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Taverners Raffle 2024/25

1 December

Support the Taverners as they raise funds to support the NCIC cricket carnival for Deaf, Blind and intellectually impaired cricketers and to play sport in general. Prizes include: $10,000 Harvey Norman Gift card Holiday your choice worth $9,000 Kookaburra Sporting Gift Card worth $1500 Coles Gift card with $1000 Cricket Bat signed by Australian Men’s […]

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Taverners Golf Day 2024

3 October

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Moore Park for our annual golf day last month, and a special thanks to all our sponsors who made it possible.

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NSW team claims fifth straight title

5 March

A massive congrats to NSW’s Blind and Low Vision team, which brought home their fifth consecutive national title in their division of the 2024 National Cricket Inclusion Championships in Brisbane in January. The New South Wales team, coached by Jason Stubbs, defeated South Australia by 74 runs with star batter Steffan Nero scoring 96 in the […]

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Taverners Raffle 2023/2024

19 December

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS The Taverners Raffle for 2023/2024 is now open! Buy tickets to help us raise funds for the NCIC cricket carnival for Deaf, Blind and intellectually impaired players. Prizes include: Return Trip to London for two, including tickets to an ODI at Lord’s Harvey Norman Gift Card worth $10,000 Kookaburra Gift Card […]

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Honorary Patron Announcement – Daphne Benaud

23 October

The Taverners Sydney are honoured to announce that Daphne Benaud has accepted an offer to become our new Honorary Patron. We are incredibly humbled that one of the most respected figures in Australian cricket is a part of our organisation.

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RIP Brian Booth

23 October

The Taverners was saddened to hear about the recent passing of our Honorary Patron Brian Booth. Booth represented Australia in 29 Tests and New South Wales in 93 first-class matches. He was also Australia’s 31st Test captain. Booth scored 1173 Test runs at an average of 42.21, with five centuries and a high score of […]

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Vale Diana Fisher

31 January

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the awful news of Diana’s passing last Thursday. Diana was an outstanding human being who will be dearly missed by all who knew her, especially at the Taverners where she was a founding member both nationally and in Sydney. Diana was at the forefront of raising […]

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Golf Day at Moore Park

5 December

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Moore Park Golf Club last month! We’re incredibly grateful for your support. You can find some snaps from the event below. We look forward to seeing you all at the next one! Images: Tim Seller

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Congratulations to our 2nd 100 Club Winners

29 March

The Taverners are so appreciative of everyone who entered the raffle and attended our 100 Club event earlier this month. It’s no secret we’d not be able to give the young and disadvantaged a sporting chance without your ongoing support. Special congrats to our lucky winners on the night: 1st prize: Peter Tarimo 2nd prize: […]

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Buy tickets or partner with us for our Sporting Chance Raffle

3 November

We invite you to buy tickets or join us as a partner to The Sporting Chance Raffle 2021-2022. The raffle is running from 1st November 2021 to 28th February 2022. You can click here to to buy tickets individually. Alternatively you can contact us if you have an organisation that would be interested in partaking […]

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Join our second Taverners’ 100 Club

3 November

You are invited to the Taverners’ second 100 Club. You can enter the chance to win up to $2,500 in cash prizes. The cost is $100. 1st prize is $2,500, 2nd prize is $1,500 and 3rd prize is $500. Join us Wednesday 8 December from tea time onwards at The Lord Dudley Hotel. Enjoy a […]

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The Taverners extends our deepest condolences to the HRH Duke of Edinburgh

6 October

The Lord’s Taverners extends its deepest condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and to the Royal Family on the passing of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. Commenting, David Gower, Lord’s Taverners President said: “His Royal Highness has been the Patron and 12th Man of the Lord’s Taverners throughout the 70-year history of […]

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2020 National Chairman’s Update

20 July

Dear Taverners, Merry Christmas to all as we approach the end of a hugely different year. The world changed for everybody and if covid 19 was not enough we had the year bookended by bushfires and now torrential rains in northern NSW and southern Queensland regions. It will be great to start a fresh […]

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THE TAVERNERS 100 CLUB Winners & Photos

