• 1984 – Birth of Aiden Blizzard (ACT 2015/16-2017/18)
• 1989 – Birth of Erin Osborne (ACT Debut 2015/16)

• 1975 – Birth of Steve Butkovic (ACT 1993/94)
• 2016 – Death of Ian Lees (ACT 1956/57-1968/69)
• 2017 – Death of John Gallop (ACT 1962/63-1965/66)

• 1915 – Birth of Cecil Smith (ACT 1936/37-1938/39)
• 1975 – Birth of Adrian Axtill (ACT 1996/97-1998/99)
• 1982 – Birth of Luke Swards (ACT 2007/08)
• 1990 – Birth of Ryan Carters (ACT 2008/09)
• 1994 – Birth of Greg West (ACT 2012/13-2016/17)
• 2014 – Death of Colin Robbie (ACT 1953/54-1954/55)

One of my interests as a cricket statistician has been cricket from emerging nations, ie those nations which are not full members of the ICC. Generating statistics for these matches has been difficult as there is no specific match list of these matches to draw from and also scorecards are additionally difficult to source due to the geographic spread of nations playing cricket. I have now come up with a set of parameters for these matches which I have set out below. I welcome any feedback regarding these definitions which can always be tweaked.

Defining an Emerging Nations Match

What will count

• Matches between National Teams which are not Full Members of the ICC.
• Matches between National Teams and teams which are representative of Full Members of the ICC.
• For Women’s Matches, Full Members shall be defined as those Nations who are part of the ICC Women’s Championship
• Teams which have been elevated to Full Member status will have matches included between National Teams and themselves prior to the date of their elevation to Full Membership of the ICC.
• Matches can be either Multi-Day, Limited Overs or Twenty20.
• Matches against the Marylebone Cricket Club will only count when that touring side is the main English International Touring Side (between 1903/04 and 1976/77).
• National Teams do not have to be an Associate Member of the ICC to be included in the definition of an Emerging Nations Match.
• Some matches included already have First-Class, List A or Twenty20 Status.

What matches will not count

• Matches between National Teams and Youth Teams of either National Teams or Full Members of the ICC.
• Matches played by combined sides or festival sides against National Teams are not included except in the case of East/East & Central Africa and West Africa including matches played as part of a tournament.
• Matches played by South Africa during their period of isolation from world cricket.
• Warm up matches between National Teams prior to the start of a tournament.
• Fill-up matches between sides as defined in section one.

Notes on the Nations

• Afghanistan – Matches included against National Teams included up until their elevation to Full Member status on 22 June 2017. Afghanistan is not classed as a Full Member in terms of women’s matches.
• Bangladesh – Matches included against National Teams included up until their elevation to Full Member status on 16 June 2000. Bangladesh is not classed as a Full Member in terms of women’s matches.
• Belize – Includes matches played as British Honduras.
• China – Includes matches played by Shanghai in the Interport Series.
• East Africa – Includes matches played as East & Central Africa.
• Germany – Includes matches played as West Germany.
• Ghana – Includes matches played as Gold Coast.
• Ireland – Includes matches played by Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games as well as matches played against National Teams prior to their elevation to Full Member status on 22 June 2017. Ireland is not classed as a Full Member in terms of women’s matches.
• Malawi – Includes matches played as Nyasaland.
• Malaysia – Includes matches played as Federated Malay States and Malaya.
• Namibia – Includes matches played as South West Africa.
• Nigeria – Includes matches played as Southern Nigeria.
• Samoa – Includes matches played as Western Samoa.
• South Yemen – Includes matches played as Aden.
• Sri Lanka – Includes matches played as Ceylon and includes matches played against National Teams prior to their elevation to Full Member status on 17 February 1982.
• Tanzania – Does not include matches played by Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Matches played by these teams are included as separate entities.
• Vanuatu – Includes matches played as New Hebrides.
• Zambia – Includes matches played as Northern Rhodesia.
• Zimbabwe – includes matches played against National Teams prior to their elevation to Full Member status on 6 July 1992. It does not include matches played as Rhodesia or Zimbabwe-Rhodesia as they were part of the South Africa Domestic Competition. Zimbabwe is not classed as a Full Member in terms of women’s matches.

