ON THE RECORD

“He was also the captain of the Hawkesbury District cricket team, which pre-dates the Penrith Grade team, and skippered the Nepean District side at the opening of Howell Oval in September 1956.” ation with the Penrith RSL Cricket Club and served as President for most of that time. When he wasn’t tirelessly running things behindthe-scenes, Rattenbury was an outstanding all-rounder, scoring many centuries and taking scores of wickets as an opening bowler.

Throughout his decades in the game, Rattenbury picked up numerous accolades including being made a Life Member of the Penrith RSL Club Limited for his outstanding service to both Junior and Senior Cricket Clubs. He was also named a Life Member of the Nepean District Cricket Association as well as Penrith RSL’s Senior and Junior Clubs.

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In 1988, Rattenbury was awarded the ‘City of Penrith Service to Sport’ honour; in 1996 he was named Penrith’s Citizen of the Year; and in 2008 he collected another award from Penrith Council for his Services to Cricket.

In 2016, he stepped down as President of the Penrith RSL Cricket Club and enjoyed his remaining years in Penrith watching Test cricket on TV and playing with his great grandchildren.

Around The Grounds

CRICKET: Penrith have defeated Gordon in Round 11 of the Belvidere Cup. Playing in a Two-Day match at Howell Oval, Penrith won the toss and elected to bowl. Gordon put up a solid performance on day one before ultimately being dismissed for 194. Hunar Verma was best with the ball, taking 4/55. When Penrith hit the crease, they lost some wickets early before declaring on day two on 6/288. Brent Williams scored a team-high 84 runs. Gordon began playing a second innings on day two, however it didn’t have any bearing on the result. Penrith will aim for another victory when they take on lowly Sutherland at Glenn McGrath Oval this weekend.

CRICKET: Penrith have defeated St George-Sutherland via DLS in Round 14 of the Women’s First Grade competition. Playing in a One Day match at Cook Park, Penrith won the toss and elected to bowl. St George-Sutherland struggled with the bat early and were ultimately dismissed for 118. When Penrith hit the crease later that day they were on fire, with young Sydney Thunder and Australian star Phoebe Litchfield smashing 62 on the way to a Penrith victory. Penrith will take on Parramatta this Sunday at Howell Oval.

BASEBALL: Greater Western have lost their only game to Blacktown Workers in Round 12 of the BNSW State League competition. Unfortunately, last Wednesday’s match was washed out, but last Sunday’s game did go ahead with Blacktown prevailing 6-1 at Chapman Gardens. The last-placed Greater Western will take on the Macarthur Orioles in Round 13.

FOOTBALL: The Western Sydney Wanderers remain in the A-League’s coveted top three following an entertaining 2-2 draw against fellow top side Central Coast last weekend. Played in front of a heathy crowd at Industree Group Stadium in Gosford, the Mariners drew first blood but Western Sydney hit back five minutes later. After the scores were level at half-time, the Wanderers hit the front in the second half through Brandon Borrello. The Mariners needed a response, and Socceroo Jason Cummings provided one when he was injected into the game. After a Mariners free-kick, the ball ricocheted from teammate Nectarios Triantis, onto Cummings’ chest, and into the net. The result was the Wanderers’ sixth draw of the season – the second most in the competition. They’ll return to CommBank Stadium in Parramatta this Sunday afternoon to face lowly Western United.

FOOTBALL: The Wanderers have confirmed the loan signing of Morgan Schneiderlin from Ligue 1 side Nice until the end of the season. Schneiderlin arrives in western Sydney after a decorated career in Europe playing in England and France’s top-flights for the last 16 seasons. Set to play outside of Europe for the first time in his career, Schneiderlin linked up with the squad ahead of their match against the Mariners last Saturday. “I am very excited to be here in western Sydney with the Wanderers and I’m looking forward to starting my journey at the club,” Schneiderlin said. “I have heard lots of good things about the Wanderers and I’m really ready to get started.”

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