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CONTENTS Members of the Association 2 Cricket NSW Administration 3 Chairman’s Report 4 MISSION STATEMENT Chief Executive’s Report 6 Cricket NSW Strategic Plan 9 NSW – Leading ’s Tributes 12 Favourite Sport Player Retirements 13 Australian Representatives – Men’s 14 International Cricket – Men’s 17 Australian Representatives – Women’s 20 International Cricket – Women’s 21 SpeedBlitz Blues Report 22 2007/08 Pura Cup 24 First Class Records 36 2007/08 Ford Ranger Cup 42 One Day Domestic Records 48 2007/08 KFC Big Bash 50 Cup – Men’s 53 Wolf Blass Breakers Report 55 2007/08 Women’s National Cricket League 56 Cricket Australia Cup – Women’s 61 2007/08 Men’s and Women’s Statistical Highlights 62 Cricket Operations 63 Cricket Association 64 Sydney Grade Competition – Men’s 67 Sydney Shires Competition 72 Sydney Grade Competition – Women’s 74 2007/08 77 Commercial Partners 78 Commercial Operations and Communications 80 NSW Women’s Cricket Committee 83

High Performance 84 2007/08 Cricket NSW Rising Stars NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association 94 and NSW Districts Cricket Association 97 Community Cricket 98 NSW Country Cricket Association 100 The Bradman Foundation 104 NSW Schools’ Cricket Association 105 Association Notes 108 Financial Report 112

Front Cover: Top: , 2007/08 Medallist and Pura Cup winning ; (bottom): , 2007/08 Medallist and WNCL winning Captain.

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PATRONS Joint Patrons Her Excellency Professor AC, Governor of NSW Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE Mr Alan Davidson AM MBE

NSW CRICKET BOARD DIRECTORS Retire 2008 Mr DH Cole, Dr GK Harinath, Ms RA Hore (Appointed), Mr MJ Silver Retire 2009 Messrs BW Collins, MF Rosen, VJ Smith (Appointed), MA Taylor AO (Appointed)

DELEGATES Sydney Cricket Association Incorporated Messrs N Berman, DH Cole, BW Collins, A Connolly, RF Cook (Chairman), I Finlay, BF Freedman, G Flowers (elected 09/05/08), L Gould (resigned 09/05/08), SM Hamman, J Hanshaw, Dr GK Harinath, Messrs RE Horsell, R Hudswell, THJ Iceton, T Jacobs, JM Jobson, G Monaghan, D O’Neil, MF Rosen, M Sanders, and P Wright NSW Country Cricket Association Incorporated Messrs DJ Broad, DC Cox, PG Creighton, IR Hogg, PJ Kerin, JG Moriarty, RJ Myatt and MJ Silver (Chairman) NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association Incorporated Dr D Dilley NSW Districts Cricket Association Incorporated Mr JC Evans NSW Schools’ Cricket Association Incorporated Mr GK Kightley NSW Women’s Cricket Committee Ms KE Loder AM ACT Cricket Association Incorporated Mr B Dockrill LIFE MEMBERS G Atwell (2003); J Benaud (2004); MJ Bennett (2005); NWL Bergin OAM (1986); MG Bevan (2003); BC Booth MBE (1971); D Bourne (2006); R Brenner (2007); R Brewer (2003); C Brierley OAM (2003); DJ Broad OAM (1992); RF Burgess (1975); JA Chapman AM (1990); BJ Clark (2007); FJ Clark OAM (1995); C Clowes (2007); M Cornish OAM (2003); ID Craig OAM (1979); AB Crompton OAM (1983); AK Davidson AM MBE (1963); M Davies (2003); RG Davies (1967); J Dyson (2002); PA Emery (2002); IH Ewin OAM (1997); BF Freedman OAM (2000); RA French OAM (1996); BJ Gainsford OAM (2003); LR Gardner OAM(1988); JW Gleeson (1979); HJ Griffith (2003); RH Guy (1981); RG Harris (2000); RN Harvey MBE (1963); BC Hazell OAM (1977); RA Hore (2005); RE Horsell (2002); AJ Hughes OAM (1984); THJ Iceton (2005); V Jackson (2003); WJ Jocelyn (2003); LM Keightley (2007); NS Laming (1998); L Larsen (2003); GF Lawson OAM (2002); M Lilienthal OAM (1964); NG Marks (2000); GRJ Matthews (2002); RB McCosker OAM (1990); JT McMahon OAM (2005); P Meyers (2005); HA Mitchell OAM (2003); AR Morris MBE (1967); JT O’Dwyer OAM (2006); PI Philpott OAM (2004); M Picton (2003); SJ Rixon (1996); WJ Saunders OAM (1977); RB Simpson AO (1970); SG Sismey OAM (1979); O Smith (2003); HB Taber (1979); JMA Tait (1999); MA Taylor AO (2002); L Thomas MBE (2003); RF Tozer (1996); A Turner (1997); KD Walters MBE (1979); ME Waugh AM (2003); SR Waugh AO (2003); W Weir AM (2003); MR Whitney (2002); TH Wholohan OAM (1995); RCA Wotton AM (1990); R Wright (2001); EF Wykes OAM (1982).

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Chief Executive Corporate Communications Coordinator David Gilbert Sudesh Arudpragasam Finance Manager Events and Supporter Club Coordinator Ray Power Lauren Boyle State Coach Cricket Operations – Grade and Shires (resigned 27/07/07) Roy Formica Matthew Mott (appointed 01/08/07) Cricket Operations – Men’s Representative Cricket Women’s State Coach David McCredie (resigned 02/10/07) (resigned 06/07/07) Cricket Operations – Women’s Cricket Richard Bates (appointed 01/08/07) Paul Taylor Commercial Operations and Communications Manager Coaching Administrators Christina Matthews David Freedman (promoted 01/05/08) Cricket Operations Manager Michael Maclennan (appointed 19/05/08) Ian Field Trent Woodhill High Performance Manager Women’s High Performance Coach Alan Campbell Lisa Sthalekar Community Cricket Manager High Performance Coach Educator David Lawson David Patterson Executive Officer, NSW Country Cricket Association Administration Assistant, High Performance John Sullivan Bronwyn Atkins Executive Officer, NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association Video and Technology Facilitator Peter Hughes Troy Baker Administration Manager Indoor Cricket Centre Manager Craig Beed Jim Robson Assistant Finance Manager Secretary, NSW Districts Cricket Association Mark Naprta Eric Myatt Finance Assistant Community Cricket Coordinator Alister Galletly (resigned 04/06/08) Donna Little (appointed 05/06/08) Administration Assistant Melissa MacKenna In2CRICKET Coordinator Georgina Wallace (resigned 21/12/07) Receptionist Renee Millen (appointed 02/01/08) Felicity Presnell (resigned 02/05/08) Louise Barclay (appointed 05/05/08) Girls Cricket Development Officer Theresa Purtell Second XI Coach Matthew Mott (promoted 01/08/07) Metropolitan Cricket Officers (appointed 20/08/07 & resigned 05/02/08) Matthew Betsey David Freedman (appointed 01/05/08) Russel Grimson Steve Mulally Player Welfare Manager Olivia Thornton Tony Lewis Country Cricket Coordinator Strength and Conditioning Coach Matthew Phelps (resigned 04/04/08) Stuart Karppinen (resigned 12/01/08) Tom Reddin (appointed 17/03/08) Regional Cricket Officers Robbie Mackinlay State Squad Administrator Neil McDonald Donna Anderson Brett Rankin State Squad Computer Analyst Max Shepherd Andrew Ware Communications Manager Jeff Cook Daniel McDougall (resigned 14/02/08) Umpires’ Education and Development Manager David Townsend (appointed 10/03/08) David Townsend (resigned 10/03/08) Event Manager Darren Goodger (appointed 06/05/08) Janine Stainer Honorary Librarians Sponsorship Coordinator Bob Brenner Brett Richardson Dr Colin Clowes

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Success at the domestic level invariably leads to strong National representation. An amazing 10 SpeedBlitz Blues players have been awarded Cricket Australia contracts for 2007/08. and were included on the list for the first time and Simon Katich returned to the squad. Casson and both made their Test debuts in the West Indies in June 2008 while Katich returned to the Test side during this tour. Our representation in the Australian women’s squad is equally impressive, with seven players. the last 12 months, two players, and Ellyse Perry, made their Test debuts with Perry becoming the youngest player, male or female, to play for Australia. Other National representatives were Daniel Burns, Phillip Hughes, Steven Smith and who were selected in the Australian U/19 team for the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia, and Jeff Cook, Robert Faraday- Bensley and Jamie Rowe who were picked in the Australian Country team. On behalf of the Board, I congratulate all NSW players who were named in Australian teams and squads over the last 12 months. Dr Harry Harinath. While some careers have started to flourish, several long serving NSW 2007/08 was indeed notable for Cricket NSW with the release of a players have decided to retire from representative cricket. Matthew forthright objective: “NSW - Leading Australia’s Favourite Sport”. Nicholson, , and Martha Winch all enjoyed distinguished careers for their State. I thank them for their commitment This is the focus of our new Strategic Plan which was launched in October and wish them well in future. I also wish to congratulate Stuart MacGill on 2007 and operates until September 2010. his fine international career following his retirement from the Test arena To support this objective we have developed a number of strategies during the 2008 West Indies tour. which will be explained in more detail further in this Annual Report. In August 2007 Cricket NSW was awarded the hosting rights for the However I am delighted to report that in the first year of operation we 2009 ICC Women’s World Cup. Cricket NSW is extremely proud of have made much progress towards achieving our targets both on and off the work we have done to further the women’s game both on and off the field. the field and we are looking forward to working closely with Cricket The major highlights of the season were our victories in the Pura Cup and Australia and the ICC over the coming months to ensure the success of Women’s National Cricket League. the tournament and a lasting legacy for the . The SpeedBlitz Blues had an outstanding summer in four-day cricket, Running from the 7 – 22 March 2009, World Cup matches will take place finishing equal top of the table in the Pura Cup and earning the right to at , , Bradman Oval, Bowral, Newcastle No.1 host the Final based on a superior quotient to Victoria. NSW, bolstered Sports Ground, , and North Sydney by a full complement of international players, recorded a convincing 258 Oval, which will also host the Final. I am confident that all of these games victory to claim the trophy for the third time in six seasons and for will be very well supported. the 45th time overall! On this note I wish to thank the NSW State Government for their Captain Simon Katich was outstanding throughout the summer with his support of Cricket NSW’s bid for the ICC Women’s World Cup, and 1506 runs a record for the most First Class runs scored in a season by their generous contribution towards the hosting of the tournament. a NSW player, and the most in a Pura Cup/Sheffield Shield season by November 2008 will see the completion of the new any player. However another important part of the team’s success were Stand at the . This will be a marvellous facility for the stunning performances from players such as Doug Bollinger, Mark both the general public and corporate guests. Raising the capacity of the Cameron and Phillip Hughes, who represent the new breed of SpeedBlitz SCG to 48,000, it will certainly further enhance the atmosphere during Blues players stepping up to the mark. major events like the New Year’s Test match and One-Day Internationals. The performances of these players is a tribute to the work done by SpeedBlitz Cricket NSW continues to maintain a strong relationship with the Sydney Blues Head Coach Matthew Mott, and also High Performance Manager Cricket and Sports Ground Trust and I thank Chairman, Rodney Cavalier, Alan Campbell and his staff, in nurturing talented young players in this State CEO Jamie Barkley and his staff for their assistance over the past year. throughout our Emerging Blues and Breakers, and underage State teams. In addition to playing matches at the SCG, Cricket NSW continued to take Our second major title came in the Women’s National Cricket League matches to ANZ Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park and regional venues. with the Wolf Blass Breakers winning the competition for the 10th time Our home KFC Twenty20 Big Bash matches were again very well received in 12 seasons. Victorious in seven out of their eight preliminary matches, with over 36,000 fans attending the two matches. It was certainly a special the Breakers finished on top of the table and 8.5 points clear of second night when a crowd of 23,737 supported Glenn McGrath in his farewell placed South Australia. While it was unfortunate that the Final was appearance for NSW in the match against Queensland. washed out, the Breakers were deserved winners. Congratulations must go to Head Coach Richard Bates for an excellent first season in charge. This game raised over $10,000 for the McGrath Foundation, the charity established by Glenn and his late wife, Jane, to support Breast Care In addition to the Pura Cup and WNCL trophies, Cricket NSW were able nurses around NSW. to secure several more trophies during 2007/08. Our High Performance teams again excelled with victories in the female U/15, U/17 and U/19 In 2007/08, for the first time, a Ford Ranger Cup game was scheduled to be National Championships, while the male U/17 team finished runners-up. played in . The Illawarra Cricket Association worked extremely hard to prepare North Dalton Park for this historic match but unfortunately We were also successful at the Australian Country Cricket Championships, a week of heavy rain preceding the game forced its abandonment without a winning our first title since 2001, while the NSW A side defended their ball being bowled. Another Ford Ranger Cup clash has since been scheduled crown in the Women’s Cricket Australia Cup. for 2008/09 and we hope the weather is much kinder on this occasion!

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Cricket NSW remained committed to the upgrade of ground facilities On behalf of everyone involved in cricket, I thank the RTA, Fosters and all around the State during 2007/08. Funding of $1.4 million was allocated of our sponsors and partners for the contribution they make to the game to a number of clubs and associations including $184,268 towards the in our State. construction of new playing and training facilities in Rouse Hill, $36,000 In 2006/07 we were able to report an end of financial year surplus of towards the purchase and installation of water tanks for the Albury- $5 million. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for 2007/08. The Wodonga Cricket Association and $416, 000 towards the construction of combination of a severely depressed financial market, which adversely playing and training facilities at Harrison in the ACT. affected our investments, and a washed out Chappell-Hadlee Trophy There is however still more work to be done in this area and we look match has resulted in a deficit of $6 million. forward to working in the community to ensure cricket has the facilities In May 2008, Bob Horsell retired as Chairman of the NSW Cricket to flourish. Board. Bob had held this position for 11 years and his contribution to the One of the ongoing challenges in sport is to ensure participation game has been enormous. He has overseen a very successful period in continues to grow at a healthy rate. As such, the Board was thrilled to the Association’s history and we thank him for his service, and wish him see a 6.8% rise in participants during 2007/08. The Community Cricket the very best in his retirement. Department, led by David Lawson, has done a terrific job in taking Finally, I express my thanks to my fellow Directors for their hard work the game to new audiences. The expanded Michael Clarke Twenty20 and commitment to all facets of the Association during the past year. My Knockout competition was a particular highlight of the year. thanks also go to CEO, David Gilbert, and his staff for their tremendous Country Cricket in NSW continues to thrive under the leadership of efforts over the last 12 months. Chairman Mike Silver and Executive Officer John Sullivan, highlighted by The past 12 months have certainly been challenging, but mostly our victory at the Australian Country Cricket Championships. The SCG rewarding, and I re-affirm that all involved with Cricket NSW will Country Cup was again fiercely contested and I congratulate Merewether continue their commitment to lead Australia’s favourite sport. CC on their second consecutive title. Dr GK (Harry) Harinath Cricket NSW’s Commercial Operations have been very successful over the last 12 months and I congratulate Christina Matthews and her team Chairman on their efforts. I am delighted that our with the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) will continue for another three years. Cricket NSW also signed an agreement with the Fosters Group which sees them become a major sponsor of Country Cricket, Districts Cricket, the Sydney Cricket Association and the first ever major sponsor of the Wolf Blass Breakers.

NSW Cricket Board 2007/08. Standing (l-r): David Gilbert (CEO), Doug Cole, Marshall Rosen, Bruce Collins QC, Vic Smith, Ian Field (Cricket Operations Manager); Seated (l-r): AO, Bob Horsell (Chairman to 15 May 2008), Dr. Harry Harinath (Chairman from 15 May 2008), Rina Hore, Mike Silver.

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The Breakers were able to blood a number of young players this summer and I am sure the likes of Ellyse Perry, and Lisa Kuschert will go on to enjoy long and successful careers with NSW. The team was well led by Lisa Sthalekar who scored 312 runs at 44.57 and took 12 at 14.58. Her excellent all-round performance ensured her third consecutive Belinda Clark Medal and she was also named the Women’s International Player of the Year at the 2008 Medal presentation. The Breakers also won Cricket Australia’s Benaud Spirit of Cricket Award, an achievement which Cricket NSW is rightly proud of as it demonstrates the exemplary manner in which the team plays its winning cricket. It would be remiss of me not to mention the work of debutant coaches, Matthew Mott for the SpeedBlitz Blues and Richard Bates for the Wolf Blass Breakers. Both men won titles in their first season in charge and are to be congratulated on their efforts.

David Gilbert. Both Richard and Matthew got their opportunities following the promotion of their predecessors to national appointments during the pre-season. Trevor Bayliss took control of the Sri Lankan team and Lisa Cricket NSW has had much to celebrate over the last 12 months following Keightley became the first female coach of the Australian Women’s team. the outstanding success of our senior and junior State teams, and excellent results achieved in the areas of participation and commercial operations. In the National under-age competitions, NSW won the female U/15, U/17 and U/19 Championships and finished male U/17 runners-up. One of the significant changes for Cricket NSW during 2007/08 was the These are outstanding results and a credit for the hard work of our High announcement of our new Strategic Plan, which will run until September Performance Department and its Manager, Alan Campbell. 2010. New initiatives to develop our High Performance players are always Titled “NSW: Leading Australia’s Favourite Sport”, the Strategic Plan explored and I am delighted to report that in April 2008, in a first for clearly defines five strategic goals for the period mentioned: Cricket NSW, our male and female U/19 sides toured Bangalore in —— to dominate interstate cricket and develop Australian representative for matches against Indian youth sides. It was a terrific learning players, umpires and coaches experience for all the players with the female U/19 team remaining —— to maximise interest in cricket in NSW undefeated in its six matches, including a memorable victory over the —— to maximise participation in cricket in NSW Indian National women’s team. —— grow the financial resources available to invest in cricket in NSW —— lead Australian cricket astutely and professionally A breakthrough victory was achieved by the NSW Country team at the Australian Country Cricket Championships, played in Mackay, On the field, the SpeedBlitz Blues won their third Pura Cup title in six Queensland. This was the first time NSW had secured the title since seasons, decisively defeating Victoria in the Final at the SCG. 2001. Cricket NSW invests significant resources into its country It was an outstanding effort by the entire squad. NSW dominated its programs, aimed at continuing the long tradition of country NSW opposition en route to the Final, underpinned by brilliant individual producing NSW and Australian representatives. performances from Simon Katich, Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin and Cricket NSW will again be very well represented at the National level rookies Mark Cameron and 19-year-old Phillip Hughes, whose 116 in for the year ahead with 10 men and eight women selected in Australian the Final made him the youngest ever centurion in a Pura Cup/Sheffield squads for the forthcoming season. I congratulate Brad Haddin, Beau Shield Final. Casson, Leonie Coleman and Ellyse Perry on making their Test debuts For the Final, we were fortunate to welcome back , Stuart during the first half of 2008. Special mention must be made of the Clark, Michael Clarke and from national duty. Our achievement of Ellyse who, aged 17 years and 104 days, became Australian players relished the scarce opportunity to play for their State Australia’s youngest ever Test cricketer, male or female, when she made and the commitment and passion they showed in the Final was a tribute her debut against last February at Bradman Oval, Bowral. to them all after their gruelling International season. Whilst cricket at the elite level in NSW is thriving, I am pleased to report Special mention must be made of Simon Katich’s amazing summer. that our efforts to grow the game at the grass roots are also reaping Simon scored 1506 First Class runs at the Bradmanesque average of dividends. In 2007/08, Cricket NSW continued its recruitment campaign 94.13, breaking records for the most runs by a NSW player in a First for a third consecutive year, which was again fronted by the NSW and Class season and for the most runs in a Pura Cup/Sheffield Shield season Australian batsman Michael Clarke and joined this year by Breakers fast by any player. Further, his 306 against Queensland was the highest bowler Sarah Andrews. The campaign, “Is Your Backyard Big Enough?”, score at the SCG since ’s mighty 452 in 1930. Simon was encourages children to join their local team via the playcricket.com website. subsequently named the Pura Cup Player of the Year and Steve Waugh Pleasingly, over the past year, the number of participants in NSW rose Medallist, and made a thoroughly deserved return to the Australian Test 6.8% to over 182,000, compared to a national growth average of 4.85%. team during the subsequent West Indies tour. Our Community Cricket Department engaged a range of other Our women’s team, the Wolf Blass Breakers, maintained their proud initiatives to attract kids to cricket. Part of this was the introduction of record by claiming a 10th Women’s National Cricket League title in 12 an expanded skills program, a six week course delivered as part of a years, and their third title in a row. The Breakers won seven out of their school’s sport curriculum. The highly successful Michael Clarke Twenty20 eight preliminary matches to finish on top of the table, well clear of the Knockout was also expanded to include teams from the U/12, U/14 and second placed South Australia. Ultimately, this proved enough to take U/16 age groups, with the Finals played at the SCG. the crown as the WNCL Final at the SCG was washed out.

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Cricket NSW has continued its investment in the upgrading of playing and Continuing a much valued partnership, the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) training facilities in NSW with another $1.4 million in funding committed has renewed its sponsorship of the SpeedBlitz Blues for a further three years. to a variety of projects. The relationship between the RTA and Cricket NSW is one of the With Coach Education being an important component of our Strategic longest in domestic cricket. We again look forward to working with Plan, the High Performance Unit has produced a range of resources the RTA closely over the next three years to ensure the of the to further upskill elite and junior coaches throughout NSW. The message: “Speed is great on the field but not on the road.” I am delighted effectiveness of this Program’s work was recently reflected in a Cricket to reflect on the fact that in the six years of the sponsorship to date, the Australia Census which showed that NSW provides 40.3% of coaches SpeedBlitz Blues has won five domestic titles. nationally. This means that NSW has more accredited coaches (Level 0-3) In addition to the RTA, Cricket NSW is extremely fortunate for the per head than any other State. involvement of a large number of sponsors and suppliers who help us Financially it has been a difficult year for Cricket NSW. Revenue dipped deliver programs at all levels of cricket. We thank them for their support in a post-Ashes year and a downturn in the financial markets meant and look forward to working with them even more closely in future years. that the Association’s investments suffered heavily, whilst a rained-out I would like to take this opportunity to thank the NSW Cricket Board for Commonwealth Bank Chappell-Hadlee Trophy match also contributed to an the support given me over the last 12 months, especially to Bob Horsell end of financial year deficit of $6 million. who retired after 11 years as Chairman - the second longest tenure in the The Sydney New Year’s Test match against India was well attended with history of Cricket NSW. We wish Bob the very best in his retirement and a large fifth day crowd witnessing a dramatic Australian victory. The sincerely thank him for his incredible service to the game in NSW over substantial revenue generated from the Test match and the One Day the past 45 years. Internationals held in Sydney each season is critical for the maintaining and Finally, I express my thanks to the tireless efforts of the staff of Cricket expansion of our programs. The Commercial Operations Department NSW and the hard working volunteers who have contributed so much to is also to be commended for exceeding its corporate hospitality and the success of cricket in this State over the last 12 months. perimeter signage budget for the year by over $450,000. David Gilbert The Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust has renewed its sponsorship of the SCG Country Cup for a further three years and Wolf Chief Executive Blass Wines became the first major sponsor of the NSW Breakers as part of Fosters’ overall partnership with Cricket NSW. My thanks to both organisations for their wonderful support.

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In September 2007 Cricket NSW launched its new Strategic Plan. Operating until September 2010, the new Plan outlines Cricket NSW’s vision to “Lead Australia’s favourite sport”. The current Plan replaces “Blue Print” which ran from 2004-2007. The following section outlines the Strategic Goals achieved between this period, as well as the Strategic Goals for 2007-2010.

REVIEW OF STRATEGIC GOALS 2004-2007

Goal 1: Participation: Maximise awareness of and participation in cricket Goal 4: Ancillary Personnel: Increase the quality, quantity and retention throughout NSW and become the ‘sport of choice’ regardless of age, of key ancillary personnel in cricket such as coaches, umpires, scorers, gender, time, ability and ethnicity. administrators and curators. Performance Target: To increase participation by 5%. Performance Target: To increase ancillary personnel by 5%. Status: Achieved. Status: Achieved. Goal 2: Talent Identification and Development: To be the world leader Goal 5: Commercial Operations and Public Affairs: To maximise revenue in the research, development and implementation of cricket talent through efficient management of the organisation’s rights, image and identification and development programs. brands together with the establishment of positive relationships with key stakeholders through effective communication. Performance Target: To provide Australian representatives in all squads totalling 30%. Performance Target: To maximise income generation thereby allowing an operational profit to be reinvested into the development of the game at Status: Substantially achieved. all levels. Goal 3: Elite Performance: To create the optimum environment in Status: Achieved. which NSW cricketers can produce their best performances, leading to domination at all Australian championships and other significant Goal 6: Governance, Management and Operations: To be recognised as competitions. a progressive, efficient and effective business operation having strong leadership at every level of the game. Performance Target: To dominate all levels of competitive cricket, male and female, senior and youth ages. Status: Achieved. Status: Achieved.

Steven Smith. Mark Cameron.

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Strategic Goals Maximise interest in Maximise participation in cricket in NSW cricket in NSW

Performance targets ——International match attendance >32,000 per day ——Formal participation > 200,000 by 2010, (average) including female participation > 25,000 ——State match attendance > 55,000 per season and pay ——100% umpiring coverage of SCA cricket TV ratings highest of any State by 2009 and 1,000 active umpires in NSW ——Widespread recognition of SpeedBlitz Blues and Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association Breakers brands and top 3 stars in each team by 2010 ——High passive interest in State and , ——12,000 Level O and Level 1 coaches including 50% increase in page views for qualified and on database by 2010 nswblues.com and cricketnsw.com ——Every NSW resident to have access to ——Direct communication with all known spectators and appropriate playing and practice facilities cricket supporters in NSW by 2010 by 2012 ——Database of all participants and volunteers in NSW by 2010

Supporting strategies ——Optimise International and State playing calendar ——Actively promote participation in cricket, including playing, volunteering, umpiring ——Develop and promote “event” elements of and coaching International and major State matches ——Maintain strategic focus on female ——Link grass roots cricket to State match attendance participation in cricket ——Expand media relationships to promote Grade and ——Promote retention by aligning CNSW Women’s cricket and affiliate programs with needs of ——Conduct annual research to measure awareness of participants at all levels: NSW and Grade cricket, quality of event presentation - Suitable game formats and value of media coverage and investment - Skilled coaches and umpires ——Include spectators and enthusiasts in NSW cricket - Appropriate facilities database - Strong Spirit of Cricket - Smooth pathway ——Actively support, educate, communicate with, and recognise volunteers ——Invest in facilities strategically: identify and invest in highest priority sites and regions, and develop appropriate partnerships with government and other sports

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Dominate interstate cricket and Grow the financial resources Lead NSW and Australian develop Australian representative available to invest in NSW cricket cricket astutely and players, umpires and coaches professionally

——NSW the most consistently successful ——Grow revenue and surplus available to invest ——NSW the leading State in every State and SpeedBlitz Blues win at least 1 in cricket by 50% compared to the previous 3 element of cricket playing and competition each year “non-Ashes” years administration, measured by benchmarking across the States ——Breakers and NSW youth teams win 80% of ——Maintain reserves at 60% of average annual National Championships Titles 2007-10 expenditure ——NSW the leading State at Cricket Australia, measured by: ——NSW players form 40% of all Australian -Leadership of key national squads initiatives and sub-committees ——NSW teams rated No.1 for Spirit of Cricket -Having the Deputy Chairman ——700 Level 2 coaches and 100 Level 3 coaches from NSW by 2010 qualified, active and on database by 2010 ——CNSW Management highly ——NSW umpires form 30% of national panel respected for competence and professionalism, measured by ——Cricket NSW to have access to 10 annual staff survey strategically located High Performance centres by 2010: 6 x regional and 4 x ——All other strategic performance metropolitan targets achieved

——Actively identify, monitor and recognise ——Grow value of sponsorship, hospitality, signage ——Work constructively with talented athletes and coaches and International ticket sales members and affiliates to deliver strategy for Cricket NSW ——Provide world-leading player development, ——Maintain productive venue arrangements throughout the State welfare, medical and competition programs ——Capture sponsorship opportunities associated ——Work actively at, and ——Build number and skills of elite/High with community and High Performance/elite constructively with, Cricket Performance coaches programs Australia in the best interests ——Provide outstanding elite/High Performance ——Dedicate resources to access government of NSW and Australian cricket facilities – for playing, training and support funding for cricket programs and facilities including developing a more ——Implement world-leading development ——Manage costs responsibly and reserves equitable distribution model practices at all levels prudently ——Maintain highest ethical and ——Maintain strength of Grade and pathway ——Balance investments appropriately across elite, governance standards at CNSW, competitions and achieve alignment with High Performance, participation, marketing, and a culture of openness and elite/High Performance programs facilities investment and IT/business services excellence ——Maintain Spirit of Cricket on the field, and ——Attract, retain and develop the the highest standards of behaviour and best possible staff professionalism off the field ——Continuously improve the efficiency of all CNSW’s operations ——Realise IT opportunities across the business, including by developing a rich Cricket NSW database

cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report 11 Tributes

Bill Brown OAM

31 July 1912 – 16 March 2008

Bill Brown was one of this country’s finest opening batsmen either side of the Second World War and one of Australia’s most respected and revered cricketers. Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Brown made his First Class debut for NSW in 1932. Unfortunately he was for a without facing a ball! He was picked to tour England in 1934 where his 119 against earned a call up for the First Test. He made 73 before notching his maiden in the Second Test and going on to finish third in the Tour averages. In 1936 Brown moved to Queensland to coach and a year later accepted the captaincy of the side. In 1938 he made his highest ever Test score, carrying his bat for an unbeaten 206 at Lords. Brown’s career was interrupted by World War II where he served as a flight lieutenant with the RAAF in the Pacific. After the War he captained Australia in their first ever Test match against before touring England one final time with Don Bradman’s Invincibles in 1948. Bill Brown passed away on 16 March 2008, aged 95.

BROWN, William Alfred. Born: July 31, 1912, Toowoomba (Qld). Died: March 16, 2008, Murrumba Downs (Qld). Right-hand batsman. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct St Wkts Avge BB First-Class 189 284 15 13838 265* 66 39 51.44 110 1 6 18.33 4/16 Sheffield Shield 54 92 4 4716 215 23 12 53.59 28 1 1 29.00 1/2 Test 22 35 1 1592 206* 9 4 46.82 14 0 - - -

Norm O’Neill OAM

19 February 1937 – 3 March 2008

When Norm O’Neill first arrived on the scene onlookers described him as ‘the new Bradman’. While he never lived up to such lofty expectations, he did enjoy a successful career in Test and First Class cricket. O’Neill scored 13859 First Class runs and 2779 runs in 42 Test matches. One of the highlights of his career was his 181 in the Tied Test in against the West Indies. He was described as a nervous starter, but when O’Neill got set his back foot shots were punishing. He debuted for NSW when he was just 18 before making his Test debut against England in 1958-59. In that match he hit 78 to take Australia to victory. He scored three Test centuries during the tour of and India in 1959-60 and in 1962 O’Neill received the honour of being named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. His last Test century was made in the 1962/63 season – an even 100 against the English. He was dropped from the Test team when he was just 28. Norm O’Neill was one of two First Class cricketers in his family, with his son Mark also representing NSW and WA. Norm O’Neill passed away on 3 March 2008, aged 71.

O’NEILL, Norman Clifford Louis. Born: February 19, 1937, Carlton (NSW). Died: March 3, 2008, Erina (NSW). Right-hand batsman - Right-arm leg-break bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 188 306 34 13859 284 64 45 50.95 104 99 41.01 4/40 Sheffield Shield 61 104 10 4749 233 21 15 50.52 36 41 34.83 4/40 Test 42 69 8 2779 181 15 6 45.56 21 17 39.24 4/41

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Matthew Nicholson After making his First Class debut for , Matthew Nicholson returned home to NSW in 2003. He went on to play five seasons for SpeedBlitz Blues and was involved in two Pura Cup winning campaigns. Highly regarded by his team mates, Nicholson captained the Blues in their first KFC Twenty20 Big Bash campaign and was a mentor to many of the young fast bowlers in the squad. Nicholson’s only Test appearance came at the MCG during the 1998 Boxing Day Ashes Test against England. He has been appointed a State Selector for 2008/09. NICHOLSON, Matthew James. Born: October 2, 1974 St Leonard’s (NSW). Right - hand batsman/Right-arm fast-medium bowler. First-class debut: 1996-97 Western Australia v West Indians, . M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 120 166 34 3125 133 6 4 23.67 70 399 29.75 7/62 Pura Cup 79 117 21 1828 106* 2 1 19.04 52 266 30.04 6/76 Test 1 2 0 14 9 0 0 7.00 0 4 28.75 3/56

Dom. limited-overs 35 21 5 209 35* 0 0 13.06 14 34 42.97 3/34 Domestic 20/20 6 3 2 34 20* 0 0 34.00 1 6 27.00 2/18

NSW One-days 25 14 2 153 35* 0 0 12.75 11 30 39.13 3/34

Julie Hayes Julie Hayes finished her career as the most capped NSW player in the history of the Women’s National Cricket League. She played 111 matches, 44 of them as captain, winning nine WNCL titles. She was also the competition’s second highest taker with 115. Hayes also played in six Test matches and 59 One-Day Internationals. She was involved in two World Cup campaigns, including victory in 2005.

HAYES, Julie. Born: May 2, 1973, Sydney (NSW). Right hand bat - Right arm medium bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 111 73 21 578 58* 1 0 11.11 33 113 26.90 4/12 Test 6 9 1 118 57 1 0 14.75 4 10 25.70 3/9 Int’l limited-overs 59 30 13 241 44 0 0 25.70 12 65 24.23 4/31 Int’l 20/20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 2 23.50 2/19

Michelle Goszko Michelle Goszko was the second player to complete 100 Women’s National Cricket League games for NSW. She finished her State career with 102 matches and 2393 runs, with a high score of 85 and playing in nine WNCL winning sides. Michelle’s international career saw her play in 34 One Day Internationals, including one World Cup, and four Test matches. In her Test debut against England at Shenley she hit 204 to equal the record for the highest score by a female in a Test match.

GOSZKO, Michelle Ann. Born. October 7, 1977, Blacktown (NSW). Right hand bat - Right arm medium bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 100 97 7 2384 85 14 0 26.48 25 0 - - Test 4 5 0 217 204 0 1 43.40 2 0 - - Int’l limited-overs 34 31 5 669 51* 1 0 25.73 13 1 15.00 1/3 Int’l 20/20 1 1 0 9 9 0 0 9.00 0 0 - -

Martha Winch Martha Winch played 66 games for NSW over 10 years, as well as seven games for Australia. She came into a powerful NSW side which featured Lisa Keightley, Belinda Clark, Michelle Goszko and Sally Griffiths in the top order. Winch slotted into this side at number four with one of her most memorable knocks being a crucial half-century against Western Australia in the second Final a the SCG in 1999. Since retirement Winch has maintained a strong link with the Breakers, managing the side in 2007/08.

