IN RECOGNITION The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association would like to thank all volunteers, players, supporters, members, patrons, local councils, affiliates, employees and kindred bodies for their hard work and dedication. The continual success and growth of a non-profit sporting organisation can only occur as a function of the community support and goodwill that is extended by so many. Countless hours were contributed in ensuring that no stone was left unturned and no job was too complicated. It is with great pride we recognise those responsible for the grass-roots success of the game we love, the game we play with pride, respect and joy, and the game we will leave in better shape for the next generation; the national summer sport, Cricket. Furthermore, we would like to recognise and thank the following member/clubs for their affiliation with the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association; Affiliated Member / Club Girls Teams U/11-16 Teams Senior Teams Kanga Players CricHit (Girls) In2Cricket (Boys) In2Cricket (Girls) Asquith Rugby League - - 3 0 0 0 0 Beecroft - - 1 0 0 27 1 Berowra - 5 7 0 0 76 15 Castle Hill RSL 1 6 5 0 0 40 6 Galston-Glenorie - 2 2 0 0 32 0 Glenhaven - - 2 0 0 0 0 Berowra Masters – O40 - - 1 0 0 0 0 Hornsby Masters – O50 - - 1 0 0 0 0 HK&HDCUA - - - 0 0 0 0 Hornsby District 1 7 6 0 18 55 3 Kenthurst / - - 6 0 0 0 0 Upper Hills - 7 - 0 0 21 2 Kissing Point - 5 6 0 0 35 1 Ku-ring-gai Chase - - 1 0 0 0 0 Mt Colah - 3 2 11 11 0 11 Normanhurst-Warrawee - 7 7 0 0 21 0 Pennant Hills - 5 - 0 0 0 0 Pymble - - 1 0 0 0 0 Redfield College - 3 - 0 0 0 0 St Ives - - 6 0 0 0 0 Thornleigh - 2 1 0 0 27 2 West Pennant Hills-Cherrybrook 3 25 11 110 8 0 0

CONTENTS OFFICE BEARERS 5 MEETING ATTENDANCES 6 EXECUTIVE REPORT 8 FINANCIAL REPORT 15 JUNIOR COMPETITION REPORT 17 SENIOR COMPETITION REPORT 19 REPRESENTATIVE COMPETITION REPORT 22 IN PARTNERSHIP 25 AWARDS 28 SPECIAL EVENTS AND SCORECARDS 32 HKHDCUA REPORT 38 HK&HDCA COUNCIL REPORTS 39 OBITUARY (MR. JOHN HOPKINS) 42 SPONSORS & FUNDRAISING 43 COMPETITION RECORDS 45 HK&HDCA Inc. ROLL OF HONOUR 53 PHOTOS 55

AGENDA OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given for the Annual General Meeting for the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association, to be held 27th July, 2009 from 7.30pm at Asquith Bowling and Recreation Club.  Welcome by President, Mark Rushton, and apologies.  Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (82nd AGM)  Correspondence received  Presentation of annual report and balance sheets  Election of office bearers  Presentations  Notices of motion  Other business

Benjamin Gussey HK&HDCA Executive Officer PO Box 72, Hornsby, 1630 NSW

OFFICE BEARERS 2008-2009

PATRONS The Mayor, Hornsby Shire Council The Mayor, Baulkham Hills Shire Council The Mayor, Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council Mr Tom Richmond, OAM Mr John Hayne, AM Mr Colin Cooper Ms Lisa Sthalaker Ms Denise Annetts

EXECUTIVE President Senior Vice President Mr Mark Rushton Mr Geoff Hasler Vice President Honorary Treasurer Mr Nathan Tilbury Mr David Toose Honorary Minutes Secretary Honorary Senior Competition Secretary Mr Andy Bayles Mr Steve Wilson Honorary Junior Cricket Secretary Honorary Assistant Junior Cricket Secretary Mr Bruce Kimberley Mr Paul Hyam Honorary Representative Secretary Honorary Umpires Organising Secretary Mr Clint Johnson Mr Bruce Wood Executive Members Messrs Murray Macdonald, Joshua Brown, Bob Dewstow, Brian Gibson

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Senior Competition Committee Messrs Steve Wilson, Geoff Hasler, Murray Macdonald, David Donnison, Joshua Brown Disputes & Disciplinary Committee (D&D) Messrs Bob Browne (Chairman), Bob Dewstow, David Lea, Martin Watts Junior Divisional Secretaries Jonathon Loveday, Richard Johnson, Jack Johnson, Joshua Miler, Robert Gerometta, Morgan Loveday Representative Age Conveners Judy Gussey, Martin Watts, Michael Eggenhuizen, Warren Jackson, Sean Miller Ross Anderson, Peter Thorburn , Mike Blackwood, John O’Loughlin, Clint Johnson

DELEGATES & OTHERS NMCC NSWDCA Bob Somerville Alfred James OAM Geoff Hasler Clint Johnson NDCC Liaison Officer IDCA / Presidents Cup

James Whealing Hornsby Sports Council Clint Johnson Auditor Bob Somerville Executive Officer/s Mr JS (Stuart) Russell Mark Rushton Messrs Graeme Kurtz, Benjamin Gussey

MEETING ATTENDANCES

Club Delegates (9 meetings held) Asquith Rugby League Josh Brown (8) Melinda Brown (3) Beecroft Geoff Findlay (6) Scott Reid (2) Mitchell Burger (2) Berowra Nathan Tilbury (9) Murray Thompson (2) Phil Reid (1) Berowra Masters Alfred James OAM (3) Castle Hill RSL Michael Burgin (7) Phil Pearce (5) Karl Burgin (1) Galston-Glenorie Bernie Triebe (7) Glenhaven Martin Watts (7) Nick McIntosh (4) Hornsby District Clint Johnson (7) Murray Macdonald (4) Scott Burrows (2) Tracey Johnson (2) & 2 others Hornsby Masters Kenthurst Richard Arnott (6) David Lea (5) Col Griffin (4) Dave Donnison (1) Kissing Point Chris Roden-Smith (7) Peter Aitken (1) Sean Sweeney (1) Ku-ring-gai Chase Chris Wheeler (1) David Marsh (1) Mt Colah Brian Gibson (6) Bruce Kimberley (6) Normanhurst-Warrawee John Corish (8) Cameron Riddett (5) Pennant Hills Jon Loveday (4) Lewis Neal (2) Bob Browne (1) Gordon Nagle (1) Pymble Mat Fabian (2) Redfield College Michael Dolly (1) St Ives Bob Dewstow (6) Chris Brown (1) Gareth Horne (1) Thornleigh Carolyn Ball (7) HKHDCUA John McQuillan (8) Simon Moore (2) WPH-C Ben Frawley (6) Barry McDonald (5) Deepak Narsai (4) & 4 others

Members of the Executive Executive Meetings Council Meetings Mark Rushton 10 / 10 9 / 9 Nathan Tilbury 10 / 10 9 / 9 Andy Bayles 10 / 10 9 / 9 Bruce Wood 9 / 10 9 / 9 Geoff Hasler 10/ 10 9 / 9 David Toose 9 / 10 8 / 9 Joshua Brown 10 / 10 8 / 9 Steve Wilson 9 / 10 8 / 9 Clint Johnson 8 / 10 7 / 9 Brian Gibson 8 / 10 7 / 9 Bruce Kimberley 6 / 10 6 / 9 Bob Dewstow 7 / 10 6 / 9 Murray MacDonald 4 / 10 4 / 9

Note: Paul Hyam was excused from attending meetings due to prior commitments

EXECUTIVE REPORT President’s Report It is with tremendous pleasure that the Executive of our Association presents the 83rd Annual Report, inclusive of our Financial Accounts. The 2008/09 season continued to be one of progression and consolidation. The hard-working Executive initiated many projects, with some requiring further development in the season to come. We extend our sincere thanks to the respective councils (Hornsby Shire, Ku-ring-gai Shire and The Hills Shire), for the ongoing commitment and hard work of their staff. Additionally to the NSWDCA and Cricket NSW, the efforts and support is truly appreciated here, at the grassroots level of our sport. Our relationship with the Northern District Cricket Club (NDCC) continues to improve in many key areas and it is extremely pleasing to see many of our former representative players move into the higher grades of the SCA competition. Particularly impressive was the rise to prominence of David Lowery (Kenthurst/Upper Hills) with his maiden first-grade century after only a few games in the top grade. NDCC are to be applauded for embarking on the development of an extensive off-season junior cricket academy, “Young Rangers”, to facilitate the ongoing development of our highly talented younger players. This change in direction will evolve to encompass all of our junior players in the years to come.

The 2008/09 season has seen many highlights, amongst them being:  Congratulations to the Asquith Rugby League (ARL) A-Grade, for winning a 4th successive A-Grade premiership. This equals the second longest winning streak of consecutive A-Grade premierships in the 83 years of competition held within the Association.  Congratulations to the West Pennant Hills-Cherrybrook (WPH-C) who won the “Reg Vernon Trophy” (Senior Club Championship) for the sixth consecutive season, an Association record.  Barry McDonald (WPH-C) was awarded the "Cricket NSW 2008 / 09 Sydney North Volunteer of the Year", for his tireless work for his Club and the many years of service to the HK&HDCA.  Kissing Point who reached the final of the Michael Clarke Twenty/20 Open Age Knockout Competition.  The U13 IDCA who won their competition, winning four of the five games they played.  The continued support and commitment of our major sponsor, Kookaburra Sports.  The HK&HDCA truly appreciate the ongoing support and involvement of all our Patrons, including our two ladies of the game, Lisa Sthalekar and Denise Annetts.  Seven clubs shared the senior competition spoils, with three of our smallest clubs experiencing the sweet taste of victory in their respective divisions. Berowra appears to be the big improver, with three premierships. Whilst Normanhurst-Warrawee (2) and WPH-C (4), shared the spoils in the junior competitions. Normanhurst-Warrawee won the “Jonathon Myers Memorial Cup” (Junior Club Championship).  Murray Macdonald and his merry band of workers are to be congratulated as they took on the onerous task of overseeing the purchase and delivery of covers to all of our turf grounds. Our A-Grade, Colts, Masters and Representative players will all vouch for the value of this substantial financial outlay, as it appears more “turf” games were played than in the previous season.  Warren Jackson has done a tremendous job in a short period of time as the incumbent Representative Secretary. The recent Representative trials at the SCG nets for the U/14-16, organised by Warren, were a great success (attendees: U14 - 37; U15 - 51; U16 - 28). Finally, to our respective Executive Officers (Graeme Kurtz / Benjamin Gussey) and the large number of volunteers, I sincerely thank you for your amazing levels of enthusiasm, drive, energy and commitment as our Association would not prosper without your efforts. To the Life Members, Executive Members, Patrons and Club Delegates – my most sincere gratitude is extended to you all on a job that has been well done once again. I look forward to your ongoing support and involvement in the Association for many years to come. It has been a pleasure to be involved with so many fine people who give so much back to the “grass roots” of our cricket community. Take care, stay safe and enjoy your respective winter sports.

Mark Rushton President

Vice-President’s Report The HK&HDCA 2008/09 season was a great success.

I know from first-hand experience that the standard in the senior grades improved considerably particularly at the Colts & A2 level which is crucial to the development of the standard of our A grade. The C grades also considerably improved in standard on last season.

With the positive development of the Colts & A2s competitions we have seen some very good young cricketers come through to A grade which has been a breath of fresh air for all involved.

The senior competition as a whole went through a raft of changes which were a bit rough to implement but overall I think all Clubs would agree that these changes were necessary & will certainly lead to a fairer, more enjoyable senior competition for all. The two most significant changes were the new electronic results system & the expanded ratings system. With a bit of tweaking to both for next season they will be terrific tools for everyone in 2009/10. For this I must congratulate Steve Wilson and the Afternoon Committee. The A.C. ‘boys’ had plenty of bumps in the road and mountains to climb along the way but they persisted and we will all be the better for it next season and beyond.

Congratulations to ARL for taking out the A grade competition for the fourth consecutive season which is a mighty effort.

Bruce Kimberley and his team, as always, did an excellent job with the juniors. Congratulations to Normanhurst- Warrawee for winning the Junior Club Championship. They have some fantastic young cricketers coming through.

A huge thanks to Clint Johnson for his work with the Representative teams again this season. Clint will move on next season & we welcome Warren Jackson into that crucial role.

Bruce Wood did a sterling job with the umpires. I know from first hand reports from captains that Bruce’s team has improved immensely from last season. Well done Bruce for an often thankless job.

This season also saw us with a professional Executive Officer for the first time ever. Young Ben Gussey took on the challenge mid season and his role will develop and expand to become a crucial cog in the Association’s growth for many seasons to come.

Finally thanks to HK&HDCA President, Mark Rushton who leads a very proactive Executive Committee. We are lucky to have Mark as our head and the Association is in excellent hands right across the board. I am certain this will lead to an increase in our team numbers for both seniors and juniors in 2009/10.

Nathan Tilbury Vice President

Executive Officer’s Report A New Role - Since taking on the Executive Officer role late last year, there has been a wide-range of challenges and opportunities. As with any new role, both the Executive and I have had the opportunity to develop the role as new challenges arose.

A Rare Opportunity - Recently four delegates from HK&HDCA attended a CricketNSW forum for the Sydney North region. Represented were all Grade Clubs and Associations within the region’s jurisdiction, allowing an opportunity to generate ideas and share a vision for the growth of cricket.

The forum was called in response to the growth of Twenty/20 Cricket; suggested by CricketNSW to be a once- in-a-generation rejuvenation and reinvention of our game. A change of this magnitude has not been witnessed since Kerry Packer introduced ‘World Series Cricket’ in 1977.

Although some cricket traditionalists may question the value of the new format, Twenty/20 is here to stay. Now would be the opportune time to quickly reflect on the benefits that ‘World Series Cricket’ provided from 1977, such a sponsorship, increased player wages, promotion and television coverage. All of which had a long-term, beneficial effect on grass-roots participation and the development and professionalism of cricket.

As it was back in 1977, we now have a great launch-pad for recruitment, development and reinvigoration of cricket. Best of all, the media promotion that Twenty/20 provides requires no effort on our part.

To put the cherry on the metaphorical cake, we are coming up to another winter Ashes series which has historically provided a 10% boost to player participation rates.

With this rare opportunity, it is important for the Association and clubs, whether junior and/or senior based, to consider their future direction. Unfortunately senior cricketers do not materialize overnight; they are a product of recruitment and development – often from a very young age. I am sure many cricketers in our Association were raised on a diet of leather and willow.

Programs such as In2Cricket and CricHit cater to young boys and girls and can provide future growth development for all clubs. These programs are run by CricketNSW and they are widely promoted through the playcricket.com facility.

Senior Cricket - With the new myCricket system put in place we now have an opportunity to accurately report player numbers. There may be discrepancies in previously reported numbers as some estimates were made to obtain numbers. Nonetheless, the table (next page) still gives a pretty good indication of how the Association has been travelling. Over the last decade numbers have remained stagnant but over the last couple of years they have declined.

