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Penrith Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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On the 4th of September 2011, Howell Oval played host to a trial match between a NSW XI and Penrith XI featuring a few guest players in their XI.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2769/new-south-wales-v-penrith-trial-match-4th-september-2011

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UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Georgia Macdonald (G-Mac), pace bowler for UTS North Sydney’s Women’s Second Grade side, has hit the ground running this season with a new sense of grit and determination to her game and is excelling rapidly.

G-Mac known around the program for her contagious laugh and excellent taste in cricket sunnies not only strives for her own personal best but is the first one to congratulate and loudly cheer on teammates when they succeed, it’s what makes her such a cherished part of our women’s program.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/2768/get-to-know-the-bears-georgia-macdonald-g-mac

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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In Beijing, cricket is maintained by an expat population while Shanghai and Hangzhou is home to the CCA. With the International Olympic Committee approving cricket for the next Olympics in LA, the CCA have set a course to grow cricket and enter the international stage. Therefore, in late December a touring squad of 50 male and female cricketers and coaches arrived in Sydney for a training camp. As a result, a Randwick Petersham XI was selected for a T20 match against the men’s side at their training base, St Andrew’s College, Sydney University.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2767/randwick-petersham-international-t20-match-v-china-at-st-andrews-college-23-january-2025

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UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Jordy Netto had a different introduction than most to Sydney First Grade cricket. The then-18-year-old was strapping his pads on at Bon Andrews, playing Third Grade against Northern District.

UTS North Sydney Opening batsman, Tim Reynolds, had just been flattened by a Charlie Anderson bouncer, and required a concussion sub. North Sydney captain at the time, Nic Bills, knocked on the door and told Netto to stop padding up here, you need to come pad up at North Sydney Oval. He became First Grade cap 699 and hit his first ball through the covers for four, and is now an established player in Sydney's top flight.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/2766/jordan-netto-getting-thrown-in-the-deep-end

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Belmont District Cricket Club

Newcastle, Australia

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Pocket Profile - Riley Urquhart- Belmont District Cricket-Club

Tell us about your cricket journey. Where did you start junior cricket and the clubs you’ve played for in senior cricket?

Had a year of Milo cricket when I was 8, then straight to Belmont District Cricket Club for under 9s. Started playing grade at 15 and have stayed since

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1608/belmont-district-cricket-club/blog/2765/pocket-profile-riley-urquhart-belmont-district-cricket-club

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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In the Round 2, 2 Day match v Eastern Suburbs on 12 & 19 Oct 2013 1st Grade won by 3 wickets at Waverley Oval.

David Warner (1st Grade cap #90) and Nathan Ellis (1st Grade cap #91) made their debuts in 1st Grade for Randwick Petersham and were presented their baggy greens by Bill Anderson (Director of Cricket) and 1st Grade skipper Adam Semple.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/258/randwick-petersham-cricket-club/blog/2764/then-and-now-bbl-14-final

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Brad Murphy

Cricket Coach

Brisbane, Australia

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A long, long time ago ----------------------

Reflecting on memories many decades ago from the old Greg Chappell Cricket Centre (GCCC) on Dover Street at Albion, just a few numbers down the road from where the shop is situated today. In the 70s and 80s, it was set up primarily as a 4 lane indoor net facility with a little cricket shop at the front.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/173/brad-murphy/blog/764/greg-chappell-cricket-centre-remember-when

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Baldip Singh is a right-hand top-order batsman for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club.

So far this season, Baldip has shown great maturity and skill at the crease, having scored three scores of fifty plus. This includes his recent innings of 78 runs off 93 balls against UNSW in the AW Green Shield quarterfinal.

Here's our quick player profile with Baldip.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2760/pocket-profile-baldip-singh-western-suburbs-district-cricket-club

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Gordon District Cricket Club

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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As seasons pass, many young players perform brilliantly in the AW Green Shield competition. It’s a wonderful experience for 14-15 year olds to test their skills against their peers in probably their first seasons with a senior Grade club.

There was one Gordon player, however, whose statistics stand out far beyond those of any other boy who has played in the Green Shield competition.

In 1951-52, Ken Eastwood was playing his fourth year of Green Shield for Gordon

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/297/gordon-district-cricket-club/blog/2762/ken-eastwoods-green-shield-season-to-remember

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Penrith Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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As our Green Shield season recently came to a close, it is appropriate that we share one of the more remarkable scorecards in Penrith's Green Shield history.

In the 1992/93 season, Round 7 of Green Shield, Penrith would take on Mosman at Cook Park (Bill Ball Oval). The two opening bowlers would combine for all ten wickets with Glen Becker taking a remarkable 9/21 off 11.4 overs including 4 maidens.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/330/penrith-cricket-club/blog/2763/glen-becker-921-in-green-shield-1993-penrith-cricket-club

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Hamish Porter is a leg-spin bowler who joined Western Suburbs District Cricket Club at the beginning of the 2024/25 season.

So far this season, Hamish has proven to be a valuable member of the Western Suburbs fourth grade side taking 14 wickets at an average of 18.93, including best figures of 3 for 43 off 18.3 overs in a dominant victory against Randwick Petersham.

Aside from his bowling, Hamish is known for his strong fielding skills and the high level of energy he brings to the team during gameday.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2761/pocket-profile-hamish-porter-western-suburbs-district-cricket-club

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UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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It was to be an all-Bear affair in the first fixture, with UTS facing Western Sydney. Strong contributions from the Bears helped UTS chase 92 after bowling WSU out, with Chris taking 3/10 [3], Adam Cavenor 3/20 [4] & 33 runs, Vrushab Kumar 2/16 [4] and Drew Sellers with an unbelievable catch on the boundary.

