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8 months ago

Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

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22 Followers

In 2002-03, Jasem Rafique achieved the best all-round match performance in the Club’s history in a late season match in 5th Grade. This is what captain David Givney wrote in the annual report:

Highlight of the Year – A Section Devoted to a Single Astonishing Game

Jasem Rafique’s all-round efforts vs Balmain in Round 14 deserve a closer look.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/2398/jasem-rafique-a-century-amp-takes-11-wickets-in-one-match

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8 months ago

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Petersham Park was proclaimed as a public park in 1887. It was originally located on land owned by William Charles Wentworth the famous Australian explorer, poet, journalist and politician. A creek flowed through the property while it was also used as a dairy farm in its early days.

In 1892 the ground was levelled and a sporting oval was laid out. A rotunda was erected in 1902 next to the oval and remains to the present day to the delight of the many brides who visit for photographs.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2397/petersham-park-sydney

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8 months ago

Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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1 Followers

The next time you hear a Newcastle district cricketer whinge about traveling over the Stockton Bridge or down to Toronto for an away game, mention Ian Redpath.

The Stockton & Northern Districts batsman was without a doubt the most committed cricketer in town in the 2012-13.

During the 2012-13 pre-season, Redpath emailed every club in Newcastle requesting a chance to play.

Six replied, and because he had relatives in Stockton and an offer from the club to provide accommodation if required, Redpath chose the Seagulls.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/477/stockton-and-northern-districts-cricket-club/blog/2394/the-other-ian-repdath

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8 months ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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93 Followers

Luke Hoogendyk is a promising up-and-coming wicketkeeper-batsman for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club.

Last season, Luke took 35 dismissals for the club, consisting of 23 catches, 6 stumpings and 6 runouts.

He also scored his maiden grade fifty for the club, with a match winning-knock of 52 not out against Sydney University in Round 5, and was also a part of the Western Suburbs AW Green Shield side, which made the quarterfinals.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2395/pocket-profile-luke-hoogendyk-western-suburbs-district-cricket-club

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8 months ago

Belmont District Cricket Club

Newcastle, Australia

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10 Followers

Tristan Combridge - two ears and one mouth

Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey. Where you’ve played, clubs you’ve played for?

Certainly not a spectacular journey. I played all my juniors in ACT for North Canberra | Gungahlin. Played a couple of 4th and 5th grade games as a 17yo. Then had a summer off and then went on to play 4 seasons of City & Suburban with some friends. Started at Belmont when I was 23yo summer of 9/10.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1608/belmont-district-cricket-club/blog/2393/tristan-combridge-two-ears-and-one-mouth

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8 months ago

Peter Langston

Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

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4 Followers

Those of you who love to read about cricket will no doubt share the view that Australia has always been blessed with fine, thoughtful writers to rival the best from anywhere in the cricket universe - Fingleton and Knox come to mind and certainly the great philosophical writers like Roebuck and the prolific wordsmith Gideon Haigh.

This Conversation with Sarah Kanowski has all of the usually careful construction of Haigh speaking or writing but the feelings are something new and at times unsettling. The book is “My Brother Jazz” (Melbourne University Press 2024).

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/194/peter-langston/blog/2391/quotmy-brother-jazquot-gideon-haigh-melbourne-university-press-2024

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8 months ago

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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19 Followers

The UTS North Sydney Bears are gearing up to get their season underway with a day/night T20 double header at North Sydney Oval on Saturday 21 September. As luck would have it, all three university clubs are in the same pool for the competition, and the Bears’ opposition for the big day are Sydney University (at 2pm) and UNSW (under lights at 6.30pm), so bragging rights as well as competition points are on the line!

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/2390/join-the-bears-as-they-open-their-season-with-a-massive-t20-double-header

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8 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

Founder

Armidale, Australia

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8 Followers

Tahs members from Armidale, the original home of Waratahs Cricket Club from 1950-2006, met for lunch and fair splattering of what they could remember of how good they were.

