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ACT ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 Cricket ACT express their appreciation to the following for their invaluable support of cricket in the region:

Cricket The Lord’s Taverners Active Canberra Kookaburra Sports Abode Hotels Accenture McDonald’s ACT Anytime Fitness Konica Minolta Canberra Southern Cross Club Canberra Toyota RSM Bird Cameron Capital Chemist Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) ActewAGL ArrowFM Carlton United Breweries WIN Television ISC The Canberra Times

Appreciation is expressed to all those who have contributed material for this Annual Report.

Editor Ben MacCormack

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Cover image acknowledgements A general view during game two of the series between Australia and New Zealand at on December 6, 2016. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Photography Cameron Walter Powershots Photography Getty Images The Canberra and region cricket community

ii | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 CONTENTS

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY CRICKET ASSOCIATION 2 FOREWORD 5 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE 7 ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE 15 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 17 THE ACT METEORS 20 THE ACT COMETS 25 HIGH PERFORMANCE 33 GAME DEVELOPMENT 38 UMPIRES & SCORERS 43 PREMIER CRICKET 45 JUNIOR CRICKET 52 INDOOR CRICKET 55 VETERANS CRICKET 59 PRIME MINISTER’S XI 62 SPONSORSHIP 64 Committee’s report 68 Treasurer’s report 69 Auditor’s statement 70 Statement of comprehensive income 72 Statement of financial position 73 Statement by members of the committee 74 AWARDS 75 STATISTICS 77 THE OFFICIALS 88 ASSOCIATION STAFF 90

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 1 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY CRICKET ASSOCIATION Patrons Major General Steve Gower AO Mil and Ian McNamee Board J Miller (Chairman), L Barrington-Smith, C Body, S Day, P Downing, G Elliot, M McConnell, G Nichols, S Michele, Chief Executive CD French Premier Cricket Committee C Body (Chairman), B Ryan (CACT), G Badcock (ANUCC), A Barnett (NCGCC), S Cross (QDCC), M Taylor-Briscoe (ECC), P Edwards (ACTU&SCA), G Chambers (TVCC), B Healy (GCC), J Harrison (WDUCCC) and M Wheadon (WCMCC) Women’s Cricket Council JI Meszes (Chairman), B Ryan, P Bright & E Madden (ECC), A Jones (NCGCC), B Kidd & J Kneebone (TVCC), P Guy (ANU), A Lawson & A Clark (WDUCCC) and J McIntyre (WCMCC) Umpires and Scorers Council Executive N Ewbank (Chairman), P Edwards (Deputy Chairman), A Dolin & K Hartas (Secretary), A Kopras (Finance Representative) and T Keel (Director of Umpiring) Junior Cricket Council Executive G Loaney (Chairman), D Rousch (Deputy Chair) and B Ryan Indoor Cricket Committee C Walter (Chairman), C Floros (Weston), S Mogg (Kambah), B Santosuosso (Kaleen) Discipline Committee WH Hall (Chairman), G Besgrove, J Brownlie, J Clark and S Knight Independent Tribunal Panel J Buxton (Chairman), BE Harvey and P Woulfe Delegate to Cricket NSW IE McNamee ACT Meteors Coach J Allsopp ACT Comets Coach A Blizzard ACT Rockets Coach W Floros

2 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Statistician A Morehouse Auditors RSM Partners Premier Clubs Club President Secretary Australian National University Cricket Club M Vergano W Armstrong Eastlake Cricket Club P Winter A Masud Ginninderra Cricket Club C Griffin C Ravinuthala North Canberra Gungahlin Cricket Club P Coe H Axelby District Cricket Club R Ditton R Bates Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club J Evans L Barrington-Smith Western District UC Cricket Club A McGann A Clark Weston Creek Molonglo Cricket Club S Bryant R Arthur

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FOREWORD Yvette Berry ACT Minister for Sport and Recreation

It was great to see another successful cricket season take place across the Territory during the 2016-17 summer. Cricket participation continues to grow in the Capital seeing one in nine Canberrans picking up a bat or ball, with 40,000 participants enjoying one of Australia’s favourite sports. It was pleasing to see growth continue in junior cricket with new formats trialled throughout the season which included shorter pitches and reduced player numbers to increase involvement. The T20 Blast program within schools and local cricket clubs continues to provide an ideal introduction program for children to the sport. At the elite level the Comets had a disappointing season whilst the Meteors went extremely close to securing a finals berth only to stumble by the shortest of margins, but several players impressed with higher honours. These included ACT Comets all-rounder Tom securing a men’s contract with after a strong season with the ball. Comets keeper Andrew Harriott played for the Renegades in the Big Bash League and talented young batsman Matt Gilkes was selected as for the PM’s XI. Young fast bowler Joe Slater also secured a Regional Rookie contract with the Thunder franchise. For the Meteors, talented young fast bowler Maitlan Brown burst onto the scene in her first WNCL season and secured herself a place in the Australian Shooting Stars and National Performance Squad. The Women’s Big Bash League featured several Meteors representatives, with eventual winners featuring three Meteors’ stars. Manuka Oval was showcased by a men’s One Day International between Australia and New Zealand with the side scoring a massive total of 378 and winning by 116 runs. The annual Prime Minister’s XI saw a change of format with a match featuring for the very first time. The touring Sri Lankan team clinched a 5 wicket victory against the Adam Voges led PM’s XI. The Southern Stars also featured at Manuka Oval in two thrilling ODI matches against receiving tremendous public support and the home team securing two entertaining victories. The indoor game in the Territory continues to go from strength to strength following the success of the Rockets last year. Four ACT Rockets represented Australia in a series against New Zealand in October, with Matthew Floros named as vice-. The ACT also successfully staged the Australian Masters Indoor Cricket Championships at Kambah in May, a tournament that saw the Over 40’s side reach the grand final and nine individuals selected for natonal honours. The ACT Government is a committed partner of local cricket. This commitment extends to the provision and improvement of facilities that support the sport’s participation growth. As the newly developed Phillip Oval with new indoor and outdoor training facilities and improved amenities nears completion, it will provide wonderful benefits for cricket in the capital region. The ACT Government also continues to support the elite teams with support provided to both the ACT Meteors and ACT Comets through the National League Team Program. Congratulations on another wonderful year of achievement for cricket in the ACT.

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 5 Introducing Stellar Canberra Canberra’s health & wellness centre

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It is a great privilege to be delivering my first report as Chairman of Cricket ACT. I do so having assumed the role at a time when cricket is undergoing significant transformation on many fronts – internationally, domestically and, importantly, locally. Beginning this report is easy. First and foremost, it would be remiss not to pay tribute to the outstanding work of my predecessor, Ian McNamee. Ian’s energy, passion and commitment over a long period of time have combined to ensure that cricket in the ACT and this region is more firmly on the radar of decision makers and stakeholders than ever before. The ability of Manuka Oval to be able to host quality first-class cricket came to the fore with the establishment of lights at the ground, a tireless pursuit of Ian’s. The procession of outstanding first- class cricket that has come with the wonderful addition of lights will be built on as we continue to work in partnership with the ACT Government for further development of facilities at the ground. We are now little more than 12 months away from hosting the first-ever Test match at Manuka Oval against . The first of the new ground facilities, a state-of-the art multi-purpose media and function centre, is about to be constructed and commissioned to coincide with the Test match. Discussions continue around additional improvements to facilities for both fans and players. Whilst on the subject of facilities, it is extremely pleasing to report the advanced development of our

Ian McNamee handing over the Cricket ACT Chairmanship to John Miller at the 2016 AGM. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 7 A sporting moment with Dylan Fam, 17 years Role: Batsmen/Wicketkeeper Club: Ginninderra Cricket Club Junior Cricketer Cricket idol: of the Year 2016 Most treasured cricket item: My bat (Southern Cross Cricket Tyrant) What do you love most about cricket: Being around your friends and having fun Most treasured cricket team: Health & fitness tip: Develop core strength Cricketing dream: I want to be the best I can be and wherever that leads me to I will be happy

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We kn what mas | capitalchemist.com.au ACT Minister for Sport Yvette Berry, AFL NSW/ACT CEO Sam Graham and CEO James Sutherland turn the first sod at Cricket ACT’s new home, Phillip Oval. future new home at Phillip Oval. To have a facility such as Phillip Oval is of enormous importance in developing local and regional talent as we continue our pursuit to be the leading talent hotspot in Australian Cricket. Phillip Oval will be a wonderful revamped venue with playing quality lights and elite indoor/outdoor training facilities, as well as our new administrative home. This shared facility is a wonderful partnership between Cricket, the AFL and the ACT Government worth more than $7 million. At this point, I acknowledge the wonderful support of Cricket Australia and Cricket NSW in seeing this project to fruition. In acknowledging both Cricket Australia and Cricket NSW for their support for Phillip Oval, I also mention the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) we have with them. We are currently finalizing the second iteration of that MOU, which was another of Ian’s initiatives to support the growth of cricket in this region. The MOU has led to significantly increased funding for cricket in the ACT and region. Whilst it has not been without contention, it will in time, I believe, help more of our local cricketers and those from the nearby area fulfil their potential and ambitions given the application of greater resources both in terms of coaching and facilities such as Phillip Oval. I acknowledge the excellent work of our Sub-Committee consisting of Stephen Day, Greg Nichols, Ian McNamee, Mark McConnell and Cameron French in overseeing the development of the latest MOU. I was fortunate to participate in the Australian Cricket Conference in Melbourne in August last year which was the springboard for the development of the latest Australian Cricket Strategy. As I stated at the start of this report, cricket is undergoing significant transformation. This is witnessed in terms of a focus on formats, the massive push for greater female participation, ensuring growth in junior ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 9 cricket and an absolute commitment to engage with fans. It is vitally important for us to ensure the long-term viability of our local clubs for the ambitions associated with the Australian Cricket Strategy to reach their full potential. The Board is committed to ensuring the strength of these clubs, and I know our CEO, Cameron French, has committed significant energy to achieving greater support for them and the status of Premier Cricket in the ACT. The Board’s decision to conduct a wide-ranging review of Cricket in the ACT is indicative of our commitment to not only more effectively and efficiently deliver cricket inthe ACT, but to hear what is most important to Clubs in terms of competition structures, resourcing, facilities and the attraction and retention of players. There is no doubt that Cricket Australia is placing greater emphasis on female participation with a major objective under the new Australian Cricket Strategy for the game to become the leading sport for women and girls. Whilst this represents a great challenge for the sport, the momentum that is building should be viewed as a massive opportunity for Clubs. The Board is currently considering the alignment of their next five-year strategy with the pillars of the Australian Cricket Strategy, thus ensuring a plan that grows the game in the ACT and region. The pillars that will underpin our own strategy include: • Becoming the leading sport for women and girls • Tailoring the game to secure the future of cricket • Transforming Junior Cricket to be the number one sport for children in Australia • Spearheading innovative solutions to maximize long-term sustainable revenue that will drive investment in the game • Telling our story better • Having the number one teams in Australia in all formats and ages, both male and female • Using technology to deliver great experiences for fans, participants and volunteers Through our regular meetings with Clubs during the year we will keep you informed of progress in terms of our strategy and objectives. I mentioned earlier the partnerships both in terms of Manuka Oval and Phillip Oval, and the involvement of the ACT Government. Chief Minister Andrew Barr has been extremely supportive of our objectives for growing the sport in the ACT and fully realizing the economic potential this brings for the local community. I thank the Chief Minister along with all the other key people we work with in the ACT Government directorates and agencies who are constantly helping us achieve our goals for the sport. Cricket Australia has continued to fully engage with us as we pursue our objectives, and we are extremely grateful to Chairman David Peever, CEO James Sutherland, and his senior executive team for their recognition and support for cricket in the ACT and region. I also acknowledge the excellent cooperation and support of Cricket NSW Chairman John Warn and CEO Andrew Jones. There have been some changes to staff throughout the year, and again the team has been ably lead by our CEO, Cameron French. We have more recently lost as a pathway manager. One of our objectives is to develop talent on and off the field, and when Luke was lured away to South Australia to take on a bigger role, it was vindication for the program we have in place where

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 11 good talent is nurtured and developed and, more importantly, able to be kept within the cricket family. On the field, we have continued to make excellent progress. Whilst the Meteors just failed to make the final of the WNCL, they continually displayed their competitive spirit and big hingst are just around the corner. The Comets continued to be a challenge for their opponents boasting several first-class cricketers, and under the guidance of , we look forward to watching the program continue to develop. There was the memorable First Grade grand final in this year’s Premier Cricket. Congratulations to the Tuggeranong Club for ending their premiership hiatus. It is great for local cricket when quality people such as Shane Devoy and John Rogers, opposing captains in the Grand Final, are leading their clubs. The ACT was also at the forefront of radical and much needed change in junior playing formats, and I congratulate everyone involved locally for setting the ACT at the top of the tree nationally in implementing the new formats. These formats will ultimately be rolled out across Australia over the coming season. I would like to thank my fellow directors for their great assistance, support and guidance throughout the year. It was great to have such a highly credentialed individual such as Stephen Day join other board members Liz Barrington-Smith, Peter Downing, Gordon Elliott, Sean Michelle, Greg Nichols and Chris Body. Greg Nichols, a leading sports administrator and director both nationally and internationally, who has been our Melbourne-based director for four years is standing down this year. Greg has been a wonderful contributor, and has been influential in regularly liaising with Cricket Australia as we have pursued our strategic objectives. Finally, and most importantly, a big thank you to our Cricket ACT delegate members, and the huge number of volunteers in the cricket community who have helped to make cricket the favourite sport of Canberrans.

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ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE Liz Barrington-Smith

The Annual General Meeting of the Association was held on Wednesday 21st September 2016. The financial statements for the period 1st July 2015 to 30th June 2016 were considered. The meeting noted that this was the last meeting for both Ian McNamee and Rob Docker as they stepped down from their roles on the Board. Their significant impact on cricket in the ACT was acknowledged. A number of departing staff from CACT were also acknowledged for their contribution to cricket in the region. The meeting elected John Miller as Chairman of the Board for a one year term. Gordon Elliott was elected for a one year term to fill the vacant position left by Rob Docker. Stephen Day was elected for a three-year term to fill the remaining position. Jim Meszes was elected Chairperson of the Women’s Cricket Council. Graeme Loaney was elected as Chairperson on the Junior Cricket Council. Nick Ewbank was elected as Chairperson of the ’s Council. RSM Bird Cameron was appointed as auditor for the Association for 2016/2017. In concluding, the meeting endorsed Major Steve Gower as patron and accepted the nomination of

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* Ian McNamee as co-patron of the Association. Two ordinary meetings of the Association were held during the course of the year. The first was on the 14th December 2016. In this meeting, the Chairman John Miller reflected on the need for strong communication with the premier cricket clubs. He also noted the strategic importance of the Philip Oval development for cricket in the ACT and the broader region. CACT CEO Cameron French delivered a mid-season review presentation for the information of delegates. Game Development Manager Ben McCormack also delivered a report identifying the priorities for cricket in the region. The second meeting was held on the 10th May 2017. Chairman John Miller summarised the process of the recently established Community Cricket Review. He also discussed the Club President’s meeting. This was followed by a wide-ranging presentation by CACT CEO Cameron French which covered the broad strategic and operational issues for cricket in the ACT. The Board met on nine occasions during the year and the attendance of Board members at the meetings is shown below. Key objectives for developing cricket in the ACT were discussed.

Meetings Board Member Eligible Attended Responsibilities John Miller 9 9 Chairman of the Board Liz Barrington-Smith 9 8 Secretary Chris Body 9 7 Future Directions Committee Stephen Day 8 7 Premier Cricket Committee Peter Downing 9 8 Finance Committee Gordon Elliott 9 6 Treasurer, Finance Committee Mark McConnell 5 4 Finance Committee Sean Michelle 9 8 Business Development Committee Greg Nichols 9 6 Deputy Chair / Bus.Dev.Committee John Miller Liz Barrington- Smith Chris Body Peter Downing Stephen Day Gordon Elliott Mark McConnell Sean Michelle Greg Nichols 16 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT Cameron French

Cricket ACT has continued to add significant value to Australian Cricket with several outstanding results in 2016/2017. We are an organization that is focused on continuous improvement and whilst we are naturally pleased with these results, we recognize that there is always more that can be done, and we will be relentless in ensuring that cricket is the number 1 sport in the CBR region. Our vision – the talent hotspot of Australian Cricket The vision for Cricket ACT is to be the talent hotspot of Australian Cricket. Delivering this vision is not just about developing players – it is the production of coaches, umpires, administrators, programs and everything in-between. This season saw several Cricket ACT people and programs recognized as leaders in their field, including; • Luke Butterworth – After just one season with Cricket ACT, Luke was named the coach of the South Australian Redbacks. • – Named Futures League player of the year, and won a contract with the Tasmanian Tigers for season 2017/2018. • Maitlan Brown – In her first season of WNCL, Maitlan was selected for the Shooting Stars tour of Sri Lanka. • Miles Thompson – Graduated from our internship program to a role with Athletics Australia. • Junior Format Rollout – Feedback that the ACT community has shaped the next evolution of junior cricket. • CACT Academy programs – Our Academy programs have been recognized as the benchmark in Australian Cricket with particularly outstanding results. • ACT Rockets – Our men’s indoor team once again made the final of the national championships. • Support of Women’s Cricket – Fantastic crowds across the two Southern Stars matches that were held at Manuka Oval

A revamped talent pathway A special mention to Kyle Piper who, over the last season, has overhauled our youth academies to a point where they are considered industry leading. His efforts, along with the significant contribution of coaches, managers and players has led to improved results with the Under 11’s The ACT U11 side, NSWDCA Champions ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 17 Rien Donkin with some of the Abode ACT Meteors. victorious in the highly competitive NSWDCA, and our Under 12’s ACT Schools side reaching the final of the national carnival.

