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Dean Waugh
Dean Waugh
Business Development Manager
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Bankstown v Gordon in my first grade debut at Bankstown Oval and I was opening the batting with Garry Crowfoot.

Crowie did the right thing and took strike the first ball of the game. Second ball he nudged one behind square for a single, which brought me down on strike to face the 3rd ball of the over (my first ball in 1st grade cricket).

I was facing up to Richard Stobo, who happened to be the opening bowler for the NSW shield team at the time (so he was no mug). First ball he put it on good length just outside off stump which I tried to play a forward defensive shot too but luckily it missed everything (including the outside edge of my bat). The big Sheriff wasn’t overly impressed. He gave me a stare and trudged back to his bowling mark.

Next ball, carbon copy of the previous ball – another play and miss. This time the stare was slightly longer, accompanied with some muttering under his breath.

Next ball was an action replay of previous 2 balls, another perfectly pitched outswinger which I wasn’t good enough to lay bat on. At this stage I could see smoke coming out of the Sheriffs ears, he was getting shitty, and was probably wondering who this bloke is.

Final ball of the over, the Sheriff is now steaming in, I’m thinking to myself for Christ’s sake just get some bat on ball. Anyhow he bowls a ball that nips back off the pitch (unlike the previous 3 outswingers) which I manage to get an inside edge and the ball goes down to fine leg. Finally managed to lay bat on ball, and I’m off the mark (though not very convincing).

As I’m running to non-strikers end, the Sheriff is standing mid pitch with teapot stance shaking his head turns to me and says…” for f*ck sake mate you must have been adopted”

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Brad Bannister
Brad Bannister
Teacher
Corrowong, NSW, Australia
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Playing a Premier Cricket game for the Gold Coast Dolphins v Brisbane Norths, and I was bowling to James Hopes, who as we know had a very distinguished career playing for Australia and in my opinion was one of the best grade cricketers I ever saw. Catfish (as Hopesy is known) was struggling to score and playing and missing and I was frustrated on a hot Brisbane summers day, so once again I was being my usual lippy self.

Catfish turned and yelled at me 'I'll play for Australia, you won't.

After the game I visited the opposition sheds with a beer in each hand to chat with him to see why he thought that. He calmly asked me how many balls I hit each day. I replied that at the time I was probably hitting around 2000 balls a week. I asked him the same question and he replied with "I hit 10 000 balls a day". I raised my stubby and clinked bottles with him and said, "you'll play for Australia, I won't". And alas, we were both right that day.

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NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association
NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association
Sydney, Australia
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Jim Cameron has had a long association with cricket in Sydney. Firstly playing Grade cricket for Gordon and then coaching overseas before turning his hand to umpiring where he had a long and distinguished career.

How long did it take to progress through to First Grade and then to First Class Cricket?

Two seasons after I started umpiring, I progressed to 1st grade in 1993/94 season. My first State game was a one day Mercantile Mutual fixture between NSW and South Australia in February 1995. It was a memorable game, which you can see from the newspaper cutting. My first Shield game was the next season. NSW v Victoria.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/329/nsw-cricket-umpires-and-scorers-association/blog/415/jim-cameron-player-coach-umpire
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Redlands Tigers Cricket Club
Redlands Tigers Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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Tigers Tales - 1st Grade Captain Craig Cullen 'Cap 620'

The latest in our series on Easts/Redlands first grade captains comes from some pretty famous cricketing blood in the Redlands. Craig Cullen had a career spanning every grade in the club between the late 1990s and early 2010s, with a record that includes a club Best & Fairest award and the second fastest club 100 (off 46 balls) behind Razz Bubke. This mild mannered school teacher developed a reputation as a big hitter and gun fieldsman who went very close to higher honours. After he led our top team during the 2011-12-13 seasons he moved north with work and began a successful stint with Emerald Brothers Cricket Club.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/404/redlands-tigers-cricket-club/blog/605/tigers-tales-1st-grade-captain-craig-cullen-cap-620
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Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club
Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Tyrone Weekes - hit through the line

Name: Tyrone Weekes

What year were you born? 1970

Can you remember your first game of cricket? My first game of cricket was for Bellbird Primary School. I was only in 4th class and was shitting myself that I wouldn’t make the side

Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey? I started out at Bellbird Primary School and made the NSW Primary School team to play in South Australia in the National Carnival. I played my junior cricket in Cessnock and the played NSW Country Under 16s and 17s. I played 1st Grade in the Newcastle competition and also represented the Newcastle representative team as well as going on two tours of England in 1989 and 1991

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/477/stockton-and-northern-districts-cricket-club/blog/677/tyrone-weekes-hit-through-the-line
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Camden Cricket Club
Camden Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Simon Neich played all his junior and senior cricket with Camden Cricket Club and is a very proud Life Member of the Club.

A very talented cricketer with both the bat, ball and in the field, Simon was the first grade captain for many years and awarded Club Person of the Year in 2011/12 and has won the Most Outstanding Player of the Year four times. In 1998-99, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2019-20.

