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3 months ago

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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The 2025/26 season is the ninth in which the Access Grants Bradman Medal has been awarded to the UTS North Sydney First Grade player of the year, thanks to the continued generous support of longstanding sponsor, Access Grants.

Points are awarded in each round using a formula based on runs, wickets and fielding dismissals, and totted up to determine the overall positions. The winner at the end of the season takes home $1,000, and there’s $100 on offer for each round.

Individual round winners were announced through the season on the Bears' socials, with Justin Avendano and Jamieson Hedges topping the bill with $300 each.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/3781/uts-north-sydney-access-grants-bradman-medal-202526

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3 months ago

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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UTS North Sydney Fourth Grade 2025-26 season wrap

Fourth Grade was the most successful of the UTS North Sydney men’s grades in the 2025-26 season, finishing fifth and playing finals cricket. Shiv Vohra, reflects on a successful first year as full-time skipper – a season of great personal success too, with Shiv finishing the regular season as the competition’s top wicket-taker with 30 poles and taking out the Bears’ Fourth Grade Player of the Year award.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/3780/uts-north-sydney-fourth-grade-2025-26-season-wrap

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3 months ago

Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Nine Men Who Left Chatswood Oval for Anzac Cove - By Paul Stephenson

There is a photograph that exists only in the imagination. Nine men in the early 1900’s in white flannels, squinting into a Sydney summer sun at Chatswood Oval. Some are bowlers, some batsmen, one a doctor, one a bank clerk, one a grazier who can break in a brumby and ride all day. They are cricketers. They are mates. On Saturday afternoons they argue about field placements and grumble about dropped catches, and when the game is done, they share a beer and talk about next week. Their lives are ordinary in the very best sense of the word; rooted, comfortable, full of small pleasures and easy friendships.

And then the world ends.

Not all at once. It ends in the way that worlds always end for young men in wartime; first with excitement, then with confusion, then with a terror so complete it can never quite be spoken of afterwards.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/3776/the-gordon-nine

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3 months ago

Adrian Jones

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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My best grade team - Adrian Jones 1993 to 2006

I’ve never ducked a challenge so when it was put to me if I’d like to pick my best grade team I thought why not however it wasn’t as easy as I thought.

For perspective I played 13 seasons at St Kilda from 1993 to 2006 and during that time we were fortunate to win premierships and I played with many great players.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/853/adrian-jones/blog/3779/my-best-grade-team-adrian-jones-1993-to-2006

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3 months ago

Scott Atkinson

TradesPerson

Gosford, Australia

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Robert Reed - quick and fired up in Condo

Many years ago when I was a youngster playing in Condobolin (450km West of Sydney) on drought ravaged ovals, sand soaked artificial wickets and doing your own umpiring from both ends I meet Robert Reed.

Reedy was a well-built aboriginal cricketer who bowled some serious left arm fast wheels.

Robbie played for us at the disapproval of the only aboriginal team in Condo, the Boomerangs.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/71/scott-atkinson/blog/3778/robert-reed-quick-and-fired-up-in-condo

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3 months ago

Penrith Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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WHAT A CRACKER 1996-97. Penrith Cricket Club

A magnificent season’ Ray Hudswell wrote in what was to be his last President’s report.

The Club’s achievements in the season 1996/97 included:

Fifth Grade Premiers
AW Green Shield Premiers
Second in the Club Championship.........

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/3777/what-a-cracker-1996-97-penrith-cricket-club

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3 months ago

Andrew Knight

Business Advisor

Brisbane, Australia

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My best grade team - Andrew Knight 1982 to 2002

I was fortunate to play 1st grade in 2 states for 20 seasons, Starting With Mosman in 1982 and then moving up the highway to Gordon in 1985 and then moving states to Queensland in 1987 where I was fortunate enough to play until 2002.

Here is my best Grade team from the players that I played with in batting order:

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/597/andrew-knight/blog/587/my-best-grade-team-andrew-knight-1982-to-2002

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3 months ago

Greg Hartshorne

Cricket Coach

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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“World Series” Bankstown take on “Neville Nobodies” Petersham from the Inner West in the 1987-88 Grand Final

That’s how the papers built up the first-grade final in 1987-88. Bankstown at full strength, included 3 of Australia’s greatest test players, Steve and Mark Waugh and Steve Smith, plus two of NSW’s best, Steve Small and Wayne Holdsworth, plus English county player, Terry Davies and solid 1st graders in Paul Talbot (265 1st grade wickets), Gary Crowfoot (5000 runs) and Dave Thompson (3350 runs and 58 wickets). Playing Petersham Marrickville, often described as the “the raw underbelly of grade cricket”.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/502/greg-hartshorne/blog/975/ldquoworld-seriesrdquo-bankstown-take-on-ldquoneville-nobodiesrdquo-petersham-from-the-inner-west-in-the-1987-88-grand-final

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3 months ago

Brett Neill

Sales Manager

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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My best grade team - Brett Neill 1985 to 2004

I played First Grade across NSW, SA and QLD from 1985/86 through to 2003/04 gave me the opportunity to play with many very good players and more importantly be able to have lifelong friends. In Sydney I played with Parramatta, Balmain and Campbelltown. Woodville in SA and Valley in Brisbane where I’m still involved today.

