Country Cricket New South Wales

Country Cricket New South Wales
SportCricket
JurisdictionRegional New South Wales
MembershipCricket NSW
AbbreviationCCNSW
Founded1859; 165 years ago (1859)
AffiliationCricket Australia
HeadquartersSydney Cricket Ground
Official website
www.ccnsw.nsw.cricket.com.au
New South Wales
Australia

Country Cricket New South Wales is responsible for the development of cricket in regional New South Wales. It is under control of the governing body Cricket NSW.

Overview

[edit]

Country Cricket New South Wales is an administrative organisation responsible for the promotion, development and organisation of cricket in regional New South Wales (i.e. all areas outside of the Sydney metropolitan area). It is divided into multiple zones. These are:

  • Cricket ACT
  • Barrier District Cricket League (Cricket in Broken Hill)
  • Central Coast CA
  • Central Northern Zone
  • Illawarra CA
  • Newcastle Cricket Zone
  • North Coastal Zone
  • Riverina Zone
  • Southern Zone
  • Western Zone

History

[edit]

In country New South Wales, one of the earliest clubs was the Queanbeyan District Cricket Club, being officially formed in 1863[1] but having played games as a less formally structured club against teams from local towns through the 1850s.[2][3][4][5][6]

Cricket was first played in the region now known as the Central Coast in 1858. With the Ourimbah (Blue Gum Flat) cricket club prevalent, and clubs at Gosford, Kincumber and Wyong joining in, social matches were played throughout the remainder of the 19th Century. Competitions were conducted and concluded in 1899-1900 and 1906-07. In 1911-12, the Narara Cricket Club entered the Newcastle District Cricket Association Senior Grade competition. Strengthened by a few players from other local clubs, the side won the competition, Arthur Brown from Jilliby scoring 243 not out in the final against Wickham. The Wyong District Cricket Association began regular and sustained competitions in 1912-13, and was joined by the Gosford DCA in 1920-21. The two ran in parallel for most of the next fifty years. The amalgamated GWDCA became the Central Coast Cricket Association early in the new millennium. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

These days, there are 48 cricket leagues across country New South Wales. Unlike the state's most popular winter sport, rugby league, most cricket leagues are based in one or two towns, and feature smaller numbers of clubs, with a more local focus.

Representative Competitions

[edit]

Country Cricket NSW hosts many representative tournaments for regional NSW. These include:

  • Bradman Cup (U-16's)
  • Country Championship
  • Country Cup
  • Country Colts
  • Kookaburra Cup (U-14s)
  • SCG Country Cup
  • Under 17's

Major Competitions

[edit]

Cricket ACT

[edit]

Grade Clubs include:

  • Australian National University Cricket Club
  • Eastlake Cricket Club
  • Ginninderra Cricket Club
  • North Canberra Gungahlin Cricket Club
  • Queanbeyan District Cricket Club
  • Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club
  • Weston Creek Cricket Club
  • Western District and University of Canberra Cricket Club

Source: Cricket ACT Clubs

Central Coast Cricket Association

[edit]