At an Association level we plan to address this through increased advertising and promotion. Now would be an ideal opportunity for all clubs to investigate strategies that can be implemented in addition to the Association.

Unfortunately for some, we are moving out of the era of the ‘volunteer’ and heading towards the ‘non-paid professional’. With increased pressure from other sporting codes, the financial crunch and an ageing demographic, amateur sporting clubs are being attacked from all angles. It is important that all clubs implement good practice; proper financial management, open communication with related bodies and a sound internal structure. It would be wise for all clubs to consider some of the administration ideas provided online by the Australian Sports Commission - http://www.ausport.gov.au/supporting/clubs.

A Special Mention – Robert William Richmond - Congratulations to Bob Richmond who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. Bob Richmond is the father of HK&HDCA life member Tom Richmond OAM. For his birthday Bob received a visit from Judy Hopwood, State MP for Hornsby. Presented to Bob was the official gold seal of approval and royal photo from HRH Queen Elizabeth 2. In addition he received letters of congratulations from NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Governor General Marie Bashir, NSW RSL President Don Rowe and NSW Premier Nathan Rees.

Our President, Mark Rushton, was also very eager to extend his congratulations and sent a letter on behalf of our Association to mark this wonderful occasion. In particular, I would like to direct attention to this excerpt of Mark’s letter that puts this achievement in to perspective; “...I can only imagine being a century old makes one reflect back over one’s life and all the amazing changes that have happened in our world. Your 100 years of life has witnessed two World Wars, The Great Depression, the Federation of our nation almost in its entirety, the construction and subsequent opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and not to mention Sydney’s population grow from about 600,000 at the time of your birth in 1909, to its current population of 4.3 million.“

I would be remiss not to mention two other events that took place; Our 2009/10 Junior & Representative Presentation Night at Asquith Boys High School was a great success. In attendance were, Greg Mail (Current New South Wales Representative), Lisa Sthalekar (Australian Women’s Vice-captain & HK&HDCA Patron), Denise Annetts (former Australian Women’s Test Cricketer & HK&HDCA Patron), Nick Berman (Mayor of Hornsby Shire), Michael Procajlo (CricketNSW), Patron and Life Members - Col Cooper and Tom Richmond OAM, and Life Members Alf James OAM, Bruce Kimberley, Barry McDonald, Ross Anderson and Andy Bayles. Executive Members, Nathan Tilbury, Clint Johnson, Mark Rushton and Bruce Wood were also present, and instrumental in the night’s success. A big thanks must also go to Simon Smyth, who has generously volunteered his time to MC our last two Presentation nights. Simon has also been a long term contributor to Representative Cricket in our Association and his contribution is greatly appreciated. We certainly hope to have him continue his role next season and beyond.

We were also honoured to receive correspondence from George Pennicook MBE, who was inducted as a Life Member of HK&HDCA in 1964. We are always excited to receive correspondence from our distinguished Life Members, particularly an MBE inductee.

Finally, I would like to offer my gratitude to those who have eased the transition. First and foremost, I would like to thank Mark Rushton whose boundless energy and vision for the Association helps keep all in check. I must thank Andy Bayles for his vast knowledge and help in all association matters. Thanks to Bruce Kimberley & Bruce Wood; both run very tight ships easing pressure on my role. Thanks to Nathan Tilbury, who shares some fantastic ideas on developing cricket in our region.

A thank you and congratulations to Brian Gibson; the system he has implemented has progressed our online presence far beyond most, if not all, rival Cricket Associations. Thanks to Geoff Hasler for all his work behind the scenes. Thanks to Steve Wilson and the Afternoon Committee. At the commencement of this role I was witness to the rather thankless and unrelenting role that Steve took on. Hopefully, this season will provide the calm after the storm.

Ben Gussey Executive Officer

FINANCIAL REPORT

The Result for the Year- The result for the year has been inflated by the last part of the accounting treatments that I referred to in last year’s report. This will be the last impact of those transactions. Our reported result was a surplus of $8,736, which compares to the result of $15,547 for the 2007/08 year.

There has been no provision for a transfer of funds to the Ground Maintenance Reserve this year, following substantial provisions in recent years.

During the year your Association has been revising its banking arrangements, with a view towards maximising interest and reducing bank charges. Some of the changes made have been:

The creation of a term deposit, with an initial balance of $50,000, which was transferred from the Ground Maintenance Fund; and the creation of new low fee accounts to replace existing accounts.

This process should be finalised before the start of next season, and I would like to thank Mark Rushton for his efforts and assistance with these moves.

There has been significant capital expenditure during this season, with the Association purchasing covers, trolleys and a laptop for a total cost of $21,500.

I would like to thank the clubs for their assistance in paying invoices this season, and we are in the happy situation of only one affiliated body being unfinancial at the moment. Steps are being taken to address this.

Finally, I would like to thank all of my fellow executive members for their assistance and guidance during the year.

David Toose Treasurer

Statement By Members of the Committee The committee has determined that the Association is not a reporting entity and that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlines in Note 1 to the accounts.

In the opinion of the committee the financial statements as set out in the Statement of financial Position and Statement of Financial Performance and Notes thereto: presents a true and fair view of the financial position of the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai and Hills district Cricket Association Inc. as at 30 April 2009 and it’s performance for the year ended on that date. at the date of this statement there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai and Hills District Cricket Association Inc. will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the committee and is signed for an on behalf of the committee by:

President: Mark Rushton Treasurer: David Toose

Dated this 9th day of June 2009.

Notes to and Forming Part of the Accounts For the Year Ended 30 April 2009

Note 1: Statement of Accounting Policies

This financial report is a special purpose report prepared in order to satisfy the financial report preparation requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act of NSW. The committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity.

The report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2001 and the following applicable Accounting Standards:

AASB 1002: Events Occurring after Reporting Date AASB 1026: Cash Flow Statement AASB 1031: Materiality

No other Australian Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus Views or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied.

The financial report is prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current valuations of non-current assets.

The following material accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, have been adopted in the preparation of this report:

(a) Income Tax – The committee is of the opinion that the Association is not liable for tax by virtue of the exemption of member income under the principal of mutuality. For this reason the accounting standard “Tax Effect Accounting” has not been applied nor has any charge for income tax been made in the accounts.

(b) Fixed Assets – Plant and Equipment are brought to account at cost. The depreciable amount of all fixed assets are depreciated over the useful lives of the assets to the Association commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

JUNIOR COMPETITION REPORT Junior Cricket Secretary’s Report Thanks must go to Hornsby Shire, Ku-ring-gai Shire and The Hills Shire councils for their support of Junior cricket, which after-all is their junior residents.

I would also like to thank the Principals of Redfield College, Cherrybrook Public, Arcadia Public, Hornsby Heights Public, Pennant Hills High and Northholm Grammar. Please remember that these schools are doing us a favour so please respect their ways and requests and please keep the area clean.

I would also like to thank the umpires for their hard work in the finals and especially the HK&HDCA Umpire’s Secretary, Bruce Wood. A great effort all year. Nothing was ever too difficult.

The work of our Divisional Secretaries, Joshua Miller, Richard Johnson, Jack Johnson, Tracey Johnson, Robert Gerometta, Jon Loveday, Morgan Loveday & Paul Hyam. Your efforts have been most appreciated.

2008-09 was a big year for the batsmen with three HK&HDCA Batting Average records broken and one partnership record equalled this season. Congratulations to the following boys:  Lachlan Ford (Normanhurst-Warrawee) – 638 runs at 159.50 average in U/16’s  George Blackwood (Berowra) – 329 runs at 329.0 average in U/13’s  Alex Dolly (Redfield College Red) – 355 runs at 118.33 average in U/11’s  Anjan Oberai (149) / Alex Rashleigh (109*) – 241 runs; 4th wicket partnership WPHC Red v Upper Hills – U/16’s

Unfortunately, the time has come. Paul Hyam has decided to take a break from the Assistant Junior Organising role. For the last four years, Paul has been instrumental in initiating administrative changes to reduce workloads and create simplicity. Paul is a willing, enthusiastic, capable and very knowledgeable man who will be missed. Paul, my sincere gratitude and thanks for all your hard work throughout the years.

I would like to thank all managers, coaches and parents for their part in making it all happen for their cricketers. Finally, to all the players, well played I'll see you all next year.

Bruce Kimberley Junior Cricket Secretary

2008/09 Competition Winners / Runners-up U/11 Normanhurst-Warrawee (Premiers) Hornsby District (Runner-Up) U/12 WPH-C Green (Premiers) WPH-C Gold (Runner-Up) U/13 WPH-C Red (Premiers) WPH-C Blue (Runner-Up) U/14 WPH-C Gold (Premiers) Berowra (Runner-Up) U/15 WPH-C White (Premiers) Castle Hill RSL (Runner-Up) U/16 Normanhurst-Warrawee (Premiers) WPH-C Blue (Runner-Up)

Competition Tables

Club U/11 U/12 U/13 U/14 U/15 U/16 Berowra 21 39 31 44 17 Castle Hill RSL 51 44 38 28 Castle Hill RSL Green 15 Castle Hill RSL White 27 Galston-Glenorie 8 14 Hornsby District 46 27 25 24 35 Hornsby District Gold 19 Hornsby District Green 29 Kissing Point 34 Kissing Point Red 14 27 Kissing Point White 28 23 Mt Colah 46 43 18 Normanhurst-Warrawee 47 39 36 39 23 50 Normanhurst-Warrawee Red 29 Pennant Hills 40 25 51 40 22 Redfield College 39 Redfield College Blue 24 Redfield College Red 56 Thornleigh 26 12 Upper Hills 38 40 19 Upper Hills Lee 15 34 Upper Hills McGrath 29 26 WPH-C Blue 36 14 45 41 36 40 WPH-C Gold 44 51 45 WPH-C Green 54 WPH-C Red 41 39 48 24 23 29 WPH-C Green 41 34 30 9 WPH-C White 13 13 28 24 34

SENIOR COMPETITION REPORT Senior Competition Secretary’s Report The 2008/09 season was successful with 67 teams competing throughout the 10 grades. Congratulations are extended to ARL who won their fourth consecutive A Grade title after a hard fought win in the Final against a determined Kenthurst team. Other premiers were Kissing Point (Colts), WPH-C (A-Reserve Grade), Glenhaven (B Grade), Pymble (B-Reserve Grade), Ku-ring-gai Chase (C Grade), WPH-C (C-Reserve Grade) and Berowra who had a fantastic season culminating in winning the C3 Grade, D Grade and D-Reserve Grade competitions. It was pleasing to see Alf James as a member of the Berowra C3 team, who won the A.B.M James Cup on his birthday. A wonderful feat - congratulations Alf. Well done to all teams who competed throughout the respective competitions.

The Twenty/20 handicap John Hayne Cup was again held for eight teams that missed the semi-finals. The Hornsby District C Grade team were successful in a close competition, with the Hornsby Districts A Grade being runners-up. Congratulations to the Hornsby District C Grade team and all other teams who participated. Reports were that everyone had a great time in this format of the game.

The Club Championship was again won by the strong WPH-C club. Kenthurst finished in second position with Berowra finishing in third position. Next season, one of the recommendations going to all clubs is to revamp the Club Championship format as calculated in the MyCricket system. However, nothing should be taken away from the WPH-C club as they have dominated this prestigious award for several seasons now due to their excellent administration and playing talent. They develop their juniors and bring them through to the senior ranks very well. Congratulations are extended to the WPH-C Club.

Sunday cricket for most grades was introduced this season, and generally appeared to work well from all reports. The 2009/10 season will see further promotion of Sunday cricket with the introduction of an 8-10 week one-day competition. A Twenty/20 competition will be held on alternate weekends, with the goal to attract new players to our game, offer another game for cricket “tragics” or even get old “retired” players back who are time-deprived to play regularly on Saturday afternoons.

A President’s Forum (Seniors) was held later in the season being well attended. The forum was an outstanding success with several recommendations to be presented to the clubs in the off-season. These recommendations will require constitutional and Senior rule changes.

In closing I must thank a number of people who have devoted countless hours in making the season the success it was. Our thanks are extended to the Club Secretaries/Delegates, Executive Members, Executive Officer (Ben Gussey) and the incredibly hard-working members of the Afternoon Committee who represented the clubs so diligently.

I look forward to next season with great anticipation as the 2009/10 season promises to be one of growth, development and enormous challenges in further promoting our game.

Steve Wilson Senior Competition Secretary

2008/09 Competition Winners / Runners-up A Grade ARL (Premiers) Kenthurst (Runner-Up) Colts Kissing Point (Premiers) Berowra (Runner-Up) A-Reserve Grade WPH-C (Premiers) St Ives (Runner-Up) B Grade Glenhaven (Premiers) Kenthurst (Runner-Up) B-Reserve Grade Pymble (Premiers) Hornsby District (Runner-Up) C Grade Ku-ring-gai Chase (Premiers) Beecroft (Runner-Up) C-Reserve Grade WPH-C (Premiers) St Ives (Runner-Up) C3 Grade Berowra (Premiers) Castle Hill RSL (Runner-Up) D Grade Berowra (Premiers) Kissing Point (Runner-Up) D-Reserve Grade Berowra (Premiers) WPH-C (Runner-Up)

Competition Tables

A Colts A2 B B2 C C2 C3 D D2 ARL 65 43 37 Beecroft 56 Berowra 41 59 53 50 62 45 69 Castle Hill RSL 56 42 39 58 35 Galston-Glenorie 41 35 Glenhaven 64 56 Hornsby District 33 62 51 44 Hornsby District Gold 19 Hornsby District Green 60 Kenthurst 56 23 64 64 33 47 Kissing Point 59 52 44 43 70 49 Ku-ring-gai Chase 63 Mt Colah 33 37 Normanhurst-Warrawee 30 33 53 52 57 29 54 Pymble 59 St Ives 34 51 59 47 73 57 Thornleigh 34 WPH-C 38 48 54 54 58 65 WPH-C Blue 56 52 WPH-C Red 51 40 WPH-C White 55

Asquith Rugby League Takes it to Four ! It would only be appropriate at this juncture to pay tribute to the remarkable achievement of Asquith Rugby League’s (ARL) A Grade side. Their 28-run defeat of Kenthurst in this year’s A Grade final extended their A Grade premiership winning streak to four; commencing in 2005/06.

Despite ARL’s fantastic streak, it would be naive to write off the depth and strength of the A Grade competition. This season Asquith Rugby League were in third place (on quotient) with just two rounds remaining but their experience shone through; winning five regular and post-season matches in a row to take the Minor Premiership and ultimately, once again, taste Grand Final success. It should also be noted that during this streak they have accounted for four different challengers in Berowra, Normanhurst, Castle Hill RSL and Kenthurst; further testament to how close the rest of the competition remains.

Of particular interest to other sides is to note the continuity of the ARL player base. In four premiership wins they have used sixteen players, with ten players playing in at least three of the Grand Final victories. In contrast, WPH-C, who were defeated by ARL in the semi-final of 2005/06, had four final qualified players this season and Normanhurst (now Normanhurst-Warrawee), who were defeated in the Grand Final of that season, had only two. The figures look similar in the majority of sides in A Grade. I am certain there is a lesson for sides at any level that can be taken from this.

