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Jimmy Maher
Jimmy Maher
Managing Director
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Jimmy Maher - my greatest ever Queensland cricket team

Dean Tuckwell introduction

"Jimmy Maher first played for Queensland as an 18 year old and played in the Bulls’ first ever Sheffield Shield win the following season. He played in a further 4 winning finals including captaining the 2005/06 defeat of Victoria when he scored 223 in a man of the match performance. Queensland has had no more passionate player and he was an integral element of the state’s most successful era. Perhaps unsurprisingly he has selected 7 former teammates in his greatest ever side."

1. Matt Hayden
2. Bill Brown
3. Greg Chappell
4. Peter Burge
5. Allan Border - Captain
6. Martin Love
7. Ian Healy - Wicket Keeper
8. Ray Lindwall
9. Craig McDermott
10. Jeff Thomson
11. Carl Rackemann
12. Michael Kasprowicz

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Ross Wallace
Ross Wallace
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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My Best Grade team - Ross Wallace 1971 to 1984

I was lucky enough to play First Grade cricket in Brisbane from 1971 to 1984. During this time I played with Sandgate, Valleys & Souths as well as having 2 seasons with the Colts set up under Brian Gaskell.

I have selected my “Grade Cricket Best 11” from all clubs not just the ones I played with, so I hope I have not upset anyone & more importantly I hope I have not missed a player I have forgot about. Obviously not having “My Cricket” in those days made the memory work a bit harder.

1. Sam Trimble (Souths) - Captain

Great opening bat for club & Queensland. Real guts player & a great bloke to talk to. The holder of many records & a pleasure to play with.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1137/ross-wallace/blog/1298/my-best-grade-team-ross-wallace-1971-to-1984
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Queensland Veterans Cricket
Queensland Veterans Cricket
Brisbane, Australia
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Gill Chapman continues to make indelible contribution to the game of cricket and the community. He’s been involved with Valley District Cricket Club for 57 years to date, plays Veterans cricket, toured with the Australian Over 60s and is a life member of Queensland Veterans Cricket. He played rugby League for Wests back in the 60s and 70s and was also a rugby league referee.

Who have been the best three fast bowlers you have played against so far?

Tony Dell, Ian King and Ross Duncan, the master of swing and control, were all great bowlers. Delly was awkward and King was sharp.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/337/queensland-veterans-cricket/blog/1297/gill-chapman-a-lifetime-passion
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Brad Haddin
Brad Haddin
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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My first Shield game with Steve and Mark Waugh

The very busy schedule of the test players meant we didn’t get to see a lot of them, but it was great for us young blokes when we did get access to them. Their knowledge and experience was invaluable and I soaked it up. Because of their commitments against touring Pakistani and Indian teams, I didn’t get to play with the Waugh twins until our fifth Shield match of the season. We were at the WACA having a hit a couple of days before the game when Steve Waugh bowled me a bouncer. I ducked, thinking, What’s going on?? Is it some kind of softening-up ritual? He bowled me another one. Okay, I was getting rattled now. We’d hardly spoken, but had I done something to annoy him somehow? Did he just not like me? Then he sent down another bouncer. I moved from wondering if he was cranky to getting fired up myself. Tugga, as he was known to us, was the captain of the Australian team, an amazing cricketer we all looked up to. But in that moment I thought, Steve Waugh or not, if he does that again I’m going to hit him out of the net. Sure enough, the next ball was another bouncer and sure enough I hit it out. He gave me a satisfied nod and said, “I heard you had a good pull shot; I just wanted to check it.”

The above are extracts from Brad Haddin book "My Family’s Keeper" and published with approval. You can purchase the books through Harper Collings Publishing

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Sutherland District Cricket Club
Sutherland District Cricket Club
Sylvania, Australia
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Tim Freeburn made his first grade debut for Sutherland District Cricket Club on 25 September 2004 and the proud owner of first grade playing number 208.

He played grade cricket for Parramatta, Sutherland and Bankstown and is now the co-founder and Managing Director of Sesión Tequila

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

Phil Jaques - there’s not a bloke who worked harder or put in the hours Jaquesy did and still does with his coaching.