Pictured from left are Mike Porter, former Easts stalwart and the main reason cricket still has breath in the Northern Tablelands town; Tahs Secretary Peter Langston from Tamworth, just a hundred clicks south on the New England Highway; Graham Frost, champion from Waratahs sides of the late 70’s and early 80’s; and the newest member of the Tahs, Garry Holloway, who has become the new club’s low marker, as the holder of the lowest membership number of the old Waratahs having first played nearly sixty years ago in his early teens.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2389/the-tahs-armidale-chapter

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8 months ago

Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

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22 Followers

Tom Pinson joined Sutherland from Yass in 2012, a young pace bowler aiming to see how far he could go in the game. As at the end of the 2023-24 season, he has played 219 matches in all grades for Sutherland, taking 308 wickets. In First Grade, has taken 212 wickets in 151 matches and was a member of the 1st Grade T20 premiership team in 2017-18. He played for ACT & NSW Country in the Toyota Futures League in 2017-18 & 2018-19 and in the Toyota Second XI League in 2019-20. Here he tells us a bit more about his career to date:

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/2387/tom-pinson-quottheres-no-such-thing-as-100-chance-of-rainquot

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8 months ago

Sports Kingdom

Singapore, Singapore

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1 Followers

CricKingdom - we aim to give cricket fans all over the world a platform to learn, hone and showcase their skills by giving them high quality solutions for all things related to cricket be it coaching, equipment, facilities or tours.

Cricket is a sport that demands a unique blend of physical skill and mental fortitude. For young cricketers, developing a balanced training routine that nurtures both aspects is crucial for long-term success and well-being. This blog explores the importance of integrating physical and mental training into the routines of young cricketers and provides practical tips on how to achieve this balance.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1594/sports-kingdom/blog/2386/creating-a-balanced-routine-the-importance-of-physical-and-mental-training-in-young-cricketers

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8 months ago

Vicky Goyal

Director

Melbourne, Australia

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1 Followers

MyClubtap empowers grassroots sporting clubs, leagues, and tournaments to easily create and manage their own fantasy leagues. This innovative platform not only opens up a new digital avenue for fundraising but also enhances engagement with family, friends, and fans. It fosters mentoring opportunities within the clubs and provides a fresh way to promote local sponsors.

As a game of skill, MyClubtap gives fans of sports clubs, leagues, and tournaments a unique opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge by creating fantasy teams featuring real local players. Fans can score fantasy points based on the actual on-field performances of these players and compete with other fans and followers in a battle for bragging rights, banter, and exciting prizes.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1218/vicky-goyal/blog/2385/fantasy-sports-made-easy-unite-players-members-fans-and-sponsors-with-a-fully-customizable-fantasy-and-league

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8 months ago

Lindfield District Cricket Club

Lindfield, Australia

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4 Followers

The late great Richie Benaud said, ‘Being a Captain is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent hard work.’ And we know that the harder you work the luckier you get in sport. And so on a wintery day last year I had the luck of being asked to Captain 4th Grade for the upcoming season.

To begin, I’ll start with a few thank you’s.

Firstly, a big thank you to Peter Speirs or Speirsy as he’s known by most. He took the reins at the beginning of the season while I nursed an injury for a few rounds. Very grateful for his willingness to do this. But also, very thankful for his sage advice and sense checking before, during and after matches throughout the season. He has an invaluable experience that I was very grateful to be able to tap into.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/809/lindfield-district-cricket-club/blog/2384/lindfield-district-cricket-club-4th-grade-report-2023-2024

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8 months ago

Lindfield District Cricket Club

Lindfield, Australia

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Overall it was a positive step forward from the 1s squad this season in comparison to the previous couple of seasons. With largely the same squad leading into the season plus a few new additions in the way of James Dallaway, overseas recruit Johny Hardman and the returning Simon Read adding extra quality to the side.

Kicking the season off with a narrow loss to Warringah despite some positive performances including Sarmad’s destructive 68 off 38 and Dan Miles 44* we just ran out of wickets falling short. The first victory came in comprehensive style against Pennant Hills, Luke Watson setting the foundations with 73, allowing other batters to play freely setting the game up for day 2. The bowling unit came out firing bundling Penno out for 39 with Dan Miles taking 5 fa 4 off 6 overs. Pushing for outright all the way to the end of the day but finishing 2 wickets short.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/809/lindfield-district-cricket-club/blog/2382/lindfield-district-cricket-club-1st-grade-2324-summary

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8 months ago

Splinters - The Bench Podcast Podcast

sydney, Australia

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1 Followers

The team at Splinters Triple H are back for their previews of the NSW Men’s Premier Cricket 2024-25 season.

Led by Anthony Caruso and Mat Meers the team share the gains and losses of each NSW Premier Cricket Club and offer their predictions of how each team will perform in 2024-25.

The guest host is Paul Ryan, founder of CricConnect.

