Marrickville Cricket Club

Season Report 2016-17 Thank you sponsors Financial report

A word from our sponsors - Sydney Airport and Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Marrickville Cricket Club is very grateful to have the support and sponsorship of Sydney Airport and Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL. The sponsorship helps young cricketers and their families with reduced player registration fees and basic cricket gear such as shirts, hats, balls and drink bottles.

For the past seven years, Sydney Airport has Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Club is very been a major sponsor of the Marrickville pleased to support Marrickville Cricket Club. Cricket Club. The MCC is an important We are proud of our investment in the local local sporting organisation providing training, community, especially when it supports grass- education and skills for the young cricket roots organisations doing great things with players in our community. Our organisation local children. is proud to support the parents, coaches and volunteers at the MCC who provide vital Whether it’s helping local cricket players skills such as leadership and teamwork to our with hats and shirts, funding educators for kids. after-school fitness sessions to help promote healthy lifestyles, or assisting with funding More than 29,000 people work at Sydney for sheet music, tuition and software, helping Airport across 800 businesses and many of schools run quality music ensembles, we’re these people live within our local community. thrilled to be ‘reinvesting for life’ in our As part of our community investment community. program, the airport prioritises working with local sporting organisations, businesses and Our relationship with Marrickville Cricket charities to support their objectives. Club recently grew as we work together to promote hospitality training for parents, We congratulate the Marrickville Cricket players and volunteers through our CHP Club on another successful cricket season and School of Hospitality. wish the teams, kids, parents and coaches all the best for the 2017/18 season. We’re extremely proud to have given more than $2.6 million to community groups over Sally Cummine the last 5 years, either directly (to schools, Manager, Community Engagement, sporting clubs and other community groups) Partnership and Events or indirectly through registered charities and Sydney Airport welfare service providers. We congratulate your Club on the season, and look forward to supporting you in years to come. Paul Kougias Community Sports and Grants Coordinator, Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL

2 | Marrickville Cricket Club Season Report 2016-17 President’s report

2016-17 was a good season for MCC It was the best of seasons, it was the wettest of seasons...

Plenty of good cricket, but too much rain for my liking. Over 500 cricketers played with MCC this season – enjoying our great game across fields (and puddles) of the Inner West. We’re a strong club with good links to our local community. We have a great relationship with our local senior grade clubs Randwick Petersham CC and University Women’s CC. And MCC is fortunate to have two generous, solid sponsors in Sydney Airport and Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL. We are grateful for their ongoing support. We had 25 teams in CWSCA and Sydney Thunder Girls comps, which is more than double the number of teams we had six years ago. We now have a record seven U9 MCC and Marrickville Council helped 16 parents get teams, with 80% of players coming from Milo or Level 1 Coaching Certificates – an investment in T20. Added to that, we had 120 Milo cricketers at player, team and coach confidence. Tempe and at our new centre in Erskineville, and 90 T20 blasters. Our Milo Cricket program owes a lot to the hard- working David Mason (Tempe) and Daniel Kicuroski That’s 25 teams and three large junior programs (Erko). The Milo Jedi and his Padawan. being run by volunteers – training, coordinating and managing. You guys are the arteries of our wonderful T20 Blast was a success. Many thanks to Nikki community club. Pitkethley and her crew for the work at Mackey Park in Feb/March, and to Ken Morrison for your help Congratulations to our one Premiership winning with the girls T20 at Petersham Oval. team – James Owens’ mighty U12 Simpson, who won second division in style. Girls cricket is moving forward at MCC – with programs now in place for girls from ages 5 in Milo For seven other teams, it was a tale of what could cricket, through club teams all the way to U15 have been … Rep teams and connections to Grade through • Dave Price’s Blues went down valiantly in the U14 the University Women’s CC. Great credit to Ken Div 1 Final. Morrison and Carla Stacey for their work. • Our U16, U14(2) Bats, U12(2) Bill Brown, U10 Sincere thanks to our Committee for their work. Simpson and U10 Toshack teams finished their I’m indebted to Treasurer Kathryn Higgs, Secretary season with washed out semi-finals. Jason Withers and Emma Price. And thanks to Carla • And MCC’s 3rd Grade senior team lost a tight Stacey and John Skinner for coordinating the U9s semi-final. and U10s and James Owens and Jason Withers for Congrats to all MCC players in CWSCA Rep looking after the U12s. Well done! teams, and special commendation to the five MCC players chosen in Cricket NSW Academy squads: A final, big thank you to all volunteers. The Club can • Emmanuel Grogan, Darcy Mooney and Reuben always use more assistance – so please let us know if Sachs in the U14 squad, you would like to be involved. • Harry Brooks in the U15 squad. This is my last President’s report. I’m proud of the • And Nivi Radhakrishnan promoted up the order to work I’ve done and am grateful for the opportunities the U16 squad. the Club has given me and also to my family for all its I salute MCC players Emmanuel Grogan and help. I’m not walking away, just stepping back … so Nivi Radhakrishnan – NSW DCA players I’ll be around. of the Gee Shield and Moore Shield We hope to see all players, parents and friends competitions. What a huge honour for the back for the 2017-18 season. players, their families and our Club. Antony Sachs, President

