NSW Premier Cricket

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NSW Premier Cricket, formerly known as Sydney Grade Cricket. is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. The competition began in 1893 when a number of clubs that had been playing for many years on an ad hoc basis voted to create a formal competition structure. [1]

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The NSW Premier Cricket competition is generally played on Saturdays and begins in mid-September and continues until the grand final is played on the first weekend of April. Spectators are generally few and far between at matches, mostly family members, partners or club members. The exception to this is at T20 matches which can attract crowds into the hundreds and occasionally the low thousands. Players for the NSW team are selected from the first-grade competition. While modern day cricketers have few breaks outside the international calendar, when they do NSW players often return to play in the first-grade competition.

History

This competition has grown substantially since its formation and by 1985 the Sydney Grade Cricket Competition encompassed 20 clubs. Since the 1940s there had been a number of club mergers (Mosman with Middle Harbour, Petersham with Marrickville and Glebe with South Sydney followed in 1965 by the forced merger of Paddington with Glebe-South Sydney to form Sydney District CC). In 1965 Sutherland joined the competition, followed by Nepean (now Penrith) and University of NSW in 1973. In 1985 Sydney District CC left the competition but 3 new clubs from the outer suburbs of Sydney joined - Fairfield, Campbelltown and Hawkesbury. In the late 1990s there was a push to remove some inner-city clubs from the competition, but although no clubs were forced out, in 2001 Randwick and Petersham-Marrickville (itself the product of a merger in 1951) decided to merge and formed the Randwick Petersham club. Some clubs were renamed to reflect their wider representation (Waverley renamed as Eastern Suburbs, Fairfield becoming Fairfield-Liverpool and Campbelltown becoming Campbelltown-Camden). Finally in 2002 Blacktown were promoted from the second-tier shires competition to bring the number of clubs back up to 20. Each of the 20 clubs fields a side in each of the five senior grades as well as a side in the Poidevin-Gray Shield and AW Green Shield junior competitions.

In recent times some clubs have started broadcasting scorecards in real-time on the Cricket Australia website. Some clubs also have detailed video and photographs each weekend. Most but not all clubs actively update their website and have information across a variety of social media platforms.

Sydney grade cricket also has a proud history of welcoming budding, current or former first-class and Test cricketers from around the world. Players are primarily sourced from England's county competition. In 2015/16, there were over 10 players in the competition plying their trade in the first-grade competition. In the late 1990s and early 2000s Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss amongst others played seasons in Sydney. Such is the strength of the competition that some well-known players have been known to play multiple matches in second grade.

To address shortcomings in players making the transition from first-grade to State cricket, two seasons ago[ when? ] a different type of ball was introduced into the first-grade competition. This ball is the same used by state players but had not previously been used due to its cost (A$150 each). While the ball is still a four-piece ball, its seam is less pronounced and more difficult to swing. Bowlers, in particular fast bowlers, have had to work much harder at getting wickets. Since its introduction scores within the competition have increased. There have been higher team and individual scores (400+ scores by teams are not the rare occurrence they once were).

In the 2016/17 season, the competition changed its name to NSW Premier Cricket. The name change was part of a Cricket Australia initiative to standardise the naming of the elite men's cricket competition within each state's capital city.

NSW Premier Cricket Clubs

Current Clubs

Clubs in the 2023/24 season of NSW Premier Cricket are:

Former clubs

Sydney's suburban sprawl over the past 120 years has seen the introduction of new outer-suburban clubs and the disappearance or mergers of some inner-city clubs. The most successful club no longer in the competition is Paddington which won 9 first grade titles between 1894/95 and 1953/54 before being forced to merge with Glebe-South Sydney to form the Sydney District CC in 1965 - this merged club later left the competition in 1985. Other ex-clubs include:

NSW Premier Cricket

The competition consists of 20 clubs who field one side in each of the five grades. In the 1st Grade competition, each side plays every other side over a total of 19 rounds. All other grades play only 15 rounds, thus missing out on playing 4 teams each season. The additional 4 rounds that are played by the 1st Grade sides are generally one day matches that take place on Sundays (won by Sydney University in 2010/2011).

The 2010/11 season, for all grades, included 10 two-day matches (generally played on two consecutive Saturdays), 4 one-day matches and 1 Twenty-20 match. The 1st Grade sides played an additional one-day match and 3 Twenty20 matches. The 1st Grade Draw can be found here and the 2nd Grade draw, which is identical to the 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade draws, can be found here .

The final series generally consists of Qualifying Finals, Semi-Finals and a Final. These matches are played over two days, with the First Grade Final being played over three days. In the Qualifying Finals, the 1st placed team plays the 6th placed team, 2nd plays 5th and 3rd plays 4th. The three winning teams (or better placed team in the case of a draw) and the best placed losing team go through to the Semi-Finals.

