Country Cricket New South Wales

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 NSW.

Country Cricket New South Wales

Sport	Cricket
Jurisdiction	Regional New South Wales
Membership	Cricket NSW
Abbreviation	CCNSW
Founded	1859; 165 years ago (1859)
Affiliation	Cricket Australia
Headquarters	Sydney Cricket Ground
Official website
www.ccnsw.nsw.cricket.com.au

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]}

Cricket was first played in the region now known as the Central Coast in 1858. With the Ourimbah (Blue Gum Flat) cricket club prevalent, and clubs at Gosford, Kincumber and Wyong joining in, social matches were played throughout the remainder of the 19th Century. Competitions were conducted and concluded in 1899-1900 and 1906-07. In 1911-12, the Narara Cricket Club entered the Newcastle District Cricket Association Senior Grade competition. Strengthened by a few players from other local clubs, the side won the competition, Arthur Brown from Jilliby scoring 243 not out in the final against Wickham. The Wyong District Cricket Association began regular and sustained competitions in 1912-13, and was joined by the Gosford DCA in 1920-21. The two ran in parallel for most of the next fifty years. The amalgamated GWDCA became the Central Coast Cricket Association early in the new millennium. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

Representative Competitions

Country Cricket NSW hosts many representative 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, Competitions & Clubs

Cricket ACT

Grade Clubs include:

• Australian National University Cricket Club
• Eastlake Cricket Club
• Ginninderra Cricket Club
• North Canberra Gungahlin Cricket Club
• Queanbeyan District Cricket Club
• Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club
• Weston Creek Cricket Club
• Western District and University of Canberra Cricket Club

Source:

Barrier D.C.L.

Grade Clubs include:

• Central Broken Hill
• North Broken Hill Cricket Club
• Souths
• Warriors
• Wests

Source: Barrier DCL Clubs

Central Coast Cricket Association

Website: Central Coast CA

Club				First Grade Premierships & Spans			Lower Grade Premierships
Currently	Est.	Previously	Earliest Known Match	pre 1971	post 1970	Seasons in First Grade	pre 1971	post 1970
Brisbane Water	2013	merger of…		-	0	2016-17	-	1
		Gosford	1874^[13]	8	3	1899–1900, 1906–07, 1919-20 to 1940-41, 1944-45 to 2007-08, 2008-09 as Gosford-Mountains, 2009–10 and 2010-11	7	15
		Mountains-Kariong	1960		2	1960-61 to 1969-70, 1970-71 to 1981-82 as Matcham-Mountains, 1982-83 to 2007-08, 2008-09 as Gosford-Mountains, 2009-10 to 2012-13	0	9
Kincumber-Avoca	1860s	Kincumber	1872^[14]	8	7	1899–1900, 1906–07, 1920-21 to 1933-34, 1937-38 to 1940-41, 1949-50 to 1954-55, Kincumber-Avoca 1960-61 to now.	0	35
		absorbed Avoca	1955	0	-	1956-57 to 1959-60	0	-
Lisarow-Ourimbah	1944	merger of…		3	4	1944-45 to now	5	28
		Lisarow	1921^[15]	13	-	1921-22 to 1939-40, 1940-41 as Narara-Lisarow	6	-
		Ourimbah	1862^[16]	3	-	1899–1900, 1906–07, 1912-13 to 1915-16, 1918-19 to 1939-40	3	-
Narara-Wyoming	1898	Narara	1898^[17]	6	12	1899–1900, 1906–07, 1911–12 and 1912-13 in Newcastle, 1913–14 and 1915-16 as Lisarow, 1918-19 to 1939-40, 1940-41 as Narara-Lisarow, 1949-50 to 1955-56, 1960-61 to 1965-66, Narara-Wyoming 1966-67 to now.	7	40
		absorbed Wyoming	1926^[18]	0	-	1926-27 to 1929-30	0	-
Northern Power	2013	merger of…		-	0	2013-14 to now	-	6
		Toukley	1950s	3	4	1956-57, 1957–58, 1961-62 to 1970-71, 1974-75 to 2012-13	2	28
		Doyalson-Wyee	1975	-	0	1976-77 to 1979-80, 1981-82 to 2010-11, 2012-13	-	5
Southern Spirit	2014	merger of…		-	0	2014-15 to now	-	3
		Woy Woy	1915^[19]	1	0	1915-16,1920–21, 1928-29 to 1935-36, 1937–38, 1946–47, 1959–60, 1960-61 to 2012-13	6	9
		Umina	1967	-	9	1970-71, 1972-73 to 2011-12, 2013-14	0	9
Terrigal-Matcham	1947	Matcham-Holgate	1947^[20]	2	2	1949-50 to 1956-57, 1961-62 to 1968-69, 1970-71 to 1981-82 as Matcham-Mountains, 1982-83 to 2002-03 as Matcham-Holgate, Terrigal-Matcham 2003-04 to now	7	22
The Entrance	1913		1913	7	3	1913-14, 1914–15, 1924–25, 1932-33 to 1937-38, 1947-48 to now	1	22
Warnervale	2007		2007	-	0	2010-11, 2016-17	-	9
Wyong District	1968	merger of…		-	2	1968-69 to now	-	18
		Wyong	1871^[21]	12	-	1899–1900, 1906–07, 1912-13 to 1915-16, 1918-19 to 1938-39, 1944-45 to 1967-68	1	-
		Tuggerah	1898^[22]	9	-	1912-13, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1926–27, 1930-31 to 1934-35, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1947-48 to 1967-68	3	-