Marrickville Cricket Club Season Report 2016-17 | 3 Messages from our local grade club - Randwick Petersham

4 | Marrickville Cricket Club Season Report 2016-17 Milo In2Cricket

Milo in2CRICKET The best way to develop a love of cricket is to start with MILO in2CRICKET.

At MILO, every girl and boy gets a chance to – Samantha Robinson for Tempe and Amy bowl, bat, run, catch and throw. They do this McKay for Erskineville – provide support at in bright colours, through skill-based games led the Centres. They gave the volunteer coaches by enthusiastic parents. So many of our future assistance and provided individual attention to the players start their cricket ‘careers’ like this. players for skill development. We love that MILO brings families together from Our traditional celebrations to mark Christmas across the area and new friendships are formed. break and the end-of-season were again enjoyed The last few seasons our MILO Centre at Gough with water balloon fights and Alpino Gelato Whitlam Reserve, Tempe rapidly grew. In fact, banana sticks. because it had gotten so large and was attracting Thanks to Cooks River Café at Tempe and people from well beyond the local area, this Bitton Café at Erskineville for keeping adults well season we opened a second centre in Erskineville. caffeinated each Saturday and giving us freezer Newtown resident and MCC MILO dad Daniel space for our parties. Kicuroski started the Erskineville Centre to This season we aren’t listing all the coaches by name provide families a closer venue. Situated at because so many people who weren’t wearing the Harry Noble Reserve on Swanson Street, our Official White Shirt of Authority were important in Erskineville Centre gave the same great Saturday making MILO happen. We are so proud at the level morning experience MCC has become known for. of parental participation and commitment involved. Across both Centres we had 115 players in 9 You know who you are, thank you. groups led by over 20 parent volunteer coaches We look forward to seeing you next season at and with great parent participation support. MILO or in our U9 teams. This season we also had two Universities of David Mason, Daniel Kicuroski & Carla Women’s Cricket Club (UWCC) grade players Stacey

Marrickville Cricket Club Season Report 2016-17 | 5 T20 Blast

T20 Blast The weather couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm for our 3rd season of Milo T20 Blast.

Our eight-week season was cut a little short with the appalling wet weather we had during March. From heat waves to thunder storms, we experienced it all in 2017. MCC had 84 players registered, which is down on the last two years, but there were plenty of keen players who brought lots of personality. It was pleasing to see returning MCC players, some whom had come from Milo In2Cricket, and others who were augmenting their club duties with a bit of fun on a Friday. We also had a good handful of girls playing, many of whom I hope will play club for MCC during 2017-2018. Even with a shortened season, skills were learnt, practiced and it is surprising how quickly some children improve. We were joined in the Skill Zone by Jed and Chloe, who work with Cricket NSW to deliver and carers of MCC players. Most people were programs through schools, camps and clubs. They quite willing to help out by umpiring, scoring, brought a good deal of enthusiasm to our Friday helping to coordinate the batting side and packing evenings and certainly made some friends within up. I am reliably informed that we have a ‘well the Marrickville Cricket Club community with above average’ parent participation rate, much their patience and knowledge. better than most clubs in the Sydney area. I think this is testament to the hard work MCC has put in MCC was asked to trial some new ideas for T20 over the last few years to ensure parents know that Blast which will be rolled out across Australia we need them to deliver a fabulous experience at next season. The biggest change is that the Skill all levels of cricket. So, a heartfelt thank you to all Zone will occur at the beginning of the session who helped out during the season. as a way to warm up the kids and parents, and to give people who are running a little late a chance Thanks to Carla Stacy, David Mason and to arrive before teams are sorted out. The main Antony Sachs for your support, practical and advantage I saw was it gave Chloe and Jed the emotional. Many thanks also to Matt Mifsud, the opportunity to walk around and help kids whilst Development Manager - Inner West from Cricket they were in active play. NSW, and to Michael Peacock, Junior Participant Specialist - NSW, from Cricket Australia. This is the third time I’ve coordinated the MCC Milo T20 Blast program and again I am thrilled Nikki Pitkethley by the response to assist at games from the parents T20 Blast Coordinator

