Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.

ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.

OFFICE BEARERS

CHAIRMAN Mr R G Kelly

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Mr M Smith

TREASURER Mr F Cahill

ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Mr M Turner

BOARD MEMBERS Mr T Considine.

Cricket Victoria Delegates: Messrs. M. Smith, T Considine

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

The year 2007/2008 will be remembered as another of change, where the season went back to the old format, with the exception of the final eight and not the final six. Cricket Victoria as a part of its five year plan is striving to achieve what is best for Administrators, Players, but in particular the game, and so it is fair to assume that we continue to see changes.

We congratulate Ringwood Cricket Club for winning the 1st X1 premiership. We also extend congratulations to Essendon Cricket Club and Melbourne University Cricket Club for their lower X1 premierships. Congratulations are also extended to own 2nd X1 for its success in defeating Geelong and winning the premiership. The players that represented our club in that Grand Final are in a position to either do it again or be promoted to the 1st X1 next season.

It is important to acknowledge the success of Fletcher Stewart in winning the best and fairest for Premier Cricket’s 3rd X1.

The club extends best wishes to Chris Reidy upon his retirement and trusts that he derived enormous satisfaction in completing his tenure as club coach and captain of the 2nd X1 premiership side, and that he gets much satisfaction watching the career development of his players.

The Board wishes to announce that Chris’s replacement as Coach will be Andrew Walton. Andrew has been appointed for the next 2 years. We welcome Andrew and his partner Carolyn Darke. We trust their stay with us will be long and fruitful.

This past season has yet been another difficult one due to drought conditions, and again our curator David Blakely has made the most of these conditions. David presented us with one of the best tables in premier cricket, but unfortunately the outfield suffered greatly. If we ever get back to normal conditions, David’s ability as curator will truly be shown. We again thank him for his dedicated efforts in what was a difficult year from a personal point of view, and we at Fitzroy Doncaster send condolences on the sad loss of his brother, Mark.

We turn our attention to Manningham Council for their continued support shown to our club.

To all people responsible for putting our Twenty/20 home game together are to be congratulated on behalf of the entire club. While we did not play any bigger part than our round robin games, our home game against Dandenong represented a financial windfall of many thousands of dollars. This in no small way was due to the efforts of Tim Considine. We look forward to again presenting somewhat of a gala night, not only for supporters, but for the local community as well.

I extend my thanks to the Golden Lions Coterie for another outstanding year of support.

To Paul Thompson and his board of the Doncaster East Community Bank we thank you for what was another good year of our association. The past year saw some of our young men open accounts at the branch, for many it was their first experience in banking and whilst we cannot be their financial advisors that surely has to be a benefit to both parties. We trust our association just keeps getting better.

To Nicks Wine Merchants, your service to our club was exceptional and we trust that our continued support for one another can carry on.

The Manningham Club sponsored our Twenty/20 uniform and that was their first venture with us. We have a view that as this format of the game becomes more and more prominent, the exposure of these shirts in the local press will proudly demonstrate their involvement with us.

Rinnai, through the efforts of David Dickson, were again prominent with their support, we thank them.

Budget Rent-a-car retained their sponsorship with our club and appreciation is extended to them as well.

To Leigh Moyle, Director of Overton Insurance, thank you for your continued support, and we wish you every success in semi retirement.

Financially the club continues to remain stable and our efforts to trade viably will continue. It must be pointed out, to players in particular, that it cost the club on average $1,000 per player to maintain our club for last season. Senior’s fees for last season was some $360 and Juniors some $270. We do not have to be too clever to work out that when you have around 60 players, there is an enormous short fall. The club cannot afford to be benevolent and a more vigorous effort will be made to have fees paid far earlier than in previous years.

Finally, my thanks is extended to the Board for their continued support. To Maurie Turner in particular, your continued guidance in most matters is invaluable.

To all parents that helped make our club friendly with their efforts whatever they maybe, thank you. To Glenda Mash and my wife Margaret for their help, not only on Thursday nights, but weekends as well, I thank you for a mighty effort.

In closing, thoughts turn to David Warry recovering from a stroke, also at the time of writing this report it has been conveyed to us that former Secretary, Kevin Kearney is seriously ill in a Geelong Hospital also recovering from a stroke. Our thoughts go out to their families and trust a speedy recovery is imminent.

Ron Kelly Chairman

ADMINISTRATION MANAGER'S REPORT

Water restrictions continued from last season and as a consequence we were unable to water the outfield or practice wickets. However curator David Blackley managed to produce wickets not only for our games but Dowling, VMCU U21 Final, Country Week and the Australian U17’s. Thank you David and to those who assisted with the grounds whilst David was caring for his ill brother, Mark.

It was a disappointing season for the first XI and a mixed season for the 3rd and 4th XI sides, however the 2nd XI had an excellent season finishing 2nd after the home and away games then beating Geelong in the final to win the 2nd XI Premiership flag. Congratulations to all who were part of that team.

Our appreciation of support is again extended to our major Sponsors. The Doncaster East Community Bank Branch Bendigo Bank has supported us now for the past three years and it was a pleasure to be associated with the Manningham Club for the first time. A special thank you must go to Leigh Moyle and Overton Insurance Brokers for their support over the years. Rinnai is also a three year sponsor and we thank them for their continued support.

Insurance was the theme of our Twenty20 game played at Schramm’s. The success of that day is with the thanks to Countrywide Tolstrup Insurance and Overton Insurance Brokers who were the major sponsors of the day with great support from Allianz, CGU, QBE, Vero and Zurich Insurance companies

We have all gained from our association with the major sponsors and welcome the opportunity to be associated with them for many years into the future. We ask that our members and avid followers continue to support our sponsors at every opportunity.

Golden Lion Coterie. What can I say? They have contributed in excess of $250,000.00 to the Club in just twenty two years. What a magnificent effort by the Committee and members of Golden Lions in raising those funds. Thanks to all concerned.

The Golden Lions’ efforts assist us in maintaining player membership fees at reasonable and affordable levels. So please support and promote Golden Lions as they are always looking for new members.

The strategies set by the Board last year has assisted greatly in the financial turnaround and enabled the Club to make on operating profit in excess of four thousand dollars.

I extend my congratulations to all the trophy winners, to the excellent individual performances throughout the year, the players who made their debut in the 1st XI and to the new young players from the Harvey Watts Development squad who played their first games in the Premier Competition with Fitzroy Doncaster.

Congratulations to Peter Dickson on winning the Arthur Liddicut Medal for the third successive year. Mark Ridgway is the only other player to achieve this feat since the inception of the Medal in 1972-73. He also joins Leigh and Rod Watts who both received the award on three occasions. Can he join Gary Watts who won the prestigious award for seven of his many years with the Club?

To our volunteers (as few as you are) thank you, to the Coaches, Scorers, the hard working Scoreboard attendants I also thank you for your time and effort throughout the year. Opportunities do exist for even more volunteers next year.

I thank the members of the Board for their support throughout the year.

May next year give us better results.

Maurie Turner Administration Manager

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.

PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH April, 2008

Income

2008 2007 $ $ Income Bar and Canteen Net Income 5,787 6,321 Schramms Hire 2,432 1,936 Golden Lions 10,000 10,000 Interest Received 5,537 3,955 Donations 253 319 Sponsorship 20,550 9,373 Members Subscriptions 10,670 11,286 Sale of Clothing 5,004 2,522 Raffles 2,499 1,220 62,732 46,932 Cricket Victoria Income General Grants 33,761 35,153 CUB Grant 4,000 4,000 Coaching Grant 4,000 U17 Australian Championship Game Allowance 1,300 Junior Development 2,500 Country Game Allowance 1,835 1,980 Internet Grant 500 500 Finals Allowance 1,361 Prize Money 500 Administration Grant 14,700 13,728 63,957 55,861

Total Income 126,689 102,793

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.

PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH April, 2008

Expenses

2008 2007 $ $ Expenses Administration Wages 14,700 13,728 Advertising 60 466 Afternoon Teas and Drinks 3,283 3,001 Annual Report 841 1,277 Bank Charges 345 144 Bereavements 231 46 Cleaning 2,394 1,322 Computer Costs 316 453 Country Game Costs 1,835 1,980 Clothing - Players 12,105 6,018 Cricket Equipment 5,970 5,038 Development Squad Costs 2,155 2,036 Depreciation 2,490 2,787 Donations 500 Electricity 4,386 4,482 Fines 40 Ground Rental 9,184 7,780 Internet 600 598 Maintenance 3,092 2,000 Medical Supplies 210 206 Pavilion Rental 10,962 11,376 Pre Season Expenses 2,910 2,083 Players’ Meals and Drinks 2,508 2,478 Postage 428 447 Printing and Stationery 1,123 847 Repairs Coolroom 65 1,331 Scoreboard 120 209 Scoring 1,785 1,250 Security 83 121 Sponsors Costs 3,211 1,392 Superannuation 693 1,188 Telephone 2,678 2,694 Training and Coaching 16,644 15,000 Trophies 3,690 1,070 Umpire Fees 10,104 9,773 VSDCA Centenary Dinner 500 Water Rates 288 552 Workcover 137 135

Total Expenses 122,126 105,848

Operating Profit (Loss) 4,563 (3,055)

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.

PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH April, 2008

2008 2007 $ $

Operating Profit (Loss) for the Year 4,563 (3,055)

Income tax expense attributable to operating profit and - extraordinary item

Operating Profit (Loss) for the Year after income tax 4,563 (3,055)

Retained profits at the beginning of the financial year 186,236 189,291

Retained profits at the end of the financial year 190,799 186,236

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH April, 2008

2008 2007 $ $ Current Assets Cash & Term Deposits 154,164 157,501 Investments 10,000 10,000 Receivables 10,861 5,251 Inventories 13,590 9,120

Total Current Assets 188,615 181,872 Non-Current Assets Receivables 2,500 2,500 Property, plant and equipment 14,107 15,792

Total Non-Current Assets 16,607 18,292

TOTAL ASSETS 205,222 200,164

Current Liabilities Trade Creditors 14,423 13,928

Total Current Liabilities 14,423 13,928

TOTAL LIABILITIES 14,423 13,928

Net Assets 190,799 186,236

Members Funds Retained Profits 190,799 186,236

Total Members Funds 190,799 186,236

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL, 2008.

Note 1: Statement of Significant Accounting Policy

This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (Victoria).

The Board has determined that the association is not a reporting entity.

The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (Victoria) and the following Australian Accounting Standards

AAS 5 Materiality AAS 8 Events Occurring After Reporting Date

No other applicable Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus Views or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied.

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values, or except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets.

The following material accounting policy, which is consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, has been adopted in the preparation of this financial report.

Fixed Assets

Office equipment are carried at cost less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation. The depreciable amount of all fixed assets are depreciated over the useful lives of the assets to the association commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.

STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

The Board has determined that the association is not a reporting entity and that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 to the financial statements.

In the opinion of the Board the financial report

1. Presents a true and fair view of the financial position of Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. as at 30 April 2008 and its performance for the year ended on that date.

2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board and is signed for and on behalf of the Board by:

Ron Kelly Chairman

Frank Cahill, CA Treasurer

Dated this seventh day of July 2008.

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO MEMBERS OF FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.

Scope

I have audited the financial report, being a special purpose financial report, of Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. for the year ended 30 April 2008.

The Board is responsible for the financial report and has determined that the accounting policies used and described in Note 1 to the financial statements which form part of the financial report are appropriate to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (Victoria) and are appropriate to meet the needs of the members.

I have conducted an independent audit of this financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the members of Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used are appropriate to the needs of the members.

The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the Associations Incorporation ACT (Victoria). I disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared.

My audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. My procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report and the evaluation of significant accounting estimates.

These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1, so as to present a view which is consistent with my understanding of the Association’s financial position, and performance as represented by the results of its operations. These policies do not require the application of all Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements in Australia.

The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.

Audit Opinion

In my opinion, the financial report of Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. presents a true and fair view of the financial position of Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. as at 30 April 2008 and the results of its operations for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements.

Probin Hazra FCPA Honorary Auditor

7 July 2008 Mill Park

CRICKET VICTORIA

The Club acknowledges the support it receives from Cricket Victoria, particularly the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tony Dodemaide, Premier Cricket Manager, Peter Binns and their helpful staff.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations are offered to the following: • Steven Spoljaric winner of the Ryder Medal • Ringwood – 1st XI Premiership • Essendon Cricket Club – 3rd XI Premiership • Melbourne University Cricket Club – 4th X1 Premiership • Carlton Cricket Club – One-Day Premiers • Melbourne Cricket Club – Primary Edge Twenty/20 Winners • Melbourne University Cricket Club - Club Championship • Our own Peter Dickson for his third placing in the Ryder Medal and selection in the Premier Team of the Year • Lloyd Mash, Dirk Nannes, Brad Knowles, Peter Dickson, Jonathan Fagg and Glenn Maxwell for selection in the various Victorian State teams

APPRECIATIONS

Our sincere appreciation goes to: • Roger Page our 1st X1 Scorer, David Sharp, Bill Hunter, Greg Heatley, Grant Mitchell, Les Allan and our other scorers who helped throughout the year. • Sam Goodchap and Glen Woolard our Scoreboard Operators • Ron Kelly, Margaret Kelly and Glenda Marsh our Thursday night caterers • Grant Mitchell, Branko Hrovatin and John Roach who assisted around the Club in particular at the Twenty20 match day • The Golden Lions Coterie Group for their continued support • Graeme and Ilva Woolard for their efforts and support around the Club • Don Patrick again meeting the players demands • Parents, supporters and friends who offered their assistance • Our Clubs delegates Mal Smith and Tim Considine for looking after our interests at Cricket Victoria.

SPONSORS

The following sponsors are thanked sincerely by the Club for their support:

East Doncaster Community Bank Branch Bendigo Bank Manningham Club Countrywide Tulstrop Overton Insurance Manningham City Council Rinnai Nicks Wine Merchants Montana Confectionery Player Sponsors

TROPHY WINNERS

1st XI A.E. Liddicut Medal Peter Dickson Batting Peter Dickson (604 runs, average 37.75) Bowling Jonathan Fagg (18 wkts, average 23.89)

2nd XI L.J. Tully Shield Matthew Bremner Batting Matthew Hunter (684 runs, average 52.62) Bowling Nathan Hrovatin (38 wkts, average 19.74)

3rd XI H.J. Noonan Shield Fletcher Stewart Batting Nat Vardi (276 runs, average 39.43) Bowling Andrew Mc Cormack (22 wkts, average 10.68)

4th XI N.R. Dowell Shield Steven Wotherspoon Batting Brad Mitchell (214 runs, average 26.75) Bowling Daniel Mu (18 wkts, average 20.78)

Outstanding Performances

1st XI Peter Dickson 6/28 vs Carlton Dale Campbell 6/78 vs Prahran

2nd XI Greg Munro 101 vs St Kilda Matthew Hunter 101 vs Dandenong Kris Bardon 136 no vs Prahran Matthew Hunter 203 no vs Richmond Matt Bremner 125 vs Nth Melb Mark Winton 5/26 vs Haw Mon Uni

3rd XI

Fletcher Stewart 5/55 vs Prahran

4th XI Nat Vardi 126 vs St Kilda Brett Nielsen 108 vs Casey Sth Mel Daniel Mu 5/9 vs Carlton Joshua Brook 5/62 vs Prahran

Doug Rumble Memorial Trophy - Best Clubman Dale Campbell

Alex Cox Memorial Trophy - Club’s Best Bowler Nathan Hrovatin

Warren Hockey Memorial Shield - Best U21 Player Dale Campbell

R G Wood Shield – Development Player of the Year Nat Vardi

Doncaster East Community Bank - Award of Excellence Andrew McCormack

President’s Award David Sharp

ARTHUR LIDDICUT MEDAL

This Award recognizes the player in our Club considered the best player in the 1st XI based on Ryder Medal voting. This year it was won by Peter Dickson. Congratulations Peter!

Winners have been:

1972-73 E Illingworth 1973-74 E Illingworth & A Duff 1974-75 A Thompson 1975-76 T Cullen 1976-77 E Illingworth 1977-78 L Joslin 1978-79 G Watts 1979-80 R Watts 1980-81 S Cook 1981-82 R Watts 1982-83 R Watts 1983-84 G Watts 1984-85 L Watts 1985-86 R Bailey 1986-87 L Watts 1987-88 G Watts 1988-89 T Considine 1989-90 L Watts 1990-91 M Ridgway 1991-92 M Ridgway 1992-93 M Ridgway 1993-94 G Watts 1994-95 G Watts 1995-96 B Joyce 1996-97 G Watts 1997-98 L Childs 1998-99 G Watts 1999-00 L Childs 2000-01 B Joyce 2001-02 D Plumpton 2002-03 C Street 2003-04 B Waterman 2004-05 L Mash 2005-06 P Dickson 2006-07 P Dickson 2007-08 P Dickson

1st ELEVEN REPORT

After two seasons which saw us come runner up and play in another final series, 2007/08 was a major disappointment to say the least. Rather than say what went wrong, I would rather say what went right?