It was Kaustav’s turn on Day 2 of the tournament, taking 4/8 [3] (including a spell of 4/0), with Finn 1/10 [4] and Vrushab 2/10 [4] chipping in, bowling Southern Cross University out for 37.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/380/uts-north-sydney-district-cricket-club/blog/2757/from-the-vault-uts-victorious-at-uni-nationals-202122

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Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Since the inception of Test cricket in 1877, until the 23rd of January 2025, only 469 men and 184 women have had the honour of playing for Australia.

Michael Clarke is one of those fortunate few to wear the baggy green cap, and now he has been inducted into an even more select group as only the 64th member of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/161/western-suburbs-district-cricket-club-sydney/blog/2759/western-suburbs-congratulates-michael-clarke-on-being-inducted-into-australian-cricket-hall-of-fame

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Cricket Conversations

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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CricConnect conversation with the new CEO of Cricket Australia Todd Greenberg

Being the Australian cricket captain is often said to be the second most important job in the country, just behind the Prime Minister. Does that make the role of Cricket Australia’s CEO the third?

It’s certainly a position of enormous significance and responsibility, and today we’re thrilled to be joined by the incoming CEO of Cricket Australia, Todd Greenberg.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1684/cricket-conversations/blog/2758/cricconnect-conversation-with-the-new-ceo-of-cricket-australia-todd-greenberg

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Sutherland District Cricket Club

Sylvania, Australia

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Shane Watson and Jarryd Biviano put on first 300-run partnership in 1st Grade for Sutherland

St.George won the toss and sent Sutherland in to bat. Trent Copeland had captain Chris Williams caught behind off the fourth ball of the match for a duck – 1/1. Shane Watson joined Jarryd Biviano at the crease and they batted for the next 50 overs before Jarryd was dismissed off the first ball of the 51st over with the score on 301

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/294/sutherland-district-cricket-club/blog/2755/shane-watson-and-jarryd-biviano-put-on-first-300-run-partnership-in-1st-grade-for-sutherland

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CricConnect Quizzes

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Can you name the Australian Test cricketers who have made their test debut at the SCG since 1980

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1500/cricconnect-quizzes/blog/2756/can-you-name-the-australian-test-cricketers-who-have-made-their-test-debut-at-the-scg-since-1980

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Paul Ryan

Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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John McMahon Grandstand – Oakes Oval Lismore

The Lismore community gathered to celebrate the legacy of John McMahon, unveiling a grandstand in his honor at the newly refurbished Oakes Oval. A true icon of NSW country cricket, John passed away on 22 January 2024 and the age of 91 and dedicated nearly seven decades to the sport as a player, coach, and administrator. His contributions were recognized with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2008, cementing his status as a legend of the game.

Born in Sydney in 1932, John’s cricketing journey began at the age of nine. A left-arm wrist spinner, he excelled in club cricket for Balmain, took 120 wickets in Poidevin-Gray Shield, and later represented Queensland in Sheffield Shield cricket. After moving to Lismore in the 1950s, John became a cornerstone of Far North Coast cricket, earning life membership in multiple cricketing organizations and captaining representative teams against touring international sides like South Africa and England.

John’s passion also extended to his family, with his sons excelling in first-grade cricket and his daughters representing Queensland in indoor cricket. Through the grandstand named in his honour, his remarkable contributions to cricket and his community will be remembered for generations. John McMahon’s life truly exemplifies a legacy worth celebrating.

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Belmont District Cricket Club

Newcastle, Australia

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Belmont District Cricket Club President's Report and 1st Grade Report 1989/90

It Is once again my pleasure to report the actlvitles of the Belmont District Cricket Club for the past season. Whilst many may sit In Judgement on the relatively poor performances of the club In not winning any Senlor grade premierships, I still feel the club has been successful.

We have continued to develop a strong and valuable Junlor club that continues to grow and is providing a very important nursery for years to come.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/1608/belmont-district-cricket-club/blog/2753/belmont-district-cricket-club-presidents-report-and-1st-grade-report-198990

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2 weeks ago

CricConnect Fans

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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An interesting tidbit.

Kenneth Burn, Australia’s 56th Test cricketer, made his Test debut during the 1890 tour of England.

Though Burn was one of Tasmania's most prolific batsmen at the club level in the 19th century, he was selected as a wicketkeeper for the tour.

In a twist that raised eyebrows, Burn admitted only after boarding the ship to England that he had never kept wickets before—a selection decision later described as farcical.

Despite the controversy, Burn represented Australia in two Test matches during his career.

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2 weeks ago

Adams Cricket Academy

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

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No names, no pack drills……

I’m sure you know who you are.

The academy coaching structure in India is broken.

The Academy structure is failing more than 60% of junior cricketers.

Too many parents are paying money for absolutely nothing.

We’ve had 40% of cricketers turn up for trials who have been paying for academy coaching for 2/3 years and they don’t even have a decent set up.

The boys we’ve seen are “chucking “and their parents have been paying big money to mainly large franchise academies for 3/4 years.. It’s sad and embarrassing watching them bowl and even more embarrassing when their non-cricket parents think they’re doing fine.

Some parents are just not aware that their children are going backwards, not forwards…

It’s nothing short of theft…

If your child was going backwards at school grades in math, science etc., parents would be asking what the teacher and school was doing…

The analogy is the same with cricket… parents do need to ask why their child isn’t improving at cricket… particularly after 1/2/3 years of academy coaching and paying the big fees..

In my opinion it’s the academies who have multiple franchises and or a large number of academies are the biggest culprits…

Think McDonalds or Burger King… … that’s how too many of our kids are being served cricket.

It’s simply a process line of people and cricket…. Do you want pickles, mayonnaise?

Most parents are getting pickled and creamed big time!!!

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