ROBERTSON BURRAWANG CRICKET CLUB
Minor Premiers & Premiers - 1st Grade, 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade
The Club welcomes new members with social membership starting at $13 per year. The Club is a major sponsor of Robertson’s Soccer, Cricket and Hockey Clubs. For further information call the Club on 4885 1306
The Robertson Bowling Club has been the Major Sponsor of the Robertson Burrawang Cricket Club for over 20 years now, we thank them for their continued and generous support
Robertson Burrawang Cricket Club Inc. Established 1972 Correspondence; 19 May St, Robertson, NSW 2577
The first recorded cricket match was played in the area in the late 1800s, with both Robertson and Burrawang having separate teams. Early records indicate that between 1925-27, a young fellow named Bradman, playing for Bowral, managed scores of just 2, 12 and 35 against Robertson! The Robertson and Burrawang Clubs merged in 1972, with the First Grade side capturing the premiership in their debut season.
LIFE MEMBERS
John Flemons (d. 1979) Gordon Lewis Ron Faulks (d. 2003) Denis Orman Woolworths Cricket Blast captures the colour and excitement of the Men's and Women's Big Gordon Missingham (d. 2004) Rod Watling Bash League in a fun and fast format. Ernie Pull (d. 2008) David Missingham Russ Watman (d. 2020) Aaron de Jager This summer we ran this fantastic program designed for 5-8 year olds at Hampden Park on a Alf Bailey Thursday afternoon, with Nic Wilson, Mason King, Nathan Ring and Yarran Cox taking on roles as coordinators/coaches.
EXECUTIVE COMMITEE 2019/20 Junior Blasters is for kids learning the basic skills of cricket with participants building their skills through fun, game based activities. The activities are designed for small groups to en- President – Aaron de Jager Vice Presidents – Benjamin Wright & Ben Hamilton sure every child gets a go, allowing them to test and learn new skills. After they have mas- Secretary – Matt Cupitt tered the basics, they will be ready for modified games of cricket. Treasurer – Ben Hamilton The Junior Blasters program is set up in a way that regardless of skill level, participants can progress through the different levels of activity until they have the basic cricket skills required to progress to the Master Blasters program. Participants therefore progress to Master Blasters FROM THE PRESIDENT: Program only when they master these basic cricket skills.
Season 2019/20 was one like no other for Highlands Cricket. After a good start to the summer with Skills that children will learn and improve in Junior Blasters include: matches in October and November uninterrupted, devastating Bushfires in December and early January with associated air quality issues, much needed rain in the 6-8 weeks after that, followed · Social skills by the Coronavirus pandemic rearing its ugly and dangerous head in March, meant that very little · Cricket skills cricket was played in the final two-thirds of the season. · Game sense - Fundamental movement skills Our Junior teams, superbly mustered by James & Fiona Rodger, played some good cricket when they were able to take the field and the improvement was there for all to see. Our Senior teams We had 10 kids register for this program, they all had a great time and we hope they return strung some wins together early in the year and carried on that momentum whenever they were next year and continue on to play their cricket with us in future! able to play following that. Being crowned Minor Premiers and then Premiers in all 3 Grades following cancellation of the finals series is a reward for that consistency, and if the finals had have been played it would have taken a great effort from any other team to defeat any of our 3 sides on the field. Congratulations to all involved and well done - let’s hope we can push to win these same 3 trophies next season.
Again, we led the way off the field this summer with some fantastic functions, a great (if wet) day at the SCG for the Women’s WC T20 Semi Finals where our young players were able to take the field during the pre-game ceremony, and we were also recognised by Cricket NSW in their ‘Community Partners Program’ as being a vital member of our town.
Thanks to our small committee who really stepped up this year, and our many valued sponsors who are all featured in this booklet.
Finally, we lost a legendary figure within our Club this year with the passing of Russ Watman in June 2020. I have included a tribute to Russ in this Yearbook on page 11. We will miss him.
We have achieved so much as a Club this year - it’s a pity we didn't get as much action on Satur- days as usual, but we look forward to 2020/21 and I hope to see everyone return for another enjoy- able (and hopefully incident-free) summer of cricket.
