All of the current NSW first-class cricket players are selected from their performances in Premier Cricket. They won 4 titles as a merged outfit before merging again with Randwick, which had won 7 titles, to become Randwick-Petersham. To help make this website better, to improve and personalize your experience and for advertising purposes, are you happy to accept cookies and other technologies. 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. 3 - Constants & variables . Click here to find out more about the First Grade Limited Overs Cup, including scores and contact details. Sydney First Grade Cricket Grounds Ground Name Suburb/Town First Match Last Match Matches Alan Davidson Oval Alexandria 2001/02 2016/17 9 He once dismissed David Warner and celebrated by putting his hands in his pockets and casually walking to me, offering his hand to shake in a dignified manner. Hendren and Leyland recaptured the initiative and England declared at 627 for nine but O'Reilly finished with seven for 189. I like to spend time with my mates, my wife, my little boy Ted, and my family. Get the latest scores, news, highlights, live radio and live video streaming. A Test regular, Sydney usually holds the popular 'New Year Test' that is generally played in the first week of January. I think hed had a troubled life I hope grade cricket was a positive community for him. If youre in the middle seat of the middle row of Qantas QF1flight to London which team mates -would you choose to on your left and right? The Grade Cricketer latest book - click to buy now. But his figures have to be judged by the fact that all but one of his Tests came in the 1930s, when other bowlers were dominated by batsmen to an unprecedented extent. Second Grade: Parramatta CC. . Sydney sydneygrade.nsw.cricket.com.au Joined May 2013 814 Following 1,852 Followers Tweets Tweets & replies Media Likes Interested in @SydneyGradeRumo's Tweets? To put the length of his first-grade career in context, rough calculations show Aitken has spent just under two-and-a-half years of his life out on a cricket field, dressed in creams and an array of colourful one-day uniforms. I was in year 11 at school, which would have made me 16 at the time. These points go towards the Club Championship which is awarded at the end of the regular season. You may as well give your employer a plug, who do you work for? endobj Ive always admired and respected the dogged and disciplined competitors but have most enjoyed the misunderstood stylists. x]o0#?0 -4&0"~6c*6% +sq2C>7pq+Y/)wI|YlrS8u]FWg`G Honestly, I dont know. endobj Areas of expertise gained from this experience included Commercial and Industrial buildings; Apartment Block complexes; Timber Log lodges; Architecturally Designed domestic dwellings; Cranes;. Petersham and Marrickville had each won a first grade title prior to merging to become Petersham-Marrickville. In 1919, he went to the high school in the larger town of Goulburn, where he concentrated on his athletics as much as his cricket. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Whos been the biggest influence in your cricket career? Off the field, his gruffness was mitigated by his intelligence, erudition, wit and twinkling eyes. In short, Sir Don Bradman was the perfect batsman of his age and even though comparisons with future batting greats will never cease to thrill, some of his numbers, particularly 99.94, are . <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Cricket Sydney will receive 80% of all funds contributed. Back-of-the-envelope calculations show that in first-grade alone, across the various formats, Aitken has spent about 5827 hours playing cricket across 844 individual days, although wash-outs and differing lengths of days mean these numbers are estimates. 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. His father was a small-town schoolmaster and young Bill was above average at several sports, including tennis, athletics and rugby. New Zealand v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 9, 2022 Medical and Health Care - General Manager Cutera ANZ | Health and Beauty. Steve OKeefe was in my age cohort, though his bowling (like most good spinners) developed a bunch after I finished playing. SACA's Premier Cricket League resources, competitions, teams and awards. He was the first guy to talk to me when I arrived at the club. He did save the follow-on by making 30 not out at Old Trafford in the next Test. Gideon Haigh, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. All time. I dont think time is an issue. In the series in England in 1934 he took 28 wickets, including seven in an innings twice. Click the links below to skip to that section. The sun shone, the birds sang sweetly and the flowers bloomed as never before. 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. I pretty much go to her game and then my own T20 in the afternoon.. One of only two men in the history of Sydney Grade Cricket to score 11,000 runs and take 600 wickets, and the holder of the first grade games record, Robbie is a remarkable cricketer. Read about Records, / , Sydney Cricket Ground, / , Records by ground Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. NSW Premier Cricket (formerly known as Sydney Grade Cricket) is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. 4 0 obj Though I very much enjoyed Manly Oval, Coogee Oval, and I loved Petersham Oval too. He has also acted as an International and First-Class scorer both in New South Wales and the ACT as well as a contributor to Wisden Australia, ABC Radio/TV and Foxtel. He was transferred back to Sydney in time for the 1931-32 season and after four more matches made his dbut for Australia. Which ground in Sydney club cricket did you enjoy playing at the most? dismissals. 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) endobj endobj I generally did everything the same way, whether it be pads, shoes, the way Id face taking guard etc but I never had any out-and-out superstitions that rendered me a mess were I not to observe it. Wom. I managed to avoid Mark Cameron somehow. In this case the match will link to the original grade. O'Reilly then began writing on cricket for the Sydney Morning Herald with a muscular, very Australian prose style flavoured with wit and imagery (You can smell the gum-leaves off him, he wrote of one country boy just starting with Queensland). How was I to know that I was about to cross swords with the greatest cricketer that ever set foot on a cricket field ? The ground is also a pre-dominant ODI venue and has hosted numerous final matches as well as the crucial . Each team plays six preliminary round matches with the top four teams in each conference playing Semi Finals, followed by a Conference Final. There is a big incentive on offer again this season with the winner of each Conference Final earning an invitation to represent NSW Premier Cricket at the Fox Cricket National Premier T20 Championships held in Adelaide from 3-5 March. 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. 