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. Sydney grade cricket also has a proud history of welcoming budding, current or former first-class and Test cricketers from around the world. The Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup is contested by the 20 Sydney NSW Premier Cricket clubs. Bets on Cricket match Sydney (w) Penrith (w), Wom. A Test regular, Sydney usually holds the popular 'New Year Test' that is generally played in the first week of January. Credit:Cricket NSW, Turning up to watch it rain, Aitken says. The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. POIDEVIN-GRAY SHIELD (U21) GRAND FINAL Parramatta DCC v Randwick Petersham CC Old Kings Oval, Paramatta Park 10 am THIS SUNDAY 5 March 2023 This is the Big One! The Grand Final. Sydney Cricket Club pays our respects to the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and play, and acknowledges that these lands were never ceded. 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. AW Green Shield Final scorecard. An asterisk (*) denotes the innings was not out. The Sydney Cricket Club has a long and proud history as a strong performer in Premier Cricket, and as a pathway to representative honours. Day 2 of Game 1 matches, following time lost on Day 1, Download DLS 2020 Version 4.0 (Requires Java 8.0 or later), Cricket Australia Grade Club Grant Application, McDonalds Grade Club Facility Grants Guidelines, Start of Season Coaching Grant Application, Nomination for SCA Committee of Management, Forms - Umpire's Match Report_Premier Cricket. retired notout. 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. A breeding ground for future NSW and Australian representatives, McDonald's NSW Premier Cricket competition is regarded as the strongest in Australia. The fielder tried to throw down the stumps and wrong-footed the guy backing up, which meant the ball went for five. Bob Aitken bowling in a Sydney grade match. It was a great arena for life lessons. I remember I made 14 not out, and absolutely loving the experience. This competition has grown substantially since its formation and by 1985 the Sydney Grade Cricket Competition encompassed 20 clubs. Cricket was harder to arrange. The list of award winners includes NSW greats Belinda Clark, Bronwyn Calver, Michelle Goszko, Sarah Aley and current Australian allrounder Ashleigh Gardner, who won her first Player of the Year Award in 2020/21. Since the 1940s there had been a number of club mergers (Mosman with Middle Harbour, Petersham with Marrickville and Glebe with South Sydney followed in 1965 by the forced merger of Paddington with Glebe-South Sydney to form Sydney District CC). Until he finally retired in 1988, he was as revered in Australian press boxes as he had been on the field. 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. All genders. The medal was won in 2021/22 by Scott Rodgie from Northern District Cricket Club. Click here to download and view the NSW Premier Cricket Statistics Annual 2020-21. Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127. An asterisk (*) denotes the innings was 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. 15 0 obj The Aitken brothers at Coogee Oval in a match for North Sydney. The match was Gurr's only known Test Match while Hobbs scored one more Test. - 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 However, Sydney Grammar School offered him a job that enabled him to play on. Sports writer and presenter primarily. In blazing heat at Old Trafford, he transformed the game in an over which England began at 68 for no wicket. In 1985 Sydney District CC left the competition but 3 new clubs from the outer suburbs of Sydney joined - Fairfield, Campbelltown and Hawkesbury. India's young wristspinners are reminiscent of the Aussie duo of Bill O' Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett. He was transferred back to Sydney in time for the 1931-32 season and after four more matches made his dbut for Australia. Opting out is easy, so give it a try. 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 took 109 wickets on the tour, including nine for 38 against Somerset. 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! As a player, it would be opening the batting and facing Doug Bollinger with a new ball at North Sydney Oval, pre-hair, in 1st grade. E-Book Overview The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language is the first comprehensive descriptive grammar of English to appear for over fifteen years, a period which has seen immense developments in linguistic theory at all levels. Future generations will have to judge the greatness of his bowling on the fragments of film that survive and the written descriptions, of which R. C. Robertson-Glasgow's may stand as definitive:As with those more florid opponents of legendary heroes, there seemed to be more arms than Nature or the rules allow. When he played his first match for Wingello Juniors, the team walked to the opposition's ground seven miles away in Tallong, with their dogs chasing rabbits along the way. Who was the fastest bowler you ever faced? New South Wales and Barbados have had two of the strongest first-class teams in the world. <> Daniels went on to score another seven Tests while Weller scored another three. Sydney Poidevin-Gray Shield (Sixers Conference) Men U21. I do sort of. I reckon I must have spent at least 100 Saturdays doing that. Sydney sydneygrade.nsw.cricket.com.au Joined May 2013 814 Following 1,852 Followers Tweets Tweets & replies Media Likes Interested in @SydneyGradeRumo's Tweets? He is 10th on the all-time run-scorers list behind Greg Mail (15,242) in top spot. By the close of play, 17-year-old Don Bradman was 234 not out. roy.formica@cricketnsw.com.au. 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? Because of some caution they put us in the 2nd XI competition, and we just so happened to have a team with four future 1st graders. Which ground in Sydney club cricket did you enjoy playing at the most? endobj All age groups. I played junior cricket at Lane Cove, which was in the Gordon District Cricket Association. . Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. NSW Premier Cricket First Grade (): Sydney (w) - Penrith (w) 05 . Who is your favourite all time cricketer? 