Tintenbar-East Ballina Cricket Club

The Tintenbar-East Ballina Cricket Club is a club based in the Ballina district.

Tintenbar-East Ballina Cricket Club
NicknameThe Bar
SportCricket
LeagueLJ Hooker League
Home groundKingsford Smith Park
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With the establishment of the LJ Hooker League in 1994/95 the first-grade side now competes at a regional level, with the lower grades still playing in Ballina competition.[1] The first-grade side also plays annually against the Ballina Bears for the "David Dawson Shield"—named in honour of David Dawson, a regular and popular 1st grade player, who died in July 1994.[2][3][4][5]

The Bar have won the LJ Hooker League on 3 occasions: 2000/01, 2002/03 and 2005/06.[6]

The following club players have been "LJ Hooker League Player of the Year": Brett Crawford (1997/98, 2003/04, 2005/06 and 2007/08) and Phil Alley (2002/03).[7]

References
  1. Attewell, Paul (12 March 2005). "20 years of Far North Coast LJ Hooker League". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. Sproule, Amanda (14 December 2009). "Bears get paws on Shield". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "Match in memory of David Dawson". The Northern Star. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. Attewell, Paul (20 October 2018). "Bears captain is in for the long haul". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. Attewell, Paul (27 October 2018). "Bears face an early batting challenge". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. Attewell, Paul (7 February 2014). "Batsman's Ballina century show's a ton of tenacity". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. "FNC LJ Hooker League - Former Cricketers of the Year". The Northern Star. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.


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