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4 months ago



The past one hundred and two seasons of the St George DCC has seen only 12 regular wicket keepers ply their craft behind the stumps in 1st Grade at Hurstville Oval and beyond. For those wicket keepers they have kept to some quality bowlers meaning that their game and efficiency behind the stumps has invariably developed.

In that time there have surprisingly been only two keepers, David Moore and Nathan Pilon, who have been selected to represent at a first-class level, albeit fleetingly. During the period eight keepers have kept for long periods. Ernie Laidler (29 seasons ), Ray Tozer (17 seasons) David Moore (10 seasons), Paul Ryan (7 seasons), Nathan Pilon (7 seasons) Kevin Pillay (10 seasons) and recently Jonathan Rose (5 seasons) and Tom Van Tempest (4 seasons).

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In the Club’s early seasons, we fielded teams in the “A” and “B” Grade competitions of what was known as the Municipal & Shires competition (now Shires). On 3 February 1968, the “B” Shires team played Ryde at Sutherland Oval in a one-day match. Captain Max Silva won the toss and sent Ryde in to bat. Young tearaway pace bowler Paul McCann was making his debut for the club and had a strong southerly at his back. However, it was the gentle medium pace of Geoff Glover that bamboozled the Ryde batsmen. Hooping his inswingers into the strong breeze, he was nearly unplayable as he took 8-6 off 4.7 overs.

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4 months ago



Randwick Petersham is fortunate to have had so many dedicated and capable founding fathers. Petersham had Sydney Smith (60+ years), Randwick had Os Taylor (60+ years), Petersham-Marrickville had Dudley Seddon (60+) and Jack Ross (55) while Marrickville had Bert Bicknell, who was such a dedicated clubman, he virtually lived for the club in the latter part of his life.

Burbury Herbert “Bert” Bicknell originally played for Petersham joining that club in 1912-13 aged 25. He was principally a lower grade batsman playing in the 2nd and 3rd Grade teams for nine seasons totalling 2,681 runs with a top score of 114 in 1915-16. He made his 1st Grade debut in 1914-15 playing just a handful of games for 112 runs with 35 his best score. In 1920-21 he had his first taste of cricket administration by representing Petersham as a delegate to the NSW Cricket Association.

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4 months ago



John, after due consideration, says Dennis you'll be opening on Saturday. You beauty, I think. I can't sleep I'm that excited. Turn up at Jensen Park all decked out ready to plunder the hapless Bankstown attack.

But there's a problem. A big problem. A massive problem. The opening bowlers for Bankstown are Jeffrey Robert Thomson and Len Pascoe nee Durtanovich. All of 15 years old and all fired up. No bouncer rules, no helmets, wafer thin thigh guard and pads that you may as well had the SMH wrapped around your legs.

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4 months ago



On 27 August 1945, the last of the Allied Prisoners of War who had been marched from their camp in Sandakan to the village of Ranau were brutally murdered by their Japanese captors. This day saw the tragic end to the story of how the POW's at Sandakan, including Gordon cricketer Les Holland, experienced continual privation, hard labour, brutality, appalling living conditions and death.

Leslie Urban Holland moved from Bathurst as a sixteen-year-old in 1934 and lived at 147 Ashley Street, Chatswood. He was the son of Ambrose and Elizabeth Holland. Les was a keen cricketer at school and was looking to develop his skills in the Sydney Grade cricket competition with Gordon.

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4 months ago



Campbell Kean is an exciting young wicketkeeper-batsman for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club who has already captained the AW Green Shield side and played finals cricket in his two seasons at the club.

Last season, Campbell recorded 33 dismissals, including 28 catches, as well as taking 5 dismissals against Randwick Petersham in Round 4.

Campbell also won the Bill Russell Award for his fielding efforts in his first season at Western Suburbs, which is based on an accumulation of points voted by players at the end of each round.

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4 months ago



Jaymes Thomas joined Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club from nearby Raymond Terrace for the 2013-14 season.

The Seagulls were coming off a strong 2012-13 campaign finishing 5th but the 2013-14 season was a tough on with the club finishing at the bottom of the ladder. The recruitment of youngster Thomas proved to be a master stroke.

Not only did the club have an outstanding season in 2014-15 by reaching the Grand Final against Merewether and defeating University outright in the Semi Final but Jaymes Thomas took out the Newcastle District Cricket Association wicketkeeper of the year award with a staggering 49 dismissals to cap off an amazing second season.

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4 months ago



Have you ever wondered how Belmont District Cricket Club was formed?

Belmont was admitted to the Newcastle District Cricket Competition in the 1944-1945 Season. Mr Pat Cahill (who our main ground is now named after) a prominent Detective in the area led a delegation of men with a proposal to the Newcastle District Cricket Association to allow Belmont to enter into the District Cricket Competition. Before this Belmont was playing in the City & Suburban competition, this proposition was accepted and Belmont District Cricket Association was formed.

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