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Paul Ryan
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In 2014 Wisden Cricket Almanack picked their 5 greatest women cricketers, Belinda Clark was selected.

Belinda Clark was born in Newcastle, NSW, and the third of four children in a very active and sporting family. Belinda is often referred to as one of the pioneers on Women’s Cricket around the world.

In 2011 Belinda became the 2nd women to be inducted in the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame and in 2014 she became the first women to be inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

In 2018 Belinda was awarded an Order of Australia medal. The best Australian Women’s International Cricketer of the year is named in her honour ‘Belinda Clark Medal’

Belinda Clark scored 919 runs in 15 Test matches for Australia at an average of 45.95 and hit 2 centuries and 6 half centuries. She scored a century on her Test debut in 1991 against India. Belinda is Australian Women’s Test player number 119.

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Gordon District Cricket Club
Gordon District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Steve Day holds a special place in the history of the Gordon Cricket Club as he was the captain of the 1989/90 first grade premiership winning team that broke a drought of 42 years.

He made his first grade debut at the age of 19 for Northern districts and arrived at Gordon in 1985.

An astute and inspiring leader in both business and cricket Steve has captained a number of players who have gone on to become some of the all-time great Australian players.

In a grade career spanning 1978 to 1993 Steve scored 5,719 runs. He scored 2 centuries and 15 half centuries for Gordon and still holds the record 6th wicket partnership as you’ll find out more about when he hit his highest score of 133 not out.

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Jarrod Kimber
Jarrod Kimber
London, United Kingdom
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Where cricket and baseball meet

Cricket and baseball have evolved very differently but even now they still meet up on occasion

The ball is thudding into the glove. One of the faster bowlers in the world is steaming with a wicketkeeper behind the stumps. Except you might have noticed I said glove, not gloves. The keeper or I suppose catcher, is Dave Nillson from the Milwaukee Brewers. In his last year in Major League Baseball would be an All-Star. The bowler was World Cup winner Craig McDermott.

Both were Australians and happened to share the same agent.

Nillson asked to take a few in the nets from McDermott, standing a metre back from the stumps, pouching balls cleanly from McDermott off his full run. In those nets, Nillson also showed McDermott a new delivery. The split-finger slower ball.

McDermott used it as his slower ball variation for a while, but Glenn McGrath perfected it. Even using it in Tests until batters started to work it out better.

If McGrath was Australia's greatest seam bowler, Fred Spofforth was their first great.

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Matt Ellis
Matt Ellis
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Dubbo, NSW, Australia
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Those that know me well, would understand that I am a stickler for the rules and generally ‘swim between the flags’ with my life choices. My decisions were usually based around doing the right thing and keeping others happy.

This theory was severely challenged in February 1992 when it was announced that NSW would be taking on an Australian XI in a 50 over warm up game for the 1992 World Cup that was on the horizon. Going to the game was a magnificent idea, the problem however, it was on a school day…..

Somehow, and it still baffles me that my older brother and I got this one across the line, we convinced my Mother that our time would be better spent at North Sydney Oval than at the school swimming carnival that was scheduled for the same day.

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Greg Hartshorne affectionately known as ‘Prince’ played first grade cricket in Sydney from 1969 to 1999.

He played the majority of his cricket for Petersham Cricket Club and was made a life member of the club in 1988. When Petersham amalgamated with Randwick in 2001 Greg became a foundation life member of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.

Greg was an all-round cricketer, an exceptional fieldsman and an inspiring captain and leader. In first grade Greg scored 7,687 runs at an average of 24.71 including 3 centuries and 42 half centuries. His highest score was 107.

With the ball Greg took 343 wickets at an average of 25.32 with best figures of 7 for 55 and took 5 wickets or more on 9 occasions.

Greg’s contribution to the game continued long after his first grade career as he captained and played in the lower grades at Randwick Petersham and has the distinction of winning 3 premierships in a row as captain in three different grades.