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Under 9 Barnes The Barnes boys were back for the new season, and scaling new heights. With a season of U9 cricket under their belts, Macauley Montrose was a debutant with his U9 Barnes players returned with a spring in their first season of cricket. He showed tremendous step ready for another summer of cricket. A enthusiasm for the game and great willingness to couple of new additions brought fresh talent and learn new skills. Always playing with a smile on enthusiasm. Friendships formed quickly with new his face, Macauley was an asset to the team who tree-climbing and wrestling buddies found. we also hope returns. was our top batsman this season, PLAYERS: Sam Turnbull joint top bowler and great with the gloves. Sam had Archie Turnbull with his extremely accurate a terrific season. A great little player with tons of and miserly bowling, exuding his trademark enthusiasm and, like his twin brother Archie, plenty confidence. This season was another great one for of character. A pleasure to have on the team. Archie. Comfortable with bat but most impressive Sanul Dias Dahanayake played Reps cricket with ball, he took great strides and was an this season and showed plenty of commitment invaluable member of the team. turning out for U9 Barnes. Continuing on from Eoin McNally improved in both the batting and last season’s great form, Sanul again displayed bowling departments. In bowling, he abandoned his skill with bat and ball, making consistent any ideas of becoming a leg-spinner, to focus on contributions to the team. an increasingly consistent line and length. He Will Fraser with his flowing blonde locks showed great enthusiasm all season and was a charging down the pitch and a much-improved good team member. bowling action he brought back memories of a Guy Witt a new face quickly settled in and young Nathan Bracken. A bubbly character and showed great determination at practice and popular member of the team. match day. He took plenty of wickets and got Despite the weather interventions, the boys had amongst the runs. A quality addition to the team another very enjoyable season of cricket. Thanks we hope to see return. again to coaches Ian and Mark, and to all the Jem Faure-Brac was ever-present this season parents who pitched in. having managed to avoid any rock-climbing Coaches: Mark Turnbull & Ian Fraser injuries! A much-improved bowling action and Manager: John McNally some dogged batting ensured a great all season round performance. AWARDS: Kalan Regan having played several seasons of Batting – Jem Faure-Brac football with many of the Barnes boys he was a Bowling – Eoin McNally natural fit to our team. When not counting the blades of grass at the point of delivery, Kalan has Champion player – Sam Turnbull a great bowling action and took plenty of wickets. Spirit of cricket – Macauley Montrose

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Under 9 Bill Brown A family of players who grew together through the season.

“We may not be able to play to win yet, but we Daphne Duru showed that girls can play can play to learn” just as well as the boys and enjoyed some good “Bowlers bowl, fielders field” partnerships. Also very good at working out where to field so she could bowl next. “Why don’t we have DRS?” Ethan Iacono a decent cricketer who always “Run” had a smile on his face, which towards the end of We began with a seamless segue from the soccer the second innings as the heat bore down, kept to cricket season as MFC U7 Maroon became the team going. the MCC U9 Bill Browns. The coaching baton Kai Missio Crick started off with the best was passed, additional teammates added but the throws but ended up with the best bowls, saving manager remained the same so the U9 Bill Browns his throws for direct hit run outs. were off to a great start. Kodi Kavanagh the quiet achiever, made a From the first training session, it was clear that we great contribution at games and training. He had plenty of enthusiasm from our young side. The showed grace when run out when his partner was question was how to corral that energy into cricket a bit too keen to get back on strike. skills. Lots of running and bowling seemed to help. There were some interesting times at training but Lewis Johnson our all-rounder. Great batting come match day everyone had their game face on. and bowling skill and an ace wicketkeeper. You It was a very easy team to train. never had to ask Lewis twice if he wanted to keep. Our season began and ended with a loss. In Maevys Duru developed a unique bowling style between our crazy weather-affected season – too involving lots of air. Managed to top score, one wet or too hot! – we had 2 wins and another couple match, when the fast bowler got the ball past both of close games. The team can be very proud of her and the wicketkeeper straight to the boundary, how they always tried their best, played cricket with 3 times in one over. a great spirit and improved throughout the season. Mandela Duru our Mr Serious showed great PLAYERS: all-round skills, especially batting. He always accepted the umpire’s call but could never Charlie Heanly provided some great cricketing understand why DRS wasn’t available. He learnt moments. Always keen to bat, bowl or field and how important it is to listen to his mum and wear was the soul of the team. a helmet when wicketkeeping. Christian Harada the speed demon. His clothes Thanks to our parents who showed up and may have been too big for him at the start of the pitched in for whatever tasks cricket threw season but he more than filled them by the end. at them. There was umpiring, scoring, kit preparation, helping the kids get kitted out and getting them down from the trees. We even had one match where dog corralling was required! Despite only having 7 families (as I contribute 3 team members!) all tasks were always covered. Special thanks Teru Harada as our main scorer and Jules (Kai’s granddad) for always being the first to arrive, helping with the bowling practice and kit transport. Coach: Mary Duru Manager: Stephen Heanly AWARDS: Batting: Lewis Johnson Bowling: Kai Missio Crick Champion player: Mandela Duru Spirit of cricket: Ethan Iacono