Website: Central Coast CA

Club First Grade Premierships & Spans Lower Grade
Premierships
Currently Est. Previously Earliest
Known
Match 		pre
1971 		post
1970 		Seasons in First Grade pre
1971 		post
1970
Brisbane Water 2013 merger of… - 0 2016-17 - 1
Gosford 1874[13] 8 3 1899–1900, 1906–07, 1919-20 to 1940-41, 1944-45 to 2007-08, 2008-09 as Gosford-Mountains, 2009–10 and 2010-11 7 15
Mountains-Kariong 1960 2 1960-61 to 1969-70, 1970-71 to 1981-82 as Matcham-Mountains, 1982-83 to 2007-08, 2008-09 as Gosford-Mountains, 2009-10 to 2012-13 0 9
Kincumber-Avoca 1860s Kincumber 1872[14] 8 7 1899–1900, 1906–07, 1920-21 to 1933-34, 1937-38 to 1940-41, 1949-50 to 1954-55, Kincumber-Avoca 1960-61 to now. 0 35
absorbed Avoca 1955 0 - 1956-57 to 1959-60 0 -
Lisarow-Ourimbah 1944 merger of… 3 4 1944-45 to now 5 28
Lisarow 1921[15] 13 - 1921-22 to 1939-40, 1940-41 as Narara-Lisarow 6 -
Ourimbah 1862[16] 3 - 1899–1900, 1906–07, 1912-13 to 1915-16, 1918-19 to 1939-40 3 -
Narara-Wyoming 1898 Narara 1898[17] 6 12 1899–1900, 1906–07, 1911–12 and 1912-13 in Newcastle, 1913–14 and 1915-16 as Lisarow, 1918-19 to 1939-40, 1940-41 as Narara-Lisarow, 1949-50 to 1955-56, 1960-61 to 1965-66, Narara-Wyoming 1966-67 to now. 7 40
absorbed Wyoming 1926[18] 0 - 1926-27 to 1929-30 0 -
Northern Power 2013 merger of… - 0 2013-14 to now - 6
Toukley 1950s 3 4 1956-57, 1957–58, 1961-62 to 1970-71, 1974-75 to 2012-13 2 28
Doyalson-Wyee 1975 - 0 1976-77 to 1979-80, 1981-82 to 2010-11, 2012-13 - 5
Southern Spirit 2014 merger of… - 0 2014-15 to now - 3
Woy Woy 1915[19] 1 0 1915-16,1920–21, 1928-29 to 1935-36, 1937–38, 1946–47, 1959–60, 1960-61 to 2012-13 6 9
Umina 1967 - 9 1970-71, 1972-73 to 2011-12, 2013-14 0 9
Terrigal-Matcham 1947 Matcham-Holgate 1947[20] 2 2 1949-50 to 1956-57, 1961-62 to 1968-69, 1970-71 to 1981-82 as Matcham-Mountains, 1982-83 to 2002-03 as Matcham-Holgate, Terrigal-Matcham 2003-04 to now 7 22
The Entrance 1913 1913 7 3 1913-14, 1914–15, 1924–25, 1932-33 to 1937-38, 1947-48 to now 1 22
Warnervale 2007 2007 - 0 2010-11, 2016-17 - 9
Wyong District 1968 merger of… - 2 1968-69 to now - 18
Wyong 1871[21] 12 - 1899–1900, 1906–07, 1912-13 to 1915-16, 1918-19 to 1938-39, 1944-45 to 1967-68 1 -
Tuggerah 1898[22] 9 - 1912-13, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1926–27, 1930-31 to 1934-35, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1947-48 to 1967-68 3 -

Source: Central Coast CA Clubs

See the List of NSW Central Coast Cricket First Grade Premiers

Illawarra Cricket Association

[edit]

Website: Cricket Illawarra

Grade Clubs in include:

  • Balgownie
  • Corrimal
  • Dapto
  • Helensburgh
  • Illawarra Passionate Cricketers Club
  • Keira
  • Northern Districts
  • Port Kembla
  • University of Wollongong
  • Wests Illawarra
  • Wollongong District

Newcastle Cricket Zone

[edit]

This zone comprises the Newcastle District Cricket Association and the Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association

District Competition

[edit]
  • Belmont
  • Cardiff-Boolaroo
  • Charlestown
  • HamWicks
  • MDCC
  • Newcastle City
  • Stockton & Northern Districts
  • Toronto Workers
  • University
  • Wallsend
  • Waratah-Mayfield
  • Wests

Barrier D.C.L.

