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Burt Cockley
Burt Cockley
Cricket Coach
Washington, United States
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Time to let the cat…or should I say bull out of the bag!

I’ve accepted a job at Queensland Cricket as an Elite Physical Performance Coach. I am excited to get stuck in and work with some of the best coaches and athletes in Australia and drive the program forward into the future.

This brings an end to my journey in the Cricket system in the USA. It has been an absolute whirlwind of an experience. I tried my hardest to support the athletes and collaborate with some brilliant coaches over the years in what is a very challenging environment. Thanks to all the athletes and coaches for the great memories, you all hold a special place and I have learnt a lot from you all.

I was very fortunate to be a part of USA cricket gaining ODI status, a part of Major League Cricket growth and be a part of Washington Freedom for season one. I feel very fortunate to be here for so much growth and excitement over the last 6 years. However, the time is right to move on and head back to Australia with the family.

We set off next week for Brisbane. We can’t wait to make Brisbane our new home, create a heap of new adventures and experiences and work in the best system in the world. August can’t wait to see koalas, kangaroos and play cricket!

Brissy here we come! 🇦🇺💪🏼

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Burwood Briars Cricket Club
Burwood Briars Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Vale Anthony Raymond - 1969-2024

Aged 55, Gone too soon.
Big Ray had many good friends, a long-time loyal friend, and fellow Briar and umpire Gerard Abood, which summarises him perfectly below.

On Wednesday, 7 May 2024, we received the news that Anthony had passed away, after a long battle with his health. He was only 55 years old.

For those who knew him, it is inconceivable that it has come to this. Big, burly "Ray,” who seemed larger than life in so many ways, apparently was not. He was, it seems, as mortal as the rest of us, which just doesn’t make sense on any level.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/724/burwood-briars-cricket-club/blog/2166/vale-anthony-raymond-1969-2024
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Cricket Australia Community
Cricket Australia Community
Melbourne, Australia
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All the latest off field moves across the men's domestic competitions, as well as full state squads for the upcoming season

NSW | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia

New South Wales

After an improved summer where they reached the Marsh One-Day Cup final and snapped a 15-game winless streak in the Sheffield Shield to finish the season in third, the Blues have added two star recruits for 2024-25 with Test-capped batter Nic Maddinson returning home after six seasons in Victoria and wicketkeeper-batter Josh Philippe joining from Western Australia.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3979305/mens-state-squads-contract-lists-ins-and-outs-2024-25-australian-domestic-season-nsw-queensland-south-australia-tasmania-victoria-wa
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CricConnect Stories
CricConnect Stories
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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WEST Indies batting legend Brian Lara said the region will continue to fall behind in world cricket if better facilities and technology are not provided for the players.

Lara, who is in India doing commentary for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 tournament, was speaking virtually on day two of the Caricom Cricket Conference at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain on Friday.

West Indies were a powerhouse in the 1970s, 1980s and in the first half of the 1990s.

“The lack of good facilities and academies with the right technology to grow the game kept us aside,” Lara said.

“We felt that our cricketers were naturally good and the way we learnt the game was still the best way. No, it was not and if we still believe that today we are in serious trouble

https://newsday.co.tt/2024/04/28/windies-legend-lara-caribbean-needs-better-facilities-latest-technology
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South Caulfield Cricket Club
South Caulfield Cricket Club
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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It’s with great excitement I can announce our new club Head Coach.

Please welcome Nick Jewell

We look forward to setting up our Centenary year with a high level of energy and Nick brings a great deal of experience to the club and the extended group.

An example of his career for you:

• 240 Premier First XI games
• 67 First Class Matches
• 5 x Premierships St Kilda 1XI
• 2 x Victoria Sheffield Shield Title’s
• Playing Coach Frankston Heat Runners Up GF
• Coach Rosebud CC Premiership

Over the next few weeks the on field cricket group will be starting to plan for recruiting, pre season, in season and the supports for training and preparation whilst we also have a team working on the 100th year celebrations which we will start releasing in next short term.

