Cricket

Bottrill joins 400 club

Local cricketer Greg Bottrill achieved the perfect milestone recently. Not only did the 46-year-old notch up 400 senior games for his beloved Emu Plains...

Cricketers honoured at Annual Presentation Night

A rising Penrith Cricket Club star has been recognised for an outstanding summer on the pitch, named the 2020/21 Male Player of the Year for the first time.

The Cricket Clearys: New family rivalry

The Wholohan name has been synonymous with the Penrith Cricket Club for decades but as of Saturday morning, that famous surname will appear on...

Penrith’s Hannah Darlington signs extension with Sydney Thunder

Sydney Thunder have received a boost in their quest for more WBBL titles with news that superstar Hannah Darlington has inked a three-year extension that will see the talented bowler at the club until at least the end of WBBL|11.

You’re never too old to dream

Glenmore Park indoor cricketer Phil Broadhead can attest to the quote ‘Like a fine wine, I get better with age’, after the 52-year-old was...

Panthers primed to go back to back

After breaking a 36-year Premiership drought last summer, the Penrith Cricket Club are ready to do it all over again when the NSW Premier Cricket season gets underway on Saturday morning.

Thunder to strike Penrith

One of the biggest events on the local sporting calendar is returning this December when the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) hits Howell Oval. For...

Penrith Cricket Club Head Coach Michael Wholohan calls it quits

A 40-year association with the Penrith Cricket Club is officially over, with club legend and head coach Michael Wholohan calling it quits.

Griffith hopes to strike in second stint with Thunder

After not setting the Big Bash world on fire like she would have wanted to in her debut season, experienced all-rounder Lisa Griffith is...

Cricket registrations open as summer sport nears

The Penrith Junior Cricket Association (PJCA) are calling on kids of all ages to take up cricket this summer.

Women’s cricket on solid footing thanks to new funding

Female cricket in Penrith will receive a huge boost from Cricket Australia after the governing body announced a new $4 million investment to grow...

Cultures come together for cricket tournament

Cricket tournament allows players to represent their homeland and local club

Penrith teen stuns cricketing world

While the cricketing world was going nuts for young Aussie leg-spinner Lloyd Pope last week, a teenage pace-bowler from Cranebrook was putting on a...

Re-signed Thunder captain hoping for crowds at WBBL

Aussie star Rachael Haynes will lead Sydney Thunder’s title defence after re-signing with the club for the upcoming WBBL season.

Smith to play at Howell

If there’s one blessing from the ball-tampering scandal that rocked the cricket world earlier this year, it’s that suspended Aussie captain Steve Smith will...

Penrith Cricket Club names its best team of the last 50 years

Penrith Cricket Club has unveiled its Team of the First Half Century.

Thunder to strike in Penrith this weekend

Reigning Rebel Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) premiers Sydney Thunder return to Penrith this weekend to kick start the summer school holidays with a...

Teen sensation scores new deal

Rising star from Erskine Park secures her cricket future with Sydney Thunder.

McGrath to highlight annual luncheon

Former Test cricketer and Australian sporting legend Glenn McGrath will headline Penrith Cricket Club’s annual Captain’s Lunch next Friday afternoon. To be held inside the...

Thunder ready to defend title as WBBL season begins

Sydney Thunder’s WBBL team will begin their Championship defence tomorrow night in Hobart when they face the Adelaide Strikers.