The A Grade competition as a whole has seen a real youth rejuvenation and it will be interesting to see how clubs perform in the coming season as most have now had a couple of seasons to introduce the ‘Colts generation’ to the top Grade. I am certain all sides are thankful to ARL for setting a fantastic benchmark to build towards.

Below is a list of ARL Premiership players from the last four seasons (Grand Finals played in brackets): A Perry (1), B Folkard (4), C Salmon (1), D Cunningham (4), G Robinson (3), G Westwood (3), J Lee (2), J Taylor (3), L Chapman (3), M Hall (2), P Newton (4), S Arthur (1), S Loccisano (4), S McQuade (1), S Newton (2), S Plummer (3), W Radley (3).

With such a fantastic team achievement it almost seems unfair to single out any one player but of great distinction have been Ben Folkard’s Grand Final performances over this period. In the four Grand Finals combined he has amassed 107 runs at 35.67 and taken an incredible 15 wickets at 11.40.

2005/06 v Normanhurst Batting - 27* (Batting at No.9). Bowling - 16 Overs (1 maiden), 2/55. 2006/07 v Berowra Batting - 58 (Batting at No.8). Bowling - 10 Overs (4 maidens), 2/22 & 2 catches. 2007/08 v CHRSL Batting - 11 (Batting at No.7), 2nd innings - DNB. Bowling - 13.3 Overs (4 maidens), 5/35. 2008/09 v Kenthurst Batting - 11 (Batting at No.3), 2nd innings - DNB. Bowling - 24.1 Overs (7 maidens), 6/59.

On behalf of the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association, we congratulate ARL for their wonderful achievement. We must also give special mention to their captain Stephen Loccisano for his ongoing guidance and hard work. We look forward with great anticipation as they attempt to take number five.

Ben Gussey Executive Officer

REPRESENTATIVE COMPETITION REPORT Representative Secretary’s Report Another representative season has come to a close with our most successful shield teams being the Creak Shield team advancing to a semi final and the Martin Shield team to a quarter final. The IDCA U/13 team won their competition and the President’s Cup U/14 team were runners-up in their respective competitions.

This has been my third and final season as Representative Secretary, and there are too many people to thank who have been of great assistance to me during this time. Our volunteers are acknowledged in the Honour Roll throughout this report, and I am greatly appreciative of their efforts. The HK&HDCA Executive have been very supportive over the years, and I particularly thank Steve Wilson for his co-operation with grounds so that Representative and Senior cricket could be accommodated, and Bruce Wood for his website assistance as well as the difficult role of organising umpires for Representative matches. A big thank you to all of the umpires who have stood at Representative matches, our Association should be proud of their high standard of officiating at our Representative games.

It has been a demanding, interesting and enlightening role as Representative Secretary. When I commenced in the role my hope was that we could continue to provide opportunities to those players who wished to play cricket at a higher standard than they can get when playing club cricket, and still enjoy their cricket. Bear in mind, if a player is genuinely talented, their chances will come without being pushed at a young age.

Finally, I must say a huge thank you to my dear wife Tracey, whose countless hours of selfless help and support have made it possible for me to take on this role, and to our three children for their patience and understanding. I wish everyone involved with representative cricket a successful and enjoyable future and please be supportive of my successor, Warren Jackson, whose appointment needs to be confirmed at the AGM in July. The gentleman has a new and positive approach to rep cricket, and he deserves your help and understanding.

Clint Johnson Representative Secretary

Representative Squads

The W.G. Foster Memorial Shield (Under 10) Coach Marissa Levitt Manager Jacqueline Anchique Squad Peter Lautre (Capt), Anthony Johnston (VC), Vyaas Rajan, Lachlan Anchique, Timothy de la Hoyde, Aidan Butterfield, Avneet Singh Bhele, Eknoor Singh, Travis Loxton, Rahul Krishna, Shubhang Hariharan, Nicholas Dolly.

The J.H. Creak Memorial Shield (Under 11) Coach Michael Dolly Manager John O’Loughlin Squad Connor Hammond (Capt), John Anderson, Taylor Davies, Josiah Binet, Dylan Hood, Deane Piek, Dylan Schouten, Ben Wallwood, Henry Ludlow, Matthew Chamberlain, Alex Dolly, Tom O'Loughlin.

The Arch Cawsey Memorial Shield (Under 12) Coach Peter O’Sullivan Manager Michael Preedy Squad George Blackwood (Capt), Aaron Crofts, Anushka Desilva, Nick Hey, Oliver Hing, Nicholas Miller, Luc Modde. David O’Sullivan, Jackson Preedy, Aditya Ramikrishnan, Andrew Richards, Mansimar Singh.

The Walter S Gee Memorial Shield (Under 13) Coach Peter Witt Manager Peter Thorburn Squad Edward Hollis (Capt), Connor Jackson (VC), Anik Gnanasekaram, James Partridge, Santosh Krishnan, Krishna Logendran, Harrison Middlebrook, Utkarsh Somaiya, Luke Thorburn, Saahil Turki, Jules Wilson, Hayden Witts, Matthew Vile (sub).

The Harold Moore Memorial Shield (Under 14) Coach Rod Seymour & Wayne Seabrook Manager Ross Anderson Squad Guy Seymour (Capt), Daniel Anderson, (joint-VC), Ben Phillips (joint-VC), Suraj Laha, Shanik Lokuge, Darshan Pandya, Warren Saldanha, Jordan Seabrook, Sid Sethi, Lachlan Schacht, Siddarth Shankar, Nathan Tanner, Chris York.

The E.G. Weblin Memorial Shield (Under 15) Coach Bruce Wood Manager Peter Rashleigh Squad Kyle Jefferys (Capt R1-3), Josh Miller (Capt R4-5), Alex Rashleigh (VC), James Baee, Braden Cheng, Scott Copperfield, Chris Easy, Shaun Eaton, Lachlan Ford, Akshay Nichkawde, Stuart Hastings, Anjan Oberai, Luke Tobin.

The C.S. Watson Memorial Shield (Under 16) Coach Phillip Linquist & Warren Jackson Manager Sandra Brooks Squad Ansh Gopalani (Capt), Ian Brooks, Matthew Eggenhuizen, Cameron Griffin, Lindsay Haertsch, Alex Jackson, Jono Leonard, John Linquist, Murali Logendran, Ben Oakes, Jacob O'Grady, Simon Wybanga, Peter Zivkovic.

U/11 IDCA Coach Greg Ward Manager Sandra Brooks Squad Rajeev Casinader (Capt), Ciaran De Kort, Sid Dissanayake, Hamish Menday, James Denyer, Michael Stephens, Ben Jones, Vidushka Vitanage, Jarron Fernando, Adam Pawelko, Hayder Aly, Justin Ward.

U/12 Presidents Cup Coach Paul Carey Manager Richard Jones Squad Hugh Sherwood (Capt), Oscar Cole (VC), Joel Carey, Tom Green, Ryan Jones, Max Verma, Julian Chan, Nicholas Carter, Syam Iyer, Christopher Smith, Harrison Miedler, Tisveer Mistry, Tom Aitken (sub).

U/13 IDCA Coach Glen Holden Manager Mark Holden Squad W Johnston (Capt), T Blunt, S Howard, J Johnson, B de Kauwe, R Green, A Hawkins, S Krishnan, M Povaznik, E Robertson, A Van Woerkom, M Vile.

U/14 Presidents Cup Coach Peter Lee Manager David Creais Squad James Madden (Capt), Thomas Lee (VC), Tim Ahern, Marcus Creais, Indika Dissanayake, Liam O'Doherty, Bhavya Nanda, Akrit Sethi, Nick Summerhays, Nathan Tanner, Lachlan Vile, Oliver Winkcup.

U/15 IDCA Coach Dinesh De Silva Manager Johnny Manolelis Squad: Tom Marriott (Capt), Isaac George, Marius Levitt, Ashane De Silva, Mark Belcastro, Taki Manolelis, Michael Loomes, Lachlan Skulander, Aaron Chamberlain, James Burrell, Matthew Page, Braden Cheng , Richard Johnson.

The John D Durham Memorial Shield (Under 19) Coach Stephen Eggenhuizen Manager Michael Eggenhuizen & Phil Griffin Squad Steve Smith (Capt), Ryan Blaker, Tom Cole, Sujith Dissanayake, Christopher Easy, Dominic Eggenhuizen, Matthew Eggenhuizen, Justin Epthorp, Lachlan Ford, Scott Griffin, Matt Horvat, Elliot Kramer, Jonathan Leonard, Jacob O'Grady, James Parkinson, Jake Sleeman, Alec Southam, Scott Southam, Gavin Taylor, Robert Waight, Chris Walker, Matthew Watson.

The Daily Telegraph Shield (Under 23) Manager Martin Watts Squad Martin Watts (Capt), Jason Ambrose, Michael Cooke, Vaughn Knight, Anand Verma, Tim Keating, Jonathan Halliwell, Alex Robertson, Matthew Sparks, Paul Tilley, Nick Macintosh, Chris Thorndyke, Tim Cubitt, Ash Moeller, Andrew Watts, Chris Hobbs, Matthew Baird, Michael Wray.

The James Martin & Company Shield (Open) Manager Judith Gussey Squad Chris Brown (Capt), Rob Pagano, James Louw, Steve Smith, Amir Marzouk, Alex Langley, Tim Lovegrove, Sujith Dissanayake, Ben Gussey, Michael Solling, Adam Walter, Rocco Giaquinto, Daniel Brown, Jason Kinnane, Rowan Pryor, Nick Berman, Daniel Weeks, Dale McAndrew, Troy Newman.

Emerging Blues The Emerging Blues program is a vital component of the CricketNSW talent identification process and an important link in the CricketNSW pathway.

The Emerging Blues covers the age groups from Under 13 to Under 16. Players in each age group undertake a series of technical, mental and physical development sessions throughout the pre-season. The Emerging Blues program then concludes with matches in the early part of season. The Emerging Blues program acts a feeder to the NSW U/17 program.

The following HK&HDCA players have gained selection in their respective age groups for the 2009/10 season:

Under 13 - Oliver Hing (Hornsby District), Nicholas Miller (Mt Colah), Aditya Ramakrishnan (WPH-C). Under 14 - Connor Jackson (WPH-C), Harrison Middlebrook (Normanhurst-Warrawee). Under 15 - Ben Phillips (Normanhurst-Warrawee), Guy Seymour (Normanhurst-Warrawee) . Under 16 - Scott Copperfield (Upper Hills), Akshay Nichkawde (Pennant Hills).

IN PARTNERSHIP

Northern Sydney Girls Cricket Association (NSGCA) The NSGCA began the 2008/2009 with new 20 over a side formats in both the hard-ball and soft-ball competitions. The shorter form of the game was generally well received throughout the season and will remain in place for next year.

The soft-ball competition had teams from WPH-C, Manly, a combined team from Hornsby District/Gordon and a new team from West Ryde Rovers. WPH-C and West Ryde Rovers fought all year for the top spot and West Ryde Rovers were victorious in the end of year Final.

The hard-ball competition saw teams from Castle Hill RSL, Gordon, Hornsby District, Manly and two teams from WPH-C. Castle Hill RSL dominated the regular season with nine wins, two no results, and only one loss. The semi-finals were interesting with fourth placed Hornsby District defeating Castle Hill RSL and third placed Gordon defeating WPH-C Red in a dominating performance. Gordon were victorious over Hornsby District in the final which was so close, either team could have won.

Congratulations to our Premiers, Gordon and West Ryde Rovers. Also big congratulations to WPH-C who managed a dominant presence of three teams in the respective competitions. Thanks to all the girls who played this year, and also to all the coaches, managers, scorers and parents.

Gerry Richards President Northern Sydney Girls Cricket Association

Northern Districts Cricket Club (NDCC) Report The Club’s overall performance in the men’s five grades, Poidevin Grey and Green Shield resulted in our Club finishing tenth in the Club Championship, an improvement from thirteenth in the prior season. In addition the Club for the first time won the prestigious Sydney Cricket Association ‘Spirit of Cricket’ award which is assessed by officiating umpires from all Club games held throughout the season. The guidelines define the ‘exceptional performance that epitomized the game’s true spirit, even ahead of team’s fortunes’ as the criteria for assessment. Both of these achievements are as a result of every individual player who represents our Club and also the leadership displayed by all team captains.

Team Success - One of the many highlights this season was the Men’s First Grade’s success in winning the inaugural Twenty/20 competition with the final played at the Sydney Cricket Ground under lights against Sydney Cricket Club. Our men’s 2nd and 4th Grades both made the finals after successful seasons and while they lost in the qualifying final were extremely competitive and also well lead by captains Daniel Friedrich and Matthew Powell respectively.

Our Women’s First Grade also shared success in only their second season participating in the Sydney Cricket Association Women’s Competition First Grade competition by winning games and also being extremely competitive in others. The Club is committed to establishing competitive and successful Women’s teams and our progress is on track.

We have extremely positive signs ahead with both our underage teams, the Men’s Green Shield team and Women’s Brewer Shield team, also making the finals. Many of today’s current senior players had commenced

with the Club and progressed from ‘Greenies and Brewer’ and we look forward to future success from this year’s players. Underage performance is a key indicator for future success.

Individual Achievements - Dominic Thornely became only the 9th Northern District player to become captain of his State when he was named captain of New South Wales during the season. Dom captained the State in all three forms of cricket and was a member of the winning New South Wales Twenty/20 KFC competition team.

Winner of the Sydney Cricket Association Women’s Competition 1st Grade Player of the Year Award was our Holly Colvin. Holly made an outstanding contribution to our women’s team both on and off the field with 238 runs and 16 wickets and also passing her experience to our younger players as a current England Test and One Day International cricketer. While playing at our Club this season, Holly also represented England in the Women’s World Cup which was played in Sydney and England won.

Michael Hogan returned to the Club and his performance of 47 wickets at 16.79 won him New South Wales 2nd XI honors and also the Club’s Player of the Season Award. Michael’s achievement throughout the season has attracted interest from at least three States for him to pursue first class cricket and we are hopeful that the opportunities presented by New South Wales will be worthy to retain him.

Outstanding individual achievements from HK&HDCA origin players include David Lowery’s 1,036 run season at 43.17 including his maiden 1st Grade century, Luke Quinlivan 846 run season at 36.78 and Wui-Kwan Wong’s hat trick in 1st Grade (3/9 v Eastern Suburbs). Special mention should be made of Clinton Witt’s outstanding batting performance in the Twenty/20 Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground with 82* from only 57 balls, scoring 5x6’s and 8x4’s.

Also during the season our 1st Grade Scorer Robyn Sanday was the official Scorer for the Australia and South Africa 3rd Test Match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Robyn continues to bring distinction to our Club through her continued representation at International level. Around the Club, notable achievements included David Ball achieving 5,000 runs, Chris Peebles and Matthew Bruce taking their 350th wicket and Christian Webb his 300th wicket.

