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Jim De Courcy
James Harry de Courcy (18 April 1927 – 20 June 2000) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test cricket, Test matches on the Australian cricket team in England in 1953, 1953 Australian tour of England. De Courcy was a dashing right-handed middle-order batsman who played for New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales for 10 years from the 1947–48 season. A regular as a specialist batsman in the state side from 1949 to 1950, he did not make a first-class cricket, first-class century until late in the 1951–52 season, when he hit 114 against South Australian cricket team, South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. That remained his highest score in Australia, though he added a second domestic cricket century the following season, 1952–53, in the match against Victoria cricket team, Victoria at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. The 1952–53 season was de Courcy's most successful in Australian cricket, with 503 runs at an b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council. Located at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. Famous for its coal, Newcastle is the largest coal exporting harbour in the world, exporting 159.9 million tonnes of coal in 2017. Beyond the city, the Hunter Region possesses large coal deposits. Geologically, the area is located in the central-eastern part of the Sydney Basin. History Aboriginal history Newcastle and the lower Hunter Region were traditionally occupied by the Awabakal and Worimi Aboriginal people, who called the area Malubimba. Based on Aboriginal language refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
