endobj Below is a list of the first grade cap numbers awarded to representatives of the North Sydney District Cricket Club from the inception of Sydney Grade Cricket in 1894/95 until the present. Honestly, I dont know. Match status (MS) Progress result entered Final result entered, unconfirmed Result in dispute Final result entered and confirmed Official result Matches in red have been copied from another grade as part of a re-grading process. First Grade: Sydney CC. %PDF-1.7 Ive always played with my brothers. SACA's Premier Cricket League resources, competitions, teams and awards. <> 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. <> It was a great arena for life lessons. Even when England made 903 at The Oval in 1938, he bowled 85 overs and finished with figures of three for 178. stream $.' A T20 and 40-over competition is held for Third Grade. 201-300. He would take me to the SCG as a kid all the time, and play with me in the backyard Ive been very lucky. Click here to download and view the NSW Premier Cricket Statistics Annual 2020-21. Sydney AW Green Shield (U16) Boys U16. The brothers also cuffed him a lot, possibly because he was starting to show them up. My next memory is of batting I think I was down the order and sweeping a ball to the boundary. He didn't have it all his own way, let me tell you. I remember sitting on the couch at home before the game in my full whites, very nervous. Feb 3. Spectators are generally few and far between at matches, mostly family members, partners or club members. 1-100. endobj The club boasts an abundance of young, talented players, some of who have begun the process of becoming first grade cricketers after having come through the grades, in some . Sam Perry is a former Grade Cricketer who possesses a deep love for the beauty, the history and the traditions within the game of cricket. Blacktown Mounties Cricket Club has enjoyed a short history in grade cricket but it has set itself up to become a dominant force in the Sydney Premier Cricket Competition. In 1926-27 O'Reilly was chosen for the New South Wales state practice squad on the strength of one match for North Sydney. 12 0 obj This may have cost him the chance of a Test against England in 1928-29 and, very probably, a tour in 1930. In 73 matches, she has notched up 1,093 runs at an average of 21.86 and a strike rate of 122.2,. Sydney grade cricket also has a proud history of welcoming budding, current or former first-class and Test cricketers from around the world. I seem to recall Mum and Dad taking some polaroid shots of me (these have since been lost). He was 6ft 2in tall, gripped the ball in his enormous right hand and released it at a pace that could be almost fast-medium. I work for myself primarily! endobj The best we have finished in our 22 years is 4th in 2004-05. We chased the runs 8 wickets down, so my debut saw me turn up an hour late, and neither bat nor bowl. He used to go to Lane Cove library as a kid and read cricket books, and I think he passed a lot of that on to me. He took 109 wickets on the tour, including nine for 38 against Somerset. We welcome local, interstate and international players looking to join an inclusive and integrated club that provides both great enjoyment and a pathway to the future. $18,000 in prize money is up for grabs courtesy of competition sponsor Kingsgrove Sports, with the Champions collecting $12,000, Runner-up $4,000 while the Conference Runners-up will take home $1,000 each. I took 4/30-odd against Campbelltown at Raby in 3s for Balmain in 2003 (or so). They won 4 titles as a merged outfit before merging again with Randwick, which had won 7 titles, to become Randwick-Petersham. the fun and become a member of the community, You can share visual and engaging content from memorable moments, experiences, and network with cricket's business community, Please enter your credit or debit card details below. endobj Team Grade Gender Age Group. Adjust: most. Women's Coach of the Year: Russel Grimson (Sydney) Spirit of Cricket Award . Take cricket with you everywhere! The advent of T20 cricket has helped Aitken tick up a few extra games, too. First Grade also plays for the First Grade Limited Overs Cup, which consists of five rounds plus Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and a Grand Final. Bowlers, in particular fast bowlers, have had to work much harder at getting wickets. All genders. As an adult, ex-Tasmanian wicketkeeper Mark Atkinson was a major influence on my cricket. I managed to avoid Mark Cameron somehow. 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. Highest score. An amazing amount, too many to list here. Bets on Cricket match Sydney (w) Penrith (w), Wom. Opting out is easy, so give it a try. Who was the best spinner you played against? 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. o Number of registered gymnasiums located in Sydney o Length of a basketball court o Maximum number of players on a netball team . Summer 2022/23 Active. 14 0 obj A crafty off-spinner with a mystery leg-spin variation, Aitken has bowled 5010.3 overs - more than Glenn McGrath did in his entire Test career - and taken 618 wickets at 27 with 14 five-wicket hauls and 887 maidens. Will they enjoy success in Australia, like they did in South Africa? Won by the club with the highest competition points in aggregate across all 5 grades plus points from the PG and Green Shield competitions. Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127. Cricket is such a brutal game that we develop all manner of habits, probably in a futile bid to control the chaos around us. HS. All His father was a small-town schoolmaster and young Bill was above average at several sports, including tennis, athletics and rugby. In this case the match will link to the original grade. C{%$0]3,UzX`L?}0h+KP"p$,Ez +xp37K=X2L (P3[ Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. Sign up successfully. 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 9.44. It emerged he was not studying law, nor had he ever been to university. I was in year 11 at school, which would have made me 16 at the time. Wom. The competition consists of 20 clubs who field one side in each of the five grades. Jack Fingleton said he was a flurry of limbs, fire and steel-edged temper. I do some communications work on the side too. endobj Founded in 1972/73, the NSW Women's Premier Cricket competition comprises First, Second and Third Grade, as well as the Brewer Shield for U/18 players. The most successful club no longer in the competition is Paddington which won 9 first grade titles between 1894/95 and 1953/54 before being forced to merge with Glebe-South Sydney to form the Sydney District CC in 1965 - this merged club later left the competition in 1985. The current holders of the Belvidere Cup are Mosman Cricket Club. All time. endobj A memorable win made better by 1s also winning at the adjacent ground, and an all-in team song. Cricket Sydney will receive 80% of all funds contributed. In the series in England in 1934 he took 28 wickets, including seven in an innings twice. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. endobj He played only one more Test, the one-off game against New Zealand at Wellington in March 1946 when he was already 40. Second Grade: Parramatta CC. TGC allows for the authentic story of cricket the way most people experience the game to bubble up and be shared, which I think people appreciate. Mobile: 0414 486 438. However, Sydney Grammar School offered him a job that enabled him to play on. His opinions often came more from the heart than the head, especially if it was a question of attacking the selectors for playing safe and ignoring a young player, most especially a young leg-spinner. I loved it there. Since the others were older, Bill inevitably bowled more than he batted. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Do you remember your first ever game of cricket? [, Pakistan v South Africa at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 36th match, Nov 3, 2022 In the 1932-33 Bodyline series he took 27 wickets, without anyone noticing much, given what else was happening. Left to right: James, Glenn and Rob. 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. All other grades play only 15 rounds, thus missing out on playing 4 teams each season. Financial Statistics (FIN10002) Trending Transport and Freight Logistics (OMGT2222) Business Studies (1BSTD) Foundations of Marketing (MKTG1501) Fluid Mechanics (ENGR30002) Criminal Law (MLL114) accounting information system (tacc603) Information System for management (ACCG3055) Digital Portfolio (AMB330) Practical Legal Training (QP2106F_1) Sydney Poidevin-Gray Shield (Sixers Conference) Men U21. In 2015/16, there were over 10 players in the competition plying their trade in the first-grade competition. In 1985 Sydney District CC left the competition but 3 new clubs from the outer suburbs of Sydney joined - Fairfield, Campbelltown and Hawkesbury. Points are allocated to the teams according to the results of each match. When O'Reilly died, Bradman said he was the greatest bowler he had ever faced or watched. 7 0 obj 5 0 obj 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. Get the latest scores, news, highlights, live radio and live video streaming. Generally anyone who unironically argued the toss during post-play fines. 4 0 obj He performed quietly in a match in which Bradman scored 299 not out and Grimmett took 14 wickets, but he had arrived. Players for the NSW team are selected from the first-grade competition. % The Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup is contested by the 20 Sydney NSW Premier Cricket clubs. My Dads family all lived in the area and we were around the corner in Hunters Hill, so it made sense. But he was consistent, loved quality and hated one-day cricket (hit-and-giggle) which he generally refused to watch. Change selections (Season, Grade, Grade Type, Match Format) Click a row to view that player's statistics. How old were you when you first played grade cricket? He was hot-blooded and humorous which perhaps explains why his relationship with the cooler Bradman is believed to have been based on intense mutual respect rather than the profoundest form of Australian mateship. x]o0#?0 -4&0"~6c*6% +sq2C>7pq+Y/)wI|YlrS8u]FWg`G It was in the Under 10s for Lane Cove, so I would have been nine. 8 0 obj The 2021/22 champions were the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. His batting was left-handed, hard-hitting and occasionally stubborn (1,655 runs at 13.13); he never quite forgave himself for getting out at Lord's in 1934 when he