Annual Report 2012-13
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Northland Cricket Association Annual Report 2012-2013 Northland Cricket Association gratefully acknowledge and sincerely thank our financial supporters. Northland Cricket Association Inc. Contents Office Bearers ................................................... 2 Northland Secondary Girls 2012-2013 .............. 13 Chairman’s Report ............................................ 3 Northland Junior Secondary Girls Tournament .. 13 General Manager’s Report ................................ 4 Northland Primary Boys Team ........................... 14 Operations Manager’s Report ........................... 5 Northland Junior Secondary Boys 2012-2013 .. 15 Spire Pavilion Report ......................................... 7 Northland Senior Secondary Boys .................... 16 Mark Cromie Holden Indoor Stadium Report ..... 8 Northland Second XI Report ............................. 17 Cobham Cricket Club Report ............................ 8 Northland First XI Report ................................... 19 Umpires Report ................................................. 10 Bellahomes Annual Awards 2012-2013 ............ 23 Northland Junior Cricket Report ........................ 10 Financial Statements ......................................... 24 Club Cricket Season Review ............................. 12 1 Northland Cricket Association Inc. Office Bearers Patron ................................................ Norm Wilson President ........................................... Murray Child Life Members ..................................... Keith Kimber, Norm Wilson, Peter Crawford, Brian Johnston, Max Joass, Greg Guy, Murray Child, Bruce Scott, Grant Wilson. Chairman ........................................... Greg Guy Board Members ................................. Paul Tomich, Murray Child, Russell Smith, Roger Turner. Finance Committee ........................... Greg Guy, Paul Tomich, Tim Anderson, Emma Johns, Warren Marr. General Manager ............................... Warren Marr Hon. Medical Officer .......................... Dr Rob Barton Auditor ............................................... Plus Chartered Accountants Accountants ...................................... Spire Chartered Accountants Bankers .............................................. ASB Hon. Legal Advisor ............................ Graeme Mathias Delegates ND, NZC ........................... Greg Guy, Warren Marr. Northland Statistician ........................ Jono Leftley Operations Manager .......................... Stephen Cunis Junior Representative Director .......... Karl Treiber Selectors ............................................ Murray Child, Barry Cooper. Senior Coach ..................................... Stephen Cunis Umpires Chairman ............................. Ross Kneebone Northland Junior Cricket Board ......... Dave Lobb (Chairman), Tony Edwards (Secretary), Roger Kidd, Russell Smith, Mark Oldridge, Roger Turner, Dean Potter, Richard Pooley, Warren Marr. Cobham Cricket Club ........................ Greg Guy (President), Brett Hood (Chairman), Matt Mathais, Paul Tomich, Brett Robinson, Joseph Yovich. Cobham Oval Trust ............................ Graeme Mathais, Murray Child, Tim Anderson, Alan Adcock, Greg Guy. Northland Cricket Trust (Trustees) ...... Greg Guy, Murray Child, Lance Mountain, Brian Johnston, Peter Crawford. Affiliated Associations Rodney .............................................. Graeme McRae, John Stephen. Far North ............................................ Lesley Wallace, Peter Barnett. Mid Western ...................................... James Merry, Mike O’Sullivan. Northern Wairoa ................................ James Nyssen, Roger Kidd. 2 Northland Cricket Association Inc. Chairman’s Report The 2012-2013 season was another Association. I would like to express We welcome Warren Marr as his significant year in the history of my gratitude for the efforts of replacement. Warren’s cricketing/ the Northland Cricket Association. Board members, staff and the cricket administration credentials Northland successfully hosted the many other volunteer workers who are impressive and we are looking English T20 team at Cobham Oval coached, managed, scored, forward to Warren delivering for three games.Those games again umpired, supported cricket and significant value to our underlined the excellent facilities put in countless hours to ensure organisation. and event management capabilities the success of the Association. We Special mention must also be made of Northland Cricket. are also extremely fortunate to of Emma Johns. Emma has been a have a large number of generous The England/NZ X1 T20 huge part of Northland Cricket in sponsors and supporters and we internationals were a huge success, the twelve months she managed enjoy the ongoing financial winning positive commentary the administrative functions of assistance from a number of from players, management, New NCA. Her departure to ‘greener gaming trusts. Without question Zealand Cricket and the media. pastures’ was a great loss for us but the Oxford Trust plays a major Equally the games had plentiful we were extremely lucky to have role in the support of ours and local support and provided Emma on board for 12 months. many other sporting bodies in Northland Cricket a great She is an extremely talented, Northland. We thank them for the opportunity to showcase both professional and diligent significant and ongoing support. cricket and the Association to local administrator and without a doubt sponsors and supporters and to the We also enjoy a very fruitful Emma carried the organisation for general sporting public.We look relationship with the Whangarei the second half of our financial forward to ongoing international District Council and the Council year. We wish her great success in the future. We have been very games being awarded to again this season has been a great fortunate in contracting Rachel Whangarei. friend and patron of cricket. The continuing emergence of the Metzler to replace Emma. Rachel The 2012-2013 financial year Cobham Club as a supporters club has been Emma’s assistant since returned the Association a cash February and made a seamless and champion of youth cricket is surplus and continued the process transition to our fulltime most encouraging. Cobham Club is of building a cash nest egg to administrator. another special asset for Northland protect us against the inevitable Cricket that few other District Finally I would like to thank all effects of depreciation. It is one Associations enjoy. The same can those people who play the great thing to build great assets; it is be said for the Northland Cricket game of cricket and congratulate another to pay for the upkeep. The Trust. them for the efforts they make to Board continues to run a prudent keep the game alive and strong in I also draw attention to the fiscal strategy and will continue to Northland. After all, the game is departure of Gary Bell. As CEO for focus on achieving net cash what we are here for. surpluses. seven years he built the assets of the Association up to an The ongoing challenge for international standard and his Northland Cricket is to build legacy is our current standing as a player strength and depth. Large recognised international facility. sums of money have been invested Gary departed Northland Cricket in the pursuit of meeting this after an enormous contribution to challenge. Last year a review of Greg Guy the Association, and his vision for coaching and development systems CHAIRMAN Northland Cricket has taken the resulted in some changes. The Association in an exciting board is very focused on delivering direction. We extend our thanks to value for money from our coaching Gary for his untiring efforts and development investment. toward achieving his goals of This has been a challenging year making Northland the seventh for the Board and staff of the major Association in New Zealand. 3 Northland Cricket Association Inc. General Manager’s Report Having had my feet under the desk successes on the field in the season Mark Cromie Holden, Educare now for three months, I can ahead. There has been North, Refining NZ, HRV, Hill honestly say that I have come into considerable work with the clubs Construction, Team Tait Real an organisation which is in very and schools, and I have Estate, Hirepool, Mainfreight and good order indeed. Quality experienced first-hand (as a coach) Reyburn and Bryant. organisations need quality people the excellent work that is going on There is little that I can say about and without doubt, the people in in the area of High Performance. the season past but I would like to the Northland Cricket Association Good luck to all cricketers during comment on the future. The NCA are some of the best people that I the season and especially to those has built some wonderful facilities have worked with. Cricket is at the who have committed much of their which have attracted international heart of everything that we do and time, and who will be representing exposure and recognition. Cobham will continue to be the cornerstone Northland in matches and Oval is undoubtedly the “show for every decision that is made. tournaments. piece” for cricket in Northland, but Change is never easy, and there The major financial focus is to not in my mind the soul of cricket have been a few challenges in the continue with a prudent fiscal in Northland. As well as short time that I have been here. strategy, running surpluses in maintaining this top end focus it is Gary’s departure