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Dustin Gaskell
Dustin Gaskell
Managing Director
Brisbane, Australia
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Gabba Sporting Products are thrilled to be awarded and play their role in shaping the future of cricket in the United States. As the sport’s popularity surges, we are at the forefront, manufacturing and supplying state-of-the-art training facilities for the Nassau County International Stadium in New York. This iconic venue is set to be a cornerstone of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, marking a historic moment in cricket’s expansion to new horizons.

As the countdown to the World Cup continues, Gabba Sporting Products is dedicated to ensuring that the Nassau County International Stadium’s training facilities are of the highest standard and player safety. Our commitment to excellence and innovation in sports infrastructure is unwavering, and we are excited to be part of this historic chapter in cricket’s global journey

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Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)
Founder
Armidale, Australia
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Waratahs Cricket Club of Armidale played in the Armidale District CA (formerly the New England CA) from the 1950-51 season until their last game in 2005-06. They had a couple of amalgamations post 2001 - first with Norths and for one season with Centrals - before exiting after one last season under their own, defiant banner at the end of 2005-06.

A club to be proud of, it was at its strongest in the 1980's, not only winning more premierships with its depth of ever rejuvenating talent but having more members and more teams which spread into the junior ranks and the early days of women's cricket.

Keeping the records of Waratahs has always been important. Our Yearbooks are the stuff of Armidale cricket legend - a seasonal review of the club's activity, on and off the field.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1223/armidale-waratahs-the-tahs/blog/2092/waratahs-playing-seasons
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Steve Hodgson
Steve Hodgson
Business Coach
Brisbane, Australia
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Share Podcast with Rod Tucker | Life In Front And Behind The Wickets

Rod Tucker is a former Australian cricketer who has seamlessly transitioned into the realm of cricket umpiring at the highest level. Born on August 28, 1964, in Launceston, Tasmania, Tucker developed a passion for cricket from a young age, honing his skills both as a player and later as an umpire.

As a cricketer, Tucker was a talented left-handed batsman and a handy left-arm orthodox spinner. He made his first-class debut for Tasmania in the 1985-86 season, representing his state with distinction for over a decade. While his playing career didn't propel him to the upper echelons of international cricket, Tucker's understanding of the game and his astute judgment on the field laid the groundwork for his second innings in cricket - as an umpire.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1518/steve-hodgson/blog/2091/share-podcast-with-rod-tucker-life-in-front-and-behind-the-wickets
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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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What's your IPF batting index?

If you know the number of innings you've played at any level and the number of scores above 50 you can calculate your Innings Per Fifty Batting Index.

Don Bradman played 338 test and first class innings and scored 117 centuries and 69 half centuries. 186 scores above above 50. 338 innings divided by 186 scores above 50 gives Bradman a IPF Batting Index of 1.82

Former South African Test batter Barry Richards played 576 test and first class innings and scored 80 centuries and 152 half centuries so his IFP Batting Index is 2.48.

Examples of other batters IPF in first class cricket

Sachin Tendulkar - 2.48
Ricky Ponting - 2.63
Jacques Kallis - 2.65
Graeme Pollock - 2.68. 437 test and first class innings
Steve Smith 2.70 currently
Mark Waugh - 2.76. 622 test and first class innings
Chris Rogers - 2.80
Kane Williamson - 2.81
Kumar Sangakkara - 2.87
Viv Richards 2.88 - played 796 test and first class innings
Matthew Hayden - 2.88
Brian Lara - 2.88
Damien Martyn - 2.93
Greg Chappell - 2.93. 542 test and first class innings
Allan Border - 2.95
Mike Hussey - 2.96
Joe Root - 2.97
Babar Azam - 2.98
Steve Waugh - 3.13
David Warner - 3.23
Virat Kohli - 3.23

Examples of existing first class players around Australia

Ollie Davies - 2.67. Has only played 16 first class innings
Marnuis Labuschagne - 3.14
Usman Khawaja - 3.22
Travis Head - 3.49
Peter Handscomb - 3.56
Daniel Hughes - 3.89
Nic Maddinson - 3.96
Cameron Green - 4.00
Marcus Harris - 4.01
Kurtis Patterson - 4.05
Nathan McSweeney - 4.21
Tim Ward - 4.31
Cameron Bancroft - 4.44
Matt Renshaw - 4.83

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/2088/how-regularly-do-you-need-to-be-scoring-50-or-more-runs
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St George Cricket Club
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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St George District Cricket Club First Grade Premiers 2023-24.

Back Row - Tom Vane Tempest, Luke Bartier, Vansh Jani, Peter Francis, Dayle Carew, Blake Nikitaras, Rafael MacMillan, Nick Warren (Coach)

Front Row - Kurtis Patterson, Tom Mackenzie, Jono Craig-Dobson, Nick Stapleton (Captain) Blake Macdonald, Matt Rodgers, Josh Moors

St George District Cricket Club defeated Manly Warringah District Cricket Club by 9 wickets.

Jono Craig-Dobson was awarded the Benaud Medal for Player of the Match – 3 for 31 in Manly’s first innings followed up by scoring a very important 36 not out in St George’s first innings and then took 6 for 51 in Manly’s 2nd innings.

Match scorecard -
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Matt Ellis
Matt Ellis
Cricket Coach
Dubbo, NSW, Australia
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Kepler Wessels has the distinction of representing both Australia and South Africa in International Cricket.

In this edition of the Cricket Library Podcast, Kepler Wessels joins host Matt Ellis to share his reflections on the origins of his passion for cricket, breaking into First Class Cricket at age 16 whilst still at school, moving to England and the influence of Tony Greig in getting him to Australia to play World Series Cricket.

