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The Weekly Times - 17th January, 2018

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Wednesday 17 <strong>January</strong>, <strong>2018</strong> THE WEEKLY TIMES 31<br />

Another ton for local cricket legend Les Morgan<br />

HE played against some of Australia’s all time greats and etched his name in<br />

Balmain cricket folklore as an all rounder and leader of the highest calibre.<br />

Now local sporting<br />

legend Les Morgan<br />

(pictured) of Concord<br />

has chalked up his<br />

most treasured century<br />

to date.<br />

<strong>The</strong> long serving<br />

Balmainiac reached<br />

another important<br />

milestone when he<br />

celebrated his 100th<br />

birthday last month.<br />

Morgan is believed to<br />

be the oldest surviving<br />

first grade cricketer to<br />

have played in the elite<br />

men’s historic Sydney<br />

grade competition.<br />

A stylish batsman<br />

and uickish off spinner<br />

in his heyday, Morgan<br />

captained Balmain<br />

Cricket Clubs first<br />

grade X1 for a record<br />

nine seasons from<br />

1943/44 to 1951/52 - a<br />

record that still stands<br />

today.<br />

nlike modern day<br />

cricketers, es had<br />

the privilege of playing<br />

with and against many<br />

greats of the game.<br />

During his tenure as<br />

skipper, es matched<br />

wits with some of the<br />

greatest Australian<br />

cricketers to have ever<br />

graced a cricket field.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Concord native<br />

lined up against cricket<br />

luminaries Bill O’Reilly,<br />

Richie Benaud, Stan<br />

McCabe, Sid Barnes,<br />

Keith Miller, Arthur<br />

Morris, Alan Davidson<br />

and ay indwall on<br />

the ydney first grade<br />

cricket scene as well<br />

as former Test players<br />

Ian Craig, Graham<br />

Hole, Ron Saggers and<br />

Ken Eastwood.<br />

He also played<br />

against the likes of<br />

legends es allowfield,<br />

ughie Chilvers,<br />

Stan Sismey and<br />

many more.<br />

In a distinguished first<br />

grade career with the<br />

Tigers, Morgan bagged<br />

over first grade<br />

wickets and compiled<br />

nearly 3000 runs, proving<br />

himself to be an<br />

oustanding all rounder<br />

who contributed very<br />

well to the team.<br />

es previously played<br />

five seasons of first<br />

grade with the Western<br />

Suburbs club from<br />

1937-38 where he<br />

racked up runs<br />

and captured 176<br />

wickets plus another<br />

runs and wickets<br />

in second grade.<br />

e took over the almain<br />

captaincy reins<br />

from his good friend<br />

Cliff inning the Tigers<br />

respected cricket<br />

historian) and went on<br />

to also play alongside<br />

players such as NSW<br />

reps Bill Donaldson,<br />

lbert Cheetham, red<br />

Mair, Reg Pearce, Angus<br />

MacKinnon, Bill<br />

unt, red ennett<br />

and Gordon Cansdell.<br />

“I had to pinch myself<br />

to believe it - here<br />

I was playing with and<br />

against so many cricketing<br />

legends, it was<br />

such a privilege” reflected<br />

es.<br />

“With these top<br />

players involved you<br />

learned so much about<br />

your game and the art<br />

of captaincy.”<br />

es proudest moment<br />

was scoring 133<br />

and grabbing the figures<br />

of 6-11 and 5-44<br />

in the Tigers’ outright<br />

victory over University<br />

in a first grade fixture at<br />

irchgrove val back<br />

on December 21, 1946<br />

and <strong>January</strong> 4, 1947.<br />

Morgan’s dashing ton<br />

featured 19 boundaries<br />

in an entertaining 144<br />

minutes at the crease.<br />

He combined with<br />

Cansdell for a third<br />

wicket partnership<br />

of 138 in 97 minutes<br />

Centurion Mosca in<br />

match-winning stand<br />

then piled on 126 with<br />

onaldson in <br />

minutes for the fourth<br />

wicket.<br />

A brilliant piece of<br />

stumping by University<br />

keeper ewman off<br />

Delarue brought about<br />

es dismissal.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Tigers declared<br />

at 6-342 before Morgan<br />

- and lefty<br />

hand bowler Bill Hunt<br />

- sensationally<br />

rolled University for 22<br />

in the first innings.<br />

ollowing on, niversity<br />

did a little better<br />

in their second knock<br />

but were all out for 73 -<br />

giving Balmain victory<br />

by an innings and 247<br />

runs.<br />

es finished with<br />

match figures of -<br />

to go with his superb<br />

ton.<br />

This tremendous<br />

feat - a century and 10<br />

wickets in a match -<br />

has been matched just<br />

two other times in Sydney<br />

first grade history<br />

since 1893 by Charlie<br />

Kelleway and Grant<br />

ambert.<br />

“It was my highest<br />

ever first grade score<br />

and I hit the ball well<br />

that day, recalled es.<br />

“We then dismissed<br />

University for their lowest<br />

ever first grade total.<br />

With the ball I was<br />

able to<br />

land it in the right<br />

spot. Billy Hunt and I<br />

really feasted on wickets<br />

that day,” he revealed.<br />

After retiring from<br />

cricket, es became an<br />

accomplished golfer<br />

and pioneer with Massey<br />

ark olf Club at<br />

Concord.<br />

A life member and<br />

active stalwart until his<br />

early s, es founded<br />

the Club’s Veterans<br />

competition and his<br />

name is perpetuated<br />

with the . organ<br />

Shield trophy for the<br />

Best Net score by golfers<br />

in B and C Grade<br />

on a nominated medal<br />

day.<br />

SYDNEY Cricket Club’s strong team ethics shone like a beacon after conuring<br />

