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Cricket competition
The
LJ Hooker League is a cricket competition on the
NSW Far North Coast comprising teams from the
Ballina ,
Casino , Lismore and
Tweed District Cricket Associations.
The League was established in 1994/95 and superseded the top-grade of the Ballina, Casino and
Lismore District Competitions.
[1]
After 13 seasons, in 2007 the Tweed District Cricket Association asked to join the league to form a larger 16-team competition.
[2] The Ballina clubs voted unanimously to join with the Tweed based clubs, but this was rejected by some Lismore-based teams. The league now comprises teams from Ballina, Casino, Lismore and Tweed districts since 2007/08.
[3]
Through the Far North Coast Cricket Council (region) and North Coastal Zone (zone), the LJ Hooker League feeds into
Country Cricket New South Wales .
Premiers
Player of the Year
The following players have been named as Player of the Year:
[31]
[32]
1994/95: Stuart Fielder (Marist Brothers)
1995/96: Bruce Jobson (Eastern Districts)
1996/97: Chris Matthews (Marist Brothers) and Shane Jacobs (
Ballina Bears )
1997/98: Robert Parks (Brunswick-Byron), Stephen Ryan (Brunswick Byron) and Brett Crawford (
Tintenbar-East Ballina )
1998/99: Steve Lockhart (Casino Cavaliers)
1999/00: Neil Hancock (Casino Cavaliers), Michael Holt(Northern Districts), Al Nowlan (Casino Cavaliers) and Scott Thompson (Brunswick Byron)
2000/01: Mark Bratti (Casino Cavaliers)
2001/02: Al Nowlan (Eastern Districts)
2002/03:
Phil Alley (
Tintenbar-East Ballina ), Michael Nind (Southern Districts)
2003/04: Brett Crawford (
Tintenbar-East Ballina )
2004/05: Bruce Jobson (Eastern Districts), Paul McLean (Southern Districts)
2005/06: Brett Crawford (
Tintenbar-East Ballina )
2006/07: Paul McLean (Southern Districts)
2007/08: Brett Crawford (
Tintenbar-East Ballina )
[33]
2008/09: Jason Caught (Lismore Workers)
2009/10: Jack Boote (South Tweed)
2010/11: Sam Adams (
Ballina Bears )
2011/12: Sam Adams (
Ballina Bears )
2012/13: Sam Adams (
Ballina Bears )
2013/14: Greg Potter
Alstonville
[34]
2014/15: Caleb Ziebell (Cudgen)
2015/16: Abe Crawford (
Tintenbar-East Ballina )
[35]
2016/17: Caleb Ziebell (Cudgen)
2017/18: Caleb Ziebell (Cudgen)
2018/19: Caleb Ziebell (Cudgen) and Will Chapples (Murwillumbah)
[36]
2019/20: Jason Caught (Lismore Workers)
[37]
2023/24: Kaleb Auld (Marist Brothers)
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^ Craig, Mitchell (1 April 2017).
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^
"Bears to face Cudgen in cricket final at Kingscliff" .
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"Cudgen the benchmark in FNC cricket after going back-to-back" .
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^ Craig, Mitchell (21 March 2016).
"Cudgen the benchmark in FNC cricket after going back-to-back" .
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^ McKenzie, D (10 January 2017).
"Pottsville down as Bears go on attack" .
Tweed Daily News . Retrieved 25 March 2019 .
^ Craig, Mitchell (27 February 2018).
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The Northern Star . Retrieved 25 March 2019 .
^
"Cudgen cricketers enjoy a decade of dominance" .
Tweed Daily News . 28 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020 .
^ Craig, Mitchell (5 April 2013).
"The Cricketer of the Year (for the third time running)" .
The Northern Star . Retrieved 25 March 2019 .
^
"FNC LJ Hooker League - Former Cricketers of the Year" .
The Northern Star . 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019 .
^ Spinks, Steve (29 March 2008).
"Crawford wins fourth award" .
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^ Craig, Mitchell (16 April 2014).
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^ Craig, Mitchell (29 March 2016).
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NewsMail . Retrieved 2 April 2020 .
^ Craig, Mitchell (20 April 2019).
"Two Share FNC Player of the Year Honour; Caleb Ziebell and Will Chapples LJ Hooker League Gong" .
Tweed Daily News . Retrieved 2 April 2020 .
^
"39 wickets, 192 runs: Meet our cricketer of the year" .
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