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24.01.2022 Junior Cricket Webinar with Moises Henriques Register Today! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

23.01.2022 CALLING ALL FUTURE CRICKET STARS Sydney Sixers Holiday Camp - COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU! Sydney Sixers BBL

23.01.2022 All off... see you all tomorrow at the Moonee Tavern!

22.01.2022 Hi All, Just a quick reminder that the NCCC Pathways and Premier Cricket Survey Closes this Sunday 6th September. A big thank you to all who have responded so far. We’ve now exceeded 10% of responses from our current player base throughout the North Coast. This is fantastic but the more the merrier. If you have not taken the survey as yet, please take the time and get yourself into the draw for our $100 Sportspower Voucher. Please click the link here to complete the survey - https://bit.ly/31eqbJ4

22.01.2022 Solid training session today with a few Diggers coming out of the woodwork. Sign up now for Premier League, 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade, under 16, 14, 12 & 10 and join us in our 60th year!

21.01.2022 ALL CHDCA Cricket is washed out this weekend. All grounds are closed.

20.01.2022 Welcome to this week's Diggers CC 60th Anniversary time warp... not too far back! A decade ago (obviously) we celebrated 50 years with a huge year of celebrations off the field! Unfortunately, on-field was a different story with no senior teams making Grand Finals... but that's cricket! After minor premierships and a narrow GF loss in 1sts & and minor/major premiership in 3rds the year before, hopes were high that our 50th year would be the one. The season started out as they... always do... with a Steve Meakins one-knee cover drive on the back page of the paper. "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride" was Greg White's quote in The Advocate... with FIVE GF losses since our last 1st grade title in 1994/95. We had a tremendous squad which would, in hindsight, serve us well in future seasons with trophies in 2012/13 & 2014/15)... just not this one! An early highlight: Title holders Diggers 3rds started the season in record fashion, defeating Coffs Tigers outright with Paul Graham obliterating the opposition with 15/33... including 9/20 in the first innings. Still a 3rd grade record. Off the field, Diggers CC hosted a huge 50th Anniversary Dinner, with special guest speaker, former test cricketer and larrikin Rodney Hogg. It was the night we named our Diggers CC 50-year Team, a mix of club legends old and new(ish) (in batting order): Rod Kratz (c) Tony Mainey Dave Heptonstall Brian Schweitzer Craig Haworth Stephen Meakins Ross Haworth (vc) Don Easy Graeme Henry Terry Herbert Robert Alford Tony Dean The following morning, some weary heads took the field for the Diggers CC Legends Match - Current 1st Grade vs Diggers Old Boys. The Old Boys managed 9/150 from their 30 overs with the Webeck family top scoring, but were no match for the younglings. Alex Byrne retired on 50, including five 6's and Meako sured up the middle order to guide them home in 22 overs. As we enter our 60th season, we don't know how many large gatherings we'll get in due to COVID-19 restrictions... but stay tuned for more info as the season approaches. See you at training!

20.01.2022 MATCH REPORTS: Round 5 1st GRADE: Diggers 9/150 (T. Adams 37, T. Wainwright 36, H. McDuff 29) Defeated Sawtell Cricket Club 149 (H. Cross 5/24, M. Williams 2/24)...Continue reading

19.01.2022 ALL T20 Games - WASHED OUT (7th & 8th Jan) Due to the rain in town today all T20 wickets are washed out includes; Fitzroy Oval, Richardson Oval. Sorry

19.01.2022 Some great pics of today’s action in first grade... a good day for Diggers. Match reports coming!

18.01.2022 An interesting tale regarding when Craig Haworth departed Diggers CC for the big smoke of Sydney in 1986.

17.01.2022 Get on down for Turf Sessions 2 tomorrow (Wednesday 16 Sept) from 3 - 5.30pm at the Stadium nets. Get some valuable time on the grass before the 2020/21 season! New and old players welcome!

16.01.2022 Turf Session 1 is done and dusted... thanks to the Stadium staff for getting these pitches up for local cricketers. Smells like cricket season... Haydos and Reuben were charging in... Meako was cover driving on one knee... Donny was bowling bouncers to 13 year olds... see ya next week!