Source: Central Coast CA Clubs

See the List of NSW Central Coast Cricket First Grade Premiers

Central Northern Cricket

This zone comprises both the Hunter Valley Cricket Council and the Northern Inland Cricket Council

Cessnock DCA

Maitland DCA

Singleton DCA

Upper Hunter DCA

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

District Competition

• Belmont
• Cardiff-Boolaroo
• Charlestown
• HamWicks
• MDCC
• Newcastle City
• Stockton & Northern Districts
• Toronto Workers
• University
• Wallsend
• Waratah-Mayfield
• Wests

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

• Alstonville Cricket Club
• Ballina Bears
• Casino RSM Cavaliers
• Cudgen Hornets
• Goonellabah Workers Sports Cricket Club
• Marist Brothers
• Murwillumbah Cricket Club
• Pottsville Cricket Club
• TEBCC

Junior Competitions

• Ballina District CA
• Casino District CA
• Kyogle District CA
• Lismore District CA
• Tweed Heads District CA

North Coast Cricket Council

Clarence River CA

• Aussie Hotel
• Brothers
• GDSC Easts
• Harwood Cricket Club
• Lawrence Cricket Club
• South/Westlawn Cricket Club
• Tucabia Copmanhurst Ulmarra Hotel Cricket Club

Coffs Harbour District CA

• Bellingen-Dorrigo Cricket Club
• Coffs Colts
• Diggers Cricket Club
• Nana Glen Cricket Club
• NDRCC
• Sawtell Cricket Club
• Valleys Cricket Club

Lower Clarence CA

• Harwood Cricket Club
• Iluka Cricket Club
• Maclean Cricket Club
• Woodford Island Warriors
• Yamba Cricket Club

Nambucca Valley CA

• Macksville Ex-Services
• Macksville Hotel
• Nambucca Pippiemunchers
• Scotts Head Spanish Mackerels
• Taylors Arm Drop Bears

Mid North Coast Cricket Council

Mid North Coast Cricket Council Two Rivers Cup

• Beechwood
• Leagues
• Macquarie
• Nulla
• Rovers (Kempsey)
• Wauchope

Hastings River District CA

• Beechwood
• Bonny Hills-Lake Cathie
• Comboyne-Kendall Cricket Club
• Macquarie Cricket Club
• Port City Leagues
• Settlers Pirates
• Wauchope Cricket Club

Macleay Valley CA

• Rovers
• Nulla
• Seabreeze

Manning River District CA

• Bulahdelah
• Gloucester
• Great Lakes
• Old Bar
• Pacific Palms
• Taree United
• Taree West
• Wingham

Riverina Zone

This zone is divided into four councils of multiple districts:

Cricket Albury Wodonga Country Cricket Council

Cricket Albury Wodonga Provincial

• Albury
• Baranduda
• Belvoir
• Corowa
• East Albury
• Lavington
• New City
• North Albury
• St Patrick's
• Tallangatta
• Wodonga
• Wodonga Raiders

Cricket Albury Wodonga District

• Barnawartha-Chiltern
• Bethanga
• Dederang
• Eskdale
• Howlong
• Kiewa
• Mount Beauty
• Yackandandah

Cricket Albury Wodonga Hume

• Brocklesby-Burrumbuttock
• Culcairn
• Henty
• Holbrook
• Lockhart
• Oaklands
• Osborne
• Rand
• The Rock Yerong Creek
• Walla Walla

Murrumbidgee Cricket Council

Ardlethan Barellan CA

• Ardlethan-Beckom Cricket Club
• Barellan Cricket Club
• Coolamon Crickets
• Coolamon Rovers
• Ganmain Cricket Club
• Kamarah Cricket Club
• Narrandera Cricket Club
• Yanco Cricket Club

Griffith DCA

• Coleambally Nomads
• Coro Cougars
• Exies Diggers
• Exies Eagles
• Hanwood Wanderers
• Leagues Club Panthers

Hay DCA

• Hay Titans
• Riverina Hotel
• South Hay Colts
• South Hay Crusaders

Hillston DCA

Lake Cargelligo DCA

West Wyalong DCA

• Alleena
• Ariah Park
• Bowly Bandits
• Tallimba
• Ungarie

Junior Competitions

Northern Riverina Cricket Council

Cootamundra DCA

• Commercial Phoenix
• Criterion Hotel Gunners Young
• Family Hotel Bulldogs Cootamundra
• Temora Ex-Services Renegades
• Temora Bowling Club Tigers
• Wallendbeen Cricket Club
• Wombat Hotel
• Young Hotel Saints