It should also be mentioned that NDCC extended sponsorship to the HK&HDCA by funding the cost of umpires for the Ross Turner Cup match and for the HK&HDCA’s clash against a touring Wellington side. With the development of the “Young Rangers” academy and our ongoing support of the HK&HDCA we are bridging the gap between cricket development and higher honours. It is our endeavour to continue to build our relationship with HK&HDCA in the coming years.

Simon Trowell Secretary Northern Districts Cricket Club (NDCC)

AWARDS Junior Competition Awards President’s Trophy (Most Runs in any Age Division) Lachlan Ford 638 runs (Normanhurst-Warrawee U/16)

President’s Trophy (Most Wickets in any Age Division) Lachlan Ford 30 wickets (Normanhurst-Warrawee U/16)

James Webb Memorial Trophy (Most Dismissals by a Wicketkeeper) James Parkinson 17 dismissals (Hornsby District U/16)

The Baulkham Hills Shire Presidents Trophy (Best all-round performance in all competitions by a junior) Daniel Anderson 207 runs @ 41.40 (Harold Moore Shield) and 262 runs @ 131 (WPH-C U/14)

Tom Geelan Memorial Trophy (Leading Under 16 Player) Lachlan Ford 638 runs & 30 wickets (Normanhurst-Warrawee)

Ku-ring-gai Council Founders Cup (Leading Under 15 Player) Joshua Miller (Mt Colah)

Jonathon Myers Memorial Trophy (Schoolboys Club Championship) Normanhurst-Warrawee

Kimbo Cup Hornsby District U/15

U/11 Batting Alex Dolly Redfield College 355 runs @ 118.33 Bowling Alex Dolly Redfield College 26 wickets @ 3.85 U/12 Batting Aditya Ramakrishnan WPH-C 368 runs @ 73.60 Bowling Ben Gerometta Upper Hills 20 wickets @ 5.75 U/13 Batting George Blackwood Berowra 329 runs @ 329.00 Bowling Dylan Jugas Hornsby District 20 wickets @ 7.25 U/14 Batting Thomas Lee WPH-C 410 runs @ 82.00 Bowling Tim Ahern Hornsby District 17 wickets @ 5.41 U/15 Batting Lachlan Vile WPH-C 302 runs @ 100.67 Bowling Joshua Miller Mt Colah 15 wickets @ 8.93 U/16 Batting Lachlan Ford Normanhurst-Warrawee 638 runs @ 159.50 Bowling Lachlan Ford Normanhurst- Warrawee 30 wickets @ 7.8

Senior Competition Awards The Dave Gawler Memorial Shield Sportsmanship Award (based on Spirit of Cricket ratings as judged by the official umpires (Colts & A grade). Perpetual award reactivated in 2008-09 – last presented in 1990-91) Hornsby District A Grade

James Sheppard Memorial Trophy (Most Runs in any Grade) Brendan Harkin 564 runs (WPH-C D Grade)

Frank Sagar Trophy (Most Wickets in any Grade) Brett Gregory 55 wickets (Kissing Point A-Reserve Grade)

Campbell-Sproule Trophy (Most Dismissals by a Wicketkeeper) Nick Gordon 29 dismissals St Ives (A-Reserve Grade)

Awards by Grade A Grade Batting Daniel Lea Kenthurst 387 runs @ 48.38 Bowling Luke Chapman ARL 38 wickets @ 8.26 A-Reserve Grade Batting Darren Waugh Kenthurst 301 runs @ 50.17 Bowling Brett Gregory Kissing Point 55 wickets @ 7.18 Colts Grade Batting Adam Fleming Kissing Point 428 runs @ 71.33 Bowling Dylan Brogan WPH-C Blue 28 wickets @ 7.93 B Grade Batting Matt Thorndyke WPH-C 378 runs @ 37. 80 Bowling Jonathon Halliwell Glenhaven 32 wickets @ 13.31 B-Reserve Grade Batting Simon Topp Kissing Point 339 runs @ 56.50 Bowling Adam Thompson Hornsby District 32 wickets @ 11.06 C Grade Batting Andrew Marsh Ku-ring-gai Chase 363 runs @ 90.75 Bowling Jeff Culleton Normanhurst-Warrawee 30 wickets @ 9.80 C-Reserve Grade Batting John Herdman Normanhurst-Warrawee 494 runs @ 41.91 Bowling Kevin Rowlinson Kenthurst 25 wickets @ 11.80 C3 Grade Batting Robert Farrier Castle Hill RSL 412 runs @ 41.20 Bowling Arun Garg Berowra 30 wickets @ 9.20 D Grade Batting Nick Johnson Castle Hill RSL 557 runs @ 61.89 Bowling Roger Friend WPH-C 33 wickets @ 14.67 D-Reserve Grade Batting Rahul Tamilarasan Normanhurst-Warrawee 357 runs @ 44.63 Bowling Ian Nichol WPH-C 31 wickets @ 12.94

Representative Competition Awards Junior Awards Batsman of the Year Daniel Anderson 207 @ 41.40 (Moore Shield) Bowler of the Year Marcus Creais 11 wickets @ 5.73 (U14 Presidents Cup) Wicketkeeper of the Year James Baee 3 catches, 4 stumpings (Weblin Shield)

Senior Awards Batsman of the Year Stephen Smith 182 runs @ 30.33 (Durham & Martin Shield) Bowler of the Year Tom Cole 13 wickets @ 9.85 (Durham Shield) Wicketkeeper of the Year Dominic Eggenhuizen 7 catches, 8 byes (Durham Shield)

The Hornsby Shire President’s Trophy for the Most Successful Representative Team U13 IDCA

The Tom Richmond Trophy for the Leading Junior Representative Player Daniel Anderson 257 points - 207 runs, 3 wickets, 4 catches (Moore Shield)

The Bill Alley Trophy for the Leading Senior Representative Player Stephen Smith 232 points - 182 runs, 8 catches (Durham & Martin Shield)

HKHDCUA Spirit of Cricket Award for representative cricket (a new perpetual trophy donated by Bruce Wood, Umpires’ Secretary) Durham Shield

Outstanding Individual Performance Awards

Batting (Centuries) L Skulander 102 (U/15 IDCA v North Shore)

Bowling (5 or more wickets in an innings) B de Kauwe 5/26 (U/13 IDCA v Penrith) A Jackson 6/49 (Watson Shield v Central Coast) R Jones 6/18 (U/12 Presidents Cup v Sutherland) P Lautre 5/23 (Foster Shield v North Shore 2) T Cole 6/44 (Durham Shield v Sutherland) M Baird 5/38 (Telegraph Shield v Georges River) M Creais 5/15 (U/14 Presidents Cup v Newcastle) A Marzouk 6/14 (Martin Shield v Manly-Warringah) R Pryor 5/12 (Martin Shield v Fairfield-Liverpool)

Bowling (hat-tricks) R Jones (U/12 Presidents Cup v Sutherland)

The Representative Secretary Award for Distinguished Service to HK&HDCA Representative Cricket. The Thorburn Family (Peter, Sandra, Chris, Mitchell, Luke)

The Thorburn family have given wonderful volunteer service to HK&HDCA Representative cricket for many years including being Manager of their sons’ Representative teams; Representative Convenor for several age groups (U/13’s in 2008-09); Manager – U/13 Ballina Tour in January 2009; Organiser of U/12 Glenn Hourigan Cup matches, and many other important ‘behind the scenes’ jobs which have benefited HK&HDCA Representative cricket. Their sons, Chris, Mitchell & Luke, have also performed with distinction in HK&HDCA Representative teams over many years.

Chris was a leading all-rounder in his Shield team for at least six years and scored the only century in eleven years of U/15 Ross Turner Cup matches. Mitchell played an important role in HK&HDCA’s U/15 Weblin Shield Premiership team in 2005-06 and won the annual HK&HDCA Kookaburra Sport Rising Star Award that same season. Luke was one of the leading batsmen in his Gee Shield Representative team in 2008-09 and has a very promising future ahead of him.

Chris and Mitchell have also made valuable contributions off the field in roles such as HK&HDCA Representative selector; and assisting with coaching when required. They now play Grade Cricket for Northern District Cricket Club and are outstanding role models in the local cricket community.

The success of HK&HDCA Representative cricket is dependent on hard-working volunteers who go about their duties without seeking recognition, and the Thorburn family are a great example of this. The Association has great pleasure in presenting the Representative Secretary Award for Distinguished Service to HK&HDCA Representative Cricket to Peter and Sandra Thorburn on behalf of their family.

The James Martin & Company Shield (Open Age) The Daily Telegraph Shield (U/23) Batting Nick Berman 66 runs @ 66 Batting Martin Watts 116 runs @ 29.00 Bowling Amir Marzouk 11 wickets @ 9.18 Bowling Matthew Baird 5 wickets @ 10.00 Manager’s Award Rocco Giaquinto Coach’s Award Tim Keating

John D Durham Memorial Shield (U/19) The C.S. Watson Memorial Shield (U/16) Batting Stephen Smith 148 runs @ 29.6 Batting Ansh Gopalani 162runs @ 27.00 Bowling Tom Cole 13 wickets @ 9.85 Bowling Peter Zivkovic 8 wickets @ 16.88 Coach’s Award Dominic Eggenhuizen Coach’s Award Lindsay Haertsch

The E.G. Weblin Memorial Shield (U/15) The Harold Moore Memorial Shield (U/14) Batting & Bowling Lachlan Ford 113 runs @28.25 & Batting Daniel Anderson 207 runs @ 41.4 9wickets @ 12.33 Bowling Sid Shankar 7 wickets @ 16.14 Fielding James Baee 3 catches & 4 stumpings Coach’s Award Guy Seymour Coach’s Award Luke Tobin

The Walter S Gee Memorial Shield (U/13) The Arch Cawsey Memorial Shield (U/12) Batting Connor Jackson 172 runs @ 43.00 Batting Aaron Crofts 112 runs @ 22.40 Bowling Jules Wilson 3 wickets @ 22.33 Bowling Nic Miller 10 wickets @ 6.60 Coach’s Award Edward Hollis Coach’s Award Aditya Ramakrishnan

The J.H. Creak Shield (U/11) The W.G. Foster Memorial Shield (U/10) Batting Alex Dolly 115 runs @ 23.00 Batting Travis Loxton 149 runs @ 29.8 Bowling Dylan Hood 10 wickets @ 5.70 Bowling Peter Lautre 10 wickets @ 9.5 Coach’s Award Dylan Schouten Coach’s Award Eknoor Singh

U/14 Presidents Cup U/13 IDCA Batting James Madden 203 runs @40.60 Batting Andries Van Woerkom 136runs @ 68.00 Bowling Marcus Creais 11 wickets @ 5.73 Bowling Matthew Vile 10 wickets @ 15.10 Coach’s Award Thomas Lee Coach’s Award Sam Howard

U/12 Presidents Cup U/11 IDCA Batting Oscar Cole 191 runs @ 38.2 Batting Sid Dissanayake 109 runs @ 36.33 Bowling Ryan Jones 9 wickets @ 10.67 Bowling Ben Jones 7 wickets @ 11.43 Coach’s Award Tisveer Mistry Coach’s Award Vidushka Vithanage

SPECIAL EVENTS AND SCORECARDS

East v West Glenn Hourigan Cup on March 1, 2009 Played at Bannockburn Oval WEST 1st Innings EAST O M R W A. Crofts c. Wallwood, b. Jones 1 N. Miller 6 1 14 1 A. Richards c. O’Sullivan b. Smith 33 R. Jones 8 0 21 2 M. Singh c. Miller b. Anderson 19 D. Hood 7 1 21 1 A. Dolly c. Davies b. Miller 3 T. Davies 7 2 7 1 T. Loxton lbw. Hood 1 C. Smith 7 1 18 1 N. Hey c. Miller b. Anderson 22 J. Anderson 7 1 18 3 A. Ramakrishnan not out 9 D. O’Sullivan 0.3 0 1 1 A. Desilva c. Cole b. Anderson 2 P. Lautre b. Jones 0 N. Carter lbw. Davies 6 J. Preedy c. b. O’Sullivan 0 L. Modde dnb Sundries (5b, 2w, 2nb) 9 TOTAL 42.3 Overs 105

E AST 1 st Innings W EST O M R W O. Cole c. Desilva b. Hey 20 L. Modde 8 3 12 2 B. Wallwood b. Preedy 2 J. Preedy 6.3 0 19 1 O. Hing c. Ramakrishnan b. Modde 4 P. Lautre 6 0 23 1 D. O’Sullivan c.& b. Carter 19 A. Desilva 4 0 15 0 T. Davies c.Singh b. Modde 5 A. Ramakrishnan 8 2 14 1 A. Johnston c. Singh b. Hey 1 N. Carter 5 0 6 1 N. Miller c. Crofts b. Lautre 19 N. Hey 9 3 12 3 D. Hood c. & b. Hey 10 R. Jones c. Preedy b. Ramaksrishnan 14 C. Smith not out 1 J. Anderson not out 3 Sundries (4b, 1lb, 1w, 4nb) 10 TOTAL 39.2 Overs 9 - 106 East won the toss and elected to bowl. East by 1 wicket on 1st Innings. Umpires: S. Moore, S. Wilson.

East v West Ross Turner Cup on March 1, 2009 Played at Parklands Oval EAST 1st Innings 2nd Innings K. Jeffreys b. Copperfield 3 c. Baee b. Anderson 7 L. Ford b. Eaton 0 c. Somaiya b. Eaton 13 G. Seymour b. Eaton 1

J. Madden c.Jackson b.Sethi 13 c. Every b.Eaton 5 J. Miller b. Eaton 6

S. Hastings c. Anderson b. Rashleigh 2 st Baee b.James 0 C. Easy run out 5 c. Somaiya b. Eaton 1 T. Marriot c. Easy b. Somaiya 6 c. Anderson b. Oberai 9 L. Thorburn c. Copperfield b.Somaiya 4 b. James 0 L. Tobin c. Copperfield b. Somaiya 0 not out 1 M. Belcastro not out 15 c. Eaton b. Rashleigh 28 I. George b. Oberai 1 not out 1 Sundries (B 1, LB 3, W 2, NB 3) 9 (B 1) 1 TOTAL 65 8(dec)-66

WEST O M R W O M R W S. Copperfield 8 0 13 1 1 0 2 0 S. Eaton 8 4 10 3

A. Rashleigh 4 1 5 1 2 0 4 1 S. Sethi 3 0 18 0 2 0 11 0 S. Every 4 0 11 0

D. Anderson 7 1 17 2 2 0 6 1 U. Somaiya 5 2 6 3 2 0 14 1 A. DeSilva 4 0 6 0 2 0 12 0 A. Oberai 2 0 12 1

W EST 1 st Innings 2 nd Innings J. Baee b. Tobin 12

D. Anderson c and b Belcastro 29

S. Eaton c Seymour b. Tobin 7

A. Oberai lbw George 0

A. Rashleigh not out 10 retired 30 L. Sculander not out 4 retired 20 S. Every retired 29

S. Copperfield not out 2

U. Somaiya run out 7

C. Jackson c. Easy b. George 5

Sundries (B 2, LB 1, W 4, NB 10) 20 (B 2, W 1, NB 1) 1 TOTAL 69 5-97

E AST O M R W O M R W L. Ford 5 0 7 1 2 0 12 0 J. Miller 4 1 14 0

K. Jeffreys 5 0 19 0 2 0 11 0 L. Tobin 6 1 13 2 2 0 17 1 I. George 3 0 6 1 2 0 7 1 M. Belcastro 1.1 0 8 0 1 0 12 0 T. Marriott 1 0 2 0

S. Hastings 1 0 12 0

C. Easy 1 0 5 0

L Thorburn 2 0 6 0 East won the toss and elected to bat. West won outright. Umpires: G. Hasler, B. Wood.

