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Cricket NSW

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Cricket NSW (CNSW) extends its congratulations to the Australian U19 World Cup winning side, including our six NSW players and CNSW Development Coach and Australian U19 Head Coach, Anthony Clark.

Australia secured the ICC Men’s Under 19 World Cup after beating India by 79 runs in the final in Benoni, South Africa. NSW’s Charlie Anderson, Ryan Hicks, Sam Konstas, Rafael MacMillan, Harjas Singh and Tom Straker were all part of the playing eleven coached by Clark.

https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3892648/cricket-nsw-congratulates-u19-mens-world-cup-winning-australian-squad

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10 months ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Congratulations to Harjas Singh on winning the U19's ICC World Cup.

Harjas scored a crucial 55 from 64 balls in the final, which helped the Aussie's set what would be a defendable total of 253.

This is the first time Australia have won the tournament since 2010 and is a massive achievement.

Congratulations Harj, we are all so proud of you and are looking forward to having you back in time for the One Day Semi.

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10 months ago

LBW Trust

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Recently crowned ICC Men’s Player of the Year, Pat Cummins has steered Australia’s men’s cricket team to unprecedented success. 🏏

But that's not all - did you know Pat is a passionate advocate for The LBW Trust, supporting education, champions backyard cricket and funding libraries in rural, regional, and remote Australia?

Here’s Pat with the Chairman of National Backyard Cricket and Director of The LBW Trust, Marek Ristwej.
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Learning for a Better World -
https://www.lbwtrust.com.au

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10 months ago

Cricket Australia Community

Melbourne, Australia

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As he returns to the Marsh Cup, batting dynamo Jake Fraser-McGurk has received a ringing endorsement from Australia's best Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has earmarked Jake Fraser-McGurk as a future Test star, believing the 21-year-old blaster has as much talent as a young David Warner.

The Victorian, who crossed to South Australia ahead of the current domestic season – and will play for the Redbacks against the Vics in Thursday's Marsh Cup clash – is the talk of the cricket world for his fearless and cavalier approach to opening.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3884811/ricky-ponting-earmarks-jake-fraser-mcgurk-as-future-test-player-david-warner-comparison

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10 months ago

Cricket NSW

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All-time cricketing great Ricky Ponting has today been unveiled as the new head coach of Cricket NSW partner, Washington Freedom, ahead of the second season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States.

Ponting is considered by many to be one of world’s greatest ever players and is now one of the most sought-after off-field properties on the global T20 circuit.

Ponting paid tribute to Shipperd and the work that Cricket NSW had done with Washington Freedom.

“I’m extremely excited to be joining the Washington Freedom in 2024,” Ponting said.

https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3884531/cricket-great-ricky-ponting-appointed-head-coach-of-washington-freedom

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10 months ago

CricConnect Fans

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Who is the player you'd consider the most influential player in the Australian Men's Test cricket team from 2000 to 2009?

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10 months ago

Armidale Waratahs (The Tahs)

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Armidale, Australia

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Vale Jack Trestrail

Sadly, Jack Trestrail (#303) has passed away in Brisbane, gradually leaving us after being subdued by dementia for sometime.

Tressy was a fine cricketer, making a name for himself in the Ex Services sides of the second half of the 1960's. Just to get a game for that team was an achievement as they were among the strongest club teams Armidale has seen. Earlier, he had been in the Easts stable.

Jack played the first of his 10 seasons with Waratahs in 1975 and was a handy allrounder in A grade until he made the move to A-Res grade in 1980, as a cornerstone of the legendary Waratahs Vets for two seasons. Not to leave it at that, when the Vets concept ended, he took his place with distinction in 2nd grade, making nearly 1,400 runs at 41 with 4 hundreds over the next three seasons before retirement. In all, he made 2,459 runs@27, took 124 wickets@17 and held 44 catches.