Not making any excuses for our poor performance, our season never got going with injuries to key players early in the season and a sheer lack of confidence within the group being major factors contributing to our ladder position.

After recruiting First-Class cricketer Brad Knowles from Camberwell and talented players such as Glen Maxwell (Richmond) & Michael Shaw (ACT) our depth was increased. We are a talented group with lots of potential match winners, but our execution of basic skills hurt us all season. Apart from Peter Dickson it was evident that opposition sides exposed our batting depth.

There were very few highlights in the 1st XI this season, notable mentions include: • Dirk Nannes representing Victoria in 3 forms of Cricket. • Peter Dickson & Jon Fagg Vic 2nd XI representatives yet again. • Debutants Hrovatin, Campbell, Shaw, Maxwell, Knowles & McCormack. • Reverse outright win against Carlton CC (winning back the John Scholes Trophy).

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2nd XI on there achievement of winning a premiership. The players involved have created a special bond with each other and will hopefully be part of winning back confidence within the playing group.

Many thanks should go to the following people(s): • Roger Page • Don Patrick • Dennis Simms & Geoff Bowyer • Sam on the scoreboard • Ron Kelly and the Board • All our volunteers • The Golden Lions • Supporters, Family and Friends

Also to outgoing coach Chris Reidy, thank you so much for your support over the past two season as senior coach. I wish you and your family all the best in the future.

Finally to the players, we need to accept responsibility and take ownership of our future. Hard work, commitment and communication will be the key to our success moving forward.

Lloyd Mash Captain

1st XI SUMMARY 2007/8

BATTING

Player Mat Inns NO's 100's 50's 0's HS Runs Avge Peter Dickson 15 17 1 0 4 3 98 604 37.75 Lloyd Mash 8 9 0 0 2 0 85 319 35.44 James Court 3 4 0 0 1 0 95 137 34.25 Timothy Sheehan 17 20 3 0 4 2 86* 526 30.94 Matthew Hunter 6 7 2 0 0 1 42 153 30.60 Gavin Kellar 14 15 1 0 3 1 68 375 26.79 Peter Dunlop 14 16 3 0 1 1 54* 280 21.54 Nathan Owen 4 3 1 0 0 0 24 42 21.00 Brad Knowles 12 13 1 0 0 0 36* 219 18.25 Dale Campbell 3 3 0 0 0 1 46 54 18.00 Kris Bardon 3 3 2 0 0 0 11* 15 15.00 Eric Ghasperidis 5 5 0 0 0 0 38 72 14.40 Michael Shaw 12 11 2 0 0 4 32 108 12.00 Glenn Maxwell 12 13 0 0 0 4 37 149 11.46 Ben Waterman 13 13 2 0 1 2 50* 115 10.45 Darren Motschall 13 13 0 0 0 2 43 131 10.08 Scott Huntley 7 8 1 0 0 1 40 62 8.86 Jonathan Fagg 10 8 5 0 0 3 8* 19 6.33 Andrew McCormack 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 4.00 Nathan Hrovatin 2 2 1 0 0 1 3* 3 3.00 Chris Reidy 3 3 0 0 0 2 7 7 2.33 Mark Winton 7 4 0 0 0 2 6 7 1.75 Dirk Nannes 4 2 2 0 0 0 10* 11 n/a

1st XI SUMMARY 2007/8

BOWLING

Player O M R W 5W BBI Avge Strike Econ C St RO James Court 5 2 11 1 0 1/3 11.00 30.00 2.20 2 0 0 Dirk Nannes 19 2 55 4 0 3/29 13.75 28.50 2.89 0 0 0 Dale Campbell 41 13 137 8 0 6/78 17.13 30.75 3.34 0 0 0 Jonathan Fagg 139.3 32 430 18 1 5/31 23.89 46.43 3.09 3 0 0 Mark Winton 73 12 290 12 0 4/47 24.17 36.50 3.97 2 0 0 Glenn Maxwell 94 11 370 13 0 4/26 28.46 43.38 3.94 1 0 3 Nathan Hrovatin 25.5 4 93 3 0 2/28 31.00 51.00 3.65 0 0 0 Brad Knowles 149 20 497 16 0 4/62 31.06 55.88 3.34 7 0 0 Peter Dickson 103 17 334 10 1 6/28 33.40 61.80 3.24 9 0 0 Ben Waterman 164.6 25 643 18 0 4/29 35.72 54.87 3.91 4 0 0 Michael Shaw 141.4 12 581 14 0 3/26 41.50 60.60 4.11 3 0 0 Darren Motschall 134.4 22 482 11 0 3/66 43.82 73.31 3.59 9 0 0 Nathan Owen 40 6 181 4 0 2/61 45.25 60.00 4.53 1 0 0 Lloyd Mash 3 0 16 0 0 0/8 n/a n/a 5.33 4 0 0 Timothy Sheehan 2 0 16 0 0 0/16 n/a n/a 8.00 8 0 0 Andrew McCormack 5 1 12 0 0 0/12 n/a n/a 2.40 0 0 0 Chris Reidy 4.5 1 12 0 0 0/12 n/a n/a 2.67 0 0 0 Peter Dunlop 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 17 3 0 Gavin Kellar 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 0 2 Scott Huntley 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0 0 Matthew Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0 1 Kris Bardon 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0 0 Eric Ghasperidis 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

st 1 XI CAREER STATISTICS

BATTING

Player Mat Inn NO HS Runs Avge 100’s 50’s Kris Bardon 21 21 6 60 438 29.20 0 2 Dale Campbell 3 3 0 46 54 18.00 0 0 James Court 34 29 3 69 519 19.96 0 1 Peter Dickson 51 55 4 142 2068 40.55 4 15 Peter Dunlop 22 24 3 54* 351 16.71 0 1 Jonathan Fagg 78 40 26 15* 102 7.29 0 0 Eric Ghasperidis 22 23 3 74 447 22.35 0 2 Matt Hunter 26 22 8 42 315 22.50 0 0 Scott Huntley 8 9 1 40 69 8.63 0 0 Nathan Hrovatin 2 2 1 3* 3 3.00 0 0 Gavin Kellar 52 56 2 91 1100 20.37 0 8 Brad Knowles 12 13 1 36* 219 18.25 0 0 Lloyd Mash 110 119 12 179* 3209 29.99 3 19 Glen Maxwell 12 13 0 37 149 11.46 0 0 Andrew McCormack 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 0 0 Darren Motschall 49 38 6 43 273 8.53 0 0 Dirk Nannes 27 14 6 39 134 16.75 0 0 Nathan Owen 22 17 8 71 244 27.11 0 1 Chris Reidy 33 34 4 86 814 27.13 0 6 Michael Shaw 12 11 2 32 108 12.00 0 0 Tim Sheehan 98 109 11 102 2787 28.44 1 19 Ben Waterman 112 100 18 102* 1338 16.32 1 3 Mark Winton 7 4 0 6 7 1.75 0 0

st 1 XI CAREER STATISTICS

BOWLING

Player Runs Wkts Avge Best Cat St Kris Bardon 0 0 n/a n/a 27 2 Dale Campbell 137 8 17.13 6/78 0 0 James Court 103 1 103 1/3 9 0 Peter Dickson 1552 52 29.85 6/28 15 0 Peter Dunlop 0 0 n/a n/a 17 3 Jonathan Fagg 2888 122 23.67 6/47 10 0 Eric Ghasperidis 0 0 n/a n/a 7 0 Nathan Hrovatin 93 3 31.00 2/28 0 0 Matthew Hunter 0 0 n/a n/a 7 0 Scott Huntley 29 0 n/a n/a 3 0 Gavin Kellar 0 0 n/a n/a 16 0 Brad Knowles 497 16 31.06 4/62 7 0 Lloyd Mash 108 2 54.00 1/15 40 0 Glen Maxwell 370 13 28.46 4/26 1 0 Andrew McCormack 12 0 n/a 0/12 0 0 Darren Motschall 1532 50 30.64 4/44 17 0 Dirk Nannes 878 51 17.22 5/66 6 0 Nathan Owen 924 35 26.40 4/60 6 0 Chris Reidy 22 0 n/a 0/10 5 0 Michael Shaw 581 14 41.50 3/26 3 0 Tim Sheehan 1147 32 35.84 2/6 54 0 Ben Waterman 4933 201 24.54 4/29 38 0 Mark Winton 290 12 24.17 4/47 2 0

2nd ELEVEN REPORT

First of all, the season would have not taken place if it wasn’t for the terrific support staff that we are lucky enough to have at FDCC. To Ron, Maurie, Glenda, Marg, Graham and Donny, thank you for all your hard work behind the scenes that make this the terrific club it is.