Points are allocated to the teams according to the results of each match. These points go towards the Club Championship which is awarded at the end of the regular season.

All of the current NSW first-class cricket players are selected from their performances in Premier Cricket. This includes those players who also represent Australia although the demands of the international schedule means the Australian players rarely get to play at grade level these days.

Premiers

Sydney Grade Cricket Premiers 1893/94-2020/21
Season1st Grade1st Grade
One Day Cup		1st Grade
T20 Cup		2nd Grade3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade
1893/94East Sydney
1894/95Paddington
1895/96Glebe North Sydney
1896/97GlebePaddington
1897/98PaddingtonBurwood
1898/99 North Sydney University
1899/1900 Central Cumberland Burwood Central Cumberland
1900/01PaddingtonPaddington Leichhardt-Balmain
1901/02 Sydney University North Sydney
1902/03 Waverley Leichhardt-Balmain Manly
1903/04Burwood Sydney Paddington
1904/05 North Sydney Manly North Sydney
1905/06Burwood Petersham North Sydney
1906/07Paddington North Sydney Paddington
1907/08 North Sydney North Sydney North Sydney
1908/09Glebe Mosman North Sydney
1909/10 University North Sydney North Sydney
1910/11 Gordon Marrickville North Sydney
1911/12 University University North Sydney
1912/13 North Sydney Waverley Waverley
1913/14 University Waverley Randwick
1914/15 Western Suburbs Waverley Waverley
1915/16 Balmain Randwick Newtown
1916/17 Sydney Newtown Balmain
1917/18 Petersham Mosman Petersham
1918/19Paddington Mosman Mosman
1919/20 Western Suburbs Randwick Waverley
1920/21 Waverley Marrickville Manly
1921/22 Waverley Waverley Western Suburbs
1922/23 Waverley Marrickville Waverley
1923/24 Gordon Waverley Marrickville
1924/25 Sydney Petersham Gordon
1925/26Paddington Gordon Petersham, Paddington & Gordon
1926/27Glebe Petersham St. George
1927/28Glebe Western Suburbs St. George
1928/29 Western Suburbs Waverley Western Suburbs
1929/30 Mosman St. George Waverley
1930/31 Randwick Randwick Randwick
1931/32 North Sydney Western Suburbs Marrickville
1932/33 Central Cumberland Petersham Randwick
1933/34 Mosman Randwick Randwick
1934/35Paddington Western Suburbs Glebe Waverley
1935/36 Mosman Western Suburbs Randwick Western Suburbs
1936/37 Balmain Western Suburbs Randwick Marrickville
1937/38 Randwick Glebe Western Suburbs No Competition
1938/39 Mosman Waverley Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1939/40 St. George St. George Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1940/41 St. George Waverley Gordon No Competition
1941/42 St. George Waverley Balmain & Gordon
1942/43 St. George St. George Randwick
1943/44 Marrickville Western Suburbs Randwick
1944/45 Waverley Glebe Petersham
1945/46 Gordon Waverley Western Suburbs
1946/47 Western Suburbs Balmain Gordon
1947/48 Gordon Western Suburbs Central Cumberland
1948/49 Western Suburbs Waverley Western Suburbs Mosman
1949/50 Northern Districts Waverley Northern Districts St. George
1950/51 Manly Balmain St. George Mosman
1951/52 Randwick Waverley Petersham-Marrickville Petersham-Marrickville
1952/53 St. George Waverley Bankstown-Canterbury Cumberland
1953/54PaddingtonGlebe-South SydneyGlebe-South Sydney St. George
1954/55 Petersham-Marrickville Balmain St. George Balmain
1955/56 Petersham-Marrickville Paddington St. George Randwick
1956/57 Western Suburbs St. George Mosman Waverley
1957/58 Manly-Warringah Bankstown-Canterbury Western Suburbs Randwick
1958/59 Bankstown-Canterbury Central Cumberland Manly-Warringah Gordon
1959/60 Western Suburbs Northern Districts Central Cumberland Gordon
1960/61 St. George Bankstown-Canterbury Gordon Western Suburbs
1961/62 Petersham-Marrickville Bankstown-Canterbury St. George Bankstown-Canterbury
1962/63 Northern Districts University St. George St. George
1963/64 Western Suburbs University Petersham-Marrickville St. George
1964/65 Central Cumberland University Central Cumberland St. George
1965/66 St. George St. George Gordon Sutherland
1966/67 Northern Districts Western Suburbs Bankstown-Canterbury St. George
1967/68 Balmain Western Suburbs Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland
1968/69 St. George St. George Waverley Petersham-Marrickville North Sydney
1969/70 St. George Sutherland St. George Manly-Warringah Balmain Northern Districts
1970/71 St. George Balmain Balmain St. George Gordon Gordon
1971/72 Western Suburbs Manly-Warringah St. George Northern Districts Bankstown-Canterbury Northern Districts
1972/73 Western Suburbs Newcastle Northern Districts Central Cumberland Manly-Warringah St. George
1973/74 Manly-Warringah Gordon Central Cumberland Central Cumberland Central Cumberland Central Cumberland
