CYMS unique double – 65 years apart!
CYMS Dawson Cup premieres 1955/56:
Back: P. Ford, B. Yeo, T. Ryan, N. Baker, M. Pauling, N. Priddle, front, C. Leary, D. Stroud, Father Smith (chaplain), A. Nilon (captain), J. Stroud, J Whealy, M. Hogan. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED BY ELAINE ROONEY (STROUD)
THE headline screamed “CYMS dual success goes down in cricket history” when Alan Nilon and his team claimed the 1955/56 Dawson Cup Whitney Cup to clinch a famous quinella.
It was a blue letter weekend for the greens who downed Wongarbon by 101 runs in a rain-shortened match at No 1 Oval just 24 hours after rolling Anglicans by an identical margin on day two of the Whitney Cup.
Turn the clock forward and young Ben Knaggs led the resurgent CYMS Cougars to a similar double in March this year. Ironically, the Whitney Cup was clinched after rain washed out the final, a much-anticipated showdown against RSL Colts.
The 21st century Cougars win in the Whitney Cup was
achieved after a consistent season had them finish on top of the ladder and two weeks after they’d won the revamped Dawson Cup against Macquarie.
In the 1950s the Dawson Cup was considered the premier competition with teams from surrounding communities like Ballimore, Coalbaggie, Mogriguy, Elong and Minore as well as Railway joining CYMS, Anglicans, Methodists, United Services, South Dubbo and Western Star from the Whitney Cup.
The Dawson competition allowed players from the Saturday afternoon Whitney Cup to play a game with their home villages or other teams on Sundays.
The “old” Dawson Cup ended a couple of decades ago, replaced variously with sponsored knockouts and other iterations. In recent years it has been revived to acknowledge
the contribution of a great cricketer and administrator, Herb Dawson who donated the Cup for the 1950/51 season.
It is decided on two rounds of one-day matches played during the Saturday Whitney Cup competition.
Lachie Strahan was the star of the Cougars’ Dawson Cup victory, blasting 78 to guide his team to a match-winning total and following up with 3/19.
The tale of the winning captains bears stunning similarities as well – Alan Nilon captained Dubbo District teams and CYMS first grade in their inaugural season in Group 11; Ben Knaggs captained Dubbo Colts to the 2019 Central West Premiership as well as the Cougars to dual premierships in 2019/2020.
zCYMS Cougars Dawson Cup Premiers 2019/20:
Gilbert Chasling, Lachlan Strachan, Sam Knaggs, Bailey Edmunds, Nick Guthrie, Tom Barber, Jake Settree, Connor Watts, Ben O’donnell, Ben Knaggs (captain), Thomas Nelson (vice captain), Brock Laurance, Tom Coady and Patrick Nelson. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
CYMS won three Whitney Cups in succession in the 1950s. Most of these players backed up in 1955/56 to become the first club to win the Whitney/dawson Cup double. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED BY ELAINE ROONEY (STROUD)
1955/56 Whitney Cup Final:
CYMS 222 ( defeated Anglicans 121 (Mick Hull 47, A Williams 12, Garry Carlow 1, Doug Greenwood 10, Harry Shields 3,
Keith Woodley 38 not out, Bert Morton 1, M Madgwick 4, Eric Cromack 0, G Pack 0, R Cleary dnb; John Whealy 2/41, Doug Stroud 2/34, Alec Logue 1/30, Mick O’leary 3/10)
z 1955/56 Dawson Cup “split time” Final:
CYMS 7/187 (Alan Nilon 68, Max Hogan 37, John Stroud 11, John Wjealy 19, Doug Stroud 25, C Leary 16, Terry Ryan 3, Noel Priddle 5; Ron Christian 1/39, Ern Braithwaite 0/43, Bill Phillips 2/45, Keith Woodley 0/14, Jim Samuels 3/28) defeated Wongarbon 86 (W Phillips 14, Keith Woodley 11, Doug Greenwood 4, V Henry 0, Noel “Curley” Balderson 0, N Honeysett 4, Bert Morton 4, Jim Samuels 22 not out, M Beasley 1, Ron Christian 17, Ern Braithwaite 0; John Whealy 4/31, C Leary 3/15, Noel Priddle 1/5, Terry Ryan 0/12, Noel Baker 1/9, Pat Ford 0/6)
z2019/20 Whitney Cup – final washed out. CYMS Minor Premiers/premiers z 2019/20 Dawson Cup “limited overs” Final
CYMS 187 (Tom Coady 5,Thomas Nelson 2, Lachie Strahan 78, Brock Larance 16, Connor Watts 11, Ben Knaggs 30, Jake Settree 0, Gilbert Chaseling 14, Bailey Edmunds 6, Nick Guthrie 11, Paddy Nelson 1, Sam Knaggs dnb; Luke Carman 2/41, Angus Cusack 0/32, Rick Medway 1/14, Joe Haylock 0/63, Luke Patis 0/24, Ed Haylock 1/13) defeated Macquarie 9/110 (Ed Haylock 6, Rick Medway 15, Henry Sienkiewicz 12, Brayth Stevenson 2, Brad Westcott 16, Joe Haylock 4, Angus Cusack 22, Noah Brien 5, Luke Carman 10, Brenton Morgan 6, Luke Patis 4 not out; Bailey Edmunds 1/17, Sam Knaggs 1/20, Brock Larance 2/11, Paddy Nelson2/23, Ben Knaggs 0/15, Lachlan Strachan 3/19, Connor Watts 0/5)