Selecting a team of players I played with is extremely difficult and many quality players have been left out. A great bunch of guys who I’m sure would deliver the opposition a few headaches.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/172/brett-neill/blog/867/my-best-grade-team-brett-neill-1985-to-2004

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3 months ago

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Matt Alexander took the North Sydney Bears’ best ever limited-overs bowling figures of 7/38 in Round 1 of the 2019-20 season against Bankstown. It was the start of a phenomenal season for Matt, who took 48 wickets at a touch over 22 apiece from a gruelling 263 overs. Matt was easily the leading wicket-taker in NSW Premier Cricket and became the third Bear to claim a First Grade merit team selection since the accolade was established in 2012-13. He joined Adam Crosthwaite and Tom Jagot in the select group, with Tom being selected again subsequently in 2020-21 and Justin Avendano in 2021-22.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/3775/from-uts-north-sydney-vault-matt-alexander-takes-seven

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3 months ago

University of Newcastle Cricket Club

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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Family connection – University of Newcastle 4th Grade team in 1990

Photo of the father and sons that played in the University of Newcastle 4th Grade team in 1990.

John and Peter Fryer, Graham (Captain) and Robert Faraday, Jeremy and Allan Richardson

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3 months ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club First Grade Premiers 1971-72

Photo of the 1971-72 Western Suburbs District Cricket Club First Grade Premiership winning team when they defeated Gordon District Cricket Club outright by 7 wickets at Chatswood Oval 18 and 25 March 1972.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/3774/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-first-grade-premiers-1971-72

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3 months ago

Darrel Smith

Moree, New South Wales, Australia

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Moree District Cricket Association – Nowland Cup and War Veterans Cup Champions 2003-04

Back Row - Lee Smith, Michael Squires, Michael Slack Smith (Captain), Rob Symonds, Darrel Smith, Mark Slack Smith, Ben Surworld
Middle Row - Rod Tighe, Percy Raveneau, Steven Haines
Front Row - Merv Tighe, Brad Gander

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3 months ago

Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

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Sutherland DCC Fourth Grade Premiers 1986-87

Back row: Anthony Hale, Murray Graham, Darren Riley, Ted Behl, Darrell Mann, Jeff Smith, Craig Parsons, Darren Holley, Anne Coots (Scorer).

Front row: Keith Meadows, Curt Harvey, Tom Iceton (Captain), Geoff Coleman, Duncan Coots, Kerry Richards.

Absent: Merv Black.

[Extract from 4th Grade team report in 1986-87 Annual Report]

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/2955/sutherland-dcc-fourth-grade-premiers-1986-87

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3 months ago

Flinders Cricket Club

Mornington, Victoria, Australia

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Matt Burns - always have a crack

Matt Burns affectionately known as the swing king has been a terrific contributor to the Flinders Cricket Club.

He has taken well over 350 wickets for the club and is a proud premiership winning player.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1246/flinders-cricket-club/blog/1780/matt-burns-always-have-a-crack

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3 months ago

Cricket Australia Masters

Sydney, Australia

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Australia v South Africa Rhinos Three Day Game. A Historic Match for Over 55s Cricket.

What began as a simple idea between Cricket Australia Masters Over 50 and 55s Board and Roger Moult in South Africa became something far more meaningful. The Over 55s Australian team took on the South African Rhinos in a three-day Test at Claremont Cricket Club in Cape Town from 10–12 March 2026, as part of the inaugural Over 55s Cape Town International Tournament.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/889/cricket-australia-masters/blog/3772/australia-v-south-africa-rhinos-three-day-game-a-historic-match-for-over-55s-cricket

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3 months ago

Penrith Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Penrith Cricket Club 4th Grade Premiers - 2014-15

4th Grade Premiers, How good is it! Has a ring to it, doesn’t it?

The 2014/2015 season finished with the Reid Cup premiership trophy coming back to Howell Oval for the first time since the 1984/85 season.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/3770/penrith-cricket-club-4th-grade-premiers-2014-15

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3 months ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club First Grade Premiers 1972-73

Photo of 1972-73 Western Suburbs District Cricket Club First Grade Premiership winning team when they defeated Balmain Cricket Club outright by 7 wickets in the final

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/3771/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-first-grade-premiers-1972-73

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3 months ago

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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3 months ago

Cricket Australia Masters

Sydney, Australia

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The First Test — Australia v New Zealand. A Historic Match for Over 50s Cricket.

Back Row - Guy Randell (President), Steve Mace, Paul Ryan, Andrew Kratzmann, James Morris, Glenn Cleary, Peter Dell, Brett James, Michael Van Zuyden (Manager).

Front Row - Matt Harris, Andrew Sharp, Anthony Barranca, Brian May (Captain), Simon Neich (Vice Captain), Mark Wade, Jason Simmons.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/889/cricket-australia-masters/blog/3769/the-first-test-mdash-australia-v-new-zealand-a-historic-match-for-over-50s-cricket

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