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THE CRICKETERS' CLUB OF NEW SOUTH
WALESSAMOA TOUR EASTER 2006
ASSOCIATED CLUBSAUSTRALIA
New South Wales Sports Club10-14 Hunter Street Sydney N.S.W. 2000Ph: (02) 9233 3899www.nswsportsclub.com.au
Ainslie Football & Social Club Inc. 52 Wakefield AvenuePO Box 183DICKSON ACT 2600Ph: (02) 6248 8422www.ainsliefc.com
The Canberra Club45 West Row StreetCANBERRA ACT 2600Ph: (02) 6248-9000www.canberraclub.com.au
Carlton Cricket, Football & Social Club(Princess Park)PO Box 83CARLTON NORTH VIC 3054Ph: (03) 9387-1400www.carltonfc.com.au
Queensland Cricketers Club411 Vulture StreetEAST BRISBANE QLD 4169Ph: (07) 3896 4533www.qldcricketersclub.com.au
Sandringham Club92 Beach StreetSANDRINGHAM VIC 3191Ph: (03) 9598-1322
The Victorian ClubLevel 41, Rialto Building525 Collins Street, MELBOURNE,VICTORIA, 3000(613) 9614 2127www.vicclub.com.au
WEST INDIESPickwick Cricket ClubKensington OvalBRIDGETOWN BARBADOSPh: 426-3151
SOUTH AMERICA
National Club of Sao PauloRua Angatuba 703SAO PAULO BRAZIL
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Aviat Social and Sporting ClubAviat Street (P.O.Box 91, Konedobu 125)KONEDOBUPh: 675 321-4261www.pngbd.com
CANADAToronto Cricket Skating & Curling Club141 Wilson AvenueTORONTO ONTARIO M5M 3A3(416) 487 4581
www.torcricketclub.org
Vancouver Rowing ClubPO Box 5206Stanley ParkBRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA V6B 4B3Ph: (604) 687-3400www.vancouverrowingclub.com
ZIMBABWE
Harare Sports ClubPO Box 110410th AvenueHARARE ZIMBABWE Ph: 791151
SOUTH AFRICAThe Wanderers Club21 North Street, IllovoPO Box 55019Northlands 2116JOHANNESBURGwww.wanderersclub.co.za
Associated Overseas Clubs continued at rear after page 27.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Editor's Note: John McGruther was President of the former Cricketers' Club for nearly twelve years (and a Director for nearly 13 years) until his retirement in May 2000, and was elected the first president of the newly incorporated Club in 2003.
SAMOA TOUR
It is with great delight that I pen this message of encouragement and goodwill to my CCNSW touring players on the eve of what promises to be an exhilarating trip to Samoa at Easter.
God bless to our tourists. Please extend to each and every one of your hosts typical CCNSW best wishes, and I look forward to all the reportable stories on your return.
Best Wishes
JOHN McGRUTHER PRESIDENT
SAMOAN CRICKET: THE EARLY HISTORY
The British Royal Navy was responsible as much, if not more than anyone else for spreading cricket in the Pacific. William Churchwood, British Consul 1881-1885, helped by the visit of HMS Diamond in 1884, is believed to have introduced cricket to Samoa. In his entertaining book My Consulate in Samoa, he commented that: “Samoans have not a great variety of games, and certainly no peculiarly national one.” Little was he to know that indirectly he would become responsible for one of the most distinctive national sports - Samoan cricket or kirikiti as it became known.
.As in Fiji, the game caught on amongst the native inhabitants and became a fever, of such danger to the country’s economy that it had to be prohibited by law in 1890. Matches of two hundred aside took place with four or five umpires at each end, the contests lasting for weeks. Work was neglected and steps had to be taken to compel the natives to return to reason. Men who played were expelled by the Church and the King had to issue a special decree: -
THE LAW REGARDING CRICKET1) It is strictly prohibited for a village to travel and play cricket with
another village.2) It is strictly prohibited for two villages to play cricket together.
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3) It is also prohibited for a village to play cricket amongst themselves.
4) Should any village or district fail to keep this law in any respect, they will be fined a sum not exceeding forty five dollars, or in default be sent to jail for three months with hard labour.
Residence of the King, Apia Malietoa, the King of Samoa June 20, 1890
This prohibition had to be repeated at later times in the history of the islands when economic circumstances such as the result of a hurricane have required urgent repair work to be undertaken. The reason was simple: the Samoan version of cricket provided for an entire village playing another village all of them fielding. Batsmen queued up to go in, the head of the queue only a few paces from the batsman still in, waiting to rush to the wicket should he be out – for if he did not get there in time he might be bowled by the opposing bowler before he had time to take his stance! An entirely delightful version of the game and an excellent substitute for war!
Cricket’s set up seemed to many Samoans an opportunity for carrying on feuds under the guise of courtesy and laws that the men of entire districts grappled with on the village green. When the Germans took control of Samoa in 1900 cricket was banned as a British induced mania and not permitted again till New Zealand drove the Germans out at the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914. The Samoan Cricket Association was formed shortly thereafter in 1916.
Samoan cricket can still take up the time and energy of whole villages and can still require the authorities to ban it to get any work done. In particular “Kirikiti “ is very popular among the women of Samoa who play it with gusto and a fine disregard for meal times!
Based on Reginald Bowen Cricket-a History of its Growth and Development throughout the World and an article by Philip Snow in Barclay’s World of Cricket (3rd edition)
“KIRIKITI”- SAMOAN RITUAL
Samoan cricket has to be seen to be believed. It is rich in laughter, has elements of farce, echoes of tribal warfare, a touch of the Glee Club, gives a nod or two in the direction of MCC laws and is played in noisy enthusiasm against exotic backgrounds of blue lagoons, waving palms, rubber trees and the beautiful feathery tamalingi with its red flowers.
It is a game that is played with pleasure by men and women equally. In Apia, the capital of Western Samoa, it is played on an area of land recovered from the sea called the Eleelefou. The concrete wicket is slightly longer than ours and four feet wide. It is raised about three inches off the ground, which makes no-balling virtually impossible. The bats are three-
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sided and forty-four inches long, tapering to a rounded handle bound in coconut cord. Individual marks in bright colours are painted on the base part.
Some people are reminded of baseball when they first see the bats, but I see them as tribal clubs, smashing the hard rubber ball which the players make themselves from strips of raw rubber off the trees, as they used to crack the skulls of their Tongan or Fijian enemies. There are no bails as the strong sea breezes would keep blowing them off.
The teams are twenty–a-side and it is a picturesque sight when they take the field in their colourful lavalavas (cotton wrap around skirts worn by both sexes), wearing T shirts and bare-footed. Each side brings its own umpire. In the harbour tall-masted yachts gently sway at anchor, and overlooking the town and the pitch is the thickly wooded Mount Vaea where Robert Louis Stevenson lies in his simple tomb on the summit in the paradise he made his own.
The batting side does not repair to the pavilion when the game begins, as there is no such place. Instead the other eighteen batsmen sit in a semi circle in the position of the slips. Most of the fielders being on the leg side as the game proceeds- runs are called points- the seated batting side will break into song; sad traditional melodies or war chants accompanied by handclapping. Leading the musical entertainment is “the teacher”, a chorus-master cum cheer leader of charisma, and whatever he does the rest of the team dutifully follows. He also has a whistle which he blows from time to time and he will go into rhythmical gyrations as if on a dance floor, followed by his team.
Now it might be thought that this was done to encourage the batsmen at the wicket or put the bowlers out of their stride. Not a bit. It was just done out of Polynesian joie de vivre. But the fielding side has their weapon also.
“The teacher” would blow his whistle, leap in the air with whoops, twisting and turning in impromptu dance and grimacing like a gargoyle. He would end by jumping up and clapping his hands above his head with his team emulating him. This, too, was an expression of uninhibited joy and had nothing to do with intimidation.
When a wicket fell, however, the performance was intensified with leaping and shouting and laughter and with the more athletic doing cartwheels and somersaults. It made me think that Derek Randall might have visited this pearl of the Pacific; he would be in his element in this game.
The batsmen have two stances. Some will rest their bat over their shoulders as if waiting to brain some creatures emerging from the swamps, while others point it to the ground like a golfer lining up for a prodigious drive; and both men and women, perhaps a little inelegantly, thrust the folds of their lavalavas between their muscular thighs before taking guard.
All the bowlers are fast and they only take three or four paces before hurling the ball down. Women bowl underarm. The ball is always well pitched up, usually middle-and-leg, and rises sharply. Sometimes the batsmen were hit in the tenderest of places. As they scorn such aids as
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helmets, boxes, gloves and pads, I winced for them. But they seemed unaffected and just laughed when they were hit.
