14. Opposition players knew that a visit to Wests home grounds at Pratten Park, Lidcombe Oval and Orana Park would probably result in a loss of some skin and more than a few bruises. An unrivalled heritage – inspiration for a successful future The case for offering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes, Jarrod Mullen: A rare case of a deserved second chance, 2021 Cowboys analysis, Part 2: On the field. This is the 26th article in the ongoing series where we remember some of the forgotten players from your favourite club. "Let’s get this curry back in the kitchen," was one less than charming example during a south-eastern suburbs competition game, as he was batting. 11. Neil made his first-grade debut for the Magpies in 1983, the year after older brother Alan left Wests to join the Roosters. Irwin 42no, S.Collinson 35no, S.Hill 6/26, H.King 2/29, R.McEntyre3/18, R.McNally Griffin 2/28, Among these games he had nine appearances as a guest for the Magpies in 1986 during the English off-season. Western Suburbs District Cricket Club Yesterday at 5:14 PM WEEKEND RESULTS It was a successful day out for the mighty magpie ... s on Saturday with wins in all grades but one. He played 568 games at the top level, scoring 252 tries. Unbelievable! 4. has begun and will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Coronation Players like Tom Raudonikis, Keith Holman, Noel Kelly, Peter Dimond, Barry Bryant, Dave Barsley, John Donnelly and Jim Cody all played over 100 games for the club. Western Suburbs DCC ; Presentation & Awards. An unrivalled heritage – inspiration for a successful future Des Hasler Western Suburbs Cricket Club is a Cricket team/club based in Queensland, Australia. One of the toughest centres to play the game, Ferguson has the distinction of playing 100 games for each of two clubs during his career. 0/78 Def Ten/Morpeth 10/74. The Perth suburbs of Carine and Kensington are set to boom this year according to Realestate.com.au Western Suburbs Weekly Nedlands apartments approved: State planners give green light to $5m plans Warren Boland Manly legend and current-day coach, Hasler was a journeyman in his playing days, racking up over 300 first-grade games for five different clubs in his 16-year career. 9. Small and nuggety for a forward, O’Grady made up for his lack of size with skill, good defence and a great kicking game. He also played 12 games for Australia together with 12 Origins for NSW. Simonds had lots of pace and played over 130 games in his ten-year career in the top grade. Sadly, he passed away in 2015. ‏157‏ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ‏. Ron Gibbs WSCC 9/63 Def by City. He is now unfortunately suffering from the effects of his many concussions. He also played one game for New South Wales. of interest in being a team captain open shortly. ‏‎An unrivalled heritage – inspiration for a successful future‎‏ Steve Blyth See also [] 8/85 Def by City 7/166. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. 12. R.McNally Griffin 33, WSCC 8/104 Our association covers from Punchbowl in the west to Tempe in the east and from Clemton Park/Roselands in the south to Balmain/Concord West in the north. Wests DCC is a Premier cricket club based in Graceville in Brisbane's western suburbs. We cater for players of all levels from 1st division to social one day, and t20 cricket. We offer competitive cricket for junior and senior cricketers of all ages and player development programs through our Wests +Plus Cricket Academy. Wests players are highly encouraged to attend training on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at our Harker Oval training facility from 4:30-7:00pm. We have a large on premise Cricket Shop as well with world renowned cricket brands and a World Class Indoor Sports Cricket Centre specifically created for cricketers with training lanes and bowling machine. Match Details . He would have played many more but for a string of suspensions, including a 15-month suspension for his part in a brawl against Illawarra in 1982. A big hard-running forward and noted defender, Blyth hit the big time with Wests in 1976 and played 47 games for the club across the next three seasons before heading to Newtown in 1979. Beginning life as a winger, he joined the Magpies in 1966 and played 116 games for the club in an injury-interrupted career over the next 11 years. D. Williams 2/23, C. Gray 31, Corner New England Highway & Denton Park Drive, Rutherford. J.Rolls 27, N.Ycas 1/15, WSCC 2020 School Contacts . Following the Super League war the Magpies merged with the Balmain Tigers, resulting in 1999 being the final season in the top grade for the Magpies. 2nd Grade . Fax: (02) 4932 1632. Western Sports Cricket Centre Established in 2014, Western Sports Centre (WSC) has one of the best cricket centre facilities at 2/310 Foleys Road, Derrimut in Melbourne for all things Cricket. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account, When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address, By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. This year junior registrations will take place at our Major Sponsor, The Bradford Hotel Rutherford. He made his first-grade debut for the Magpies in 1988 and played 82 games for the club over the next six years. D. Williams 2/23, C. Gray 31. 5. Bob Cooper Western Suburbs extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Gerard Price following the sad news of his passing on the weekend. R.McNally Griffin 33, C. Goff 3/25, 152 talking about this. Gibbs was one of those guys you didn’t want to meet in a dark alley – or on a football field for that matter. Western Suburbs Cricket Club - Maitland. Very large text size Wanderers fans from a range of western Sydney suburbs won't be allowed to attend Friday night's clash against the Newcastle Jets, bringing the A-League partially in line with the restrictions imposed on the Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Western Suburbs Cricket Club (WSCC) was founded from two West Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) clubs: Claremont Nedlands Cricket Club and Shenton Park Cricket Club. Australian Cricket… WSCC 0/78 Def Ten/Morpeth 10/74. He made his first-grade debut for the Magpies in 1977 and played 76 games for the club over the next six years. This is the 26th article in the ongoing series where we remember some of the forgotten players from your favourite club. He’s probably the only Wests player of his era with a university degree, and he successfully pursued a career in the media following his retirement from the game. is one of Brisbane’s and Queensland oldest and most prestigious sporting clubs. Cricket Australia; Queensland Cricket; Metropolitan South West Cricket; Grounds. It’s over 20 years since the Magpies ran out onto the field, so how many of this team of Wests players do you remember? Western Suburbs District Cricket Club. Roy Ferguson Dates Home Team Away Team Venue; 16 Jan 21: Point Cook Utd: def: Brimbank Strikers: Arndell Park 16 Jan 21: Tarneit Central CC 3/127 Ss Singh 75* KK Singh 29 : def: United Tarneit SC 124 P Kannedhara 33 M Gondhesi 29* AS sahi 4/17 U Thakur 3/18 : Goddard Street Reserve 1 (North) are welcome to attend. This was his one and only field goal in his first-grade career. 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