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Under 9 Crawford A fun-filled season where new skills were learnt – especially listening!

A true passion for junior cricket was seen by all players... heightened after watching a summer of international cricket and the Big Bash League during the break! Most of the team were new to cricket, but will have a lifelong love of the sport thanks to Coach Arv and his great introduction. It all started with Coach Arv’s rules at the first training session: 1. Have fun. 2. No talking when the coach is (…and this was really tested resulting in the word ‘listen’ being repeated quite often!). 3. Hands to yourself... unless there’s something to celebrate and then bring on the Hi-5s! Despite four games being cancelled to extreme weather (rain and heat) and a bye, the team embraced our Saturday morning games and Jude Kari always the first to put his hand up Wednesday afternoon training at Tempe. to bat or bowl. Keen to get right into the thick The scores didn’t capture the real excitement at of things. Started to find the middle of the the ground with lots of cheering and even toddler bat towards the back end of the season, which and dog streakers interrupting the odd game… contributed to Crawford’s final two wins. much like the Big Bash! Oliver Kari was the biggest improver in the By the end of the season Crawford found its team. Crawford’s very own ‘pup’, he never missed an winning streak! opportunity to show up his older brother and displayed THANKS…a huge thank you to the parents some great form in the final stage of the season. for helping throughout the season… the dads Lorenzo McLean a fine all-round cricketer. for assisting with training (our deputy coaches!), No one tries harder than Lorenzo. An excellent padding up and to Jess McLean for scoring most listener, he consistently applied everything he weeks. learned at training each Saturday morning. His running between wickets was a standout and PLAYERS: enabled him to pick up many extra runs. James Bradley-Bouzianis’ second year of Marek Sampath is one of the two Crawford ‘professional’ cricket. He has matured as a player ‘veterans’ from last season. Whether with bat, ball and led the way with the ball. Always enthusiastic or in the field, he takes his cricket very seriously. with the bat and in the field. Marek’s batting really improved with the drive Alex Brunner provides the energy every team becoming one of his favourite shots. needs. Everything was done at 100 km/h which Luke Thomas knows how to have fun. Always enthused his team mates. Alex took a shine to playing the game with a smile...his teammates wicketkeeping and even managed to keep for a love having him around. Luke’s all-round game full 20 overs in our last game. just kept getting better and better with consistency Jack Crooymans’ stand and deliver style had increasing with every week. an impact. While not averse to the quick single, Coach: Arvind Sampath he much prefers finding the boundary so when he Manager: Helen Bradley hits them, they stay hit. Michael Griffin is laconic, laid back and AWARDS: relaxed. But don’t let looks deceive you. A good Batting – Jude Kari quick with a slightly slinging action, Micky fooled Bowling – James Bradley-Bouzianis many a batter throughout the year with his Champion player – Marek Sampath deceptive pace. Spirit of cricket – Lorenzo McLean

