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4 months ago



When the 2025-26 season opens for Randwick Petersham next September, it won’t be the same. It will feel something is missing. And there will be. A familiar face, which has been seen around Petersham and Coogee Ovals since he first stepped out with the old Petersham-Marrickville club 47 years ago. Christopher Edward Sullivan, affectionately known as “Fous”.

An icon of the club, particularly in terms of its social fabric, Chris decided to move house to Gulgong in regional NSW along with his brother Paul. It brought to an end a cricket club contribution as a player, administrator and volunteer which few could emulate.

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4 months ago



Australia had already been at war for a month when the 1914-15 cricket season opened. At first, the war had only a limited impact on the daily lives of most Australians, other than those who had joined up early; it was a distant conflict, and few people thought ti would last for long. Except that a number of players were quick to enlist, cricket carried on more or less as though nothing had happened. There was a Sheffield Shield competition, and each Grade club sent out three teams every Saturday.

Wests had finished fourth in the First Grade premiership in 1913-14, and at Christmas 1914, the club was standing fourth again, trailing North Sydney, Waverley and Gordon.

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Harold ‘HG’ Goodwin – A Man of Action - Parramatta District Cricket Club

Harold Goodwin gave ‘glowing service’ to the Club over a very extensive period both ‘On and Off’ the field – in the lengthy annals of the Parramatta club’s history he is another club devotee whose investment of time and energy played a vital role in keeping the Two – Blues afloat after 182 years and still going strong in the 21st century. HG was forthright of opinion and with a ‘roll the sleeves up and get on with it’ approach he was able balance a number of balls whilst contributing to the clubs operations, this was best typified during the 1960s, when in a hive of industry, he managed a burgeoning Executive Business career in the Pharmaceutical industry with his playing commitments, and at the same time undertook the key administrative role of Parramatta District Cricket Club Honorary Secretary.

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4 months ago



Gordon's Ginger Meggs - Charlie Somerville

Charlie Somerville loved his cricket. He joined the Gordon District Cricket Club near the end of its inaugural season in 1905-06 at the age of 21 and played 7 games. The next season however he picked up 47 wickets in third grade at an average of 11.66. Charlie was a storekeeper by trade and worked for his father’s produce store in Hornsby.

With work taking precedence Charlie played as much cricket as he could and played most seasons between 1905 and 1914. Charlie played in both seconds and thirds and during that time took 118 wickets and scored nearly 1000 runs batting in the middle order.

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Season 1978/79 witnessed Nepean change it's grade cricket name to Penrith. A direct result tied into sponsorship with the local Leagues club. That sponsorship and strong financial support from Sinclair Ford put the club on a more professional footing and allowed it to attract experienced players from the much stronger Bankstown club to bolster our weakness. Along with council support, the appointment of Peter Leroy, later the Sydney Cricket Grounds curator to a full time role at Howell Oval and the considerable improvement in the pitch played a role in the First Grades success for the season.

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4 months ago



Greg Bush made his first grade at the age of 17 and over the next 24 years amassed 10,171 runs playing for Mosman, North Sydney, Manly Warringah and Petersham Marrickville.

Bushy scored 15 centuries and 45 half centuries and averaged 29.14.

As an opening batsman he took on the fast bowlers with courage and skills and played across two eras – before and after the introduction of helmets.

A hugely popular figure across Sydney Grade Cricket, let’s find out more about Bushy’s time playing Sydney Grade Cricket

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4 months ago



Matt Giumelli – The Quite Achiever - Parramatta District Cricket Club

In an era when Premier Cricket Clubs find it difficult to find in their midst, seasoned players with the skill set, to fill the role of lower grade captains / mentors. Parramatta has been most fortunate to have Matt Giumelli as its Third Grade captain over the past three seasons.

Still in his mid-twenties, Matt has already built an awesome captaincy legacy with the Parramatta Third Grade team – 2022/23 Premiers, 2023/24 Qualifying Finalist and 2024/25 Premiers.

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4 months ago



Richard Stobo - Memories of that Grand Old Stand - Part 2

Sutherland had been sent into bat on a wicket with a bit of life early on, but their strong top order, which included NSW and Test player John Dyson and future NSW and Queensland player Rod Davison, saw them reach 2-70-odd without too many problems.

Bowling from the southern end before lunch, I decided to test Rod out with a bouncer. A compact left-hander and prolific run-scorer, Rod moved inside it and played a hook shot but caught the ball a little high on the bat. It sailed high towards the pavilion but Jamie Bray, fielding at fine leg, sprinted hard to his right along the boundary, dived, and held an extraordinary catch only inches from the ground, and perilously close to the gutter – no ropes in those days. It was skillful, brave and magnificent.

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4 months ago



Ray Hall was a relative late-comer to Petersham-Marrickville, joining the club just prior to his 28th birthday. He had previously played with Cumberland and Auburn Shires. A tall, lanky right-hander he had the build for a fast bowler but his skill was in the delivery of off-spin, where his height gave him the benefit of extra bounce. And despite his late arrival on the scene with Petes, when he retired 11 years later at age 40, he did so with the impressive record of 324 wickets across three grades. He was no slouch with the bat either, as his 1,914 runs confirms.

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