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3 weeks ago

Pat Rodgers

Teacher

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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The Erratic Syd Emery by Pat Rodgers

Chapter 1 “One of the few unplayable balls I have seen”.

LORDS 1912
Syd had been warned about the chance of rain interrupting play during a so-called English summer. The dampness in the air on the first morning of the Lord’s Test on 24 June 1912 seemed to confirm this. He and his teammates had entered the field with black mourning bands on their left upper arms in memory of their friend Ernest Hume

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/199/pat-rodgers/blog/3127/the-erratic-syd-emery-by-pat-rodgers

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3 weeks ago

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Matt Hilder came from the Petersham-Marrickville side of the merger with Randwick in 2001 to form Randwick Petersham. He was an experienced 22-year-old Sydney Grade cricketer, having started as an A W Green Shield boy with Parramatta DCC in 1993-94. He joined Petes in 1998-99, playing lower grades and Poidevin Gray Shield until the creation of Randwick Petersham. He finished second in the 2nd Grade batting aggregate with 300 runs in 2000-01, playing with the likes of David Bourke and Dean White, a season after putting on 141 in a partnership with Steve Yates for the first wicket against Manly in a PGs match. He was a valued player with Petersham-Marrickville and remained as such with Randwick Petersham.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/3126/matthew-hilder

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3 weeks ago

Patrick Pisani

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When a Canadian Club Cricket Team Played Australia Led by Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee in 1975

This was going to be a game against The Australian National Team comprised of some of the most accomplished cricketers ever to play Down Under who were visiting our ground at Armour Heights. It was their third game in three days in Toronto. Many of these Aussies had lost on the same ground two days before: Greg Chappell, Lillee, Higgs, Marsh, Walker, Laird, Turner and McCosker.

It was their last game before heading off for the headline series, the Inaugural World Cup which would take place in England in a few days.

Australia was going to bat first. I had the honour of being one of the opening bowlers along with Basil Peters. And it wasn’t just an honour. I knew if the captain was giving me the new ball that I had a job to do.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1829/patrick-pisani/blog/3125/when-a-canadian-club-cricket-team-played-australia-led-by-greg-chappell-and-dennis-lillee-in-1975

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3 weeks ago

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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In July 2022, Kathy Campbell was unanimously elected as the 49th Life Member of the North Sydney District Cricket Club, recognising well over a decade of service to the Bears, which has not dimmed since! Here we reproduce the speech from the 2022 AGM where Sarah Berman recommended Kathy for Life Membership.

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3 weeks ago

Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Dave Evans was a true Gordon Legend - Part 2

Dave recommenced his cricket career immediately after the war, playing in the top three grades for seven seasons from 1945 to 1952. Included were some matches in the First Grade premiership team of 1945-46 and a whole season in the 1947-48 Third Grade premiership team. In the 1950s, when work commitments meant Dave had to travel a lot, often overseas, he played when available in the Colts team until 1962. Dave scored 1,982 runs for Gordon at an average of 19.62 including two centuries, both in Third Grade with one at Beauchamp.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/3123/dave-evans-was-a-true-gordon-legend-part-2

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3 weeks ago

St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Vale Kevin Parmenter - First Grade Player No.230

We regret to announce the passing of St George DCC first grade player number 230 – Kevin Parmenter.

Kevin played his Junior cricket with Hurstville Sports and commenced his grade career with St George starting in 4th Grade in the season of 1967-68. After some success including his first grade century (102 no) Kevin earned a promotion into 3rd Grade.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/3122/vale-kevin-parmenter-first-grade-player-no230

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3 weeks ago

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Matt Cassar was the fourth Petersham-Marrickville cricketer to play English County Cricket. He played six years with Derbyshire and two with Northamptonshire between 1994 and 2002. He followed in the footsteps of Bill Alley, Ken Grieves and Noel Hughes, all of whom participated in the County Championship for several seasons. Another to have a career in English cricket was Cec Pepper, who left the club in 1946 and played in the Lancashire League for almost 20 years.

