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Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Paul Bourke hailed from Dubbo and made his way to Sydney to make his first grade debut for St George at the age of 19.

He has made a tremendous contribution to the game on and off the field. As a left hand batsman he scored 5,791 runs at an average of 27.94 including 4 centuries and 29 half centuries. He coached NSW under age representative teams and was the cricket coach at Newington College for 40 years.

Paul also has the honour of being the first 1st grade captain at Campbelltown Cricket Club to hold a premiership trophy

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/418/campbelltown-camden-district-cricket-club/blog/958/paul-bourke-campbelltown-camden-first-premiership-winning-captain

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Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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The 1986/7 season was Campbelltown’s second in Sydney Grade Cricket. It was also the season that proved to be one the most successful in the Club’s 36 year history. The club finished fourth in the Club Championship, Runners up in Fourth Grade, Runners up in First Grade, Premiers in First Grade Limited Overs Competition and NSW Limited Overs Champions. There were many outstanding performances but the “Fabulous Five” were incredible. All clubs at different times will have a special group of bowlers and this group set a very high standard for the years that followed at Campbelltown.

Who Were the Fabulous Five?

They were the First Grade bowling attack that were unique and brilliant as a group. The players were:

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Western Suburbs performance of the week is Jack Clark. Jack lead his 5th Grade side in absence of Mark Lewis at the ripe age of 17 years old. His calm, mature presence helped our young side chase down 182 in the 45th over against an experienced Norths side. His captaincy and performance was commended by the opposition and his team. Well done Jack! We have no doubt we will see Jack lead sides in the higher grades for years to come.

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Matt Ellis

Cricket Coach

Dubbo, NSW, Australia

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7 Followers

Alan Curr has an adventurous spirit that has taken him to all corners of the globe. In this edition of the Cricket Library Podcast, he shares the origins of his passions for the game, organising a game of cricket on Mt Everest, landing a job with Japan cricket & the emergence of cricket in Japan.

The conversation would not be complete without Alan telling us who he would invite to his dream cricket net session.

Make sure you are following Japan Cricket on all of their social media platforms and read the full story of the cricket games on Mt Everest by getting yourself a copy of the book.

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Paul Ryan

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Round 9 of the 2023-24 NSW Premier Cricket season takes on a special significance for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club and Manly Warringah District Cricket Club.

On Saturday 16 December 2023 Western Suburbs and Manly will play an historic day night at Wade Park in Orange in the Central West of New South Wales, some 250 kilometres west of Sydney.

It is a tremendous initiative by both clubs and an exciting weekend for all cricket fans in Orange and surrounding districts.

The brainchild of Manly’s Vice President David Gainsford and Western Suburbs President Mike Swan. Both should be congratulated for their proactive support for regional cricket in New South Wales.

David Gainsford has a very strong connection with cricket in the country as he spent his early years in Narromine and his father Brian was a long serving Chairman of Country Cricket NSW.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/1818/western-suburbs-and-manly-warringah-to-play-an-historical-nsw-premier-cricket-day-night-game-in-regional-nsw

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Cricket Australia Community

Melbourne, Australia

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21 Followers

Australia's squad has been locked in for the men's Under 19 World Cup in South Africa early next year

Australia have finalised their squad for January's ICC Under-19 World Cup, as they hunt a fourth title in the men’s competition.

The squad of 15 features a strong contingent of players who featured in the dual U19 Ashes series’ this year, with Australia winning eight games to England's three across all three formats.

The U19 Male National Championships wrapped up in Albury on Thursday, giving players one final chance to impress selectors before the World Cup in South Africa.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3818980/australian-under-19-world-cup-squad-dixon-konstas-weibgen-south-africa

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NSW Veterans Cricket

New South Wales, Australia

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51 Followers

NSW Kookaburras Over 50s Division Four – National Championships in Melbourne 3 December to 7 December 2023

Back Row - Michael Hungerford, Dean Pike, Lucas Parsons, Paul Munro, Morgan Youell, Craig Jenns

Front Row - Shane Broes, Mitchell Sturt, Darren Gladman, Brendon Briedenhann (Captain), Scott Aitchison

4 games – 2 wins, 2 losses

Round 1 v Victoria White – NSW Kookaburras won by 41 runs.
Round 2 v Queensland Droughmasters V – Queensland won by 6 wickets.
Round 3 v South Australia – South Australia won by 5 runs.

Final play off for 5th or 6th position v Western Australia – NSW Kookaburras won by 7 wickets.

Match Scorecards for Division Four -

https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/national-championships-2023-2024-summer-202324/o50-national-veterans-cricket-championship-division-4/663086c0/FR%201

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Joe Maiorana

Sydney, Australia

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A former Australian cricketer, Richard Bede McCosker was born on this day in 1946.

