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12 months ago

Steve Frances

Brisbane, Australia

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Gordon District Cricket Club allrounder Marshall Rosen takes 7 for 6 and scores 51 against Mosman on 6 October 1974

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/207/steve-frances/blog/2201/marshall-rosen-stars-with-7-for-6-for-gordon-6-october-1974

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12 months ago

Steve Frances

Brisbane, Australia

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The 1976 Bradbury Sherwood Under 10s cricket team in 1976

The Bradbury Sherwood Under 10s cricket team at Waminda Oval, East Campbelltown in 1976.

The guy on the right of the picture is Doug Williams, who I assume was coach. Perhaps Brett or Jaime Williams are in the team.

My Dad, Pat Frances is the chap wearing the Adidas tracksuit top.

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12 months ago

Les Eastaway

Taree, New South Wales, Australia

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Northern NSW Emu Cricket team New Zealand Tour - 1974

Back Row - B. Copeman, L. Mulligan, D. Trigg

Middle Row - B. Briggs, G. Buscombe, R. Eddie, C. Williams, K. Clarke, M. McKeough, R. Fairweather

Front Row - B. Knight (Manager), P. Rawling (Vice Captain), D. Jurd (Captain), F. Pethebridge (Manager)

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12 months ago

Dean Tuckwell

Travel Agent

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

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Martin Kent was a serious player.

Tall and imperious, he dismantled bowling attacks with copybook, powerful drives cuts and pulls. He was destined for big things when he scored 140 on debut against a test-strength NSW attack in the first Sheffield Shield match of the 1974/75 season but his 91 against Pakistan in 1981 was to be his last 1st class innings, his career cruelly cut short by a back injury.

Starting his career in the top order, his path to the Australian side was blocked by a strong batting line-up including the Chappell brothers and Doug Walters but he impressed enough judges in his first few seasons of Shield cricket to be invited to play World Series Cricket in 1977-1979.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/69/dean-tuckwell/blog/293/martin-kent-what-may-have-been

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12 months ago

Cricket NSW

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NSWCHS returned to South Africa in 2003, with the boy’s team containing future NSW and Australian pace bowler Trent Copeland, who was selected as a wicketkeeper / batsmen. William Sheridan the Victorian Bushranger / Melbourne Renegades player was also a member of the team. The girl’s tour was dominated by ACT Woman’s representative Laura Wright. It was an incredible three and a half weeks, and we have posted some of the tour highlights below.

Boys Team: Sam Carr (Cootamundra HS), Trent Copeland (Bathurst HS), Sean Dean (Bathurst HS), Ashley Doolan (Kiama HS), Mitchell Gowland (Kiama HS), Leon Gulaptis (Maclean HS), Tim Laws © (Endeavour Sports HS), Evan Miller Port (Macquarie HS), Jesse O'Hare (Kiama HS), Daniel Poidevin (Yass HS), Jeffrey Seeney (Airds HS), William Sheridan (Kiama HS), Team Manager: Paul Baxter (Cambridge Park HS), Coach: Damian Toohey (Yeoval CS), Tour Manager: Neil Findlay (Illawarra Sports HS)

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/154/cricket-nsw/blog/103/nsw-chs-cricket-tour-to-south-africa-2003

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12 months ago

Mitch Bourke

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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7-fa, 7-fa, 9-fa, 7-fa.

Not many can stake claim to a form-line as emphatic as Ravi Ratanayeke’s.

For the-then 17-year-old, it was as simple as having “read in the paper that an Australian Under 19 team was touring Sri Lanka… I set my mind on wanting to make the Sri Lanka U19s.”

Four games and 30 wickets later, the product of Kandy’s Trinity College was a lock.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1111/mitch-bourke/blog/2200/ravi-ratnayeke-the-story-of-sri-lankas-12th-test-cricketer

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12 months ago

Paul Ryan

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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NSW Combined GPS First XI Cricket team – 1988

Back Row – S. Waddington (Sydney Grammer), M. Hayward (Newington)

Middle Row – G. Easy (St Ignatius Riverview), B. Munro (Sydney Grammar), J. Horley (Newington), D. Gordon (Scots), A. O’Malley (Kings), C. Kourtesis (Manager)

Front Row – H. McCathie (Shore), J. Davison (St Ignatius Riverview), S. Gray (Sydney Grammer and Vice-Captain), A. Smith (St Ignatius Riverview and Captain), R. Wiles (Kings), W. Adlam (Scots), J. Yaffa (Kings)

9 players played first grade cricket in Sydney
2 players played first class cricket
4 players played NSW 2nd XI
1 international – John Davison played for Canada

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12 months ago

Craig Dodson

Business Advisor

Melbourne, Australia

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The Book is a celebration of cricket and the fantastic people and clubs that help underpin it.

My mate ‘CAT’ says it is the best (and only) book he has read since year those bloody year 10 English Teachers at Mount Austin High School in Wagga Wagga forced him to read.. High praise indeed.

