Cedric Pike in 1941 We have found our 10th GDCC player to die in the Second World War and he was right in front of our eyes. The Gordon District Cricket Club honour board for those who served and died in World War 2 includes the names of the 9 players who made the ultimate…
The GDCC is happy to support our sponsors at any time. Adam Elbourne from Elbourne wines helped our golf day charity event and we would like to pass on Adam’s offer for his highly sought after wines at a special discount price. The offer here is extended past Easter and all you need do is…
In the writing of my book “A Cricket Club at War”, many of the facts of the war were provided by Gordon cricketer Clifford Mervyn Geddes. The main reason for this was that Cliff kept a record of events in his diary which is available to download from the State Library. Go to: http://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110364615 Cliff’s…
All Gordon Players and Supporters, The Club is proud to announce that we have won the Spirit of Cricket Award for NSW Premier Cricket for the 2019-20 Cricket Season. The NSW Premier Cricket website explains: “Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not…
Gordon completed four wins in their five games against Northern District – a top effort – with a number of excellent team and individual performances. Charlie Stobo and Lachlan Barnsley excelled in First Grade, Rahul Krishna and the bowlers were great in Thirds, Conor Clift stole the show in Fourths, while Nick Russo and Felix…
Each season the Gordon District Cricket Club participate in the Toyota Good for Cricket Raffle. This is a great initiative through Cricket Australia where all of the proceeds for tickets purchased on the GDCC Toyota page goes to Gordon Cricket. There are 12 prizes in all with the first three being Toyota cars. A Toyota…
The following teams have been announced for the matches this weekend against Parramatta (Saturday January 25 and Sunday January 26 for first grade). Colts are also on Sunday. First Grade 1st Grade vs Parramatta at Chatswood Oval. 10.30am Saturday 25th January and 10.30am Sunday 26th January A.Cahlin R.Tullia S.Colley L.Barnsley T.Crawford (c) N.Doyle C.Stobo G.Winsor…
Here is your opportunity to either play golf with your mates at the re-designed Killara Golf Club or just attend the dinner and be entertained by Damian Fleming. The golf day is on Thursday March 5 and bookings can now be made via the following link: https://www.trybooking.com/BHHYS It is hard to imaging this prestigious event…
If you haven’t seen the movie 1917, it is worth doing so, even if you wait till someone like Foxtel or Netflix show it on your TV. The movie is engrossing and extremely well shot with some of the most lifelike scenes ever shown of the First World War. Without giving the ending away, two…
Only 1st and 2nd Grades got a start on Saturday, but it’s hard to be really angry about the rain after such terribly dry conditions over the past few months. Nevertheless, two of our closest friends, Messrs Duckworth and Lewis had a busy time in both games. In 1st Grade, Wests’ aggressive batting before the…