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Cricket Australia Community
Cricket Australia Community
Melbourne, Australia
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Australian Schoolboys Cricket team tour to West Indies 1969-70

The first match of the tour commenced on 18 December 1969 and the Australians went through the tour undefeated winning 7 of the 11 games played

The games were played against Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, St Kitts Under 19s and also Under 20s teams.

Players from the West Indies Islands included Vanburn Holder, Brendan Julien, Collis King, David Murray, Inshan Ali, Andy Weekes (son of Sir Everton Weekes), Sheldon Gomes (brother of Larry Gomes) and perhaps a few others whose sons have gone on to play for the West Indies.

Paul Stephenson played for Manly in Sydney Grade Cricket from 1968 to 1981 and is a renowned historian, shared how lifelong friendships were forged on the tour and the teams 45 year anniversary catch up during the 3rd Test between Australia and West Indies at the SCG in January 2016.

“14 of the 16 players were able to make the celebrations. For the reunion I was able to collect a number of photos we didn’t really know existed plus the scorecards and presented each player with a 25 page booklet as a memento for the tour.” – Paul Stephenson

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/336/cricket-australia-community/blog/476/australian-schoolboys-cricket-team-tour-to-west-indies-1969-70
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2 years ago
CricConnect Stories
CricConnect Stories
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Talha Qadeer is from Punjab in Pakistan and has a deep love of cricket and supports many competitions around the world.

Tell us briefly about your journey in the game, where you’ve played, what clubs and how would you describe yourself as a cricketer?

I played at school level, college level, university level, and also playing for a local club. My strongest area is batting.

Who has been your favourite Pakistan captain and if you could add a few words to why?

Babar Azam because he is running the team at level best. He is boosting up the morale of team. He is playing with responsibility. He is even against the political lobby in the team and under his captaincy everyone is playing as single unit.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/56/cricconnect-fans/blog/1603/talha-qadeer-ms-dhoni-my-all-time-favourite-player
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2 years ago
Matt Ellis
Matt Ellis
Cricket Coach
Dubbo, NSW, Australia
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Since cricket was first played, people from all around the world have found a plethora of reasons to fall in love with the summer game.

This book is an expression of that love of the game from two of the games most passionate followers, combining reflections from Matt Ellis with accompanying haiku poems from Matt Fiction.

A light and refreshing take on cricket which highlights some of the key moments that inspired a love of a game in the authors as well as the players who continue to ignite the flame that keeps burning brightly.

We trust cricket lovers will resonate with this offering and be inspired to reflect on the place of cricket in their own hearts and minds.

Who knows, you may even be encouraged to pen some haiku poems of your own as an expression of your enduring love of cricket.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/182/matt-ellis/blog/123/for-the-love-of-cricket-matt-ellis
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2 years ago
Toombul District Cricket Club
Toombul District Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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Dean Morrison started his cricket journey with Toombul District Cricket Club asa junior in the Under 10s and made his way into grade cricket in 6th grade.

During the 1996/97 season Dean made his first grade debut to become Toombul DCC first grade player number 515.

At the age of 24 Dean moved to the UK to play some cricket and has since also enjoyed a successful career in finance and accounting. Recently he launched an exciting new business venture called “LassWho”.

Dean also represented the Jersey national cricket team in numerous International Cricket Council tournaments, as well as for the Australian Indigenous XI in 2003.

Let’s find out more about Dean’s journey and his business.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/371/toombul-district-cricket-club/blog/457/dean-morrison-lasswho
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2 years ago
Hawkesbury Cricket Club
Hawkesbury Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Wayne Holt is Hawkesbury Cricket Club first grade player number 19 having made his debut at the age of 21.

For Hawkesbury Wayne scored 1,141 runs at an average of 25.93 including one century and 6 half centuries.

In Wayne’s NSW Premier Grade Cricket career playing for Penrith, Hawkesbury and Campbelltown across Green Shield, Poidevin Gray, First and lower grades Wayne scored 3,601 runs with 4 centuries and 21 half centuries.

Who are the two players you admired most in terms of skills and competitive spirit in the competitions you played?

