I think thats my problem.. Thats hard to say, there seemed to be so many quick bowlers in the mid 2000s. 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 Click the links below to skip to that section. 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. 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. Credit:Cricket NSW, Turning up to watch it rain, Aitken says. Did you have any cricketing superstitions? I played junior cricket at Lane Cove, which was in the Gordon District Cricket Association. Includes retired hurt and Sydney AW Green Shield (U16) Boys U16. 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. HS. It was a great arena for life lessons. Will they enjoy success in Australia, like they did in South Africa? This competition has grown substantially since its formation and by 1985 the Sydney Grade Cricket Competition encompassed 20 clubs. $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. Other people probably see that more than me. 9 0 obj The ground is also a pre-dominant ODI venue and has hosted numerous final matches as well as the crucial . Second Grade: Parramatta CC. 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 Sydney grade cricket also has a proud history of welcoming budding, current or former first-class and Test cricketers from around the world. Click here to find out more about Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup including scores and details. He is 10th on the all-time run-scorers list behind Greg Mail (15,242) in top spot. 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. All genders. Bowlers, in particular fast bowlers, have had to work much harder at getting wickets. My next memory is of batting I think I was down the order and sweeping a ball to the boundary. In 1917 the family moved to Wingello. I loved it there. , , Fonbet Bob Aitken bowling in a Sydney grade match. 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) He took a wicket every 49 balls in his first-class career and it was said he never bowled a wide. 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. endobj 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. First grade = 6 points per competition point, Second grade = 5, Third = 4,Fourth = 3, Fifth/PG/Green Shield = 2 8. That stuff is annoying., Winning the one-day competition with North Sydney was something very memorable, says Aitken, who was player of the match in the 2012-13 final. 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. Are you still involved in Cricket and if so, in what capacity? Off the field, his gruffness was mitigated by his intelligence, erudition, wit and twinkling eyes. Get the latest scores, news, highlights, live radio and live video streaming. 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. A breeding ground for future NSW and Australian representatives, McDonald's NSW Premier Cricket competition is regarded as the strongest in 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. % 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. 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 in the Under 10s for Lane Cove, so I would have been nine. 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. Number of matches played - not including matches where 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. Third Grade: . Committee of Management. 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. Business Services - Group Chief Financial Officer | Chartered Accountant. It emerged he was not studying law, nor had he ever been to university. My Dad used to do a lot of work in Newcastle, and often used to pass on a saying up there that the harder you work, the luckier you get. Or similarly, that all the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. He played only one more Test, the one-off game against New Zealand at Wellington in March 1946 when he was already 40. We also pay our respect to Elders past and present. What was the best win you were involved in? Who is your favourite all time cricketer? 101-200. 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). He and brother James have played 265 first-grade matches together. His cricket was proof that spin bowling was not necessarily a gentle art. %PDF-1.7 endobj 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. In this case the match will link to the original grade. I remember I made 14 not out, and absolutely loving the experience. Very few subsequent workplace conflicts bother me following the grade cricket education. This may have cost him the chance of a Test against England in 1928-29 and, very probably, a tour in 1930. Ive always played with my brothers. 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. What advice would you offer a young 13 year old who has the ambition of playing test cricket? Sports writer and presenter primarily. What follows is a survey of the current English county cricketers who have spent time in 1st grade in Sydney. Im very grateful for his education. 11 0 obj 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. My dad [Bob] played until he was 48 in first grade [391 games from 1960 to 1988]. But he was blessed with a marriage to Molly that lasted 59 years. Complex strategic question for Australian cricket given direction of the game globally. Reset. 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. Since the others were older, Bill inevitably bowled more than he batted. Feb 3. I pretty much go to her game and then my own T20 in the afternoon.. The Poidevin-Gray Shield, or PG's as it is more commonly known, comprises teams who represent their grade sides in an Under 21 competition. Rob Aitken poses for a photo at Bon Andrews Oval in North Sydney ahead of his 500th match of Sydney first grade. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. He was transferred back to Sydney in time for the 1931-32 season and after four more matches made his dbut for Australia. He would take me to the SCG as a kid all the time, and play with me in the backyard Ive been very lucky. Players are primarily sourced from England's county competition. 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. It would then bounce ferociously on the hard pitches of his time and, on occasion, knock wicket-keepers off their feet. 