Robert Zadow
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Robert John Zadow known as Bob or Rob is a former first-class South Australia
n cricket
er.
in 1976 to play as an overseas amateur for Flowery Field Cricket Club
in the Saddleworth
and District League. He scored over 1000 runs as a right-handed batman despite missing the first six and last six games of the season. In 1977 he returned to Flowery Field Cricket Club
as a professional.
From 1979/80 he started to play regular first-class cricket for South Australia and was soon chosen to captain the side. In 32 matches (59 innings) he scored 1472 runs at an average of 26.28 including 2 x 100s and 5 x 50s. Notable innings include a century against the touring Indian side captained by Kapil Dev
and at that time he was being mentioned in the Australia
n press as a possible Test
candidate.
After retirement from state cricket
he went on to play for many years for his Adelaide grade club, Tea Tree Gully
CC, where he became the highest run-scorer in South Australian grade cricket history with 9318, second only now to Wayne Bradbrook - Northern Districts CC with 9619 runs.
Zadow was, until recently, a state selector and served as SA Chairman of Selectors. He was also manager of the late SA Cricket player David Hookes
at the time of his death.
The Rob Zadow Medal (the award presented to the Best Player of the One Day District Grand Final) was won in February 2008 by Cameron Borgas
for the final between Sturt CC
and Tea Tree Gully CC.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er.
Career
Zadow abandoned a promising SANFL career by moving to EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1976 to play as an overseas amateur for Flowery Field Cricket Club
Flowery Field Cricket Club
Flowery Field Cricket Club is located in the Flowery Field area of Hyde, Greater Manchester and was formed in 1838. It celebrated its sesquicentennial year in 1988 with a number of special matches....
in the Saddleworth
Saddleworth
Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It comprises several villages and hamlets amongst the west side of the Pennine hills: Uppermill, Greenfield, Dobcross, Delph, Diggle and others...
and District League. He scored over 1000 runs as a right-handed batman despite missing the first six and last six games of the season. In 1977 he returned to Flowery Field Cricket Club
Flowery Field Cricket Club
Flowery Field Cricket Club is located in the Flowery Field area of Hyde, Greater Manchester and was formed in 1838. It celebrated its sesquicentennial year in 1988 with a number of special matches....
as a professional.
From 1979/80 he started to play regular first-class cricket for South Australia and was soon chosen to captain the side. In 32 matches (59 innings) he scored 1472 runs at an average of 26.28 including 2 x 100s and 5 x 50s. Notable innings include a century against the touring Indian side captained by Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj , better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup...
and at that time he was being mentioned in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n press as a possible Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
candidate.
After retirement from state cricket
South Australian Cricket Association
The South Australian Cricket Association is the peak body for the sport of cricket in South Australia. The association runs Adelaide Oval and the Southern Redbacks based in Adelaide, South Australia. SACA is the controlling body for the South Australian Grade Cricket League...
he went on to play for many years for his Adelaide grade club, Tea Tree Gully
Tea Tree Gully, South Australia
Tea Tree Gully is a suburb in the greater Adelaide, South Australia area, under the City of Tea Tree Gully. Tea Tree Gully is in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Newland and the Australian House of Representatives...
CC, where he became the highest run-scorer in South Australian grade cricket history with 9318, second only now to Wayne Bradbrook - Northern Districts CC with 9619 runs.
Zadow was, until recently, a state selector and served as SA Chairman of Selectors. He was also manager of the late SA Cricket player David Hookes
David Hookes
David William Hookes was an Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team. An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order...
at the time of his death.
The Rob Zadow Medal (the award presented to the Best Player of the One Day District Grand Final) was won in February 2008 by Cameron Borgas
Cameron Borgas
Cameron James Borgas is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Southern Redbacks. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and has previously represented Australia at under 19 level. He also plays A grade cricket for Sturt District Cricket Club.He was just 17 years old when first contracted by...
for the final between Sturt CC
South Australian Grade Cricket League
South Australian Grade Cricket is the semi-professional State league based in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia. It is currently the highest level of cricket played in South Australia outside first class cricket...
and Tea Tree Gully CC.