Record Sponsorships for Cricket ACT Driven by Ben MacCormack the association has logged record sponsorships in season 2016/2017. We welcomed a number of new partners – Abode, Toyota, McDonalds, iCollege and Accenture to the cricket family whilst several our long-term supporters – Konica Minolta, Capital Chemist and ACTEW AGL continue to make a signification contribution to the association.

Profiling the Game A concerted effort was made over the summer to increase the associations’ media profile, both in terms of delivering content through traditional media channels and seeking to increase our footprint across social media. Overseen by Ellen Grady (who has since moved on to a role in the Federal Education department), I am delighted to report that we have made significant strides in both areas and, with a relaunch of the CACT website for season 2017/2018, we will continue to showcase local events, activities and achievements.

Junior Format Rollout In season 2016/2017, Cricket ACT, with 15 other associations across Australia, trialled a set of revised junior formats. These formats, aiming to make the game faster and improving skill development, have been shaped by feedback from the ACT community. Thank you to Graham Loaney and the junior council executive for their support of this pilot, which we believe will have a positive impact on cricket for years to come.

18 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Record Numbers For the sixth season in a row Cricket ACT recorded a growth in participation (increasing from 38,491 to 39,940). This feat, delivered in association with junior format changes and other community focused activities is a testament to our wonderful development managers and . Whilst not just about the numbers their achievements see them oversee the largest and third largest cricket regions in Australia!

Record umpiring numbers For the first time in memory, Cricket ACT had full coverage across all grades. This achievement is the result of the significant contribution from Bill Ruse and Nick Ewbank, and we look forward to the continued development of the umpires group into the future.

Elite Cricket at Manuka Oval This season, the best boutique stadium in the ground, Manuka Oval, played host to a number of high-profile matches. Congratulations to Brad Vandam and the entire grounds team for ensuring the ground sparkled on each occasion. We had three fantastic fixtures – the Southern Stars v South Africa, PMXI v Sri Lanka and a ODI against New Zealand – all well supported as we build towards Canberra’s inaugural Test match in season 2018/2019

Tuggeranong’s Triple Treat To John Evans and the committee at Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club, congratulations on an excellent season. Winning one title is an achievement but to win three (First Grade, Second Grade and Women’s 20 Over) was a testament to the significant work that occurred behind the scenes to improve the fortunes of the club.

A Note of Thanks Thank you to all our supporters and partners. Without your involvement, cricket in the ACT would not be in such great shape on and off the field. Thank you also to the ACT Cricket Board, management, staff and volunteers of Cricket ACT for all your support during such a long and demanding season. Finally, I would like to congratulate Ian McNamee on a wonderful tenure as Chairman. Ian has left a wonderful legacy, one from which many future generations will benefit. His service to the game will always be greatly appreciated.

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 19 THE ACT METEORS Kris Britt and Aiden Blizzard

Squad Kris Britt (Captain), Lily Bardsley, Sam Bates, Maitlan Brown, Kira Churchland, , , , , , , , Rebecca Maher, Sara McGlashan, ,

Rookies/development players Jess Howard, Kelly Rowlings

Coaching and support staff James Allsopp (Head Coach), Luke Butterworth (Assistant Coach), Michael Barrington (Strength and Conditioning), Aileen Morris (Physiotherapist), Christine Higgisson (Player Development Manager) and Cricket ACT Staff.

Arrivals

Maitlan Brown Touted by many as a future Australian representative, 19-year-old Maitlan came into the Meteors squad for their first game against Western Australia. The young seamer from Wingham in Northern loves to swing the bat as well, and brings a vibrant energy and positivity to the group.

Jodie Fields The ACT Meteors unveiled the big signing of former Australian captain Jodie Fields just before the season’s start after she had a layoff with injury at the back end of the 2015/2016 summer. The wicketkeeper-batter brought over 100 games of Australian experience to the side, something the Meteors have never before had in such high quantity. Her leadership and ability to think about the game lent a valuable commodity to both the squad and the entire program.

Nicola Hancock Nicola signed with the ACT Meteors from the Victorian system ahead of the 2016/2017 season. The 20-year-old seamer arrived looking to continue building on her highly promising career after solid WBBL|01 and a tour of Sri Lanka with the Australian Shooting Stars team.

Emily Leys After several appearances for the New South Wales Breakers, Emily made the move to the Meteors in search of more consistent cricket in the WNCL. The left arm seamer from Gunnedah The Abode ACT Meteors in New South Wales is an infectious presence in the team, and her energy always has a positive impact on the group.

Farewells

Jenny Taffs Top order batter and left arm china-man spinner, Jenny Taffs, announced that she is moving to Melbourne after the 2015/2016 season. The opportunity to complete her studies while living closer to family was a major factor in her decision to leave the capital.

WNCL

Round 1 vs Western Australia It was a strong start to the 2016/2017 WNCL campaign for the ACT Meteors, who knocked off their Western Australian hosts at the WACA on the opening weekend. The Meteors were sent in to bat, and after a shaky start to find themselves 2/33, Kris Britt (72) and Erin Osborne (31) set about rebuilding the innings with a 69- stand for the third wicket. However, consistent Kris Britt on her way to 72 and the Player of the Match to the Western Fury halted the innings’ award against Western Australia. momentum before some late order hitting from Jodie Hicks (18 ) and Nicole Goodwin (14 not out) at faster than a run a ball lifted the Meteors up to 8/195 from their 50 overs. WA struggled to get going in reply after the top order took two early wickets to have the hosts on a level playing field at 2/35. However, the ACT refused to give up the momentum as the three-pronged spin attack of Sam Bates (3/16 off 9.2 overs), Erin Osborne (3/26 off 10) and Angela Reakes (1/40 off 7) tore through the WA’s middle order to siege the ascendancy at 7/128. The lower order was left with too much to do, and were bowled out for 170 with 16 balls remaining to give the Meteors a win to start their year.

Round 2 vs Victoria The ACT Meteors were back in the action at the WACA the next day, this time to play a strong Victorian side. Once again, the Meteors were sent in to bat, and this time the openers got off to a much better start as Claire Koski (37) and Katie Mack (40) reached 68 before the loss of the first wicket. However, the Meteors struggled to break through a glass ceiling of sorts as Kris Britt (33) and Erin Osborne (30) both made starts before falling victim to Victoria’s excellent – The Spirit effected four run outs in the ACT innings. Angela Reakes gave the innings some momentum as she notched a well compiled 58 not out in the death overs to bring the score to a defendable 6/226 from 50 overs. Nevertheless, the ACT struggled to replicate their efforts with the ball from Round 1. An early wicket for Nicole Goodwin (1/31 off 10) wasn’t enough to slow a rampant Victoria down as and Sarah Elliott both marched to centuries in Victoria’s 9-wicket win with a commanding 33 balls to spare.

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 21 The Meteors come together before their match against South Australia at Manuka Oval. Round 3 vs Tasmania Round 3 took the ACT Meteors to Blundstone Arena in to play the Tasmanian Roar, and they were met with what looked like a good strip. Sent in to bat once more, a second straight 50 partnership for the opening pair laid a great platform for the Meteors, who continued to shift up through the gears thanks to Kris Britt’s 64 and Claire Koski’s 58. The strong start set up a competitive total for the ACT who were bowled out on the final ball of their innings for 245. In response, the Tasmanian side refused to roll over despite finding themselves on the end of the some good early bowling from Nicole Goodwin (3/41 off 10) to be 2/18, and then 3/74. However, opener combined with middle order batter for a 146-run fourth wicket partnership that saw Tasmania seize the advantage before some quick wickets to Nicola Hancock (2/54 off 10) threw the game back into the balance in the death overs. Defending 12 off the last over, Hancock was on track to get the Meteors home, but a late to Redmayne meant Tasmania needed two from the final ball. The centurion managed to pierce the gap and hand the ACT the narrowest of 4-wicket losses.

Round 4 vs South Australia The ACT Meteors came back to Manuka Oval for their only home game of the 2016/2017 season, to play against defending champions, the South Australian Scorpions. On a day with some rain, the Meteors chose to bat first, but quickly found themselves in trouble at 3/36. When rain interrupted play at 4/76, the Meteors were able to regroup somewhat as Angela Reakes put together a very composed 37. However, South Australia continued to take wickets, and the Meteors were bowled out for 133 in just 39 overs, well inside the allotted 49 that they had been assigned. However, the ACT bounced back with the ball and attacked from the outset with Nicole Goodwin grabbing an early 22 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Clockwise from bottom left: Sam Bates, Maitlan Brown, Angela Reakes, Erin Osborne, Kris Britt, Nicole Goodwin and Jodie Hicks, just some of the Meteors in action in the inaugural WBBL. breakthrough. The spinners were quickly into the attack, and Erin Osborne shredded the top order to pieces, finishing her 10 overs with her best WNCL figures of 4/24, including four maidens. Sam Bates (2/33 off 10) and Angela Reakes (1/15 off 7) provided ample support to keep the game well within the Meteors’ grasp before Goodwin (3/12 off 4) returned to clean up the tail and deliver what turned out to be a comprehensive 33-run win for the ACT.

Round 5 vs Queensland The ACT Meteors went into their match against Queensland with a 2-2 record, needing to win both of their remaining games comfortably to qualify for the WNCL final. Their match against the Fire at Jubilee Park started well when after being asked to bowl first, Nicole Goodwin nda Maitlan Brown were both among the early wickets to have Queensland 2/30. Regular wickets had the game well balanced at 5/121 before a late partnership pushed the Queensland total up towards the 200 mark. Goodwin (3/34 off 10) put an end to any resistance, and some good fielding held Queensland to 9/205 from their 50 overs. The ACT Meteors set off in search of a bonus point, with Katie Mack (73) and Claire Koski (32) notching up a 108-run partnership in just over 20 overs. Queensland quickly applied the pressure with a couple of wickets before Kris Britt (38 not out) and Erin Osborne (21) finished off most of the heavy lifting to get the Comets a bonus point by chasing the total 4-wickets down in just 39.5 overs.

Round 6 vs NSW All the pressure was on the ACT Meteors in their last game against the New South Wales Breakers. Needing a second consecutive bonus point win to progress to the final, the Meteors were asked to field first at Blacktown International Sports Park. Wickets came at regular intervals to keep the

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 23 Meteors interested, holding the hosts to 5/107 through the first half of the innings. The Breakers never really got away thanks to some tight efforts from all bowlers, and finished their 50 overs on a very gettable 8/201. Maitlan Brown (2/31 off 7), Erin Osborne (2/33) and Angela Reakes (2/39) were the best of the bowlers. The Meteors had a less than ideal start with the bat, quickly slumping to 4/41 in pursuit of the total within the required 40 over limit. However, Reakes (60) and Osborne (78) loaded up and set about buoying the ship with a 122-run stand to get the ACT within 49 runs of victory before two run outs exposed the tail, and left the Meteors looking shaky at 6/164. Osborne soldiered on with the tail, looking for any possible runs that could be gathered at the death, but too many wickets left the Meteors with too much to do as Osborne was the last batter out after 39.3 overs, an agonising 13 runs short of the target.

Final comments The ACT Meteors 2016/2017 campaign saw them finish in the fifth spot for the second year running. However, the five-point disparity between first and fifth places on the table was a much truer reflection of the ACT Meteors’ competitiveness this season. The Meteors performed well against some quality opposition, beating table toppers and finalists Queensland, but their season was brought undone by inconsistency, and the team slipped down the table at the back-end of the year. What mustn’t be overlooked when history shows their three wins and three losses record is the skill and talent this current group of players possess. They are more than capable of beating anyone. After the tremendous success of the WBBL last year, many Meteors players once again chose to take up contracts with interstate franchises. Twelve of our sixteen Meteors took part, with Angela Reakes, Sara McGlashan, Jodie Hicks and Emily Leys going on to feature for the tournament champions, the Sydney Sixers. The experience and professionalism all ACT athletes gained as a part of the WBBL setup will be invaluable for their development, and they will bring that extended knowledge back with them to the Meteors program. This year also marked the final year of playing in the WNCL for foundation member and long-time captain, Kris Britt. Kris has chosen to retire from the WNCL after being one of the first players to sign on with the ACT Meteors following their admission to the competition in 2009. In 2016/2017, she continued to lead by example for the ACT, notching 214 runs at an average of 42.80 across the games, as well as providing crucial leadership to the youthful playing group. Cricket ACT also wishes to pass on its thanks to New Zealand International, Sara McGlashan, who brought great skills, energy, experience and work ethic to the squad in her time with the group. Additionally, Cricket ACT would like to extend its most profound thanks to the entire Meteors staff and playing squad for their hard work towards running another successful WNCL campaign, and developing a highly effective program for years to come. Kris Britt directs her troops during her final WNCL season. 24 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 THE ACT COMETS Aiden Blizzard and Michael Barrington

Futures League Squad John Rogers (Captain), Michael Barrington-Smith, Aiden Blizzard, , Shane Devoy, , , Andrew Harriott, Henry Hunt, Blake Macdonald, Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Harry Medhurst, Charlie Morris, Mitch Phelps, Tom Rogers, Sam Skelly, Joe Slater, Ryan Smith, Dean Solway, Daniel Solway, Cameron Suidgeest, Ben Taylor, Tom Vane Tempest,

Comets Debutants Daniel Solway – vs South Australia, Oct 17, 2016 Tom Vane Tempest – vs South Australia, Oct 17, 2016 Ben Manenti – vs Western Australia, Nov 7, 2016 Matthew Gilkes – vs Victoria, Feb 6, 2017 Charlie Morris – vs Victoria, Feb 6, 2017 Sam Skelly – vs Victoria, Feb 6, 2017 Michael Barrington-Smith – vs Queensland, Mar 6, 2017 Ryan Smith – vs Queensland, Mar 6, 2017

New Comets Captain John Rogers (centre) with Aiden Blizzard (left) and John Miller (right). ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 25 The Sydney T20 Comets Squad Sydney T20 Squad Michael Spaseski (Captain), Michael Barrington, Aiden Blizzard, Djali Bloomfield, Jono Dean, Shane Devoy, Kiplin Doriga, Tom Engelbrecht, Tim Floros, Matthew Gilkes, Jason Kila, Daniel Leerdam, Blake Macdonald, Harry Medhurst, Ben Mitchell, Charlie Morris, Joe Slater, Cameron Suidgeest, Ben Taylor, Sam Taylor, Tom Vane Tempest

Sydney T20 Debutants Jason Kila – vs Bankstown, Dec 4, 2016 Kiplin Doriga – vs Bankstown, Dec 4, 2016 Tom Engelbrecht – vs Parramatta, Oct 16, 2016 Tim Floros – vs Bankstown, Dec 4, 2016 Daniel Leerdam – vs Bankstown, Dec 4, 2016 Ben Mitchell – vs Sydney University, Nov 27, 2016 Charlie Morris – vs Bankstown, Dec 4, 2016 Djali Bloomfield – vs Sydney University, Nov 27, 2016

Coaching and support staff Aiden Blizzard (Head Coach), Kyle Piper (Assistant Coach), Michael Barrington (Strength and Conditioning), Brad Haddin (Specialist Coach), Darren Richards (Specialist Coach), Randall Starr (Specialist Coach), Liam Richardson (Physiotherapist), Liam Lawless (Performance Analyst), 26 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Christine Higgisson (Player Development Manager) and Cricket ACT Staff.

Sydney T20

Round 1 vs Parramatta A very youthful Comets team lined up for the first match of the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup for 2016/2017 against Parramatta in Western Sydney. Winning the toss and choosing to bat, the ACT were quickly in trouble at 2/15 before Michael Spaseski (19 off 21) and Blake Macdonald (41 off 33) put together a mid-innings recovery that steered the visitors to 6/124 from their 20 overs. In reply, a second wicket partnership of 69 saw the game slip away from the Comets before Tom Engelbrecht (2/12 off 4 overs) tried to instigate a late fightback. Unfortunately, too few runs on the board saw Parramatta ease home with seven wickets and 15 balls in hand.