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). An asterisk (*) denotes the innings was not out. New Zealand v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 9, 2022 The cricket is obviously excellent, and allows for great satisfaction when looking back at memories and achievements whether its your own or others. Players for the NSW team are selected from the first-grade competition. You just turn up and do your thing and it becomes part of your routine of life. Cricket, Push-ups, Squats. In cricketing circles whats your nickname? 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. A point in first grade is worth more than second grade and so on. The first Test Match at the Adelaide Oval was scored by George Gurr and Charles Hobbs. 2 0 obj - 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 Think the BBL does very well given its circumstances, but it's difficult to see the the comp transcending its often-second tier energy while it competes with the Test summer. You can do anything if you put your mind to it. In the late 1990s and early 2000s Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss amongst others played seasons in Sydney. Won by the club with the highest competition points in aggregate across all 5 grades plus points from the PG and Green Shield competitions. Australia. 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. <> McDonald's Women's Premier Cricket has been home to many Australian players over the years. Petersham and Marrickville had each won a first grade title prior to merging to become Petersham-Marrickville. Most but not all clubs actively update their website and have information across a variety of social media platforms. 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. Note: the total number of dismissals is determined by number of batting innings minus number of not out innings. Despite his longevity on the game, remarkably Aitken does not hold every first-grade playing record in Sydney. Each team plays six preliminary round matches with the top four teams in each conference playing Semi Finals, followed by a Conference Final. It was a one-dayer, and of course we bowled first. The Women's First Grade Player of the Year Award was first awarded in 1989/90 won Monika Grogan. Grade cricket hastens ones ability to understand and manage hostility and aggression, whether on the field or off. 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. He performed quietly in a match in which Bradman scored 299 not out and Grimmett took 14 wickets, but he had arrived. Oh God, too hard to say. 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. The opposition barely beat his age: they were bowled out for 42 and 54 and O'Reilly took five for 14 and three for 19. Batting average: Total runs scored/total number of I do some communications work on the side too. 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. 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. . Who was the best spinner you played against? He was passing through Bowral Station on his way home to Wingello for his summer holiday when he heard his name being called down the platform. The NPT20 Championships will bring together the best Premier clubs from around the country. 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. Playing for Lane Cove meant I played underage reps for Gordon. 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. Many younger Premier Cricket players also represent NSW Metropolitan and ACT/NSW Country at the various Underage Female National Championships. The winner of the Sixers conference then plays the winner of the Thunder conference for the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup. Cricket is such a brutal game that we develop all manner of habits, probably in a futile bid to control the chaos around us. 1; Garrison Ground (1848-1877), Association Ground . 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. 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 . Hed do things like bat without a helmet or hat for my entertainment, and Id ask him to theme his celebrations by era. 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? 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. <> 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. Change selections (Season, Grade, Grade Type, Match Format) Click a row to view that player's statistics. Cricket NSW is a member association of Cricket Australia - the national governing body for the game in Australia. 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. 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. I just enjoy the people I play with and working together in a team setting.. India's young wristspinners are reminiscent of the Aussie duo of Bill O' Reilly and Clarrie Grimmett. 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. 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. However, the high rate of lower back injuries (20%) highlights an area of concern in this cohort. Im still 30 in my own mind. endobj endobj <> What is your highest score in grade cricket? Too many. - 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 Of course when he bowled I could barely see the ball. The Grand Final. A T20 and 40-over competition is held for Third Grade. No one ever dominated O'Reilly. Wom. [, England v Sri Lanka at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 39th match, Nov 5, 2022 <> Points are only accrued across round matches and do not include finals. <>/Metadata 6412 0 R/ViewerPreferences 6413 0 R>> Cricket is a game of statistics and endurance but Rob Aitken has taken it to new levels. The sun shone, the birds sang sweetly and the flowers bloomed as never before. Englishmen have been coming to play Grade Cricket in Sydney since at least Test opener, John Dewes, played for Northern District in 1958 through to Barry Knight, Geoffrey Boycott and Tony Greig. 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. While Sir Donald walked the corridors of cricketing power O'Reilly was the rumbustious backbencher. 