In fact, whatever the players did they laughed in doing it; dropping a catch, being out first ball, missing a run out or whatever were causes for loud laughter, and they laughed just as loudly when making a mighty hit into the sun or into the long grass in the outfield where fielders were up to their waist in couch grass.
The ball is bowled from whichever end it lands- there are no overs- and the bowlers are also the wicket keepers. Although most of the batting reminded me of the village blacksmith having a bash after a skinful of scrumpy, the other aspects of the game were more skilful. Men and women throw straight and hard- learned from their childhood when they threw stones at tins and other objects- and they all seem to have a flair for wicket keeping, going through the motions of whipping off imaginary bails like a Rodney Marsh.
Batsmen always go for the big hit as it is too tiring to run for singles in the heat. When it was time for a break- the lunch or tea interval- both teams sat on the grass drinking soft drinks and eating biscuits and chatting.
One of the happy sights in Apia between 4pm and 6.15pm is to see a few hundred women of all ages and shapes and in a variety of costumes playing cricket on the Eleelefou. The scene is a happy blend of colour, noise and enthusiasm, and when it comes to the histrionics of the game the men pale beside the women.
The woman “teacher” will grimace grotesquely, thrusting her arms to her side and waggling her fingers. Then she will bend her knees, roll her buttocks, kick out in puppet-like movements, straighten up and jump up and down as if demented, all the time blowing her whistle. Then she will kick her left leg as if getting rid of a persistent admirer and leap into the air with both arms extended; she was followed in all her actions by the rest of the team.
On occasions the performance would end with the women facing the men and lifting up their lavalavas for what could have been a full frontal if they had not been wearing a kind of cut-down cotton long johns. It must have frightened the living daylights out of their enemies in the old days.
The men’s cricket season has now ended and I saw the last game between the town area and the village of Ifilele Aasa. The town team had fifteen Mormon bishops playing for it and one of the umpires was Bishop Afamasaga Laulu, who is also the tribal chief of Fasitootai. He was a splendidly dignified figure in his creamy jacket, ecclesiastical purple lavalava and his clipboard.
As each side had won a game they played a decider- but only fifteen players each this time to shorten the proceedings- and the game was won by the visitors.
Last Saturday saw the start of the women’s cricket season with a game between Vineula ladies, of Apia, and Miliemo. The home team scored 60 points, the visitors 24, so it was a comfortable win of 36 points for the
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locals, ranging from slim-legged, doe-eyed schoolgirls to muscular, big-busted and broad-beamed ladies.
Although Samoan cricket is fun from beginning to end, it once had a tragic sequel. In a match not far from Apia a visiting batsman was given out when the ball was caught by a young spectator. The batsman protested, but the home umpire, proud of his young brother who had made the catch, stuck to his decision. The batsman killed him with one savage swipe of his bat.
But things like that do not happen today. Samoan cricket seems to make many of its rules as it goes along. It has a logic of its own, and so long as it is an occasion for so much laughter and pleasure long may these Polynesian “flannelled fools” in their cotton lavalavas make a spectacle of themselves and an entertainment for us.
Christopher Box-Grainger, taken from A Walk to the Wicket.
IT’S JUST NOT CRICKETAn extract from the “Lonely Planet” Guide to the Samoan Islands (4 th
edition 2003)
Any discussion of Samoan sporting tradition wouldn’t be complete without a mention of kirikiti, the national game. A bizarre version of cricket, kirikiti is played by apparently flexible rules known only to the players.
The balls are handmade of rubber and wrapped with pandanus – nobody, not even the batter, has a clue where the ball will go. In his book, In Search of Tusitala, Gavin Bell is told the scoring system:
A ball struck to the boundaries (a nearby road, a church and the front gardens of adjacent houses) scored one point; beyond the boundaries, two points; into a surrounding coconut plantation, four points; and out of sight, six points.
Lack of pads and face protection adds to the element of risk – disputed calls have resulted in death by cricket bat. This certainly isn’t Lords!
Since everyone in the village will almost certainly want to be involved in a typical afternoon game, Samoans don’t limit participation to 22. Serious competitions go on for days, and once a team has lost, it can buy its wayback into the match by paying a fee to the host village which is responsible for catering for the entire tournament.
The game is played year-round, with frequent Saturday matches throughout the year and practice games held practically every day. There are male, female and mixed teams. The main season for inter-village matches is from April to June , while the national play-offs are held in August in preparation for the national championships. These take place during the Teuila Festival, held around the first week of September.
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If you’d like to have a look at cricket, Samoan style, or even participate in a game, wander through the rural villages of ’Upolu or Savai’i in the mid-afternoon. You’d be hard pressed to find a malae (village green) where a match is not in progress.
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MY CONSULATE IN SAMOA by William B ChurchwoodCHAPTER XIII
Sports -Club and Spear - Wrestling- Tiga-tia – Surf-riding – Pig-hunting – A Pigeon buys a whole Family – Sport in Earnest – Indoor Games – Introduction of Cricket- Becomes a Disease – German Objections – Cricket Processions – Two Hundred a Side – Political Cricket – Warlike Cricket – The Electric Circus – Consuls at a Discount – Topsy-turvy Natives – Samoan Imitation – Chance for Salvation Army
AN EXTRACT
SAMOANS have not a great variety of games or sports and certainly no peculiarly national one.
For the first two years of my stay in Samoa, neither I nor any of the few British residents could ever persuade one single Samoan to join our cricket, although their congeners, the Tongan residents in the group, were always ready for a game.
In Tonga, the game was adopted so strongly, to the neglect of all domestic pursuits, that a law had to be passed to prevent their playing for more than one day a week. All at once, the village of Apia Samoa was seized with a most frantic desire to fathom the mysteries of the game, and to become proficient in its practice; owing, it appeared, to some discussion the Samoan inhabitants had had with some Tongans who had twitted them on the subject of their ignorance of so grand an amusement.
A deputation attended on the Judge, a Britisher, and myself, requesting us to instruct them in the strict, Fa’a Peritania’ – Tongan-one. They explained that as it was a British sport, we as British were likely to know more about it than the Tongans, and they thought that we could teach them in such a way that they might be able to beat these boasting men. We accordingly took them in hand, and soon succeeded in instilling the initial idea into their heads.
For a time, all went on very smoothly, but the quiet and serious English style did not suit them long. One by one, innovation of their own and Tongan manufacture crept into the game, until soon nothing remained of cricket, pur et simple, but the practice of one man bowling a ball to another man trying to hit it. All the rest of the proceedings were purely of their own manufacture. However, this Samoan cricket found great favour all round, giving as it did in its improved form the excuse, always welcome, and never rejected, for feasting and parade, so dear to all Samoans. Soon all the neighbouring towns were playing, and cricket at last becoming quite an epidemic, it not only took possession of the island of its origin, Upolu, but crossing the straits en both sides, spread all over Tutuila and Savaii, until the whole groups was infected with it. Age, sex and dignity alike fell under its influence, until at last there was not a village in which it was not vigorously practiced to such a degree as to seriously interfere with domestic affairs.
The Germans were loud in their condemnation of cricket, seeing in it, quite irrespective of probably reduced supply of native produce for them to deal in, an inclination to favour things British, which it always was their studied practice to condemn and underrate, to the glorification of their own importance; and although they could not effect a cure in the provinces, they did succeed in putting such restrictions on the game in the municipality of Apia, that in the most popular play-places it was rendered impossible to carry it on. It was restricted on account of its danger, one ball having gone near to a woman in the course of over a year’s play. I don’t mean for one moment to say that these lunatics did not carry their frenzy to a somewhat hurtful extreme, but I am sure that the only damage done was to themselves; for I maintain that if they had never thought of cricket they would have made not an ounce more copra than they did. I also know that a very large amount of money must have passed into the hands of the store-keepers for cricket material and dresses, a different style of which they had new for nearly every
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match. These being the facts, the reason for so much Teutonic opposition must be sought elsewhere.
The processions on match days are fearful and wonderful to behold. Headed by their Faamasinos, or judges, as they term their umpires, to the dulcet strains of the penny whistle and drum, banners flaunting gaily on the breeze, dressed up in the latest novelty specially designed for the purpose-most likely gone tick for at their pet store-bewreathed and begarlanded to an outrageous extent, the players in single file march through the town in swaggering military order. Each one is armed with his bat, shouldering it as though ′twere a war-club, and, at the word of command from their officers, goes through an entire special manual exercise whilst en route to the field. These officers are generally dressed in full naval uniform, with swords and cocked-hats complete, and are continuously running up and down the ranks, keeping their men in place and showing them off to the fullest extent in their power.
Following them close up will be the non-effective brigade, consisting of the women and children belonging to the doughty cricketers, also in gala dress, and carrying with them large quantities of eatables and drinkables for the refreshment of their relations about to do battle for the credit of the village they belong to.