Round 2 vs Fairfield-Liverpool The first match of a home header at Manuka Oval had the Comets chasing on this occasion after a strong effort with the ball had held visiting Fairfield-Liverpool to 7/120. Joe Slater started the bowling plan well for the Comets, conceding just 2/14 from his 4 overs, including a maiden. All of the bowlers continued to keep the pressure on, but the spinners were the ones who reaped the rewards with Ben Taylor (3/11 off 2) and Tom Engelbrecht (1/25 off 4) also picking up wickets. The Comets’ batting made short work of the total, with Aiden Blizzard (81 not out off 55 balls) launching a blitz of boundaries to send the home side past the total in the 17th over. Solid support from Matt Gilkes (27 off 34 balls) ensured that wickets were never a problem as the ACT recorded a 9-wicket win.

Round 3 vs Sydney University Game two of the double header once again had the Comets chasing, but this time they were met with a little more resistance. Sydney University batted well to reach 5/145 in their 20 overs, although they were once again held down to an extent by the spinners in Ben Taylor (2/25 off 4) and Shane Devoy (2/32 off 4). However, the Comets batting was exemplary once again, led by Aiden Blizzard who destroyed the Sydney Uni bowlers with 97 not out from just 52 balls, including six sixes. The Comets recorded their second 9-wicket win of the day, this time with Michael Spaseski playing the anchor role (35 not out off 38 balls) to finish off the double and ensure Manuka remained a stronghold for the ACT.

Round 4 vs Bankstown The Comets final match of the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup season for 2016/2017 took them back to Sydney once more, this time to play Bankstown. Batting first, the Comets struggled for runs with Papua New Guinean import Jason Kila (26 off 36 balls) the only play to register double figures. Despite making it to the final over, the Comets were bowled out for 87 with three balls remaining. To their credit, the Comets dug in with the ball and managed to take a few wickets in a real team effort. Ben Mitchell kept the ACT in the game with his frugal bowling (2/10 off 4), while Charlie Morris (2/21 off 4) and Shane Devoy (2/21 off 4) continued to chip away at the Bankstown order. The match went into the last over, but ultimately, the Comets needed a few more runs as Bankstown reached the target eight wickets down with just two balls to spare.

Thunder Rookie On the back of last year’s successful Thunder Regional Rookie Program, which saw

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 27 chosen out of the event for a two-week rookie contract to rain with the squad, the Trials returned for a second instalment. This time, additional trials were held to find a WBBL rookie in addition to a player for the men’s franchise. On September 9, 2016, talented cricketers from across the local region, including members of the ACT Comets and Comets Academy squads, gathered for the trials at Kaleen Indoor Centre, where the players completed batting, bowling and fielding skills sessions. Weston Creek Molonglo quick, Joe Slater, picked up the contract with the Sydney Thunder Men for the KFC BBL|06 tournament, while junior won the right to be part of the Sydney Thunder Women’s setup Sydney Thunder Regional Rookie Joe Slater with for Rebel WBBL|02. They each earned a fantastic Thunder star . opportunity to spend two weeks at the start of the tournaments with their respective Sydney Thunder squads, which included international players , Andre Russell, and . Joe was the beneficiary of some bowling time with Russell to work extensively on his craft in the nets, which he said was an invaluable experience.

Futures League

Round 1 vs South Australia The ACT Comets opened their 2016/2017 Futures League campaign against South Australia at Manuka Oval. Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin returned to the Comets for this fixture, as he did last year, in just his second game for an ACT side since the 1998/1999 season. Young wicketkeeper Tom Vane Tempest was also selected to make his Comets debut with some no-doubt invaluable advice provided by the Australian veteran. After being sent in, the Comets looked a little rusty to start, and quickly found themselves 3/68. However, some middle-order partnerships between Haddin (114) and, first, Andrew Harriott (48), then, Blake Macdonald (42) added some respectability to the total before the Comets were all out for 276. The Comets were then subjected to a long stay in the field as the touring team piled on a monstrous 613 in 160 overs thanks in large part to Kelvin Smith’s 210. Nathan McAndrew (4/150) finished the long stint with the best figures, while Greg West was the next best with 2/75. The Comets then exacted some alternative staying tactics, allowing the runs to flow once more. Haddin showed his class with a further 190, while Jono Dean also notched a helpful 52. Several key lower order partnerships between Haddin and Ben Taylor (28), and Tom Vane Tempest (29) and Nathan McAndrew (41 not out) kept South Australia in the field, and took crucial time out of the game before building the smallest of leads. By the time the Comets were dismissed, they had made 482, setting South Australia 146 to win in an unlikely 11 overs. The visitors embarked on a brutal attempt at the chase, but three wickets to the Comets stemmed the flow, and ensured the game ended in a draw with South Australia 3/79, well short of the required score for a win.

Round 2 vs Western Australia The Comets played their second home game on the bounce three weeks later against a strong Western Australian team. Batting first, the Comets were in some early trouble before Jono Dean 28 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 A returning Brad Haddin works with up-and-coming Comets ‘keeper Tom Vane-Tempest. (162) and Blake Macdonald (45) steadied the ship to be 3/177. Unfortunately, the hosts then lost 5/10 in a troublesome patch before a crucial run-a-ball 49 from debutant Ben Manenti edged the total up to 275. The Comets then took the ball and were looking good when they had Western Australia 5/102, thanks largely to Joe Slater’s tight efforts (4/61 with eight maidens). However, some good partnerships by the lower-middle order handed WA a first inning’s lead before Manenti (3/94) cleaned up the tail to have them all out for 325. A promising start by the openers Daniel Solway (102) and Andrew Harriott (37) quickly erased the deficit before Blake Macdonald (44) looked to carry on for the Comets. However, the Comets lost their last seven wickets for 70 runs to be all out for 264, setting WA a target of 214 to win on the last day. Despite taking regular wickets, the Comets couldn’t break through frequently enough, as the visitors eased past the target just four wickets down with a session remaining to hand the Comets their first loss of the season.

Round 3 vs New South Wales Due to an approaching Sheffield Shield match, the Comets were confronted with a very strong New South Wales team in looking for a hit out in their Round 3 Futures League matchup. Pat Cummins, Ed Cowan, and all fronted up for the opposition, but the Comets team didn’t shy away from the challenge, and almost managed to pull off the most unlikely of victories against their highly-fancied opponents. Batting first, there were plenty of contributions all the way down the order, topped by John Rogers’ 93, Tom Rogers’ 82, and Daniel Solway’s 79 that culminated in a competitive first inning’s total of 419. The match swung even further in the Comets’ favour when all bowlers found the right areas and dismissed New South Wales for just 179. Mitchell Phelps was the chief destroyer with 3/49, while Nathan McAndrew (2/26), Tom Rogers (2/46), and Ben Manenti (2/52) also grabbed wickets. Quick runs were in order for the Comets, and John Rogers (84) and Andrew Harriott (80) were happy to oblige on their way to a declaration at 7/238, setting the Blues a target of 479 to win and giving themselves a day and a half to bowl their opponents out. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 29 The Comets then struggled to take wickets early on the final day as opener recorded 210 in pursuit of the total. However, when he was dismissed by McAndrew (3/83) to make the score 4/431, the floodgates opened and a stream of late wickets to McAndrew and Tom Rogers (4/163) gave the Comets a sniff of a win, albeit with runs becoming a concern. Ultimately, time was called in the game with both teams having a chance to win as New South Wales finished 8/473, six runs shy of victory, while the Comets were two wickets short and had to settle for a draw.

Round 4 vs Victoria Round 4 took the ACT Comets to Victoria, still searching for their first win of 2016/2017. Electing to bowl first, the Comets didn’t get an immediate breakthrough, but once Tom Rogers (5/47) had both openers, the wickets began to flow. Eventually, Victoria were all out for 233, with Ben Manenti also taking a couple of wickets in his 2/33. In reply, the Comets top order managed little resistance, and despite a fourth wicket stand of 73 between Henry Hunt (37) and Skipper John Rogers at the toss for the Comets match Andrew Harriott (47), they could only manage against Western Australia. 164. Victoria turned up the heat with the bat led by former Comet Aaron Ayre (170 not out), and even with Tom Rogers grabbing 2/38, they raced to 3/298 before making a sporting declaration on the final morning, 367 runs ahead. The Comets top order dug in, and despite the loss of two early wickets, Dean Solway (52) and John Rogers (73) put on 123 for the third wicket. However, the loss of two untimely wickets destabilised the innings, and despite several starts, including Manenti’s 37, the Comets were all out for 284 to register their second loss of the season.

Round 5 vs Tasmania The final Futures League game of the summer at Manuka Oval saw the Comets host Tasmania on a greener than usual pitch, playing with Dukes balls for the first time instead of the usual Kookaburras. Tasmania batted first and, with the exception of a wagging tail, the ACT took regular wickets throughout the innings. Nathan McAndrew (3/39) was the chief destroyer, with Tom Rogers (3/75), Ben Manenti (2/26), and Shane Devoy (2/47, including a remarkable 14 maidens) helping to keep the run rate down. Tasmania were eventually bowled out for 292. The Comets struggled in reply, quickly finding themselves at 3/19, and then 8/106 with only Andrew Harriott (42) offering some resistance up to that point. However, Tom Rogers (89) and McAndrew (43) presented a sterling rear-guard worth 118 runs before the Comets were quickly bowled out for 224. They then set about removing the Tasmanians quickly, and did so for 171 via three wickets each to Devoy (3/40, including a further 12 maidens) and Harry Medhurst (3/35), and two to Tom Rogers (2/39). Within reach of 239 to win, the Comets got off to a solid start with Daniel Solway (42) and Henry Hunt (34) putting on 81 for the first wicket. Dean Solway (41) then took over, and the Comets looked on target for their first win 30 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 of the year when they were 2/142. However, some quick wickets to Tasmania’s spinners left it up to 17-year-old Matt Gilkes (34) to try and guide the team home. With partners falling all around him, Gilkes was gallant, but eventually succumbed to the visitors and was the last man out with the score on 217, 22 runs short of victory.

Round 6 vs Queensland The Comets were placed on a steep learning curve for their final match of the season when they were sent in to bat at against a strong Queensland line-up. The hosts’ bowling was on the money from the start as they were quickly placed in a disastrous position in the match – all out for a disheartening 67. There was no forgiveness from Queensland’s batting either as Big Bash opener notched a quick 124 in merciless fashion. Still, the Comets bowlers hung in the game well to have Queensland out for what would normally be a competitive first innings score of 286. Nathan McAndrew was the standout, finishing with 5/56 from 15.2 overs. The Comets second innings held together, but with the damage already done, there wasn’t much they could do to turn around their fortunes. Half centuries to Ben Manenti (64), Michael Spaseski (63 not out), and John Rogers (55) were enough to make Queensland bat again, but not to do much more as the ACT muscled up to put together 245. Queensland chased down the 27 runs for victory quickly for a cruisy 10-wicket win to end a disappointing match for the Comets.

Final comments Once again, the standard of competition in the Futures League has risen to a higher level than in seasons past. With this in mind, the Comets competitiveness should be commended despite the one heavy defeat. All matches, bar one, went well into all four days, and two draws and four losses did not truly reflect the number of times the Comets found themselves in winning positions. There

Daniel Solway in action for the Comets. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 31 continues to be plenty of positives for the program, and players are learning more about their cricket with each game – something the ACT continues to pride itself on by exposing players to these opportunities to stretch. A large youthful squad was once again required for the Comets, giving plenty of young players a taste of four-day cricket. Eight new players were given the chance to wear the Comets baggy cap for the first time, and the team frequently lined up against seasoned cricketing professionals that possessed years of First Class, and in some instances International, experience. These experiences in 2016/2017 will continue to hold them in good stead to face challenging situations in the future. It will be very important that players take their lessons from this season and continue to implement their newfound knowledge across all facets of their game, whether that be with the Comets or with greater opportunities interstate. A big thanks must go to Kyle Piper and Luke Butterworth (Assistant Coaches); Brad Haddin, Darren Richards and Randall Starr (Specialist Coaches); Liam Richardson (Physiotherapist); Ray Hatch (Manager) and Liam Lawless Irvine (Analyst). We would also like to thank Brad Van Dam and his staff for the enormous amount of work and effort that they put into preparing quality match and practice facilities. Finally, we would like to thank Cameron French as well as the wider Cricket ACT staff for their tireless work behind the scenes, which allowed us to run an extensive and successful program throughout the season. Without their support, the ACT Comets would not able to continue to grow and flourish into the future.

Comets mentor Brad Haddin with Aiden Blizzard and Cameron French. 32 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 HIGH PERFORMANCE Aiden Blizzard and Liam Lawless

High Performance undertook an extensive review of its programs and servicing partners prior to the 2016/2017 season, which saw a number of new staff to the department, including the appointment of High Performance Coach Luke Butterworth, Player Development Manager Christine Higgisson, Athletic Performance Officer Michael Barrington and ACT Meteors Coach James Allsopp. Cricket ACT also went to market with Sports Science, Sports Medicine (SSSM) providers, promoted existing staff members Kyle Piper and Aiden Blizzard, and added new programs to complement existing High Performance programs. The most notable addition was the welcoming of seven PNG Cricketers into the ACT Premier Cricket Competition who formed the Cricket ACT International Scholarship partnership between Cricket PNG and Cricket ACT.

New Staff ACT Meteors Coach: James Allsopp High Performance Coach: Luke Butterworth Athletic Performance Office: Michael Barrington PDM: Christine Higgisson

New SSSM Providers Nutritionist: Benita Lalor Physiotherapists: Elite Sports Rehab and Physiotherapy Psychologist: Vicki DePrazer

Existing Staff, additional roles General Manager – High Performance: Aiden Blizzard SSSM Manager/Emerging Programs Manager: Kyle Piper

New Programs PNG International Scholarship Program ACT Meteors Academy Again, Cricket ACT athletes performed well across all competitions highlighted by ACT Comet Tom Rogers, who was awarded a full contract from , as well as a contract following a significant season with the Comets where he was awarded Futures League Player of the Series. Cricket ACT also unearthed rising Star Maitlan Brown who debuted with the Meteors, was selected to tour Sri Lanka with the Shooting Stars and received recognition for her selection for the inaugural National Cricket Centre female squad.

National and state squad selection • Erin Osborne was awarded a Cricket Australia contract.

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 33 Erin Osborne, awarded a Cricket Australia contract, in Futures League Player of the Year Tom Rogers. action for the Meteors. • Tom Rogers secured a full contract with the Tasmanian Tigers and Hobart Hurricanes after a successful season for the ACT Comets’ Futures League Team. Tom was also rewarded the Futures League Player of the Year. • Andrew Harriott was selected to represent the for their final match in the BBL season. Other ACT Comets players Jono Dean and Aiden Blizzard again represented the Strikers and Sydney Thunder. • Players from the ACT/Southern Zone selected to represent ACT/NSW Country U19’s -- Matt Gilkes -- Sam Skelly -- Tom Engelbrecht -- Blake Macdonald -- Ben Taylor -- Joe Slater -- Tom Vane Tempest – Northern Territory • U17 Selection for ACT/Southern players -- Blake Nikataris 34 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 -- Kaleb Phillips -- Ollie Anable -- Jordie Misic – Northern Territory • Lewin Maladay played for the Australian U19 side -series against Sri Lanka in Dubai. • Matthew Gilkes was selected in the Ponting v Gilchrist Big Bash curtain raiser. • Ben Taylor and Tom Englebrecht were invited to attend the annual Cricket Australia Spin Camp at the Bupa National Cricket Centre in . • Maitlan Brown was selected to represent the Shooting Stars on their tour to Sri Lanka, and was then awarded a place within the NCC’s inaugural female intake. • Eleven Meteors players represented WBBL franchises throughout the season with 3 players representing the Sydney Sixers who took home the championship. -- Sixers: Jodie Hicks, Emily Leys, Angela Reakes -- Thunder: Erin Osborne, Claire Koski, -- Stars: Katie Mack, Lily Bardsley -- Renegades: Kris Britt, Maitlan Brown, Nicole Goodwin • Cricket ACT hosted the following Cricket Australia Tournaments -- U/15 National Championships (Female)

The 2016-17 Under 15 National Champions, ACT/NSW Country. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 35 -- U/12 School Sport Australia Tournament -- National Defence Carnival

Youth age representative program highlights • Under 15 ACT/NSW Country (Female) – champions at the U15 National Cricket Championships. • Under 18 ACT/NSW Country (Female) – third place at the U18 National Cricket Championships. • Under 19 ACT/NSW Country (Male) – second place at the U19 National Cricket Championships. • Under 17 ACT/NSW County (Male) – third place at the U17 National Cricket Championships.

Emerging age and SSA Representative Program highlights • ACT U13’s (Female) finished third in the Rebel Mollie Dive Shield Competition. • ACT U11’s (Male) finished first in the NSW Districts Competition. • ACT U15’s (Female) finished first at Western Zone Carnival. • SSACT 12U (Male) finished second at the SSA National Carnival.

