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2 years ago
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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2 years ago
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.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/227/lyall-gardner/blog/1383/nsw-premier-cricket-the-record-partnerships-from-1893-to-2023-the-fifth-wicket-record
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2 years ago
Dean Tuckwell
Dean Tuckwell
Travel Agent
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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2 years ago
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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2 years ago
Mosman Cricket Club
Mosman Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Yates sixes and the good and bad news for Whales - Mosman Cricket Club 4 February 2002

The seconds made light work of their run chase, requiring only another 40 runs to complete victory on Saturday morning.

Major highlight was the big hitting by skipper Andrew Yates, who peppered the Mosman neighbourhood with some of the biggest sixes seen in many years.

Yates said a recent dedication to fitness contributed to his efforts on Saturday.

“I was sick of huffing and puffing my way through every game, and thought that a bit of fitness work would not only add to my enjoyment but also improve my performance,” Yates said.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/340/mosman-cricket-club/blog/1375/yates-sixes-and-the-good-and-bad-news-for-whales-mosman-cricket-club-4-february-2002
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2 years ago
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Jim Robson, “Jungle” to all, has been involved in cricket in Sydney since he arrived from Goulburn back in 1974.

Jungle’s played cricket for University of NSW for 32 years, he was a NSW selector and for 16 years he was the manager of the SCG Indoor Cricket Centre. He also has two sons who can play the game.

Jungle played first grade cricket for UNSW from 1974 to 1996 scoring 8,567 runs at an average of 30.37 including 6 centuries and 45 half-centuries. He also took 186 wickets. In all grades Jungle scored 13,616 for UNSW.

Jim also plays Veterans Cricket and recently toured New Zealand with the NSW Over 60s team.

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2 years ago
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Randwick Petersham Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Steve "Worm" Sullivan - The Debut

A memorable occasion in any cricketer’s career is his 1st Grade debut. In a recent discussion with Randwick Petersham Cricket historian Lyall Gardner, former Petersham-Marrickville player Steve Sullivan, was asked for a few details about his 1st Grade debut. Steve, or “Worm” as he is affectionately known, had been a very successful lower-grade player and was 23 at the time.

The match was the last day’s play of the 1982-83 season. Both Petersham-Marrickville and Randwick were defeated in the 1st Grade semi-final and in accordance with the rules at that time, were to play-off for third place in a one-day match at Coogee Oval. Graeme “Heaps” Hughes couldn’t play so it was decided it was time for Steve Sullivan to make his 1s Grade debut under the astute captaincy of Brian “Riles” Riley.

In his own words, here’s how Steve recalled his experience:

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2 years ago
Peter Clifford
Peter Clifford
Insurance Manager
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Playing cricket with Imran Khan, the great Pakistan all-rounder was one of the highlights of my cricket career.
Imran had been recruited by New South Wales to play Shield cricket during the 1984/85 season. He was a star, on and off the field.
He had an immediate impact on the bowlers as reverse swing was a novelty in Australia. He had them mesmerised, swinging the ball in a way they'd only ever dreamed about.
Imran’s arrival coincided with my most rewarding season and we were both fortunate to play in one of the greatest Sheffield Shield finals. NSW v Queensland.
The QLD team was led by Allan Border and included 6 other test players. Kepler Wessels, Greg Ritchie, Trevor Hohns, Carl Rackemann and Jeff Thomson. Robbie Kerr played Test cricket the following season.
The Blues had 9 Test players and a 19-year-old Steve Waugh.
Skippered by Dirk Wellham, the other 8 test players were John Dyson, Steve Smith, Greg Matthews, Imran, Steve Rixon, Murray Bennett, Bob Holland, and David Gilbert.
It was the third season where the shield final was played over 5 days.
QLD scored 374 off 170 overs. Hohns 104, Border 64, Phillips 53 and Imran took 4 wickets.
We scored 318 off 121. Steve Smith top-scored with 76 and Steve Waugh 71. Jeff Thomson and John Maguire each got 3 wickets.
Qld had a lead of 56 on the first innings.
Imran then on a flat SCG wicket took the game by the scruff of its neck. He picked up Kerr, Courtice, Phillips, Border and Maguire with remarkable figures of 5 for 34 of 19 overs. He was supported by Muz Bennett with 4 for 32 off 20 overs.
QLD out for 163 and NSW needed 219 to win the Shield.
We were 3 for 59 when I entered the fray. Soon to be 5 for 100 and Imran with 18 and Steve Waugh 21 we found ourselves 7 for 173, still 46 runs behind.
It was willing in the middle, some might say, nasty. I’d had a massive verbal altercation with Kepler Wessels. Today, the match referee would have been busy.
Muz Bennett came and went. 8 for 175.
QLD opted not to take the new ball. It was only me, Dutchy Holland and David Gilbert between then and their first shield win.
Carl Rackemann bowled frighteningly quick and Dutchy displayed incredible bravery to score 10. 9 for 209. We’d put on 34.
10 to win and it was a great relief when David Gilbert hit a straight drive for 4.
We’d won and I was thrilled to play a part in such a game with 83 not out,
After 5 days of tough cricket and the Shield trophy, it was party time and where else but Imran penthouse.

