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Overseas scholarships

The Cricket Ireland Overseas Scholarship Programme’s links with Randwick Petersham CC emerged after the club hosted the Ireland Men’s team ahead of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia.

Today, an Irish cricketer is selected to take up the scholarship annually.

You can see the Honour Roll of past scholarship recipients below.

Scholarship Honour roll
Barry McCarthy
2015-2016

Irish international Barry McCarthy played for Randwick Petersham CC in 2015-2016.

First Grade 2-day and 1-day

  • 3 matches; 3 wickets at 37.66 (best bowling: 2-39); 34 runs (highest score: 27*)

First Grade T20

  • 1 match; 0 wickets; did not bat

Second Grade

  • 8 matches; 12 wickets at 26.41 (best bowling: 3-32); 189 runs (highest score: 51)
Andrew Balbirnie
2016-2017

Current Test captain Andrew Balbirnie played for Randwick Petersham CC in 2016-2017. Read a great account of the benefit and experience of the programme via Andrew Balbirnie: read here

First Grade

  • 1 match; 23 runs (highest score: 23*)

Second Grade

  • 7 matches; 358 runs at 51.14 (highest score: 121)
Jack Tector
2017-2018

Leinster Lightning's Jack Tector played for Randwick Petersham CC in 2017-2018.

First Grade

  • 1 match; did not bat

Second Grade

  • 11 matches; 283 runs at 23.58 (highest score: 71)

PGs

  • 7 matches; 85 runs at 12.14 (highest score: 30)
Harry Tector
2018-2019

Irish International Harry Tector played for Randwick Petersham CC in 2018-2019.

Second Grade

  • 7 matches; 334 runs at 41.75 (highest score: 112*)

PGs

  • 5 matches; 144 runs at 28.80 (highest score: 53)
Stephen Doheny
2019-2020

Irish International Stephen Doheny played for Randwick Petersham CC in 2019-2020.

Second Grade

  • 12 matches; 581 runs at 58.10 (highest score: 170)
Tim Tector
2021-2022

Leinster Lightning's Tim Tector played for Randwick Petersham CC in 2021-2022.

Second Grade

  • 14 matches; 395 runs at 32.92 (highest score: 95)

PGs

  • 8 matches; 260 runs at 43.33 (highest score: 66)
Scott Macbeth
2022-2023

North West Warriors' Scott Macbeth played for Randwick Petersham CC in 2022-2023.

Second Grade

  • 4 matches; 83 runs at 27.67 (highest score: 39); 3 wickets at 47 (best bowling: 2-29)

Third Grade

  • 2 matches; 61 runs at 30.50 (highest score: 61); 1 wicket at 114 (best bowling: 1-75)

Fourth Grade

  • 3 matches; 83 runs at 16.60 (highest score: 56); 4 wickets at 43.25 (best bowling: 2-83)

PGs

  • 7 matches; 101 runs at 25.25 (highest score: 51); 12 wickets at 14.83 (best bowling: 4-18)
Jake Egan
2023-2024

Northern Knights' Jake Egan played with Randwick Petersham in 2023-2024.

First Grade (Belvedere Cup)

  • 18 matches; 477 runs at 28.06 (highest score: 94)

First Grade (LO)

  • 5 matches; 79 runs at 15.80 (highest score: 34)

First Grade (T20)

  • 3 matches; 81 runs (highest score: 61*)

Second Grade

  • 2 matches; 115 runs  at 115.00 (highest score: 100*); 1 wicket at 98 (best bowling: 1-43)

PGs

  • 7 matches; 166 runs at 23.71 (highest score: 50); 8 wickets at 33.63 (best bowling: 4-49)
John McNally
2024-2025

Leinster Lightning's John McNally played for Randwick Petersham CC in 2024-2025.

Second Grade

  • 12 matches; 103 runs at 14.71 (highest score: 30*); 14 wickets at 19.71 (best bowling: 3-25)

Third Grade

  • 3 matches; 99 runs at 33 (highest score: 71); 2 wickets at 63 (best bowling: 2-35)

PGs

  • 7 matches; 110 runs at 15.71 (highest score: 48); 4 wickets at 40 (best bowling: 2-33)

Ireland Men v Randwick Petersham (2022)

In October 2022, Ireland played ‘Randy Petes’ as part of its warm-up programme for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – you can watch it below…

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