Western Suburbs District Cricket Club
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | .svg.png){kind=small} James Psarakis |
| Coach | Chad Porter |
| Team information | |
| Colours | |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Home ground | Pratten Park |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
Western Suburbs District Cricket Club is a cricket club based in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and play in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition. They were founded in 1895 as Burwood. The Western Suburbs District Cricket Club (also known as The Magpies) have produced International Cricketers such as Michael Clarke,[1] Mitchell Starc, Phillip Hughes[1] and Bob Simpson.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Lagan, Bernard; Hobson, Richard (1 December 2014). "Clarke pays moving tribute to 'brother' Hughes". The Times. No. 71368. p. 66. ISSN 0140-0460.
Hughes, who died last Thursday after being struck by a bouncer two days earlier, played as a 17-year-old alongside Clarke for the Western Suburbs club before they became international colleagues.
- ↑ Aiton, Douglas (28 October 1977). "Simpson expected to succeed". The Times. No. 60146. p. 12. ISSN 0140-0460.
For the past few years Simpson has been playing grade cricket, one step below district cricket, with the Sydney club of Western Suburbs.