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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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NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association

Sydney, Australia

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Chen Tay is a member of the NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association.

Based in Ballina Northern NSW Chen umpires in the Far North Coast Cricket Council but through the great initiatives of the NSWCUSA Chen has umpired several games of NSW Premier Cricket in Sydney.

Chen has a deep love of cricket and umpiring and is often travelling around NSW and into Queensland to umpire junior and veterans’ games and competitions.

He’s an energetic and engaging umpire with a great sense of humour

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/329/nsw-cricket-umpires-and-scorers-association/blog/741/chen-tay-back-yourself

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St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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To celebrate the Centenary of First Grade Cricket for St George DCC in 2020-21 we took the opportunity to catch up with some of our esteemed former first grade legends to find out more about them and their time with The Saints.

In this “in between balls” we feature Justin Gale who made his first grade debut for St George in 1991 before moving to Melbourne 3 years later to play 160 first grade games for St Kilda and winning two premierships.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2051/st-george-ldquoin-between-ballsrdquo-with-justin-gale

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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

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

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

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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last year

South Brisbane District Cricket Club

Brisbane, Australia

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Michael Sippel made his first grade debut for South Brisbane District Cricket Club during the 1995/96 and is the proud owner of first grade player number 548.

In 107 innings for the club he scored 2,799 runs at an average of 27.71 with a highest score of 141.

2001/02 was Michael most productive season when he scored 675 runs and hit 3 centuries in the season 141, 131, 121.

Michael was a valuable member of South Brisbane 2000/01 first grade premiership winning team.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/317/south-brisbane-district-cricket-club/blog/662/michael-sippel-watch-the-ball

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Northern District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, Australia

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Northern District Cricket Club First Grade Premiers 1986-87

Back Row – David Brookes (Manager), Neil Maxwell, Michael Coote, Peter Vilimaa, Stephen Whitfield, Bruce Mills, Ross Collins (Coach)

Middle Row – Mark Taylor, Peter Taylor, Austen Hughes (President), Ross turner (captain), Bill Woods (Scorer), Ian Moore, Neil Howlett

Front Row – Angus Farncomb, Randal Green, Brad Patterson, Timothy Ebbeck

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Northern District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, Australia

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Northern District Cricket Club First Grade Premiers 1985-86

Back Row – Peter Dernikovic (Coach), Brad Patterson, Neil Howlett, Stephen Whitfield, Michael Coote, Peter Vilimaa, Neil Maxwell, David Brookes (Manager)

Front Row – Paul Grimble, Angus Farncomb, Timothy Ebbeck, Bill Woods (Scorer), Ross Turner (captain), Austen Hughes (President), Ian Moore, Randal Green

Insert Left – Peter Taylor

Insert Right – Mark Taylor

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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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Sydney Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Balmain District Cricket Club First Grade Premiers 1967-68

Back Row – John Sands (Scorer), Tony Steele, John Renneberg, Ross Collins, Dave Renneberg, John Gleeson, John Heiler, Fred Gallie (Treasurer)

Front Row – Derek Yeung, Peter Millington, Cliff Winning (President), Keith Stimson (Captain), Fred Bennett (Secretary), Keith Herron, Graham McKinnon

Insert – Tim Grosser, John Parkinson

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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!

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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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CricConnect Stories

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Dennis Lillee 8-29 v Rest of the World 1971

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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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Joe Maiorana

Sydney, Australia

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On 7 March 2004, the Waugh brothers represented New South Wales for the final time, retiring with 50,907 first-class runs, 160 centuries and 457 wickets between them.

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Ken Jacobs

Business Advisor

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It is finals time in Premier cricket in most states around the country and over the years there have been some wonderful performances by batsmen and here in Melbourne most notably Bill Lawry's 282 not out for Northcote in the 1965/66 Final against Essendon is one that goes down in folklore with cricket enthusiasts.

However almost seventy-two years ago, 23-year-old Neil Harvey did something that is also quite remarkable for Fitzroy CC in a semi-final in 1951/52 against St Kilda CC.

He scored 254 in the first innings in just 255 minutes and followed up with 126 in the second innings in 152 minutes as Fitzroy won outright by 436 runs.

In doing so Harvey became the first batsman in the history of District cricket to score a century in each innings of the same match and he did so against a pretty fair St Kilda attack that included John Edwards, Jack Hill, and Norm Lynch all of whom took in excess of 500 plus wickets in their career.

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Manly Warringah District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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This fortnight Howzat Building Waratahs in History Q & A is with Nathan Dodd. Nathan played 8 seasons for the Tahs from 1998/1999 to 2005/2006 scoring over 3000 runs for the club. Nathan moved into the world of coaching with his most recent position being the Senior Assistant/Batting coach for the Australian Intellectually Impaired men’s cricket team. The team competed in the Tri-Nations series in November 2023 losing to the “Poms” in the final.

How did your love of cricket come about as a child?

Like most guys I expect, playing in the backyard with your brother(s) and your dad.

Who were your cricket heroes growing up?

Brian Lara for his pure batsmanship and Justin Langer for his doggedness.
But also looked up to most guys playing for NSW as a kid.

https://manlycricket.com/waratahs-in-history-nathan-dodd
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Paul Ryan

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Photo and scorecard of the NSW Under 19 cricket team that played India Youth in a 2 day game in November 1986

Back Row – Jack Wilson (Manager), Andrew Fitzhenry, Nigel Brooks, Brett Williams, Paul Calvert, Ross Toohey, Ted Cotton (Coach)

Front Row – Adrian Tucker, Chris Fox, Garry Lovett (Vice Captain), Paul Ryan (Captain), Scott Prestwidge, Wayne Holdsworth, Rodney Davison

2 day game - 8, 9 November 1986 at North Sydney Oval

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/2033/nsw-under-19-cricket-team-v-india-youth-november-1986

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