Aaron de Jager
HONOR BOARD
HDCA Minor Premiers & Premiers - All 3 x Senior Grades 2019/20
Cricket NSW ‘Country Plate’ - Winners 2012/13 (Captain N.Wright)
Highlands Big Bash 1st/2nd Grade T20 Winners (Wood//Watman Shield) – 2012/13, 2015/16, 2017/18
Highlands Big Bash 3rd Grade T20 Winners (Jeff Mitchell Shield) - 2013/14
1st Grade Premiers – 1972/73 (Captain G. Lewis) 2011/12 (Captain N.Wright) 2012/13 (Captain N.Wright) 2013/14 (Captain N.Wright) Our Club was lucky enough to be the recipient of a Cricket Australia grant which saw us 2015/16 (Captain N.Wright) receive 30 x new Masuri helmets, customized in club colours with our logo embroidered on 2016/17 (Captain N.Wright) the front. 2019/20 (Captain N.Wright)
These helmets will be used by our juniors next year and we do have a number of these 1st Grade Runners Up - 1974/75 (Captain G. Lewis) available for senior players to purchase and use as well. 2007/08 (Captain N.Wright) 2008/09 (Captain D.Roxburgh) Thanks to Cricket Australia and Masuri! 2010/11 (Captain N.Wright) 2014/15 (Captain N.Wright) 2017/18 (Captain N.Wright) 2018/19 (Captain N.Wright)
2nd Grade Premiers – 2001/02 (Captain M. Watling) 2003/04 (Captain A. de Jager) 2008/09 (Captain J.Thompson) 2014/15 (Captain M.Cupitt) 2016/17 (Captain A. de Jager) 2019/20 (Captain H.Parker)
3rd Grade Premiers – 1979/80 (Captain R.Faulks) 1982/83 (Captain R.Watman) 1984/85 (Captain P.Whatman - ‘Robbo Tourists’) 2003/04 (Captain P. Emery) 2006/07 (Captain M.Whatman) 2013/14 (Captain M.Whatman) 2019/20 (Captain D.Plain)
Junior Premiers -
1979/80 – U12 (Coaches D. Orman & D.Purcell) 1981/82 – U14 (Coaches D.Orman & D.Purcell) 1984/85 – U14B (Coach D.Missingham) 1985/86 - U12 (Coach R.Watling) 1986/87 – U12 (Coach R.Watling) 1991/92 – U12 (Coach R. Watling) 1997/98 – U14B (Coach A.Vaughan) 1999/00 - U12 (Coach R. Watling) 2007/08 – U16 (Coaches B.McDonald & S.Norman) 2010/11 – U10 Joint (Coaches J.Wilson & S.Denney) 2012/13 - U16 (Coach B.McDonald) 2013/14 - U16 (Coach N.Wright) 2014/15 - U14 (Coach B.McDonald) 2015/16 - U14 (Coaches S.Denney & V.Emmerick) 2017/18 – Open Junior (Coach B.McDonald)
RBCC Major Award Winners HDCA Juniors (Stage 1) ‘Bunyips’
Tina MacPherson Award (Club Most Valuable Player); Aaron de Jager Batting Aggregate; Josh Green 220 runs
Russ Watman Memorial Young Cricketer Award; Hugh Parker Bowling Aggregate; Josh Green 19 wickets Dennis Orman Junior Player of the Year: Josh Green Fielding Award; Josh Green 5 catches Gordon Lewis Most Valuable Junior Player; Jesse Hol Coach’s Award; Max Wallace Watling/Missingham Junior Encouragement Award; Tom Whatman 5 wickets in an Innings; Max Wallace 7 for 4 vs. Bowral Blues at SHCS 07.03.20 Fred Hurford Most Improved Junior Shield; Keira Hol Memorable Moment; 2019/20 Clubperson of the Year (John Flemons Trophy) - James & Fiona Rodger Round 15 vs. Bowral Blues at Southern Highlands Christian School
Max Wallace’s bowling against Blues nearing the end of the season was HDCA Award Winners incredible. 7 wickets for 4 runs off 3 overs! Although Max bowled well all year it was just not his year when it came to wickets taken. The 7 in HDCA 1st Grade ‘Player of the Year’ (David Wood trophy) - Nathan & Mitchell Wright (tied) HDCA 1st Grade Batting Aggregate - Nathan Wright this match came close to doubling the seasons total. It was a great perfor- HDCA 1st Grade Batting Average - Mitchell Wright mance. HDCA 2nd Grade Fielding Award - Mitchell Wilson HDCA 3rd Grade Batting Average & Aggregate – Brendon McDonald Round 4 vs. Moss Vale at Tourist Road Oval HDCA Stage 2 Juniors Fielding Award - Emily Rodger
Showing some great enthusiasm in his first ever game of competition cricket, Tom Whatman’s first ball he faced was memorable. He took an REPRESENTITIVE PLAYERS 2019/20 almighty swipe at the ball vs. Moss Vale at Tourist Road - we are not sure how far the ball went but the bat easily made it to midwicket! Illawarra Flame - Plan B Regional Big Bash; Matt Cupitt
Highlands Creighton Cup; Matt Cupitt, Mason King
Greater Illawarra U18s - Country Championship; Mason King, Ryan Emmerick, Blake Denney
Highlands Jeffery Cup U18s; Charles Whatman, Mason King, Dale Young, Blake Denney, Ryan Emmerick, Riley Hurford, Mitchell Wilson, Ethan Corby
Highlands U16s; Henry Whatman, Alistair Whatman
Illawarra Flame - Sydney Thunder U14s Girls Cup; Emily Rodger, Keira Hol, Ashleigh Wilson, Neve Wallace, Chilli Sparke
Highlands U14s; Darcy Cains, Joe Quilty, Jesse Hol, Will Thomson
Illawarra Highlanders U13s Country Championships; Jesse Hol
Highlands U12s; Josh Green
South Coast CHS Schools; Riley Hurford, Ryan Emmerick, Keira Hol
Southern NSW Over 60s vs. England; Rod Watling, Ian Bradburn
NSW Over 60s; Rod Watling, Ian Bradburn
HDCA Juniors (Stage 1) ‘Bunyips’
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Five new players joined three experienced boys to form the Bunyips to *Weekend Charters play in the Stage one competition this year. The boys formed a good friendship with each other which developed throughout the season. They *Winery Tours always supported and encouraged each other, no matter what was being thrown at them. All the boys progressed well with their bowling and their batting, and PROUD SPONSORS OF ROBERTSON even learned what “wait” and “no” meant running between the wickets. BURRAWANG CRICKET CLUB We won more games than we lost, which is pretty neat for a first season Congratulations on another great year! together. Well done boys!
