Far North Coast Under-15 cricketers to get a taste of Twenty20
July 2, 2008
Far North Coast Under-15 cricketers will have their first taste of representative Twenty20 cricket in Port Macquarie next week.
Cricket NSW has organised an eight-team mid-winter carnival from July 11 to 13 which will feature the best juniors in the north of the State.
The Far North Coast team contains four of the North Coastal Zone team that won the Statewide Platypus Cup Under-14 carnival last season.
NSW junior coach Michael Maclennan will be spotting talent at the carnival.
Dates announced for Ballina, Lismore junior cricket carnivals
June 22, 2008
Dates have been confirmed for two of the district’s most popular junior cricket carnivals, the Lismore Under-12 carnival and the Ballina Under-13 carnival, to be held next January.
Far North Coast cricket executive John McMahon said the Lismore Under-12 cricket carnival will be held from Tuesday, January 6, 2009, until Thursday, January 9.
The carnival usually attracts 14 teams from throughout New South Wales and southern Queensland.
It will be the 26th year it has been held.
The Ballina Under-13 cricket carnival will be held from Monday, January 5, until Friday, January 10.
It also attracts teams from NSW and south-east Queensland.
Far North Coast Under-15 cricket team to contest Twenty20 series
June 18, 2008
Far North Coast Under-15s will compete in an eight-team Power Education Twenty20 cricket carnival at Port Macquarie from July 11 to 13.
The FNC Team was announced today, with Keith Wyatt and Neil Hellyar appointed as manager and coach.
The team is: Jordan Smith, Dain Moreton, Jake Hellyar, Mitchell Holland, Lachlan Waugh (Lismore); James Murphy (Ballina); Vincent Quigley (Brunswick Valley); Sam Reading, Dylan Master, Dylan Stoddart, Mitchell Anderson (Tweed); Matthew Barber (Mallanganee).
This is a NSW High Perfomance carnival and Cricket NSW bears the cost.
New South Wales Country cricket program for 2008-09
June 12, 2008
Country Cricket New South Wales has released its competition program for the 2008-09 season.
Dates and venues for various competitions are announced in the program.
Locally, the Women’s Country Cricket Championships Northern Carnival North Coastal Zone will be held on October 5-6 in Lismore.
Click here for the full schedule.
Four local men honoured with OAMs
June 9, 2008
Four local people have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
John McMahon, of Lismore, pictured, Jim Crethar, of Lismore, John Beasley, of Lennox Head, and John Mace, of Modanville, have received the Order of Australia Medal (OAM).
John McMahon, a former Balmain grade player who also played a few Sheffield Shield games for Queensland, was honoured for his services to cricket.
Jim Crethar received his award for services to the community. He has been heavily involved in youth services such as the Police Boys Club, and the Lismore Workers Club.
John Mace gained his award for services to firefighting.
John Beasley was honoured for services to surf lifesaving.
Sam Irvine reflects on his life in cricket — and his epic grand final innings
June 6, 2008
Casino Cavaliers cricketer Sam Irvine (right) played probably the greatest innings in local cricket — 215 not out — to steer the Cavs to a thrilling win over Tintenbar-East Ballina in the 2007-08 L J Hooker League grand final. Chasing 395, the Cavaliers scored the winning runs in near-darkness.
Sam is now living on the Gold Coast and took time out to answer a few questions for Far North Coaster …
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Brett Crawford - 2007/08 Cricketer of the Year
March 29, 2008
Tintenbar-East Ballina captain Brett Crawford has confirmed his status as one of the greatest all-rounders to play the game locally after winning his fourth Far North Coast L J Hooker League Cricketer of the Year award.
Crawford polled16 votes to win the award from Alstonville batsman Greg Potter (14), Lennox Head’s Mark Denmeade (13), Cudgen’s Michael Anderson (12) and Souths’ Paul McLean (12). Read more
