"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. The ground is also a pre-dominant ODI venue and has hosted numerous final matches as well as the crucial . I reckon I must have spent at least 100 Saturdays doing that. 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. 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. This competition has grown substantially since its formation and by 1985 the Sydney Grade Cricket Competition encompassed 20 clubs. I loved it there. 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 . Bowlers, in particular fast bowlers, have had to work much harder at getting wickets. Read about Records, / , Sydney Cricket Ground, / , Records by ground Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. [1] By learning how to subtly change the pace of his deliveries. 6 0 obj HS. 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. WBBL - Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat Erin Burns has been a regular in the Women's Big Bash League. "w1#hjGR7%gnQ.VMtuZF}_D8kI%II3i V!N`>wzm67[GHt-:k2p}aTb$bZFz25tX4vSVzUqKBD[6 ;>EX& H{?uTGb$bn(isgoR K#"X He has batted at every spot in the order and won 202 first-grade games. 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. Make it easy for people to search and find the people and services they need through people they know and trust. Grade cricket hastens ones ability to understand and manage hostility and aggression, whether on the field or off. 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. Cogent point. When O'Reilly died, Bradman said he was the greatest bowler he had ever faced or watched. Are you still involved in Cricket and if so, in what capacity? He essentially taught me the methods, mechanics and mindset of batting and playing generally that I think helped me play my best cricket. $.' 11 0 obj He bowled leg-breaks and, especially, top-spinners and googlies, backed up by an intimidating manner. 2023 Gains. 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. Summer 2022/23 Active. The medal was won in 2021/22 by Scott Rodgie from Northern District Cricket Club. AW Green Shield Final scorecard. We also pay our respect to Elders past and present. For over 125 years, Sydney's Men's First Grade clubs have been competing for the prestigious Belvidere Cup. At one point I got him away to the boundary, and ran a tight single next ball. Some clubs also have detailed video and photographs each weekend. An asterisk (*) denotes the innings was not out. 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. Who is your favourite all time cricketer? 1-100. 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. KINGSGROVE SPORTS MENS FIRST GRADE TEAM OF THE YEAR - 2021/22, Scott Rodgie (Northern District); 813 runs & 32 wickets, Justin Avendano (UTS North Sydney); 836 runs, Joshua Clarke (Western Suburbs); 826 runs, Raveesh Srivastava (Fairfield-Liverpool); 652 runs, Tim Cummins (Sydney University); 28 dismissals and 486 runs, Devlin Malone (Sydney University); 35 wickets, Hunar Verma (Blacktown Mounties); 33 wickets, Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup: Randwick Petersham CC, Third Grade (Mitchell Cup): Northern District CC, Fourth Grade (Reid Cup): Manly Warringah CC, Fifth Grade (David Sherwood Cup): Eastern Suburbs CC, Under 21 Poidevin-Gray Shield: Sutherland DCC, Bob Simpson Award Mens Coach of the Year: Peter Forrest (Mosman), Ground of the Year 1st Place: Pratten Park (Western Suburbs), Ground of the Year Runner-Up: Waverley Oval (Eastern Suburbs), Ground of the Year 3rd Place: Allan Border Oval (Mosman), Lower Grades Ground of the Year: Tunks Park (UTS North Sydney), Spirit of Cricket Award: Northern District CC, 1st Grade Captain of the Year: Josh Clarke (Western Suburbs), 2nd Grade Captain of the Year: Andrew Jamieson (Manly-Warringah), 3rd Grade Captain of the Year: Daniel Stickland(Northern District), 4th Grade Captain of the Year: Stephen Wark (St George), 5th Grade Captain of the Year: Trevor Whittall (Campbelltown-Camden), 2023 Cricket New South Wales.All rights reserved. By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. O'Reilly was born in White Cliffs in the New South Wales bush into a large Irish family on December 20, 1905. Ive always played with my brothers. He then drove me a further 65km to Bensons Lane, and I arrived just as the game was starting. In 1985 Sydney District CC left the competition but 3 new clubs from the outer suburbs of Sydney joined - Fairfield, Campbelltown and Hawkesbury. 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. He enjoyed a great career with Balmain. 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. Who was the fastest bowler you ever faced? He didn't have it all his own way, let me tell you. 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. Left to right: James, Glenn and Rob. I can still see the ball going to the boundary and feeling the elation of that. 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). You may as well give your employer a plug, who do you work for? It emerged he was not studying law, nor had he ever been to university. Whats been your most memorable moment in cricket? The competition consists of 20 clubs who field one side in each of the five grades. endobj Highest score. endobj 49. 1 0 obj What follows is a survey of the current English county cricketers who have spent time in 1st grade in Sydney. Gideon Haigh, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 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). 