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HDCA Juniors (Stage 2) ‘Wombats’
Batting Aggregate & Average; Emily Rodger 126 runs @18.0
Bowling Aggregate & average; Neve Wallace 8 wickets @ 11.50 Brad Sheppard Fielding Award; Emily Rodger 8 catches
Carpentry & Floorsanding Coach’s Award; Neve Wallace
Memorable Moment;
Memorable moments for the season naturally included the two wins against Mit- tagong and Bowral Blues Royal. Round 6 vs. Mittagong at Welby Oval Mittagong naively set the boundaries close for their match and the girls took ad- vantage. Chasing 92, Keira scored 20, Em 15 and Georgie 13, to total 1-93. Wicket takers were Ash 2/5, Sienna 2/10, Georgie 2/19 and Chilli 1/12. Round 13 vs. Bowral Blues Royal at Hampden Park The match against the Royals featured 3 retirements and 2 not outs as the girls chased 59 comfortably. Star with the ball was Neve taking 2/2 off 3 overs!
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HDCA Juniors (Stage 2) ‘Wombats’
On Shoulders (L-R); Chilli Sparke, Ashleigh Wilson, Neve Wallace, Emily Rodger Middle Row (L-R); Jim Wilson (Coach), Amesbury Perry, Georgie Morton, Keira Hol, AT TWO GREAT LOCATIONS: Sienna Soster In Front; Imogen Holland Absent; Zoe Haylen 34 Hoddle St, Robertson Clarence St, Moss Vale (opposite the Post Office) PLAYED WINS LOSSES DRAWS 14 2 10 2 Stop in and sit down to enjoy a coffee and some of our great tasting salad
rolls, sandwiches, pies and cakes. Coach’s Comments; We have lovely fresh bread to take home, or if you are having a function The 2019/20 season was a big step up for the Wombats going from stage one to stage two cricket, a step closer to “real” cricket. The greatest challenge probably you can even order ahead for it. being the change from being able to bat on after getting “out”, to really being “out” when you lost your wicket. Some of the girls had to discover and develop We also make birthday cakes for that special occasion. If you would like to defence and shot selection for the first time. order, come on into the shop or you can always phone us on: Despite finding the going tough, the wombats played the game with great spirit. The girls almost always played with a smile, a laugh and great team spirit. They Robertson (02) 4885 2345 had two great wins and some close results that could have gone the other way. Moss Vale (02) 4869 2345 It was a great season played in all conditions from bumpy dust bowls to lush damp outfields, but always played with Wombat pride and style. GO Wombats! Jim Wilson
1st Grade HDCA Juniors (Stage 2) ‘Bulls’
Batting Aggregate; Jesse Hol 327 runs @ 40.88
Bowling Aggregate; Riley Wallace 10 wickets
Bowling Average; Jesse Hol 9 wickets @ 8.0
Fielding Award; Jesse Hol 5 catches
Coach’s Award; Justin Murray
Memorable Moments; Memorable moments for the Bulls were winning their 2 finals matches before being
washed out in the preliminary final and losing on run rate.
Minor Qualifying Final vs. Moss Vale Red at Lackey Park 2
After finishing 5th in the regular season the Bulls went into the finals having not beat- en any of the teams above them. Back Row L-R; Riley Hurford, Jack Whitfield, Dean Roxburgh, Nathan Ring, Matthew Arnull, Joel Goring The first final was against Moss Vale Red, and after losing to them the week before Front Row L-R; Matt Cupitt, Mitch Wright (vc), Nathan Wright ©, Ben Wright, Sean Young on a field that hadn't had the grass cut for 2 months the boys batted first and had diffi-
Also played; Mason King, Nic Wilson, Charles Whatman, Aaron de Jager, Dale Young, William Angel culty in coming to terms with getting the ball through the long grass. In the final they were pretty keen to show Moss Vale the week before was not the normal and subse- quently came out in the final and blew Moss Vale off the park. PLAYED WINS LOSSES DRAWS OUTRIGHT WINS 18 9 0 9 0 Major Qualifying Final vs. Bowral Sixers at Lackey Park 2 Following on from this win the Bulls were up against Bowral Sixers who during the regular season had an easy win over the Bulls. It was early in the season and the 2 * HDCA 1st Grade One Day Premiers Stage 2 teams had just merged and hadn't gelled yet. The bowling and fielding on the * HDCA 1st Grade Minor Premiers day was great but they weren't able to match it with the bat and Bowral had a compre- * HDCA 1st Grade Premiers hensive win. It was no surprise to me to see the Bulls account for the Sixers in the finals. It was a Grand Final vs. Hilltop or Bowral - Match Cancelled close game that went down to the last over with the Bulls defending a decent total. (Cricket NSW directive due to Coronavirus. RBCC declared Premiers due to finishing regular season Like most of their games there was contributions from everyone involved with the as Minor Premiers) team and it was this team spirit that was most enjoyable to see demonstrated amongst the kids.