Marrickville Cricket Club Season Report 2016-17 | 9 Team Reports

Under 9 Martin This newly-formed team forged a dynamic unit over the course of the season. Johnny Martin was an excellent spin bowler for Marrickville and Australia, and this season the U9 Martin boys indeed followed in his footsteps, by sending the competition into a spin of its own. We were a new team, patchworked together, with most of the boys meeting at our first training session. As the team spirit and friendships developed, so did each of the player’s skills and confidence. Our season started on fire with several great wins, and each player continued to improve in their own abilities as time progressed. PLAYERS: Noah Adrian-Green: excelled as a bowler, and Jack Jarjoura improved greatly over the season. finished equal second in the overall wicket tally His bowling after the Christmas break was with 11 wickets during the season. He improved outstanding. He was unlucky not to pick up more week-in week-out, and was a pleasure to coach. wickets. With his batting continuing to develop, we can expect big things from Jack. Alex Beattie the quiet achiever and our only left-hander. Alex was always attentive and willing Allan (AJ) Thompson Mr Competitive who only to listen. This showed as he developed into a fine plays at 101%. AJ was our leading wicket taker, cricketer and team-player, regularly picking up with match best figures of 7 wickets for 8 runs. He’s wickets and being one of the leading run scorers. also a handy batsman and gets the unofficial award for the catch of the season. AJ loves his cricket – our Mr Cricket, made from the Ned Bennett already counting down the days til next season. same mould as Michael Hussey himself. Ned can do it all: bat, bowl and keep. He had the Sam Whiting just loves to play cricket. He trains best batting average and was able to pick up the way he plays – a coach’s dream. Sam’s batting wickets when needed. He has a keen knowledge and bowling developed through the season. He’s of the game, always ready to jump in and help a a handy wicketkeeper and put in some awesome teammate with advice. efforts. Liam Flanagan is Mr Enthusiasm, Liam plays A big thanks to Peter my Assistant Coach and his cricket with tremendous spirit, an asset to any Manager Jo for the help you provided the team at team. He finished as our leading run scorer and training and games. Thanks to all Martin parents equal 2nd in the overall wickets. All this, while for your support too. being one of our regular keepers. Finally, congratulations to the entire team on a Eddie Franklin. Everyone will always remember successful first season. I hope we can do it again the day Eddie went rogue, showing the team how next year. running between wickets was meant to be done. Coaches: Matt Corben & Peter Jarjoura His batting and bowling improved greatly over the Manager: Jo Flanagan season and he took several great catches. AWARDS: Daniel Hutchinson has the best pull shot in the team. When the ball connects with his bat there is Batting – Ned Bennett only one outcome – 4 runs all the way. With the Bowling – Allan (AJ) Thompson bat, Daniel showed a great attacking ability and Champion player – Liam Flanagan continued to improve his bowling. Spirit of cricket – Alex Beattie

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Under 9 Saggers A heroic season for this team of cricketing newbies.

When U9 Saggers gathered for their first Quinn ‘Flash Gordon’ Donnelly an outstanding season, superhero talents weren’t immediately improver and contributor. Inventor of the ‘hyper- apparent. Dressed in oversized helmets and pads, beamball’, wicky and backstop. Quinn was the they resembled more a team of ‘Bobble Head energy of the team. He mastered the non-striker’s art Stormtroopers’ than cricketers. of backing up and always found sneaky runs to keep Under the watchful eye of coaches Joh and James, us ticking over. Saggers learnt the fine arts of bowling on the pitch, Angus ‘The Incredible Hulk’ Edwards a great rapid-fire catching and ‘chucking to ya guts’. team man. Some days he carried the team on his Slowly the superhero skills emerged. Balls started to back, literally. Angus was a good sport, doing some of land on the pitch more often. Just before Christmas, his best fielding when subbing for opposition teams. our boys earned a hard-fought victory! Elation. He improved his bowling, and when he connected with the bat could hit a ball into next week. Post-Christmas, biblical rains fell in Sydney and (in between working on the Ark) we managed to fit in a Thomas ‘Hercules’ Henderson our masterful few more games. improver. At the first training session Tom’s bowling may have hit the batsman in the next net. By round Over the season there was constant improvement. To 5 he took his first wicket – clean bowled. Tom gave compare the ‘Bobble Heads’ of round one with the his all behind the stumps, with his Herculean diving – ‘team’ of confident young men who took the field in whether the ball was in play or not. the final round was amazing. Anthony ‘Batman’ Marcroft a champion who SAGGERS SUPER HEROES: demonstrated a natural instinct for the game. Not Charlie ‘Thor’ Roberts-Agnew strong with content to bowl a good ball, he was on the lookout bat, ball and in the field and a natural motivator of to field it and get a run out too. Behind the stumps, men. He saved his ‘best for last’ in our final game, bowling or batting, he, like Batman, showed brains taking two catches – including a caught & bowled can always beat brawn. (previously an unimaginable feat). Patrick ‘Robin’ Marcroft was part of the Luca ‘Ironman’ Culjkovic a solid bowler, Marcroft dynamic duo and quietly made his presence batsman, fielder and keeper. Luca was our reliable known. He grew in confidence and skill over the all-rounder, contributing much to the team’s success season, and demonstrated a true team spirit when he and morale. Just like Ironman, always up for a did that little extra to get us out of a tight spot. challenge, he was the first to get stuck into the fray. Rahul ‘Yoda’ Pragasam a mighty contributor with bat and ball, and a Jedi master of cricket stump light-sabre skills. Rahul struck panic into opposition batsmen (and our keepers) with his mercurial run up and bedazzling deliveries. Rahul ‘used the force’ wisely to achieve reverse swing, leg-breaks and off- breaks – all in the same delivery. Willem ‘Superman’ Teong so pumped on cricket he wanted to be the bowler, batter and keeper all at once. When Willem bowled, our keepers stood back. From a run up so long he stopped traffic, he had the fire power to knock over the backstop. Clubbed boundaries at will and took swift runs when nothing seemed on. Coaches: Joh Musgrave & James Edwards Manager: Sasha Culjkovic AWARDS: Batting – Charlie Roberts-Agnew Bowling – Anthony Marcroft Champion player – Willem Teong Spirit of cricket – Thomas Henderson