14 0 obj <> He would take me to the SCG as a kid all the time, and play with me in the backyard Ive been very lucky. NSW Premier Cricket First Grade (): Sydney (w) - Penrith (w) 05 . Bob Aitken bowling in a Sydney grade match. 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. 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. 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) . 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. 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. 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. Click button below to view latest club results. They won 4 titles as a merged outfit before merging again with Randwick, which had won 7 titles, to become Randwick-Petersham. While the ball is still a four-piece ball, its seam is less pronounced and more difficult to swing. 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. Jack Fingleton said he was a flurry of limbs, fire and steel-edged temper. But he was consistent, loved quality and hated one-day cricket (hit-and-giggle) which he generally refused to watch. 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). Sign up successfully. Whats the best advice you ever received? I remained there for my early years of grade cricket, before switching to Norths when I was 20. I pretty much go to her game and then my own T20 in the afternoon.. Australia. During the run-up, a sort of fierce galumph, the right forearm worked like a piston; at delivery the head was ducked low as if to butt the batsman on to his stumps. This competition is also used by the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder to identify talent for their BBL and Supplementary squads. NSW Premier Cricket (formerly known as Sydney Grade Cricket) is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. 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. His cricket was proof that spin bowling was not necessarily a gentle art. Will they enjoy success in Australia, like they did in South Africa? I managed to avoid Mark Cameron somehow. These points go towards the Club Championship which is awarded at the end of the regular season. Rob Aitken poses for a photo at Bon Andrews Oval in North Sydney ahead of his 500th match of Sydney first grade. Once again, there were a few. AVE. Batting average: Total runs scored/total number of dismissals. 8 0 obj All age groups. Please check your email to receive the magic link. Take cricket with you everywhere! It was a great arena for life lessons. The Women's First Grade Player of the Year Award was first awarded in 1989/90 won Monika Grogan. 12 0 obj How old were you when you first played grade cricket? However, the high rate of lower back injuries (20%) highlights an area of concern in this cohort. Cricket longevity is in Aitkens blood. Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. Sydney Grade Cricket @SydneyGradeRumo Latest Sydney Grade Rumours/News please tweet! Cricket is a game of statistics and endurance but Rob Aitken has taken it to new levels. Australia. 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. The final series generally consists of Qualifying Finals, Semi-Finals and a Final. 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. Or similarly, that all the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. <> The Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup is contested by the 20 Sydney NSW Premier Cricket clubs. 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. Too many. 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. Due to this system, the winner of the Club Championship usually comes from a club whose first-grade team is within the top 6. Ive always admired and respected the dogged and disciplined competitors but have most enjoyed the misunderstood stylists. 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. stream I do some communications work on the side too. Clearly, Aitken loves cricket, although there is one thing about the game he cant stand. % Nathan Hauritz was the Test spinner when I played against him, though I think we were on a good wicket. I was in year 11 at school, which would have made me 16 at the time. The Grand Final. 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. My dad [Bob] played until he was 48 in first grade [391 games from 1960 to 1988]. I remember sitting on the couch at home before the game in my full whites, very nervous. A breeding ground for future NSW and Australian representatives, McDonald's NSW Premier Cricket competition is regarded as the strongest in Australia. Im still 30 in my own mind. 3 - Constants & variables . Wom. <> RUNS. What was the best win you were involved in? Feb 3. I played junior cricket at Lane Cove, which was in the Gordon District Cricket Association. Whos been the biggest influence in your cricket career? Do you remember your first ever game of cricket? In 1917 the family moved to Wingello. Were working to restore it. Every game is a bonus, Aitken says. Click here to find out more about the McDonalds Womens Premier Cricket competition, including scores and contact details. He was the first guy to talk to me when I arrived at the club. Scott Coyte was very quick. He was transferred back to Sydney in time for the 1931-32 season and after four more matches made his dbut for Australia. Spectators are generally few and far between at matches, mostly family members, partners or club members. Nathan Ball (Balmain) and Will Mottram (UK guy, came to the Tigers). Records / Sydney Cricket Ground / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs, Readers recommend - Curated tweets by ESPNcricinfo.
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