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10 months ago



Northern District Cricket Club is proud to announce the appointment of Michael Phillips as the Women’s First Grade Coach and Women’s Head Coach for Season 2024/25.

Michael takes over the role of Women’s First Grade Coach from Daniel Drew who has decided to step-down from the role to focus on his work with the Australian Men’s Blind Cricket Team and his other priorities outside of cricket! The club is very thankful for the amazing service he has provided to the club over the last 3 years and wish him all the very best for the future.

Michael has been involved in the game as a player, administrator, and coach for over 30 years. In season 2023/24 he coached our Women’s Second Grade Team.

He has a Level 2 Representative Coaching Accreditation and has overseen the Cricket NSW Zone Academy program on the Central Coast for the past 2 years, which saw the Central Coast win both the U16s and U19s Country Championships for the first time.

Michael is a great administrator and communicator and has a strong focus on investing in the players to create a culture of mutual support, teamwork, and performance.

As well as looking after the First Grade team, Michael will also oversee the Coaching Program for the entire Women’s program, working closely with all the team coaches to create uniformity across the grades.

We congratulate Michael on this appointment and look forward to season 2024/25!

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10 months ago



WE DON'T LIKE CRICKET ... WE LOVE IT!

Fantastic T Shirts for Cricket Lovers!

We Don’t Like Cricket, We Love It is a Facebook Group set up by Lindsay Penn in 2017. The group unites cricket fans from all over the world to share news, trivia and cricket stories. The group has grown phenomenally and now has close to 100K members!

In recent times Lindsay suffered poor health which affected his work has a gardener, so we offered to help him create some merchandise for WDLC-WLI to sell to the group’s members and cricket fans in general, to help him earn some income.

B3 Cricket is the distribution partner for the products and all profits go to Lindsay.

There are 4 great designs in 4 colours for men, women and juniors.

Check out the designs via the link and get yours today -

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10 months ago



The Coaches' Association (HKHDCCA) has pleasure in releasing its 14th Annual Report covering the 2023-24 cricket season.



The booklet includes the President’s Report; Charter - Role, Functions and Objectives; school holiday junior cricket clinics; Phillip Hughes Medal winners; U/17 Girls tour to India; Club Grants sponsor Parramatta Leagues Club; a tribute to our retiring Head Coach after 14 years service; free Community (Level 1) Accredited Coaching Courses; HKHDCCA coaches running cricket activity programs in schools for Cricket NSW / Sydney Sixers; Northern District Cricket Club President’s Report; Ross Turner Cup and Glenn Hourigan Cup ‘showcase’ representative matches; BlowFly Cricket (children & adults with special needs); HKHDCCA Coach of the Year Award (Bruce Wood Cup); the Coaches’ Association’s President’s Award and Rookie Coach Award; and a feature on a young HKHDCCA coach representing Australia in the ICC U/19 World Cup in South Africa and winning the title. 🏏

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10 months ago



Manly Cricket Club 1975-76 2nd Grade Grand Final team

Our Ian Bird Photography Humpday HisTAHry takes us back to the 1975/76 season when 2nd grade, captained by Tom Purcell for the 1st half of the season and Ian Howell for the second half, streaked the Minor Premiership field to finish on 80 points.

Unfortunately after easily winning our semi final against Sutherland we came up short against North Sydney in the final. But what a season. 58 wickets to Brian Kinsey, 44 to Ken Nichol, 539 runs to Howell himself, 396 to a young Sam Mesite... the list goes on.

Standing – Ken Nichol, Bob Rickey, Frank Turner, Robert Green, Ian Howell (Captain), Mark Byers, Greg Hill, Brian Kinsey, Jeff McPherson, Rolf Kinsey (scorer)

Front row – Grant Mairs, Sam Mesite, Jim Stewart

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10 months ago



On the 18 March 1922, Edward William ‘Ted’ Adams scored St George DCC’s first Century in First Grade Cricket. Adams, who had played for a NSW Colts XII in a match against the MCC in 1920, demonstrated his experience in a thrilling innings after a top order collapse. Chasing Mosman’s 8 for 409, St George were in deep trouble at 6 for 76 and 8 for 107, when Adams combined with Syd Francis. The pair put on a 150 run partnership which came to a close with 45 minutes left in the day when Francis was run out trying to help Adams to his century.

Stranded on 99 with only one batsman remaining, Adams was joined by Lawrence Fox who was dismissed for a duck, but not before Adams was able to reach the coveted century. Finishing on 104 not out, Adams had helped St George to a much more respectable total of 263 although the match was still lost.

In what can only be seen as quite the coincidence, St George will take on Mosman 100 years and 1 day since this fine example of the famous St George fighting spirit. Tomorrow’s match also marks a return to two-day cricket for our First graders.

Thank you to Nathan Anderson for this interesting piece as we continue to celebrate our Centenary of First Grade Cricket.

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10 months ago



I have known David “Cracker “Hourn since I played AW Green Shield for Waverley as a 14 year old and also while scoring for 1st Grade at the same age which was a wonderful experience both on and off the field.

In 44 first class games for New South Wales Cracker took 164 wickets at an average of 28.71 with best figures of 9 for 77. He took 5 wickets in an innings on 11 occasions and two 10 wickets match hauls.

In Sydney Grade Cricket Cracker took 655 wickets at an average of 19.39 from 1967 to 1992 and on 42 occasions he took 5 or more wickets in an innings.

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In the 50 years of Petersham-Marrickville, Paul Stepto produced the greatest bowling figures in 1st Grade and for the club, when he took 9-71 off 21 overs against Fairfield at Fairfield Oval in 1990-91. It was just the third round of the season and only the third game Stepto had played with Petes, having joined after five seasons in 1st Grade with St George. It was an amazing performance as he had the first nine wickets. Warren Pepper spoilt the “clean sweep” chance when he had the last man caught by Paul Clarke. Despite the paceman’s brilliant performance, the match was lost outright when Petes collapsed in the second innings after leading on the first. Stepto took 1-53 in the second innings to give him match figures of 10-124.

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10 months ago



Unlock Your Batting Potential with the Power of Writing!

Did you know that something as simple as writing by hand can benefit your batting performance?

Our Neuro Batting Program integrates handwriting into training to boost memory, sharpen focus, and fine-tune motor skills. Imagine remembering strategies better, staying laser-focused during crucial moments, and having impeccable hand-eye coordination.

It's not just about batting; it's about becoming a smarter, more confident player on and off the field. So, let's pick up those pens and write our way to batting excellence!

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10 months ago



In the 1992-93 Sydney Grade Cricket first grade final Northern District Cricket Club played Manly Warringah District Cricket Club at Bankstown Oval.

Northern Districted defeated Manly outright by 30 runs to win the Belvidere Cup and first grade premiership.

Pictured – Northern District Cricket Club first grade premiership winning captain Randal Green

First Grade Premiers – Northern District
Second Grade Premiers – Penrith
Third Grade Premiers – Randwick
Fourth Grade Premiers - Randwick
Fifth Grade Premiers – Campbelltown

Club Champions - Randwick

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