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Peter Langston

Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

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Batting with Brian Ian Polar or his mate, David Ernest Pression is a dangerous pastime. Just when you think you are on top, a sudden unexpected runout can bring about the end of your innings and guess who they’ll blame. People watching face-palm in disbelief, cry in their grief that you blazing innings has been cut short.

Too many have gone that way, including one of my own cricketing favourites.

I’m a poet. This is how I’m feeling today …

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/194/peter-langston/blog/2312/another-one

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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This is an extract from "Cricket in Black and White: 110 Not Out: The history of Western Suburbs District Cricket Club. Published in 2006.

In 1989, the Sydney Cricket Association Committee of Management was charged with producing a report that would recommend the number of clubs that should compete in Grade cricket, and the areas in which those clubs should be located. That report recommended that there should be sixteen clubs, and that only one should come from the inner-western suburbs where Wests and Petersham-Marrickville were based.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2310/clubs-are-going-to-go-sydney-cricket-association

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Coogee Oval hosted Australian Defence Force Cricket in their final match of their Sydney tour and the inaugural match between the two sides.

Ben Mitchell led the RPC XI in the T20 and called correctly to bat first. Jake Egan dominated from the outset with a quickfire 29 off 12 balls. Mitchell also contributed with 30. RPCC finished their 20 overs 9-137 slightly below par.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2309/randwick-petersham-cricket-club-v-australian-defence-force-cricket-november-2023

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Port Adelaide Cricket Club

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Adam Dilley - Life Member of Port Adelaide Cricket Club

Port Adelaide Cricket Club are thrilled to announce that Adam Dilley has been awarded life membership at the clubs AGM.

A Darwin local, Dills made the move down to Port Adelaide in 2004-05 season and quickly established himself as a premiere batsmen in the competition.

- First Grade Cap 545
- 131 1st Grade Matches
- 1st Grade - Runs 3782 @ 25.90 - Number 10 on the all-time PACC run scorers list.
- 1st Grade Wickets - 34 @ 35.47. Best 5/48
- 1st Grade - Two Hundreds and 18 Fifties. Best 128 v Sturt - Semi Final
- 1st Grade - Team of the Year 2009/2010
- 2008/2009 1st Grade Twenty20 Premiership Player
- 2013/2014 1st Grade Two Day Premiership Player

Congrats Dills!

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St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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It is with great satisfaction and pride that I put forward this nomination for Kurtis Patterson to be considered for life membership of the St. George DCC.

I feel like I could say this moment was coming from the day Kurtis was born, given that he entered the world on the 5th of April 1993, in the suburb of Hurstville.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2303/kurtis-patterson-life-member-of-st-george-district-cricket-club

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Fairfield Liverpool Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Fairfield Liverpool One day cricket team 1995

Back Row: Tony Grady, Anthony Clark, Matthew Betsey, Keith Greenbank, Mark Johnson

Front Row: Robbie Luc, Stephen Luc, Jeff Thorpe, Bradley Hunt, Jason Deitz, Ben Schutz

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Sydney Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Balmain defeat Northern District to win the Drummoyne Mayoral Trophy - 1995

Back Row - Keiran ‘Gomer’ Knight, Andrew ‘Milton’ Jones, Rod ‘Chappo’ Chapman, Richard ‘Oscar’ Burton, Brett ‘Herb’ Elliott, Greg ‘Boris’ Hayne, Gregg ‘Pup’ Everest, Club Patron and Legend Cliff Winning.

Front Row - Andrew ‘Fitzgerald’ Fitzhenry, Richard ‘Colby’ Colbran, Nathan ‘Freak’ Ashley, Gavin ‘The Riddler’ Robertson

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Clinton Witt

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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NSW Schools Cricket First XI 1996

Back Row – Mark McGinnity (Manager), Tim Cox, Mark Grace, Ryan Cross, Clinton Witt, Philip Jaques, Mr Michael Falk (Coach)

Front Row – Bryce Young, David Falk, Brett Newman, Vaughan Williams (Captain), Brad Terry, James Royal, Sean McKiernan

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CricConnect Stories

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Vale Graham Thorpe 1969 - 20024

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-england-batter-graham-thorpe-dies-aged-55-1446468

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Daniel Rixon

Business Coach

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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4 mental Skills sessions over 4 nights working with the talented young cricketers from @philjaquesprocricket.

✅ Session 1: Goal Setting
- What are goals and how can we tailor them for ourself
- Sacrifice
- Making the plan
- Visualisation and positive affirmations
- Fool Proofing

✅ Session 2: Playing Fearless
- ABC of emotional intelligence
- Perception on risks
- Mindset on Stress

✅ Session 3: Focus
- Power of the suppressed mind
- Reticular Activation System
- Need To Achieve Vs Need to avoid failure

✅ Session 4: Concentration and focus
- investment of energy
- Sensory Stimulation
- Journaling for emotional Regulation
- Remaining present

🤔 Learning about yourself is the best investment we can ever make.

