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Q: When Don Bradman made his debut in 1st Grade at Petersham Oval on Saturday 27 November 1926, walking to the crease with the score at 4 for 104, I’m certain no one in the crowd could have imagined the impact this young man would have on, not only that match, but cricket itself.
Dick Jones, the Club Assistant Secretary, and inaugural first grade captain, who opened the batting that day, sadly dismissed for a duck, thought the boy from Bowral had more potential than most.
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A: More potential than most.
The understatement of the century. Didnt The Don play his first match against seasoned male cricketers at Bowral at age 15 because the local side was a player short. He then set about changing the match by depositing the ball to almost every section of the outfield. This was a sign of what was to come from the master batsman for the next 25 years.
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Q: Simon Taufel was a fast bowler coming through the Sydney Grade Cricket ranks when a back injury curtailed his playing ambitions and he went on to become cricket umpire.
74 Tests, 174 One Day Internationals, 34 T20 Internationals and was voted the number one umpire in International Cricket for 5 consecutive years.
It’s been quite a journey filled with wonderful experiences and a few lows.
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A: Not been an umpire to touch him since he gave away officiating at the loftiest level imo. These days I enjoy his expert comments on the 7 Test coverage.
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Q: Kudos to South Australian cricket coach Ryan Harris, who I understand is big on the South Australian players playing as much Premier Cricket for their South Australian Premier Cricket Clubs as possible.
NSW played South Australia in last week’s Sheffield Shield game at Cricket Central in Sydney from Tuesday, 8 October, to Friday, 11 October 2024.
On Sunday, 13 October 2024, South Australia’s opening batter Connor McInerney scored 52 to help his Glenelg team to a 9 wicket victory over Southern District.
David Drew was 46 not out off 141 balls in South Australia’s 2nd innings to help his team hold on to a draw against NSW on Friday. On Sunday, Daniel skippered his first grade team, the West Torrens, to a terrific win as they chased down Sturt’s 8 for 335 off 50 overs to score 3 for 336 off 49.2.
Daniel Drew scored 143, not out off 139 balls. A great captain’s innings.
The Sheffield Shield game finished on Friday in Sydney, and both McInerney and Drew travelled home and steered their premier clubs to victory on Sunday.
Well done, Conor and David, and big vote of support to Ryan Harris.
It is important to note there wasn’t any Premier Cricket scheduled to be played in Qld, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia on the Sunday after the three Sheffield Shield games finished on Friday. Also 7 Premier Cricket Clubs in South Australia had the bye in Round 2 of their one day competition.
A: I enjoy seeing home grown SAussies do good as SACA does not always give them the chance, preferring to often shop interstate for bowlers and batsmen. This has to leave the home grown cricketer feeling disillusioned.
My question is should there be a limit on State Cricket Boards poaching interstate cricketers.
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Q: Whiteman’s leadership qualities, solid technique, and resilience—reinventing himself as an opener after a finger injury ended his wicketkeeping career—make him the ideal candidate to step up.
Australia needs stability at the top. Usman Khawaja will turn 38 in December of this year, and it's possible that another selection decision is imminent. The choice of Whiteman to partner Khawaja against India could lay the groundwork for a potential opening partnership between Whiteman and Konstas. For now, I believe it's Sam Whiteman's time.
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A: Totally agree Paul, have been proposing this for at least the last three years and questioning why Whitey never seems to come into the conversation at national selection time. I call him the 'quiet achiever'.
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Q: I read with great interest the following quotes from George Bailey as the Chief of the Australian Cricket selectors in the Sydney Morning Herald today.
Bailey was also open in calling for more Australian players to develop as left-arm spinners, after New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner was instrumental in engineering India’s first home series loss since 2012.
“I’m happy to very much throw it out there that it is an incredible skill set in the subcontinent and we’ve seen that for many years,” Bailey said. “Realistically there’s not a huge amount of players in domestic cricket that are doing it, so it’s something we’re looking to expose.
George, Josh Clarke is your man.
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A: Paul speaking of our dumb selectors allowing good players to leave, another is Raf MacMillan, also played in the Junior Ashes, second leg in England. I was shocked then angry when I read the TCA had poached him. Raf is one of our most promising slow bowling all round cricketers so it will be Tasmanian cricket and their fans that will now benefit from his talents.
Members, do you think he has what it takes to play Test cricket?
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Q: I read with great interest the following quotes from George Bailey as the Chief of the Australian Cricket selectors in the Sydney Morning Herald today.
Bailey was also open in calling for more Australian players to develop as left-arm spinners, after New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner was instrumental in engineering India’s first home series loss since 2012.
“I’m happy to very much throw it out there that it is an incredible skill set in the subcontinent and we’ve seen that for many years,” Bailey said. “Realistically there’s not a huge amount of players in domestic cricket that are doing it, so it’s something we’re looking to expose.
George, Josh Clarke is your man.
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A: Josh bats too doesn't he Paul. I try to follow Premier as much as I can between Tests, Shield, 2nd X1 even underage cricket now I am retired. Another promising lefty is Ethan Jamieson. A very capable bat too. He impressed me in the Junior Ashes last year.
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Q: Take a seat and get comfortable folks!!
This is Blake Macdonald and this was his season....
Award for most runs Grades 1 to 3 - 952 runs (Belvidere Cup)
2nd Highest Ever Runs in STGDCC 1st Grade Season (All Formats) - 1266
NSW Premier Cricket Team Of The Year
NSW Premier Cricket Equal Most 1st Grade Centuries - 5
NSW Premier Cricket Equal Most 1st Grade Half Centuries - 7
Highest Ever St George Limited Overs Score - 182
Most Boundaries in the NSW Premier Cricket Season - 181
Most Sixes in the NSW Premier Cricket - 54
Most Sixes in an Innings - 14
1st Grade Premiership
Congrats and thank you Blake. Absolutely legendary!!!
A: Dumbfounded , in a word. I was looking forward to watching Blake in Blues colors for many years. Dumb selectors have deprived me of that.
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