2 years ago

Bankstown District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Brett Elliott is Bankstown District Cricket Club first grade player number 183 after making his first grade debut at the age of 21 and during an incredibly strong and successful era at Bankstown.

Very much a team-first player Brett was a top-order batsman and a handy off-spin bowler who won multiple premierships with the Bulldogs and went on to win a first grade premiership with the Balmain Tigers.

I’d probably categorise myself as a decent 1st Grade batsman who held my own in some very good company and did okay against some quality opposition over the years. Always put the team first and played wherever picked. Predominantly a top order batsman and generally opened in 1st Grade.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/356/bankstown-district-cricket-club/blog/1329/brett-elliott-team-first

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2 years ago

Damien Trott

Student

Melbourne, Australia

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7 Followers

The Ashes since 1989
Since 1989 when the Australian cricket team was labelled the worst team to land on England soil there has been 19 Ashes series played in England and Australia.
After the 4th Test was drawn overnight Australia has retained the Ashes and currently 2-1 up in the series.

Of the 19 Ashes series since 1989:
• Australia has won or retained the Ashes in 14 series.
• England has won or retained the Ashes in 5 series.

Including the 4th test in 2023 and since the first test of the 1989 series there has been 97 Tests played and Australia has won 55, England have won 23 and 19 have been drawn.
Australia has won or retained the Ashes in five series away from home.
England has won or retained the Ashes in one series away from home.

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2 years ago

Adrian Thomson

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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My son is a 14-year-old wicket keeper, and he was asking questions about the Bairstow stumping. He said he’s tried it before and that it happens a lot in junior cricket.
He wants to know if he should do it or not. What advice can I offer him?

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2 years ago

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Rob Lavery Awarded UTS North Sydney Cricket Club's 51st Life Membership

At our AGM on Friday 21 July, Rob Lavery was unanimously awarded Life Membership. His nomination speech, tabled by Pat Lindsay, is reproduced below.

The Management Committee of the UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club has unanimously agreed to recommend to the members that Mr Robert Lavery be confirmed as the club's 51st Life Member. Rob joined the Bears in season 2011-12 at the tail end of a period of sustained success for the club. Rob started out in Fourth Grade but quickly demonstrated his wares and ultimately moved up to Second Grade.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/1318/rob-lavery-awarded-uts-north-sydney-cricket-clubs-51st-life-membership

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2 years ago

John Rogers

Melbourne, Australia

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The period from the 1950s to the 1970s was a heyday of Sydney grade cricket.

St George was clearly the team to watch, but Western Suburbs often proved to be the Saints nemesis at finals time. This was particularly so when Alan Davidson turned out for Wests, as he won finals in 59-60 and 63-64 and the 64-65 semi-final almost single-handedly. Each time he had with him a fine state bowler in Les Ellis but Davo’s exploits were telling. Each time St George was missing Brian Booth while Norm O’Neill also missed the 63-64 final as both were on their way to the 1964 Ashes in England. Wally Wellham, Ken Muller, Grahame Corling and Jim De Courcy were the pick of the Wests players in the early 60s. In the late 60s Test skipper Bob Simpson captained effectively and had Gary Gilmour, Brian Rhodes and Stuart Webster as three fine pace bowlers and a dangerous left arm tweaker in Peter Ferguson, while Bob Bartlett was a tough top-order batsman.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/531/john-rogers/blog/1317/sydney-grade-cricket-50s-to-70s-strong-opponents

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2 years ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Vale Ken Muller

The Western Suburbs District Cricket Club is saddened to hear of the passing of one of the Club’s greats, Ken Muller, an opening batsman whose career spanned fourteen consecutive seasons in first grade.

Ken passed away peacefully in Wyong Hospital last Thursday, July 20th, 2023, aged 87. A private funeral will be held on the Central Coast.

A contemporary of Alan Davidson, Bob Simpson and Wally Wellham, Ken featured in three first grade premierships: 1956-57, 1959-60 (as captain) and 1963-64.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/1316/vale-ken-muller

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2 years ago

Lyall Gardner

Sydney, Australia

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RECORD: 326* runs in 1986-87 by Mark O’Neill (200*) / Phil Emery (127*) for Gordon 2-353 declared against Fairfield-Liverpool 110 & 1-125 at Chatswood Oval in round 10 on 17-24 January 1987.