One of Australian cricket stars before the World Series came into being, he was a fine opening batsman who had plenty of spunk about himself. He had a solid all-round game and was particularly strong on the leg-side. Apart from having a fine array of shots, McCosker had a primitive openers' quality - temperament.

From northern NSW (Inverell), it was his decision to shift to Sydney that helped him spike his cricketing fortunes.
A former bank employee, Rick soon found out that breaking into the State team was no piece of cake. Hours of hard work and preparation coupled with some good fortune finally led to him getting a breakthrough opportunity and he never really looked back since then. A phenomenal run of form that included four successive First-class tons saw him earn an Australia call up for the Ashes series in 1974-75. Rick had a moderately successful debut series, and his composure impressed all those who saw him bat.

Rick cemented his spot over the coming years, having great success especially in Ashes contests. It appeared as if Rick was primed for representing Australia over a really long period of time but that wasn't to be. The World Series caravan lured him and once he retured from that, he was never the same player. It must also be said that the struggles started slightly before the WSC move, ironically during the Ashes tour in 1977. Nevertheless, he was a strong performer for Australia during his brief career. His spot was often under the scanner post WSC with plenty of competition for spots during that period. His form started dipping drastically and found himself out of the side though he did play a couple of ODIs in 1981.

After a few more seasons with New South Wales as captain, he retired after a successful career. One of the most memorable moments about Rick is his gutsy knock against England after being felled by a Bob Willis bouncer that broke his jaw.

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Peter Burkhart is the highest run scorer in the history of Western Suburbs District Cricket Club.

In total Peter scored 10,512 runs for the club, of which 8,850 were scored in First Grade at an average of 31.83 and 12 centuries.

Peter is the proud owner of Western Suburbs First Grade cap number 532 and a Life Member of the club

Peter was also regarded as one of the best fieldsman in Sydney Grade Cricket. So good was his fielding it prompted former Australian Cricket captain Michael Clarke to say “he’s one of the best fieldsman I’ve ever played with”

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/1815/peter-burkhart-singles-singles-singles

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Victorian Veterans Cricket

Victoria, Australia

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Victoria Over 50s Division One – National Championships in Melbourne 3 December to 7 December 2023

Back row - Scott Taylor (Manager), Alex Jesensek (WK), Brad Taylor, Paul Whybird, James Morris, Anthony Bloomfield (Vice Captain), Peter Dell, Alan Pearce

Front Row - Richie Saniga, Shane Beggs, Andrew Sharp, Paul Evans (Captain), Ty Watts, Grant Dew

4 games – 3 wins, 1 loss

Round 1 v ACT – Victoria won by 7 wickets.
Round 2 v Western Australia – Victoria won by 19 runs.
Round 3 v NSW - Victoria won by 2 wickets with only 2 balls remaining.

Grand Final v Queensland – Queensland won by 11 runs.

Match scorecards -

https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/national-championships-2023-2024-summer-202324/o50-national-veterans-cricket-championship-division-1/07234bb2

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CLIVE GRAHAM

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looking for a fast bowler all rounder to play in Nottinghamshire in season 2024 starting April.
Will look at paying fares and wages plus accommodation if credentials are met.

Grade 1 standard preferred but 2nd grade will be considered
please contact clive graham 07751542128

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St Kilda Cricket Club

Melbourne, Australia

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14 Followers

Brilliant celebration 20 years on of St Kilda First XI’s 2003/04 premiership winning team.

A grand final that lasted four days with the Saints chasing down 384.

Back Row - Justin Gale, Rob Quiney, Nick Jewell, Glenn Lalor, Adrian Jones, Oli Oostermeyer, Michael Beer.

Front Row - Michael Klinger, Damon Rowan, Tim Loughry, Tim O’Sullivan, Graeme Rummans.

Only missing Shawn Craig who was on National Umpiring duties.

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UNSW Cricket Club

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9 Followers

Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales has been the breeding ground of many Australian sporting champions and Geoff Lawson is a proud member of the Wagga Wagga sporting cohort.

From concrete pitches and cork balls, Geoff’s love of the game spans many decades and he’s made a tremendous contribution to the game on and off the field.

Geoff Lawson left Wagga Wagga and made his way to the University of NSW where he made his first-grade debut in 1975 and went on to take 215 first grade wickets for UNSW at an average of 17.66.

At 20 years of age in 1977/78 Geoff made his first-class debut for NSW and on 28 November 1980, he became Australian Test Cricketer No 309 when he made his Test debut against New Zealand at the Gabba.