16.01.2022 Round 7 results: 1st GRADE: Coffs Colts 4/197 (J. Paff 2/33, S. Mehlert 1/17, T. Adams 1/37) defeated Diggers 161 (N. Bennie 33, M. Haworth 31, R. Carey 22)... Not a great day in the field for Diggers against Coffs Colts last Saturday at Fitzroy Oval. Some wayward bowling and fielding has been creeping into our performances for a few weeks now and this week was certainly no exception. Colts got off to a steady start on the back of some generous sundries early on. Even with the freebies, runs off the bat were still hard to come by and we were still confident that we could restrict them to well under 150. However, it was not to be as Colts dug in and took a modest run rate at drinks of 4 to a competitive rate of 6 by over 40 with some great late overs hitting. Diggers once again rueing opportunities to tighten up the late overs and take vital wickets. The Diggers reply began poorly to say the least with a little misfortune as the top order collapsed again. As always, when you're running low on luck, the cricket gods seem to take great delight in rubbing your nose in it! That's cricket. It was left to our ever-reliable raving cucumber farmer Mark Haworth and Nick Bennie to steady. Colts settled into the same sundries rut as we did, ironic considering they cheered every no ball and wide we bowled . Diggers were travelling along well until Howie got tangled up in his pads. A regular flow of wickets followed as the game slowly slipped away from our grasp. Reuben showed some late fight with the bat to bolster his case for a promotion, but it was too little too late. Two losses on the trot and some deep soul searching to do... 2nd GRADE: Nana Glen White 4/170 (B. Cunningham 1/16, K. Bhukya 1/21) defeated Diggers 8/169 (B. Oliver 56, T. Shipman 20) 3rd GRADE: Nana Glen White 6/147 (J. Goodfellow 2/32, M. McLaughlin 1/6) defeated Diggers Blue 8/146 (H. Creighton 50 no, J. Goodfellow 32) Diggers Maroon defeated Bellingen on forfeit UNDER 16: Sawtell 2/111 (L. McLaughlin 2/15) defeated Diggers 7/107 (R. Cross 46, A Plumb 16) UNDER 14: Diggers 5/116 (J. Cross 38no, T. Swan 17no) defeated Northern Districts 7/23 (C. Wallace 4/8) UNDER 10: Not scored

13.01.2022 Weather permitting, senior training will kick off again tomorrow afternoon from 5pm at the Bray St nets, & senior teams are scheduled to play round 9 on Saturday.

12.01.2022 U16’s off tonight people....11th December 2020

11.01.2022 Turf sessions 3 is on tomorrow from 3pm! We’ve asked the curators for some nice big cracks just short of a length and they haven’t disappointed! All welcome... doesn’t matter if you’re a new or returning player... premier league or 3rds... now signing all ages from Under 10s to Terry Booth!

10.01.2022 Turf Sessions 3 is done and dusted... onwards to season 2020/21 in less than a month! We will return to Bray Street training very soon so stay tuned for announcements. In the meantime, here’s what you all need to do:... 1. Click the SIGN UP link and get your rego sorted ASAP so we can assign teams. 2. If you have overdue fees, please tidy this up before the season. 3. If your business or employer would like to jump on board as a sponsor, get in touch now! We have packages to suit all, including player sponsorships that include your fees. See more

10.01.2022 Juniors... it's time to sign up! Be part of history as we celebrate 60 seasons of Diggers CC!

10.01.2022 Training is back at Bray Street from tomorrow arvo (Wednesday). 3pm to 5.30ish. If you enjoyed the turf sessions, stay tuned, we might be able to get some more during the season.

08.01.2022 This week’s history post only takes us back less than two years but to us Covidites, it feels like 20! The cauldron of Fitzroy Oval played host to Round 11 of NCCC Premier Grade 2018/19 season, Diggers led by Trevor Bailey verses the Macksvillians from Star Hotel CC. Star Hotel batted first and it was a forgettable day with the ball for Diggers in the January heat. To quote the great J. Paff Win Vision had us at 1% after a pretty ordinary 40 overs in the field. Captain, p...Continue reading

08.01.2022 Another successful turf session down at the stadium! Don’t forget the final session next Wednesday at 3pm. The club is building nicely for season with some great players returning for another season. Feature batsman today is the uber-stylish Mitchell Williams.... Sign up now or contact the page for for information! We’re on the hunter for more sponsors so if you’re interested in getting involved drop us a line.

