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Lindfield District Cricket Club
Lindfield District Cricket Club
Lindfield, Australia
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The Lindfield District Cricket Club was founded on the 18th July 1923 when a respected group of local Lindfield District residents met at the Chess Hall at Pacific Highway Lindfield and decided to create a cricket club for the enjoyment and advancement of cricket in the area. The idea had its genesis as a result of WW1 when local Lindfield males were engaged in the heat of battle on the fields of France. Such were the horrific circumstances of that engagement that these soldiers decided if they ever were able to return home they would create a cricket club so that their children and descendants could enjoy the simple pleasures of life, including playing the greatest game of all.

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Marist Brothers Cricket Club Lismore
Marist Brothers Cricket Club Lismore
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
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The McMahon family is well known in cricketing circles especially in Northern NSW.

As brothers Terry, Brian and Michael McMahon grew up in Lismore to become talented cricketers and made their way to Sydney where they all played 1st Grade Cricket.

It was their dad, John who fostered the young McMahon’s passion for the game and he was an exceptional cricketer with a wonderful history in NSW Cricket.

John was born in Sydney in 1932 and played his first game of cricket in 1943 at the age of 9 and his last game in 2011 at the age of 79, just one month shy of his 80th birthday.

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NSW Premier Cricket
NSW Premier Cricket
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mosman Cricket Club and NSW fast bowler Greg Rowell was a clear winner of the 1990-91 Bill O'Reilly Medal for the best and fairest in Sydney Grade Cricket.

The top 5 for 1990-91

30 points - Greg Rowell (Mosman Cricket Club)
24 points - Phil Weatherell (Sutherland District Cricket Club)
23 points - Richard Stobo (Gordon District Cricket Club)
21 points - Ian Austin (Randwick District Cricket Club and Jamie Baker (UNSW Cricket Club)

Sutherland District Cricket Club won the teams award with 106 points with Balmain Cricket Club second on 104 points.

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Tim Ebbeck
Tim Ebbeck
Company Director
Central Coast, NSW, Australia
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I have to admit that Boxing Day is MY DAY.
I mean that in the nicest possible way.
It’s not that I don’t like people.
I do like people.
Well, most people.
Not batsmen when they refused to get out.
Not fast bowlers when they made me dive down the leg side.
Not umpires when they make dud decisions. Arthur Watson came to mind with a certain leg side stumping about 4000 years ago.
But by and large I do like people.
But on Boxing Day my liking for people changes.
Because on Boxing Day I am watching the cricket.
Period.
It’s MY DAY.
Now, it doesn’t mean other people can’t join me.
They can.
They are not so much welcome as tolerated. They become welcome when they bring me a drink. In front of the TV.
Because I’m, watching the cricket.
There are 2 times during the day I become sociable for those not watching the cricket with me.
One lasts for 40 minutes. The other for 20 minutes.
And after the cricket is over, I become my old social self again.
But during playing hours, on MY DAY, I watch the cricket.
Even when my eyelids become heavy, I’m watching the cricket.
Boxing Day is MY DAY.

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Sutherland District Cricket Club
Sutherland District Cricket Club
Sylvania, Australia
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Matt Bradley is the 3rd highest run scorer in the history of Sutherland Cricket Club. At the completion of the 2022-23 NSW Premier Cricket season Matt had scored 11,525 runs at an average of 31.1 including 18 centuries and 57 half centuries.

Matt made his first grade debut in 1994 and is Sutherland first grade cap number 172. In first grade he scored 6,255 runs at 26.96 and hit 8 centuries and 31 half centuries.

At under age representative cricket Matt captained NSW under 19’s in 199 and was vice captain of the Australian under 19s team in the same year.

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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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Murray Radcliffe love of cricket crosses all aspects of the game. He’s been a player, selector, administrator and coach and has and continues to make a tremendous contribution.

He is a life member of Australian National University Cricket Club and Cricket ACT.

Murray arrived at Western Suburbs in Sydney in 1984 and in 5 seasons with Wests and one at St George he took 245 wickets at an average of 18.79. Best figures of 7 for 43 and he took 5 wickets in an innings 10 times. Murray was incredibly unluckily not to have been selected to play for NSW

In Canberra playing for ANU Murray took 257 wickets at an average of 16.5.

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Tony Goodfellow
Tony Goodfellow
Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
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In March of 1979, Western District, who were leading the first grade competition, played Northern Suburbs in the penultimate match before the semi-finals.

Norths, who were having a poor season, blooded some young players with a view to the future and realistically were given no chance against the powerful Wests lineup.

On a typical Majura wicket, that did no batsman any favours, Norths were sent in and bowled out in their first innings for 101, with Wests one for 22 in reply at stumps on the first day.

Rain during the week did nothing to settle the Majura wicket down, however, Wests Bruce Willett and Greg Beacroft on resuming their innings, safely commandeered the first 30 minutes taking the score to 41 before Willett was dismissed.

As the wicket dried out, the ball started playing more tricks than a magicians convention and in particular the decidedly quick Randall Strongman, was making the odd delivery rear from a good length.

Wests strong batting lineup were good enough to reach 6-98, only four runs from victory, when the wheels fell off and four wickets fell for no runs including three to Strongman in his last over.

Norths, having prised victory from the jaws of defeat, celebrated as if they had won the premiership, while Wests despondently headed to their dressing shed where their captain, Dene Moore, tore strips off them for losing to a bottom placed side.

Only a thin brick wall divided the two change rooms and Moore’s dressing down of his team provided wonderful entertainment to the young victorious Norths players.

However, there was still a couple of hours of playing time remaining, so Norths with one player absent, prepared to get in some extended batting practice for the next season.

The Wests captain Dene Moore was one of the great medium pace bowlers in the history of Canberra cricket and his competitive streak and pride, had not been factored into the equation.

Moore ripped through the opposition top order batting to have Norths 4-0 and eventually all out for 28, with Wests winning the match outright by nine wickets.

The Wests captain ended up with figures of 5-10 off ten overs and, in what must be a Canberra first grade record, an astonishing 8 wickets fell for no runs, Wests last four and Norths top four.

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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Barry Everingham has made a lifetime contribution to sport especially in regional NSW.

In his prime he was a wicket keeper batter representing NSW Country and the Northern NSW Emu’s and he was the No 10 for NSW Country in Rugby Union.

In recent years Barry has been one of the greatest advocates for Veterans Cricket. He has encouraged, enticed, and inspired many to join the “Men’s Shed” and play Veterans Cricket.

Those who know Barry will know how much he’ll treasure this wonderful gift presented to him by his good mate Steve Gray

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Ray McNamee - 1895-1949

“Ray McNamee has my admiration and respect for, of all the medium pace bowlers it has been my good fortune to play with or against, I regard Ray as the best”. These are the words of the Randwick champion batsman and 1st Grade captain Alec Marks following McNamee’s retirement at the conclusion of the 1936-37 season when aged 41.

Ray McNamee was one of Randwick’s greatest bowlers. He headed the bowling honours in 10 of his 14 seasons in 1st Grade producing some magnificent performances. He was also a successful bowler at first-class level taking five wickets in an innings five times for NSW.

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