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Dean Tuckwell

Travel Agent

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

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We have been having a bit of fun lately with the greatest ever Qld XII and it has been very interesting speaking to a few old Queensland legends about their thoughts. For my XII I haven't picked any international imports (Wes Hall, Majid Khan, Viv Richards, Ian Botham, Graham Hick) as the players selected must have had significant careers for the state. Also despite mighty international statistics I have not chosen Mitchell Johnson and Marnus Labuschagne for the same reason.

The abundance of fast bowling talent means that some great bowlers miss out. Thomson & McDermott both had great Queensland & Australian careers so are first picked. Also how could you go wrong with one of Rackemann, Kasprowicz and Bichel?

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/69/dean-tuckwell/blog/372/dean-tuckwell-my-greatest-ever-queensland-cricket-team

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Rowan McGregor

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NSW Combined GPS First XI Cricket team - 1975

Back Row – B. J Ryan (St. Josephs), M. H Suttor (Scots), P. N Maddocks (Shore), P. Copeman (Scots), J. B Haydon (Kings), M. L Le Lievre (St. Josephs),

Front Row – A.C Crawford (Sydney Grammar), J. L Roberts (St Ignatious), R. A McGregor (Shore) Captain, M. A Ledgerwood (Scots) Vice-Captain, C. F Bird (St. Josephs)

Absent - P. Jennings (Kings)


The following players all played Sydney First Grade Cricket – Mike Suttor (Waverley), Peter Maddocks (Mosman), Murray Le Lievre (Syd Uni), Andrew Crawford (Waverley) and Rowan McGregor (Northern District and Gordon).

Bernie Ryan played 1st grade cricket in Newcastle.
Mark Ledgerwood played briefly for Waverley before becoming an A Grade Pennant golfer.
Peter Copeman and Hayden played Country cricket.
Quick bowler Craig Bird got injured and not sure he played again.
Jeremy Roberts a wonderful all round sportsman was sadly killed in a road accident not long after leaving school. A great loss. And Jim Hayden recently passed away. RIP.
From this team McGregor, Ledgerwood, Hayden, Copeman and Bird made the NSW U19 team that won the Australasian Championship in Perth. The first NSW team to do so.
Jim Hayden fell off a horse and broke his collarbone just before the trip. He was replaced by future Australian wicketkeeper Greg Dyer.
Andrew Crawford is also a Board member at Sydney Roosters Rugby League.

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Rowan McGregor

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NSW Combined GPS First XI Cricket team - 1974

Back Row - K.A Farrar (Sydney Grammar), M.J Hopkins (St. Josephs), A.J McMinn (Shore), D. S Nosworthy (Sydney Boys High), P Copeman (Scots), J. G Hill (St Josephs)

Front Row – B.J Clarebrough (St Ignatius), R.A McGregor (Shore), C. M Dennis (St Josephs) – Captain, M.A Ledgerwood (Scots) – Vice Captain), P. G Deegan (St Josephs)

That year Chris Dennis was Fullback in the Australian Schoolboys Rugby team. He is now a Respiratory Consultant at Royal North Shore Hospital. Busy and accomplished man!

Dennis, McMinn, Ledgerwood, Hill and McGregor were selected in the NSW U19 team that went to that year’s Australian Carnival in Brisbane. Copeman, Hill, Ledgerwood and McGregor also selected the following year.

Deegan became a high level baseballer.
Farrar, Hill, McGregor played 1st Grade cricket.
Hill played 1st class cricket for Queensland. And First Grade in Brisbane, Newcastle, Tasmania and Perth.
Copeman a legend in Country Rugby and Cricket.
David Nosworthy played representative cricket in Northern NSW
Brett Clarebrough played grade cricket for Mosman and first grade rugby.

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Tim Ebbeck

Company Director

Central Coast, NSW, Australia

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I read Lyall Gardener’s recent story about a pitch being a little bit longer than it should have been and Len Pascoe bowling his heart out!

Great story by Lyall and “unfortunate” error of course!

It reminded me of a game I played back in the early 1980s featuring the same Len Pascoe and a young Mark Taylor.

Now, I may not get all my facts right in telling this story. So, if I’m out by a year or two, and exaggerate part of the story a bit, please cut me some slack. But the story is true! As Neil Marks once told me, “never let the facts get in the way of good story.”

