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Parramatta District Cricket Club
Parramatta District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Jack Fitzpatrick was a much-venerated figure in the Central Cumberland club, born and bred in the Bankstown district when it was part of the Cumberland catchment area, he had a happy disposition and a strong fighting spirit that always ‘sat well’ with his teammates. In his book ‘Anything but An Autobiography’ Richie Benaud stated that as a young schoolboy Jack Fitzpatrick was his Cumberland hero.

Of slight stature standing at 175cm and weighing 70kg, the right-handed opening batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler was a prodigious scorer for Cumberland in a career that commenced in 1929/30, as an 18-year-old, and concluded in 1947/48 - excluding military service in World War 2 – he sits amongst the club’s batting elites as one of only six batsmen to have scored over 7,000 runs in 1st grade for the club.

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Parramatta District Cricket Club
Parramatta District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Harold Cranney was unquestionably one of the paramount figures in the history of the Parramatta (Cumberland) District Cricket Club – for 26 years he held sway as a champion batsman and a committed administrator, and he remained a devoted member of the club for seventy years (he was still viewing 1st grade games at Parramatta Oval into the late 1960s). Born at North Parramatta in 1886, he passed away in 1971 aged 84 years a lifetime bachelor, apart from seven years spent as a Hotelier in Tamworth, he resided in the town his entire life.

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
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Armidale, Australia
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The Tahs - formerly Waratahs CC of Armidale - announced their inaugural recipients of the Ian Campbell Scholarship, at Cricket House at the Armidale Sportsground. A program to support the skills and understanding of the game, the funds for the scholarships have been raised entirely from donations among its 60 plus membership.
No longer a playing club, The Tahs was reformed two years ago as a social club with the twin aims of supporting connections between past players, families and foes on the field and friends off AND raising funds to support young cricketers in Armidale.
The awards have been possible thanks to a high level of collaboration with the Armidale District Cricket Association and the support of Paul Ryan.
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Gordon District Cricket Club
Gordon District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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It is a daunting task to give tribute to a true legend, Life Member and Club Historian who played 32 seasons with Gordon but when it comes to his statistics I am relieved because he is the one who compiled them over the years. A total of 5645 runs and 1122 wickets an outstanding record.

Graham was born 9th August, 1932 the eldest of four boys, Warren, Brian (1st Grade rugby for Gordon & NSW who died 2006) and Ross, who also played cricket and rugby for Gordon. Graham attended Artarmon Public School then SHS, as did his father and famous uncle rugby centre Syd King who played for Western Suburbs, NSW and 14 Tests for Australia, including the trail blazing 1927-28 Waratahs tour of Great Britain, partnering Cyril Towers as a classic pair – King the defender and Towers the attacker. Graham’s father Frank also played 1st Grade rugby for Western Suburbs RC and Syd 1st Grade for Petersham CC. Graham was in 1st XI 3 years and 1st XV his final year at SHS despite contracting polio in his first year.

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Parramatta District Cricket Club
Parramatta District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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The Club received notice on 23/7/2025 that Colin ‘Col’ Barr, former First grade allrounder from the flourishing 1950s era, sadly passed away this week at 94 years of age.

Colin Barr was a gifted, enthusiastic cricketer whose skills complemented those of the more illustrious players (Richie Benaud, Jack Treanor, Ron James, Wilf Ewens and Wally Cornock) in the Cumberland teams of the 1950s. His principal forte was accurate and determined right-handed medium paced bowling that skidded deceptively off the pitch, which he backed up with forceful, clean hitting lower-order batting and sharp fielding.

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Gordon District Cricket Club
Gordon District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Harold (Harry) Watts enlisted in the 9th Machine Gun Company of the 3rd Division of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in March 1916 and eventually joined them in November 1916. He was a warehouse salesman and lived at Station House in Chatswood. Harry was only twenty when he enlisted and required the written permission of his parents which was duly given. He was a very promising young cricketer who played fourteen games in his first season with the club in 1914-15 as an eighteen year old. He scored 462 runs at an average of 42, with a top score of 76. Due to the number of players leaving for the war in 1915-16, he was promoted to First Grade and played thirteen games. He wasn’t as successful as the season before but did have a high score of 57.

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St George Cricket Club
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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The St George DCC 2024-25 First XI

At the end of each season a panel comes together to judge the best achievements / milestones for the season. These may be individual, combined or even team performances. Below is the First XI for the 2024-25 season and as you will see there were some mighty fine performances that left us feeling quite proud as supporters and members of The Saints.

1. KSC T20 Premiership / Niko Century

With The Saints at 3-36 chasing an imposing total of 166 many thought the KSC T20 trophy was Fairfield’s until Blake Nikitaras played one of the greatest Premier Cricket T20 innings of all time

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UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club
UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Building on the Momentum - Q& A with UTS North Sydney Women's Head Coach, Petar Sredojevic

The Bears have appointed Petar Sredojevic as Women's Head Coach for 2025/26 after he joined the club as an Assistant Coach last season. A Level 3 qualified coach with a passion for evidence-based player development, Petar previously enjoyed a successful Grade career as a player with Penrith and Petersham Marrickville. Ahead of the new season, we sat down with Petar to hear about his playing days, coaching ethos and what he's excited about for the year ahead,

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Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club
Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club
Christchurch, New Zealand
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National Selection: Izzy Sharp's White Ferns call up

North West Women’s Cricket Club was incredibly proud late last summer with the announcement that Izzy Sharp would be called into the White Ferns squad for the T20 series against Sri Lanka, with two of the matches played at Hagley Oval.

20 year old Sharp was called into the One Day squad as Lauren Downs was ruled out with a back injury – those fixtures were played on Friday 7th of March and Sunday 9th of March in Nelson.

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Penrith Cricket Club
Penrith Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Penrith win Poidevin Gray over arch rivals in 2000-01.

There was an air of expectation from those associated with the team last year that this season might produce something special. I can assure you that the expectations the team placed on themselves were far greater. To play in a semi-final series or contest, yet another final was not going to be good enough. Premiership victory was the only thing that was going to satisfy them. Sometimes self-imposed expectations or "pressure", as some experts call it, can have a detrimental effect on performance. On this occasion, not so. The rest is history.

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