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ENGADINE DRAGONS CRICKET CLUB INC. 51st ANNUAL REPORT AND YEAR BOOK 2009/2010 Season Presentation Nights JUNIOR Heathcote High School Auditorium Friday MAY 28, 2010 SENIOR Engadine Family Tavern St. Moritz Room Saturday MAY 29, 2010 We invite you to join with the Management Committee, the members and the players of the Club, and our sponsors in sharing this report with us. We thank all those who have contributed to its compilation and production. It gives us great pleasure to support all those who play this fine Australian sport and hope that through our efforts we can promote not only the game but encourage the participation of local residents and children to be part of our Club. The Management Committee. 2009/2010 COMMITTEE MEMBERS EXECUTIVE President : Steve Jones Vice President : Brad Loder Secretary : Craig Rice Treasurer & Public Officer : Colin Berry MANAGEMENT Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Junior & Intermediate : Anthony Marciante Senior : Allan Lofthouse Junior Registrar : Anthony Marciante Senior Registrar : Judy Lofthouse Minutes Publicity Secretary : Brad Loder Officer : Bob Price Property Officers : Bill Knowles (Uniforms) John Westlake (Equipment) Special Projects Officer: Ian Latham Coaching Media Co-ordinator : Rob Knight Officer : Harry Robbins Promotions & Committee Men : Brad Moreland Advertising Officer : Vacant Jim Lee Neil Croker Peter Ward Andrew Jones Dennis Pendergast SUB-COMMITTEE & REPRESENTATIVES Anzac Youth & Recreation Centre 527 Committee Delegates : Steve Jones & Bill Knowles Sutherland Shire Junior Cricket Association Inc Delegates : Anthony Marciante & Craig Rice Sutherland Shire Cricket Association Delegates : Allan Lofthouse & Peter O’Reilly Newsletter Co-ordination & Publication : Bob Price & Val Tever Web Master : Andrew Mazurkiewicz We are grateful to the following sponsors who have supported our Club: CLUB SPONSORS ENGADINE RSL & CITIZENS CLUB LTD MARINE PRODUCT MARKETING SUTHERLAND CREDIT UNION FAB FLOORS A1 METALTECH BUNDEENA SERVICE CENTRE JESTER FANCY DRESS 2 HONOUR ROLL LIFE MEMBERS Barry McManus (1966) (Dec’d) Bob Price (1999) Harry Robbins asm (1978) Greg Heffernan (1999) Ray Noakes (1980) (Dec’d) John Carlisle (2002) Col Keenan (1982) Ian Latham (2003) Mike Fordyce (1984) Drew Lake (2004) Alf Lemmon (1985) Greg Knowles (2008) Clem Heffernan (1992) Allan Lofthouse (2008) Bob Vannan (1994) Paul Waddell (2008) Val Tever (1994) Peter Ward (2008) Ken Tever (1994) (Dec’d) Col Berry (2009) Russ Waddell asm (1996) Glen Hickey (2009) Bill Knowles (1998) Bill Ziegler (2009) SUTHERLAND GRADE CLUB 2009/2010 Ryan Almond James Bills Joel D’Imperio Jordan Dow Ben Dwarshuis Grant Johnson Nathan Loder Aaron Mall Ben Marciante Sam Newman Mark Rice REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS 2009/2010 Durham Shield Watson Shield Weblin Shield Gee Shield Cawsey Shield Ryan Marlow Ryan Almond Jonathon Haslam Brendan Curtis Joel Almond Jordan Dow Hayden Smith Alex Gersbach Joey Cox Telegraph Shield Ben Dwarshuis Brayden Heffernan Joshua Johnston Mitchell Eadie Nigel Garton Nathan Marciante Lachlan Smith Dylan Rae Creak Shield Presidents U/16 Presidents U/14 Presidents U/12 Jack Dwarshuis Bradley Ford Joel Beattie Matt Wright Jarrod Mazurkiewicz Liam Herne Marcus Beattie Luke Miller Cameron Lane Campbell Jackson Dylan Smith Harry Tattersall SSJCA U/10 Development Squad Dylan Croker Alex Lee Matt Simpson Combined Catholic Schools CHSSA Sydney East CHSSA NSW Nathan Marciante Nathan Loder Sam Newman Sam Newman Mark Rice Mark Rice Sutherland District C.C. AW Green Shield Ryan Almond Joel D’Imperio Jordan Dow Ben Dwarshuis 2010/11 2010/11 U/13 Emerging Blues U/14 Emerging Blues Joel Almond Alex Gersbach Lachlan Smith SSJCA & SSCA COMPETITION HONOURS 2009/2010 PREMIERS - 12A & A2 MINOR PREMIERS - A2, 10A, 10C, 12A & 16A RUNNERS UP - 10C, 10A, 14A, 16A, B5, C1 SEMI FINALIST - B6, B7, B8 3 PRESIDENT’S REPORT What a privilege it is to be associated with such a strong & successful club and it gives me great pleasure to submit my report for the 2009/10 season. Some highlights for me this season include: - • Winner of the SSJCA Junior Club Championship (5 th time since 2000) • Premierships to the 12A Junior team & A2 Senior Team • Finalists to the 10A, 12A, 14A, 16A & 10C Junior Teams & A2, B5, B6, B7, B8 & C1 Senior Teams • An all girls team U8(B2) • Record player and team numbers – 17 Junior Teams & 12 Senior Teams. • A new micro-fibre supporters shirt & new design players cap which will be ready for next season • A $3,000 competition win in the Weetbix challenge Congratulations to our 12A & A2 teams for being crowned premiers for 2009/10 season. To have 11 teams contest in the finals series shows how strong our players have performed this year. There were many good individual & team performances which have been acknowledged throughout this year book and highlights the efforts of all players & officials. What is pleasing to me this year is that we have seen record numbers playing for the Dragons in both junior & season divisions. Our recruitment drive within the local