Sydney University Cricket Club is a

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club associated with the

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that plays predominately in the NSW Premier Cricket competition. It was founded in 1864.

History

Teams representing the

first played in the 1853-54 season. The club was founded in 1864 and joined the

Sydney Grade Cricket NSW Premier Cricket (formerly known as Sydney Grade Cricket) is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. The competition began in 1893 when a number of clubs that had been playing for many years on an ad hoc basis voted to create a forma ...

competition in its inaugural season in 1893. Its first Grade Cricket match was against Glebe Cricket Club at

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in 1893.

Records

The record for most runs in a 1st grade season for SUCC is held by G J Mail, with 1266 runs in the 2009-10 season. The record for most wickets in a 1st grade season for SUCC is held by R J A Massie, with 69 wickets in the 1913-14 season.

Notable Players

Australian

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players who have played for Sydney University Cricket Club include

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Sammy Jones Samuel Percy Jones (1 August 1861 – 14 July 1951) was an Australian cricketer who played 12 Tests between 1882 and 1888. A solid right-handed batsman and a handy medium pace bowler, Jones excelled for New South Wales and later for Queensl ...

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, John Dyson, Beau Casson,

Greg Matthews Gregory Richard John Matthews (born 15 December 1959) is a New South Wales and Australian former cricket all rounder ( off-spin bowler and left-handed batsman) who is now a television cricket commentator. When Australian cricket was in the d ...

Stuart Clark Stuart Rupert Clark (born 28 September 1975) is an Australian former cricketer who played for New South Wales and the Australian team. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His nickname "Sarfraz" originates from the similarities of his bowli ...

, Stuart MacGill and

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. Test players

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, William Sommerville of New Zealand and

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have also played for the club. So does Phoebe Litchfield's brother. Australia's first prime minister Edmund Barton played cricket for Sydney University Cricket Club.

In popular culture

The club has gained worldwide exposure due to its

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, SUCC. This acronym is amusing to many involved in " meme culture", since the

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"succ" has therein acquired an association with

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References

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History

Records

Notable Players

In popular culture

See also

References