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At the UTS North Sydney Bears' Presentation Night on 24 April 2026, we named our Women's Top 5 of 2025/26, following the identification of the People + Culture Strategies Player of the Round and Top 5 in every week of the season.
The season's Top 5 were the strongest contributors on a statistical per match basis, and all featured multiple times as Player of the Round and in the round-by-round top 5s.
Opening up are Sharon Julien and Bernadette Robson.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/3796/the-bears-womens-top-5-for-202526

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Santhosh Samuel is stylish young batsman endowed with a wide variety of attaching strokes that he unleashes with power and authority once he gets into full stride during an innings.

He has served his apprenticeship with considerable success during his progress through A.W. Green Shield, Poidevin-Gray Shield, and has worked his way up grade ladder with Parramatta and ‘dipped his toe in First grade’ – becoming P.D.C.C. First grade Player Number – 625 in 2024/25.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/3797/santhosh-samuel-ndash-an-instinctive-stroke-player

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Normanhurst Cricket Club

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Normanhurst CC was delighted to celebrate its Centenary in 2025-26, exactly 100 years after claiming the inaugural Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association Inc. (HKHDCA) A Grade premiership (T. E. Rofe Shield) in 1926-27.

The season concluded with a memorable Centenary dinner at Hornsby RSL Club on 18 April 2026, which featured Steve Waugh as the special guest speaker.

Bruce Wood was honoured to be asked to compile a comprehensive Centenary Report, which contains over 31,000 words and 250 photos.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1135/normanhurst-cricket-club/blog/3795/normanhurst-cricket-club-ndash-centenary-report-2026

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Penrith Cricket Club

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Penrith Metro Cup Premiers 2015-16

After finishing as Premiers in the 2014/15 season, the goal again for the baby faced colts was to once again take it out & make it back to back premierships for the mighty cats!

With a lot of new faces making their debuts for the club and the average age being only 16, to the boy’s credit, they held their own!

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/3793/penrith-metro-cup-premiers-2015-16

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Mark Atkinson

Real Estate Agent

Gold Coast District Cricket Club

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Jason Krejza played 2 Tests for Australia and is the proud owner of Test Cap number 404.

As an off-spinner Krejza made his test debut against India in Nagpur in 2008 and picked up a memorable 12 wickets on his Test Debut.

Krejza played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Tasmania and Leicestershire in the U.K. All up he took 114 first-class wickets in 54 matches at an average of 49.59.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/567/mark-atkinson/blog/3794/jason-krejza-12-wickets-on-test-debut-and-the-passion-continues

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Gold Coast, Australia

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Gold Coast District Cricket Club First Grade team 1993-94

Back Row - A. Morris (scorer), B. Oxenford, P. Spence, S. Muller, J. Pfaff, A. Symond, M. Mott, D. Frogan (Physio).
Front Row - P. Anderson, C. McDermott, D. Wellham (Captain), G. Campbell, D. Todd, S. Storey.

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St George Cricket Club

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St George DCC and its Rugby League Connections Part V - Lyall Wall and Bill Ives

Lyall Wall is a name unfamiliar even to devoted followers of cricket and rugby league, yet he holds a unique and precious place in the history of both St George clubs. Born at Birchgrove and beginning his sporting life with Balmain, Wall has the remarkable distinction of being a member of both the First Grade cricket and rugby league teams when they entered elite competition in 1921

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/3792/st-george-dcc-and-its-rugby-league-connections-part-v-lyall-wall-and-bill-ives

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Gordon District Cricket Club

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A Keystone Match in the history of Parramatta District Cricket Club

In many ways the most seminal milestone in the Club’s history occurred in 1843 - the first officially confirmed and published account and scoresheet of a Parramatta District Cricket Club match.

Though it is known that the Parramatta Club had engaged in earlier unreported contests or those mentioned in newspapers didn’t supply match score details – the 1843 match against the Liverpool Cricket Club authenticated the existence of the club and is generally acknowledged as the genesis of the Parramatta Club.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/3791/a-keystone-match-in-the-history-of-parramatta-district-cricket-club

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Centuries on Debut for Gordon District Cricket Club

635 men have played first grade for Gordon since the club formed in 1905. Of those, only 6 have scored a century in their first game.

These are those players. Charlie Kelleway (pictured) ......

