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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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I love to see people do things a little differently and have fun doing so.

Evan Bancroft is a well-respected member of the Queensland sporting community, and Banger and his good mate former Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson, combine to help Jo attract new buyers to 14 Eversden Street, Kenmore.

Cricket and property are two of Australia's greatest passions.

Well done, Banger and Thommo, and best of luck with the sale.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/32/paul-ryan/blog/2160/banger-and-thommo-star-in-a-real-estate-video-for-the-sale-of-14-eversden-street-kenmore-brisbane
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7 months ago
CricConnect Fans
CricConnect Fans
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Vale Josh Baker

The death of the talented left-arm spinner, 20, was announced on Thursday, sending the cricket community into mourning. Baker made his first-class debut for Worcestershire in July 2021 and was twice capped by England at Under-19 level.

Josh also spent time in the 2023-24 Australian summer playing for Northern District Cricket club in NSW Premier Cricket. Josh is Northern District first grade player number 473.

Fly high young man

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7 months ago
Queensland Cricket
Queensland Cricket
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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A pair of allrounders have emerged as the winners of the KFC Queensland Premier Cricket competition peak awards at tonight’s annual trophy presentation event at the Gabba.

Western Suburbs captain Ruby Strange won her second Kath Smith Medal in three years, while evergreen Toombul allrounder Preston White claimed the Peter Burge Medal off the back of a dominant season in all formats.

White, 32, becomes the sixth Peter Burge Medal winner from Toombul, with the most recent being Chris Lynn in 2009-10, and the first Indigenous player to receive the award.

https://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/3988909/premier-cricket-award-winners
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7 months ago
CricConnect Fans
CricConnect Fans
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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WEST Indies batting legend Brian Lara said the region will continue to fall behind in world cricket if better facilities and technology are not provided for the players.

Lara, who is in India doing commentary for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 tournament, was speaking virtually on day two of the Caricom Cricket Conference at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain on Friday.

West Indies were a powerhouse in the 1970s, 1980s and in the first half of the 1990s.

“The lack of good facilities and academies with the right technology to grow the game kept us aside,” Lara said.

“We felt that our cricketers were naturally good and the way we learnt the game was still the best way. No, it was not and if we still believe that today we are in serious trouble

https://newsday.co.tt/2024/04/28/windies-legend-lara-caribbean-needs-better-facilities-latest-technology
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7 months ago
South Caulfield Cricket Club
South Caulfield Cricket Club
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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It’s with great excitement I can announce our new club Head Coach.

Please welcome Nick Jewell

We look forward to setting up our Centenary year with a high level of energy and Nick brings a great deal of experience to the club and the extended group.

An example of his career for you:

• 240 Premier First XI games
• 67 First Class Matches
• 5 x Premierships St Kilda 1XI
• 2 x Victoria Sheffield Shield Title’s
• Playing Coach Frankston Heat Runners Up GF
• Coach Rosebud CC Premiership

Over the next few weeks the on field cricket group will be starting to plan for recruiting, pre season, in season and the supports for training and preparation whilst we also have a team working on the 100th year celebrations which we will start releasing in next short term.

Massive year coming up and we are off and running.

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7 months ago
South Launceston Cricket Club
South Launceston Cricket Club
Launceston, Australia
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North Tasmania Cricket Association Hall Of Fame Inductee - Mark Nutting

The recent Cricket North Presentation Function was a special one for the Knights with club legend, Mark Nutting, being inducted into the NTCA Hall Of Fame!

Mark/Nuttsy/Zero is SLCC 1st Grade men’s player #587. He played a whopping 26 seasons for the Knights between 1988 and 2018.

He finished his playing career as our all time leading games and 1st Grade runs record holder. Both records he holds to this day.

