The Lewingtons are a throwback Aussie family, of sorts, a Tamworth clan who recently expanded further when little Ted came into the world screaming like his cricketer old man when the ball rockets into a pad.
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In an age when the average Australian household has 2.6 children, Don and Georgie Lewington now have a brood of five. The couple's only daughter, Rose, has three elder brothers to contend with.
"She gives plenty, trust me," Don said. "She can handle herself, and she's a character."
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Each summer, cricket revisits the Lewingtons like a beloved extended family member. Don is a life member of North Tamworth, just like his mum, Gaye Chaffey. "[It's] in the blood, I guess," he said.
In 2018, Don played a season of fourth-grade at Norths with his three eldest boys: Michael, 16, Harry, 14, and Jordan, 13. "As far as being a father [is concerned], that was a pretty special moment," he said.
This season, Don and Harry are playing second grade together, along with Don's younger brother, Glenn. "It's nice to spend Saturday afternoons with some mates and watch Harry progress as well," Don said.
Michael was conceived when Don was playing first grade for Queanbeyan in Canberra.
The off-spinning allrounder was in his early 20s and it was the pinnacle of his cricket career, after he matured relatively late as a cricketer (he was 15 when he made his first Tamworth rep side).
In his roles as Tamworth under-15 coach and Tamworth's junior rep coordinator, Don is known to draw on his own experiences as a junior and tell players to "persevere and stick with it".
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The former longstanding Redbacks first-grade captain stands humble before the sport he has "loved" for more than three decades - a loyal servant to the core.
He is a past president of North Tamworth and their current longstanding director of cricket. The 40-year-old is also the Tamworth District Cricket Association registrar, and coaches "a couple" of Farrer sides in his "spare time".
"It's a busy couple of volunteer roles I've taken on, but I do it all because I love it."
Don doesn't regret ending his first-grade stint in Canberra and returning to Tamworth to have Michael. Being surrounded by family as he and Georgie started their own family was the priority.
He does have one regret, though: he never played in England - "not to make any sort of rep side, just to see what that was like".
"But to have five healthy children ... I'm pretty happy where we're at."