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2 years ago
Craig Dodson
Craig Dodson
Business Advisor
Melbourne, Australia
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A View of Australia From Fine Leg

The light bulb moment occurred at 2.00am on Day 2 of the Second Test of the 2019 Ashes Series. Staying up to the wee hours watching the pulsating cricket on offer, I realised how much I missed the game and came up with an idea…

Ten games for ten different clubs across Australia during the 2019/20 season. I climbed into bed at the end of play (3.00am local time) and tapped Mrs D on the shoulder to tell her my brilliant idea. Not particularly thrilled at being woken at such an hour, she simply replied, ‘You’re having a mid-life-crisis, go to sleep.’

Looking back, I think it was just my way of clinging onto that boyish dream of playing cricket - the thrill of hitting one in the middle; the adulation of ten teammates slapping you on the back after taking a wicket; a cold beer in the sheds after taking 2/72 off 28 overs, figures that can only excite an off-spinner.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/175/craig-dodson/blog/1371/craig-dodson-a-view-of-australia-from-fine-leg
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2 years ago
James Knight
James Knight
Founder
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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The cap: Serviceman's Cricket Club, Gunnedah, back in the 1980's - we won a few premierships, but that's irrelevant.

This cap is a biography of time and place.

Of droughts and wash-outs. Of Dennis and Brian rushing off to the TAB at tea to place a few bets. Of utes parked nose-in to the boundary. Of cigarette packets to mark out run-ups. Of sex education lessons while listening to the banter in the weatherboard dressing rooms. Of playing a few players short coz harvest was on. Of the old fellas who weren't that old and us young fellas who were too young to know better. Of wearing my first pair of spikes, and marking centre in 'em for the very first time.

Of Mick and Wicksy and Old Tom and others giving their time to be umpires. Of drawing picket fences in the scorebook. Of thinking the longer the run-up, the faster they were. Of looking in awe at another Brian who had a bit of a finger missing, but still took blinders in slips. Of dreaming of big scores. Of seeing a duck next to my name in the local rag.

And, among many other priceless moments, the day Sam my skipper told me in no uncertain manner: "'F-off, the game's not about you, it's about the team."

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2 years ago
Wingham Cricket Club
Wingham Cricket Club
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
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Michael Rees - runs and mateship

Tell us briefly about your cricketing journey? Where you’ve played, clubs you’ve played and greatest sporting achievement.

I started when I was around 10 or 11 just to be with mates on the weekend for Wingham CC, played with them all through juniors and backed up in the afternoon for seniors as well. Representative cricket was on Sundays so it was cricket all weekend and I really enjoyed it growing up.

I played my first 1st grade game around 13 or 14 and I’ve been lucky enough to do a few tours to NZ with some northern NSW teams and Emu Teams which was great fun.

Playing a season in England when I was 18 was amazing. I’d say the England season would be one of my biggest achievements, 988 runs in 14 games and 30 wickets as well as my first double hundred.

Two others include getting five wickets and a hundred in the same one day game and scoring 143 for Western Suburbs in the Maitland first grade grand final to help the boys to their first win in some time.

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2 years ago
St George Cricket Club
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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St George “in between balls” with Damian Bourke

We take the opportunity to catch up with some of our esteemed former first grade legends to find out more about them and their time with The Saints.

In this “in between balls” we feature Damian Bourke who midway through the 2015-16 seasons had scored an amazing 528 runs in 1st Grade and had only been dismissed once. Yes that’s right he was averaging 528 in First Grade

Greatest St George influence?

I have two. As a younger player Gary Crowfoot because he motivated everyone and instilled in me and the club a strong work ethic. Second would be Gavan Twining. In my later years, he was a mentor, sounding board and always gave me confidence in my abilities.

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