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Central Coast Cyclones Veterans Cricket
Central Coast Cyclones Veterans Cricket
Central Coast, NSW, Australia
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Mark Bury has played a significant and pivotal role in the success and growth of Veterans cricket on the Central Coast.

Hs tireless efforts and passion for the game has always been a shining light for those who know him.

What’s been your most memorable moment in cricket?

Two I can’t split. Playing for the Shane Lee Green and Gold’s v Michael Slater Red White and Blues in a corporate game at the SCG and being one of the Selectors for the Australian Over 50s Team that won the World Cup Final in Sydney in 2018 undefeated

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South Brisbane District Cricket Club
South Brisbane District Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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This is the first known picture of cricketers for the Souths Electorate (later to be known as the South Brisbane District Cricket Club) Team taken in November 1897. Most are un-named in the picture.

Captain W T Fischer picture on the reversed chair in the middle with the hat is our first Captain. B Papi is in the front row at the far right of picture seated (with bow tie). A H Jones is seated in the front row, 3rd from the right.

Long-time player Justins (back row, third from the right in whites) also features in the 1905 Souths Electorate Cricket photo. S Donahoo, Suit, 4th from left at rear, scored what is probably the first Grade century.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/317/south-brisbane-district-cricket-club/blog/368/south-brisbane-v-toowong-october-1897
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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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Cricket is acknowledged as the game that continues to produce statistics in greater numbers and variations than virtually any other sport. Yet, the excitement and enthusiasm for those ‘moments in history’ continues unabated.

It was more than one of those ‘moments’ on Saturday 2 November 2019 at Pratten Park, Ashfield as Western Suburbs second grade went out to bat against Sydney. Spectators were to watch ninety overs of near chanceless batting as opener Isaac Taylor and first drop batsman, Jason Hughes, put on 291 runs for the second wicket.

The partnership is the highest second-wicket effort in any grade in the history of Wests. Very impressive, considering the Club started way back in 1895.

The ‘291’ removed one of Bob Simpson’s entries in the Magpies’ record books. Simmo and Grahame Windley posted an unbeaten 226 partnership, in first grade against Waverley, for the second wicket in 1967-68.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2152/western-suburbs-taylor-and-hughes-record-breaking-291-run-partnership
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Penrith Cricket Club
Penrith Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Penrith Cricket Club 4th Grade Premiers 1984/85

Back Row – Brett Howarth, Steve Richardson, Tony Dukes, John Saint, Darren Morris

Front Row – Chris Harper, Paul Thompson, Jon Llewelyn, Stuart Hogan, Mark Freeman, Andrew Williams

The Final was against Northern District, who had upset the Minor Premiers Wests in the other Semi-final. We therefore went in as No.1 team, handy in case of rain. The venue was Mosman’s ground, Rawson Oval. Jon Llewelyn remembers the Final as a real ‘heart stopper’. Penrith won the toss and fielded because there was some dew on an otherwise perfect batting pitch. It was a good call, for a while. “At 6/71 we could have been forgiven for feeling a bit cocky,” said Jon, who had most of the wickets. But, the tail wagged and they finished with 210. Bowling: Llewelyn 4/58, Mark Butler 2/36 and John Saint 2/66. Penrith at stumps were one run, none out. The hunt for the Cup resumed on Sunday morning, Jason Penrose and Tony Dukes at the crease, and, they were travelling smoothly until Tony nicked one; 1/34. Soon it was 2/49 and when Penrose, “poised and confident”, went for a well compiled 50, caught behind, we were 3/82

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2151/penrith-cricket-club-4th-grade-premiers-198485
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Max Bonnell
Max Bonnell
Lawyer
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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I drove through Toowoomba last week. And “Toowoomba”, as you know, is an old indigenous expression meaning, “The Place of Painful Memories”.

All right, I made that up. The meaning of the word “Toowoomba” isn’t entirely clear, and it’s the subject of heated debate between people who care about such things, but I’ve got my version, and I’m sticking to it.

It was 1979. I was in a bunch of schoolboys from Sydney on a tour of Queensland, and we were playing a game at Toowoomba. We bowled first, and we felt we were on top – we had the home side seven down for not much more than a hundred. But then, in came the Queensland Schoolboys opening bowler, a strapping farm boy called Ron Buchholz.

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Somerville Cricket Club
Somerville Cricket Club
Mornington, Victoria, Australia
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Brenton Alp has played all his senior cricket with Somerville Cricket Club in the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association. At the time of publication Brenton has scored over 6,000 runs for the club.

Brenton’s family have a long history in the game with his grandfather playing first class cricket for Victoria and his father Peter has made an indelible contribution to the local community and Somerville Cricket Club over many years.

Let’s find out more about Brenton’s journey in the game

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/954/somerville-cricket-club/blog/2148/brenton-alp-if-you-want-to-be-a-decent-cricketer-never-take-the-easy-option
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Mulgrave Cricket Club
Mulgrave Cricket Club
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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James Morris is a 6-foot-6 fast bowler who has quite the cricketing resume from a lifetime playing with his beloved Mulgrave Cricket Club.

Mulgrave Cricket Club competes in the Eastern Cricket Association competition in Melbourne, Victoria, and James has been with the club for 37 years.

James proudly made the Mulgrave Cricket Club's team of the century and is a Life Member of the club.

