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! Drummoyne Oval sits on the land of the Wangal people of the Eora nation. Cricket is a game of statistics and endurance but Rob Aitken has taken it to new levels. Highest score. A breeding ground for future NSW and Australian representatives, McDonald's NSW Premier Cricket competition is regarded as the strongest in Australia. . Rob Aitken poses for a photo at Bon Andrews Oval in North Sydney ahead of his 500th match of Sydney first grade. <> Make it easy for people to search and find the people and services they need through people they know and trust. My Dad, without doubt. Nathan Ball (Balmain) and Will Mottram (UK guy, came to the Tigers). The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. 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. <> You enjoy it and make the most of it. <> But he was consistent, loved quality and hated one-day cricket (hit-and-giggle) which he generally refused to watch. Good team song though. Of course I describe this as a sweep, I probably just dragged the bat in an arc toward the ball and connected. . Click here to find out more about the McDonalds Womens Premier Cricket competition, including scores and contact details. 2 0 obj The Women's First Grade Player of the Year Award was first awarded in 1989/90 won Monika Grogan. <> 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. 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. In 1926-27 O'Reilly was chosen for the New South Wales state practice squad on the strength of one match for North Sydney. Finally in 2002 Blacktown were promoted from the second-tier shires competition to bring the number of clubs back up to 20. Credit:Cricket NSW, Turning up to watch it rain, Aitken says. Rob Aitken poses for a photo at Bon Andrews Oval in North Sydney ahead of his 500th match of Sydney first grade. [1] dismissals. The 2020/21 champions were the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. He drove me an hour to Raby, whereupon I discovered that Campbelltown-Camden were playing Manly. New Zealand v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 9, 2022 I like to read, listen, speak with interesting people about politics, social issues, Australia. [, Pakistan v South Africa at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 36th match, Nov 3, 2022 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. 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). Whats been your most memorable moment in cricket? Medical and Health Care - General Manager Cutera ANZ | Health and Beauty. l!~U?C.&^w,*tpm+5mcf: Steve OKeefe was in my age cohort, though his bowling (like most good spinners) developed a bunch after I finished playing. - 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 (Mtdk\aTL2i[$mGKH&l{^8]@'? In the series in England in 1934 he took 28 wickets, including seven in an innings twice. Do you remember your first ever game of cricket? 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. I am Im lucky enough to tell cricket stories through some freelance work, both under my own name and through a little collective called The Grade Cricketer. endobj ",#(7),01444'9=82. $.' Each team plays six preliminary round matches with the top four teams in each conference playing Semi Finals, followed by a Conference Final. I dont think time is an issue. Steve Waugh Profile - Cricket Player Australia | Stats, Records, Video Matches (9) IND v AUS (1) BAN v ENG (1) PSL 2023 (1) Irani Cup (1) CWC League 2 (1) Shield (3) SA v WI (1) RESULT 3rd. 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. While Sir Donald walked the corridors of cricketing power O'Reilly was the rumbustious backbencher. 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. Australia. Most but not all clubs actively update their website and have information across a variety of social media platforms. Clearly, Aitken loves cricket, although there is one thing about the game he cant stand. 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. Complex strategic question for Australian cricket given direction of the game globally. The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. - By asking this question , you'll find out if she's capable of making her loved ones a priority. Cricket. It includes statistics from the two day competition under it's various guises, limited overs competitions under various names (including the Rothman's Cup) and the Twenty20 Competiton under it's various . [. He went back to Australia and suddenly announced his retirement. Known as Sydney Cricket Ground No. This may have cost him the chance of a Test against England in 1928-29 and, very probably, a tour in 1930. First grade = 6 points per competition point, Second grade = 5, Third = 4,Fourth = 3, Fifth/PG/Green Shield = 2 8. 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. A memorable win made better by 1s also winning at the adjacent ground, and an all-in team song. In 2015/16, there were over 10 players in the competition plying their trade in the first-grade competition. Did you have any cricketing superstitions? You can do anything if you put your mind to it. 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 All points received in this competition go towards the Club Championship. NSW Premier Cricket First Grade High odds and bonuses Make a bet on winning the match, total and other outcomes FONBET 10 0 obj It was in the Under 10s for Lane Cove, so I would have been nine. 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. In 2019 the Blacktown District Cricket Club formed a partnership with the powerful Mounties group and coming under the wing of the Mounties Group has helped the club provide better amenities, more equipment and first class coaching for our junior players. In the 1st Grade competition, each side plays every other side over a total of 19 rounds. He is The Grade Cricketer. All Rights Reserved. The match was Gurr's only known Test Match while Hobbs scored one more Test. The club is taking some significant steps to attract players with first class and first grade premier cricket experience to provide not only greater playing depth, but also to provide our young players the support they need to be successful cricketers while we will also be starting a girls and a womens team in the near future. 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. What was the best win you were involved in? 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. There have been higher team and individual scores (400+ scores by teams are not the rare occurrence they once were). Bowlers, in particular fast bowlers, have had to work much harder at getting wickets. The Sydney Cricket Club has a long and proud history as a strong performer in Premier Cricket, and as a pathway to representative honours. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> My dad [Bob] played until he was 48 in first grade [391 games from 1960 to 1988]. However, consistency across the top 3 grades in particular is important. 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. Click here to download and view the NSW Premier Cricket Statistics Annual 2020-21. 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. 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. 