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Q: Northern NSW Emu Cricket team New Zealand Tour - 1974
Back Row - B. Copeman, L. Mulligan, D. Trigg
Middle Row - B. Briggs, G. Buscombe, R. Eddie, C. Williams, K. Clarke, M. McKeough, R. Fairweather
Front Row - B. Knight (Manager), P. Rawling (Vice Captain), D. Jurd (Captain), F. Pethebridge (Manager)
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Q: As a lover of cricket it was certainly not a chore for Les Eastaway to research and write about the sport. Following the compilation of ‘Cricket in the Manning’, he chose to research and document cricket in the township of Inverell and nearby regions.
The 2012-13 season opened with Les spending the first of six summers scoring for a local town team.
Two double centuries in the opening weeks whet his appetite to ‘dig’ for prominent big scores and admirable bowling performances. He unearthed a tarnished trophy, the cup and some fine stats became his ‘baby’ to compile enough notes to enable a book of Sapphire City cricket tracing over one hundred years.
The book is titled, ‘Inverell Cricketers, Curators and Centuries.’
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/908/les-eastaway/blog/882/inverell-cricketers-curators-and-centuries
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Q: A Catch and a Handshake
It is well documented in Manning cricket and the St George District Cricket Club about the career of Jon Jobson.
His ability as a junior in the Manning caught the eye of judges further afield. A talent scout from Saints sounded out Jon and his family about his cricketing future in the early 1970s.
However, we shall step back in time a decade or so.
The NSW Sheffield Shield team was heading north to play Queensland in a Shield encounter. A stopover game in Taree was planned against a Manning/Mid Coast XII. It was October, 1962.
Among a galaxy of state stars, the team included Brian Booth and Warren Saunders, St George clubmen. To add further appeal to the match, the Shield side included Johnny Martin, a local Manning champion.
One member of the Manning side was Andy Jobson, Jon’s dad.
Warren and Brian peppered the local attack to the tune of 89 and 97 respectively, Brian Booth eventually falling to a catch by none other than Andy Jobson.
This interlude in play may have fallen innocently on young Jon, in the crowd at less than seven years of age.
The catch was Part 1 of the intervening connection of fate.
The talent scout from St George to meet and discuss Jon’s future with his family happened to be Brian Booth several years later.
The family handshake to join Saints became Part 2 of an engrossing and fateful turn of events.
Jon’s time during a fine career took effect under the guidance of both Warren and Brian, years earlier as opponents of Dad Andy.
Jon’s roles in his new club included that of a fine batsman, 1st Grade Premiership Captain, Club President, CEO, and Life Member and St George CC Hall of Fame.
Les Eastaway
10 months ago
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Q: NSW Junior Cricket Union Under 16s team to tour England in 1993
Left to right - Andrew Jeffries, Wayne Schofield, Andrew Downton, Phillip Keene, Jeremy Crain, Tim Marsh, Matt Bradley, Steven Morgans, Stuart Gordon, Matthew O'Brien, Aaron Phillips, Craig Lucas, Stephen Peters
Les Eastaway (Manager), Bill Johnson (Coach) - we also attended the 3rd test between Australia and England at Trent Bridge
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Q: Test cricket at his best, well played Australia, and England.
The twists and turns in every day’s play.
The theatre. Full of character, creativity, calmness, conservatism, and coolness.
So many players stood tall, others can’t wait for the next opportunity.
People will speak of Bazball, a bold declaration and conservative captaincy but there’s one old adage that always rings true, ....'catches win matches.'
Well done to all, Australian 1 nil up. 4 Tests to play.
Cricket was the winner.
A: During the telecast I was thinking of the last 50 England added in 2nd dig. Then the miraculous chapter of Test history unfolded to be entertainment for the ages. Superb viewing!!
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