Sydney Thunder Regional Rookie Joe Slater was selected to be the Thunder Regional Rookie, and Ben Taylor and Tom Vane Tempest were offered a train on position during the Thunders 2016/2017 BBL season. Rachael Trenaman was selected to be the inaugural Female Thunder Regional Rookie. This lead to her selection to debut for the NSW Breakers in the 2016/2017 season, as well as being offered a Contract with the Sydney Thunder. Education and training, Emerging coaches Catherine Fitzpatrick, and Andy Utting each conducted education sessions for our 30 coaches who make up the Emerging Coaches panel. Coaches attended a total of 6 education sessions across the season.

Acknowledgements Cricket ACT would like to acknowledge the support, effort and commitment of the following coaches and managers of the squads: • Greg McLay (Head Coach) and Luke Butterworth (Assistant Coach) of the Male Under 19 ACT/NSW Country Team. • Mark Cameron (Head Coach) and Kyle Piper (Assistant Coach) of the Male Under 17 ACT/ NSW Country Team. • Leah Pulton (Head Coach) and Troy McKernan (Assistant Coach) of the Female Under 18 ACT/NSW Country Team. • Steve Davies (Head Coach) and Luke Knight (Assistant Coach) of the Female Under 15 ACT/ NSW Country Team. 36 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 • Nicola Browne (Head Coach Female), Michael O’Rourke (Head Coach Male) and Darren Richards (Assistant Coach) of the ACT/Southern Zone Academy and ACT/Southern Zone representative teams. • Michael O’Rourke (Head Coach) and Ben Ryan (Assistant Coach) of the Male ACT Under 15 Team. • Michael Frost (Head Coach) and Brad Falkenberg (Assistant Coach) of the Male ACT Under 14 Team. • Rukshan Abeyaratne (Head Coach) and Chris Reid (Assistant Coach) of the Male ACT Under 13 Team. • Anastasia O’Donnell (Head Coach) and Tim Brideoake (Assistant Coach) of the Female ACT Under 13 Team. • Jake Floros (Head Coach) of the Male ACT Under 12 Team. • Jake Floros and Amelia Cheney (Head Coaches), and John Boland and Anastasia O’Donnell (Managers) of ACT Primary School Sports Association boys’ and girls’ teams. • Kyle Piper (Head Coach), Michael O’Rourke (Assistant Coach) and Darryle Macdonald (Manager) of the ACT Secondary School Sports Association boys’ team. • Darren Richards (Specialist Coach). • Brad Haddin (Specialist Coach).

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 37 GAME DEVELOPMENT Ben MacCormack

Another season ends and there is plenty to celebrate. The ACT Southern & Western NSW hub performed well bringing plenty of cricket opportunities to the region. A few highlights being domestic and international matches, growing girls’ cricket, facility upgrades and piloting the new Junior Formats. This was all amongst the usual accomplishment of getting thousands of kids involved in cricket, albeit interrupted by a very wet 2016 winter that caused the postponing of many clinics and school cups. We have six very capable Development Managers, and plenty of dedicated volunteers ensuring that as many children of all ages and ability had the chance to access and enjoy cricket. Focusing on Cricket ACT specific outcomes for the year, we would like to start by saying how indebted we are to the magnificent support we receive from the ACT community, whose assistance enables our programs to succeed. The Game Development Department would like to thank the following: • Chris Body (ACTCA Director with responsibilities for Game Development) • Cricket Australia • Cricket NSW • Active Canberra (ACT Sport and Recreation Services) • School Sport ACT • ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate • Kookaburra • The Lord’s Taverners • Australian Sports Commission • Nestlé MILO Below is a brief outline of the various programs run by the Game Development ACT duo, Kris Britt and Nicola Browne, during 2016/2017.

Cricket in ACT Schools We offer two programs in schools. MILO in2CRICKET Extended Skills Program, a 4-week program, and MILO T20 Blast School Cup both delivered mainly by our committed casual staff and interns. A few key facts from this season: • 15,530 kids went through the MILO in2CRICKET skills program in the ACT. • Over 650 teams competed in the MILO T20 Blast School Cups in the ACT. • Our eight interns and twelve casual staff helped us deliver both of these programs.

Teacher Professional Development Game Development staff ran several 2-hour professional development courses targeting dedicated PE staff in schools. The practical component of these sessions has been well-received, and teachers 38 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Radford College, champions in the Ginninderra/Western District Milo T20 Blast School Cup. learn new ideas and activities, and as an Ambassador, gain access to a range of resources that help to deliver cricket in schools.

Cricket in ACT Clubs MILO in2CRICKET and T20 Blast are still the prominent recruitment tools for getting kids into cricket. All clubs participated in each program, helping us build a base of more than 1,000 kids across both Entry Level Programs.

Cricket in Communities

Multi-cultural

Global Cricket Challenge An event funded predominantly by the ACT Government was held at Reid Oval, which incorporated both a MILO in2CRICKET skills clinic and MILO T20 Blast Mega Clinics. This was the last year of three-year funding allowing us to introduce cricket to children from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. On this day, we saw children transitioning into our entry-level programs run by local clubs, while many other kids signed up to a MILO T20 Blast centre to continue their cricketing ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 39 Participants from the Indigenous Social Cricket Day. journey.

Mosaic Cricket Cricket ACT supports a number of multicultural activities, including the FINACT cricket competition and the Akram-Tendulkar Cup played between the Indian and Pakistani Canberra-based communities each year. This season, the community has worked closely with Herman Lotey, Multicultural Manager from Cricket NSW, to start developing a partnership to transition these tournaments to recognised Australian Cricket events.

Indigenous Community Social Cricket Day This event was held on Sunday, 26th February with 32 Indigenous children attending the day. Sam Bates and Jodie Hicks attended as coaches for the children along with Sally Moylan, a Canberra- based Indigenous Australian representative who toured India last year. Many stories and cricketing experiences were shared from the three cricket coaches, and the children were able to experience some fun cricket drills and activities for the first time. Parents were also involved in the activities and all feedback has been very positive. From the above event, an Indigenous-focused MILO T20 Blast Centre is up and running with 23 registered participants.

Female There is currently a significant investment being made in female cricket across Australia with

40 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Dan Smith running a wicket keeping coaching clinic for ACT junior coaches. the Growing Girls Cricket Fund. Cricket ACT Junior Association, along with all eight clubs, were successful in receiving the funds. From this, we established a Meteors Junior Cricket League Plate competition, which approximates the U13 age group. By all accounts, feedback was positive, and we have more than doubled our female players in ACT. It is important now that we continue improving the club environment to foster a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for female cricketers.

All Abilities

The Lord’s Taverners Table Cricket Championship This year’s event was held in Manuka Oval’s Bradman room, with two schools and six teams taking part. Table Cricket is played on a table tennis table with boundaries like a fence around the . The ball is slightly smaller than a table tennis ball, and the batter uses a miniature bat. A ramp, similar to a ten-pin bowling ramp, is used to bowl the ball. The ball must stay on the ground, and fielders have sliding fielders to protect the boundaries. A special thank you must go to The Lord’s Taverners for their fantastic support of this great initiative.

MILO in2Cricket All Ability Centre A MILO in2Cricket All Ability Centre was set up at The Woden School in Deakin. We had four registered participants in this program, who have each shown a great ability to learn new skills. There is interest in expanding this program within the school sports program late in the 2017 season.

Governor General Day Cricket ACT took part again in a day for underprivileged children at the Governor General’s House. In ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 41 a spectacular setting, it was great to see so many sports helping to expose kids to an active lifestyle.

Kookaburra Cup The 2016 Kookaburra Cup saw a total of 58 participating teams. They were from all parts of NSW and the ACT, as well as from Queensland. The event continues to be a wonderful pre-season hit for junior cricketers from Canberra and surrounding regions.

The Lord’s Taverners’ Spirit of Cricket Program The Lord’s Taverners’ Spirit of Cricket program saw us rewarding several individual acts of true sportsmanship from throughout the season, calling attention to the value that these acts add to our great game. Congratulations to them for an outstanding effort.

Club Support Clubs, associations and the volunteers who drive them represent the lifeblood of the game. Cricket Australia is developing several new projects that will support clubs and associations both on and off the field along with continuing to support existing projects that work toward that same end. The website community.cricket.com.au is a comprehensive resource that gives guidance for MyCricket support and everything else that a club requires to operate effectively. On the field, the Australian Way App and coaches’ website provide a large amount of content to support coaches across all levels and abilities. Sitting alongside this are face-to-face workshop opportunities that include: MyCricket training, coaching support and program training. Cricket ACT has extended the coaching support with a four-part specialist series focusing on wicket keeping, spin bowling, pace bowling and fielding. We used past and current players to help deliver the courses, and it was free for any junior coach.

42 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 UMPIRES & SCORERS Nick Ewbank

This season has included a changing-of-the-guard among the office-holders of the Council. Long- serving Chair, Bill Ruse, did not seek re-election, and I had the privilege of being appointed to replace him. Similarly, Andrew Shelley, the long-standing Chair of Training and Development, was replaced by Drew Crozier. There was also a new Training Panel consisting of (the returning) Andrew Scotford and Deanne Young. The Council owes Bill and Andrew Shelley a debt of gratitude for their efforts over a significant number of years. Drew Crozier proved his mettle early on by running another successful recruiting campaign. Following the successes of 2015/2016, the Council was now in the position of being able to appoint umpires into Fourth Grade regularly, and on occasion, into Fifth and (the newly-reinstated) Sixth Grade! While this caused a great deal of work for the Appointments Panel, led by Peter McCann, this is the sort of problem we like to have! The Panel’s workload was particularly onerous in January, as the ACT hosted the National School Sports Championships and the Under 15 Women’s National Carnival. Our Representative Panel – comprised of Dinusha Bandara, Drew Crozier, Kumar Jeyakkumar, Yohan Ramasundara, and Deanne Young – once again represented the Council effectively. Drew Crozier stood in the ‘jewel in the crown’ of appointments – the Prime Minister’s XI game; Dinusha Bandara and Yohan Ramasundara stood in the curtain-raising ACT v PNG T20 match. Other members of the Representative Panel also demonstrated the depth of umpiring talent in the Council by performing very well in the various matches – Futures League and Women’s Big Bash – to which they were appointed.

Dinusha Bandara and Kumar Jeyakkumar after standing in the T20 Final. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 43 Deanne and Margaret Marshall were appointed to the Under 18 Women’s National Championships, Dinusha and Deanne to the National Under 17s, Yohan to the National Under 15s, and Dean Martin represented the Council at the in Alice Springs. Deanne Young visited the New Zealand Umpire Association’s Annual Seminar, and also brought some of her experiences to bear in the Council’s Annual Seminar in September, which was capably organised by Drew Crozier. One focus for the Seminar was the new emphasis requested by Cricket ACT (CACT) on “raising the bar” for player behaviour. Generally, this seems to have been well- received by the broader cricket community. While the number of reports was up from previous seasons, most of these resulted in minor penalties, which suggested that the Council’s umpires, as requested, were intervening in dubious behaviour at an earlier stage, before matters escalated. This season also saw the abandonment, at Manuka’s request, of the post-match facilitation meetings. Following discussions between the Council and Cricket Australia (CA), the ACT became one of the leading adopters of the National Online Umpire Accreditation program. While this provided Terry Keel and CA staff with some interesting technical challenges on occasion, it was pleasing to note that all members who stood regularly in were CA accredited. In a similar vein, CACT also ‘got on-board’ with CA’s umpires’ insurance scheme, which provides some cover for umpires injured in the line of duty. We continued to enjoy a good working relationship with CACT officials at Manuka – particularly with Ben Ryan, Competitions Manager and Cameron French, the CEO. We appreciated their constructive approach throughout the season. I would like to congratulate the winners of the various Season Awards listed elsewhere in the Council’s Annual Report. For special recognition, I would like to note that Dinusha Bandara won the Kevin McCarty Medal (for First Grade Umpire of the Year) for the second year in a row. Congratulations, Dinusha. The Executive is involved in ongoing discussions over the benefits we can offer to members, and the financial parameters of the Council membership. This issue was complicated by changes in the financial management practices at CACT. Hopefully, the new season will have seen these matters resolved. Thank you to scorers and umpires for your efforts this year, particularly the other Executive members and Office Holders of the Council who have willingly contributed their own time to ensure the best possible outcomes for cricket, and cricket umpiring and scoring in the Territory.

44 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 PREMIER CRICKET Ben Ryan

Men’s Premier Cricket The 2016/2017 ACT Premier Cricket season was ultimately contested in all three first grade major finals by Tuggeranong and Weston Creek Molonglo. While the Creek team took the honours in the Konica Minolta Regional Twenty20 Cup, Tuggeranong took out the Gallop Cup and then staged a dramatic comeback to win the Douglas Cup on the last weekend of the season. The Twenty20 Cup again opened the season, and the final was contested at Manuka Oval under lights. Creek batted first and compiled a steady 9/128 thanks to 39 off 32 balls from skipper, John Rogers, 31 off 26 from Jono Dean and 24 off 22 from 2015/2016 Robin Medallist, Mark Bennett. In an even bowling performance, Adam Ritchard captured three wickets and Dan Burgess and Adam Blacka took two wickets each. In reply, Tuggeranong started well with Amit Sharm and Justin Haywood putting on a 40-run opening stand. However, when Haywood fell for 41 off 37 balls, wickets began to tumble as the Creek attack applied the pressure. Promising leg spinner Mac Wright bowled a superb spell of 2/18 from 4 to start the collapse, and Djali Bloomfield applied the brakes with 3/22. Tuggeranong’s run rate eventually suffered, and they were only able to muster 8/117 at the end of their 20 overs, giving Creek victory by 11 runs. With the T20 competition completed, Premier Cricket moved to the 50-over white ball format. The Grand Final of the Gallop Cup was played as a day/night affair on a cold evening at Manuka Oval. Once again Tuggeranong met Weston Creek Molonglo, and this time it was Tuggeranong who won the toss and batted first. They proceeded to rack up an imposing 316 off 49.3 overs thanks to a

Mac Wright celebrates a wicket for Weston Creek Molonglo in a tense T20 Final. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 45 T20 Champions Weston Creek Molonglo.

The One Day Champions, Tuggeranong. 46 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Two Day Champions Tuggeranong. player-of-the-match performance from Haywood who belted 108 off 89 balls, featuring 9 fours and 6 sixes. Benji Floros, batting at 9, capped the innings with a swashbuckling 64 off 36 balls. Sam Taylor returned the best bowling figures of 2/51 off his 10. English import, Charlie Morris then rocked the Creek top order by capturing opener Corey Ryan, and the prized scalp of Bennett. Rogers then led a fine recovery, supported by Taylor (30 off 34) but when he was dismissed for a fine 81 off 105, the task was out of reach. Wright showed his all-round talent with 49 n.o. off 49, but Creek fell for 260. The Douglas Cup Final was hosted by Tuggeranong at Chisholm Oval, and was a memorable game of cricket. Creek invited Tuggeranong to bat on the first morning with some moisture evident. Their decision soon proved right as Tuggeranong slumped to 8/91 before some late runs from Ritchard (23) pushed the total to 136. Michael Barrington-Smith top-scored with a patient 37. Harry Medhurst bowled with pace and aggression to capture 4/36. In reply, Creek got off to the worst start imaginable, crashing to 3/4 then 6/53 as Benji Floros bowled magnificently. He eventually finished with 4/31. Just when it looked like Tuggeranong would secure a first-inning lead, Taylor strode to the crease and played a brilliant inning of controlled aggression, scoring 82 off only 106 balls. This gave Creek a lead of 36 runs. Tuggeranong quickly wiped off the deficit thanks to a 78-run opening stand between Tim Floros (39) and Kevin Chapman (65). Further contributions of 46 from skipper Shane Devoy and 60 n.o. from Haywood pushed the score to 307 and a handy lead of 271. A relentless Tuggeranong attack then decimated the top order again as Creek desperately tried to establish a partnership. Creek’s only hope was to survive until stumps and claim a first innings victory. Despite ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 47 a fighting 24 from Rogers and determination from the lower order, the end came with 10 overs still to be bowled in the day. Devoy sealed the Greg Irvine Medal for Player of the Match, with a superb 5/39 off a marathon 38.4 overs. Tuggeranong had turned a deficit into a resounding 173 run victory. On the club scene, ANU endured a tough year on the ground, but gained long time Cricket ACT CEO Mark Vergano as President off the field. First Grade put out a young developing team featuring Dan Leerdam, who crossed from Creek, Ben Mitchell and Corey Spink from the South Coast, and Michael Ninneman from NT. Cricket PNG import Doura Gavera also played some games for Uni as part of the PNG Scholarship Program. Spink led the aggregate with 465 runs, and Matthew Hughes and Mitchell took 25 wickets. Importantly, player numbers were strong at Uni with them entering a Sixth Grade team. Eastlake added PNG left-arm quick Nosaina Pokana and all-rounder Hayden Page to their team in 2016/2017. Whilst narrowly missing the finals in the major competitions, the Demons had a solid season. Captain Michael Spaseski, whilst not as prolific as previous seasons, still led the way with the bat at 513 runs, but turned himself into a genuine all-rounder by capturing 27 wickets. In the lower grades, the Second Grade team was runners-up in the two-day final. New President Chris Griffin and player-coach Mick Delaney invigorated Ginninderra to their best season in many years. Jak Willcox returned from a stint in Melbourne and wicket-keeper batsman Kiplin Doriga arrived from PNG. Doriga scored 327 runs to narrowly lead over the batting from Rhys Healy and James Coate, and Luke Ryan bowled consistently all season to snare 32 wickets. First Grade played off in the one-day and two-day semi-finals, and the lower grades were more competitive than in previous seasons. Fourth Grade won the one-day premiership. Griffin was rewarded for his fine leadership by winning the Greg Lord Administrator of the Year award. North Canberra-Gungahlin welcomed back Worcester Captain Joe Leach, and Jason Kila from PNG