school community led by, Jim Lee, Neil Croker and our club coach Robbie Knight saw record new players joining our club. Our all girls team who played in our U8 division had a fantastic year developing their skills and continuing friendships from their winter sport. Thank you Rob & Kerrie Smith for encouraging these girls and we hope for more girls will follow. With 12 men’s teams, also a record, we saw many players returning to the club, or continuing their careers from the junior ranks. It was also pleasing to see a new senior team formed from parents and friends of our U10 team who acquitted themselves very well in the C1 competition. Whilst going down in the Grand Final, it was an outstanding effort on the field and a great opportunity for many new friendships to be formed. Our U/10 development squad continues to assist our up and coming U8 players to make the transition to traditional cricket that little bit easier. Peter Schofield and his son put the boys through their paces with an army of helpers & we thank all concerned for their time & efforts as this programme is here to stay. The club is very proud that our players and officials continue to support the SSJCA in their endeavour to improve cricket at all levels. A number of our players have represented the shire and beyond whilst our officials volunteer their services & time, umpiring, coach, managing or join relative committees. The trivia night this year was well supported, especially with donations from the Cox, Smith & Knowles families, and we also saw the return of Ken Newman as our host, which was greatly appreciated. To the parents, coaches, managers and scorers your continued support and friendship is appreciated and we look forward to your ongoing commitment to the club. I am aware that a couple of committee positions will become available at our Annual General Meeting in June and therefore I would encourage you to become a volunteer for the benefit of our cricketers. Bill Knowles has informed me that after 20+ years of service to our club he will not be reapplying for his position, as along with Glenys they plan to spend a little more time travelling. Bill, thank you for your dedication & commitment over many years as it has been an absolute pleasure to work with you. Our secretary of four years, Craig Rice has taken up a new role as secretary of the Sutherland District Grade Club. Craig has certainly made a difference in his tenure and I personally thank him for his friendship and guidance and I am sure he will keep an eye out for Dragons players coming through the grade ranks. Harry Robbins continues to support the club with his school holiday clinics, and his write ups in the Engadine District News are a masterpiece and he continues to be an inspiration to us all. We do appreciate the support of our sponsors and I encourage everyone to shop & support these businesses. 4 In closing let me say that I am already looking forward to the new season and please keep up to date with any club news from our state of the art website www.engadinedragonscc.org.au Steve Jones “TRIBUTE BOX ” Throughout this Yearbook you will see “TRIBUTE” Boxes signifying a job well done. We ask you to note these businesses and people for the invaluable contributions they have made to our club. SECRETARY’S REPORT This year will be my last as Secretary of Engadine Dragons after 4 years in the role and 11 seasons with the club – a role that I have been privileged to hold and one that I have definitely enjoyed. I have moved onto being the Secretary of Sutherland District Cricket Club Inc this year and have found that juggling both Secretary roles (plus the paying job!) as a bit of a stretch. So you can see I will still be heavily involved in cricket administration and look forward to seeing as many of the Engadine juniors coming through the grade cricket ranks in years to come. This year has been another very successful year for the club, with the following highlights as a key for me: • We had record numbers in both junior and senior players; • We had an all girls team which is a major milestone and it would be great to see this expanded in years to come; • The volunteer base at this club is second to none – including coaches, managers, scorers, BBQ cookers, committee members. The behind the scene roles played by the likes of Ian Latham, Harry Robbins, Bill Knowles and Bob Price are exceptional; • We contribute strongly to the SSJCA and SSCA via committee and delegate roles with Andrew Mazurkiewicz, Jim Lee, Tony Marciante, Allan Lofthouse, Peter O’Reilly and myself playing important roles. This has led to our club having an excellent reputation in Shire cricket circles; • We were SSJCA Junior Club Champions again – this reflects the efforts of all teams across the club over the 10 rounds and is a highly valued recognition of our overall results • Rob Knight has worked hard in his new role as coaching co-ordinator and will continue to bring new ideas to the club in future seasons to improve the skills of all junior players; • Our Trivia night was a great success and our thanks go to Ken Newman in his last year as MC of proceedings.