08.01.2022 It's Diggers CC history time again kids... let's examine the 'Drought Breaker' of season 2012/13 ... our first top grade victory in 18 years since the 1994/95 decider. It should come as no surprise that Meako was in that last premiership side! Season 12/13 was plagued with unfortunate weather, leaving long stretches of little to no match practice. Only 9 games garnered a result from 15 rounds of competition. Diggers finished second on the ladder behind an undefeated Sawtell, ...who dominated the shortened regular season. The 2452 juggernaut, bolstered by Irish international David Langford-Smith, finished the season on 77 points, 23 and 24 points clear of 2nd & 3rd place respectively. Sawtell's first taste of defeat was the Major Semi Final when they were cleaned up for 87 in the first innings and ultimately outrighted by Diggers. Russell Gardner taking 6/10 off 11 overs! After an epic Preliminary Final victory over Colts, Sawtell earned the right to exact revenge on the Joe Willman skippered Diggers CC in the big dance! Diggers batted first and showed intent from the first ball. After some middle order hiccups, we scratched out a competitive total of 196 from 70 overs. Star batsman Raja Sandhu contributed 44 from No. 3. But it was Ol' Faithfull... the balding master... the one-kneed bandit... Steve Meakins who propped up the prolonged Diggers resistance and finished on 67no. Langford-Smith and Simon Landrigan finished with 4 wickets each. Sawtell captain Trent Mitchell opened the batting for Sawtell, no doubt keen to set the tone early in the innings as he is renowned for. Fortunately for Diggers, the only tone he set was the celebratory one of the bowling side as the captain found himself back in the shed in the first over. The Sawtell top order uncharacteristically stumbled, finding themselves at the mercy of the Diggers attack and runs increasingly hard to come by. Glen Kesby was frugal as always with only 9 runs coming from his 8 overs. At 4 for 23, Sawtell sparked a minor middle order revival before faltering again to be 7/68. Future Diggers batsman, Gus Garland took it upon himself to instigate the last stand, but by the time Sandhu rattled his castle on 24, the white flag was raised and Diggers tidied up the tail in quick time. Brad Carey trapped Chril Neal in front as the celebrations began. Sawtell, minor premiers by a mile, undefeated season, stacked with talent, rolled in the GF by a rampant, hungry Diggers CC for 102. A 94 run win to gloriously end the 18 year premiership drought. 2nd & 3rd also challenged for titles on Grand Final day. 2nds went down to Sawtell after Quirky destroyed Diggers with 8/54. Hoady's thirds, however, brought home the bacon by 4 wickets after a matching winning 6/52 and 41 with the bat from Tim Anderson.

08.01.2022 Diggers U10s vs Macksville Ex-Services at Narranga

07.01.2022 Great story on Anika Learoyd... former Digger and future star of the WBBL and beyond!

06.01.2022 Get some tips and in-depth training from one of the great cricket brains ever produced ‘round these parts! Call Justin Gilbert for more.

06.01.2022 Cricket season 2020/21 is creeping up on us! Come help Diggers Cricket Club celebrate our 60th season in style and SIGN UP TODAY! We're looking for players on all grades, all ages, all abilities, junior & senior. It doesn't matter if you're a little bit Tufnell in the field... or a little bit Ranatunga between the wickets... and if you're old enough to get those references you've already qualified for 3rds! Pre season training starts VERY SOON! Stay tuned!... Sign up at the link below or click 'Sign Up' at the top of the page ^^^ https://www.playcricket.com.au/club-finder/club-details

06.01.2022 It’s a beautiful day to throw a few down these brand new stadium decks this arvo from 3pm till dark! Get down there. All welcome. This is a rare opportunity for a pre season hit on turf. We’ve got the next 3 Wednesday’s booked!

04.01.2022 Time to fire up the decks... training tomorrow from 3pm at the stadium training turf wickets! Keep an eye on the page tomorrow in case the weather doesn’t wanna play fair.

02.01.2022 The committee is working hard to make our 60th season a memorable one on and off the field! While it will be a challenging and possiblly uncertain year living with COVID-19, we're going to make sure it's enjoyable for all! This year we're putting the feelers out for players in the following grades: - Premier League - First, Second & Third Grade... - Under 16, 14, 12 & 10's If you're considering playing this year it's time to make yourself known ... let's get this show on the road! Anyone considering returning to the club after retirement/semi-retirement/playing at other clubs... you're most welcome back at Diggers. If you have aspirations for leadership roles like captaincy, coaching or volunteering get in touch through the Facebook page or email [email protected]. Don't forget training THIS Sunday from 11am at Bray Street nets. We have been lucky enough to secure three TURF SESSIONS at the Stadium in September. Training from here on will be: - Sunday 6th Sept - Bray Street Nets - Wednesday 9th Sept - TURF SESSION at the Stadium - Wednesday 16th Sept - TURF SESSION at the Stadium - Wednesday 23rd Sept - TURF SESSION at the Stadium More to come!

01.01.2022 Join the Sydney Sixers Player Webinar with Moises Henriques tomorrow night! Don’t be afraid to ask a question! Join here: https://teams.microsoft.com//19%3ameeting_YzgzMDQ4NjgtM/0

01.01.2022 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We need a few Diggers who can spare a couple of hours THIS Saturday at Rugby Park! Diggers CC will be running the gate, assisting people to sign in and directing folks attending the Harbour Knights Rugby games from 10.30am to 4pm. All we need is a couple of hours of your time (less if we get enough people) and that will make it a nice easy boost for the club. We know everyone is busy with winter sports, so any time you can contribute is appreciated! Message the club if you can help! https://www.facebook.com/Harbour-Knights-Rugby-101721871631408

01.01.2022 For those younger Diggers who are today asking Who was Dean Jones? ... this pretty much sums it up. One handed 6 at the GABBA? Don’t mind if I do! RIP DJ