1974/75 Petersham-Marrickville Western Suburbs Bankstown-Canterbury Manly-Warringah Gordon North Sydney
1975/76 Waverley Balmain Central Cumberland Sutherland Mosman-Middle Harbour Gordon
1976/77 University of NSW No Competition North Sydney Petersham-Marrickville Sydney University Bankstown-Canterbury
1977/78 Randwick University of NSW Western Suburbs Randwick Balmain
1978/79 Penrith Randwick Bankstown-Canterbury Randwick Sutherland
1979/80 Randwick Sydney University Randwick Petersham-Marrickville Balmain
1980/81 University of NSW Waverley Sydney University Sydney University Sydney University
1981/82 Randwick Balmain Petersham-Marrickville Petersham-Marrickville Sydney University
1982/83 Penrith Northern Districts Gordon Western Suburbs Western Suburbs
1983/84 Randwick Northern Districts North Sydney St. George St. George
1984/85 St. George North Sydney Randwick Penrith Randwick
1985/86 Northern Districts North Sydney North Sydney Gordon Mosman-Middle Harbour Randwick
1986/87 Northern Districts Campbelltown St. George Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland
1987/88 Bankstown-Canterbury North Sydney St. George Manly-Warringah Western Suburbs Sydney University
1988/89 Manly-Warringah No Competition St. George Sutherland Sydney University Sydney University
1989/90 Gordon Manly-Warringah Bankstown-Canterbury Balmain Parramatta
1990/91 Gordon North Sydney Randwick Gordon Randwick
1991/92 Waverley Parramatta Parramatta Gordon Gordon
1992/93 Northern Districts North Sydney Penrith Randwick Randwick Campbelltown
1993/94 Bankstown-Canterbury Randwick North Sydney St. George Sutherland Western Suburbs
1994/95 Bankstown-Canterbury North Sydney Hawkesbury Sydney University Sydney University Hawkesbury
1995/96 Sutherland Bankstown-Canterbury Sutherland Randwick Randwick University of NSW
1996/97 St. George Randwick Sutherland Eastern Suburbs Parramatta Penrith
1997/98 Sutherland Bankstown-Canterbury Bankstown-Canterbury Sydney University Randwick Randwick
1998/99 Balmain Penrith Penrith Sutherland Eastern Suburbs Sydney University
1999/2000 Bankstown-Canterbury St. George Northern Districts St. George Sutherland Sutherland
2000/01 St. George Manly-Warringah North Sydney Balmain Mosman Sutherland
2001/02 Fairfield-Liverpool Penrith Northern Districts Gordon Sutherland Sydney University
2002/03 Sydney University Sutherland St. George Penrith Randwick Petersham Sydney University
2003/04 Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs Mosman Randwick Petersham Mosman Campbelltown-Camden
2004/05 Sydney University University of NSW Randwick Petersham Manly-Warringah Gordon Parramatta
2005/06 Fairfield-Liverpool Manly-Warringah Northern Districts St. George Randwick Petersham Randwick Petersham
2006/07 Bankstown Bankstown Mosman Sutherland Sutherland Fairfield-Liverpool
2007/08 St. George Northern Districts & Eastern Suburbs Sydney University Campbelltown-Camden Randwick Petersham Randwick Petersham
2008/09 St. George Mosman Northern Districts Sydney University Gordon Fairfield-Liverpool Campbelltown-Camden
2009/10 St. George Sutherland Manly-Warringah St. George Parramatta Sutherland Campbelltown-Camden
2010/11 Sydney University Sydney University Sydney North Sydney Manly-Warringah Sydney Manly-Warringah
2011/12 Sydney University Randwick Petersham Randwick Petersham Sydney University Sutherland Sutherland Gordon
2012/13 St. George North Sydney Fairfield-Liverpool Sydney University Gordon St. George Gordon
2013/14 Sydney University Northern Districts Randwick Petersham Sydney University Northern Districts Eastern Suburbs Penrith
2014/15 Manly-Warringah Bankstown St. George Sydney University Manly-Warringah Penrith Northern Districts
2015/16 Bankstown Bankstown Randwick Petersham Sydney Sydney University Sydney University Campbelltown-Camden
2016/17 Sydney University Penrith Northern Districts Sydney Northern Districts Sydney Randwick Petersham
2017/18 Parramatta Sydney University Sydney Northern Districts Sydney University Manly-Warringah Manly-Warringah
2018/19 Penrith Sydney Sutherland Sydney University Eastern Suburbs St. George Sutherland
2019/20 Randwick Petersham Sydney University Sydney Bankstown Sydney University Sydney University UTS North Sydney
2020/21 Sydney Randwick Petersham Bankstown Manly-Warringah Northern District Sutherland Northern District
2021/22 Mosman No competition Randwick Petersham Mosman Northern District Manly-Warringah Eastern Suburbs

Poidevin-Gray Shield

The Poidevin-Gray Shield, or PG's as it is more commonly known, comprises teams who represent their grade sides in an Under 21 competition. All points received in this competition go towards the Club Championship.