[edit]

Grade Clubs include:

  • Central Broken Hill
  • North Broken Hill
  • Souths
  • Warriors
  • Wests

Source: Barrier DCL Clubs

Central Northern Zone

[edit]

This zone comprises both the Hunter Valley Cricket Council and the Northern Inland Cricket Council

Cessnock DCA

[edit]
  • Bellbird
  • Creeks
  • Denman
  • Glendon
  • Greta-Branxton
  • Hotel Cessnock
  • JPC
  • Piranhas
  • PCH
  • Valleys
  • Wine Country

Maitland DCA

[edit]
  • City United
  • Eastern Suburbs
  • Kurri & Weston
  • Northern Suburbs
  • Raymond Terrace
  • Tenambit-Morpeth
  • Thornton Thunder
  • Western Suburbs

Upper Hunter DCA

[edit]
  • Belltrees
  • Brook
  • Bunnan
  • Bushrangers
  • Merriwa
  • Murrurundi
  • Rouchel

North Coastal Zone

[edit]

This zone encompasses the Far NSW North Coast, North Coast and Mid North Coast and comprises multiple councils and districts. These include:

Far North Coast Cricket Council

[edit]
  • Alstonville Cricket Club
  • Ballina Bears
  • Casino RSM Cavaliers
  • Cudgen Hornets
  • Goonellabah Workers Sports Cricket Club
  • Marist Brothers
  • Murwillumbah Cricket Club
  • Pottsville Cricket Club
  • TEBCC

North Coast Cricket Council

[edit]
Clarence River CA
[edit]
  • Aussie Hotel
  • Brothers
  • GDSC Easts
  • Harwood Cricket Club
  • Lawrence Cricket Club
  • South/Westlawn Cricket Club
  • Tucabia Copmanhurst Ulmarra Hotel Cricket Club
Coffs Harbour District CA
[edit]
  • Bellingen-Dorrigo Cricket Club
  • Coffs Colts
  • Diggers Cricket Club
  • Nana Glen Cricket Club
  • NDRCC
  • Sawtell Cricket Club
  • Valleys Cricket Club
Lower Clarence CA
[edit]
  • Harwood Cricket Club
  • Iluka Cricket Club
  • Maclean Cricket Club
  • Woodford Island Warriors
  • Yamba Cricket Club
Nambucca Valley CA
[edit]
  • Macksville Ex-Services
  • Macksville Hotel
  • Nambucca Pippiemunchers
  • Scotts Head Spanish Mackerels
  • Taylors Arm Drop Bears

Mid North Coast Cricket Council

[edit]
Mid North Coast Cricket Council Two Rivers Cup
[edit]
  • Beechwood
  • Leagues
  • Macquarie
  • Nulla
  • Rovers (Kempsey)
  • Wauchope
Hastings River District CA
[edit]
  • Beechwood
  • Bonny Hills-Lake Cathie
  • Comboyne-Kendall Cricket Club
  • Macquarie Cricket Club
  • Port City Leagues
  • Settlers Pirates
  • Wauchope Cricket Club
Macleay Valley CA
[edit]
  • Rovers
  • Nulla
  • Seabreeze
Manning River District CA
[edit]
  • Bulahdelah
  • Gloucester
  • Great Lakes
  • Old Bar
  • Pacific Palms
  • Taree United
  • Taree West
  • Wingham

Riverina Zone

[edit]

This zone is divided into four councils of multiple districts:

Cricket Albury Wodonga Country Cricket Council

[edit]

Cricket Albury Wodonga Provincial

  • Albury
  • Baranduda
  • Belvoir
  • Corowa
  • East Albury
  • Lavington
  • New City
  • North Albury
  • St Patrick's
  • Tallangatta
  • Wodonga
  • Wodonga Raiders


Cricket Albury Wodonga District

  • Barnawartha-Chiltern
  • Bethanga
  • Dederang
  • Eskdale
  • Howlong
  • Kiewa
  • Mount Beauty
  • Yackandandah


Cricket Albury Wodonga Hume

  • Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
  • Culcairn
  • Henty
  • Holbrook
  • Lockhart
  • Oaklands
  • Osborne
  • Rand
  • The Rock Yerong Creek
  • Walla Walla

