Nietta Cricket Club

24/03/2026

Nietta Cricket Club are saddened to hear of the passing of David 'Crow' Nicolle. A valued Life Member of the Club. Crow dedicated decades of service to the Cricket Club showing loyalty & commitment.

Crow's presence around the club will be greatly missed and his legacy will remain part of Nietta for years to come. Our thoughts are with wife Jan, also a Life Member of the club & the entire Nicolle family at this difficult time ❤️💙

22/03/2026

🔵🔴 Congratulations to all award winners at our Annual Presentation Dinner on Friday Night 🔴🔵

B GRADE:

B&F - Zane Fletcher (13 votes)
Runner Up - Eli Brooks (11 votes)
Cricketer Of The Year - Zane Fletcher (293 pts)
Bowling Average - Daniel Carew 12.67 (12 wkts)
Leading Wicket Taker - Zane Fletcher (14 wkts)
Batting Average - Eli Brooks - 34.6 (173 runs)
Leading Run Scorer - Glen Riley (193)
Fielding Award - Daniel Carew & Eli Brooks (4 catches each)

A RESERVE:

B&F - Andrew Riley (18 votes)
Runner Up - Damien Macca Maxwell (14 votes)
Cricketer Of The Year - Damien Maxwell (494 pts)
Bowling Average - Andrew Riley 11.32 (22 wkts)
Leading Wicket Taker - Andrew Riley (22 wkts)
Batting Average - Sam Wyllie 26.54 (345 runs)
Leading Run Scorer - Sam Wyllie (345)
Fielding Award - Damien Maxwell (8 catches)

Best Under 21 - Mason Riley
Most Improved - Jayden Enright
Coaches Award - Mason Riley
Duck Award - Lachlan Ward (6)
Best Club Person - Graham Gleeson

Hatrick Round 3 vs Don - Rod Mcculloch

Volunteer Awards - Kerry & Irene Maxwell, Maxeen & Aaron Fennell, Chopperjoey Chant, Graham Gleeson, Zarlee Parker, Tam Triffett, Glen Riley, Damien Maxwell, Heath Dolbel

Big thanks to all our Trophy Donors, Ben Hamilton, Damien Maxwell, Heath Dolbel, Glen Riley, Kerry & Irene Maxwell, Mason Barber, Chilly Engineering, Brady Horton, Burnie Trophy Centre.

We also drew our Major Raffle that we have been running throughout the season & a big thank you to all Business' for their generous donations.

Prize Winners are as follows;

17th Prize: $50 Meat Tray (Sharmans Butchery) Kimbra Barnett
16th Prize: $50 BWS Voucher - Irene Maxwell
15th Prize: Anvers Chocolates - Irene Maxwell
14th Prize: The Alley Entertainment Centre Family Pass - Kerry Maxwell
13th Prize: $50 Hollybank Treetops Adventures Voucher - Rubs
12th Prize: Gunns Plains Caves Family Pass - Heath Dolbel
11th Prize: Hyperdrive Kart Racing - Adam Holbrook
10th Prize: $100 Bunnings Voucher - Lykus Fletcher
9thPrize: $100 Ulverstone Bicycles Voucher - Joan Maxwell
8th Prize: The Cove Accommodation Voucher - Glen Riley
7th Prize: Wings Wildlife Park Family Pass - Julianne Kirkpatrick
6th Prize: Frappe Maker - Ray
5th Prize: Leven River Cruise - Brenton Evans
4th Prize: 2 Van Diemens Paintball Vouchers - Tweak Coldhill
3rd Prize: 1 Nights Stay at Country Club Tas - Courtney Olsen
2nd Prize: Pennicott Wilderness Journey For 2 - Aaron Last
1st Prize: Gordon River Cruise For 2 - Belinda Ray

Congratulations to all winners, we will be in contact with you all shortly & thank you to everyone who supported us & bought tickets

10/03/2026

🔴🔵 Nietta Cricket Club invite all Players & Partners, Life Members, Sponsors, & Supporters to our Annual Dinner & Awards Night to celebrate the season, recognise achievements & enjoy a great night together at the club 🔴🔵

06/03/2026

🏆🔴🔵 AWARD DONORS WANTED 🔵🔴🏆

As the season wraps up, Nietta Cricket Club are seeking award donors to help us acknowledge the commitment & success of our players at our end of season dinner & awards night on Friday 20th March.

Award donation is $50

If you're interested in donating an award, please get in contact with Heath 0467 256 649 or Damien 0400 145 823 or by messaging the club page directly.

Your support would be muchly appreciated in celebrating a great season together. 🏏

23/02/2026

🔴🔵 LIFE MEMBERS & SPONSORS DAY 🔵🔴

Nietta Cricket Club wish to invite all Life Members & Sponsors to our Life Members & Sponsors Day on Saturday 28th February at our new home at Forth Recreation Ground starting from 11:00am.

The Day will consist of an intra club game of "double wicket" where you can enjoy complimentary drinks during the game & a free spit roast meal that evening & drinks at discounted prices after the game.

We thank & appreciate your ongoing support this season & look forward to celebrating with you all.

Mary Hamilton Andrew Hamilton Patricia Perry Paul Brown Thomas Lane Matthew Williams Cassie Williams Gawler General Store Carpets Central Plumbing GasFitting Air Conditioning Solutions Jane Lambie Jakub Lehman - Harcourts Steve Barber

16/02/2026

🔴🔵 Congratulations to Andrew Riley who took out our A Reserve Best & Fairest Saturday night & also Zane Fletcher who took out our B Grade Best & Fairest.