Club members will remember him for different reasons. Andrew Davis remembers the part Jack played in his foremost personal highlight at Waratahs, a 2nd grade 5th wicket record partnership of 142 v TAS in November of 1983, when his batting partner made 111 of his 530 runs that season. His 3rd grade Vets team mates would remember Tressy and Brian Joice opening the bowling and both bowling unchanged through two innings of a semi final v Churches and not content with rolling them for 91 & 74 - his own contribution 6-48 & 3-29 of nearly 30 overs for the weekend), then guiding the side home with a steady 39 not out as Waratahs scored 9-97 and won by just the one wicket. His players will recall his captaincy in 2nds was all positivity and encouragement. Others remember his kindness away from the field, as a rare businessman in the financial sector with a heart.

He was a bloke who loved to compete and he could be fierce in a scrap, one that you'd rather have on your side but he also loved to play the game for the fun which came from playing with his mates ... and of course, stirring the opposition!

Its ironic, that while in the end he had trouble remembering, he's a Tah we won't ever forget.

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10 months ago

Rajesh Kumar

Founder

Sydney, Australia

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Just a casual post...

Kaya has hit yet another half century yesterday playing for Parra (PDCA) in her rep/district match and also has crossed 1000 runs for the 2nd season in a row.

She is only 11 and tops the ladder with an insane avg. But still I don't know whether we're on the right path. As far as she's enjoying the game we love, we'll always support her.

And I don't know whether breaking several records mean anything at all... but these sort of little moments create big memories in our lives for sure.

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10 months ago

Ken Jacobs

Business Advisor

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A special day at the Citi Power Centre today attending the 20-year reunion of Victoria's Pura Cup (Sheffield Shield) winning team of 2003/04. It was unfortunate that some players and assistant coach at the time Greg Shipperd (on coaching duties at present with NSW) couldn't be present but wonderful to see so many of the players again and a special call out to Jonathan Moss who made the trip down from Sydney especially for the occasion .

Also in attendance were two of the selectors ( often the unsung heroes in sport) from that wonderful period in Ray Bright and John MacWhirter along with other key off field personnel in Craig White and of course Elaine Parish and Shaun Graf as well as Greg Harris (Fosters) who was a wonderful sponsor of Victorian cricket through that golden era .

A wonderful bond exists between everyone from that era which of course was tragically impacted by the unnecessary loss of our State Coach in David Hookes and there were some wonderful tributes paid to Hooksey today about his impact on the group and Victorian cricket.

The reunion was held during the first days play of the Victoria v South Australia Sheffield Shield match and at stumps a number of the current player and coaching staff joined the 2003/04 group and again it was terrific to see the interaction between players and staff past and present.

Special thanks to the captain of the 2003/04 team Darren Berry and Bobby Quiney along with Tarryn Griffiths from CV for the organisation of today's function- it was great to be involved and to be able to contribute to the day’s activities.

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10 months ago

Bipin Dani

Mumbai, India

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Yashasvi Jaiswal’s parents celebrate their son’s feat

The parents of Team India's 22-year-old opener Yashshvi Jaiswal glued in front of their TV set on Saturday morning. They didn't want to miss a single ball on Saturday when the 2nd day's play resumed.

The reason was understandable. The left-hand batter was unbeaten on 179 runs at the end of the first day's play against England in the second Test match.

"We were certain about his double hundred", the father, Bhupendra Jaiswal, running a hardware store in Suriyawan, Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh said.

"We have not travelled to Vishakhapatnam to watch the match from the ground. We did not go to Hyderabad either. The reason is: my son feels if we are at the ground, he comes under pressure and is unable to perform

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/994/bipin-dani/blog/1981/yashasvi-jaiswalrsquos-parents-celebrate-their-sonrsquos-feat

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10 months ago

Mosman Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Vale Bob Guthrie.

One of Mosman Cricket Club’s great men sadly passed away during the week. Bob had been involved with MCC for nearly 50 years.

Many of those spent on the sidelines watching his son Cameron play U9s and all the way through to 1st Grade.

Bob joined our Committee in the late 1980s and would remain there for over 30 years. Always prepared to help wherever he could, Bob was heavily involved in the club’s fight to save itself from relegation in the mid 90s. A fight every player is now grateful for.