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/3790/centuries-on-debut-for-gordon-district-cricket-club

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Cricket NSW

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NSW Schoolgirls v Queensland Schoolgirls in Caloundra - September 2022

Back Row - Kate McTaggart, Lucy Finn, Ella Briscoe, Alexandra Mavros, Kinjal Kumari, Juliette Morton, Sarah Chun, Olivia Callaghan

Front Row - Bethany Lane, Callee Black (Captain), Samira Mitchell, Maddison Spence, Frankie Nicklin

NSW Schoolgirls v Queensland Schoolgirls at Caloundra Cricket Club - September 19th September to 23rd September, 2022

50 over - game 1

NSW 9/99 defeated QLD 10/98

50 over - game 2

QLD 5/90 defeated NSW 10/89

Girls T20 - game 1

QLD 8/110 (19.2) defeated NSW 8/109 (20)

Girls T20 - game 2

NSW 5/107 (17) defeated QLD 7/105 (20)

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Gordon District Cricket Club

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The David Watson story represents a very sad moment in the Parramatta District Cricket Club’s enduring history. It is about a young 23-year man with a glowing future as a cricketer and journalist beckoning, only for it to be snatched away by a tragic road accident.

Within hours of appointment to a senior editorial position with one of the Cumberland Newspapers’ major publications, the rising young journalist and gifted cricketer David William Thomas Watson, that many experts touted as a definite State player of the near-future, perished on Wednesday 22 March 1961when his new sedan crashed against a roadside tree on North Rocks Road, Parramatta – his childhood friend Kerry Alexander also killed in this accident.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/3789/dave-lsquoripperrsquo-watson-ndash-promise-lost

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5 or more wickets in first 1st Grade game for Gordon District Cricket Club

Since the Gordon District Cricket Club came into existence in 1905, there have been 635 people who have played 1st Grade. Of those, only 11 have taken 5 (or more) wickets in their first game. These are those players.

Keith McPhillamy played only three 1st Grade games. In his first game (3/3/1906), on the Sydney Cricket Ground against Middle Harbour (Manly) he took 5-47.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/3788/5-or-more-wickets-in-first-1st-grade-game-for-gordon-district-cricket-club

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Penrith Cricket Club

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Emma Rippon - Penrith Cricket Club

My journey started one lunchtime at primary school when I was about 10 years old. The school cricket team trials were on, and all my friends were trying out. Unfortunately, I didn’t get in the first year, but fast forward to the second year, I got in and ended up going to the Western trials later in the term. I was an extremely shy kid and all my friends had bailed, so I was upset. On top of that I ended up stacking it on the asphalt cricket pitch, leaving my knees and hands scratched. It was only about 20 minutes into the trials, and I already wanted to go home. I toughed it out and stayed at the trials.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/3785/emma-rippon-penrith-cricket-club

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Patrick Lamont – The Improver

The Parramatta District Cricket Club have unearthed another fine young pace bowling prospect in the tall lithe right-arm swing bowler Patrick Lamont.

Pat started his NSW Premier Cricket connection with the Parramatta Club in the 2022/23 season and to date his bowling exploits have already yielded 109 wickets at a highly a worthy average of 18.71.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/3787/patrick-lamont-ndash-the-improver

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Rob Wilson

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My cricket caps, my journey - Rob Wilson

Whether it was my first ever cricket cap, a Waverley District Cricket Club hat I received as a 12-year-old in 1994, or my Waverley College 1st XI cap I would earn a few years later, they both represent different stages for me. One where I had no idea what I was doing and the other, where I thought I knew what I was doing. Just ask some old coaches haha.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/970/rob-wilson/blog/1272/my-cricket-caps-my-journey-rob-wilson

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NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association

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Victorian Schoolboys Cricket team 2005

Back Row – Glen Waldron, Clive Rose, Dale Tormey, Jason Croft, Max Wakefield, Ben Green, Luke Davis, Ben Clements, David King

Front Row – Paul Montgomery (Selector), David Forbes, Matthew Brown (captain), Robert lamb (Coach), Travis Jackson, Joe Kelly, Ian Penn (Manager)

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Marty Edgell took up umpiring after an invitation from his good friend Errol Cranney. Within 2 season Marty had progressed from 5th grade to make his first grade debut

A popular umpire amongst his peers and players Marty shares some of his most memorable moments during his time umpiring in NSW Premier Cricket

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/329/nsw-cricket-umpires-and-scorers-association/blog/404/marty-edgell-here-and-now

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CricConnect Stories

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Wesley College Perth First XI cricket team 1943

Back Row – I.S Hamilton, J.S Lynn, RP.L Miller, J.D Lawson, M.S Currie, R.Batchelor

Front Row – D.C Hamilton, I.R Dick, E.J England, S.A Hughes, R.J Forsaub

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Steve Thomlinson

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