Poideven-Gray Shield Premiers 1926/27- 2020/21
SeasonPremiers
1926/27 Waverley
1927/28 Balmain
1928/29 Waverley
1929/30 Balmain
1930/31 Randwick
1931/32 Waverley
1932/33 Marrickville
1933/34 Northern Districts
1934/35Glebe
1935/36 Gordon
1936/37 Marrickville
1937/38 Marrickville
1938/39 St. George
1939/40Glebe
1940/41 St. George
1941/42No Competition
1942/43
1943/44
1944/45
1945/46
1946/47Paddington
1947/48Paddington
1948/49 Mosman
1949/50 Manly
1950/51 St. George
1951/52 Petersham-Marrickville
1952/53 St. George
1953/54 Petersham-Marrickville
1954/55 St. George
1955/56 St. George & Manly
1956/57 Gordon
1957/58 St. George
1958/59Glebe
1959/60 Mosman
1960/61 Bankstown-Canterbury
1961/62 Petersham-Marrickville
1962/63 St. George
1963/64 Western Subrubs
1964/65Glebe-South Sydney
1965/66 Sydney
1966/67 St. George
1967/68 Randwick
1968/69 Manly
1969/70 Northern Districts
1970/71 Sydney
1971/72 Waverley
1972/73 Petersham-Marrickville
1973/74 Mosman-Middle Harbour
1974/75 Gordon
1975/76 St. George
1976/77 University of NSW
1977/78 Manly
1978/79 Northern Districts & Western Subrubs
1979/80 Northern Districts
1980/81 St. George & Northern Districts
1981/82 Mosman-Middle Harbour
1982/83 Central Cumberland
1983/84 Penrith
1984/85 North Sydney
1985/86 Manly-Warringah
1986/87 Mosman-Middle Harbour
1987/88 Sutherland
1988/89 Bankstown-Canterbury
1989/90 Bankstown-Canterbury
1990/91 Campbelltown
1991/92 St. George
1992/93 Campbelltown
1993/94 Fairfield-Liverpool
1994/95 Campbelltown
1995/96 Campbelltown
1996/97 Sydney University
1997/98 Fairfield-Liverpool
1998/99 Sutherland
1999/2000 Northern Districts
2000/01 Penrith
2001/02 Northern Districts
2002/03 Northern Districts
2003/04 St. George
2004/05 St. George
2005/06 Hawkesbury
2006/07 St. George
2007/08 St. George
2008/09 Bankstown
2009/10 Penrith
2010/11 Sydney University
2011/12 Sutherland
2012/13 Parramatta
2013/14 Bankstown
2014/15 Sutherland
2015/16 Sutherland
2016/17 Parramatta
2017/18 Penrith
2018/19 Mosman
2019/20 Fairfield-Liverpool
2020/21 Gordon & Parramatta
2021/22 Sutherland

A W Green Shield

The A W Green Shield, or Greenies as it is more commonly known, comprises teams who represent their grade sides in an Under 16 competition consisting of 7 preliminary rounds, qualifying finals, semi-finals and a Final.

