Yearbook 2017 - 2018
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ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK 2017 - 2018 B.D.C.A. JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONS SAINTS CRICKET ARE B.D.C.A. JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONS ! ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CRICKET CLUB HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON IN 2017-18 AND HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AS THE B.D.C.A. JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING. WE HAVE NOW BEEN B.D.C.A. JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 7 YEARS IN OUR HISTORY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION FROM OUR PLAYERS, COACHES, PARENTS, SUPPORTERS AND YOUR COMMITTEE. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL ON YOUR SUCCESS. THIS ALSO DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THE LOYAL SUPPORT FROM OUR SPONSORS, MOST OF WHOM HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR SEVERAL YEARS. A BIG THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR MEMBERS SUPPORT AS WE PREPARE FOR 2018-19 AND, HOPEFULLY, ANOTHER ENJOYABLE AND SUCCESSFUL SEASON. GO SAINTS ! ___________________________________________________________________________ St. Christopher’s Cricket Club 1 Season 2017-18 ST CHRISTOPHER’S CRICKET CLUB INC. OFFICE BEARERS PRESIDENT JOHN CLAY VICE PRESIDENT PAUL COLLINS SECRETARY ANDREW DIVAN ASSISTANT SECRETARY KERRY RUSSELL TREASURER JOHN GREALY PUBLICITY OFFICER PETER GOODRICK ---------------------------------------------------------- PREMIERSHIPS 1985-86 C GRADE 2003-04 UNDER 9, C GRADE 1986-87 UNDER 10 2004-05 UNDER 10, UNDER 14 1987-88 UNDER 11 2005-06 UNDER 10, UNDER 14 1988-89 UNDER 12 2006-07 UNDER 11, UNDER 12 1989-90 B1 GRADE UNDER 13 1992-93 A RESERVE 2007-08 UNDER 13 1993-94 UNDER 9, C RESERVE 2008-09 UNDER 11, UNDER 13 1995-96 UNDER 16 UNDER 14 1996-97 A RESERVE 2009-10 B RESERVE 1997-98 B RESERVE 2010-11 UNDER 16 1998-99 UNDER 14 2013-14 UNDER 9, UNDER 10 1999-2000 UNDER 9, UNDER 16 DIV 2, 2014-15 UNDER 9, C RESERVE C GRADE, A RESERVE (1-DAY & 2-DAY PREMIERSHIPS) 2000-01 UNDER 10, UNDER 16 DIV 1 2015-16 UNDER 10, C GRADE 2001-02 B RESERVE 2016-17 UNDER 11 2002-03 UNDER 9 2017-18 UNDER 11, UNDER 12 ___________________________________________________________________________ St. Christopher’s Cricket Club 2 Season 2017-18 LIFE MEMBERS JOHN MITCHELL, JOHN BURKE, JOHN GREALY, MITCH AGGAR, BRETT COURT, PETER GOODRICK ---------------------------------------------------------- JACK O’DONNELL MEMORIAL TROPHY BDCA JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2016-17, 2017-18 ---------------------------------------------------------- 5 YEAR PLAYERS 2017-18 Thomas Budge, Kristian Zanbaka, Max Zanbaka, Patrick Forrester, Ryan Klem, Abdullah Kayani, Harry Anderson, Ethan Carlos, Jonathan Delinicolis, Zane Smith, Mark Walter ---------------------------------------------------------- 10 YEAR PLAYERS Chris Watson, Brett Wall, Travis Green, Luke Robinson, Patrick Burke, Chris Khoury, Chris Green, Bevan Klumpp, Chris McGovern, Joe Fakhry, Jim Mason, Tom Wilson, Ben Aggar, Daniel Burke, Matthew Grealy, Joel Smith, Daniel Stone, James Finn, Thomas Grealy, Harrison Dean, Daniel Solway, Nathan Henderson, Damien Loy, Luke Towell, Kyle Lloyd, Toby Reardon, Michael Sirett, Jack Wallace, Greg Wallace, Liam Eisenhuth, Luke Reardon, Jack Finch, Rhys Harrington, Christopher Solway, John Clay, Peter Solway, Ian Woods, Daniel Domenici, Callum Whyte, Cameron Phelps ---------------------------------------------------------- 15 YEAR PLAYERS Daniel Robinson, Harrison Aggar ---------------------------------------------------------- 20 YEAR PLAYERS Luke Stocks ___________________________________________________________________________ St. Christopher’s Cricket Club 3 Season 2017-18 President’s Report As I say every year, the club is going better than ever, and you only have to look at our 2017-18 statistics to agree! This season, we had twice as many teams as some rival clubs combined, which speaks volumes for our proud club. 11 junior teams, 2 senior teams, 5 semi finalists, 2 runners up and our U11s and U12s were the 2017-18 BDCA premiers!! Firstly, congratulations to Peter Fitzgerald and Tim Croft's U11s for winning their first premiership after falling one short last season. Then, the Paul and Kelli Forrester coached U12s went back-to-back premiers, beating a team that has not lost a game in 2 seasons! Congratulations to the other semi-finalists and finalists that fought bravely and just fell short of premierships. Special mention goes to our B Grade team for making BOTH the one-day and two- day Grand Finals. With all this talent on show, it’s not surprising that again, we had many representative players - Under 11 Creak Shield - Matthew Fitzgerald, Luca Croft, Patrick Forrester, Lachlan Burke, Baha Dadarkar, Joshua Agius and Harrison Divan. Under 12 Cawsey Shield - Joshua Trevitt, Daniel Louka, Thomas Forrester and Cooper Sutton. Under 13 Gee Shield - Ethan Nennas Under 14 Moore Shield - Arash Basnet and James Apostolakis. Under 15 Weblin Shield - Tom Tiberti. Congratulations to you all. The great news, that has just been announced, is that Saints Cricket are B.D.C.A. Junior Club Champions for 2017-18 and for the second year running!! Congratulations to you all. Our 2 social events this year were our Comedy for a Cause night fundraiser and our annual Jack Jarrett Shield. The Comedy Night, well, what can I say, I thought numbers could have been slightly better, however, for those who attended......Wow!! It was absolutely hilarious! 