Steve Small. A very competitive cricketer, with an abundance of skill to go with it. He trained hard, but also loved the teams he played for.

Steve Waugh. Always focussed and determined. Took fitness and preparation very seriously, and always looked to improve on his abundant natural talent.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/466/hawkesbury-cricket-club/blog/805/wayne-holt-always-play-with-the-right-spirit
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2 years ago
Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club Sydney
Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Christopher Thanos - Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club 5th Grade premiership winning captain 2021-22

In season 2021/22 Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club 5th grade team won the competition for the first time in the clubs 127 year history.

In this Q&A we invited the very proud 5th Grade captain Christopher Thanos to share some insights into the 5th Grades premiership winning season

What made winning the premiership so special?

Seeing the boys being rewarded for all their hard work, given the challenges thrown at everyone this year was pretty special. Seeing past players, volunteers and supporters get around this group and the support from the current group highlights how special this club is and how much this premiership meant to everyone at the club.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/319/eastern-suburbs-cricket-club-sydney/blog/1595/christopher-thanos-eastern-suburbs-cricket-club-5th-grade-premiership-winning-captain-2021-22
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2 years ago
Kincumber Avoca Cricket Club
Kincumber Avoca Cricket Club
Central Coast, NSW, Australia
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Mark Danckert has made an invaluable contribution to the Kincumber Avoca Cricket Club.

After arriving from the big smoke of Sydney in 1991 Mark has been a player, administrator, coach, umpire and curator and has done an enormous amount for cricket on the Central Coast.

He played Grade Cricket in Sydney for Randwick (Randwick Petersham), Waverley (Eastern Suburbs – First Grade Player Number 503) and Gordon Cricket Club

Mark is a Life Member of Kincumber Avoca Cricket Club so let’s find out more about Mark’s journey in the game

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/952/kincumber-avoca-cricket-club/blog/971/mark-danckert-the-curator
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2 years ago
Cardiff Boolaroo District Cricket Club
Cardiff Boolaroo District Cricket Club
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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David Willis started his cricket journey with Cardiff-Boolaroo District Cricket Club at the age of 14 and has made a tremendous contribution to the club over many years.

He is a life member and at the 60 Year Anniversary Dinner On September 25th 2009, David was selected in Cardiff Boolaroo team was comprised the best players to have donned the baggy blue cap

David played 2 seasons for Western Suburbs in Sydney Grade cricket and is the proud owner of first grade cap number 514.

Who was the best captain you had the good fortune to play with?

Really enjoyed my cricket playing in the rep sides under Greg Arms, he always led from the front and you knew that he was committed to winning and had the “buy-in” from the players in his team. Also, in club cricket, his Tah’s sides seemed to have the wood on us.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/805/cardiff-boolaroo-district-cricket-club/blog/721/david-willis-youre-only-as-good-as-your-next-performance
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2 years ago
Cricket Australia Community
Cricket Australia Community
Melbourne, Australia
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Lost to cricket for 35 years, a founding member of Australia's WODI side returned to the game and found a special way to leave her mark

It was a couple of years back now that Patsy Fayne found out she had between three and five years to live.

"They thought I had pulmonary fibrosis," Fayne tells cricket.com.au. "Unknown cause. So I started getting my affairs in order. Thought I better do something before I carked it."