WINCH, Martha Anne. Born: October 31, 1978, Sydney (NSW). Left hand bat - Right arm medium bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 66 62 13 1154 101* 4 1 23.55 23 0 - - Int’l limited-overs 7 6 1 122 54 1 0 24.40 2 1 11. 0 0 1/11

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BRACKEN, Nathan Wade. Born: September 12, 1977 Penrith (NSW). Right hand batsman - Left arm fast medium bowler. First-class debut: 1998-99 New South Wales v Queensland, Canberra. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 63 83 30 898 38* 0 0 16.94 17 203 26.12 7/4 Pura Cup 54 71 25 763 38* 0 0 16.59 14 178 25.63 7/4 Test 5 6 2 70 37 0 0 17.50 2 12 42.08 4/48 Int'l limited-overs 89 25 12 164 21* 0 0 12.62 17 146 21.77 5/47 World Cup 10 ------2 16 16.13 4/19 Dom. limited-overs 59 27 9 134 17* 0 0 7.44 9 72 30.38 5/38 International 20/20 12 2 1 7 4 0 0 7.00 3 15 16.87 3/11 Domestic 20/20 6 3 2 7 7* 0 0 7.00 0 6 31.67 2/20 NSW One-days 62 28 9 142 17* 0 0 7.47 9 78 29.51 5/38

CASSON, Beau. Born: December 7, 1982 Subiaco (WAust). Right-hand batsman - Left-arm slow ‘Chinaman’ bowler. First-class debut: 2002-03 Western Australia v , Perth. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 41 64 12 1269 99 6 0 24.40 19 110 40.44 6/64 Pura Cup 37 60 10 1230 99 6 0 24.60 14 96 42.27 6/64 Test 1 1 0 10 10 0 0 10.00 2 3 43.00 3/86 Dom. limited-overs 20 8 2 47 18 0 0 7.83 3 18 28.28 4/31 Domestic 20/20 3 ------0 1 52.00 1/20 NSW One-days 2 2 2 15 12* 0 0 - 0 3 35.33 3/56

CLARK, Stuart Rupert. Born: September 28, 1975 Caringbah (NSW). Right hand batsman - Right arm fast medium bowler. First-Class debut: 1997-98 New South Wales v Tasmania, Sydney. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 93 120 32 1189 62 1 0 13.51 26 344 27.09 8/58 Pura Cup 57 79 22 818 62 1 0 14.35 17 204 28.79 8/58 Test 18 18 3 177 39 0 0 11.80 3 81 21.47 5/32 Int'l limited-overs 33 11 7 67 16* 0 0 16.75 8 45 29.89 4/54 World Cup 1 ------0 1 19.00 1/19 Dom. limited-overs 70 19 4 77 14 0 0 5.13 13 85 30.15 4/24 International 20/20 9 ------4 13 18.23 4/20 NSW One-days 78 20 5 81 14 0 0 5.40 15 102 27.42 4/24

CLARKE, Michael John. Born: April 2, 1981 Liverpool (NSW). Right hand batsman - Slow left arm bowler. First-Class debut: 1999-00 New South Wales v India, Sydney. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 90 151 14 5911 201* 22 20 43.15 87 27 34.44 6/9 Pura Cup 35 63 4 2515 201* 9 9 42.63 33 9 31.56 3/22 Test 35 54 7 2212 151 8 7 47.06 31 16 21.31 6/9 Int'l limited-overs 137 121 28 4037 130 30 3 43.41 50 44 34.27 5/35 World Cup 11 9 4 436 93* 4 0 87.20 5 2 48.00 2/33 Dom. limited-overs 36 34 5 1049 101* 7 1 36.17 11 13 19.54 3/20 International 20/20 14 10 3 147 37* 0 0 21.00 6 4 30.50 1/13 NSW One-days 39 36 5 1167 101* 9 1 37.65 11 13 20.92 3/20

HADDIN, Bradley James. Born: October 23, 1977 Cowra (NSW). Right hand batsman - Wicket-keeper. First-Class debut: 1999-00 New South Wales v Queensland, Brisbane. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct St Wkts Avge First-Class 93 154 17 5637 154 32 10 41.15 279 25 - - Pura Cup 78 133 15 4940 154 29 9 41.86 239 20 - - Test 3 6 1 151 45* 0 0 30.20 16 0 - - Int'l limited-overs 30 27 2 755 87* 4 0 30.20 34 4 - - Dom. limited-overs 84 83 6 2678 138* 16 5 34.78 115 33 - - International 20/20 4 3 2 16 6 0 0 16.00 2 0 - - Domestic 20/20 8 8 0 158 54 1 0 19.75 6 6 - - NSW One-days 83 80 7 2347 138* 14 4 32.15 118 34 - -

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JAQUES, Philip Anthony. Born: May 3, 1979 Wollongong (NSW). Left hand batsman - Slow left arm bowler. First-class debut: 2000-01 New South Wales v Queensland, Brisbane. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 126 223 9 11605 244 54 35 54.23 97 - - - Pura Cup 50 92 2 4072 240* 19 11 45.24 38 - - - Test 11 19 0 902 150 6 3 47.47 7 - - - Int'l limited-overs 6 6 0 125 94 1 0 20.83 3 - - - Dom. limited-overs 43 42 3 1657 158* 6 4 42.49 8 - - - Domestic 20/20 6 6 0 213 69 2 0 35.50 1 - - - NSW One-days 46 45 3 1811 158* 6 5 43.12 9 - - -

KATICH, Simon Matthew. Born: August 21, 1975 Middle Swan (WAust). Left hand batsman - Slow left arm bowler. First-class debut: 1996-97 Western Australia v Queensland, Brisbane. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 183 312 43 14800 306 77 41 55.02 171 86 37.42 7/130 Pura Cup 86 149 17 7680 306 40 22 58.18 78 36 33.58 7/130 Test 26 43 3 1579 157 8 4 39.48 18 12 33.83 6/65 Int'l limited-overs 45 42 5 1324 107* 9 1 35.78 13 - - - Dom. limited-overs 78 74 7 2789 136* 22 4 41.63 28 5 47.00 3/43 International 20/20 3 2 0 69 39 0 0 34.50 2 - - - Domestic 20/20 9 9 2 203 48 0 0 29.00 8 - - - NSW One-days 42 39 4 1734 136* 16 2 49.54 20 8 31.75 3/43

LEE, Brett. Born: November 8, 1976 Wollongong (NSW). Right hand batsman - Right arm fast bowler. First-class debut: 1994-95 Aust Cricket Academy v NZ Cricket Academy, Hamilton. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 106 124 24 1950 97 8 0 19.50 32 457 27.37 7/114 Pura Cup 21 29 4 422 97 2 0 16.88 9 97 26.22 7/114 Test 68 77 17 1287 64 5 0 21.45 21 289 29.58 5/30 Int'l limited-overs 173 85 36 855 57 2 0 17.45 41 303 22.95 5/22 World Cup 10 3 1 23 15* 0 0 11.50 8 22 17.91 5/42 Dom. limited-overs 20 12 6 117 44* 0 0 19.50 3 26 31.88 3/30 International 20/20 13 6 3 75 43* 0 0 25.00 5 12 27.83 3/27 NSW One-days 22 12 6 117 44* 0 0 19.50 4 30 31.10 3/30

MacGILL, Stuart Charles Glyndwr. Born: February 25, 1971 Mount Lawley (WAust). Right hand batsman - Right arm bowler. First-class debut: 1993-94 Western Australia v New South Wales, Sydney. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB First-Class 184 212 57 1536 56* 2 0 9.91 76 774 30.49 8/108 Pura Cup 87 112 32 794 56* 2 0 9.93 38 328 34.54 6/64 Test 44 47 11 349 43 0 0 9.69 16 208 29.03 8/108 Int'l limited-overs 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 2 6 17.50 4/19 Dom. limited-overs 62 25 13 107 18 0 0 8.92 12 124 22.36 5/40 NSW One-days 69 27 13 117 18 0 0 8.36 12 129 22.44 5/40

Stuart Clark celebrates another Test wicket during the tour of the West Indies.

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TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL WORLD CUP Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh, October 8, 2007. AUSTRALIA v India won by eight runs. India 4/291 (SC Ganguly 41, SR Tendulkar 79, 39, MS Dhoni 50no, RV Uthappa 30no; JR Hopes 2/43). Australia 7/283 Newlands, , September 12, 2007. (ML Hayden 92, A Symonds 75; RP. Singh 2/66, 2/43). Zimbabwe won by five wickets. Australia 9/138 (A Symonds 33, BJ Hodge Player of the Match: MS Dhoni. 35no; E Chigumbura 3/20, GB Brent 2/19). Zimbabwe 5/139 (BRM Taylor I.P.C.L. Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara, October 11, 2007. 60no; SR Clark 2/22). Player of the Match: BRM Taylor. Australia won by nine wickets. India 148 (SR Tendulkar 47; B Lee 2/42, MG Johnson 5/26). Australia 1/149 (AC Gilchrist 79no, RT Ponting 39no). AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND Player of the Match: MG Johnson. Newlands, Cape Town, September 14, 2007. Vidarbha CA Ground, Nagpur, October 14, 2007. Australia won by eight wickets. England 135 (A Flintoff 31; NW Bracken Australia won by 18 runs. Australia 8/317 (AC Gilchrist 51, RT Ponting 49, 3/16, SR Clark 2/24, MG Johnson 3/22). Australia 2/136 (AC Gilchrist 45, A Symonds 107no, JR Hopes 39; Zaheer Khan 2/62). India 7/299 ML Hayden 67no). (SC Ganguly 86, SR Tendulkar 72, RV Uthappa 44; MG Johnson 2/39, Player of the Match: NW Bracken. GB Hogg 4/49). AUSTRALIA v BANGLADESH Player of the Match: A Symonds. Newlands, Cape Town, September 16, 2007. Wankhede Stadium, , October 17, 2007. Australia won by nine wickets. Bangladesh 8/123 (Tamim Iqbal 32, Aftab India won by two wickets. Australia 193 (RT Ponting 57; RP. Singh 2/59, Ahmed 31; B Lee 3/27, NW Bracken 2/14). Australia 1/124 (AC Gilchrist M Kartik 6/27). India 8/195 (RV Uthappa 47, Zaheer Khan 31no; 43, ML Hayden 73no). MG Johnson 3/46, NW Bracken 2/30). Player of the Match: B Lee. Player of the Match: M Kartik. AUSTRALIA v PAKISTAN , , September 18, 2007. Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, October 20, 2007. Pakistan won by six wickets. Australia 7/164 (MEK Hussey 37, BJ Hodge India won by seven wickets. Australia 5/166 (RT Ponting 76; IK Pathan 36; Sohail Tanvir 3/31). Pakistan 4/165 ( 52no Misbah-ul-Haq 2/34). India 3/167 (G Gambhir 63, RV Uthappa 35, Yuvraj Singh 31no). 66no; SR Clark 3/27). Player of the Match: G Gambhir. Player of the Match: Misbah-ul-Haq. AUSTRALIA v SRI LANKA IN AUSTRALIA Newlands, Cape Town, September 20, 2007. FIRST TEST Australia won by 10 wickets. Sri Lanka 101 (B Lee 2/27, NW Bracken 2/14, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, November 8,9,10,11,12, 2007. SR Clark 4/20). Australia 0/102 (AC Gilchrist 31no, ML Hayden 58no). Australia won by an and 40 runs. Australia 4 dec 551 (PA Jaques Player of the Match: SR Clark. 100, ML Hayden 43, RT Ponting 56, MEK Hussey 133, MJ Clarke 145no, AUSTRALIA v INDIA – SEMI FINAL A Symonds 53no; M Muralidaran 2/170). Sri Lanka 211 (MS Atapattu 51, Kingsmead, , September 22, 2007. LPC Silva 40, HAPW Jayawardene 37; B Lee 4/26, MG Johnson 2/49, SR Clark 2/46). Sri Lanka 300 (ST Jayasuriya 39, MG Vandort 82, India won by 15 runs. India 5/188 (RV Uthappa 34, Yuvraj Singh 70, DPM Jayawardene 49, LPC Silva 43; B Lee 4/86, MG Johnson 2/47, SR Clark MS Dhoni 36; MG Johnson 2/31). Australia 7/173 (ML Hayden 62, 2/75). A Symonds 43; S Sreesanth 2/12, IK Pathan 2/44, Joginder Sharma 2/37). Player of the Match: B Lee. Player of the Match: Yuvraj Singh. SECOND TEST AUSTRALIA IN INDIA , , November 16,17,18,19,20, 2007. LIMITED-OVERS INTERNATIONALS Australia won by 96 runs. Australia 5 dec 542 (PA Jaques 150, RT Ponting 31, MEK Hussey 132, MJ Clarke 71, A Symonds 50no, AC Gilchrist 67no; M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, September 29, 2007. CRD Fernando 2/134). Sri Lanka 246 (KC Sangakkara 57, No . Australia 7/307 (ML Hayden 34, MJ Clarke 130, BJ Haddin 69, DPM Jayawardene 104; B Lee 4/82, SR Clark 2/32, SCG MacGill 2/81). JR Hopes 37; Zaheer Khan 2/64, S Sreesanth 3/55). India 1/9. Australia 2 dec 210 (PA Jaques 68, ML Hayden 33, RT Ponting 53no, Player of the Match: No award. MEK Hussey 34no). Sri Lanka 410 (MS Atapattu 80, KC Sangakkara 192, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, October 2, 2007. ST Jayasuriya 45, SL Malinga 42no; B Lee 4/87, MG Johnson 3/101). Player of the Match: B Lee. Australia won by 84 runs. Australia 6/306 (ML Hayden 75, A Symonds 87, Player of the Series: B Lee. BJ Haddin 87no; S Sreesanth 3/67, IK Pathan 2/47). India 222 (RV Uthappa 41, RS Dravid 31, MS Dhoni 58; SR Clark 2/14, MJ Clarke NEW ZEALAND IN AUSTRALIA 2/35, GB Hogg 3/40). Player of the Match: BJ Haddin. CHAPPELL-HADLEE TROPHY Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, October 5, 2007. Oval, Adelaide, December 14, 2007. Australia won by 47 runs. Australia 7/290 (ML Hayden 60, MJ Clarke 59, Australia won by seven wickets. New Zealand 7/254 (BB McCullum 96, A Symonds 89; Zaheer Khan 2/61, S Sreesanth 2/58, IK Pathan 2/57). LRPL Taylor 50, JDP Oram 32no; B Lee 2/48, SW Tait 3/59). Australia India 243 (SR Tendulkar 43, Yuvraj Singh 121, MS Dhoni 33; B Lee 3/37, 3/255 (AC Gilchrist 51, RT Ponting 107no, MJ Clarke 48; KD Mills 2/68). MG Johnson 2/51, GB Hogg 3/46). Player of the Match: RT Ponting. Player of the Match: A Symonds. cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report 17 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET – MEN’S

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, December 16, 2007. TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL No result. New Zealand 3/30 (SB Styris 12no; B Lee 2/12). Cricket Ground, Melbourne, February 1, 2008. Player of the Match: No award. Australia won by nine wickets. India 74 (NW Bracken 3/11, AC Voges Bellerive Oval, Hobart, December 20, 2007. 2/5). Australia 1/ 75 (MJ Clarke 37no). Australia won by 114 runs. Australia 6/282 (RT Ponting 134no, A Symonds Player of the Match: MJ Clarke. 52; JDP Oram 2/34). New Zealand 168 (SB Styris 75; B Lee 3/47, SW Tait 2/30, JR Hopes 2/17, GB Hogg 3/49). COMMONWEALTH BANK SERIES Player of the Match: RT Ponting. Player of the Series: RT Ponting. LIMITED-OVERS INTERNATIONALS AUSTRALIA v INDIA TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, February 3, 2008. WACA Ground, Perth, December 11, 2007. No result. India 194 (G Gambhir 39, MS Dhoni 37; B Lee 5/27). Australia Australia won by 54 runs. Australia 6/186 (MJ Clarke 33, A Symonds 3/51 (S Sreesanth 2/17). 85no; MR Gillespie 2/39, JS Patel 2/40). New Zealand 132 (JDP Oram Player of the Match: No award. 66no; B Lee 2/17, MG Johnson 2/19, SW Tait 2/22, AA Noffke 3/18). INDIA v SRI LANKA Player of the Match: A Symonds. Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, February 5, 2008. INDIA IN AUSTRALIA No result. India 4/267 (V Sehwag 33, SR Tendulkar 35, G Gambhir 102no, MS Dhoni 88no; M Muralidaran 2/51). FIRST TEST Player of the Match: No award. , Melbourne, December 26, 27, 28, AUSTRALIA v SRI LANKA 29, 2007. Australia won by 337 runs. Australia 343 (PA Jaques 66, ML Hayden 124, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, February 8, 2008. A Symonds 35; Zaheer Khan 4/94, AR Kumble 5/84). India 196 Australia won by 128 runs. Australia 6/253 (AC Gilchrist 61, ML Hayden (SR Tendulkar 62, SC Ganguly 43; B Lee 4/46, SR Clark 4/28, GB Hogg 42, MJ Clarke 77no, JR Hopes 34; WPUJC Vaas 2/34, MKDI Amerasinghe 2/82). Australia 7 dec 351 (PA Jaques 51, ML Hayden 47, MEK Hussey 36, 2/66). Sri Lanka 125 (KC Sangakkara 42; NW Bracken 5/47). MJ Clarke 73, A Symonds 44, AC Gilchrist 35, GB Hogg 35no; AR Kumble Player of the Match: NW Bracken. 2/102, Harbhajan Singh 3/101). India 161 (VVS Laxman 42, SC Ganguly AUSTRALIA v INDIA 40; B Lee 2/43, MG Johnson 3/21, GB Hogg 2/51). Player of the Match: ML Hayden. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, February 10, 2008. SECOND TEST India won by five wickets. Australia 159 (MEK Hussey 65no; S Sreesanth 3/31, I Sharma 4/38, IK Pathan 2/26). India 5/160 (SR Tendulkar 44, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, January 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2008. RG Sharma 39no; MG Johnson 2/24). Australia won by 122 runs. Australia 463 (RT Ponting 55, MEK Hussey 41, Player of the Match: I Sharma. A Symonds 162no, GB Hogg 79, B Lee 59; RP. Singh 4/124, Harbhajan Singh INDIA v SRI LANKA 2/108, AR Kumble 4/106). India 532 (RS Dravid 53, VVS Laxman 109, SR Tendulkar 154no, SC Ganguly 67, Harbhajan Singh 63; B Lee 5/119, Manuka Oval, Canberra, February 12, 2008. MG Johnson 2/148, GB Hogg 2/121). Australia 7 dec 401 (PA Jaques 42, Sri Lanka won by eight wickets. India 5/195 (SR Tendulkar 32, G Gambhir ML Hayden 123, MEK Hussey 145no, A Symonds 61; Harbhajan Singh 2/92, 35, RG Sharma 70no, MS Dhoni 31). Sri Lanka 2/154 (TM Dilshan 62no, AR Kumble 4/148). India 210 (RS Dravid 38, SC Ganguly 51, MS Dhoni 35, DPM Jayawardene 36no). AR Kumble 45no; B Lee 2/34, SR Clark 2/32, A Symonds 3/51, MJ Clarke 3/5). Player of the Match: TM Dilshan. Player of the Match: A Symonds. AUSTRALIA v SRI LANKA THIRD TEST WACA Ground, Perth, February 15, 2008. WACA Ground, Perth, January 16, 17, 18, 19, 2008. Australia won by 63 runs. Australia 236 (AC Gilchrist 118, MJ Clarke 43; India won by 72 runs. India 330 (RS Dravid 93, SR Tendulkar 71; B Lee 3/71, SL Malinga 4/47, KMDN Kulasekara 2/52). Sri Lanka 173 (KC Sangakkara MG Johnson 4/86, SR Clark 2/45). Australia 212 (A Symonds 66, 80; NW Bracken 3/21, MG Johnson 3/29, GB Hogg 2/41). AC Gilchrist 55; RP. Singh 4/68, IK Pathan 2/63, I Sharma 2/34, AR Kumble Player of the Match: AC Gilchrist. 2/42). India 294 (V Sehwag 43, IK Pathan 46, VVS Laxman 79, MS Dhoni 38, RP. Singh 30; B Lee 3/54, SR Clark 4/61, A Symonds 2/36). Australia 340 AUSTRALIA v INDIA (RT Ponting 45, MEK Hussey 46, MJ Clarke 81, MG Johnson 50no, SR Clark 32; , Adelaide, February 17, 2008. RP. Singh 2-95, IK Pathan 3/54, AR Kumble 2/98, V Sehwag 2/24). Australia won by 50 runs. Australia 9/203 (MJ Clarke 79, GB Hogg 32; Player of the Match: IK Pathan. I Sharma 2/32, IK Pathan 4/41). India 153 (G Gambhir 34, MS Dhoni 37; FOURTH TEST NW Bracken 2/21, MG Johnson 3/42, JR Hopes 2/16, GB Hogg 2/30). Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, January 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 2008. Player of the Match: MJ Clarke. Match drawn. India 526 (V Sehwag 63, SR Tendulkar 153, VVS Laxman INDIA v SRI LANKA 51, AR Kumble 87, Harbhajan Singh 63; B Lee 3/101, MG Johnson 4/126). Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, February 19, 2008. Australia 563 (PA Jaques 60, ML Hayden 103, RT Ponting 140, MJ Clarke India won by two wickets. Sri Lanka 6/238 (KC Sangakkara 128, 118, A Symonds 30; IK Pathan 3-112, I Sharma 3/115, V Sehwag 2/51). DPM Jayawardene 71). India 8/239 (Yuvraj Singh 76, MS Dhoni 50no, India 7 dec 269 (V Sehwag 151; B Lee 2/74, MG Johnson 2/33). IK Pathan 31; SL Malinga 2/37, MKDI Amerasinghe 3/49). Player of the Match: SR Tendulkar. Player of the Match: KC Sangakkara. Player of the Series: B Lee. 18 cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report

AUSTRALIA v SRI LANKA MG Johnson 2/72, MJ Clarke 2/20). Australia 6 dec 244 (PA Jaques 76, MEK Hussey 40, RT Ponting 38, A Symonds 43no; FH Edwards 2/28, JE Taylor Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, February 22, 2008. 2/33). West Indies 5/266 (RR Sarwan 128, S Chanderpaul 77no; B Lee 3/51). Australia won by 24 runs. Australia 7/184 (MJ Clarke 50, MEK Hussey 64no; Player of the Match: S Chanderpaul. MF Maharoof 2/20, M Muralidaran 2/37). Sri Lanka 4/77 (SR Clark 2/8). THIRD TEST Player of the Match: MEK Hussey. , Bridgetown, June 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2008. AUSTRALIA v INDIA Australia won by 87 runs. Australia 251 (PA Jaques 31, SM Katich 36, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, February 24, 2008. A Symonds 52, BJ Haddin 32; FH Edwards 3/55, JE Taylor 3/46, DJ Bravo Australia won by 18 runs. Australia 7/317 (ML Hayden 54, RT Ponting 124, 3/61). West Indies 216 (XM Marshall 39, S Chanderpaul 79no; B Lee 3/64, MJ Clarke 31, A Symonds 59; S Sreesanth 2/58). India 299 (G Gambhir MG Johnson 4/41). Australia 5/439 (PA Jaques 108, SM Katich 157, 113, MS Dhoni 36, RV Uthappa 51; B Lee 5/58, SR Clark 2/55). RT Ponting 39, MJ Clarke 48no, BJ Haddin 45no; SJ Benn 3/154). West Player of the Match: RT Ponting. Indies 387 (XM Marshall 85, RR Sarwan 43, S Chanderpaul 50, DJ Bravo INDIA v SRI LANKA 69, JE Taylor 31; B Lee 2/109, SR Clark 3/58, B Casson 3/86). Player of the Match: SM Katich. Bellerive Oval, Hobart, February 26, 2008. Player of the Series: S Chanderpaul. India won by seven wickets. Sri Lanka 179 (ST Jayasuriya 34, TWENTY/20 INTERNATIONAL KC Sangakkara 33, CK Kapugedera 57; I Sharma 4/41, P Kumar 4/31). India 3 for 180 (SR Tendulkar 63, G Gambhir 63*, Yuvraj Singh 36). Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, June 20, 2008. Player of the Match: P Kumar. West Indies won by seven wickets. Australia 3/97 (L Ronchi 36; AUSTRALIA v SRI LANKA KAJ Roach 2/29). West Indies 3/102 (XM Marshall 36). Player of the Match: XM Marshall. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, February 29, 2008. LIMITED-OVERS INTERNATIONALS Sri Lanka won by 13 runs. Sri Lanka 221 (DPM Jayawardene 50, TM Dilshan 62, LPC Silva 35; B Lee 2/55, NW Bracken 4/29). Australia Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, June 24, 2008. 208 (AC Gilchrist 83, B Lee 37; KMDN Kulasekara 2/36, Australia won by 84 runs. Australia 8/273 (SE Marsh 81, SR Watson 31, MKDI Amerasinghe 3/44, M Muralidaran 2/42). MEK Hussey 44, BJ Haddin 50; DJ Bravo 2/54, DJG Sammy 2/31). West Indies Player of the Match: AC Gilchrist. 189 (DJ Bravo 33, D Ramdin 31, DJG Sammy 33; B Lee 2/37, NW Bracken FIRST FINAL - AUSTRALIA v INDIA 4/31). Player of the Match: SE Marsh. Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, March 2, 2008. National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, June 27, 2008. India won by six wickets. Australia 8/239 (ML Hayden 82, A Symonds 31, MEK Hussey 45; P Kumar 2/49, Harbhajan Singh 2/38). India 4/242 Australia won by 63 runs. Australia 5/213 (MJ Clarke 56, MEK Hussey 62, (SR Tendulkar 117no, RG Sharma 66; JR Hopes 2/42). CL White 40no; JE Taylor 2/47). West Indies 8/140 (S Chanderpaul 45no; Player of the Match: SR Tendulkar. SR Watson 2/22, MJ Clarke 3/26). Player of the Match: MJ Clarke. SECOND FINAL - AUSTRALIA v INDIA National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, June 29, 2008. Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, March 4, 2008. Australia won by seven wickets. West Indies 223 (CH Gayle 53, India won by nine runs. India 9/258 (RV Uthappa 30, SR Tendulkar 91, XM Marshall 35, RR Sarwan 31, S Chanderpaul 32; NW Bracken 3/26, Yuvraj Singh 38, MS Dhoni 36; NW Bracken 3/31, MJ Clarke 3/52). A Symonds 2/42). Australia 3/227 (SR Watson 126, RT Ponting 69). Australia 249 (ML Hayden 55, A Symonds 42, MEK Hussey 44, JR Hopes Player of the Match: SR Watson. 63; P Kumar 4/46, S Sreesanth 2/43, IK Pathan 2/54). Player of the Match: P Kumar. Warner Park, Basseterre, July 4, 2008. Player of the Series: NW Bracken. Australia won by one run. Australia 8/282 (MEK Hussey 37, MJ Clarke 36, A Symonds 87, DJ Hussey 50; FH Edwards 2/53, DBL Powell 2/66). West AUSTRALIA IN WEST INDIES Indies 6/ 281 (CH Gayle 92, RR Sarwan 63, S Chanderpaul 53, DJ Bravo 31; B Lee 3/64). FIRST TEST Player of the Match: A Symonds. Sabina Park, Kingston, May 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2008. Warner Park, Basseterre, July 6, 2008. Australia won by 95 runs. Australia 431 (RT Ponting 158, MEK Hussey 56, Australia won by 169 runs. Australia 8/341 (SE Marsh 49, L Ronchi 64, BJ Hodge 67, A Symonds 70no; FH Edwards 5/104, DJG Sammy 2/78). MEK Hussey 51, A Symonds 66, DJ Hussey 52; FH Edwards 3/86, West Indies 312 (DS Smith 32, RS Morton 67, S Chanderpaul 118, RR Sarwan 3/57). West Indies 172 (S Chanderpaul 38, SE Findlay 59no; DJ Bravo 46; B Lee 3/63, MG Johnson 2/63, SR Clark 3/59, SCG MacGill MG Johnson 5/29, MJ Clarke 2/34, A Symonds 2/23). 2/100). Australia 167 (A Symonds 79; DBL Powell 3/36, FH Edwards Player of the Match: L Ronchi. 3/40, DJ Bravo 4/47). West Indies 191 (D Ramdin 36, DJG Sammy 35; Player of the Series: SR Watson. B Lee 2/81, SR Clark 5/32, SCG MacGill 2/43). Player of the Match: SR Clark. SECOND TEST Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, May 30, 31, June 1, 2, 3, 2008. Match drawn. Australia 7 dec 479 (SM Katich 113, RT Ponting 65, MJ Clarke 110, BJ Haddin 33, B Lee 63no; JE Taylor 3/95). West Indies 352 (XM Marshall 53, RR Sarwan 65, S Chanderpaul 107no, DJ Bravo 45; B Lee 5/59,

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ANDREWS, Sarah Joy. Born: December 26, 1981 Moruya (NSW). Right hand bat – Right arm medium fast bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 63 26 10 212 36 0 0 13.25 10 62 23.88 5/16 Test 2 3 1 18 9* 0 0 9.00 2 2 40.50 2/29 Int’l limited-overs 21 11 4 83 21* 0 0 11.85 6 29 21.62 3/21 Twenty/20 Int’l 4 2 2 11 10* 0 0 - 0 1 1/42

BLACKWELL, Alexandra Joy. Born: August 31, 1983 (NSW). Right hand bat – Right arm medium bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 66 58 10 1515 130 11 1 31.56 19 2 1/14 Test 6 11 1 157 58 1 - 15.70 3 - - - Int’l limited-overs 47 40 10 914 101 5 1 30.46 12 6 10.50 2/8 Int’l 20/20 3 2 0 25 15 - - 12.50 2 - - -

BLACKWELL, Kathryn Ann. Born: August 31, 1983 Wagga Wagga (NSW). Right hand bat – Right arm off-spin bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 56 48 18 1172 102 9 1 39.06 12 - - - Test 4 7 0 180 72 1 0 25.71 7 - - - Int’l limited-overs 36 30 7 436 57* 2 0 18.95 10 - - - Int’l 20/20 5 5 2 109 43* 0 0 36.33 1 - - -

COLEMAN, Leonie Anne. Born: February 5, 1979, Tamworth (NSW). Right hand bat – wicket keeper. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct St Wkts Avge NSW WNCL 92 39 13 337 50 1 0 12.96 55 34 - - Test 1 2 0 21 13 0 0 10.50 3 0 - - Int’l limited-overs 19 9 3 101 44 0 0 16.83 12 6 - - Int’l 20/20 2 1 0 9 9 0 0 9.00 1 1 - -

FARRELL, Rene Michele. Born: January 13, 1987, Kogarah (NSW). Right hand bat – Right arm medium bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 13 5 1 19 15 0 0 4.75 1 13 21.61 3/27 Int’l limited-overs 2 1 1 3 3* 0 0 - 1 4 14.75 3/36

PERRY, Ellyse Alexandra. Born: November 3, 1990, Wahroonga (NSW). Right hand bat – Right arm fast medium bowler.

M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 7 5 0 66 37 0 0 13.20 1 9 24.00 3/21 Test 1 2 0 27 21 0 0 13.50 1 3 22.00 2/49 Int’l limited-overs 13 10 1 154 51 1 0 17.11 3 17 24.41 3/24 Int’l 20/20 2 2 1 32 29* 0 0 32.00 0 5 8.20 4/20

STHALEKAR, Lisa Caprini. Born: August 13, 1979 Poona (India). Right hand bat – Right arm off-spin bowler. M Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge BB NSW WNCL 104 92 16 2279 108 12 1 29.98 35 119 21.93 4/7 Test 6 11 1 393 120* 1 2 39.30 3 19 19.21 5/30 Int’l limited-overs 73 68 15 1880 100* 13 1 35.47 24 60 29.10 3/64 Int’l 20/20 5 5 0 40 17 0 0 8.00 1 5 21.80 2/15

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NEW ZEALAND IN AUSTRALIA Sydney Cricket Ground, February 10, 2008 TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL England Women won by seven wickets. Australian Women 177 (S Nitschke 54, KL Rolton 65; NJ Shaw 3/37, HL Colvin 2/27, LA Marsh Gardens Oval, Darwin, July 19, 2007. 3/18). England Women 3/178 (SC Taylor 56, CM Edwards 70no; Australia Women won by one run. Australian Women 9/108 EA Perry 2/24). (KL Britt 39; NJ Browne 3/14, HM Watson 2/18, SJ Tsukigawa 2/19). Sydney Cricket Ground, February 11, 2008 New Zealand Women 7/107 (EM Sampson 2/16, LC Sthalekar 2/15). Australia Women won by 41 runs. Australia Women 9/211 LIMITED-OVERS INTERNATIONAL (S Nitschke 50, AJ Blackwell 61; SA Davies 4/47). England Women 170 Gardens Oval, Darwin, July 21, 2007. (CM Edwards 44, LS Greenway 42; EM Sampson 2/30, EA Perry 3/30, KE Pike 2/27). Australia Women won by seven wickets. New Zealand Women 132 (SJ Tsukigawa 31, NJ Browne 30; EM Sampson 2/19, SJ Andrews 2/22, Player of the Series: EA Perry. CR Smith 2/15, S Nitschke 2/29). Australian Women 3/133 TEST MATCH (LC Sthalekar 45no). Bradman Oval, Bowral, February 15, 16, 17, 18, 2008. Gardens Oval, Darwin, July 22, 2007. England Women won by six wickets. Australia Women 154 New Zealand Women won by 35 runs. New Zealand Women 209 (KL Rolton 34, KA Blackwell 45; NJ Shaw 2/18, IT Guha 5/40). England (AL Mason 102; EM Sampson 2/23, EA Perry 2/37, S Nitschke 2/40). Women 244 (SC Taylor 79, CM Edwards 94; EM Sampson 2/65, EA Perry Australian Women 174 (SFM Devine 2/47, AL Mason 3/15, 2/49, S Nitschke 2/27, LC Sthalekar 3/48). Australia Women 9 dec 231 SJ Tsukigawa 3/27). (LC Sthalekar 98, S Nitschke 36, KA Blackwell 33; IT Guha 4/60, Gardens Oval, Darwin, July 25, 2007. HL Colvin 3/42). England Women 4/144 (SC Taylor 64no). Australia Women won by six wickets. New Zealand Women 8/187 Player of the Match: IT Guha. (MF Fahey 45, NJ Browne 50no, RH Priest 42; SJ Andrews 3/23, S Nitschke 3/34). Australian Women 4/188 (MJ Bulow 51, AJ Blackwell AUSTRALIA IN NEW ZEALAND 44no, JM Purves 36no; NJ Browne 2-27). TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL Gardens Oval, Darwin, July 28, 2007. , Lincoln, March 6, 2008. Australia Women won by two runs. Australian Women 7/198 (MJ Bulow 41, New Zealand Women won by four wickets. Australia Women 9/80 KL Rolton 81no; SJ Tsukigawa 4/43). New Zealand Women 9/196 (NJ Browne (SK Burke 3/15). New Zealand Women 6/ 81 (S Nitschke 2/17). 61, RH Priest 33; EM Sampson 2/30, SJ Andrews 2/34, RM Farrell 3/36). Gardens Oval, Darwin, July 29, 2007. LIMITED-OVERS INTERNATIONALS Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, March 8, 2008. New Zealand Women won by four wickets. Australia Women 9/180 (S Nitschke 47, MJ Bulow 51, AJ Blackwell 27; SFM Devine 2/21, Australia Women won by 63 runs. Australia Women 5/189 AL Mason 2/34, SJ Tsukigawa 2/44). New Zealand Women 6/183 (S Nitschke 38, AJ Blackwell 44; LR Doolan 2/36, AL Mason 2/41). New (MF Fahey 35, HM Tiffen 66no, RH Priest 39; SJ Andrews 2/29). Zealand Women 126 (HM Tiffen 37no; EM Sampson 2/23, KE Pike 2/21, LC Sthalekar 2/25). ENGLAND IN AUSTRALIA Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, March 9, 2008. TWENTY20 INTERNATIONAL New Zealand Women won by 82 runs. New Zealand Women 7/238 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, February 1, 2008. (KJ Martin 45, SJ McGlashan 35, NJ Browne 48, AE Satterthwaite 48; SJ Andrews 2/42). Australia Women 156 (JM Purves 56; HM Watson Australia Women won by 21 runs. Australian Women 5/127 2/24, SFM Devine 2/20, LR Doolan 3/42). (KA Blackwell 30no). England Women 8/106 (SC Taylor 34; EA Perry 4/20). Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, March 12, 2008. LIMITED-OVERS INTERNATIONALS New Zealand Women won by five wickets. Australia Women 170 (EA Perry 51, LA Coleman 44; SFM Devine 2/33). New Zealand Women Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, February 3, 2008. 5/171 (SJ McGlashan 41, NJ Browne 59no; S Nitschke 2/45, KE Pike 2/31). England Women won by 56 runs. England Women 6/233 (SJ Taylor Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, March 15, 2008. 44, SC Taylor 30, LS Greenway 48no, JL Gunn 48; S Nitschke 2/38). Australian Women 177 (KL Rolton 30, EA Perry 40; JL Gunn 2/35, Australia Women won by six runs. Australia Women 6/211 RA Birch 2/30, LA Marsh 3/41). (AJ Blackwell 62, LC Sthalekar 69; SFM Devine 2/35, SJ Tsukigawa 2/51). New Zealand Women 205 (HM Tiffen 41, SJ McGlashan 39; Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, February 4, 2008. EM Sampson 5/30, EA Perry 2/51, LC Sthalekar 2/39). Australia Women won by 84 runs. Australian Women 4/240 Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, March 16, 2008. (AJ Blackwell 101, LC Sthalekar 45, KA Blackwell 57no; JL Gunn 2/39). England Women 156 (EA Perry 3/24, LC Sthalekar 2/40). Australia Women won by eight wickets. New Zealand Women 7/249 (HM Tiffen 36, SJ McGlashan 50, NJ Browne 50, SFM Devine 40; Drummoyne Oval, Sydney, February 7, 2008. EM Sampson 2/52, SJ Andrews 3/45). Australia Women 2/250 Abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain. (S Nitschke 82, AJ Blackwell 91, LC Sthalekar 61no).

