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NSW Under 15 cricket team toured Northern Territory in 1987

Henry Vera | February 04, 2025

The NSW Under 15 cricket team toured Northern Territory in 1987 to play 3 games in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs.

Here’s the NSW team to the best of my memory:


Back Row – Jeff Evans (team manager in blue shirt), Mark Pacey, Justin Gale, Matthew Rudd, Henry Vera. The rest of the players in the back row were from Northern Territory.

Middle Row – Gavan Twining (Captain), Brett Kirk, Oliver Hodges, Brett Kirby, Brad McKay – then the Northern Territory team

Front Row – Bruce Graham, Matthew Cleary – then the Northern Territory team.

I remember Gary Jones being in the team however he doesn’t seem to be in the photo.

Ken Vowles (middle row, 2nd in from the right next to their team manager) played for Northern Territory. Vowles was a dynamic cricketer in the three games and went on to play for the Australian Under 19s team in 1989-1990.






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About Me

Henry Vera

Sydney, New South Wales, Hong Kong
Played junior cricket in Sutherland Shire and U/16 for NSW. Grade cricket for Waverly and then Sydney University with a season for Gordon before I left for the UK where I played for Alexander Park in Middlesex league and then finally seeing my cricket career in Hong Kong for HKCC and Craigengower Cricket Club with a season back in Sydney for CCNSW.

Favourite players: Robin Lopez and John Saint

Favourite grounds: SCG

All-time cricket hero: Viv Richards

Favourite bat: Viv Richards

Most memorable moment in cricket:
Playing twice at SCG one was with Mike Whiney in a corporate day and the other was playing and facing against Arjun Tendulkar when HKCC played against Indian Club just before Covid.

What’s the best cricket advice you’ve ever received:
Believe nothing is impossible.