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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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The Early Days of Chatswood Oval and the Gordon DCC

Back in the late 1890s Chatswood Oval was a Chinese market garden with a well in the centre of the ground. Footballers who have played on the ground in the winter and cricketers in the summer would argue that the ‘well’ is still there below the surface of the grass on the oval. In mid-1898 the New South Wales Government gave ministerial approval to the Municipality of Willoughby for the acquisition of five acres of land adjoining the Chatswood Railway Station. The area was to become Chatswood Park.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2882/the-early-days-of-chatswood-oval-and-the-gordon-dcc

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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In its first 15 years, Randwick Petersham’s highest score in 1st Grade was 6d-428 made against Mosman at Petersham Oval, in round 2 of 2002-03. It was a memorable match as Simon Katich, who had made a duck in his first game with the club the previous Saturday against University of NSW, smashed 177 which included 17 fours and nine sixes. Skipper Paul Toole also made 73 while Daryl Parmenter remained 66 not out. Mosman made 339.

The highest score against the club in 1st Grade, occurred in round 8 of 2009-10 when Sydney amassed 399 at Coogee with opening bat, Anthony Brooks hitting 194 from 257 balls with 28 fours and two sixes

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2881/a-match-of-recordshellipbut-no-points-awarded

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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1st grade continued on their winning ways in season 1990-91, with a hard fought win v Ex Services in the semi-final. 4th unfortunately lost. In 1996, 2nd grade beat Hillgrove in their semi with skipper Andrew Willis making 103 and Matt Griffiths taking a career best 7-57. 5th grade also won, with Steven Davis capturing 8-60 v Uralla.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2880/semo-finals-on-this-day-17th-march

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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Five Waratahs semi finals played on this day, 15th March, from 1958 to 1998 ... with mixed results and some glorious performances. Perhaps none were better than Steve Hadfield's half century and 6 catches behind the stumps for 1st grade and Chris Duncan's brilliant century for the all conquering 3rds, both in 1992.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2877/semi-finals-on-this-day-15th-march

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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Three Waratahs semi final wins on this day, 14th March

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Cricket NSW

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NSW Colts v Queensland Colts at SCG2 October 1970

Back: David Hourn, Ron Crippin, Peter Maloney, Stuart Webster, David Falkenmire

Front: Ian Davis, Alan Anderson, Steve Bernard, Kerry Mackay (Capt.), Gary Gilmour, John Stevens, Tom Wood

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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In his day there was no finer attacking batsman than Ron Crippin. He was the scourge of fast bowlers who loved to let the little red ball fly. And fly it did when he was at the crease…often to the boundary fence and many times over it.

Born in Darlinghurst on 23 April 1947, Ronald James Crippin joined Randwick in 1960-61 at just 13 years of age. Despite his youth, he hit a score of 75, second only to young John Letson’s 130. He lined up again the following season repeating the dose with 75 in the opening round. He also made his Grade Cricket debut that season with some impressive knocks in 4ths and later 3rds.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2870/ron-crippin

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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12th March has always been a hard day in the office for Waratahs at the business end of the season. Five semi-finals played, five semi-finals lost.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2869/semi-finals-on-this-day-12th-march

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Redlands Tigers Cricket Club

Brisbane, Australia

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Life Membership - Trent Conwell - Redlands Tigers Cricket Club

Congratulations to Trent Conwell who was awarded Life Membership at Redlands Tigers Cricket Club overnight.

Trent has been a long standing and active member within our club both from a playing and committee member role. We cannot thank him enough for his contributions to our great club and we look forward to him continuing his great work at Tigerland being our players delegate.

Congratulations Trent

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St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Sadly St George First Grade Player No.243, Luke Orlovich, passed away from cancer in early March 2025.

Luke, of Croation descent and one of 3 boys, grew up in the home that his father and grandfather built in Turella and played junior cricket for West Botany Street. He first played grade cricket for St George DCC in 1968-69 where he played 3rd Grade and collected 44 wickets. His success saw him promoted to 2nd grade for a few games where he took a further 7 wickets. A 50 wicket season in his first year with the Saints.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2867/loke-orlovich-tribute

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Hugh McKay

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Day 2 of the final round of NSW Premier Cricket 1st Grade will go down as one of the greatest days in Hawkesbury’s history. Chasing Wests’ 276, we looked dead and buried after losing three wickets to a hat-trick late on Day 1. But what happened next was the stuff of dreams.