It was the invariable practice of the Apia men on turning out for a match to halt in front of my Consulate, and drawn up in line receive word of command, ‘Salute the British Consul!’ whereupon the whole line would perform a studied exercise with their bats and arms, equivalent in signification, I suppose, to the present, whilst the band, with the colours in front of them, performed a duet for my benefit. They would then form up again in single file, and move off to their game.
This again roused the jealous suspicions of the Germans; for this compliment was never extended to anyone else but the Municipal Magistrate - who was a Britisher – and the one to whom they chiefly owed whatever they knew about cricket.
Their antics in the field beggar description. Each different club would have a distinct method of expressing its joy at the dismissal of an adversary from the wickets; some of them, of a most elaborate nature, must have taken much careful drilling in private to ensure such perfect performance in public.
The conventional number of eleven is thoroughly put on one side. It is nothing unusual to see thirty or forty opposed to one another, and I have known them to play as many as two hundred odd a side. The fact is, that these matches are of one town against another, in which all insist upon taking a hand. These huge meetings, as may be readily imagined, last a week or more, junketing going on the whole time, and generally wind up with a big feast.
Once, during a time of trouble, cricket assumed a political importance, by the aid of which the natives hoped to tide over a dangerous time until their expected relief arrived in the shape of British annexation, to put them out of their misery. They had officially written to England offering their country, and then, to avoid all further complications or roughly exacted explanations, they determined to start a cricket match of such stupendous proportions that it would last until they got an answer from home; during which time they considered that, being engaged in playing, they had a valid excuse for not taking notice of any business that might unpleasantly crop up. In fact, the entire Government was playing cricket, and could not be disturbed.
The game began, but I don’t know whether it was ever finished or not. Anyhow, I don’t think it had any particular effect upon the usual run of politics; but I do know that their letter to England never was answered. Shortly after this incident the Germans were very much down upon the natives, finding fault with everything they did, and continually informing them that their insignificant little group was insulting
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the great German Empire; and they eventually forbade the King, under dire penalties, to play the game called “cricket” at his seat of government.
Another instance of cricket entering within the sphere of politics occurred somewhere about the middle of 1885. It was at the time that the rebel King was at Leulumoega, talking rather loudly about war upon Malietoa, who, out of regard for his promises to the foreign Powers not to begin war, was very loth to take extreme measures; and, in consequence, had incurred the displeasure of some of the principal chiefs, amongst whom were many Apia men.
About this time Apia was due to play a cricket match at Iva, a district in the neighbouring island of Savaii; and with this proclaimed intention, to the number of about two hundred, they embarked in their boats one fine morning and set off. No one had the smallest idea but that it was the peaceful expedition it was stated to be, and having been a well-known arrangement previous to political matters assuming an ugly look, no suspicion whatever was engendered.
Nothing more dangerous than cricket bats and balls were seen going on board; but I am afraid that if the mats had been lifted, it would have been found that for every bat there was an accompanying Snider or Winchester rifle, and that balls of not quite so harmless a nature formed the principal part of the ballast.
It turned out afterwards that secret messengers had been sent out some days before to the Iva people and others, informing them of the scheme, which was – without the King’s knowledge under the pretence of playing cricket - to assemble as great a number as possible, make a sudden descent upon the rebel stronghold, and put an end to the disturbance at one stroke.
It was hoped, and, indeed, to the last moment seemed probable, that neither the enemy nor the King would think that there was anything more deadly in the wind than the accustomed innocent cricket, and week or so of feasting.
Everything prospered well for the scheme. Whilst the juniors, to keep up appearances and to lull suspicions, were steadily playing, the old warriors were arranging all details for the raid. Everything was complete; but – as is usual in all things Samoan – no secret can be long kept, and the very night that the purpose was to have been put into action, a messenger from the King arrived forbidding it.
Within the last six months of my stay in Samoa, the cricket rage weakened very considerably in Apia and its vicinity, owing to a new craze seizing upon all, both young and old alike. [Churchwood goes on to describe the coming of the “Woodyear’s Electric Circus”]
NB William Churchwood was British Consul in Samoa 1880-1885. For those interested in reading a characteristically British Victorian colonial attitude to Pacific Islanders, the whole of Churchwood’s memoirs are available on the net. Insert into Google or other search engine: “ Samoa - Books – My Consulate in Samoa by William B. Churchwood”.
CRICKET IN SAMOA TODAY- A PERSONAL VIEW BY RUSSELL JAMES
Grounds - 6 (3 in Apia, 3 in villages)
Ground facilities - Practice nets & change room/toilets at Apia grounds, nothing at village grounds
Wickets - Majority synthetic, village grounds use Flicx Pitches over rolled grass
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The grounds at Apia are very good - I haven't seen any of the village grounds, but would imagine they would be a little less established, however in saying that, the village grounds will also be used for the 2007 South Pacific Games and therefore are being developed further and would be more than suitable.
Senior teams - 9 (play b/w 25 and 35 over matches) In all, (senior and junior) Samoa has over 1,000 cricket participants. Kirikiti is still popular, but cricket is growing.Interesting Fact - Samoa hosted an ICC tournament in 2002, the Pacifica Cup, which attracted teams from Fiji, Cook Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Personal experience - It is tough to gauge what type of standard the teams will be. It all depends on the availability of their national team members. I would imagine the teams you will play against will be mainly indigenous, with a sprinkling of expatriates (noting that a percentage of Samoans have spent some time living in NZ and so have honed their cricket skills there).
Conclusions
Samoa is a great place (I had my Honeymoon there!) and you will be looked after very well. Seb Kohlhase (CS President) is also a keen fisherman and will be able to give you some great tips (I dare say he will want to take you out himself!).
I would definitely recommend getting out to a school at some stage - perhaps for a short clinic. It's a great feeling to see how much the kids love cricket, particularly when they often have little else (particularly in the villages). I would definitely recommend this as part of your itinerary. Russell JamesInternational Cricket CouncilProject OfficerEast Asia-Pacific [email protected] www.icc-eap-cricket.com
SAMOA THE RECOLLECTIONS OF DICK FRENCHI have very fond memories of my only visit so far to the lovely island of Samoa in May 2004.
The visit was simply an 8 day holiday at Aggie Grey’s beautiful old hotel and doing all the tourist things one does on an island holiday. Then, by chance, at a wedding held at the Hotel, - the grandson of Aggie Grey herself no less - when all the hotel guests were invited along with island dignitaries, I met the captain of the Samoan cricket team and also Cricket Samoa’s CEO Uaea Apelu. The wedding forgotten (!), I was persuaded to talk with some of Samoa’s 35 qualified umpires several days later.
Whilst the venue provided for these interesting discussions was not exactly five-star S. C.G. auditorium status, it was perfectly adequate and functional and well attended. I was impressed with the umpires’ basic knowledge of the Laws even though I had trouble with one member insisting that all the team scored a point (a Kirikiti term) for a no-ball instead of a run. The friendliness of the group made me feel very welcome.
My regret now is not being able to accompany the Cricketers’ Club of New South Wales on their Easter trip due to a Cricket Australia season umpire wash up but I am certain all will have a great time and will be well looked after both on and off the field by the keen local cricketing community.
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Have a great trip
Dick French O.A.M. A.S.M.
Editor’s Note: Dick French was one of Australia’s most eminent Test umpires from 1977 to 1989, umpiring a total of 19 Tests, 58 O.D.I. s and 44 Shield games. He has been involved in the recruitment and training of umpires since 1990 and currently is involved both in the selection of International Umpires and sits on the Laws of Cricket National technical Committee
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Samoa
History of Cricket in Samoa
Since the establishment of the ICC East Asia-Pacific Development Program in 1999, participation in cricket has risen steadily in Samoa.
In excess of 1,000 people now participate in the sport, a significant increase from the 90 participants in 2000. The increase can be directly attributed to the establishment of a junior development program, which resulted in numerous schools in and around Apia playing regular competitions.
The schools program is coordinated by dedicated Development Officers, all of whom are ICC accredited coaches. For the past 12 months Cricket Samoa, through Aus AID, has employed a full-time Community Cricket Officer from Australia as part of the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program.
The Ambassador, Naomi Burridge, worked closely with the Development Officers in ensuring the junior program had a community strengthening focus. Naomi spent much of her time teaching English to schoolchildren, using cricket as a means to get the message across.
Cricket Samoa is headed by President Seb Kohlhase and until recently enjoyed the services of a dedicated CEO (part-time), Laki Uaea Apelu.
