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SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB ANNUAL REPORTS 2009/2010 t o 2013/2014 Microfilmed by W. & F. Pascoe Pty. Ltd. 2 0 1 4 ANNUAL REPORT 1 8 6 4 / SUCC 145'^ Annual Report 6 th G rade Prem iers 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 s e a s o n SYDNEY UN CRICKET tt64 COVER; Greg Mail. SUCC 1st grade Captain, joint Bill O’Reilley Medal Winner and SCA 1st Grade Captain of the Year SUSP Champion Premier Club - 2009 Cover design, photography and artwork by Dave Stanton of DKS Photography (davestanton2779(a,yahoo. com. au) SUCC CONTACT DETAILS: Telephone 02 9351 4965 Email SUCQaJsusport.usyd.edu.au Home page www.sydneyuniversitycricket.com.au This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the copyright act 1968, no part may be 145th Annual Report reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Sydney University Cricket Club (SUCC). Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the SUCC COPIES OF THIS REPORT: 2009-2010 Requests for hard copies of this report can be made to the SUCC Secretary (g.demesquita(ojsport.usyd.edu.au) FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional information about Sydney University Cricket Club and its activities can be found on the web site at www.sydneyuniversitycricket.com.au SUCC 145"’ Annual Report SUCC 145"' Annual Report C o n t e n t s OFFICE BEARERS & DELEGATES Office Bearers and Delegates 3 PATRON Alan Crompton 0AM SUCC Vice-Presidents 4 Captains Representative Players & Scholarship Holders PRESIDENT Bruce Collins QC 5 1®'Grade: G J Mail Awards and Trophies for season 2009/10 6 2"'^ Grade; A F Theobald Chairman’s Report 7 LIFE MEMBERS 3^“' Grade: D Ward Dr W J Mackie (elected 1974) 4'" Grade; D Bragg Secretary’s Report 9 G JScahill(1979) 5"^ Grade; J F Rodgers Finance Director’s Report 11 A B Cronnpton 0AM (1983) 6"^ Grade; S Cowell E B LeC ou te ur(1 9 96 ) Sunday League M .Skaife Director o f Cricket 13 M W O’Sullivan (1996) Poidevin Gray; D M iller Coach’s Report 15 DrD D Ridley (1996) Green Shield; C .H a w k in s SUCC Foundation Report 18 J F Rodgers (1996) I E Fisher (1999) BOARD OF MANAGEMENT SUCC Foundation Members 19 B W Collins QC (2003) I Foulsham (2003) Chairm an M O’Sullivan Judge Des Ward - Historical Feature I 2 1 M Farrow (2005) Strategic D A Butchart Club Captain’s Report 2 2 P W Logan (2007) Finance/Operations P Bhatt Director of Cricket D A Jessep James Rodgers - a lifetime of sue c service D Quoyle (2007) 23 G Harris (2008) Sec/Executive Officer G. de M esquita SUCC Captain o f the Year - Adam Theobald 28 Honorary Treasurer J Crowley Foundation P W Logan First Grade Report 29 Coaches Delegates to SCA: M O ’Sullivan Second Grade Report Club; M J Phelps G. de Mesquita 33 High Performance; G R J M atthews Third Grade Report Delegates to NSWCA M. O ’Sullivan 38 Green Shield; D A Jessep Chairman of Selectors PW Logan Fourth Grade Report 44 Poidevin- Gray; M J Phelps Fifth Grade Report 48 Sixth Grade Report 53 Poidevin-Gray Shield Report 56 AW Green Shield Report 61 Grade Tables 65 Sunday League 6 6 An umpire’s memorable game - Historical feature 2 6 8 Obituaries 70 SUCC Club Records 73 University Blue recipients 75 SUCC Test Players 77 SUCC First Class players 78 Club Trophy winners 80 All-Grade Records 83 Remembering the Fallen 84 Club Records 1864-93 85 Individual Grade records 87 James Rodgers Tribute Dinner 1 0 0 Career Averages 1 01 All time leading aggregates 104 Tom Kierath winner of the Eric McElhone Memorial Fielding Trophy, as the leading fieldsman in 1*' Grade. SUCC 145“’ Annual Report SUCC 145"’ Annual Report REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS & SUCC Vice-Presidents (AGM when first elected) SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS R E Alexander 1969 M G L'Estrange AO 1976 H Anderson 1993 P W Logan 1990 REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS Hon Justice D Armati 1978 G B T Lovell 1990 S R Clark Australia, NSW Blues, Ford Ranger Cup J Baird 1979 P H T Lovell 1965 M A Cameron NSW Blues, Ford Ranger Cup J W Banks 1991 P M ackay 1983 R T H Barbour QC 1951 Dr W J M ackie 1964 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Dr. P J Beale 1981 1982 C 1 M McRae 1 January 2009 to 30 June 2010 Prof. M T B Bonnell 1995 J Malicki 1973 D. Butchart 2009 R C Mesley 1970 SU SPORT SCHOLARSHIP