12 0 obj Bob Aitken bowling in a Sydney grade match. We are closely linked with SCG Cricket, which gives opportunities for emerging players to mix with established stars and get a taste of the Sydney Cricket Ground. This competition has First Grade status and points gained count towards the Club Championship. And before that, he had secured the Ashes by taking five for 66 and five for 56 at Headingley. He went back to Australia and suddenly announced his retirement. In the 2016/17 season, the competition changed its name to NSW Premier Cricket. Joe McAleer Park, Winten Drive Glendenning. RUNS. I took 4/30-odd against Campbelltown at Raby in 3s for Balmain in 2003 (or so). The NSW Premier Cricket competition is generally played on Saturdays and begins in mid-September and continues until the grand final is played on the first weekend of April. Cricket NSW is a member association of Cricket Australia - the national governing body for the game in Australia. Every game is a bonus, Aitken says. , , Fonbet 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 Aitken debuted in first grade at the age of 17 in 1992 and is still going, 30 summers later. <> NSW Premier Cricket First Grade High odds and bonuses Make a bet on winning the match, total and other outcomes FONBET The Aitken brothers at Coogee Oval in a match for North Sydney. 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. He would take me to the SCG as a kid all the time, and play with me in the backyard Ive been very lucky. 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. I like to read, listen, speak with interesting people about politics, social issues, Australia. Aitken played his first game in the top grade in November 1992, when Australias new Test captain Pat Cummins was still five months away from being born, Paul Keating had only recently replaced Bob Hawke as Australias prime minister, the median house price in Sydney was $183,300 and the host city for the 2000 Olympics was yet to be decided. 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. Very few subsequent workplace conflicts bother me following the grade cricket education. . When we won that competition it was very satisfying primarily because you do it with your friends and share those memories for life. KINGSGROVE SPORTS MEN'S FIRST GRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR - 2021/22 Captain Scott Rodgie (Northern District); 813 runs & 32 wickets Batters Justin Avendano (UTS North Sydney); 836 runs Joshua Clarke (Western Suburbs); 826 runs Daniel Solway (Bankstown); 715 runs Angus Robson (Eastern Suburbs); 705 runs Raveesh Srivastava (Fairfield-Liverpool); 652 runs The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. roy.formica@cricketnsw.com.au. Once again, there were a few. Sydney AW Green Shield (U16) Boys U16. 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. l!~U?C.&^w,*tpm+5mcf: Points are allocated to the teams according to the results of each match. Cricket is a game of statistics and endurance but Rob Aitken has taken it to new levels. While modern day cricketers have few breaks outside the international calendar, when they do NSW players often return to play in the first-grade competition. Teams are divided into a Sixers Conference and a Thunder Conference. 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. 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Ill try and do that on Saturday., Endless summer: The Sydney cricketer set to play his 500th first-grade match. In the late 1990s and early 2000s Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss amongst others played seasons in Sydney. Feb 3. Cricket. Change selections (Season, Grade, Grade Type, Match Format) Click a row to view that player's statistics. - 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 My dad [Bob] played until he was 48 in first grade [391 games from 1960 to 1988]. The name change was part of a Cricket Australia initiative to standardise the naming of the elite men's cricket competition within each state's capital city. Now known as NSW Premier Cricket, the First Grade competition is a true testing ground for future NSW and Australian representatives, from Victor Trumper, Don Bradman, Bill OReilly and Richie Benaud through to Steve and Mark Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Josh Hazlewood and Steve Smith. The fielder tried to throw down the stumps and wrong-footed the guy backing up, which meant the ball went for five. All age groups. "w1#hjGR7%gnQ.VMtuZF}_D8kI%II3i V!N`>wzm67[GHt-:k2p}aTb$bZFz25tX4vSVzUqKBD[6 ;>EX& H{?uTGb$bn(isgoR K#"X Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. Credit:Brook Mitchell. 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 cases all the way from 6th grade. This competition is also used by the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder to identify talent for their BBL and Supplementary squads. He took 109 wickets on the tour, including nine for 38 against Somerset. Some clubs were renamed to reflect their wider representation (Waverley renamed as Eastern Suburbs, Fairfield becoming Fairfield-Liverpool and Campbelltown becoming Campbelltown-Camden). The preliminary rounds for this competition consist of Two-Day and One-Day matches. endobj Too many. His last few years were rendered miserable by illness, including the loss of a leg. He had married in 1933, had a daughter and was anxious about his teaching career. You just turn up and do your thing and it becomes part of your routine of life. Highest score. Who was the best spinner you played against? endobj Needless to say I was about 3 foot from the ground when he bowled the bouncer, and in true grade cricket style, having managed my way through a brief confrontation with Australias opening bowler, I nicked off terribly to Grant Lambert to following over. This includes those players who also represent Australia although the demands of the international schedule means the Australian players rarely get to play at grade level these days. Highest score. Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127. The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. stream Even when England made 903 at The Oval in 1938, he bowled 85 overs and finished with figures of three for 178. Select. The Mounties group have a reputation for providing funding for junior sports for children in the Western Suburbs and they are determined to help our club develop young players that can go on the represent us in first grade, NSW in Shield cricket and Australia in test cricket. On Saturday, the 46-year-old all-rounder will become the first player in the 128-year history of Sydney grade cricket to chalk up 500 first-grade matches when he strides out for North Sydney against St George. Drummoyne Oval sits on the land of the Wangal people of the Eora nation. All genders. Third Grade: . This competition has grown substantially since its formation and by 1985 the Sydney Grade Cricket Competition encompassed 20 clubs. When O'Reilly died, Bradman said he was the greatest bowler he had ever faced or watched. endobj %PDF-1.7 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.
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