8 months ago

Dennis Hourn

Sydney, Australia

36 Likes
2 Followers

John, after due consideration, says Dennis you'll be opening on Saturday. You beauty, I think. I can't sleep I'm that excited. Turn up at Jensen Park all decked out ready to plunder the hapless Bankstown attack.

But there's a problem. A big problem. A massive problem. The opening bowlers for Bankstown are Jeffrey Robert Thomson and Len Pascoe nee Durtanovich. All of 15 years old and all fired up. No bouncer rules, no helmets, wafer thin thigh guard and pads that you may as well had the SMH wrapped around your legs.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/239/dennis-hourn/blog/2361/my-welcome-to-grade-cricket-ndash-another-len-pascoe-and-jeff-thomson-story

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8 months ago

Sydney Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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28 Followers

Tom Mullen has played all his NSW Premier Cricket with Sydney Cricket Club. From Green Shield to first grade Tom has plied his trade as a left arm orthodox bowler.

Here we find out more about Tom in our pocket profile

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/375/sydney-cricket-club/blog/2360/pocket-profile-tom-mullen-sydney-cricket-club

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8 months ago

Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

12 Likes
25 Followers

On 27 August 1945, the last of the Allied Prisoners of War who had been marched from their camp in Sandakan to the village of Ranau were brutally murdered by their Japanese captors. This day saw the tragic end to the story of how the POW's at Sandakan, including Gordon cricketer Les Holland, experienced continual privation, hard labour, brutality, appalling living conditions and death.

Leslie Urban Holland moved from Bathurst as a sixteen-year-old in 1934 and lived at 147 Ashley Street, Chatswood. He was the son of Ambrose and Elizabeth Holland. Les was a keen cricketer at school and was looking to develop his skills in the Sydney Grade cricket competition with Gordon.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2359/this-week-in-the-history-of-gordon-cricket-ndash-27-august-1945-ndash-les-holland

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8 months ago

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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20 Followers

The Lee family hold a special place in the club’s heart. They all made a huge contribution, but while Terry may be the best known, Helen Lee was the first female cricketer from Manly Warringah to play for Australia.

Check out this fantastic article (publication unknown) on the family from November 1963.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/338/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club/blog/2358/from-backyard-to-big-time-helen-and-terry-lee

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8 months ago

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

33 Likes
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Manly Warringah 1986-87 Green Shield squad. Finished equal 2nd in the Northern Division with 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. If not for so many Drawn games could have made the finals. Check out a young Shawn Bradstreet!

Team as follows:

Back row: Ian Lamb, Robert Parkinson, Joshua Barnes, Garth Hackshall (co-Captain), Sean Parkinson, Peter Banbury, Adam Tranter

Front Row: David Price, Paul Mulvaney, Steven Lane, Adam Wheeler (co-Captain), Shawn Bradstreet, Joshua Kebby

Absent: Michael Woolley

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8 months ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

69 Likes
93 Followers

Campbell Kean is an exciting young wicketkeeper-batsman for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club who has already captained the AW Green Shield side and played finals cricket in his two seasons at the club.

Last season, Campbell recorded 33 dismissals, including 28 catches, as well as taking 5 dismissals against Randwick Petersham in Round 4.

Campbell also won the Bill Russell Award for his fielding efforts in his first season at Western Suburbs, which is based on an accumulation of points voted by players at the end of each round.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2356/pocket-profile-campbell-kean-western-suburbs-district-cricket-club

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8 months ago

Victorian Premier Cricket

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

8 Likes
5 Followers

Victoria Men's Premier Cricket Clubs - player movements, gains and losses for 2024-25

As the 18 Victoria Premier Cricket Clubs start their preseason preparations for the 2024-25 season the rumour mill is in full swing in terms of player movements and clubs gains and losses.

We’ve been in touch with the representatives of each club and here’s what we’ve been able to establish so far.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1249/victorian-premier-cricket/blog/2355/victoria-mens-premier-cricket-clubs-player-movements-gains-and-losses-for-2024-25

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8 months ago

Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

28 Likes
22 Followers

On 9 October 1999, Matthew Bradley broke the club’s 1st Grade record score of 168, set by Norm O’Neill in the Club’s first 1st Grade match on 2 October 1965. Bradley went on to make the Club’s first double century in 1st Grade, finishing on 212 not out. On the way, he also broke the Club’s record score for all grades of 208, set by Phil Jaques in 2nd Grade in 1997-98.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/2354/matthew-bradley-breaks-club-record-score

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8 months ago

Kingsgrove Sports Centre

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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We are delighted to announce the opening of the new Kingsgrove Sports Centre store at 12-16 Nepean Highway, Mentone, Victoria.

We are calling all Victorians to come and visit the store and check out all our new equipment as you prepare for the 2024–25 cricket season.

We had a great opening on Saturday, 24 August, 2024, and really appreciate the cricket community, along with Glenn Maxwell, Sophie Molineux, Will Sutherland, Campbell Kellaway, Matt Short, Marcus Harris, and Sophie Reid, for making the day so special.

