On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Hendren and Leyland recaptured the initiative and England declared at 627 for nine but O'Reilly finished with seven for 189. These points go towards the Club Championship which is awarded at the end of the regular season. In the 2016/17 season, the competition changed its name to NSW Premier Cricket. endobj Click the links below to skip to that section. 3 0 obj But that doesnt include all the extra time spent travelling - I try not to think about the petrol money - post-match beers with teammates, some lower grade games and a couple of training sessions per week. I made 202 not out against Blacktown in 2nd grade for Norths in 2006, at North Sydney number 2 which is probably the best ground to score runs on in Sydney. Adjust: most. Each team plays six preliminary round matches with the top four teams in each conference playing Semi Finals, followed by a Conference Final. The competition began in 1893 when a number of clubs that had been playing for many years on an ad hoc basis voted to create a formal competition structure.[1]. Cricket NSW is a member association of Cricket Australia - the national governing body for the game in Australia. I played 5th grade for Balmain and round 1 was away at Bensons Lane against Hawkesbury a baptism of fire for any Sydney Grade Cricketer. Click here to find out more about the Belvidere Cup, including scores and contact details. Each of the 20 clubs fields a side in each of the five senior grades as well as a side in the Poidevin-Gray Shield and AW Green Shield junior competitions. But 10,598 days and eight changes of prime minister later, Aitken has amassed 11,387 runs and taken 618 wickets in 345 two-day games, 107 one-day matches and 47 T20 contests, mostly for his beloved North Sydney club. Due to this system, the winner of the Club Championship usually comes from a club whose first-grade team is within the top 6. Click here to find out more about Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup including scores and details. Australia. Bill O'Reilly, who died in a Sydney hospital on October 6, 1992, aged 86, was probably the greatest spin bowler the game has ever produced. In 73 matches, she has notched up 1,093 runs at an average of 21.86 and a strike rate of 122.2,. NSW Premier Cricket Playing for Lane Cove meant I played underage reps for Gordon. Scott Coyte was very quick. The Women's First Grade Player of the Year is decided by umpire votes from each match during the season on a 3-2-1 basis. Thats hard to say, there seemed to be so many quick bowlers in the mid 2000s. But he was blessed with a marriage to Molly that lasted 59 years. endstream Clubs in the 2021/22 season of NSW Premier Cricket are: Sydney's suburban sprawl over the past 120 years has seen the introduction of new outer-suburban clubs and the disappearance or mergers of some inner-city clubs. Sydney sydneygrade.nsw.cricket.com.au Joined May 2013 814 Following 1,852 Followers Tweets Tweets & replies Media Likes Interested in @SydneyGradeRumo's Tweets? In his career he took 774 wickets at 16.60 and was successful at every level: playing for North Sydney and St George, he topped the Sydney Grade averages 12 times and took 962 wickets at. All of the current NSW first-class cricket players are selected from their performances in Premier Cricket. (Mtdk\aTL2i[$mGKH&l{^8]@'? Finally in 2002 Blacktown were promoted from the second-tier shires competition to bring the number of clubs back up to 20. 1-100. It was a one-dayer, and of course we bowled first. Website by. Nathan Hauritz was the Test spinner when I played against him, though I think we were on a good wicket. Which ground in Sydney club cricket did you enjoy playing at the most? Were working to restore it. All Rights Reserved. Other people probably see that more than me. AVE. Batting average: Total runs scored/total number of dismissals. A T20 and 40-over competition is held for Third Grade. Business Services - Group Chief Financial Officer | Chartered Accountant. The A W Green Shield, or Greenies as it is more commonly known, comprises teams who represent their grade sides in an Under 16 competition consisting of 7 preliminary rounds, qualifying finals, semi-finals and a Final. x]o0#?0 -4&0"~6c*6% +sq2C>7pq+Y/)wI|YlrS8u]FWg`G Take cricket with you everywhere! A point in first grade is worth more than second grade and so on. My Dad, without doubt. In the late 1990s there was a push to remove some inner-city clubs from the competition, but although no clubs were forced out, in 2001 Randwick and Petersham-Marrickville (itself the product of a merger in 1951) decided to merge and formed the Randwick Petersham club. <>/Metadata 6412 0 R/ViewerPreferences 6413 0 R>> My Mum was exceptionally supportive too constantly taking me to training and games, getting me ready, making lunch and tea, and never short of advice to toss it up as I bowled leggies in juniors. - 18/03 Sat 2:00AM suns - swans - 18/03 Sat 7:10PM giants - crows - 18/03 Sat 9:20PM hawks - Bombers - 18/03 Sat 10:40PM saints - dockers - 23/03 Thu 1:20AM blues - cats - 24/03 Fri 1:50AM lions - demons - 24/03 Fri 7:45PM magpies - power - 24/03 Fri 10:35PM crows - tigers - 25/03 Sat 1:25AM bulldogs - saints - 25/03 Sat 1:30AM dockers - kangaroos He publishes Cricket Statistic publications at the