AW Green Shield Premiers 1936/37 - 2022/23
SeasonPremiers
1936/37 Western Subrubs
1937/38 St. George
1938/39 St. George
1939/40 St. George
1940/41 St. George
1941/42 Manly
1942/43 Manly
1943/44 Waverley
1944/45 Manly
1945/46Paddington
1946/47Paddington
1947/48Paddington
1948/49 St. George
1949/50 Randwick
1950/51 Gordon
1951/52 Gordon
1952/53 Manly & Waverley
1953/54 Manly
1954/55Paddington
1955/56 St. George & Gordon
1956/57 Balmain
1957/58Illawarra
1958/59Illawarra
1959/60 Manly-Warringah
1960/61 Cumberland
1961/62 Mosman
1962/63 Bankstown-Canterbury
1963/64 Waverley
1964/65 Bankstown-Canterbury
1965/66 Bankstown-Canterbury
1966/67 Balmain
1967/68 Petersham-Marrickville & Sydney
1968/69 Northern Districts
1969/70 Bankstown-Canterbury & Northern Districts
1970/71 Sutherland
1971/72 Petersham-Marrickville
1972/73 St. George
1973/74 Western Subrubs
1974/75 St. George
1975/76 Central Cumberland & Western Subrubs
1976/77 Waverley
1977/78 Northern Districts
1978/79 Northern Districts
1979/80 Balmain
1980/81 St. George
1981/82 Mosman-Middle Harbour
1982/83 Bankstown-Canterbury
1983/84 St. George
1984/85 Sutherland
1985/86 Sutherland
1986/87 Gordon & Sutherland
1987/88 St. George
1988/89 Bankstown-Canterbury
1989/90 Sutherland
1990/91 Bankstown-Canterbury
1991/92 Manly-Warringah
1992/93 Sutherland
1993/94 Fairfield-Liverpool
1994/95 Hawkesbury
1995/96 Campbelltown
1996/97 Penrith
1997/98 Parramatta
1998/99 Bankstown-Canterbury
1999/2000 Bankstown-Canterbury
2000/01 Parramatta
2001/02 Penrith
2002/03 Bankstown
2003/04 Bankstown
2004/05 Campbelltown-Camden
2005/06 Campbelltown-Camden
2006/07 Campbelltown-Camden
2007/08 Parramatta
2008/09 North Sydney
2009/10 Bankstown
2010/11 Bankstown
2011/12 St. George
2012/13 Fairfield-Liverpool
2013/14 Bankstown
2014/15 Bankstown
2015/16 Mosman
2016/17 Sydney
2017/18 Parramatta
2018/19 Northern Districts
2019/20 Eastern Suburbs
2020/21 Northern Districts
2021/22St George

Club Championship

Won by the club with the highest competition points in aggregate across all 5 grades plus points from the PG and Green Shield competitions. Points are only accrued across round matches and do not include finals.

For each club, each grades' points tally is multiplied by a factor for the purposes of calculating Club Championship points. A point in first grade is worth more than second grade and so on. Due to this system, the winner of the Club Championship usually comes from a club whose first-grade team is within the top 6. However, consistency across the top 3 grades in particular is important.

Club Championship Factors

First grade = 6 points per competition point, Second grade = 5, Third = 4, Fourth = 3, Fifth/PG/Green Shield = 2...

Club Champions 1922/23 - 2020/21
SeasonClub Champion
1922/23 Waverley & Marrickville
1923/24 Gordon
1924/25 Petersham
1925/26 Western Suburbs
1926/27 Waverley
1927/28 Waverley
1928/29 Western Suburbs
1929/30 Mosman
1930/31 Randwick
1931/32 Western Suburbs
1932/33 Randwick
1933/34 Randwick
1934/35 Western Suburbs
1935/36 Randwick
1936/37 Western Suburbs
1937/38Glebe
1938/39 Waverley
1939/40 St. George
1940/41 St. George
1941/42 St. George
1942/43 St. George
1943/44 St. George
1944/45 Randwick
1945/46 Gordon
1946/47 Western Suburbs
1947/48 Gordon
1948/49 Western Suburbs
1949/50 Waverley
1950/51 Balmain
1951/52 Petersham-Marrickville
1952/53 St. George
1953/54 Western Suburbs
1954/55 St. George
1955/56 St. George
1956/57 Mosman
1957/58 Western Suburbs
1958/59 Bankstown-Canterbury
1959/60 Northern Districts
1960/61 St. George
1961/62 St. George
1962/63 St. George
1963/64 St. George
1964/65 St. George
1965/66 St. George
1966/67 Bankstown-Canterbury
1967/68 Sutherland
1968/69 Petersham-Marrickville
1969/70 Central Cumberland
1970/71 St. George
1971/72 Balmain
1972/73 Balmain
1973/74 Central Cumberland
1974/75 Gordon
1975/76 Northern Districts
1976/77 Randwick
1977/78 Manly-Warringah
1978/79 University of NSW
1979/80 Balmain
1980/81 Northern Districts
1981/82 Balmain
1982/83 Penrith
1983/84 St. George
1984/85 St. George
1985/86 St. George
1986/87 Sutherland
1987/88 Bankstown-Canterbury
1988/89 Manly-Warringah
1989/90 Balmain
1990/91 Balmain
1991/92 Randwick
1992/93 Randwick
1993/94 St. George
1994/95 Campbelltown
1995/96 St. George
1996/97 St. George
1997/98 Sutherland
1998/99 Northern Districts
1999/00 Manly-Warringah
2000/01 Sutherland
2001/02 Sydney University
2002/03 Sydney University
2003/04 Bankstown District Cricket Club
2004/05 Parramatta
2005/06 Randwick Petersham
2006/07 Fairfield-Liverpool
2007/08 Randwick Petersham
2008/09 Campbelltown-Camden
2009/10 Campbelltown-Camden
2010/11Randwick Petersham
2011/12Manly-Warringah
2012/13St George
2013/14Sydney University
2014/15Manly-Warringah
2015/16Penrith
2016/17 Northern Districts
2017/18 Manly-Warringah
2018/19Sydney University
2019/20 Bankstown District Cricket Club
2020/21 Northern Districts
2021/22

