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NORTHBRIDGE CRICKET CLUB 98TH Season Season 2016 - 2017 Northbridge Cricket Club www.northbridgecricketclub.org PREMIERSHIPS A Grade 1952-53 1953-54 14 flags 1954-55 1956-57 1960-61 1962-63 1963-64 1968-69 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1994-95 2001-02 Limited Overs 2000-01 2010-11 B 1996-97 3 flags Limited Overs 1996-97 2008-09 B Grade 1965-66 1966-67 5 flags 1975-76 2006-07 Limited Overs 2006-07 C Grade 1961-62 1963-64 4 flags 1993-94 Limited Overs 1999-2000 D Grade 1950-51 1952-53 3 flags 1961-62 (GDCA) D1 Day Grade 2014-14 D2 Grade 1955-56 1 flag Page 2 of 56 Northbridge Cricket Club www.northbridgecricketclub.org NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Ninety Ninth Annual General Meeting for The Northbridge Cricket Club Will be held At Billy Barry’s Hotel 32 Walker St, North Sydney NSW 2060 Wednesday 16th August 2017 at 7:00pm. Agenda 1. Acceptance of the Season 15/16 AGM Minutes 2. Presidents Address 3. Financial Report – Treasurer 4. Election of Office Bearers 5. Other Business 6. Review of the 2016/17 Season 7. Task List for 2017/18 All interested in cricket are most welcome to attend! Page 3 of 56 Northbridge Cricket Club www.northbridgecricketclub.org Report of the Management Committee For the Season 2016 - 2017 Gentlemen, The management committee submits the 97th Annual Report for consideration and adoption. Table of Contents Club Office Bearers 2016 - 2017 ............................................................................................................ 5 Life Members ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Previous Office Bearers ......................................................................................................................... 7 The Honorary Presidents Report ........................................................................................................... 9 Team awards 2016-2017 ..................................................................................................................... 11 Centuries, Hat-tricks, 5WI and other awards ...................................................................................... 12 Additional Club Awards ....................................................................................................................... 13 Perpetual Trophies .............................................................................................................................. 13 A Grade Captains Report – Mitch Nicholls / Andre Maddocks ........................................................... 17 B Grade Captain’s Report –Divyesh Thakker ....................................................................................... 25 C Grade Captain’s report – Chris Olver ................................................................................................ 33 D Grade Captains Report – Steve Morrison ......................................................................................... 40 D Grade Captains Report – David Medcalf .......................................................................................... 47 Overall Club Stats ................................................................................................................................. 54 The final word from the 12th man ....................................................................................................... 56 Page 4 of 56 Northbridge Cricket Club www.northbridgecricketclub.org Club Office Bearers 2016 - 2017 Honorary President Mitch Nicholls Vice President Andre Maddocks Club Patron David Allan Honorary Treasurer Alex Davey Honorary Secretary Chris Olver Honorary Minute Secretary Dale Webster Association Delegates Mitch Nicholls General Committee Members David Medcalf Ian Willoughby Divesh Thakkar Nanyesh Thakker Page 5 of 56 Northbridge Cricket Club www.northbridgecricketclub.org Life Members Member Year Inducted S Morrison 1971 - 1972 Noel Maxwell 1977 – 1978 John Faulks 1983 - 1984 David Mills 1991 - 1992 David Sheekey 1998 - 1999 Tim Perry 1999 - 2000 Barry Cline 2000 - 2001 John Leslie 2000 - 2001 Neil Rickard 2001 - 2002 Rod Winsor 2003 - 2004 Peter Stankovic 2004 – 2005 Francis von Demleux 2008 - 2009 Mitch Whyman 2009 – 2010 Ben Maw 2011 – 2012 David Allan 2016 - 2017 Page 6 of 56 Northbridge Cricket Club www.northbridgecricketclub.org Previous Office Bearers President Years Pearce Rhyman 1969 – 1973 Noel Maxwell 1973 – 1977 John Faulks 1977 – 1981 Noel Maxwell 1981 – 1982 Tim Perry 1982 – 2000 Rod Winsor 2000 – 2003 David Mills 2003 – 2007 Mitchell Whyman 2007 – 2014 Mitch Nicholls 2014 - Club Patron Years Lance Thornton 1986 – 1987 John Faulks 1990 – 2000 Tim Perry 2000 – 2007 David Allan 2008 - Vice President Years Rod Winsor 2003 – 2009 David Mills 2007 – 2009 Tim Perry 2008 – 2009 Damian Fuller 2010 – 2013 Peter Stankovic 2010 – 2014 Mark Naglost 2012 – 2013 Amrish Bhatia 2014 – 2014 Jonas Berglund 2015 – 2016 Andre Maddocks 2016 - Honorary Treasurer Years S Morrison 1969 – 1974 Barry Cline 1974 – 2002 Rod Winsor 2002 – 2004 Steve Peak 2004 - 2006 Anthony Greenhill 2006 - 2015 Alex Davey 2015 - Honorary Deputy Treasurer Years Stephen Sharah 2008 - 2009 Page 7 of 56 Northbridge Cricket Club www.northbridgecricketclub.org Honorary Secretary Years David Sheekey 1974 - 1980 Charlie Clark 1980 - 1981 Terry Moore 1981 - 1982 David Sheekey 1982 - 1990 John Leslie 1990 - 1991 David Sheekey 1991 - 2001 John Barton 2001 - 2002 Steve Keating 2002 - 2003 Jon Hanna 2003 - 2004 Mitch Whyman 2004 - 2007 Mark Naglost 2007 – 2009 Mitch Nicholls 2010 – 2014 Chris Olver 2014 - Honorary Deputy Secretary Years Damian Fuller 2008 - 2009 Minute Secretary Years Roger Moore 1982 – 1995 Peter Stankovic 1995 – 2004 Ben Maw 2004 – 2006 Peter Stankovic 2006 – 2007 Ben Maw 2007 – 2009 Jonathan Davis 2009 – 2010 Ben Maw 2010 – 2011 Stephen Sharah 2012 – 2013 Chris Olver 2013 – 2014 Andrew Belger 2014 - 2015 Dale Webster 2015 - Honorary Deputy Minute Secretary Years Mitch Nicholls 2008 - 2009 Honorary Auditor Years Phil Cameron 1990 - 2007 Chairman of Selectors Years Mitch Nicholls 2008 – 2009 Ken Gunderson-Briggs 2010 – 2011 Mitch Nicholls 2011- Page 8 of 56 Northbridge Cricket Club www.northbridgecricketclub.org The Honorary Presidents Report Firstly, thank you to all the Northbridge CC Executive, Committee and Members on a great season of cricket in 2016/17. We once again fielded 5 teams across A Reserve, B, C and D Grades, with an improved performance from all sides across the board. In terms of on-field performances, only the B Grade and D Grade (Red) sides made the semi-finals this year, with the B Grade side cruelly denied an opportunity to play that semi-final due to an archaic association decision regarding the accuracy of the wet weather phone line, despite the semi-final being played on an all-weather synthetic ground. The B Grade side probably fell a bit short of expectations in terms of ladder position, but the fact that between Lakshay Kumar and Divyesh Thakkar they took home pretty much all the B Grade association awards, I think they would have gone close to winning the comp had they played the semi-final. The D Grade (Red) side amazingly got on at Gore Creek despite the week of rain, but some missed opportunities in the field probably cost them the chance to make the big one, but nevertheless a great achievement from debut skipper David Medcalf and his team. The A Reserve side managed to get a number of wins in the NCU turf competition, which was a great achievement for the side and proof that the club is on the way up again. One of the many highlights from the A Res side was the amazing comeback at Eastwood (in fact there were 2 big comebacks at that ground!) that saw the side crumbling to 8/80 odd, only to see Nic Savage and our very own Indian Queenslander Who Melted, Rav Sarkar, get the side towards victory with Andrew Lazzaro joining Nic in the middle to secure victory. C Grade narrowly missed the finals, but some outstanding performances from the likes of Pete Collins who took the C Grade bowling award with his right arm offies, and Andrew Greenlees who scored a great ton down at Primrose. Then finally the D Grade (Blue) side, which added a quality player like Monty Noble to the eclectic mix of individuals who showed great fight, but unfortunately couldn’t quite get above their Red rivals on the ladder. This was the 98th season in the clubs history, and was certainly one that was a bit like a batsman out in the middle negotiating the nervous nineties. The start of the season even saw a T-Drill in action at Northbridge Oval showing promise of the season to come. Again we had the great training setup at Sydney Boys High, which allows us to train no matter the weather. The numbers in training attendance were great, however that enthusiasm did start to dwindle towards the end of the season which is something that we can definitely improve on in 2017/18. We encountered a couple of issues through the season revolving around attitudes of players, and those who didn’t want to get on the NCC bus and be a part of the culture found themselves not playing matches. It is an important part of the club, where we have an inclusive culture catering to cricketers of all levels but no individuals are bigger than the club. We have a unique club, in that we follow a bit of the old- style club format where players in different grades talk to each other, rather than the newer format of clubs that are basically only share