Bob was also a decorated SCA umpire and spent many years driving around Sydney helping games of cricket run smoothly. In his later years, Bob spent every Saturday sitting on the hill at Allan Border Oval watching our current youngsters do their thing.

Bob was a life member along with his son Cameron. The only father and son Life Members of our club. Both will be remembered this Saturday afternoon at AB Oval. Rest in peace Bob.

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10 months ago

Clarence District Cricket Club

Hobart, Australia

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Join us on Saturday 17th February to celebrate a remarkable chapter in our history.

We're hosting the 35 Year Premiership Reunion, honouring the unforgettable years from 1987 to 1991, which includes the memorable 1988-89 season, when Clarence clinched victories across all four grades – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th – alongside the Kookaburra Cup and Club Championship.

The reunion kicks off at 12 pm, with lunch of chicken schnitzel, chips, and salad served at 12:30 pm for just $20 per head.

Please join many past players, coaches, and administrators in celebrating a golden era in the club’s history!

RSVP: Andrew Dykes - 0409 120 022.

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10 months ago

St George Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Stumps - summary of St George District Cricket Club from round 11 and 12 of the 2023-24 NSW Premier Cricket season

ROUNDS 11 & 12
FIRST GRADE (Belvidere Cup & Limited Overs Cup) Rd 11
St George Defeated UNSW by 139 runs
St George 5/365 (B Macdonald 182, N Stapleton 62, E Pollock 53, L Bartier 27no, M Rodgers 23, K Patterson 15) defeated UNSW 226 (J Craig-Dobson 3-33, N Stapleton 3-53, L Bartier 2-26)

First game after the 2-week Xmas/New Year break, and we welcomed 1st Grade Player 276 – Dayle Carew. It was a pleasure personally to see Dayle reach this milestone, knowing him and his family for a long time. Dayle certainly earned this chance with some outstanding bowling performances in the lower grades, starting the season in 4’s and working his way to 1’s in just 11 games. It is true reward for his dedication to his own game.

After being sent in by the UNSW Captain, it didn’t take long for our openers Matt and Ed to take control of the UNSW bowling! Ed continued where he left off before Xmas, smashing runs off the second over. Matt also was effective as they started to plunder the bowling scoring an opening partnership of 76 off 66 deliveries until Ed finally missed one and was bowled. Matt followed soon after trying to continue the run assault holing out to point. Blake Macdonald was joined by Kurtis as they started to steady the ship a little, starting slowly and ensuring we reached a respectable target. Losing Kurtis after a drink break saw Captain Stapo join BMac and they started to take advantage of the weakening UNSW bowling. They went blow for blow in their 151-run partnership off 127 balls, as we quickly re-established a commanding dominance with our total.

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10 months ago

Mosman Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Calling all past players of the Mosman Cricket Club – the Cam Guthrie past players day this Saturday 3 February at Allan Border while first grade takes on Penrith.

Starting at 12:30 and following the game we will head to the Buena Vista Hotel. Complimentary Food & Drinks available.

We look forward to seeing you all there and supporting our first graders.

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10 months ago

Michelle Lang

Business Owner

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Don't Coast Along

Help us to make dreams come true throughout South Africa and the African continent.

By sponsoring our Howzattt Guides - A Beginner's Guide to the Game of Cricket, you are empowering those who never thought they had the chance to play, the means to do so, and become a star in the process!

*Image courtesy Pinterest - Not On The High Street.

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10 months ago

Cricket NSW

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The NSW cricket community is in mourning following the passing yesterday, of former Blues player and NSW Cricket Association Life Member, Neil Marks OAM, aged 85.

Marks made a significant contribution to cricket as a player and administrator, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to cricket in 2019. He was made a life member of Cricket NSW in 2000.

Neil is the son of the late Alec Marks and, elder brother of Lynn Marks, both of whom played First Class cricket for NSW.

On the field, Marks (NSW cap #510) was a brilliant left-handed batter who made 568 runs from 10 First Class matches during a career cut short by ill health. He averaged 47.33 with bat in hand with a highest score of 180 not out, made on First Class debut

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/154/cricket-nsw/blog/1961/vale-neil-marks-oam-1938-2024

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10 months ago

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club

Sydney, Australia

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Vale Troy Crosland

Troy Crosland, a former 1st Grade captain of the former Petersham-Marrickville club. Troy passed away from meningitis on Wednesday 24 January in Italy, where he had been living for the past 23 years. He was just 52.