Murrumbidgee Cricket Council

[edit]
Ardlethan Barellan CA
[edit]
  • Ardlethan-Beckom Cricket Club
  • Barellan Cricket Club
  • Coolamon Crickets
  • Coolamon Rovers
  • Ganmain Cricket Club
  • Kamarah Cricket Club
  • Narrandera Cricket Club
  • Yanco Cricket Club
Griffith DCA
[edit]
Hay DCA
[edit]
  • Hay Titans
  • Riverina Hotel
  • South Hay Colts
  • South Hay Crusaders
Lake Cargelligo DCA
[edit]
  • Condobolin
  • Euabalong
  • Hillston
  • Lake-Burgooney

West Wyalong DCA

[edit]
  • Alleena
  • Ariah Park
  • Bowly Bandits
  • Tallimba
  • Ungarie

Northern Riverina Cricket Council

[edit]
Cootamundra DCA
[edit]
Tumut DCA
[edit]
Wagga Wagga DCA
[edit]
Yass DCA
[edit]

Southern Riverina Cricket Council

[edit]
Murray Valley DCA
[edit]
  • Barooga
  • Berrigan
  • Cobram
  • Deniliquin Rhinos
  • Finley
  • Katamatite
  • Nathalia
  • Tocumwal

Southern Zone

[edit]

Website: Southern Zone

This zone is divided into six districts. These are:

Eurobodalla DCA

[edit]
  • Bega
  • Bermagui
  • Eden
  • Kameruka
  • Merimbula
  • Pambula
  • Tathra

Goulburn DCA

[edit]
  • Bowlo
  • Crookwell
  • GSKR
  • Hibo
  • Madbulls
  • SJCC

Highlands DCA

[edit]
  • Bowral
  • Bowral Blues
  • Bundy
  • HNVCC
  • Mittagong
  • Moss Vale
  • Robertson
  • Wingello

Monaro DCA

[edit]
  • Bombala Cricket Club
  • Cooma Coffey's
  • Dalgety
  • Jindabyne Tigers
  • Cooma Rhythm
  • Berridale Whitetails
  • Cooma Titan

Shoalhaven DCA

[edit]
  • Batemans Bay
  • Bay and Basin
  • Berry-Shoalhaven Heads
  • Bomaderry
  • Ex-Servo's
  • NNCCC
  • Shoalhaven
  • Sussex Inlet
  • Ulladulla

South Coast DCA

[edit]
  • Albion Park Eagles
  • Bay and Basin
  • Berry-Shoalhaven Heads
  • Bomaderry
  • Ex-Servo's
  • Gerringong
  • Jamberoo
  • Kiama Cavaliers
  • Kookas
  • LICC
  • North Nowra
  • Oak Flats Rats
  • Shellharbour City
  • The Rail

Western Zone

[edit]

Website: Western Zone

This zone is divided into 3 Councils covering multiple districts:

Lachlan Cricket Council

[edit]

Parkes DCA

[edit]
  • Cowra Valleys
  • Parkes Cambridge Cats
  • Parkes Colts
  • Parkes Raptors

Macquarie Valley Cricket Council

[edit]
Bourke DCA
[edit]
  • Boomerangs
  • Brewarrina
  • Fords Bridge
  • Louth
  • Two Water Holes CC
Cobar DCA
[edit]
  • Empire Billy Goats
  • Golf Club
  • Howie's Hombres
  • Nymagee Magpies
  • Tilpa Bushies
  • Whackers
Dubbo DCA
[edit]
  • CYMS
  • DRCC
  • Macquarie
  • Newtown
  • Narromine
  • RSL
  • South Dubbo
Gilgandra DCA
[edit]
  • Baradine
  • Biddon-Tooraweenah
  • Breelong
  • CCC
  • Curban
  • Gidgee
  • Gulargambone
  • Town Services
  • USC-Marthaguy
Wellington DCA
[edit]
  • Geurie
  • Farmers
  • Muckarounders
  • Peckers

