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A conversation at training lit a spark which went on to see Randwick Petersham become the first Club side to form a partnership with an International team.
In the subsequent seasons an Irish player has called ‘County Coogee’ home every summer through the Official Overseas Scholarship Programme.
As part of these ever strengthening ties the following players have represented Randwick Petersham:
- Barry McCarthy
- Andrew Balbirnie
- Jack Tector
- Harry Tector
- Stephen Doheny
- Tim Tector
- Scott Macbeth
- Jake Egan
- John McNally
Today also marks 10 years since that historic day at Coogee Oval where Randwick Petersham hosted Cricket Ireland in a 50 over match as a warm up for the 2015 Cricket World Cup and 2024-25 marks the Scholarship’s 10th Anniversary. In 2017 the club toured Ireland in 2017 and again in Oct 2022 hosted Ireland at Coogee prior to the T20 World Cup.
Michael Whitney AM, President of Randwick Petersham Cricket said:
“I can’t believe it has been 10 years since the Official Overseas Scholarship Programme was born! But what a successful partnership with Cricket Ireland it is.
It is Randwick Petersham’s pleasure to be a second home to so many Irish cricketers over the years, including Balbirnie, McCarthy, Doheny and the Tector brothers, and then watch them go on to perform successfully in Tests and World Cups, and even more special was to witness the historic home Test at Malahide in 2018. Wishing all our brothers and sisters in Ireland the best for the 2025 season and I, and our Club, look forward to catching up with many of you during our tour later this year.”
Richard Holdsworth, Director of Cricket, Cricket Ireland said:
“We’re delighted to have forged an incredibly strong and ambitious partnership with Randwick Petersham Cricket Club – an association that has now a decade long.
“There is no better testament to the benefit of the partnership than to look back at the Irish players that have spent time in Coogee – Balbirnie, Tector, McCarthy, Doheny and Chase, to just name a few. These players have not only spent valuable time developing their games on the field, but have also developed life skills off it through the all-round experience offered through the scholarship programme.
“10 years down, many more to go. Our profound thanks to President Mike Whitney, CEO John Stewart and to all at the club for their support of Irish cricket.”