Mark's career stats and achievements:
322 games (SLCC record)
10,150 runs at 31.23 (SLCC record)
275 wickets at 19.70
13 x 100s, 53 x 50s
5 x Cedric Knight Medallist
7 x Club Champion
2008/09 NTCA Player Of The Year
10 x NTCA Team Of The Year
4 x Premiership Player (2 as playing coach)

Mark also played 3 seasons for Lindisfarne in the TCA during the middle of his career. He broke the TCA record at the time for the most runs in a season and won a premiership in his 1st season. Mark played around 20 x 2nd XI games for Tasmania during this period.

Mark joins fellow SLCC greats Shaun Young, Cedric Knight, Ron Williams, Ron Thomas, Max Thomas, Tom Room, Ian Young & George Bailey in the Hall of Fame.

This is a fantastic acknowledgement of an exceptional Knight!

On behalf of everyone at the Knights, congrats Nuttsy and very well deserved!

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7 months ago
South Australia Cricket Association
South Australia Cricket Association
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Two SACA Premier Cricketers have been rewarded for strong First Grade form and have filled the remaining places of South Australia Men’s squad ahead of the 2024/25 season.

After earning a place in the Marsh Sheffield Shield side in the final match of last season and contributing to the comprehensive win, batter Conor McInerney has received another shot at State level.

Campbell Thompson, a pace bowler from East Torrens, has progressed through SACA’s Under 17s, Under 19s and Pathway Academy to earn a rookie contract.

https://www.saca.com.au/news/3979318/saca-premier-cricketers-fill-final-sa-men-list-spots
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7 months ago
Toronto Workers District Cricket Club
Toronto Workers District Cricket Club
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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CSL is proud to announce our coaching ranks for the 2024/25 season.
David Somerville is back onboard as Head Coach after returning last year after a few years away. His playing knowledge from being a regular Sydney 1st Grader and NSW Country Bowler shines through into his coaching ability with his high standards and hard work ethic being drilled into our playing squad.
Jason 'JP' Varoxis has signed on as Assistant Coach. JPs effect on our playing squad has been evident ever since joining us. Despite being out last year with a major knee injury, he always made time to come to training and matches to put us through our paces or share any knowledge and feedback for our young squad. JP not only will be our assistant coach, but as one of the best gloveman in Newcastle will be our specialist Wicket Keeper Coach. JPV Strength & Conditioning
Steve Mudford will officially take the role of our Specialist Batting Coach. Steve shows that class is permanent with him arguably being one of the most glorious looking batters in Newcastle 20 years after he made his NSW Country debut. With near 30 years of 1st grade experience, His knowledge and coaching ability was evident last year when he was assisting our batters in drills and passing on his wealth of knowledge without hesitation.
Welcome aboard lads, 24/25 is taking shape nicely.

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7 months ago
Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club
Brisbane, Australia
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Female Coaching Announcement
We are thrilled to introduce Sammy Curtis as the Women’s Director of Coaching for Season 2024/25 and beyond at Wynnum Manly District Cricket Club!
A number of you will know Sammy from his work at Queensland Cricket as the State Infrastructure Manager or more recently as National Cricket Centre Facilities Lead at Cricket Australia, but Sammy has a much deeper cricket history than that.
Sammy played 17 seasons of Provincial Cricket in New Zealand for Wairarapa, captaining and representing the Central Stags District A team.
Sammy was the Cricket Development Coordinator for Central Districts Cricket Association in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand before moving to Queensland ten years ago.
In 2019 Sammy joined Coolum Cricket Club as player/coach in Coolum’s inaugural Division 1 season captaining the side in his last two seasons.
He also captained the Queensland Veterans Over 40s Gold Division 1 side at the National Championships in November last year.
Sammy will take on the Women’s Director of Coaching role for the Sea Eagles which will encompass not only coaching our Women’s First Grade side but further developing a female cricket program in its entirety across Women’s Second Grade, Rebecca McCoombes Cup, youth and junior programs.
With Sammy's expertise and passion for the game, we're looking forward to taking our female cricket program to new heights.
Welcome aboard, Sammy! 🎉

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7 months ago
Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club
Stockton and Northern Districts Cricket Club
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club is pleased to announce that David Redden has been awarded Life Membership at our annual presentation dinner Queens Wharf Hotel on Saturday evening.

