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Atharv Dwivedi is an exciting up-and-coming fast-bowling all-rounder who joined Western Suburbs District Cricket Club at the beginning of the 2024/25 season.

Atharv has already made a great impression on everyone at the club with his skillset, maturity and commitment.

Leading into Round 6 of the 2024/2025 season, Atharv has already taken 9 wickets at an average of 14.78 in third grade for the club at just 15 years of age.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2603/pocket-profile-atharv-dwivedi-western-suburbs-district-cricket-club

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Belmont District Cricket Club

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Gary Blake is a former Sydney Cricket Club player who played back when the club was known as Balmain and played the game with great spirit and enthusiasm.

Gary became a lower grade captain who encouraged and led the Tigers with true Tiger courage.

Let’s find out more about Gary’s journey in the game.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/375/sydney-cricket-club/blog/2602/gary-blake-team-player

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Newcastle, Australia

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Belmont District Cricket Club - Presidents Report 1984/85

The presentation of this Report to you, the members of Belmont District Cricket Club, traditionally brings to a close one "Cricket Year" and signifies the beginning of another. The season just past saw our club field teams in all Five Senior Grades and Under 17's and Under 23's, as well as Junior C & S sides in all age groups.

Honours came our way in the winning of the First Grade Premiership after a few years in the doldrums. My congratulations to the team and to Chris Williams in his first year of coaching in winning the pennant.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1608/belmont-district-cricket-club/blog/2601/belmont-district-cricket-club-presidents-report-198485

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2 days ago

Penrith Cricket Club

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Sam Grant is Penrith first grade player number 239.

Sam opens the bowling for Penrith and in the 2023-24 season he took 36 wickets at an average of 15.61 with best bowling figures of 7 for 35.

Here’s our pocket profile with Sam.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2600/penrith-cricket-club-sam-grant-239

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In the 2005/06 season, the Manly Warringah Waratahs staged our 2nd ever day-night match. It came after the success of the previous years match against North Sydney.

What a night it was. With 3,000 people in attendance at Manly Oval, Manly were able to get over the top of Parramatta with ease.

Manly 2-136 (Merchant 73, Atkinson 35) defeated Parramatta 135 (Sullivan 6-31, Todd 2-16).

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/338/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club/blog/2598/200506-daynight-match-manly-vs-parramatta

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2 days ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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We love the old articles from the Manly Daily, our local rag that was able to provide our story to the Northern Beach public for over 100 years.

We managed to dig this one up from 2003-04 about a 198-run partnership between Scott Patterson and Jack Ritchie in the U15 Weblin shield competition.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/338/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club/blog/2584/ritchie-and-patterson-put-together-huge-juniors-partnership

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2 days ago

Chris Titley

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In his very first podcast, this interview discusses the cricket career of Tom Whitney, a young fast bowler who recently made his debut for the Queensland Sheffield Shield team.

Chris Titley, the host of the Scoreboard podcast explored various aspects of Tom's journey, including his debut experience, childhood cricket memories, and future aspirations.

Tom shared his excitement about being selected for the Queensland team, describing the nervous anticipation leading up to his first match. He recounted his impressive debut performance, taking eight wickets in the match.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1736/chris-titley/blog/2596/tom-whitney-ndash-queensland-bulls-cricketer-8-for-119-on-debut

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3 days ago

Parramatta District Cricket Club

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Please find the following citation in nominating Ian Wright for Life Membership to be acknowledged at the upcoming SCC AGM on 12 September 2024.

Ian commenced with the Tigers in 2010 as a volunteer scorer for the Tigers 1st grade men’s and women’s teams and he has provided outstanding voluntary service to the women’s and men’s divisions over nearly 15 years. Ian, when available also scores and arranges umpires for the SCG XI matches, an aligned playing stream to the Sydney CC based at the SCG and has done so since 2009.

Lead image - Ian Wright receives his Sydney Cricket Club Life Members Cap from first grade captain Nathan Doyle

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/375/sydney-cricket-club/blog/2595/ian-wright-life-member-of-sydney-cricket-club-ndash-september-2024

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3 days ago

Queanbeyan District Cricket Club

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The Parramatta District Cricket Club has a highly unique tradition regarding the stability of its 1st Grade Scorers that few if any other Cricket Clubs across the globe could match. Incredibly since 1918 only three people have undertaken the important role of permanent Scorer for the club’s 1st Grade team up to 2020. - Ernie Gould, Wesley Gould and Christine Bennison. What an unmatchable record over a time span of 102 years these three individuals have indeed proved to be ‘Pen Pushers Extraordinaire’, only occasionally missing Parramatta or Central Cumberland 1st grade matches through personal illness or because they were engaged in scoring a first-class or international match, year in year out they proudly took their places in the ‘Scorer’s Chair’.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/406/parramatta-district-cricket-club/blog/2594/the-scorers-ndash-an-unmatched-record-ndash-parramatta-dcc

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3 days ago

Queanbeyan, Australia

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Mark Thornton had a long and distinguished cricket career playing in the ACT. Mark has won multiple first grade premierships and represented ACT from under age team’s rights through to the seniors.

