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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Jamie Heath: A Career Built on Consistency and Class

From dominant seasons in Sydney grade cricket to representing his state and continuing his love of the game back home, Jamie Heath’s cricket journey is one defined by commitment, performance, and longevity.

Heath made his mark between 1996 and 2004 with Manly Warringah District Cricket Club, where he established himself as one of the competition’s most reliable and dangerous bowlers. During that period, he claimed an outstanding 300 wickets at an average of just 18

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
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Armidale, Australia
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Bob Barwick - cap #234 - The Tahs second lowest cap number, was born on this day, 4th of March, back in the days when Noah was just a lad who was keen on animals.
A keen mathematician and therefore a dreaded teacher in secondary schooling, Bob is one of Waratahs most revered members. Playing his first game in the 1970-71 season after previously playing for Easts CC in Armidale, he soon developed a reputation as a shrewd thinker on the game and a sharp card player. He also became one of the clubs most accurate scorers.
Often opening the batting, his record with the bat is a handy 2,277 runs in exactly 100 completed innings (of course). He was involved in 4 century partnerships in his 15 seasons, the highest being 140 with a teenage Angus Martyn (#416) for 3rd grade in 1983. He won two Premierships with Waratahs, both in 2nd grade, one as a young man and one as a veteran.
Bob was also a more than useful leggie with 102 wickets at 14.74 and a best of 7-30 against his former club. In fact, only Mark Charter (#515) has taken more wickets breaking them from leg with his wrist. Throw in 59 catches and a deadly throwing arm and you can see how much he offered Waratahs lower grades.
Those 15 seasons weren't played consecutively, with interuptions from teaching, a business career in furniture - selling not sitting - and his kids, one of which, Adam, became probably the finest Waratahs fieldsman of all time. Bob's last played in 1992-93, so his influence at Waratahs was sustained.
Still mad on his cricket, you'll find Bobby Barwick at the Gabba every year watching Australia go round in Tests and quoting stats to bemuse, confuse and enthuse. Great Tahs man.

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Parramatta District Cricket Club
Parramatta District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Trent Marsh – The Stroke Maker

The Parramatta District Cricket Club has fielded teams in the renowned A.W. Green Shield (Under 16) competition – the competition namesake was a long-term delegate and former secretary of the Parramatta Club - since 1937/38.

In that time outstanding cricketers such as Richie and John Benaud, Greg Matthews, Sean Abbott, Gavin Robertson, Nick Bertus, and Usman Khawaja have all represented the two-blues in that competition but to date no batsman has matched the deeds of Trent Marsh in the 1997/98 season.

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Parramatta District Cricket Club
Parramatta District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Bruce Ferguson was a tough, determined and wholehearted cricketer, and long-term worker for the Parramatta District Cricket Club. He is a member of a family that made ‘their mark’ in the club’s historic story, his brothers Kel and Brad playing lower grades, whilst Father Dave was Club President for fifteen years, and Brad occupied the top executive’s chair for two years – both Bruce and Dave were made Life Members for their service to the Parramatta club.

Bruce was a throw-back to the older style of cricketer, he played it hard on the field and enjoyed the social conviviality offered by the game off the field.

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Parramatta District Cricket Club
Parramatta District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Parramatta District Cricket Club – The First Premiership. 1899/00 Central Cumberland Electorate Cricket Club

Back Row: A. Ryan (12th), C.E. Simpson, J.C. Wilson, W.P. Howell, A.W. Green (Official & delegate to NSWCA).

Middle Row: J.E. Anthony, L.W. Pye, W.D. Loveridge (Capt.), B.W. Farquhar, E.L. Waddy.

Front Row: E. Miller, A. Hull.

The strong nucleus of this team had been together for several seasons, narrowly missing premiership honours in 1894/95 and 1896/97,

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
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Armidale, Australia
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THE SEMIS 1966-67 (A-Res Grade v St Peters)
On a wet first day, it was hard going for Waratahs, with only opener Keith McIntyre (#129) making it to twenty as they struggled to 5-74. Hardy (5-23) and J Watson (3-3) closed the innings out quickly on the second day for St Peters, leaving the Saints with a low total to chase. Any confidence they had reckoned without Waratahs ace new ball bowler Col Marshall (#102) and first change K Lucas, who cleaned up St Peters (Marshall bowling unchanged through the innings), interupted only by a runout to St Peters last batsman.
WARATAHS 99 (Keith McIntyre 24. B Hardy 5-23, J Watson 3-3) defeated ST PETERS 61 (Col Marshall 5-43, K Lucas 4-3) by 38 runs.