The 2nd XI had a fantastic year on the field that resulted in a premiership, with all members throughout the year playing a pivotal role in the side.

It started off with a fantastic 1 day win over Footscray Edgewater, with Mark Winton setting the tone for the year with his precision line and length bowling and fitness in the field which he had worked on through the off season.

An inconsistent start to the season with a Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss ratio, we were brought back down to earth in two games; the unbeaten, top of the ladder Melbourne University who showed us the standard it takes to be on top and the classier Carlton.

Chris Reidy’s leadership showed with the bat against Carlton, the only player to pass the half century with a solid 74 which saved us from outright loss.

Greg Munro proved his critics wrong, showing his talent with a brilliant 101 against St Kilda.

In a losing team, Matthew Hunter kick started his season by knocking up his first century for the year, 101, a stand out when everyone around him failed to fire.

It is from this point the 2nd XI grew together, bonded and showed the rest of the club how to go about their cricket. The highlights came thick and fast, with terrific team performances and outstanding personal games.

One of the highlights of the year was the comeback against North Melbourne at Arden Street, needing 30 runs to win with no wickets in hand, Nathan Hrovatin and Tom McQuinn guided us home to victory with some very nail bighting shot selections and interesting running between the wickets.

Kris Bardon had a terrific game with the gloves in a reduced one day match against Northcote at Bill Lawry oval, taking 5 catches and 1 run out whilst Greg Munro was the only batsmen in the history of the game to be given out L.B.W after it did not touch a single part of his body.

James Court and Scott Huntley were providing us with solid foundations at the top of the order in each game, setting up the game for us to take with both hands whilst Dale Campbell, Nathan Hrovatin, Nathan Owen and Mark Winton all bowled to team plans which saw us victorious. Other contributors with the ball were Scott Huntley and Matthew Bremner, chipping in when ever we needed them to. This was known as the ball off throughout the year and no doubt it went to Bremner.

If you were lucky enough to be watching the game against Prahran, you would have witnessed one of the most entertaining innings of the year provided by who other than Kris Bardon, smashing them to all parts of Schramms with a blazing 136 not out.

In the last home and away match of the year, it was no co-incidence that Matthew Hunter was the outstanding contributor. Throughout the year averaging 52.62, he demoralized Richmond in what was definitely a case of you had to be there to believe it, making 203 not out. The team total passed 500 in an outstanding day of cricket.

The quarter final against North Melbourne we had a shaky and nervous start, Matthew Bremner made a handy 125, Nathan Owen contributed with the bat, Dale Campbell was steady as always and Nathan Hrovatin showed he was no hack belting them around the park with his 75.

The bowlers once again did the job, North Melbourne threatened early with some gutsy aggressive stroke play but our bowlers pulled it back and bowled them out for a modest total.

Camberwell Magpies came to play, we had no intentions of drawing the match as some in our position would do, with a team effort as it had been all year the Lions posted a score above 300.

A couple of good partnerships started to threaten but the breakthrough always came at the right time.

The Grand Final, the biggest game of the year was played at Melbourne University against a determined and more experienced Geelong outfit. We tried to keep our structures and plans the same, keep it simple, build foundations and bowl to our fields. Sent into bat, James Court and Scott Huntley did what they did all year, set us off to a terrific start, putting on 103 for the first wicket. Court made a solid 40, Huntley made a very valuable 60 while Eric Ghasperides chipped in with 15. As all year, Matt Hunter in a time of need was able to deliver on a very slow outfield scoring 61. His partnership with Kris Bardon (31) of 61 put us in the box seat to win the match. Batting over night, Matthew Bremner (32 n.o) and Mark Winton (9n.o) added some valuable runs and time to make things harder for the Cats.

Our bowlers delivered as they did all year, Nathan Owen terrific with the new ball, snaring 2. Dale Campbell’s line and length took 1 and kept things tight, while Nathan Hrovatin took advantage snaring 4 and Man of The Match Scott Huntley with 3.

It was a very satisfying year, one that had many highlights and fun times with everyone who was involved with the team.

The challenge that faces the 2nd XI now is to go back to back, going from Very good to Great.

Chris Reidy Captain

The Victorious 2nd XI team

Back Row L to R Nathan Owen, Eric Ghasperidis, Mark Winton, Scott Huntley, Dale Campbell, Mattew Hunter.

Front Row L to R Kris Bardon, Matthew Bremner, Nathan Hrovatin, Chris Reidy, James Court, Andrew McCormack.

2nd XI Final 2007-08

Fitzroy Donaster Vs Geelong

Scorecard

Fitzroy Doncaster Geelong Batsman How Out Bowler Total Batsman How Out Bowler Total

J Court lbw Fanning 40 M Dean lbw Huntley 52 S Huntley b Hart 60 J Thorne lbw Owen 1 E Ghasperidis run out 15 J Nunn c Winton Huntley 15 M Hunter c McPhee Thorne 61 J Elliot c Bremner Huntley 22 K Bardon c Elliot Morgan 31 D Fanning c Bardon Hrovatin 30 C Reidy c Nunn Morgan 0 D Morgan b Hrovatin 8 M Bremner not out 32 S Hooley c Bardon Campbell 23 N Owen c Alford Hart 22 J Foss c Reidy Hrovatin 22 D Campbell st Nunn Hart 0 C Alford b Hrovatin 10 N Hrovatin c Foss Fanning 0 J McPhee c Campbell Owen 12 M Winton not out 9 J Hart not out 0 Sundries 22 Sundries 8

Total 292 Total 203

Bowler Overs Runs Wickets Bowler Overs Runs Wickets

C Alford 7 33 M Winton 7 15 0 D Morgan 20 55 2 N Owen 7.2 23 2 J McPhee 17 43 0 D Campbell 13 31 1 J Hart 22 92 3 S Huntley 20 59 3 D Fanning 24 19 2 M Bremner 10 18 0 J Foss 11 22 0 N Hrovatin 16 51 4 J Thorne 9 21 1 Sundries 7 1 Sundries 6 0

Total 110 292 9 Total 73.2 203 10

2nd XI SUMMARY 2007/8

BATTING

Player Mat Inns NO's 100's 50's 0's HS Runs Avge Gavin Kellar 2 2 0 0 2 0 97 149 74.50 Matthew Hunter 14 15 2 2 3 2 203* 684 52.62 James Court 18 19 0 0 4 0 91 652 34.32 Matthew Bremner 21 22 2 1 3 2 125 663 33.15 Glenn Maxwell 4 5 1 0 1 0 62* 125 31.25 Eric Ghasperidis 16 18 1 0 4 0 83 502 29.53 Scott Huntley 11 11 0 0 2 0 60 287 26.09 Ashwyn Mohandas 2 2 0 0 0 0 34 51 25.50 Kris Bardon 18 19 1 1 0 0 136* 458 25.44 Fletcher Stewart 4 3 0 0 0 0 37 74 24.67 Andrew McCormack 6 2 1 0 0 0 24 24 24.00 Nathan Owen 16 16 1 0 1 2 85 349 23.27 Michael Shaw 3 3 1 0 0 0 34 45 22.50 Nathan Hrovatin 18 15 8 0 1 6 67* 156 22.29 Dale Campbell 18 15 6 0 0 2 40* 181 20.11 Greg Munro 14 15 0 1 0 2 101 299 19.93 Darren Motschall 2 2 0 0 0 0 24 35 17.50 Chris Reidy 16 15 1 0 2 3 76* 233 16.64 Ryan Allan 6 5 2 0 0 1 19* 46 15.33 Mark Winton 12 11 3 0 0 1 42 114 14.25 Sam Sheehan 5 4 1 0 0 1 30* 41 13.67 Peter Dunlop 3 3 0 0 0 0 21 30 10.00 Travis Miles 3 3 0 0 0 1 11 12 4.00 Nat Vardi 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 4 4.00 Thomas McQuinn 2 1 1 0 0 0 8* 8 n/a Ben Waterman 1 1 1 0 0 0 39* 39 n/a