He was part of a record breaking ACT batting scorecard and now lives on the Gold Coast running his own business.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/343/queanbeyan-district-cricket-club/blog/221/mark-thornton-always-acknowledge-applause-and-accolades

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4 days ago

St George Cricket Club

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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St George District Cricket Club - Stumps Newsletter - Round 4 and 5 - 2024-25 NSW Premier Cricket season

St George are the NSW Premier Cricket T20 Champions after winning the Final under lights at North Sydney Oval on Sunday 20th of October.

The day started with semi final success against Bankstown. Kurtis Patterson 49 off 27 including six shots that cleared the boundary rope and Blake Macdonald 31 off 16, led the way as Saints reached 185 from their 20 overs. Bankstown started strongly in the chase before Luke Bartier 3 wickets and Nick Stapleton two, put on the brakes, leaving the opposition 26 short.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/275/st-george-cricket-club/blog/2593/st-george-district-cricket-club-stumps-newsletter-round-4-and-5-2024-25-nsw-premier-cricket-season

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4 days ago

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The 4th Annual Ken Devlin / Luke Grimmond Memorial Cup was played at Coogee Oval on Wednesday 30 October 2024. The match lived up to its predecessors with another enjoyable and close match. In attendance was Mrs Grimmond and her daughter, Peter Devlin and Michael Whitney.

Lead image - Presentations to Navy Captain Corey Evans by Mike Whitney, Peter Devlin and Tom Coady RPCCXI Capt.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2592/devlin-grimmond-memorial-cup-30-october-2024

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4 days ago

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Please find the following citation in nominating Colin Jefferies for Life Membership to be acknowledged at the upcoming SCC AGM on 12 September 2024.

Col was recruited to the Tigers by the legendary Australian Cricket administrator, Mr Fred Bennett in 1991, when Col was then the secretary of the inner west junior community cricket association. Fred, certainly a man difficult to reject, installed Col as Balmain Cricket Club secretary in 1992, a position he held through to 1997 before he turned his hand to the club history and picking up the historical work created by Cliff Winning (Life Member).

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/375/sydney-cricket-club/blog/2591/colin-jefferies-life-member-of-sydney-cricket-club-ndash-september-2024

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4 days ago

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Captained by Sam Mesite in his last playing year, this 2nd Grade side did remarkably well, finishing 4th on the table with 50 points from 2 Outright wins, 5 first innings wins, 4 losses and 4 draws.

Their Semi Final was the first for 2nd Grade since Ian Howell's die in 1975/76. Unfortunately, rain played a big part in the Semi Final, with 10 hours of play lost before we were able to get on the field. With the team needing to win to advance to the final, we declared at 6/98. However, Minor Premiers Parramatta overhauled our total with ease, finishing at 3/101.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/338/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club/blog/2585/manly-warringah-district-cricket-club-2nd-grade-side-198788

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4 days ago

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Cricket Coaching Opportunity

Sydney Cricket Club is seeking to add a qualified Level One or above cricket coach to its coaching staff for the remainder of the 2024/25 NSW Premier Cricket season.

If you are passionate about player improvement and development, have a good general knowledge of the game, are willing to learn in a team environment and have a can-do attitude, please send your expression of interest, including CV, to our general manager Steve Thomlinson at Steve.thomlinson@scgcricket.com.au as soon as possible.

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5 days ago

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

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Introducing CRICKET ROCKS - the biggest celebration of Cricket ever seen in Australia!
Venue - Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Rooty Hill, NSW
Date - Fri 15 Nov 2024
Time – 7.30pm
This is your chance to meet current playing heroes and former legends, get a rip-roaring preview of the huge Australia v India test series this summer and catch a white hot performance from Six and Out. No Cricket fan can afford to miss CRICKET ROCKS.

Mark Howard will host Steve Smith, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Brett Lee, Wasim Akram, Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor, Ravi Shastri, and Brad Haddin just to name a few.

India is coming, and so is CRICKET ROCKS. Get your tickets now before they’re gonnnne!!

Buy tickets -
https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CRICKETR24

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5 days ago

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As part of Cricket Ireland’s ongoing relationship with Sydney-based Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, John McNally has been selected to take part in the International Cricket Programme and to play with the club during the 2024-25 season in Australia.

McNally has played for Ireland Under-19s Men and is currently playing 2nd grade for Randwick Petersham.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2589/meet-john-mcnally-randwick-petersham-cricket-club

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5 days ago

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Gemma Lockhart is a great club person and a promising young fast bowler who has worked her way through the grades to 1sts while representing NSW in indoor cricket.

What do you enjoy most about playing cricket?

I love being able to play the sport that I love with my friends and being able to share the passion of the game with others who feel the same way. I also love that cricket is both a team and individual sport.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/375/sydney-cricket-club/blog/2588/pocket-profile-gemma-lockhart-sydney-cricket-club

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5 days ago

Michael Blatherwick

Managing Director

Hucknall, United Kingdom

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This article offers essential insights to help cricketers make informed choices when purchasing a cricket bat. Over the last 15 years, the internet has enabled numerous small brands to enter the cricket bat market. While some are genuine bat makers, many simply import bats from Asia and apply their own branding. There’s nothing inherently wrong with this approach, if companies are transparent with customers. Unfortunately, some brands mislead buyers by falsely claiming to manufacture their bats in-house.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/158/michael-blatherwick/blog/2587/navigating-the-cricket-bat-market-a-guide-for-savvy-buyers

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