HK&HDCA U/16 Selection V Wellington U/16 Tour Match played on Friday, 10 October 2008 Played at The Glade Oval HK&HDCA 1st Innings Wellington O M R W K. Jefferys b. Tai 16 J. Cuttance 5 1 11 0 A. Nichkawde c. Wells (w-k), b. Chin 7 C. McLean 5 2 9 0 L. Ford lbw O’Connor 6 B. Tai 5 - 14 1 A. Gopolani b. Boyadijan 2 B. Chin 5 1 7 1 S. Eaton run Out 0 S. O’Connor (C) 7 4 17 2 A. Oberai b. O'Connor 1 L. Boyadijan 7 - 32 1 S. Hastings Run Out 18 S. Dean 5 - 10 2 J. Miller b. Dean 15 B. Rammell 5 - 20 1 A. Rashleigh not out 34 A. Fletcher 3 - 13 0 J. Baee c. Wells b. Dean 0 M. Stephen 3 1 5 1 P. Zivkovic st. Wells, b. Rammell 0 J. Linquist run out 15 S. Eeaton (2nd bat) lbw Stephen 0 A. Oberai (2nd bat) not out 0 Sundries (11b, 3lb, 15w, 3nb) 32 TOTAL 50 Overs 12-152

Wellington 1 st Innings L. Boyadijan b. Ford 16 HK&HDCA O M R W A. Wells c. Baee (wk), b. Zivkovic 14 S. Eaton 4 - 14 0 B. Chin run out (Oberai) 32 P. Zivkovic 5 1 16 1 J. Gibson b. Ford 2 L. Ford 7 - 27 2 B. Rammell lbw. Rashleigh 42 J. Linquist 2 - 8 0 S. Dean not out 16 A. Nichkawde 6.2 1 20 0 A. Fletcher not out 18 J. Miller 4 1 13 0 Sundries (6b, 4lb, 4w, 2nb) 16 A. Rashleigh 5 1 16 1 TOTAL 39.2 Overs 5-156 K. Jefferys 2 - 15 0 A. Gopalani 4 - 17 0 Wellington won the toss and elected to bat. Wellington won by 7 wickets on 1st innings. Umpires: G. Hasler, A. Terry.

Junior & Senior Season High Scores (October 25th, 2008) The next two scorecards are particularly unique as both Mt Colah (U/15) and St Ives (A Grade) posted the highest score for the respective Junior and Senior competitions on the same day - October 25th, 2008. It should also be noted that James Louw, playing for St Ives recorded 207, an A Grade record for turf wickets. This innings also included an opening partnership of 258 between Stephen Karrasch and James Louw.

Mount Colah v West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Under 15 - Round 3 Played at Mt Ku-ring-gai Oval MT COLAH 1st Innings WPHC O M W R

M. Loomes s. b. Joliffe 100 K. Shukla 5 0 1 36 S. Hastings b. Ayyar 33 D. Kularatne 9 0 2 59 J. Baee lbw. Goyal 56 J. McLean 10 1 1 33 D. Coyle b. McLean 4 G. Ayyar 12 1 1 70 J. Miller not out 99 M. Joliffe 6 0 1 50 A. Chamberlain c. b. Shukka 18 D. Fernando 9 0 0 67 D. Jones c. b. Kularatne 46 D. Goyal 7 0 1 48 B. Lancaster c. b. Kularatne 6 M. Hearn 2 0 0 22 Sundries (22b, 5lb, 2w, 12nb) 51

TOTAL 59 Overs 7-413

WPHC 1 st Innings MT COLAH O M W R G. Ayyar c. Hapuarachchi b. Giliam 20 J. Gilliam 5 1 1 12 D. Fernando b. Tobin 2 D. Jones 8 6 5 15 J. McLean b. Taylor 4 D. Clark 4 0 0 9 M. Hearn run out (Tobin) 19 A. Chamberlain 11 9 0 3 R. Bastock b. Jones 5 J. Taylor 6 2 1 7 M. Joliffe b. Jones 1 J. Baee 5 2 0 8 T. Heageny c. Lancaster b. Jones 19 L. Tobin 6 1 1 10 S. Karan b. Loomes 10 S. Hastings 2 0 0 5 P. Malhodra b. Jones 14 B. Lancaster 2 0 0 4 D. Kularatne b. Jones 1 M. Spink 1 0 0 1 L. Willis not out 3 D. Coyle 2 1 0 2 Sundries (16b, 1w, 6nb) 23 M. Loomes 2 1 1 2 TOTAL 55 Overs 96 Mount Colah won by 317 runs on 1st innings.

St Ives v Normanhurst-Warrawee A Grade - Round 4 Played at The Glade ST IVES 1st Innings NOR-WAR O M W R

*S. Karrasch c. b. 83 P. Bradey 17 3 0 78 J. Louw c. b. 207 R. Giaquinto 21 0 2 115 D. McAndrew c. b. 17 N. Garton 8 1 0 27 C. Brown not out 66 T. Foreman 4 0 0 20 J. Kinnane not out 15 M. Nelson 3 0 0 23 C. Waldegrave 7 0 0 50

M. Rowe 7 1 0 34

N. Wilson 2 0 0 12

Sundries (12w,6b,4lb) 22 J. Maxworthy 7 0 1 37 TOTAL 75 Overs 3(dec)-413

NOR-WAR 1st Innings ST IVES O M W R

R. Waight c. b. R Pryor 10 R. Pryor 20 4 4 88 M. Nelson c. b. J Kinnane 12 J. Kinnane 13 1 2 36 *+S. Smith c. b. R Pryor 1 D. McAndrew 12 3 4 47 C. Hodges b. D McAndrew 103 S. Danieletto 3 0 0 20 P. Bradey b. J Kinnane 0 M. Solling 6 0 0 21 N. Wilson b. J Kinnane 16 C. Brown 3 1 0 8 T. Foreman b. D McAndrew 5 N. Garton not out 37 C. Waldegrave b. R Pryor 5 S. Drew lbw. D McAndrew 19 R. Giaquinto b. R Pryor 0 Sundries (2nb,6w,12b,5lb) 25 TOTAL 55.5 Overs 230 St Ives won the toss and elected to bat. St Ives won by 183 on first innings. Umpires: B. McDonald.

Kissing Point v Kings Langley CricketNSW T20 Michael Clarke Open-age Final KINGS LANGLEY KISSING POINT O M W R

M. McLeod c. †Eastman b. Thearle 6 B. Gregory 4 1 1 16 T. Kitto b. Gregory 0 R. Thearle 4 1 2 17 J. Longheart c. Thearle b. Watson 11 M. Watson 4 0 2 28 J. Farrugia c. †Eastman b. Thearle 8 N. Hind 4 0 1 39 M. Klaczkiewicz c. †Eastman b. Watson 30 T. Love 4 0 0 29 S. Pracey b. Hind 4

W. Errey run out (Drummond / Watson) 41

J. Harvey not out 16

J. Wright not out 6

Sundries (2b, 6w, 1nb) 9

TOTAL 20 Overs 7-131

KISSING POINT KINGS LANGLEY O M W R

A. Parker c. b. Harvey 36 A. Pusztai 4 2 1 6 C. Drummond b. Pusztai 1 Y. Brown 4 0 1 28 C. McDonald c. b. Brown 2 J. Harvey 3 0 1 17 C. Roden-Smith run out 0 M. Finch 3 0 0 17 M. O'Shea run out 10 J. Wright 2.5 0 3 14 A. Lewis c. b. Wright 8 W. Errey 2 0 0 22 T. Eastman c. b. Wright 45 J. Farrugia 1 0 0 14 N. Hind run out 2 M. Watson run out 4 B. Gregory c. b. Wright 5 T. Love not out 0 Sundries (1b, 1lb, 3w, 2nb) 7 TOTAL 19.5 Overs 120

Kings Langley won by 183 on first innings.

Council Cup Report Hornsby wins inter-Council cricket match (Friday 13 February, 2009) Despite heavy rain and strong winds Hornsby Shire Council and Ku-ring-gai Council squared off at the inaugural inter-Council cricket match at Montview Oval, Hornsby Heights last Friday. Hornsby battled through challenging conditions to win the match, which was played in the Twenty/20 format. Ku-ring-gai scored 9 for 115 in their innings, with one retirement at 30 runs. Hornsby finished its twenty Overs at 128, despite passing Ku-ring-gai’s target with three overs remaining, three wickets down and two retirements. “These are events which are important for building camaraderie between staff and between the councils,” said Mayor Nick Berman, "The match was played in a very good spirit. It was good for Hornsby to chalk up a win after Ku-ring-gai's continued success on the soccer field.” Ku-ring-gai Mayor Elaine Malicki congratulated Mayor Berman and his team on their victory. “The win came despite a very valiant effort from our team,” she said. “The umpires said the weather conditions were among the worst experienced for a cricket match in recent memory, so it was a real challenge for both teams. The game continues the friendly sporting rivalry we are developing with Hornsby Council.” Hornsby Ku-ring-gai and Hills District Cricket Association provided umpires for the game including the Association’s Umpire Secretary Bruce Wood and President Mark Rushton who recently returned to umpiring after a suffering spinal injury and officiated this game in a wheel chair. David Hayes

HKHDCUA REPORT

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Umpires Association (HKHDCUA) held its AGM on 14 July 2008, with special guest Merilyn Fowler, Director, NSWCUSA. John McQuillan and Bruce Wood were re-elected as President and Secretary. Barry McDonald and Mark Rushton were re-appointed as Patrons of HKHDCUA. Simon Moore, Barry McDonald & John McQuillan formed the HKHDCUA Umpires’ Training & Examination Committee.

Bruce Wood continued in his role of appointing umpires to all A Grade, U/19 Colts and club Finals matches, as well as all Representative fixtures. A total of 255 umpiring appointments were made, comprising 179 club matches and 76 Representative matches. (Minimum of 3 club and/or rep. match appointments) - Alex Terry (29), Simon Moore (27), Bruce Wood (23), Steve Wilson (20), Stuart Wood (20), Geoff Hasler (18), Barry McDonald (18), Ian Paterson (15), John McQuillan (15), Tim Davidson (12), John Acheson (7), Scott Reid (5), Brad Cole (5), Tim Creamer (5), David Cooper (5), Nathan Wood (4), Peter Farr (4), John Ferguson (4), Alf James OAM (3), Mark Rushton (3).

Bruce Wood and Alex Terry were appointed by the NSWDCA to umpire Junior Boys’ Finals, with Bruce controlling the U/16 Watson Shield Final, and Alex umpiring the U/10 Foster Shield Final. Bruce Wood was also appointed to umpire the U/15 Margaret Peden Shield Final between Blacktown & Camden. Geoff Hasler and Bruce Wood officiated in the annual HK&HDCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup match on 1 March 2009. Simon Moore and Steve Wilson umpired the U/12 Glenn Hourigan Cup match on the same date.

Our senior panel of umpires was stretched further than ever before this season, with several weekends in November requiring between 16 and 18 umpire appointments, covering four A Grade, three Colts, and many Representative matches. Outside of the Representative season, we regularly appointed umpires to A-Reserve Grade matches.

Our regular umpires comprised, Simon Moore, Steve Wilson, Geoff Hasler, Bruce Wood, Barry McDonald, Stuart Wood, Alex Terry, John McQuillan, Ian Paterson & Tim Davidson, and their on-going commitment to umpiring excellence in this district is much appreciated. This season we welcomed the services of umpire Tim Creamer from the Hawkesbury District. It was pleasing to see the courageous effort by Mark Rushton to return to active umpiring in his wheelchair for a couple of Colts matches in the New Year.

The HK&HDCA Senior Competition switched to MyCricket in 2008-09 and all club umpiring appointments and match reports were administered using this database. Thanks to Brian Gibson for administering this website and Simon Moore for monitoring the submission of Reports. Bruce maintained relevant information on the HKHDCUA umpires’ website – www.cricketnsw.com.au/hkhcua/.

HKHDCUA introduced two Spirit of Cricket awards in 2008-09, which were designed to promote and foster cricket being played in accordance with the spirit of the game. The Dave Gawler Memorial Shield (for Sportsmanship), was resurrected this season after not being awarded since 1990-91. The umpires officiating in senior matches rated each team on criteria which including respect for the opposition; respect for laws of the game; and respect for match officials. The winning team in 2008-09 was Hornsby District A Grade, captained by Tim Dudley. A second Spirit of Cricket award was introduced and was available to all HK&HDCA Representative teams. The inaugural winner was the U/19 Durham Shield team led by Steve Smith. Thanks to Bruce Wood, for his kind donation of the impressive new trophy.

HKHDCUA also conducted a Captain's Ticket Course in September 2008 at the Montview clubhouse, which was attended by over 70 people. Thanks to Simon Moore for all his efforts in running this course.

Bruce Wood HKHDCUA Secretary

HK&HDCA COUNCIL REPORTS Judiciary Report Following the relatively incident-free 2007/2008 season, it was rather disappointing to note the frequency with which the Judiciary had to convene. In the second half of the season there were nine people cited, with all but one found guilty. This was in sharp contrast to the previous season in which only two cases were reported. Listed below are the charges laid from just two meetings; Charge Suspension Abusive conduct Until end of season 2009/2010 Dissent 2 matches Abusive conduct 6 ½ matches Dissent 4 matches Dissent 5 matches It was fantastic to see umpires were more confident in reporting disciplinary matters, particularly player umpires who at times are not treated with the same respect as official umpires. It is vital that all umpires, whether ‘official’ or not, are treated with due respect; particularly as a number of incidents occurred in matches where juniors were involved. It is important that older players are aware of their duty as role models on the field and that they conduct themselves accordingly.

It was pleasing to note that two clubs took action against their own players in an effort to stem poor player behaviour. It is important that clubs continue to maintain a proper code of conduct.

A sub-committee has been convened to review the judicial process within our Association. The constant convening of the judiciary, the length between reporting and charges being laid and the consistency of decisions will all be considered in a revamp of the judicial process.

Finally, thank you very much to Bob Browne, Bob Dewstow, Martin Watts, Nathan Tilbury, David Lea and Martin Grosvenor who all assisted throughout the season.

Publicity Report We had a significant increase in publicity this season and it is a primary goal of the Executive to increase the Association’s profile in the coming seasons.