Nic Madinson - was one of the most skilful players I got to play with. He’s still going well and will be back in the Australian team this year.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/1291/tim-freeburn-sesioacuten
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Newcastle and Hunter Districts Veterans Cricket Club
Newcastle and Hunter Districts Veterans Cricket Club
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Greg Thrift was born and bred in the Hunter Valley of NSW, Singleton in fact.
He has a great passion and love of Cricket and continues to play and contribute in many ways.

I have a basic theory developed from Doug Walters’s book I read years ago. If it looks like it’s got runs on it, don't waste time blocking it, you've done the work, put into practice.

For example one Sunday morning playing John Bull Shield against Upper Hunter my captain Gordon Whatham told me to play myself in and there's a hundred out there today if you want it. The first ball went over long on for six, I didn't get a ton, I got 97

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/835/newcastle-and-hunter-districts-veterans-cricket-club/blog/1289/greg-thrift-see-ball-hit-ball
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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Rodney Davison joined Randwick in 1991-92 having hit 700 runs the previous season with Sutherland. It was somewhat of a conservative start for the young opening batsman hitting four half-centuries in a total of 490. However, net season his name was planted firmly in the minds of State selectors when he rattled up 702 runs for the season including scores of 150* and 135* in the first two rounds playing Petersham-Marrickville and NDs. Those scores were followed up by four half-centuries before he unfortunately broke a finger and missed a couple of games. After four rounds he was averaging 227.50 in a total of 455. In the newly introduced one-day Resch’s Cup competition he hit sensational 106* v Penrith.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/1286/rodney-davison-randwick-petersham-cricket-club-heroes-of-the-ages
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Lyall Gardner
Lyall Gardner
Sydney, Australia
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RECORD: 390*runs in 2005-06 by Greg Mail (200*) / Matthew Phelps (200*) for Sydney University 1-447 declared against Mosman 263 at Rawson Park in round 13 on 11-18 February 2006.

Winning the toss and batting, Sydney University lost its first wicket at 57. That brought together skipper Greg Mail and Matthew Phelps. At the end of 88 overs, the innings was declared at an extraordinary 1-447 with each player 200* in a massive unconquered partnership of 390. It broke the previous Sydney 1st Grade record of 333 which had stood for 110 years to the credit of Australian Test cricketer, Frank Iredale (140) and NSW representative, Wally Farquhar (223), playing for Central Cumberland (3-485) against Burwood (352) on 1 February 1896 at Parramatta. The Mail-Phelps record is the second highest partnership for any wicket in the history of NSW Premier Cricket behind Victor Trumper and Dan Gee’s first wicket record of 423. And in becoming a new record for any wicket with Sydney University, it also smashed the previous 2nd wicket partnership record of 236 standing to the credit of Ed Cowan and Ian Moran against Campbelltown-Camden in 2002-03.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/227/lyall-gardner/blog/1285/nsw-premier-cricket-the-record-partnerships-from-1893-to-2023-the-second-wicket-record
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Tony Goodfellow
Tony Goodfellow
Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
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When I first started playing grade cricket for my old club Northern Suburbs, back in Canberra, during the seventies, this infamous match from March 4, 1967, was mentioned quite a lot.

Northern Suburbs were vying for a place in the semi-finals and in the last game of the regular season they had to beat Kingston, outright, over the four innings to squeeze the Australian National University (ANU) out of the top four.

Kingston was all out for 150 runs in reply to Norths first innings of 194 and batting for a second time, Norths declared at 5 for 59, leaving Kingston 71 minutes to score 104 runs for outright victory.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/212/tony-goodfellow/blog/1284/when-is-a-batting-side-all-out
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Northern District Cricket Club Sydney
Northern District Cricket Club Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Tim Ebbeck was a wicket keeper who made his first grade debut for Northern District Cricket Club in 1979/80 at the age of 19.

For 11 seasons Tim was the first grade wicket keeper and he was as they say about keepers “the drummer in the band” through one of the club’s most successful eras when they won back to back premierships in 1985/86 and 1986/87.

He finished playing at the age of 30 and has carved out a very successful career in business.

Tim has made an enormous contribution to the club both on and off the field so let’s find out about Tim’s journey in the game.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/298/northern-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/258/tim-ebbeck-play-hard-play-fair-be-respected
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