About Us | Northern District 1

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Club Overview

Club Objectives

"We are all about promoting the right way to play the game, displaying the ND's fighting spirit and encouraging community involvement. We are about building strong relations with all our stakeholders... local junior cricket associations and schools, our sponsors, all our members (past and present) and all the friends and family of the Northern District Cricket Club.

Our goals are simple: To provide specialist coaching, good facilities, fair selection policies and an enjoyable environment to ensure that every player has the opportunity to reach their potential, perform at that level and achieve higher honours."

Northern District Cricket Club (NDCC) has an outstanding reputation and history going back to the 1925/26 season and has a long history of providing a supportive development pathway for junior players through to grade cricket ... and beyond. The scenic Mark Taylor Oval (formerly Waitara Oval) has been the home ground of since the club's establishment in 1925. The Club Logo is that of a mighty blue gum tree that stood for many decades immediately beside the ground and all NDCC teams proudly wear the 'tag' of ND's.

The success of the Club in developing many players to play and succeed at the highest level of the game has produced an Australian Captain in Mark Taylor and a Chief Executive of Australian Cricket in the late Tim Caldwell. Former Australian team manager: Steve Bernard, also played with the club and other recent test players include Peter Taylor, Adam Gilchrist, Brad Haddin and Nathan Lyon.

NDCC is recognized historically as one of the Sydney Cricket Association's (SCA) leading Grade Cricket Clubs where talented players (local and country, male and female) gain the opportunity to play cricket at a very high level against the most talented players and clubs in the SCA. Close ties with the Hornsby Shire Council have seen facilities developed to first class standards, with both Mark Taylor (formerly Waitara) and Asquith Ovals consistently amongst the highest rating grounds

Club Values

HONESTY
We are committed to being open and honest with our teammates and other Club members.

RESPECT
We treat others with respect and good will.

LEADERSHIP
We are leaders – on the field, in our local cricket community, in Sydney Grade cricket and in our contributions to NSW and Australian cricket.

EXCELLENCE
We believe in the potential of our players and are committed to providing an environment that attracts, motivates and recognizes excellence.

We take pride in everything we do, doing each job right and continuously improving how we play the game.

TEAMWORK
We believe that we will succeed as individuals because we succeed as a team. Every individual makes important contributions, but we are nowhere near as powerful as individuals as we are as a team working together.

We will meet our commitments to our team members and other stakeholders in the Club.

We will celebrate our successes giving recognition where it's due and recognise where we need to improve and work together for solutions.

INTEGRITY
Above all, we are committed to integrity in all that we do, always, everywhere.

• Following the highest ethical standard
• Following the spirit and letter of the laws of cricket
• Doing what we say, we'll do

CURRENT CLUB STRUCTURE

PLAYING GROUP

MEN'S: 5 Grade sides; Poidevin Gray U/21 side; AW Green Shield U/16 side.

WOMEN'S: 2 Grade sides, Brewer Shield U/18 sides.

COMMITTEE

The Club's ‌Committee is devoted to proactive and sound management/administration of the Club. Its members comprise successful businessmen, solicitors and current and former players. In addition, there is a Women's Sub-committee in operation to look after matters specific to the women's competition and development.

COACHING STAFF

NDs are proud to have highly regarded Manager, Cricket Operations in Matthew Johnson and experienced professional cricket coach, Brendan Lyon as the Club Coach. Brendan and Tim are well supported in their roles by a number of well qualified assistant coaches.

SCORERS

The Club is fortunate to have dedicated scorers for many grades. Our current men's 1st Grade Scorer, Robyn Sanday now scores at state and national level.

CLUB VICE-PRESIDENTS AND LIFE MEMBERS

The Club recognises the dozens of former players and administrators that have supported and still do support the Club, either financially or by giving their time as a volunteer. A number of "Club Legends" have been elected as Life Members for services to the club over many years.

Contacts and Office Bearers

Club Name

Website

Social Media

Colours

Northern District Cricket Club (NDCC)

http://www.northerndistrictcricket.com.au

Royal Blue, Maroon and Old Gold.

Contact Details

Affiliated with

Contact Details

Main Ground/Club Rooms/Head Office Details

Description

Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara Avenue Waitara 2077 New South Wales Australia 02 9489 8178

NSW Premier Cricket

NSW Women's Premier Cricket

Sydney Shires Competition

InteractSport Cricket Association

Graham Gorrie PO Box 154 Hornsby 2077 grglawyers@bigpond.com 0408 299 032 FAX (02) 9476 6674

Principal User: Steve Jones stevejones1710@optusnet.com.au

Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara Avenue Waitara 2077 New South Wales Australia 02 9489 8178

Northern District Cricket Club (NDCC) has an outstanding reputation and history going back to the 1925/26 season and has a long history of providing a supportive development pathway for junior players through to grade cricket ... and beyond. The scenic Mark Taylor Oval (formerly Waitara Oval) has been the home ground of NDCC since 1925 and the club logo is that of a mighty blue gum tree that for many decades stood beside the ground and all NDCC teams proudly wear the 'tag' of NDs!

Club Patrons