Matthew Edward Cassar was born at Sydney on 16 October 1972. He joined Petersham-Marrickville’s under 16 years A W Green Shield team of 1987-88 alongside future club 1st graders Corey Pearson, Matt Whitby and David Kelly

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/3121/matt-cassar

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3 weeks ago

Richard Stobo

Teacher

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Phil Emery: A Bowler's Tribute to his Keeper

I had the privilege of bowling to some outstanding wicketkeepers over the years – Greg Dyer, Mark Atkinson, David Moore, Paul Ryan, and Adam Gilchrist immediately spring to mind.

Not a bad group by any measure.

But no one matched my longtime teammate, Phil Emery. The reason is simple. Embers knew my game inside out and made me a better player than I would’ve been otherwise.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/624/richard-stobo/blog/3120/phil-emery-a-bowlers-tribute-to-his-keeper

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3 weeks ago

Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Dave Evans was a true Gordon legend - Part 1

David John Evans was born at Merewether, a suburb of Newcastle, on 13 December 1919. His family moved to Cobar Street, Willoughby, close to that suburb’s boundary with Artarmon, when he was seven. He had two brothers, Trevor and Basil, and went to Artarmon Primary School.

His father, also David, was a keen cricketer who had played First Grade with the Randwick club. This keenness rubbed off on Dave at an early age and he soon found that there was a backyard in Cooney Road, Artarmon, not far away, which was like a miniature Sydney Cricket Ground

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3 weeks ago

John Rogers

Melbourne, Australia

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Gordon Rorke - RIP

Gordon Rorke was one of the most significant people ever to have played the game of cricket: he was responsible for a change in a basic rule that had existed since the game began.

For over a hundred years, for a delivery to be legal, a bowler’s back foot had to be placed behind a line level with the stumps. Gordon’s unique bowling action of leaning back in his delivery stride and via his momentum, dragging forward on the toe of his back foot, meant that at the time of delivery his back foot might well be in front of the batting crease

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/531/john-rogers/blog/3119/gordon-rorke-rip

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NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association

Sydney, Australia

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The Board of New South Wales Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association (NSWCUSA) annually appoints a sub-committee to consider nominations for the NSWCUSA Hall of Fame. The sub-committee then makes a recommendation to the Board.

In 2025 the Hall of Fame sub-committee was unanimous that Life member Ian Thomas be inducted. The Board was equally unanimous in its support of the sub-committee recommendation.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/329/nsw-cricket-umpires-and-scorers-association/blog/3117/former-international-umpire-ian-thomas-inducted-into-the-new-south-wales-cricket-umpiresrsquo-and-scorersrsquo-association-hall-of-fame

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Sydney Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Burton and Awati Appointed to Spearhead Sydney Cricket Club’s Future

Richard Burton has been appointed as Director of Cricket, responsible for developing, leading and overseeing the club’s Premier Cricket programs, fostering a culture that delivers upon the club’s vision of leading the men’s and women’s club championships and premierships.

Rohan Awati has been appointed as Head Coach – Youth Development, a new role created to focus on identifying and nurturing young local talent within the men’s program and delivering success within the Green Shield and Poidevin-Gray competitions.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/375/sydney-cricket-club/blog/3116/burton-and-awati-appointed-to-spearhead-sydney-cricket-clubrsquos-future

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Luki Soeradinata

Business Development Manager

Singapore, Singapore

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Rural cricket in Australia is facing a crisis—faster than many realize. Across the country, small town clubs are struggling with declining participation, burnt-out volunteers, and deteriorating facilities. As young people move to cities and local engagement wanes, many once-thriving clubs now find themselves on the brink of closure.

However, an overlooked but powerful shift is beginning to change that trajectory.

The Impact of South Asian Migration

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/803/luki-soeradinata/blog/3115/how-south-asian-communities-are-reviving-rural-cricket-in-australia

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UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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The 2024/25 season was the eighth in which the Access Grants Bradman Medal was awarded to our First Grade player of the year, thanks to the continued generous support of our longstanding sponsor. Points are awarded in each round based on runs, wickets and fielding dismissals, and totted up to determine the overall positions. The winner at the end of the season takes home $1,000, and there’s $100 on offer for each round.