As I said, it was the early 1980s and the game was between Bankstown and Northern District. It was being played at Sommerville Park as Waitara Park (later to be named “Mark Taylor Oval”, no doubt because of this story) was out of action. That means it was probably early in the season and the Rugby boys had messed up Waitara.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/113/tim-ebbeck/blog/505/lennie-v-tubby

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St Kilda Cricket Club

Melbourne, Australia

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Shaun Richardson made his first grade debut in Victoria Premier Cricket during the 1991/92 season for Dandenong.

He played for Dandenong before joining St Kilda and in 90 first grade games across both clubs he scored 2,291 runs at an average of 28.28 including 16 half centuries and took 34 catches and 5 wickets.

Shaun is St Kilda CC player number 8 after player number 1 was dedicated to St Kilda players who debuted, and finished playing, before 2000.

Shaun is a first grade premiership wining player with St Kilda being part of the 2000/01 winning team and has been a player and administrator at Caulfield Cricket Club since moving away from Premier Cricket for the past 18 or so years.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/282/st-kilda-cricket-club/blog/187/shaun-richardson-if-you-are-good-to-the-game-the-game-is-good-to-you

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Northern District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, Australia

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Ian Moore is the proud owner of Northern District Cricket Club first grade cap number 281. A highly talented opening batsman who formed a tremendous partnership with Neil Howlett in the 1980s when Northern District won two first grade premierships in 1985/86 and 1986/87.

A journeyman, a winner. Ian is a multiple premiership wining player in Sydney, Brisbane and Albury.

He played an instrumental role on the developing of World Series Cricket and has a number of great stories to share. Let’s find out more about Ian’s journey in the game

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/298/northern-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/750/ian-moore-you-canrsquot-make-runs-in-the-pavilion

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Cairns Rovers Cricket Club

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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Cairns Rovers Cricket Club A Grade Premiers 1994-95

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South Brisbane District Cricket Club

Brisbane, Australia

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South Brisbane District Cricket Club A Grade Premiers 1903-04

Back Row - RW Long, Albert Henry, TTT Long, B F Lade, O Hayes (Assistant Secretary), Jas Kohler, A Marshal, M Shields.
Middle Row - T B Faunce, John Davies esq., W T Fisher, T S Wotton (Honorary Secretary), B Papi.
Front Row - A H Jones, W Marshal, W A Greenwood

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Lindfield District Cricket Club

Lindfield, Australia

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The Lindfield District Cricket Club was founded on the 18th July 1923 when a respected group of local Lindfield District residents met at the Chess Hall at Pacific Highway Lindfield and decided to create a cricket club for the enjoyment and advancement of cricket in the area. The idea had its genesis as a result of WW1 when local Lindfield males were engaged in the heat of battle on the fields of France. Such were the horrific circumstances of that engagement that these soldiers decided if they ever were able to return home they would create a cricket club so that their children and descendants could enjoy the simple pleasures of life, including playing the greatest game of all.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/809/lindfield-district-cricket-club/blog/738/lindfield-district-cricket-club-the-clubs-history

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Marist Brothers Cricket Club Lismore

Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

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The McMahon family is well known in cricketing circles especially in Northern NSW.

As brothers Terry, Brian and Michael McMahon grew up in Lismore to become talented cricketers and made their way to Sydney where they all played 1st Grade Cricket.

It was their dad, John who fostered the young McMahon’s passion for the game and he was an exceptional cricketer with a wonderful history in NSW Cricket.

John was born in Sydney in 1932 and played his first game of cricket in 1943 at the age of 9 and his last game in 2011 at the age of 79, just one month shy of his 80th birthday.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1398/marist-brothers-cricket-club-lismore/blog/1879/john-mcmahon-a-wonderful-journey

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Lismore and District Cricket Association

Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

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Lismore District Cricket Association First XI - Far North Coast Premiers 1958-59

Back row - Greg Youngberry, Reg Baxter, Harold Crozier, Kevin Kirkland, Jack McLean, John Pratt, Stan Goulding,

Front row - Geoff Riley, Dave Weir, Len Henley, Frank Ryan, John McMahon, Barry Pratt

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NSW Premier Cricket

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Waverley Cricket Club allrounder Kyle Thompson was a clear winner of the 1991-92 Bill O'Reilly Medal for the best and fairest in Sydney Grade Cricket.

The top 5 for 1990-91

24 points - Kyle Thompson (Waverley Cricket Club)
19 points - Jim Robson (UNSW Cricket Club)
18 points - Wayne Mulherin (Petersham Cricket Club) and Steve Smith (Fairfield Cricket Club)
17 points - Shawn Bradtsreet (Manly Warringah District Cricket Club)

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1191/nsw-premier-cricket/blog/1878/waverley-cricket-club-allrounder-kyle-thompson-won-the-1991-92-bill-oreilly-medal

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NSW Premier Cricket

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Mosman Cricket Club and NSW fast bowler Greg Rowell was a clear winner of the 1990-91 Bill O'Reilly Medal for the best and fairest in Sydney Grade Cricket.