27 April

The Taverners are so appreciative of everyone who entered the raffle and attended our 100 Club event earlier this month. It’s no secret we’d not be able to give the young and disadvantaged a sporting chance without your ongoing support. Special congrats to our lucky winners on the night: 1st Prize – Phil Reid 2nd […]

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Taverners 100 Club – 5th March 2021

15 February

Sydney Taverners is back! We are hosting our first event of 2021 – The Taverners 100 Club. Enter the chance to win $2,500! Details are in the picture below. Click here to book! 5 December 2020

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Taverners McLaren Vale 2014 Shiraz offer

20 December

Warm and inviting; aromas of spice, earth, leather, black olive, savoury meats and chocolate. The palate shows ripe red berries, plum and blackberry with rounded grippy tannins and lively acidity. To support this wine offer and order a case for $228 delivered, fill out the Order Form and email to accounts@geoffmerrillwines.com.au. Our branch gets a rebate of $50 for […]

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The Sporting Chance Raffle

20 December

Grab some $5 tickets and support NCIC in the annual Taverners raffle! Prizes include a Harvey Norman Gift Card valued at $10,000 and an Australian ODI Signed Cricket Bat. The Taverners give a sporting chance and the sporting chance raffle is to raise funds to support deaf and hearing impaired, blind and vision impaired and […]

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A Message from the Chairman, Richard Lucas

20 December

Dear Taverners and friends of the Taverners, I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a safe one with your families and loved ones. We are all hoping for the recent COVID outbreak to clear up quickly and for the Sydney Test to proceed as planned and with hopefully a near to a […]

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Taverners Sydney 2020 AGM Details

16 November

The Taverners Sydney Branch AGM will take place at the Lord Dudley Hotel on Tuesday, November 17th at 6pm. Please find relevant documents below. Taverners Sydney 2020 AGM Agenda AGM Chair report Taverners AGM minutes 2019 Taverners Accounts 16 November 2020

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A message from our Honorary Playing Captain Trent Copeland

1 October

Hi everyone, hope all of you have survived the COVID-world we’ve all lived in this past eight or so months. It certainly has changed the way we live – but hopefully in turn made us incredibly grateful for the things we do have, and to hone in on those. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing […]

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Member’s Function @ The Lord Dudley

29 June

Thanks to everyone who attended our Member’s Function at the Lord Dudley on Tuesday. A special thanks to NSW Breakers cricketer Lisa Griffiths for joining us as we enjoyed some beverages and criticised the Australian Men’s middle order. We look forward to seeing everyone at more events in the 2019/20 season!

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Wheelchair Sports NSW Juniors Christmas Camp

9 June

Wheelchair Sports NSW is very grateful to The Lord’s Taverners Sydney community for supporting our 2018 Juniors Christmas Camp. In its 35th year, our Juniors Christmas Camp provides the opportunity for kids from across NSW to come together for 3 days of sport, friendship and fun. Providing a range of sports from Wheelchair tennis, Wheelchair Basketball […]

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Wairoa School in Bondi

15 April

The Lord’s Taverners Sydney branch is always looking to give what we can to the local community, and at our Cocktail Function in November last year, we were proud to contribute a donation to the Wairoa School in Bondi. The Wairoa School is a K-12 institution that educates children that have an identified intellectual disability. […]

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Primary Club vs Lord’s Taverners Charity Match – February 10th

13 February

The Lord’s Taverners XI have convincingly won their one-day match against the Primary Club by 28 runs in a friendly at Barker’s College. The Taverners had a scratch side with 7 debutants so the batting order was based on whoever put up their hand the fastest. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, the […]

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NSW claim Blind and Low Vision 2019 Championship

7 February

The NSW Blind and Low Vision squad have once again been named champions in 2019! They finished the pool matches with the first seed and a 0.64 percentage differential with their only loss of the tournament coming against the team they played in the final, South Australia. After dispatching Queensland in the semi-final, winning by […]

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Lords Taverners Australia Raffle Number 10 Results

22 February

The raffle results are: First prize P Nevell of Sydney Second prize A Gorman of Hunter Third Prize D Lewis of Northern New South Wales Fourth Prize G Garner of Geelong Congratulations to all winners. 22 February 2018

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Lords Taverners XI vs. Primary Club XI

20 February

Taverners Followers! On Sunday the 11th of February the Taverners took on the Primary Club at Barker College. In a great performance by the team we managed to win the game by 102 runs!!! A fantastic result in what is currently our only annual fixture. A full match report is available here with a few […]

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Pink Day Test Dinner

26 November

Join us on the 6th of January after the cricket on the third day for a special Pink Test event! Book tickets by clicking here now Make sure you don’t miss out!

