Ballina Bears Cricket Club

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Ballina Bears
Ballina Bears Logo.jpg
NicknameThe Bears
Sport Cricket
Founded~1902 (The Bears from 1989)
First season1989/90
League LJ Hooker League
Home groundFripp Oval
Colours   (from 1995)
   (1989-1995)
Website Official website

The Ballina Bears Cricket Club are a club based in the Ballina district on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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The club has existed since at least 1902, under various names associated with local watering holes. The club became a stand-alone entity (the Bears) in 1989, with Adam Bailey as founding President. [1] [2] [3] With the establishment of the LJ Hooker League in 1994/95 the first-grade side now competes at a regional level, with the lower grades still playing in Ballina competition. [4] The first-grade side also plays annually against the Tintenbar club for the "David Dawson Shield" — named in honour of David Dawson, a regular and popular 1st grade player, who died in July 1994. [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2014, the club celebrated its 25th anniversary and a Bears Best Team was named. [9] The players selected were: Greg Weller, Todd Campbell, Peter Hall*, Justin Moore*, Nathan Anson, Andrew Gordon, David Schweitzer (WK), Sam Adams, Jason Holmes (Captain), Shane Jacobs, John Weller and Phil Alley. [10] Those with an asterisk (*) represented NSW Country while playing for the Bears. [11] [12] Club stalwart Geoff Jacobs was also recognised by being named the first "Immortal Bear". [13] [14]

The Bears have won the LJ Hooker League on 4 occasions: 1995/96, [15] 2008/09, [16] [17] 2011/12 (joint) [18] and 2013/14. [19]

The following Bears players have been "LJ Hooker League Player of the Year": Shane Jacobs (1996/97) and Sam Adams (2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13). [20]

In January 2019, the NSW State Government announced $40,000 in funding to rebuild the picket-fence at Fripp Oval. [21] (subscription required)

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References

  1. ↑ Hall, p.205.
  2. ↑ "Club History". The Ballina Bears. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cricketing legends join Ballina Bears for 25th anniversary". The Northern Star . 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Attewell, Paul (12 March 2005). "20 years of Far North Coast LJ Hooker League". The Northern Star . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Sproule, Amanda (14 December 2009). "Bears get paws on Shield". The Northern Star . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Match in memory of David Dawson". The Northern Star . 14 November 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Attewell, Paul (20 October 2018). "Bears captain is in for the long haul". The Northern Star . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Attewell, Paul (27 October 2018). "Bears face an early batting challenge". The Northern Star . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Cricketing legends join Ballina Bears for 25th anniversary". The Northern Star . 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. ↑ File:Ballina_Bears,_1989-2014_Records.pdf
  11. ↑ Craig, Mitchell (29 March 2016). "Bears trio make FNC cricket's Team of the Year". The Northern Star . Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Craig, Mitchell (25 February 2017). "It's aye aye captain at Ballina Bears". The Northern Star. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  13. ↑ Spinks, Steve (31 March 2009). "Bear's unsung hero". The Northern Star . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  14. ↑ File:Ballina_Bears,_1989-2014_Records.pdf
  15. ↑ "Ballina wins cricket final thriller". The Northern Star . 30 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Ballina wins cricket final thriller". The Northern Star . 30 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  17. ↑ Sproule, Amanda (18 November 2009). "Victory stays with Bears captain". The Northern Star . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  18. ↑ Craig, Mitchell (24 March 2014). "Ballina Bears take out LJ Hooker League cricket premiership". The Northern Star . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  19. ↑ Craig, Mitchell (24 March 2014). "Ballina Bears take out LJ Hooker League cricket premiership". The Northern Star . Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "FNC LJ Hooker League - Former Cricketers of the Year". The Northern Star. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "$40,000 to fix 'eyesore'". The Northern Star . 7 January 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.(subscription required)

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