Country Cricket New South Wales
Sport | Cricket |
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Jurisdiction | Regional NSW |
Abbreviation | CCNSW |
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Affiliation | Cricket NSW (CNSW) |
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Country Cricket New South Wales, is responsible for the development of cricket in regional New South Wales. It is under control of the governing body Cricket New South Wales.
Overview
Country Cricket New South Wales is an administrative organisation responsible for the promotion, development and organisation of cricket in regional New South Wales (i.e. all areas outside of the Sydney metropolitan area). It is divided into multiple zones. These are:
- Cricket ACT
- Barrier District Cricket League (Cricket in Broken Hill)
- Central Coast CA
- Central Northern Zone
- Illawarra CA
- Newcastle Cricket Zone
- North Coastal Zone
- Riverina Zone
- Southern Zone
- Western Zone
History
In country New South Wales, one of the earliest clubs was the Queanbeyan District Cricket Club, being officially formed in 1863[1] but having played games as a less formally structured club against teams from local towns through the 1850s.[2][3][4][5][6]
Competitions
Country Cricket NSW host's many tournaments for regional NSW. These include:
- Bradman Cup (U-16's)
- Country Championship
- Country Cup
- Country Colts
- Kookaburra Cup (U-14s)
- SCG Country Cup
- Under 17's
Grade Cricket Zones
Cricket ACT
Grade Clubs include:
- ANU Cricket Club
- Eastlake Cricket Club
- Ginninderra Bogan Cricket Club
- North Canberra Gunghalin
- Queanbeyan District Cricket Club
- Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club
- Weston Creek Cricket Club
- Wests UC Cricket Club
Source: Cricket ACT Clubs
Barrier D.C.L.
Grade Clubs include:
- Central Broken Hill
- North Broken Hill Cricket CLub
- South
- Warriors
- West
Source: Barrier DCL Clubs
Central Coast Cricket Association
Website: Central Coast CA
Grade Clubs include:
- Kincumber-Avoca
- Lisarow-Ourimbah2
- Narara Wyoming
- Terrigal Matcham Cricket Club
- The Entrance
- Southern Spirit Cricket Club
- Warnervale Cricket Club
- Wyong District Cricket Club
- Brisbane Water Cricket Club
- Northern Power Cricket Club
Source: Central Coast CA Clubs
Central Northern Cricket
This zone comprises both the Hunter Valley Cricket Council and the Northern Inland Cricket Council
Illawarra Cricket Association
Website: Cricket Illawarra
Grade Clubs include:
- Balgownie
- Corrimal
- Dapto
- Helensburgh
- Keira
- Northern Districts
- Port Kembla
- University of Wollongong
- Wests Illawarra
- Wollongong District
Newcastle Cricket Zone
This zone comprises the Newcastle District Cricket Association and the Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association
North Coastal Zone
This zone encompasses the Far NSW North Coast, North Coast and Mid North Coast and comprises multiple councils and districts. These include:
- Far North Coast Cricket Council
- Ballina District CA
- Casino District CA
- Kyogle District CA
- Lismore District CA
- Tweed Heads District CA
- North Coast Cricket Council
- Clarence River CA
- Coffs Harbour District CA
- Lower Clarence CA
- Nambucca Valley CA
- Mid North Coast Cricket Council
- Hastings River District CA
- Macleay Valley CA
- Manning River District CA
Riverina Zone
This zone is divided into three councils of multiple districts:
- Murrumbidgee Cricket Council
- Ardlethan Barellan CA
- Griffith DCA
- Hillston DCA
- Lake Cargelligo DCA
- Leeton DCA
- West Wyalong DCA
- Northern Riverina Cricket Council
- Cootamundra DCA
- Gundagai DCA
- Temora DCA
- Tumut DCA
- Wagga Wagga DCA
- Yass DCA
- Southern Riverina Cricket Council
- Murray Valley DCA
- Deniliquin DCA
- Capaspe DCA (Victoria)
- Northern Districts CA (Victoria)
Southern Zone
Website: Southern Zone
This zone is divided into eight districts. These are:
- Eurobodalla DCA
- Far South Coast
- Crookwell DCA
- Goulburn DCA
- Highlands DCA
- Monaro DCA
- Shoalhaven DCA
- South Coast DCA
Western Zone
Website: Western Zone
This zone is divided into six districts and three councils:
- Bathurst DCA
- Cowra DCA
- Dubbo DCA
- Lachlan Cricket Council
- Macquarie Valley Cricket Council
- Mitchell Cricket Council
- Mudgee DCA
- Orange Joke of a District Cricket Association
- Parkes and DCA
Honours
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Country Cricket NSW Staff
Administration
- CEO: TBC
- Country Cricket Coordinator: Bruce Whitehouse
Regional Cricket Staff
- Central North RCM: Matthew Walter
- Illawarra Southern RCM: Paul Brockley
- Newcastle Central Coast RCM: Francis Walsh
- North Coast RCM: David Szumowski
- Riverina RCM: Robbie Mackinlay
- Western RCM: Matthew Tabbernor
See also
References
- ^ "Cricketing Meeting", The Golden Age, vol. IV, no. 122, Queanbeyan, p. 3, January 8, 1863, retrieved 2 October 2013
- ^ "Grand Cricket Match between Queanbeyan and Braidwood", Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, vol. XVI, no. 464, Sydney, p. 2, February 19, 1959
- ^ "Country News. Queanbeyan.", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. IX, no. 430, Goulburn, p. 4, September 27, 1856
- ^ "Queanbean and Goulburn", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. X, no. 638, Goulburn, p. 2, March 26, 1859
- ^ "The Cricket Match at Queanbeyan", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. IX, no. 514, Goulburn, p. 2, January 16, 1858
- ^ "Cricket. Queanbeyan and Yass", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. X, no. 638, Goulburn, p. 2, March 26, 1859