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. Cricket is a game of statistics and endurance but Rob Aitken has taken it to new levels. Suddenly cricket was the best game in the whole wide world. The match resumed a week later, according to the local custom. 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) . 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. 13 0 obj The advent of T20 cricket has helped Aitken tick up a few extra games, too. An asterisk (*) denotes the innings was Jack Fingleton said he was a flurry of limbs, fire and steel-edged temper. Now that youve found Stump to stump why not join in on 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. <>/Metadata 6412 0 R/ViewerPreferences 6413 0 R>> Credit:Brook Mitchell. He was transferred back to Sydney in time for the 1931-32 season and after four more matches made his dbut for Australia. The additional 4 rounds that are played by the 1st Grade sides are generally one day matches that take place on Sundays (won by Sydney University in 2010/2011). 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. Ill try and do that on Saturday., Endless summer: The Sydney cricketer set to play his 500th first-grade match. The preliminary rounds for this competition consist of Two-Day and One-Day matches. What would their all-time XIs look like? Website by. 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. Bollinger walked past me and said you know where the next ones coming, dont you? to which I replied no, not really. Who was the best spinner you played against? 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. Adjust: most. NSW Premier Cricket First Grade: Bets on championship matches with Fonbet Betting Company. <> How was I to know that I was about to cross swords with the greatest cricketer that ever set foot on a cricket field ? http://www.premier.nsw.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?matchID=3177634&entityID=4. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He took 109 wickets on the tour, including nine for 38 against Somerset. Honestly, I dont know. Despite his longevity on the game, remarkably Aitken does not hold every first-grade playing record in Sydney. 3 0 obj The Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup is contested by the 20 Sydney NSW Premier Cricket clubs. I think hed had a troubled life I hope grade cricket was a positive community for him. 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. Of course when he bowled I could barely see the ball. Sydney AW Green Shield (U16) Boys U16. It was probably a school match in 2000. 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). At one point I got him away to the boundary, and ran a tight single next ball. I work for myself primarily! endobj What advice would you offer a young 13 year old who has the ambition of playing test cricket? O'Reilly's own account of this remains a classic. They won 4 titles as a merged outfit before merging again with Randwick, which had won 7 titles, to become Randwick-Petersham. I didnt get a bowl, and was listed to bat 11. Together with other brother Glenn, the Aitken brothers have 1400 first-grade appearances between them. Its Shane Warne, then daylight though I understand thats a bland answer. Playing for Lane Cove meant I played underage reps for Gordon. endobj O'Reilly was born in White Cliffs in the New South Wales bush into a large Irish family on December 20, 1905. endobj Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. Credit:Brook Mitchell. Sep 21 Sydney 6 5656. The current holders of the Belvidere Cup are Mosman Cricket Club. When O'Reilly died, Bradman said he was the greatest bowler he had ever faced or watched. 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). Due to this system, the winner of the Club Championship usually comes from a club whose first-grade team is within the top 6. For over 125 years, Sydney's Men's First Grade clubs have been competing for the prestigious Belvidere Cup. Points are allocated to the teams according to the results of each match. 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. What is your best bowling figures in grade cricket? 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. Other ex-clubs include a previous club called Sydney that won 3 titles, East Sydney (the inaugural first grade champion in 1893/94), Glebe (5 titles), South Sydney, Canterbury, Redfern, Middle Harbour, Leichhardt and Newtown. 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. Daniels went on to score another seven Tests while Weller scored another three. 12 0 obj 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. Change selections (Season, Grade, Grade Type, Match Format) Click a row to view that player's statistics. Total runs scored. Sydney Grade Cricket @SydneyGradeRumo Latest Sydney Grade Rumours/News please tweet! WBBL - Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat Erin Burns has been a regular in the Women's Big Bash League. Its given me a great opportunity to contribute to the conversation around cricket where often the grassroots, club experience is overlooked in favour of a shinier, more polished presentation of the game. It was the 11th time he had taken five in an innings in Tests. 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. It would then bounce ferociously on the hard pitches of his time and, on occasion, knock wicket-keepers off their feet. Left to right: James, Glenn and Rob. Since its introduction scores within the competition have increased. 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. I seem to recall Mum and Dad taking some polaroid shots of me (these have since been lost). 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. Many younger Premier Cricket players also represent NSW Metropolitan and ACT/NSW Country at the various Underage Female National Championships. 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. Ive always played with my brothers. Which ground in Sydney club cricket did you enjoy playing at the most? Until he finally retired in 1988, he was as revered in Australian press boxes as he had been on the field. If you'd like to see more content from Cricket Sydney, they'd be very grateful for your support and contribution. Cricket is such a brutal game that we develop all manner of habits, probably in a futile bid to control the chaos around us. He is the gentlest soul going around, but had major red mist when on the field. The brothers also cuffed him a lot, possibly because he was starting to show them up. The best we have finished in our 22 years is 4th in 2004-05. 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. All other grades play only 15 rounds, thus missing out on playing 4 teams each season. Please check your email to receive the magic link. stream 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. He is 10th on the all-time run-scorers list behind Greg Mail (15,242) in top spot. Click the links below to skip to that section. 11 0 obj Rob Aitken bowling for North Sydney in 2013. 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. When we won that competition it was very satisfying primarily because you do it with your friends and share those memories for life. Please try again later. %PDF-1.7 He put his head out of the carriage window and was told to get out at once: Wingello were playing at Bowral and needed him.
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