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“It is better to remain silent and appear a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”

Wise words from Sir Winston Churchill and advice I probably should have given to my Mosman team mate Nick Grover.

Sledging comes in many formats, from abusive over the top vulgar tirades to subtle creative thought provoking strategies. Whatever the flavour, when you open your mouth on the sporting field you need to be able to back it up. In saying that, it is the stories of sledging that gave me the greatest humour on the cricket field.

I first met Nick Grover when I made the trip down the M4 from Campbelltown Cricket Club to the Mosman Cricket Club. Nick was this brash private school kid with a panache to ‘knuckle' at every chance

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/538/shane-lee/blog/1948/whats-an-arm-ball-shane

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Shane Lee

Founder

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NSW Colts cricket team v QLD Colts - November 1992 at Hurstville Oval

Left to Right - Matt Whitby, Jeremy Bray, Shane Lee, Paul Wilson, Adam Gilchrist, Paul McLean, Heath Muller, Scott Thompson, Anthony McQuire, Darren Quint, Jason Arnberger

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Paul Ryan

Founder

Burwood Briars Cricket Club

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Phil Gould played 103 NRL games for Penrith, Newtown, Canterbury Bulldogs and South Sydney. He coached Canterbury Bankstown, Penrith and Sydney Roosters winning premierships at both the Bulldogs and the Panthers.

He coached the NSW State of Origin team to 5 series wins over Queensland. 24 games as the Blues coach, winning 15 games.

Phil is a long time media commentator with Nine Entertainment and continues to be a powerful influence and inspiration across the game he loves.

He is also a passionate cricket fan

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/380/phil-gould-quotdoug-walters-was-my-favouritequot

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Burwood Briars Cricket Club 2nd Grade Premiers 2018-19

Back Row - Brett Bastow, Jake Balnave, Guy Smith, Sam Tregeagle, Alex Peters, Kale Barton-Bissaker

Front Row - Steve Davis, Matthew Roper, Declan Kennedy (Captain), Harry Peters, Craig Andrews

Date – 30 and 31 March 2019
2nd Grade Grand Final played at Drummoyne Oval

Burwood won the toss and sent Auburn in to bat
Auburn dismissed for 236 off 75.2 overs
Burwood 9/240 off 75 overs after being 8 for 180 and 9 for 223 to win by one wicket

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Shane Duff

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I have been involved with a number of professional cricket teams as a coach, assistant coach and strength and conditioning coach. It's been a pleasure to work with many great players and I've taken up the challenge to pick the best team from the players I've worked with.

The following team was selected from players I have worked with professionally at Sri Lanka (Strength & Conditioner), Royal Bengal Tigers (Indian Cricket League, Strength & Conditioner/Assistant Coach), Sydney Thunder (Head Coach), Naganehira Nagas (Sri Lankan Premier League, Head Coach)

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1151/shane-duff/blog/1947/shane-duff-the-best-professional-cricket-team-ive-worked-with

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Steve Frances

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Preseason training was usually not memorable, but in August 1980, it was photographed by the local paper. Perhaps the Rugby League Panthers were training at the park next door. During this time, Gary “Kid” Donlan was a local celebrity, appearing each week on local radio. The club was also expecting former test players, Ian Davis and Kerry O’Keeffe to play in the upcoming season (A History of Cricket at Penrith, Bill Ball, 2014).

A lap around Howell. Frome left Greg Jamieson, Stu Green (obscured), Graham Pitty, (Unknown), Steve Small, Peter Savage (RIP), Ron Halse, Mike Gibson (the only Panther cricketer to play for the Socceroos’), Ken Hall, Gary Donlan (RIP), Les Andrews and Steve Frances.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/207/steve-frances/blog/1946/penrith-cricket-club-pre-season-training-august-1980

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St George Cricket Club

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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St George DCC First Grade Player No.48 Albert "Mick" Scanes

Mick Scanes was born on the 6th of August 1900 in Erskineville and died on the 1st of November, 1969.

He played 10 First Class games for NSW between 1921-22 and 1927-28 scoring 434 runs at 25.52 with a highest score of 94.

Originally representing Petersham he started playing for St George after marrying and moving to Arncliffe in 1926. For St George he scored 2026 runs at 27.0 with 4 Centuries.

He was also considered a fine outfielder who had the honour of playing some of his cricket alongside Sir Donald Bradman (Saints player No.49) and on occasion was recorded as outscoring Bradman in some thrilling partnerships.