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Simon Katich won Man-of-the-Match to cap off an amazing year that saw him break the all-time Pura Cup/Sheffield Shield run scoring record and finish with 1506 runs for the season. The manner in which Simon scored his runs was special to witness. Under all conditions and situations he played with a level of dominance that saw him rightly return to the International stage. Doug Bollinger had made an irrepressible case for National selection until he was cruelly cut down late in the season with a stress fracture to his foot. Doug was the most feared opening bowler in the country throughout the year with his incisive left arm fast . The fact that he took two consecutive 10 wicket hauls at the SCG on wickets not ideally suited to was an exceptional feat. Phil Hughes emerged as a player of the future. The unassuming country product made a seamless transition into the side and was a very popular and consistent member throughout the year. Those who had the privilege to see it will never forget his maiden First Class century in the Pura Cup (l-r): David Freedman, Tom Reddin, Donna Anderson, Patrick Farhart, Matthew Mott. Final. Beau Casson evolved as an extremely valuable contributor and deserved The undoubted highlight of the year was the success of the title winning Pura his selection for the Australian tour to the West Indies. His late season Cup squad which finished the season undefeated in 11 First Class matches. form will hold him in good stead for the years ahead. Beau initially The depth of the squad was tested all season and a number of struggled for confidence after landing in Sydney last season but seems to newcomers relished the opportunity to play at this level. have turned the corner, and I am sure we will see him mature into one of the country’s best spinning prospects. To win a title in a year where so many young players were blooded, and the lack of continuity of teams from one game to the next, was a credit to Mark Cameron has been signed to a three-year deal and we are all the players, support staff and selectors alike. excited to have him secured in NSW until at least the end of 2011. Mark attracted strong interest from around the country due to his outstanding Phil Hughes, , and Bert Cockley all made their performances in his limited opportunities and Cricket NSW showed debuts this year under the age of 22. Hughes and Smith also played in the great initiative to secure his services before the end of the season. U/19 World Cup at just 18 years of age. The retirement of stalwart Matthew Nicholson was heartfelt for the The one constant all season was record breaking Captain Simon Katich players and support staff. Matthew was a hugely respected senior player who had an amazing season on all fronts. Playing every game of the and a very positive influence on every player in the squad, in particular season, he epitomised professionalism and inspired all members of the Mark Cameron and Doug Bollinger. We wish Matthew well and hope that squad with his consistency and the sometimes sheer brutality of his he can continue his involvement in a capacity in the future. throughout the summer. Whilst the table was far from flattering in the Ford Ranger Cup, it wasn’t This season Simon also grew as a leader. His rapport with both senior all bad news. A number of key young players were blooded and showed players and those new to the squad was warmly applauded by all. With some very positive signs for the future. a very young squad our main task over the next couple of seasons is to identifying potential leaders of the future. A couple of very narrow losses early in the season obviously played their role in the lack of belief the team displayed at various stages. In general, we were The Pura Cup Final gave the public the rare pleasure of seeing our in all contests bar two games throughout the year. A couple of washouts Australian representatives competing together in Australian domestic against Queensland and South Australia also hindered our chances. cricket’s showpiece. That said we will have to do a lot of soul searching in this form of the There was much media focus on the players who missed the Final and game. Players and Support Staff are desperate to turn around our poor their obvious disappointment. It was testimony to the quality of character results in the Ford Ranger Cup dating back to when we last won the in our squad that each player accepted that this was a unique situation One-Day title three seasons ago. and something very special for all who had the good fortune to be involved. Clearly we need to improve our after we dropped a number of crucial catches which cost us dearly. This aspect was hardest to I would like to personally commend all the players who returned to comprehend given our outstanding catching in the Pura Cup. the team for the way they conducted themselves and the respect they showed for the players who missed out in the Final. The fact that Brad Haddin was the only player to score a century all season suggests that our batsman certainly need to aim up next year and The Final was a fantastic contest which was, as we would expect, a take ownership of our innings. Phillip Hughes and showed real arm wrestle for the first couple of days against an uncompromising a glimpse of their skill level and will be looking to build on that platform in Victorian side that had played disciplined and successful cricket all season. the coming season. In the end it was a comprehensive victory. However this didn’t truly Positions for next year will be wide open and the Selectors will assemble reflect how tough a contest it was until Hughes and Katich broke the a side based on form and performance in the early stages of next season. game open with their magnificent second wicket partnership in the The State League Cup, scheduled early next season, as well as the pre- second innings. season tour to the Sunshine Coast, will be an ideal vehicle for players to Once the momentum had swung in our favour the team was ruthless and stake an early claim. pushed hard for a much-deserved victory. The fact that every member of the team made significant contributions made the win even more enjoyable.

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Our bowling was consistent without really ever getting the penetration Cricket Australia Contracted Players – 2007/08 we were after. Our inability to take regular wickets in the middle overs allowed the opposition to take full toll in the last 10 overs. This is an Nathan Bracken area we will focus a lot of attention on in our planning for next year. Michael Clarke Brad Haddin Mark Cameron bowled some fiery spells and showed raw pace. Nathan Brett Lee Hauritz bowled some very tight spells without much luck, with a number Stuart MacGill of missed chances off his bowling. Cricket NSW Contracted Players – 2007/08 With the likes of Warner, Hughes, Stephen Smith, and Moises Henriques all under the age of 22, the future looks very bright but we are very aware that Aaron Bird Doug Bollinger we need to start putting in consistent performances and challenge all of our Mark Cameron Beau Casson squad to take the one-day game by the ‘scruff of the neck’. Ed Cowan Scott Coyte We look forward to playing an aggressive and intelligent brand of cricket Moises Henriques Simon Katich that will see the improvements needed to challenge for honours next year. Tim Lang Grant Lambert It has certainly been a remarkable year to be a part of. We have all learnt Matthew Nicholson many things and hope to learn much more during the off-season. Daniel Smith Dominic Thornely The fact that we have continued the habit of winning titles is encouraging and ultimately will help continue the strong NSW tradition of producing Rookie Contracted Players – 2007/08 international cricketers. Matthew Mott Tom Cooper Phillip Hughes Usman Khawaja Stephen O’Keefe SpeedBlitz Blues Head Coach Martin Paskal Steven Smith David Warner

REMUNERATION TO NSW PLAYERS

Players received the following payments for the season: Prize-money Break-up: 07/08 06/07 07/08 06/07 Contract Retainers 1,142,500 1,024,500 Pura Cup 145,000 60,000 Prize-money 145,000 60,000 Ford Ranger Cup - - Match Payments 813,800 708,853 $145,000 $60,000 Other 116 , 039 139,397 A player participating in all Pura Cup (11), Ford Ranger Cup (10) and Twenty20 $2,217,339 $1,932,750 (5) matches received match payments and prize-money totalling $67,089.

The 2007/08 Pura Cup winning SpeedBlitz Blues.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s WESTERN AUSTRALIA The WACA – 14-17 October 2007 The SpeedBlitz Blues recorded a memorable victory in their opening Pura Cup match of the summer. The visitors recovered from being 7/89 on the opening day to eventually post 267 thanks to a century from paceman Matthew Nicholson. Skipper Simon Katich (50) weathered the storm early while Beau Casson (51) proved great support for Nicholson. WA was then demolished for 99 with Mark Cameron taking five wickets, Doug Bollinger three and Nicholson two. Cameron bowled with great pace, taking five of the first six wickets to fall to finish with 5/33 from 11 overs. Test hopeful Phil Jaques impressed in the second innings, making a composed 167 from 250 balls to allow the SpeedBlitz Blues to declare at 3/300. WA crashed to 7/139 at stumps on day three thanks to a hat-trick from Doug Bollinger, the second by a SpeedBlitz Blues player at the WACA in as many matches. He completed the job on the final day, returning 5/38 from 16 overs. The 275 run victory saw NSW head straight to the top of the Pura Cup table with Victoria after round one.

NEW SOUTH WALES v western AUSTRALIA At WACA Ground, Perth, October 14,15,16,17, 2007. New South Wales won by 275 runs. Toss: New South Wales. New South Wales 6 pts. Player of the Match: MA Cameron. Attendance: 2184. Umpires: IH Lock and PD Parker. Close of play: First day, New South Wales (1) 9-238 (Nicholson 85, Bollinger 13); Second day, New South Wales (2) 1-145 (Jaques 71, Forrest 17); Third day, Western Australia (2) 7-139 (Pomersbach 54, Dorey 1).

New South Wales EJM Cowan c Ronchi b Magoffin 3 (2) c Heal b Magoffin 56 PA Jaques c Langer b Dorey 13 (1) c Bandy b Heal 167 PJ Forrest c Ronchi b Magoffin 4 c Marsh b Heal 64 *SM Katich c Voges b Bandy 50 DJ Thornely b Edmondson 4 not out 4 GM Lambert b Dorey 5 +DLR Smith c Ronchi b Edmondson 1 (4) not out 7 B Casson b Edmondson 51 MJ Nicholson not out 106 MA Cameron lbw b Heal 2 DE Bollinger b Edmondson 17 B 8, l-b 2, n-b 1 11 W 1, n-b 1 2 (106.5 overs, 421 mins) 267 (89 overs, 330 mins) (3 wkts dec) 300 Fall: 16 16 23 28 51 53 89 182 222 267 Fall: 94 288 293 Bowling: First Innings - Magoffin 32-17-61-2; Dorey 18-7-37-2; Edmondson 26.5-5-84-4; Bandy 4.5-1-17-1; Pomersbach 0.1-0-0-0; Heal 21-7-40-1;V oges 4-0-18-0. Second Innings - Magoffin 25-4-94-1; Dorey 21-10-35-0; Edmondson 1.4-0-10-0; Pomersbach 1.2-0-1-0; Heal 29-1-134-2;V oges 11-0-26-0.

Western Australia CJL Rogers c Smith b Cameron 9 lbw b Lambert 17 JL Langer c Jaques b Cameron 7 c Jaques b Bollinger 1 SE Marsh c Smith b Bollinger 10 lbw b Bollinger 34 *AC Voges b Cameron 1 c Smith b Lambert 0 LA Pomersbach b Cameron 0 not out 102 DC Bandy b Bollinger 16 c Nicholson b Bollinger 0 +L Ronchi c Lambert b Cameron 5 c Smith b Bollinger 0 AK Heal c Smith b Nicholson 13 c Lambert b Nicholson 21 BR Dorey c Casson b Nicholson 0 c Cowan b Casson 2 SJ Magoffin not out 27 c Smith b Bollinger 4 BM Edmondson c Smith b Bollinger 4 b Thornely 0 L-b 1, w 2, n-b 4 7 B 4, l-b 4, n-b 4 12 (32.5 overs, 154 mins) 99 (62.1 overs, 261 mins) 193 Fall: 10 24 29 30 30 38 51 52 91 99 Fall: 3 39 39 78 78 78 136 144 167 193 Bowling: First Innings - Bollinger 11.5-2-33-3; Cameron 11-1-33-5; Nicholson 7-2-24-2; Casson 3-0-8-0. Second Innings - Bollinger 16-3-38-5; Cameron 9-1-33-0; Nicholson 9-4-17-1; Casson 19-4-72-1; Lambert 9-3-25-2; Thornely 0.1-0-0-1

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s QUEENSLAND Sydney Cricket Ground – 26-29 October 2007 SpeedBlitz Blues captain Simon Katich produced a stunning display in this match, making a triple century and the biggest score at the SCG since Don Bradman’s unbeaten 452 in 1929/30. The left-hander made 306 from 351 balls which included 30 fours and nine sixes. Katich continued his fine early-season form, shrugging off the huge disappointment of missing a Cricket Australia contract with a steely determination to score runs and get back in the side. His knock was the seventh highest First Class score in Australian history and allowed the SpeedBlitz Blues to claim first innings points after Queensland posted a challenging 467. Katich received outstanding support from Brad Haddin as the pair added a decisive 334 from 337 balls for the fifth wicket. The record fifth wicket partnership against Queensland is 363 between Don Bradman and in 1933/34. Haddin made 123 from 214 balls, with ten fours and two sixes. The SpeedBlitz Blues pressed hard for outright points however a stubborn lower order partnership by Chris Simpson (120) and Ashley Noffke (78) ended their hopes. Stuart Clark returned figures of 3/79 and 4/71 in a great tune-up for the opening Test Match of the summer.

NEW SOUTH WALES v QUEENSLAND At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, October 26,27,28,29, 2007. Match drawn. Toss: Queensland. New South Wales 2 pts. Player of the Match: SM Katich. Attendance: 4813. Umpires: RL Parry and SJA Taufel. Close of play: First day, Queensland (1) 2-192 (Hayden 103, Maher 22); Second day, New South Wales (1) 3-151 (Katich 70, Thornely 7); Third day, Queensland (2) 0-23 (Broad 9, Hayden 14).

Queensland RA Broad c Haddin b Bracken 6 c Haddin b Clark 45 ML Hayden c Bracken b Clark 179 b Clark 20 CT Perren c and b MacGill 49 c Haddin b Clark 0 *JP Maher c Clarke b MacGill 23 c Jaques b Clark 10 A Symonds c Haddin b Clark 44 c Katich b Bracken 57 CP Simpson c Lambert b Clark 2 st Haddin b MacGill 120 AA Noffke lbw b Clarke 50 c (sub) B Casson b Thornely 78 +CD Hartley c Thornely b Clarke 34 not out 17 MG Johnson c Haddin b Clarke 33 not out 34 DJ Doran c Clarke b MacGill 16 GJ Sullivan not out 8 L-b 8, w 8, n-b 7 23 B 3, l-b 5, w 5, n-b 4 17 (126.3 overs, 510 mins) 467 (102 overs, 412 mins) (7 wkts dec) 398 Fall: 12 141 193 311 320 321 409 410 449 467 Fall: 33 33 51 132 138 330 352 Bowling: First Innings - Lee 27-4-113-0; Bracken 19-7-42-1; Clark 27-7-79-3; Lambert 5-1-20-0; MacGill 36-1-183-3; Clarke 12.3-3-22-3. Second Innings - Lee 23-8-75-0; Clark 24-7-71-4; MacGill 19-1-97-1; Bracken 21-8-69-1; Thornely 12-3-53-1; Katich 2-0-18-0; Lambert 1-0-7-0.

New South Wales EJM Cowan c Hartley b Noffke 16 (2) not out 12 PA Jaques c Hartley b Sullivan 34 (1) not out 22 *SM Katich c Sullivan b Noffke 306 MJ Clarke run out (Broad) 23 DJ Thornely st Hartley b Symonds 64 +BJ Haddin lbw b Noffke 123 B Lee b Noffke 11 NW Bracken c Sullivan b Noffke 6 SR Clark not out 12 GM Lambert SCG MacGill L-b 4, w 1, n-b 1 6 0 (142.3 overs, 552 mins) (8 wkts dec) 601 (8 overs, 29 mins) (0 wkt) 34 Fall: 38 54 119 235 569 569 586 601 Fall: Bowling: First Innings - Johnson 32-4-134-0; Noffke 35.3-8-108-5; Sullivan 14-2-51-1; Simpson 21-4-113-0; Doran 9-0-66-0; Symonds 31-5-125-1. Second Innings - Noffke 3-0-9-0; Johnson 4-0-21-0; Symonds 1-0-4-0

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide Oval – 9-12 November 2007 The SpeedBlitz Blues won this match by seven wickets to stay on top of the table. South Australia won the toss but were bowled out for 178 on the opening day. Doug Bollinger finished with 4/63 from 21 overs while fellow left-armer Nathan Bracken took 4/50 from 20 overs. The SpeedBlitz Blues scored 309 in reply with Captain Simon Katich again in the runs, top scoring with 117. South Australia faired better in its second innings, making 291. Bracken again took four wickets while Matthew Nicholson snared three. A tricky chase of 161 started badly when Ed Cowan, Grant Lambert and Peter Forrest were all dismissed early, leaving the SpeedBlitz Blues reeling at 3/13. However, a fine unbeaten partnership of 149 from Dominic Thornely (80 not out) and Katich (63 not out) saw the side home. Katich was again named Man of the Match having accumulated more than 500 runs in just three matches.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA v NEW SOUTH WALES At Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, November 9,10,11,12, 2007. New South Wales won by seven wickets. Toss: South Australia. New South Wales 6 pts. Player of the Match: SM Katich. Attendance: 1579. Umpires: SD Fry and IH Lock.Close of play: First day, New South Wales (1) 2-35 (Forrest 3, Casson 0); Second day, South Australia (2) 0-24 (Deitz 7, Elliott 17); Third day, South Australia (2) 9-275 (Harris 33, Cleary 19).

South Australia MTG Elliott b Bracken 6 (2) c Haddin b Bracken 31 SA Deitz c Haddin b Bollinger 15 (1) c Nicholson b Bollinger 18 CJ Borgas lbw b Bollinger 0 c Lambert b Nicholson 13 CJ Ferguson c Haddin b Casson 83 c Katich b Bracken 59 *NT Adcock c Cowan b Nicholson 4 lbw b Bracken 23 AH Delmont lbw b Bollinger 16 c Haddin b Bollinger 40 +GA Manou c Haddin b Bollinger 4 c Haddin b Nicholson 17 MF Cleary c Katich b Bracken 2 (11) c Haddin b Bracken 23 RJ Harris c Cowan b Bracken 7 (8) not out 42 JN Gillespie not out 19 (9) b Nicholson 6 DJ Cullen c Haddin b Bracken 7 (10) c Nicholson b Lambert 0 B 1, l-b 4, w 8, n-b 2 15 B 6, l-b 5, w 3, n-b 5 19 (70 overs, 299 mins) 178 (103.1 overs, 424 mins) 291 Fall: 19 23 24 36 80 85 102 120 171 178 Fall: 42 52 101 150 153 190 229 247 248 291 Bowling: First Innings - Bollinger 21-4-63-4; Nicholson 16-3-45-1; Bracken 20-7-50-4; Hauritz 2-0-3-0; Lambert 8-5-7-0; Casson 3-1-5-1. Second Innings - Bracken 26.1-7-57-4; Bollinger 20-2-60-2; Hauritz 10-2-46-0; Nicholson 19-6-51-3; Lambert 16-5-31-1; Casson 12-3-35-0.

New South Wales GM Lambert c Manou b Cleary 8 (2) c Borgas b Harris 1 EJM Cowan c Adcock b Cullen 14 (1) c Adcock b Cullen 6 PJ Forrest c Manou b Cleary 36 c Manou b Gillespie 2 B Casson c Delmont b Cleary 34 *SM Katich lbw b Harris 117 (4) not out 63 DJ Thornely lbw b Harris 7 (5) not out 80 +BJ Haddin st Manou b Adcock 19 MJ Nicholson c Manou b Cullen 44 NM Hauritz run out (Harris/Manou) 0 NW Bracken c Gillespie b Cullen 2 DE Bollinger not out 0 B 10, l-b 13, w 4, n-b 1 28 B 5, l-b 1, n-b 4 10 (110.4 overs, 446 mins) 309 (48.2 overs, 202 mins) (3 wkts) 162 Fall: 21 27 86 126 160 204 287 288 309 309 Fall: 1 9 13 Bowling: First Innings - Harris 30.4-9-101-2; Gillespie 31-12-51-0; Cleary 14-3-40-3; Cullen 28-4-75-3; Adcock 5-0-16-1; Ferguson 2-0-3-0. Second Innings - Harris 13.2-7-23-1; Gillespie 14-4-35-1; Cullen 14-1-71-1; Adcock 7-0-27-0.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s TASMANIA Sydney Cricket Ground – 20-23 November 2007 This match was dominated by Doug Bollinger who finished with the outstanding match figures of 12/131, taking 6/68 in the first innings and 6/63 in the second. He took the first six wickets to fall in the second innings at one stage had the extraordinary figures of 4/7 from just two overs. The left-handed quick rocketed to the top of the leading wicket-takers with 26 scalps from just three matches. The SpeedBlitz Blues made 7 declared 512 in the first innings. A maiden First Class century to Peter Forrest (177) was the highlight with Brad Haddin (100), debutant Phillip Hughes (51) and captain Simon Katich (51) the other major contributors. Forrest was particularly brutal after recording three figures, dealing in boundaries for much of the final session until his dismissal just before stumps. He hit 21 fours and two sixes in his 246 ball innings. But it was Bollinger’s match. The 26-year-old paceman received high praise post match from skipper Katich, who said Bollinger was “very close” to a national call-up if any Australian fast bowlers suffered injuries.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA v NEW SOUTH WALES NEW SOUTH WALES v TASMANIA At Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, November 9,10,11,12, 2007. New South Wales won by seven wickets. Toss: South Australia. New South Wales 6 pts. Player of the Match: SM Katich. At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, November 20,21,22,23, 2007. New South Wales won by an innings and 35 runs. Toss: New South Wales. New South Wales 6 pts. Attendance: 1579. Umpires: SD Fry and IH Lock.Close of play: First day, New South Wales (1) 2-35 (Forrest 3, Casson 0); Second day, South Australia (2) 0-24 (Deitz 7, Elliott 17); Player of the Match: DE Bollinger. Attendance: 3407. Umpires: RD Goodger and IH Lock. Close of play: First day, New South Wales (1) 5-360 (Haddin 55, Lambert 0); Third day, South Australia (2) 9-275 (Harris 33, Cleary 19). Second day, Tasmania (1) 6-165 (Butterworth 3, Geeves 4); Third day, Tasmania (2) 4-141 (Birt 68, Butterwroth 62).

New South Wales EJM Cowan c Birt b Hilfenhaus 2 PJ Hughes c Geeves b Krejza 51 PJ Forrest lbw b Drew 177 *SM Katich c Di Venuto b Butterworth 51 DJ Thornely c Birt b Hilfenhaus 8 +BJ Haddin c Clingeleffer b Butterworth 100 GM Lambert c Krejza b Geeves 32 B Casson not out 34 MJ Nicholson not out 34 NW Bracken DE Bollinger B 1, l-b 8, w 5, n-b 9 23 (130 overs, 530 mins) (7 wkts dec) 512 Fall: 2 114 205 226 346 426 443 Bowling: Hilfenhaus 30-5-117-2; Geeves 30-5-114-1; Butterworth 22-9-57-2; Drew 16-1-76-1; Krejza 25-3-114-1; Marsh 7-2-25-0.

Tasmania MJ Di Venuto lbw b Bollinger 5 (2) c Haddin b Bollinger 0 MG Dighton b Lambert 63 (1) b Bollinger 0 TR Birt b Bollinger 0 b Bollinger 77 *DJ Marsh c Haddin b Bollinger 0 lbw b Bollinger 0 GJ Bailey c Haddin b Bollinger 86 c Hughes b Bollinger 0 LR Butterworth c Katich b Bracken 29 b Bracken 116 +SG Clingeleffer b Bollinger 0 c Nicholson b Bollinger 6 B Geeves c Katich b Bollinger 15 b Bracken 20 JJ Krejza b Bracken 10 not out 14 BG Drew c Hughes b Casson 1 b Bracken 4 BW Hilfenhaus not out 0 c Nicholson b Bracken 4 L-b 2, n-b 3 5 B 15, l-b 3, W 1, n-b 3 22 (78.2 overs, 332 mins) 214 (84.1 overs, 347 mins) 263 Fall: 6 6 10 154 156 156 188 211 214 214 Fall: 0 7 7 11 150 167 231 242 255 263 Bowling: First Innings - Bollinger 21-7-68-6; Bracken 17-8-24-2; Nicholson 6-1-25-0; Casson 21.2-6-66-1; Lambert 13-4-29-1. Second Innings - Bollinger 16-3-63-6; Bracken 24.1-10-53-4; Lambert 5-1-26-0; Nicholson 10-8-5-0; Casson 29-5-98-0.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s VICTORIA Melbourne Cricket Ground – 30 November – 3 December 2007 Victoria took first innings points in a game where much of day four was lost due to rain, robbing both sides of the chance to force an outright result. Simon Katich’s amazing form continued with the skipper making 141 out of 9 declared 253 on the opening day at the MCG. Greg Mail and Brad Haddin contributed 43 each in a scoreboard that included five ducks! Victoria declared at 8/256, with noted NSW nemesis making 95. Nathan Bracken took 4/40 from 25 overs for the SpeedBlitz Blues. Batting a second time, Greg Mail made the most of a late call-up with 125, while rookie opener Phillip Hughes made his third straight half-century in as many First-Class knocks. Dominic Thornely made 76 and Katich just 10, the first time he’d scored less than 50 in the Pura Cup this season. Rain ended any hopes of a result with Victoria 2/117 when stumps were drawn.

VICTORIA v NEW SOUTH WALES At Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, November 30, December 1,2,3, 2007. Match drawn. Toss: Victoria. Victoria 2 pts. Player of the Match: SM Katich. Attendance: 4219. Umpires: RL Parry and AP Ward. Close of play: First day, Victoria (1) 1-19 (Jewell 2); Second day, New South Wales (2) 0-20 (Hughes 16, Mail 3); Third day, New South Wales (2) 6-281 (Thornely 48)

New South Wales GJ Mail lbw b Denton 43 (2) c Hussey b McGain 125 PJ Hughes c Hodge b Nannes 0 (1) c Hodge b McGain 51 PJ Forrest c Wade b Denton 0 run out (Harwood/Wade) 2 *SM Katich c McDonald b Nannes 141 c Wade b McGain 10 DJ Thornely lbw b Denton 0 not out 76 +BJ Haddin c Hodge b McGain 43 b Denton 11 B Casson b Denton 18 (9) not out 6 MJ Nicholson b Nannes 0 (7) c Quiney b McGain 20 NW Bracken not out 0 SR Clark b Nannes 0 (8) b McGain 6 DE Bollinger not out 0 L-b 6, n-b 2 8 B 8, l-b 6, w 1, n-b 1 16 (86 overs, 343 mins) (9 wkts dec) 253 (103 overs, 398 mins) (7 wkts dec) 323 Fall: 0 1 102 102 194 240 245 252 252 Fall: 101 111 145 235 254 281 301 Bowling: First Innings - Denton 17-3-54-4; Nannes 15-3-49-4; Harwood 20-7-38-0; McGain 15-2-59-1; Quiney 15-4-39-0; Hussey 2-1-5-0; Hodge 2-1-3-0. Second Innings - Harwood 22-5-80-0; Nannes 14-3-57-0; Denton 14-4-38-1; McGain 41-12-112-5; Quiney 10-2-19-0; Jewell 2-0-3-0.

Victoria RJ Quiney c Haddin b Bollinger 8 (2) not out 52 N Jewell lbw b Bracken 25 (1) c Mail b Casson 49 *BJ Hodge c Haddin b Bracken 32 lbw b Nicholson 4 DJ Hussey c Casson b Mail 95 AB McDonald b Bracken 6 M Klinger b Thornely 21 +MS Wade c Haddin b Clark 8 SM Harwood c Katich b Bracken 17 GJ Denton not out 4 BE McGain not out 19 DP Nannes B 5, l-b 2, n-b 14 21 B 8, l-b 2, n-b 2 12 (96.4 overs, 400 mins) (8 wkts dec) 256 (42 overs, 162 mins) (2 wkts) 117 Fall: 19 57 106 124 204 204 227 233 Fall: 96 117 Bowling: First Innings - Clark 25-4-75-1; Bollinger 16-3-60-1; Bracken 25-12-40-4; Nicholson 15-2-42-0; Casson 3-0-13-0; Mail 7.4-3-12-1; Thornely 5-2-7-1. Second Innings - Clark 11-1-29-0; Bollinger 8-0-26-0; Bracken 7-3-14-0; Casson 10-1-28-1; Thornely 3-2-2-0; Nicholson 3-0-8-1.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s QUEENSLAND – 14-17 December 2007 The SpeedBlitz Blues went to Christmas on top of the Pura Cup table after a resounding victory against Queensland. An all-round team effort was the highlight of the match with Simon Katich, Matthew Nicholson, Phillip Hughes and Grant Lambert all scoring first innings half-centuries. The fine batting performance saw the visitors post 438 after being sent in. A committed bowling performance followed. Doug Bollinger continued his good form with four wickets while Nicholson and Stuart Clark took two each. Leading by 202, the SpeedBlitz Blues batted a second time with Jaques and Katich making half-centuries. Set 412 to win, Queensland were bowled out before lunch on the final day for 151. Bollinger and Man-of-the-Match Nicholson each claimed three wickets. The win left the SpeedBlitz Blues on 26 points, level with Victoria, with Western Australia next on 14. Defending champions Tasmania (6) and Queensland (4) were already out of contention after six rounds. Simon Katich became the leading run-scorer in the competition with 878 runs at 109.75 with five fifties and three hundreds. Doug Bollinger became the competition’s leading wicket-taker with 34 at 14.44 including three five wicket hauls and match figures of 12/131 against Tasmania.

VICTORIA v NEW SOUTH WALES QUEENSLAND v NEW SOUTH WALES At Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, November 30, December 1,2,3, 2007. Match drawn. Toss: Victoria. Victoria 2 pts. Player of the Match: SM Katich. At Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, December 14,15,16,17, 2007. New South Wales won by 260 runs. Toss: Queensland. New South Wales 6 pts. Player of the Match: MJ Nicholson. Attendance: 4219. Umpires: RL Parry and AP Ward. Close of play: First day, Victoria (1) 1-19 (Jewell 2); Second day, New South Wales (2) 0-20 (Hughes 16, Mail 3); Attendance: 1133. Umpires: IH Lock and PR Reiffel. Close of play: First day, New South Wales (1) 7-319 (Lambert 33, Nicholson 23); Second day, Queensland (1) 6-210 (Hartley 13, Doran 2); Third day, New South Wales (2) 6-281 (Thornely 48) Third day, Queensland (2) 3-79 (Maher 12).

New South Wales PA Jaques c Watson b Noffke 38 c Watson b Noffke 63 GJ Mail c Hartley b Noffke 9 lbw b Swan 7 PJ Forrest c Hartley b Watson 12 c Hartley b Watson 18 *SM Katich c Hartley b Noffke 86 c (sub) GJ Sullivan b Doran 54 DJ Thornely c Hartley b Noffke 15 b Noffke 2 PJ Hughes c Hartley b Watson 53 (7) not out 18 +DLR Smith c Watson b Kasprowicz 42 (6) c Maher b Nye 34 GM Lambert c (sub) Brant b Noffke 86 MJ Nicholson c Hartley b Swan 80 (8) c Swan b Doran 4 SR Clark c Hartley b Doran 2 DE Bollinger not out 0 L-b 7, w 7, n-b 1 15 B 4, l-b 2, w 1, n-b 2 9 (123.5 overs, 490 mins) 438 (49.2 overs, 209 mins) (7 wkts dec) 209 Fall: 19 52 74 124 204 225 281 421 434 438 Fall: 29 85 109 117 171 203 209 Bowling: First Innings - Noffke 32.5-5-115-5; Swan 30-12-92-1; Kasprowicz 25-4-81-1; Watson 22-4-74-2; Simpson 3-0-9-0; Doran 11-0-60-1. Second Innings - Noffke 11-2-38-2; Swan 7-2-14-1; Kasprowicz 10-0-28-0; Doran 10.2-0-58-2; Watson 7-1-43-1; Nye 4-0-22-1.