Country InformationMembership Status: Affiliate MemberNational Body: Cricket SamoaContact: PO Box 9122
Apia, SAMOATelephone: + 685 22 790Email: [email protected] Capital City: ApiaPopulation: 177,935Languages: English, SamoanCurrency: Samoan TalaPlaying Season: May - December
StatisticsTotal Playing Numbers: 1,050Facilities: 6Qualified Coaches: 48Qualified Umpires: 35
Under the guidance of Mr Kohlhase, Samoa hosted the 2002 ICC East Asia-Pacific Cricket Championships, one of the largest cricket events conducted in the East Asia-Pacific region.
Hosting the event provided the impetus for three new grounds, which are adjacent to each other and located in the heart of Apia. These grounds will be utilized for another major cricket tournament in 2007, as part of the South Pacific Games.
Cricket Samoa has an ongoing cricket development partnership with the Auckland Cricket Association which involves Auckland representatives regularly visiting Samoa for coaching, umpiring, administration and elite development placements.
Samoa participated in two ICC events during 2005; the EAP Under 15 Cricket 8s in Melbourne, and the EAP Cricket Cup in Vanuatu.
Russell JamesICC Project OfficerEast Asia-Pacific28 November 2005
HISTORY OF THE CRICKETERS' CLUB XI www.ccnsw.com.
(Based on an article by award-winning cricket writer Jack Pollard)
The idea of forming a club for Sydney cricketers was first raised in 1894 when it was suggested that the New South Wales Cricket Association combine with the controlling bodies in cycling, swimming, rugby and athletics to form a sports club.
Nothing came of the notion but in 1896 the NSWCA set up a sub-committee to inquire into the possibility of acquiring clubrooms for the Association. This committee's recommendation that the Association make an arrangement with the Commercial Travellers' Club in Pitt Street to use their premises was rejected.
The Cricketers' Club idea lapsed until 1927 when it was again discussed at a NSWCA meeting, but it was not until 1936 that the Association decided to build a club in its new building in George Street.
The prominent solicitor Syd Webb, who had handled the purchase of the six-storey building in George Street for 54,803 pounds, drafted a constitution for the Cricketers' Club in August 1938, and the club was registered as a company on 14 November, 1939, two months after the outbreak of World War II, and opened for business on 1 July 1940.
From the start the Cricketers' Club membership strongly supported the development of cricket. Two cricket nets were set up on the roof of Cricket House for members to practice during lunch hours and these nets remained in operation until 1953.
Discussions among his fellow members made the Randwick batsman Jack Chegwyn aware of big possibilities for country tours by teams of leading players from the State's representative sides. Chegwyn, who scored 375 runs at an average of 46.87 with one century in his five matches for NSW between 1940 and 1942, became a sporting legend for the pioneering work he did in the bush with teams selected at the Cricketers' Club.
By 1942 the Cricketers' Club had made such dramatic progress that most Sydney grade cricketers were members and at the end of that year the Club made a 1000 pound loan to the NSWCA to help the Association continue operating at a time when it had no income from Test or Sheffield Shield cricket.
Annual games at the SCG v the NSWCA commenced in 1965. In 1971, 7 club members were in Don Bradman’s nomination for the best eleven Australian cricketers of the past 50 years. The Cricketers' Club entered a side in the City & Suburban competition in 1971, and since moving to Barrack Street in 1981 has continued to play regularly in that competition. Over the years many Test players have appeared for the Club, including Richie Benaud, Alan Davidson, Keith Miller, Arthur Morris, Bill Watson, Geoff Lawson, Greg Matthews, Allan Turner, Mike Whitney, Richard Collinge, Trevor Chappell, and Phil Emery. Under the presidency of Ron Holmes the Club introduced a rule automatically granting membership to Australian Test players. The England and Australian teams in the 1988 Bicentenary match in Sydney played for a trophy donated by the Cricketers' Club.
Cricketers' Club teams have been a dominating force in the Sydney City and Suburban competition for more than 30 years. The Club has hosted numerous touring teams from countries such as England, Canada, Malaysia, India, the West Indies, New Zealand and the USA. Overseas tours have become common.
With the liquidation of the registered club and the loss of its Barrack Street premises in 2001, the cricket and golf players retained the name and logo and continue to play, as a new incorporated association, still called “The Cricketers’ Club of New South Wales, Inc”. The Club is now closely affiliated to the Sports Club of New South Wales in Hunter Street, Sydney.
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Editor's note: Jack Pollard (1926-2002) was the author of over 80 sports related books, and numerous outstanding cricket books including an authoritative five volume history of Australian cricket. He also wrote the most popular of all Australian cricket encyclopaedias, entitled “The Game and The Players”.
Editor's Note Samoa will be the Club’s 19th overseas tour in the last eighteen years:
1989 Fiji1991 Asia, involving matches in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Johore & Singapore1992 Christchurch, New Zealand1993 Christchurch, New Zealand1993 North America1994 Malaysia and Singapore1995 Auckland, New Zealand1996 Barbados/Trinidad1997 England1998 Norfolk Island1999 Lord Howe1999 South Africa2000 Vanuatu2001 Bali2002 Kenya2003 Sri Lanka2004 Cook Islands 2004 Cairns2005 England2006 Samoa 2007 New Zealand (projected)2007 South Africa (projected)
The Cricketers' Club has approximately 100 active cricketers. The Club also has a golf section. Of those 100 cricketers, approximately 30 play for the Club on Saturdays, and another 70 on Sundays and in mid-week games.
In the City and Suburban competition on Saturday afternoons, the Club plays about 24 matches a season. These are generally about 35 overs a side, although by agreement, they are sometimes extended to 40 overs. The C&S "competition" does not have a formal league table and not all clubs in the competition play each other. Nevertheless cricket is played in a competitive manner, and at its best, would probably equate to the standard of Sydney 3rd-4th Grade Cricket, although considerably shortened. In recent seasons, the Club has lost few C&S games.
On Sundays, the Club plays eleven fixtures in a competitive over 40's "Masters" league, in which the Club's position has varied from league winners to bottom. These are 40 over a side games. Six bowlers must be used, and batsmen must retire on scoring 40 runs.
The Club also plays about 15 other competitive but "friendly" fixtures, on grounds varying from major national grounds such as the MCG, SCG, the Gabba, Telstra (Olympic) Stadium and Bradman Oval, Bowral, to small country grounds such as Dooralong, Mandalong, and Crookwell. Opposition includes teams such as the Canberra Club, the Melbourne Cricket Club, the Queensland Cricketers' Club, the Primary Club, Lords Taverners, Kookaburras, Molongolo and usually a couple of overseas touring sides. These are generally full day games of about 45-50 overs a side. In February 2004, the Club was invited by the S.C.G. Trust and Cricket NSW to represent the Civilian population of the State in a match against the Military to celebrate 150 years of cricket at the S.C.G.
In the 2004-2005 season, the Club played 39 fixtures, and used 86 players.
The Club is currently contactable c/o the Secretary, Adrian Hawkes, 31 Killarney Drive, Killarney Heights, NSW 2087 (Tel: (612) 9451 7436 (H) or 9262 6188 (B)) or [email protected]; see web site at www.ccnsw.com
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FLIGHTS
POLYNESIAN BLUE AIRLINES (Tel: - 131645)
Date Flight Depart Local Time Arrive Local Time DurationGood Friday 14 April DJ 93 Sydney 17.15 Apia 01.30# 5.15Saturday 22 April DJ 90 Apia 11.45 Sydney 16.20 +1# 6.35
These are direct flights on Boeing 737/800s (180 seaters) that currently do not stop in Tonga
TOTAL TRANSIT TIME: Sydney – Apia: -5 hrs. 15 mins. Apia– Sydney: - 5 hrs. 35 mins.
# cross International Date Line
ACCOMMODATION
Aggie Grey’s Lagoon, Beach Resort and SpaP O Box 3267, Apia, Samoa.Tel: (685) 45611; Fax (685) 45626.E-mail: [email protected]: www.aggiegreys.com NB Do not confuse with Aggie Grey’s Hotel in harbour area. This is a new separate resort hotel on the beach.