Captain’s Comments;
In what was a crazy season of cricket with many off-field obstacles, it was a great summer for 1st Grade who went through undefeated.
This season has seen some positive changes with team selection meetings pushing young 2nd Graders up into the top Grade following a couple of vacancies in our line up - the first time this has really happened in all my time as captain of this team. All these players who made their 1st Grade debuts this year performed incredibly well. This will make us an even stronger Club in future years. The reason all our Senior teams went through the year the way we did was due to the commitment from all players, which puts us in a great posi- tion to continue building in future.
Thanks to all for a great season.
Nathan Wright
HDCA Juniors (Stage 2) - ‘Bulls’ 1st Grade Awards
Batting Aggregate; Nathan Wright 431 runs
Batting Average; Mitchell Wright 314 runs @ 78.50
Bowling Aggregate; Mitch Wright & Dean Roxburgh 17 wickets (tied)
Bowling Average; Riley Hurford 9 wickets @ 9.33
Most Catches; Dean Roxburgh & Ben Wright 6 catches (tied)
Duck Award; Matt Cupitt 3 ducks
Captain’s Award; Riley Hurford Back Row (L-R): James Norton, Riley Souter, Hamish Crooks, Jesse Hol, Riley Wallace, Mikey O'Connor, Bryce Rodger Players Player; Mitchell Wright Front Row (L-R): MacKenzie Perry, Justin Murray, Tom Morton, Sam Plummer 1st Grade Player of the Year (George Johnston Trophy); Mitchell Wright Absent: Finn MacNamara (314 runs @ 78.50, 17 wickets @15.53, 4 catches)
Centuries; Joel Goring 104* vs. Bowral at Bradman Oval 19.10.19 PLAYED WINS LOSSES DRAWS Nathan Wright 119 vs. Hilltop at Welby 23.11.19 16 8 6 2 Mitchell Wright 101* vs. Hilltop at Welby 23.11.19
Minor Qualifying Final vs. Moss Vale Red at Lackey Park 2 - Won by 38 runs Highest Partnership; Major Qualifying Final vs. Bowral Sixers at Lackey Park 2 - Won by 10 runs 99 - Dean Roxburgh & Matt Cupitt vs. Bowral at Lackey Park 09.11.2019 Preliminary Final vs. Bowral Scorchers at Oxley College - Lost by 5 wickets (Run Rate) Memorable Moments;
Coach’s Comments; Round 1 vs. Bowral at Bradman Oval
The Bulls had a disruptive start to the season with a number of changes amongst Joel Goring’s match winning century in his first game for the Club team members impacting on early consistency. (ironcically against his former Club) after coming in at 4 for not many Once the team was settled the boys demonstrated a keenness to improve and was a fantastic knock. showed great team spirit amongst themselves. th The team finished 5 in the general competition but showed in the finals series Round 3 vs. Hilltop at Lackey Park (deferred game) just how much they had improved and how good a team they were. They came up against teams that had beaten them during the season which didn’t phase them, demonstrating a superior skill level and enthusiasm enabling them to comfortably Riley Hurford’s 4 wicket haul against Hilltop in his first extended bowling win their first 2 finals games. In the preliminary final, another win earning them a spell in the top grade showed his potential and we hope there is plenty spot in the final was there for the taking, unfortunately, it was abandoned due to more to come. rain with the game set to go down to the wire. There are some very gifted cricketers in this team and with a big future ahead of them. The Bulls should be proud of their season and the great sportsmanship demonstrated throughout the season. James Rodger Robertson Burrawang CC - Juniors 2019/20 PROUD SPONSORS OF ROBERTSON BURRAWANG CRICKET CLUB
Robertson Burrawang fielded 3 junior teams in the 2019/2020 season. The teams consisted of two Stage 2 teams, the Bulls and our all girls team the Wom- bats, and a Stage 1 team, the Bunyips.
The Wombats saw the girls return for a second year of cricket and the Bulls also fea- tured a number of players returning for another season, who played finals cricket for the first time.