In a first, we had very good support from Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai Local Community Radio Station, HHH, 100.1 FM. Hornsby District Club President, Murray Macdonald had a regular piece during the Hornsby Mayor’s Saturday morning show. Murray would go through the A Grade fixtures, providing tips, along with other Senior Competition information. It was also very helpful having the Mayor, Nick Berman playing for Hornsby District’s A Grade this season.

Towards the end of the season we also had another spot on HHH, on Thursday mornings at around 7.45am. They would go through results and upcoming fixtures for all grades. This provided excellent coverage and special focus during the Semi-finals and Finals. It is expected that both of these spots on HHH will continue regularly next season.

The Hornsby Advocate was regularly following around the ARL A Grade team during the second half of the season covering their progress on their way to their fourth consecutive A Grade Premiership. There were also a couple of other local cricket stories published in The Advocate during the season including an interesting one on our own Mark Rushton returning to umpiring duties in a wheel chair. This dramatic increase in attention from the local paper was very welcome, although we often needed to be careful as the journalists would occasionally look for an angle to make the stories a little more tabloid. We will endeavour to keep this interest going with

the Hornsby Advocate next season and perhaps try to include the North Shore Times & local Hills newspaper as well.

Whilst the Advocate did not always have space to publish our scores in their paper every week they did include them on their website (www.hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au) which is how more & more people access their information.

The Association has also recognised the need for a strong online presence and has worked hard in developing content (covered in the websites report). In addition, many Clubs also have very good websites, with West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook’s site (wphccc.org) being particularly impressive. Other good Club websites include;Hornsby District (hornsbycricket.asn.au), Berowra (berowracricket.org), Normanhurst-Warrawee (normosports.com) & St Ives (stivescricket.com).

Publicity is very important for the development of cricket in the local community and as such we have allocated funds for the promotion of our local clubs leading into the 2009/10 season. We will work together with Clubs to assist them in maximising their publicity efforts in the coming season and beyond.

Website Report Brian Gibson, Paul Hyam, Bruce Kimberley and Bruce Wood all did a terrific job in maintaining the respective Senior, Junior (cricketnsw.com.au/hkhdca/), Representative and Umpire websites (cricketnsw.com.au/hkhcua/) over the course of the season. Brian Gibson also helped to initiate the move to myCricket for the Senior Competition (hkhdca.com.au) and we will now see the other aforementioned websites join suit. Here is a note about the system from Brian;

Season 2008-09 introduced myCricket, Cricket Australia’s national cricket management program, an online statistics and administration solution. The system gave our clubs and association the opportunity to manage their players, competitions, statistics and their own websites. In essence, it meant the introduction of a new system of entering results and scorecards and better visibility to all members of our cricket community.

After having used the system for a few seasons to maintain statistics at club level I recommended to HK&HDCA and CricketNSW that we implement the system as part of a pilot group for CricketNSW. The system was adopted by the Association, its umpires and club administrators.

To enable a smooth transition from iSport, the CricketNSW solution, to MyCricket, I held a training night for club administrators and captains to show them the capabilities of the solution and to instruct them on the tasks required. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone that used the system as there was great commitment to this new, unfamiliar process.

My recommendations for season 2009-10 would surround the need to migrate more of the Association’s “offline” processes over to myCricket, such as Draw Generation, Fixture Management and Online Player Registrations; to establish our website as a valuable means of communication between the Association and its players; and to tighten the current controls we implemented last season.

Thank you for all the support you provided me, it certainly made this a rewarding challenge.

Brian Gibson HK&HDCA myCricket Website Administrator

Grounds Report The season ran almost incident-free in terms of ground hire, usage and conditions, with the unfortunate post- note being the loss of a turf ground for the grand final.

With the introduction of the paid Executive Officer role, there has been an opportunity to build an even stronger relationship between the Association and Local Councils. This involved bookings, a number of ground inspections and quick turnover in dealing with ground issues.

In terms of ground issues, some pitches have already or are close to reaching their age limit and will need to be replaced over the next couple of seasons. With economic downturn it is not always possible to replace pitches at first sign of wear but we will continue to monitor all grounds and ensure that player safety is maintained. It should be noted that ground inspections have taken place at all grounds that the majority of grounds this season. Problem areas were also reported and fixed quickly thanks partly to our new ground reporting system on myCricket that has allowed for issues to be easily communicated and submitted to the Association.

Special mention should be made of the current or ongoing development of the following facilities; Galston Rec Reserve, Edward Bennett Park, Auluba Reserve, James Park and Montview East. All have or are about to receive development and will continue to be an asset to our Association going forward.

We must thank Bruce Wood and Barker College for allowing the use of their fantastic facilities. We certainly hope to continue this relationship in to the future. Building partnerships with local schools will be vital in providing a sustainable competition.

Steve Wilson has also passed on this note regarding grounds; “our sincere thanks are extended to the 3 councils and their hard-working staff: Hornsby Shire, Ku-ring-gai Shire and The Hills Shire, for their often thankless roles in ensuring our grounds were maintained and prepared for most matches. I must thank Gilroy College and the Northholm Grammar School for their support in allowing us use of their facilities. The condition and over-all safety of our playing grounds will continue to be one of our top priorities next season. Feedback from captains on all grounds after each match will be vital.

After lengthy behind-the-scenes work, covers were purchased or made available at all 6 turf grounds. Five of the covers are brand new, with a kind donation by Northern District Cricket Club of a second-hand light-weight cover at The Glade. New trolleys are at all grounds excepting The Glade. Our sincere thanks are extended to Murray Macdonald who completed this challenging exercise. This has made a tremendous difference with the amount of cricket being played in the top grades. May I personally thank all clubs who helped by attending to the covers when requested.”

OBITUARY (MR. JOHN HOPKINS)

We record with regret the death of John Hopkins, a Life Member of the Association who has died at the early age of 56 from complications caused by diabetes.

Cricket was the most enduring feature of John’s life and he loved playing the game. He was a very good player from an early age. He played his junior cricket for the Berowra Club. For the Under 10 team in 1962/63, he scored 178 runs and took 70 wickets.

For the next two seasons he played in the Under 12 team and took as many as 116 wickets. In 1965, aged only 12, he turned out for Berowra C Grade in the men’s competition, playing alongside his father, John senior.

Three years later he was a member of the Association’s Under 16 or Watson Shield team which played in B Grade (then the second-highest grade) under the name of Perseverance. Our Patron, Tom Richmond ran the team and all remember John as a very happy-go-lucky boy.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s he played A Grade cricket and became a much tougher opponent. He usually opened the innings and scored thousands of runs against the best bowlers in the district. He played A Grade cricket for Mt Colah, for Kissing Point, for Berowra, and for Asquith Rugby League. He won about 12 premiership caps in his career.

When he was about 30 John suffered two major health problems which dogged him for the rest of his life. Firstly, he had to have a hip replacement which left him with a permanent limp and then he was diagnosed with Type I or Juvenile Diabetes. This meant that he had to inject himself with insulin three times a day for the past 25 years.

For 40 years John represented the Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association in dozens of matches from Foster Shield to Over 40s. Without doubt the innings which gave him most pleasure was the 55 he scored for Kissing Point against the all-conquering Mt Colah side in the A Grade final in 1984. It won the match for his team.

John did a lot of work for the Cricket Association off the field. He was a member of its Executive Committee for 17 years and he was Vice-President for 10 years. He always volunteered to do a job if no one else would. He managed and coached many Senior and Kunior teams, including the Green Shield for the Northern District Cricket Club. He acted as Association Secretary for one year and compered many Presentation Nights and trivia and fund-raising events.

For his efforts he was made a Life Member of the Association in 1993.

John will be remembered by his friends as a proud and confident man, a man who considered others and a man of great courage in the face of his physical afflictions

Alfred James OAM Life Member

SPONSORS & FUNDRAISING Kookaburra Sponsorship The HK&HDCA has been proud to receive continued sponsorship from Kookaburra throughout the 2008/09 season. In fact, this agreement has been updated and renewed for a further 4 seasons: 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. The HK&HDCA sincerely thanks Cameron Eve, a former player of our Association, for all of his support and assistance with this sponsorship. Cameron currently plays 1st Grade for Mosman CC in the SCA Competition.

It could be argued that Kookaburra would be within its rights to patent the sound of leather on willow such is the pivotal role the brand has played in the evolution of cricket.

With traditions as old as the sport itself, the Kookaburra cricket ball is presently used exclusively in all one day international cricket and 85% of Test cricket – a fine testament of trust in a brand that has matched step for step the sport’s advancement over the last century.

As cricket has moved forward so has Kookaburra’s range of products ensuring that the quality of the equipment being used consistently matched the improving standards being set on the pitch. This reputation for quality and innovation lies at the heart of the Kookaburra brand.

Kookaburra was established in 1890, the brainchild of saddle and harness maker Alfred Grace Thompson. After emigrating to Australia in search of a warmer climate, Thompson found that his trade was being eaten away by the advent of the motor industry and consequently decided to use his experience in leather to expand into the provision of sporting goods. Ably assisted by his sons Bill and Alf, Thompson’s traditional production methods were soon in demand, particularly within the burgeoning cricket ball market.

From these beginnings, the Kookaburra brand has been propelled forward by four generations of the Thompson family, all the while remaining true to the need for product development to remain at the core of the business.

Victorian Bushfire Appeal As a not for profit community organisation the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills Cricket Association have always, and continue to be, acutely aware of their social responsibilities. Just as so many in the community have contributed their time, money and resources to allow the Association to grow, the Association too must contribute back to the community, particularly in times of need.

Never is community more important than in times of suffering and never has our nation become more of a community than when we watched with horror as the bushfires tore through the Victorian landscape.

Commencing on February 7th, over four hundred bushfires were recorded in a period of just over a month. During that period 173 people died, around 500 were injured and thousands of homes lost or damaged. Perhaps most saddening was to learn that so many fires were of human cause, many lit deliberately.

The Australian community was galvanised and responded with great purpose and generosity.

I know first-hand that so many people within our own Cricket Association donated generously and without hesitation or recognition. Both the West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook and St Ives Cricket Clubs supported the cause by organising their own gold coin donation efforts and both clubs should be commended for their generosity.

With so many monetary donations being provided by Australians we decided that our Association would be better placed to provide alternative assistance. Through donations from member clubs and internal fundraising efforts, we raised over $2600. A special word of thanks must also be passed on to Integrity Consultants, who donated $500.

After contacting Cricket Victoria, we were able to contact the Yarra Valley Cricket Association which led directly to clubs that had their facilities and cricket gear destroyed by the fires. With the help and generosity of the Greg Chappell Cricket Centre, we were able to donate hundreds of items in aim to revitalise cricket programs in the region.

We sincerely hope that this gesture may provide some happiness and joy to the members of these devastated communities as they look to rebuild their lives.

Blind Cricket Ashes Series Commencing on December 3rd, the old enemy hit our shores to take on Australia in the blind Ashes series. The tour lasted fifteen days and consisted of five one-dayers and a Twenty20 match. Two matches were held locally, with the first and third one-dayers played at Waitara Oval and Barker College respectively.

Unfortunately England took both matches in our backyard and ultimately won the best of 5 series 3-0. The series also consisted of a rained off match and the final match, a dead rubber, turned in to a thrilling tie with both teams scoring 331 from the allotted overs.

As a strong believer in promoting and encouraging the game of cricket in all its forms, the Association was a proud sponsor of this historic event, contributing $500 to the cause. It was pleasing to see local councils, NDCC, CricketNSW and Cricket Australia jump on board, with Richie Benaud OBE acting as Patron.

For those that note the high scoring nature of the tie, a quick summary of the game is listed below

“How is the Blind cricket match played? The game of Blind Cricket played at international level is a fast, high scoring, attacking game with scores over 300 in a 40 over game very common.

All players must be able to score at least a run a ball, bowl a good line and field the ball as it flies to all parts of the ground. Being an all -rounder is an essential ingredient when playing for Australia. Due to the varying eye sight conditions, there are three categories of players, with B3 having vision of 6/60 or field of less than 10 degrees, B2 vision of 2/60 or field of less than 5 degrees, and B1 no vision at all.

B1 players receive two runs for every run they score. A team must have a minimum of four B1 players. The bowling has to be underarm and the international ball to be used in this series is made of a hard white plastic and is a similar size to a regular cricket ball with ball bearings in it so sound can be released. The series includes 5 one day matches, with the overall winner being the best of five matches. The rules of the match have been approved by Cricket Australia and the World Blind Cricket Council.” (Source: blindashes.com).

COMPETITION RECORDS Junior Competition Records 2008-09 was a big year for the batsmen with three HK&HDCA Batting Average records broken this season. Congratulations to the following boys:  Lachlan Ford (Normanhurst-Warrawee) – 638 runs at 159.50 average in U/16’s  George Blackwood (Berowra) – 329 runs at 329.0 average in U/13’s  Alex Dolly (Redfield Red) – 355 runs at 118.33 average in U/11’s  Anjan Oberai (149) / Alex Rashleigh (109*) – 241 runs; 4th wicket partnership WPHC Red v Upper Hills – U/16’s

Junior Competition Individual Records (1989/90 - ) (for prior records, please refer to www.hkhdca.com.au) Under 16 Batting Aggregate Luke Montgomery, Hornsby District 747 2002/03 Batting Average Lachlan Ford, Normanhurst-Warrawee 159.50 (638) 2008/09 Highest Score Ben Folkard, Redfield College 215* 1998/99 Bowling Aggregate Mark McDowell, WPH-C 31 2002/03 Bowling Average Christian Webb, Hornsby RSL 5.80 (30) 1991/92

Under 15 Batting Aggregate David Ball, Thornleigh 722 1998/99 Batting Average Rob Watts, WPH-C 124.0 (372) 2000/01 Highest Score Thomas McGregor, Castle Hill RSL 178 2003/04 Bowling Aggregate Adam Brcic, Upper Hills 36 2006/07 Bowling Average Mark Pittorino, St Leo’s College 5.93 (30) 1989/90

Under 14 Batting Aggregate Bingai Gamble, Mt Colah 812 1997/98 Batting Average Rob Watts, WPH-C 231.0 (462) 1999/00 Highest Score Bingai Gamble, Mt Colah 315 ret 1997/98 Bowling Aggregate S Shaukat, St Ives 37 1996/97 Bowling Average S Shaukat, St Ives 4.22 (37) 1996/97 Kevin Godfrey, WPH-C Blue 4.22 (36) 2006/07

Under 13 Batting Aggregate Rob McHugh, Wahroonga 665 1996/97 Batting Average George Blackwood, Berowra 329 (329) 2008/09 Highest Score Shane Cash, Hornsby District 109 2007/08 Bowling Aggregate Rowan Pryor, St Ives 33 1997/98 Bowling Average M Gillard, Hornsby Heights 3.28 (32) 1989/90

Under 12 Batting Aggregate Jon Whealing, Redfield College 544 2001/02 Batting Average Tim Ley, Kissing Point 180.0 (360) 1999/00 Highest Score Stephen Wilson, Berowra 105 2004/05 Bowling Aggregate D McMahon, WPH 47 1992/93 Bowling Average John Tait, WPH 2.18 (33) 1990/91