The top 5 for 1990-91

30 points - Greg Rowell (Mosman Cricket Club)
24 points - Phil Weatherell (Sutherland District Cricket Club)
23 points - Richard Stobo (Gordon District Cricket Club)
21 points - Ian Austin (Randwick District Cricket Club and Jamie Baker (UNSW Cricket Club)

Sutherland District Cricket Club won the teams award with 106 points with Balmain Cricket Club second on 104 points.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1191/nsw-premier-cricket/blog/1875/mosman-cricket-club-fast-bowler-greg-rowell-won-the-1990-91-bill-oreilly-medal

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Tim Ebbeck

Company Director

Central Coast, NSW, Australia

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I have to admit that Boxing Day is MY DAY.
I mean that in the nicest possible way.
It’s not that I don’t like people.
I do like people.
Well, most people.
Not batsmen when they refused to get out.
Not fast bowlers when they made me dive down the leg side.
Not umpires when they make dud decisions. Arthur Watson came to mind with a certain leg side stumping about 4000 years ago.
But by and large I do like people.
But on Boxing Day my liking for people changes.
Because on Boxing Day I am watching the cricket.
Period.
It’s MY DAY.
Now, it doesn’t mean other people can’t join me.
They can.
They are not so much welcome as tolerated. They become welcome when they bring me a drink. In front of the TV.
Because I’m, watching the cricket.
There are 2 times during the day I become sociable for those not watching the cricket with me.
One lasts for 40 minutes. The other for 20 minutes.
And after the cricket is over, I become my old social self again.
But during playing hours, on MY DAY, I watch the cricket.
Even when my eyelids become heavy, I’m watching the cricket.
Boxing Day is MY DAY.

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Rob Thornton

Finance Manager

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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Northern NSW Emu Cricket team - 1994 New Zealand tour

Back Row – G.L Rose (Manager), S.K Grosser, R.S Mayton, P.B Taylor, M.J.P Wilks, S. J Lockart, I.J Hinton (Manager)

Front Row – J.R Fuller, A.J Sainsbury, G. L Potter, R.B Thornton (Captain), R. Grieves, T.J Bettington, J.R Haling

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Northern Suburbs Cricket Club Maitland

Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

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Black Hill Cricket Club - Maitland District Cricket Association Club Champions 1975-76

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Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

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Matt Bradley is the 3rd highest run scorer in the history of Sutherland Cricket Club. At the completion of the 2022-23 NSW Premier Cricket season Matt had scored 11,525 runs at an average of 31.1 including 18 centuries and 57 half centuries.

Matt made his first grade debut in 1994 and is Sutherland first grade cap number 172. In first grade he scored 6,255 runs at 26.96 and hit 8 centuries and 31 half centuries.

At under age representative cricket Matt captained NSW under 19’s in 199 and was vice captain of the Australian under 19s team in the same year.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/1871/matt-bradley-the-best-times

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Joe Maiorana

Sydney, Australia

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Sir Gordon Greenidge on his first idol

There have been lots of people that I've admired but there's only one person I'd call an idol.

That man was John Arlott, and I'm proud to say that he was hugely influential in my life. He was a massive reason I signed for Hampshire, and I had a huge amount of respect for him. He was a great man in and out of cricket. I'm lucky that my idol was also my friend.

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Redlands Tigers Cricket Club

Brisbane, Australia

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Photo of the 1979-80 Eastern Suburbs District Cricket Club First Grade team

Back Row - Greg White, Shane Edmonds, Jack Evans, Don Mobbs, Gus Millman, Don Regeling

Front Row - Alan Kennedy, Jeff Langley (Vice Captain), Peter Evans (captain), Peter Morgan, Mark Gaskell

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Armidale District Cricket Association

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Photo of the 1981-82 Armidale Women's Cricket team that defeated Tamworth by 160 runs at Lambert Park

Back Row – Lyn Walford, Tracey Beresford, Leanne Kelly, Gay McIntyre, Bernadette Petteit, Beth Porter (Captain)

Front Row – Maria Mowle, Helen King, Leanne Apthorpe, Debbie Walford, Julieanne House

Armidale defeated Tamworth at Lambert Park by 160 runs during the 1981-82 season - Armidale scored 250 and bowled Tamworth out for 90

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