4 outstanding comedians and 1 Kiwi in the front row, who in his own mind, thought he was funnier! A real side splitting night. A very big thank you to Laura Agius for getting the night up and running and, if we have it again next season, do yourselves a favour and don't miss it. The Jack Jarrett Shield is gaining more momentum every year! In non-favourable conditions we still managed to get quite a number of teams together for the fight for the title. The Final was played in the worst conditions of the day, and Paul Forrester’s team came up trumps despite being underdogs. I think he enjoys the tag just quietly. Of course, it was great to see Dave Jarrett there – it’s always great to have him around the club. A huge thank you to Tracey Wise for organising the jumping castles and the BBQ-ers on the day! Unfortunately, due to poor conditions the President vs Secretary's game was abandoned. We all know what the result would have been, so I have engraved the shield anyway. This season, at our AGM, we elected unanimously our newest Life Member to the Club, Peter Goodrick. Peter, as I have no doubt you all know, has been with the club for many years as a Father, Coach/Manager and Publicity Officer. He typifies what St Christopher's Cricket Club is all about. His passion is second to none when it comes to our success and is thoroughly worthy of the prestige of Life Member. Congratulations Peter Goodrick. Thank you once again to Andrew Divan for being the drive of the club. The Club Secretary's position is paramount to the success and efficiency of all clubs, and I believe we have the best, even if he's from across the ditch! Thank you to our beloved Treasurer and MyCricket guru, John Grealy. This year John also took on a coaching role after being in retirement for a season or so. No doubt, opposition coaches were just as glad to have him back as much as we did. Paul Collins our Vice President and BDCA delegate, spends most of our committee meetings complaining the he has to go to BDCA meetings, However, I think it's all about having a beer with Andrew Divan on a Monday night. I think there is a little bro-mance happening! Thank you Paul. ___________________________________________________________________________ St. Christopher’s Cricket Club 4 Season 2017-18 Mitch Wise stepped into the big shoes of Brett Court as our Gear Steward this season and, in my opinion, did an excellent job making sure our kits are well stocked and match balls on hand on the day. Great effort Mitch, thank you. This year Kerry Russell joined our committee as Assistant Secretary and did a fantastic job. No doubt Andy enjoyed having her share the work load. Kerry also coached 2 teams, which is just outstanding, and teamed with Laura in bringing us the Comedy Night. A big thank you. Thank you Laura Agius for being the backbone of our social committee. As stated before, the 2 social events we had were fantastic and your work and input at meetings is invaluable. Peter Goodrick, as outlined before, your work load and passion is inspirational and the club information, social media and newsletters are the best in the business. I cannot thank you enough! To the Coaches and Managers, Parents, Players and helpers, you are all the reason why we continue to be on a committee, as you all make running a club satisfying indeed. We are where we are today because of you all and I am an extremely proud President. Congratulations all on a wonderful season. Yours in Sport John Clay President ---------------------------------------------------------- Club Sponsors Saints Cricket is very fortunate to have a loyal group of sponsors that are willing to assist the club, not just financially, but with support throughout the season at club events, fundraisers etc. Michael Sleiman and Daystar First National Real Estate, has been our major sponsor for several seasons and provides support through their financial sponsorship as well as by supporting our fundraising activities during the season and sponsoring our Daystar Club Person of the Year Award. Thank you for your fantastic support. We also appreciate the support of our other long-term sponsors and more recent sponsors. Abela Building Maintenance, Bisaro’s Pharmacy, Mike Hughes & Partners, Gear Box Factory, Barber Crew, Saltwater Seafoods, Aussie and we welcome our latest sponsor Charlie’s Liquor Barn……we can’t get our teams on the field each week without your support! The relationships we have formed with our sponsors are highly valued by our club and we look forward to continuing these relationships well into the future.