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Under 9 Simpson A team with the common goal of learning about cricket whilst having fun.

Game 1 against MCC Martin was a great Matias Dobson and James took pressure wickets introduction. Both teams played so well with some beautiful bowling but we just fell short. considering most players had never worn pads Game 6 we showed true grit. At Rudd Park or a helmet before. It was obvious that the kids playing Earlwood Wanderers with only six in the loved getting the bat in their hands, but keeping team. These players were fantastic, especially concentration in the field was something we had Tabitha Lynch-Woodlock, who just kept on going to work on. We scored our first boundary, thanks – despite repeated questions of how long to go. to Caleb Simmons and some excellent bowling by Tabitha always had a smile and reminded me that Max Court and Chris Garwood were highlights. this is a game to be enjoyed. Game 2 was a cracker against Summer Hill Game 7 against MCC Crawford at Burwood Gold. So close! If not for that pigeon stopping the Park was another close one. Matias, James and ball going to the boundary we would have surely Caleb bowled really well. In the batting, Max and won. However, a draw was a good result and Caleb led the way. much improvement shown. A fantastic batting Game 8 against MCC Toshack ended up being display from Caleb and Max. Beautiful bowling our last game. What a great game, played in the from Chris, Leo Riley-Smith & James Epps. true spirit of cricket. Playing in light rain made Game 3 against Summer Hill was another runs difficult and getting a clean grip on the ball learning experience. The lesson – bowl straight! even more so. Vincent and Tabitha did so well. Concentration at beautiful Darrell Jackson It was fantastic to have the injured James turn up Gardens proved a little difficult. Highlights were with his broken arm to support his side. Max’s almost hat trick and Caleb’s maiden over. Looking back I can see the enormous improvement We also got a glimpse of the bowling potential of in every player over their first season. the smiling assassin, Vincent Lynch-Woodlock. Thanks to everyone involved in our team, players Game 4 and a win against MCC’s Bill Brown. & parents. I could not have done it without your Runs were not easy to get. Great bowling and help. It is so appreciated. fielding were displayed in a tough game. Chris Coach: Phillip Simmons really came into his own that day bowling well. Manager: Lisa McDonald James, the sleeping giant, was starting to show us AWARDS: all what a great player he will become. Batting – Max Court Game 5 against MCC Saggers could have gone either way. We learnt another lesson about Bowling – Christopher Garwood concentration and the benefits of training as a Champion player – Caleb Simmons team. Leo, Max and Caleb all scored above 20. Spirit of cricket – Tabitha Lynch-Woodlock

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Under 9 Toshack What a difference a year made for the Toshacks!

