| ALLIANCE ESTABLISHED WITH MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION
 Macquarie University Sport and Recreation and Macquarie University Cricket Club, have recently established an alliance with the Gordon Cricket Club.
The alliance has been established to encourage Gordon members to attend Macquarie University and to provide a combined sporting and academic pathway for cricketers who study at the University. As part of the arrangement, Gordon members will at times utilise the Macquarie University ovals as a game and training venue and players who attend Macquarie University will be eligible to apply for a cricket scholarship. In return, Gordon will assist Macquarie University Cricket Club in improving its cricket and coaching standards by providing access to Gordon coaching resources and programs.
The association should see improvements in the performance of Gordon in the Sydney Grade Competition and Macquarie University in the Shires Competition from 2005.
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The mutually beneficially relationship will tap into the Gordon Cricket Academy and allow those young players to flourish under the Macquarie University and Gordon banners long after they finish high school.
Deidre Anderson, CEO of Macquarie University Sport & Recreation explains that the alliance is part of the University's commitment to a strong and improving sports program across all sports:
"The development of alliances in numerous sports will see major benefits in the performance of teams under the Macquarie banner. The exposure that this brings is a major tool in encouraging students to participate in sport during their University studies."
"The Gordon Cricket Alliance is also part of Macquarie University's commitment to the Elite Athlete University Network across Australia and our desire to provide a pathway for athletes to combine their sport and academic endeavours".
Gordon President Ian Carroll, commenting on the formation of the alliance, said:
"We are very pleased to establish this significant connection with Macquarie University and its cricket club".
"We see it as a win-win situation for all concerned which will enable suitably qualified young people to pursue both their academic and cricketing careers to the benefit both of the Gordon District Cricket Club and Macquarie University." | 