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8 months ago

St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

53 Likes
54 Followers

Blake Macdonald arrived at Hurstville Oval for his first season with the Saints in 2017/18 as a 19 year old from the ACT. Like his batting, anything and everything has happened in the seven seasons since. We’ve been treated to some of the most sublime innings with no shot being off limits.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2353/interview-with-a-champion

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8 months ago

Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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1 Followers

Jaymes Thomas joined Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club from nearby Raymond Terrace for the 2013-14 season.

The Seagulls were coming off a strong 2012-13 campaign finishing 5th but the 2013-14 season was a tough on with the club finishing at the bottom of the ladder. The recruitment of youngster Thomas proved to be a master stroke.

Not only did the club have an outstanding season in 2014-15 by reaching the Grand Final against Merewether and defeating University outright in the Semi Final but Jaymes Thomas took out the Newcastle District Cricket Association wicketkeeper of the year award with a staggering 49 dismissals to cap off an amazing second season.

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8 months ago

Patrick Manuel

Student

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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How is captaincy and leadership within a team different as you move between grades?

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8 months ago

Lindfield District Cricket Club

Lindfield, Australia

4 Likes
4 Followers

Lindfield District Cricket Club 2023-24 Second Grade Season Report

Cricket is a demanding sport, and each season only one team can claim the title while the others face the sting of disappointment. The closer you come to winning, the sharper that disappointment can be.

In the 2023-24 season, our 2nd Grade team once again demonstrated exceptional performance, finishing 5th in the regular season and progressing to the semi-finals.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/809/lindfield-district-cricket-club/blog/2345/lindfield-district-cricket-club-2023-24-second-grade-season-report

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8 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

Founder

Armidale, Australia

4 Likes
8 Followers

The Tamworth chapter of the Tahs (well most of them), have played at being selector and would like to challenge other cricket tragic. We have selected the best Australian and World teams of our generation (last 65 years), plus others, to tour the cricket world and play in a five Test series.

AUSTRALIA
1. David Warner
2. Mark Taylor (c)
3. Ricky Ponting

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2351/aust-v-world-the-tahs-challenge

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8 months ago

Belmont District Cricket Club

Newcastle, Australia

16 Likes
10 Followers

Have you ever wondered how Belmont District Cricket Club was formed?

Belmont was admitted to the Newcastle District Cricket Competition in the 1944-1945 Season. Mr Pat Cahill (who our main ground is now named after) a prominent Detective in the area led a delegation of men with a proposal to the Newcastle District Cricket Association to allow Belmont to enter into the District Cricket Competition. Before this Belmont was playing in the City & Suburban competition, this proposition was accepted and Belmont District Cricket Association was formed.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1608/belmont-district-cricket-club/blog/2346/the-formation-of-belmont-district-cricket-club

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9 months ago

St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

53 Likes
54 Followers

In 2023 when Georges River Council were working to complete the new Players’ Pavilion at Hurstville Oval, they ran a public consultation to choose an appropriate local to be commemorated in the building’s name. St George DCC knew that there was one name that had to be included, not that of an outstanding player, of which there have been many worthy of recognition, but rather someone who had achieved off the field. The Club recommended and had accepted Les Blackshaw.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2344/the-founding-father-al-les-blackshaw

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9 months ago

Paul Ryan

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

502 Likes
513 Followers

Mark Higgs played first class cricket for New South Wales and South Australia

A naturally talented left hand batsman and left arm spinner Mark played 38 first class games scoring 1,915 runs at an average of 32.45 and a highest score of 181. He scored 3 centuries and 9 half centuries and took 31 wickets.

He also played 65 one day games scoring 1,328 runs and took 32 wickets.

Mark was also selected to play for Australia in an ICC one day tournament in Kenya.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/360/mark-higgs-the-natural

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9 months ago

Veterans Cricket ACT

ACT, Australia

2 Likes
1 Followers

Veterans Cricket ACT Over 50s Division One cricket team - Sydney 2017

Back row: Steve Grimmett, Bruce Willett, Dan Woodrow, Paul Ayers, Craig Henderson, Andrew Minns

Front row: Stuart Parsons, Gregg Chambers, Gordon McGurk, Joe Gunning, Steve Moore, Paul Jelfs

Absent: Michael Frost, Paul Nemes, Gary Page, Peter Solway, Steve Taylor

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9 months ago

Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

28 Likes
22 Followers

On 19 October 1975, Sutherland played Central Cumberland at Old King’s Oval in Round 1 of the Rothman’s Limited Overs Knockout competition. The star of the show was opening bowler Bryan Gorman, who took 235 wickets in 112 1st Grade matches and 399 wickets in all grades from 166 matches for the Club.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/2343/best-1st-grade-limited-overs-bowling-figures-in-grade-cricket-history

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9 months ago

Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

6 Likes
1 Followers

Stockton youngster Ray Robinson was selected to represent Combined Country against Metropolitan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 1934. Robinson can be seen here receiving advice from NSW Captain Alan Kippax.

Robinson hailed from Stockton and made his NSW debut in the 1934-35 season. He went on to play a single test match for Australia becoming Newcastle's first test cricketer.

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