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The LJ Hooker League is a cricket competition on the NSW Far North Coast comprising teams from the Ballina, Casino, Lismore and Tweed District Cricket Associations.

The League was established in 1994/95 and superseded the top-grade of the Ballina, Casino and Lismore District Competitions.[1]

After 13 seasons, in 2007 the Tweed District Cricket Association asked to join the league to form a larger 16-team competition.[2] The Ballina clubs voted unanimously to join with the Tweed based clubs, but this was rejected by some Lismore-based teams. The league now comprises teams from Ballina, Casino, Lismore and Tweed districts since 2007/08.[3]

Through the Far North Coast Cricket Council (region) and North Coastal Zone (zone), the LJ Hooker League feeds into Country Cricket New South Wales.

Premiers

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Player of the Year

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The following players have been named as Player of the Year:[31][32]

  • 1994/95: Stuart Fielder (Marist Brothers)
  • 1995/96: Bruce Jobson (Eastern Districts)
  • 1996/97: Chris Matthews (Marist Brothers) and Shane Jacobs (Ballina Bears)
  • 1997/98: Robert Parks (Brunswick-Byron), Stephen Ryan (Brunswick Byron) and Brett Crawford (Tintenbar-East Ballina)
  • 1998/99: Steve Lockhart (Casino Cavaliers)
  • 1999/00: Neil Hancock (Casino Cavaliers), Michael Holt(Northern Districts), Al Nowlan (Casino Cavaliers) and Scott Thompson (Brunswick Byron)
  • 2000/01: Mark Bratti (Casino Cavaliers)
  • 2001/02: Al Nowlan (Eastern Districts)
  • 2002/03: Phil Alley (Tintenbar-East Ballina), Michael Nind (Southern Districts)
  • 2003/04: Brett Crawford (Tintenbar-East Ballina)
  • 2004/05: Bruce Jobson (Eastern Districts), Paul McLean (Southern Districts)
  • 2005/06: Brett Crawford (Tintenbar-East Ballina)
  • 2006/07: Paul McLean (Southern Districts)
  • 2007/08: Brett Crawford (Tintenbar-East Ballina)[33]
  • 2008/09: Jason Caught (Lismore Workers)
  • 2009/10: Jack Boote (South Tweed)
  • 2010/11: Sam Adams (Ballina Bears)
  • 2011/12: Sam Adams (Ballina Bears)
  • 2012/13: Sam Adams (Ballina Bears)
  • 2013/14: Greg Potter Alstonville[34]
  • 2014/15: Caleb Ziebell (Cudgen)
  • 2015/16: Abe Crawford (Tintenbar-East Ballina)[35]
  • 2016/17: Caleb Ziebell (Cudgen)
  • 2017/18: Caleb Ziebell (Cudgen)
  • 2018/19: Caleb Ziebell (Cudgen) and Will Chapples (Murwillumbah)[36]
  • 2019/20: Jason Caught (Lismore Workers)[37]
  • 2023/24: Kaleb Auld (Marist Brothers)

References

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  1. ^ Attewell, Paul (12 March 2005). "20 years of Far North Coast LJ Hooker League". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ Miller, Adrian (29 March 2007). "Tweed set to join cricket?s Hooker League". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ Miller, Adrian (11 May 2007). "THE GREAT DIVIDE". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ Craig, Mitchell (10 October 2015). "New cricket captains will be keen to make their mark". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Ballina wins cricket final thriller". The Northern Star. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. ^ Spinks, Steve (10 March 2006). "Vintage crop ripens". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. ^ Spinks, Steve (25 March 2006). "Cloud over final". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  8. ^ Craig, Mitchell (31 March 2012). "The love of the game". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ^ Craig, Mitchell (31 March 2012). "The love of the game". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ Attewell, Paul (7 February 2014). "Batsman's Ballina century show's a ton of tenacity". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. ^ Spinks, Steve (25 March 2006). "Cloud over final". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. ^ Attewell, Paul (7 February 2014). "Batsman's Ballina century show's a ton of tenacity". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. ^ Spinks, Steve (25 March 2006). "Cloud over final". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ Spinks, Steve (25 March 2006). "Cloud over final". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. ^ Attewell, Paul (7 February 2014). "Batsman's Ballina century show's a ton of tenacity". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  16. ^ Craig, Mitchell (10 October 2015). "New cricket captains will be keen to make their mark". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Cricket final was an epic match". Ballina information blog. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Ballina wins cricket final thriller". The Northern Star. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  19. ^ Sproule, Amanda (18 November 2009). "Victory stays with Bears captain". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  20. ^ Craig, Mitchell (31 March 2012). "The love of the game". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  21. ^ Craig, Mitchell (31 March 2012). "The love of the game". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  22. ^ Craig, Mitchell (24 March 2014). "Ballina Bears take out LJ Hooker League cricket premiership". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  23. ^ Craig, Mitchell (1 April 2017). "Weather for ducks?". The Northern Star. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Bears to face Cudgen in cricket final at Kingscliff". The Northern Star. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  25. ^ Craig, Mitchell (24 March 2014). "Ballina Bears take out LJ Hooker League cricket premiership". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  26. ^ Craig, Mitchell (21 March 2016). "Cudgen the benchmark in FNC cricket after going back-to-back". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  27. ^ Craig, Mitchell (21 March 2016). "Cudgen the benchmark in FNC cricket after going back-to-back". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  28. ^ McKenzie, D (10 January 2017). "Pottsville down as Bears go on attack". Tweed Daily News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  29. ^ Craig, Mitchell (27 February 2018). "Season sinks for Soilers in Hooker League cricket". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  30. ^ "Cudgen cricketers enjoy a decade of dominance". Tweed Daily News. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  31. ^ Craig, Mitchell (5 April 2013). "The Cricketer of the Year (for the third time running)". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  32. ^ "FNC LJ Hooker League - Former Cricketers of the Year". The Northern Star. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  33. ^ Spinks, Steve (29 March 2008). "Crawford wins fourth award". The Northern Star. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  34. ^ Craig, Mitchell (16 April 2014). "Potter wins title on count-back". The Northern Star. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  35. ^ Craig, Mitchell (29 March 2016). "Bears trio make FNC cricket's Team of the Year". NewsMail. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  36. ^ Craig, Mitchell (20 April 2019). "Two Share FNC Player of the Year Honour; Caleb Ziebell and Will Chapples LJ Hooker League Gong". Tweed Daily News. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  37. ^ "39 wickets, 192 runs: Meet our cricketer of the year". The Northern Star. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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