Records

Batting

Most Career Runs

RunsPlayerClub(s)CareerInningsNOHSAvg100s50s
15,242 GJ Mail Parramatta, Hawkesbury, Balmain, Sydney University1995-201738354214*46.324472
13,153 IA Moran Petersham-Marrickville, Sydney University, Eastern Suburbs1996-20184315320234.791877
12,354 GJ Hayne UTS Balmain, Gordon1987-20073653016136.872665
12,118 W Bardsley Glebe, Western Suburbs1898-193329149217*50.073650
11,886 R Chee Quee Randwick, Randwick-Petersham1987-20063462418236.912072

Highest Career Average

AvgPlayerClub(s)CareerInningsNOHSRuns100s
89.47 DG Bradman St George, North Sydney1926-193447112463,22114
62.09 SG Barnes Petersham, Waverley, North Sydney, Gordon1934-1953126202286,58224
62.03 VT Trumper South Sydney, Paddington, Gordon1894-1915163143359,24436
60.20 RB Simpson Petersham-Marrickville, Western Suburbs1951-19792093122910,71636
59.50 JRM Mackay Burwood1902-19095192042,49913

Most Centuries in a Season

No.PlayerInningsClubSeason
7 G Boycott 15Waverley1976-77
6 VT Trumper 8Paddington1897-98
6TJE Andrews17Petersham1929-30
6 WE Alley 24Petersham1943-44
6 RB Simpson 15Western Suburbs1967-68
6 BE McNamara 14St George1990-91
6 GM Lambert 23Fairfield-Liverpool2006-07
6 D Solway 21Bankstown2017-18

Most Runs in a Season

RunsAvgBatsmanClubSeasonInningsNoHS100s50s
1,52795.44 GM Lambert Fairfield-Liverpool2006-0723720664
1,527101.80PJ WellsBankstown2014-15249190*59
1,45558.20 AJ Crosthwaite Manly-Warringah2014-15283201*49
1,41370.65 WE Alley Petersham1943-4424423063
1,398116.50 RB Simpson Western Suburbs1967-68153178*67

Highest Individual Innings

ScoreBatsmanClubOpponentSeasonMin6/4Balls
335 VT Trumper PaddingtonRedfern1902-0318022/39-
321 PA Jaques SutherlandNorth Sydney2006-0737912/31257
308 H Donnan South SydneyNorth Sydney1896-97420--
275SM PopeBankstown-CanterburyHawkesbury1993-943075/29225
271*TJE AndrewsPetershamSydney University1923-242471/42-

Highest Average in a Season

AvgRunsBatsmanClubSeasonInningsNOHS100s50s
273.00546 Monty Noble Paddington1898-9964267*14
204.201,021 Victor Trumper Paddington1897-9883191*62
170.66512 Don Bradman St. George1932-335213441
165.711,160 Geoff Boycott Waverley1976-77158140*72
157.80789 Rodney Davison Sydney University2000-01105168*34

Highest Partnerships

WicketRunsBatsmenClub (Score)SeasonOpponent
First423 VT Trumper (335) & D Gee (172)Paddington (9-618d)1902-03Redfern
Second390 GJ Mail (200*) & MJ Phelps (200*)Sydney University (1-447d)2005-06Mosman
Third326*M O’Neill (200*) & P Emery (127*)Gordon (2-353d)1986-87Fairfield
Fourth370*D Bourke (170*) & A May (203*)St. George (3-391d)2015-16Sydney University
Fifth307 RCM Boyce (192) & LC Donovan (166)Sydney University (9-420d)1919-20Central Cumberland
Sixth284CA McComb (153) & RJ Trewartha (119)St George (7-367)1991-92Western Suburbs
Seventh310HC Chilvers (154*) & R Taylor (173*)Northern District (6-402d)1936-37Marrickville
Eighth222*AR Barnes (104*) & JG Lush (113*)Mosman (7-441d)1939-40Paddington
Ninth204D Ball (105*) & A McLean (90)Northern District (354)2009-10Blacktown
Tenth188* DG Dawson (200*) & CP Tremain (81*)UNSW (9-361)2011-12Western Suburbs

Youngest to Score a First Grade Century

AgePlayerScoreForAgainstBornScored
16y 133d Archie Jackson 129BalmainSt George05.09.190916.01.1926
16y 165d Ian Craig 106MosmanNorthern District12.06.193524.11.1951
16y 199d Ron Kissell 155GlebePaddington09.08.192824.02.1945
16y 257d Ron Moss 110*St GeorgeCentral Cumberland13.06.192225.02.1939
16y 311dYuvraj Sharma107Fairfield-LiverpoolHawkesbury02.05.200209.03.2019