FIXTURES AND SOCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
All fixtures are at Samoa Park Gardens (3 pitches) and will be 40 overs per side. On Good Friday the games will commence at 12 noon. On all other days, the games
commence at 11am
DATE LOCATION OPPOSITION TIMEFri April 14 Games 1 and 2 CCNSW “A” v President’s XI
CCNSW “B” v Chairman’s XI12.00noon12.00noon
Sat April 15 Games 3 and 4 CCNSW “A” v Chairman’s XICCNSW “B” v President’s XI
11.00am11.00am
Sun April 16 Easter Sunday Golf – Royal Samoan Golf Club 09.00amMon April 17 Game 5 CCNSW Selection v a Combined Samoa XI 11.00amTues April 18 Free Day Fishing - golf etc -Weds April 19 Game 6 CCNSW v a Samoan XI 11.00amThurs April 20 Free day Fishing - golf etc and Savai’i tour -Fri April 21 Games 7 and 8 CCNSW “A” v North Shore Wanderers
CCNSW “B” v a Samoan Selection11.00am11.00am
Fri April 21 Farewell Dinner Apia Yacht Club (t b c) 7.30pm
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W. G GRACE ON CRICKET
“There is no such thing as a crisis in cricket- only the next ball”
“I left six men to get 32 runs and they couldn’t get ’em.” (On losing the first “Ashes“ Test in England)
“ I should say you ought to put the bat against the ball” (when asked how to play a certain bowler)
“What do you think you’re at, Jonah?” “Sorry, Doctor, she slipped”. (First ball of the first Test at Lords in 1896 when the Australian Bowler Ernest Jones sent a bouncer through his beard- the ball cleared the keeper for 4)
“The first ball I sent whizzing through his whiskers. After that he kept hitting me off his blinkin ear-ole for four” -Jones
“They came here to watch me bat, not you bowl.” (When the first ball of the match in a club game removed the off bail, and Grace replaced it on the stumps!)
“’It was the wind that took the bail off, good sir.’ “Let us hope the wind helps you on thy journey back to the pavilion.” (Apocryphal conversation with an umpire in a similar situation)
“Can’t have it; won’t have; shan’t have it.” (When Grace disagreed with an umpire’s decision giving one of his team out)
“If you had been Jesus Christ, I would have given you out!” (Umpire’s response to Grace querying his decision when giving him out lbw)
“Cricket will be made too much of a business, like football – with the consequence that none but professionals will be seen playing. That, I hope, will not come in our times, but there is that probability to be faced”
“I wish to speak in the highest terms of professional cricketers generally, who engage in a game of the most searching nature, and by their respectfulness and respectability, make their profession one for which there is much admiration.”
THE OTHER VIEW
“Baseball on valium” Robin Williams
“Cricket is the only game you can put on weight while playing” Tommy Docherty
“ A cricketer- a creature very nearly as stupid as a dog” Bernard Levin
‘I want to play cricket- It doesn’t seem to matter if you win or lose” Meatloaf, US pop singer 1984
“What are the butchers for?” Pauline Chase, American actress on seeing the umpires walk out
“The general atmosphere of Lords is more like a prayer meeting than a ball game” Alistair Cooke
“Cricket – a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity” – Lord Mancroft 1979
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History of the New South Wales Sports Clubwww.nswsportsclub.com.au
Originally established in 1896 as the New South Wales Amateur Sports Club, the Club incorporated in 1900 as the New South Wales Sports Club Ltd and moved into its present premises at 10-14 Hunter Street, Sydney which it originally leased, before purchasing the freehold in 1912.
The original role of the Club was to foster the development of amateur sports in New South Wales, providing a headquarters and administrative skills to enable them to grow. In this role the Club was remarkably successful and can justly claim to have played a formative role in New South Wales in the development of sports such as:
Boxing Billiards Lawn Tennis Soccer Rugby Union Australian Rules Rowing Others, such as Baseball, Fencing, Hockey, Lacrosse, Motor Cycling and Table Tennis
By contrast by 1896, cricket was already well developed as a major national – perhaps the only national – and international sport in Australia, and the New South Wales Sports Club was not involved in its development.
It was perhaps no coincidence that the Club was formed in the same year as the creation of the modern Olympics, a movement whose ideals it shared. The Club was to play a major role in the initial organisation of Australian Olympic Sport.
Olympic Teams sent abroad in 1928, 1932 and 1936 were all organised and partly financed by the Club, and the Manager of the Australian Team was a member of the Sports Club. The Club was also prominent in the establishment of the Empire (now Commonwealth) Games in 1938 in Sydney.
With increasing professionalism in sport, the role of the Club as the predominant organiser of amateur sport in New South Wales began to diminish after the Second World War. While refurbished in recent years, the Club retains much historic memorabilia. Reciprocity with inter-state and international clubs has grown with clubs from as far afield as England, India, Singapore, South Africa, Malaysia, the Philippines and the U.S.A.
In terms of facilities, the Club has five floors, comprising a Bistro and Bar on the Ground Floor, the Press Club on the 1st Floor, Meeting Rooms on the 2nd Floor, a refurbished ‘Old World’ Members Bar on the 3rd Floor, and the Hunter (“1896”) Dining Room on the 4th Floor. The Club still retains a Snooker Room with two first class antique tables on the 5th Floor, keeping its links with 1896.
In terms of playing facilities for members, the Club runs social golf events and an annual internal cricket match, but does not run, as does the Cricketers’ Club, a regular weekly fixture list, and annual overseas tours. The main function of the Sports Club today would probably be as a social and dining club in the centre of Sydney’s CBD where members may meet for business or pleasure, to eat and drink.
It is to be hoped that many members of the old Cricketers’ Club will take up the offer of membership of the Sports Club, and recognise and honour its impressive history and traditions. The new Cricketers’ Club of New South Wales Inc. hopes to complement these traditions on the field of play, and in the tradition of many amateur associations over the past century, will be privileged to be able to use the premises of the Sports Club as its de facto headquarters.
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OF WHOM WAS THIS SAID:
(1) As a bowler he had no superior. I do not remember meeting a bowler who used his head more than [ ]The work he got on the ball, the variety of his pace, which ranged from slow to fast, the excellent though varied length which he kept up, combined to make him pre-eminent. His action was easy, graceful and natural, and he continued to vary his pitch and pace without giving the slightest evidence of his intentions. The better the batsman, the better [ ] bowled. He soon discovered, and never forgot, a batsman’s weak point and he seemed to throw all his soul into his work. Capable of making the ball break both ways, he always accommodated his bowling to right and left handed batsmen”- WG Grace- “Cricketing Reminiscences and Personal Recollections” (1899)
a. C T B Turner (“The Terror”)b. George Lohmanc. Fred Spofforth (“The Demon”)
(2) [ ] is generally admitted to have been the best batsman Australia ever produced. In his own country he was dubbed the Champion, and in England he commanded great admiration. His defence is perfect, and his hitting hard and clean; his great merit was the consistency with which he scored. He seldom failed and his high average was attained not by a few big scores and a list of failures but by repeated success. The perfect ease and confidence of his batting is very conspicuous Cutting is his forte, although his clean hard driving is delightful to watch. His placing and timing are wonderfully skilful. Notwithstanding his brilliant batting, it was as captain of Australia that he earned greatest distinction. He was an ideal captain, a born tactician, a genial chief, a firm though gentle ruler, and a man of singular pluck and resource.”- W.G. Grace - Ibid
a. Charles Bannermanb. Clem Hillc. William Murdoch
(3) All the mannerisms that were to make [ ] a famous and revered figure throughout the cricketing world were deeply ingrained. The shrivelled, spare, little man who always bowled in a cap, hiding the bald forehead. The short springy run-up to the wicket, the round-arm action, the last- minute caressing of the ball with the fingers, betraying the innate love of the spin-bowler’s art. Then, when the ball was played close to the wicket, the abrupt walk back to his mark, the turn to catch the ball as it was then thrown back to him, and the immediate start of the run-up for the next ball. And when the over was called, the pensive walk to his place in the field, head slightly down, eyes on the ground, patently deep in thought.” -Ralph Barker –“Ten Great Bowlers” (1980)
a. Clarrie Grimmettb. Tich Freemanc. Arthur Mailey
(4) There are some interesting parallels between Bradman and [ ]. Both were country boys who displayed fierce dedication from a very young age while their adult play was characterised by enormous patience. Neither was a stylist. They were brutally effective, deriving an almost sadistic pleasure from reducing a bowling attack to rubble. Perhaps the greatest similarity was that each represented more than cricket to the common man in his own country. Bradman was the personification of an Australia emerging from the dominance of its colonial master; [ ] the hero to the working class of….”- Robert Low(1997)
a. Sachin Tendulkar b. W.G. Grace c. Viv Richards
For Answers see page 27.
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THE 4 AGES OF CRICKET
The Age of Innocence or Youth
The Age when you arrive on the cricket ground half an hour before the match is supposed to start The Age when it’s only a question of whether you bat number one or number two, where it’s a question, as far as bowling is concerned, as to which end you open.The Age where you walk as of right to cover point, where your definition of a quick run is a fairly thick edge to first slip.When to wear a box is a sign of extreme effeminacy. And when after the game you jump into some fast sports car, in the passenger seat of which is seated a delicious blonde, and as you drive away, happy with the thought that she will be even easier to attain than that century which the scorer was at that moment inscribing in the book against your name.
The Age of Discretion or the Age of the Middle Man
The Age when you arrive on the ground just as the umpires are walking out.The Age where you can with difficulty be persuaded to bat as high as number six.The Age where you expect, and sometimes get, a couple of overs before tea when the match is over.The Age when to forget your box is worse than forgetting your wife’s birthday.The Age when after the game you slip off, quickly home in the car, to your wife to avoid a row.