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 He played 27 Test matches and took 144 wickets - 102 of them Englishmen and the vital wicket of Walter Hammond ten times - averaging 22.59. Clearly, Aitken loves cricket, although there is one thing about the game he cant stand. He bowled leg-breaks and, especially, top-spinners and googlies, backed up by an intimidating manner. The McDonalds Womens NSW Premier Cricketcompetition is a feeder for the NSW Women's squad, Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers, while players from this competition have also progressed to represent other States in the Women's National Cricket League. My communications work is with a small firm called Character and Distinction a group of extremely smart women who provide PR and Corporate Communications consulting to a range of clients across Australia. Rob Aitken poses for a photo at Bon Andrews Oval in North Sydney ahead of his 500th match of Sydney first grade. Change selections (Season, Grade, Grade Type, Match Format) Click a row to view that player's statistics. The best laughs Ive had in cricket have been with Nathan Ball. Sydney Grade Cricket @SydneyGradeRumo Latest Sydney Grade Rumours/News please tweet! Committee of Management. Some clubs also have detailed video and photographs each weekend. In the 1st Grade competition, each side plays every other side over a total of 19 rounds. And when he went to the teachers' college at Sydney University in his late teens he was more interested in such events as the hop, step and jump, in which he held the state record. 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. All of the current NSW first-class cricket players are selected from their performances in Premier Cricket. 49. I loved it there. 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. All time. And while the end is nearer than the beginning, Aitken wants to continue enjoying weekends with his brothers and mates at North Sydney for a while longer yet. Cogent point. 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. Cricket is a game of statistics and endurance but Rob Aitken has taken it to new levels. Total runs scored. A very successful group that Im privileged to play a small role in. }&Bl? 11 0 obj According to Jack Fingleton in Cricket crisis, the four O'Reilly brothers played with a gum-wood bat and a piece of banksia root chiselled down to make a ball. I pretty much go to her game and then my own T20 in the afternoon.. 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. First grade = 6 points per competition point, Second grade = 5, Third = 4,Fourth = 3, Fifth/PG/Green Shield = 2 8. 2 0 obj a player was a sub, or matches that didn't commence (eg abandoned matches). My dad [Bob] played until he was 48 in first grade [391 games from 1960 to 1988]. Too many. Off the field, his gruffness was mitigated by his intelligence, erudition, wit and twinkling eyes. 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. By Jay L. 592+ Math Tutors 4.9/5 Star Rating Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences 14 0 obj He imbued me with a great joy for the game that extended beyond playing. It was the first year my school, St Andrews, had entered a team into the Saturday competition (we were a noted choir school, not a sporting one). %PDF-1.7 4 0 obj Read about Records, / , Sydney Cricket Ground, / , Records by ground Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. These points go towards the Club Championship which is awarded at the end of the regular season. Steve OKeefe was in my age cohort, though his bowling (like most good spinners) developed a bunch after I finished playing. Note: the total number of dismissals is determined by number of batting innings minus number of not out innings. It was probably a school match in 2000. 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. Ill try and do that on Saturday., Endless summer: The Sydney cricketer set to play his 500th first-grade match. But he was consistent, loved quality and hated one-day cricket (hit-and-giggle) which he generally refused to watch. Women's Coach of the Year: Russel Grimson (Sydney) Spirit of Cricket Award . The ground is also a pre-dominant ODI venue and has hosted numerous final matches as well as the crucial . The winner of the Sixers conference then plays the winner of the Thunder conference for the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup. 2023 Gains. Jack Fingleton said he was a flurry of limbs, fire and steel-edged temper. o Number of registered gymnasiums located in Sydney o Length of a basketball court o Maximum number of players on a netball team . Mobile: 0414 486 438. An amazing amount, too many to list here. 201-300. 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. HS. My eldest daughter has started playing Brewer Shield (under 18s) on Sundays. $.' % Left to right: James, Glenn and Rob. Sep 21 Sydney 6 5656. 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. Batting average: Total runs scored/total number of Feb 3. C{%$0]3,UzX`L?}0h+KP"p$,Ez +xp37K=X2L (P3[ 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 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. 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. The Grade Cricketer latest book - click to buy now. endobj 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. endobj The 1st Grade sides played an additional one-day match and 3 Twenty20 matches. Sydney Cricket Ground Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com Tweet By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. Click the links below to skip to that section. Known as Sydney Cricket Ground No. Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. I continued to Green Shield with Gordon, before changing to Balmain for my second year of Green Shield. It would then bounce ferociously on the hard pitches of his time and, on occasion, knock wicket-keepers off their feet. Blacktown District Cricket Club Copyright 2021. Were working to restore it. Credit:Brook Mitchell. Summer 2022/23 Active. Wom. This competition has First Grade status and points gained count towards the Club Championship. Most but not all clubs actively update their website and have information across a variety of social media platforms. Do you remember your first ever game of cricket? I do some communications work on the side too. The time goes real quick, Aitken says. Very few subsequent workplace conflicts bother me following the grade cricket education. Sydney AW Green Shield (U16) Boys U16. We also pay our respect to Elders past and present. [. <> endobj The Men's First Grade Player of the Year is named in honour of the late, great NSW, Australian leg-spinner and prominent journalist Bill