might have saved the follow-on, in which case he rather than Verity would have had use of a rain-affected wicket. Off the field, his gruffness was mitigated by his intelligence, erudition, wit and twinkling eyes. First grade = 6 points per competition point, Second grade = 5, Third = 4,Fourth = 3, Fifth/PG/Green Shield = 2 8. Click here to find out more about Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup including scores and details. But he was blessed with a marriage to Molly that lasted 59 years. Or similarly, that all the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. Read about Records, / , Sydney Cricket Ground, / , Records by ground Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. He imbued me with a great joy for the game that extended beyond playing. Nathan Hauritz was the Test spinner when I played against him, though I think we were on a good wicket. WBBL - Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat Erin Burns has been a regular in the Women's Big Bash League. [. It was probably a school match in 2000. The 1st Grade Draw can be found here [2] and the 2nd Grade draw, which is identical to the 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade draws, can be found here [3]. Rugby league's biggest man will make his long-awaited return to the NRL this weekend, with Bulldogs recruit Franklin Pele set to end a 22-month absence from the top grade. Click button below to view latest club results. Until he finally retired in 1988, he was as revered in Australian press boxes as he had been on the field. I like to read, listen, speak with interesting people about politics, social issues, Australia. 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. JFIF ,, C 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. I pretty much go to her game and then my own T20 in the afternoon.. Other people probably see that more than me. The preliminary rounds for this competition consist of Two-Day and One-Day matches. Walters was caught at forward short leg off the first ball, Wyatt bowled middle stump by the second and Hammond, after glancing a four off the third, was bowled by the fourth. Number of not out innings. 9 0 obj Sydney First Grade Cricket Grounds Ground Name Suburb/Town First Match Last Match Matches Alan Davidson Oval Alexandria 2001/02 2016/17 9 He essentially taught me the methods, mechanics and mindset of batting and playing generally that I think helped me play my best cricket. Click button below to view live streaming on Youtube. All age groups. What was the best win you were involved in? How was I to know that I was about to cross swords with the greatest cricketer that ever set foot on a cricket field ? Which ground in Sydney club cricket did you enjoy playing at the most? Looking back, Im not sure if it did, but I did like to practice hard, and these kinds of values became helpful in life beyond cricket. He bowled leg-breaks and, especially, top-spinners and googlies, backed up by an intimidating manner. In the late 1990s and early 2000s Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss amongst others played seasons in Sydney. 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. The 2021/22 Women's First Grade Player of the Year was Saskia Horley (Manly Warringah), KINGSGROVE SPORTS WOMENS 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), Saskia Horley(Manly Warringah); 646 runs & 14 wickets, Rhiannon Dick (St George-Sutherland); 389 runs, Grace Dignam (Northern District); 321 runs, Anika Learoyd (Campbelltown-Camden); 319 runs, Kate Pelle (Parramatta); 12 dismissals & 200 runs, Ebony Hoskin (Campbelltown-Camden); 19 wickets, Jaclyn Vickery (St George-Sutherland); 17 wickets, Under 18 Brewer Shield: St George Sutherland CC, Second Grade Player of the Year: Stephanie Gillett (St George-Sutherland) & Natalie Guyot (Manly Warringah); 10 votes, Third Grade Player of the Year: Kristen Dorsch (Gordon); 15 votes, Under 18 Brewer Shield Player of the Year: Lucy Wilson (Parramatta); 25 votes, Bob Simpson Award Womens Coach of the Year: Russel Grimson (Sydney), Spirit of Cricket Award: Campbelltown-Camden CC, 1st Grade Captain of the Year: Mikaela Turik (Manly Warringah), 2nd Grade Captain of the Year:Emma Howe (Northern District), 3rd Grade Captain of the Year: Kristen Dorsch (Gordon), Under 18 Brewer Shield Captain of the Year: Lucy Wilson (Parramatta); 25 votes, 2023 Cricket New South Wales.All rights reserved. In the 1st Grade competition, each side plays every other side over a total of 19 rounds. Together with other brother Glenn, the Aitken brothers have 1400 first-grade appearances between them. What is your highest score in grade cricket? According to Fingleton's account he would probably have been lost to cricket had he not been asked to make up the numbers in a Sydney junior match and, with a method that at first made everyone giggle, whipped out the opposition. a player was a sub, or matches that didn't commence (eg abandoned matches). l!~U?C.&^w,*tpm+5mcf: As mentioned above, I think life throws a number of adversarial people and scenarios at you and I think grade cricket has helped my ability to avoid taking it personally, to focus on whats important, and to stay on even keel when people want to play a shot or two at you! My dad [Bob] played until he was 48 in first grade [391 games from 1960 to 1988]. Cricket is a game of statistics and endurance but Rob Aitken has taken it to new levels. Though I very much enjoyed Manly Oval, Coogee Oval, and I loved Petersham Oval too. 