It was also encouraging to see a number of new kids join the club to form a Stage 1 team, the Bunyips. This was made up of kids that had not played previously and 3 kids in their second year in Josh Green, Alex Norton and Max Wallace guiding the new players around.
From the coaches perspective, and there were 6 coaches in Emma Green, Rod Wal- lace, James Crooks, Jim Wilson, Richard Norton and Dave Morton a big thank you to the juniors for making it a memorable summer and for the fun and excitement you showed.
Finally thank you to all the parents that helped out through the season driving kids around, scoring, umpiring and helping out at training. One of the best aspects of the season was the club organising tickets to watch the Australian Women’s team play a
World Cup game in Canberra and winning tickets to the World Cup Semi Finals in
Sydney. It’s these sort of events outside of training and Saturday matches that ce- ments friendships amongst the kids.
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Some of our junior players at the SCG for the Women’s T20 World Cup Semi Final day Toyota ‘Good for Cricket’ Women’s Kit
Russell Kelvin Watman 18.06.1933 - 22.06.2020
We were all deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Russ Watman in June 2020.
Russ was a player and committee member with the now defunct North Yarranga Robertson Burrawang Cricket Club were selected as one of the lucky Clubs across the and Burrawang Clubs in the 1950s and 1960s and was then an integral part of the nation with female cricketers to receive a kit with the following equipment as listed merger between Robertson and Burrawang Cricket Clubs in 1972. As a player with below. us, Russ was a watchful opening batsman and captained our 1982/83 3rd Grade Premiership winning team only months shy of his 50th birthday (scoring 48 in the We hope all our female cricketers - both senior and junior - return to play with us Grand Final!) which included some youthful RBCC identities such as Rod Watling, next year and will be able to use this great new equipment specifically designed for Dave Missingham, Cliff Tilley and Peter Fisk. females. As an Administrator, Russ held the President position between 1978-1985 at RBCC Thanks to Toyota and a reminder our local dealership is Southern Highland Toyota, and was our delegate to the HDCA for almost 30 years. He served as HDCA Presi- 208-228 Argyle Street, Moss Vale, Phone 48 681 477. dent, Treasurer and Secretary at different periods and was also highly involved at Zone level. Russ also was an major part of the Umpiring fraternity locally and held many positions over his lifetime within that section of our great game as well.
Russ was a Life Member of Robertson Burrawang Cricket Club, the HDCA, South- ern Zone Cricket, the Highlands District Cricket Umpires Association and Southern Zone Cricket Umpires Association. He was also a ‘Principal Member’ of the NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association, and was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in the year 2000 for his services to Cricket.
Our achievements in recent seasons made Russ very proud and we loved seeing him at our Presentation Night every year. Our Club has this year named a trophy in his honour - the ‘Russ Watman Memorial Young Cricketer Award’ which will be awarded annually to a player aged Under 21 years who displays values that Russ held so highly - Integrity, Commitment, Dedication and Club Spirit. We are sure Russ would have been very pleased to have an award such as this named after him.
The inaugural winner of the Russ Watman Memorial Young Cricketer Award for season 2019/20 is Hugh Parker. 2nd Grade
Back Row L-R; Dale Young, Aaron de Jager, William Angel, Cameron Clay, Zac Clewett Front Row L-R; Nic Wilson, Charles Whatman, Adam Kich (vc), Hugh Parker ©, Matthew Dillon, Mitchell Wilson
Also Played; Blake Meyer, Ethan Corby, Wes Thomas, Riley Hurford, Billie Garbutt, Chris Hayden, Adam Dubios, Tom Angel, Jim Wilson, Matthew Elliott, Will Thomson, Ben Buffett, Steve Fairbairn, Jesse Mauger
PLAYED WINS LOSSES DRAWS 18 13 1 4
* HDCA 2nd Grade Minor Premiers * HDCA 2nd Grade Premiers
Major Semi Final vs. Wingello at Centennial Park - Match Drawn (Rain) RBCC Progress to Grand Final due to higher ladder position
Grand Final vs. Wingello or Moss Vale - Match Cancelled (Cricket NSW directive due to Coronavirus. RBCC declared Premiers due to finishing regular season as Minor Premiers)
Captain’s Comments; An unplanned change of leadership and a few guys rising from the dead to fill the numbers made for a new dynamic within 2nd Grade this season. But it didn’t take long at all for the side to find a balance which would eventually lead to premier- ship success. Ex-1st grade experience mixed with a young enthusiastic bowling attack, made our side the best in the competition consistently all season.
A lot of the younger 2nd grade boys got an opportunity in the top grade through- out the season, all of them improving massively for the experience, particularly Riley Hurford, who will likely not be in a 2nd grade match until he decides he doesn’t like cricket anymore. Another one of these young guys who shone as a result of that opportunity was Charles Whatman, who came back to 2nd grade on fire taking his first career 5fa, ending up with 6/13 in round 6 against Bowral. All in all a great year full of outstanding team performances, something that can be said for all 3 grades this season.
