Melbourne and Sydney Test Functions
- Melbourne Day One of Test: Taverners Club breakfast Tuesday 26 December 7.15am-10am Guest speaker Mervyn Hughes MCG YARRA park Room Gate 3 Ticket Prices: Taverners / ACS / MAACA / VBCA / Primary Club Australia
See : https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1153207mc_cid=b4b5111a1d&mc_eid=43df744b7e
Members – $85 Guests – $95
Enquiries: contact Stuart Stockdale (NB a CCNSW member) at ss@spm.net.au or 0414 236 222
NOTE: This Booking does not include ground entry for the match To enter the MCG you will need a valid ticket (from Ticketek) for Day 1 of the Test, or your current MCC members card..
2. Melbourne Day 3 of Test ACS (Victoria) dinner on Thursday 28 December at 7pm at Kooyong; guest speaker Tony Dodemaide.
The cost is $125 for members and partners, $135 for non-members. Contact Wayne Ross on 0416 983 888 or info@australiancricketsociety.com.au
Payment by ET to Australian Cricket Society Account No: 143226314
BSB: 633-000 Reference: your Surname/Boxing Dinner for more details see attachment XXX
3. Sydney Primary Club Breakfast Wednesday 3 January during Test Match
The Primary Club is hosting its Annual Test Breakfast at the SFS/Allianz eastside dining room on Day 1 of the Pakistan Test Match. From 7:45am to 9:30am Cost: $115pp.
Join Mark Taylor and Jim Maxwelland other VIP guests, along with MC Matt De Groot, for a pre-game discussion about the state of play, before wandering over to settled in your seats at the SCG to witness the first ball.
The Primary Club advise that they can also help you with SCG seats in their own A Reserve block in the Trumper Stand; see https://www.primaryclub.com/events/
CCNSW at the Over 60s World Cup
The club is delighted to share the news of the selection of three of our club members for the Over 60s World Cup in Chennai, India, February 2024. Stu Ridge and Bill Blair are members of the Australian Over 60s side and Sittampalam Ragavan is in the Sri Lankan team.
Australian Cricket Society
There has been a long standing informal link beteen the ACS and CCNSW. Some CCNSW members are also members of the ACS and all CCNSW members are always welcome to come to the ACS talks with former cricketers and commentators. If any CCNSW member is interested in further details, see link.
Dolly, the covers trolley
When you’re next at Camperdown you might notice we have a new club member .
Recently CCNSW commissioned the Leichhardt Community Men’s Shed to build us a new trolley, the team has been working on this project for the past couple of months and was delivered on Friday 17th November.
The trolley is made from high quality steel & in a past life it was in a musical theatre as a frame for equipment. It’s been retrofitted with 4 pneumatic wheels, waterproof marine plywood and has handles for improved accessibility. It’s significantly larger than the previous trolley at 1.8×1.5m, however it also rolls and turns much more easily and is significantly sturdier.
We are extremely grateful to the Men’s Shed for their help with this project which has ultimately saved us several thousand dollars upfront. No doubt the teams will need to adjust their technique to work with the heavy covers and new trolley, but once we have learned the way, benefits will definitely be realised.
If you would like to know more about the Leichhardt Community Mens Shed, head to their website: https://mensshed.org/sheds/leichhardt-community-mens-shed-inc/
Jamie Murtha
The Cricketers’ Club of New South Wales (www.ccnsw.com) plays on excellent turf wickets with full covers at the attractive tree lined ground at Camperdown Oval with a village green atmosphere just off Parramatta Road in Mallet Street. The ground has full facilities including covers, sightscreens, a supersopper, and a new pavilion, which includes an air conditioned canteen, change rooms and showers. Adjoining the ground on one side is a café and on the other side a licensed restaurant called “Camperdown Greens”
C.C.N.S.W. needs to recruit new players for all its teams, particularly younger players in their twenties and thirties for its City and Suburban side.
For those who no longer have the time to play Grade or Shires or attend regular midweek practice, it offers: – some Saturday and some Sunday all-age afternoon cricket in the City and Suburban Competition; Sunday over 40s and over 50s and over 60s cricket in the Sydney Masters Competitions; Sunday, midweek social games and a midweek LMS eight a side T20 competition on Wednesday evenings in the summer and on Sunday mornings in the winter; plus generally at least one winter tour each year. Refer to the ‘Teams’ and ‘Tour page for details
Last season two players, Brett James and Stuart Ridge were selected respectively for the Australian over 50s and over 60s teams and our over 60s won their league.
Contact the Club, c/o the Secretary Adrian Hawkes at secretary@ccnsw.com or (02) 9451 7436
CCNSW Indoor Nets at Sydney University
Net practice is held weekly at Sydney University under the ‘Tag’ Grandstand at 8pm on Wednesdays. $10 per person payable on day.
Please confirm attendance through the “CCNSW Cricket Academy” WhatsApp group. If oversubscribed, we take the first 18 players that commit to each session as that is the maximum. Contact Mike Weaver on 0402 083 786 (Mob) to be added to the group.
CCNSW Annual Awards for 2022-2023 Season
The following awards were presented at the Club’s winter lunch at the Royal Exhibition Hotel on Saturday22 July:
John McDonald Medal: – Club Man of the year:- Soren Hughes
John Russell Medal: – Best player in C&S: – Tom Robertson
Best Player in Masters: – Paul Nash and Dan Turner (shared)
Best Player in Classics: – Scott Wells
Best player in Vintage:- Greg Brooks
Best player in winter LMS: – Joel Uddstrom
Best player in summer LMS: – Rob Shone
Best Match Report: – Scott Wells for his report on Tasmania Tour game 3 v Northern Veterans
‘Stuart Mathlin’ Golf winner: – Doug Mathlin
NB In C&S and LMS player points are awarded by captains; and by the umpires in In Masters, Classics and Vintage.
CCNSW Captains and Vice Captains for 2023-2024 Season
The Club has appointed the following for next season:
· C&S-all age: James Murtha (c) and Soren Hughes (v/c)
· Masters o40s: Dan Turner (c) and Andrew Dadswell (v/c)
· Classics o50s: Scott Wells (c) and Mike Pinter(v/c)
· Vintage o60s: Stuart Ridge (c) and Peter Rolls(v/c)
· ‘Last Man Stands’: Will Jacobs (c) and Jamie Murtha (v/c)
For contact and fixture details refer to Team pages
Camperdowner Newsletter
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