Notes on Tournaments

• WCL Africa Region – Matches involving South African sides are not included.
• Commonwealth Games – Match list only includes only matches involving Canada, Kenya, Malaysia, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
• European Championships – Matches involving England representative sides are included as they are a representative side from a Full Member Nation.
• Olympic Games – The match from the 1900 Olympics is not included as the Great Britain side was not a fully representative side.
• Pacifica Championship – Matches involving New Zealand Maori are not included.
• South American Championships – Matches involving Argentina A, Andean Masters, Chile A, or Guyana Masters are not included.
• Triple Crown Tournament – Matches involving England representative sides are included as they are a representative side from a Full Member Nation.

• 1930 – Birth of Richard Hickman (ACT Umpire)

• 1969 – Death of John Anthoney (ACT 1934/35-1937/38)
• 1991 – Death of Gordon Pike (ACT 1946/47-1949/50)

Platform: Databases work with Cricket Statz XI software (now available for free) on a Windows platform.

Cost: A$75 which includes 2 years of free updates. Usually 12 months but due to the lack of cricket being played due to COVID-19, I have extended the updates to 24 months.

Databases Available:

1. Afghanistan (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Afghanistan)
2. Australia (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Australia)
3. Bangladesh (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Bangladesh)
4. England First-Class (First-Class matches played in England from 1979, further seasons will be included)
5. England List A (All List A matches played in England)
6. India (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in India)
7. Ireland (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Ireland)
8. New Zealand (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in New Zealand)
9. Pakistan (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Pakistan)
10. South Africa (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in South Africa)
11. Sri Lanka (All First-Class (until 2000/01 plus 2019/20), List A & Twenty20 matches played in Sri Lanka)
12. UAE (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in UAE)
13. West Indies (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in West Indies, also includes Argentina, Canada and USA)
14. Zimbabwe (All First-Class, List A & Twenty20 matches played in Zimbabwe)
15. Internationals – Female (All Female Tests, One Day Internationals and International T20s)
16. Internationals – Male (All Male Tests, One Day Internationals and International T20s)
17. Twenty20 (All Twenty20 matches played)
18. Womens Tier One (Women’s First-Class, List A and T20 matches – *Work in Progress)
19. Youth Internationals (Male Youth Tests, One Day Internationals and International T20s)

Other databases can be created upon request.

Updates: Databases and updates provided through Dropbox and updated usually done within 24 hours of matches being completed. When time permits, databases will be updated with further information which is not yet contained in them.

Errors: As with all databases, all effort is made to make sure the databases are accurate but there may be errors as there are millions of pieces of data contained in them. If you find any data which you believe is incorrect, please contact me and I will update the database.

Purchasing: Can be done through my website, www.actcricketstats.org or through email adammorehouse@bigpond.com. Payment can be completed via Paypal or through direct bank transfer.

It has been 105 years since that fateful day that the Australian Imperial Force landed at Gallipoli Cove in what was then the Ottoman Empire. Cricket in the ACT has had a strong link with the armed forces. In 1916 it was reported that seven members and the scorer of the former Ainslie club had enlisted and either were serving at Gallipoli or in training camps.

ACT Cricketers have served in conflicts starting back to the Boer War through to Vietnam. Two players who later went on to play for the ACT served in the Boer War while another 29 served in World War I. 117 ACT Cricketers served in World War II, four served in Korea, one in Peace Keeping Forces and seven served in Vietnam.

A larger number of ACT 1st Grade cricketers also served in all conflicts including a significant number who played for the Royal Military College while they were part of the ACT 1st Grade competition.

Five ACT Cricketers paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their nation. Four during World War II and one during the peacekeeping mission in Pakistan.

Mel Crombie

Melville Mahon Crombie was one of the first Canberrans to enlist in the Second World War. He was a qualified accountant who joined the Department of the Interior after gaining first-class honours in mathematics in his leaving certificate.

He was well known in Canberra cricket circles being both the secretary of the Northbourne Cricket Club and the assistant secretary of the ACT Cricket Association. He made his ACT debut in 1936/37 and played six times for the Territory including being a member of the 1938/39 Country Week squad.