Tom Sargent stood tall, batting like a man possessed to finish on 125 not out at No.7. But he didn’t do it alone. With two wicket in hand and 79 runs still needed, young Reegan Wilson—a left-arm spinner who probably wasn’t expecting to be in the spotlight—dug in for 11 of the best runs he’ll ever make, helping steer the Hawks to an unbelievable win.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1330/hugh-mckay/blog/2866/the-happiest-hawk-40-years-in-the-making

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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Saturday March 8 was possibly the last time Tym Crawford would lead the Gordon First Grade side onto Chatswood Oval. I say 'possibly' only because Tym is not officially retiring but rather moving to the UK with his fiancée Amelie for a minimum of three to four years. Amelie, who originally met Tym on one of his cricketing trips to England, is a veterinary surgeon and has returned to the UK to study to become a Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Liverpool and Tym will join her in July this year. He plans to continue his teaching career and hopefully play cricket at a nearby club. Whether he returns or not, we know Tym will make the right decision. He is that sort of person.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2865/tym-crawford-a-cricket-career-to-celebrate

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Parramatta District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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On Saturday 19th October 2019 the Parramatta District Cricket Club did battle with the famous St. George club on day 1 of round 3 of the Sydney Premier Grade competition, and it was a day to remember for the ‘two-blues’ – via several exhilarating batting exploits, including a record-breaking partnership in 3rd grade.

The highlights were -

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/2864/a-day-to-remember-ndash-parramatta-v-st-george-2019

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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In 1966-67, Waratahs A grade had been strengthened by the addition of new players to town, Graham Johnson and Terry Betts and the eventual elevation to A grade of their star youngster Greg Russell. They had a mixed season, winning six of their nines games, including an outright against Public Service when they declared 69 behind and thanks to Bill Thompson, chased down the 142 needed to win in little over an hour. They squeaked through the semi final against University when #11 John Roberts stayed with a belligerent Thompson. Their batting had been brittle, with Thompson, Johnson and Alan Gray taking the load. It was their bowling which had kept them in the hunt, with Tom Cooke and Brian Roberts a potent new ball attack, backed by Peter Rigg and Terry Mackenzie, whose appearances were limited.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2862/1967-armidale-district-ca-finals

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Parramatta District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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After compiling a sterling First Grade career with Parramatta District Cricket stalwart paceman Ben Martin decided to ‘hang up the boots’ at the close of the 2018/19 season.

The scrawny little Kings Langley junior, by his late teens, had morphed into a tall, strapping fast bowler and after spearheading PDCA to win the Under 19 Durham Shield Final, with a ‘seven wicket bag,’ decided the time was ripe in 2007/08 to venture into the Premier Cricket ranks with Parramatta – promptly making his presence felt by debuting in 1st Grade in that initial season.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/2859/mr-dependable-ben-martin-parramatta-district-cricket-club

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Alan Cripps was born at Lakemba on 11 August 1930. At age 14, the right-hander joined Randwick in the 1944-45 season, playing in the club’s A W Green Shield team. He represented NSW Schoolboys in the Interstate series with success the next season. The following year he was the outstanding batsman in the Green Shield side and was selected to make his Grade debut in the 3rd Grade team. That was the beginning of one of Sydney’s greatest Grade Cricket careers, as Alan would go on to play for another 40 seasons.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2858/alan-cripps

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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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It is not often we are able to compare a group of top six batters that played together for five seasons who have scored 40,752 runs for the Gordon Club at an average of 6,792 runs per player. With the retirement of Tym Crawford at the end of the 2025 season (moving to the UK), this now leaves Axel Cahlin as the remaining batsman to hold the flame. Those top six batsman were:

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2857/gordons-best-top-six-batsmen

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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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While the Battle of Fromelles was declared as the worst single day of fighting in Australian military history another battle in a different part of the Somme was about to become the worst battle in history over an extended period.

As the news of the disaster at Fromelles was probably making its way to Pozieres, there were six Gordon cricketers waiting their turn to experience the horrors of fighting against the German juggernaut. The Gordon cricketers were part of the 1st, 2nd and 4th Divisions, and had been sent to the area around the village of Pozières in the southern region of the Somme.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2855/six-gordon-cricketers-wounded-at-pozieres-23-july-to-3-september-1916

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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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The final day of cricket for the 2008-2009 season for first grade, belonged to Matt Nicholson who retired from all cricket on that day. It was undoubtedly a sad day for Matt, the end of a stellar career that included a Test match for Australia, an Australia 'A' match against India, First class careers for NSW, Western Australia, Northamptonshire and Surrey and a grade career first with Gordon, a stint with Scarborough in the west and then a return to Gordon.

In total for Gordon Nicho has taken 242 wickets at an average of 17.66. This of course would have been considerably more except that he played many half seasons for Gordon during his career, except for his last season, Gordon due to representative duties.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2856/matt-nicholsons-last-game-for-gordon-march-2009

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Parramatta District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Ben Abbott is an entertainer, probably as explosive a batsman as any that have ever played for the club, capable of unleashing ferocious clean-hitting and at ‘full steam’ he burnishes his cricket bat like Thor’s Hammer crushing any bowler who has the audacity to deliver a ball in his direction.

The sturdily built right-hander is a cavalier character – sports a bushy bushranger beard, wears a Viking like pigtail hair style and is branded with a multitude of tattoos – and over the last few seasons the younger sibling of Sean Abbott has established himself as one of the most feared batsmen in Sydney 1st grade Premier Cricket.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/2854/parramatta-district-cricket-club-ndash-ben-abbott-big-bashes

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