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2 years ago
B3 Cricket
B3 Cricket
Cricket Coach
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Ben Trevor Jones feel in love with cricket playing and following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in Bathurst 200 kilometers west of Sydney.

He played all his junior cricket in Bathurst before moving to Sydney to play grade cricket for Hawkesbury. Ben progressed through the grades at Hawkesbury to make his first grade debut at the age of 21.

In 2014/15 Ben transferred to Sydney University Cricket Club and became first grade player number 742 for Sydney University.

Now playing in the United Kingdon Ben continues to enjoy the game and has fond memories of playing grade cricket in Sydney.

Let’s find out more about Ben’s journey and insights into the game.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/472/b3-cricket/blog/523/ben-trevor-jones-focus-on-being-the-best-version-of-yourself
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2 years ago
Dean Tuckwell
Dean Tuckwell
Travel Agent
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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Steve Magoffin Sheffield Shield record is also excellent - he is among Western Australia's top 10 leading wicket takers despite only playing 6 seasons with 190 wickets @27.08 and belatedly played one season for Queensland taking 23 wickets @ 16.6 from only 6 games. Perhaps he took more wickets in England because the cricket wasn't as intense or perhaps, like a fine wine Magoffin simply got better with age. Remembering how keen he was to learn and improve I'm going to say that there was a fair bit of the latter. In the history of Australian cricket there can't be many quick bowlers with better records who haven't played test cricket. There is always talk of the terrific batsmen like Law, Siddons, Love and Hodge who couldn't crack the Australian team, conceivably Mags is their fast bowling equivalent?

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/69/dean-tuckwell/blog/140/steve-magoffin-the-top-of-off-never-moves
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2 years ago
CricConnect Stories
CricConnect Stories
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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On the 11 August 1884 Billy Murdoch (211) and Tup Scott (102) scored the first double century partnership in Test cricket playing for Australia in the 3rd test v England in London.
Their partnership yielded 207 runs and Australia scored 551 runs in the first innings off 311 overs.
England were bowled out for 346 off 198 overs in their first innings and were 2 for 86 off 26 over and the match was drawn.
The test match was a 3-day test match from 11 -13 August 1884. Declarations were not permitted in test cricket until 1889.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-1884-61343/england-vs-australia-3rd-test-62411/full-scorecard
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2 years ago
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Founder
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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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.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/81/belinda-clark-dont-die-wondering
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2 years ago
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.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/456/steve-day-honest-and-integrity
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2 years ago
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.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1181/jarrod-kimber/blog/1396/where-cricket-and-baseball-meet
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2 years ago
Matt Ellis
Matt Ellis
Cricket Coach
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.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/182/matt-ellis/blog/1389/thanks-to-mum-i-got-to-watch-my-heroes
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2 years ago
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.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/1387/greg-hartshorne-be-your-own-man
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2 years ago
Mosman Cricket Club
Mosman Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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28 Followers



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.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/340/mosman-cricket-club/blog/1386/whales-on-fire-mosman-cricket-club-5-november-2001
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