Cricket News

ANNOUNCEMENT: The mighty Burwood-Briars are extremely excited and proud to announce the signing of Sutherland 1st grade player Jason Holley as our 1st grade captain and club coach for the next two seasons.

Jason has a very impressive 1st Grade record which includes;

- 1st grade Premierships - 1995/96, 98/99 (two day format)
- 1st grade 2002/3 One Day Champs - Captain 2007/08

- 2nd grade Premiership in 1997/98
- 2nd grade Captain of the Year 2008/09
- 310 games for Sutherland over 17 seasons, 165 in 1st grade and 90 in 2nd grade
- Scored over 8200 runs, 310 wickets and 165 catches

Jason has always had an attachment to the club.  His father Kevin was a stalwart at the Briars and won many Premierships and was Cricket Chairman for a number of years whilst his brother Darren played a key role in the Briars 1998/99 1st Grade premiership.

I know you'll join me in welcoming Jason to the club in what is shaping up as a very big year for the Briars.

This season there will only be 'One Burwood-Briars'. 

Briars Cricket

SEASON 2010/2011

The new cricket season is approaching very quickly and preparations for another successful season by all teams is well underway. Pre-season training will be starting on the 7th of August and every Saturday leading up to the first game on the 25th of September. This year we have a new Captain/Coach in the appointment of Jason Holley. He comes to us this year after 17 years playing grade cricket with Sutherland District club and has strong family ties with the club with his brother and father both having played with distinction at the club. We are also looking at welcoming back a number of players who are returning this season in the form of Barat Sattanathan, Sanjiv Khalko and Brad Sculley.

New Players Welcome

New players are always welcome and with 5 Senior sides, an under 24's side and a master's team for over 40's still keen on playing it offers a range of varying levels and fun for cricketers of all standards. We welcome all new players especially those from the Rugby and Hockey players in the club.

Gerard Price 0419 227 949 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Briars…  

Volunteers Required 

We are seeking expression of interests from parents, relatives, friends, neighbours, non playing members and anyone interested in cricket to be part of our Volunteer Register for the upcoming season. 
 
We would like to see whether interested people can assist with a number of game day tasks that ensures the smooth running of cricket at for the Briars Cricket teams even if it is only on a once every 4 week basis.  
 
By sharing the load across a number of people we will reduce the reliance on just a few and assist us in building a deeper involvement and club spirit not only with the club but with the community.

This would be an ideal role for a retired or elderly person who would like to be actively involved on a weekend and have an interest in the game of cricket. It would provide a great way for them to get out and socialise as well as remaining active.

The type of tasks that we need assistance with are:

Scoring for the team, training and assistance will be provided

Opening up the change rooms and canteen at the beginning of the day 
Preparation of the lunch/tea area for each home game for the players  
Preparing drinks for the players and umpires    
Sweeping and remarking creases on the pitch at lunch and drinks break  
Selling drinks and food in the canteen as required on some days 
General clean up at the end of the day  
 
We are not expecting that one person does all the tasks listed above. You might be interested in doing one of these tasks. In compiling our roster we will ensure all tasks are covered off on a particular day. 
 
Please contact Scott Brennan on 0409 090064 or email your interest to  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it as soon as you can so that planning can start for the upcoming season.