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In late March 2022 Richard Holdsworth approached the Club enquiring whether we could host Cricket Ireland again in the lead up to the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Unlike 2015 this only provided 6 months to plan their 10 day stay. John Stewart immediately enlisted a committee to plan every minute detail to engage sponsors, organise accommodation and transport, ground preparation, advertising, catering, match days, opposition, and catering. Randwick Petersham’s gratitude is extended to Mike Whitney, Jeremy Jastrzab, Peter Devlin, Roy Robinson, Jo Robinson, Damian Sidney, Tom Holland, Chris Sullivan, Dale Hackney and E-Young Khoo, Jay Patel, Jaya Murdita, and Nick Saady assisting all the way from New York for their wonderful dedication to pull off this mammoth and successful undertaking in such a limited timeframe.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2476/ireland-return-to-county-coogee-in-preparation-for-the-icct-20-world-cup-lefand-cricket-week

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St George Cricket Club

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

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St George 2023-24 First XI (Part 2)

Now for the final 6 best moments of the 2023-24 season....
6. Ed Pollock scores fastest Limited Over 1st Grade century

After his first few digs in Australia it became evident that Ed was going to explode with something special. That happened in Rd 10 when Ed pulverised Fairfield-Liverpool for 116 from just 58 balls. We’re going out on a limb in suggesting that this is the fastest century in our white ball 1st grade history. He brought up his century from just 50 balls with a monster pull shot that almost made it back to his hometown in England.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2473/st-george-2023-24-first-xi-part-2

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7 months ago

Gordon District Cricket Club

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A fresh-faced Ollie Sykes arrived in Sydney as a Surrey academy player through the International Cricket Programme with tremendous wraps on his ability to dismantle bowling attacks and single-handedly take the game away from the opposition.

He ended up living up – and surpassing – all of the accolades above during his season of Grade Cricket with the UTS North Sydney Bears and beyond.

“Getting awarded that contract was a dream come true and still hasn’t really sunk in. When I was told, my family stood outside the door, trying to listen to the phone call. I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself, but I believe I can go further now. I have since been told I’m getting a 2-year contract, so hopefully, it’s the start of a long career at Surrey.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/2474/ollie-sykes-made-of-all-the-right-stuff

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Gordon District Cricket Club

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Elliot Richtor had a long and successful career in first grade for Gordon District Cricket Club scoring 3,570 runs at an average of 30.51 between 2009 and 2019 and taking 57 wickets with his medium-pace bowling. He scored 787 runs in the 2016-17 season and took 22 wickets at an average of 17.82, resulting in him winning the O’Reilly Medal as NSW Premier Cricket Player of the Year in 2017, sharing the award with team-mate Mason Crane.

Elliot is currently Gordon District Cricket Club Head Coach.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2472/elliot-richtor-be-the-best-you-can-be

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The Gordon District Cricket Club was officially formed on 12 January 1905 at a public meeting in Willoughby Town Hall. The Mayor of Willoughby Council, (Alderman FC Petrie) was the Chairman and several representatives of the NSW Cricket Association were present. The new club took over the Willoughby District Cricket Club who had operated at Chatswood since 1900 playing in noncompetitive matches within the City and Suburban Cricket Association. This started the ball rolling on preparations for their first match later that year. Eighty seven names were handed in to form the membership list.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2471/this-week-in-the-history-of-gordon-cricket-ndash-september-30-1905

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7 months ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

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Elise Noble - Penrith Cricket Club First Grade Cap No 52

Growing up I was surrounded by cricket as my dad and grandpa coached my brother’s team. At a young age I played backyard cricket and transitioned into the U10's Modified competition, playing for Greystanes Cricket Club. At the age of 13 I began playing for Parramatta in the female competition Mollie Dive. I played at Parramatta for 5 years, working my way up to second grade and eventually first grade. In 2019, I moved to Penrith Cricket Club and have been a member of the first grade team ever since.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2470/elise-noble-penrith-cricket-club-first-grade-cap-no-52

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Rehaan Shyamsundar is an extremely skilful leg-spinning all-rounder for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club, known for his high level of energy during training and in matches.

During the first round of the 2024/25 season, Rehaan made his debut in 2nd grade against Sutherland at just 15 years of age, taking 2 for 40 off ten overs in a convincing victory.

Here's our player profile with Rehaan.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2469/pocket-profile-rehaan-shyamsundar-western-suburbs-district-cricket-club

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7 months ago

Sydney Cricket Club

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

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Dylan Powell is one the best up and coming Tigers whose contributions to the club both on and off the field are admired by all at the club

Enjoy his cricket journey

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7 months ago

Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club

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UTS North Sydney's 2023/24 Clubman of the year, Jimmy Greenslade, is more than just a classy First Grade batsman. The 23-year-old is known for driving standards and taking ownership of the club's culture, using all his knowledge from his background in rugby union.