Queensland RA Broad c Smith b Bollinger 40 c Hughes b Nicholson 24 SR Watson c Katich b Bollinger 13 c Katich b Bollinger 0 CT Perren lbw b Clark 2 c Smith b Lambert 31 *JP Maher c Lambert b Nicholson 12 b Bollinger 12 AJ Nye b Bollinger 61 c Smith b Bollinger 9 AA Noffke c Clark b Lambert 51 c Forrest b Lambert 8 +CD Hartley not out 19 c Smith b Clark 23 DJ Doran c Smith b Bollinger 6 c Smith b Nicholson 15 CP Simpson c Forrest b Clark 0 not out 0 CR Swan b Nicholson 6 b Thornely 9 MS Kasprowicz c Clark b Thornely 8 c Smith b Nicholson 1 B 2, l-b 4, n-b 12 18 B 4, l-b 12, w 1, n-b 2 19 (77.4 overs, 324 mins) 236 (52.5 overs, 226 mins) 151 Fall: 15 25 47 94 192 198 216 217 227 236 Fall: 4 64 79 79 98 102 140 140 150 151 Bowling: First Innings - Clark 21-8-44-2; Bollinger 19-6-55-4; Lambert 9-3-38-1; Nicholson 13-1-46-2; Mail 6-3-12-0; Thornely 9.4-2-35-1. Second Innings - Clark 13-6-18-1; Bollinger 12-5-25-3; Thornely 6-3-11-1; Nicholson 8.5-3-25-3; Lambert 13-4-56-2.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s WESTERN AUSTRALIA Sydney Cricket Ground – 25-28 January 2008 A nine wicket victory over Western Australia kept the SpeedBlitz Blues on track to host the Pura Cup Final. WA resumed on the final day at 4/45, still trailing by 51 runs, and were eventually bowled out for 170. Doug Bollinger finished with 5/48 and match figures of 10/126, giving the left arm quick 44 Pura Cup wickets for the summer. Chasing 75 to win, the SpeedBlitz Blues reached the target just before tea with Phillip Hughes unbeaten on 54. The win moved the SpeedBlitz Blues to 32 points making them the joint competition leaders with three rounds remaining. Bollinger was named Man-of-the-Match while Simon Katich’s 189 from 303 balls with 27 fours saw the SpeedBlitz Blues to first innings points. The knock took him to 1067 Pura Cup runs for the season, placing him well on top of the competition’s leading run scorers’ list. He had scored five half centuries and four hundreds. Rookie Steven Smith made a polished 33 on debut, while the lower order was once again productive. Beau Casson (72 not out) and Nathan Bracken (30) helped take the total to 485, a handy 96 run lead on the first innings.

NEW SOUTH WALES v WESTERN AUSTRALIA At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, January 25,26,27,28, 2008. New South Wales won by nine wickets. Toss: Western Australia. New South Wales 6 pts. Player of the Match: DE Bollinger. Attendance: 2365. Umpires: RJ Tucker and JD Ward. Close of play: First day, Western Australia (1) 6-312 (North 13); Second day, New South Wales (1) 4-213 (1) (Katich 82, Haddin 8); Third day, Western Australia (2) 4-45 (Pomersbach 13, Heal 1).

Western Australia CJL Rogers c Haddin b Bollinger 16 (2) lbw b Casson 9 LM Davis lbw b Bollinger 116 (1) lbw b Bollinger 2 JL Langer c Haddin b Bollinger 54 lbw b Bollinger 14 AC Voges c and b Bollinger 84 c Katich b Casson 2 LA Pomersbach b Bollinger 10 b Bracken 81 *MJ North c Haddin b Casson 32 (7) c and b Thornely 37 AK Heal lbw b Casson 2 (6) c Casson b Bollinger 1 +L Ronchi c Hughes b Nicholson 34 b Thornely 6 SJ Magoffin c Haddin b Nicholson 2 c Haddin b Bollinger 9 MWH Inness lbw b Nicholson 16 not out 1 BM Edmondson not out 0 lbw b Bollinger 0 B 4, l-b 11, w 1, n-b 7 23 B 4, l-b 2, n-b 2 8 (122.3 overs, 473 mins) 389 (63.5 overs, 244 mins) 170 Fall: 31 125 278 288 305 312 357 365 385 389 Fall: 13 27 29 36 45 115 129 151 169 170 Bowling: First Innings - Bollinger 28-9-78-5; Bracken 25-7-68-0; Casson 29-5-85-2; Nicholson 19.3-5-69-3; Smith 8-1-25-0; Mail 7-1-28-0; Thornely 6-3-21-0. Second Innings - Bollinger 16.5-3-48-5; Bracken 14-6-18-1; Nicholson 1-1-0-0; Casson 18-5-54-2; Smith 2-0-9-0; Thornely 12-3-35-2.

New South Wales GJ Mail c Pomersbach b Edmondson 18 (2) c Rogers b Magoffin 9 PJ Hughes c Ronchi b Edmondson 44 (1) not out 54 PJ Forrest c Magoffin b Heal 46 not out 14 *SM Katich b Edmondson 189 DJ Thornely c Ronchi b Inness 5 +BJ Haddin c Rogers b North 13 SPD Smith c Ronchi b North 33 B Casson not out 72 MJ Nicholson c and b Voges 8 NW Bracken b Edmondson 30 DE Bollinger c Voges b North 3 B 10, l-b 6, n-b 8 24 B 1 1 (140.5 overs, 548 mins) 485 (20 overs, 79 mins) (1 wkt) 78 Fall: 41 64 179 192 225 324 388 412 461 485 Fall: 32 Bowling: First Innings - Inness 20-4-71-1; Magoffin 28-10-64-0; Heal 32-4-111-1; Edmondson 29-6-110-4; North 24.5-3-77-3;V oges 7-0-36-1. Second Innings - Edmondson 5-1-14-0; Magoffin 5-0-22-1; Inness 5-1-11-0; North 3-0-15-0; Heal 2-0-15-0.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s VICTORIA Sydney Cricket Ground – 15-18 February 2008 The top-of-the-table Pura Cup match ended in a draw, but was action packed across the four days with the two sides part of a rare first innings tie. Victoria made 394 thanks to 119 from and 86 from David Hussey. Mark Cameron took 6/101 from 33 overs. In reply skipper Simon Katich made 71 but was out close to stumps on day two. A 90-run stand between debutant Usman Khawaja and Moises Henriques had the home side well placed to take first innings points before three wickets fell for just three runs. Khawaja was run out for 85, and Henriques was out three balls later for 47. That left last wicket pair Mark Cameron and Doug Bollinger at the , and Bollinger was soon out for two with the scores level. The outcome left both sides with a point each, guaranteeing them a place in the Pura Cup Final. However the right to host the decider was still up for grabs. Cameron claimed four second innings wickets to give him 10 for the game and Man-of-the-Match honours, while Beau Casson took his first five wicket haul for the SpeedBlitz Blues.

NEW SOUTH WALES v WESTERN AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES v VICTORIA At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, January 25,26,27,28, 2008. New South Wales won by nine wickets. Toss: Western Australia. New South Wales 6 pts. At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, February 15,16,17,18, 2008. Match drawn. Toss: Victoria. New South Wales 1 and Victoria 1 pt. Player of the Match: MA Cameron. Player of the Match: DE Bollinger. Attendance: 2365. Umpires: RJ Tucker and JD Ward. Close of play: First day, Western Australia (1) 6-312 (North 13); Attendance: 1958. Umpires: JK Brookes and JD Ward. Close of play: First day, Victoria (1) 6-340 (McDonald 22, McKay 4); Second day, New South Wales (1) 4-213 (1) (Katich 82, Haddin 8); Third day, Western Australia (2) 4-45 (Pomersbach 13, Heal 1). Second day, New South Wales (1) 4-211 (Thornely 23, Casson 3); Third day, Victoria (2) 4-108 (McDonald 7, Siddle 3).

Victoria LR Mash c Smith b Cameron 23 (2) lbw b Cameron 5 N Jewell b Bollinger 1 (1) c and b Thornely 34 BJ Hodge c Smith b Casson 119 b Cameron 4 DJ Hussey c Smith b Thornely 86 (7) c Smith b Cameron 9 *CL White b Cameron 54 (4) lbw b Casson 49 AB McDonald b Cameron 40 (5) not out 64 +MS Wade b Cameron 6 (8) c Cameron b Casson 36 CJ McKay c Smith b Cameron 12 (9) c Thornely b Casson 13 DJ Pattinson c Mail b Cameron 5 (10) c (sub) AC Bird b Cameron 4 PM Siddle c Smith b Casson 14 (6) b Casson 13 BE McGain not out 9 c (sub) AC Bird b Casson 1 B 8, l-b 3, w 5, n-b 9 25 B 4, l-b 1, w 1, n-b 2 8 (114 overs, 460 mins) 394 (83.2 overs, 317 mins) 240 Fall: 12 43 228 259 316 333 356 371 382 394 Fall: 14 18 77 103 126 143 203 223 237 240 Bowling: First Innings - Bollinger 25-4-72-1; Cameron 33-5-101-6; Henriques 20-2-69-0; Casson 24-7-98-2; Mail 3-0-19-0; Thornely 9-3-24-1. Second Innings - Bollinger 3-1-6-0; Cameron 25-5-86-4; Casson 38.2-11-97-5; Henriques 3-0-9-0; Thornely 11-5-24-1; Mail 2-0-9-0; Katich 1-0-4-0.

New South Wales PA Jaques c Wade b Siddle 2 c Mash b McDonald 29 GJ Mail c Wade b McGain 68 c Quiney b McGain 4 PJ Forrest c White b McGain 36 c Quiney b McDonald 11 *SM Katich c McDonald b Hodge 71 lbw b McGain 21 DJ Thornely lbw b White 24 not out 23 B Casson c Wade b Pattinson 29 not out 11 UT Khawaja run out (Mash) 85 +DLR Smith c Wade b McKay 9 MC Henriques c Wade b Hodge 47 MA Cameron not out 1 DE Bollinger c Wade b McGain 2 B 7, l-b 8, n-b 5 20 B 15, l-b 8 23 (137.5 overs, 523 mins) 394 (46 overs, 165 mins) (4 wkts) 122 Fall: 3 77 151 204 214 276 301 391 391 394 Fall: 31 53 60 92 Bowling: First Innings - McKay 22-5-53-1; Siddle 18-2-58-1; Pattinson 17-5-49-1; McGain 36.5-7-100-3; McDonald 14-1-33-0; Hussey 2-0-14-0; White 11-1-34-1; Hodge 17-5-38-2. Second Innings - McKay 7-3-7-0; Pattinson 4-0-10-0; McDonald 9-4-16-2; McGain 18-2-54-2; Hodge 4-0-10-0; Hussey 3-2-2-0; Mash 1-1-0-0.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s TASMANIA Bellerive Oval – 29 February – 3 March 2008 The match finished in a draw after bad light and drizzle ended play on day four. Tasmania batted first making 398 with the retiring the mainstay with 144. For the SpeedBlitz Blues Mark Cameron took three wickets and Beau Casson and Dominic Thornely picked up two each. Simon Katich continued his brilliant run of form, making 129 to help the SpeedBlitz Blues to a first innings total of 298. Tasmania made 9 declared for 283 in the second innings, with Cameron and Casson each taking four wickets. Set 384 to win, the SpeedBlitz Blues were 3/153 when bad light stopped play. A second innings 40 to Katich made him the highest First Class run-scorer for NSW in a domestic season. He had now scored 1328 runs with (1464) holding the overall competition record, set in 2004/05.

TASMANIA v NEW SOUTH WALES At Bellerive Oval, Hobart, February 29, March 1,2,3, 2008. Match drawn. Toss: New South Wales. Tasmania 2 pts.Player of the Match: MJ Di Venuto. Attendance: 1269. Umpires: PD Parker and JD Ward. Close of play: First day, Tasmania (1) 6-291 (Paine 25, Krejza 23); Second day, New South Wales (1) 3-172 (Katich 86, Casson 0); Third day, Tasmania (2) 5-198 (Marsh 42, Paine 11).

Tasmania MJ Di Venuto c Thornely b Casson 144 (2) c Thornely b Cameron 38 DJ Anderson c Hughes b Thornely 28 (1) b Cameron 15 TR Birt c Nicholson b Cockley 15 lbw b Cameron 0 GJ Bailey run out (Nicholson) 6 c and b Casson 79 *DJ Marsh b Cameron 15 c DLR Smith b Cameron 59 LR Butterworth lbw b Casson 13 b Casson 8 +TD Paine run out (Forrest) 72 lbw b Casson 36 JJ Krejza c Katich b Thornely 65 not out 28 B Geeves c DLR Smith b Cameron 4 c Katich b Casson 15 BW Hilfenhaus not out 4 c Hughes b Cockley 0 TP Macdonald c DLR Smith b Cameron 8 B 2, l-b 6, w 6, n-b 10 24 B 2, l-b 2, n-b 1 5 (136.1 overs, 524 mins) 398 (75.4 overs, 300 mins) (9 wkts dec) 283 Fall: 125 167 174 205 240 243 372 378 386 398 Fall: 26 30 75 170 184 223 243 277 283 Bowling: First Innings - Cameron 34.1-5-111-3; Nicholson 23-6-62-0; Thornely 28-6-58-2; Cockley 19-3-69-1; Casson 31-5-90-2; Khawaja 1-1-0-0. Second Innings - Cameron 16-2-56-4; Nicholson 17-3-72-0; Cockley 12.4-2-51-1; Casson 24-3-82-4; Thornely 6-0-18-0.

New South Wales PA Jaques c Paine b Geeves 4 (2) b Hilfenhaus 22 PJ Hughes c Paine b Geeves 73 (1) not out 58 PJ Forrest c Paine b Hilfenhaus 8 b Hilfenhaus 0 *SM Katich c Paine b Macdonald 129 c Bailey b Krejza 40 B Casson lbw b Krejza 25 DJ Thornely c Marsh b Hilfenhaus 10 (5) not out 30 UT Khawaja lbw b Geeves 5 +DLR Smith c and b Macdonald 27 MJ Nicholson b Geeves 5 MA Cameron not out 5 BT Cockley not out 4 L-b 2, n-b 1 3 N-b 3 3 (96 overs, 369 mins) (9 wkts dec) 298 (41 overs, 157 mins) (3 wkts) 153 Fall: 5 27 160 233 250 252 274 284 294 Fall: 39 47 106 Bowling: First Innings - Hilfenhaus 22-6-59-2; Geeves 25-6-92-4; Macdonald 19-4-60-2; Butterworth 7-2-27-0; Krejza 23-5-58-1. Second Innings - Hilfenhaus 12-2-42-2; Geeves 9-0-45-0; Macdonald 7-2-24-0; Krejza 10-2-29-1; Marsh 3-0-13-0.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s SOUTH AUSTRALIA Sydney Cricket Ground – 7-9 March 2008 The SpeedBlitz Blues defeated South Australia in three days with a convincing display that was excellent preparation for the upcoming Pura Cup Final. Victory also ensured that the Final would be held at the SCG for the first time in 14 seasons. South Australia was bowled out for 128 on day one with Stuart MacGill taking five wickets in his comeback from a three month injury lay-off. The SpeedBlitz Blues amassed 7 declared 493. Centuries to Brad Haddin and Dominic Thornely, and 99 to Beau Casson ensured a big first innings lead. Thornely and Haddin deserved particular praise for their match winning partnership. Batting a second time, South Australia fared little better to be dismissed for 203. Beau Casson and Mark Cameron each picked up four wickets. Dominic Thornely was named Man of the Match.

TASMANIA v NEW SOUTH WALES NEW SOUTH WALES v SOUTH AUSTRALIA At Bellerive Oval, Hobart, February 29, March 1,2,3, 2008. Match drawn. Toss: New South Wales. Tasmania 2 pts.Player of the Match: MJ Di Venuto. Attendance: 1269. At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, March 7,8,9, 2008. New South Wales won by an innings and 162 runs. Toss: South Australia. New South Wales 6 pts.Player of the Match: DJ Thornely. Umpires: PD Parker and JD Ward. Close of play: First day, Tasmania (1) 6-291 (Paine 25, Krejza 23); Second day, New South Wales (1) 3-172 (Katich 86, Casson 0); Attendance: 1779. Umpires: RL Parry and PR Reiffel. Close of play: First day, New South Wales (1) 4-76 (Thornely 4, Haddin 5); Third day, Tasmania (2) 5-198 (Marsh 42, Paine 11). Second day, New South Wales (1) 6-446 (Thornely 146, Casson 75).

South Australia DJ Harris c Thornely b MacGill 11 (2) lbw b Casson 71 JM Brown st Haddin b MacGill 9 (1) c Haddin b Cameron 7 CJ Ferguson c Haddin b Lambert 13 c Khawaja b Cameron 25 DT Christian c Haddin b Nicholson 19 b Cameron 1 SA Deitz lbw b MacGill 21 c Jaques b MacGill 0 *+GA Manou c Katich b Nicholson 3 lbw b Cameron 54 CB Bailey c Nicholson b MacGill 26 lbw b Casson 19 MF Cleary b MacGill 0 lbw b Casson 1 RJ Harris c Katich b Lambert 3 c Jaques b Casson 18 DJ Cullen c Haddin b Cameron 13 DNB PC Rofe not out 0 (10) not out 0 B 4, l-b 2, w 1, n-b 3 10 B 3, l-b 2, n-b 2 7 (55.4 overs, 230 mins) 128 (64.4 overs, 263 mins) 203 Fall: 24 31 45 81 85 90 90 93 122 128 Fall: 7 48 62 63 144 173 179 190 203 Bowling: First Innings - Cameron 14-8-19-1; Nicholson 10-3-17-2; MacGill 17.4-6-49-5; Lambert 10-3-23-2; Casson 4-1-14-0. Second Innings - Nicholson 12-2-25-0; Cameron 18-7-34-4; MacGill 17-2-76-1; Lambert 4-0-15-0; Casson 13.4-3-48-4.

New South Wales PA Jaques c Manou b Cullen 24 PJ Hughes c Christian b Cleary 35 UT Khawaja c DJ Harris b Cullen 7 *SM Katich lbw b Cullen 0 DJ Thornely not out 169 +BJ Haddin c RJ Harris b Cullen 113 GM Lambert b Rofe 31 B Casson c Manou b Rofe 99 MJ Nicholson MA Cameron SCG MacGill B 7, l-b 5, n-b 3 15 (149 overs, 567 mins) (7 wkts dec) 493 Fall: 59 65 65 66 244 302 493 Bowling: RJ Harris 31-7-92-0; Rofe 28-7-84-2; Cleary 18-4-54-1; Cullen 16-5-58-4; Bailey 41-2-154-0; Christian 10-2-26-0; Brown 1-0-1-0; Harris 3-0-6-0; Deitz 1-0-6-0.

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PURA CUP FINAL Sydney Cricket Ground, 15-19 March 2008 The SpeedBlitz Blues were crowned Pura Cup Champions with an emphatic victory over Victoria at the SCG. Winning the toss and batting the SpeedBlitz Blues battled hard against a strong Victorian pace attack on day one. Skipper Simon Katich led from the front with a determined 86 with Brad Haddin (63) and Phil Jaques (53) making valuable contributions. Day two saw a battle reminiscent of ‘Test ‘cricket with both teams fighting hard to attain supremacy. Stuart MacGill provided the catalyst to turn the match in the home side’s favour, producing a stunning leg-break to bowl the dangerous Brad Hodge for 84. Brett Lee then overpowered the Victorian tail to finish with figures of 4/72. The second innings saw the SpeedBlitz Blues set about setting an insurmountable lead. Katich and rookie opener Phillip Hughes led the onslaught with a 145 run second wicket stand. Both passed milestones during their innings with Hughes becoming the youngest player to score a century in a Pura Cup Final, while Katich broke Michael Bevan’s record for the most runs ever scored during a Pura Cup season. His innings was full of character and testament to the way he had led from the front all season. With Michael Clarke continuing the agony for the Victorians with a quick fire 64, the outcome was finalised after a superb 176 run partnership between Beau Casson (89) and Brett Lee (97). Even though both fell just short of centuries they had helped build an insurmountable lead of 628 runs. The SpeedBlitz Blues found themselves on the brink of victory at stumps on day four when Hughes snared a brilliant catch off the bowling of MacGill, sending Brad Hodge back to the dressing room with a first ball duck. Despite defiant resistance from Victoria on day five, the final margin of victory of 258 runs was a decisive one. It had been a tremendous victory and a fitting way for the SpeedBlitz Blues to round off their season.

FINAL - NEW SOUTH WALES v VICTORIA At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, March 15,16,17,18,19, 2008. New South Wales won by 258 runs. Toss: New South Wales. Player of the Match: SM Katich. Attendance: 11917. Umpires: RL Parry and RJ Tucker. TV Umpire: BNJ Oxenford. Close of play: First day, New South Wales (1) 8-266 (Bracken 0); Second day, New South Wales (2) 0-23 (Hughes 10, Jaques 12); Third day, New South Wales (2) 5-352 (Thornely 19, Casson 12); Fourth day, Victoria (2) 2-96 (Jewell 44, Hussey 31).

New South Wales PA Jaques lbw b Siddle 53 (2) lbw b McGain 23 PJ Hughes c Hussey b Siddle 6 (1) c McGain b White 116 *SM Katich c Jewell b McGain 86 run out (McDonald) 92 MJ Clarke lbw b Nannes 13 c Crosthwaite b Siddle 64 DJ Thornely c Crosthwaite b Harwood 9 b Siddle 21 +BJ Haddin lbw b Siddle 63 b Siddle 4 B Casson c Crosthwaite b Siddle 17 b McGain 89 B Lee b Nannes 8 c and b Siddle 97 NW Bracken c Hussey b Siddle 0 not out 15 SR Clark c Harwood b Nannes 13 SCG MacGill not out 1 B 1, l-b 6, n-b 5 12 B 21, l-b 19, n-b 2 42 (94.1 overs, 411 mins) 281 (165.3 overs, 678 mins) (8 wkts dec) 563 Fall: 10 127 163 163 189 241 266 266 271 281 Fall: 75 220 302 320 324 355 531 563 Bowling: First Innings - Nannes 21.1-4-58-3; Siddle 22-5-66-5; Harwood 14-5-37-1; McGain 15-4-44-1; McDonald 14-3-43-0; Hodge 5-0-17-0; White 3-1-9-0. Second Innings - Siddle 24.3-6-101-4; Nannes 29-4-112-0; McGain 38-11-107-2; Hodge 11-2-36-0; Harwood 24-2-77-0; White 15-2-49-1; McDonald 12-5-23-0; Hussey 12-2-18-0.

Victoria LR Mash c Haddin b Bracken 20 (2) b MacGill 19 N Jewell run out (Thornely) 26 (1) lbw b Clark 99 BJ Hodge b MacGill 84 c Hughes b MacGill 0 DJ Hussey c Katich b Clarke 22 c Casson b Lee 31 *CL White b Clark 19 c Bracken b Clark 57 AB McDonald not out 19 c Katich b Casson 4 +AJ Crosthwaite c Haddin b MacGill 3 b Casson 50 PM Siddle c Haddin b Lee 0 run out (Casson) 18 BE McGain b Lee 4 c Jaques b Casson 25 SM Harwood c Casson b Lee 2 not out 15 DP Nannes lbw b Lee 0 lbw b Casson 30 B 4, l-b 4, n-b 9 17 B 16, l-b 2, n-b 4 22 (71 overs, 322 mins) 216 (77.3 overs, 314 mins) 370 Fall: 44 68 127 166 184 188 193 199 211 216 Fall: 44 44 99 214 222 222 262 311 320 370 Bowling: First Innings - Lee 19-3-72-4; Clark 21-4-68-1; MacGill 16-4-36-2; Bracken 10-4-21-1; Clarke 5-1-11-1. Second Innings - Lee 15-0-68-1; Clark 10-3-29-2; MacGill 19-1-118-2; Bracken 4-1-11-0; Casson 29.3-5-126-4.

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2007/08 PURA CUP POINTS TABLE Team P WO WI LI LO T Points Quotient New South Wales 10 6 1 2 - 1 39.0 1.680 Victoria 10 6 1 - 2 1 39.0 1.208 Western Australia 10 5 1 1 3 - 32.0 1.326 Tasmania 10 2 2 2 4 - 16.0 0.737 South Australia 10 2 - 1 7 - 14.5 0.713 Queensland 10 1 2 1 6 - 12.0 0.705 Outright win 6 points; lead on first innings in a drawn or lost game 2 points.

2007/08 PURA CUP AVERAGES BATTING M Inn NO Runs H.S 50 100 Avrge Ct St SM Katich 11 17 1 1506 306 8 5 94.13 15 - PJ Hughes 7 12 3 559 116 6 1 62.11 7 - B Casson 9 12 4 485 99 4 - 60.63 6 - BJ Haddin 7 9 - 489 123 1 3 54.33 31 2 MC Henriques 1 1 - 47 47 - - 47.00 - - DJ Thornely 11 18 6 551 169* 3 1 45.92 7 - MJ Nicholson 8 9 2 301 106* 1 1 43.00 7 - PA Jaques 7 13 1 494 167 2 1 41.17 6 - B Lee 2 3 - 116 97 1 - 38.67 - - GJ Mail 4 8 - 283 125 1 1 35.38 2 - MJ Clarke 2 3 - 100 64 1 - 33.33 2 - SPD Smith 1 1 - 33 33 - - 33.00 - - UT Khawaja 3 3 - 97 85 1 - 32.33 1 - PJ Forrest 8 15 1 430 177 1 1 30.71 2 - GM Lambert 6 6 - 163 86 1 - 27.17 5 - DLR Smith 4 6 1 120 42 - - 24.00 23 - EJM Cowan 4 7 1 109 56 1 - 18.17 3 - NW Bracken 6 6 2 53 30 - - 13.25 2 - SR Clark 4 5 1 33 13 - - 8.25 2 - MA Cameron 4 3 2 8 5* - - 8.00 1 - DE Bollinger 7 6 3 22 17 - - 7.33 1 - NM Hauritz 1 1 - 0 0 - - 0.00 - - BT Cockley 1 1 1 4 4* - - - - - SCG MacGill 3 1 1 1 1* - - - 1 -

BOWLING M OVERS MDNS RUNS WKTS AVRGE 5WI 10WM BEST MJ Clarke 2 17.3 4 33 4 8.25 - - 3/22 DE Bollinger 7 233.4 52 695 45 15.44 5 2 6/63 MA Cameron 4 160.1 34 473 27 17.52 2 1 6/101 NW Bracken 6 212.2 80 467 22 21.23 - - 4/40 DJ Thornely 11 107.5 32 288 11 26.18 - - 2/35 SR Clark 4 152.0 40 413 14 29.50 - - 4/71 MJ Nicholson 8 189.2 50 533 18 29.61 - - 3/25 GM Lambert 6 93.0 29 277 9 30.78 - - 2/23 B Casson 9 311.5 65 1019 29 35.14 1 - 5/97 SCG MacGill 3 124.4 15 559 14 39.93 1 - 5/49 BT Cockley 1 31.4 5 120 2 60.00 - - 1/51 B Lee 2 84.0 15 328 5 65.60 - - 4/72 GJ Mail 4 25.4 7 80 1 80.00 - - 1/12 SPD Smith 1 10.0 1 34 - - - - - UT Khawaja 3 1.0 1 0 - - - - - NM Hauritz 1 12.0 2 49 - - - - - MC Henriques 1 23.0 2 78 - - - - - SM Katich 11 3.0 - 22 - - - - -

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MOST APPEARANCES Player M Inn N.O Runs H.S Avrge Wkts Avrge Best Ct St 135 200 35 6266 184 37.98 417 28.65 8-52 118 - Phil EMERY 120 169 43 3284 100* 26.06 - - - 332 46 115 132 25 1523 74 14.23 395 23.37 6-31 51 - 108 182 24 8416 229* 53.27 60 41.10 4-130 124 - Steve RIXON 107 155 26 3229 128 25.09 - - - 249 49 Michael BEVAN 105 183 36 9309 216 63.33 24 59.50 3-6 54 - 103 279 21 6612 253 41.84 119 35.00 7-63 54 - Mark TAYLOR 100 172 3 6997 199 41.40 - - - 132 - John DYSON 94 170 17 6773 241 44.27 1 46.00 1-0 78 - 94 86 31 321 28* 5.84 314 27.33 7-75 41 - 93 146 18 5577 177 43.57 6 72.16 2-53 63 - Steve WAUGH 93 159 15 6946 216* 48.24 87 31.54 6-51 93 - Stuart MacGILL 90 113 32 789 56* 9.74 357 33.09 6-64 42 - Alan KIPPAX 87 135 16 8005 315* 67.27 13 63.92 4-66 35 - 86 121 10 4116 158 37.08 322 26.01 7-18 106 - 83 132 11 6419 235 53.04 - - - 48 - 82 115 12 2393 129 23.23 - - - 165 106 81 123 13 5581 221 50.73 148 23.41 7-85 32 - Brad HADDIN 81 137 16 5057 154 41.79 - - - 248 21 80 136 8 5340 201 41.71 - - - 50 - Rick McCOSKER 79 140 17 5998 168 48.76 2 72.00 2-28 105 - Johnny MARTIN 78 111 14 2582 101 26.61 293 30.67 8-97 83 - 77 124 10 5653 281 49.58 230 23.38 7-44 67 - Steve SMALL 77 131 4 4610 184 36.30 - - - 73 - Alan TURNER 76 142 8 4171 127 31.12 1 10.00 1-6 57 - Peter TOOHEY 76 128 11 4572 158 39.08 - - - 53 - Tommy ANDREWS 74 115 6 4869 247* 44.66 82 29.42 5-41 35 - 74 138 4 5257 204 39.23 - - - 45 - Victor TRUMPER 73 123 9 5823 292* 51.07 33 34.96 4-32 51 - Brian TABER 73 111 21 1489 109 16.54 - - - 207 35 73 123 18 3690 183* 35.14 102 41.05 4-20 59 - Alan DAVIDSON 72 100 17 2753 122* 33.16 273 21.45 7-31 54 - David COLLEY 71 107 20 2106 101 24.20 203 32.08 6-30 39 - Norm O’NEILL 70 115 12 5419 233 52.61 46 35.15 4-40 40 - Grahame THOMAS 68 105 7 4351 229 44.39 - - - 61 - Dirk WELLHAM 68 111 14 4297 166 44.30 - - - 33 - 68 73 19 618 53 11.44 228 31.64 9-83 42 - 67 89 32 835 66 14.64 334 27.68 8-81 74 - 67 105 19 3901 220 45.36 60 32.46 6-60 27 - 67 116 16 5317 359 53.17 79 42.46 5-37 102 - Kerry O’KEEFFE 65 99 30 1880 81* 27.24 211 27.05 6-49 53 - Greg MAIL 65 120 5 3745 176 32.57 13 35.85 4-18 61 - Doug FORD 63 65 23 545 36* 12.97 - - - 120 57 Brad McNAMARA 59 93 14 2195 137* 27.78 116 26.83 6-43 35 - Harry DONNAN 58 102 10 3026 160* 32.89 24 34.07 3-14 21 - Mark O’NEILL 58 93 17 3074 178* 40.45 34 49.44 3-47 25 - Trevor BAYLISS 58 96 10 3060 163 35.58 8 26.50 4-64 41 - 58 63 16 375 34 7.98 188 32.14 7-41 26 - Stuart CLARK 58 80 23 821 62 14.40 204 29.03 8-58 17 - Charles KELLEWAY 57 90 10 3031 168 37.88 215 23.89 7-35 43 - Geoff DAVIES 57 101 11 3065 127 34.05 86 33.81 6-43 59 - 56 98 8 1952 163 21.68 125 23.48 6-55 38 - Frank IREDALE 56 95 4 3359 196 36.91 5 35.80 3-1 41 - 56 91 4 4733 200 54.40 39 31.76 3-20 32 - Stan McCABE 55 89 5 4556 229* 54.23 60 28.86 5-36 38 - 55 83 5 3379 213* 43.32 - - - 22 - Bill O’REILLY 54 81 20 746 47 12.22 325 16.52 9-41 38 - Dave RENNEBERG 54 71 26 380 26 8.44 190 30.48 7-33 23 - 54 54 14 366 51* 9.15 203 26.07 8-41 20 -

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MOST APPEARANCES (continued) Player M Inn N.O Runs H.S Avrge Wkts Avrge Best Ct St David FREEDMAN 54 62 17 602 54* 13.38 159 30.28 8-49 17 - Nathan BRACKEN 54 71 25 763 38* 16.59 178 25.63 7-4 14 - James KELLY 53 84 17 1521 108 22.70 - - - 126 81 Albert HOPKINS 52 85 5 2437 218 30.46 126 25.67 5-17 30 - 52 86 5 3622 282 44.71 16 34.37 2-21 36 - Peter PHILPOTT 52 79 12 2309 156 34.46 153 31.07 7-53 42 - Murray BENNETT 52 70 20 1215 59* 24.30 131 28.72 6-32 37 - Corey RICHARDS 52 95 4 2606 164 28.64 - - - 23 - 51 89 9 2681 150 33.51 58 22.74 4-12 30 - Phil JAQUES 51 94 3 4150 240* 45.60 - - - 39 - 50 77 4 4660 253 63.83 1 200.00 1-5 30 - 50 61 7 1140 134* 21.11 196 22.70 7-45 32 – Jim deCOURCY 50 74 8 2362 114 35.78 - - - 36 – 50 68 6 3538 214 57.06 119 25.36 7-12 29 – Dominic THORNELY 50 87 12 3448 261* 45.97 24 47.13 3-52 33 -

LEADING RUN SCORERS LEADING WICKET-TAKERS (continued) Batsman M Inn NO Runs 100s Avrge Bowler M Wkts Avrge 5WI Michael BEVAN 105 183 36 9309 37 63.33 Alan DAVIDSON 72 273 21.45 10 Mark WAUGH 108 182 24 8416 25 53.27 Charles TURNER 43 263 16.18 29 Alan KIPPAX 87 135 16 8005 32 67.27 Monty NOBLE 77 230 23.34 13 Mark TAYLOR 100 172 3 6997 17 41.40 Bob HOLLAND 68 228 31.64 8 Steve WAUGH 93 159 15 6946 22 48.24 Charles KELLEWAY 57 215 23.90 7 John DYSON 94 170 17 6773 14 44.27 Kerry O’KEEFFE 65 211 27.06 12 Doug WALTERS 103 279 21 6612 19 41.84 Stuart CLARK 58 204 29.03 9 Warren BARDSLEY 83 132 11 6419 20 53.04 Len PASCOE 54 203 26.07 9 Greg MATTHEWS 135 200 35 6266 9 37.98 David COLLEY 71 203 32.08 6 Rick McCOSKER 79 140 17 5998 19 48.76 Ray LINDWALL 50 196 22.71 7 Victor TRUMPER 73 123 9 5823 15 51.07 Bill HOWELL 48 195 24.07 11 Don BRADMAN 41 69 10 5813 21 98.52 Dave RENNEBERG 54 190 30.48 8 Monty NOBLE 77 124 10 5653 19 49.58 Wayne HOLDSWORTH 58 188 32.14 10 Charlie MACARTNEY 81 123 13 5581 22 50.73 Tom McKIBBIN 25 182 21.00 17 Brian BOOTH 93 146 18 5577 11 43.57 Nathan BRACKEN 54 178 25.63 8 Norm O’NEILL 70 115 12 5419 18 52.61 Albert COTTER 38 171 23.42 10 Syd GREGORY 80 136 8 5340 11 41.71 David HOURN 44 164 28.71 11 Bob SIMPSON 67 116 16 5317 15 53.17 David FREEDMAN 54 159 30.28 7 Michael SLATER 74 138 4 5257 13 39.23 Matthew NICHOLSON 45 155 28.46 3 Brad HADDIN 81 137 16 5057 9 41.79 Peter PHILPOTT 52 153 31.07 7 Tommy ANDREWS 74 115 6 4869 11 44.66 John SCOTT 35 150 22.42 9 Sid BARNES 56 91 4 4733 19 54.40 Charlie MACARTNEY 81 148 23.41 3 Arthur MORRIS 50 77 4 4660 17 63.83 27 145 14.95 15 Steve SMALL 77 131 4 4610 7 36.30 Hughie CHILVERS 32 142 25.38 11 Peter TOOHEY 76 128 11 4572 11 39.08 42 140 33.36 3 Stan McCABE 55 89 5 4556 9 54.23 Syd CALLAWAY 33 139 17.36 14 Grahame THOMAS 68 105 7 4351 15 44.39 Murray BENNETT 52 131 28.72 5 Dirk WELLHAM 68 111 14 4297 9 44.30 Grahame CORLING 46 129 32.28 5 Simon KATICH 40 66 7 4182 11 70.88 John GLEESON 35 126 25.63 7 Alan TURNER 76 142 8 4171 4 31.12 Albert HOPKINS 52 126 25.67 6 Phil JAQUES 51 94 3 4150 11 45.60 Tom GARRETT 56 125 23.48 9 Richie BENAUD 86 121 10 4116 9 37.08 Frank JOHNSTON 35 123 29.45 5 The highest average for NSW is 118.50 by Harry Rock who in five matches, seven Keith MILLER 50 119 25.36 3 innings, in the season 1924-25 and 1925-26 scored 711 runs. Doug WALTERS 103 119 35.00 5 Brad McNAMARA 59 116 26.83 5 LEADING WICKET-TAKERS David GILBERT 43 113 33.27 3 Bowler M Wkts Avrge 5WI Brett LEE 23 109 25.37 7 Greg MATTHEWS 135 417 28.65 20 Doug BOLLINGER 33 107 30.64 6 Geoff LAWSON 115 395 23.36 13 38 105 26.12 4 Stuart MacGILL 90 357 33.07 18 Brett LEE 21 104 23.43 7 Arthur MAILEY 67 334 27.66 28 Sam EVERETT 28 103 26.44 8 Bill O’REILLY 54 325 16.52 26 Shane LEE 73 102 41.05 – Richie BENAUD 86 322 26.00 17 John FERRIS 19 101 17.20 7 Mike WHITNEY 94 314 27.33 13 Graeme BEARD 40 100 26.91 6 Johnny MARTIN 78 293 30.67 12 cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report 37 First class records