Gordon’s NSW Sheffield Shield star Mark O’Neill and batter/wicket-keeper Phil Emery came together with the score 2-27, after Fairfield-Liverpool new ball bowler, Greg Clarke, had disposed of both openers. But that was the last of the good news for the new competition entrants, as the experienced pair broke a club and Premier Cricket record as they piled on a massive undefeated 326 in 273 minutes. The hard-hitting O’Neill, son of the legendary Australian batting star Norman O’Neill, smashed 27 boundaries and two sixes in his neat 200* while Emery hit 16 fours and a six in his unconquered 127*.

Declaring at 2-353, Gordon dismissed the Lions for a paltry 110 to win by a massive 243 runs.

Emery joined O’Neill in the NSW team in 1987-88, going on to become one of the State’s most dependable batter- ‘keepers. He also played a Test match for Australia in Pakistan in 1994-95. In first-class cricket, he completed 384 dismissals while scoring 3,292 runs. O’Neill’s career in first-class cricket continued until 1990-91 when he retired as the scorer of 3,729 runs including nine centuries.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/227/lyall-gardner/blog/1315/nsw-premier-cricket-the-record-partnerships-from-1893-to-2023-the-third-wicket-record

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2 years ago

Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Vale Hedley Brian Taber – Another Gordon legend has left us

Brian Taber - Born 29 April 1940. Died 21 July 2023. Right-hand batsman and wicketkeeper

When our Club Secretary Andrew Falk sent out a message to the Gordon cricket community on Friday last that our dear friend Brian “Tabsie” “Herbie” Taber had died that morning his message finished with the following statement:

“Another Gordon Legend has left us”

The word legend is possibly overused in today's society, however, if we use the following definition then we certainly know the impact that Brian Taber had on his family, friends and the Gordon and Australian cricketing communities.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/1314/vale-hedley-brian-taber-ndash-another-gordon-legend-has-left-us

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2 years ago

B3 Cricket

Cricket Coach

Nottingham, United Kingdom

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B3 Cricket bat reviews keep coming in

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2 years ago

Paul Ryan

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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NSW Combined Catholic Colleges cricket team - 1985

Back Row – Michael Kemp (Assistant Manager), Adam Johnson, Grant Doorey, Andrew Shaw, Craig Culnane, Anthony Waddell, John Saint, Brother Bernard (Manager)
Front Row – Paul Foster, Andrew Fitzhenry, Michael Chee Quee (Vice-Captain), Paul Ryan (Captain), Brett Elliott, Stephen Dignam, Silvano Ciaschetti

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2 years ago

Tim Sullivan

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Tom Shiner (Campbelltown), Mark Waugh (Bankstown), John Sullivan (Campbelltown) , Ian Davis (Campbelltown), Steve Waugh (Bankstown), Rod Bower (Bankstown)

Tom Shiner – 436 first grade wickets in Sydney
Mark Waugh – 128 Test matches for Australia
John Sullivan – 283 first grade wickets in Sydney
Ian Davis – 15 Test matches for Australia
Steve Waugh – 168 Test matches for Australia
Rod Bower – 13 first class matches for NSW and 11,841 first grade runs in Sydney

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2 years ago

Evan Bancroft

Business Owner

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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If you drive past Bottomley Park near Easts Rugby Club in East Brisbane these days you will see a tiny little brick building opposite the Norman Park train station with a few cricket nets and some large gum trees. It was once the home of the Eastern Suburbs District Cricket Club.

The clubhouse was known as the “Crab Pot” as once you got in you couldn’t get out!

It was a fantastic joint and loved by Easties all opposition players and the umpires as well. It was the good old days when after matches meant having a beer with the opponents.

It was actually the unofficial umpire’s clubhouse. Popular umpire Mel Johnson played for Easts before becoming one of our greatest ever test umpires and he may well have started the tradition.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/233/evan-bancroft/blog/1026/the-story-of-the-crab-pot

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2 years ago

Penrith Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Phil Blizzard - Penrith Cricket Club first grade player number 73

One of the useful factors in any bowling ‘balance’ set-up is the presence of a left-arm new ball bowler, either quick, a swing merchant, or both if you’re lucky.

Early on Penrith’s best were Ken Hall and Graeme Pitty, and in the lower Grades Steve Hider.

