About Me
David Thompson
Business Advisorhttps://www.hockey.org.au
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Senior Manager National Strategic Projects at Hockey Australia
Played NSW Premier Cricket for Bankstown District Cricket Club and St George District Cricket Club. Proud Life member of Bankstown
Played NSW Premier Cricket for Bankstown District Cricket Club and St George District Cricket Club. Proud Life member of Bankstown
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Q: Who are the captains, coaches and leaders in cricket, sport, business or any field of life you admire and relate to most in terms of their achievements, respect and what they stand for?
If you’d like to mention why, please do.
If you’d like to mention why, please do.
A: I have loved listening to Billy Slater recently as Queensland State of Origin coach.
Craig Tilley - CEO of Tennis Australia is quite excellent as well
Craig Tilley - CEO of Tennis Australia is quite excellent as well
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Q: I can’t quite put my finger on how I came to love cricket. Growing up in Enmore a predominantly Portuguese community, cricket wasn’t the main game. Dad would tell me that I used to like bowling to the painted stumps on a wall in Enmore High. My sisters would say that my love of the game drove them nuts, I would bounce a ball all day and hit things, anything. We had a prolific grapefruit tree in the back yard, and I once managed to hook an unripened grapefruit right off the tree through the very large lounge room window with a broom stick. I broke a lot of windows and learned to replace them sometimes managing to do so without mum and dad noticing. Having spent a big chunk of life on a cricket field, I don’t have a lot of handyman skills but replace a window yes, I can do that.
My favourite players growing up were Dean Jones and Allan Border. Deano’s 210 in Madras just about says everything about Australian cricket. I absolutely loved the Test matches against the West Indies. I remember feeling so nervous for the Australian batsmen as they would go out to bat and would ride their innings with them.
I loved all aspects of the game, bowling, batting, and fielding. I was a small kid, so as the other kids around me grew and I didn’t, my bowling seemed a bit pedestrian. Small kids can bat though, and I took to being a gritty opening batsman modelled on Geoff Marsh and David Boon. For most of my early playing days I was an opening batsman, handy with the ball but not overly penetrative. I played in the local Gladesville District, we were a tiny association, and my memory of those representative junior days were one of defeat, probably compounded by being the captain for most of those matches.
My favourite players growing up were Dean Jones and Allan Border. Deano’s 210 in Madras just about says everything about Australian cricket. I absolutely loved the Test matches against the West Indies. I remember feeling so nervous for the Australian batsmen as they would go out to bat and would ride their innings with them.
I loved all aspects of the game, bowling, batting, and fielding. I was a small kid, so as the other kids around me grew and I didn’t, my bowling seemed a bit pedestrian. Small kids can bat though, and I took to being a gritty opening batsman modelled on Geoff Marsh and David Boon. For most of my early playing days I was an opening batsman, handy with the ball but not overly penetrative. I played in the local Gladesville District, we were a tiny association, and my memory of those representative junior days were one of defeat, probably compounded by being the captain for most of those matches.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/914/edmund-zelma/blog/1020/ed-zelma-hit-the-wicket-keeper-gloves-hard-all-day
A: Ed Zelma showed amazing heart, strength and skill and bowled our team to the premiership in 2002-03, the comradery and friendship that team had and has today, 20 years later is extraordinary. My Best Friends in Cricket!