This year, captain Mac Jenkins went back-to-back after winning the Medal in 2023/24, thanks to his run of bowling form in the early season.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/3114/uts-north-sydney-access-grants-bradman-medal-202425

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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There is a pattern that repeats itself throughout the history of the Western Suburbs club, in which, first, the club builds itself up into a position of enviable strength - and then it unravels. The unravelling has seldom been as sudden or dramatic as it was in the seasons after 1987. Of the eleven players who performed so well in the frustrating semi-final of March 1987, only one was still in the Wests First Grade side at the start of 1990-91.

There were any number of reasons for the exodus of players, and some were unavoidable. Dirk Wellham, David Gilbert and Scott Hookey all elected to accept offers to play for Tasmania, Chris Killen agreed to appear for South Australia

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/3112/chapter-twenty-four-a-perceived-lack-of-loyalty

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Parramatta District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Marcus William ‘Marc’ Bosley – A Natural Leader - Parramatta District Cricket Club

Apart from his own bowling prowess, Marc Bosley earned lasting repute within the Parramatta club as one of its most distinguished 1st Grade captains. During the 1930s he captained the team for six years, with the ‘jewel in the crown’ being the winning of the elusive 1st Grade Premiership - the club’s second title in 1932/33 – his leadership was at its pinnacle as he guided a very young and inexperienced Cumberland team to a totally unexpected premiership

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/3113/marcus-william-lsquomarcrsquo-bosley-ndash-a-natural-leader-parramatta-district-cricket-club

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Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club

Christchurch, New Zealand

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Matt Farrant is a club legend at Burnside West Christchurch University CC. The fast bowler played 201 games for the club before assisting Head Coach Carl Huyser through the club's most successful period. 'Faz' played with numerous national representatives while leading Burnside's attack, but he will be dominantly remembered for his formidable new ball partnership that stretched over a decade with Scott Inglis.

Below is the one-club man's best BWCUCC XI.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1832/burnside-west-christchurch-university-cricket-club/blog/3107/matt-farrant-my-greatest-bwcucc-xi

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Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

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Sutherland win consecutive Poidevin-Gray Shield premierships in 1988-89

Back row: Julia Coote (Scorer), Darren Holley, Craig Parsons, Nick Howard, Darrell Mann, Derek Spencer, Nigel Brookes, Trent Woodhill, Tom Iceton (Manager).
Front row: Jonathan Clark, Trent Harvey, Rodney Davison, Tony Clark (Captain), Greg Davison, Mathew Duff.

[Extract from 1988-89 annual report]

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/3109/sutherland-win-consecutive-poidevin-gray-shield-premierships-in-1988-89

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St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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100 Moments of 100 years of St George First Grade Cricket 1931-32 to 1940-41

Here is Part 9 of our 10-part series. We now explore the era coming out of the great depression and prior to World War II featuring 10 more significant moments in 100 years of St George DCC First Grade cricket. An era that sees us cover our First 1st Grade premiership and such names as Bradman and O'Reilly. With thanks to one of our trusty club historians Nathan Anderson.

1. Donald Bradman scores 246 in 205 minutes against Randwick with 25 boundaries and one six

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/3108/100-moments-of-100-years-of-st-george-first-grade-cricket-1931-32-to-1940-41

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Only eight days after Wests had claimed the 1914-15 title, Australian forces landed at Gallipoli, bringing home the seriousness of the war. As casualty lists mounted, competitive cricket seemed more and more like an inappropriately frivolous pastime, and cricketers risked facing allegations of "shirking". Increasing numbers of Wests cricketers signed up, and their names began to appear on the casualty lists: John Blacklock, a keen member of the club's City & Suburban team, fell in the vicious fighting at Lone Pine, aged only 21.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/3106/wwi-and-western-suburbs-cricket-from-1915-1918

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