CURRENT YEAR PRIMARIES? NOW STAND AT TWELVE!

Primary Club Members donate $10 to charity every time an Aussie cricketer suffers the indignity of scoring a first ball duck or ‘primary’ in an international fixture.  Members may choose to pay their YTD ‘fines’ (donations) NOW at this LINK.

Since 1 June 2018, there have been twelve (12) such events, compared to 13 in the previous full year.

• Tim Paine in the Test vs Sri Lanka at Brisbane on 25th January: Ct Mendis, B Lakmal
• Peter Siddle in the ODI vs India at Adelaide on 15th January: Ct Kohli, B Kumar
• Josh Hazlewood in the Test vs India at Perth on 15th December: Ct Pant, B Sharma
• Josh Hazlewood in the Test vs India at Adelaide on 8th December: Ct Pant, B Shami
• Ben McDermott in the T20 vs India at Sydney on 25th November: LBW B Pandiya (Editor’s note: a disgraceful act, attempting to sweep on his first ball, when the previous wicket was out exactly the same way! Sorry!)
• Aaron Finch in the T20 vs India at Melbourne on 23rd November: Ct Pant B Kumar
• D’Arcy Short in the T20 vs South Africa at Gold Coast on 18th November: Ct Phehlukwayo B Morris
• Chris Lynn in the ODI vs South Africa at Hobart on 11th November: Ct De Kock B Steyne
• Mitchell Starc in the same innings: Ct & B Rabada
• Nathan Coulter-Nile in the T20 vs Pakistan at Dubai on 29th October: Run out.
• Nicole Bolton in the ODI vs Pakistan at Kuala Lumpur on 22nd October: LBW Sana Mir.
• Kane Richardson in the T20 vs England at Birmingham on 27th June: Ct Hales B Jordon.