On active service he was a member of the 2/19 Battalion after serving as a member of the 3rd Battalion Militia in Australia. After he escaped capture after the fall of Singapore but was later captured in Java. He was made a prisoner of war in Burma and passed away working on the Burma Railway in 1943.

William Worthy

William John Worthy made his ACT debut at the age of just 18 in 1934/35. Born in Yass in 1916, he played for Hall and Ainslie up until the suspension of the grade competition in 1939/40.

He was a bus driver in Canberra and enlisted in the Army in August 1940. He fought on the Kokoda Track with his battalion and rose to the rank of Corporal. Serving in the 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion in Papua New Guinea, he was killed on active service on 26 November 1942 when the Australian force attacked the Japanese stronghold of Gona in Papua.

He is buried in the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery. His twin brother, Leslie Charles Worthy had also died on active service in Papua New Guinea in March of 1942.

Edward Jones

Flight Sargent Edward Lloyd Jones died while flying a RAAF Boomerang operating out of the Strathpine airfield in southern Queensland. He crashed into the sea east of Caloundra on 10 November 1943. He was buried at the Lutwyche Cemetery in Brisbane.

Born in 1917, he played for the ACT in 1940/41 in the final match before representative matches were suspended for the rest of the war. He played for the Ainslie club in the grade competition.

He was formerly a member of the Parliamentary Hansard Staff in the Federal Parliament before moving to Hobart and was formerly a journalist with the Canberra Times and Wagga Advertiser.

Wally “Faf” Hall

Born in Footscray in 1917, Wally “Faf” Hall came to Canberra at the age of 10 when he moved to the capital in 1927 with his parents. His father was part of the Public Service Board on it’s relocation from Melbourne. He attended Telopea Park High School and was a gifted athlete while at and just after leaving school. On several occasions he ran 100 yards in just over 11 seconds at Manuka Oval and also represented the ACT National Football side in Melbourne on one occasion. He played cricket for the St Andrew’s Cricket Club in the sub-district side and from there was selected to play for the ACT on a single occasion in 1934 against Cooma in Cooma.

After he left school he joined the Commonwealth Bank and served in Canberra, Queanbeyan and Darwin. After which he enlisted in the Army in 1940 after being a member of the militia in Canberra after leaving school. He served in the 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion embarking for the Middle East in 1941. He moved with the AIF to Papua where he saw action on the Owen Stanley Ranges on the Kokoda Track. He was killed during combat on 18 November 1942 and he is now buried in the Kokoda War Cemetery.

Robert Nimmo

Robert Harold Nimmo was a member of the first ACT (then Federal Territory) side that played Cooma on Australia Day in 1923. He played for Duntroon in the initial grade competition.

He entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon in 1912 in the second intake. He was awarded the sword of honour as the top student in his intake. He landed on Gallipoli as a troop commander in May 1915 and was evacuated due to illness in August. He served throughout the Palestine campaign in a variety of command appointments.

He returned to Duntroon in 1920 was an instructor at the RMC. He also served in various command positions as a Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel and Brigadier in New Guinea. He was promoted to Major General after the War and appointed a CBE in 1950.

Nimmo died in his sleep of a heart attack in 1966 at Rawalpindi, Pakistan while he was acting as the Chief Military Observer to the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan. He had served in this role from 1950 until his death. He was buried in the ANZAC section of Mount Gravatt cemetery in Brisbane with full military and UN honours.

Following feedback all Databases are now $A75, please message me for details or look for the database page on the website.

Databases include

• Men’s Internationals
• Women’s Internationals
• Australia (FC + List A + T20)
• India (FC + List A + T20)
• New Zealand (FC + List A + T20)
• Pakistan (FC + List A + T20)
• South Africa (FC + List A + T20)
• Sri Lanka (FC + List A + T20)
• West Indies (FC + List A + T20)
• Zimbabwe (FC + List A + T20)
• England List A
• Worldwide Twenty20
• England Post WWII First-Class
• Women’s Tier One (Multi Day + List A + T20)