BOWLING

Player O M R W 5W BBI Avge Cat Stump RO Chris Reidy 2.1 0 8 1 0 1/0 8.00 13 0 0 Andrew McCormack 50.2 13 139 10 0 4/54 13.90 0 0 0 Ben Waterman 34 13 85 5 0 4/32 17.00 0 0 0 Michael Shaw 45.4 9 144 8 0 4/34 18.00 2 0 1 Matthew Bremner 153.3 45 433 23 0 4/27 18.83 5 0 2 Nathan Hrovatin 200.7 29 750 38 0 4/14 19.74 6 0 1 Dale Campbell 193 38 594 29 0 4/21 20.48 3 0 0 Nat Vardi 4.2 0 22 1 0 1/22 22.00 0 0 0 Scott Huntley 140.8 40 374 16 0 4/46 23.38 2 0 0 Darren Motschall 20 2 75 3 0 2/27 25.00 1 0 0 Ryan Allan 66.4 13 226 9 0 3/48 25.11 1 0 0 Thomas McQuinn 20 3 54 2 0 1/15 27.00 0 0 0 Kris Bardon 15 3 56 2 0 2/56 28.00 39 6 2 Glenn Maxwell 64 30 149 5 0 2/21 29.80 1 0 0 Mark Winton 116.4 23 380 12 1 5/26 31.67 5 0 0 Ashwyn Mohandas 13.4 0 66 2 0 2/45 33.00 0 0 0 Nathan Owen 171.2 42 546 16 0 3/62 34.13 8 0 0 Eric Ghasperidis 9 0 50 1 0 1/50 50.00 4 0 0 Sam Sheehan 50 7 139 2 0 1/22 69.50 2 0 0 Greg Munro 1 0 2 0 0 0/2 n/a 7 0 0 James Court 5 0 37 0 0 0/3 n/a 7 0 1 Fletcher Stewart 3 0 17 0 0 0/17 n/a 2 0 0 Travis Miles 8 0 41 0 0 0/41 n/a 3 0 0 Peter Dunlop 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 1 0 Matthew Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 6 0 0 Gavin Kellar 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 3 0 0

3rd ELEVEN REPORT

The 3rd XI’s season was fairly disappointing considering the majority of the group was coming off a Grand Final appearance the year before. However despite the performance of the team, the 3rd XI was still able to produce players that would go on to appear in higher grades. This included 2nd XI debutants Tommy McQuinn and Nat Vardi in their first year at the club, Greg Munro and most notably Andrew McCormack who made his 1st XI debut in Round 17.

This season saw a new approach taken in the leadership of the lower grades where a rotational captaincy policy was introduced. This gave many players the chance to lead the team and gave the group a sense of ownership over their season. Many opposing players and captains commented on this, as they thought it was great idea as the team were self-sufficient and not being ‘baby sat’.

Players to Captain the 3rd XI from the leadership group were. Kenan Alev, Peter Cashen, Andrew McCormack, Greg Munro, Fletcher Stewart and Nat Vardi

Season Review

The season started slowly with only one win coming in the opening 7 rounds, against Camberwell where Greg Munro (98) fell just short of registering a match-winning century. This season opening slump was a difficult period for the boys as we were fielding and bowling well, just failing to put runs on the board with the bat.

Despite falling behind the main group in the race for finals, we were able to string some wins together mid- season to really have a crack at making the 8. This was mainly due to the batsmen posting totals that could be defended by the bowlers who were lead by Ben O’Dowd and Andrew McCormack.

Going into the last few rounds the season was in our hands, however poor fielding against Ringwood and a terrible showing against Melbourne made the last 3 games nothing more than practice matches.

The season result - 5 Wins 1 Draw. Although we finished 15th, it is not an accurate indication of some of the cricket that we played this year. Our form fluctuated too often to give ourselves a chance to be one of the better teams in the competition. A better performance must be delivered by this group next year.

On behalf of all the players I would like to thank Denis Sims who gave his all to the team especially in the later half of the year. Thanks also to David Sharp and Greg Heatley who scored for us on numerous occasions - it was greatly appreciated.

Personally I’ve never enjoyed a cricket season as much as I did this one. Everyone was fantastic and made it a great environment to play in. I would like to thank Peter Cashen and Andrew McCormack for leading the group the way they did this year, they made it easier for every player who walked out on the field.

There is no doubting the talent that is in the lower grades at the moment and every player should be knocking on the door of the 2’s shortly. I hope the boys that played with Macca this year took notice that it is possible to push for higher honours and be noticed.

Fletcher Stewart Captain

3rd XI SUMMARY 2007/08

BATTING

Player Mat Inns NO's 100's 50's 0's HS Runs Avge Michael Shaw 1 1 0 0 0 0 78 78 78.00 Aiden Stewart 3 2 0 0 1 0 88 95 47.50 Mark Winton 1 2 1 0 0 0 39 47 47.00 Chris Reidy 1 1 0 0 0 0 46 46 46.00 Greg Munro 4 4 0 0 0 0 98 158 39.50 Nat Vardi 7 8 1 0 1 0 74* 276 39.43 Fletcher Stewart 14 15 0 0 3 0 79 495 33.00 James Considine 4 4 1 0 0 0 27 93 31.00 Andrew McCormack 10 3 1 0 0 0 46* 55 27.50 Peter Cashen 17 18 6 0 1 2 52 298 24.83 Scott Huntley 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 18 18.00 Lachlan Curtis 13 14 1 0 0 2 46 222 17.08 Daniel Heatley 9 10 0 0 2 2 60 162 16.20 Brett Nielsen 14 15 1 0 1 3 69 204 14.57 Ben O'Dowd 13 11 2 0 0 2 41 126 14.00 Sam Sheehan 6 6 1 0 0 2 33* 70 14.00 Jared Marshall 11 12 0 0 0 1 35 96 8.00 Kenan Alev 9 9 1 0 0 2 26 60 7.50 James Sharp 15 14 1 0 0 3 24 92 7.08 Ryan McQuinn 14 10 4 0 0 3 18* 37 6.17 Ashwyn Mohandas 4 4 0 0 0 2 19 24 6.00 Ashley Jayasinghe 2 3 1 0 0 1 8 11 5.50 Nathan Owen 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 5.00 Brad Mitchell 8 8 0 0 0 3 13 36 4.50 Travis Miles 4 4 0 0 0 1 10 17 4.25 Ben Waterman 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 4.00 Ryan Allan 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 3.00 Jonathan Fagg 1 1 1 0 1 0 62* 62 n/a Gavin Kellar 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 13 n/a Daniel Mu 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 n/a Ross Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 n/a 0 n/a Tim Considine 2 0 0 0 0 0 n/a 0 n/a Dennis Sims 1 0 0 0 0 0 n/a 0 n/a

3rd XI SUMMARY 2007/08

BOWLING

Player O M R W 5W BBI Avge Strike Econ C St RO Ben Waterman 3 1 6 1 0 1/6 6.00 18.00 2.00 0 0 0 James Considine 3.3 1 8 1 0 1/5 8.00 19.80 2.42 4 0 1 Andrew McCormack 79.9 20 235 22 0 '4/23 10.68 21.79 2.94 4 0 0 Ryan Allan 44.4 10 138 10 0 4/31 13.80 26.64 3.11 0 0 0 Nat Vardi 7 0 21 1 0 1/3 21.00 42.00 3.00 1 0 0 Greg Munro 9 0 45 2 0 2/45 22.50 27.00 5.00 0 0 1 Michael Shaw 19 2 72 3 0 3/72 24.00 38.00 3.79 2 0 0 Tom McQuinn 131.9 17 531 21 0 3/31 25.29 37.69 4.03 1 0 0 Fletcher Stewart 128 13 494 19 0 5/55 26.00 40.42 3.86 9 0 2 Lachlan Curtis 44.4 0 251 8 0 3/39 31.38 33.30 5.65 6 0 0 Ben O'Dowd 142.1 47 593 18 0 3/23 32.94 47.37 4.17 4 0 1 James Sharp 121 26 412 12 8 3/23 34.33 60.50 3.40 4 0 2 Aiden Stewart 11 0 52 1 0 1/18 52.00 66.00 4.73 1 0 0 Ashwyn Mohandas 34 6 127 2 0 1/11 63.50 102.00 3.74 1 0 0 Travis Miles 12 1 67 1 0 1/6 67.00 72.00 5.58 2 0 1 Sam Sheehan 75.4 13 283 3 0 2/20 94.33 150.80 3.75 2 0 0 Daniel Heatley 4.4 0 0 0 0 0/2 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 Daniel Mu 5 3 6 0 0 0/6 n/a n/a 1.20 0 0 0 Jonathan Fagg 8 3 13 0 0 0/13 n/a n/a 1.63 0 0 0 Ross Brown 2 0 15 0 0 0/15 n/a n/a 7.50 0 0 0 Brett Nielsen 1 0 16 0 0 0/16 n/a n/a 16.00 0 0 0 Jared Marshall 5 0 27 0 0 0/27 n/a n/a 5.40 0 0 3 Kenan Alev 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 0 0 Peter Cashen 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 19 4 0 Brad Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 0 1 Ashley Jayasinghe 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0 1 Chris Reidy 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 0 0 Tim Considine 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 Scott Huntley 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 Gavin Kellar 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 Nathan Owen 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 Dennis Sims 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 Mark Winton 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

4th ELEVEN REPORT

When you look back over the year that the 4th XI had, it is a little disappointing that we only won 6 games for the season, given that we were in a strong position at the Christmas break being one game out of finals contention with 5 wins and 6 losses. However the year can also be considered a success because in the three previous seasons the 4th XI had collectively only won 4 games and drew another.