start and end of each Grade Cricket Season and also published the book From Country to Comets in 1998. He was the first guy to talk to me when I arrived at the club. I like to spend time with my mates, my wife, my little boy Ted, and my family. What is your highest score in grade cricket? roy.formica@cricketnsw.com.au. Every game is a bonus, Aitken says. Gideon Haigh, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 201-300. Cricket was harder to arrange. In the 1932-33 Bodyline series he took 27 wickets, without anyone noticing much, given what else was happening. Michael O'Sullivan 1950-2013On the day that Mick died, 3 September 2013, this appreciation was written. Change selections (Season, Grade, Grade Type, Match Format) Click a row to view that player's statistics. NSW Premier Cricket My Dad used to do a lot of work in Newcastle, and often used to pass on a saying up there that the harder you work, the luckier you get. But he was consistent, loved quality and hated one-day cricket (hit-and-giggle) which he generally refused to watch. Joe McAleer Park, Winten Drive Glendenning. KINGSGROVE SPORTS WOMEN'S FIRST GRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR 2021/22 (statistics include runs scored, wickets taken and wicketkeeping dismissals in preliminary One-Day & T20 matches excluding Finals) . I work for myself primarily! The best laughs Ive had in cricket have been with Nathan Ball. Venue description: One of the oldest Test venues, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) hosted its first Test an Ashes encounter between Australia and England, way back in 1882. KINGSGROVE SPORTS MENS FIRST GRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR - 2021/22, Scott Rodgie (Northern District); 813 runs & 32 wickets, Justin Avendano (UTS North Sydney); 836 runs, Joshua Clarke (Western Suburbs); 826 runs, Raveesh Srivastava (Fairfield-Liverpool); 652 runs, Tim Cummins (Sydney University); 28 dismissals and 486 runs, Devlin Malone (Sydney University); 35 wickets, Hunar Verma (Blacktown Mounties); 33 wickets, Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup: Randwick Petersham CC, Third Grade (Mitchell Cup): Northern District CC, Fourth Grade (Reid Cup): Manly Warringah CC, Fifth Grade (David Sherwood Cup): Eastern Suburbs CC, Under 21 Poidevin-Gray Shield: Sutherland DCC, Bob Simpson Award Mens Coach of the Year: Peter Forrest (Mosman), Ground of the Year 1st Place: Pratten Park (Western Suburbs), Ground of the Year Runner-Up: Waverley Oval (Eastern Suburbs), Ground of the Year 3rd Place: Allan Border Oval (Mosman), Lower Grades Ground of the Year: Tunks Park (UTS North Sydney), Spirit of Cricket Award: Northern District CC, 1st Grade Captain of the Year: Josh Clarke (Western Suburbs), 2nd Grade Captain of the Year: Andrew Jamieson (Manly-Warringah), 3rd Grade Captain of the Year: Daniel Stickland(Northern District), 4th Grade Captain of the Year: Stephen Wark (St George), 5th Grade Captain of the Year: Trevor Whittall (Campbelltown-Camden), 2023 Cricket New South Wales.All rights reserved. We also pay our respect to Elders past and present. Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. Credit:Brook Mitchell. (If displayed:) Number of innings of between 25 and The ground is also a pre-dominant ODI venue and has hosted numerous final matches as well as the crucial . How old were you when you first played grade cricket? Wom. Whether those stories are funny, dark, brutal, celebratory, strange, or otherwise I think people enjoy seeing cricket represented in a way they remember it, so to use a tired corporatism, we hope its adding value to peoples enjoyment of the game across Australia, the UK and beyond. And before that, he had secured the Ashes by taking five for 66 and five for 56 at Headingley. In 1926-27 O'Reilly was chosen for the New South Wales state practice squad on the strength of one match for North Sydney. Are you still involved in Cricket and if so, in what capacity? Click here to download and view the NSW Premier Cricket Statistics Annual 2020-21. Suddenly cricket was the best game in the whole wide world. endobj Points are only accrued across round matches and do not include finals. North Sydney Oval, for its special place in my family (and its beauty). 6 0 obj A memorable win made better by 1s also winning at the adjacent ground, and an all-in team song. 15 0 obj Australian Test cricketer Warren Bardsley played 35 seasons in the early 1900s, while Monty Noble, Greg Matthews and Anthony Clark all featured in 31 seasons. Club Info - Blacktown District Cricket Club Stump to stump - Unleash the cricket community's power to engage and 2. endobj Aitken, who went past Ken Halls record of 471 first-grade matches last year, clearly does not. %PDF-1.7 This competition has First Grade status and points gained count towards the Club Championship. Im still 30 in my own mind. The English invasion of Sydney Grade Cricket - Stump to stump In this case the match will link to the original grade. I dont think time is an issue. Third Grade: . All grades. Learning how to manage yourself in a hyper-competitive environment, where everyone starts with a dream to go all the way, then soon learns how difficult that is. Check the Stats & Records of Records, / , Sydney Cricket Ground, / , Records by ground Players in Wicket keeper Batting Bowling