James represented Victoria in Over 50s Veterans Cricket, and his selection into the Australian Over 50s cricket team for the 2023 World Cup in South Africa was a rich reward. He is an active and valuable member of the Australian Over-50s team.

Sadly, a fire in the late 1990s destroyed Mulgrave Cricket Club's historical records, but James has taken well over 500 wickets for the club, so let’s find out more about James’s journey in the game.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1552/mulgrave-cricket-club/blog/2147/james-morris-i-love-the-challenge
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Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club
Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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In 2009 James McPherson was the Captain of Marist College Ashgrove First XI cricket team, a school with a rich cricket history..

During the season the team went through the competition undefeated and the team included a year 10 student by the name of Lachlan Thompson who went on to become the school’s First XI captain in 2011.

Incredibly, 9 years after playing together in the Schools First XI, James and Lachlan were opposing Captains in the Queensland Premier Cricket Grand Final when Northern Suburbs played Sandgate Redcliffe in March 2018.

James was the skipper for Northern Suburbs and Lachlan for Sandgate Redcliffe.

Prior to the Grand Final in 2017/18 Lachlan had already led Sandgate Redcliffe to victory in both the T20 and Limited Overs Grand Finals in the same season.

To the Grand Final, Lachlan won the toss and elected to bat. Sandgate Redcliffe were bowled out for 232 with Lachlan scoring 28 and Lloyd Aspin rescued the team with a fine 118.

Northern Suburbs replied with 347. Tom Healy scored 124 and skipper James McPherson 18.

In Sandgate Redcliffe 2nd innings Michael Simmers hit 103 and Lachlan Thompson 55.

Northern Suburbs after leading on the first innings only needed to bat out the final day and did so to be 3 for 121 with James McPherson at the crease, 1 not out, and Northern Suburbs became the Queensland Premier Cricket Premiers for season 2017/18.

The rich history of Marist College Ashgrove continues.

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UNSW Cricket Club
UNSW Cricket Club
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UNSW Cricket Club - A Tribute to Peter Richardson 1943-2009

Although there have already been lengthy and numerous celebrations of Peter Richardson’s life, it is only appropriate that a tribute is now paid in the UNSWCC’s Annual Report. We will never do his life justice, nor his contribution to this club…but may we try. Tim Richo was going to pen a broader and more meaningful preface to the following comments from various Club people who were close to Pete over the years. He wasn’t able to do that in time for the Annual Report so the following is pretty UNSWCC specific – obviously so much more could be said about Pete’s wonderful life that extends so far beyond his magnificent contribution to this Club and its culture.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/230/unsw-cricket-club/blog/2146/unsw-cricket-club-a-tribute-to-peter-richardson-1943-2009
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St George Cricket Club
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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St George v Western Suburbs 1971 - 72 First Grade Semi Final

Runners-up in the minor premiership, St George played Wests in the semi-final at Hurstville Oval. The verdict: “Best game seen at Hurstville since the days of Bradman and O’Reilly”

St George lost in a thriller.

If he had to bow out on a losing note, Warren Saunders could not have asked for a game that highlighted more his mantra of attacking cricket. With Warren at the helm, St George staged a sensational run-chase that almost brought off the impossible.

Wests chose to bat first in ideal conditions and started well, but rain caused a delay of almost two hours, turning the pitch into a nightmare. Wests were bundled out for 104, but Saints did worse, routed for just 63. Wests dug in late on the first evening and into the second day, and right on tea were dismissed for 191, setting St George 233 to win in 30 overs. This was made even more difficult by the astute captaincy of former Test skipper Bob Simpson.

As the chase began, the ground began to fill. Many knew this would be the last hurrah of the retiring Saunders and opening partner Billy Watson, and the 5,000 spectators weren’t disappointed. At drinks after 15 overs, the pair had posted a 100 partnership with the most marvellous batting against Gilmour and Rhodes. Both were dismissed shortly after, and with Brian Booth and John Rogers smashing 58 in the next half hour, the target looked very gettable. Then came disaster. First Booth and then Rogers in successive balls were caught on the mid wicket fence, followed by John Wilson run out off the very next ball. Still St George batted on and when the final ball was bowled, were just three runs short.

Wests went on to win the final handsomely to become premiers. For saints, it was again a matter of “so near, yet so far”. However the quality of the game had left a sense of exhilaration, a wonderful finale to the career of Warren Saunders.

This story was originally published in the book written by John Rogers titled “Mr St George” - Warren Saunders and the culture of success he inspired.

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Cricket Australia Community
Cricket Australia Community
Melbourne, Australia
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Australian Cricket team that played in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia.

Australia won the silver medal after losing to gold medalist South Africa in the final by 4 wickets.

Australia all out for 183 off 49.3 overs.

Steve Waugh - 90 not out off 109 balls
Shaun Pollock - 4 for 19 off 9 overs

South Africa 6 for 184 off 46 overs
Michael Rindel – 67 off 106 balls
Darren Lehmann – 3 for 14 off 4 overs

Match scorecard -
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-1998-99-460200/australia-vs-south-africa-final-460251/full-scorecard


New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka to win the bronze medal.

Back Row – Michael Bevan, Darren Lehmann, Adam Gilchrist, Damien Fleming, Michael Kasprowicz, Brad Young, Tom Moody

Front Row – Gavin Robertson, Andy Bichel, Damien Martyn, Ricky Ponting, Brendan Julian, Steve Waugh (Captain), Mark Waugh

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