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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While in the summers of 2015 and 2022 Randwick Petersham hosted Cricket Ireland prior to the 50 overs and T20 World Cups in Australia.

In late January 2015 Cricket Ireland landed at Kingsford Smith Airport kickstarting one of Randwick Petersham’s most historic weeks. In the lead up to the match, the Irish team stayed in Coogee and trained at Coogee Oval, while integrating with the community by holding clinics for local children and giving Randwick Petersham players a chance to train against an international team.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2302/the-genesis-of-a-unique-partnership-ndash-randwick-petersham-cricket-club-and-cricket-ireland

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Hawkesbury Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Neil Eldridge - Life Member of Hawkesbury Cricket Club

Hawkesbury Cricket Club has been blessed with several long term scorers in its 40 year history. Merilyn Fowler (née Earle) was our first great scorer. The daughter of the Hawks first great man Owen Earle, Merilyn scored for the Hawks 1st grade side for 25 years, from the inaugural season 1985 until 2010. She also achieved many representative honours at all levels, culminating in a Test Match at Lords.

Joan Lalor was the club’s next scoring legend. Joan began scoring her son Kevin’s games in 1993, before going on to score for all Hawks lower grades for the next 27 years until finally calling time in 2019.

Merilyn and Joan are two of our most worthy Life Members. Their contributions to the Club will live long.

When Merilyn retired, the Hawks were uncertain that she could be replaced. Little did everyone know that player Lachlan Eldridge’s dad Neil had quietly coveted the position, waiting for the opportunity when Merilyn finished up. Neil jumped at the opening and has made the position his for the last 15 years. As well as his scoring prowess, Neil has gained a reputation for his entertaining and amusing card tricks. Any new scorer or player to come to Bensons Lane is a potential addition to Neil’s long list of card-trick pupils. Many a new “victim” has been put through Neil’s repertoire.

A retired secondary PE teacher, Neil also enjoys competing in lawn bowls competitions and local poker tournaments.
In recognition of his wonderful contribution to the Club over many years, Neil was recently inducted as the 20th Life Member of Hawkesbury Cricket Club.

Our collective thanks to Neil for all his efforts and commitment to the Club. We all look forward to having you “on deck” for many more years to come.

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Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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A Moment in Time!
On Sunday, January 18, 2009, the Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club faced Tamworth in the SCG Cup Final. This match was a significant event for the Stockton community and in particular for the Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club. Numerous members and supporters filled buses and made the journey down the F3.

Despite the presence of future test cricketers Josh Hazelwood and Graham Onions, as well as several former and future NSW Country representatives, the on-field action wasn't enough to keep some young members of the Stockton Junior Cricket Club from playing their own game behind the members stand at the SCG.

Several of the kids in the photo went on to play First Grade for the Seagulls. Can you name them?

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Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club

Brisbane, Australia

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Connor Rudman is a young top order batter for Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club,

In 2023–24, Connor played through the grades from 5th grade through to 2nd grade, as well as the clubs under-19 team and Taverners QLD under-17s. He also represented his school’s first XI.

He scored 861 runs with an average of 29.69, including a terrific 151 for Wynnum Manly 4th grade against Redlands at EGW Wood Reserve.

Connor Rudman won the Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club Humphries-Simon Lower Grade Cricketer of the Year in 2023–24.

Here’s our pocket profile with Connor Rudman.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/462/wynnum-manly-district-cricket-club/blog/2300/pocket-profile-connor-rudman-wynnum-manly-district-cricket-club

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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Mark Carmichael – Life Member of Gordon District Cricket Club

[Mark Carmichael was awarded life membership at the Stags AGM in July. The article below comes from the speech given by Geoff Hickman recommending his nomination]

Mark grew up in the south-west of NSW in Crookwell and came to Sydney in the late 70’s to commence his university studies. He started playing for Petersham-Marrickville and remembers his first encounter with Gordon in a 4th grade game at Turramurra Oval.

He has great memories of his time with Pete’s and in fact when we play Randwick-Petersham now he refuses to call them anything but Petersham.

From there Mark moved interstate and played in both Perth and Melbourne representing University of WA and the Melbourne CC. He also played in England during this period. When he returned to Sydney in the mid 80’s he played for University of NSW where he played the rest of his grade career.

Mark became involved with Gordon in the mid 2000’s when his children Henry, Matilda and Alex started playing cricket for Gordon. He managed the Green Shield side when Henry played and also was involved with Matilda and Alex’s junior teams.