Outside of cricket Scanes worked as a pastry chef / cake decorator.

Do you have further information on this cricketer?

As we celebrate our Centenary of 1st Grade cricket we would dearly love to hear from former players and their relatives to record and share more about their interesting careers on or even off the field.

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Essendon Cricket Club

Melbourne, Australia

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Matthew Drain is a Life member of the Essendon Cricket Club

Matthew made his first grade debut for the club in the 1989/90 season and in a career where he played 131 games for Essendon and 23 for Carlton he amassed 4,791 runs at an average of 30.51 and scored 10 centuries and 26 half centuries. His highest score was 141.

In 1989-90 and 1993-94 Matthew won Essendon Cricket Club prestigious Mick Mitchell award for the players player of the year.

Matthew also spent two seasons playing with Sydney University in the NSW Premier Cricket Competition where he played 26 games and scored 4 half centuries.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/341/essendon-cricket-club/blog/215/matthew-drain-always-be-positive

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St Kilda Cricket Club

Melbourne, Australia

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Photo of the 2016-17 St Kilda Cricket Club 3rd Grade premiership winning team after defeating Geelong by 235 runs in the final

Back Row - Ed Faulkner, Joel Murphy, Matt Stevenson, Will Taylor, Matt Hennig, Jackson Noske, Nick Bailey, Jim Cowie, Glenn Lalor (Coach).

Front Row - Jack Cunnington, Cal Rayner, Perry Colyer (Captain), Jackson Cooper, Nick Sloan, Lucas Meddings

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Few men had a greater love of the Randwick District Cricket Club than Wally Byrne. He began as a player and finished as President of the club, a position he held for seven years between 1952 and 1958.

Walter Leslie Byrne was born in Sydney on 10 August 1905 and joined Randwick in 1926-27 from the Centennial Park Junior Association as a 21 year old. He played in the 2nd Grade side taking out the batting average with 191 at 27.28 and was quickly promoted to 1st Grade where he impressed greatly as a wicket-keeper. The annual report that year contained the following comment: “Wally’s wicket-keeping was a big factor in our success and good judges predict a big future for this unassuming colt”.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/1943/wally-byrne-1905-1977

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Cricket NSW

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NSW Cricket team 1977 - 'I feel like a Tooheys or two'

Back Row – Peter Toohey, David Colley, Ian Davis, Len Pascoe, Rick McCosker

Middle Row – Steve Rixon, Doug Walters, Gary Gilmour

Seated – Graeme Hughes, Kerry O’Keeffe

Front – Alan Turner

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Joe Maiorana

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Bill Brockwell (1865 –1935) was an English cricketer. Although primarily remembered as a batsman, he began his career as a fast-medium bowler. With George Lohmann, Tom Richardson and William Lockwood carrying all before them, Brockwell had few opportunities until they declined.

A stylish and often brilliant batsman, strong in back play and a free hitter in front of the wicket, Brockwell also was a useful fast medium paced bowler and a smart fieldsman, notably at second slip where he succeeded George Lohmann--one of the surest catches ever seen in that position. First playing for the county in 1886, Brockwell matured slowly but it was difficult to find a place in the very powerful Surrey eleven of that period. However, from 1891 to 1902 he was a regular member of the side and played his last game in 1903 when the team were declining rapidly in all round strength.

In the very wet 1894 season, Brockwell, despite the consistently treacherous pitches, made a remarkable advance. He scored more runs (1,491) than any other player, and hit five centuries, and consequently was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He declined a great deal in 1895, but from the following year up to 1899, formed a formidable batting trio with Bobby Abel and Tom Hayward that made Surrey invincible on the perfect Oval pitches.

Bill played seven Test matches for England, all against Australia – one in 1893, five on the 1894/95 tour and a final match in 1899 – but was not a success at this level and averaged under 17 with a highest score of just 49. He played on for Surrey until 1903, but from 1900 his powers as a batsman declined severely and after two final first-class matches for London County he retired from cricket.

Sadly he was homeless in his last years and he passed away in poverty on the 1st July 1935 (aged 70)

William Brockwell was born on this day in 1865.

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Stuart Cope

London, United Kingdom

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I've just been reading the story of Shamar Joseph and it's incredible

Shamar just debuted for the West Indies against Australia, picking up five wickets and getting Steve Smith out with his first ball.

He hails from a small village in Guyana, to reach Baracara, one has to take a boat trip of around 225 km up the Canje River. It would take almost two days for a person to reach the remote rural area in the Caribbean. Baracara did not have proper telephone or internet network until 2018.