Gundagai DCA

• All-Stars
• Family Hotel
• Junee Stallions
• Lotts

Tumut DCA

• Adelong Donkeys
• Coolac Cricket Club
• Murrumbidgee Mankadders (Tarcutta)
• Tumut Plains
• Wyangle Cricket Club

Wagga Wagga DCA

• Kooringal Colts
• Lake Albert Bulls
• South Wagga Blues
• St Michaels Cricket Club
• Wagga City Cats
• Wagga RSL Bulldogs

Yass DCA

• Boorowa Cricket Club
• Bowning Buffaloes
• Dalton Dingoes
• Gundaroo Goats
• Yass Golf Club

Junior Associations

• Temora DJCA

Southern Riverina Cricket Council

Murray Valley DCA

• Barooga
• Berrigan
• Cobram
• Deniliquin Rhinos
• Finley
• Katamatite
• Nathalia
• Tocumwal

Victorian Competitions Managed by CCNSW

• 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

• Bega
• Bermagui
• Eden
• Kameruka
• Merimbula
• Pambula
• Tathra

Crookwell DCA

Goulburn DCA

• Bowlo
• Crookwell
• GSKR
• Hibo
• Madbulls
• SJCC

Highlands DCA

• Bowral
• Bowral Blues
• Bundy
• HNVCC
• Mittagong
• Moss Vale
• Robertson
• Wingello

Monaro DCA

• BDCA
• Coffey's
• Dalgety
• Jindabyne Tigers
• Rhythm
• Whitetails

Shoalhaven DCA

• Batemans Bay
• Bay and Basin
• Berry-Shoalhaven Heads
• Bomaderry
• Ex-Servo's
• NNCCC
• Shoalhaven
• Sussex Inlet
• Ulladulla

South Coast DCA

• Albion Park Eagles
• Bay and Basin
• Berry-Shoalhaven Heads
• Bomaderry
• Ex-Servo's
• Gerringong
• Jamberoo
• Kiama Cavaliers
• Kookas
• LICC
• North Nowra
• Oak Flats Rats
• Shellharbour City
• The Rail

Western Zone

Website: Western Zone

This zone is divided into 3 Councils covering multiple districts:

Lachlan Cricket Council

Cowra DCA

Forbes DCA

Parkes DCA

• Cowra Valleys
• Parkes Cambridge Cats
• Parkes Colts
• Parkes Raptors

Junior Comps

• Condobolin DCA

Macquarie Valley Cricket Council

Bourke DCA

• Boomerangs
• Brewarrina
• Fords Bridge
• Louth
• Two Water Holes CC

Cobar DCA

• Empire Billy Goats
• Golf Club
• Nymagee Magpies

T20:

• Bourke DCA
• Howie's Hombres
• Tilpa Bushies
• Whackers

Dubbo DCA

• CYMS
• DRCC
• Macquarie
• Newtown
• Narromine
• RSL
• South Dubbo

Gilgandra DCA

• Baradine
• Biddon-Tooraweenah
• Breelong
• CCC
• Curban
• Gidgee
• Gulargambone
• Town Services
• USC-Marthaguy

Narromine DCA

• Bourke DCA
• Cobar
• Dubbo
• Gilgandra
• Narromine

Nyngan DCA

Walgett DCA

Warren DCA

Wellington DCA

• Geurie
• Farmers
• Muckarounders
• Peckers

Central West Cricket Council

Bathurst DCA

• Bathurst City
• Blayney
• Bushrangers
• Centennial
• City Colts
• St Patrick's

Blue Mountains DCA

Gulgong DCA

• Bowlers Bullets
• Centennial
• Dunedoo Destroyers
• Goolma Polar Bears

Lithgow DCA

Molong DCA

Mudgee DCA

• Kelly's Irish Pub
• Mudgee Concrete
• Oriental Bulls
• Oriental Colts
• Paragon Hotel

Orange DCA

• Cavaliers
• Centrals
• Orange City
• Orange CYMS

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: Lawrence Murphy
• Riverina RCM: Robbie Mackinlay
• Western RCM: Matthew Tabbernor

See also

•  Cricket portal
•  New South Wales portal

• Cricket in New South Wales
• Cricket NSW

References

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2. "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
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4. "Queanbean and Goulburn", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. X, no. 638, Goulburn, p. 2, March 26, 1859
5. "The Cricket Match at Queanbeyan", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. IX, no. 514, Goulburn, p. 2, January 16, 1858
6. "Cricket. Queanbeyan and Yass", The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser, vol. X, no. 638, Goulburn, p. 2, March 26, 1859
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External links

• Official website
• Cricket NSW official website