Hugh Parker 2nd Grade Awards ICC T20 Women’s World Cup Batting Aggregate & Average; Aaron de Jager 378 runs @ 63.0
Bowling Aggregate & Average; Cameron Clay 20 wickets @ 14.15
Most Catches; Mitchell Wilson 18 catches
Duck Award; Mitchell Wilson 1 duck (on countback - Golden!)
Captain’s Award; Blake Meyer & Mitchell Wilson
Players Player; Cameron Clay Through the efforts of Fiona and James Rodger, and Kim Hol, our Club was lucky enough to win a Cricket NSW competition where the Major Prize was to be in- 2nd Grade Player of the Year (Brian Clifton Memorial Trophy); Aaron de Jager volved in the anthem ceremony for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Semi Fi- (inc. T20 – 422 runs @ 70.33 12 wickets @14.25, 4 catches) nals at the SCG. Unfortunately the first game of the double header was washed out, but the second game saw Australia win a nail biter over South Africa and Centuries; progress through to the Final. Our kids were lucky enough to be a part of the Aaron de Jager 123* vs. Hilltop at Hampden Park 26.10.19 night! Zac Clewett 107 vs. Mittagong at Hampden Park 07.12.19
Hat Tricks; Cameron Clay 3 for 14 (inc. Hat Trick) vs. Bowral Blues at Centennial Park 22.02.20
5 Wickets in an Innings; Cameron Clay 5 for 24 vs. Hilltop at Hampden Park 26.10.19 Cameron Clay 5 for 43 vs. Moss Vale at Taylor Ave 09.11.19 Charles Whatman 6 for 13 vs. Bowral at Lackey Park 16.11.19
Highest Partnership; 156 - Aaron de Jager & Zac Clewett vs. Hilltop at Hampden Park 26.10.2019
Memorable Moment;
Round 16 vs. Mittagong at Hampden Park
On a sunny afternoon in the outfield, playing short and in danger of our 1st loss of the season, a ball is hit aerial in Blake Meyer’s direction. He charges in to ensure it carries, then quickly realises that is it going way over his head. The big fella throws it in reverse, back pedaling like you’ve never seen before. Then when all seems lost, he jumps with all his might and his left hand fully outstretched. He hits the ground, looks at his hand, and would you believe, it stuck. A great moment from a great bloke to have in our team.
A special mention also to Charles’ 6-fa vs. Bowral on the turf at Lackey and Camo’s Hat Trick vs. Blues at Centennial!
3rd Grade
Back Row L-R; Haylie McDonald, Brendon McDonald, Mark Bisby, Ben Quilty, Will Clarke, Yarran Cox, Bryan Ie Front Row L-R; Mark Whatman (vc), Emma Green, Joe Quilty, Damien Plain ©, James Orman
Also Played; Michael Cains, Todd Holland, Simon Trainor, James Salkeld, Jim Wilson, Dylan Plumridge, Darcy Cains, Alex Lees, Kevin Waters, Jesse Hol, Rod Wallace, Ethan Corby, Anthony Hargreaves, Danny Hol, Ian Bradburn, Michael Quirk, Wes Thomas, David Nelson, Richard Norton, Lachlan Goodwin
PLAYED WINS LOSSES DRAWS 18 13 1 4
* HDCA 3rd Grade Minor Premiers * HDCA 3rd Grade Premiers
Major Semi Final vs. Bundanoon at Exeter Oval - Match Drawn (Rain) (RBCC Progress to Grand Final due to higher ladder position)
Grand Final vs. Bundanoon or Bowral Cavaliers - Match Cancelled (Cricket NSW directive due to Coronavirus. RBCC declared Premiers due to finishing regular season as Minor Premiers)
Captain’s Comments;
The 2019/2020 cricket season was like no other, with bushfires , extreme heat policies & finally Covid 19 had the final say. For the times we did get on the field our team excelled in all depart- ments, we had plenty of bowlers, our fielding was beyond any other team & our batting spoke for itself, rarely did we bat past our top order . This team was the most diverse team I have ever been involved with, we had a huge range in age… from 13 year olds to 61 year olds, players in their very first ever year of cricket to a veter- an’s cricket international. Also it was a pleasure to have a couple of females in our squad. We spoke as a team earlier in the year about how well we were fielding at the time , we said that if we were still able to keep our fielding level up we would win the comp. We did just that, it was great to see everyone play the game not only for themselves but for their team mates, al- ways backing up their bowlers & encouraging in the field. It was a pleasure to lead the team in what was a very successful year for the entire club, I’m sure everyone enjoyed themselves & hope to do it all again next year. Thanks heaps to Mark “Woggy” Whatman for his support throughout the year in running the team, along with the other “experienced players”, it was good to be able to bounce ideas off them. Bring on 20/21
Damien Plain 3rd Grade Awards
Batting Aggregate & Average; Brendon McDonald 517runs @ 129.25
Bowling Aggregate; Todd Holland 14 wickets
Bowling Average; James Salkeld 9 wickets @ 9.78
Most Catches; Brendon McDonald 9 catches
Duck Award; Dylan Plumridge 3 ducks (on countback - 1 x Golden!)