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
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Armidale, Australia
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25th February is Graham Johnson Day (#207) at Waratahs CC of Armidale. His two highest scores were made on this day. In 1978, he played probably his finest innings for Waratahs, scoring 163 not out and taking Waratahs to the win against a strong Easts side, after coming to the wicket at 3-11 chasing 199. On that occasion, he had an unbeaten partnership of 124 with Brian Mair (#307) which took the side home comfortably, with just over 63% of Waratahs runs coming from Johnno's bat.
Eleven years later, he made 159 for 2nd grade, adding an all grades Club record 262 for the 3rd wicket with Martin Campbell (#490), this time just under 62% of the runs scored while he was at the wicket.
Other century partnerships were added over the years by Lyndon Strong (#337)/John Baillie (#330) and Phil Rees (#636)/Daniel Evans (#632) and Roger Roan (#176) took 7-12, his best bowling figures in a long Waratahs career.
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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Manly 1st Grade 2005-06 One-Day Premiership - 20 years on

During the 2005/06 season, Manly claimed the Limited Overs premiership, defeating Campbelltown Camden in a hard-fought Grand Final at Raby Oval. The triumph marked the club’s second consecutive premiership success, following John Warn’s 3rd Grade side’s title the previous season.

Manly opened their campaign at Caringbah Oval (now Glen McGrath Oval) with a commanding victory over Sutherland. Shawn Bradstreet and Mark Cameron each claimed two wickets to restrict Sutherland to 8–231. Manly comfortably chased the target, highlighted by Cameron Merchant’s maiden 1st Grade century, finishing unbeaten on 107.

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Parramatta District Cricket Club
Parramatta District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Brothers Noorbergen

The Parramatta District Cricket Club is fortunate to have within its ranks two talented and highly promising brothers – Jay and Blake Noorbergen.

Both brothers are athletic, strong and gifted sportsmen. On the cricket field elder sibling Jay is a quality wicketkeeper/batsman who has shown definite leadership qualities, as evidenced by his selection several times, so early in his career, as a fill-in captain of the Club’s Second Grade team, whilst Blake has created excitement throughout the Parramatta Club as an outstanding, free-stroking batsman with the potential to ultimately rise to first-class cricket levels.

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St George Cricket Club
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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St George DCC In Between Balls With Jack Haynes

This season the St George DCC was in a spot of bother when our incoming overseas player, Ed Pollock made the tough decision to retire from cricket. Thankfully this paved the way for young English First Class cricket Jack Haynes to venture out to Sydney and line up with the St George from Round 7 to Round 15. Jack in his short time as a professional cricketer has built up quite a collection of experiences including his first club debut against Australia no less. He started the season in Australia with an exquisite 78 from 88 balls against Bankstown and fast became an integral part of the team.

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
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Armidale, Australia
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A couple of "onlys"for Waratahs CC of Armidale happened on this day, 24th February.

The only tie in Waratahs history happened in 1990 when 2nd grade tied their match with old rivals Easts. The Daffies batted first, making 169, with a rearguard half century from Phil Webb holding them together. Waratahs man of letters, Bob Hughes and youngster Jeremy Roach were the pick of the bowlers. Wayne Lankester and Matt Foster took the ball from new to old, with an opening spell of 50 overs, and reduced Waratahs to 5-52 before the second half of the order fought back. Foster returned for a second spell and removed Rob de la Motte with his first ball to end the match in a tie.

In 1979, Syd Philp carried his bat for the second time in his Waratahs career, the only player to do the very rare feat twice. He made 35 not out of Waratahs first innings 93 and was still there on 51 in the second when time ran out for St Peters as they pushed for the outright.
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Penrith Cricket Club
Penrith Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Season 1989/90 was a challenging year for Penrith Cricket Club’s men’s teams, with the Club occupying the lower rungs of the Club Championship ladder.

Led by senior players Ray Hudswell and Rod Evans and composed mostly of a talented and enthusiastic group of teenagers, Fourths was the best-performed team in the Club and the only one to make the semi-finals. At the time, Ray said, ‘Leading them onto the field in the semi-final against Balmain will always remain with me as a very proud moment’. What happened next hurt.

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