The Age of Senility
The Age when to be placed number ten is just a little too high. Where to be asked to bowl is a deliberate and calculated insult.The Age when fielding is only possible with the feet.The Age when you define a short run as a very slow hit ball to deep extra cover.The Age when your box has become a permanent appendage to your truss.The Age when, after the game, you may be found, sitting in the local pub harbouring improper, but alas, impractical thoughts about the aged and unattractive barmaid.
The Age of Retirement
The Age where no longer can you play, but where you perambulate around the perimeter of the ground– a magnificent silhouette against the dying sun, when you pour out to anyone foolish enough to listen, an unending stream of apocryphal stories of your youthThe Age when your box reposes on your dressing table- a receptacle for spare collar studs.The Age, alas, when sex is no more than a Latin numeral.
Humphrey Tilling – Speech to the Forty Club (1957) on its 21st anniversary
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PLAYER PROFILES NB Ages are as at Easter 2006; # is touring number for The Club
PAUL ALLEN # 71 Aged 41 Electrician
Forceful and aggressive right hand opening batsman, occasional wicket keeper and medium pace in-swing bowler. Previously captained North Richmond 1st XI, toured England, Norfolk Island, South Africa, Vanuatu, Kenya and the Cook Islands with the Cricketers’ Club. An excellent slip fielder who answers to the nickname “Buckets”! This will be his seventh tour with the Cricketers’ Club. Coming with his partner Debbie and her daughter, Meg.
ROB ALLEN # 110 Aged 56 Carpenter
Left hand wrist spinner and later order left hand bat, who played First Grade for St Kilda in the 1980s in Melbourne District Cricket and also for Victoria 2nd XI. Went on two six-week tours to England but played very little in the 1990s before being persuaded to tour Kenya with the Cricketers’ Club in 2002 and the Cook Islands in 2004. Coming on his third tour with the Club with his wife, Pam.
GRAEME ANDERSON # 47 Aged 53 Accountant
Prolific right hand batsman and occasional wicket keeper, who played 27 years’ First Grade cricket with Port Melbourne and the Melbourne Cricket Club where he became one of the highest ever run makers in Melbourne First Grade District cricket. He was also a prominent Australian Rules Footballer who played for Collingwood in the famous tied Grand final and subsequent replay at the MCG. Has toured Malaysia, South Africa, Vanuatu , Bali, Kenya and the Cook Islands with the Cricketers’ Club. Coming on this, his seventh tour with the Club , with his partner, Lynn.
MIKE BIRCHALL # 2 Aged 55 Mechanical Engineer/Company Director
A survivor from the first Club tour to Fiji in 1989. Right hand bat and occasional medium pace bowler. An enthusiastic tourist who plays in the more social games. Used to be a very good soccer player who played for N.S.W. in his youth. A fervent Manchester United supporter who wandered into cricket late in life after watching too much television. A karaoke specialist, especially after a few drinks. Has toured Fiji, Asia, New Zealand, North America, Lord Howe, Norfolk Island, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands with the Club. This will be his tenth tour with the Cricketers’ Club. Coming with his partner, Di.
GREG BROOKS # 63 Aged 46 Computer Sales Director
Aggressive and hard hitting left hand bat and right hand medium-fast bowler. Played representative junior cricket for the ACT and seven years First Grade with Easts. Gave up cricket for ten years to concentrate on the wine trade before joining the Cricketers’ Club in his mid thirties and changing career; has since been a regular player with the City and Suburban side Has toured the West Indies, South Africa, Bali, Kenya and England with the Club. Coming with his wife, Bronwyn and son, Angus.
DAVID BYRNES # 73 Aged 36 Prison Officer
Top order right hand batsman, medium pace and off-spin bowler, occasional wicket keeper, good slip and superb outfielder. The complete all rounder. A tall man, sometimes vulnerable at the start of his innings but a powerful and aggressive front foot
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player. Has captained North Richmond to four league premierships, the last three in successive years and has also captained the Hawkesbury District representative side to win the Martin Shield – a natural leader, inspiring on the field and sociable off. Has toured England (twice), Norfolk Island, South Africa, Vanuatu, Bali, Kenya and the Cook Islands with the Cricketers' Club and has also played a season’s cricket in England. This will be his 9th tour with the Club. Coming with his partner Caroline and her 3 children.
DENNIS CAMERON # 3 Aged 53 Security Manager University of NSW
Another survivor from the first Club tour to Fiji in 1989, he is a left hand bat and right hand finger spinner, who used to play senior Grade cricket for St George and Waverly Clubs. Used to be a very punishing opening bat but, as his mobility and footwork have decreased in recent years, his bowling has probably come to predominate. Has toured Fiji, Asia (twice), New Zealand (twice), North America, Norfolk Island, South Africa, Vanuatu, Bali, Kenya, the Cook Islands and England with the Club; this will be his 14 th
tour with the Club.
STEVE CROSS # 54 Aged 54 Dentist
Right hand bat and off spin bowler who likes a friendly chat with the opposition both on and off the field. Patron of North Richmond Club and former First Grade Premier winner. Still takes wickets and puts a high price on his wicket but now troubled by poor knees. Has toured England (twice), Norfolk Island, South Africa, Vanuatu, Bali, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Cairns with the Cricketers’ Club. A polymath with a wide range of interests, particularly in geology. Coming on his 10th tour with the Club with his wife Jennifer.
FRANK CROWE # 4 Aged 53 Travel Agent
Left hand opening bat and occasional wicket keeper, who played representative Country NSW in his youth. Now plays for the North Richmond Club. Toured Fiji, Asia, New Zealand, North America, England (twice), West Indies, Norfolk Island, South Africa, Vanuatu, Bali and the Cook Islands with the Cricketers’ Club, and was involved in the travel arrangements for all. Only another 176 countries left to tour which should see out his playing career! This will be his thirteenth tour with the Club.
KEITH ELLOY # 15 Aged 56 Meat Exporter
Played representative cricket as a bowler for Singapore at age 16-19 before coming to Australia in 1971 and has played the last 35 seasons for the Cricketers’ Club. Now no longer bowls but is still an accomplished and stylish right hand bat, and very occasional keeper, bothered by bad knees. Has toured New Zealand 3 times with the Club and also Asia and Lord Howe. This will be his sixth tour with the Club; coming with his girlfriend Maria.
BRIAN FALLON #76 Aged 58 University Administrator
Only took up cricket at aged 49 as a relaxation from competitive sailing. Right hand later order bat, occasional slow-medium pace bowler, and enthusiastic fielder. An excellent social tourist with an encyclopaedic memory for songs. Has previously toured England, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands with the Cricketers’ Club. This will be his sixth tour with the Club. Coming with his wife, Margaret.
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COREY HAIGH # 141 Aged 33 Swimming pool renovator
Upper order right hand bat and medium pace bowler who played professional golf in the 1990s and returned to cricket last year after a 17 year break. Played for Penshurst in their hard wicket competition and was part of their premiership wining side in 2004-2005, and spent three months in England during the Ashes series last year. This will be his first tour with the Club.
ADRIAN HAWKES # 18 Aged 58 Solicitor
Right hand medium pace seam and swing bowler and lower order bat. Until aged 39 played most of his cricket in the U.K., where he took over one thousand wickets (including four hat tricks, one in the opening over of a game) before meeting his wife, Jenny, a New Zealander, on a cricket tour of Australia and emigrating here, after a honeymoon on a cricket tour of South America. Has played and watched cricket in about twenty two countries in Europe, North America, S.E. Asia, South America, South Africa, Kenya, India, Pakistan, Fiji, Australia, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Bali, Sri Lanka and the Cook Islands. This will be his sixteenth tour with the Cricketers’ Club. Coming with his wife Jenny Wily and son Iain.
BRYAN HENSHAW # 129 Aged 48 Computer Software Manager
Fluent and hard hitting middle order bat and useful right hand military medium pace bowler. Played First grade on the Central Coast and then for Army and Combined Services in his youth and now plays for Molonglo CC in Canberra for whom he has been Club Captain for the past 17 years. Toured Norfolk Island in 2000 with Castle Hill, Cairns in 2004 and England in 2005 with the Cricketers’ Club This is his third tour with the Club. Coming with his wife Maureen and adult daughter, Louise together with second married daughter Elizabeth Wilson and her family.
STUART HILL # 142 Aged 44 Agricultural teacher
Right hand bat and occasional leg break bowler. A solid but steady batsman whose leggies still get tail enders out! Now plays generally for Lindfield in the Masters Competition but in his youth played for teams such as Sydney University, Parramatta Leagues and Pennant Hills. Has toured England with the Manly Waratahs but this will be his first tour for CCNSW. Coming with his partner, Megan.