We sat down with the Mosman-raised New Zealander and learned more about the person behind the bat. Scratch the surface, and you'll discover a determined hard worker who doesn't take himself too seriously, loves his rugby and believes nothing is bigger than the team.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/2467/jimmy-greenslade-nothing-is-bigger-than-the-badge

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7 months ago

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club is pleased to announce that David Redden has been awarded Life Membership at our annual presentation dinner for the 2023-24 Season

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/477/stockton-and-northern-districts-cricket-club/blog/2466/david-redden-awarded-life-membership-in-2023-24

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7 months ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

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Cooper McLean is a young leg-spinner who has applied his craft in various grades at Penrith. He has also played Green Shield and made his debut in Poidevin-Gray Shield last season. Even at a young age, he is a role model to younger players because of the way he trains and his willingness to help others around him become better.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2465/cooper-mclean-penrith-cricket-club

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After the excitement of the centenary season, Western Suburbs endured five lean seasons. In the five years from 1995-96, Wests never reached the top half of the Club Championship, and First Grade's position on the table hovered between tenth and sixteenth. The fact that Second Grade spent these five seasons anchored near the foot of the competition table suggested that the Club's greatest problem was a lack of depth in its First Grade squad.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2462/a-western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-tale-lean-seasons

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7 months ago

St George Cricket Club

Belmont District Cricket Club

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With the new season upon we take a moment to countdown our top 11 moments from a very memorable 2023-24 season. Here's our top 7-11.

7. Steve Warks award winning season

So many clichés we could use. Let’s run with “Just like a fine wine”. Warky took down the best club in the competition with mind-blowing figures of 8-16 from 17.2 overs. He then claimed a further four more 5 wicket hauls to become the highest wicket taker for the season his his 41 wickets.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2463/st-george-district-cricket-club-2023-24-first-xi-part-1

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7 months ago

Newcastle, Australia

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Belmont District Cricket Club were awarded their first club championship for the season of 1961-1962.

A newspaper extract from 1962: Championship pennants awarded for the 1961-62 season were displayed at the annual meeting of Belmont Sportsman's Club. From left to right: The President of Belmont District Cricket Club (Mr. W. Sanders), Mr. D. Lennox, winner of Newcastle district bowling aggregate and co-cricketer of the year (with Mr. J. Smyth), President of Newcastle District Cricket Association (Mr. R.

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7 months ago

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

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Kim Butler, Penrith Cricket Club First Grade cap No 16

Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey?

I started at Penrith for a few years then we were told they had to move into first grade but with all the older players not wanting to, the team eventually folded. I went to Bankstown being the next closest team and captained the first grade side in their second year back. I came back again when Penrith were accepted in first grade side for the very first time. I wanted one more shot at playing outdoor and have been there ever since, now with second grade to captain the younger girls coming through.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2460/kim-butler-penrith-cricket-club-first-grade-cap-no-16

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7 months ago

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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The 2005/06 season was an enormously successful one for the Manly Warringah Waratahs. 1st Grade Limited Overs Premiers, Club Champions, 1st Grade 2-day runners up, 3rd Grade Minor Premiers and Semi Finalists, and 2nd Grade Qualifying FInalists

Here are our Team Captains from the season with the silverware from the season.

L to R: Mike Pawley (Coaching Directory), Pete Jacka (5th Grade Captain), Craig Glassock (2nd Grade Captain and Club Coach), John Warn (3rd Grade Captain), Shawn Bradstreet (1st Grade Captain), Andrew Kemmis (4th Grade Captain), Andrew Fraser (Club President).

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7 months ago

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

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The Randwick Petersham 1st Grade 10th wicket record partnership of 93, established in 2013-14 by Jake Scicluna and Jake Wilson, has stood for 14 years. And while both players shared the credit for that outstanding performance, the innings of Scicluna in particular, remains in the memory of many Coogee Oval old-timers as one of the best they had witnessed. The context of the game and the struggles of the 19-year-old leading up to that match added great weight to his performance.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2451/jake-scicluna

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7 months ago

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

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There have been a large amount of Newsletters created in the clubs history of all shapes and sizes. Here is the November version of the Manly Cricketers Chronicle. The newsletter was put together by the grade club but supported all levels of cricket in the Manly Warringah area.

It was sponsored by the John G Stephenson Group.

In this version you can see an intro from Club President and life member Jim Stewart

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/338/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club/blog/2425/manly-cricket-chronicles-november-1984

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After a successful 1957-58 season, Bruce Cook led a powerful side into the first-grade final at the Sydney Cricket Ground against an experienced Western Suburbs side captained by Stan Simsey.

Wests won the toss and batted, but their side collapsed in the face of persistent Manly attack. Tom Brooks got us off to a great start with 3 wickets in his opening spell, aided by 2 fine slip catches by seventeen year old Terry Lee, and the good work was carried on by the naggingly accurate Ross Taylor and by Peter Philpott who kept a good length and turned his wrong 'ún sharply to end up with 4 wickets. Eddie Robinson chipped in with an important wicket, and Wests were all out for 145.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/338/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club/blog/2408/manly-warringah-first-grade-premiers-1957-58

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