MOST RUNS IN A SEASON HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS (continued) Runs Batsman Season M Inn N.O H.S 100s Avrge Score Batsman Opponent Venue Season 1506 Simon 2007/08 11 17 1 306 5 94.12 247* Bob SIMPSON W.Aust Sydney 1963/64 KATICH 241 John DYSON S.Aust Adelaide 1983/84 1312 Michael 1993/94 12 22 5 203* 5 77.17 240 Phil JAQUES Q’land Bankstown 2004/05 BEVAN 239 Percy McDONNELL Victoria Melbourne 1886/87 1269 Phil 2004/05 12 21 2 240* 3 66.78 238 Don BRADMAN Victoria Sydney 1932/33 JAQUES 235 Warren BARDSLEY S.Aust Sydney 1920/21 1205 Dirk 1982/83 13 23 5 136* 2 66.94 235 Warren BARDSLEY S.Aust Adelaide 1920/21 WELLHAM 235 Harry ROCK Victoria Sydney 1924/25 1186 Steve 1990/91 13 23 - 126 4 51.56 233 Norm O’NEILL Victoria Sydney 1957/58 SMALL 231 S.Aust Sydney 1962/63 1174 Mark 1988/89 12 22 1 152* 3 55.90 230 Victor TRUMPER Victoria Sydney 1900/01 TAYLOR 230 Monty NOBLE S.Aust Sydney 1903/04 1153 Rick 1982/83 13 25 4 124 3 54.90 229* Stan McCABE Q’land Brisbane 1931/32 McCOSKER 229 Neil HARVEY Q’land Sydney 1960/61 1127 Don 1928/29 7 12 4 340* 5 140.87 229 Grahame THOMAS Victoria Melbourne 1965/66 BRADMAN 229* Mark WAUGH W.Aust Perth 1990/91 1065 Dominic 2004/05 12 20 3 261* 4 62.64 224 Tommy ANDREWS M.C.C. Sydney 1924/25 THORNELY 221 Charlie MACARTNEY Canterbury Christchurch 1923/24 1052 Rick 1974/75 10 19 1 164 4 58.44 220 Don BRADMAN Victoria Sydney 1930/31 McCOSKER 220 Jim BURKE S.Aust Adelaide 1956/57 1051 Don 1929/30 7 11 2 452* 2 116 .7 7 219 Don BRADMAN South Africans Sydney 1931/32 BRADMAN 218 Albert HOPKINS S.Aust Adelaide 1908/09 1036 Don 1933/34 6 9 2 253 4 148.00 217* Alan KIPPAX Victoria Sydney 1926/27 BRADMAN 217* Phil JAQUES S.Aust Sydney 2004/05 1024 Grahame 1965/66 9 16 - 229 4 64.00 216* Roy MINNETT Victoria Sydney 1911/12 THOMAS 216* Steve WAUGH W.Aust Perth 1990/91 1019 Michael 1992/93 10 19 2 143 3 59.94 216 Michael BEVAN Tasmania Sydney 2003/04 SLATER 214 Keith MILLER M.C.C. Sydney 1950/51 1015 John 1983/84 11 19 3 241 3 63.43 213 Monty NOBLE S.Aust Adelaide 1908/09 DYSON 213 Monty NOBLE Victoria Sydney 1908/09 1009 Mark 1989/90 12 17 4 198* 5 77.61 213* Ian CRAIG South Africans Sydney 1952/53 WAUGH 212* Alan KIPPAX Victoria Sydney 1924/25 1005 Norm 1957/58 8 14 2 233 4 83.75 211 Steve WAUGH Victoria Melbourne 2002/03 O’NEILL 210* Austin DIAMOND Victoria Sydney 1906/07 210 Arthur MORRIS Victoria Melbourne 1951/52 208 Victor TRUMPER Q’land Sydney 1899/00 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS 207 Norman CALLAWAY Q’land Sydney 1914/15 Score Batsman Opponent Venue Season 206 Bill WATSON W.Aust Perth 1956/57 452* Don BRADMAN Q’land Sydney 1929/30 206 Steve WAUGH Tasmania Hobart 1994/95 383 Charles GREGORY Q’land Brisbane 1906/07 205 Bill BROWN Victoria Sydney 1933/34 359 Bob SIMPSON Q’land Brisbane 1963/64 205 Bob SIMPSON W.Aust Perth 1962/63 340* Don BRADMAN Victoria Sydney 1928/29 205* Simon Katich Queensland Sydney 2006/07 321 Victoria Sydney 1881/82 204 Michael SLATER W.Aust Perth 2002/03 315* Alan KIPPAX Q’land Sydney 1927/28 203* Michael BEVAN W.Aust Sydney 1993/94 306 Simon KATICH Q’land Sydney 2007/08 203* Michael BEVAN W.Aust Sydney 2001/02 297* Harry MOSES Victoria Sydney 1887/88 203 Jim MACKAY Q’land Brisbane 1905/06 292* Victor TRUMPER Tasmania Sydney 1898/99 202* Steve WAUGH Victoria N. Sydney 1997/98 282 Herbie COLLINS Tasmania Sydney 1912/13 202* Michael BEVAN S.Aust Sydney 1998/99 281 Monty NOBLE Victoria Melbourne 1905/06 201 Syd GREGORY Victoria Sydney 1907/08 277 Bob SIMPSON Q’land Sydney 1967/68 201* Victor TRUMPER S.Aust Sydney 1912/13 271 Reggie DUFF S.Aust Sydney 1903/04 201 Charlie MACARTNEY Victoria Sydney 1913/14 271* Alan KIPPAX Victoria Sydney 1925/26 201 Alec MARKS Q’land Sydney 1935/36 264* Ray FLOCKTON S.Aust Sydney 1959/60 201* Keith MILLER Q’land Brisbane 1950/51 263 Steve SMITH Victoria Melbourne 1982/83 201* Doug WALTERS M.C.C. Sydney 1970/71 261* Dominic THORNELY W.Aust Sydney 2004/05 201* Michael BEVAN W.Aust Sydney 2002/03 260* Alan KIPPAX Victoria Melbourne 1928/29 201* Michael CLARKE Q’land Sydney 2005/06 258 Don BRADMAN S.Aust Adelaide 1930/31 200 Monty NOBLE S.Aust Adelaide 1899/00 253 Victor TRUMPER N.Zealanders Sydney 1898/99 200 James BOGLE S.Aust Adelaide 1919/20 253 Don BRADMAN Q’land Sydney 1933/34 200 Don BRADMAN Q’land Brisbane 1933/34 253 Arthur MORRIS Q’land Brisbane 1951/52 200 Sid BARNES Q’land Brisbane 1945/46 253 Doug WALTERS S.Aust Adelaide 1964/65 200 Allan BORDER Q’land Brisbane 1979/80 248 Alan KIPPAX S.Aust Sydney 1923/24 200* Warren BARDSLEY Auckland Auckland 1923/23 247* Tommy ANDREWS Victoria Sydney 1919/20 200* Mark WAUGH West Indies Sydney 1992/93 38 cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report First class records

HAT-TRICKS ONE HUNDRED RUNS AND TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH Bowler Opponent Venue Season Player Batting Bowling Opponent Venue Season George GILBERT Victoria Melbourne 1857/58 17 & 91 7-18 & 5-49 Q’land Sydney 1932/33 Charles TURNER Victoria Melbourne 1886/87 Greg MATTHEWS 85* & 67 6-63 & 5-70 Q’land Sydney 1991/92 Monty NOBLE Tasmania Sydney 1898/99 Tom HOWARD Q’land Sydney 1902/03 Albert HOPKINS S.Aust Sydney 1903/04 Charles KELLAWAY Q’land Brisbane 1913/14 Hal HOOKER * Victoria Sydney 1928/29 Alan WALKER Q’land Sydney 1948/49 John TREANOR ** Q’land Brisbane 1954/55 Gordon RORKE Q’land Sydney 1958/59 Alan DAVIDSON W.Aust Perth 1962/63 Len PASCOE S.Aust Adelaide 1980/81 David GILBERT Victoria Sydney 1984/85 CENTURY ON FIRST CLASS DEBUT Stuart MacGILL N.Zealanders Newcastle 1997/98 Batsman Runs Opponent Venue Season Stuart CLARK W.Aust Perth 2006/07 Leslie PYE 166 Q’land Brisbane 1896/97 Doug BOLLINGER W Aust Perth 2007/08 Norman CALLAWAY * 207 Q’land Sydney 1914/15 * Hal Hooker took four wickets in four balls, three in the 1st innings, one in the 2nd innings. Jim BOGLE ** 145 Victoria Sydney 1918/19 ** John Treanor took his hat-trick on debut. Edward FORSSBERG 143 Q’land Sydney 1920/21 Des MULLARKEY ** 130 Q’land Brisbane 1923/24 CENTURIES IN BOTH INNINGS OF A MATCH Harry ROCK 127 S.Aust Sydney 1924/25 Batsman Runs Opponent Venue Season Harry STEELE ** 130 Q’land Brisbane 1926/27 Jim MACKAY 105 & 102* S.Aust Sydney 1905/06 Don BRADMAN 118 S.Aust Adelaide 1927/28 Monty NOBLE 176 & 123 Victoria Sydney 1907/08 Arthur ALLSOPP 117 M.C.C. Sydney 1929/30 Charlie MACARTNEY 119 & 126 South Africans Sydney 1910/11 Wendell BILL 115 Tasmania Sydney 1929/30 Alan KIPPAX 127 & 131 Q’land Brisbane 1926/27 Len LEABEATER 128 Tasmania Sydney 1929/30 131 & 122 S.Aust Sydney 1927/28 Richard NUTT 102 S.Aust Adelaide 1931/32 Don BRADMAN 131 & 133* Q’land Brisbane 1928/29 Arthur MORRIS 148 Q’land Sydney 1940/41 Stan McCABE 106 & 103* Victoria Sydney 1931/32 Eric LUKEMAN 118 S.Aust Adelaide 1946/47 Arthur MORRIS * 148 & 111 Q’land Sydney 1940/41 Ron BRIGGS ** 121 W.Aust Perth 1952/53 Bob SIMPSON 121 & 142* S.Aust Sydney 1964/65 Neil MARKS 180* S.Aust Sydney 1958/59 Rick McCOSKER 138 & 136* W.Aust Sydney 1974/75 Gary GILMOUR ** 122 S.Aust Sydney 1971/72 Rick McCOSKER 123* & 118* Victoria Sydney 1981/82 Dirk WELLHAM 100 Victoria Melbourne 1980/81 Mark TAYLOR 107 & 152* W.Aust Perth 1988/89 Wayne SEABROOK 165 Victoria Melbourne 1984/85 Mark TAYLOR 127 & 100 Q’land Sydney 1989/90 Rodney DAVISON ** 133* Tasmania Sydney 1993/94 Steve SMALL 115 & 126 Wellington Nth 1990/91 Ben ROHRER ** 163 Tasmania Hobart 2006/07 Sydney * This was Callaway’s only First Class innings. It was made in New South Greg MAIL 128 & 152* S.Aust Sydney 2003/04 Wales’s last First Class match until after World War 1. Callaway was killed at * Arthur Morris became the first player in world cricket to register a century in each the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt, in France, on May 3, 1917. innings on First Class debut (not a Sheffield Shield fixture). ** Century scored in the second innings.

HIGHEST WICKET PARTNERSHIPS Wkt Ttl Batsmen Opponent Venue Season 1st 319 John DYSON & Rick McCOSKER W.Aust Sydney 1980/81 308 Bob SIMPSON & Grahame THOMAS W.Aust Sydney 1963/64 298 Victor TRUMPER & Reggie DUFF S.Aust Sydney 1902/03 2nd 378 Lynn MARKS & Doug WALTERS S.Aust Adelaide 1964/65 334 Archie JACKSON & Don BRADMAN S.Aust Adelaide 1930/31 323 Ian CRAIG & Neil HARVEY Q’land Sydney 1960/61 3rd 363 Don BRADMAN & Alan KIPPAX Q’land Sydney 1933/34 345 Warren BARDSLEY & Johnny TAYLOR S.Aust Adelaide 1920/21 280 Wendell BILL & Alan KIPPAX Q’land Brisbane 1930/31 4th 325 Norm O’NEILL & Brian BOOTH Victoria Sydney 1957/58 315 Monty NOBLE & Syd GREGORY Victoria Sydney 1907/08 293 Reggie DUFF & Monty NOBLE S.Aust Sydney 1903/04 5th 464*+ Mark WAUGH & Steve WAUGH W.Aust Perth 1990/91 397 Warren BARDSLEY & Charles KELLEWAY S.Aust Sydney 1920/21 334 Simon KATICH & Brad HADDIN Q’land Sydney 2007/08 6th 332 Neil MARKS & Grahame THOMAS S.Aust Sydney 1958/59 271 Steve WAUGH & Greg MATTHEWS Tasmania Hobart 1989/90 258 Victor TRUMPER & Frank IREDALE Tasmania Sydney 1898/99 7th 255 Grahame THOMAS & Richie BENAUD Victoria Melbourne 1961/62

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HIGHEST WICKET PARTNERSHIPS (continued) 208 Charlie MACARTNEY & Albert HOPKINS Q’land Sydney 1906/07 191 Dominic THORNELY & Beau CASSON S.Aust Sydney 2007/08 8th 270 Victor TRUMPER & Eric BARBOUR Victoria Sydney 1912/13 236 Reggie DUFF & Albert HOPKINS Ld Hawke XI Sydney 1902/03 218 Charlie MACARTNEY & John SCOTT Q’land Sydney 1913/14 9th 226 Charles KELLEWAY & Bert OLDFIELD Victoria Melbourne 1925/26 221 Ernest WADDY & Bill HOWELL S.Aust Adelaide 1904/05 201 Edward FORSSBERG & Hammy LOVE Q’land Sydney 1920/21 10th 307+ Alan KIPPAX & Hal HOOKER Victoria Melbourne 1928/29 219 Dominic THORNELY & Stuart MacGILL W.Aust Sydney 2004/05 169 Roy MINNETT & Cecil McKEW Victoria Sydney 1911/12 (+ Signifies world record) Note: , Bill Brown & Don Bradman shared a first wicket partnership of 340 againstV ictoria at Sydney in 1933-34. Fingleton retired hurt on 78 with the total at 0 for 148 and resumed at 4/486.

MOST WICKETS IN AN INNINGS Wkts Bowler Opponent Venue Season 9/41 Bill O’REILLY S.Aust Adelaide 1937/38 9/50 Bill O’REILLY Victoria Melbourne 1933/34 9/52 Bill HOWELL Victoria Melbourne 1902/03 9/68 Tom McKIBBIN Q’land Brisbane 1894/95 9/77 David HOURN Victoria Sydney 1978/79 9/83 Bob HOLLAND S.Aust Sydney 1984/85 8/14 Sydney AUSTIN Hawke’s Bay Napier 1893/94 8/23 Bill O’REILLY Q’land Sydney 1939/40 8/31 Edward WHITE S.Aust Sydney 1935/36 8/32 Charles TURNER England XI Sydney 1886/87 8/33 Hunter HENDRY N.Zealanders Wellington 1923/24 8/33 Bob HOLLAND N.Zealanders Sydney 1985/86 8/39 Charles TURNER England XI Sydney 1887/88 8/40 Charles TURNER England XI Sydney 1887/88 8/41 Len PASCOE Tasmania Hobart 1981/82 8/49 David FREEDMAN W.Indians Newcastle 1995/96 8/50 Roy MINNETT Victoria Melbourne 1914/15 8/52 Greg MATTHEWS W.Aust Sydney 1992/93 8/56 Andrew NEWELL Victoria Sydney 1897/98 8/58 Stuart CLARK W.Aust Perth 2006/07 8/66 Tom McKIBBIN S.Aust Sydney 1894/95 8/74 Charles TURNER Victoria Sydney 1890/91 8/74 Tom McKIBBIN S.Aust Adelaide 1896/97 8/81 Herbert HORDERN Q’land Sydney 1905/06 8/81 Arthur MAILEY S.Aust Sydney 1920/21 8/84 John FERRIS S.Aust Adelaide 1890/91 8/93 Tom McKIBBIN Victoria Melbourne 1895/96 8/97 Johnny MARTIN Victoria Sydney 1962/63 8/98 Syd CALLAWAY N.Zealanders Christchurch 1895/96 8/109 Sam COSSTICK Victoria Melbourne 1865/66 8/111 Michael PIERCE S.Aust Adelaide 1892/93 8/111 Tom McKIBBIN Victoria Sydney 1896/97

MOST WICKETS IN A MATCH Wkts 1st Inns 2nd Inns Bowler Opponent Venue Season 16/79 8/39 8/40 Charles TURNER England XI Sydney 1887/88 15/125 7/51 8/74 Tom McKIBBIN S.Aust Adelaide 1896/97 15/174 8/74 7/100 Charles TURNER Victoria Sydney 1890/91 15/175 7/77 8/98 Syd CALLAWAY N.Zealanders Christchurch 1895/96 14/45 8/23 6/22 Bill O’REILLY Q’land Sydney 1939/40 14/59 8/32 6/27 Charles TURNER England XI Sydney 1886/87 14/65 7/47 7/18 Syd CALLAWAY Wellington Wellington 1895/96 14/73 7/48 7/25 Charles LAWRENCE Victoria Domain 1862/63 14/87 5/19 9/68 Tom McKIBBIN Q’land Brisbane 1894/95 14/98 9/41 5/57 Bill O’REILLY S.Aust Adelaide 1937/38 14/189 6/123 8/66 Tom McKIBBIN S.Aust Sydney 1894/95 14/192 8/84 6/108 John FERRIS S.Aust Adelaide 1890/91

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CENTURY AND FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS ON FIRST-CLASS DEBUT Player Runs Wkts Opponent Venue Season Bowler Wkts Opponent Venue Season Monty NOBLE 100 5/128 Victoria Sydney 1898/99 John McKONE 5/25 Victoria Melbourne 1855/56 Monty NOBLE 155 6/91 Victoria Sydney 1899/00 Edward WARD 5/15 Victoria Domain 1856/57 Monty NOBLE 147 5/67 S.Aust Adelaide 1903/04 George RICHARDSON 6/42 Victoria Melbourne 1859/60 Tommy ANDREWS 111* 5/41 Canterbury Christchurch 1923/24 Edwin EVANS 6/25 Victoria Albert 1874/75 Colin McCOOL 100 5/65 S.Aust Adelaide 1940/41 James CLEEVE 6/95 Victoria Melbourne 1882/83 Richie BENAUD 158 5/88 Q’land Brisbane 1953/54 Michael PIERCE 8/111 S.Aust Adelaide 1892/93 Alan DAVIDSON 108 7/31 W.Aust Perth 1961/62 Bill HOWELL 5/44 England XI Sydney 1894/95 Johnny MARTIN 101 5/126 W.Aust Perth 1963/64 David NOONAN 7/95 Canterbury Christchurch 1895/96 Peter PHILPOTT 125 6/65 W.Aust Sydney 1964/65 Tom HOWARD 6/59 Q’land Sydney 1899/00 Doug WALTERS 253 7/63 S.Aust Adelaide 1964/65 5/181 S.Aust Sydney 1900/01 Geoff DAVIES 112 6/43 Q’land Sydney 1967/68 Herbert HORDERN 8/81 Q’land Sydney 1905/06 Doug WALTERS 176 6/51 Victoria Sydney 1972/73 Cyril DOCKER 5/67 Q’land Sydney 1909/10 Bernard FOLKARD 6/37 S.Africans Sydney 1910/11 Arthur MAILEY 5/46 W.Aust Sydney 1912/13 Charles MORRISSEY 6/30 Q’land Brisbane 1924/25 MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER Hal HOOKER 5/81 Q’land Sydney 1924/25 Wicket-keeper M Total Ct St Runs Avrge H.S Ernest O’BRIEN 5/99 S.Aust Sydney 1926/27 Phil EMERY 120 378 332 46 3284 26.06 100* Francois DUPAIN 5/44 Tasmania Sydney 1927/28 Steve RIXON 107 298 249 49 3229 25.03 128 Robert ROXBY 5/84 S.Aust Adelaide 1953/54 Bert OLDFIELD 82 272 166 106 2393 23.23 129 John TREANOR 5/146 Q’land Brisbane 1954/55 Brad HADDIN 81 269 248 21 5057 41.79 154 Wally WELLHAM 6/43 Q’land Brisbane 1959/60 Brian TABER 73 242 207 35 1489 16.54 109 Wayne 6/55 Victoria Melbourne 1988/89 Doug FORD 63 177 120 57 545 12.97 36* HOLDSWORTH James KELLY 53 128 83 45 1521 22.70 108 Glenn McGRATH 5/79 Tasmania Sydney 1992/93 Hanson CARTER 44 121 81 40 1262 23.37 149 Ron SAGGERS 40 115 84 31 1427 25.94 90 42 114 98 16 1332 27.18 88* YOUNGEST PLAYER TO TAKE FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS The highest score by a ‘keeper for NSW is 321 by Billy Murdoch. Player Years Days Opponent Venue Season Bob SIMPSON (5/37) 18 6 W.Aust Sydney 1953/54 Jim CAMPBELL (6/118) 18 66 Q’land Brisbane 1926/27 YOUNGEST PLAYER TO SCORE A CENTURY James CLEEVE (6/95) 18 317 Victoria Melbourne 1882/83 Player Years Days Opponent Venue Season David NOONAN (7/98) 18 343 Canterbury Christchurch 1895/96 Archie JACKSON (100) 17 97 Q’land Sydney 1926/27 Doug WALTERS (6/66) 18 355 Pakistanis Sydney 1964/65 Ian CRAIG (213*) 17 204 S.Africans Sydney 1952/53 Andrew NEWELL (5/53) 19 107 Auckland Auckland 1889/90 Doug WALTERS (109*) 18 9 Victoria Melbourne 1963/64 Stan McCABE (5/36) 19 172 Q’land Sydney 1929/30 Norm CALLAWAY (207) 18 320 Q’land Sydney 1914/15 John FERRIS (5/28) 19 249 Victoria Sydney 1886/87 Eric BARBOUR (124*) 18 341 Q’land Sydney 1909/10 Allan COOPER (6/128) 19 269 Victoria Melbourne 1935/36 Arthur MORRIS (148) 18 342 Q’land Sydney 1940/41 Moises Henriques 19 270 Q’land Brisbane 2006/07 Bob SIMPSON (104) 18 347 Victoria Sydney 1954/55 (5/17)

YOUNGEST FIRST-CLASS PLAYERS FOR NEW SOUTH WALES Player Years Days Opponent Venue Season Batting Bowling Ian CRAIG 16 249 S.Aust Sydney 1951/52 91 - Bob SIMPSON 16 355 Victoria Sydney 1952/53 44* & 8* 1/24 & 0/11 Doug WALTERS 17 8 Q’land Sydney 1961/62 1 & 50 0/7 Victor TRUMPER 17 64 S.Aust Adelaide 1894/95 11 & 0 - Archie JACKSON 17 82 Q’land Brisbane 1926/27 5 & 86 - Edgar WADDY 17 134 Q’land Brisbane 1896/97 1 - Francis DOWNES 17 196 Victoria Melbourne 1881/82 1 & 4* 2/75 & 0/26 Charles OLIVER 17 246 Victoria Melbourne 1865/66 6* & 29 - Eric BARBOUR 17 339 Q’land Sydney 1908/09 40 & 0 2/58 & 1/22

MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDSMAN MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDSMAN (continued) Fieldsman Matches Catches Fieldsman Matches Catches Mark TAYLOR 100 132 Steve WAUGH 93 93 Mark WAUGH 108 124 Johnny MARTIN 78 83 Greg MATTHEWS 135 118 John DYSON 94 78 Richie BENAUD 86 106 Arthur MAILEY 67 74 Rick McCOSKER 79 105 Steve SMALL 77 74 Bob SIMPSON 67 102

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s WESTERN AUSTRALIA SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s QUEENSLAND The WACA – 12 October 2007 Sydney Cricket Ground – 24 October 2007 A determined effort by the SpeedBlitz Blues in the season opener wasn’t Rain ruined the Ford Ranger Cup match between the SpeedBlitz Blues and enough to stop the posting a one run win. Queensland at the SCG. WA made 9/268, with wicketkeeper batsman continuing to be Four rain delays disrupted the Queensland innings which ended at 4/127 in a thorn in the side, following up centuries in last season’s Pura Cup and Ford the 28th over. Ranger Cup with 104 from 92 balls. Ronchi could have been dismissed in the For the visitors Ryan Broad was unbeaten on 55, while Mark Cameron was 15th over but was dropped by Grant Lambert off Matthew Nicholson (2/57 again impressive with the ball for the home side. from 10), who was a late replacement for injured all-rounder Moises Henriques. A controversial behind off was then given not out, with Both teams took two points for the no-result. the WA captain going on to make 68 from 71 deliveries.The SpeedBlitz Blues scrapped well in the final overs, restricting WA to 268 when a score of 300 plus looked likely. Nathan Hauritz continued where he left off last season returning figures of 0/38 from 10 overs of probing off-spin. Nicholson, Mark Cameron and Grant Lambert all took two wickets. Chasing 269 to win the visitors lost Cowan (0) and Thornely (1) early before a 148 run stand between Phil Jaques (83) and captain Simon Katich (82). The SpeedBlitz Blues then lost 4/25 to look out of the game before a brave fight back from Nicholson (35) and Hauritz (38) gave the side some hope. But the visitors finished just shy of victory, losing by one run.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA v New south wales NEW SOUTH WALES v QUEENSLAND At WACA Ground, Perth, October 12, 2007. At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, October 24, 2007. Day/night game. Western Australia won by 1 run. Day/night game. No result. Toss: Western Australia. Western Australia 4 pts. Toss: Queensland. New South Wales 2 and Queensland 2 pts. Player of the Match: L Ronchi. Attendance: 4010. Player of the Match: No award. Attendance: 626. Umpires: JK Brookes and PD Parker. TV Umpire: IH Lock. Umpires: GA Abood and RL Parry. TV Umpire: RJ Tucker. Western Australia Queensland +L Ronchi c Forrest b Lambert 104 (92) RA Broad not out 55 (82) JL Langer b Cameron 5 (13) *JP Maher c Hauritz b Bollinger 13 (27) SE Marsh c Smith b Nicholson 26 (34) CT Perren c Smith b Cameron 4 (3) LA Pomersbach run out (Forrest) 24 (44) CA Philipson c Forrest b Nicholson 3 (11) *AC Voges c Forrest b Cameron 68 (71) AJ Nye c Hauritz b Cameron 43 (44) CJL Rogers c Smith b Lambert 18 (26) CP Simpson not out 0 (0) SM Ervine run out (Lambert/Katich) 1 (3) MJ Buchanan AK Heal c Smith b Bollinger 0 (1) +CD Hartley BR Dorey c Lambert b Nicholson 3 (7) AA Noffke SJ Magoffin not out 5 (9) SA Brant BM Edmondson not out 0 (0) B 4, l-b 3, w 7 14 GJ Sullivan (50 overs, 212 mins) (9 wkts) 268 L-b 3, w 6 9 Fall: 34 87 147 189 233 234 236 244 267 (27.5 overs, 109 mins) (4 wkts) 127 Bowling: Bollinger 10-1-57-1; Cameron 10-0-55-2; Nicholson 10-0-55-2; Bowling: Bollinger 5-1-6-1; Cameron 5.5-1-26-2; Hauritz 6-0-29-0; Lambert 10-0-56-2; Hauritz 10-1-38-0. Nicholson 6-0-33-1; O’Keefe 5-0-30-0

New South Wales PA Jaques c Ronchi b Heal 83 (108) EJM Cowan c Pomersbach b Magoffin 0 (5) DJ Thornely c Ronchi b Dorey 1 (12) *SM Katich c Voges b Edmondson 82 (81) PJ Forrest c Ronchi b Dorey 5 (8) GM Lambert c Marsh b Ervine 4 (19) +DLR Smith run out (Voges/Ervine) 8 (8) NM Hauritz run out (Dorey/Ronchi) 38 (29) MJ Nicholson not out 35 (29) MA Cameron not out 6 (1) DE Bollinger L-b 2, w 3 5 (50 overs, 210 mins) (8 wkts) 267 Fall: 2 9 157 162 172 182 195 261 Bowling: Dorey 10-1-36-2; Magoffin 10-1-64-1; Edmondson 10-0-45-1; Ervine 10-0-64-1; Heal 10-0-56-1. Doug Bollinger. 42 cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report ford ranger cup 2007/08

SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s TASMANIA SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s SOUTH AUSTRALIA Bellerive Oval – 4 November 2007 Adelaide Oval – 7 November 2007 A defiant century from Brad Haddin was the highlight in Hobart as the South Australia defeated the SpeedBlitz Blues by five wickets with the SpeedBlitz Blues lost to Tasmania by 50 runs. winning run scored off the last ball of the match. Catching would prove the difference in this match as Tasmania posted 5/325 The visitors had their opportunities when Mark Cameron had Matthew with skipper Dan Marsh unbeaten on 106. Marsh was dropped on three Elliott and Mark Cosgrove dropped in the same over from sharp chances from the bowling of Matthew Nicholson by Peter Forrest, while a couple of when they were on 42 and 11 respectively. Elliott could also have been out other chances were missed early. off Nathan Hauritz when on 54. He was eventually out for 83 Nathan Hauritz was by far the most economical of the bowlers with 1/35 while Cosgrove made 51.The Redbacks seemed to make the most of better from 10 overs. batting conditions to record their first win of the season. Rookie all-rounder Stephen O’Keefe took 2/34 from 10 overs for the SpeedBlitz Blues. Earlier Haddin was brilliant in reply, making a sparkling 138 from 116 balls including the visitors set South Australia 234 to win. 10 fours and two sixes. Half-centuries to Dominic Thornely and Simon Katich guided them to 7/233 He put on 113 with Peter Forrest (39) for the fifth wicket after the visitors from 50 overs after South Australia won the toss and opted to field first. had slumped to 4/72 from 16 overs. South Australia also dropped three catches, missed a run-out and failed The loss left the SpeedBlitz Blues on two points from three matches and to make the most of their opportunities on a wicket with a green tinge. needing a win to get back in contention. Openers Ed Cowan (34 from 80) and Grant Lambert (41 from 63) made promising starts but Simon Katich (50) and Dominic Thornely (68) were the only batsmen to pass 50.

TASMANIA v NEW SOUTH WALES SOUTH AUSTRALIA v NEW SOUTH WALES At Bellerive Oval, Hobart, November 4, 2007. At Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, November 7, 2007. Tasmania won by 50 runs. Day/night game. South Australia won by five wickets. Toss: Tasmania. Tasmania 4 pts. Toss: South Australia. South Australia 4 pts. Player of the Match: DJ Marsh. Attendance: 1057. Player of the Match: MTG Elliott. Attendance: 1585. Umpires: SG John and PD Parker. TV Umpire: BJ Muir. Umpires: SD Fry and IH Lock. TV Umpire: AD Willoughby. Tasmania New South Wales MG Dighton c Haddin b Bollinger 32 (39) EJM Cowan st Manou b Cullen 34 (80) TR Birt run out (Thornely) 79 (92) GM Lambert c Manou b Cleary 41 (63) MJ Di Venuto c Thornely b Hauritz 7 (11) *SM Katich c Manou b Cullen 50 (56) *DJ Marsh not out 106 (99) +BJ Haddin c Adcock b Cullen 0 (5) GJ Bailey c Katich b Nicholson 65 (47) DJ Thornely c DJ Harris b Cleary 68 (66) LR Butterworth c Thornely b Bollinger 9 (9) PJ Forrest c Cosgrove b Lehmann 16 (19) BG Drew not out 8 (4) SNJ O'Keefe run out 2 (5) +TD Paine NM Hauritz not out 6 (6) XJ Doherty NW Bracken not out 0 (0) B Geeves MA Cameron NJ Wegman DE Bollinger L-b 4, w 10, n-b 5 19 B 1, l-b 3, w 12 16 (50 overs, 211 mins) (5 wkts) 325 (50 overs, 190 mins) (7 wkts) 233 Fall: 62 81 175 274 312 Fall: 74 96 97 157 188 197 228 Bowling: Bracken 10-1-60-0; Cameron 10-0-78-0; Bollinger 9-0-60-2; Hauritz 10-0-35-1; Bowling: Gillespie 10-1-31-0; RJ Harris 10-0-34-0; Cleary 9-1-43-2; Cosgrove 2-0-10-0; Nicholson 9-0-68-1; Lambert 2-0-20-0. Cullen 10-0-47-3; Adcock 2-0-17-0; Lehmann 7-0-47-1.