In 46 Tests for Australia, Geoff Lawson took 180 wickets at 30.56 with best figures of 8 for 112. He scored 894 runs with the highest score of 74.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/230/unsw-cricket-club/blog/248/geoff-lawson-in-doubt-bounce-lsquoem

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NSW Veterans Cricket

New South Wales, Australia

10 Likes
51 Followers

NSW Over 50s Blues - Division One – National Championships in Melbourne 3 December to 7 December 2023

Back Row – Simon Waddington, Mitchell Woods, Scott McIntosh, Steve Mace (Captain), Glenn Giddings, Stephen Wark.
Front Row – Simon Neich, Darren Shaw, Ash Hardy, Tony Clark (Vice Captain), Chris Patterson, Phillip Melville

4 games – 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie.

Round 1 v Western Australia – NSW Blues won by 6 wickets.
Round 2 v ACT – NSW Blues won by 12 runs.
Round 3 v Victoria – Victoria won by 2 wickets with only 2 balls remaining.
Final - Play off for 3rd and 4th v South Australia – match tied.

Check out all the scorecards -

https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/national-championships-2023-2024-summer-202324/o50-national-veterans-cricket-championship-division-1/07234bb2

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Cricket NSW

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102 Followers

NSW Under 19 cricket team 1982-83

Back Row – Jack Wilson (Manager), Justin Kenny, Andrew Knight, Glenn Tobin, Anthony Dwyer, Glen Dixon, Gavin Robertson, Mark England, Noel Hughes (Coach)

Front Row – Mark Waugh, Geoff Milliken, David Freedman, Steve Day (Captain), Bronko D’Jura, Brad McNamara, Steve Waugh

3 Australian Test players
4 NSW First Class Players
1 NRL player

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Queensland Veterans Cricket

Brisbane, Australia

5 Likes
9 Followers

Queensland Over 50s Division One National Champions

Queensland Over 50s defeated Victoria by 11 runs to win the Division One Grand Final of the Over 50s National Championships held in Melbourne 3 December to 7 December 2023.

Back Row – Mark Horswill (Manager and Scorer), Simon Milton, Chris Lanagan, John Short, Jason Simmons, Damien Meek, Chris Holding (Vice Captain) Craig Trindall

Front Row – Ashley Sippel, Andrew Kratzmann, Clint Keble (Captain) Mark Kratzmann, Shane Riley

Grand Final Scorecard -

https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/summer-202324/o50-national-veterans-cricket-championship-division-1/game-centre/286a2ac5

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Steve Thomlinson

Teacher

Sydney, Australia

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1 Followers

Antipodeans Tour of England 1997

Back Row – Mr. Steve Thomlinson (Coach), Graham Meredith, Michael Baker, Aaron O’Brien, David Robertson, Michael Cant, Shayne Brabin, Tosh Szatow, Daniel Jameson, Mr. Barry Cassidy (Manager)

Front Row – Duncan Betts, Matt Rennick, Angelo Giallusi, Mathew Delany, Jeff Hemming (Captain), Tom Kierath, Justin Gilbert, Andrew James

The Antipodeans Sports tour offer privately funded sporting tours across a variety of sports and countries. I was fortunate to take two tours, this one to England and another to South Africa.

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Casey-South Melbourne Cricket Club

Melbourne, Australia

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South Melbourne Cricket Club First Grade team 1997-98

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NSW Veterans Cricket

New South Wales, Australia

10 Likes
51 Followers

NSW Over 50s Waratahs Division Two National Champions

NSW Over 50s Waratahs defeated Victoria Blue by 4 wickets to win the Division Two Final of the Over 50s National Championships held in Melbourne 3 December to 7 December 2023.

Back Row – Matt Turner, Stephen Jennings, Jason Wilton, Russell Gardner, Darren Thomson, Ian Wood
Front Row – Marlon Meurling, Chris Sargent, Mark Austin (Captain), Matt Lewis, Phil Warren, Neil Barnett

Grand Final Scorecard -

https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/summer-202324/o50-national-veterans-cricket-championship-division-2/game-centre/2faf7fc5

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Dustin Gaskell

Managing Director

Brisbane, Australia

11 Likes
3 Followers

Exciting News Announcement from the USA for Gabba

The Chennai Super Kings Cricket Academy is completed !!

A state-of-the-art 12-lane indoor cricket academy in Dallas, Texas, USA!

This magnificent facility features two WICF Indoor courts with international length runups, providing the ultimate training environment for aspiring cricketers in the USA.

With the Gabba exclusive green-beige exclusive playing surface, this academy offers exceptional playing conditions, giving you the thrill of playing on a world-class facility, just like the ICC Academy in Dubai!

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/691/dustin-gaskell/blog/1810/exciting-news-announcement-from-the-usa-for-gabba

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