst new generations of boys and girls.

Thank you Lennox for your fantastic review below, and validation of our guide, it fuels our committment and passion to developing cricket stars and a love of cricket even further!

"Happy to have received a copy of the Howzatt Cricket book from South Africa to help us deliver fun Cricket sessions and break more barriers in the communities we work with. Fantastic piece of information. Looking forward to strengthening the partnership and advocating for Sport4Good through this Book!"

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Cricket NSW

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NSW Cricket team 1977 - 'I feel like a Tooheys or two'

Back Row – Peter Toohey, David Colley, Ian Davis, Len Pascoe, Rick McCosker

Middle Row – Steve Rixon, Doug Walters, Gary Gilmour

Seated – Graeme Hughes, Kerry O’Keeffe

Front – Alan Turner

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Geoff Williams

Sydney, Australia

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Back in the early 80s John Benaud returned to Cumberland as First Grade Captain after stints at Randwick and Penrith.

During a preseason training session, we were having slip catching practice. We were standing in an arc about 15 metres from JB who was smashing catches to us. He mishit one and I ran in to pick up the ball and lob it back to him from about 6 metres away. To my great surprise, he smashed the ball hard straight at me. I instantly saw red as I caught the ball and threw it hard straight back at him, yelling "What are you trying to do, kill me?".

JB just played the ball with a straight bat and said "You will field in the gully."

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Joe Maiorana

Sydney, Australia

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Bill Brockwell (1865 –1935) was an English cricketer. Although primarily remembered as a batsman, he began his career as a fast-medium bowler. With George Lohmann, Tom Richardson and William Lockwood carrying all before them, Brockwell had few opportunities until they declined.

A stylish and often brilliant batsman, strong in back play and a free hitter in front of the wicket, Brockwell also was a useful fast medium paced bowler and a smart fieldsman, notably at second slip where he succeeded George Lohmann--one of the surest catches ever seen in that position. First playing for the county in 1886, Brockwell matured slowly but it was difficult to find a place in the very powerful Surrey eleven of that period. However, from 1891 to 1902 he was a regular member of the side and played his last game in 1903 when the team were declining rapidly in all round strength.

In the very wet 1894 season, Brockwell, despite the consistently treacherous pitches, made a remarkable advance. He scored more runs (1,491) than any other player, and hit five centuries, and consequently was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He declined a great deal in 1895, but from the following year up to 1899, formed a formidable batting trio with Bobby Abel and Tom Hayward that made Surrey invincible on the perfect Oval pitches.

Bill played seven Test matches for England, all against Australia – one in 1893, five on the 1894/95 tour and a final match in 1899 – but was not a success at this level and averaged under 17 with a highest score of just 49. He played on for Surrey until 1903, but from 1900 his powers as a batsman declined severely and after two final first-class matches for London County he retired from cricket.

Sadly he was homeless in his last years and he passed away in poverty on the 1st July 1935 (aged 70)

William Brockwell was born on this day in 1865.

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Stuart Cope

London, United Kingdom

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I've just been reading the story of Shamar Joseph and it's incredible

Shamar just debuted for the West Indies against Australia, picking up five wickets and getting Steve Smith out with his first ball.

He hails from a small village in Guyana, to reach Baracara, one has to take a boat trip of around 225 km up the Canje River. It would take almost two days for a person to reach the remote rural area in the Caribbean. Baracara did not have proper telephone or internet network until 2018.

Baracara's population is 350, but Joseph has five brothers and three sisters. He would play tape-ball cricket and sometimes use lemons and guava to play impromptu matches. He only played an official cricket match five years ago!

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/838/stuart-cope/blog/1941/the-story-of-shamar-joseph-is-incredible

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Cricket ACT Community

Canberra, ACT, Australia

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The debut of Queanbeyan offspinner Zac Beveridge and a switch of the team leadership headlines the 12-player squad ACT Comets Head Coach Jono Dean has named for next week’s Toyota National Second XI Competition match against Tasmania in Canberra.

The Tigers’ 2nd XI will arrive in the Nation’s Capital over the weekend, ahead of the match at EPC Solar Park in Phillip from next Monday, 22 January.

Replacing Weston Creek-Molonglo legspinner Blake Faunce, former Queensland Premier Cricket player Beveridge comes into the side on the back of some impressive form for the Bluebags in his debut season in ACT Premier Cricket, including a hat-trick back in Round 3.

https://www.cricketact.com.au/news/3861403/act-comets-ready-to-welcome-tasmania-to-canberra

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ME+U Cricket

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ME+U Cricket

Chart Sutton, England, United Kingdom

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Mosman Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Mosman Cricket Club remains hopeful of taking out this year’s Sydney Grade Cricket Club Championship despite an unsuccessful weekend for the Club’s First XI.

After a disappointing loss to Campbelltown on Saturday, the Whales’ first grade team travelled to Penrith on Sunday for the final of the one-day competition.

Hopes were high for the team’s first piece of silverware this season.

However, the game was all but over after the Whales were rolled for only 120 runs after electing to bat first.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/340/mosman-cricket-club/blog/1939/whales-cling-to-club-championship-hopes-ndash-18-february-2002

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St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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At St George District Cricket Club in September 2022 Centenary of First Grade Dinner, one of the greats of our club Jon Jobson was inducted into the St George DCC Hall Of Fame. Unfortunately, Jon was unable to attend the function but team mate and friend Paul Bourke accepted the honour on his behalf.

Here is what Paul had to say on Jon Jobson

Jon Jobson, known as Jobbo, joined St George at the beginning of the 1974/75 season. He was a 17 year old Taree schoolboy and was immediately selected in First Grade as Cap Number 251. His first three innings of duck, duck, and 7 meant he was almost known as “007 Jobbo”.

By the time he retired from First Grade Jon had scored 5950 runs at over 30 to be the sixth highest First Grade run scorer for the Club.

His maiden century occurred during a 211 run partnership with Brian Booth vs Nth Sydney when scored Brian scored his 23rd century. Jon’s top score of 194 not out was against a pretty good Waverley attack led by Tony Greig and David Hourn, and only ended when rain washed out play about an hour before stumps.

Jon was a very determined top order bat and a forceful stroke player. He often thrived under pressure situations.

Jon was named in the Teams of the Decade for both the 1970s and 1980s, and captained teams to Premierships in PGs and First Grade. He also coached the Green Shield team to two Premierships and winners of the State Challenge.

Furthermore, he gave over 20 years of outstanding service as President then CEO of the Club.

Jobbo has a made a huge contribution to St George over many years and richly deserves this recognition in the Hall of Fame.

He now lives in Tasmania and unfortunately was not able to attend tonight. I recently spoke to Jon, who is greatly honoured to receive this award, as the Hall of Fame includes so many outstanding players.

As his friend and former teammate, I am very pleased to accept this award on his behalf.

Paul Bourke Cap No 246.

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Cricket Victoria

Melbourne, Australia

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Victoria 2nd XI team to play South Australia starting Monday.22 January 2024 at Karen Rolton Oval

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Cricket NSW

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NSW have surpassed Western Australia’s total in the 46th over to secure successive Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) victories at the WACA Ground in Perth.

Lauren Cheatle and Sarah Coyte took two wickets apiece as the Breakers held the hosts to 5/237 from their 50 overs.

A run-a-ball half-century from Tahlia Wilson (52) kickstarted the NSW chase, while a controlled, Player of the Match innings from Anika Learoyd (91) led the Breakers to back-to-back wins away from home.

https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3863386/breakers-secure-consecutive-wncl-wins-out-west

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