Known as Sydney Cricket Ground No. Despite his longevity on the game, remarkably Aitken does not hold every first-grade playing record in Sydney. 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 Who was the best spinner you played against? The match resumed a week later, according to the local custom. a player was a sub, or matches that didn't commence (eg abandoned matches). 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 . 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. endobj However, consistency across the top 3 grades in particular is important. Select. Sign up successfully. Cricket was harder to arrange. 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. It has been suggested that his action and the general commotion before delivery were born of a deep sense of frustration at not being able to bowl fast enough to knock the batsman down. stream 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. Cricket longevity is in Aitkens blood. By Jay L. 592+ Math Tutors 4.9/5 Star Rating Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences This competition has grown substantially since its formation and by 1985 the Sydney Grade Cricket Competition encompassed 20 clubs. Good team song though. endobj 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. I had minimal ideas when Beau Casson bowled to me absolutely zero clue which way the ball was spinning. Grade cricket hastens ones ability to understand and manage hostility and aggression, whether on the field or off. 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. 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. 3 0 obj Check the Stats & Records of Records, / , Sydney Cricket Ground, / , Records by ground Players in Wicket keeper Batting Bowling Due to this system, the winner of the Club Championship usually comes from a club whose first-grade team is within the top 6. 6 0 obj <> It was in the Under 10s for Lane Cove, so I would have been nine. <> He did save the follow-on by making 30 not out at Old Trafford in the next Test. endobj Once again, there were a few. Change selections (Season, Grade, Grade Type, Match Format) Click a row to view that player's statistics. endobj Honestly, I dont know. retired notout. Sydney First Grade Cricket Grounds Ground Name Suburb/Town First Match Last Match Matches Alan Davidson Oval Alexandria 2001/02 2016/17 9 It is our first time in the Grand Final in this competition. I like the idea that there were things you could do to tilt the brutality of cricket your way. 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. The Aitken brothers at Coogee Oval in a match for North Sydney. Some clubs also have detailed video and photographs each weekend. This may have cost him the chance of a Test against England in 1928-29 and, very probably, a tour in 1930. Drummoyne Oval sits on the land of the Wangal people of the Eora nation. In cricketing circles whats your nickname? 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? Scott Coyte was very quick. A point in first grade is worth more than second grade and so on. He was the first guy to talk to me when I arrived at the club. stream A very successful group that Im privileged to play a small role in. 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. not out. My Dads family all lived in the area and we were around the corner in Hunters Hill, so it made sense. 2023 Gains. I was in year 11 at school, which would have made me 16 at the time. Get the latest scores, news, highlights, live radio and live video streaming. 6 Herb Elliott Avenue. Are there any lessons from your time in cricket that you take into work or life in general? The preliminary rounds for this competition consist of Two-Day and One-Day matches. Spectators are generally few and far between at matches, mostly family members, partners or club members. There are 20 clubs in the McDonald's NSW Premier Cricket competition with each competing in First Grade through to Fifth Grade, as well as the Poidevin-Gray Shield (U/21) and AW Green Shield (U/16). I just enjoy the people I play with and working together in a team setting.. Each grade team consists of five senior divisions, as well as restricted age group playing in the Poidevin-Gray Shield (under 21) and AW Green Shield junior competition (under 17). His cricket was proof that spin bowling was not necessarily a gentle art. By learning how to subtly change the pace of his deliveries. 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. Take cricket with you everywhere! 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. However, the high rate of lower back injuries (20%) highlights an area of concern in this cohort. 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. In blazing heat at Old Trafford, he transformed the game in an over which England began at 68 for no wicket. 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. An amazing amount, too many to list here. The current holders of the Belvidere Cup are Mosman Cricket Club. NSW Premier Cricket First Grade (): Sydney (w) - Penrith (w) 05 . 15 0 obj It was probably a school match in 2000. Winners include former NSW and Australia great Bob Simpson, who claimed the first O'Reilly Medal in 1968 and again in 1973, as well some of the Blues finest servants like Greg Mail, Dominic Thornely, Trent Copeland, Grant Lambert and Gavin Robertson. 