New South Wales South Australia GM Lambert c Geeves b Wegman 38 (46) MTG Elliott c Haddin b Hauritz 83 (113) EJM Cowan c Di Venuto b Geeves 5 (15) DJ Harris c O'Keefe b Lambert 19 (41) DJ Thornely c Drew b Geeves 14 (19) MJ Cosgrove c Cameron b O'Keefe 51 (58) +BJ Haddin not out 138 (116) *NT Adcock b O'Keefe 8 (13) *SM Katich c Paine b Wegman 0 (1) DS Lehmann c O'Keefe b Bracken 34 (32) PJ Forrest c Paine b Butterworth 39 (64) AH Delmont not out 10 (29) NM Hauritz run out (Marsh) 19 (20) +GA Manou not out 16 (16) MJ Nicholson c Bailey b Butterworth 6 (6) JN Gillespie NW Bracken c Di Venuto b Wegman 2 (3) MF Cleary MA Cameron run out (Doherty) 0 (0) RJ Harris DE Bollinger c Paine b Wegman 0 (5) DJ Cullen L-b 7, w 5, n-b 2 14 L-b 5, w 7, n-b 1 13 (48.5 overs, 210 mins) 275 (50 overs, 194 mins) (5 wkts) 234 Fall: 10 35 72 72 185 237 254 267 272 275 Fall: 60 136 151 193 210 Bowling: Drew 10-0-66-0; Geeves 9-1-27-2; Butterworth 10-0-63-2; Wegman 8.5-0-44-4; Bowling: Bracken 9-1-28-1; Bollinger 9-1-46-0; Lambert 5-0-31-1; Cameron 7-0-45-0; Doherty 9-0-49-0; Marsh 2-0-19-0. Hauritz 10-0-45-1; O'Keefe 10-1-34-2. Doug Bollinger. cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report 43 ford ranger cup 2007/08

SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s TASMANIA SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s VICTORIA – 25 November 2007 Melbourne Cricket Ground – 28 November 2007 Tasmania comprehensively defeated the SpeedBlitz Blues by nine wickets. An improved performance from their previous match wasn’t enough for the Chasing 265, Tasmania reached the target courtesy of a 263 run partnership SpeedBlitz Blues as Victoria stormed home to win by six wickets. from Australian captain (111) and Tigers opener Michael Dighton The SpeedBlitz Blues made 259, with debutant Phillip Hughes making 68 (146). The stand was a record partnership for Tasmania, surpassing the previous and Simon Katich 58. best of 225 in 2004-05 by Michael Bevan and . Despite the return of Brett Lee and Stuart Clark, Victoria responded More than 4000 fans saw Ponting and Dighton produce the winning through hard hitting from Man-of-the-Match Rob Quiney who made 89 stand, with the Australian skipper looking in devastating touch in a rare from 57 deliveries. The aggressive David Hussey again contributed a telling appearance for the Tigers. innings of 80 from 89 deliveries. Dighton, who has enjoyed previous success against the SpeedBlitz Blues, The win kept Victoria in contention for the title but ended the SpeedBlitz was just as effective as an important foil to Ponting. Blues’ hopes in the competition. However the continued good form of The win maintained Tasmania’s grip on top of the Ford Ranger Cup table Katich and the sparkling debut by Hughes offered major positives for the but left the SpeedBlitz Blues on the bottom of the table with just two match. points from five matches. The SpeedBlitz Blues suffered a pre-match blow with Phil Jaques ruled out with a virus which turned out to be the mumps. The highlights of the day for the home side were half-centuries to Simon Katich (56) and Brad Haddin (74).

NEW SOUTH WALES v TASMANIA VICTORIA v NEW SOUTH WALES At North Sydney Oval, North Sydney, November 25, 2007. At Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, November 28, 2007. Tasmania won by nine wickets. Day/night game. Victoria won by six wickets. Toss: New South Wales. Tasmania 4 pts. Toss: New South Wales. Victoria 4 pts. Player of the Match: MG Dighton. Attendance: 4088. Player of the Match: RJ Quiney. Attendance: 2091. Umpires: RD Goodger and IH Lock. TV Umpire: RJ Tucker. Umpires: PR Reiffel and AP Ward. TV Umpire: JD Ward. New South Wales New South Wales PJ Forrest c Marsh b Geeves 2 (14) PJ Forrest c Crosthwaite b Nannes 12 (21) EJM Cowan c Bailey b Drew 23 (40) PJ Hughes c Crosthwaite b Nannes 68 (89) *SM Katich c Bailey b Geeves 56 (52) *SM Katich lbw b Nannes 58 (84) +BJ Haddin c Butterworth b Hilfenhaus 74 (78) +BJ Haddin c Hodge b Hastings 27 (38) DJ Thornely run out (Bailey) 3 (9) DJ Thornely c Hussey b Hodge 49 (40) MC Henriques c Marsh b Butterworth 9 (15) B Lee run out (McGain/Crosthwaite) 11 (13) SNJ O'Keefe c Marsh b Doherty 26 (31) MC Henriques b Hastings 11 (5) NM Hauritz c Drew b Geeves 24 (23) EJM Cowan not out 7 (8) NW Bracken c Hilfenhaus b Drew 15 (17) NM Hauritz not out 5 (2) MA Cameron c Drew b Hilfenhaus 6 (10) NW Bracken DE Bollinger not out 6 (11) SR Clark L-b 4, w 15, n-b 1 20 B 2, l-b 7, w 2 11 (49.5 overs, 216 mins) 264 (50 overs, 197 mins) (7 wkts) 259 Fall: 12 74 109 118 151 204 219 244 251 264 Fall: 23 140 145 186 223 239 248 Bowling: Hilfenhaus 9.5-1-43-2; Geeves 10-1-47-3; Drew 10-0-66-2; Bowling: Harwood 10-1-51-0; Nannes 10-1-28-3; Hastings 10-1-45-2; McGain 8-0-48-0; Butterworth 10-0-53-1; Doherty 10-0-51-1. Hussey 6-0-38-0; Hodge 4-0-26-1; Quiney 2-0-14-0.

Tasmania Victoria MG Dighton not out 146 (138) M Klinger c Katich b Hauritz 51 (79) TR Birt c Haddin b Bracken 1 (4) AC Blizzard b Bracken 15 (22) RT Ponting not out 111 (134) *BJ Hodge c Thornely b Hauritz 3 (15) *DJ Marsh DJ Hussey c Haddin b Bracken 80 (89) GJ Bailey RJ Quiney not out 89 (57) +TD Paine AB McDonald not out 17 (15) LR Butterworth +AJ Crosthwaite XJ Doherty JW Hastings BG Drew SM Harwood B Geeves BE McGain BW Hilfenhaus DP Nannes B 4, l-b 1, w 2, n-b 1 8 L-b 3, w 2 5 (45.5 overs, 175 mins) (1 wkt) 266 (46.1 overs, 205 mins) (4 wkts) 260 Fall: 3 Fall: 25 32 112 215 Bowling: Bollinger 8-0-68-0; Bracken 10-1-38-1; Cameron 10-0-49-0; Bowling: Lee 9.1-1-57-0; Bracken 9-0-44-2; Hauritz 9-0-59-2; Clark 10-0-47-0; Henriques 3.5-0-25-0; Hauritz 6-0-34-0; O'Keefe 8-0-47-0. Henriques 4-0-21-0; Thornely 5-0-29-0.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s SOUTH AUSTRALIA SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s QUEENSLAND North Dalton Park, Wollongong – 9 December 2007 The Gabba – 12 December 2007 Not a ball was bowled in this match with heavy rain in the week leading up The SpeedBlitz Blues won their first Ford Ranger Cup match of the season, to the match rendering sections of the outfield unplayable. taking the rain affected match by nine wickets and ending an unwanted This was a great disappointment to all concerned, especially the local winless streak. community who had worked so hard to prepare the venue for its first Queensland batted first and made 9/157 from 43 overs, with Mark interstate fixture. Cameron (3/25 from nine) and Moises Henriques (3/30 from 10) doing the Cricket NSW quickly announced that a return to the ground would be damage. At one stage Queensland were reeling at 5/38. likely in the following season. The visitors were 1/58 from 15 overs in reply when the rain came, enough It was the first time the SpeedBlitz Blues had scheduled a match in to secure victory and a bonus point under the Duckworth-Lewis method. Wollongong and it would have been a great opportunity for former local The win ended a period of 12 months without a one-day win, which junior, Phil Jaques, to play in front of his “home crowd”. included two washed out matches earlier in the season.

South Australia v NEW SOUTH WALES QUEENSLAND v NEW SOUTH WALES At North Dalton Park, Wollongong, December 9, 2007. At Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, December 12, 2007. Match abandoned due to waterlogged outfield. Day/night game. New South Wales won by nine wickets. (D/L method). Toss: Queensland. New South Wales 5 pts. Player of the Match: MA Cameron. Attendance: 1977. Umpires: DL Orchard and PR Reiffel. TV Umpire: NS McNamara. Queensland SR Watson c Nicholson b Cameron 2 (9) NJ Reardon lbw b Cameron 7 (15) *JP Maher c Nicholson b Henriques 2 (16) CT Perren c Katich b Cameron 0 (5) CA Philipson c DLR Smith b Thornely 45 (91) AJ Nye b Henriques 6 (8) CP Simpson c DLR Smith b Henriques 16 (34) +CD Hartley c SPD Smith b Thornely 31 (60) GJ Sullivan c Jaques b Thornely 19 (19) MS Kasprowicz not out 6 (4) SA Brant B 4, l-b 5, w 11, n-b 3 23 (43 overs, 187 mins) (9 wkts) 157 Fall: 7 18 19 21 38 74 109 143 157 Bowling: Bollinger 8-0-29-0; Cameron 9-2-25-3; Henriques 10-3-30-3; Nicholson 9-1-28-0; SPD Smith 3-0-16-0; Thornely 4-0-20-3.

New South Wales PA Jaques not out 5 (13) PJ Hughes c Hartley b Brant 25 (46) +DLR Smith not out 24 (31) *SM Katich DJ Thornely SPD Smith MC Henriques NM Hauritz MJ Nicholson MA Cameron DE Bollinger L-b 3, w 1 4 (15 overs, 64 mins) (1 wkt) 58 Fall: 14 Bowling: Brant 6-1-24-1; Kasprowicz 6-1-23-0; Watson 2-0-4-0; Sullivan 1-0-4-0. Officials and Ground Staff inspect North Dalton Park after several days of heavy rain.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s WESTERN AUSTRALIA SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s VICTORIA Sydney Cricket Ground – 23 January 2008 Sydney Cricket Ground – 20 February 2008 The SpeedBlitz Blues won a second straight Ford Ranger Cup match, A dynamic century from David Hussey and another ton from Brad Hodge defeating Western Australia by 51 runs. were the catalyst for Victoria’s big win over the SpeedBlitz Blues in the last Ford Ranger Cup match of the season. The bonus point victory was secured in just 43.2 overs with a defiant century the only barrier to a convincing victory. Hussey smashed a brilliant 113 from just 64 balls, the second fastest hundred in the competition’s history. Hodge made 116 from 119 balls, while Chasing 245 to win, Western Australia was well placed after a century stand Rob Quiney made 62 from 69 deliveries. Together they put on 167 runs in from Marsh (103) and captain (48). But when Man of the breathtaking onslaught, lifting Victoria to 8/352 from 50 overs in what was a Match Dominic Thornely struck with his off-spin to remove North, WA was major display of power hitting. soon in trouble. For the SpeedBlitz Blues, Nathan Hauritz with 3/54 from 10 overs was the North’s dismissal sparked a collapse as the Warriors lost 3/6. Doug Bollinger best of the bowlers while Beau Casson in his first Ford Ranger Cup match was in the thick of the action, removing Sean Ervine and Theo Doropoulos for NSW took 3/56 from his eight overs. in consecutive balls. He also removed danger man Luke Ronchi in his opening spell, finishing with 3/39 from his 10 overs. In response the home side finished at 6/288, with consistent contributions all the way through, including Brad Haddin (52 off 69 balls), David Warner Earlier the SpeedBlitz Blues made 7/244. Phillip Hughes top scored with 42 (50 not out) and Nathan Hauritz with 46 off 37 balls at the end. while skipper Simon Katich, Dominic Thornely, Steve Smith and Nathan Hauritz all contributed 30’s. Hauritz remained 37 not out from just 32 deliveries.

NEW SOUTH WALES v WESTERN AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES v VICTORIA At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, January 23, 2008. At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, February 20, 2008. Day/night game. New South Wales won by 51 runs. Day/night game. Victoria won by 68 runs. Toss: New South Wales. New South Wales 5 pts. Toss: Victoria. Victoria 5 pts. Player of the Match: DJ Thornely. Attendance: 1597. Player of the Match: DJ Hussey. Attendance: 943. Umpires: GA Abood and JD Ward. TV Umpire: RD Goodger. Umpires: JK Brookes and RJ Tucker. TV Umpire: GA Abood. New South Wales Victoria DLR Smith c Ervine b Magoffin 15 (22) RJ Quiney st Haddin b Hauritz 62 (69) PJ Hughes b North 42 (75) AC Blizzard c Bird b Hauritz 17 (27) *SM Katich c Marsh b Heal 37 (45) BJ Hodge c Smith b Casson 116 (119) +BJ Haddin c North b Edmondson 23 (29) DJ Hussey c Warner b Hauritz 113 (64) SPD Smith b Edmondson 35 (45) *CL White b Nicholson 2 (5) DJ Thornely c Ervine b Heal 35 (45) AB McDonald c O'Keefe b Casson 6 (9) MC Henriques run out (Pomerbach/Voges) 0 (1) +AJ Crosthwaite run out (Katich) 2 (2) NM Hauritz not out 37 (32) DJ Pattinson st Haddin b Casson 0 (1) AC Bird not out 5 (7) SM Harwood not out 4 (3) NW Bracken BE McGain not out 1 (1) DE Bollinger DP Nannes L-b 8, w 6, n-b 1 15 B 4, l-b 2, w 23 29 (50 overs, 177 mins) (7 wkts) 244 (50 overs, 207 mins) (8 wkts) 352 Fall: 29 104 114 144 189 189 225 Fall: 47 149 316 333 339 347 347 348 Bowling: Magoffin 8-0-38-1; Dorey 6-0-24-0; North 10-1-56-1; Heal 10-0-45-2; Bowling: Nicholson 10-0-66-1; Bird 9-0-87-0; Hauritz 10-1-54-3; O'Keefe 10-1-51-0; Voges 8-0-29-0; Edmondson 8-0-44-2 Casson 8-0-56-3; Thornely 3-0-32-0

Western Australia New South Wales +L Ronchi c Katich b Bollinger 2 (9) PA Jaques lbw b Nannes 23 (19) SE Marsh c Henriques b Thornely 103 (126) DLR Smith c Pattinson b Harwood 23 (24) LA Pomersbach c Haddin b Bird 8 (24) *SM Katich c Crosthwaite b Pattinson 21 (18) AC Voges run out (Thornely) 2 (3) +BJ Haddin c Blizzard b White 52 (69) *MJ North c Hughes b Thornely 48 (62) DJ Thornely c Hodge b Harwood 40 (53) SM Ervine lbw b Bollinger 5 (5) DA Warner not out 50 (55) TP Doropoulos b Bollinger 0 (1) SNJ O'Keefe st Crosthwaite b White 19 (25) AK Heal lbw b Thornely 11 (15) NM Hauritz not out 46 (37) BR Dorey c Hughes b Bracken 2 (7) MJ Nicholson SJ Magoffin run out (Bird) 0 (6) B Casson BM Edmondson not out 0 (3) AC Bird L-b 4, w 7, n-b 1 12 L-b 3, w 11 14 (43.2 overs, 172 mins) 193 (50 overs, 204 mins) (6 wkts) 288 Fall: 23 42 48 150 156 156 177 185 186 193 Fall: 31 63 68 152 171 205 Bowling: Bracken 8-1-19-1; Bollinger 10-0-39-3; Hauritz 6-0-30-0; Bird 3-0-24-1; Bowling: Nannes 6-0-33-1; Harwood 9-1-43-2; Pattinson 6-0-38-1; McDonald 6-0-27-0; Henriques 4-0-27-0; SPD Smith 5-0-28-0; Thornely 7.2-1-22-3 McGain 8-1-57-0; White 9-0-49-2; Quiney 6-0-38-0

46 cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report fordford rangerranger cupcup pointspoints tabletable andand aavverageserages

2007/08 FORD RANGER CUP POINTS TABLE Team P W L NR Bonus Points Points N/R/R

Tasmania 10 7 3 - 4 32 0.563

Victoria 10 7 3 - 1 29 0.261

South Australia 10 4 5 1 2 20 -0.290

Queensland 10 4 5 1 2 20 -0.606

Western Australia 10 4 6 - 3 19 0.080

New South Wales 10 2 6 2 2 14 -0.259

*Tasmania 9/131 defeated Victoria 158 in the Final played at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on 23 February 2008. (D/L method).

2007/ 08 FORD RANGER CUP AVERAGES BATTING M Inn NO Runs HS 50 100 Avrge Stk-Rt Ct St

BJ Haddin 6 6 1 314 138* 2 1 62.80 93.73 5 2

SM Katich 9 7 - 304 82 4 - 43.43 90.21 4 -

DJ Thornely 9 7 - 210 68 1 - 30.00 86.07 3 -

NM Hauritz 9 7 4 175 46* - - 58.33 117.45 2 -

PA Jaques 4 3 1 131 83 1 - 65.50 75.72 1 -

PJ Hughes 3 3 - 115 68 1 - 38.33 64.97 2 -

GM Lambert 3 3 - 83 41 - - 27.67 64.84 1 -

PJ Forrest 6 5 - 74 39 - - 14.80 58.73 3 -

DLR Smith 5 4 1 70 24* - - 23.33 82.35 7 -

EJM Cowan 6 5 1 69 34 - - 17.25 46.62 - -

DA Warner 1 1 1 50 50* 1 - - 90.91 1 -

SNJ O'Keefe 4 3 - 47 26 - - 15.67 77.05 3 -

MJ Nicholson 5 2 1 41 35* - - 41.00 117.14 2 -

SPD Smith 2 1 - 35 35 - - 35.00 77.78 1 -

MC Henriques 4 3 - 20 11 - - 6.67 95.24 1 -

NW Bracken 5 3 1 17 15 - - 8.50 84.58 - -

MA Cameron 6 3 1 12 6* - - 6.00 108.11 1 -

B Lee 1 1 - 11 11 - - 11.00 84.62 - -

DE Bollinger 7 2 1 6 6* - - 6.00 37.50 - -

AC Bird 2 1 1 5 5* - - - 71.43 1 -

SR Clark 1 ------

B Casson 1 ------

BOWLING M Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avrge Best RPO

MA Cameron 6 51.5 3 278 7 39.71 3/25 5.36

DE Bollinger 7 59.0 3 305 7 43.57 3/39 5.17

NM Hauritz 9 67.0 2 324 7 46.29 3/54 4.84

DJ Thornely 9 19.2 1 103 6 17.17 3/20 5.33

NW Bracken 5 46.0 4 189 5 37.80 2/44 4.11

MJ Nicholson 5 44.0 1 250 5 50.00 2/55 5.68

B Casson 1 8.0 - 56 3 18.67 3/56 7.00

MC Henriques 4 21.5 3 103 3 34.33 3/30 4.72

GM Lambert 3 17.0 - 107 3 35.67 2/56 6.29

SNJ O'Keefe 4 33.0 2 162 2 81.00 2/34 4.91

AC Bird 2 12.0 - 111 1 111.00 1/24 9.25

B Lee 1 9.1 1 57 - - - 6.22

SR Clark 1 10.0 - 47 - - - 4.70

SPD Smith 2 8.0 - 44 - - - 5.50

cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report 47 One Day Domestic Records

NEW SOUTH WALES ONE-DAY RECORDS Major Opponents First Game M W L NR T Queensland Dec 7, 1969 41 21 19 1 - Western Australia Nov 27, 1971 43 21 21 - 1 Victoria Dec 17, 1972 39 19 18 1 1 Tasmania Dec 17, 1973 31 23 7 - 1 South Australia Nov 23, 1975 31 17 14 - - Others Dec 30, 1969 44 26 14 3 1 Total 220 125 87 4 4

RECORDS Highest total for: 4/397 v Tasmania at Bankstown 2001/02 Highest total against: 8/352 by Victoria at Sydney 2007/08 Lowest total for: 92 v Queensland at Brisbane 1972/73 Lowest total against: 80 by Tasmania at Devonport 1984/85 Highest score for: 164 RB McCosker v South Australia at Sydney 1981/82 Highest score against: 165 MW Goodwin (Western Australia) at Perth 2000/01 Best bowling for: 6/25 BE McNamara v Tasmania at Sydney 1996/97 Best bowling against: 6/35 SG Mann (A.C.T.) at Sydney 1997/98

LEADING RUN SCORERS Batsman M Inn NO Runs H.S 50 100 Avrge Stk-Rt Michael BEVAN 63 63 20 2587 135* 23 1 60.16 73.37 Mark WAUGH 77 73 7 2412 123 13 3 36.55 80.75 Steve WAUGH 59 58 11 2376 131 14 5 50.55 84.23 Brad HADDIN 83 80 7 2347 138 14 4 32.15 95.21 Phil JAQUES 46 45 3 1811 158* 6 5 43.12 87.44 Corey RICHARDS 69 65 7 1787 151 12 2 30.81 68.33 Simon KATICH 42 39 4 1734 136* 16 2 49.54 76.69 Shane LEE 70 63 8 1752 115 8 3 31.85 83.83 Mark TAYLOR 53 53 - 1596 84 16 - 30.11 58.68 Dominic THORNELY 64 58 5 1463 78 9 - 27.60 68.52 Michael SLATER 58 54 2 1259 115 8 1 24.21 68.52

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE Score Balls Batsman Opponent Venue Season 164 144 Rick McCOSKER South Australia Sydney 1981/82 158* 141 Phil JAQUES South Australia Adelaide 2005/06 152* 141 Phil JAQUES Queensland Sydney 2005/06 151 149 Corey RICHARDS Western Australia Perth 2001/02 138* 116 Brad HADDIN Tasmania Hobart 2007/08 138 137 Phil JAQUES Tasmania Hobart 2005/06 136* 129 Simon KATICH Victoria Bowral 2003/04 136 140 Matthew PHELPS South Australia Drummoyne 2003/04 135* 137 Michael BEVAN Western Australia Perth 2000/01 131 140 Steve WAUGH Queensland Brisbane 1992/93 131 146 Richard CHEE QUEE Western Australia Sydney 1993/94

FASTEST FIFTIES FASTEST CENTURIES Balls Batsman Opponent Venue Season Balls Batsman Opponent Venue Season 24 Don NASH Western Australia Nth Sydney 2000/01 74 Brad HADDIN Tasmania Bankstown 2001/02 30 Michael BEVAN Victoria Sydney 1992/93 82 Brad HADDIN Tasmania Hobart 2007/08 31 Mark HIGGS Queensland Sydney 2001/02 88 Brad HADDIN Western Australia Sydney 2006/07 31 Phil JAQUES Tasmania Sydney 2004/05 90 Shane LEE Queensland Brisbane 1999/00 33 Steve SMALL South Australia Adelaide 1992/93 92 Mark WAUGH Tasmania Bankstown 2001/02 35 Brad HADDIN Queensland Brisbane 2001/02 93 Steve WAUGH Western Australia Nth Sydney 2003/04 35 Phil JAQUES Tasmania Hobart 2006/07 94 Brad HADDIN Western Australia Nth Sydney 2004/05 38 Brad HADDIN A.C.T. Canberra 2000/01 98 Ed COWAN Victoria Canberra 2006/07 38 Simon KATICH Tasmania Hobart 2003/04 38 Dominic THORNELY Western Australia Nth Sydney 2004/05

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LEADING WICKET TAKERS Bowler M Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avrge 5 Inns Best RPO Stuart MacGILL 69 562.4 25 2895 129 22.44 4 5/40 5.15 Stuart CLARK 78 6954 57 2797 102 27.42 - 4/24 4.02 Nathan BRACKEN 62 548.4 53 2302 78 29.51 1 5/38 4.20 Greg MATTHEWS 65 467.5 33 1848 65 28.43 - 4/22 3.95 Brad McNAMARA 53 399.4 26 1575 64 24.61 1 6/25 3.94 Shane LEE 70 417.1 16 1942 63 30.83 - 4/35 4.66 Mike WHITNEY 50 448.0 49 1688 59 28.61 - 4/13 3.77 Shawn BRADSTREET 56 352.4 26 1668 54 30.89 - 4/23 4.73 Geoff LAWSON 45 388.3 50 1362 53 25.70 - 4/31 3.51 Doug BOLLINGER 34 276.5 20 1287 41 31.39 - 4/24 4.65 Dominic THORNELY 64 221.3 9 1121 38 29.50 - 3/20 5.06 Wayne HOLDSWORTH 32 254.5 18 1084 35 30.97 1 5/28 4.25 35 261.5 19 1098 35 31.37 - 4/46 4.19 Anthony STUART 22 185.4 16 780 35 22.29 - 4/22 4.20 Steve WAUGH 59 207.0 21 993 35 28.37 - 4/32 4.80

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET 1st 253 Rick McCOSKER & John DYSON South Australia Sydney 1981/82 2nd 199 Richard CHEE QUEE & Michael BEVAN Western Australia Sydney 1993/94 3rd 240 Steve WAUGH & Mark WAUGH Victoria Nth Sydney 1991/92 4th 180 Graeme RUMMANS & Shane LEE Queensland Brisbane 1999/00 5th 171* Phil JAQUES & Dominic THORNELY South Australia Adelaide 2005/06 6th 105 Michael BEVAN & Greg MATTHEWS Western Australia Perth 1990/91 6th 105* Steve WAUGH & Mark HIGGS Queensland Sydney 2001/02 7th 116 Corey RICHARDS & Brad HADDIN South Australia Nth Sydney 2000/01 8th 90 Brad McNAMARA & Phil EMERY Tasmania Sydney 1992/93 9th 96* Scott THOMPSON & Shawn BRADSTREET Victoria Nth Sydney 1998/99 10th 54 Brad McNAMARA & Gavin ROBERTSON South Australia Adelaide 1996/97

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDSMAN Wkts Bowler Opponent Venue Season Fieldsman Matches Catches 6/25 Brad McNAMARA Tasmania Sydney 1996/97 Mark WAUGH 77 47 5/11 Scott THOMPSON Canterbury Christchurch 1993/94 Shane LEE 70 37 5/21 Richard DONE Zimbabweans Bulawayo 1985/86 Mark TAYLOR 53 33 5/28 Len PASCOE Western Australia Sydney 1979/80 Corey RICHARDS 69 25 5/28 Wayne HOLDSWORTH Queensland Brisbane 1990/91 Dominic THORNELY 64 24 5/28 Bob HOLLAND Wellington Wellington 1984/85 Shawn BRADSTREET 56 22 5/38 Nathan BRACKEN Victoria Melbourne 2001/02 Steve WAUGH 59 20 5/40 Stuart MacGILL A.C.T. Canberra 1998/99 Greg MATTHEWS 65 20 5/50 Stuart MacGILL Western Australia Sydney 2001/02 Simon KATICH 42 20 5/53 Stuart MacGILL South Australia Coffs Harbour 2001/02 5/54 Stuart MacGILL Victoria Coffs Harbour 2005/06

MOST ECONOMICAL BOWLING (10 overs) Runs Wkts Bowler Opponent Venue Season 12 1 Nathan BRACKEN Queensland SCG 2006/07 14 0 Graham SPRING South Australia Adelaide 1982/83 15 0 Greg MATTHEWS Victoria Sydney 1986/87 16 2 Stuart MacGILL A.C.T. Canberra 1997/98 17 4 Glenn McGRATH Queensland Brisbane 1993/94 17 0 Greg MATTHEWS Victoria Sydney 1996/97 18 1 Geoff LAWSON Tasmania Launceston 1983/84 19 2 Len PASCOE Victoria Melbourne 1980/81 19 2 Mike WHITNEY Western Australia Perth 1991/92

MOST DISMISSALS BY WICKET-KEEPERS Wicket-keeper M Dismissals Catches Stumpings Brad HADDIN 83 152 118 34 Phil EMERY 74 107 87 20 Steve RIXON 28 38 29 9 Greg DYER 23 26 21 5 Brian TABER 6 9 8 1 Brad Haddin holds the record for most dismissals by a NSW cricketer in One-Dayers. cricket new south wales 2007/08 annual report 49 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2007/08

SPEEDBLITZ BLUES vs SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide Oval – 1 January 2008 The SpeedBlitz Blues started 2008 with a convincing win in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash after a fine bowling performance restricted South Australia to 9/134 from 20 overs. Early wickets to Mark Cameron, Nathan Bracken (2/32 from four overs) and Matthew Nicholson were backed up by a solid effort in the field. Nathan Hauritz (2/21) and Moises Henriques (2/19) both contributed extremely tight and effective four over spells. A half century to Brad Haddin (54 from 44 balls) and 37 each from Simon Katich and Dominic Thornely saw the side home by eight wickets. Katich was named Man of the Match for his knock and the brilliant run out of .

South Australia v South Australia New South Wales NEW SOUTH WALES MTG Elliott lbw b Cameron 3 (5) DLR Smith c Ferguson b Gillespie 6 (7) At Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, January 1, 2008. DJ Harris c Katich b Bracken 22 (11) +BJ Haddin c Manou b Adcock 54 (44) Day/night game. New South Wales won MJ Cosgrove b Nicholson 16 (13) *SM Katich not out 37 (29) by eight wickets. CJ Ferguson run out (Katich) 0 (2) DJ Thornely not out 37 (22) Toss: South Australia. DT Christian c Haddin b Henriques 2 (5) MC Henriques Player of the Match: SM Katich. *NT Adcock c and b Hauritz 19 (18) SPD Smith Attendance: 9112. +GA Manou st Haddin b Hauritz 12 (11) AW O’Brien Umpires: SD Fry and AD Willoughby. RJ Harris c Katich b Henriques 31 (38) MJ Nicholson JN Gillespie not out 15 (12) NM Hauritz DJ Cullen b Bracken 9 (5) NW Bracken PC Rofe MA Cameron L-b 1, w 4 5 W 1 1 (20 overs, 70 mins) (9 wkts) 134 (17 overs, 65 mins) (2 wkts) 135 Fall: 6 39 41 44 64 67 102 116 134 Fall: 15 82 Bowling: Cameron 4-0-38-1; Bracken 4-0-32-2; Nicholson 2-0-8-1; Bowling: Gillespie 3-0-16-1; RJ Harris 4-0-26-0; Rofe 3-0-21-0; Henriques 4-0-19-2; Hauritz 4-0-21-2; O’Brien 2-0-15-0. Cullen 4-0-46-0; Adcock 3-0-26-1.

SPEEDBLITZ BLUES v s TASMANIA Bellerive Oval – 4 January 2008 The SpeedBlitz Blues lost their second KFC Twenty20 Big Bash match by five wickets. After winning the toss and batting, the visitors finished at 8/157 from 20 overs. Opening the batting Brad Haddin top scored with 49 from 40 balls. His opening partner, Daniel Smith, hit a quick fire 20 from 11 deliveries. Moises Henriques made 28 from 23 balls, while David Warner (31 off 22) and Matthew Nicholson (12 off 7) produced some good late contributions before both were dismissed from the last two balls of the innings. was a standout for Tasmania, taking the wickets of Simon Katich and Dominic Thornely with consecutive balls. He finished with 3/28 from his four overs. Tasmania reached the target with a ball to spare, recording a five wicket win. George Bailey produced a quality half century (54 from 38 balls), to guide his side to victory. Doug Bollinger took 2/26 from his three overs for the SpeedBlitz Blues.

TASMANIA v New South Wales Tasmania NEW SOUTH WALES DLR Smith b Hilfenhaus 20 (11) MG Dighton c Haddin b Bollinger 29 (23) At Bellerive Oval, Hobart, January 4, 2008. +BJ Haddin c Anderson b Doherty 49 (41) RJG Lockyear c Katich b Bracken 1 (2) Day game. Tasmania won by five wickets. Toss: *SM Katich c Dighton b Hilfenhaus 6 (5) +DJ Anderson lbw b Hauritz 22 (15) New South Wales. DJ Thornely lbw b Hilfenhaus 0 (1) TR Birt b Bollinger 21 (19) Player of the Match: GJ Bailey. MC Henriques c Birt b Divin 28 (22) GJ Bailey c Smith b Henriques 54 (38) Attendance: 5137. AW O’Brien run out (Lockyear/ 10 (11) *DJ Marsh not out 24 (16) Umpires: SG John and BJ Muir. Hilfenhaus) MA Divin not out 3 (6) DA Warner c Doherty b Geeves 31 (22) B Geeves MJ Nicholson c Divin b Geeves 12 (7) BG Drew NM Hauritz not out 0 (0) XJ Doherty NW Bracken BW Hilfenhaus DE Bollinger W 7 7 L-b 1 1 (19.5 overs, 73 mins) (5 wkts) 161 (20 overs, 75 mins) (8 wkts) 157 Fall: 12 48 60 114 140 Fall: 27 43 43 96 108 128 157 157 Bowling: Nicholson 3-0-38-0; Bracken 3.5-0-29-1; Bowling: Hilfenhaus 4-0-28-3; Geeves 4-0-28-2; Drew 3-0-26-0; Henriques 4-0-31-1; Bollinger 3-0-26-2; Hauritz 3-0-14-1; Doherty 4-0-35-1; Divin 4-0-28-1; Marsh 1-0-11-0. O’Brien 3-0-23-0.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES vs VICTORIA Melbourne Cricket Ground – 6 January 2008 The SpeedBlitz Blues fell short of victory finishing at 8/141 in pursuit of 155. Dominic Thornely top scored with 26 while youngsters Moises Henriques, Steve Smith and David Warner all made 24. Victoria made 6/154 thanks to a dashing 70 not out off 40 balls from David Hussey. Hussey has enjoyed plenty of success against the SpeedBlitz Blues and hit four fours and four sixes in this innings. Brad Hodge made 44 from 41 deliveries opening the batting. Nathan Bracken and Steve Smith were the most successful bowlers with two wickets each.

VICTORIA v Victoria New South Wales NEW SOUTH WALES *BJ Hodge c Henriques b Nicholson 44 (41) DLR Smith run out 3 (4) At Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, AC Blizzard run out (Henriques) 9 (5) (Nannes/Crosthwaite) January 6, 2008. RJ Quiney b Bracken 4 (8) +BJ Haddin lbw b Nannes 2 (9) Day/night game. Victoria won by 12 runs. DJ Hussey not out 70 (40) SPD Smith st Crosthwaite b Hussey 24 (23) Toss: Victoria. JW Hastings c DLR Smith b 5 (11) SM Katich c Klinger b McKay 2 (5) Player of the Match: DJ Hussey. SPD Smith MC Henriques st Crosthwaite b 24 (16) Attendance: 11893. +AJ Crosthwaite st Haddin b Bracken 15 (11) McGain Umpires: AP Ward and JD Ward. AB McDonald c Katich b SPD Smith 1 (3) DJ Thornely c Klinger b Hussey 26 (20) M Klinger not out 1 (1) AW O’Brien run out (Blizzard) 2 (3) CJ McKay (12) DA Warner c Quiney b McGain 24 (19) BE McGain (5) MJ Nicholson not out 20 (16) DP Nannes NM Hauritz not out 7 (5) B 1, l-b 1, w 3 5 NW Bracken (20 overs, 71 mins) (6 wkts) 154 B 2, l-b 4, w 2 8 Fall: 29 40 84 106 144 147 (20 overs, 73 mins) (8 wkts) 142 Bowling: Hauritz 4-0-27-0; Bracken 4-0-20-2; Nicholson 4-0-37-1; Fall: 7 8 15 49 59 72 97 125 Henriques 3-0-31-0; O’Brien 3-0-22-0; SPD Smith 2-0-15-2. Bowling: Nannes 4-0-21-1; McKay 4-0-26-1; McDonald 2-0-17-0; Hastings 1-0-6-0; McGain 4-0-36-2; Hussey 4-0-20-2; Hodge 1-0-10-0.