The Book is the best attempt by an average bloke and amateur writer to simply have a crack at something that was on the bucket List.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/175/craig-dodson/blog/1417/do-you-love-club-cricket-i-do-so-much-so-that-i-wrote-a-book-about-it

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12 months ago

Craig Dodson

Business Advisor

Melbourne, Australia

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We were taking the field against the Primary Club (A great Australian Cricketing Charity) and I was pleasantly waiting at the top of my mark when the whispers started to race around my teammates as the new batsman strode to the crease at one for bugger all.

‘Is that Tony Dodemaide’? There was no sight of a 1980s style mullet from my vantage point so I couldn’t be sure until he was 22 yards away. Yes, a confirmed sighting of the bowling all-rounder who graced the test arena 10 times and wore the canary yellow cap for 24 ODIs.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/175/craig-dodson/blog/2199/my-straight-breaks-to-dodemaides-kookaburra

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12 months ago

Newcastle District Cricket Association

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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Newcastle Representative team - NSW Country Championships winners 2017-18

Back Row - Nick Foster, Andrew Sommerville, Shane Burley (Coach), Pat Darwen, Dave Redden (Manager), Jed Dickson, Ben Balcomb, Daniel Morton, Jonty Durrheim

Front Row - Dylan Hunter, Nathan Price, Mark Littlewood (Captain), Jeff Goninan, Burt Cockley, James Rushford

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12 months ago

Andrew Ward

Managing Director

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NSW CAS Schoolboys Cricket team - 1988

J. Moir (Manager), D. O’Toole (Trinity), K. Roche (Waverley), M. Webber (St Aloysius), M. Bland (Knox), T. Watkins (Trinity), P. Burkhart (Trinity Vice-Captain, J. Howard (Knox) Captain, M. Jensen (Trinity), A Ward (Barker), G. Twining (Trinity), A. Wimalaratna (Cranbrook), K. Thomas (Waverley), S. Farthing (Cranbrook), M. Shaw (Knox) Scorer

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12 months ago

Paul Ryan

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Mark Atkinson left NSW at the beginning of the 1991/92 season to play cricket in Tasmania without a contract or a promise. By February that season he was selected to make his first class debut for Tasmania to play Pakistan.

An excellent gloveman and very effective batsman Atkinson proceeded to carve out a tremendous first class career during a successful era for Tasmanian cricket.

After 95 first class games Atkinson holds the record for the most number of dismissals for Tasmania with 290 dismissals – 261 catches and 29 stumpings.

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12 months ago

Mike Swan

Sydney, Australia

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NSW Combined GPS First XI Cricket team – 1985

Back Row – Mr. M.J. Punch, P.J. Palmer, S.J. Cook, J.A. Kocx, J.W. Bray, D.C. McCredie, L.J. Moffat

Front Row – T.J. Vandeleur, D.B. Gainsford, J.P. Dight, M.L. Swan, P.J. Rodger, B.W.A. Semos, S.B. Skinner

Absent – C. Randall

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12 months ago

Queensland Cricket

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Queensland Colts v NSW Colts – Sydney 1992

Back Row – Ken Duffy (Umpire), Wep Harris (Assistant Manager), Jeff Thomas, Paul Spence, Brian Hawke, Martin Love, Jimmy Maher, Andrew Symonds, Toot Byron (Coach), Clive Cruickshank (Umpire).

Front Row – Matthew Goggin, Wade Seccombe, Chris Holding (Captain), Shawn Flegler, Mark Shackel, Matthew Fraser

The game was played at Hurstville Oval – 23, 24, 25, 26 November 1992

Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.

Queensland Colts first innings – 272

NSW Colts first innings – 415

Queensland Colts 2nd innings – 352

NSW Colts 2nd innings – 5 for 211

NSW Colts won by 5 wickets.

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12 months ago

Geelong Over 50 Cricket Club

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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David Roach has played the majority of his junior and senior cricket in Melbourne and Geelong and he continues to enjoy and give back to the game.

He’s been a captain coach for most of his career and is the current President of the Geelong Over 50s Cricket Club. In March 2024 David was awarded Life Membership of the Geelong Over 50s Cricket Club.

An aggressive batter and loyal teammate David Roach is the very proud owner of cap number 55 for the Australian Over 50s cricket team.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1577/geelong-over-50-cricket-club/blog/2198/david-roach-you-can-always-improve

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12 months ago

Queensland Cricket

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Queensland Colts v NSW Colts – Brisbane 1991

Back Row – Matthew Goggin, Scott Muller, Michael Kasprowicz, Andrew Harris, Toot Byron (Coach)

Front Row – Wade Seccombe, Daniel Coleborn, Mark Shackel, Peter Skuse (Captain), Matthew Fraser, Chris Holding, Brad Klosterman

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12 months ago

Toombul District Cricket Club

Brisbane, Australia

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Toombul District Cricket Club First Grade premiers 1991-92 - Toombul defeated Easts in the grand final at the Gabba