The season had many highlights with wins over Camberwell, Frankston, St Kilda, Casey South Melbourne and Richmond but the most impressive win was against second placed Geelong where we managed to bowl them out for 98 in 20 overs chasing our total of 7/167.

The season had many individual performances which most notably were:

• Daniel Mu’s 5/9 against Carlton • Nat Vardi’s 126 against St. Kilda • Brett Nielson’s 108 against Casey South Melbourne and 145 against Richmond • Jack Brook’s 5/62 on debut against Prahran • Ashwyn Mohandas’ 6/39 against Richmond

The season was also beneficial for the club as Nat Vardi and Andrew McCormack both managed to improve and work their way into the higher grades with Nat playing games in the seconds and Andrew making his debut for the first eleven.

Congratulations to Chris and the second eleven on their premiership win. The way they clinically defeated teams in the finals series was something all cricket teams can learn from.

Personally, I would like to thank Chris and the coaching staff for giving me the opportunity to captain the fourth eleven. I would also like to thank Geoff, Dennis and Ron for all their support and help during the season.

To the parents of the players, I would like to say a big thank you for all the tasks you performed during the year, most notably - scoring.

Bring on the new season.

Steve Wotherspoon Captain

4th XI SUMMARY 2007/08

BATTING

Player Mat Inns NO's 100's 50's 0's HS Runs Avge Brett Nielsen 3 3 0 1 0 0 145 276 92.00 Sam Sheehan 4 4 1 0 2 0 95* 190 63.33 Nat Vardi 7 7 0 1 0 1 126 250 35.71 Lachlan Curtis 4 4 1 0 1 1 71* 102 34.00 James Considine 3 3 0 0 1 0 56 90 30.00 Brad Mitchell 8 9 1 0 1 1 64 214 26.75 Daniel Heatley 9 8 1 0 2 2 85 174 24.86 Stephen Catros 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 24 24.00 Michael Baxter 4 4 2 0 0 1 21* 43 21.50 Andrew Christie 7 6 1 0 0 0 46 106 21.20 Ashwyn Mohandas 8 9 0 0 1 2 72 179 19.89 Tim Considine 3 2 1 0 0 1 19* 19 19.00 Jared Marshall 2 2 0 0 0 0 21 38 19.00 Stephen Papadopolous 5 3 1 0 0 0 22 38 19.00 Kenan Alev 8 8 1 0 1 1 55* 132 18.86 Travis Miles 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 17 17.00 Steven Wotherspoon 16 15 2 0 0 3 31 188 14.46 Cameron Sekula 3 3 0 0 0 0 26 43 14.33 Trent Giffening 12 14 2 0 0 3 47 162 13.50 Ashley Jayasinghe 15 17 0 0 1 1 72 223 13.12 Ryan Mifsud 13 7 1 0 0 0 30 74 12.33 Lachlan Johns 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 12 12.00 Andrew McCormack 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 12 12.00 Michael Sanderson 2 3 0 0 0 0 23 35 11.67 Joshua Ratcliffe 15 13 3 0 0 3 21* 90 9.00 Geoff Bowyer 8 4 1 0 0 0 11 25 8.33 DaineWatts 2 3 0 0 0 1 14 25 8.33 James Sharp 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 8.00 Jack Brook 2 3 0 0 0 1 11 12 4.00 Benjamin Dolan 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 4.00 Lachlan Wills 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.00 Daniel Mu 8 6 0 0 0 3 5 10 1.67 Anthony Aloisio 13 11 4 0 0 3 2* 11 1.57 Ben O'Dowd 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.00 Cameron Webb 1 1 1 0 0 0 16* 16 n/a Michael Cook 2 1 1 0 0 0 5* 5 n/a

4th XI SUMMARY 2007/08

BOWLING

Player O M R W 5W BBI Avge Strike Econ C St RO Kenan Alev 0.5 0 11 1 0 1/11 11.00 3.00 22.00 4 4 0 Jack Brook 21.3 4 83 7 1 5/62 11.86 18.26 3.90 0 0 0 Andrew McCormack 8 3 13 1 0 1/13 13.00 48.00 1.63 0 0 0 James Sharp 12 3 40 3 0 2/20 13.33 24.00 3.33 1 0 0 Ben O'Dowd 7.2 0 35 2 0 2/35 17.50 21.60 4.86 0 0 0 Tim Considine 9 1 36 2 0 1/12 18.00 27.00 4.00 0 0 0 Lachlan Curtis 42 4 179 9 0 4/52 19.89 28.00 4.26 4 0 0 Andrew Christie 50 7 219 11 0 4/65 19.91 27.27 4.38 4 0 0 Daniel Mu 117.1 24 374 18 1 5/9 20.78 39.03 3.19 0 0 0 Stephen Papadopolous 34 1 146 7 0 4/20 20.86 29.14 4.29 2 0 0 Stephan Catros 8 1 28 1 0 1/28 28.00 48.00 3.50 1 0 0 James Considine 16 3 58 2 0 2/35 29.00 48.00 3.63 1 0 1 Daniel Heatley 10.4 0 58 2 0 2/24 29.00 31.20 5.58 2 0 0 Michael Cook 22 9 59 2 0 1/9 29.50 66.00 2.68 1 0 0 Nat Vardi 31.3 3 152 5 0 2/22 30.40 37.56 4.86 0 0 0 Ashwyn Mohandas 92 14 387 12 1 6/39 32.25 46.00 4.21 4 0 1 Ashley Jayasinghe 32 1 162 5 0 2/18 32.40 38.40 5.06 8 0 0 Steven Wotherspoon 142 28 525 16 0 3/52 32.81 53.25 3.70 4 0 1 Ryan Mifsud 72.2 12 336 10 0 3/12 33.60 43.32 4.65 5 0 1 Michael Sanderson 10.5 3 40 1 0 1/12 40.00 63.00 3.81 1 0 0 Sam Sheehan 62 11 239 4 0 4/92 59.75 93.00 3.85 2 0 1 Cameron Sekula 20 0 145 2 0 2/51 72.50 60.00 7.25 0 0 0 Travis. Miles 20 2 82 1 0 1/27 82.00 120.00 4.10 0 0 0 Michael Baxter 14 0 90 1 0 1/40 90.00 84.00 6.43 0 0 1 Daine Watts 1 0 6 0 0 0/6 n/a n/a 6.00 3 0 0 Cameron Webb 3 0 25 0 0 0/25 n/a n/a 8.33 0 0 0 Trent Giffening 5 0 28 0 0 0/10 n/a n/a 5.60 0 0 0 Benjamin Dolan 14 1 73 0 0 0/35 n/a n/a 5.21 0 0 0 Anthony Aloisio 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 7 2 0 Brad Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 4 0 0 Brett Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 4 0 0 Geoff Bowyer 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 2 0 0 Jared Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 2 0 0 Lachlan Johns 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 Joshua Ratcliffe 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0 Lachlan Wills 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 0 0 0

Harvey Watts Development Squad 2007/08

The program commenced on June 5 and Stage 1 ran for 10 weeks at the Melbourne Cricket Centre. Four nets were used with 4 sessions, while all nets were opened up for a fielding night (all lasting 90 minutes). All aspects of cricket were covered.

On September 3, Calum Downie presented his research paper on ‘specific’ fitness for cricket to parents and players at Schramm’s Reserve.

Two development games were played, the first against Casey South Melbourne at Casey Fields (Oct 28) and the second against Hawthorn Monash at Monash (Nov 11). Because of ground conditions, the third game against Melbourne was unable to be played. These development games with the four clubs competing on adjacent grounds were very successful, both from a social and a learning viewpoint.

Thirty eight junior players participated over the year, with fifteen representing Fitzroy Doncaster in the Premier competition fixture. 9 played U/16 Dowling 7 played U/15 Hatch 3 played U/14 CV 2 played State U/15 in Queensland – Lachlan Johns and Steve Papadopoulos. Steve was named Victorian Player of the series at the U/15 national competition, and has been selected for the Australian U/15 team to tour the West Indies later in the year.

Andrew McCormack and Nathan Hrovatin became the first development players to play First XI cricket.