Under 11 Batting Aggregate Luke Smith, Pennant Hills 373 2002/03 Batting Average Alex Dolly, Redfield College 118.33 (355) 2008/09 Highest Score Charles Burfitt, Redfield College 105* 2001/02 Bowling Aggregate Jeff Culleton, Normanhurst 31 1998/99 Bowling Average M Johnson, St Ives 2.77 (30) 1990/91

Junior Competition Partnership Records (all Grades) 1st 278* J Lowery (175*) / M Miller (78*) Upper Hills v Normanhurst U16 2002/03 2nd 295 B Gamble (315) / N van Breda (30) Mt Colah v Berowra U14 1997/98 3rd 272 L Montgomery(169)/R Wanagaru (90) Hornsby District v WPHC Blue U16 2002/03 4th 241 C Peebles / D Bohatko Upper Hills U12 1992/93 241 A Oberai (149) / A Rashleigh (109*) WPHC Red v Upper Hills U/16 2008/09 5th 164* J Reynolds (90*) / D Burrows (47*) Berowra v Upper Hills U12 1991/92 6th 164 R Beuzeville / J Donel Hornsby RSL U12 1991/92 7th 165 J Fiedler (127) / R Hoye (91) Berowra v Castle Hill U15 2003/04 8th 201* J MacDonald (105*) / A Robinson (67*) Hornsby District v Wahroonga U13 1997/98 9th 132* A Gerard / T Biesiek WPH-C U15 1994/95 10th 104 M Scoular (51) / M Joyce (53*) WPH-C v Hornsby U16 2004/05

Senior Competition Records

A Grade (All Surfaces) Batting Aggregate L Tuckerman, WPH 1361 1951/52 Batting Average C Lee, Thornleigh 138.75 1958/59 Highest Score G Dorrough, Thornleigh 255 1957/58 Bowling Aggregate CV Duffy, Normanhurst 107 1926/27 Bowling Average G Bender, Mt Colah 6.57 1976/77 Wicketkeeping G Patterson, Glenorie-Hills District 37 1990/91 Highest Team Score St Ives v Glenorie 657 1956/57

A Grade (Turf Only) Batting Aggregate A Taylor, Hornsby 937 1968/69 Batting Average M Barr, WPH-C 101.25 1999/00 Highest Score James Louw, St Ives 207 2008/09 Bowling Aggregate G Bender, Mt Colah 85 1976/77 Bowling Average G Bender, Mt Colah 6.57 1976/77 Wicketkeeping G Patterson, Glenorie-Hills District 37 1990/91 Highest Team Score Hornsby v Normanhurst 538 1969/70

Colts Batting Aggregate Nick Bennett, WPH-C 453 2007/08 Batting Average Nick Bennett, WPH-C 90.60 2007/08 Highest Score Lindsay Evans, Kenthurst 173 2006/07 Bowling Aggregate Jim Pike, Castle Hill RSL 33 2006/07 Bowling Average Jim Pike, Castle Hill RSL 9.61 2006/07 Wicketkeeping Greg Brown, Hornsby District Green 13/1 2005/06 Highest Team Score WPH-C v Normanhurst 6/326 2005/06

A Reserve Grade Batting Aggregate J Murray, St Ives 891 1948/49 Batting Average P Keene, Thornleigh 110.0 1977/78 Highest Score J Potter, Kenthurst 222 1948/49 Bowling Aggregate K Doyle, Mt Colah 71 1948/49 Bowling Average J Sherwood, Glenorie-Hills District 6.85 1988/89 Wicketkeeping Andrew Fullagar, Thornleigh 39 1983/84 Highest Team Score Berowra v Normanhurst 7/496 1971/72

B Grade Batting Aggregate GE Smith, Asquith Church of Christ 1103 1964/65 Batting Average G Smith, Hornsby 118.71 1964/65 Highest Score P Sheppard, Perserverance 276 1968/69 Bowling Aggregate J Bates, Cheltenham 87 1927/28 Bowling Average R Kelly, St Ives 5.34 1930/31 Wicketkeeping Mark Middleton, Glenorie-Hills District 37 1993/94 Highest Team Score Castle Hill RSL v Mt Colah 4/529 2000/01

B Reserve Grade Batting Aggregate M Wilson, Hornsby 878 1957/58 Batting Average M Kelly, Asquith Sports 100.57 1958/59 Highest Score Adam Nash, Beecroft 329 1990/91 Bowling Aggregate B Lee, Beecroft 76 1974/75 Bowling Average J Burke, North Turramurra 6.89 1982/83 Wicketkeeping John McQuillan, Berowra 41 1984/85 Highest Team Score Beecroft v WPH-C 725 1990/91

C Grade Batting Aggregate D Harvey, Annangrove 1335 1939/40 Batting Average P Keene, Thornleigh 103.22 1965/66 Highest Score B Duffy, Cowan 273 1960/61 Bowling Aggregate G Backhouse, Hornsby District 102 1939/40 Bowling Average D Stevens, Hills District 5.78 1934/35 Wicketkeeping R Hides, Hornsby RSL 38 1994/95 Highest Team Score Hornsby District v Brooklyn 8/566 1939/40

C Reserve Grade Batting Aggregate D Newman, Normanhurst 942 1947/48 Batting Average S Afflick, Asquith 115.50 1950/51 Highest Score L Jensen, Kenthurst 216 1993/94 Bowling Aggregate P Lockley, Pennant Hills 86 1960/61 Bowling Average D Gardiner, East Wahroonga 5.07 1973/74 Wicketkeeping P Newton, Kenthurst 40 1997/98 Highest Team Score Wahroonga v Kenthurst 513 1997/98

C3 Grade Batting Aggregate S Stojanovic, Kenthurst 721 2003/04 Batting Average John Simmons, Normanhurst 66.4 2001/02 Highest Score S Van Daarlen, Castle Hill RSL Green 161* 2006/07 Bowling Aggregate Richard Shunwah, St Ives 59 2001/02 Bowling Average Andrew Bryan, Hornsby District 8.61 2005/06 Wicketkeeping Michael Hill, Thornleigh 29/2 2005/06 Highest Team Score Galston-Glenorie v Wahroonga 9/406 2002/03

D Grade Batting Aggregate D Meizus, WPHC 935 2005/06 Batting Average S Hicks, Kenthurst 96.0 1996/97 Highest Score D Sharp, Hornsby RSL 244 1992/93 Bowling Aggregate K Lee, Mt Colah 89 1977/78 Bowling Average J Weeks, Hornsby District 4.70 1940/41 Wicketkeeping J Vanderlight, Kenthurst 41 1988/89 Highest Team Score Asquith RL v Normanhurst 9/517 1999/00

D Reserve Grade Batting Aggregate Leigh Van den Broeke, WPH-C 702 2001/02 Batting Average J Tesoriero, St Ives 96.83 1981/82 Highest Score J Epthorpe, Galston-Glenorie 225 2006/07 Bowling Aggregate P Sanders, WPH-C 80 1983/84 Bowling Average S Ison, WPH-C 7.58 1983/84 Wicketkeeping R Abell, Hornsby RSL 26 1993/94 Highest Team Score Normanhurst v Wahroonga 4/432 2000/01

Senior Competition Partnership Records (All Grades) 1st 358 J Spaul (153) & R Danvers (150) Beecroft v WPH-C C 2005/06 2nd 300* JR Fuggle (163*) / L Ward (129*) WPH-C v Thornleigh B 1987/88 3rd 334* S Besley (202*) / P Newton (112*) Mt Colah v Normanhurst C 1990/91 4th 336 T Hargraves (200*) / M White (150*) Berowra v WPH-C A2 1986/87 5th 320* B Whitlock (178*) / B Wood (138*) Normanhurst v Wahroonga D2 2000/01 6th 263 P Baker (162) / C Kiley (103*) St Ives v WPH-C D2 1994/95 7th 427 A Nash (327) / S Reid (212*) Beecroft v WPH B2 1990/91 8th 219* A Pearson (130*) / A Kennings (90*) St Ives v Glenorie A 1956/57 9th 165* N Parker (100*) / A Barker (56*) St Ives v Thornleigh A2 1982/83 10th 156 S Doohan (126*) / A Percival (44) WPH-C v Hornsby District C 1999/00 156 T Leyshon (91) / A Ross (79*) WPH-C v Castle Hill RSL B 2000/01

Representative Competition Records (200 runs, 20 wickets standard) The James Martin & Company Shield (Open) (Presented by the Company in 1907) Batting Aggregate W Kemsley, Thornleigh 332 1959/60 Batting Average W Kemsley, Thornleigh 166.00 1959/60 Highest Score C Davenport, v Parramatta 136 1996/97 Bowling Aggregate K Davenport, Berowra 37 1989/90 Bowling Average T Jansz, New Line 5.15 1977/78 Best Bowling HP Seale, v Northern District 8/30 1928/29 Wicketkeeping R Byers, Hornsby 12 1973/74

The Daily Telegraph Shield (Under 23) (Presented by the Proprietors of the Newspaper in 1922) Batting Aggregate T Lovegrove, St Ives 384 2006/07 Batting Average T Lovegrove, St Ives 76.80 2006/07 Highest Score G Drennan v St George 150no 1991/92 Bowling Aggregate W Hughes, Mt Colah 27 1974/75 M Spalding, WPH-C 27 2006/07 Bowling Average D Lamb, WPH 5.43 1963/64 Best Bowling D Lamb, v Northern Suburbs 8/17 1963/64 Wicketkeeping J Sexton, Castle Hill 10 1963/64 B Black, Arcadia 10 1967/68

The John D Durham Memorial Shield (Under 19) (Presented by the NSWJCU in 1964 to honour Mr Durham, President of the NSWJCU 1916 to 1939) Batting Aggregate N Nath, St Ives 333 2003/04 Batting Average W Melvaine, Kissing Point 137.00 1965/66 Highest Score J Lowery, v Fairfield-Liverpool 175 2002/03 Bowling Aggregate G Patterson, Kenthurst 28 1976/77 Bowling Average N Parker, St Ives 7.30 1978/79 Best Bowling G Patterson, v Gordon 9/36 1976/77 Wicketkeeping L Scott – Kemmis, Berowra 11 1965/66

The C.S. Watson Memorial Shield (Under 16) (Presented by the NSWJCU in 1948 to honour Mr Charles Watson, Secretary of the NSWJCU 1932 to 1939) Batting Aggregate D Ball, Thornleigh 325 1999/2000 Batting Average P Price, Wahroonga 139.50 1972/73 Highest Score P Price, v Auburn-Lidcombe 181 1972/73 Bowling Aggregate R Temple, West Pymble 22 1966/67 Bowling Average P Vilimaa, Beecroft 6.67 1972/73 Best Bowling A Taylor, v Auburn-Lidcombe 6/40 1956/57 Wicketkeeping D Geisker, Pennant Hills 12 1964/65

The Margaret Peden Shield (Girls’ Under 16) (Presented in 2000 by the NSWDCA to honour Miss Peden who Captained Australia in the first Test Series against England in 1934/35) Batting Aggregate R Dick, (NSGCA) 352 2005/06 Batting Average C Chan, WPH-C 100.50 2000/01 Highest Score Wui-Kwan Wong, v Penrith 121 2006/07 Bowling Aggregate M Cuthbert, Hornsby 15 1999/2000 Bowling Average M Cuthbert, Hornsby 11.13 1999/2000 Best Bowling S O’Rourke, v Gordon 5/21 2000/01 Wicketkeeping N Warner, Hornsby 4 1999/2000

The E.G. Weblin Memorial Shield (Under 15) (Presented by the NSWJCU to honour Mr George Weblin O.A.M., President of the NSWJCU 1962 to 1988) Batting Aggregate T van der Gugten 294 2005/06 Batting Average P Kesby, Berowra 92.00 1992/93 Highest Score M Friedrich, v Blacktown 206 1999/2000 Bowling Aggregate T Hill, Hornsby Heights 15 1991/92 Bowling Average T Hill, Hornsby Heights 11.13 1991/92 Best Bowling T van der Gugten, v Blacktown 6/23 2005/06 Wicketkeeping M Dunning, Berowra 11 1993/94

The Harold Moore Memorial Shield (Under 14) (Presented in 1957 by the St George C.A. to honour Mr Moore, Secretary of their Boys’ Competition) Batting Aggregate C Waddell, Glenorie – Hills District 332* 1986/87 Batting Average A Elbourne, Berowra 81.67 1990/91 Highest Score A Elbourne, v Gosford - Wyong 154no 1990/91 Bowling Aggregate W Melvaine, Hornsby 26 1962/63 Bowling Average S Grimshaw, Pennant Hills 5.42 1965/66 Best Bowling A Lamb, v Northern District 8/28 1962/63 Wicketkeeping JN Wearing, Hornsby 17 1962/63

The Molly Dive Shield Competition (Girls’ Under 14) (Presented in 2000 by the NSWDCA to honour Miss Dive O.A.M., who represented NSW 1933 to 1951, and was Australian Captain 1948 to 1951) Batting Aggregate S Hungerford, Wahroonga 276 1999/2000 Batting Average C Chan, WPH-C 135.00 1998/99 Highest Score C Chan, v Canterbury - Wests 109no 1998/99 Bowling Aggregate R Hui, (NSGCA) 12 2004/05 G van der Merwe, (NSGCA) 12 2003/04 Bowling Average R Hui, (NSGCA) 3.58 2004/05 Best Bowling M Latham, v Bankstown 6/2 2006/07 Wicketkeeping A Hasty, 7 2003/04

The Walter S Gee Memorial Shield (Under 13) (Presented in 1989 by the family of Mr Walter Gee, President of the NSWJCU 1939 to 1962) Batting Aggregate J Whealing, Redfield College 358 2002/03 Batting Average C Burnett, St Ives 80.50 1997/98 Highest Score M Friedrich, v Fairfield - Liverpool 133 1997/98 Bowling Aggregate M Code, WPH-C 18 1997/98 Bowling Average M Code, WPH-C 6.28 1997/98 Best Bowling M Code, v Camden 7/30 1997/98 Wicketkeeping R Lea, Upper Hills 13 1992/93

The Arch Cawsey Memorial Shield (Under 12) (Presented in 1959 by the South Sydney CA to honour Mr Cawsey) Batting Aggregate B Cunningham, St Ives 334 1977/78 Batting Average C Witt, Hornsby RSL 59.25 1990/91 Highest Score R Carter, v Fairfield - Liverpool 114 1994/95 Bowling Aggregate M Sainsbury, Kissing Point 48* 1973/74 Bowling Average G Stone, WPH 3.58 1970/71 Best Bowling W Melvaine, v St George 7/48 1960/61 Wicketkeeping P Newman, Wahroonga 22* 1973/74

The Jim Goulder Shield Competition (Girls’ Under 12) Batting Aggregate M Lanning, (NSGCA) 333 2002/03 Batting Average M Lanning, (NSGCA) 111.00 2002/03 Highest Score M Lanning, (NSGCA) v Newcastle 125no 2002/03 Best Bowling Wui-Kwan Wong, v Newcastle 5/4 2002/03