Troy joined Petersham-Marrickville in 1995 from the Campbelltown club. He played for five seasons in 1st Grade captaining the side in 1997-98. He also captained the 2nd Grade team in 2000-01, the final year before the merger to become Randwick Petersham. A left-arm orthodox spinning all-rounder, he was also a brilliant fielder, being the leading catcher in four of his five seasons with the club in 1st Grade.

Troy remained a Petersham-Marrickville 1st Grade record-holder at the time of the merger, having put on 76 for the 10th wicket against Mosman in 1998-99 with Andrew Harrison.

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10 months ago

Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Ben Gorham, son of Wests’ legendary Scorer Mal ‘Pencil’ Gorham (First Grade Player #447), is currently celebrating his 200th game for the Magpies in the Fourth Grade two day match versus Penrith at Blick Oval.

Ben started with the black and whites in season 2009-2010 in the Metro Cup and has subsequently appeared in all grades, except Firsts, in his 200 appearances.

An ideal clubman, Gorham has, especially in the early days, played in two games on a weekend: grade on Saturday, backing up in Metro when played on a Sunday.

Ben co-coached Wests Green Shield squads for two seasons and still lends his support to the Club’s juniors both on and off the field. As captain of the very successful 2023-2024 Fourth Grade side (currently placed second,
one point behind Manly), Ben has the opportunity to guide the fortunes of his young proteges on field.

To see him lead the group in the club song after a Magpie victory is a sight to behold! During his 200 game career, Ben has scored 3,341 runs at an average of 20.25, accumulating 14 scores of 50 plus, with a highest tally of 94. As well, he has taken 206 wickets, at the economical average of 22.44. On top, he has taken 83 career catches.

The good news is that Ben Gorham, a young man who exemplifies the Magpie Mantra (“Better People Through Cricket”), shows no sign of slowing up and it would be a just reward for him to captain the Fourth Grade to a premiership.

Ben Gorham pictured with good friend and former Western Suburbs District Cricket Club player and President David O'Neil

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10 months ago

Armidale District Cricket Association

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The NSW Baggy Blues are coming to Armidale on the 20 and 21 March 2024 for a dinner, free junior coaching clinic and a T20 match featuring NSW cricketers playing alongside the best local talent.

Please share as far and wide as you can, and encourage your club to attend the dinner.

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10 months ago

Cricket NSW

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Week 16 – ‘The Opening Spell’

First ball – History made!

It took Ira Patel just five second-grade innings to score Sydney University’s first club century!

Opening for the Students’ second-grade side against Northern District, Patel carried her bat, adding 132 runs from 171 balls.

Sydney University would close their innings on 10/227 and restrict the Rangers to 9/187 from their 50 overs. A deserved victory for a momentous occasion.

Second ball – He’s a keeper!

Randwick Petersham were sent in to bat on day one of their first-grade clash against Manly, at Manly Oval.

Ryan Hadley removed Blake Weymouth, with the second ball of match, 1-1. Thomas Kaye removed the other opener, Camden Hawkins, 2-1, in the second over, and it was 3-6 in Hadley’s third over after he bowled fellow NSW Squad member Jason Sangha (2).

https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3864445/week-16-the-opening-spell

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10 months ago

Who is the player you'd consider the most influential player in the Australian Men's Test cricket team from 2000 to 2009?

The NSW Baggy Blues are coming to Armidale on the 20 and 21 March 2024 for a dinner, free junior coaching clinic and a T20 match featuring NSW cricketers playing alongside the best local talent. Please share as far and wide as you can, and encourage your club to attend the dinner.

The NSW Baggy Blues are coming to Armidale on the 20 and 21 March 2024 for a dinner, free junior coaching clinic and a T20 match featuring NSW cricketers playing alongside the best local talent.

Please share as far and wide as you can, and encourage your club to attend the dinner.