He was a state selector for a number of years and was made life member of the Sydney Cricket Association in 2005.

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Mosman Cricket Club
Mosman Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Mosman Cricket Club is enjoying its most successful start to a season for many years.

Leading the charge is the Club’s first XI, which is currently six points clear at the top of the table after making mincemeat of Hawkesbury last weekend.

The team was at full strength, with both Shane and Brett Lee making solid contributions.

Shane made some runs and took some wickets, while Brett also took a few wickets and generally intimidated most batsmen as he continued his preparation for this week’s First Test in Brisbane.

Skipper Martin Haywood continued his phenomenal run, with another half-century and he has now compiled nearly 500 runs this season.

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Geoff Davies joined Randwick in Green Shield in 1959-60. The following summer he won a place in the Combined Metropolitan Green Shield team after setting a club record when he took 27 wickets at just 9.3.

3 years later he made his 1st Grade debut at 16 years and 167 days–the fifth youngest in the club’s history. His debuted v St George at Coogee. The following season at Hurstville, he rattled up a brilliant 96 before being bowled by Australian Test star Norm O’Neill. Frustratingly for the talented youngster, he made 94 v Paddington the following season and was caught for 96 v Wests at Pratten & a year later when the West Indies Test fast bowler Wesley Hall played a season with the club.

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Lyall Gardner
Lyall Gardner
Sydney, Australia
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RECORD: 307 runs in 1919-20 by Ray Boyce (192) / Les Donovan (166) for (Sydney) University 9-420 declared against Central Cumberland 181 & 6-145 at Parramatta Oval in round 4 on 8 November 1919.

In perfect cricket conditions, Central Cumberland skipper Gar Waddy lost the toss and was forced to field first. But with University on the back foot at 4-58, it looked as though it was a good toss to lose. However, that was the last of the smiles for the bowlers who toiled under heavy punishment over the following two hours. During that time, 307 runs were added with Ray Boyce smashing 192 in just 150 minutes hitting 30 fours and a six. At the other end, Les Donovan made 166 in 135 minutes including 24 boundaries of which six came in successive balls from NSW representative cricketer, Harold Cranney. The Referee mid-week sporting newspaper reported that “Both played delightful and exhilarating cricket in appreciation of which the fielding side joined as heartily as the spectators.” Despite the onslaught, one of the more amazing statistics was that there were just three extras–all leg byes– in the final tally of 9-420 declared.

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Dean Tuckwell
Dean Tuckwell
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Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Garry Moore - my best Valley District Cricket Club team

As a young bloke growing up in Cairns, Garry Moore aspired to be more Charlie Watts than Dennis Lillee. It wasn't cricket but his role as drummer for The Jelly Roll Big Band that brought him to Brisbane

A chance meeting with Valleys legend Keith Dudgeon who saw him playing Warehouse cricket took him to Ashgrove where he started in 4th grade before making his 1st grade debut in the last game of the 1972/73 season taking 4 wickets.

Over the course of the next 22 years he won 2 second grade premierships, a first grade one day title and the 1984/85 A-grade premiership before retiring with 282 first grade wickets from 158 games.

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UNSW Cricket Club
UNSW Cricket Club
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It was the season before World Series Cricket and there were plenty of legends playing Sydney grade. Andy Roberts, Geoff Boycott, Allan Border, Doug Walters and Rick McCosker played much of the season. Another seven had or would play for Australia, while another 23 had played or would play Shield cricket for NSW.

It is the week Lenny Pascoe gets his call-up for Australia – he has been chosen for the 1977 Ashes tour of England. His great mate, Jeff Thomson, got that call-up five years back, and Lenny has given everything in that period to join him. Bankstown have not won a premiership in his time, and Lenny, great clubman that he is, wants one badly. Bankstown are a tough bunch, captained by Dion Bourne – uncle of Steve and Mark Waugh. Also in their side are Ken and Graham Thorpe – future father and uncle of swimming legend Ian Thorpe – and Steve Small, who is in the early stages of a fine career.

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