Central West Cricket Council

[edit]
Bathurst DCA
[edit]
  • Bathurst City
  • Blayney
  • Bushrangers
  • Centennial
  • City Colts
  • St Patrick's
Gulgong DCA
[edit]
  • Bowlers Bullets
  • Centennial
  • Dunedoo Destroyers
  • Goolma Polar Bears
Lithgow-Blue Mountains DCA
[edit]
  • Blackheath
  • Hampton
  • Hartley
  • Kedumba
  • La Salle CC
  • Leura
  • Lithgow Valley
Molong DCA
[edit]
  • Canowindra
  • Cudal
  • Euchareena
  • Lyndhurst
  • Milthorpe
  • Molong
Mudgee DCA
[edit]
  • Kelly's Irish Pub
  • Mudgee Concrete
  • Oriental Bulls
  • Oriental Colts
  • Paragon Hotel
Orange DCA
[edit]
  • Cavaliers
  • Centrals
  • Orange City
  • Orange CYMS

Country Cricket NSW Staff

[edit]

Administration

[edit]
  • CEO: TBC
  • Country Cricket Coordinator: Bruce Whitehouse

Regional Cricket Staff

[edit]
  • Central North RCM: Matthew Walter
  • Illawarra Southern RCM: Paul Brockley
  • Newcastle Central Coast RCM: Francis Walsh
  • North Coast RCM: Lawrence Murphy
  • Riverina RCM: Robbie Mackinlay
  • Western RCM: Matthew Tabbernor

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Cricketing Meeting", The Golden Age, vol. IV, no. 122, Queanbeyan, p. 3, January 8, 1863, retrieved 2 October 2013
  2. ^ "Grand Cricket Match between Queanbeyan and Braidwood", Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, vol. XVI, no. 464, Sydney, p. 2, February 19, 1959
  3. ^ "Country News. Queanbeyan.", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. IX, no. 430, Goulburn, p. 4, September 27, 1856
  4. ^ "Queanbean and Goulburn", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. X, no. 638, Goulburn, p. 2, March 26, 1859
  5. ^ "The Cricket Match at Queanbeyan", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. IX, no. 514, Goulburn, p. 2, January 16, 1858
  6. ^ "Cricket. Queanbeyan and Yass", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. X, no. 638, Goulburn, p. 2, March 26, 1859
  7. ^ "Brisbane Water History". Gosford Times. NSW: National Library of Australia. 22 Nov 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Cricket". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1862. p. 5. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Cricket". Gosford Times. Gosford: State Library of NSW - Microfilm RAV 24. 9 Mar 1900.
  10. ^ "Cricket". Gosford Times. Gosford: National Library of Australia. 12 Apr 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Cricket". The Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: National Library of Australia. 25 Mar 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Annual Dinner". Gosford Times. Gosford: National Library of Australia. 11 Mar 1920. p. 7. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Gosford". Empire. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 23 Feb 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Cricket". The Sydney Mail. NSW: National Library of Australia. 22 Jun 1872. p. 782. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Cricket". Gosford Times. Gosford: National Library of Australia. 13 Oct 1921. p. 12. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Cricket". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1862. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Cricket". Gosford Times. Gosford: State Library of NSW - Microfilm RAV 24. 11 Feb 1898.
  18. ^ "Cricket". Gosford Times. Gosford: National Library of Australia. 16 Sep 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Woy Woy Cricket Club". Gosford Times. Gosford: National Library of Australia. 19 Feb 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 26 Jun 2017.
  20. ^ "Gosford Cricket Draw". The Newcastle Herald. Newcastle: National Library of Australia. 11 Oct 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Cricket". The Sydney Mail. NSW: National Library of Australia. 11 Nov 1871. p. 1165. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Local and General". Gosford Times. Gosford: State Library of NSW - Microfilm RAV 24. 16 Dec 1898.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Country_Cricket_New_South_Wales&oldid=1251259009"