For Fayne, who represented Australia 16 times from the late 1960s, that meant tying the two ends of her cricketing life together. Although she had been completely detached from the sport for 35 years in between, when it came to grappling with her own mortality, that mattered not a jot.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3734341/patsy-fayne-womens-odi-cricket-world-cup-1973-nsw-noosa-history-reunion-ca-australia-aca
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2 years ago
Joe Maiorana
Joe Maiorana
Sydney, Australia
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The late Ashley Mallett who took 132 Tests wickets in 38 Tests for Australia and authored over 25 books including biographies of Clarrie Grimmett, Doug Walters, Jeff Thomson and Ian Chappell on the incredible Sir Garfield Sobers (from 2012):
When I first saw film of Sobers carving up a good Australian attack in the tied Test match at the Gabba in 1960-61, I couldn't think of a better batsman I had seen after Harvey. Undoubtedly the greatest all-round cricketer to draw breath, his batting alone places him in exalted company. His shot selection was terrific, and he played all the strokes imaginable, plus a few of his own.
The way he played Richie Benaud's leg spin had me confused, because seeming half volleys from Benaud were either blasted to the cover boundary or blocked. I first thought Sobers was "resting" between hitting boundaries, but no, it had to do with how the ball arrived. He defended a hard-spun ball just above the eyes and smashed to the fence a delivery that was a little flatter, a ball with a trajectory below eye level.
In 1971-72, Sobers led a Rest of the World Xl Down Under, and the 254 he hit against Australia at the MCG prompted Bradman to declare that Sobers' knock was the best innings he had seen from anyone in Australia.
I was among the Australians who attended a rum punch night put on by Garry Sobers' West Indian team on the eve of the Adelaide Test in 1968-69. .
Sobers surprised everyone by telling the gathering that he would only be partaking in a few drinks that night, "... because tomorrow I am going to score 100". And he did. As Australia's 12th man I could sit back and watch.
I played a few matches against Sobers but bowled just two balls to him. Playing for West Indies against South Australia in, he caressed a ball from me through the covers for two runs; then in the Test match at the Gabba I bowled one ball to him, which he swept for one.
Sadly, he got out up the other end on both occasions, and I didn't get the chance to bowl to him again. I did get an idea of how Clarrie Grimmett felt when he bowled just the one over to Victor Trumper at the Basin Reserve when playing for Wellington against the visiting Australians.

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2 years ago
Hamilton Wickham District Cricket Club
Hamilton Wickham District Cricket Club
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Todd Campbell is Hamilton Wickham District Cricket Club first grade player number 146 and a former first grade captain.

Todd has the impressive record of being the premiership winning captain in Ham Wicks 4 first grade premierships.

Who were the best three fast bowlers you have played against?

Easily Brett Lee when coming through the junior NSW ranks. He was something else and before any of his injuries he was the fastest bowler I still have ever seen.

Locally, I always really rated Chad White (Merewether) and Tony Parker (Southern Lakes) as two of the better fast bowlers I came up against over a long period of time.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/463/hamilton-wickham-district-cricket-club/blog/392/todd-campbell-leader
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2 years ago
Michael Beer
Michael Beer
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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My best grade team - Michael Beer 2003 to 2020

Picking my best grade team was a challenging exercise.

I started my grade or district cricket journey in 2003 with St Kilda before moving in 2010 across the Nullabor to play with South Perth and Willeton. After the 2015/16 season I moved back to Victoria and resumed playing with St Kilda.

This is my best grade team from players I played with over the past 17 years. In batting order

1. Graeme Rummans – St Kilda

2. Shawn Craig – St Kilda

3. Michael Klinger - St Kilda

4. Rob Quiney – St Kilda

5. Peter Handscomb – St Kilda

6. Hilton Cartwright – South Perth

7. Glen Lalor – St Kilda

8. Shane Warne – St Kilda

9. Damon Rowan – St Kilda and Wicket Keeper

10. Adam Warren – St Kilda

11. Adrian Jones – St Kilda

12th man Brad Hogg - Willeton

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2 years ago
Flinders Cricket Club
Flinders Cricket Club
Mornington, Victoria, Australia
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Dwayne Field is a multiple premiership winning player with 3 flags at Flinders Cricket Club and 2 at Heatherhill CC.

A tremendous ambassador for the club on and off the field Dwayne is a very proud Life Member of Flinders Cricket club.

Who are the two players you admired most in terms of skills and competitive spirit in the competitions you played?

Shane Beggs (Flinders) – most competitive I’ve played with or against. Hardest trainer I’ve seen (still now at 50). It’s no fluke why he has been one of the all-time MPCA greats!!

Matt Gale (Flinders) – for a guy to come back and play at this standard and just give his all every game shows great character. Makes his teammates better by just backing them in. Love his aggressive attitude on the field!!

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1246/flinders-cricket-club/blog/1586/dwayne-field-be-yourself-and-have-fun
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