Seven of the eight first grade captains from 2016-17. 48 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 to supplement a youthful First Grade. Sixteen-year-olds Josh Low-McMahon and Seam Rahman made promising debuts, but once Leach succumbed to a knee injury early in the season, the road became tougher for Norths. The major highlight was when young Comet Ben Taylor made a majestic 171 n.o. but he was unable to repeat the success with the ball. Taylor led the batting aggregate (385) from young left-hander Chamod Herath (304). Captain Louis Rutzou was the leading wicket taker with 24 wickets. Norths continued to have success in the lower grades in securing the Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grade one-day premierships. Queanbeyan appointed Vele Dukoski to Captain, a young side who was competitive throughout the season, but missed the finals action. The Blue Baggers were weakened by the loss of the prolific Henry Hunt to Sydney, but Lakshmn Shivakkumar returned from a season at ANU to compile 412 runs behind the stylish Dean Solway (603). Mark Solway and Dukoski both captured 23 wickets, and Solway also made his maiden First Grade . The all-conquering Third Grade added the one and two-day titles to those from previous seasons, and Fourth Grade won the T20 premiership. To cap a very even season, Queanbeyan won the club championship. Following on from some tough seasons, Tuggeranong emerged to take all competition by winning the one and two-day premierships. Buoyed by the return of Shane Devoy, and the emergence of Benji Floros as a genuine match-winner, Tuggeranong shocked all comers with its relentless style. Bolstered by English bowlers Charlie Morris and Jonny Whiteoak, and superbly led by Devoy (723 runs and 52 wickets), who deservedly won the DB Robin Medal, Tuggeranong were the huge story of the season. Justin Haywood turned the clock back with 547 runs at the top of the order, and Floros grabbed 33 wickets. In a memorable finish to the season, Second Grade were also crowned two-day premiers after coming back from a first-inning’s deficit. Western District-UC began the season without strike bowler Ben Oakley and evergreen opener Darren Richards, then they lost Matt Condon to injury. Whilst they displayed arguably the best young talent in the region in Blake Macdonald, Matthew Gilkes, Sam Skelly (27 wickets) and Tom Engelbrecht (309 runs), they were unable to find enough consistency across both formats. All- rounder Ethan Bartlett hammered 504 runs and Callum Taylor 365 to lead the batting. Fourth Grade collected the one and two-day double, and Third Grade won the T20 title. For Weston Creek Molonglo, it was a what if? season. After winning the Konica Final, they were trumped by Tuggeranong in the one and two-day play-offs. With the departure of club legend, Cade Brown, Creek were faced with a huge void. However, with a batting line-up consisting of Comets Captain John Rogers (769 runs), Jono Dean (658) and Mark Bennett (628), they had no trouble piling on the runs. All three players made 3 centuries each. Harry Medhurst took 42 wickets with his aggressive , and young quick Joe Slater took 27. There is little doubt that Creek will not be a force to be reckoned with again in 2017/2018.

Women’s Premier Cricket The 2016-2017 season of women’s cricket moved to a longer block of Twenty20 cricket compared to previous seasons. The competition launched the season, then returned for an exciting finale on the same weekend as the men’s grand final. In between, the Lynne O’Meara Premiership Cup was shortened to a five-round competition after the Christmas break. The 40-over Lynne O’Meara Premiership cup came down to a Western District-UC and Weston Creek Molonglo final at Jamison Oval. Triple S-J Moore medallist virtually plundered Creek out of the match with a blistering 74 off 46 balls to open the innings. Amy Hart continued the momentum with 75 and Wests compiled an imposing 4/204. In reply, Creek got off to an excellent

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 49 Western District UC - Lynne O’Meara Shield Champions. start with Nicole Stevenson (41) and Jo McIntyre (27) laying a platform, but once they were dismissed, wickets tumbled and Wests were victors by 90 runs. April Wells had the best bowling figures with 3/18. The final of the Glenda Hall Shield featured two different teams, uggeranongT and Eastlake, which bodes well for the depth of female cricket. Played before a large crowd at Chisholm Oval, Eastlake was sent into bat and was immediately under pressure by an accurate Eastlake attack. Captain Jamie Kneebone, 2/8 off 4 overs, was instrumental in restricting Eastlake to 9/67 off their 20. The Tuggeranong chase started very cautiously and the game was still in the balance entering the final over. However, Kneebone capped a player-of-the-match performance with 40 not out to see her team to victory with 2 balls to spare. It was another challenging season for ANU, as they struggled for numbers early in the season and ultimately were forced to withdraw after Christmas due to the loss of their student players. Off the field, Peta Guy continued to work tirelessly to get a team on the ground, and young Holly Halford- Smith will look to continue this work in 2017/2018. Eastlake was again captained by Petra Bright, and had a very solid season despite losing Kate Chapman, Zoe Richards and Carli Eaton. Under 14 gun Liz Edwards was the leading run scorer and Fleta Page captured the most wickets. North Canberra-Gungahlin was led again by Adi Jones, who topped the batting aggregate over Jessica Phillips. Jill Sheppard shared the most wickets with Phillips. Whilst Norths did not make either of the finals, they bolstered their team numbers and their playing stocks look good for 2017/2018. Tuggeranong were brilliantly led by Kneebone and Bek Kidd, both on and off the field. Kneebone

50 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 made 408 runs across both competitions, and Kidd took 15 wickets. There were also excellent performances from young player Elizabeth Coper-Jones. Western District-UC swept to victory in the Lynne O’Meara Premiership Cup through the amazing performances of Cooke (454 runs and 16 wickets) and Emma Greenhalgh (17 wickets). In addition, Amy Hart scored 241 runs. Wests boasts the largest playing list, which promises an excellent future. Weston Creek Molonglo played some excellent 40-over cricket on the back of some wonderful batting by captain McIntyre, and from Stevenson and Shelly-Louis Chattin, who fell agonisingly short of 100 with a brilliant 98 off 58 balls in round 3. Kellie Williams had an outstanding season with a competition-high 18 wickets.

2016-17 Glenda Hall Champions Tuggeranong. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 51 JUNIOR CRICKET Graeme Loaney

It was an exciting 2016/2017 season for the Capital Chemist Cricket ACT junior competition, as it played a key role in the piloting of Cricket Australia’s junior formats for Under 11 and Under 12 age groups. Cricket ACT Juniors’ significant involvement in the junior formats pilot was recognized personally by Belinda Clarke, Senior Manager of Team Performance at Cricket Australia, and continued to contribute to Cricket Australia’s key outcomes of faster improvement of Skills, Staying in the game longer, and better Support for volunteers. A modest reduction in T20 Blast program numbers coincided with, and was counter-balanced by, a doubling in teams participating in Under 11’s competitions. The Junior Council agreed to fully support the implementation of an on-going turf competition for Under 15 Division 1 teams, after a trial run in 2015/2016. The success of this trial has benefited our keen and capable Division 1 players, helping them to appreciate and deal with the nuances of turf pitches as they aspire to play Under 18 Colts and, ultimately, transition into Senior Grade cricket. The Meteors Junior Girls Cup Competition for Under 17 girls maintained its team numbers from 2015/2016, and expanded its reach by including a Grand Final-winning team from Goulburn. Season 2016/2017 also saw the establishment of the MJCL Plate competition for Under 13 girls, which was an immediate success with seven teams playing under the new Cricket Australia junior formats. The shorter pitches, smaller boundaries and 20-over games were well-received by both the players and their parents, and it was inspiring to see so many new female players starting their cricketing journey with such energy and enthusiasm. The Comets Junior Cricket League (CJCL) competitive divisions from U11 through to U18 age groups continued to play a mixture of T20 cricket and two-day games. This gave players the opportunity to establish and build an innings and/or bowl for a more extended period in two-day games, or make quick runs and/or take wickets in the fast-paced T20 format. Players in competitive divisions also had opportunities to be part of the Emerging Comets or Emerging Meteors programs, which were run through Cricket ACT’s High Performance team, and provided pathway opportunities for talent-identified players seeking selection in representative teams. The season also saw the continuation of Capital Chemist as the major sponsor of Junior Cricket, and we acknowledge the personal support of Peter Downing from Capital Chemist.

Club Champion The Club Champion and recipient of the Speaker’s Shield for season 2016/2017 was Weston Creek Molonglo. The runner-up was Eastlake, with North Canberra Gungahlin third.

Capital Chemist Junior Male Cricketer of the Year (U14-U18) The Male Cricketer of the Year was Dylan Faram from the Ginninderra Colts, who had an outstanding year with the bat, scoring 441 runs for the season at an average of 73.5 including four half- centuries and a high score of 103 not out. He also took 8 wickets at 8.63, and had 18 dismissals as wicketkeeper (8 catches and 10 stumpings). Dylan is highly respected by both his teammates and the opposition, and his on-field sportsmanship has been instrumental in creating a great team culture within the Ginninderra Tigers team.

52 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Male Junior Cricketer of the Year, Dylan Faram. Female Junior Cricketer of the Year, Clare Levings. Capital Chemist Junior Female Cricketer of the Year The Female Cricketer of the Year, for the second year running, was Clare Levings from Weston Creek Molonglo. Clare played in both the MJCL Cup where she regularly captained and/or mentored newer players, and also the CJCL where she co-captained the Under 13 Division 1 side. Clare demonstrated exceptional tactical captaincy during the MJCL Cup season 1 grand final, setting her field aggressively, making the best use of her team’s individual skills, and executing key bowling changes to limit the flow of runs and secure wickets. Clare scored a total of 345 runs, took 11 wickets (including career best figures of 3/1) and contributed in the field with 8 catches, 3 stumpings and 9 run-outs.

Capital Chemist Young Cricketer of the Year (U11-U13) The Young Cricketer of the Year was Nick Honeyman from Marist Navy Under 12 Division 1, who was the leading run-scorer (472 runs), had the highest individual score (86*) and hit the most 4’s in the Under 12 Division 1 competition. He took the equal-highest number of wickets (18), at an average of 5.89 and an economy rate of 2.13, and took the most catches (12). Throughout the season, Nick was the leader of the team on and off the field, and his enthusiasm was infectious as he supported his teammates throughout a challenging season.

Capital Chemist Encouragement Award

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 53 Darcy Shaw from the Ginninderra MJCL Cup team was presented with the Encouragement Award for 2016/2017. Darcy showed great dedication in improving her skills after joining the inaugural Ginninderra girls’ team, and as a result, became an integral part of the side. She was eager to learn, and always paid attention to the coaching staff, recognising where her skills needed improvement, and working hard to continue to develop her cricketing skills. Darcy also stepped-up to take the job of wicket keeper during the season, and demonstrated a natural ability for the position.

Spirit of Cricket Awards Four players were recognised for showing the “spirit of cricket” in their on-field endeavours:

Callum O’Brien (Marist Blue – U12 Division 1) ‘’The opposition opener was given run out by their square leg umpire, but Callum, noticing the ball had bobbled out of the gloves before the stumps were broken, recalled the batsman for him to resume.’’

Blake Dooley (Norths Orange - U11 Friday North) “For excellent encouragement of his teammates and great honesty with calling boundaries in the field in a very close match.”

Freddie Cleverly (Grammar Sky – U11 Division 1) “Voluntarily filled in for the opposition Queanbeyan team, fielded with skill, and took 2 wickets in 2 overs.’’

Levi Kiwi (Marist U12 Division 2) “Levi is the ultimate team player, and celebrated the successes of his teammates more than he did his own, while also being a constant voice of positivity and encouragement on the field”.

Administration On behalf of the Junior Council Executives – Ben Ryan, Donna Rousch, Axel Mielens and myself – I extend our thanks to the delegates and presidents of our junior clubs, and schools who; along with the players, coaches, managers, umpires, scorers and supporters; have worked collegiately to deliver a successful transition of junior cricket in the ACT during 2016/2017. Thanks also to the Umpires and Scorers Association for appointing Association Umpires to all junior two-day and T20 grand finals – a continuation of the relationship with our officiating colleagues that we rekindled in 2015/2016. Finally, I wish to acknowledge the tireless work of Ben Ryan, Cricket ACT’s competitions manager, and the overarching support and leadership from Cameron French and his committed teams that manage game development and high performance. As I finish my tenure as Junior Council Chair, I maintain my belief that it is an exciting time to be involved with junior cricket in the ACT as we continue to lead the implementation and evolution of junior cricket formats in season 2016/2017 and beyond.

54 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 INDOOR CRICKET Cameron Walter

The indoor form of the game parlayed the earlier success of the ACT Rockets (two grand finals and one championship during 2015-16) into increased participation and improved facilities locally, and further success on the representative front in the junior and masters ranks. The Kambah facility re-opened with a full refurbishment in early 2017 as Action Indoor Sports Kambah, while Weston completed a major refit later in the year. Together with Kaleen, the ACT-based facilities resumed their place as some of the highest quality venues in Australia.

Local competition Cricket ACT partnered with apparel supplier ISC to re-launch the local competition into the ISC Indoor Bash, with six new teams playing across several grades. The most popular competition was the women’s competition, featuring numerous junior representatives alongside former outdoor internationals , Jodie Davis, and Nicola Browne. The Indoor Bash concluded in late 2016, with the Bears (led by North Canberra Gungahlin and Rockets player Brock Winkler) taking out the men’s title, and the Jaguars (featuring a number of Weston Creek Molonglo representatives) taking out the women’s.

National Indoor Cricket League In the first half of 2017, Cricket Australia launched the inaugural National Indoor Cricket League and established ten zones throughout the country.

Participants in the women’s division in the ISC Indoor Bash. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 55 Alexander Floros, Tim Floros, and Benji Floros ahead of their Trans-Tasman series with Australia. The ACT zone saw the Wolves, skippered by ACT and Australia representative Tim Floros, take out the local title and earn a chance to compete at the national finals in September and the chance to win $15,000 in prize money.

Representative

ACT Rockets Despite no national tournament for the Rockets in 2016-17, four members of the team represented Australia at a Trans-Tasman series in Port Macquarie. Vinesh Bennett, Benji Floros, Matt Floros and Tim Floros - the largest contingent of ACT representatives in a national side - formed a core part of the series winning Australian side. Matt Floros followed in his uncle Billy Floros’ footsteps and was named Vice Captain of the side for the series. In addition, Alexander Floros took part in the series as part of the Australian 21 and under side, also winning the series.

Juniors Our junior representatives sides again formed part of a large contingent, this time travelling to Dubbo to contest the national championships. Our junior girls were fortunate to have the involvement of ACT Meteors and former indoor cricket international Claire Koski as head coach for both the 14/u and 17/u teams, ably assisted by Meteors teammate Nicole Goodwin. Their experience helped propel the 14/u side to a national grand final. Though the team went down at the hands of a dominant Victoria, the experience proved invaluable for a young squad. The 17/u boys also had a taste of finals, but were eliminated in the minor stages by eventual 56 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Alex Kwong, Marty Bennett, Rod May and Nathan Rennie celebrate with their World Titles from the Masters in Birmingham. champions, Western Australia. Their captain Tyler Van Luin enjoyed a strong tournament and was rewarded with selection in the Australian All Star side for his division, while 14/u girls skipper Caitlan Galeano and teammate Meg Woodberry were selected in the 14/u All Star side.

Masters In October of 2016 four ACT representatives travelled to Birmingham, England as part of Australian sides at the Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket. Alex Kwong, Marty Bennett and Nathan Rennie took the court with the Australian Over 40’s side, while their ACT teammate Rod May formed part of the Over 45’s side. Both sides won their respective world titles. May 2017 saw Cricket ACT host its first national indoor cricket tournament in over a decade with the successful staging of the Australian Masters Championships. The event saw twenty five teams from around Australia take part in the competition, culminating in a wonderful presentation function with Cricket ACT partner the Canberra Southern Cross Club. The ACT fielded sides in the Over 35, Over 40 and Over 50 divisions at the tournament, with the later two teams reaching the finals. While the Over 50’s were knocked out in the minor semi final, the Over 40’s booked a grand final re-match against defending champions Queensland. Despite entering the final as favourites, the ACT side were soundly defeated by a resurgent Queensland side. The ACT were successful in individual honours, with Jon Harris (Over 35), Billy Floros, Jason Hays, Nathan Rennie, Brad Morgan (Over 40), Marty Bennett, Rod May (Over 45), Chris Henry and Ted Hempstead (Over 50) all named for a Trans-Tasman series in late 2017.