Now playing veterans cricket Simon has represented Sydney through Port Jackson Veterans Cricket Club and the NSW Over 50s Blues in the Australian Over 50s National Championships.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1506/camden-cricket-club/blog/2046/simon-neich-believe-in-yourself
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Joe Maiorana
Joe Maiorana
Sydney, Australia
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Except for his debut, Jack Russell wore the same white hat throughout his first-class career while keeping wicket, often with his collar up and sunglasses on. "It's washed twice a season, and to dry it,

I use a glass biscuit jar, a tea cosy and a tea towel," Russell wrote in his autobiography. "The hat fits on top of all three, and is then, after starching, placed in the airing cupboard, thereby keeping its shape."

But in 1994 in Barbados, in an attempt to dry it faster, Russell put his hat in an oven, ending up charring it.

Two years later, the organising committee of the 1996 World Cup decreed that Russell wear coloured headgear to go with England's blue jersey. He refused and threatened to walk out of the tournament. After frantic fax exchanges between Calcutta and London, headed "Jack Russell Hat Crisis", the World Cup technical committee allowed Russell to wear his white floppy.

When Russell retired in 2006, his former captain Mike Atherton described his hat as a "dirty, smelly, grubby, patched-up, stitched-up, upside-down-flowerpot-of-a-thing". Atherton had reason to loathe it as it was the cause of many confrontations with the suits.

In 1998, then ECB chairman Ian MacLaurin asked the players to wear the blue England cap for every game of the West Indies tour, but Russell would not budge. After multiple meetings, it was agreed that Russell would trim the issued hat to his comfort.

For his final ODI, however, Russell did manage to pull off a hat-trick. He stitched a blue hat over his original and said goodbye to international cricket on his own terms.
(Vintage Cricket)

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Sydney University Cricket Club
Sydney University Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Alan Crompton - Sydney University Cricket Club Hall of Fame Article

Many people cannot think of the Club without thinking of Alan Crompton.

He has been one of the giants of the Club, often holding positions of deeply symbolic significance and often representing the Club in much wider fields. He has been able to mirror the Club to itself; to give expression to its soul; to bring all his considerable influence to benefit all who have been associated with the Club.

By the time he was elected President of the Club in 1978, he had already served in various positions for 17 years, as a player, Social Secretary, Honorary Secretary, a Vice President and a widely respected delegate to the NSWCA. For the next 22 years (and beyond, when he served another 20 years as Patron before typically standing down to allow another to succeed him), Alan was to help shape and guide the Club to its current position of pre-eminence in Sydney Grade (Premier) cricket.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/260/sydney-university-cricket-club/blog/2044/alan-crompton-sydney-university-cricket-club-hall-of-fame-article
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Michelle Lang
Michelle Lang
Business Owner
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS HOWZATTT?

We at Howzattt are so thrilled to see just where our Howzattt guides have landed. Here is Fiji Cricket CEO Sitiveni Rokoro engrossed in his copy of our Howzattt - A Beginner's Guide to the Game of Cricket.

Howzattt's aim is educate, inspire and ignite the cricketing spark wherever we can. We are passionate about giving those who never played cricket before, the chance to do so, to aim for the stars, and dream big.

We look forward to seeing cricket in Fiji soaring to new heights and onto the international cricket scene with new Fijian cricket stars lighting up the skies!


#FijianCricket #NewStarsonthehorizon #newfrontiers #HowzatttInspiration

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Sutherland District Cricket Club
Sutherland District Cricket Club
Sylvania, Australia
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Sutherland District Cricket Club First Grade Premiers 1995-96

Back Row – Matt Bradley, Daniel McLachlan, Evan Atkins, Mark Carroll, Mark Chapman, Tim Brennan, Darren Holley, Linton Ball

Middle Row – Steve Rixon (Coach), Matthew O’Brien, Daniel Godkin, Jason Packer, Geoff Baron, Stuart Clark, Darrell Mann, Kevin Tuite, Barry Davison (Assistant Coach), Julie Coote (Scorer)

Front Row – Jason Holley, Phil Weatherall, Glenn McGrath, Rodney Davison (Captain), Darren Mitchell, Tony Clark, Stuart MacGill

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/155/sutherland-district-cricket-club-first-grade-premiers-1995-96
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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Martin Haywood - Randwick Petersham Cricket Club - Heroes of the Ages

Martin Haywood joined Randwick in 1993-94 from Campbelltown. A powerful right-hand stroke maker who hit the ball hard and often had already debuted for NSW in 1991-92.

Marty had quite a spectacular first season with Randwick. He scored 53 in his first game against St George at Coogee to get him away to a season which netted 845 runs–798 at 72.55 in Belvidere Cup matches and 47 in the Reschs Cup Limited Overs competition which Randwick won.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/1144/martin-haywood-randwick-petersham-cricket-club-heroes-of-the-ages
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