Runner up in the A Reserve was Damien Macca Maxwell & Eli Brooks in the B Grade.

Congratulations to all on a great year! 🔵🔴

08/02/2026

What a fantastic night it was last night at the club with plenty of laughs and entertainment!

Thanks to everybody who attended and bought memorabilia and big thanks to Tommy for coming down and putting on a cracker show!

Last night I jumped on the Spirit of Tassie (ok, I flew but I thought that sounded better), and headed to the Nietta Cricket Club who play in the town of Forth which is about 15 minutes out of Davenport.

A couple of years back, this club was in its knees but thanks to the hard work and determination of its volunteers, it’s back in a big way and even winning the odd game here and there. I’ve never wanted to play cricket because I thought the games went for too long but one of their games yesterday only went for a couple of hours before they were all out so if you like cricket but dont want to play all day, this could be the club for you. Where do I sign?

It was great to meet the clubs many characters including Foles who although looking tough is insisting he be knocked out for his upcoming vasectomy because he doesn’t want to see anyone fiddling with his balls, Eli who looks like Chuck Norris if he took up skating, club Captain Slapper (don’t ask) who was pumped as this year he’s only dropped two catches, Brittany and Cosi who have two kids but have stressed that there’ll be no more, heart and soul of the club Joey who has perfected the fine art of cooking party pies, and of course Brooksy who was having the perfect day by getting 83 runs off 25 balls and winning the raffle (but we were all going to chip in and pay his girlfriend to knock him back when they got home to bring him down a peg or two).

A huge thanks to absolute legend Heath and everyone else at the club for their hospitality and for making it such a fun night. It was great to see everyone so proud of their club.

If you’d like to hear more about my many comedy, footy and life adventures, please give my weekly Good Banter podcast a listen. Here’s the link…..

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/good-banter-with-tom-siegert-and-evan-hocking/id1499588276?i=1000747178127

04/02/2026

🔴🔵 THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! 🔵🔴

Tommy has got his passport sorted & is ready to cross the Bass Strait to put on a great show!

🥧🍺 Free drink on arrival + Finger food throughout the night

🏉🏏 Sports Memorabilia auction with some fantastic items up for grabs for the sports lovers & also a cash raffle 💰 🎟

Get ready for a night of laughs & entertainment from this great man!

Tickets still available via the link below 👇

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tom-siegert-the-suburban-footballercomedian-tickets-1816428178579

18/01/2026

🔴🔵 Only 3 weeks away until the great man Tom Siegert - The Suburban Footballer/Comedian makes his way to the club in what promises to be a cracker of a night! 🔵🔴

Secure your tickets via the link! 🙂

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tom-siegert-the-suburban-footballercomedian-tickets-1816428178579

18/01/2026

The A Reserve boys make it 2 in a row against Turners Beach yesterday!

Fielding first, the bowlers got to work with Barbs taking 3-27 off 9, Macca 3-19 off 9, Ricky Bobby 2-16 off 5 & Chino 2-7 off 1.2 overs & Dobes with a ripper catch in slips!

Turners Beach all out for 123.

It didn't go all our way early with the bat with the Beach having us in trouble at 4-32, but with Sam Wyllie & Eli Brooks out in the middle with 2 great knocks steering us home. Wyllie with 62 & Brooksy with 46 not out we got the job done by 5 wickets!

Unfortunately the B Grade boys couldn't back up their fantastic win from last week bowling Sassy out for 148. Special mentions to Zane Fletcher & Aaron John with Fletch taking 3-23 off 8 & Johnsy taking 3-17 off 6.

The run chase was simply too much this week with Sassy just too good. Nietta all out for 43.

Domino's Pizza Ulverstone vouchers went to Sam Wyllie & Zane Fletcher

11/01/2026

The A Reserve boys welcomed West Ulverstone for our first encounter of the 2025/26 season.

The Captain won the toss and we went into bat with openers Sam Wyllie & Steve Barber

Sam fell cheaply but Barbs hung around to score a solid 34, coach Damien Macca Maxwell out for 24 on a questionable decision & Andrew Riley scoring a quick 20.

At the end of the innings we were all out for a defendable 134.

Time for the bowlers to get to work & that's exactly what Barbs did with the very first ball of the innings knocking the West Ulverstone opener over, only for it to be called a no ball and then dismissing him LBW with the very next ball!

Some nice tight bowling from father & son duo Blake & Andrew Riley with Blake taking 2-8 & Andrew 2-14, Jesse Costello chipping in with a caught and bowled & The Pres Heath Dolbel claiming 4-15.

West Ulverstone all out for 104 & a fantastic win for the Fernhookers!

Domino's Pizza Ulverstone voucher went to Steve Barber

25/10/2025

Well what a good week to be a nietta fernhooker a res played wilmot at wilmot and bowled first and restricted wilmot all out for 131 well bowled barbs jordo bobby Fen and macca and lachie ward bowled really well then then lads went out to bat sammy and laurie got us off to fine start until sammy was dismissed for a soild 25 then coach macca hit the crease and steady the ship with good people batting around him in Fen good knock Richard and Jayden was unlucky with bat but fought hard then was down to Graham and bobby and Graham hit 4 over slips then bobby finished off with 2 not out to get the mighty fernhookers there first win in very long time well done to everyone that played a part of game was brilliant to see and b grade in there second game restricted wilmot to 113 then our boys got off to good start at one for 40 odd then bit of a collapse in middle order and they fell bout 30 runs short well done b grade win coming around the corner keep patient guys got of confidence in your group be proud with ya heads held high see use all Tues n Thursday