Captain’s Award; Emma Green
Players Player; Brendon McDonald
Our club participates in the "REBEL Support Your Sport 3rd Grade Player of the Year (Sid Masters Memorial Trophy); Brendon McDonald (inc. T20 - 517 runs @ 129.25, 10 catches, 4 stumpings) Program". Under this program, the club can earn 5% of your pur- Centuries; Damien Plain 129 vs. Bowral Cavaliers at Chev 23.11.19 chases at REBEL Sport as instore credit to spend on our Brendon McDonald 130 vs. Moss Vale at Taylor Ave 14.12.19 sports program. Brendon McDonald 144 vs. Bowral Blues at Chev 22.02.20
Highest Partnership; It may not seem like much but it adds up over the course 225 - Brendon McDonald & Ben Quilty vs. Moss Vale at Taylor Avenue of the year when you consider that most players have 14.12.2019 their own bat, pads, gloves and pants. But it's not limited Memorable Moment; to cricket gear, it applies to any purchases you may make at REBEL. Round 10 vs. Moss Vale at Taylor Avenue
This game was memorable not only for the massive opening partnership All you need to do is specify our club "Robertson Burra- between Macca and Benny Q but we also fielded 4 (yes 4!) father-son wang Cricket Club" at the counter at the time of pur- combinations, being Danny & Jesse Hol, Michael & Darcy McNamara, chase. If you have a members card be sure to get it updat- Brendon McDonald & Dylan Plumridge and Ben & Joe Quilty. ed to our club. If you haven't got a members card, ask at A big hundred from Macca and a great knock from Ben of 96 resulted in a the REBEL counter next time you make a purchase. total of 284 from our 40 overs. We then restricted Moss Vale to 228 - us- ing 11 different bowlers in a comfortable 56 run win.
Other Memorable Moment mentions to Damo and Macca for further Don’t forget to link ANY purchase at knocks of 100+, Emma Green’s enthusiasm in all her games in her first Rebel Sport Mittagong to our Club. season of cricket, and Macca, Haylie and Dylan also taking the field to- We receive 5% of the total purchase price as a store credit to gether in a first for RBCC in Round 3 vs. Moss Vale. purchase Cricket Balls and Equipment which helps keep our fees the lowest in the HDCA. Many thanks to Rebel for their continued support! RBCC Award Winners History T20 Draft night and Xmas Party
Sid Masters Gordon Lewis Denis Orman 3rd Grade Player Most Valuable Junior Player Of the Year Junior Player of the Year
2019/20 Brendon McDonald Jesse Hol Josh Green 2018/19 - MacKenzie Perry Justin Murray 2017/18 George Lemann Duke Garske Jesse Hol 2016/17 Adam Damjancuk Joe Quilty James Good 2015/16 Adam Damjancuk Ryan Emmerick Blake Denney 2014/15 Chris Harding Ryan Emmerick Blake Denney 2013/14 Matt Cupitt Blake Denney Dylan Palmer-Quigg 2012/13 - Josh Heyhorn Ryan Emmerick 2011/12 - Tom Angel Jesse Mauger 2010/11 Yarran Cox Reuben Honore Tom Angel 2009/10 Mark Bisby Jesse Mauger Joel Bourke 2008/09 Damien Plain Darby Rule Matthew McDonald 2007/08 Alex Tait Tom Keft Dayne Hutchinson Joel McRae 2006/07 Mark Whatman Mitchell Wright Michael Wortz We held our Player Draft for the T20 Tournaments on Saturday December Damien Plain 14th at the Bowling Club - a fantastic night and one which gave us plenty 2005/06 Graeme Ruse Mitchell Wright Ross Dolan to look forward to for the fixtures in January. 2004/05 Yarran Cox - Mitchell Wright 2003/04 Rod Watling - Nathan Wright Unfortunately the ‘Emus’ did not get to take the field due to the Bushfire 2002/03 Darren Ingram - Gus Schofield crisis, whilst the ‘Wombats’ and ‘Bulls’ managed to only play a single 2001/02 Brad Sheppard - - game each, both recording comprehensive victories over Mittagong on the 2000/01 Eric Haynes - - same day. 1999/00 Paul Judge - - 1998/99 Paul Judge - - Unfortunately the lingering bushfires along with a fixture logjam later in 1997/98 Mark Wright - - the summer meant no further T20 games were played this season. Hubbard Trophy 4th Grade Player Of the Year
1997/98 Rod Watling 1996/97 Scott Tozer 1995/96 Paul Judge 1987/88 Cliff Tilley 1986/87 Trevor Bisby 1985/86 David Thompson 1984/85 John Good 1983/84 Murray Eno 1982/83 Rod Watling 1981/82 Steve Bisby 1980/81 Don Denney 1979/80 John Webb RBCC Award Winners History
Tina McPherson George Johnston Brian Clifton
Club Most Valuable 1st Grade Player 2nd Grade Player Player of the Year of the Year