Part Two includes
· Northern District
· Penrith
· Randwick Petersham
· St George
· Sutherland
· Sydney
· Sydney University
· University of NSW
· UTS North Sydney
· Western Suburbs

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/854/splinters-the-bench-podcast-podcast/blog/2381/nsw-mens-premier-cricket-2024-25-preview-part-two

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8 months ago

Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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25 Followers

Matt Nicholson was awarded life membership at the Stags AGM in July. The article below comes from the speeches given by Jon Moss, Bob Thomas and Ed Howitt recommending his nomination

I've been fortunate enough to call Nicko a close mate since we first travelled to the UK on the Antipodean's tour of '91 as 16-year-olds. Both a teammate in the early days at Gordon and watching his development, to then becoming fierce competitors on the first class cricket scene, you won't find a better bloke who deserves such a standing alongside the greats at Gordon DCC. As a player, in particular his fast bowling was world class, and you always knew you were in the fight of your life to get through his tough spells.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2376/matt-nicholson-gordon-district-cricket-club-life-member-nomination

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8 months ago

LBW Trust

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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5 Followers

As if one Mike isn’t enough, Mike Whitney joins us for An Evening Celebrating Mike Coward AM, on October 25th at the State Library of New South Wales.

Mike Whitney, former Australian Test Cricketer and now President of Randwick-Petersham Cricket will add his unique flair to the evening.

The night will entail three parts:

1. The Early Years
Delve into the fascinating journey of Mike Coward as he reflects on growing up in Adelaide. With Peter Lalor, Mike will share his love of sports, the highs, the challenges, and the memorable moments that have defined his remarkable career in journalism.

2. The Cricket Years
Step into the cricket world with Mike and other luminaries, Jim Maxwell and Mike Whitney. Together, they will explore the rich tapestry of the game's evolution and share anecdotes that cricket fans will treasure.

3. Mike's Passions
Here we learn about Mike's home life, his passion for the Arts and his work with The LBW Trust and CandleAid. This segment will give you a glimpse of Mike and his unwavering commitment to making a difference.

https://behind-the-mike.raiselysite.com
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8 months ago

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Mr W E Forsyth, the Hon Secretary of the Petersham C.C., while playing with the Veteran team against Cintra C.C. at Norwood Park on Saturday, bowled the whole ten wickets in the course of 55 balls at a cost of only 15 runs. While not a unique performance, it is a very remarkable one in the fact of the wicket being hit in each instance. In one sense, however, there is no doubt that the feat is unique as Mr Forsyth has only one hand, his right arm ending above the wrist.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2379/all-10-wickets-a-bowlers-dream

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8 months ago

Tyabb Cricket Club

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Nick Taranto played his junior cricket for Tyabb Cricket Club in the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association.

Nick graduated into the seniors as an early teenager and is the club first grade player number 479. As a teenager he moved to Frankston Peninsula to play Victoria Premier Cricket.

After a couple of seasons in Premier Cricket Nick returned to Tyabb CC where he has scored 9 centuries to date. Nick returned to Frankston Peninsula in Premier Cricket and on the 29 January 2022 he made his first grade premier cricket debut scoring 11 against Essendon.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1674/tyabb-cricket-club/blog/2378/nick-taranto-its-just-a-game

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8 months ago

Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

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22 Followers

During the West Indies tour of Australia in 1975-76, arrangements were made for Andy Roberts to return the following season to play Sheffield Shield for NSW and 1st Grade for Sutherland. Andy made his 1st Grade debut on 9 October 1976 against Manly Warringah at Caringbah Oval. Unfortunately rain intervened and, after a late start, only 13 minutes of play was possible before play was washed out, with Sutherland bowling only two overs. Andy bowled a maiden! There was no play on day two due to rain.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/2377/andy-roberts-debut-for-sutherland-district-cricket-club

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8 months ago

Sydney Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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28 Followers

Ian Davis is a proud former Balmain Cricket Club player who enjoyed his time playing for the Tigers during the 1980s.

He made his first grade debut in Sydney Grade Cricket with Northern District at the age of 16 and played grade cricket for Northern District, Gordon, Bankstown, Penrith, Balmain and Campbelltown. Davis captained Penrith to their first grade premiership in 1982-83

Davis played 15 Test matches scoring 692 runs at an average of 26.61 with one century and 4 half centuries.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/375/sydney-cricket-club/blog/246/ian-davis-play-every-ball-on-its-merits

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