It is hard to put in to words what David has done for Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club.

David was introduced to the club by former Seagull Trent Colley and ever since David has filled the role of 1st Grade Manager along with a variety of other roles within the club. As anyone who knows David will know, the work he gets through and selflessness he shows is nothing short of extraordinary.

David has been a constant pillar of strength through the ups and downs. Always a great sounding board, a voice of reason, a shoulder to cry on and a friend to everyone that crossed his path. His ability to build relationships is remarkable and he is widely respected and loved not only within our club but also within the Newcastle and Country Cricket community.

In addition to his roles with our club, David has been a magnificent ambassador for our club as long serving manager of Newcastle Colts and Senior Representative teams and the NSW Bush Blues. David was also recently awarded Life Membership of Country Cricket NSW.

It would be remiss not to mention the contribution of David's wife Merrillie, who has supported his commitment to the club. Thank you Merrillie!

We are immensely proud to honour David Redden with Life Membership of our club. A seagull for life!

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7 months ago
Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club
Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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Presenting our 1st Grade Captain for the upcoming 2024/25 season: Justin Mosca.

After joining the club last year, Justin quickly made his mark both on and off the field through his leadership and performances.

He brings plenty of cricketing experience and professionalism to the role, and with his endlessly competitive nature we have no doubt he can lead the squad to the next level in the coming season!👻

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7 months ago
Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club
Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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The Ghosts are pleased to announce that Mitchell Calder has been appointed as Men's Head Coach heading into the 2024/25 season.
Mitch has been a part of the Ghosts for a number of years now, in both coaching and playing roles. Most recently he has been the Men's Assistant Coach, as well as being part of the PG's and Green Shield coaching teams.
He brings a wealth of coaching experience to the position, including being a current Youth Academy Head Coach within the Cricket NSW Pathways, leading University of Wollongong CC to back-to-back club championships in 16/17 & 17/18, as well as being involved with Ghosts PG's and 1st Grade T20 teams that have made multiple finals appearances.
We are looking forward to Mitch taking on the leading role and continuing to drive the club towards success.

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7 months ago
Veterans Cricket Australia
Veterans Cricket Australia
Brisbane, Australia
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Following their triumphant campaign in New Zealand and an exhilarating Quad Series, the Australian Over 50's Cricket Team is now gearing up for their next challenge: a monumental tour of England Over 50s Cricket from the 14th June to 4th July 2024. With preparations well underway, anticipation is mounting as the team prepares to showcase their talent on the international stage once again.

This tour, slated to encompass a series of high-profile encounters, marks another pivotal chapter in the journey of the Australian Over 50's Team.

https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/889/veterans-cricket-australia/blog/2129/australian-over-50s-cricket-team-set-to-conquer-england-in-june-2024
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7 months ago
CricConnect Fans
CricConnect Fans
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Littleborough Cricket Club play in the Lancashire League in the U.K and the League is regarded as one of the strongest..

It is late notice, but Littleborough are now looking for a Professional to join their team and it’s a terrific opportunity to play good cricket.

Gary Sobers, Joel Garner, Andy Roberts, Mike Whitney, and Stuart Law are all past professionals at Littleborough Cricket Club.

Primarily the club is looking to secure the services of a batter/spinner.

If you are interested and ready to travel and play straight away, please make contact and we will make the appropriate introductions so you can find out the finer details.

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7 months ago
St George Cricket Club
St George Cricket Club
Sydney, Australia
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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!!!

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7 months ago
Queensland Cricket
Queensland Cricket
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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The Queensland Bulls have named eight newly contracted players in their squad to prepare for the 2024-25 cricket season.

Included in the list are four members of the victorious Australia Under-19 team that claimed the ICC World Cup in South Africa earlier this year.

Pace bowler Callum Vidler, who took five wickets in his first class debut for Queensland in the last Marsh Sheffield Shield game of the season, and the Australian captain Hugh Weibgen are among the players who have signed full State contracts for the first time.

https://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/3972218/queensland-bulls-contracts-announced-for-2024-25-season
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