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. Bollinger walked past me and said you know where the next ones coming, dont you? to which I replied no, not really. Sydney grade cricket also has a proud history of welcoming budding, current or former first-class and Test cricketers from around the world. 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 As an adult, ex-Tasmanian wicketkeeper Mark Atkinson was a major influence on my cricket. 2. He and brother James have played 265 first-grade matches together. The Grade Cricketer latest book - click to buy now. 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). What or who would you sacrifice your life for? <>/Metadata 6412 0 R/ViewerPreferences 6413 0 R>> AW Green Shield Final scorecard. But teachers in New South Wales work for the state rather than an individual school and the newly-qualified O'Reilly was despatched to three different bush towns. 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. You enjoy it and make the most of it. "w1#hjGR7%gnQ.VMtuZF}_D8kI%II3i V!N`>wzm67[GHt-:k2p}aTb$bZFz25tX4vSVzUqKBD[6 ;>EX& H{?uTGb$bn(isgoR K#"X 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. In 2015/16, there were over 10 players in the competition plying their trade in the first-grade competition. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In 73 matches, she has notched up 1,093 runs at an average of 21.86 and a strike rate of 122.2,. He was transferred back to Sydney in time for the 1931-32 season and after four more matches made his dbut for Australia. NSW Premier Cricket First Grade: Bets on championship matches with Fonbet Betting Company. Will they enjoy success in Australia, like they did in South Africa? Whats been your most memorable moment in cricket? 1 0 obj Which ground in Sydney club cricket did you enjoy playing at the most? An asterisk (*) denotes the innings was 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. Nathan Ball (Balmain) and Will Mottram (UK guy, came to the Tigers). Thats hard to say, there seemed to be so many quick bowlers in the mid 2000s. Points are only accrued across round matches and do not include finals. He toured South Africa in 1935-36 and took 27 wickets again, 25 in the great series against England in 1936-37 and 22 back in England in 1938, despite the unforgiving wickets ( dosed up to the eyeballs, said O'Reilly) of Trent Bridge and The Oval. 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. Credit:Brook Mitchell. Now that youve found Stump to stump why not join in on The Sydney Cricket Club has a long and proud history as a strong performer in Premier Cricket, and as a pathway to representative honours. The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. 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. The 2020/21 champions were the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. 3 - Constants & variables . 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. RUNS. 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! x]o0#?0 -4&0"~6c*6% +sq2C>7pq+Y/)wI|YlrS8u]FWg`G In the Qualifying Finals, the 1st placed team plays the 6th placed team, 2nd plays 5th and 3rd plays 4th. He went back to Australia and suddenly announced his retirement. <> Ill try and do that on Saturday., Endless summer: The Sydney cricketer set to play his 500th first-grade match. endobj $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. Cricket NSW is a member association of Cricket Australia - the national governing body for the game in Australia. 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. au by 6:00pm Wednesday 21st October to confirm their spot in the trial. 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. endobj ",#(7),01444'9=82. I do some communications work on the side too. He didn't have it all his own way, let me tell you. Left to right: James, Glenn and Rob. Steve OKeefe was in my age cohort, though his bowling (like most good spinners) developed a bunch after I finished playing. Ive always played with my brothers. Cricket, Push-ups, Squats. All other grades play only 15 rounds, thus missing out on playing 4 teams each season. I was studying Sociology at Uni during the 05 Ashes, and I remember my lecturer, Dr Annette Falahey, sidling up to me and explaining how beautiful Warnes bowling was to her. What follows is a survey of the current English county cricketers who have spent time in 1st grade in Sydney. 1; Garrison Ground (1848-1877), Association Ground . Of course when he bowled I could barely see the ball. Or similarly, that all the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. 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. But he was blessed with a marriage to Molly that lasted 59 years. The 1st Grade sides played an additional one-day match and 3 Twenty20 matches. The fielder tried to throw down the stumps and wrong-footed the guy backing up, which meant the ball went for five. 2 0 obj In 1985 Sydney District CC left the competition but 3 new clubs from the outer suburbs of Sydney joined - Fairfield, Campbelltown and Hawkesbury. Cricket Sydney will receive 80% of all funds contributed. The 2021/22 champions were the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. 