CRAIG JOHNSON #131 Aged 26 Network Engineer
Specialist keeper and right hand upper order bat, who like all keepers likes to bowl. Occasionally opens right hand medium-fast. Emigrated from South Africa about 5 years ago where he played for Unitech CC in Kwazulu-Natal; has played First Grade with North Richmond for past four seasons. This will be his second tour with the Club after England in 2005.
DAVID (“JACK”) JONES # 120 Aged 41 Police officer
Right hand off spinner and steady middle order bat. Used to play regularly for North Richmond and captained their 2nd XI. Used to play representative District cricket in his youth but gave up cricket for ten years. Coming with his wife, Gail and two children, Murray and Sarah This will be his fourth tour with the Cricketers’ Club after Sri Lanka in 2003, the Cook Islands in 2004 and England in 2005.
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CRAIG KITSON # 66 Aged 35 Courier
Very accomplished all round player- right hand upper order bat and off spinner who can also keep wicket in a pinch. Originally from Bradford in North England, spent a season as a professional in New Zealand and has since moved to and married in Australia. Has toured England and the West Indies with the Club. Coming with his wife, Jenny, two young children, Emily and Caitlin, and mother, Pauline. This will be his third tour with the Club.
STUART LOCKE # 132 Aged 22 Carpenter
Tall opening in-swing bowler and capable tail end bat who currently plays Second Grade for Croydon Sub District Cricket club in Melbourne; enthusiastic and keen to learn, Toured England in 2005; this will be his second trip abroad and second cricket tour with the Club.
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SCOTT McCALLUM # 124 Aged 41 Telecom N.Z. Manager
Right hand medium fast opening bowler and lower order bat. Used to play First Grade Sub- District cricket in Melbourne with Croydon and as an 18yr old played in their Premiership winning side in 1984; played regularly for the Cricketers’ Club in Sydney before moving to Wellington, New Zealand in 2004. This will be his third tour with the Cricketers’ Club after Sri Lanka in 2003 and England in 2005. Coming with his wife, Debbie and young child, Matthew.
GIL MCGRATH # 125 Aged 59 Project Manager
Right hand off spin bowler and tail-end bat who plays for St Peters on Saturdays and answers to the name of “Grandpa”! He plays for Lindfield in the Masters on Sundays and in social games for the Cricketers” Club. Has also toured Sri Lanka, Cairns and England with the Cricketers’ Club. Coming with his wife, Judy.
PETER MUSCAT # 135 Aged 39 Manager
Current President of Croydon D.C.C. Right hand opening swing bowler and lower order bat who currently plays First Grade for Croydon in Sub-District cricket in Melbourne; also holds a coaching certificate. Toured England in 2005;this will be his second tour with the Club. Coming with his wife Jo and two young children, Courtenay and Emily.
IAN NEIL # 126 Aged 45 Barrister Stubborn right hand bat with strong forward defensive and good sweep. Has played most of his cricket in lower grades for Sydney University and in the Shires Competition for Lane Cove and Lindfield, and currently bats in the CCNSW Saturday side, usually in the middle order. Toured Sri Lanka in 2003, Cairns in 2004 and England in 2005 with the Cricketers’ Club. Coming with his wife, Michele, and two children, Angus and Lachlan.
TOM ROBERTSON # 41 Aged 33 Computer programmer
Extremely aggressive and hard hitting left hand opening bat and right hand fast medium bowler who often likes to bowl round the wicket. Has toured with the Cricketers’ Club since a teenager to New Zealand, Malaysia and Lord Howe with his father Rodger who was a very accomplished first grader. Tom has always played for his local side Peakhurst in a hard wicket competition where his skills make him a formidable player. Coming with his wife and two young children
CHRIS TURNBULL #128 Aged 33 Storeman
Accurate and steady right hand medium pace bowler and lower order hard hitting batsman, who has played last 18 seasons with Castle Hill Barbarians. Toured the Cook Islands in 2004; this will be his second tour overseas with the Club. Coming with his girlfriend, Amanda.
KEN YARDY # 113 Aged 41 Solicitor
Now an occasional cricketer. Right hand late order bat, occasional keeper and right hand medium pace bowler. Scored a century on debut in senior cricket for Camden and still trying for his second! Played in NSW Central Coast ‘A’ Grade for Doyalson-Wyee. Has not played serious cricket for some years but persuaded to come out of retirement to tour
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Kenya and then Sri Lanka, the Cook Islands, Cairns and England with the Cricketers’ Club. This will be his sixth tour with the Club. Coming with his wife Leigh and two daughters, Kate and Emma.
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WALTZING MATILDA (The real Australian National Anthem)
Oh! There once was a swagman camped in the BillabongUnder the shade of a Coolabah tree,And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling‘ Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?’
Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda my darling,Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?Waltzing Matilda and leading a waterbagWho’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the waterhole,Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee;And he sang as he put him away in his tuckerbag,“You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.”
Down came the squatter riding his thoroughbred;Down came policemen-one, two, three.“Whose is the jumbuck you’ve got in your tuckerbag?You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.”
But the swagman, he up and he jumped into the waterhole,Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree,And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong,“Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?”
A.B. Paterson Saltbush Bill J.P. and Other Verses (1917)
N.B. The line ”You’ll never take me alive, said he” does not appear in the original poem.
HOWZAT? - or Cricket’s version of “Whose on First?”
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.Each man’s that’s in the side that’s in, goes out and when he’s out, he comes in and the next
man goes in until he’s out.When they are all out, the side that’s out, comes in and the side that’s been in, goes out and
tries to get those coming in out.Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When both sides have been in and out, including the not outs, that’s the end of the game!
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Advance Australia Fair
Australia’s sons let us rejoice,(Australians all let us rejoice),For we are young and free;We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil,Our home is girt by sea;Our land abounds in Nature’s giftsOf beauty rich and rare;In history’s page, let every stageAdvance Australia fair!In joyful strains then let us sing,“Advance Australia fair!”
When gallant Cook from Albion sail’d,To trace wide oceans o’er,True British courage bore him on,Till he landed on our shore.Then here he raised Old England’s flag,The standard of the brave;With all her faults we love her still,“Brittania rules the wave!”In joyful strains then let us sing,“Advance Australia fair!”
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross,We’ll toil with hearts and hands;To make our youthful Commonwealth(To make this Commonwealth of ours)Renowned of all the lands;
For loyal sons beyond the seas(For those who’ve come across the seas)We’ve boundless plains to shareWith courage let us all combine To advance Australia fair.In joyful strains then let us sing,“Advance Australia fair!”
While other nations of the globeBehold us from afar,We’ll rise to high renown and shineLike our glorious southern star;From England, Scotia, Erin’s Isle,Who come our lot to share,Let all combine with heart and handTo advance Australia fair!In joyful strains then let us sing,“Advance Australia fair!”
Shou’d foreign foe e’er sight our coast,Or dare a foot to land,We’ll rouse to arms like sires of yoreTo guard our native strand;Brittania then shall surely know,Beyond wide ocean’s roll,Her sons in fair Australia’s landStill keep a British soul.In joyful strains then let us sing,“Advance Australia fair!”
Note: Composed by Peter Dodds McCormick, probably in 1878. For Federation 1901, McCormick added a reference to the new commonwealth.
In 1984 the song became the national anthem. Verses 2, 4 and 5 were rejected. In the remaining two verses three lines were reworked (the new lines appear in brackets)
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SAMOAN NATIONAL ANTHEM – “SAMOA TULA’I “
(“The Banner of Freedom”)
(Adopted 1962 – formerly Western Samoa, this anthem honours the national flag)
Words by Sauni Liga Kuresa
SAMOAN LYRICS
Samoa, tula'i ma sisi ia lau fu'a, lou pale lea;Samoa, tula'i ma sisi ia lau fu'a, lou palelea;Vaai i na fetu o loo ua agiagia ai;Le faailoga lea o Iesu namaliu ai mo Samoa Oi!Samoa e, uu mau lau pule ia faavavau.'Aua e te fefe, o le Atua lo ta fa'a vaeO lota Sa'o lotoga,Samoa, tula'i, ia agiagia lauFu'a lou pale lea.
---ENGLISH TRANSLATION Samoa, arise and raise your banner that is your crown!Oh! see and behold the stars on the waving banner!They are a sign that Samoa is able to lead.Oh! Samoa, hold fastYour freedom for ever!Do not be afraid; as you are founded on God;Our treasured precious liberty.Samoa, arise and waveYour banner that is your crown!
