UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club

UTS North Sydney First Grade 2025/26 season wrap

There are seasons defined by silverware, and seasons defined by something harder to put on an honour board — and 2025/26 was, for the UTS North Sydney First Grade unit, a season of the second kind. We finished tenth of twenty in the Belvidere Cup

To read more about UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club first grade season in 2025-26 click the link in the comments

As the end of the financial year approaches, now is the perfect time to support the future of UTS North Sydney cricket while also taking advantage of a valuable tax deduction.

The Bears are proud to partner with the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF), allowing supporters to make tax-deductible donations directly to our Bears Development Fund supporting both our men's and women's programs.

These programs play a vital role in the continued growth and success of our club. Donations help provide coaching resources, equipment, player development opportunities, recruitment initiatives and the infrastructure required to ensure our teams continue to thrive.

All donations made through the Australian Sports Foundation are fully tax deductible and an official tax receipt is issued immediately upon donation. You can donate at via tinyurl.com/BearsDevFund.

Thank you in advance to everyone who supports us!

UTS North Sydney First Grade 2020/21

The UTS North Sydney First Grade team finished 8th in 2020/21, completing the season with a 9-wicket rout of Sutherland at Bon Andrews Oval. Captain, Tom Jagot, finished the season with exactly 1,000 runs and was later named the joint winner of the prestigious O'Reilly Medal for the First Grade competition player of the year. James Campbell was top wicket-taker with 33.

Click the link in comments to see the UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club team

We’re pleased to open expressions of interest to play men’s grade cricket for the Bears next season.

If you’ll be 16+ by the end of August, sign up at tinyurl.com/BearsCricketMen2026 by 12 July.

Trials will be held on 19 July, with details to be sent to those invited to attend.

We’re excited to meet our prospective new Bears!

Congratulations to Bernadette Robson and Rina H**e, who were selected as vice captains of the NSW Masters div 1 and div 2 squads respectively for the State of Origin series this weekend in Brisbane.

Although results didn’t go to plan, both had strong individual showings. Bernie finished the weekend as the top run-scorer with 129 in three innings, while Rina scored 46 runs and took two wickets.

Following our trials last month, we are delighted to name our Bears Brewer Shield squad for the 2026/27 season, which will comprise the playing group and a development squad.

We were very impressed with the talent on show at trials and can't wait to see what our new crop of Bear cubs achieves next season! Welcome to all those who are new to the club.

We’ve dug another match report out of the vault with Sarah Berman documenting a classic win for the Bears, over Mosman in Round 3 of 2022/23, inspired by James Campbell with the ball, and Jimmy Greenslade, James Rew and Robbie Aitken with the bat.

UTS North Sydney District Cricket Club v Mosman Cricket Club - click the link in comments to read about the classic win

Congratulations to our Bears, Bernie and Rina!

🏏 Congratulations to our NSW Masters Women’s Cricket representatives! 💙

We are incredibly proud to announce the players selected to represent NSW in the upcoming State of Origin series across both Division 1 and Division 2.

These teams showcase the talent, passion, experience and spirit that make Masters Cricket so special. From long-time contributors to new representatives, every player has earned the opportunity to wear the NSW colours with pride.

A special congratulations to our leadership groups:
💙 Bronwyn Calver (C) & Bernie Robson (VC) – Division 1
💙 Jess Henry (C), Rina H**e (VC) & Jackie Bratti– Division 2

Best of luck to all players as you prepare to take the field for NSW.

One Team. One State. One Goal. 🏏

Our final award for the 2025/26 season is the Bevyn White Cricketer of the Year, won by Justin Avendano for his superb 903-run season.

The award was presented by Bevyn White himself, who was Club President for 25 years from 1990 to 2015, and who recounted tipping Justin for great things since before he first joined the club in 2012.

Justin is the first recipient of a new perpetual trophy which lists all the winners since the award came to be named after Bevyn in 2018/19, including Justin himself in 2021/22.

Congratulations, Justin!