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2 years ago
The Golden Age of Cricket Podcast
The Golden Age of Cricket Podcast
London, United Kingdom
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Wilfred Rhodes - Part 1 with Patrick Ferriday

Records are made to be broken, but in all likelihood, those belonging to Wilfred Rhodes (1877–1973) will stand for eternity. His 4204 wickets across 1110 First-Class matches must be incomprehensible to modern cricketers, who split their time and effort across multiple formats. He played his first Test in 1899 alongside WG Grace and his last in 1930 at a time when Bradman was taking all before him. At 52 years & 165 days, he still holds the record for being the oldest person to play a Test Match. But his career was much more than just longevity and gigantic numbers.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1009/the-golden-age-of-cricket-podcast/blog/1106/wilfred-rhodes-part-1-with-patrick-ferriday
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2 years ago
Kim Evetts
Kim Evetts
Financial Planner
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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Meeting Harold Larwood and Keith Miller - what an honour

This photo was taken in Rockhampton at the conclusion of the Central Queensland Schoolboys trial in 1980 when I was 12

I was captain of the Mackay Schoolboys team playing against Rockhampton, Gladstone, Biloela and Emerald.

From the trials I have the good fortune of being named captain of the Central Queensland Schoolboys to play in Brisbane at the Queensland Schoolboys Carnival in Brisbane.

For most of the boys it was our first trip to Brisbane. We didn’t have a McDonalds in Mackay in 1980 and from memory we had a Big Mac just about every day in Brisbane.

When selected as captain it was a very proud moment to be given the opportunity to have a photo taken with two legends and gentleman of cricket, and they were true gentleman.

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2 years ago
Michael Andrew Gordon
Michael Andrew Gordon
Orange, New South Wales, Australia
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NSW Imparja Cup team for National Indigenous Cricket Championships - 2011

Back Row - Peter Cooley (Manager), Aaron Muir (WK), Andrew Julian (Sydney), Daniel Caldwell (Sydney), Tyrone Thomas (Eden), Kris Halloran (Tamworth), Adam Honeysett (Gulgong), Jake Turner (Glen Innes), Tim Croft (Team Physiotherapist)
Front Row - Tyson Jolly (Newcastle), Patrick Rosser (Parkes), Jeff Cook (Tamworth), Damien Duroux (Sydney) and Andrew Gordon (Wee Waa/Ballina)

Team was the 2011 NSW Team that played in the National Indigenous Cricket Championships (went through undefeated). This was the second Aboriginal Cricket team to ever play on the SCG.

2 years earlier we played on the SCG against a Sydney XI. Also, every cricketer in this team played in Sydney Grade cricket during their careers, including the Country players

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2 years ago
Asquith Rugby League Cricket Club
Asquith Rugby League Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Michael Hall - hard work creates opportunity

I’m lucky enough to have played a few years with Gary Bensley at Epping after he finished his grade career. Gary’s batting, bowling, fielding and captaincy were second to none. His competitiveness was there to see and whenever a game was on the line he could always make that difference. I also learnt that dropping a catch of Gary’s bowling wasn’t a good thing, especially if he was driving you home after cricket.

Jack Moran who was my 2nd Grade Captain at ND’s was a relatively quiet character but taught me to never give my wicket away cheaply and to think about your shot selection. By looking at him you knew whether you had done well or not – he didn’t need to say anything. Watching him work hard in the tough times with the bat created the respect he had from his team.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1016/asquith-rugby-league-cricket-club/blog/1123/michael-hall-hard-work-creates-opportunity
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2 years ago
Sheldon Stackpoole
Sheldon Stackpoole
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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The Gabba - Australia v West Indies Tied Test in 1960

As my dad rummaged through his study recently, we came across the scorebook he maintained as a young 14-year old. As a cricket tragic you could imagine my surprise and delight to find one of the games in the scorebook was the tied test match between Australia and the West Indies at the Gabba in 1960-61.