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Adam Gilchrist to be Inducted as Inaugrual National Ambassador for the Lord’s Taverners

25 July

July 25, 2017 Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist is giving back to the sport he loves, taking up the role of national ambassador for cricketing charity the Lord’s Taverners. Gilchrist will be officially inducted into the new role by former test cricketer and Lord’s Taverners national president Paul Sheahan in a ceremony and dinner to […]

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Gilchrist to fill Lord’s Taverners role

24 July

Australian legend Adam Gilchrist will give back to the game through a new role with the Lord’s Taverners charity When the Lord’s Taverners charity was looking for its inaugural national ambassador, there really was only one option. And Baggy Green legend Adam Gilchrist was only too happy to heed the call and give back to […]

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A Night With Australian Cricket Royalty

30 June

Join us at the world famous Sydney Cricket Ground for a very special night as Lord’s Taverners National President and former Test cricketer Paul Sheahan AM inducts our inaugural National Ambassador, Adam Gilchrist AM. Adam will be interviewed by former ABC Presenter Kerry O’Brien in what will be a relaxed and open discussion. Tuesday 15th […]

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Induction Dinner for our National Ambassador-elect, Adam Gilchrist AM

26 June

Our branch has been honoured to be chosen as the branch to conduct the Induction Dinner for our National Ambassador-elect, Adam Gilchrist AM. This will be a glittering occasion in the Steve Waugh Dining Room at the famous Sydney Cricket Ground. Tickets are still available. Our National President, Paul Sheahan AM, will induct Adam into […]

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We support NSW Indoor Cricket Team (Special Needs)

12 August

The 2015 National Lord’s Taverners Indoor Cricket Championship at Strathpine, QLD held from July 25 – August 2 was an amazing experience for the NSW team. In a competition that continues to produce some outstanding cricket, this year was no exception. The standard being at such a level the organizers presented the game through their […]

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WORLD CRICKET MOURNS the PASSING OF A LEGEND

12 July

The Lord’s Taverners NSW wish to express our deepest sympathies to Daphne Benaud and to all the Benaud family at this terribly sad time On behalf of the thousands of deaf, blind indigenous and intellectually challenged youngsters across Australia we would like to say an enormous ‘thank you Richie’ for your incredible efforts and for […]

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All Abilities Championships a Success

12 June

Tuesday 24th March marked the conclusion of Cricket Australia’s inaugural All Abilities Championships. The tournament was a big success with over 100 cricketers with a disability earning the opportunity to represent their Country, State or Territory. Just as significant however was the local, state, national and international coverage the tournament received which will ensure many […]

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WE SUPPORT BLIND CRICKET

12 May

An ACT cricketer is ridding the misconceptions that blind people don’t play cricket, Michael Hamilton doesn’t believe in sporting barriers. And why should he? He bats, he bowls and he captains the ACT squad – all while legally blind. Michael is currently competing in Cricket Australia’s inaugural All Abilities Championships, with one of the competitions […]

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NEW LORD’S TAVERNERS NATIONAL PRESIDENT

12 April

Our new National President At the National Council meeting in Port Stephens in February 2015 The Council elected former Test Cricketer Paul Sheahan AM as the new National President to replace John Lill who has now retired after 15 years in the role Paul Sheahan had a distinguished First Class cricket career which included over […]

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ADAM GILCHRIST SCHOLARSHIP WINNER TO PLAY CRICKET FOR LANCASHIRE WOMEN

12 March

Lancashire Cricket Board will welcome Meg Phillips who has been rewarded with the Adam Gilchrist Scholarship for 2015. Meg is 19 and plays for Cripps Tasmanian Roar. She debuted at just 16 years old and is on the national radar in Australia after attending camps during the winter last year. Meg will arrive early/mid April […]