Oldest to Score a First Grade Century

AgePlayerScoreForAgainstBornScored
49y 299d Warren Bardsley 124Western SuburbsUniversity07.12.188201.10.1932
48y 316d Monty Noble 120PaddingtonMosman28.01.187310.12.1921
48y 272d Syd Gregory 101*WaverleyCentral Cumberland14.04.187011.01.1919
47y 352d Gar Waddy 123Central CumberlandRandwick03.12.187820.11.1926
47y 126dAngus MacKinnon108BalmainManly26.10.191629.02.1964

Most Sixes in an Innings

6sScore4sPlayerForAgainstVenueSeason
2233539 VT Trumper PaddingtonRedfernRedfern Oval1902-03
161526 A Cotter GlebeWaverleyWaverley Oval1906-07
16114*1 SR Watson SutherlandSt. GeorgeAllan Border Oval2017-18
15189*22 VT Trumper PaddingtonWaverleyWaverley Oval1904-05
1520815A WalshSt. GeorgeUTS North SydneyHurstville Oval2020-21
151355RE FelschSydneyHawkesburyDrummoyne Oval2020-21

Century in Each Innings of a Match

1st Inning2nd InningPlayerForAgainstSeason
105103 Victor Trumper GordonBalmain1909-10
103110* Tommy Andrews PetershamCentral Cumberland1925-26

Bowling

Most Career Wickets

WicketsBowlerClub(s)CareerAvgBest5W
1,153HC ChilversNorthern District1925-5215.999/46105
1,029KC GulliverMosman1930-6318.268/9270
962WJ O’ReillyNorth Sydney, St. George1926-499.449/27104
861OP AsherSydney, Paddington1910-3317.309/4665
828AA MaileyRedfern, Balmain, Middle Harbour, Manly, Waverley1906-3518.849/5380

Lowest Career Average

AvgPlayerClub(s)CareerWicketsBest5W
9.44WJ O’ReillyNorth Sydney, St. George1926-19499629/27104
12.65J MarshSouth Sydney, Sydney1897-19052808/1932
13.69AK DavidsonNorthern District, Western Suburbs1948-19653488/1428
14.00H TheakSt. George1928-19392228/3120
14.47CG MacartneyNorth Sydney, Gordon1904-19345819/3854

Most Wickets in a Match

Figures1st Inning2nd InningBowlerClubOpponentSeason
17-1588/779/81F MairBalmainCentral Cumberland1933-34
16-687/359/33AC BirdBankstownManly-Warringah2003-04
16-717/319/40RS TaylorManlyGlebe1960-61
16-1407/389/102R GroverWaverleyMarrickville1935-36
16-968/438/53TW GarrettSydney UniversityCanterbury1893-94

Most Wickets in a Season

WicketsPlayerClubSeasonAvgBest5W10W
147WJ O’ReillySt. George1943-448.298/49171
126HC ChilversNorthern District1942-4310.49/58142
110HC ChilversNorthern District1941-4212.279/77151
109WJ O’ReillySt. George1942-438.698/36121
108WJ O’ReillySt. George1941-429.018/12103

Most Wickets in an Innings

FiguresPlayerClubOpponentSeason
10-42MW SieversCentral CumberlandWestern Suburbs1943-44
10-55WA HuntBalmainPaddington1930-31
10-78VE JacksonWaverleyRandwick1937-38
9-15OE NothlingSydney UniversityMarrickville1925-26
9-15RM PearceBalmainManly1940-41

Lowest Average in a Season

AvgWicketsBowlerClubSeason
5.4360AL NewellGlebe1893-94
6.7753WJ O’ReillySt George1937-38
7.7486WJ O’ReillySt George1939-40
7.8054WJ O’ReillySt George1931-32
8.0557HJT TheakSt George1932-33

Youngest to Take 5 Wickets in an Innings

AgePlayerBowlingBornDateForAgainst
14y 339dHorace Stevens5-4523.03.190126.02.1916WaverleyNorth Sydney
15y 250dBrian Rhodes5-907.03.195112.11.1966Western SuburbsCentral Cumberland
15y 272dJacob Lalor6-4010.03.199307.12.2008BlacktownManly-Warringah
15y 362dPeter Philpott5-4921.11.193418.11.1950ManlyPetersham-Marrickville
16y 106dSam Robson6-7001.07.198915.10.2005University of NSWCampbelltown-Camden