This Development Program would not be possible without many people contributing:

Ron Kelly – Chairman FDCC Board Coaching Staff - Terry Hahn Level 3 + Inner east U/16 Coach Brendon Foley Level 2 + Asst coach Inner east U/16 Lachlan Wills Level 1 coach Dennis Sims Level 2 + Asst coach FDCC Arthur Marks Level 3 coach Phil Lovell Level 1 + Croydon Sub Dist coach Administration of the program – Wayne Wills Maurie Turner FDCC Administration Manager Rondo Building Supplies Rohan O’Neil – Cricket Victoria Tony Judd – Cricket Victoria

The support, both moral and physical, that these people gave, made the program enjoyable and a great learning vehicle for both players and parents.

I thank the parents for the transportation of the players and most importantly, the wives and partners of the Club and staff for their support of this program.

U/18 Development Program

This was the second year that the self-funded development program for the U18’s has operated.

The program enables the over 16's to merge much better into senior cricket. Being a much smaller group, the players were able to work together to improve their basic cricket skills.

It was held at the Melbourne Cricket Centre over a 6 week period for one and a half hours per session using two nets.

Participating players were James Sharp, Cameron Sekula, Ashley Jayasinghe, Trent Giffening, Fletcher Stewart, Andrew McCormack, Nathan Hrovatin, Daniel Heatley, Andrew Christie, Brad Mitchell, Matt Bremner and Ben O'Dowd.

Geoff Bowyer

GOLDEN LIONS

“COTERIE TO FITZROY-DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB INC.”

Chairperson: Ralston Wood Committee: Doug & Audrey

Secretary: Ron Kelly Club Icon: Alan Woodford

Treasurer: Denis De Lacy

Members:

Zelda Beitzel Geoffrey Bowyer Frank Cahill Tim Considine Len Cox Neil Craven John Crosbie Garth Cupido Denis De Lacy Norman Dowell Kevin Field Gordon Fraser Gary Goodman Peter Goodman Eddie Hart Kevin Kearney Ron Kelly Peter Mash Paul Morris George Murray Don Patrick Terry Phyland Mal Smith Rod Smith David Sykes Ed. Taylor Lionel Theobald Barry Tully Bruce Ward Clive Ward Dave Warry Ralston Wood Alan Woodford

Gala Draw Members:

Santo Barbante Zelda Beitzel Larry Brennan Frank Cahill Tim Considine Garth Cupido Denis De Lacy Norman Dowell Thelma Dowell Kevin Field John Fijalski Gordon Fraser Warren French John Ghasperidis Eddie Hart David Jacobi David Jensen Brendan Joyce Kevin Kearney Margaret Kelly Ron Kelly Rhett Kelly Neville Krake Geoff Laver Nick Lawson-Ghasperidis Mark McConnell Darren McDonald Darren Martinus Peter Mash Alan Melbourne George Murray Rex O’Brien Terry Phyland Gary Randall Nick Rossoukas Denis Sharpe Mal Smith Rod Smith David Sykes Ed Taylor Lionel Theobald Barry Tully Maurie Turner Graham Vavasseur Bruce Ward Dave Warry Gary Watts Lee Watts Rod Watts Ian Wood Lorna Wood Ralston Wood Alan Woodford Graeme Woolard

Golden Lions Annual Report

Last year after being in a holding pattern following the illness of Big Al, the Golden Lions started to move slowly forward again in 2007/08. Changes have been made and will continue to take place.

For instance, we intend to be more proactive in our efforts to hire professional speakers for our dinners. The success of Bob Skilton has highlighted how champions of yester-year still have a good story to tell.

Golden Lions were proud to be a part of the induction of our clubs latest Life Member, Rod Smith. Rod received many verbal tributes throughout the evening about his service to our club. The dominant theme however, was the way we would all like to remembered, a “Good Bloke who is liked by All “.

This year again saw our fair share of illness to our members, none more serious than friend to all Dave Warry. Dave suffered a serious stroke and has been confronted with his greatest challenge thus far. We wish him well in rehabilitation, and we thank his table friends for their regular updates.

As I write this report a past legend of our club Kevin Kearney is ill in Geelong hospital also suffering a stroke. By now most of you will be aware of Kevin’s condition. Our thoughts and prayers are with Rada and Kevin’s, family. David Sykes also continues to make slow progress on the road to recovery - our thoughts are also with him.

Our FDCC Board has recently appointed be Andrew Walton. I am pleased to say that in all of my early discussions with Andrew he is totally committed to player involvement at our bi-monthly meetings. This will initially be demonstrated in the month of July.

This is the appropriate forum to officially thank Ralston Wood for all his years as chairman of the Golden Lions. Ralston has declared his intention to stand down and concentrate all efforts to the home front, making sure his good lady Lorna has a speedy recovery to her health issues. Ralston has a view on the way we at the Golden Lions Coterie should be heading but is perfectly aware that this agenda has to be driven by a man of younger years. Ralston will stay on as chairman until a replacement is found but will forever remain a member.

Denis de Lacy has also put his hand up, that he is looking for some support. For some time now we have been taking the contributions of people like Denis for granted. Very few of us are aware of the dedicated work he does.

Our finances at the Golden Lions is beyond reproach, and as we move close to generating some $250,000 in the revenue raising for our club, is it any wonder he needs help? There are many contributing factors that make our Coterie great, none greater than Denis de Lacy’s.

Doug and Audrey Kellalea have been a most welcomed inclusion to the workings of the coterie and thanks is extended for your work. To my wife Margaret again thanks for your efforts.

To Alan Woodford we miss you.

Ron Kelly Secretary

FITZROY CRICKET CLUB HONOUR ROLL

1st ELEVEN 2nd ELEVEN YEAR BATTING BOWLING BATTING BOWLING 1873-74 W Field W Field 1874-75 J Kennedy T A Wilkinson W Cowley T Collins 1875-76 T Smart T A Wilkinson F Dyall F Dyall 1876-77 1877-78 W Field W Field J Power J Clayton 1878-79 W Field P A McAnulty G Mitchell 1879-80 J W Ward P A McAnulty J O’Hara T McMillan 1880-81 J W Ward J W Hayes J De Young H De Young 1881-82 J B O’Hara J B O’Hara F Topping C Newman 1882-83 J Trinnick J B O’Hara E Prentice T Dent 1883-84 G Watsford J H Allen W Welsford W Welsford 1884-85 J T Hayes G Smart W Welsford P Joseph 1885-86 R Mitchell C Newman A Whitelaw R Newman 1886-87 A Whitelaw J T Hayes G Smart T Goodenough 1887-88 R Mitchell J C McKirdy S Conning W Hayes 1888-89 T Lederman J C McKirdy J Barnes W Park 1889-90 J T Hayes J Brideson J D Muir P Fairway 1890-91 J Worrall J Worrall E Melling J Baird 1891-92 J Worrall J Worrall T Lederman J C McKirdy 1892-93 J Worrall W Hannah T Lederman E Twentyman 1893-94 A Fox R Mitchell E Melling E Twentyman 1894-95 C Campbell E Twentyman E Snow T Cook 1895-96 A Tarrant G Beacham W Delves E Snow 1896-97 A Tarrant G Beacham A O’Leary A O’Leary 1897-98 A Tarrant G Beacham C Best J A Ross 1898-99 G Beacham F Tarrant E Brown A O’Leary 1899-00 A Tarrant R Mitchell J C McKirdy H Walton 1900-01 M Ellis F Tarrant G Beacham N Bath 1901-02 J Smith M Ellis A Dakin J C McKirdy 1902-03 A Tarrant R Mitchell T Hocking H Walton 1903-04 M Ellis R Mitchell W Griffiths J Sharp 1904-05 M Ellis C Best G Chesswass W Punch 1905-06 M Ellis R Mitchell E Brooks J Gibson 1906-07 M Ellis R Mitchell T Hocking A Atkins 1907-08 C McKenzie C Dwyer W Robertson C Owens 1908-09 C McKenzie A Hartkopf M Grace E Boulter 1909-10 C Kiernan C Kiernan F Colechin E Boulter 1910-11 P Shea W H Cannon S C Lansdown A Tarrant 1911-12 C McKenzie W H Cannon A Brimblecombe T Rennie 1912-13 E A McDonald W H Cannon A Brimblecombe R Wawn 1913-14 C Kiernan E A McDonald S C Lansdown A Tarrant 1914-15 C Kiernan W H Cannon A Tarrant A Tarrant 1915-16 C Kiernan E A McDonald A J Lansdown C Best 1916-17 C Kiernan W H Cannon A Brimblecombe S C Lansdown 1917-18 A E Liddicut A E Liddicut A Tarrant G Brosnan 1918-19 G Spicer E A McDonald G Brosnan G Brosnan 1919-20 L A Cody E A McDonald B Phillips G Brosnan 1920-21 C McKenzie E A McDonald H Cohen G Brosnan 1921-22 A Dummett R Jones E Tate G Brosnan 1922-23 A E Liddicut A E Liddicut F D Chapman T Hawkins 1923-24 B Cosgrave A E Liddicut A Cant T Hawkins 1924-25 A J Lansdown F D Chapman H Cohen T Hawkins 1925-26 A E Liddicut F Tarrant H Cohen J Cashman 1926-27 J A Scaife A E Liddicut J Cashman C Comben 1927-28 A J Lansdown A Dummett H Brendel B Boyd 1928-29 A E Liddicut A E Liddicut R Flavell J Sheahan 1929-30 J A Scaife A E Liddicut H Parkin H Dawson 1930-31 J A Scaife A E Liddicut H Brendel A E Barrass 1931-32 A E Liddicut A E Liddicut W Flynn R Thomson 1932-33 J Frederick F D Chapman H Parkin G Rudolph 1933-34 A E Liddicut F D Chapman H Parkin A Mc Donald 1934-35 J Plant M Sievers J Frederick G Rudolph 1935-36 R Gardner J Frederick D McCarthy T Ruddell

