During the summer holidays, Newington was the training base for the Sydney Thunder men’s and women’s Big Bash teams – both 2016 Big Bash Champions!
 
International stars such as Australian Test, One Day and T20I Captain Shane Watson, Jacques Kallis, Usman Khawaja, Andree Russell, Clint McKay, and men’s team Captain ‘Mr Cricket’ Mike Hussey and women’s team Captain Alex Blackwell, trained at our world class facilities for the full eight week season.
 
Both teams were very complimentary of the quality of our facilities, which our boys benefit from every day and we like to think that this was the winning edge that saw both teams claim victory at the MCG.
 
All members of both teams were great with those boys they met on campus over the holidays – signing bats, balls, hats and shirts and giving them an insight into the life of an international cricketer.
 
Congratulations to both teams on being crowned BBL Champions and we look forward to having you back at Newington next summer!