TAP - CRICKET SCHOLARSHIP L J Carrington 1978 D C V Morgan 1982 Mark Cameron Charles Cull A C hapm an 1975 T Murphy 1995 Stuart Clark Angus Glynne J Chapm an AM 1977 Mr Justice P J Newman 1965 Nigel Cowell Alisdair Grant D S Clarke AO 1999 M W O’Sullivan 1972 James Crowley B W Collins QC 1989 M B Pawley 1967 Michael Culkoff G C ooper 1990 A Pearson 1999 Will Hay R Cotton 1971 R Pearson 0AM 1975 Scott Henry Dr M J Counsel 1983 G H Pike 1975 Ben Larkin T Croft 2008 K Pitty 1996 Nick Larkin A B Crom pton GAM 1968 Dr W Pitty 1985 Stuart McLean D C heever 1997 G Polites 1999 Greg Mail F H de Carvalho 1950 D Ouoyle 2001 Dave Miller Matthew Morgan M Dickens 1983 G E Reed 1986 Martin Paskal B M Druery 1975 Dr R J Richards 1958 Liam Robertson J G Erby AM 1962 Dr D D Ridley 1976 Joshua Toyer J H Everett AO 1964 D Robinson 1970 James Walsh A J Falk 1974 J F Rodgers 1975 FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP Ian Moran M C Farrow 1995 P J Rodgers 1990 1 E Fisher 1970 G C Russell 1969 1 W Foulsham 1970 G J Scahill 1972 Dr D G Fox 1968 D D Scanlan 1970 Peter W Gray 1981 P H Scanlan AM 1968 Phil G Gray 1992 Dr D Scott-Orr 1958 Phil J Gray 1989 M F Sewell 1980 S Gray 2001 A D Shaw 1990 R Green 1983 K H Sheffield 1956 J A Grim ble 1988 J B Spence 1975 B Hickey 1986 R H Storey 1972 M J Ives 1969 R J Thom as 1969 P V James 1970 Dr C J Tom ko 1995 Dr T Jenkins 1983 J R W hite 1981 R J Lam ble AO 1957 E G W iles 1996 Dr C Latimer 1986 Sir Bruce Williams KBE 1969 J W Laurie 1961 G R W ilson 1978 E B LeC outeur 1965 M E W ilson 1996 C E Lee 1980 1 E W olfe 1971 R J Lee 1971 SUCC 145"’ Annual Report SUCC 145“’ Annual Report AWARDS AND TROPHIES CHAIRMAN’S REPORT We can reflect on 2009/10 the past few years. He will not be able to 2009-10 as a season in which our 1®' continue in this role due to his new position at Captain John Morris IVIemorial Trophy University. He wished this award to be used to Grade team made the final Sydney Uni Sport, but hopefully we can retain for the Most Valuable Clubman encourage undergraduates . series of every competition, his services with some specialist batting LES CARRINGTON Alan Crompton Award our 1®' Grade Captain, Greg coaching. - Green Shield Most Valuable Player Mail, was joint winner of the Named in honour of Captain John ‘Skipper’ ALEX LIGGINS Sydney Grade Cricketer of Geoff de Mesquita, did a wonderful job Morris, President of the Club 1965-62, patron from the Year Award from the highlighted by his efforts to secure recognition 1997-98 was the Club's first season in which a 1962 until his death in 1975, scorer for First Grade Sydney Morning Herald and of our No. 1 oval for the final series and the team participated in the Green Shield competition. and Poidevin-Gray and an inspiration behind the our Metropolitan Cup Team positive feedback from the St George and The award is named after Alan Crompton whose Club for many years, this trophy is awarded each won the premiership. A Sutherland teams who participated. Geoff continual service to the club since 1961 has been season to the Club member who has made the particular highlight has been the recognition of our managed our links to the Sydney Cricket inspirational. most valuable and selfless contnbution to the initial AW Green Shield Captain and former l" Association very effectively. On game days he Club. Grade batting aggregate record holder, Ed Cowan, managed the grounds and was helped by the Ray Eastcott Memorial Trophy (now playing for Tasmania) with selection in the outstanding volunteers at the canteen each Eric McElhone Memorial Fielding Trophy - Best All-Rounder Australia A team. week. We are particularly indebted to Helen TOM KIERATH IAN MORAN Morgan, but to all the helpers on game days. In all, a season of some stellar individual Ray Eastcott was a valuable and practical Eric McElhone played First Grade for University performances and great endeavour and yet one We thank our ground staff - Ray Hunt and supporter of the Club in the 1980s, when his son from 1905 to 1913, scohng 2053 runs and which did not quite meet our expectations and the Daryl, in particular, who prepared what was Andrew played for the Club. The Eastcott family representing NSW. He was an outstanding, agile high standards set in recent years. Some key regarded as the best wicket in Sydney by has presented this award, in his memory, to the fieldsman.