Country Cricket New South Wales

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

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 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

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]}

These days, there are 48 cricket leagues across country New South Wales. Unlike the state's most popular winter sport, rugby league, most cricket leagues are based in one or two towns, and feature smaller numbers of clubs, with a more local focus.

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 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: Cricket ACT Clubs

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

Website: Cricket Illawarra

Grade Clubs in include:

• Balgownie
• Corrimal
• Dapto
• Helensburgh
• Illawarra Passionate Cricketers Club
• Keira
• Northern Districts
• Port Kembla
• University of Wollongong
• Wests Illawarra
• Wollongong District

This zone comprises the Newcastle District Cricket Association and the Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association

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

Grade Clubs include:

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

Source: Barrier DCL Clubs

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

• Bellbird
• Creeks
• Denman
• Glendon
• Greta-Branxton
• Hotel Cessnock
• JPC
• Piranhas
• PCH
• Valleys
• Wine Country

• City United
• Eastern Suburbs
• Kurri & Weston
• Northern Suburbs
• Raymond Terrace
• Tenambit-Morpeth
• Thornton Thunder
• Western Suburbs

• Belltrees
• Brook
• Bunnan
• Bushrangers
• Merriwa
• Murrurundi
• Rouchel

This zone encompasses the Far NSW North Coast, North Coast and Mid North Coast and comprises multiple councils and districts. These include:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Rovers
• Nulla
• Seabreeze

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

This zone is divided into four councils of multiple districts:

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

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

• Coleambally Nomads
• Coro Cougars
• Griffith Ex-Servicemen's Diggers
• Griffith Exies Eagles
• Hanwood Wanderers
• Griffith Leagues Club Panthers

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

• Condobolin
• Euabalong
• Hillston
• Lake-Burgooney

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

• Bribbaree Rams
• Boorowa Crocs
• Boorowa Big Bottles
• Cootamundra Ex-Services Bulls
• Criterion Hotel Young
• Grenfell Blues
• Harden Hornets
• Junee Stallions
• Murringo Mavericks
• Temora Bowling Club Tigers
• Temora Ex-Services Renegades
• Temora Shamrock Leprechauns
• Stockinbingal Cricket Club

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

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

• Bookham Bulls
• Gundaroo Goats
• Hall Monitors
• Murrumbateman
• Yass Golf Club Cobras

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

Website: Southern Zone

This zone is divided into six districts. These are:

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

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

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

• Bombala Cricket Club
• Cooma Coffey's
• Dalgety
• Jindabyne Tigers
• Cooma Rhythm
• Berridale Whitetails
• Cooma Titan

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

• 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

Website: Western Zone

This zone is divided into 3 Councils covering multiple districts:

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

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

• Empire Billy Goats
• Golf Club
• Howie's Hombres
• Nymagee Magpies
• Tilpa Bushies
• Whackers

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

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

• Geurie
• Farmers
• Muckarounders
• Peckers

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

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

• Blackheath
• Hampton
• Hartley
• Kedumba
• La Salle CC
• Leura
• Lithgow Valley

• Canowindra
• Cudal
• Euchareena
• Lyndhurst
• Milthorpe
• Molong

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

• Cavaliers
• Centrals
• Orange City
• Orange CYMS

• CEO: TBC
• Country Cricket Coordinator: Bruce Whitehouse

• 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

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