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12 months ago
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Throughout the life of any club, its history will reveal that many of its greatest wins were the result of high-scoring batting partnerships. And while Randwick Petersham has been operating for only 23 seasons following a merger between Randwick and Petersham-Marrickville in 2001, the club has chalked up some impressive 1st Grade partnerships. Of its 10 record partnerships, nine resulted in wins while the other was in a drawn match. Here’s how the record partnerships played out.

1st Wicket 254 (also club record): Round 4, 2016-17 v Blacktown Mounties at Joe McAleer: WON 5-378 to 9-373 dec

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2197/randwick-petersham-cricket-club-mdashbest-1st-grade-partnerships-in-its-first-23-seasons-to-2023-24
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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney
Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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One of the great natural talents of his generations, Gary Gilmour was a clean striker of the ball, lively swing bowler and brilliant fieldsman.

The fact that he was a left hander from Newcastle in New South Wales invited comparisons with Alan Davidson. At his peak, he was a superb cricketer, and his relatively short career was littered with memorable performances: 122 against South Australia on his first class debut in 1971-72; 52 and 4-75 on his test debut against New Zealand in 1973-74; a mesmerising spell of 6-14 against England in the 1975 World Cup semi-final and five wickets against the West Indies at Adelaide in 1975-76; and a brutal century against new Zealand in Christchurch in 1977.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2196/gary-gilmour-was-a-match-winner
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12 months ago
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Yallop’s declaration left South Australia with the shopping task of 271 runs to win off 24 overs. South Australian captain David Hookes, well known for his attacking flair was not impressed.

So much so, he elevated himself to opening the batting with Rick Darling.

What happened next became a moment in time as Hookes tore the Victoria bowler to shreds scoring 100 off just 34 balls to register the fastest century in the history of first class cricket. When Hookes brought up his century his opening partner Darling had scored just 7 runs.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/2193/david-hookes-a-moment-in-time-at-adelaide-oval
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Toombul District Cricket Club
Toombul District Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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Chris Holding is Toombul District Cricket Club first grade player number 488 after making his debut during the 1989–90 Brisbane Grade Cricket season.

A very talented right-hand batter, Chris celebrated his first hundred in first grade in the grandest of style when he steered Toombul to their first premiership in first grade for 28 seasons when they defeated Easts in 1990–1991.

Chris spent several seasons in the Queensland Sheffield Squad and played Queensland 2nd XI cricket, demonstrating his batting talent, and run scoring.

Chris was selected for the Australian Over 50s cricket team to tour New Zealand in March 2024

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/371/toombul-district-cricket-club/blog/2191/chris-holding-back-yourself-in-everything-you-do
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12 months ago
Howzattt Cricket
Howzattt Cricket
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Howzattt presents – Profile of Champions - Johan Fourie

Name: Johan Fourie Age: 41

City/town: Benoni Province: Gauteng

Employment: Head of Cricket Hoërskool Kempton Park, Owner of Sunrisers Cricket Academy
School: Hoërskool Brandwag, Benoni

Cricket teams: Kempton Park CC Premier league and Vets, Lion’s Vets, Masagamy LMS, Cavalier Cats LPL, Oppenheimer Xl

Cricket career: Making my First Class Cricket debut for Easterns in 2007 and captaining the side in 2012. Winning 12 premier league titles with Kempton Park CC and gaining the opportunity to play 60 National Club champs games.

Cricket skills: All rounder

Other sport: Volley ball, Rugby, Golf Interests: Fishing

Hero: Adrian Kuiper

Favourite quote: “EVERY SEASON IS CRICKET SEASON”

Your thoughts on Vets cricket: The biggest impact Vets cricket has made on me is the ability to play with and against some of the great cricketers of our time and to continue to share my passion for cricket with players which I hold in high esteem.


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12 months ago
Steve Thomlinson
Steve Thomlinson
Teacher
Sydney, Australia
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This is the cap I was wearing when I scored 178 not out for the old Sydney Cricket Club against Mosman at Rawson Oval in October 1984.

After the first day’s play we were 9 for 299 and had faced 99 overs.

Back then if a team hadn’t been bowled out they had to face 100 overs so it meant we had to bat for one over on the 2nd day. I got a single off the first ball and Mark Denny blocked out the over before we declared.

My 178 not out was especially pleasing as Paul Jarvis (England opening bowler) was playing for Mosman.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/318/steve-thomlinson/blog/514/my-178-cap-sydney-cricket-club-v-mosman-in-october-1984
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Peter Langston
Peter Langston
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
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Bradman's War by Malcom Knox (Penguin 2012)
In this outstanding book, Knox has returned to source material to bring out the truth behind the 1948 Invincibles tour of England. Long hailed the best Australian side of all time, Knox peels back the gloss of the achievement of going through a long tour of the UK undefeated to reveal the captain's avarice for revenge and honours.
Revealed in books such as Fingleton's "Brightly Fades The Don" and others, plus news articles of the time and other reputable references, the unhappiness of key members of the squad, including vice captain Lindsay Hassett, becomes obvious.
This was, pure and simple, Bradman crushing the English and taking the opportunity, now armed with the lethal dual spearheads of Lindwall and Miller, of atoning for Body Line. It wasn't enough that the game was restructured after the 32-33 English thrashing of Australia to favour batsmen and hence the games best batsman ... no, he wanted them to grovel.
Miller and Hassett were most unhappy about the tactics and ruthlessness approach of Bradman to the opposition, especially as the pair were servicemen based in England during the just-finished war. Bradman's first and only care appears to have been in servicing his legacy. Knox finds it interesting that of all of the players who would go on to be household names from that tour, none subsequently named it as the happiest or favourite overseas assignment in the Baggy Green.
Based on true and original sources, its a book none but Fingleton or O'Reilly would have dared write before Bradman was dead. As it is, Knox has made sure he the great litigant was long gone.
A terrific read.

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