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 57 Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge the support of Rockets staff Billy Floros (coach) and Marie Hart (manager) for their continued hard work and dedication to our premier indoor side. Thanks also to all of our coaches, Claire Koski (14/u & 17/u girls), Matt Paton (13/u boys), Dave Allen (15/u boys), Jason Hays (17/u boys), Phil Marchant (O35), Tom Rowe (O40) and Luke Ryan (O50) as well as all of their managers and assistants for their superb work in driving team and individual success for the ACT in 2016-17. None of the success both domestically and nationally would be possible without the strong support of our fantastic centres and their operators - Brenton Brien & Stephen Mogg (and their manager Alex Bazzana) at Action Indoor Sports Kambah, Con & Tony Floros at Weston Indoor Sports, and Ben Santosuosso at Kaleen Indoor Sports. Finally, the 2016-17 saw me conclude my five year role as Indoor Cricket Manager at Cricket ACT. During this time we successfully integrated indoor cricket, built participation and modernised our programs. Fielding our first ever intellectual disabilites sides, female junior sides, and winning a national title with the ACT Rockets must also feature as highlights of this period. While I will remain as Chair of Cricket ACT’s Indoor Cricket Committee, the day to day administration of indoor cricket will fall to new Indoor Cricket Officer Chris Griffin.o T him I wish every success.

58 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 VETERANS CRICKET Ron Axelby

Over 60s Cricket Over 60s cricket in the ACT and surrounding regions has continued to grow with the ACT Galaxies now playing regular home and away matches against Bega, Eurobodalla, Southern Highlands and Port Jackson. Given that the ACT is a relatively small jurisdiction, regular games against opposition from surrounding regions is a must, as it provides us with a great way to recruit good quality players from those regions to play with ACT teams at the National Championships. Obviously, to compete with the large States such as Victoria, NSW and Queensland, it is very important that the ACT remain competitive by continuing to foster over 60s cricket in the surrounding areas, and to recruit players from outside the ACT. In addition, negotiations are currently underway to play regular matches against teams from the Albury/Wodonga area. In November 2016 the ACT competed at the 11th National Over 60 Cricket Championships in . The Division 1 team, captained by Murray Harrison, performed reasonably well, but eventually finished 5th, which was a little disappointing. Unfortunately, the Division 2 team did not perform well, and perhaps should have been in a lower division. Following the Championships, Veterans Cricket Australia announced the Australian Team was to tour the UK in July 2017 to play matches against County Over 60s teams, and a series of International ODI’s against Scotland, Wales and England. Three ACT players, Murray Harrison, John Dedman and Asoka Wijeratne, were selected in the Australian Team. Murray Harrison was appointed Australian Captain. In April 2017, a team of ACT over 60s cricketers returned to Echuca to defend their title, which they

The ACT Over 60’s. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 59 won at the 2016 inaugural Echuca Cricket Carnival. Unfortunately this was not to be, as they were defeated by the strong Essendon team in the final. With the 12th National Over 60s Championships to be held in Canberra in November 2017, the Championship Organizing Committee has been hard at work since January organizing the Championships. A total of 32 teams from all States, Territories and NZ will converge on Canberra for a week of very competitive cricket. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Cameron French, Cricket ACT and all Grade Clubs for the support that has been given to Veterans Cricket in the ACT to ensure that we put on a well-organised Championship.

Over 50s Cricket This season saw the return of the Over 50s Veterans Cricket Competition with 6 teams contesting for the Ron Axelby Shield. The competition had teams from Eastlake, North Canberra Gungahlin, Queanbeyan and Weston Creek Molonglo (who unfortunately had to withdraw after the competition commenced), as well as a team from Goulburn and a local ACT team from the Sri Lankan community (Canberra Masters). The competition was keenly contested, and there were a number of good individual performances, along with quite a few close matches. However, Northies were too strong, and they went through to win the shield undefeated. This season also saw the inaugural Over 50s National Championships, which were played in Sydney,

John Miller (left) and Ron Axelby (right) present Stephen Moore from the Northern Eagles with the Ron Axelby Shield. 60 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 and while the ACT were unable to field a team, a number of local players participated. Out of this championship, a squad was selected to form the first Australian Over 50s team to tour the UK. The tour consisted of 16 matches against County teams, and three ODIs (one against Wales and two against England teams). Initially, Stephen Moore and Michael Frost were selected to be part of the squad, however, Michael had to withdraw due to work, and Gordon McGurk was selected to replace him.

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 61 PRIME MINISTER’S XI Sri Lanka 5/170 (17.1 Overs), Dickwella 47 (26), Tharanga 47 (33), D’Arcy Short 2-19, Agar 1/52 defeated Prime Minister’s XI 6/169 (20 Overs), Heazlett 58 (37), Voges 55 (31), Sanjaya 3/26.

Sri Lanka tuned up for their three-match T20 series against Australia in style by dispatching the Prime Minister’s XI. Set 170 for victory, the Sri Lankan openers came out all guns blazing and put 69 on the board in the first six overs on a picturesque night at Manuka Oval. Chief destroyer Niroshan Dickwella smashed eight fours and an audacious six scooped over third man on his way to 47 off 26 deliveries as he and stand-in skipper dominated the power play. An attempted paddle sweep brought about Dickwella’s demise, and he was caught behind off 18-year-old offspinner . That brought Dilshan Munaweera (32 off 19) to the crease as he linked up with Tharanga for a 53- run partnership. With Sri Lanka looking destined for victory, part-time spinner D’Arcy Short (2-19 off three overs) picked up Milinda Siriwardana (25) and Chamara Kapugedera (0) in successive balls and nearly had a hat-trick with Seekkuge Prasanna beaten all ends up by a full delivery. But it was too late for the home side, with the tourists cruising home to win by five wickets with 17 balls to spare. Sri Lanka’s poor fielding had cost them after winning the toss and electing to bowl, with PM’s XI captain Adam Voges (54 n.o.) and Sam Heazlett (58) scoring half-centuries after being dropped early in their innings. Voges, playing in the match that marked the end of his international career, confidently pushed the ball around Manuka in front of more than 7500 people, hitting four fours and one six. After almost a year out of cricket due to illness and injury, took four balls to find his range, knocking Short’s middle stump out of the ground.

The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull with both teams ahead of the first PM’s XI T20. 62 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Adam Voges on his way to a second consecutive half century for the Prime Minister’s XI. The delivery was an immediate reminder of the potency Malinga possesses, with the searing in- swinging yorker almost unplayable. Vikum Sanjaya was the pick of the bowlers, and was crowned man-of-the-match for his 3-26 off his four overs, while Malinga finished with 1-26 after getting the ball to swing early, and finding the mark with his yorkers.

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 63 SPONSORSHIP

The Chairman, Mr John Miller, the Board of Directors of Cricket ACT, staff and players proudly acknowledge the following ACT Government agencies, Major Sponsors and Support Sponsors.

Cricket Australia Cricket ACT wishes to acknowledge the continued generous support from Cricket Australia in providing funding for the continued development of cricket in the ACT.

Active Canberra Active Canberra continue to provide funding to Cricket ACT, and special thanks must go to Ian Hill, Jenny Priest, Wayne Lacey and David Jeffrey for their assistance in the areas of grants, grounds and, least of all, the Phillip Oval project.

Abode Hotels Rien Donkin, Rudy Kalele, Sean Smith, Andrew Sanchez and the whole team at Abode Hotels have been very supportive of the Abode Hotels ACT Meteors and many of our programs over the year. They have expertly housed our players and support staff ensuring they are prepared for the highest-level of training and matches in Canberra.

McDonald’s ACT McDonald’s came on board for the 2016/2017 summer as naming rights partner to Premier Cricket in one-day and two-day formats across both women’s and men’s cricket. They continue to show their genuine interest in the community through partnership including a grants program and the increased highlighting of local competitions.

Konica Minolta The long-term support from Nan Bak and her staff remains a significant part of the Canberra region’s cricketing season, particularly with the Konica Minolta Twenty20 Competition. Cricket ACT is truly fortunate to have Konica Minolta on board, having contributed to cricket in the ACT for over 20 years. The continued expansion of the Konica Minolta Twenty20 Cup has been one of the success stories of regional cricket, and we are pleased that Konica Minolta is also a Support Sponsor to the ACT Meteors.

Capital Chemist Capital Chemist continues to be a major supporter of Cricket ACT Junior cricket, and we wish to acknowledge the outstanding work by Capital Chemist staff in their support of several charities as well, like the Eden-Monaro Cancer Council. Many thanks are due to Peter Downing for maintaining the strength of the relationship.

64 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 ActewAGL ActewAGL has continued its support of Cricket ACT through the Prime Minister’s XI event and its contribution to junior cricket. Thank you to Paul Walshe and David Palywoda for their continued enthusiasm.

Carlton United Breweries Carlton United Breweries has developed a great relationship with Cricket ACT, and the service they provide as an official supplier of Cricket ACT and the Prime Minister’s XI event has been appreciated.

ISC ISC represents our Official Apparel Partner, and have been expertly kitting out our teams for the past 12 months. They continue to supply our ACT Meteors and ACT Comets, as well as our emerging programs and the Cricket ACT staff. For all your cricket apparel needs, please talk to the team at ISC.

The Lord’s Taverners The Lord’s Taverners continue to be an incredibly valuable supporter of Cricket ACT. We thank the Committee of The Lord’s Taverners for their financial support for developing our young cricketers, particularly with their junior boys’ and girls’ scholarships. The Lord’s Taverners Spirit of Cricket award is another example of the many contributions they make to Cricket ACT. They also continue to support the ground- breaking Table Cricket program for people with disabilities. The Invincibles Dinner prior to the Prime Minister’s XI event continues to be a part of the event’s tradition, and was once again a success.

Kookaburra Sports Leigh Watts, Noel Moig and Cameron Eve continue to support Cricket ACT initiatives. The annual pre-season junior Kookaburra Cup during the October school holidays, and their support of junior, women’s and senior cricket through ball and equipment sponsorship, make an invaluable contribution to cricket in the ACT.

Accenture Accenture came on board as our Masters Indoor Cricket partner, and proved a hit with the ACT rep teams. We hope to build on this partnership in the coming years, and utilise the inventive thinking of the team at Accenture.

Anytime Fitness Anytime Fitness is another new sponsor that has signed as our Official Fitness Partner, with support roles across the Kookaburra Cup and Junior Cricket. If you are looking to get fit and healthy, please see the team at Anytime Fitness. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 65 Canberra Southern Cross Club CSCC have signed as our Official Event Partner, which saw them hosting our end of season gala, master indoor cricket function and a number smaller boutique events in their numerous function spaces, including the Yacht Club.

RSM Bird Cameron Cricket ACT wishes to thank the team at RSM Bird Cameron, and in particular Ged Stenhouse and Emma Molloy, as a sponsor of Cricket ACT.

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) A great relationship continues between CIT and Cricket ACT with representative players being provided with strength and conditioning services. Students from CIT are provided with educational opportunities in Sports Management and Event Management with Cricket ACT.

Arrow FM Arrow Facility Management is Cricket ACT’s official facility management partner. Thank you to Djali Bloomfield and Corinne Wallis for their support of cricket in the capital.

WIN Television As the “Cricket Station”, WIN TV continued to provide significant media exposure throughout the season, as well as financial support for commercial production and senior program development. Thanks go to Manager Leon Buchanan and Sports Presenter Caitlyn Chalmers, as well as associated staff for their tremendous contribution to Cricket ACT.

The Canberra Times The Canberra Times continues to offer great coverage of cricket in the Territory with regular articles and features on representative cricket, local grade cricket and the Prime Minister’s XI event. A special thank you must go to reporters Caden Helmers, Chris Dutton, Eamonn Tiernan and David Polkinghorne. Their knowledge and support are greatly valued.

Canberra Toyota The amazing team at Canberra Toyota have been huge supporters throughout the year. Mirko Milic and Greg Gibbs have proved valuable partners and continue to support Cricket ACT. Their offer to clubs of $300 per lead they provide that results in a car sale is a great fundraiser for our community.

66 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 FINANCIAL REPORT

ACT Cricket Association Incorporated

For the year ended 30 June 2017

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 67 ACT CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC. Committee’s report

Your Committee members submit the financial report of the ACT Cricket Association Incorporated for the financial year ended 30 June 2017.

Committee members The names of each person who has been a director during the year and to the date of this report are: - Ian McNamee - Chairman (Resigned on 21 September 2016) - John Miller - Chairman - Gordon Elliott - Treasurer - Liz Barrington-Smith - Secretary - Greg Nichols - Committee Member - Chris Body - Committee Member - Peter Downing - Committee Member - Rob Docker - Committee Member (Resigned on 21 September 2016) - Sean Michelle - Committee Member - Mark McConnell - Committee Member (Appointed on 21 September 2016) - Stephen Day - Committee Member (Appointed on 21 September 2016) Committee members have been in office since the start of the financial year to the date of this report unless otherwise stated.

Principal activities The principal activities of the association during the financial year were to provide a high standard of administration, coaching and development opportunities and competitions for cricket in the Australian Capital Territory and surrounding regions with pathways to national participation.

Significant changes No significant changes in the nature of these activities occurred during the financial year.

Operating result The profit from ordinary activities amounts to $31,367 (2016: $13,605). Signed, in accordance with a resolution, of the members of the committee.

JOHN MILLER GORDON ELLIOTT Chairman Treasurer Dated this 1st day of September 2017.

68 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 ACT CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC. Treasurer’s report

The 2016–2017 financial year has seen ACT Cricket trade in a positive position. This favourable result was due primarily to tight fiscal controls and careful management of expenses. It should be noted that 2016-17 marked the commencement of the provision of financial services including processing and monthly financial reporting services by Cricket NSW. In summary, the audited financial statements disclose the following key results: • An ACTCA operating profit of $31,367, and $19,473 improvement on the original budgeted position • The significant revenue items for 2016-17 included Cricket Australia funding of $1.86m and ACT Gov- ernment funding of $241,450. • The total equity position as at 30 June 2016 improved in line with the operating result and was $400,959 ($369,592) • Debtors totalled $140,824 and non-current assets after depreciation are reported as $177,421. • The ACTCA has maintained a positive ratio of current assets to current liabilities of a surplus of $234,364. It should be noted that the Association is holding $400,000 in grant funds from Cricket Australia for future payment to the Phillip Oval Management Group.

Future trends The Association has put in place processes to closely monitor its performance against the annual budget including tight fiscal controls over expenditure and improved and automated financial reporting.

GORDON ELLIOTT Treasurer Dated this 1st day of September 2017.

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 69 ACT CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC. Auditor’s statement

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

TO THE MEMBERS OF

ACT CRICKET ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED

Opinion We have audited the financial report of ACT Cricket Association Incorporated (ACT Cricket), which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2017, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the statement by committee. In our opinion the accompanying financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of ACT Cricket Association Incorporated as at 30 June 2017, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards – Reduced Disclosure Requirements and the Association Incorporation Act (ACT) 1991. Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the ACT Cricket Association Incorporated in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board's APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Report Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial report, management is responsible for assessing ACT Cricket’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate ACT Cricket or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Entity's financial reporting process.

