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2 years ago



Ed Cowan made his first-class debut for Oxford Marylebone Cricket Club University against Middlesex in April 2003 and in a 15-year first-class career he played 143 games scoring 10,097 runs at an average of 41.81 including 25 centuries and 48 half-centuries. Highest score of 225.

He played for Australia, Australia A, British Universities, Gloucestershire, New South Wales, Nottinghamshire, Oxford MCCU, Sydney Sixers, Tasmania

Cowan is the proud owner of Australian test Cricketer No 427 and played 18 Tests. He scored 1,001 runs at an average of 31.58 with his highest score 136 being his only test century. He scored 6 half-centuries for Australia.

Over time one of Ed Cowan greatest strengths was how well his knew his game. It’s fair to say it served him very well as his successful career would indicate.

In June 2013 before the Ashes tour in England Ed took the time to provide an insight in a video with Australian Cricketers Association into his approach to batting and the mental battle batsmen face every time they take guard.

Great coaching and an insightful tool for cricketers at any level.

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2 years ago



1999-2000, the year of the Bulldogs

I was fortunate to start my 1st grade career on Australia Day in 1994 with Fairfield-Liverpool after Corey Doyle (RIP) was selected in the Australian Under 19 team. I went on to play three seasons with Western Suburbs (1996-1999) and then for Bankstown (including the 1999/2000 premiership) until 2005. I finished with a season back at Fairfield-Liverpool playing in the 2006 Grand Final against Bankstown.

To celebrate the mighty Bankstown Bulldogs winning the 1st grade Premiership in 1999-2000, I want to acknowledge my great Bankstown team-mates (see below) and in the absence of singling any out in ‘my best grade team’, I thought I would select a Sydney Grade Cricket XI based on the performances of our opposition in our 1999/2000 premiership season!

1. Brett van Deinsen (St George) – what a talent, but anyone who witnessed VD taking on Wayne Holdsworth in the Final

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2 years ago



Either side of the breathtaking opening test of a much-anticipated Ashes series, almost all of the discourse has surrounded England’s style of play, allegedly referred to as “Bazball”.

But while the very mention of the ubiquitous term may cause numerous eyes to roll, I’m fascinated by how desperate some are to see it fail. There appears to be a legion of ex-players, journalists and fans, utterly determined to prove that such an unorthodox and radical method cannot possibly succeed in the storied surroundings of test cricket.

“Just wait until you try it against this bowling attack or on this type of pitch”

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2 years ago



Baggy Green 377 Adam Dale Special Guest on the Cricket Library Podcast

In the latest episode of the Cricket Library Podcast, Matt Ellis sits down with former QLD and Australian fast bowler Adam Dale.

In this much-anticipated interview, we delve into the origins of his passion for cricket, his journey from Victoria to Queensland, his success at the state level, his time representing Australia, his miracle catch in the Mercantile Mutual Cup and his current work with QLD Cricket.

Get ready for an insightful conversation that covers everything from on-field highs and lows to life after cricket!

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2 years ago



Alfred Beecher Stewart White 1879-1962

Patron of Sydney University Cricket Club – 1939-1944

ABS White has a record that’s unlikely to be approached or broken.

His last game in Grade Cricket for SUCC as an undergraduate was in October 1900. In the first two rounds of the 1900-01 season, he opened the batting for the Club’s 1st XI which was in exile, playing in the 2nd Grade competition for four seasons because of a protracted and acrimonious dispute over the eligibility of players for SUCC. White scored 60 against Norths and then 25 against Burwood before sailing to England.

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2 years ago



Tim Caban (TC to most) represented Queensland in 1 First Class match and was a prominent cricketer in Newcastle for many years. Tim was a feature in Stockton & Northern Districts teams throughout the clubs hugely successful period of the late 70s and 80s

Tim was also recently named as a member of the Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club Team of the last 50 Years (1970-2019)

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

There are 2 I can't split. James Hogg as a leader and Mike Rogers as a tactician and game manager in declaration cricket in the U.K

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2 years ago



Chris Bettany opens the batting and bowls tidy spin for the Newcastle & Hunter District Veterans cricket team.

Having recently moved to Newcastle from Victoria Chris pedigree in the game is very evident in his skills, leadership, and team camaraderie.

What was your highest score in senior cricket?

I got 146 for Kew CC (UK). Batted first that day. But my favourite inning was 140 not out for Caulfield Grammarians Old Boys against Sacred Heart Cricket Club. Chasing 270 opened up and carried my bat.

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2 years ago



My Best Grade team - Toot Byron 1960s to 70s

I hope this interests some people and rekindles some memories as my playing days in Brisbane Grade Cricket goes back some 50 years.

There were many terrific cricket players around then who loved playing the game competitively and enjoying a beer after the contest.