Po Atarau / Haere Ra / Now is the Hour
(Literal translation)
Po ataru On a moonlit nightE moea iho nei I see in a dreamE haere ana You goingKoe ki pamamoa To a distant land
Haere ra Farewell
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Ka hoki mai ano But return againKi I te tau To your loved oneE tangi atu nei Weeping here
Now Is The Hour (English version)
Now is the hour, when we must say goodbye. Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea. While you're away, oh, then, remember me. When you return, you'll find me waiting here.
Sunset glow fades in the west. Night o'er the valley is creeping. Birds cuddle down in their nest Soon all the world will be sleeping.
Now is the hour, when we must say goodbye. Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea. While you're away, oh, then, remember me. When you return, you'll find me waiting here.
POKAREKARE ANAOften these days, only the first verse and the chorus seems to get sung, perhaps several times over, with added harmonising in each repetition. But even if you don't understand Mäori, the second verse, with all its alliteration, is also great to sing. Overseas singers may like to add a Sailing Away verse too, in English.
Pokarekare anaThey are agitated One people on the water
Nga wai o Waiapu the waters of Waiapu One people on the land Whiti atu koe hine cross over girl One people all togetherMarino ana e ‘tis calm Kiwis working hand in hand
E hine e Oh girl Sailing awayHoki mai ra Return to me Sailing awayKa mate ahau I could die New Zealand can do itI te aroha e of love (of you) Take it away
Tuhituhi taku reta I have written my letter Our pride is in New ZealandTuku atu taku ringi I have sent my ring And our pride is in our raceKia kite to iwi so that your people can see We’re together as one peopleRaru raru ana e (that I am) troubled in the challenge that we face
Whati whati taku pene My pen is shatteredKa pau aku pepa I have no more paperKo taku aroha (But) my loveMau tonu ana e is still steadfast
E kore te aroha (my) love will neverE maroke I te ra be dried by the sunMakuku tonu I It will forever be moistenedAku roimata e. by my tears
Sailing AwayIn the 1986 the tune of Pökarekare Ana was used in a TV advertising song to promote a New Zealand pirate capitalist's bid for the 1987 America's Cup challenge in Perth, Western Australia.
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I AM, YOU ARE, WE ARE AUSTRALIAN
I came from the dreamtime from the dusty red soil plains I am the ancient heart, the keeper of the flame I stood upon the rocky shore I watched the tall ships come For forty thousand years I'd been the first Australian.
I came upon the prison ship bowed down by iron chains. I cleared the land, endured the lash and waited for the rains.I'm a settler. I'm a farmer's wife on a dry and barren run A convict then a free man I became Australian.
I'm the daughter of a digger who sought the mother lodeThe girl became a woman on the long and dusty roadI'm a child of the depressionI saw the good times comeI'm a bushy, I'm a battlerI am Australian
[chorus]
We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice: I am, you are, we are Australian I am, you are, we are Australian.
I'm a teller of storiesI'm a singer of songsI am Albert NamatjiraI paint the ghostly gumsI am Clancy on his horseI'm Ned Kelly on the runI'm the one who waltzed MatildaI am Australian
I'm the hot wind from the desertI'm the black soil of the plainsI'm the mountains and the valleysI'm the drought and flooding rainsI am the rock, I am the skyThe rivers when they runThe spirit of this great landI am Australian
[chorus]
We are one, but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice: I am, you are, we are Australian I am, you are, we are Australian.
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THE CRICKETERS CLUB OF NEW SOUTH WALES -THE COLOURS AND EMBLEM
“True to the Blue”
New South Wales-Why the name?
Originally part of “New Holland”, It became known as “New South Wales” after Cook’s exploration of the East Coast of what is now called “Australia” in 1770, although whether Cook personally at the time called it New South Wales, and if so, why, is still a subject of doubt and scholarly speculation. Possibly Cook originally called it “New Wales”, by analogy with the islands of “New Britain”, which had originally been part of New Guinea. What is certain is that the name emerged later after he had dispatched his Journal to the Admiralty. Why “Wales” and why “South Wales” will probably never be known.
Royal Blue –why the colour?
When intercolonial cricket commenced in the 1850s, the Victorians wore dark blue trousers and white shirts. NSW wore white trousers and light blue shirts. They became known as the “Light Blues”. In 1904-5, the colour changed to Royal Blue. The colour remains RoyalBlue and the NSW team still remains known by its traditional name as “the Blues”
Comparison to “the Green and Gold”
“The Blues” can trace their origin approximately 40 years before the adoption of the traditional Australian “Green and Gold”, which were not adopted as national colours till the Australian tour to England in 1899 nor for home Tests until after Federation in 1902. Prior to that time it had been customary in home Tests to wear the colours of the State in which the match was played-i.e.-dark blue in Victoria and light blue in NSW.
The first Australian touring team to England in 1878 wore black and white; the 1880 team –faded magenta and black; the 1882 team wore the colours of the 96 th regiment-red, black and yellow. That then changed to the red white and blue of the Melbourne Cricket Club, although once, the light blue caps of the East Melbourne Club were used. By 1890, the team had adopted dark blue blazers and caps, with gold trim with, for the first time, the Australian Coat of Arms. It was the 1899 team to England that first adopted the Green and Gold, but it was not until 1902 at the MCG that the Green and Gold were worn in a home Test. Thus the Royal Blue colours adopted by The Cricketers’ Club of New South Wales arguably have an older provenance, dating back to the 1850s, than the national colours which only date to the turn of the century.
The Emblem-Why the Cross of St George in New South Wales?
The emblem is taken from the Coat of Arms of the Colony, originally designed in 1875-6, and subsequently formally granted by King Edward VII in 1906 and described as:- “Azure, a Cross Argent, voided Gules a lion passant guardant and on each member with a Mullet of eight points Or “ [I.e.- a red cross with a golden lion at the centre and stars at each point] The gold crossed bats need no explanation. The cross of St George is English as is the lion, and not Welsh. The design comes from the British Royal Navy White Ensign, with whom its co-designer Captain Hixson, President of the Marine Board was closely connected.
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The connection is with England or perhaps Britain as the home country, not with Wales. It remains the official Coat of Arms of New South Wales.
Answers to questions on page 16; 1-b Lohman; 2-c Murdoch; 3-a Grimmett; 4-b Grace
ASSOCIATED CLUBS (continued from frontispiece)
ASIAHong Kong Cricket Club137 Wong Nei Chung Gap RoadHONG KONGPh: (852) 574 6266www.hkcc.org
Hong Kong Football Club3 Sports Road, Happy ValleyHONG KONGPh: (852) 830 9500www.hkfc.com.hk.
Calcutta Cricket & Football Club19/2 Gurusaday RoadBALLYGUNGECALCULLTA 19 INDIA 700019Ph: 388951/201www.calcuttaweb.com/clubs.htm
The Cricket Club of IndiaJ.N. Tata PavilionBrabourne StadiumDinshaw Vachha RoadMUMBAI INDIA 400 020Ph: 9122 2876 051
BCA Garware Club HouseWankhede Stadium'D' RoadChurchgateMUMBAI INDIA 400 020Ph: 285 4444
Madras Cricket Club1 Babu Jagjivan Ram RoadChennaiMADRAS INDIA 600 005Ph: 841-797www.madrascricketclub.com
Royal Selangor ClubPO Box 10137Kuala Lumpur, 50704MALAYSIAPh: (063) 292 7166www.rscweb.org.my
Colombo Swimming ClubStorm Lodge, PO Box 863148 Galle RoadCOLUMBO SRI LANKAPh: 00 941 421 [email protected]
Singapore Cricket ClubConnaught DriveSINGAPORE 0617Ph: (0011) 65 338-9271www.scc.org.sg/
The British Club of Singapore73 Bukit Tinggi RoadSINGAPORE 1128Ph: (0011) 65 467-4611www.britishclub.org.sg
The British Club (Thailand)189 Surawong Road, Bangrak,BANGKOK THAILAND 10500Ph: (662) 234 0247www.britishclubbangkok.org
Kowloon Cricket Club10 Cox's RoadKOWLOON HONG KONGPh: (852) 3-674 141www.kcc.org.hk/
Johore Cultural & Sports Club623 Jalan Sungai Chat80100 Johore BahruJohore MALAYSIA07 241 899
UNITED KINGDOMCricketers’ Club of London,71, Blandford StreetLONDON W1 U 8ABENGLAND020 7486 2635www.cricketers.co.uk
Bali International Cricket ClubJalan Danan Poso 63Sanur, Bali, Indonesia0361 286 490www.balicricket.com MIDDLE EASTDoha ClubPO Box 3666Doha Qatar, Arabian GulfMIDDLE EASTPh: (974) 418822www.british-in-qatar.com/dclub.htm
NEW ZEALANDThe Cricket Society of AucklandClubrooms, Eden ParkPO Box 2860AUCKLAND 1 NEW ZEALANDhttp://aucklandes.cricketarchive.com