The J.H. Creak Memorial Shield (Under 11) (Presented in 1989 by the NSWJCU to honour Mr Jack Creak, Treasurer of the NSWJCU 1958 to 1980) Batting Aggregate R Carter, Hornsby RSL 242 1993/94 Batting Average R Carter, Hornsby RSL 80.67 1993/94 Highest Score R Carter, v Fairfield - Liverpool 100no 1993/94 R Carter, v Penrith 100no 1993/94 Bowling Aggregate C da-Ros 12 1991/92 Wicketkeeping M Eirth, Berowra 14 1999/2000

The W.G. Foster Memorial Shield (Under 10) (Presented in 1965 by the NSWJCU to honour Mr Walter Foster, Life Member) Batting Aggregate D Lowery, Upper Hills 251 1999/2000 Batting Average D Lowery, Upper Hills 83.67 1999/2000 Highest Score A Watson, v Gladesville 98no 1995/96 Bowling Aggregate C Holden, WPH 42* 1973/74 Bowling Average S Jones, Kenthurst 2.07 1972/73 Best Bowling R Toohey, v Parramatta 7/9 1977/78 Wicketkeeping R Head, St Ives 7 1973/74

* denotes NSWJCU / NSWDCA Records

Inter-District Competitions All Age (Vicar of Wakefield Trophy – donated by the HK&HDCA) Batting Aggregate G Kurtz, Glenorie – Hills District 286 1983/84 Highest Score G Kurtz, v Newcastle C & S 146 1983/84 Bowling Aggregate W Hughes, Kissing Point 17 1982/83

Under 16 Presidents Cup (New Line Shield – donated by the HK&HDCA) Batting Aggregate N Nath, St Ives 194 2000/01 Highest Score M O’Grady, v Penrith 128* 2002/03 Bowling Aggregate D Brown, Thornleigh 16 1982/83 Best Bowling R Nash, v Sutherland 7/14 2006/07

Under 15 IDCA Batting Aggregate C Doran, Normanhurst 270 2006/07 Highest Score C Doran, v Manly 112* 2006/07 Bowling Aggregate M Watson, North Turramurra 22 1986/87 Best Bowling K Rhodes, v Northern District 8/47 1985/86

Under 14 Presidents Cup (Grey Gums Trophy – donated by Nepean CA) Batting Aggregate J Bray, Thornleigh 223 1980/81 Highest Score W Lee, v Sutherland 101 2007/08 Bowling Aggregate R Toohey, Thornleigh 19 1981/82 Best Bowling B Akmens, v Sutherland 5/12 1999/2000

Under 13 IDCA Batting Aggregate W Turk, Pennant Hills 222 2004/05 Highest Score D Hodson, v Gosford - Wyong 118 1986/87 Bowling Aggregate C Henson, Kenthurst 12 1985/86 J Sullivan, Berowra 12 1987/88 B McLean, WPH-C 12 1996/97 S Tomlinson – Owens, Normanhurst 12 2003/04 Bowling Average M Hung, v Gordon 6/23 1999/2000

Under 12 Presidents Cup (Springwood CC Trophy – donated by Nepean CA) Batting Aggregate J Hanlon, Wahroonga 191 1982/83 Bowling Aggregate T Blissenden 12 2003/04 Best Bowling R Jones, v Sutherland 6/18 2008/09

Under 11 IDCA Batting Aggregate H Vijakumar, WPH-C 159 2002/03 Bowling Aggregate D Patrickson, WPH 14 1985/86

Under 10 (John Nott Shield – donated by Newcastle C & S CA) Batting Aggregate G Hanlon, Wahroonga 292 1982/83 Bowling Aggregate C Stebbing, Mt Colah 28 1982/83

HK&HDCA Inc. ROLL OF HONOUR Presidents 1925-29 CH Somerville 1974-80 CF Cooper 1929-46 CR Swan 1980-2002 ABM James OAM 1946-57 WA Mills 2002-07 RA Somerville 1959-71 CW Lee 2007- MW Rushton 1971-74 JW Hayne AM Secretaries 1925-28 J Bates 1952-55 WD Weeks 1980-83 JP Vanderlight 1928-29 GDB Maunder 1955-56 NW Perryman 1983-84 JA Rose 1929-30 J Bates 1956-66 JW Hayne AM 1984-85 JR Hopkins 1930-31 WJ Jenkins 1966-67 GE Freeman 1985-86 PG Lea 1931-32 GDB Maunder 1969-73 WG Leahy 1986-90 AG Griffin 1932-35 F Silverlock 1973-75 JP McCormick 1990-99 AR Mitchell 1935-50 WD Weeks 1975-76 PG Lea 1999-2000 ATG Terry 1950-52 JW Hayne AM 1976-80 ABM James OAM 2000-08 AR Bayles Treasurers 1925-28 AH Mitchell 1952-53 H Kearsley 1971-73 JS Russell 1928-29 H Duffy 1953-55 JW Hayne AM 1973-75 RA Martin 1930-31 AH Thew 1955-56 LG Baigent 1975-76 K Robinson 1931-33 EH Denley 1956-58 LA Fogarty 1976-81 IE Spencer 1933-39 AE Bennington 1958-60 PF Stone 1981-85 RD Ashpole 1939-48 TH Campbell 1960-66 PT McCann 1985-97 BD McDonald 1948-52 JW Weeks 1966-71 WG Leahy 1997- DM Toose Life Members 1930-71 J Bates 1968-74 JP McCormack 1930-71 JE Palmer 1973-73 TN Geelan 1930-68 CH Somerville 1973-2003 JA Hughes 1935-46 CR Swan 1974- WG Leahy 1935-42 F Silverlock 1974- LJN Shore 1935-48 JG Maunder OBE 1981- TS Richmond OAM 1935-65 AE Bennington 1982- CF Cooper 1947-84 T Roden 1982- ABM James OAM 1947-60 WC Morris 1988-2007 JR Campbell 1960-61 J Ashton 1988-97 NP Sproule 1960-66 D Gawler 1994-2006 J Brannigan 1960-81 F Sagar 1994-2002 CJ Fuggle 1960-64 CJ Webb 1995-2008 JR Hopkins 1960-93 HL Wright 1995- BD McDonald 1962-98 CO Menck 1997- HG Hourigan 1962-75 L Stranger 1997- MA Bolger 1964- JW Hayne AM 1999- AC Morrow 1964-79 WH Reynault 2000- AR Mitchell 1964-2007 HJV Taylor 2002- JS Russell 1964- GG Pennicook MBE 2004- DM Toose 1966-2004 H Pears 2005- BJ Kimberley 1966- PT McCann 2007- AR Bayles 1966-93 RM Vernon 2008- RG Anderson 1967- CW Lee

Historical Feature Alan Mitchell Retires! Alan Mitchell, Life Member of the Association, has announced his retirement from competitive cricket at the age of 80. His last match was for Kenthurst Masters against Burwood on 7 December 2008. So ends a most remarkable career in the Association.

On moving to Berowra, Alan played for Berowra and Wahroonga Clubs from 1987/88 to 1997/88, that is, from the ages of 59 to 70. That is remarkable enough in itself but during that time he took no fewer than 401 wickets at an average of 16.97 and also scored three centuries.

For the past 16 seasons he has also played nearly 150 Masters (Over 40) matches for the Association and Kenthurst and taken around 200 wickets in them. The highlight undoubtedly came in the Masters match between Kenthurst and Hornsby in 2001/02 (part of the celebrations for the Association’s 75th anniversary) when he dominated the match by taking 7 wickets for 41 runs and hitting 32 not out.

Opponents will recall Alan’s bowling style. As captain he usually came on first change. He would hand the umpire his floppy white hat, replace it with his club cap (to protect his bald pate) and measure out his run of one pace! He bowled off-breaks (with many variations) from over the wicket. His length and direction was so good that opponents became frustrated at the lack of bad balls and took risks against good ones, regularly resulting in catches in the outfield, stumpings and a high number of caught-and-bowleds.

He always fielded at mid-off or mid-on and, as a batsman, his most prolific scoring strokes were the square cut and a clout over mid-on.

Alan grew up in the Hornsby district and in his last year at Hornsby Primary School he hit five centuries. In 1945/46, aged 16, he played Third Grade for Northern District C.C. and topped the batting averages with 375 runs at an average of 31.33 with a top score of 99. He didn’t take any wickets because he was the wicket- keeper! His captain was Errol Branz, the leading batsman in the Association before the War. In the following season he played many matches in Second Grade.

For the next number of years Alan worked as a cane-cutter up the north coast and tells exciting stories of that hard life. On his return to Sydney he operated the newsagency at Taylor’s Square at Darlinghurst. Older members will recall that the first delivery of the morning newspapers was made to this location at midnight each day. Hundreds of school-leavers would congregate there to get their Leaving Certificate results in mid- January but Alan’s regular customers on his midnight to dawn shift were politicians, businessmen and “colourful Sydney identities”. His stories about the characters he met are most entertaining.

When the position of Secretary of the Association became vacant in 1990, Alan offered himself for nomination and held the post for nine seasons. He was also Publicity Officer for six years during that time. He carried out his duties in a most efficient manner. He umpired in many final and representative matches and in 2000 he was elected as a Life Member.

One can’t mention Alan without thinking of his wife, Doris. The two are inseparable. Doris was the scorer for almost every match in which Alan played and won the Lyla Ray Trophy for the best-kept scorebook for eight consecutive years from 1990/91. A most gracious lady, she was the Assistant Secretary (Records Officer) of the Association from 1994/95 to 1998/99.

Alan and Doris are now living on the Central Coast. It is rumoured that Alan intends to take up lawn-bowling. If he does, it is a fair bet that he’ll soon be acquiring more silverware for the mantelpiece. Alf James OAM HK&HDCA Life Member

A Closing Word (on behalf of the Life Members) A Life Member’s View – a personal perspective There is an argument that an organisation is at its most vulnerable when it is strong. The logic is that the reasons for success can be taken for granted and the organisation can lose focus on the need to constantly anticipate and adapt to change. Our Association has a successful pathway for children with in2Cricket / Kanga programmes in place, Junior Clubs continuing to provide an opportunity for children to play in a very well administered competition and a good Senior Competition with the visionary Colts division now gaining momentum. Added to this, the developing relationship with our Grade Club Northern District, only strengthens this pathway. On the basis of these foundations we could be forgiven for holding a steady course. Such an approach is also one of our ‘sleeper’ risks.

A similar pathway to the boys exists for the Girls. We are the only area in NSW with its own Girls Association – the North Sydney Girl’s Cricket Association. With in2Cricket, CricHit and Junior competitions in place, a pathway to Northern District Cricket Club and more senior Representative levels beyond Grade, we are well placed.

The danger with all this is for us to become collectively complacent and either do nothing or react once change is underway.

My own Club (WPH-C), identified some years ago that demographic change is well underway.

Between 2001-2006 for example, ABS Census data shows that the population of children aged between 0 and 16 years for the local postcode areas had fallen by 740 children with the biggest drop in the age group 12 and under. Despite this we have been successful in growing Junior numbers through innovative marketing and junior development initiatives. If we had done nothing different, participation levels would be far lower.

At Association level, this demographic trend may already be happening amongst many of our member Clubs given that the Shire is no longer a 1st home owners area and families are ageing – removing a source of our organic growth.

Perhaps a solution is for Clubs to work more closely together to share best practice ideas. As we are not in competition with each other, shared success is a good result.

There is also growing competition for the time of our Generation Y and Generation ‘next’ children for activities that require limited concentration and get a quick result. While there should always be a prime position for the traditional forms of the game (50/60 over games played over two weekends), this game structure will become increasingly difficult to sell not just to the children but also to the many younger parents who don’t want to endure the longer form of the game on a weekend. Initiatives like Twenty/20 competitions, coloured clothing and perhaps even games played mid-week after school hours are already happening, to an extent, but may well have a higher priority on our planning boards.

Extreme heat conditions are also another factor that Associations (to CNSW level) need to address through policy decisions that gives firm direction. Over last year I heard too many comments from parents from various Clubs on Saturday mornings about the unpleasantness of the few extreme heat days, not just for the discomfort of the children but their own discomfort. Unfortunately, guidelines will often be ignored where competitive advantage is involved. A personal view is that to do nothing will see this issue build its own momentum over time with parents voting at registration time. The saying, ‘listen to the whispers to avoid the screams’ has a lot of currency with this matter.

For all of our Clubs, including the NSGCA, the ability to get volunteers who are prepared to contribute rather than Club members who see this as ‘someone else’s job’, is an ongoing threat. Some Clubs do this better than others but no one does it consistently well. There is an opportunity to turn this threat into an opportunity.

In summary, there is a lot that our Association has to be proud of – not the least a Team of administrators who are high quality. However, if we think for a moment on what our Clubs and the Association will, or should be like in 10 or 20 years year’s time and what needs to happen to get it to that stage, then this may help to shape our priorities. This reminds me of an observation our good friend Tom Richmond made to me that the responsibility for driving the preservation and development of our great game rests with all of us who enjoy or have enjoyed the game.

Ross Anderson HK&HDCA Life Member

Colts: Berowra v WPH-C Blue (Umpires: Mark Rushton, Geoff Hasler); Berowra Oval 21/02/09. 1minute silence in memory of the Victorian Bushfire victims. Photos: David & Di Bennet (Above & Below).

Mark Rushton and Geoff Hasler; sent to the Sin-Bin. Junior & Representative Cricket Presentation Night (From L to R): Greg Mail, Ben Gussey, Lisa Sthalaker. Photo: Simon Smyth.

Above: Asquith Rugby League: A Grade Premiers 2008-09 – four in a row. Right: Ben Folkard celebrates. Photos courtesy of Simon Arthur.

2009/2010 Ross Turner Cup at Parklands, East v West (Umpires: Bruce Wood, Geoff Hasler) All photos courtesy of Denise Annetts & Ross Anderson.

Bruce Wood, ‘Uncle’ Tom Richmond OAM, Geoff Hasler. Bruce Wood, Alf James OAM, Andy Bayles, Geoff Hasler.

Above: Council Cup - Ku-ring-gai V Hornsby. Below Left: Former HK&HDCA Player, Clinton Witt leads NDCC to victory in the First Grade Twenty/20 Final with 82* (57). Below Right: Alf James OAM delivers first ball at the Ross Turner Cup

Photo above courtesy of Denise Annetts Photo to the left courtesy of Simon Trowell (N.D.C.C.)

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association ABN 74 651 434 304 P.O. BOX 72 HORNSBY 1630 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.hkhdca.com.au.

Thanks to the following for their contributions to the compilation of the 83rd Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association Annual Report: Mark Rushton Andy Bayles Nathan Tilbury Bruce Wood Alfred James OAM David Toose Bruce Kimberley Steve Wilson Clint Johnson Brian Gibson Ross Anderson Simon Arthur Josh Brown Gerry Richards Simon Smyth Simon Trowell David Hayes Nick Berman Denise Annetts