Tasmanian Phil Blizzard, wife Alice and daughter Rachel came to the Club on the back of a friendship with Steve Small, one forged when Steve was down south trying to break into the First-class scene. They liked it so much they stayed long enough to add two more to the family, Brendon and Stephen. (By coincidence Steve Small has a son, Brendon.) Long enough, too, for Phil to win a spot in the NSW Sheffield Shield team. But, as well as things went, life could never be good enough to satisfy Phil’s absolute love in life: a good fishing ground. Tasmania was ‘the only place’, and his stories about the size of the mud crabs and trout were legendary.

His early potential won him U/19 selection for Tasmania and he toured Sri Lanka with the Australian U/19 team. In maturity his pace was more medium than fast, but he could swing the ball in and away from the batsman. Ken Hall said: “What a great bowler. Many times the batsmen just didn’t know what he was doing”. He had that wonderful attribute of breaking the back of a batting order: in two seasons he six times took more than five wickets in an innings, the best 7/62 against Sydney. There was also the occasion when he took 6/13 against Campbelltown, who were 9/23 in reply to Penrith’s 179. Unbelievably, Phil failed to receive the umpires’ nomination for the player of the match. That went to an opposing batsman who was … seven not out!

He could bowl long spells in trying conditions and was a handy low-order batsman. For Penrith he scored 192 runs @ 17.45 and took 76 wickets @ 20.23; 13 catches. First-class (Tasmania/NSW): scored 569 runs @ 15.37, highest score 51 and took 63 wickets @ 40.44, best 4/62.

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2 years ago

Carrum Cricket Club

Mornington, Victoria, Australia

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John Mitchell has had a long and decorated career playing premier cricket in Victoria and South Australia and has been a terrific contributor and valued member of Carrum Cricket Club

Playing for Hawthorn in Victoria Premier Cricket John played 81 1st XI games and scored 1,849 runs at 22.01 including one century and 10 half centuries.

He won a first grade premiership with Hawthorn as well as for Carrum and has scored well in excess of 3,000 runs for Carrum CC.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1085/carrum-cricket-club/blog/1313/john-mitchell-play-in-the-arc-for-your-first-fifteen-runs

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2 years ago

Andrew King

Real Estate Agent

Mornington, Victoria, Australia

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Powell Cooper is a legendary figure at Frankston East (Ballam Park) Cricket Club.

He played just about all his cricket at Ballam formerly Frankston East Cricket Club, taken over a 1,000 wickets, if a Life member and former President of the club.

I was lucky enough to play a game of cricket for the Victorian Schoolboys and was in awe playing against the Cavaliers. Desmond Haynes was playing with Dandenong and Malcolm Marshall was playing with Moorabin and they both played in that game. It was an amazing experience.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/900/andrew-king/blog/1312/powell-cooper-living-the-best-life

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2 years ago

Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, Australia

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In 128 years of Sydney Premier first grade cricket only two players have scored more than 1000 runs and averaged over 150 in the same season. The first was the immortal Victor Trumper in 1897/98 for Paddington and the other was Geoff Boycott, playing for East’s (Waverley) in 1976/77. And only one player has scored seven centuries in a first grade season, Geoff Boycott, Waverley, 1976/77. Boycott did all this in just 15 innings. His fifteen innings also included two half centuries.

It was a phenomenal season. An exhibition of batting which has not been seen since. In 1976/77 Boycott amassed 1,160 runs at an average of 165.71, an East’s Cricket Club record that still stands today.

But first let’s go back to the beginning.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/319/eastern-suburbs-cricket-club-sydney/blog/1311/geoff-boycott-ndash-a-remarkable-season-easts-waverley-1976-77

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2 years ago

Cricket NSW

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Vale Hedley 'Brian' Taber 29 April 1940 - 21 July 2023

Cricket NSW is deeply saddened by the passing yesterday of former Australian and NSW wicketkeeper Brian Taber. He was 83.

Born in Wagga Wagga and raised in Wollongong, Taber played his entire career with the Gordon club.

He made his first-class debut wearing cap number 526 for NSW in the 1964/65 season and went on to play 129 first-class matches prior to his retirement in 1973/74.

Taber also captained NSW on a number of occasions between 1968/69 and 1972/73.

While he scored one first-class ton and eight half centuries, it was Taber’s wicketkeeping aplomb that he was known for.

Safe and calm under pressure, Taber was considered one of Australia’s greatest ever ‘keepers. He made his Test debut behind the stumps for Australia (cap 240) against South Africa in Johannesburg on December 23, 1966, finishing the match with seven catches and a stumping.

