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2 years ago
Warwick Hadfield
Warwick Hadfield
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The Newtown and Chilwell Sixth XI was playing Newcomb at Newcomb. It was a day for which the Western District of Victoria is well known, chilly and with blue skies followed by scudding winds and showers. One bespectacled bowler was having trouble finding the pitch through the rain drops.

The captain, despairing at 0-27 from four overs, said one more over. The rain stopped, the bowler wiped his glasses clear and took a hat-trick. In the next over, which he had clearly earned, he took another wicket, making Newcomb seven wickets down.

With another blast of cold and wet imminent, the captain said to the bowler, get another hat-trick so we can go home and get warm.

Three balls later, after the necessary hugs and kisses, the boys were going home, said bespectacled bowler with the respectable figures now of 7-35.

Funny game cricket.

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2 years ago



Episode 8: Wickets with Stuart MacGill and Jack Sharp: Heath Streak passes, Richie Benaud reflections, WR run scorers, T20 update, Around the World

Stuey and Sharpy chat about the sad passing of Zimbabwe icon, and all-round nice guy, Heath Streak. A sobering start to the episode, RIP Heath. The guys then switch from sombre topics to Garfield Sobers, Lara, and Hayden, let's reflect on world record run scorers.

Australia vs South Africa T20 match reviewed with Head scoring 91 and Australia winning with a few overs to spare. International round, we fly around the world and matches going on here, there, and everywhere.

Stu reflects on the late great Richie Benaud, and his time in the commentary box with him. A fantastic over, from the Paddington end, 2 for 22.

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2 years ago



South Australia Men's Premier Cricket Clubs - player movements, gains and losses for 2023-24

As the 13 South Australia Premier Cricket Clubs start their preseason preparations for the 2023-24 season the rumour mill is in full swing in terms of player movements and clubs gains and losses.

We’ve been in touch with the representatives of each club and here’s what we’ve been able to establish so far.

If there's any mistakes, we apologise upfront.

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2 years ago



Finn Gray is a talented top order batting allrounder who made his first-grade debut for Western Suburbs against Fairfield in 2022-23. He’s the proud owner of first grade cap number 737.

Who are the two players in the club you admire in terms of skill and competitive spirit?

Mitchell Flemming for his competitive spirit and drive for the club.
Liam Sparke for his attitude towards his training, always trying to become the best version of himself week in week out.

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2 years ago



Tom Brooks is Western Suburbs first grade player number 721 after making his debut as a leg spin bowler at the age of 18.

In 2022-23 Tom had the good fortune of playing for NSW/ACT 2nd XI against Victoria in Melbourne. In 2022-23 he took his first five wicket haul in first grade and won the Western Suburbs District Cricket Clubs Mal Gorham Players Player of the Year Award.

Who are the two players at Western Suburbs you predict to have big season in 2023-24?

Nick Cutler and Mohammad Irfan

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2 years ago



Unleash the Power of Your Story! Inspire, Connect, and Transform with 'Not Another Presentation'

Aspiring cricketers, sports enthusiasts, and career-driven individuals, listen up!

Are you tired of uninspiring presentations? Want to captivate your audience and leave a lasting impact? Look no further than 'Not Another Presentation', My unique approach combines the power of storytelling with positive messaging, providing valuable lessons learned from playing with Cricket NSW and the Sydney Thunder.

In a world filled with Instagram filters and fake personas, it's time to embrace authenticity and listen to understand. My presentations will challenge your audience's perception, helping them see beyond the surface and uncover the real stories behind success.

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2 years ago



Cricket Australia Announce 2023 ODI World Cup Squad

Sean Abbott has earned a maiden World Cup berth as Australia named an allrounder-heavy 15-player squad without Marnus Labuschagne for next month's tournament in India.

Although unsurprising given his initial snub from the touring party for the South Africa ODI series, Labuschagne's omission underlines the Aussies' preference for versatility in the 50-over format with three seam-bowling allrounders picked instead.

