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Shepparton News - Team of the Century, 25 Nov 2022

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A magazine about cricket in Shepparton.

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ArticleIntro­duc­tion

Cricket has a spe­cial place in the rich his­tory of Shep­par­ton sport. From recent Aus­tralian Cricket Hall of Fame inductee Raelee Thompson to Vic­torian big-hit­ter Aiden Bliz­zard, there have been a pleth­ora of legendary play­ers grace grounds...

Intro­duc­tion

ArticleAiden Bliz­zard

Few—if any—Shep­par­ton cricket exports can claim to have had as suc­cess­ful of a career as Aiden Bliz­zard. The left-handed bat trav­elled Aus­tralia and the world play­ing the game he loves, for­ging a path from Shep­par­ton Youth Club to the...

Aiden Bliz­zard

ArticleSam Ahmet

The bed­rock of a good cricket team is its open­ing bat­ter and for Cent­ral Park-St Brendan’s that man was once Sam Ahmet. Play­ing a key role in the club’s fam­ous spell of seven premi­er­ships in a row from 2004–05 to 2010–11, the tal­en­ted...

Sam Ahmet

ArticleBarry Baldi

A story in two parts—that is how Barry Baldi describes his crick­et­ing career. The tal­en­ted bat­ter, bowler and leader well and truly left his mark on the region—des­pite spend­ing 10 years over­seas in his crick­et­ing prime. “I didn’t play as...

Barry Baldi

ArticleFred Brown

The game of cricket has always been in the blood of Numurkah stal­wart Fred Brown. For more than 40 years, Brown graced cricket fields across Vic­toria, enjoy­ing the camaraderie of a Sat­urday after­noon with his best mates—and scor­ing a run or two...

Fred Brown

ArticleGreg Con­nors

For Greg Con­nors, cricket in Shep­par­ton was more than just fun, it was the found­a­tion for where his career on and off the field would take him. Fall­ing in love with the sport from a young age, Con­nors would get his first taste of play­ing at an...

Greg Con­nors