This team represents those who I played with and against in Grade cricket more regularly than others as some may have been on first class duty during this period.

It was great fun to play against them all.

1. John Loxton
2. Don Allen
3. Bill Buckle – Captain
4. Martin Kent
5. Phil Carlson
6. Bill Grienke
7. Bob Crane
8. Lew Cooper – Wicket Keeper
9. Bill Albury
10. Alan Skuse
11. Allan Free

12. Terry O’Çonnell

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2 years ago



Yet Mr Whistler, president of the local Parents and Citizens' Association, and those who contributed to the collection, could see the good in Moose. They glimpsed his potential. So Master Adrian Skeggs was enrolled as a boarder at TAS, The Armidale School.

"I cried for four or five months," he said yesterday. "I had never cried before."

Now Adrian Skeggs is 28 years old, weighs 116 kilograms, is 1.9 metres tall, teaches physical education at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, is on the fringe of playing rugby for Australia and goes home every summer to Lord Howe, where he plays Santa Claus and cares for kids.

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2 years ago



The 2003/04 season was a remarkable one for the Dolphin’s flagship taking out three premierships including the State One Day Challenge beating NSW Country’s finest Southern Zone, and winning the One Day Comp defeating Sydney University by 4 wickets after bowling the Students out for 125.

Syd Uni 125 (Maclennan 3-9, Dery 2-17, Byrom 2-21 Tucker 2-29) def by Easts 6-127 (Berry 29, Patterson 28no, Jeffrey 25)

At the pinnacle of the season Easts encountered local rivals Randwick Petersham Cricket Club at Coogee Oval in the 1st Grade Grand Final. Easts lost the toss and were sent in and found themselves in strife at 5-15 after only 30 minutes of play.

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2 years ago



David Capel was the first professional cricketer to play with Petersham-Marrickville DCC when he joined the club for the 1991-92 season. Overseas professionals in Sydney Grade Cricket had become quite regular since Wesley Hall joined Randwick in the 1965-66 season. Hall’s impact on the club and the competition led to a number of other high-level players joining Grade clubs in the 1970-80s, the most notable being Tony Greig and Geoff Boycott with Waverley, Barry Knight with Mosman and Mike Gatting with Balmain.

With Petersham-Marrickville being touted for some time as a club likely to be forced into a merger or wound up altogether to cater for the need to establish Western Sydney clubs, the committee was looking to improve its standard of play and competitiveness. The loss of a number of experienced players such as John Bain, Mark Atkinson, Bart Pozuelo, Pat Farhart and Warren Pepper gave every indication that season 1991-92 was likely to be a real struggle.

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2 years ago



In the 1970’s and 80’s, Northern Suburbs home ground in Canberra, was the picturesque Majura Oval, in the suburb of Ainslie.

However, as beautiful as this enclosed field looked, the wicket area had hidden demons for many a batsman and the outfields layer of thick grass, kept even the hottest of smoked cover drives down to either one run, or a risky two at best.

This was the backdrop for a battle that has stuck vividly in my memory bank for forty years.

In this 1981 match, East Canberra batted first and Norths representative opening bowlers, Brett Hannam and Dene Moore, did a demolition job on their batting lineup, rolling them for 37, similar to the way the same pair had dismantled Ginninderra the previous year at Majura for 33.

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2 years ago



SYDNEY, 1996

“So, it all looks academic now. As long as Winston Olonga stays at the crease, South Africa should cruise home. They only need 45 runs, with 3 wickets in hand, for outright victory over Australia.”

In his Sydney Cricket Ground commentary box at the back of the M.A. Noble Stand, Lucas Fox paused in his description, milking the moment. Voice hushed, almost a whisper, he built the suspense for listeners in two countries. Just turned 30, tall and fair, Lucas looked as young as many of the players. No slouch as a batsman himself, he had sacrificed a budding cricket career for the more secure life of a commentator, and after three years was reaping the benefits. His statistician, Billy Urquhart, was a mine of information, alerting Lucas to significant records, run-rates, bowling figures, archival anecdotes and other minutiae – they were a perfect team.

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2 years ago



Darren Kingdon made his first grade debut for Waverley (now Easts) at the age of 18 in 1987.

He scored 2,420 runs at an average of 41 before moving to Queensland where he played 7 first class games scoring 176 runs with a highest score of 59.

Darren is a former first grade captain of the Dolphins and was one of the 50 nominated contenders for the Waverley/Easts team of 125 years. A tremendous accolade to his contribution to the club.

What’s been your most memorable moment in cricket?

Probably facing Malcolm Marshall off 18 yards on those spitfire turf practice pitches at Waverley Oval is something I won’t forget in a hurry. He’d stand at the top of his run pointing to the top of his head yelling “Deeeeeeekaaay mun”

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