Oldest to Take 5 Wickets in an Innings

AgePlayerFiguresClubOpponentBornPerformed
52y 61dWalter Dight5-68Western SuburbsCentral Cumberland30.10.187030.12.1922
50y 307dMonty Noble6-37PaddingtonBalmain28.01.187301.12.1923
48y 353dBilly Ellison5-52RandwickCentral Cumberland12.04.191331.03.1962
48y 332dKen Hall5-70PenrithSutherland05.05.195203.03.2001
48y 77dGreg Matthews5-28Sydney UniversityPenrith15.12.195901.03.2008

Double Hat Tricks

Four Wickets in Four Balls
PlayerClubOpponentBowlingSeason
WP HowellCentral CumberlandNorth Sydney7-581900-01
A CotterGlebeSydney7-391910-11
BG LongNorth SydneyPetersham5-121912-13
H StevensWaverleyBalmain3-2 & 4-171921-22
WJ O’ReillyNorth SydneyWestern Suburbs7-221933-34
G GilmourWestern SuburbsGordon8-751972-73
D BallNorthern DistrictEastern Suburbs5-172009-10
Four Wickets in Five Balls
PlayerClubOpponentBowlingSeason
JD ScottPetershamNorth Sydney6-71916-17
WJ O’ReillyNorth SydneyPaddington9-271933-34
R FrostWestern SuburbsUniversity9-261952-53
JW MartinPetersham-MarrickvilleRandwick7-821962-63
J GleesonBalmainWestern Suburbs6-551966-67
RM StoboGordonSutherland5-211988-89
Five Wickets in Six Balls
PlayerClubOpponentBowlingSeason
H StevensWaverleyBalmain3-2 & 4-171921-22

Wicket Keeping

Most Dismissals in a Season

TotalCtStWicket-KeeperClubSeason
663234W EnglefieldNorthern District1942-43
655510SD StantonSydney University2002-03
645311DW ParmenterRandwick-Petersham2001-02
604614SA DeitzBankstown-Canterbury1997-98
58544AJ CampbellRandwick1981-82

Team Records

Highest Team Innings

ScoreWicketsTeamOpponentsVenueSeasonHS100s50sOversMins
7265PaddingtonRedfernSCG1895-9615550159
6366PaddingtonCentral CumberlandParramatta1918-19236*2363
6189PaddingtonRedfernRedfern Oval1902-033352085
6137South SydneyNorth SydneySCG1896-9730822169
5853PetershamUniversityUniversity Oval1914-15232*2176228

Lowest Completed Team Innings

ScoreTeamOpponentSeasonHSNext HSDucksExtraOvers
14North SydneyPetersham1916-1753*515.6
16WaverleyLeichhardt1896-9755408.2
19WaverleyNorth Sydney1937-385550-
20BurwoodEast Sydney1895-968533-
20BalmainWestern Suburbs1956-575*344-
20North SydneyPaddington1915-1611362-

Other

Youngest First Grade Player on Debut

AgePlayerTeamBornDebutBattingBowlingOpponent
14y 129dGraham SouthwellNorthern District29.10.193807.03.19530 & 28*DNBGlebe
14y 318dMurray MingayManly23.04.193807.03.195354DNBWestern Suburbs
14y 332dHorace StevensWaverley24.03.190119.02.1916DNB4/44 + 5/45North Sydney
14y 340dHarold CranneyCentral Cumberland23.10.188623.09.1901420/21Glebe
15y 17dJake DoranFairfield-Liverpool02.11.199619.11.2011DNBDNBSydney

Brothers Taking All 10 Wickets in an Innings

Family NameBrother 1Brother 2Brother 3ForAgainstSeason
RidgeFrank (6-24)Stanley (4-33)-ManlyCanterbury1894-95
HumeWilliam (6-47)Ernest (4-49)-RedfernSydney1900-01
HowellArthur (4-31)Norman (4-43)Bill (2-17)Central CumberlandPaddington1935-36
McGilvrayNorman (8-32)Alan (2-27)-PaddingtonGlebe1936-37
EmeryVince (5-35)Vic (5-58)-North SydneySt. George1955-56
HournDennis (9-72)David (1-25)-WaverleyCentral Cumberland1974-75
HournDennis (5-43)David (5-32)-WaverleySydney1981-82
GrimbleJohn (8-99)Paul (2-101)-Sydney UniversityPenrith1992-93

Brothers Scoring a Century in the Same Innings

Family NameBrother 1ScoreBrother 2ScoreForTotalAgainstSeason
DuffWalter136Reggie123North Sydney8-422dRedfern1898-99
GregoryCharles150Syd123Waverley6-364dRedfern1901-02
MinnettRupert152*Les107*North Sydney3-333dPaddington1909-10
BardsleyWarren200*Mick105*Western Suburbs2-405dCentral Cumberland1923-24
AitkenJames126*Rob108North Sydney5-447dMosman2007-08
RobsonAngus134Sam113Eastern Suburbs6-358dNorthern District2019-20

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