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Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board website at: http://www.auasb.gov.au/auditors_responsibilities/ar4.pdf. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

RSM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory GED STENHOUSE Dated: 8 September 2017 Director

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ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 71 ACT CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC. Statement of comprehensive income

2017 2016 $ $ Revenue 3,434,694 3,729,674 Employee benefit expense (1,623,528) (1,200,476) Accommodation and travel expense (214,466) (391,567) Depreciation expense (30,463) (24,899) Coach and players expense (120,130) (100,912) Fees paid (86,028) (320,633) Grants paid to clubs (145,467) (78,155) Ground and venue hire (218,948) (265,585) Equipment and hire costs (88,428) (177,852) Match day expenses (51,506) (120,269) Catering expenses (88,790) (149,827) Uniforms - (105,751) Insurance (34,061) (52,819) Administrative expenses (275,371) (306,309) Motor vehicle expenses (39,965) (61,028) Other expenses (386,176) (359,986) 31,367 13,605 Income tax expense - -

Net profit/(loss) after income tax expense 31,367 13,605 Other comprehensive income - - Total comprehensive income attributable to the members 31,367 13,605

72 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 ACT CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC. Statement of financial position

2017 2016 $ $ ASSETS Current assets Cash on hand 808.723 294,504 Accounts receivable and other debtors 140,824 190,767 Inventories on hand - 13,604 Other current assets 23,718 17,538 Total current assets 973,265 516,413

Non-current assets Financial assets 6,109 4,698 Property, plant and equipment 177,421 207,884 Total non-current assets 183,530 212,582 Total assets 1,156,795 728,995

LIABILITIES Current liabilities Accounts payable and other payables 626,065 282,621 Employee provisions 112,836 69,490 Total current liabilities 738,901 352,111

Non-current liabilities Employee provisions 16,935 7,292 Total non-current liabilities 16,935 7,292 Total liabilities 755,836 359,403

NET ASSETS 400,959 369,592 Member funds Reserves 48,900 48,900 Retained surpluses 352,059 320,692 Total member funds 400,959 369,592

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 73 ACT CRICKET ASSOCIATION INC. Statement by members of the committee

In the committees’ opinion: • the attached financial statements and notes comply with the Australian Accounting Standards - Reduced Disclosure Requirements, the Associations Incorporation Act (ACT) 1991; • the attached financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of ACT Cricket Association’s finan- cial position as at 30 June 2017 and of its performance for the financial year ended on that date; and • there are reasonable grounds to believe that ACT Cricket Association will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. On behalf of the committee

JOHN MILLER GORDON ELLIOTT Chairman Treasurer Dated this 1st day of September 2017.

74 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 AWARDS

High Performance Peter Solway Medal Tom Rogers Bronwyn Calver Medal Erin Osborne ACT Comets Batting Award John Rogers ACT Comets Bowling Award Tom Rogers ACT Meteors Batting Award Kris Britt ACT Meteors Bowling Award Nicole Goodwin Luke Bush Rising Star Medal Blake Macdonald ACT Meteors Rising Star Award Maitlan Brown

Premier Cricket DB Robin Medal Shane Devoy (Tuggeranong) SJ Moore Medal Zoe Cooke (Western Districts-UC) Greg Irvine Medal for the Player of the Grand Final Shane Devoy (Tuggeranong) First Grade Most Runs Dean Solway (Queanbeyan) First Grade Most Wickets Shane Devoy (Tuggeranong) Women’s Premier Cricket Batting Average Zoe Cooke (Western District-UC) Women’s Premier Cricket Most Runs Zoe Cooke (Western District-UC) Women’s Premier Cricket Zoe Cooke (Western District-UC) Women’s Premier Cricket Most Wickets Kellie Williams (Weston Creek Molonglo) Sarah Hodgson Trophy for Best New Player Janet King (Eastlake) Club Championship Queanbeyan Lorne Lees Medal (Second Grade) Matt McGann (Western District-UC) Keith Carnall Medal (Third Grade) Josh Gregory (Queanbeyan) Dene Moore Medal (Fourth Grade) Shane Boyle (North Canberra-Gungahlin) Bill Tickner Medal (Fifth Grade) David Hohnke (North Canberra-Gungahlin) The Lord’s Taverners Spirit of Cricket Award ANU The Greg Lord Administrator of the Year Chris Griffin Premier Cricket Team of the Year Justin Haywood (Tuggeranong), Tom Henry (Eastlake), Dean Solway (Queanbeyan), John Rogers (Weston Creek Molonglo), Michael Barrington (Tuggeranong), Jono Dean (Weston Creek Molonglo), Harry Medhurst (Weston Creek Molonglo), Shane Devoy (Tuggeranong), Ethan Bartlett (Western District-UC), Benji Floros (Tuggeranong), Luke Ryan (Ginninderra), Michael Spaseski (Eastlake) Konica Minolta T20 Awards Player of the Series Weston Creek Molonglo First Division Weston Creek Molonglo Second Division Western District-UC Third Division Queanbeyan

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 75 Fourth Division Queanbeyan Gallop Cup & One Day Competitions First Grade Tuggeranong Second Grade North Canberra-Gungahlin Third Grade Queanbeyan Fourth Grade Ginninderra Fifth Grade North Canberra-Gungahlin Sixth Grade North Canberra-Gungahlin Douglas Cup & Two Day Competitions First Grade Tuggeranong Second Grade Tuggeranong Third Grade Queanbeyan Fourth Grade Western District-UC Women’s Competitions Lynne O’Meara Trophy Western District-UC Glenda Hall Women’s Twenty20 Tuggeranong Volunteer Awards Volunteer of the Year Allan McGann (Western District-UC)

Indoor Cricket Billy Floros Medal Tim Floros

76 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 STATISTICS Adam Morehouse

Senior men’s representative statistics

Batting/fielding Name Mts Inn NO HS Runs Avg 50 100 Ct St MI Barrington-Smith 2 3 - 15 32 10.67 - - - - AC Blizzard 6 8 2 97* 220 36.67 2 - 3 - DMR Bloomfield 2 1 1 9* 9 - - - 1 - JR Dean 5 8 - 162 339 42.38 2 1 3 - MJ Delaney 1 1 1 11* 11 - - - 1 - ST Devoy 7 7 1 25 72 12.00 - - 5 - K Doriga 1 1 - 4 4 4.00 - - 1 2 TP Engelbrecht 4 2 1 5 6 6.00 - - - - TL Floros 1 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - - - MR Gilkes 6 7 - 34 98 14.00 - - 3 - BJ Haddin 1 2 - 190 304 152.00 - 2 - - AG Harriott 6 12 - 80 355 29.58 1 - 10 - HJ Hunt 4 8 - 37 120 15.00 - - 3 - J Kila 1 1 - 26 26 26.00 - - - - DJ Leerdam 1 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - - - BD Macdonald 5 7 - 45 189 27.00 - - 1 - BAD Manenti 5 10 1 64 228 25.33 1 - 7 - NJ McAndrew 5 8 3 43* 128 25.60 - - 1 - HD Medhurst 2 1 - 4 4 4.00 - - - - BJ Mitchell 2 1 - 2 2 2.00 - - 1 - CAJ Morris 4 5 3 5 9 4.50 - - - - MG Phelps 2 2 1 27 49 49.00 - - - - JW Rogers 7 13 - 93 426 32.77 4 - 5 - TS Rogers 6 11 - 89 216 19.64 2 - 1 - SP Skelly 2 ------JI Slater 6 2 1 1 1 1.00 - - 2 - RP Smith 1 ------1 - DL Solway 6 11 - 102 307 27.91 1 1 4 - DJ Solway 4 6 - 52 121 20.17 1 - - - M Spaseski 6 7 3 63* 149 37.25 1 - 3 - CA Suidgeest 3 1 ------

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 77 Name Mts Inn NO HS Runs Avg 50 100 Ct St BJ Taylor 8 9 - 31 92 10.22 - - 2 - SR Taylor 3 1 1 17* 17 - - - - - THO Vane-Tempest 5 5 2 29 47 15.67 - - 7 1 GA West 1 ------

Bowling Name Ovs M RC Wkts Avg BBowl 5WI 10WM RPO SR DMR Bloomfield 7 0 39 1 39.00 1-18 - - 5.57 42.00 MJ Delaney 3 0 31 1 31.00 1-31 - - 10.33 18.00 ST Devoy 114 35 360 12 30.00 3-40 - - 3.16 57.00 TP Engelbrecht 13 0 71 3 23.67 2-12 - - 5.46 26.00 BD Macdonald 17 1 111 2 55.50 2-111 - - 6.53 51.00 BAD Manenti 191.4 46 523 14 37.36 3-94 - - 2.73 82.14 NJ McAndrew 119.4 28 449 17 26.41 5-56 1 - 3.75 42.24 HD Medhurst 21 6 61 3 20.33 3-35 - - 2.90 42.00 BJ Mitchell 7 0 32 3 10.67 2-10 - - 4.57 14.00 CAJ Morris 59 14 193 7 27.57 3-33 - - 3.27 50.57 MG Phelps 63.3 17 164 5 32.80 3-49 - - 2.58 76.20 JW Rogers 3 0 8 0 - - - - 2.67 - TS Rogers 203.3 28 754 24 31.42 5-47 1 - 3.71 50.88 SP Skelly 16 0 74 2 37.00 1-22 - - 4.62 48.00 JI Slater 48 14 194 10 19.40 4-61 - - 4.04 28.80 RP Smith 12.4 3 41 1 41.00 1-36 - - 3.24 76.00 DL Solway 7 0 39 0 - - - - 5.57 - M Spaseski 0.3 0 3 0 - - - - 6.00 - CA Suidgeest 23.5 3 104 2 52.00 1-18 - - 4.36 71.50 BJ Taylor 72.5 4 328 7 46.86 3-11 - - 4.50 62.43 SR Taylor 7 - 53 - - 0-12 - - 7.57 - GA West 22 4 75 2 37.50 2-75 - - 3.41 66.00

78 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Futures League statistics

Batting/fielding Name Mts Inn NO HS Runs Avg 50 100 Ct St MI Barrington-Smith 1 2 - 15 27 13.50 - - - - AC Blizzard 2 4 - 19 27 6.75 - - 2 - JR Dean 3 6 - 162 287 47.83 1 1 3 - ST Devoy 3 6 1 25 63 12.60 - - 2 - MR Gilkes 2 4 - 34 49 12.25 - - 2 - BJ Haddin 1 2 - 190 304 152.00 - 2 - - AG Harriott 6 12 - 80 355 29.58 1 - 10 - HJ Hunt 4 8 - 37 120 15.00 - - 3 - BD Macdonald 3 6 - 45 148 24.67 - - 1 - BAD Manenti 5 10 1 64 228 25.33 1 - 7 - NJ McAndrew 5 8 3 43* 128 25.60 - - 1 - HD Medhurst 1 1 - 4 4 4.00 - - - - CAJ Morris 2 4 3 3* 4 4.00 - - - - MG Phelps 2 2 1 27 49 49.00 - - - - JW Rogers 6 12 - 93 386 32.17 4 - 5 - TS Rogers 6 11 - 89 216 19.64 2 - 1 - SP Skelly 1 ------JI Slater 2 2 1 1 1 1.00 - - 2 - RP Smith 1 ------1 - DL Solway 6 11 - 102 307 27.91 1 1 4 - DJ Solway 3 5 - 52 118 23.60 1 - - - M Spaseski 1 2 1 63* 72 72.00 1 - - - CA Suidgeest 1 ------BJ Taylor 4 7 - 31 75 10.71 - - 2 - THO Vane-Tempest 2 4 1 29 40 13.33 - - 7 - GA West 1 ------

Bowling Name Ovs M RunsA Wkts Avg BBowl 5WI 10WM RPO SR ST Devoy 100 35 260 8 32.50 3-40 - - 2.60 75.00 BD Macdonald 17 1 111 2 55.50 2-111 - - 6.53 51.00 BAD Manenti 191.4 46 523 14 37.36 3-94 - - 2.73 82.14 NJ McAndrew 119.4 28 449 17 26.41 5-56 1 - 3.75 42.24 HD Medhurst 17 6 35 3 11.67 3-35 - - 2.06 34.00 CAJ Morris 51 14 139 2 69.50 1-18 - - 2.73 153.00

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 79 Name Ovs M RunsA Wkts Avg BBowl 5WI 10WM RPO SR MG Phelps 63.3 17 164 5 32.80 3-49 - - 2.58 76.20 JW Rogers 3 0 8 0 - - - - 2.67 - TS Rogers 203.3 28 754 24 31.42 5-47 1 - 3.71 50.88 SP Skelly 13 0 44 1 44.00 1-22 - - 3.38 78.00 JI Slater 36 13 124 4 31.00 4-61 - - 3.44 54.00 RP Smith 12.4 3 41 1 41.00 1-36 - - 3.24 76.00 DL Solway 7 0 39 0 - - - - 5.57 - CA Suidgeest 17.1 3 66 1 66.00 1-35 - - 3.84 103.00 BJ Taylor 60.5 4 255 1 255.00 1-55 - - 4.19 365.00 GA West 22 4 75 2 37.50 2-75 - - 3.41 66.00

Match scores Australian Capital Territory 276 (BJ Haddin 114, AG Harriott 48, BD Macdonald 42, JR Dean 27) & 482 (BJ Haddin 190, JR Dean 52, NJ McAndrew 41no, DL Solway 36, THO Vane-Tempest 29, BJ Taylor 28, MG Phelps 27) drew with South Australia Under 23s 613 (NJ McAndrew 4-150, GA West 2-75, BD Macdonald 2-111) & 3-79 (TS Rogers 2-35) at Manuka Oval on 16-19 October, 2016. Australian Capital Territory 275 (JR Dean 162, BAD Manenti 49, BD Macdonald 45) & 264 (DL Solway 102, BD Macdonald 44, AG Harriott 37, JW Rogers 30) lost to Western Australia Under 23s 325 (JI Slater 4-61, BAD Manenti 3-94) & 4-217 (BAD Manenti 2-52) by 6 wickets at Manuka Oval on 7-10 November, 2016. Australian Capital Territory 419 (JW Rogers 93, TS Rogers 82, DL Solway 79, AG Harriott 44, BJ Taylor 31, BAD Manenti 30) & 7 dec 238 (JW Rogers 84, AG Harriott 80, JR Dean 31) drew with New South Wales Under 23s 179 (MG Phelps 3-49, NJ McAndrew 2-26, TS Rogers 2-46, BAD Manenti 2-52) & 8-473 (TS Rogers 4-163, NJ McAndrew 3-83) at North Dalton Park, Towradgi on 21-24 November, 2016. Victoria Under 23s 233 (TS Rogers 5-47, BAD Manenti 2-33) & 3 dec 298 (TS Rogers 2-38) defeated Australian Capital Territory 164 (AG Harriott 47, HJ Hunt 37, NJ McAndrew 29) & 284 (JW Rogers 73, DL Solway 52, BAD Manenti 37, ST Devoy 25) by 83 runs at Jubilee Park, Ringwood on 6-9 February, 2017. Tasmania Under 23s 292 (NJ McAndrew 3-39, TS Rogers 3-75, BAD Manenti 2-26, ST Devoy 2-47) & 171 (HD Medhurst 3-35, ST Devoy 3-40, TS Rogers 2-39) defeated Australian Capital Territory 224 (TS Rogers 89, NJ McAndrew 43no, AG Harriott 42) & 217 (DL Solway 42, DJ Solway 41, MR Gilkes 34, HJ Hunt 34, JW Rogers 25) by 22 runs at Manuka Oval on 20-23 February, 2017/ Australian Capital Territory 67 (BAD Manenti 28) & 245 (BAD Manenti 64, M Spaseski 63no, JW Rogers 55) lost to Queensland Under 23s 286 (NJ McAndrew 5-56, TS Rogers 2-78) & 0-27 by 10 wickets at Allan Border Field, Albion on March 6-9, 2017.

80 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Kinsgrove Sports T20 competition

Batting/fielding Name Mts Inn NO HS Runs Avg 50 100 Ct St MI Barrington-Smith 1 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - - - AC Blizzard 3 3 2 97* 193 193.00 2 - 1 - DMR Bloomfield 2 1 1 9* 9 - - - 1 - JR Dean 1 1 ------ST Devoy 4 1 - 9 9 9.00 - - 3 - K Doriga 1 1 - 4 4 4.00 - - 1 2 TP Engelbrecht 3 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - - - TL Floros 1 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - - - MR Gilkes 3 2 - 27 30 15.00 - - - - J Kila 1 1 - 26 26 26.00 - - - - DJ Leerdam 1 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - - - BD Macdonald 2 1 - 41 41 41.00 - - - - HD Medhurst 1 ------BJ Mitchell 2 1 - 2 2 2.00 - - 1 - CAJ Morris 1 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - - - JI Slater 3 ------M Spaseski 4 4 2 35* 63 31.50 - - 1 - CA Suidgeest 2 1 ------BJ Taylor 3 1 - 17 17 17.00 - - - - SR Taylor 3 1 1 17* 17 - - - - - THO Vane-Tempest 3 1 1 7* 7 - - - - 1

Bowling Name Ovs M RunsA Wkts Avg BBowl 5WI 10WM RPO SR DMR Bloomfield 7 0 39 1 39.00 1-18 - - 5.57 42.00 ST Devoy 14 0 100 4 25.00 2-21 - - 7.14 21.00 TP Engelbrecht 11 0 54 3 18.00 2-12 - - 4.91 22.00 HD Medhurst 4 0 26 0 - - - - 6.50 - BJ Mitchell 7 0 32 3 10.67 2-10 - - 4.57 14.00 CAJ Morris 4 0 21 2 10.50 2-21 - - 5.25 12.00 JI Slater 8 1 45 3 15.00 2-14 - - 5.62 16.00 M Spaseski 0.3 0 3 0 - - - - 6.00 - CA Suidgeest 6.4 0 38 1 38.00 1-18 - - 5.70 40.00 BJ Taylor 8 0 58 5 11.60 3-11 - - 7.25 9.60 SR Taylor 7 0 53 0 - - - - 7.57 -

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 81 Match scores Australian Capital Territory 6-124 (BD Macdonald 41) lost to Parramatta 3-125 (TP Engelbrecht 2-12) by 7 wickets at Old Kings Oval, Parramatta on October 30, 2016. Fairfield-Liverpool 7-120 (BJ Taylor 3-11, JI Slater 2-14) lost to Australian Capital Territory 1-124 (AC Blizzard 81no, MR Gilkes 27) by 9 wickets at Manuka Oval on November 27, 2016. Sydney University 5-145 (BJ Taylor 2-25, ST Devoy 2-32) lost to Australian Capital Territory 1-149 (AC Blizzard 97no, M Spaseski 35no) by 9 wickets at Manuka Oval on November 27, 2016. Australian Capital Territory 87 (J Kila 26) lost to Bankstown 8-90 (BJ Mitchell 2-10, ST Devoy 2-21, CAJ Morris 2-21) by 2 wickets at Bankstown Memorial Oval on December 4, 2016.