U9 Toshack turned up for another season full of enthusiasm and good will, welcoming two new additions to the team. With a season under their belts and an arsenal of skills the Toshacks were ready to be put to the test. To their complete surprise and delight Toshack won their first match of the season. It was their first ever victory, so celebrations were loud and well-deserved! As they say, you have to learn to win. This start put them on a trajectory that delivered a number of hard-fought wins throughout the season. Of course, it’s not always about wins and losses. One of the most charming things about the U9 Toshack is their consistent ability to enjoy the game, regardless of the outcome. PLAYERS: Jake Willard our pocket rocket. Always Individual performances aside, the Toshacks were ready to score runs, and a dynamo between the a fantastic group of boys who played great cricket, wickets. worked as a team, and had a tremendous time Hayden Wilson was notable again this season along the way. for his great bowling and uncanny ability to take Special thanks again go to Dan Waterworth wickets when it really mattered. and Mark Wilson, our wonderful coaches. With Campbell Skuodas embodied the essence of a seemingly neverending supply of patience, Toshack character – enthusiastic, happy, a great dedication and enthusiasm, you not only team player and always willing to turn his hand to taught the boys cricket skills, but also how to batting, bowling, fielding and keeping. play the game with strength of character and sportsmanship. Tom Waterworth’s enthusiasm for the game was infectious. His T20-inspired batting and We don’t underestimate the importance of bowling were a delight to watch. learning these attributes at such a formative time. Thanks also U9 Toshack parents. Without you Charlie Auld contributed with some tidy work there is no way we would be such a well-oiled behind the stumps during the season. He got his machine. Whether it was scoring, umpiring, first stumping and did some big hitting when it helping at training, doing coffee runs, providing counted. ice blocks on hot days or freshly baked slice for a Laurence Bennell was our strike bowler. He between-innings snack, you were a fantastic group was also a demon in the field who saved runs, took who made another season so enjoyable for all. catches and ran batsmen out on a regular basis. Coaches: Mark Wilson & Dan Waterworth Dominic Cheng played like he had always been Manager: Sally Auld there. Consistent fantastic efforts with bat and ball week-in, week-out. AWARDS: Sam Hayes was his flamboyant best when Batting – Charlie Auld batting. He took some great wickets throughout Bowling – Tom Waterworth the season and showed the team how to celebrate Champion player – Laurence Bennell each wicket with unbridled enthusiasm. Spirit of cricket – Jack Rumney Jack Rumney silent but dangerous. He didn’t say much, but should never be underestimated with bat or ball.

Marrickville Cricket Club Season Report 2016-17 | 13 Team Reports

Under 10 Barnes A team who gave their all, right to the last ball of a game.

The 2016/2017 season was one in which the weather moved from one extreme to another, as did our young team’s energetic fortunes. The season started with a tight game against Marrickville Saggers, from which we emerged victorious. Drawing from this victory we were able to secure 3 other wins for the season. Our team had a good mix of experienced cricketers and a few who were just being introduced to the game. What pleased me most was the camaraderie shown amongst the team and the manner in which we actively tried up until the final delivery – even when it was obvious we were not going to come away with the win. all areas of the ground and bowled with true The team below showed marked improvement pace and fire. His energy in the field was also in all the disciplines of cricket, with each player invaluable, saving numerous runs. taking wickets, scoring boundaries and holding Zac Giannakakis: After graduating from Milo catches at different times throughout the season. cricket last year Zac, at age 7, developed into a A special thanks to Matt Chatto who shared the superb all-rounder. His bowling was reminiscent coaching duties, and to Rob Amato and Larry of a young Richard Hadlee and he also managed Brand for their help with scoring and umpiring. to complete the season with a body fat percentage PLAYERS: of less than 5. In his rookie season our New Oliver Amato: This young man’s side on action Ethan Graham: was reminiscent of Jeff Thomson. His pace and Zealand import did not disappoint. Ethan showed accuracy steadily improved during the season and his determination and class by taking his first he also scored valuable runs with the bat when he wicket early in the season and steadily improving was promoted up the order. his contributions with the bat. Our team’s most consistent Will Brand: Defensively our best batsmen, Andrew Medaglia: harder to displace than the rock of Gibraltar. and accurate bowler. Andrew was drafted from Will’s courage was always on display, especially the Earlwood Wanderers and did not come when he kept wickets and fielded clean returns cheap. He was, however worth every penny. As a from the outfield. batsman, Andrew was extremely difficult remove and formed some great partnerships throughout Lucas Chatto: This young man developed the season into our most consistent batsmen. His powerful hitting on the onside with a harrow-sized New Daniel Stringer: A superb athlete whose Balance bat had some teams questioning whether batting got stronger every game. His partnerships Steve Smith had turned up to play. As a result of with Zach often put 50 runs on the board after his form he is currently being courted by Gray- 6 overs, leaving the Barnes side in a very strong Nicolls for sponsorship. position when he left the crease. He is currently fielding offers from the IPL. Zach Ferris: A devastating hitter of a ball. At times he treated the opposition attack with utter disregard. Coaches: Savvas Giannakakis & Matt Chatto Unfortunately he occasionally treated the coach’s AWARDS: instructions in a similar fashion. His cannon-like – Lucas Chatto throwing arm required many a trip to Kingsgrove Batting Sports to have wicketkeeping gloves replaced. Bowling – Andrew Medaglia Lukas Giannakakis: Voted the champion Champion player – Lukas Giannakakis player for the season, was able to score runs to Spirit of cricket – Oliver Amato

