LJ Hooker League

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The League was established in 1994/95 and superseded the top-grade of the Ballina, Casino and Lismore District Competitions.[1]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]
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References
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  2. Miller, Adrian (29 March 2007). "Tweed set to join cricket?s Hooker League". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. Miller, Adrian (11 May 2007). "THE GREAT DIVIDE". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. Craig, Mitchell (10 October 2015). "New cricket captains will be keen to make their mark". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. "Ballina wins cricket final thriller". The Northern Star. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. Spinks, Steve (10 March 2006). "Vintage crop ripens". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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  10. Attewell, Paul (7 February 2014). "Batsman's Ballina century show's a ton of tenacity". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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  12. Attewell, Paul (7 February 2014). "Batsman's Ballina century show's a ton of tenacity". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. Spinks, Steve (25 March 2006). "Cloud over final". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. Spinks, Steve (25 March 2006). "Cloud over final". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. Attewell, Paul (7 February 2014). "Batsman's Ballina century show's a ton of tenacity". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  16. Craig, Mitchell (10 October 2015). "New cricket captains will be keen to make their mark". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  17. "Cricket final was an epic match". Ballina information blog. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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  19. Sproule, Amanda (18 November 2009). "Victory stays with Bears captain". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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  21. Craig, Mitchell (31 March 2012). "The love of the game". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  22. Craig, Mitchell (24 March 2014). "Ballina Bears take out LJ Hooker League cricket premiership". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  23. Craig, Mitchell (1 April 2017). "Weather for ducks?". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  24. "Bears to face Cudgen in cricket final at Kingscliff". The Northern Star. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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  26. Craig, Mitchell (21 March 2016). "Cudgen the benchmark in FNC cricket after going back-to-back". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  27. Craig, Mitchell (21 March 2016). "Cudgen the benchmark in FNC cricket after going back-to-back". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  28. McKenzie, D (10 January 2017). "Pottsville down as Bears go on attack". Tweed Daily News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  29. Craig, Mitchell (27 February 2018). "Season sinks for Soilers in Hooker League cricket". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  30. "Cudgen cricketers enjoy a decade of dominance". Tweed Daily News. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  31. Craig, Mitchell (5 April 2013). "The Cricketer of the Year (for the third time running)". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  32. "FNC LJ Hooker League - Former Cricketers of the Year". The Northern Star. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  33. Spinks, Steve (29 March 2008). "Crawford wins fourth award". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  34. Craig, Mitchell (16 April 2014). "Potter wins title on count-back". The Northern Star. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  35. Craig, Mitchell (29 March 2016). "Bears trio make FNC cricket's Team of the Year". NewsMail. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  36. 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.
  37. "39 wickets, 192 runs: Meet our cricketer of the year". The Northern Star. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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