Hall Of Fame

Colin Johnston made an outstanding contribution to Maitland district cricket, both as a player and an administrator for more than 50 years. Known as Mr Maitland Cricket, Colin received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to sport and the community. He helped to put Maitland on the map as a strong country cricket centre and was active in encouraging state teams to visit Maitland to play matches against local and Hunter Valley representative teams. He played representative cricket for NSW Country and NSW Seconds, and won 11 premierships during his captaincy of the Northern Districts Cricket Team.