SPEEDBLITZ BLUES vs QUEENSLAND ANZ Stadium – 8 January 2008 Champion former Australian paceman Glenn McGrath was given a deserved farewell with the SpeedBlitz Blues in front of more than 23,000 at ANZ Stadium. McGrath played in his farewell KFC Twenty20 Big Bash match against Queensland, taking a wicket and two catches in the victory. McGrath agreed to play in the match to raise money for the McGrath Foundation. $1 from every paid ticket went to the Foundation, while the playing shirts (complete with pink playing numbers and nicknames) were auctioned after the match. Batting first the SpeedBlitz Blues made 8/121, with Dominic Thornely (40) and Nathan Hauritz (23) the main contributors. McGrath was run out for a duck from the first ball he faced, but still received one of many standing ovations. The right-arm quick proved he still has what it takes, bowling his four over spell for 11 runs and claiming the wicket of Bulls skipper . Queensland finished on 115, with rookie all-rounder Steven Smith taking 4/15 from three overs with his leg-spin to win Man-of-the-Match honours. After the match McGrath was cheered off the field and spent more than 90 minutes signing autographs for the crowd.

NEW SOUTH WALES v New South Wales Queensland QUEENSLAND DLR Smith b Noffke 11 (22) *JP Maher c Haddin b McGrath 2 (12) At ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, +BJ Haddin c Hartley b Sullivan 2 (4) JR Hopes c Katich b Bracken 11 (13) January 8, 2008. SPD Smith b Noffke 10 (6) SR Watson c McGrath b Hauritz 8 (10) Night game. New South Wales won MC Henriques c Nye b Watson 16 (18) NJ Reardon b Casson 31 (31) by 6 runs. *SM Katich b Watson 4 (6) CA Philipson c McGrath b Henriques 3 (10) Toss: New South Wales. DJ Thornely b Carseldine 40 (36) AJ Nye b SPD Smith 20 (17) Player of the Match: SPD Smith. DA Warner c Hartley b Hopes 1 (2) DM Payne st Haddin b SPD Smith 0 (1) Attendance: 23737. NM Hauritz not out 23 (25) LA Carseldine run out 3 (6) Umpires: GA Abood and RD Goodger. GD McGrath run out (Hartley/ 0 (1) AA Noffke c Katich b SPD Smith 19 (12) Carseldine) +CD Hartley c Thornely b SPD Smith 9 (9) NW Bracken not out 0 (0) GJ Sullivan not out 0 (0) B Casson L-b 2, w 6, n-b 1 9 L-b 7, w 7 14 (20 overs, 75 mins) 115 (20 overs, 77 mins) (8 wkts) 121 Fall: 14 16 36 43 84 84 85 88 107 Fall: 10 25 34 48 57 61 119 119 115 Bowling: Noffke 4-0-13-2; Sullivan 4-0-30-1; Watson 4-0-19-2; Bowling: Bracken 3-1-23-1; McGrath 4-0-11-1; Hauritz 4-0-22-1; Hopes 4-0-27-1; Carseldine 4-0-25-1. Henriques 3-0-22-1; Casson 3-0-20-1; SPD Smith 3-0-15-4.

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SPEEDBLITZ BLUES vs WESTERN AUSTRALIA ANZ Stadium – 10 January 2008 A brilliant half-century from Luke Ronchi saw Western Australia defeat the SpeedBlitz Blues by six wickets. The big hitting wicketkeeper made 52 from just 26 balls with eight fours and two sixes. Ronchi was particularly brutal on Scott Coyte, who went for 29 from one of his overs. Fellow opener Shaun Marsh made 67 from 50 deliveries. The win ensured Western Australia would host the Final against Victoria. Earlier the SpeedBlitz Blues posted 7/159 in front of another big crowd of 12,884 with some big hitting late in the innings from Scott Coyte (28 from 14 balls). Coyte hit two sixes in the last over of the innings. Rookie Steven Smith (33 from 26) and skipper Simon Katich (28 from 22) were the other major contributors.

NEW SOUTH WALES v New South Wales Western Australia WESTERN AUSTRALIA DLR Smith c Ervine b Dorey 11 (13) +L Ronchi b Hauritz 52 (26) At ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, +BJ Haddin b McLauchlan 6 (5) SE Marsh b SPD Smith 67 (50) January 10, 2008. SPD Smith c Ronchi b Edmondson 33 (26) LA Pomersbach not out 24 (24) Night game. Western Australia won MC Henriques b Heal 13 (11) *AC Voges c Henriques b SPD Smith 2 (2) by six wickets. *SM Katich c Doropoulos b Bandy 28 (22) DC Bandy c Haddin b SPD Smith 0 (1) Toss: New South Wales. DJ Thornely c Doropoulos b Heal 11 (7) SM Ervine not out 2 (4) Player of the Match: L Ronchi. DA Warner not out 17 (16) TP Doropoulos Attendance: 12884. NM Hauritz c and b Dorey 7 (7) AK Heal Umpires: GA Abood and TJ Keel. SJ Coyte not out 28 (14) BR Dorey B Casson (5) DJ McLauchlan DE Bollinger BM Edmondson L-b 3, w 1, n-b 1 5 B 4, l-b 2, w 6, n-b 1 13 (20 overs, 69 mins) (7 wkts) 159 (17.3 overs, 59 mins) (4 wkts) 160 Fall: 15 25 56 68 84 109 119 Fall: 82 146 149 150 Bowling: Dorey 4-0-23-2; McLauchlan 4-0-38-1; Heal 4-0-28-2; Bowling: Bollinger 3-0-41-0; Coyte 3-0-41-0; Hauritz 4-0-27-1; Edmondson 4-0-38-1; Bandy 3-0-23-1; Voges 1-0-6-0. SPD Smith 3.3-0-18-3; Henriques 2-0-11-0; Casson 2-0-16-0.

2007/08 TWENTY20 POINTS TABLE 2007/08 TWENTY20 AVERAGES Team P W L NR Points Net Run Rate BATTING M Inn NO Runs HS 50 100 Avrge Stk-Rt Ct St Western Australia 5 4 1 - 8 0.584 DJ Thornely 5 5 1 114 40 - - 28.50 132.56 1 - Victoria 5 4 1 - 8 0.582 BJ Haddin 5 5 - 113 54 1 - 22.60 109.71 4 3 Tasmania 5 3 2 - 6 0.681 MC Henriques 5 4 - 81 28 - - 20.25 120.90 2 - New South Wales 5 2 3 - 4 -0.078 SM Katich 5 5 1 77 37* - - 19.25 114.93 6 - Queensland 5 1 3 1 3 -0.294 DA Warner 4 4 1 73 31 - - 24.33 123.73 - - South Australia 5 - 4 1 1 -1.719 SPD Smith 4 3 - 67 33 - - 22.33 121.82 - - Net run-rate was calculated by subtracting runs conceded per over from runs scored per over. DLR Smith 5 5 - 51 20 - - 10.20 89.47 2 - Victoria 8/203 def WA 171 in the Final at the WACA Ground on January 13, 2008. NM Hauritz 5 4 3 37 23* - - 37.00 97.11 1 - MJ Nicholson 3 2 1 32 20* - - 32.00 145.45 - - SJ Coyte 1 1 1 28 28* - - - 200.00 - - AW O’Brien 3 2 - 12 10 - - 6.00 85.71 - - NW Bracken 4 1 1 0 0* - - - 0.00 - - GD McGrath 1 1 - 0 0 - - 0.00 0.00 2 - MA Cameron 1 ------B Casson 2 ------DE Bollinger 2 ------

BOWLING M Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avrge Best RPO SPD Smith 4 8.3 - 48 9 5.33 4/15 5.65 NW Bracken 4 14.5 1 104 6 17.33 2/20 7.01 NM Hauritz 5 19.0 - 111 5 22.20 2/21 5.84 MC Henriques 5 16.0 - 114 4 28.50 2/19 7.13 DE Bollinger 2 6.0 - 67 2 33.50 2/26 11.17 MJ Nicholson 3 9.0 - 83 2 41.50 1/8 9.22 GD McGrath 1 4.0 - 11 1 11.00 1/11 2.75 B Casson 2 5.0 - 36 1 36.00 1/20 7.20 MA Cameron 1 4.0 - 38 1 38.00 1/38 9.50 AW O’Brien 3 8.0 - 60 - - - 7.50 SJ Coyte 1 3.0 - 41 - - - 13.67 Glenn McGrath was a hit with fans during his one-off appearance.

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The NSW Cricket Australia Cup / Second XI teams enjoyed another The victory was set up on the back of two wonderful innings from Craig successful season, performing strongly in all competitions. Over the Simmons. He took the game by the scruff of the neck by smashing 115 course of the summer 28 players were given the opportunity to play in from 105 balls and 73 from 68 balls. the Second XI with several going on to make their First Class debuts. The seamless transition of Phillip Hughes from ‘talented youngster’ to an The season started in late August with an impressive performance at the established First Class player in such a short time frame was a pleasure Institutes’ Cup in Darwin. NSW won all four Limited Overs matches only to witness. His double of 51 and 137 in difficult batting conditions during to be denied the title by way of bonus points. the CA Cup match against Victoria in November proved he had all the attributes for success at the First Class level. Despite several of the Cricket Australia Cup / Second XI matches being disrupted by wet weather there were several excellent results along with The emergence of First Class debutants Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja some exceptional individual performances. and Burt Cockley, plus the continued development of the likes of David Warner, Peter Forrest, Stephen O’Keefe and Moises Henriques speaks Emphatic away victories over South Australia and Victoria saw volumes for the value of the Second XI Program and its importance in outstanding contributions from Moises Henriques and Steven Smith. exposing players to First Class conditions. Henriques’ twelve wicket haul (6/34 and 6/35) in Adelaide and Smith’s brilliant innings of 162 in Melbourne led to these fine young players Having come into the role late in the season following Graham Thorpe’s forcing their way into the Pura Cup side late in the season. return to the UK, I was delighted by the exemplary manner in which all the players conducted themselves both on and off the field. Their skill, Another highlight came in the last match of the season where we professionalism, dedication and the selfless manner in which they played retained the SE Gregory Cup against the Queensland Academy of Sport the game helped create a wonderful environment for success. with a wonderful final day run chase. Set an improbable 387 to win off only 60 overs, the team achieved the target with four overs to spare. David Freedman CA Cup/Second X1 Coach

Phillip Hughes made centuries for the Second XI and SpeedBlitz Blues in 2007/08.

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2007/ 08 CRICKET AUSTRALIA CUP POINTS TABLE CRICKET AUSTRALIA CUP WINNERS Team P WO WI D LI LO Points Quotient Season Winner Season Winner Western Australia 4 4 - - - - 24 1.973 2000/01 Western Australia 2004/05 Victoria Tasmania 4 2 - - - 2 14 0.921 Victoria 4 2 - - - 2 12 0.964 2001/02 New South Wales 2005/06 South Australia

Queensland 4 2 - 1 - 1 12 0.917 Queensland Academy 2002/03 2006/07 New South Wales New South Wales 4 1 1 1 - 1 8 1.353 of Sport A.C.T. 4 1 - - 1 2 8 0.769 2003/04 New South Wales 2007/08 Western Australia South Australia 4 - - - - 4 0 0.681

2007-08 CRICKET AUSTRALIA CUP MATCH SUMMARIES

NEW SOUTH WALES SECOND XI v VICTORIA SECOND XI , Hurstville, November 12, 13, 14, 15, 2007. Victoria Second XI won by six wickets. New South Wales 2nd XI 182 (PJ Hughes 51, AW O’Brien 44, AC Bird 30; ML Lewis 3/35, JW Hastings 2/35, CS Huckett 4/52). Victoria 2nd XI 408 (LR Mash 85, PJ Dickson 89, AC Blizzard 62, CJ McKay 59no; MC Henriques 3/66, AC Bird 2/66, SNJ O’Keefe 3/53, AW O’Brien 2/11). New South Wales 2nd XI 349 (PJ Hughes 137, DA Warner 66, DLR Smith 54, AW O’Brien 32; ML Lewis 2/86, JW Hastings 2/77, AL Fekete 2/52, MA Beer 2/63, PJ Dickson 2/30). Victoria 2nd XI 4 for 127 (AJ Finch 30, AC Blizzard 40no, AJ Crosthwaite 30no; SNJ O’Keefe 2/25). SOUTH AUSTRALIA SECOND XI v NEW SOUTH WALES SECOND XI Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, December 3, 4, 5, 2007. New South Wales Second XI won by ten wickets. South Australia 2nd 153 (JD Smith 61; MC Henriques 6/34, SPD Smith 2/10). New South Wales 2nd XI 309 (SP Heaney 30, SPD Smith 80, AW O’Brien 57, SJ Coyte 61; M Lovell 3/46, JA Haberfield 4/75). South Australia 2nd 162 (TC Plant 39, KJ Skewes 47, CJ Sayers 30; MC Henriques 6/34). New South Wales 2nd XI 0 for 7. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY v NEW SOUTH WALES SECOND XI Manuka Oval, Canberra, December 17, 18, 19, 20(np), 2007. Match drawn. New South Wales 2nd XI 5 dec 410 (UT Khawaja 95, BJ Rohrer 34, AW O’Brien 102no, DA Warner 40, MC Henriques 85; RW Bulger 2/121). Australian Capital Territory 9 dec 344 (JR Dean 51, DP Griffith 61, MA Higgs 111, JL Crosthwaite 48; BT Cockley 3/64, B Casson 3/60, NM Hauritz 2/18). New South Wales 2nd XI 0 for 58. QUEENSLAND ACADEMY v NEW SOUTH WALES SECOND XI Bankstown Oval, Bankstown, February 4, 5, 6, 7, 2008. Abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.

2007/ 08 CRICKET AUSTRALIA CUP AVERAGES BATTING M Inn NO Runs H.S 50 100 Avrge Ct St UT Khawaja 1 2 1 121 95 1 - 121.00 - - PJ Hughes 1 2 - 188 137 1 1 94.00 1 - AW O'Brien 3 4 1 235 102* 1 1 78.33 1 - SJ Coyte 2 1 - 61 61 1 - 61.00 - - SP Heaney 2 4 2 83 30 - - 41.50 - - DA Warner 3 4 - 127 66 1 - 31.75 1 - SPD Smith 2 3 - 80 80 1 - 26.67 4 - MC Henriques 3 4 - 94 85 1 - 23.50 5 - DLR Smith 2 3 - 68 54 1 - 22.67 6 2 BJ Rohrer 3 4 - 68 34 - - 17.00 1 - AC Bird 1 2 - 30 30 - - 15.00 - - SNJ O'Keefe 2 2 - 28 14 - - 14.00 1 - TLW Cooper 2 4 1 37 24 - - 12.33 2 - NM Hauritz 2 1 - 8 8 - - 8.00 1 - BT Cockley 3 2 2 0 0* - - - 1 - MA Cameron 1 1 1 18 18* - - - - - RM Nelson 1 ------2 - B Casson 1 ------M Paskal 1 ------

BOWLING M OVERS MDNS RUNS WKTS AVRGE 5WI 10WM BEST AW O'Brien 3 23.0 8 63 5 12.60 - - 2/11 MC Henriques 3 83.0 14 234 16 14.63 2 1 6/34 B Casson 1 23.3 6 60 3 20.00 - - 3/60 SNJ O'Keefe 2 66.0 24 142 6 23.67 - - 3/53 NM Hauritz 2 35.0 12 70 2 35.00 - - 2/18 AC Bird 1 19.0 4 85 2 42.50 - - 2/66 SPD Smith 2 36.3 4 144 3 48.00 - - 2/10 SJ Coyte 2 25.0 6 62 1 62.00 - - 1/4 BT Cockley 3 50.0 5 189 3 63.00 - - 3/64 MA Cameron 1 35.0 9 90 1 90.00 - - 1/51 M Paskal 1 6.0 - 33 - - - - - UT Khwaja 1 1.0 - 2 - - - - -

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Two weeks later the Final was washed out at the SCG and we raised the Ruth Preddy Trophy for a third consecutive season. In addition, it was also pleasing to be awarded the Spirit of Cricket award while Lisa Sthalekar was named the WNCL Player of the Year. Six Breakers players were selected to play for Australia against England and New Zealand in February and March. Congratulations to Lisa Sthalekar, , , Sarah Andrews, Ellyse Perry and Leonie Coleman for their selection and their impressive performances across these two series. In addition, three players were selected to represent the Australian U/21 side (The Shooting Stars). Rene Farrell, Lisa Kuschert and Alyssa Healy, as well as Corinne Hall from the A’s program, were all selected to play Wolf Blass Breakers Support Staff (l-r) Tom Reddin, Trent Woodhill, Martha Winch, in matches against the English and Australian senior sides in February. Richard Bates (Head Coach), Kate Leslie, Russel Grimson. Congratulations also to these players for their well earned call up. 2007/08 saw NSW secure its 10th Women’s National Cricket League title The success, or otherwise, of the Breakers is very much dependant on in 12 seasons. While the Final against South Australia was unfortunately the quality of our Program. The girls are very appreciative of the fantastic washed out, the fact that we finished the preliminary rounds well clear at support from all at CNSW and the tireless work of our support staff the top of the table with seven wins from eight matches was enough to behind the scenes. This year was no exception. The resources made secure another deserved title. available and the support received from CNSW really underpins our On the whole we performed consistently throughout the season with Program and provides us with the opportunity to develop our cricketers many players performing well individually. Lisa Sthalekar led the way, not further and in so doing hopefully bringing more successes in the future. only with her individual all round performances, but also as a leader who Our support staff did a great job throughout the year in ensuring that the reads the game well, gets the best out of her players and ultimately got us team were as prepared as they could be for the National League season. across the line in some tight finishes. It was pleasing to see Alyssa Healy, Thanks goes to Russel Grimson (Assistant Coach), Lisa Sthalekar (Captain), Lisa Kuschert and Ellyse Perry make their debuts this season and settle in Martha Winch and Jacqui Hoban (Managers), Kate Leslie (Physiotherapist), so well to this level of cricket both on and off the field. Tom Reddin (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Trent Woodhill (Batting Our performances this year in some ways reflected the current make and Fielding), David Patterson (), David Freedman (Spin up of our team. That is; a team with much talent and experience, along Bowling), Chris Matthews (Wicket Keeping), Troy Baker (Performance with several young players still finding their feet at this level, played a Psychologist), Jo Turner (Nutritionist) and Sudesh Arudpragasam dominating, exciting and entertaining brand of cricket whilst still showing (Media Liaison) for all their hard work and commitment to the Program as a young developing team that there is much room for improvement in throughout the year. some areas of our game. Whilst we are happy with the outcome of the 2007/08 season and really After a solid start in the early rounds we went to the Christmas break encouraged by the clean sweep achieved by NSW teams in the U15/17/19 on top of the ladder with six wins from as many starts. The home State Championships and also in the 2nd XI CA Cup; we must, to stay Final was secured in the first week of 2008 with a narrow win over one step ahead of the opposition, continue to push the boundaries and Western Australia in the opening game of our double header in Perth. challenge ourselves further in our preparations for next year and beyond. Unfortunately though we went on to lose the second match with WA Richard Bates getting the better of us as we looked to chase down their total. This was Head Coach – Wolf Blass Breakers our only defeat of the season.

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WOLF BLASS BREAKERS v s SOUTH AUSTRALIA SCORPIONS Bankstown Oval – 17-18 November 2007 The Wolf Blass Breakers opened the season with a comprehensive seven wicket bonus point victory over South Australia with 75 balls to spare. Winning the toss and electing to field, the Breakers restricted South Australia to 9/165 from their 50 overs. Captain Lisa Sthalekar was miserly with the ball, taking 2/7 from her 10 overs while debutant Ellyse Perry finished with 2/29, including the key wicket of Australian skipper for 59. Despite the loss of a couple of wickets, the Breakers cruised home in the chase. Alex Blackwell led the charge with 75 not out with Sthalekar hitting 56. Victory in game two of the double header was a tougher task. With South Australia’s spinners on song, the Breakers struggled batting first to be all out for 148 in the 48th over. Alex Blackwell again top scored with 52 while wicketkeeper Leonie Coleman made a vital 23 not out in a 38 run, 10th wicket stand with Rene Farrell. Needing a big effort in the second innings the Breakers produced the goods. South Australia made a strong start putting on 49 runs for the opening wicket. However tight bowling and desperation in the field saw the runs dry up and the visitors eventually capitulated to be all out for 123. Lisa Sthalekar was again outstanding, taking 2/9 and staying under 10 runs from her 10 overs for the second day in a row. Ellyse Perry continued the terrific start to her WNCL career taking 3/21 from 9.3 overs.

Nsw WOMEN v Sa WOMEN Nsw WOMEN v Sa WOMEN At Bankstown Memorial Oval, Bankstown, November 17, 2007. At Bankstown Memorial Oval, Bankstown, November 18, 2007. New South Wales Women won by seven wickets. New South Wales Women won by 25 runs. Toss: New South Wales Women. New South Wales Women 5pts. Toss: New South Wales Women. New South Wales Women 4pts. Umpires: DF Dilley and WD Hendricks. Umpires: DF Dilley and WD Hendricks. South Australia Women New South Wales Women JL Woerner c Aley b Sthalekar 16 (50) LJ Poulton c McDonald b Gunn 15 (30) S Nitschke run out (Perry/Coleman) 4 (8) AJ Blackwell c Davis b Sampson 52 (90) *KL Rolton c Sthalekar b Perry 59 (111) AJ Healy c McDonald b Gunn 3 (15) KL Britt b Sthalekar 5 (10) *LC Sthalekar st Dean b Nitschke 1 (12) JL Gunn c Perry b Aley 36 (71) KA Blackwell c McPharlin b Britt 18 (39) FJ McDonald c Healy b Perry 4 (12) EA Perry c Dean b Britt 12 (19) EM Sampson run out (Sthalekar/Perry) 2 (3) SE Aley c Nitschke b Britt 1 (4) LC Davis run out (Poulton) 10 (19) SJ Andrews c Rolton b Britt 0 (9) +AZ Dean run out (Perry/Coleman) 1 (5) CA Anneveld st Dean b Nitschke 3 (5) TJ McPharlin not out 5 (8) +LA Coleman not out 23 (37) NK Iles not out 4 (7) RM Farrell c Britt b Gunn 15 (29) L-b 5, w 10, n-b 4 19 L-b 1, w 4 5 (50 overs, 204 mins) (9 wkts) 165 (47.5 overs, 168 mins) 148 Fall: 14 38 44 135 137 139 145 154 154 Fall: 29 38 43 85 103 107 107 110 110 148 Bowling: Andrews 8-1-21-0; Goodwin 5-1-20-0; Perry 10-1-29-2; Sthalekar 10-4-7-2; Bowling: Sampson 9-3-22-1; Iles 4-0-18-0; Gunn 8.5-1-23-3; Nitschke 10-0-28-2; Farrell 3-0-16-0; KA Blackwell 2-0-16-0; Anneveld 6-0-28-0; Aley 6-0-23-1. Davis 6-1-29-0; Britt 10-2-27-4.

New South Wales Women South Australia Women AJ Blackwell not out 75 (122) S Nitschke run out (AJ Blackwell) 32 (42) LJ Poulton b Sampson 9 (12) KL Britt lbw b Perry 20 (45) AJ Healy c Davis b Nitschke 7 (15) *KL Rolton c and b Sthalekar 8 (41) *LC Sthalekar c Dean b Nitschke 56 (57) JL Gunn lbw b Sthalekar 2 (7) KA Blackwell not out 11 (18) JL Woerner b Anneveld 20 (62) SE Aley FJ McDonald run out (Anneveld/Sthalekar) 16 (45) CA Anneveld EM Sampson c Sthalekar b Perry 4 (9) +LA Coleman LC Davis run out (KA Blackwell) 1 (4) SJ Andrews TJ McPharlin b Perry 2 (12) EA Perry NK Iles run out (Perry) 3 (11) RM Farrell +AZ Dean not out 5 (8) W 10 10 L-b 1, w 7, n-b 2 10 (37.3 overs, 136 mins) (3 wkts) 168 (47.3 overs, 187 mins) 123 Fall: 16 35 132 Fall: 49 56 61 65 107 108 112 114 117 123 Bowling: Sampson 8-2-30-1; Gunn 4-0-18-0; Nitschke 8.3-1-40-2; Iles 5-0-30-0; Bowling: Andrews 4-1-12-0; Goodwin 8-0-35-0; Perry 9.3-0-21-3; Sthalekar 10-6-9-2; Davis 3-0-18-0; Britt 6-0-16-0; Morrison 3-0-16-0. Anneveld 9-0-18-1; KA Blackwell 2-0-11-0; Aley 5-0-16-0

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WOLF BLASS BREAKERS v s VICTORIA SPIRIT Melbourne Cricket Ground – 8-9 December 2007 The Breakers travelled to Melbourne looking to stamp their authority on the competition with two wins over last season’s runners-up. As they had done the previous round, the Breakers began the double-header with another dominant display, this time winning with seven wickets and 83 balls to spare, securing a bonus point in the process. Batting first, Victoria was cruising at 3/126 however a dramatic collapse saw them limp to 8/179 from their 50 overs. The victory target was reached in 36.1 overs as Lisa Sthalekar (93 not out) and Alex Blackwell (60) unleashed on the Victorian bowlers. The Breakers batted first in game two hitting 8/228 from their 50 overs. Alex Blackwell made her fourth half-century in as many matches, finishing on 55, while Sthalekar continued to torment the Victorian bowlers with 70. Sarah Aley put the icing on the cake with 33 not out from 24 balls. Following another strong start from their openers Victoria again fell away late in their innings to finish their 50 overs at 6/203. The win moved the Breakers to the top of the competition ladder, a position they would hold for the remainder of the season.

VICTORIA WOMEN v Nsw WOMEN VICTORIA WOMEN v NSW WOMEN At Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, December 8, 2007. At Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, December 9, 2007. New South Wales Women won by seven wickets. New South Wales Women won by 25 runs. Toss: Victoria Women. New South Wales Women 5pts. Toss: New South Wales Women. New South Wales Women 4pts. Umpires: G Joshua and C Stevens. Umpires: G Joshua and C Stevens. Victoria Women New South Wales Women M Jones c KA Blackwell b Farrell 54 (80) LJ Poulton c Inglis b Hunter 8 (33) RL Haynes c Coleman b Sthalekar 38 (93) AJ Blackwell c Franklin b Haynes 55 (84) *SJ Edwards not out 44 (74) AJ Healy b Dean 1 (20) KM Applebee c KA Blackwell b Goodwin 4 (11) *LC Sthalekar c Jones b Hunter 70 (78) J Cameron run out (Anneveld) 5 (14) KA Blackwell b Hunter 20 (31) K Beams b Anneveld 4 (16) EA Perry lbw b Hunter 2 (4) JA Franklin b Andrews 2 (8) SJ Andrews c Edwards b Smith 16 (22) J Dean lbw b Andrews 1 (2) SE Aley not out 33 (24) +EJ Inglis c KA Blackwell b Andrews 8 (10) CA Anneveld run out (Franklin/Smith) 6 (6) CR Smith +LA Coleman not out 0 (0) J Hunter RM Farrell L-b 3, w 8, n-b 8 19 B 2, l-b 4, w 9, n-b 2 17 (50 overs) (8 wkts) 179 (50 overs) (8 wkts) 228 Fall: 93 115 126 141 158 164 166 179 Fall: 25 33 115 166 168 173 197 222 Bowling: Andrews 9-2-31-3; Anneveld 10-1-31-1; Perry 5-0-24-0; Farrell 10-1-37-1; Bowling: Maloney 6-0-32-0; Smith 10-2-37-1; Hunter 10-0-35-4; Dean 10-2-46-1; Sthalekar 10-0-29-1; Goodwin 6-0-24-1 Franklin 2-0-13-0; Edwards 6-0-24-0; Haynes 6-0-35-1.

New South Wales Women Victoria Women AJ Blackwell c Haynes b Franklin 60 (84) RL Haynes st Coleman b Sthalekar 47 (98) LJ Poulton c Beams b Maloney 0 (2) M Jones c Farrell b Sthalekar 39 (48) AJ Healy c Applebee b Smith 9 (26) *SJ Edwards run out (Andrews/Coleman) 20 (39) *LC Sthalekar not out 93 (91) KM Applebee b Andrews 57 (82) KA Blackwell not out 5 (16) J Cameron run out (Andrews/Perry) 7 (19) EA Perry +EJ Inglis not out 11 (13) SE Aley CR Smith run out (KA Blackwell/Andrews) 1 (2) SJ Andrews J Dean not out 0 (2) CA Anneveld JA Franklin +LA Coleman K Beams RM Farrell J Hunter L-b 2, w 9, n-b 2 13 B 5, l-b 1, w 12, n-b 3 21 (36.1 overs) (3 wkts) 180 (50 overs) (6 wkts) 203 Fall: 2 31 154 Fall: 56 98 147 175 190 192 Bowling: Maloney 4-1-14-1; Smith 9-1-44-1; Hunter 7.1-2-23-0; Dean 6-1-34-0; Bowling: Andrews 9-0-26-1; Anneveld 10-1-38-0; Perry 8-0-38-0; Sthalekar 10-0-50-2; Franklin 5-0-27-1; Beams 2-0-18-0; Haynes 3-0-18-0. Farrell 2-0-11-0; Goodwin 7-0-17-0; Aley 4-0-17-0.

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WOLF BLASS BREAKERS v s Sydney Cricket Ground – 22-23 December 2007 Game one of the double header resulted in a hard fought 23 run bonus point victory to the Breakers under the Duckworth-Lewis method. Heavy rain meant play commenced an hour late with the match reduced to 47 overs a side. Batting first, the Breakers were in a mountain of early trouble at 3/26, then 4/27. Fighting knocks from Kate Blackwell (41), Ellyse Perry (37) and Sarah Aley (26) were the cornerstone of the revival. Despite being bowled out in the final over their score of 189 was more than competitive in the difficult conditions. Queensland lost early wickets courtesy of brilliant opening spells by Ellyse Perry (2/10) and Sarah Andrews (1/20). This would come back to hurt the visitors later in the day as rain twice interrupted their innings, leaving them a final target of 147 from 29 overs. They fell well short to give the Breakers their third bonus point win of the summer. In game two the Breakers snatched victory from the jaws of imminent defeat courtesy of a brilliant knock from rookie Alyssa Healy. In trouble at 5/99 chasing 171, the Breakers got home by two wickets with 17 balls to spare after Healy scored a patient 41 not out from 50 balls to guide the side home.

Nsw WOMEN v QUEENSLAND WOMEN NSW WOMEN v QUEENSLAND WOMEN At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, December 22, 2007. At Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, December 23, 2007. New South Wales Women won by 23 runs(D/L method). New South Wales Women won by two wickets. Toss: Queensland Women. New South wales Women 5pts. Toss: Queensland Women. New South Wales Women 4pts. Umpires: DF Dilley and WD Hendricks. Umpires: DF Dilley and WD Hendricks. New South Wales Women Queensland Women AJ Blackwell c Purves b Kross 1 (12) *MJ Bulow lbw b Farrell 23 (26) LJ Poulton c Coleman b Kimmince 22 (49) +JM Purves b Andrews 56 (98) *LC Sthalekar c Purves b Kross 4 (6) KL Marxsen c Aley b Farrell 4 (4) AJ Healy run out (White) 4 (2) ML White c and b Poulton 25 (42) KA Blackwell c Marxsen b Holden 41 (65) DL Hollis c Kuschert b Andrews 5 (6) EA Perry c Hollis b Pike 37 (67) L Daley b Aley 16 (34) SJ Andrews b Holden 10 (16) D Holden c Aley b Perry 0 (3) SE Aley b Pike 26 (42) JC Coleman c Coleman b Perry 8 (12) +LA Coleman lbw b Pike 8 (11) KE Pike c Coleman b Aley 9 (21) CA Anneveld c Daley b Pike 10 (10) RG Browne st Coleman b Aley 2 (7) L Kuschert not out 1 (1) CG Kross not out 2 (9) L-b 5, w 20 25 L-b 3, w 14, n-b 3 20 (46.5 overs) 189 (43.1 overs) 170 Fall: 6 12 26 47 115 129 160 171 188 189 Fall: 29 34 104 121 136 141 155 161 165 170 Bowling: Pike 9.5-3-33-4; Kross 6-0-32-2; Coleman 10-0-35-0; Kimmince 8-0-24-1; Bowling: Andrews 7-1-30-2; Perry 10-0-43-2; Farrell 3-0-9-2; Anneveld 4-0-27-0; Browne 4-0-25-0; Holden 9-0-35-2. Sthalekar 10-0-23-0; Poulton 5-0-25-1; Aley 4.1-0-10-3.

Queensland Women New South Wales Women *MJ Bulow b Andrews 12 (26) LJ Poulton lbw b Pike 13 (39) KL Marxsen c Coleman b Perry 0 (18) AJ Blackwell st Purves b Kross 0 (7) +JM Purves c Coleman b Perry 4 (9) +LA Coleman c Marxsen b Pike 5 (15) ML White b Farrell 18 (19) *LC Sthalekar c Browne b Coleman 41 (64) DL Hollis not out 34 (52) KA Blackwell c Hollis b Coleman 21 (56) L Daley st Coleman b Anneveld 10 (17) EA Perry c White b Holden 12 (17) D Holden st Coleman b Anneveld 2 (5) AJ Healy not out 41 (50) JC Coleman lbw b Sthalekar 5 (4) SJ Andrews c Marxsen b Kimmince 13 (17) KE Pike c Aley b Sthalekar 6 (8) SE Aley lbw b Kimmince 4 (6) RG Browne st Coleman b Sthalekar 4 (7) L Kuschert not out 10 (13) CG Kross not out 7 (11) RM Farrell B 4, l-b 5, w 10, n-b 2 21 L-b 4, w 8, n-b 1 13 (29 overs) (9 wkts) 123 (47.1 overs) (8 wkts) 173 Fall: 4 14 30 43 80 84 91 99 108 Fall: 0 17 20 73 99 116 141 150 Bowling: Andrews 6-3-20-1; Perry 6-3-10-2; Farrell 4-0-23-1; Anneveld 6-1-31-2; Bowling: Pike 10-5-20-2; Kross 8-1-27-1; Coleman 10-3-46-2; Kimmince 9.1-0-45-2; Sthalekar 5-0-20-3; Aley 2-0-10-0. Holden 10-0-31-1.

