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St George v Western Suburbs 1971 - 72 First Grade Semi Final

Runners-up in the minor premiership, St George played Wests in the semi-final at Hurstville Oval. The verdict: “Best game seen at Hurstville since the days of Bradman and O’Reilly”

St George lost in a thriller.

If he had to bow out on a losing note, Warren Saunders could not have asked for a game that highlighted more his mantra of attacking cricket. With Warren at the helm, St George staged a sensational run-chase that almost brought off the impossible.

Wests chose to bat first in ideal conditions and started well, but rain caused a delay of almost two hours, turning the pitch into a nightmare. Wests were bundled out for 104, but Saints did worse, routed for just 63. Wests dug in late on the first evening and into the second day, and right on tea were dismissed for 191, setting St George 233 to win in 30 overs. This was made even more difficult by the astute captaincy of former Test skipper Bob Simpson.

As the chase began, the ground began to fill. Many knew this would be the last hurrah of the retiring Saunders and opening partner Billy Watson, and the 5,000 spectators weren’t disappointed. At drinks after 15 overs, the pair had posted a 100 partnership with the most marvellous batting against Gilmour and Rhodes. Both were dismissed shortly after, and with Brian Booth and John Rogers smashing 58 in the next half hour, the target looked very gettable. Then came disaster. First Booth and then Rogers in successive balls were caught on the mid wicket fence, followed by John Wilson run out off the very next ball. Still St George batted on and when the final ball was bowled, were just three runs short.

Wests went on to win the final handsomely to become premiers. For saints, it was again a matter of “so near, yet so far”. However the quality of the game had left a sense of exhilaration, a wonderful finale to the career of Warren Saunders.

This story was originally published in the book written by John Rogers titled “Mr St George” - Warren Saunders and the culture of success he inspired.

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Australian Cricket team that played in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia.

Australia won the silver medal after losing to gold medalist South Africa in the final by 4 wickets.

Australia all out for 183 off 49.3 overs.

Steve Waugh - 90 not out off 109 balls
Shaun Pollock - 4 for 19 off 9 overs

South Africa 6 for 184 off 46 overs
Michael Rindel – 67 off 106 balls
Darren Lehmann – 3 for 14 off 4 overs

Match scorecard -

New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka to win the bronze medal.

Back Row – Michael Bevan, Darren Lehmann, Adam Gilchrist, Damien Fleming, Michael Kasprowicz, Brad Young, Tom Moody

Front Row – Gavin Robertson, Andy Bichel, Damien Martyn, Ricky Ponting, Brendan Julian, Steve Waugh (Captain), Mark Waugh

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North Hobart Cricket Club - 1997- 98 Kookaburra Cup State Limited Overs Premiers

Back Row - Mathew Davis, Andrew Saballus, Damian Mizzen, Troy Cooley, Lyndon Beard, Stuart Coburn, Stuart Alexander, Paul Collins.

Front Row - Dan Marsh, Todd Pinnington, Myles Harry (Captain), Tony Judd.

North Hobart won the toss and batted and scored 7 for 192. In reply Launceston was bowled out for 190.

The photo was taken at a small convict tourist village called Richmond at a local place who did photography in convict style.

Match scorecard -

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Bilal Qureshi joined Hawkesbury Cricket Club at the start of the 2019/20 after playing for a number of clubs in NSW Premier Cricket.

What’s been your most memorable moment in cricket so far?

Making my first-class debut in Pakistan (2014), and a very close second was when I scored 208 not out in NSW Premier Cricket for Blacktown in 2nd Grade against Gordon a few seasons ago, and then my first T20 hundred in the US Open (Miami) in 2018.

Bilal has played first class cricket in Pakistan as a top order batsman.

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Round 6 vs Bankstown (30/11/85 & 1/12/85)
(by Paul Bourke “Bourkey” First Grade Cap No 3.)


Campbelltown made an encouraging entry into the Sydney First Grade Competition in the 1985/6 season. Round 1 saw a solid win (by 81 runs) over another newcomer Hawkesbury, and Round 2 resulted in a draw after Day 2 was washed out. This game was evenly poised against Fairfield who were also in their debut season. Round 3 against the strong Penrith team exposed several deficiencies in our play but rain saved us to escape with a draw. Round 4 against Parramatta really rammed home how far we were off the pace against a solid, competitive side. To lose 7/11 in the last hour of play on a good batting wicket illustrated the lack of depth in our batting line up as we were beaten outright.

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Howzattt presents - Profiles of Champions - Daniel Styer

“Never give up”

Name- Daniel Styer

Age- 41

City/Town- Cape Town

Provence- Western Province

Employment- Coach at All Rounder Cricket Academy.

Cricket Teams played for- Cape Town vets, Claremont CC 1s and 2s, Bergvliet 1s.

Cricket Career Highlights- Batting in a league game were we were 46-6 and I made 63 to take the score to 244 all out and we won

Brief description of your cricket skill - I am a fast bowler and seam it both ways. I bat in the lower order and can hold my own.

Other sports- Rugby, Soccer, Athletics.

Interest/hobbies- Golf and Braaing

My sporting Hero is Allan Donald

Favorite quote: Never give up.

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Howzattt presents - Profiles of Champions- Charl Groenewald

Your thoughts on Vets Cricket - What a fantastic initiative that has given so many “ex-players” the opportunity to, once again, enjoy and excel in a sport they hold dear. It’s here to stay, that’s for sure!