1936-37 E Williams J Frederick F Chapman A Woodford 1937-38 E Williams M Sievers T J Ruddell F D Chapman 1938-39 M Harvey M Sievers A E Liddicut A E Liddicut 1939-40 H J Plant E Williams A E Liddicut A E Liddicut 1940-41 M Sievers H J Plant A Haggar R Liddicut 1941-42 M Sievers M Sievers R Harvey A E Liddicut 1942-43 M Harvey T Ruddell A E Liddicut F Caddaye 1943-44 R Harvey I Clay G Carleton L Scully 1944-45 J Maroney I Clay D Arnall A Woodford 1945-46 M Harvey A Woodford A Haggar J Zimmer 1946-47 M Harvey H J Plant L Straw P Hewitt 1947-48 C Harvey R Liddicut M Reid J Zimmer 1948-49 L Straw V Taylor H Shillinglaw R Thomson 1949-50 R Harvey H Shillinglaw K Cant K Cant 1950-51 R Harvey B Considine H Sheahan P Hewitt 1951-52 N Harvey H Shillinglaw H Sheahan J Beitzel 1952-53 M Harvey K Peters J Beitzel C Adams 1953-54 R Harvey C Adams L Walker V Lusic 1954-55 H Shillinglaw C Adams R Pearse V Lusic 1955-56 N Harvey R Harvey R Milner J Simpson 1956-57 R Harvey K Peters R Milner J Mercovich 1957-58 R Furlong C Adams N Turl E Illingworth 1958-59 R Harvey H Shillinglaw R Milner I Deany 1959-60 R Furlong C Adams D Anderson B Kann 1960-61 R Furlong R Harvey W Heller I Deany 1961-62 J Potter R Bitmead G Harvey D Provis 1962-63 D Anderson R Bitmead P Huntington G Trivett 1963-64 D Anderson R Bitmead R Bruce J Paterson 1964-65 J Potter R Milner D Provis D Provis 1965-66 J Potter R Bitmead G Murray J Paterson 1966-67 J Potter A Thomson P Huntington D Ashworth 1967-68 J Potter R Bitmead P Huntington C Fox 1968-69 C Dart A Thomson N Buszard D Ashworth 1969-70 R Goldin A Thomson J Harvey C Fox 1970-71 N Buszard D Weir G Measom W Heller 1971-72 G Harvey A Thomson G Measom T McCann 1972-73 P Measom A Thomson T McCann T McCann 1973-74 N Buszard A Duff P Ryan E Illingworth 1974-75 N Buszard E Illingworth S Wilding A Duff 1975-76 T Cullen E Illingworth G Watts M Delves 1976-77 G Watts P Wallace K Roberts M Sutcliffe 1977-78 L Joslin L Joslin L Hathaway A Melbourne 1978-79 G Watts S Smith D Trickey M Muir 1979-80 G Watts S Smith C Haralambopoulos S Cook 1980-81 K McLaine S Cook K Roberts R Clarke 1981-82 R Watts T Considine J Harvey R Clarke 1982-83 R Watts S Smith B Williams S Cook 1983-84 G Watts S Cook A Melbourne A Peters 1984-85 I Wheeler L Watts A Melbourne A Melbourne 1985-86 R Bailey T Considine R Polkinghorne C Widdowson

DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB HONOUR ROLL

1st ELEVEN 2nd ELEVEN YEAR BATTING BOWLING BATTING BOWLING 1974-75 J Ogilvie R Smith D Kellalea S Williams 1975-76 R Smith W Matthewson D Kellalea W Matthewson 1976-77 R Smith J Harmer C Sindrey M Speed 1977-78 G Hansen R Parry J Williamson F De Vries 1978-79 C Dart M Woodhams R McAuley M Speed 1979-80 C Dart B Bell D Warry T Date 1980-81 C Dart D Petty G McMurray S Atkins 1981-82 C Dart M Woodhams D Warry S Woodman 1982-83 C Jackson M Woodhams P Dotchin D Rogers 1983-84 C Jackson M Woodhams S Black S Silberer 1984-85 C Jackson M Woodhams B Gotch D Rogers 1985-86 N Kilpatrick P Jurgenstein G Granland G McMurray 1955-56 to 1973-74 No records available

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB HONOUR ROLL

1st ELEVEN 2nd ELEVEN YEAR BATTING BOWLING BATTING BOWLING 1986-87 G Watts L Watts P Newton B Walder 1987-88 G Watts T Considine R McKinlay A Melbourne 1988-89 R Watts L Watts A Begg S O’Flynn 1989-90 L Watts C McKissack B Jende J Ferguson 1990-91 I Wheeler M Ridgway A Begg P Thompson 1991-92 G Watts M Ridgway B Joyce M Algie 1992-93 G Watts M Ridgway T Rowe A Muir 1993-94 L Watts D Hampton T Smith C McKissack 1994-95 G Watts D Hampton A Mulcahy S Harvey 1995-96 B Joyce A Melbourne T Smith A Muir 1996-97 G Watts A Muir C Caldwell S Siede 1997-98 D Plumpton L Childs D Sampimon J Travaglia 1998-99 G Watts J Renkin A Mulcahy G Larsen 1999-00 G Watts C Street D Jakobi D McNees 2000-01 B Joyce L Childs B Waterman D McNees 2001-02 D Plumpton C Street B Waterman D Motschall 2002-03 B Joyce C Street F Tabain J Fagg 2003-04 D Plumpton B Waterman P Lazer N Owen 2004-05 L Mash B Waterman K Sloan A Shanahan 2005-06 L Mash J Fagg M Hunter R Wilson 2006-07 P Dickson J Fagg G Kellar N Hrovatin 2007-08 P Dickson J Fagg M Hunter N Hrovatin

FITZROY DONCASTER CRICKET CLUB HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

J Beitzel* W Jacobs M Smith L Bliss* B Joyce R Smith F Cahill K Kearney A Taggart* J Calleja D Kellalea C Thiele* G Crouch* A Melbourne R Thomson* A DeLacy G Matthews* B Tully D DeLacy G Murray L Tully* N Dowell H Noonan W Vautin* Geoff Harvey S O’Brien* G Watts Graham Harvey R Page L Watts M Harvey* D Patrick R Watts N Harvey D Petty B Wilson* R Harvey H Plant* R Wood P Hewitt* M Sayer* A Woodford K Hockey J Scholes* R Young* E Illingworth * Deceased

CRICKET PREMIERSHIPS

1930/31, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1953/54, 1960/61, 1966/67, 1993/94, 2001/02

CRICKET VICTORIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

1939/40, 1957/58, 1960/61, 1961/62.

CLUB HISTORY

The Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club was formed in July 1986, when the Fitzroy Cricket Club Inc. and the Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. amalgamated. The original Office Bearers of the merged Club were:

PRESIDENT Mr. J.A. Magee

VICE PRESIDENTS Messrs. J. Beitzel and M. Smith

HON. TREASURER Mr. F. Cahill

HON. ASST. TREASURER Mr. N. Craven

HON. SECRETARY Mr. K. Kearney

HON. ASST. SECRETARY Mr. D. Patrick

COMMITTEE Miss R. Calder, Mr. T. Cooney*, Mr. H. Day, Mr. D. de Lacy, Mr. E. Hart, Mr. S. Jerrard, Mr. G. Murray, Mr. E. O’Flynn, Mr. J. Pearson, Mr. D. Rogers

*Mr T. Cooney was replaced by Mr A. Woodford

The Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. is incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981. Registration Number A0016628P. ABN 37 251 915 364