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WOLF BLASS BREAKERS v s WESTERN FURY Aquinas College, Perth – 4-5 January 2008 The Wolf Blass Breakers secured a home Final with a narrow eight run victory over the rejuvenated Western Fury in Perth. Batting first, the Breakers made their highest score of the summer, 7/231 from 50 overs. Kate Blackwell top scored with 51 with Alex Blackwell (42) and (39) setting the tone with a 101 run first wicket stand. The Breakers bowlers struggled in the Perth heat and the Fury batters capitalised on the drop in form. In a frantic end to the match, the Breakers held their nerve to restrict the fast finishing Fury to 7/223. The victory took the Breaker to 29.5 competition points and an unassailable lead at the top of the competition table. The following day the Breakers suffered their first and only loss for the season, going down by 37 runs. Western Australia batted first and the Breakers did well to bowl them out for 141 in the 36th over. Charlotte Anneveld and Leah Poulton were the pick of the bowlers with three wickets each. The early finish to Western Australia’s innings meant the Breakers had to bat for 30 minutes before lunch. It proved disastrous with Alex Blackwell and Leah Poulton both falling before the break. Leonie Coleman (23) and Lisa Sthalekar (25) consolidated but their dismissals saw the Breakers crumble to be all out for 104 in the 39th over.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA WOMEN v Nsw women WESTERN AUSTRALIA WOMEN v nsw women At Aqinas College, Manning, January 4, 2008. At Aqinas College, Manning, January 5, 2008. New South Wales Women won by eight runs. Western Australia Women won by 37 runs. Toss: New South Wales Women. New South Wales Women 4pts. Toss: Western Australia Women. Western Australia Women 4pts. Umpires: D Chamberlain and P Wilson. Umpires: JK Brookes and MD Martell.

New South Wales Women Western Australia Women AJ Blackwell run out (Chappell) 42 (71) NE Bolton b Farrell 11 (20) LJ Poulton c Merrilees b Chappell 39 (83) LK Ebsary c Sthalekar b Anneveld 30 (58) +LA Coleman c Bolton b Williams 25 (39) A Gray c Anneveld b Farrell 0 (6) *LC Sthalekar st Wallace b Chappell 22 (28) +JCL Wallace b Kuschert 54 (49) KA Blackwell not out 51 (58) RK Chappell c Healy b Anneveld 2 (5) EA Perry run out (Wallace) 3 (5) *AJ Fahey lbw b Anneveld 1 (4) AJ Healy b Williams 13 (15) LN Stammers c b Poulton 18 (22) SJ Andrews run out (Ebsary) 1 (1) AL Williams c Healy b Poulton 8 (27) SE Aley not out 1 (1) P Merrilees lbw b Sthalekar 3 (10) CA Anneveld H Hyder not out 0 (6) L Kuschert CM Horton st Healy b Poulton 2 (7) W 33, n-b 1 34 L-b 1, w 5, n-b 6 12 (50 overs) (7 wkts) 231 (35.2 overs) 141 Fall: 101 106 142 181 191 228 229 Fall: 18 20 71 98 108 112 131 139 139 141 Bowling: Horton 8-0-26-0; Hyder 5-0-31-0; Stammers 5-0-32-0; Ebsary 7-0-37-0; Bowling: Andrews 4-1-11-0; Farrell 5-0-28-2; Millanta 6-0-32-0; Anneveld 8-1-21-3; Fahey 10-1-34-0; Chappell 10-0-43-2; Williams 5-0-28-2. Kuschert 6-0-36-1; Poulton 4.2-0-10-3; Sthalekar 2-1-2-1.

Western Australia Women New South Wales Women NE Bolton c Healy b Andrews 3 (9) LJ Poulton b Ebsary 0 (1) LK Ebsary lbw b Farrell 27 (31) AJ Blackwell b Hyder 8 (12) A Gray c Coleman b Anneveld 40 (58) +LA Coleman c Gray b Chappell 23 (48) +JCL Wallace c Coleman b Anneveld 18 (42) *LC Sthalekar c Williams b Horton 25 (46) RK Chappell c and b Sthalekar 36 (47) KA Blackwell b Chappell 0 (5) *AJ Fahey not out 44 (59) L Kuschert c Gray b Chappell 11 (29) LN Stammers run out 30 (39) +AJ Healy c Horton b Chappell 0 (1) AL Williams b Aley 9 (7) SJ Andrews st Wallace b Fahey 11 (53) P Merrilees not out 7 (8) SE Aley lbw b Biss 1 (22) D Brown RM Farrell c Williams b Fahey 1 (11) CM Horton CA Anneveld not out 0 (3) L-b 5, w 4 9 B 1, l-b 8, w 14, n-b 1 24 (50 overs) (7 wkts) 223 (38.2 overs) 104 Fall: 12 53 88 92 141 199 210 Fall: 0 17 70 70 72 72 92 101 104 104 Bowling: Andrews 10-1-40-1; Perry 10-0-51-0; Farrell 7-0-30-1; Anneveld 10-2-41-2; Bowling: Ebsary 8-0-16-1; Hyder 4-0-29-1; Biss 5.2-0-13-1; Horton 5-0-17-1; Sthalekar 7-0-35-1; Aley 6-1-21-1. Chappell 10-2-15-4; Fahey 6-3-5-2.

WNCL FINAL – WOLF BLASS BREAKERS VS SOUTH AUSTRALIA SCORPIONS Sydney Cricket Ground – 19 January 2008 The one-off Final never got under way with constant heavy rain preventing a single ball from being bowled. By virtue of finishing on top of the table, the Wolf Blass Breakers were crowned WNCL Champions for the third consecutive season and the 10th time in 12 seasons.

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2007/08 WNCL POINTS TABLE TEAM P W L NR Bonus Points Points Net Run Rate New South Wales 8 7 1 - 3 29.5* 0.4377 South Australia 8 4 4 - 5 21 0.5465 Western Australia 8 3 5 - 2 14 -0.1940 Victoria 8 3 5 - 2 14 -0.2238 Queensland 8 3 5 - - 12 -0.5353 *NSW penalised 0.5 points for a slow over rate v SA 17/11/07

2007/08 WNCL AVERAGES BATTING M Inn NO Runs HS 50 100 Avrge Stk-Rt Ct St LC Sthalekar 8 8 1 312 93* 3 - 44.57 81.68 5 - AJ Blackwell 8 8 1 293 75* 4 - 41.86 60.79 - - KA Blackwell 8 8 3 167 51* 1 - 33.40 57.99 3 - LJ Poulton 8 8 - 106 39 - - 13.25 42.57 1 - LA Coleman 8 6 2 84 25 - - 21.00 55.96 7 5 AJ Healy 8 8 1 78 41* - - 11.14 54.17 4 1 EA Perry 7 5 - 66 37 - - 13.20 58.93 1 - SE Aley 8 6 2 66 33* - - 16.50 66.67 3 - SJ Andrews 8 6 - 51 16 - - 8.50 43.22 - - L Kuschert 4 3 2 22 11 - - 22.00 51.16 1 - CA Anneveld 8 4 1 19 10 - - 6.33 79.17 1 - RM Farrell 8 2 - 16 15 - - 8.00 40.00 1 - NM Goodwin 4 ------S Millanta 1 ------

BOWLING M Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avrge Best RPO LC Sthalekar 8 64.0 11 175 12 14.58 3/20 2.73 EA Perry 7 58.3 4 216 9 24.00 3/21 3.69 CA Anneveld 8 63.0 6 235 9 26.11 3/21 3.73 SJ Andrews 8 57.0 10 191 8 23.88 3/31 3.35 RM Farrell 8 34.0 1 154 7 22.00 2/9 4.53 SE Aley 8 27.1 1 96 5 19.20 3/10 3.53 LJ Poulton 8 9.2 - 35 4 8.75 3/10 3.75 L Kuschert 4 6.0 - 36 1 36.00 1/36 6.00 NM Goodwin 4 26.0 1 96 1 96.00 1/24 3.69 S Millanta 1 6.0 - 32 - - - 5.33 KA Blackwell 8 4.0 - 27 - - - 6.75

2007/08 WNCL debutants (l - r) Lisa Kuschert, Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy.

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2007/08 was another very successful season for the NSW ‘A’ Second XI program. We retained the Women’s Cricket Australia Cup playing a very positive and expressive brand of cricket. Off the field the Program continued to evolve, providing an environment that closely mirrored the Wolf Blass Breakers program. Support for the ‘A’ Program at Board level was again unprecedented with an interstate tour to Western Australia included on the itinerary. These tours expose our young talented players to tougher opposition, ensuring they are ready to make their mark when they get an opportunity to play in the WNCL. While not a part of the NSW ‘A’ program in name, this most recent tour to WA formed an integral part of the development of targeted players. The NSW ‘A’ program again proved its worth in closing the gap between NSW under age squads, grade cricket and the Wolf Blass Breakers. Not only has it achieved this, but it has shown how successful it is in its own right with more players graduating to National honours. Last season Rene Farrell progressed from the ‘A’ squad to the Breakers, followed by selection in the Australian U/21 team, the Shooting Stars. NSW ‘A’ celebrate winning the CA Cup. Standing (l-r) Russel Grimson (Coach), Rene then received a call-up to the Australian senior team to play New Lauren Hamman, Kate Owen, Aimee Harris, Laura Wright, Michelle Goszko, Zealand in July 2007. This summer saw Corinne Hall selected from the ‘A’ Kath Koschel, Claire Crewdson, Sharon Millanta, Carolyn Sheehan (Manager), Leigh Harris (Physio)}; Kneeling (l-r) Sara Hungerford (captain), Corrine Hall, program into the Shooting Stars side to play England. Olivia Thornton, Lisa Kuschert, Alison Parkin. Russel Grimson NSW ‘A’ Head Coach

WOMEN’S CRICKET AUSTRALIA CUP POINTS TABLE TEAM P W L Bonus Points Points Net Run Rate

Victoria 3 3 0 2 14 1.338 New South Wales 3 2 1 2 12 2.198 Queensland 3 2 1 2 10 0.234 Tasmania 3 1 2 1 5 -0.247 Australian Capital Territory 3 1 2 0 4 -1.062 South Australia 3 0 3 0 0 -1.704

Cricket Australia Cup Round 1 Victoria 1/55 (R Melton 28, E McIntyre 21) def NSW 9/191 (C Hall 50, L Wright 34) by 4 runs on Duckworth/Lewis method. Round 2 NSW 8/245 (C Hall 67, L Kuschert 49, L Wright 39) def ACT 88 (A Harris 3/21, S Hungerford 3/17) by 157 runs Round 3 NSW 171 (C Hall 42, S Hungerford 40) def South Australia 69 (S Hungerford 3/2, L Hamman 2/16, A Harris 2/17) by 102 runs Final NSW 8/224 (L Kuschert 55, L Wright 49) def Victoria 133 (L Kuschert 3/30) NSW Women’s Development Tour of WA Game 1 NSW 8/189 (E Osborne 52, A Endacott 40) def Western Australia 163 (J Wallace 51, C Hall 4/30) by 26 runs Game 2 NSW 9/133 (L Wright 31, R Farrell 26) def Western Australia 132 (J Wallace 35, A Harris 5/20, S Millanta 3/22) by 1 wicket Game 3 NSW 8/129 (C Hall 39no, L Wright 38) def Western Australia 127 (A Gray 32, R Farrell 4/30) by 2 wickets

2007/ 08 WOMEN’S CRICKET AUSTRALIA CUP AVERAGES (TOP 5) BATTING M Inn NO Runs HS 50 100 Avrge Ct St C Hall 4 4 - 175 67 2 - 43.75 2 - L Wright 3 3 - 122 49 - - 40.66 2 2 L Kuschert 4 4 - 122 55 1 - 30.50 2 - L Hamman 4 3 2 24 13* - - 24.00 1 - S Hungerford 4 4 - 88 40 - - 22.00 - -

BOWLING M Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avrge Best RPO S Hungerford 4 11.5 - 25 8 3.12 3/2 2.11 C Hall 4 5.2 1 7 1 7.00 1/7 1.31 A Harris 3 23.0 6 55 6 9.16 3/21 2.39 L Hamman 4 29.0 5 68 5 13.60 2/6 2.34 S Millanta 4 34.0 11 44 3 14.66 2/13 1.29

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NSW have never been defeated in the six home finals played in the domestic First Class competition. Beau Casson 99 NSW v S.Aust, SCG, 2007-08, Kerry O’Keeffe 99* Australia v Auckland, 1973/74 and Gavin Robertson 99 Tas v NSW, Hobart, 1990-91 are the only Australian First Class cricketers since 1851- 52 to have 99 as their highest First Class score. Stuart MacGill has taken 245 First Class wickets on the SCG from his 50 games, second to Charles Turner with 288 from 43 games. Doug Bollinger’s 45 wickets in the Pura Cup season was the most by any NSW bowler. Injury during the latter part of the season prevented him from playing in the last three games of the season. His of 31.16 is the best recorded in the history of the Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup competition for a bowler taking 45 or more wickets in a season. Matthew Nicholson completed his First Class career for NSW as the fourth bowler to take 100 wickets for two States. He took 142 wickets Simon Katich acknowledges another milestone on his way to 306 against for Western Australia in 40 games and 155 wickets for NSW in 45 games. Queensland at the SCG. Ray Lindwall (196 - NSW, 115 - Qld), David Gilbert (113 - NSW, 115 - MEN’S STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS Tas) and Chris Matthews (225 - WA, 129 - Tas) are the others. On the 2007/08 Australian First Class tour of the West Indies, NSW had First-Class Cricket nine representatives, the most by any State for 82 years. There have been Four players made their First Class debuts for NSW during 2007/08: many instances of seven NSW representatives on an Australian tour. On Phillip Hughes (No.708), Steven Smith (709), Usman Khawaja (710) and the 1921 tour of England and , NSW had 10 of the 14 tourists. Burt Cockley (711). Beau Casson and Brad Haddin both made their Test debuts during Phillip Hughes made his First Class debut against Tasmania at the age of Australia’s First Class tour of the West Indies. 18 years 355 days, the 18th youngest for NSW. Domestic Limited-Overs Simon Katich’s 306 against Queensland at the SCG was the highest score for Five players made their domestic limited-over debuts for NSW during NSW since Bob Simpson’s 277 against Queensland in 1967/68 and the first 2007-08: Mark Cameron (141), Peter Forrest (142), Phillip Hughes (143), triple century on the SCG since Don Bradman’s 452* against Queensland in Steven Smith (144) and Beau Casson (145). 1929-30. Katich’s 1506 runs in the Pura Cup season is a record for a batsman. The previous best was 1464 by Michael Bevan in 2004-05 when playing for Brad Haddin’s 82 ball century against Tasmania at the Bellerive Oval was Tasmania. Katich’s First Class batting average on the SCG is 83.42 from 26 the second fastest by a NSW player. Haddin had previously scored a games, second highest after Bradman’s 91.46 from his 46 games. He was century from 74 balls against Tasmania at Bankstown in 2001-02. named Pura Cup Player of the Year for season 2007/08, the first such award Brad Haddin became the most successful wicket-keeper in domestic to a NSW player since Mark Waugh in 1989/90. limited-overs capturing 136 dismissals from his 82 games. NSW won the domestic First Class competition for the 45th time, well 23737 spectators attended the KFC Big Bash game at ANZ Stadium ahead of the next most successful team, Victoria with 26 titles. when Glenn McGrath made a final appearance for NSW in the game 2007/08 was the second occasion that NSW has gone through the against Queensland. Sheffield/Pura Cup competition undefeated since Tasmania became the Brad Haddin requires 93 runs in domestic limited-overs cricket for NSW sixth full time member. The previous occasion was in 1984-85. to pass Michael Bevan’s 2400 tally as the most runs scored for NSW.

WOMEN’S STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS The Wolf Blass Breakers have won the WNCL in 10 out of 12 seasons, including the last three consecutive titles. Alyssa Healy (210), Ellyse Perry (211) and Lisa Kuschert (212) all made their WNCL debuts during 2007/08. Lisa Sthalekar played her 100th WNCL match for NSW against Victoria at the MCG on 10 December 2007. She finished the season with 104 caps making her the third most capped player in the history of the WNCL. Sthalekar also became the second highest wicket taker in the history of the WNCL with 119. Victoria’s is the leading wicket taker with 148. Leonie Coleman equalled the record for most dismissals in a match by taking two catches and effecting three stumpings for a total of five against Queensland at the SCG. Kate Blackwell played her 50th WNCL match against South Australia at Bankstown. Leonie Coleman and Ellyse Perry both made their Test debuts in the one- off Ashes Test played in Bowral in February 2008. Aged 17 years and 104 Ellyse Perry, Australia’s youngest Test cricketer. days, Perry became Australia’s youngest ever Test cricketer, male or female.

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VB STATE LEAGUE CUP The third season of this competition culminated in the Final at Hurstville Oval. It assisted the NSW Country and ACT teams to prepare for their respective national competitions, and played a part in the NSWCA’s subsequent Pura Cup and Australian Country Cricket Championship titles. The NSW Country team was selected partly on an Origin basis for the first time with Mark Cameron, Tim Lang, Aaron O’Brien and Dominic Thornely joining the squad. A total of 73 Sydney First Grade cricketers participated in the competition although Cricket NSW contracted players would ultimately prove to be the competition’s outstanding performers. NSW’s seven Cricket Australia contracted players were not considered for selection. In the Final, Sydney West comfortably defeated Sydney Central. West captain and SpeedBlitz Blues batsman Ben Rohrer led by example for the second consecutive decider, while team mate and evergreen off- spinner Anthony Clark was the match’s leading bowler. Sydney West was undefeated for the entire competition. Thanks are expressed to all match officials, team officials and match hosts, and in particular to St George CC which hosted the Final, for their (l-r) Paul Taylor, Ian Field, Roy Formica. contributions to the competition’s success.

Cricket Operations staff assumed important administrative Leading Batsmen: Stephen O’Keefe (248 runs); Greg Mail (229); Phillip responsibilities in a number of areas, including all activities of the Sydney Hughes (221); Peter Forrest (221); Aaron O’Brien (196); Ed Cowan (185) Cricket Association; off-field arrangements of all major representative Leading Bowlers: Beau Casson (12 wkts); (11); Stephen O’Keefe, matches hosted by Cricket NSW; the VB State League Cup; the NSW Shane Cleary (10); Aaron Bird (8) Cricket Board’s Appeals, Grade/Premier Club Funding Program and Leading Wicketkeepers: Russell Wilcoxon (10 dis); Daniel Smith (7) Facilities Upgrade sub-committees, and its General Grant program; the development of Blacktown Olympic Park; taking of Minutes at all Competition Table: Sydney West 20, Sydney Central 17, NSW Country 14, meetings of the Board and the NSWCA; the Sydney Cricket Ground’s Sydney North 8, ACT 5, Sydney South-East 2 Alan Davidson Room on each international match day; and the NSWCA’s Final: Sydney West 5/285 (B Rohrer 95, J Burke 52, B Schutz 41, S O’Keefe youth cricket calendar and register of defaulters to affiliates. Cricket 40, A Bird 2/48, I Moran 2/55) def Sydney Central 188 (P Hughes 48, Australia suspended its national Spirit of Cricket award program. I Moran 37, J Burke 2/10, A Clark 2/34, J Lalor 2/40) at Hurstville David McCredie resigned from the position of Cricket Operations Officer- Representative Cricket, after more than four valued years. Aaron BLACKTOWN OLYMPIC PARK Keech filled David’s position on a temporary full-time basis for the year’s Planning continued in liaison with Blacktown City Council and the busiest five months, while Management reviewed the Department’s Australian Football League. Construction commenced during May 2008 organisational structure. and is scheduled for completion during May 2009. The NSWCA will Room attendants Bobby Barter, Matthew Groth, Aaron Keech, Luke contribute $2.875m towards the estimated $27.5m total cost, as well as Keech, Duncan Kerr, David Tribolet and John Williams continued to play an annual operational fee, and will hold a 21-year licence, as well as three key roles on a match-by-match basis. Rocky Harris again served as State 21-year options. Liaison Officer, for the touring India, New Zealand and Sri Lankan men’s The complex will greatly benefit both the NSWCA’s many elite cricket teams, as well as the Australia and England women’s teams. programs, and cricket in general in western Sydney. The facilities will include a First Class standard No 1 Oval with broadcast standard lighting and a REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAMS 10,000-seat capacity, a First Grade-standard No 2 Oval, a six-pitch Indoor The 2007/08 representative cricket season was an extremely busy one. Practice Centre, 12 outdoor turf practice pitches, six outdoor synthetic Among the usual international and interstate, male and female, open and practice pitches, and associated office accommodation and parking. under-age matches, the Cricket NSW also hosted an Australia v England women’s series comprising one Test match and three ODIs. Department FACILITIES UPGRADE PROGRAM staff worked closely with State Cricket and Commercial Operations & The above program provides for NSWCA expenditure of $6.0m Communications staff in particular, to ensure that all such matches were during the four-year period 2006/2007-2009/2010, on NSW-wide conducted at a very high standard. improvements to cricket facilities. To date, the Board has approved Following the season’s conclusion, the Cricket Operations Manager again funding for nine projects proposed by affiliates. Funding ranges from served on a three-person Cricket Australia sub-committee to prepare $90,000-$500,000 per project. The nine grants amount to $2.9m, the 2008/09 domestic programs. towards projects with a total value of $23.0m. Ian Field IVOR EWIN TROPHY Manager – Cricket Operations This season’s annual City Origin v Country Origin match was again scheduled to be played in Twenty20 format, to assist the SpeedBlitz Blues’ preparation for the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition. On 30 December 2007, at Drummoyne Oval, Country Origin defeated City Origin to claim the Ivor Ewin Trophy.

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MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION WOMEN’S COMPETITION SUB-COMMITTEE The Sydney Cricket Association’s (SCA) sixty-one Delegate Members The Committee of Management formally delegated administration of the were Messrs BF Freedman, MH Klumpp (Bankstown), J Hanshaw, Women’s Competition to the above sub-committee: Ms J Henry (Chair), C Michie (Blacktown), A Connolly, R Yabsley (Campbelltown-Camden), Ms O Thornton (Deputy Chair), and Messrs R Gawthorne, G Koschel RE Horsell, R Wilson (Eastern Suburbs), RF Cook, P Scuglia (Fairfield- and R Smith. The Committee thanks those persons for their contribution Liverpool), AJ Falk, M Rosen (Gordon), P Brown, T Jacobs (Hawkesbury), to the successful conduct of the Women’s competition. L Gould, J Warn (Manly-Warringah), I Finlay, C Hambleton (Mosman), DH Cole, BO White (North Sydney), N Berman, S Trowell (Northern District), G Monaghan, R Wright (Parramatta), G Gavin, R Hudswell (Penrith), G Hartshorne, P Wright (Randwick-Petersham), J Hunter, JM Jobson (St George), R Brennan, THJ Iceton (Sutherland), GK Harinath, T Smith (Sydney), BW Collins, M O’Sullivan (Sydney University), M Sanders, P Serov (UNSW), D O’Neil, I Willis (Western Suburbs), D Rose (Auburn), T Murphy (Burwood Briars), G Baird (Epping), B Somerville (Georges River), B Scott (Lane Cove), SM Hamman (Linfield), M Schaafsma (Macquarie University), D Lewis (North West Sydney), A Faber (Pennant Hills), M Annis-Brown (Roseville), G Workman (South Sydney), J Miller (Southern Districts), D Chappelow (Strathfield), H Drew (Warringah), R De Carvalho (C&SCA), BA Planner (NSWCCU), D Dilley (NSWCU&SA), CW Booth, J Evans, E Myatt (NSWDCA), Ms J Henry (Sydney Women’s Competition).

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT At its 21st Annual General Meeting on 20 August 2007, the SCA elected a Committee of Management comprising Messrs RF Cook (Chairman), AJ Falk (Deputy Chairman), A Connolly, BF Freedman, G Monaghan and The Women’s Competition Sub-Committee (from left) Ross Gawthorne, S M Hamman. On the same evening, the SCA approved the Committee’s Rob Smith, Jessica Henry, Gary Koschel and Olivia Thornton. nominees of Mr CW Booth and Ms J Henry to also serve as Appointed Members of the Committee. The Chairman, on behalf of the SCA, A W GREEN SHIELD SELECTION SUB-COMMITTEE expressed its appreciation of the contribution made to it by retiring The Committee of Management formally delegated the selection of Chairman, Mr BW Collins. the above competition’s two representative teams to the above sub- committee: Messrs R Brennan (Chairman), M Carmichael, G Cooper, NEW AND RETIRING MEMBERS I Gill, A Monaghan, G Rimmer and I Willis. The Committee thanks those New Delegate Members were Messrs P Brown, J Warn, N Berman, persons for their contribution in that regard. S Trowell, R Yabsley, P Serov, G Hartshorne, B Scott, G Workman, H Drew, A Faber and R De Carvalho. They replaced Messrs I Forrest, A Fraser, M Langford, C Stubbs, T Ray, GF Lawson, R Stafford, J Lloyd, R Wilcoxon, L Hincksman, A Nichkawde and J Russell, respectively. During the year, Messrs B Somerville and H Drew resigned from the Association, and were replaced by Messrs R Buchanan and J Young respectively. The SCA wishes to record its appreciation of the efforts of all retiring Members, and to welcome all new Members.

DELEGATES TO THE NSW CRICKET ASSOCIATION Twenty-three of the Association’s Members were also delegates to the NSW Cricket Association: Messrs Freedman, Hanshaw, Connolly, Horsell, Cook, Rosen, Jacobs, Gould, Finlay, Cole, Berman, Monaghan, Hudswell, P Wright, Jobson, Iceton, Harinath, Collins, Sanders, O’Neil, Hamman, Dilley and Evans.

SHIRES COMPETITION SUB-COMMITTEE The Committee of Management formally delegated specific duties to the above sub-committee, comprising persons elected by Shires clubs: Messrs SM Hamman (Chairman), D Chappelow (Deputy Chairman), A Clarke, A Lewis, J Lloyd, B Whitehouse and M Wood. During the year, Andrew Falk from Gordon (left) receives the Spirit of Cricket Trophy from fellow Mr Chappelow resigned from the Sub-Committee, and was replaced SCA Committee Member, Stirling Hamman. as Deputy Chairman by Mr Whitehouse. The Committee thanks those persons for their contribution to the successful conduct of the Shires competition.

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CODE OF CONDUCT COMMISSIONERS AND JUDICIARY Best feature article: COMMITTEE Mr John MacDonald (The Blacktown Sun) Best photograph: The NSW Cricket Board again appointed Messrs J McGruther and Ms Annika Enderborg (The Manly Daily) M Bonnell as the Association’s Code of Conduct Commissioner and Assistant Code of Conduct Commissioner, respectively. The Judiciary Committee for the season comprised Messrs R Browne (Chairman), G Farmer (Deputy Chairman), G Beard, G Bensley, P Blanchard, R Collins, R Green, C Hynes, P Toohey and DA Tribolet. The Committee thanks those persons for their assistance, when required, in considering alleged breaches of the Association’s Code of Conduct. During the 2007/08 season, the Commissioners considered 26 alleged breaches of the SCA’s Code of Conduct. The Commissioners offered a caution to eight persons, with seven accepting that offer and one person requesting the matter proceed to a hearing by the Judiciary Committee. The Judiciary Committee found 19 persons guilty of breaching the Code, and imposed penalties ranging from a censure, to an 11-month sentence.

CRICKET AUSTRALIA CA again demonstrated its direct commitment to club cricket by allocating $321,625 and $19,104 to the Cricket NSW for the development of Grade cricket, and Women’s Grade cricket, respectively. The NSW Cricket Board distributed that grant among all clubs, to facilitate projects such as ground improvements and coaching programs. Phil Tressider Media Award winners (from left) Jason Avedissian, Annika Enderborg, Mick Stephenson, John MacDonald. Prior to the season’s commencement, the membership of UTS Balmain UMPIRES CC agreed to a change of that club’s name, to Sydney CC. The NSW Thanks are extended to the NSW Cricket Umpires’ & Scorers’ Cricket Board approved that change. Association, which again appointed accredited umpires to officiate in Grade matches. The NSWCUSA also assisted the Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires’ BBM AWARD Association and the Sydney Women’s Cricket Umpires’ Association to The Committee again made a BBM award to a promising young Grade make similar appointments to their respective competitions. cricketer, to play for Formby CC in England’s Liverpool & District League. SpeedBlitz Blues squad member Stephen O’Keefe (Hawkesbury) enjoyed STATE CHALLENGE a successful 2007 winter with that club, while Reece Bombas (Gordon) Waitara Oval, 24 February 2008. gained the 2008 award. Northern District CC and North Coastal Zone CA qualified to FUNCTIONS represent the SCA and the NSW Country Cricket Association respectively, in the annual match between the Premiers of each Separate presentation nights were conducted during May 2008 for the Grade, Association’s limited-over competition. Northern District CC enjoyed a Shires and Women’s competitions, which were attended by more than 900 comfortable victory on this occasion. guests. The three functions were a fitting way to end a very successful season Northern District 4/201 (C Witt 60, J Whealing 50, D Ball 21no) def and to congratulate all premiership teams and award winners. North Coastal Zone 6/200 (D Miller 67, J Cook 32, A Turner 29) MEDIA SCA CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY- SYDNEY XI v SHIRES XI During the season, the Association’s competitions enjoyed regular Sydney Cricket Ground, 5 December 2007. media coverage, in particular from daily metropolitan newspapers, suburban newspapers, and the Association’s websites linked to Sydney XI- Jason Holley (c, Sutherland), Corey Lowe (Blacktown), Adam www.cricketnsw.com/nswgc. In addition, Cricket Australia’s website Ritchard (Eastern Suburbs), Rod Hokin (Gordon), Craig Little (Manly- again provided live ball-by-ball coverage of the entire First Grade Final. Warringah), Nick Watkins (Parramatta), Ahillen Beadle, Joshua Lalor, Stewart Rhodes (Penrith), Adam Semple, Glen Wichello (Randwick- The Association again offered the Phil Tresidder Award, in memory of the Petersham), Will Hay (Sydney University) late sports journalist, Randwick CC member and NSW Cricket Association Life Member. Entries were numerous and of a high standard, emphasising Shires XI- Ian Wheatley (c, Epping), Cameron Watson (Auburn), Murray the support that Grade cricket receives from suburban print media. The Power (Georges River), Rehan Anjum (Linfield), Louis Hanna, Prashant three award-winners, each of whom received a cheque for $500, were: Rai (Macquarie University), Nathan Wakefield (North West Sydney), Adrian McCaffrey, Kish Nadesan (Pennant Hills), James Ledgerwood Best season coverage (joint): (Rosevile), Shannon Lane (South Sydney), Brad Lewis (Warringah); Messrs Jason Avedissian (The Manly Daily) and Mick Stephenson Umpires- Colin Philpott (NSWCU&SA), Chris Taylor (SSCUA) (The Bankstown-Canterbury Torch)

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In this annual fixture the Sydney XI, boasting a team of regular First —— Toro Australia. Grade players, defeated a Shires XI by 19 runs. The Sydney XI looked to Sponsor of the Grade Ground of the Year awards; be heading towards posting a large total, until Shannon Lane produced —— Kookaburra Australia Pty Ltd. a fine spell of slow bowling to restrict the innings to a moderate 196. In Supplier of balls for finals series matches; reply, the Shires XI could only muster 177 largely due to Ahillen Beadle’s four wickets. —— Cricket Australia; for its Grade club funding program; Sydney XI 196 (C Lowe 66, N Watkins 42, W Hay 40, S Lane 5/25, L Hanna 2/26) def Shires XI 177 (I Wheatley 53, C Watson 36, —— Australian Associated Press (AAP); K Nadesan 24no, A Beadle 4/37, G Wichello 2/34). for its promotion of the SCA’s competitions;

—— The NSW Cricket Umpires’ & Scorers’ Association, UNDER-16 STATE CHALLENGE especially Mr Peter Hughes (Executive Officer), the Board, and all Jubilee Park, The Entrance, 24 February 2008. officiating umpires and scorers;

Parramatta CC and the Central Coast CA qualified to represent the SCA —— Mr Bruce Whitehouse. and the NSW Country Cricket Association respectively, in the annual Records Officers for the Shires competition; match between the Premiers of each Association’s Under-16 competition. —— Mr Adam Morehouse. On this occasion, Parramatta recorded a comfortable victory, defeating Official SCA Statistician; the Central Coast CA by seven wickets. —— First Grade scorers. Parramatta 3/228 (S Abbott 82, A Graham 54no, N Bertus 43no, For their valuable contribution in providing timely online match M Petersen 2/40) def Central Coast 9/226 (T McDonald 81, scorecards; D Tonkin 51no, M Coombs 37, T Ortiz 3/44, A Child 2/25) —— Managers and coaches of all AW Green Shield competition teams; and

UNDER-16 REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS —— Groundstaff and ground authorities of the Sydney Cricket Ground and all At the completion of the AW Green Shield competition’s preliminary clubs, particularly those that hosted competition finals and representative rounds, the competition’s Selection Sub-Committee named two teams to matches. play each other in a match on 23 January 2008. The annual match against teams representing the NSWCA’s Country Coaching Class was not held this year, due to wet weather. Selected teams, which were subsequently amended as a result of player unavailability: AW Green Shield 1st XI: (c, Parramatta), Matthew Foster (Blacktown), Tom Lamont (Gordon), Scott Heaney (Hawkesbury), Daniel Brain, Glen Fairweather (Mosman), Nick Bertus, Alex Graham (Parramatta), (Penrith), , Justin Younes (St George), Harpreet Singh (Western Suburbs) A W Green Shield 2nd XI: Angus Robson (c, UNSW), Ken Butcher (Bankstown), Damien Carroll (Campbelltown-Camden), Karwin Rogers (Fairfield-Liverpool), Henry Carmichael (Gordon), Dale McKay (Hawkesbury), Gabriel Joseph (Parramatta), Joshua Clarke (Penrith), Blake Greening (St George), Mark Rice (Sutherland), Prince Bedi, Chamath Samarasinghe (Western Suburbs) Reserve players: Malaka Jayawickreme (Blacktown), Scott Warren (Campbelltown-Camden), Nathan Jattan (Fairfield-Liverpool), Matthew Taylor (Mosman), Michael Birch (North Sydney), Gavin Taylor (Northern District), Chris Ashby, Luke Dempsey (Parramatta), Max Fraser (Penrith), Andrew Lambros (UNSW), Ben Royall (Western Suburbs) The match took place at George Parry Oval on 23 January 2008 A W Green Shield 2nd XI 9/174 (G Joseph 76, M Rice 26, H Singh 2/25, S Heaney 2/33) def A W Green Shield 1st XI 138 (N Bertus 27, S Abbott 22, G Fairweather 20no, P Bedi 2/17, H Carmichael 2/24)

APPRECIATION The Sydney Cricket Association wishes to record its appreciation of the contribution of the following persons and bodies to the success of its 2007/08 season:

—— The Sydney Morning Herald, sponsor of the O’Reilly Medal for First Grade Player of the Year;

—— BBM, especially Mr Eddy Steele (Executive Director), sponsor of the BBM award; Retiring SpeedBlitz Blues fast bowler Matthew Nicholson played in the 2007/08 SCA First Grade Final.

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