O'Reilly. endobj WBBL - Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat Erin Burns has been a regular in the Women's Big Bash League. Injury rate and patterns of Sydney grade cricketers: a prospective study of injuries in 408 cricketers The injury rate in SGC is lower than that reported at elite level. Website by. The match resumed a week later, according to the local custom. Aitken, who went past Ken Halls record of 471 first-grade matches last year, clearly does not. I like to spend time with my mates, my wife, my little boy Ted, and my family. Join the cricket network to promote your business and expertise. In this case the match will link to the original grade. My advice would be that it is an extremely lofty goal, but properly managed lofty goals can be an excellent thing to pursue for myriad reasons. I managed to avoid Mark Cameron somehow. The 2010/11 season, for all grades, included 10 two-day matches (generally played on two consecutive Saturdays), 4 one-day matches and 1 Twenty-20 match. 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. A stalwart of the side throughout the decade, he scored the second most runs and took the second most wickets for the Bears during the 2010s. Ive always played with my brothers. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> In recent times some clubs have started broadcasting scorecards in real-time on the Cricket Australia website. "w1#hjGR7%gnQ.VMtuZF}_D8kI%II3i V!N`>wzm67[GHt-:k2p}aTb$bZFz25tX4vSVzUqKBD[6 ;>EX& H{?uTGb$bn(isgoR K#"X , , Fonbet I remember sitting on the couch at home before the game in my full whites, very nervous. Click here to find out more about the First Grade Limited Overs Cup, including scores and contact details. 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. What advice would you offer a young 13 year old who has the ambition of playing test cricket? 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. Cricket. I like the idea that there were things you could do to tilt the brutality of cricket your way. Most amateur cricketers know when to call it a day. A year later he made his first-class dbut against the New Zealanders. 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Probability And Statistics For Engineering And The Sciences Jay Devore, an award-winning professor and internationally recognized author and Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences. The 2021/22 champions were the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. <> O'Reilly was born in White Cliffs in the New South Wales bush into a large Irish family on December 20, 1905. 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. Turn on account notifications to keep up with all new content. The current holders of the Belvidere Cup are Mosman Cricket Club. Suddenly cricket was the best game in the whole wide world. 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. Hard to answer that. NSW Premier Cricket (formerly known as Sydney Grade Cricket) is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. 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. 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. I suspect the fastest bowler I faced was Burt Cockley from Randwick-Petersham, who bowled me with an inswinger at Coogee once (didnt see it). Select. Sign up successfully. Second Grade: Parramatta CC. <> Playing for Lane Cove meant I played underage reps for Gordon. 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. Cricket Sydney will receive 80% of all funds contributed. The NPT20 Championships will bring together the best Premier clubs from around the country. 170 Followers Join the cricket network to promote your business and expertise. 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. 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]. 2. Get the latest scores, news, highlights, live radio and live video streaming. Since its introduction scores within the competition have increased. There have been higher team and individual scores (400+ scores by teams are not the rare occurrence they once were). 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. stream Once again, there were a few. 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) . 6 Herb Elliott Avenue. He performed quietly in a match in which Bradman scored 299 not out and Grimmett took 14 wickets, but he had arrived. I can still see the ball going to the boundary and feeling the elation of that. New Zealand v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 9, 2022 Click here to find out more about the McDonalds Womens Premier Cricket competition, including scores and contact details. <> First Grade, Second Grade and Under 18 Brewer Shield competitions are all played on a Sunday with Third Grade being played on Saturdays. AVE. Batting average: Total runs scored/total number of dismissals. Other people probably see that more than me. 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 <>/Metadata 6412 0 R/ViewerPreferences 6413 0 R>> It was a one-dayer, and of course we bowled first. Points are only accrued across round matches and do not include finals. Click here to find out more about Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup including scores and details. As a Bears fan in Rugby League, North Sydney Oval was a special place for me, and I wont forget my uncles turning up that day and registering their fear at the prospect, which didnt help the confidence. In cricketing circles whats your nickname? He was the first guy to talk to me when I arrived at the club. <> Adjust: most. O'Reilly's own account of this remains a classic. My Dad, without doubt. Many younger Premier Cricket players also represent NSW Metropolitan and ACT/NSW Country at the various Underage Female National Championships. 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. But he was blessed with a marriage to Molly that lasted 59 years. endobj The exception to this is at T20 matches which can attract crowds into the hundreds and occasionally the low thousands. The Grade Cricketer Podcast, The Grade Cricketer on 7Sports and writes for the Guardian and other publications. Each team plays six preliminary round matches with the top four teams in each conference playing Semi Finals, followed by a Conference Final. 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. Players for the NSW team are selected from the first-grade competition. 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. 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.