WNCL Statistics

Batting/fielding Name Mts Inn NO HS Runs Avg 50 100 Ct St LF Bardsley 1 1 - 6 6 6.00 - - - - S Bates 6 3 - 2 4 1.33 - - 2 - KL Britt 6 6 1 72 214 42.80 2 - - - MJ Brown 5 3 2 4* 6 6.00 - - 2 - NJ Browne 1 1 1 7* 7 - - - 1 - JM Fields 2 1 ------NM Goodwin 6 4 1 14* 21 7.00 - - - - NM Hancock 6 5 - 29 57 11.40 - - 2 - JC Hicks 3 3 2 18* 24 24.00 - - - - CJ Koski 6 6 - 58 153 25.50 1 - 7 1 EA Leys 3 3 - 16 24 8.00 - - 1 - KM Mack 6 6 - 73 163 27.17 1 - 3 - R Maher 1 1 - 8 8 8.00 - - - - SJ McGlashan 2 2 - 8 8 4.00 - - 1 - EA Osborne 6 6 - 78 206 34.33 1 - 1 - AR Reakes 6 6 2 60 185 46.25 2 - 3 -

Bowling Name Ovs M RunsA Wkts Avg BBowl 5WI 10WM RPO SR S Bates 59.2 9 209 6 34.83 3-16 - - 3.52 59.33 MJ Brown 30 1 134 3 44.67 1-19 - - 4.47 60.00 NJ Browne 3 1 16 0 - - - - 5.33 - NM Goodwin 48.5 7 171 12 14.25 3-12 - - 3.50 24.42 NM Hancock 28 0 142 4 35.50 2-54 - - 5.07 42.00 CJ Koski 6 0 43 0 - - - - 7.17 - EA Leys 1 0 9 0 - - - - 9.00 -

82 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Name Ovs M RunsA Wkts Avg BBowl 5WI 10WM RPO SR EA Osborne 58 6 202 9 22.44 4-24 1 - 3.48 38.67 AR Reakes 41.3 1 205 5 41.00 2-39 - - 4.94 49.80

Match scores ACT Meteors 8-195 (KL Britt 72, EA Osborne 31) defeated Western Australia Fury 170 (S Bates 3-16, EA Osborne 3-26) by 25 runs at WACA Ground, Perth on October 14, 2016. ACT Meteors 6-226 (AR Reakes 58no, KM Mack 40, CJ Koski 37, KL Britt 33, EA Osborne 30) lost to Victoria Spirit 1-227 by 9 wickets at WACA Ground, Perth on October 15, 2016. ACT Meteors 245 (KL Britt 64, CJ Koski 58, NM Hancock 29, EA Osborne 28) lost to Tasmania Roar 6-246 (NM Goodwin 3-41, NM Hancock 2-54) by 4 wickets at , Hobart on October 28, 2016. ACT Meteors 133 (AR Reakes 37) defeated South Australia Scorpions 100 (EA Osborne 4-24, NM Goodwin 3-12, S Bates 2-33) by 33 runs at Manuka Oval on October 30, 2016.

Premier Cricket 1st Grade leading statistics

Leading batsmen (min. 300 runs) Name Club Mts Inn NO HS Runs Avg 50s 100s JR Dean WCM 10 11 3 656 151 82.00 2 3 JW Rogers WCM 17 14 2 770 160 64.17 3 3 MD Bennett WCM 13 12 2 628 118* 62.80 3 3 DJ Solway Qbn 14 14 2 603 197* 50.25 2 2 JM Haywood Tugger 12 13 1 566 132 47.17 2 2 SWR Murn ANU 11 11 3 370 77* 46.25 5 - EJ Bartlett WDUC 14 12 1 504 133 45.82 2 1 ST Devoy Tugger 17 17 1 723 115 45.19 5 2 MI B’ton-Smith Tugger 17 19 3 639 105 39.94 3 2 M Spaseski Eastlke 14 16 2 513 115* 36.64 1 1 TL Floros Tugger 18 22 5 614 99 36.12 5 - BC Floros Tugger 17 17 4 464 99 35.69 2 - LL Shivakkumar Qbn 14 13 1 409 80 34.08 2 - MD Solway Qbn 14 14 2 378 115 31.50 2 1

Leading bowlers (min. 20 wickets) Name Club Mts Ovs Md Runs Wkts Avg BBowl 5I 10M Econ ST Devoy Tugger 17 270.4 65 737 51 14.45 7-72 5 - 2.72 HD Medhurst WCM 18 224 45 638 42 15.19 7-55 1 - 2.85 JI Slater WCM 15 130.2 27 442 27 16.37 5-27 1 - 3.39 SP Skelly WDUC 13 121 19 433 26 16.65 4-29 - - 3.58 M Spaseski E’lake 14 129 17 509 29 17.55 4-16 - - 3.95 CAJ Morris Tugger 14 152.1 23 504 28 18.00 4-32 - - 3.31

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 83 Name Club Mts Ovs Md Runs Wkts Avg BBowl 5I 10M Econ LA Ryan Ginn 15 185.5 33 594 32 18.56 6-69 1 - 3.20 MAC Hughes ANU 13 135.1 23 502 25 20.08 4-13 - - 3.71 BC Floros Tugger 17 197.5 30 668 33 20.24 6-45 1 - 3.38 AD Meere E’lake 13 125 23 412 20 20.60 4-17 - - 3.30 BJ Mitchell ANU 11 168 29 525 25 21.00 5-48 1 - 3.12 EJ Bartlett WDUC 14 147.1 28 472 22 21.45 5-80 1 - 3.21 MD Solway Qbn 14 127.1 16 494 23 21.48 3-34 - - 3.88 DMR Bloomfield WCM 16 156 23 561 23 24.39 3-12 - - 3.60 HP Page E’lake 14 177.1 40 524 21 24.95 3-35 - - 2.96

Leading fielders Name Club Matches Catches M Spaseski Eastlke 14 13 JW Rogers WCM 17 12 MI Barrington-Smith Tugger 17 12 PK O'Malvaney Eastlke 12 11 ST Devoy Tugger 17 10 JM Haywood Tugger 12 9 CP Gane Qbn 13 9 BJ Duffy WDUC 14 9 SR Taylor WCM 15 9 U Devliyal ANU 12 8 MJ Taylor-Briscoe Eastlke 9 7 SWR Murn ANU 11 7 BJ Taylor Norths 13 7 MD Solway Qbn 14 7 EJ Bartlett WDUC 14 7 HD Medhurst WCM 18 7 M Spaseski Eastlke 14 13

Leading wicket-keepers Name Club Matches Catches Stumpings Total THO Vane-Tempest Tugger 15 27 4 31 MK Wakefield ANU 13 15 10 25 TJ Henry Eastlke 7 20 2 22 T Willie Eastlke 6 16 2 18 K Doriga Ginn 13 13 4 17 JA Cooke WDUC 3 13 1 14 MB Medved Qbn 14 12 2 14 MD Bennett WCM 9 9 1 10

84 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Name Club Matches Catches Stumpings Total JA Low-McMahon Norths 8 10 - 10

John Gallop Cup leading statistics

Leading batsmen (min. 100 runs) Name Club Mts Inn NO HS Runs Avg 50s 100s MD Bennett WCM 6 4 2 118* 263 131.50 - 2 JR Dean WCM 5 5 2 151 379 126.33 1 2 JW Rogers WCM 8 5 2 144* 283 94.33 2 1 JM Haywood Tugger 6 6 - 132 358 59.67 1 2 TL Floros Tugger 9 9 3 68* 276 46.00 3 - SWR Murn ANU 7 7 2 77* 219 43.80 3 - BC Floros Tugger 9 6 1 64 218 43.60 1 - T Engelbrecht WDUC 5 5 1 67 169 42.25 2 - LL Shivakkumar Qbn 7 6 1 80 179 35.80 1 - V Dukoski Qbn 7 7 - 72 242 34.57 2 - JE Coate Ginn 8 8 1 69 241 34.43 2 - EJ Bartlett WDUC 6 5 - 61 169 33.80 1 - ST Devoy Tugger 8 6 - 55 191 31.83 2 - RW Trickett WCM 9 9 - 93 268 29.78 1 - M Spaseski E'lake 7 7 - 81 208 29.71 1 - AJ Tett E'lake 7 7 1 62 177 29.50 1 - P Sachdeva Ginn 7 7 - 79 205 29.29 1 - C Taylor WDUC 8 7 - 89 202 28.86 1 - DJ Solway Qbn 7 7 - 63 189 27.00 2 -

Leading bowlers (min. 8 wickets) Name Club Mts Ovs Md Runs Wkts Avg BBowl 5I 10M Econ CAJ Morris Tugger 7 56.4 3 203 14 14.50 4-32 1 - 3.58 PG Mathai E'lake 5 27.4 - 119 8 14.88 3-14 - - 4.30 MB Wright WCM 4 40 5 183 12 15.25 4-39 1 - 4.57 M Spaseski E'lake 7 40 - 185 12 15.42 3-11 - - 4.62 AP Barnett NCG 6 36 4 153 9 17.00 4-66 1 - 4.25 M Hughes ANU 7 38.4 1 191 11 17.36 4-13 1 - 4.94 ST Devoy Tugger 8 69.4 9 228 13 17.54 3-39 - - 3.27 DMR Bloomfield WCM 7 45 5 179 10 17.90 3-12 - - 3.98 HD Medhurst WCM 9 42.2 3 170 9 18.89 2-0 - - 4.02 MD Solway Qbn 7 56 - 253 13 19.46 3-35 - - 4.52 J Willcox Ginn 7 60.2 8 225 11 20.45 3-26 - - 3.73

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 85 Name Club Mts Ovs Md Runs Wkts Avg BBowl 5I 10M Econ LA Ryan Ginn 8 73 8 278 13 21.38 4-41 1 - 3.81 V Dukoski Qbn 7 59.3 4 260 12 21.67 3-21 - - 4.37 SP Skelly WDUC 8 47 - 248 11 22.55 3-45 - - 5.28 H Page E'lake 7 57.5 1 238 10 23.80 3-35 - - 4.12 BC Floros Tugger 9 68 4 279 11 25.36 3-15 - - 4.10

Leading fielders Name Club Matches Catches BJ Duffy WDUC 6 6 MJ Taylor-Briscoe E'lake 7 6 M Spaseski E'lake 7 6 SWR Murn ANU 7 6 C Gane Qbn 7 6 ST Devoy Tugger 8 6 BJ Taylor NCG 6 5 DJ Solway Qbn 7 5 JW Rogers WCM 8 5 J Boyd WDUC 4 4

Leading wicket-keepers Name Club Matches Catches Stumpings Total THO Vane Tempest Tugger 7 9 4 13 MK Wakefield ANU 7 9 3 12 T Henry E'lake 5 5 2 7 K Doriga Ginn 5 6 1 7 J Smith WDUC 8 5 - 5 M Medved Qbn 7 3 1 4 RW Trickett WCM 1 4 - 4

Konica Minolta T20 Cup leading statistics

Leading batsmen (min. 100 runs) Name Club Mts Inn NO HS Runs Avg 50s 100s M Spaseski E'lake 3 3 1 104* 183 91.50 1 1 BJ Taylor NCG 4 4 2 79* 182 91.00 2 - JR Dean WCM 5 5 2 87 248 82.67 3 - JW Rogers WCM 5 5 3 48* 127 63.50 - - AJ Heading Qbn 3 3 1 69* 114 57.00 1 - AJ Meek E'lake 3 3 1 78* 106 53.00 1 - BD Macdonald WDUC 4 4 1 85* 126 42.00 1 -

86 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 Leading fielders Name Club Mts Ovs Md Runs Wkts Avg BBowl 5I 10M Econ DE Burgess Tugger 2 7 - 35 5 7.00 3-18 - - 5.00 MH Cheema Ginn 3 9 - 41 5 8.20 3-13 - - 4.56 CJ Piechocki E'lake 3 5 - 42 5 8.40 3-11 - - 8.40 A Blacka Tugger 4 15 - 86 8 10.75 3-23 - - 5.73 M Hughes ANU 3 9 - 57 5 11.40 3-18 - - 6.33 JI Slater WCM 5 18 1 93 8 11.62 3-21 - - 5.17 SP Skelly WDUC 4 13.3 - 94 8 11.75 4-27 1 - 6.96 SR Taylor WCM 5 16 1 76 5 15.20 2-8 - - 4.75 AM Ritchard Tugger 3 12 1 80 5 16.00 3-30 - - 6.67 HD Medhurst WCM 5 16 - 98 6 16.33 3-16 - - 6.12 BJ Duffy WDUC 4 16 - 87 5 17.40 2-22 - - 5.44

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 87 THE OFFICIALS

The ACT Cricket Association was established in 1922 and there have many officials of the Association since that time. The following lists identify those who have held positions since management of the Association came under a Board of Management in June 1990. A complete list of officials since the establishment of the Association may be seen on the Association’s website www.cricketact.com.au. The Annual Report for the 2008–2009 season provides a complete list up to that season.

President 1983/84– 2008/09 JF Gallop AM 2009/10–2010/11 IE McNamee Note: the office of President was abolished as the result of the adoption of an amended Constitution in September 2011.

Chairman of the Board 1986/87–1993/94 NC Yeend 1993/94–1995/96 GC Evans 1996/97–1999/00 JB Bowdler 2000/01–2009/10 JA Turner 2010/11–2015/16 IE McNamee 2016/17– JR Miller

Secretary 1983/84–1995/96 RM Hickman 1996/97 AJ Casey 1997/98 GL Willard 1998/99–Sept 2014 BG Dockrill Sept 2014– L Barrington-Smith

Treasurer 1985/86–1991/92 DRG Gould 1992/93–1997/98 JL Mann 1998/99–1999/00 GG Pryor 2000/01–March 2014 BG Mewett March 2014– GA Elliott

Chief Executive 1990/91–1996/97 WR Boardman 88 | ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 1997/98–2001/02 GW Goodman 2001/02– May 2015 M Vergano May 2015– C D French

Life Members Forty people have been honoured over the years with Life Membership by the ACT Cricket Association. A complete list may be seen on the Association’s website, www.cricketact.com.au A complete list up to 2009, including deceased Life Members, is also included in the Annual Report for the 2008–2009 season. Those awarded Life Membership who are still living are: WE McDonald (1985) AJ Casey (1987) NC Yeend (1994) RM Hickman (1999) IE McNamee (2000) JF Gallop AM (2001) VA Cristofani (2002) J Harvey (2003)

WS Ruse (2004) The Association also recognises the Life Memberships awarded by the ACT Women’s JB Bowdler (2005) Cricket Association by the ACT Cricket Umpires C Body (2006) Association. The surviving recipient of Life Membership from the ACT Women’s Cricket CB Hassall (2008) Associations is B Hall and the surviving recipients of Life Membership from the ACT JA Turner (2009) Cricket Umpires Association are B Climas and BF Lawrence. BG Dockrill (2010) KF Flaherty (2011) R Hatch (2011) L Howe (2012) BG Mewett (2012) G Irvine (2013) P Solway (2013) JI Meszes (2014) MW Radcliffe (2014) C Brown (2016) J Cope (2016)

ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2016-17 | 89 ASSOCIATION STAFF

Chief Executive Cameron French General Manager – High Performance Aiden Blizzard Senior Manager – ACT, Southern & Western NSW Ben MacCormack Head Curator Brad Van Dam ACT Comets Coach Aiden Blizzard ACT Meteors Coach James Allsopp Competitions Manager Ben Ryan Finance and Business Operations Officer Belinda Hotere Pathway Manager Kyle Piper Pathway Manager Luke Butterworth Athletic Performance Officer Michael Barrington Communications and Events Manager Ellen Grady Programs Co-ordinator Miles Thompson Development Manager – ACT North and Districts Nicola Browne Development Manager – ACT South and South Coast Kris Britt Indoor Cricket Manager / Manager - IT, Digital and Design Cameron Walter Assistant Head Curator Logan Booby Tom Fahey Apprentice Curators Todd Darrington Will Thomson Braden Wende

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