In fact, Cameron Green was one of the four allrounders selected capable of batting in the top seven (along with Mitch Marsh, Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell), while frontline bowlers Ashton Agar and Abbott are also capable batters.

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2 years ago



Back in the early 2010's I was living and playing in Maitland for the great Northern Suburbs CC of Maitland playing out of the famous and historic Lorn Park. Each year the clubs from the Maitland Competition played in the Hunter Valley Cup One Day Knockout Competition. This comp encompassed teams from the following competitions Maitland, Singleton, Muswellbrook, and the Central Coast. Our club was hosting the final against our arch rivals, City United Cricket Club. We had played these guys in the previous few grade grand finals and had been sharing the spoils in all the big games. They were a very good side with a lot of quality cricketers.

We bowled first after losing the toss on a magnificent summer's day and high quality batting pitch. Their star player Josh Trappel had helped himself to an effortless and classy 100 to help them post a very good score. I had bowled my ten overs for a solid return of 5 for 20 and taken a couple of catches in the field.

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2 years ago



In a boost for Kookaburra Victorian Premier Cricket, the Melbourne Cricket Club will host two matches this season at Australia's premier sporting venue, the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
This will be the first-time men’s Premier Cricket has been played at the ground since January 2010, and the first-time ever women’s Premier Cricket has been played on the hallowed turf.

The first of the two matches will take place on Sunday 26 November when Melbourne’s women’s 1st XI will host Box Hill Cricket Club in a One Day game, whilst defending 1st XI premiers Melbourne will play Kingston Hawthorn in a men’s One Day game on Saturday 20 January.

Cricket Victoria’s General Manager – Premier Cricket Liam Murphy said it’s another great opportunity for Premier Cricketers to play on elite cricket grounds.

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2 years ago



Former England and Western Suburbs fast bowler Angus Fraser fires up against Randwick in November 1994

I look back at my two winters playing for Western Suburbs with a huge amount of pride and joy, and my Magpie cap proudly hangs on a hook next to my Middlesex and England caps in my office at Lord’s.

In 1988/89 I spent much of the summer with Brad McNamara and Scott Hookey. We spent a few Saturday evenings at Carmens in Miranda, so there are some stories I will leave alone. I do remember getting a bollocking from Greg Matthews one Saturday whilst Wests were batting for sunbathing on one of the grassy banks at Pratten Park. He took his shirt off and showed me the damage the sun can do. It was a good point, quite forcibly made??

In 1994/95, having been omitted from England’s Ashes squad, I positioned myself in Australia in case any England players got injured. They did, and I got called up to the squad. Before getting called up I played in a game against Randwick at Coogee Oval.

On first innings Wests won a low scoring game and I took five or six wickets on a slow pitch. I then got called up to the England touring squad.

In an attempt to provide a bit of colour to the news a national paper spoke to one of the Randwick players about batting against me. The bloke completely nailed me on every front – no pace, didn’t do much with the ball, easy to play etc etc. I wouldn’t have minded, but Wests won the game, and I bowled pretty well. I bit my lip with the media when I got a few wickets in the Sydney Test that followed.

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2 years ago
Bipin Dani
Bipin Dani
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Mural biopic "800" to be released on October 6

Sri Lanka's legendary cricketer Muthiah Muralitharan's biopic "800" will be released on 6th October 2023. This was revealed by Sethumadhavan, one of the three directors of the production company.

"We released the trailer today (Tuesday) and it was unveiled by another great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. On the occasion, former Sri Lankan captain SAanath Jayasuriya was also present".

"All three has important discussions and shared their days of glory playing with and against each other".

The 51-year-old Sri Lankan off-spinner ended his Test career with 800th wicket on July 22, 2010 in the Test match against India.

Incidentally, Murali is also a son in law of India. He married Madhimalar Ramamurthy, a Chennai native, on 21 March 2005. Madhimalar is the daughter of the late Dr S Ramamurthy of Malar Hospitals in Chennai.