Baracara's population is 350, but Joseph has five brothers and three sisters. He would play tape-ball cricket and sometimes use lemons and guava to play impromptu matches. He only played an official cricket match five years ago!

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/838/stuart-cope/blog/1941/the-story-of-shamar-joseph-is-incredible

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Mosman Cricket Club

Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club Sydney

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Mosman Cricket Club remains hopeful of taking out this year’s Sydney Grade Cricket Club Championship despite an unsuccessful weekend for the Club’s First XI.

After a disappointing loss to Campbelltown on Saturday, the Whales’ first grade team travelled to Penrith on Sunday for the final of the one-day competition.

Hopes were high for the team’s first piece of silverware this season.

However, the game was all but over after the Whales were rolled for only 120 runs after electing to bat first.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/340/mosman-cricket-club/blog/1939/whales-cling-to-club-championship-hopes-ndash-18-february-2002

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University of Queensland Cricket Club

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Dennis Hourn made his First grade debut for Waverley Cricket Club on 23 March 1968 and the proud owner of First Grade Cap number 409.

Waverley Cricket Club is now known as Easts Cricket Club and Dennis is a Life Member and took 555 wickets for the club over a career spanning 25 years.

Dennis is a storyteller, is passionate about the game of cricket and its traditions and has a keen eye for talent.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/319/eastern-suburbs-cricket-club-sydney/blog/851/dennis-hourn-respect-and-an-eye-for-talent

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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Uni Bookworms with Martin Love

Alumni Edition 7 - August 2013

One of UQ’s favourite sons is no doubt Martin Love. His balance at the crease made him one of the truly great batsmen to watch. What better person to provide this edition’s Uni bookworms 20 questions?

Your first memory of UQCC?

My first memory was WEP coming up to Toowoomba Grammar School to talk to me when I was in Grade 12, prior to me playing the Metway Cup preseason competition as the country player for Uni. I remember walking away after that conversation hoping not everyone at the club was like WEP.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/503/university-of-queensland-cricket-club/blog/449/uni-bookworms-with-martin-love

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Cricket NSW

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NSW Sheffield Shield Cricket team v Western Australia - December 1988

Back Row - Greg Dyer, Gavin Robertson, Peter Taylor, Mark Waugh, Trevor Bayliss, Mark Taylor, Andrew Jones, Mike Whitney, Steve Smith

Front Row - John Dyson, Greg Matthews, Richard Stobo

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Peter Allan, born 31 December 1935 in Brisbane is Australian Test Cricketer No. 236 after making his Test debut in the first test of the 1965-66 Ashes series against England.

Having made his first class debut for Queensland during the 1959/60 season Allan toured the West Indies in 1964-65 however fell ill during the tour and didn’t play any of the Test matches.

In the first Test in Brisbane against England Peter Allan bowled 21 overs and took 2 for 58. Australia batted first and declared at 6 for 443 and then bowled England out for 280. Australia enforced the follow England and in England 2nd innings Peter Allan only bowled 3 overs, 0 for 25 as England reached 3 for 186 and the Test match was drawn.

Allan was dropped for the 2nd Test with Alan Connolly coming into the team. He was recalled to the Test team for the 4th Test after taking 10 for 61 for Queensland against Victoria at the MCG in January 1996. Unfortunately Peter Allan was injured before the Test and replaced by Graham McKenzie. He did not play Test cricket again.

In 57 first class games Peter Allan took 206 wickets at an average of 26.10 and took 5 wickets in an innings on 12 occasions.

His best bowling figures – 10 for 61

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/267/queensland-cricket/blog/1933/peter-allan-10-wickets-for-61-runs-for-queensland-v-victoria-in-january-1966

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Toombul District Cricket Club

Toombul District Cricket Club

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Peter Clifford played first class cricket for NSW and Queensland scoring 2,864 runs in 48 first class games. He scored 6 centuries and 14 half centuries averaging 38.70.

Peter left home in Bellingen NSW to join Randwick Cricket Club in Sydney and played during one on the most successful eras of the clubs history.

On moving to Queensland Peter joined Toombul Cricket Club in 1986 and was the captain of the First Grade Premiership winning team in 1991/92. He was also awarded the Peter Burge medalist in the same year for being the best and fairest player in Brisbane premier grade cricket.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/371/toombul-district-cricket-club/blog/232/peter-clifford-a-game-to-enjoy

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