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From Father Andrew Davis (#354) this lovely story which is so representative of Waratahs.

“A photo from today's Anzac Day ceremonies in Armidale. Dad (Rod Davis - pictured right) with Ron Woods (#610 - pictured left), former Armidale police chief and father of Andrew (#607).
While not a playing member, Dad fielded once or twice for WCC when we found ourselves short, including (infamously) in a 1st grade game at Lambert when we were unexpectedly down a man. Following our ask for assistance and having gone home to get his old creams and boots, his on-field exploits included dropping a shin-high catch at shortish square leg.
He was pretty grumpy for the rest of the day, including when at the pub, having being urged to have a beer with the boys after the day's play - not aided by Tim Muldoon (#296) ribbing him continually knowing he was grumpy. Dozer of course had known Dad for many years since Tim and I had gone to school together and, suffice to say, Dad knew Tim's humour.
When I travelled down to last year's reunion, I did ask Dad if he remembered filling in - response, "I should have taken that bloody catch". 🙂”

We just love to hear and post these stories. Please, if you have a Waratahs yarn, send it to thetahs@gmail.com

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Honoring Harry Moffitt on ANZAC Day

On this ANZAC Day, we pay tribute to Harry Moffitt, a remarkable individual who embodies the ANZAC spirit of courage, mateship, and service.

As an author, SAS veteran, husband, father, psychologist, LBW Committee Member, and cricketer, Harry's journey reflects the values cherished by our ANZACs.

His commitment to learning for a better world resonates deeply with the ANZAC legacy of sacrifice for a brighter future.

Today, we salute Harry Moffitt and all those who have served and continue to serve. Lest we forget.

#ANZACDay #LestWeForget #LearningForABetterWorld #TheLBWTrust 🌺🇦🇺

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Charles Kelleway was born in Lismore and played in 26 Test matches for Australia in the years 1910 to 1928. He initially made his name with New South Wales, before starting his Test career when South Africa first visited Australia in 1910. A very sound batsman, invaluable for opening the innings or facing a crisis, he possessed unlimited patience combined with a limited but effective range of shots. His bowling, by contrast, was lively and animated. Tall, with a loping run and high delivery, he bowled with good length and swerve. He seldom bowled two balls from the same angle, and he troubled the best batsmen.

Charles first played against England in the 1911 season, when the team captained by P. F. Warner won four of the five Tests. Kelleway’s best effort in eight innings was 70 and six wickets cost him 41.50 apiece; but coming back to England in 1912 he made 360 runs in six Test matches, with 114 at Manchester and 102 at Lord’s.

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Kevin Geyer made his first grade debut for Randwick in 1995 and after 2 seasons at Coogee he moved to the foot of the Blue Mountains to play for Penrith.

In NSW Premier Cricket from 1995 to 2012 Kevin scored 7,246 runs in 262 innings at an average of 30.19 and 11 centuries and 31 half centuries.

On the 14 February 1998 Kevin made his first class debut for NSW against Western Australia at the WACA. He played 3 first class games and 6 one day games for the Baggy Blues

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In the writing of my book “A Cricket Club at War”, many of the facts of the war were provided by Gordon cricketer Clifford Mervyn Geddes. The main reason for this was that Cliff kept a record of events in his diary which is available to download from the State Library.

Cliff’s story was one of the exceptional ones during the First World War as he was one of the first to enlist, landed on April 25 at Gallipoli after his boat was sunk, was sent home with a heart problem in January 1916 and returned to the Western front in October 1917, where he saw out the war until his return home in June 1919.

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Richard Stobo made his first grade debut for Gordon Cricket Club during the 1983/84 season and went onto take 396 first grade wickets at an average of 21.18. His best figures was 7 for 20 and he took 5 wickets or more in an innings on an incredible 24 occasions.

Richard made his first class debut for NSW during the 1989/90 season and played 6 first class games and two one day games for the Baggy Blues.

A highly skilled and tireless fast bowler Richard thrived on the competitive battle and played in an incredibly strong era of cricket in NSW.

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When Charlie Crispo and Allen Cooper walked onto Hurstville Oval on 27 September 1919, the warm greeting they received from the crowd was not simply for the beginning of a cricket match. The “Diggers”, led by Wally Louden, were an XI made up of members and ex-members of the St George DCC who had been on active service during the First World War. At 4pm, play was adjourned for the unveiling of the St George DCC roll of honour. The roll contained the names of members of the club who had served their country in the terrible conflict. Not all of them had returned home. The honour roll has since been lost, however, efforts are now being made by the club to produce an honour roll to commemorate the service of these men, as well as those who served in other conflicts whilst playing with the club.

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Alan MARSHAL

Born – 12/06/1883, Warwick

Enlisted – 19/10/1914 (30 years of Age)

Service number 163

First Grade Number 14

Served with the 15th Battalion in Gallipoli as a Private.The Club’s first premiership came in 1900-1901 when the Club won the First Grade Premiership.

No doubt the most outstanding player for South Brisbane in the early years was Alan Marshal who in 1904/05 scored 221 runs for South Brisbane against Nundah. This score stood as the highest individual score until it was surpassed by Glenn Trimble who scored 230 n.o. against Wynnum-Manly in 1986-87. He was a tall man, standing at 6ft 3.

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