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. Click here to find out more about the McDonalds Womens Premier Cricket competition, including scores and contact details. Whats the best advice you ever received? Adjust: most. North Sydney Oval, for its special place in my family (and its beauty). Drummoyne Oval sits on the land of the Wangal people of the Eora nation. Generally anyone who unironically argued the toss during post-play fines. The medal was won in 2021/22 by Scott Rodgie from Northern District Cricket Club. It is our first time in the Grand Final in this competition. 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). 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. Check the Stats & Records of Records, / , Sydney Cricket Ground, / , Records by ground Players in Wicket keeper Batting Bowling Aitken has been playing first grade cricket in Sydney since 1992. Click here to find out more about the Belvidere Cup, including scores and contact details. l!~U?C.&^w,*tpm+5mcf: Who was the funniest cricketing team-mate? 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Site, Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Site, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NSW_Premier_Cricket&oldid=1136654069, Articles needing additional references from April 2022, All articles needing additional references, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Parramatta, Hawkesbury, Balmain, Sydney University, Petersham-Marrickville, Sydney University, Eastern Suburbs, Petersham, Waverley, North Sydney, Gordon, Redfern, Balmain, Middle Harbour, Manly, Waverley, This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 12:58. Aitken debuted in first grade at the age of 17 in 1992 and is still going, 30 summers later. This competition has First Grade status and points gained count towards the Club Championship. What would their all-time XIs look like? [, Pakistan v South Africa at Sydney, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 36th match, Nov 3, 2022 <> Some clubs were renamed to reflect their wider representation (Waverley renamed as Eastern Suburbs, Fairfield becoming Fairfield-Liverpool and Campbelltown becoming Campbelltown-Camden). The Sydney Cricket Club has a long and proud history as a strong performer in Premier Cricket, and as a pathway to representative honours. 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. NSW Premier Cricket First Grade High odds and bonuses Make a bet on winning the match, total and other outcomes FONBET Ill try and do that on Saturday., Endless summer: The Sydney cricketer set to play his 500th first-grade match. I had minimal ideas when Beau Casson bowled to me absolutely zero clue which way the ball was spinning. The best we have finished in our 22 years is 4th in 2004-05. 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. Cricket Sydney will receive 80% of all funds contributed. 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). Make it easy for people to search and find the people and services they need through people they know and trust. NSW Premier Cricket Manager. I work for myself primarily! 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. Get the latest scores, news, highlights, live radio and live video streaming. For each club, each grades' points tally is multiplied by a factor for the purposes of calculating Club Championship points. endobj Please try again later. They won 4 titles as a merged outfit before merging again with Randwick, which had won 7 titles, to become Randwick-Petersham. His last few years were rendered miserable by illness, including the loss of a leg. I like to read, listen, speak with interesting people about politics, social issues, Australia. By the close of play, 17-year-old Don Bradman was 234 not out. 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). My Dads family all lived in the area and we were around the corner in Hunters Hill, so it made sense. 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. The final series generally consists of Qualifying Finals, Semi-Finals and a Final. The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. A year later he made his first-class dbut against the New Zealanders. 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. 3 - Constants & variables . Jack Fingleton said he was a flurry of limbs, fire and steel-edged temper. endobj o Number of registered gymnasiums located in Sydney o Length of a basketball court o Maximum number of players on a netball team . "w1#hjGR7%gnQ.VMtuZF}_D8kI%II3i V!N`>wzm67[GHt-:k2p}aTb$bZFz25tX4vSVzUqKBD[6 ;>EX& H{?uTGb$bn(isgoR K#"X By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. 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 . What is your highest score in grade cricket? Cricket NSW is a member association of Cricket Australia - the national governing body for the game in Australia. AVE. Batting average: Total runs scored/total number of dismissals. 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. The biggest cricket field in Sydney to share stories, news, interviews, profiles, scores and results, from past and present. Every game is a bonus, Aitken says. Whos been the biggest influence in your cricket career? Nathan Ball (Balmain) and Will Mottram (UK guy, came to the Tigers). The Qualifying and Semi Finals are played as Two-Day matches, with the Grand Final played over three days. Left to right: James, Glenn and Rob. 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. endstream 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! <> 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). The OReilly Medal is decided by umpire votes from each match during the season on a 3-2-1 basis. Its a good excuse to catch up, says Aitken, whose wife Kristie and daughters Emily and Abbey watch his games a little less nowadays. NSW Premier Cricket (formerly known as Sydney Grade Cricket) is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. I can still see the ball going to the boundary and feeling the elation of that. 14 0 obj 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]. Steve OKeefe was in my age cohort, though his bowling (like most good spinners) developed a bunch after I finished playing. He is the gentlest soul going around, but had major red mist when on the field. 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.