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. It would then bounce ferociously on the hard pitches of his time and, on occasion, knock wicket-keepers off their feet. He is the gentlest soul going around, but had major red mist when on the field. But it didn't take long to see the greatness; the control of leg-break, top-spinner and googly; the change of pace and trajectory without apparent change in action; the scrupulous length; the vitality; and, informing and rounding all, the brain to diagnose what patient required what treatment. 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. What is your highest score in grade cricket? 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. 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. 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. Third Grade: . Hendren and Leyland recaptured the initiative and England declared at 627 for nine but O'Reilly finished with seven for 189. I think hed had a troubled life I hope grade cricket was a positive community for him. o Number of registered gymnasiums located in Sydney o Length of a basketball court o Maximum number of players on a netball team . Aitken debuted in first grade at the age of 17 in 1992 and is still going, 30 summers later. Who was the fastest bowler you ever faced? Click here to find out more about the McDonalds Womens Premier Cricket competition, including scores and contact details. I compounded this problem by confusing our opponent and telling Dad we were playing at Raby Oval in Campbelltown. Note: the total number of dismissals is determined by number of batting innings minus number of not out innings. Number of not out innings. <> , , Fonbet - 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 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) Cricket is a game of statistics and endurance but Rob Aitken has taken it to new levels. 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! A breeding ground for future NSW and Australian representatives, McDonald's NSW Premier Cricket competition is regarded as the strongest in Australia. According to NSW Cricket stats guru Adam Morehouse, Aitken has scored 11,387 runs at an average of 29.35, with eight centuries, 59 fifties and 38 ducks in 499 matches and 494 innings. <> This competition has First Grade status and points gained count towards the Club Championship. 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. WBBL - Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat Erin Burns has been a regular in the Women's Big Bash League. There have been higher team and individual scores (400+ scores by teams are not the rare occurrence they once were). Legends of the game like Christina Matthews, Belinda Clark, Lisa Keightley and Lisa Sthalekar, as well as current players Alex Blackwell, Rene Farrell, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner and Alyssa Healy have all spent regular time in the NSW Women's Premier Cricket competition. North Sydney Oval, for its special place in my family (and its beauty). 201-300. All of the current NSW first-class cricket players are selected from their performances in Premier Cricket. For each club, each grades' points tally is multiplied by a factor for the purposes of calculating Club Championship points. Get the latest scores, news, highlights, live radio and live video streaming. The best laughs Ive had in cricket have been with Nathan Ball. This was a woman clad in black who would have been as arch-feminist as they come, recognising this mans genius. 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. New Zealand v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 9, 2022 <> Such is the strength of the competition that some well-known players have been known to play multiple matches in second grade. 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. [, Pakistan v South Africa at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 36th match, Nov 3, 2022 I had one team-mate whod use fines to highlight that he was a lawyer, and would proceed to argue every fine thrown his way. 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. Players for the NSW team are selected from the first-grade competition. }&Bl? Adjust: most. But he was consistent, loved quality and hated one-day cricket (hit-and-giggle) which he generally refused to watch. Nathan Hauritz was the Test spinner when I played against him, though I think we were on a good wicket. Click here to download and view the NSW Premier Cricket Statistics Annual 2020-21. JFIF ,, C I can still see the ball going to the boundary and feeling the elation of that. What was the best win you were involved in? No one ever dominated O'Reilly. He took 109 wickets on the tour, including nine for 38 against Somerset. 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. Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. Reset. He imbued me with a great joy for the game that extended beyond playing. l!~U?C.&^w,*tpm+5mcf: Statistics enable the scientific evaluation of truth assertions The design of the research process plays a major role in the correct establishment of truth. "One of the greats, one of the legends, one of the Club's most loyal and staunch supporters, one of our fondest friends, is with us no more.MOS played for our Club from 1968 until 1995 mostly in 1st Grade where his 622 wickets is surely an unassailable record. How was I to know that I was about to cross swords with the greatest cricketer that ever set foot on a cricket field ? Until he finally retired in 1988, he was as revered in Australian press boxes as he had been on the field.