2019/20 Aaron de Jager Mitchell Wright Aaron de Jager 2018/19 Dean Roxburgh Dean Roxburgh Aaron de Jager 2017/18 Nathan Wright Nathan Wright Ryan Emmerick 2016/17 Nathan Wright Nathan Wright Ryan Emmerick 2015/16 Nathan Wright Nathan Wright Reece Woods 2014/15 Mitchell Wright Mitchell Wright Matt Cupitt 2013/14 Matt Cupitt Nathan Wright Damien Plain 2012/13 Dean Roxburgh Dean Roxburgh Damien Plain 2011/12 Nathan Wright Nathan Wright Scott Shepherd 2010/11 Nathan Wright Nathan Wright Damien Plain 2009/10 Jim Thompson Nathan Wright Jim Thompson 2008/09 Damien Plain Mitchell Wright Nathan Ring James Hart 2007/08 Nathan Wright Nathan Wright Nathan Ring 2006/07 Nathan Wright Nathan Wright - 2005/06 Robert Handley Dave Cupitt Robert Handley Richard McHarg 2004/05 Nathan Wright Nathan Wright Cliff Tilley 2003/04 Jim Thompson - Jim Thompson Rod Watling 2002/03 Billie Garbutt Dave Cupitt Billie Garbutt 2001/02 Mick Rivers - Mick Rivers 2000/01 Mick Rivers - Cliff Tilley 1999/00 - - Cliff Tilley 1998/99 Eric Haynes Troy Brown Eric Haynes 1997/98 Rod Watling Nick Scott Scott Tozer Mick Good 1996/97 Scott Tozer Stuart Brewster Luke Reurich 1995/96 Bruce Casey Dave Cupitt Matt Thompson 1994/95 Colin Parker - Colin Parker 1993/94 David Missingham David Missingham Fred Hurford 1992/93 Eric Haynes David Missingham Robert Handley 1991/92 John Bailey David Missingham Robert Handley 1990/91 - - Stewart Brewster 1989/90 - - - 1988/89 - - - 1987/88 Scott Denney - - 1986/87 Mark Wright Mark Wright - 1985/86 John Good Andrew Selby - 1984/85 Cliff Tilley - Ian Muller
RBCC Fun Facts!
• With Premierships in all 3 x Senior Grades this year, we now have won a
total of 20 x Senior Premierships, to go along with 15 x Junior Premier-
ships since the Robertson and Burrawang Clubs merged in 1972
• First Grade have now won the Premiership 7 times, Second Grade 6 times and Thirds 7 times Representative Success! • Adam Kich now has a total of 9 x premierships – 4 x 1st Grade and 5 x 2nd Grade (and still refuses to wear any of his baggys!) This summer we again had a number of players achieve Representative honours • Nathan Wright has 8 premierships as a player (6 x 1st Grade – all as Cap- across all ages and all formats. tain, 1 x 2nd Grade, 1 x U12s) and 1 as a Junior Coach (U16s in 2013/14)
From 5 of our wonderful Wombat girls representing Greater Illawarra, to a num- • Ben Wright has 8 premierships - 6 x 1st Grade, 1 x 3rd Grade and 1 x ber of our kids selected in HDCA junior rep teams, to South Coast CHS Schools U12s cricket, our juniors again punched above their weight. • Hugh Parker becomes our youngest Senior Premiership winning captain The Highlands U20s team was choc full of Robbo players, and the Greater Illa- only a couple of weeks past his 19th birthday, almost 2 years younger than warra Colts side contained some familiar faces. our previous youngest winning skipper
The Senior Highlands Team contained just 2 x RBCC players with many of our • Our Senior teams this year won a combined total of 37 of 39 completed guys unavailable that weekend, while Matty Cupitt was selected in the Illawarra games which is a Win Percentage of 95% ‘Regional Big Bash’ team which is the Country equivalent of the KFC Big Bash we all enjoy over the holiday period. Well done to all! • We used a total of 91 players this summer (30 Juniors, 62 in Seniors,
Jesse Hol played both Juniors and Seniors) plus our 10 Woolworths Blast
U10s kids.
• This summer we had a handful of father/son combinations take the field
with us – Michael & Darcy Cains (3rds), Ben & Joe Quilty (3rds), Dan-
ny & Jesse Hol (3rds), Jim, Nic & Mitchell Wilson (2nds), and we even
had a father/mother/son combo with Brendon and Haylie McDonald and
their son Dylan Plumridge playing together for a couple of games in 3rds.
• We now have 40 players who have won 1st Grade Premierships with us—
Joel Goring , Riley Hurford, Mason King, and Jack Whitfield, join 36
others who have won 1st Grade Premierships with RBCC.
• Of the 37 players who would likely have been in our Grand Final teams
this season before the cancellation of the season, 24 of them either played
Junior cricket with us, played Senior cricket with us before they turned 18 or played their first game of competitive cricket with RBCC.