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. Many younger Premier Cricket players also represent NSW Metropolitan and ACT/NSW Country at the various Underage Female National Championships. Bill Tiger O'Reilly was unquestionably one of cricket's great figures: as a player, as a character and later as a writer on the game. The Grade Cricketer Podcast, The Grade Cricketer on 7Sports and writes for the Guardian and other publications. Whats been your most memorable moment in cricket? In the Qualifying Finals, the 1st placed team plays the 6th placed team, 2nd plays 5th and 3rd plays 4th. This competition is also used by the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder to identify talent for their BBL and Supplementary squads. 1; Garrison Ground (1848-1877), Association Ground . Take cricket with you everywhere! Hendren and Leyland recaptured the initiative and England declared at 627 for nine but O'Reilly finished with seven for 189. Please check your email to receive the magic link. He took a wicket every 49 balls in his first-class career and it was said he never bowled a wide. Thats hard to say, there seemed to be so many quick bowlers in the mid 2000s. Playing for Lane Cove meant I played underage reps for Gordon. endobj I bowled him first ball with a leg-break which came from the leg stump to hit the off bail. He has batted at every spot in the order and won 202 first-grade games. Men's Club Championships: 1982/83, 2008/09 & 2015/16 First Grade Belvidere Cup: 1978/79, 1982/83 & 2018/19 Limited Overs Cup: 1998/99, 2001/02 & 2016/17 Second Grade Albert Cup: 1992/93 & 1998/99 Third Grade Mitchell Cup: 2002/03 Fourth Grade Reid Cup: 1984/85 & 2014/15 Fifth Grade David Sherwood Cup: 1996/97, 2013/14 Metros/Colts Cricket NSW is a member association of Cricket Australia - the national governing body for the game in Australia. We welcome local, interstate and international players looking to join an inclusive and integrated club that provides both great enjoyment and a pathway to the future. The fielder tried to throw down the stumps and wrong-footed the guy backing up, which meant the ball went for five. Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. Credit:Brook Mitchell. The three winning teams (or better placed team in the case of a draw) and the best placed losing team go through to the Semi-Finals. The 1st Grade sides played an additional one-day match and 3 Twenty20 matches. All of the current NSW first-class cricket players are selected from their performances in Premier Cricket. The OReilly Medal is decided by umpire votes from each match during the season on a 3-2-1 basis. Business Services - Group Chief Financial Officer | Chartered Accountant. Get the latest scores, news, highlights, live radio and live video streaming. He was transferred back to Sydney in time for the 1931-32 season and after four more matches made his dbut for Australia. For each club, each grades' points tally is multiplied by a factor for the purposes of calculating Club Championship points. Credit:Cricket NSW, Turning up to watch it rain, Aitken says. - By asking this question , you'll find out if she's capable of making her loved ones a priority. The Poidevin-Gray Shield, or PG's as it is more commonly known, comprises teams who represent their grade sides in an Under 21 competition. At Trent Bridge he won the match with seven for 54, achieved by what Wisden called clever variation in flight and pace combined with spin off the worn turf. Due to this system, the winner of the Club Championship usually comes from a club whose first-grade team is within the top 6. The Sydney Cricket Club has a long and proud history as a strong performer in Premier Cricket, and as a pathway to representative honours. To address shortcomings in players making the transition from first-grade to State cricket, two seasons ago a different type of ball was introduced into the first-grade competition. As you get a little bit older, you realise that every game could potentially be your last. Very few subsequent workplace conflicts bother me following the grade cricket education. Statistics enable the scientific evaluation of truth assertions The design of the research process plays a major role in the correct establishment of truth. The medal was won in 2021/22 by Scott Rodgie from Northern District Cricket Club. }&Bl? This competition has First Grade status and points gained count towards the Club Championship. You can change the session length in settings. [, England v Sri Lanka at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 39th match, Nov 5, 2022 The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. 170 Followers Join the cricket network to promote your business and expertise. His cricket was proof that spin bowling was not necessarily a gentle art. AVE. Batting average: Total runs scored/total number of dismissals. Areas of expertise gained from this experience included Commercial and Industrial buildings; Apartment Block complexes; Timber Log lodges; Architecturally Designed domestic dwellings; Cranes;.
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