The roles of Murali and his wife are being played by Madhur Mittal and Mahima Nambiyar. Both were present on the occasion.

The shootings of the biopic took place in India, Sri Lanka and England.

"Originally, the film was made in Tamil and dubbed in Telugu and Hindi. We are planning to make this in English also and the movie will be telecast in other countries also, where the game of cricket is popular", the director concluded.

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2 years ago



Whales in solid fightback - Mosman Cricket Club 14 January 2002

In other grades, there was a mixture of results, with the highlight of the round a marauding innings in third grade from the ageless Craigie Hughes.

Hughes made a quickfire108 runs, hitting no less than eight sixes during his short stay at the crease.

In only his second game for the season, Hughes has wholly and solely given the thirds an opportunity to protect their top-six position on the table.

However the modest Hughes described his innings as more butchery than style.

“My timing was out and, on most occasions, it was really only pure strength that enabled me to bash the ball over the boundary,” he said. “If I was in better form, I’m sure I could have hit 14 or 15 sixes for the day.

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2 years ago



Our 1st grade side entered the final round of the 2020-21 season in last place (6th). Needing a collection of various miracles from mother cricket, as well as mother nature, we thought that we’d focus on the last round as something to enjoy following a weather and covid interrupted summer. We needed maximum points from an outright victory, a significant turnaround on quotient and various other things to fall our way. The most optimistic of optimists at Percy’s (North Sydney Hotel, our wonderful sponsor) all agreed it was unlikely.

On this basis, we made the decision able to fulfill our club patron’s dream. At 73 years old and a life member of the club, our 7th grade wicket keeper David Allan made his 1st grade debut. His cricketing dream was to play in the top turf side and mix it with the ‘big boys’. We wanted to not only acknowledge his years or unwavering support, service and countless hours of fundraising, but we also wanted to prove to him that we thought he was good enough to be there and would absolutely not let us down.

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2 years ago
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Former NSW and Australian cricket stars Belinda Haggett and Peter Toohey were confirmed as Cricket NSW Life Members at the association’s Annual General Meeting on Monday night.

Alongside Haggett and Toohey being bestowed with Life Membership at the meeting that was held at Cricket Central, another former NSW and Australian representative, Stuart Clark, was nominated and elected as a new member of the CNSW Board of Directors.

Clark, who played 24 Tests and 39 One-Day Internationals for Australia, along with 171 matches for NSW, is currently the CEO of Softball NSW, having held high profile administrative roles at the NSW Rugby League, with the Sydney Sixers and in media.

He was also named last week as an NSW Blues selector and continues to play an active role in Sydney Premier Cricket.

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2 years ago



Geoff Lovell became Sydney University Cricket player number 554 after making his first grade debut for the club during the 1985/86 season. Geoff had joined Sydney University after starting his grade cricket career with Gordon Cricket Club.

Geoff is a Life Member of Sydney University Cricket Club. He was selected in the Sydney Uni’s team of the 1980’s and was awarded a Sydney University Blue for cricket in 1988.

In 1990 Geoff Lovell had the distinction of being the inaugural recipient of the Bradman Scholarship which we will find out more through Geoff’s wonderful and insightful journey.

Playing for Oxford University Geoff played 26 first class games scoring 1,061 runs at 32.15 including two centuries.

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2 years ago



Brad Bannister made his first grade debut in Newcastle at the age of 19 just two years after playing his first real game of cricket.

It’s been quite the journey and Brad now playing veterans cricket still enjoys the camaraderie and mateship of the game he loves.

Who was the best captain you had the good fortune to play with?

Steve Clarkson when I moved to Belmont. Clarky knew everything about all the other player in the comp. I remember when I first moved there he commented that he had always wanted to captain my bowling because he had so many plans against each batsman. They mostly worked too. Also played tough and never gave an inch.

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