We hear about Kepler's test debut, where he made a big hundred, and we clear up who was to blame for the run-out of Greg Chappell in that innings.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/182/matt-ellis/blog/2090/kepler-wessels-special-guest-of-the-cricket-library-podcast
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Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs
Business Advisor
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With the cricket season now done and dusted it is worth recognising that 50 years ago Victoria won the Sheffield Shield from Queensland by just five points in an era when top of the table at the end of the home and away season won the Shield.

This was undoubtedly a very strong Victorian team with a good blend of youth and experience under skipper Keith Stackpole but it was also a bitter sweet season because it also saw the end of the very talented sporting career of Robert Rose which was abruptly curtailed in February 1974 by a motor vehicle accident that saw him become a quadriplegic.

Robert's last innings for Victoria was against NSW in Sydney in January 1974 when he made 23 not out in Victoria's second innings as they defeated NSW by 7 wickets.

Sadly, along with Robert, three other greats of Victorian cricket in Max "Tangles" Walker , Alan " Froggy " Thompson and John " Barrell " Scholes are no longer with us.

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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Cricket is a statistical game, and while statistics don’t always paint the full picture, they’re a pretty good place to start.

Hundreds are the treasure, the gold nuggets we all strive for, but you can’t score a century without first passing 50 or worse, still sitting in the sheds watching your team mates out in the middle.

The very best in Australia since the 1990s has been Ricky Ponting, who scored 50 or more in every 2.63 innings of first-class cricket (including test innings).

Young Ollie Davies from NSW has only played 16 first innings but is a shining light, scoring 50 or more every 2.67 innings.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/2088/how-regularly-do-you-need-to-be-scoring-50-or-more-runs
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Stuart Cope
Stuart Cope
London, United Kingdom
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On Saturday I took a little drive into Birmingham to pick out a new cricket bat for the season (the 20 mile drive took me nearly two hours!) and it got me thinking......

I'm just a club cricketer but I'm very picky. I couldn't care less about the brand, all I'm bothered about is the feel of the bat, the way it picks up, is the sweet spot generous and slightly low on the blade as we tend to play on slow decks in Warwickshire.

I went to three different bat makers in Birmingham, the first place only had 10 bats to look at, none felt right, so onto the next place. It said it was open, but I turned up and it was shut, so third time was the charm. I met Abid at A7 Cricket, and I was with him for nearly two hours, I picked up at least 50 blades before falling in love with one particular bit of wood.

When I was younger and a better player I would get bats for free but now I'm older and sh*tter, I don't have that luxury. If I'm to spend £300+ on willow, I'm not doing this online and risk getting something that doesn't feel right.

In February, March & April why don't bat makers go on the road in a van and book appointments with clubs and players? If a bat maker booked in an appointment at my club (Kenilworth CC) at preseason training they would have access to 40 senior players and over 100 junior players, I have no doubt they would sell a good number of blades in one hit. Go one step further, could appointments be booked in for at home visits and the van is essentially a showroom? The batmaker could do visits in the evenings and weekends when customers are actually available..

Maker&Son do this with sofa's coming directly to your door and it works.

This is hardly the most innovative idea but I've never heard of a bat maker doing this, yes there would be overheads but if you used a free booking software tool such as Calendly or Square then plugged it into your website and socials you're off. The bat maker then just needs to market effectively to their local audience and do outbound calls/emails with local clubs, you could even offer the club a group discount if they purchase a minimum order of bats.

Anyways, this is a ramble but for all the cricket badgers out there, would you use this type of service....... 🤔

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Carlton Cricket Club
Carlton Cricket Club
Melbourne, Australia
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Carlton Cricket Club First Grade Premiers 2023-24

What a game!
Casey South Melbourne set a total of 212 in the first innings, and we couldn’t chase it down, getting bowled out for 171.
Casey South Melbourne added another 209 runs almost batting out the whole day which left them a lead of 250 runs.
Carlton had 36 overs to chase down 250 and wow was it a thriller!
Evan Gulbis and Mackenzie Harvey set the boys off to a flyer which set them up to continue throughout the innings. Evan finished on 62 off 37, Tom Smyth 61* off 46 and Connor Rutland hit the winning runs finishing on 43* off 27.
Carlton chased down 250 with 5 overs to spare in what was one of the most incredible grand finals ever played in Premier Cricket history!

Back Row - Kev O’Neill (scorer), Nick Ross, Cam Stevenson, Dom Sullivan, Mackenzie Harvey, Andrew Poppa, Jai Lemire, Bruce Waldron (Ass Coach), Connor Rutland, Neville Box (President), Jack Atkinson, Harrison Smyth
Front Row - Mick Connop (Team Manager), Xavier Crone, Michael Archer, Evan Gulbis (Captain Coach), Tom Smyth

Match Scorecard -
https://shorturl.at/ekpDM
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Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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A powerful batsman, particularly off the back foot, Justin Poole had the ability to take the game away from the opposition in a short period. Teammate Adam Dale recalls a highly skilled and talented cricketer, a batsman who was adept anywhere in the order, excellent fielder and handy bowler. A very good team man who could dominate a game and did so over many seasons and a key player when Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club won the 1995/96 first grade premiership.

At the completion of the 2023-24 season Justin is the leading run scorer in the rich history of Wynnum Manly District Cricket club with 11,707 runs. Justin has scored 7,603 runs in first grade.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/462/wynnum-manly-district-cricket-club/blog/2084/justin-poole-make-the-bowler-bowl-to-you
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