In all, Taber represented Australia on 16 occasions between 1966 and 1970, snaring 56 catches and making four stumpings. He also scored 353 runs at a tick over 16.

Following the completion of his playing career, Taber continued his passionate association with cricket, holding several coaching and managerial roles. He managed the Australian Under 19 men’s team on several occasions and the winner of the Player of the Tournament award at the National U/19 Championships is now awarded the Brian Taber Medal.

Known as ‘Tabsy’ or ‘Herbie’, Taber coached NSW and was a Blues selector for 24 years through the 1990’s and 2000’s, many as the chairman of selectors.

Taber was made a Life Member of CNSW in 1979 and inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021.

Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon called Taber ‘one of the most popular NSW and Australian players ever’,

“We are devastated by the passing of Brian Taber and send our condolences to his family and friends,” Germon said.

“His contribution to Australian cricket was immense, as a player, coach, manager and selector.

“Tabsy was universally loved for both his skill as a wicketkeeper and his character as a person.

“He was such a nice, genuine guy and he will be greatly missed by all.”

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2 years ago

Joe Maiorana

Sydney, Australia

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2 Followers

Few bowlers throughout history earned themselves such an intimidating reputation as Harold Larwood. A spell spent working in the coalmines of Nottinghamshire granted him formidable powers of strength and stamina, whilst his stature, he stood just 5’8” in his socks, meant that his horrible, lightning-quick bouncer homed in on the batsman’s ribs and jaw. A hard, intensely loyal man, he was a captain’s dream, prepared to bend his back on unresponsive pitches and bowl all day, so long as there was a beer and a cigarette to hand at the interval.

He was Douglas Jardine’s weapon of choice during the infamous Bodyline tour, utilised relentlessly and instructed to bowl through a painful foot injury at the SCG because Don Bradman, the principal target behind the ‘leg theory’ strategy, was still at the crease. The hostile, short-pitched barrage Larwood and Bill Voce, his partner-in-crime for Notts and England, subjected the Australians to was so potent that a diplomatic incident ensued.

Larwood, simply by doing what he had been told to do by his famously provocative captain, was made a scapegoat for the sake of the Empire. He never played for England again, a fate that tellingly did not befall Jardine ➖ perfect evidence that there is one rule for bowlers and another for batsmen.

Injuries gradually took their toll and Larwood retired from first-class cricket in 1938. He immigrated to Sydney in 1950 and, to his immense surprise, was welcomed with open arms by a nation who recognised a steely, honest competitor when they saw one. It’s a shame the English hierarchy of the time could not say the same.

Source – Vintage Cricket

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2 years ago

Shane Lee

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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10 Followers

In the 1970s and 1980's in Australia, if you played cricket, you had a moustache, an unbuttoned shirt and skinny pants. Pre-season was a lap around the SCG and ice was used to keep the beers cold not bath in post-match. Some fashionistas even wore the occasional safari suit, baby blue: (isn't that right Stumpa?)

Steve 'Jack' Small (He/Him) was all of the above. Strong with facial hair, Mal Meninga thighs and a three-pound bat. The biggest bit of wood ever held by one man without help from a draft horse. If Jack was born in the 1800s he would have replaced his bat with an axe and cut fucking trees down. He could probably ringbark a tree with his bare hands if he wanted to - a true blue Aussie with a hard-earned thirst. He would probably even share a beer with the tree itself after he cut it down. What goes on the field, stays on the field! No hard feelings.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/538/shane-lee/blog/1308/jackball-steve-small

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2 years ago

St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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54 Followers

St George’s Wicket Taking Machine Calls Time – Trent Copeland, Life Member No.59

Trent finished with 410 First Class wickets. Six for Australia and 344 for NSW in the Sheffield Shield which sees him finish 12th on the all-time list of Australian bowlers and 3rd for NSW behind Geoff Lawson and Greg Matthews. Let’s not dismiss his all-round abilities. Copeland was good enough to score a shield century, 106 vs Tasmania in Hobart. He finished with 2163 First Class runs, as well as 111 catches.

For now though, family life beckons and I think we could all attest to being richer for having crossed paths with this highly competitive and multi skilled cricketer from Bathurst. Thanks for the memories “Copes” ….. and the premierships.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/1307/st-georgersquos-wicket-taking-machine-calls-time-ndash-trent-copeland-life-member-no59

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