Dads dad, my grandad, Jack Stackpoole was on the executive for Toombul Cricket Club and he had received passes to the game. Dad, John Stackpoole sat in the delegate’s area next to the Queensland Cricketers' Club, a fine vantage point at the Gabba and watched the game diligently - taking score each over. Here’s a replica of dad’s scorecards:

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/268/sheldon-stackpoole/blog/1121/the-gabba-australia-v-west-indies-tied-test-in-1960
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2 years ago
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Growing up in Armidale Northern NSW in the 1970s I was like many youngsters playing backyard cricket at every opportunity and emulating my cricket heroes Ian and Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, and Dennis Lillee.
In January 1980 at the age of 12 I was on a family holiday in Sydney and dad, and I went to the SCG to watch Australia and England in our first day night 50 over game. We sat high up in the old Sheridan Stand.
Australia batted first and scored 163. Under lights Dennis Lillee bowled first change after Jeff Thomson and Geoff Dymock and the England openers put on around 30 when Lilee came on the bowl.
He took 3 quick wickets and looking back at the old scorecard England had lost 3 for 9 and were 3 for 40 and then 4 for 51.
The crowd was going crazy chanting the famous "Lillee, Lillee, Lillee.." and he ended up taking 4 for 12 off his 10 overs before England scrapped home 8 down for 164 off 48.5 overs.
It was an incredible first up experience. I loved it.
Fast forward 12 or so years later and Lillee was doing one of his fast bowling clinics for young NSW fast bowlers at the SCG.
As a wicket keeper batter in Sydney Grade Cricket, I was invited to come along and after having a hit in the nets the fast bowlers ventured out for a centre wicket session. I did some keeping for an hour or so and then had an opportunity for another hit.
Lillee was working with the fast bowling group and after a couple of minutes batting he must've wanted to show them something and to my surprise grabbed a ball (he must’ve been 43/44 years of age), stood at the top of his mark and started running in to bowl.
It was a strange sensation. All of a sudden here I was facing up to a childhood hero bowling from the same end he was back in 1980 when the entire crowd was chanting “Lillee, Lillee, Lillee”. So surreal

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2 years ago
Armidale District Cricket Association
Armidale District Cricket Association
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Mike Porter has made a lifetime and invaluable contribution to cricket in Armidale in Northern NSW.

Firstly as a player and then as an administrator. Mike has been the President of Armidale District Cricket Association for 34 years and his journey of contribution epitomises everything good about the game of cricket.

As a player Mike played his entire club cricket career for Easts. Easts were arguably the most dominant teams of the late 1970s and 80s with most of their team also in the Armidale District Cricket representative team.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/237/armidale-district-cricket-association/blog/112/mike-porter-play-hard-but-always-be-fair
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2 years ago
St George Cricket Club
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Murray Bennett is Australia’s Test Cricketer 327 and played 3 Tests and took 6 wickets as a left arm off spinner.

His first class career spanned from 1982/83 to 1987/1988 where he played 67 first class games and took 157 wickets at an average of 30.92. His best figures were 6 for 32 and he took 5 wickets in an innings on 5 occasions.

In Sydney Grade Cricket Murray played from 1973 to 1992 and took 485 wickets at an average of 17.62 and scored 3,973 runs at an average of 24.07.

Murray was a NSW State Selector for many years and a former President of his beloved St George Cricket Club. He’s a Life Member of St George and was selected in the St George Team of the Century in 2011.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/533/murray-bennett-viv-and-that-ball
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2 years ago
Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Manly Warringah District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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David Gainsford joined Manly Warringah District Cricket Club in 1985 and became player number 1038.

From 1985 to 1997 David took 262 wickets at an impressive average of 23.31 and scored 2,453 runs at 22.27 including one hundred and 7 half centuries.

David also played first grade cricket for North Sydney and is player number 551 making his first grade debut for the bears against Randwick in the 1998/99 seasons.

David is a very proud Life Member of MWDCC and continues to make a tremendous and most valuable contribution to the club as Deputy President and Director of Cricket.

A country boy at heart, let’s find out more about David’s journey in the game

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/338/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club/blog/211/david-gainsford-narromine-to-the-beaches
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2 years ago
Matthew Mott
Matthew Mott
Cricket Coach
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Rod's rocket and Symo's freedom

As a coach now, I often think of Symo and I and always try to coach more like I am coaching Symo. When talking to players, I like to talk more about what they are capable of and less about what their limitations are. I certainly don’t blame coaches for the way that I played, but I would have to say that in many ways, they shaped the player I became

The greatest positive example I have of this as a player was when I went to the Cricket Academy in Adelaide and was coached by Rodney Marsh. Rod was my hero and the reason I changed from being right-handed to left-handed (at an early age), although things didn’t get off on the right foot

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1012/matthew-mott/blog/1117/rods-rocket-and-symos-freedom
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