up yet another inspirational triumph in the 2017-18 NSW Premier<br />

ricket first grade competition last weekend at rummoyne val.<br />

Talented colts Anthony<br />

Mosca and keeper<br />

Beau McClintock provided<br />

the batting heroics<br />

in a rollicing e<br />

wicket victory over<br />

aireldierpool as<br />

the Tigers consolidated<br />

fth spot in the race for<br />

the nals<br />

Mosca hammered a<br />

magnificent not out<br />

and cClintock not<br />

out) as the duo shared<br />

an unbroken sixth wicket<br />

stand of 178 to secure a<br />

stunning win.<br />

Chasing 246 for victory,<br />

the Sydney team<br />

were reeling at 5-68 at<br />

one stage after the ions<br />

removed top order<br />

bats ustin osca ,<br />

atthew odgers ,<br />

Tristen conald , all<br />

rounder ic ills and<br />

arry alton in uick<br />

fashion.<br />

Enter centurion Anthony<br />

osca, who cracked<br />

two sixes and eleven<br />

boundaries in a spirited<br />

-ball knock and the<br />

capable cClintock who<br />

thumped seven boundaries<br />

in a successful<br />

rescue mission that delivered<br />

six crucial competition<br />

points.<br />

<strong>The</strong> previous day Sydney<br />

spin twins Ben Manenti<br />

and Nathan Sowter<br />

weaved their magic with<br />

the ball to help roll the ions<br />

for 245.<br />

Twenty year old off<br />

spinner Manenti returned<br />

the figures of - off <br />

overs while leg-spinner<br />

owter snared - off<br />

17 overs to cap superb<br />

performances for the Tigers.<br />

Sowter, who recently<br />

signed a new two year<br />

contract with English<br />

county club iddlesex,<br />

has proved a revelation<br />

since returning home to<br />

Drummoyne this summer.<br />

<strong>The</strong> 24-year-old Australian<br />

mainly played in<br />

Twenty20 Blast games at<br />

his county club, but his<br />

deal will see him feature<br />

in all formats.<br />

Based at the ‘home of<br />

cricket ords Cricket<br />

round, owter took<br />

over Twenty wickets<br />

and made his firstclass<br />

debut for the Crusaders<br />

last August.<br />

Wendel Delpechitra<br />

, all rounder att<br />

Critchley off <br />

balls and skipper armon<br />

andhu were<br />

the pick of the airfield-<br />

iverpool batsmen with<br />

paceman iam atcher<br />

- off overs and<br />

spinner Critchley -<br />

off overs sharing the<br />

bowling honours.<br />

Sydney’s clean sweep<br />

of victories over the ions<br />

keeps the Tigers in<br />

second spot on the Club<br />

Championship ladder on<br />

915 points behind lead-<br />

ers arramatta .<br />

In lower grade action,<br />

ydney young guns ick<br />

Taylor and iam ibson<br />

also chalked up impressive<br />

tons.<br />

Taylor registered a superb<br />

163 not out in the<br />

Tigers’ third grade triumph<br />

at Birchgrove Oval<br />

- smashing six sixes and<br />

16 boundaries during his<br />

brilliant -ball knock.<br />

He was supported by<br />

ayank harma off<br />

balls with four sixes<br />

and five fours and <br />

s all rounder iam<br />

cott -.<br />

Gibson carved out a<br />

stylish 106 in the Tigers’<br />

second grade victory at<br />

Rosedale Oval.<br />

SCS Sydney<br />

280 (Liam Gibson 106,<br />

Matt Pasternatsky<br />

70, Matt Kent 37, Ash<br />

Suire d Fairfield<br />

iverpool yan<br />

Corns Suan assan<br />

ugh Sherri<br />

Ale loomfield<br />

1-42, A Squire 1-43).<br />

S Sydney <br />

(Nick Taylor 163no, Mayank<br />

Sharma Steve<br />

ing van Sunjic<br />

anvir Singh <br />

d Fairfieldiverpool<br />

8-191 (Brett Lack 60,<br />

Gura Singh 28, Shaf<br />

Nouree 25, Liam Scott<br />

ustin odgie<br />

2-23, S King 2-29).<br />

FS Sydney<br />

ravis oton<br />

79no, Tyler Meyer<br />

21, Amed Hassan 19,<br />

Jayden Kallukalam<br />

3-36, Nathan Hebeston<br />

d Fairfieldiverpool<br />

158 (Aziz Hasan<br />

44, N Hebeston 31,<br />

ushi Padhye ackson<br />

Edwards 4-22, Jack<br />

rien .<br />

FFS Sydney <br />

iam obson Sam<br />

Cividin Allan Phillip<br />

ai velja d<br />

Fairfieldiverpool <br />

(Sebastian Buchanan<br />

amien apisarda<br />

3-22, Declan Armstrong<br />

1-22, Sam Shaika 1-23,<br />

asheed ime .<br />

CRAFTY leg-spinner<br />

Nathan Sowter captured<br />

4-52 in the Tigers’ win<br />

oer aireldierpool<br />

SUNDAY AFTERNOONS 3PM-6.30PM<br />

JANUARY 21 & 28 FEBRUARY 4<br />

Bookings 9807 2444<br />

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