Massive year coming up and we are off and running.

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South Launceston Cricket Club
South Launceston Cricket Club
Launceston, Australia
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North Tasmania Cricket Association Hall Of Fame Inductee - Mark Nutting

The recent Cricket North Presentation Function was a special one for the Knights with club legend, Mark Nutting, being inducted into the NTCA Hall Of Fame!

Mark/Nuttsy/Zero is SLCC 1st Grade men’s player #587. He played a whopping 26 seasons for the Knights between 1988 and 2018.

He finished his playing career as our all time leading games and 1st Grade runs record holder. Both records he holds to this day.

Mark's career stats and achievements:
322 games (SLCC record)
10,150 runs at 31.23 (SLCC record)
275 wickets at 19.70
13 x 100s, 53 x 50s
5 x Cedric Knight Medallist
7 x Club Champion
2008/09 NTCA Player Of The Year
10 x NTCA Team Of The Year
4 x Premiership Player (2 as playing coach)

Mark also played 3 seasons for Lindisfarne in the TCA during the middle of his career. He broke the TCA record at the time for the most runs in a season and won a premiership in his 1st season. Mark played around 20 x 2nd XI games for Tasmania during this period.

Mark joins fellow SLCC greats Shaun Young, Cedric Knight, Ron Williams, Ron Thomas, Max Thomas, Tom Room, Ian Young & George Bailey in the Hall of Fame.

This is a fantastic acknowledgement of an exceptional Knight!

On behalf of everyone at the Knights, congrats Nuttsy and very well deserved!

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Toronto Workers District Cricket Club
Toronto Workers District Cricket Club
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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CSL is proud to announce our coaching ranks for the 2024/25 season.
David Somerville is back onboard as Head Coach after returning last year after a few years away. His playing knowledge from being a regular Sydney 1st Grader and NSW Country Bowler shines through into his coaching ability with his high standards and hard work ethic being drilled into our playing squad.
Jason 'JP' Varoxis has signed on as Assistant Coach. JPs effect on our playing squad has been evident ever since joining us. Despite being out last year with a major knee injury, he always made time to come to training and matches to put us through our paces or share any knowledge and feedback for our young squad. JP not only will be our assistant coach, but as one of the best gloveman in Newcastle will be our specialist Wicket Keeper Coach. JPV Strength & Conditioning
Steve Mudford will officially take the role of our Specialist Batting Coach. Steve shows that class is permanent with him arguably being one of the most glorious looking batters in Newcastle 20 years after he made his NSW Country debut. With near 30 years of 1st grade experience, His knowledge and coaching ability was evident last year when he was assisting our batters in drills and passing on his wealth of knowledge without hesitation.
Welcome aboard lads, 24/25 is taking shape nicely.

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Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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Female Coaching Announcement
We are thrilled to introduce Sammy Curtis as the Women’s Director of Coaching for Season 2024/25 and beyond at Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club!
A number of you will know Sammy from his work at Queensland Cricket as the State Infrastructure Manager or more recently as National Cricket Centre Facilities Lead at Cricket Australia, but Sammy has a much deeper cricket history than that.
Sammy played 17 seasons of Provincial Cricket in New Zealand for Wairarapa, captaining and representing the Central Stags District A team.
Sammy was the Cricket Development Coordinator for Central Districts Cricket Association in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand before moving to Queensland ten years ago.
In 2019 Sammy joined Coolum Cricket Club as player/coach in Coolum’s inaugural Division 1 season captaining the side in his last two seasons.
He also captained the Queensland Veterans Over 40s Gold Division 1 side at the National Championships in November last year.
Sammy will take on the Women’s Director of Coaching role for the Sea Eagles which will encompass not only coaching our Women’s First Grade side but further developing a female cricket program in its entirety across Women’s Second Grade, Rebecca McCoombes Cup, youth and junior programs.
With Sammy's expertise and passion for the game, we're looking forward to taking our female cricket program to new heights.
Welcome aboard, Sammy! 🎉

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