Talking About Cricket
Talking about cricket matches, who can forget the very serious mid-week (Tuesdays) cricket competitions that ran for about 4 years in the early '70s involving a combined Sydney ATS team (ATC/FS) as well as teams from the Qantas pilots, Qantas stewards, RAAF Richmond, the 729 Club (a combined team that included members from all the TV channels), TAA pilots and Ansett pilots.
This was a very serious cricket competition that was played at some of Sydney best cricket grounds with turf pitches. No drinking was allowed during matches and cricket was played in full whites and spiked cricket boots. ATS team practice was held in the cricket nets at the back of Building 237 (old control tower) twice a week.
Some of the players I recall being involved in the ATS Team (sorry if I missed anybody but memory is getting dim now):
ATC:
Tom Meehan (c), Nick Cromer, Bernie Rogers, Tony Madigan, Rocky Crawford, Ian Jamieson
FS:
Glen Sampson (vc), Chris Kelly (RIP), Tony Sewell, Brian Jackson, Ray Sisson, Chris Albon
Tom Meehan was a very good cricketer who played grade cricket and could have qualified for the NSW Sheffield Shield team if he wasn't a shift worker. The Qantas stewards had some very good players, some of whom also played grade cricket, and consistently were the best team in the comp. The 729 Club was captained by Gordon Bray and also included Jim Maxwell.