Stags Fantasy Competition
With all teams on the park this week that also means the start of the Stags Fantasy Comp. Attached is an excel doc to choose your team. Rules and scoring information are on it. Please message me privately your final team on the given excel attachment before this weekend’s games. There will be a $10…
Hits, yips and misses: Matt Nicholson’s untold story
“Amid illness and injuries, an ill-fated trip to Zimbabwe and the small matter of 500 domestic wickets, the right-arm quick’s career involved much more than the lone Baggy Green for which he is best remembered…” Adam Burnett filed an interesting story on former test cricketer and Stags fast bowling coach Matt Nicholson for cricket.com.au Click…
Season Launch
Stags players and supporters are invited to our official season launch on Thursday, November 11 from 7PM at the Great Northern Hotel, Chatswood. Michael Paterson & Yaso McMillan have kindly donated finger food, pizzas & a $400 bar tab (tap beers $4), so come along and help us get this much anticipated season underway. Thanks…
Confirmed Dates for Season Start
We now have confirmed dates for the start of the season. 1st and 2nd grade will start on Saturday November 6, while 3rds, 4ths and 5ths will start on Saturday November 13. We are yet to have season dates for Metropolitan Cup (Colts). The season format has also been confirmed by the Sydney Cricket Association. 1st…
Season Update – Potential Start on November 13 or 20
With NSW starting to come out of lockdown, I wanted to give everyone an update on how the cricket season is looking. None of this is yet locked in and could easily change, especially if government health guidelines change. Season Dates and Format Based on likely dates for reaching the 80% vaccination threshold, we expect…
Obituaries
In the past couple of weeks, Gordon has lost two significant past members. The first was Don Harkness, who played for the club from 1950 to 1959. He played mostly First Grade where he took 139 wickets as a fast medium bowler. He was also a hard-hitting batsman who scored quite a few handy runs. …
2021-22 Season Update
I wanted to provide everyone with an update on the upcoming cricket season. Due to the Covid lockdown it is unclear exactly when the competition will start, but we are hopeful it will be sometime in November (most likely late November). With a shortened season the competition is likely to be predominately 1-day fixtures. Once…
Message from the President
To all Gordon Cricket Club players and supporters, By this time of year we would normally be well into pre-season practice and the start of the season just around the corner. But this is no ordinary year as we all cope with what is now an extended lockdown. I hope everyone is managing the situation…
New Club President
We are pleased to announce that our new Club President is Michael Cant. Canty has taken over the reins from Geoff Hickman. Moving from Cootamundra to Sydney at the age of 18 to study at Macquarie University, Michael had one season at Northern District before coming to Gordon. His first grade debut came at the…