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12 months ago

Mike Swan

Sydney, Australia

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NSW Combined GPS Second XI Cricket team – 1984

Back Row – Mr. R. Whiley (Shore), M. Swan (Scots), D. Wilson (Newington), D. Frawley (St Ignatious), C. Martignoni (Sydney Grammar), D. Sutton (Scots)

Front Row – C. Randall (Sydney Grammar), S. Cook (Newington), D. Hamblin (St. Josephs), B. Cottle (Newington), S. Skinner (Sydney Boys High), D. Cullen (St Josephs), P. Sheridan (St Ignatious)

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12 months ago

NSW Veterans Cricket

New South Wales, Australia

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Darren Smith plays Over 50s cricket for the Port Jackson Cricket Club and has represented NSW and Australia Over 50s cricket teams.

In 2017 at the NSW Over 50s state championships Darren won the region player of the championships and was selected in the NSW Over 50s team shortly after.

He was a member of Australian Over 50s 2018 World Cup win in Sydney in 2018 and was also in the 2020 Australian Over 50s World Cup squad to play in South Africa where unfortunately the World Cup was cut short due to Covid.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/168/nsw-veterans-cricket/blog/91/darren-smith-make-something-happen

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12 months ago

Queensland Cricket

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Queensland 1990-91 Under 19 cricket team that played in the Australian National Championships in Sydney

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Gordon District Cricket Club allrounder Marshall Rosen takes 7 for 6 and scores 51 against Mosman on 6 October 1974

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/207/steve-frances/blog/2201/marshall-rosen-stars-with-7-for-6-for-gordon-6-october-1974

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NSW Combined GPS First XI Cricket team – 1985

Back Row – Mr. M.J. Punch, P.J. Palmer, S.J. Cook, J.A. Kocx, J.W. Bray, D.C. McCredie, L.J. Moffat

Front Row – T.J. Vandeleur, D.B. Gainsford, J.P. Dight, M.L. Swan, P.J. Rodger, B.W.A. Semos, S.B. Skinner

Absent – C. Randall

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Queensland Colts v NSW Colts – Brisbane 1991

Back Row – Matthew Goggin, Scott Muller, Michael Kasprowicz, Andrew Harris, Toot Byron (Coach)

Front Row – Wade Seccombe, Daniel Coleborn, Mark Shackel, Peter Skuse (Captain), Matthew Fraser, Chris Holding, Brad Klosterman

Toombul District Cricket Club First Grade premiers 1991-92 - Toombul defeated Easts in the grand final at the Gabba

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Queensland 1990-91 Under 19 cricket team that played in the Australian National Championships in Sydney

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Gordon District Cricket Club allrounder Marshall Rosen takes 7 for 6 and scores 51 against Mosman on 6 October 1974 https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/207/steve-frances/blog/2201/marshall-rosen-stars-with-7-for-6-for-gordon-6-october-1974

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NSW Combined GPS First XI Cricket team – 1985 Back Row – Mr. M.J. Punch, P.J. Palmer, S.J. Cook, J.A. Kocx, J.W. Bray, D.C. McCredie, L.J. Moffat Front Row – T.J. Vandeleur, D.B. Gainsford, J.P. Dight, M.L. Swan, P.J. Rodger, B.W.A. Semos, S.B. Skinner Absent – C. Randall

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Queensland Colts v NSW Colts – Brisbane 1991 Back Row – Matthew Goggin, Scott Muller, Michael Kasprowicz, Andrew Harris, Toot Byron (Coach) Front Row – Wade Seccombe, Daniel Coleborn, Mark Shackel, Peter Skuse (Captain), Matthew Fraser, Chris Holding, Brad Klosterman

Toombul District Cricket Club First Grade premiers 1991-92 - Toombul defeated Easts in the grand final at the Gabba

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Queensland 1990-91 Under 19 cricket team that played in the Australian National Championships in Sydney

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Gordon District Cricket Club allrounder Marshall Rosen takes 7 for 6 and scores 51 against Mosman on 6 October 1974

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/207/steve-frances/blog/2201/marshall-rosen-stars-with-7-for-6-for-gordon-6-october-1974

NSW Combined GPS First XI Cricket team – 1985

Back Row – Mr. M.J. Punch, P.J. Palmer, S.J. Cook, J.A. Kocx, J.W. Bray, D.C. McCredie, L.J. Moffat

Front Row – T.J. Vandeleur, D.B. Gainsford, J.P. Dight, M.L. Swan, P.J. Rodger, B.W.A. Semos, S.B. Skinner

Absent – C. Randall

Queensland Colts v NSW Colts – Brisbane 1991

Back Row – Matthew Goggin, Scott Muller, Michael Kasprowicz, Andrew Harris, Toot Byron (Coach)

Front Row – Wade Seccombe, Daniel Coleborn, Mark Shackel, Peter Skuse (Captain), Matthew Fraser, Chris Holding, Brad Klosterman