Vale Hedley Brian Taber. Born 29 April 1940. Died 21 July 2023. Right-hand batsman and wicketkeeper. When our Club Secretary Andrew Falk sent out a message to the Gordon cricket community on Friday last that our dear friend Brian “Tabsie” “Herbie” Taber had died that morning his message finished with the following statement: “Another Gordon…
Hearty congratulations are extended to Rory McLean on his recent selection in the Green Shield Merit Team for 2022/23. Rory, a country Greenie from Lismore, enjoyed a stellar competition, both with the bat and wicketkeeping gloves, and thoroughly deserved his inclusion in the merit side. He was a key member of a Stags team that…
The reunion of 60s and 70s Gordon cricketers took place last weekend. More than 50 ex-players and wives travelled to Avoca and spent a thoroughly enjoyable weekend together, renewing old acquaintances and telling stories about the old days. An informal get-together on the Friday night kicked the weekend off. This was followed by a relaxing…
Our first grade captain Tym Crawford has gone into business with his brother Peter, establishing Cricket Coaching North Shore. Tym has been the Head Coach of our Academy for many years. Peter, has played and coached with Lindfield Cricket Club for many seasons. With such a wealth of knowledge of the game and experience coaching…
GDCC had 6 players attend the National U19 tournament in Mackay Qld earlier this month. The tournament was played over 9 days with 5 matches per team being completed. One round was washed out due to rain. Two pools of five teams complete the rounds with the top two from each pool going through to…
NAME: Michael Fletcher. NICKNAME: Fletch. BIRTHPLACE: Sydney FAVOURITE FOOD: Mussels with marinara sauce. FAVOURITE MUSIC: I listen to a fair amount of alternative and EDM. HOBBIES: Board games, golf and the odd PC game if I have some spare time. SECRET TALENT: Ear wiggling. MOST ANNOYING TEAM-MATE: Jay Naganayagam, as I felt bad for not…
“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…
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. …
Nick Miller has been appointed GDCC Assistant Coach for the 2021-22 season. A club favourite, Nick is a talented allrounder who claimed 147 wickets and scored 1,991 runs for the stags between 2013 and 2021, mostly in second grade. A dangerous fast bowler, he is perhaps best known for his punishing batting. Nick has coached…
The 2020-2021 GDCC Annual Report is now available for download by clicking below: Annual Report 2020-2021