One of Mark’s great passions with cricket has been watching his children’s games and getting involved by helping when needed.

During his time involved with the club, which is nearly 20 years, he has acted as a selector, Chairman of Selectors and Chairman of the Cricket Committee, as well as in recent years sitting on the General Committee of the club.

What is so impressive about Mark’s contribution to the club, is that for most of his time at Gordon he has not had any direct involvement with the club, by either being a past playing member or having children playing, with Henry pursuing his rugby career with Gordon and Matilda her cricketing career in Western Australia.

If you look at the club’s current Life members the vast majority have played at the club, in fact there are only 3 living life members that have received the honour of life membership and not played for the club.

So, congratulations Mark, it is a pleasure to have this opportunity to thank you for your contribution to our club and formally nominate you as a Life Member of Gordon District Cricket Club.

Mark Carmichael (right) with fellow life member Bob Thomas

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Richmond Cricket Club

London, United Kingdom

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Richmond Cricket Club champions - 1989

Back Row - Andy Jones, Nick Morrill, Jim White, Dave Harding-Smith, Jon Perry, Adam Gilchrist, Al Soni

Front Row - Peter Ray, Chris Goldie, Trevor Brown, John Woollhead

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Mark Atkinson

Real Estate Agent

Sydney, Australia

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Andrew Downton was a left arm fast bowler who played grade cricket for Randwick in the NSW Premier Cricket Competition

Looking for opportunities Andrew moved to Tasmania in 1998 and played 33 first class games for Tasmania. He took 102 wickets at an average of 34.12 with best figures of 6 for 56.

With the bat Andrew scored 296 runs at an average of 8.45 and a highest score of 45

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/567/mark-atkinson/blog/773/andrew-downton-the-phone-call-from-my-idol

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Cricket NSW

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Cricket NSW took big steps to providing a unique opportunity for the cricket volunteer community by launching its Volunteer Certification Program, with the presentation of the first certificates on the evening of July 25 at Cricket Central

https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/4071759/cricket-nsw-launches-volunteer-certification-program

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CricConnect Stories

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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NSW Combined High Schools 1sts cricket team – 2019

Back Row – Timothy Laws (Coach, Endeavour Sports high School), Josh Baraba (Westfields Sports High School), Oliver Cronin (Mullumbimby High School), Hunar Verma (Sydney Boys High School), Will Fort (Maitland Grossman High School), Matthew Drinnan (Northmead High School), Jeremy Moors (Manager, The Jannali High School)

Front Row – Arvin Niranjan (Sydney Boys High School), Brock Larance (Dubbo South High School), Ethan Jamieson (Westfields Sports High School), Josh Moors (captain, Kirrawee High School), Corey Miller (Asquith Boys High School), Nivethan Radhakrishnan (Homebush Boys high School), Dhruv Kant (Penrith High School)

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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Tony Wilson (Tids) has been associated with the Gordon Cricket Club for many years, first as a player and then as a committeeman, a team manager, a selector and a photographer. He played through the late 60s into the 70s as a leg spin bowler and he has never lost his enthusiasm for that mode of delivery. He has always been willing to talk about leg spin and if possible, he would have about 5 of them in every team. Tony played 1st Grade for a number of years and faced many a first class batsman. In those days, Leg spinners were more prevalent. Gordon had three – Dick Guy, John Todd and Tony – and there would always be two of them in the side. These days, that would be a very rare occurrence.
Interestingly, of the hundred odd wickets Tony took in 1st Grade, a solid proportion of them were either Shield or Test players. (At the time, first class players played grade regularly as there were only 8 Shield games and a few Tests to make them unavailable).

One of his most prized wickets was Neil Harvey. Neil, playing for Northern District, had previously played for Gordon. Tony bowled him the perfect leg break, pitched outside the left-hander’s off stump, and spinning back sharply to hit the stumps. Euphoria, as the top batsman (who averaged over 50 in each of his four seasons with NDs and has always been considered one of Australia’s greatest batsmen) was heading back to the pavilion. Tony walked jauntily down the wicket, expectant of the hearty congratulations from his team mates. The glory, the poetry of the dismissal, something to be discussed, AT LENGTH, for many years to come. And the delivery would get better, spin more violently and drift further as time passed.

Marshall Rosen, the wicketkeeper, was the first to speak to Tony.

“Jeez, that was lucky!” was his only comment. Pfffssssssss. The sound of the balloon deflating.

(Footnote. The following season, the tables were turned. Neil played a dominant innings and Tony’s figures were not so flattering).

Author: Michael Falk - Gordon District Cricket Club

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