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24.01.2022 Details for the celebration of Rays life. Many condolences to the family.

19.01.2022 Left at Ellem oval nets under 14’s training Let us know who it belongs too?

15.01.2022 Looks like a big storm on the way, so our under 12s training has been cancelled for this afternoon See you all on game day on Friday

15.01.2022 It is with deep sadness that I pass onto the Easts Cricketing family, the passing of another of our legends Only a few weeks after the passing of Ray Connor, I have been informed that Brian Cotten passed away last week aged 81 For our younger members, who may not of known Brian, he began playing with the Easts Club in 1961... With his brother Basil and Ray Connor they formed the backbone of our Club for the next twenty years before the three of them retired, together, at the end of the 1979/80 season Brian captained the clubs first grade side on many occasions and was a team member in first grade premierships in the seasons 1964/65, 67/68, 68/69, 69/70 During this period he played 208 games for the club and on a personal level scored 5700 runs which included 5 centuries with a highest score of 148 To put all these figures into perspective, since 1949 when the Easts Cricket Club was formed nearly 1100 cricketers have played for our club. Brian is our clubs leading run scorer His 5700 runs is still to this date, nearly 700 runs in front of the next player. On top of all this, Brian was a very good wicket keeper completing nearly 300 dismissals behind the stumps Brian was not only an Easts Legend but was also a well respected cricketer across the entire Clarence Valley On the field I was told he gave the ball a terrible thrashing. Regularly clearing the fence and scoring his runs at a rapid rate but off the field I found him to be quietly spoken and a real gentleman. You will be sadly missed Our condolences to Brian’s wife Joyce and his family on his passing.

13.01.2022 Some sad news today Ray Connor has passed away aged 97. For those who didn’t know Ray, he was an Easts Cricket Club legend. ... He opened the batting in our very first game back in 1949 and played a total of 226 games for the club scoring 4518 runs and taking 26 wickets. His final game with the club was at the end of the 1979/80 season. He captained the clubs first grade side on many occasions and was a team member in first grade premierships in the seasons 1964/65, 67/68, 68/69, 69/70 On the administrative side of things, Ray basically ran the cricket club in the 1960s and early 70s And it was mostly through his efforts that the club re-emerged in 1960 after folding some five years earlier due to falling player numbers After his retirement Ray was a regular spectator at many Easts game and was the clubs patron for many years I had the privilege of sitting down and talking cricket with Ray at his home on a number of occasions. He loved his cricket and I was amazed how sharp his memory was. He would talk of player’s and matches that happened nearly seventy years ago as if it was yesterday In 2019 we held our Easts club reunion and Ray was in attendance. He loved the night but I think he was a little embarrassed about being the centre of attention which he richly deserved As a club we pass on our condolences to Rays family on his passing. He was a real gentleman He will be sadly missed Ray Connor's funeral details as follows. Tuesday 12th January @ 10.00 am. St JamesAnglican Church Maclean. All welcome. Groups can be seated in family bubbles. Church has various rooms and outside areas with screens. Service will be livestreamed if you cannot attend and would like to watch. Please contact Riverview Funerals Maclean for details.

10.01.2022 Junior Presentation Update Due to the ongoing wet weather our junior Presentation set down for the pool this afternoon has been postponed Hopefully we can get the presentation happening later this week or early next week when the rain clears... Sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused

09.01.2022 Not a bad effort for the week Theo Lobsey Starting Thursday afternoon with 41 not out against the other Easts side in 14s Backed it up with a 3 not out against Tucabia in 17s... Then to cap it off a 2 not out in Premier League on Saturday against Brothers. Twenty two balls faced and couldn’t get him out How good is that

06.01.2022 Christmas Raffle Our Easts Christmas Raffle will be drawn at the GDSC this Monday night the 21 December If you have any raffle books that need to be returned please do so by lunch time tomorrow ... Being a retired gentleman, ( and not being able to travel to Perth )I am willing to come to your home to get the books. So give me a call on 0412621326 or message me and I’ll come and get the raffle book Regards Bret

05.01.2022 Our Easts Christmas Raffle was drawn at the GDSC last night. Ian Speechley, who is a Director of the Club did the draw for us Thanks to everyone who bought tickets in the raffle and a special mention to Dannielle from Sweet Temptations Candy Bar for her generous donation of our 2nd Prize ... The winners were: 1st Prize- Ben from the Grafton Bakery 2nd Prize - Sarah Loveday 3rd Prize - Madeline Blackadder Congratulations to all the winners