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Under 10 Crawford Crawford played with great spirit, and were a formidable force when they clicked. Whilst they didn’t challenge for the finals this year, PLAYERS: over the course of the season every team member Harper ‘Curry’ Crespi: Plucky right-hand in Crawford improved vastly and has developed an batsman with a good array of shots. A right-arm appreciation for the game. medium pace bowler who narrowly missed out on Under 10 Crawford was named after the Australian 2 hat-trick attempts, and also found a passion for bowler Pat Crawford. Pat made his Test debut in the wicketkeeping. Known for religious wearing of his second Test at Lord’s in 1956. He later played three ‘Steph Curry’ Golden State Warriors basketball Tests in India. Unfortunately, he broke down in two top to training. of those matches and within a year his first-class Samuel ‘The Panther’ Etridge: Great listener, career had been ended by injury. He finished with super keen, right-hand batsman, right-arm slow bowler a first-class record of 110 wickets at 21.02 including with lightning ‘Ponting-esque’ reactions in the field. seven in four Tests. Hugh ‘The Rock’ Glassock: Gritty left-hand For most of our team it was the first season that batsman who soldiered on from a couple of they had devoted to competitive cricket. We only run-ins with the ball; right-arm slow bowler who managed to win 2 of our games, one of which was improved with style and accuracy over the season. a forfeit. One facet of the game that we initially Determined right-arm struggled with was our no-ball tally, which gave Toby ‘Fiery’ Hannan: fast bowler whose super long run up and furrowed our opposition a great headstart with free runs. By brow intimidated opposition batsmen. season’s end though, we had dramatically reduced this sundry and were able to be more competitive Abraham ‘Bra’ Joseph: Wristy right-hand with our run chases. However, there were some batsman with stylish footwork in the typical sub- moments during the season where it all ‘clicked’, and continent mould; right-arm medium pace bowler Crawford batted, bowled and fielded as you would with an in-swinging stock delivery and a regular see on TV! (Maybe not Test cricket, but Big Bash!) in the wicketkeeper rotation. We had a great bunch of kids who loved coming Donnie ‘Twinkle Toes’ Kelleher: Patient to training and game days, and win, lose or draw right-hand batsman, successful right-arm medium played the game with admirable spirit. This was bowler who was keen to improve. He has the partly because they were developing a relationship tightest hamstrings in the league! with the game, and also because of the environment Padraic ‘Mine Sweeper’ McMorrow: that the coach Myles Hannan ably cultivated. Greatly improved right-hand batsman, right-arm Thanks to all of the parents who got involved with slow bowler. He and his ankles had a tendency to training and game-day duties. This allowed the coach find the potholes in the field. to focus on the kids and was much appreciated. We Thomas ‘The Tank Engine aka Toot-toot’ hope that everyone involved with the team enjoyed it Schinazzi: Right-hand ‘master-blaster’ batsman enough to come back in 2017-18. of the team who was able to find the boundary with ease; economical right-arm slow bowler. Sam ‘2’ Tooman: Our funny-man and 2nd Sam in the team is a right- hand batsman, right-arm slow bowler, who, when focussed, contributed well to the team. Coach: Myles Hannan Manager: Aaron Crespi AWARDS: Batting – Thomas Schinazzi Bowling – Harper Crespi Champion player – Abraham Joseph Spirit of cricket – Samuel Etridge

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Under 10 Martin There was much for the cricketing aficionado to enjoy this season watching U10 Martin.

With a team of enthusiastic returning players, Remember mate you can’t change the past, forget the dedicated parents were rewarded throughout the last ball – it’s history. season with blistering fast bowling, stylish cover- Fraser Simpson: Wicketkeeping. Iron gloves drives for 4, outfield catches and run outs. Simpson was solid behind the stumps but that’s not We had games that tested players’ mettle – fielding all. A player who will take on advice and work hard to second in the height of summer, chasing totals that improve. Another man of action. seemed insurmountable, facing a bowler on a hat- Jarvis Spencer: The captain award. Jarvis is trick. Our team was not found wanting! All put in a a natural leader, not scared to offer advice to his brave effort and never gave up. We showed true grit teammates, and backs this up with his actions. A and character in every game. natural cricketer, he had a solid season with bat and And there were those matches where the cricketing ball and always picked the team up if they were gods were on our side. Outstanding partnerships struggling in the field. and running between the wickets, diving catches that Wil Stanton-Clark: Most improved cricketer. His stuck, Warner-style flicked throws from the outfield overall game developed constantly. Our top scorer that hit the stumps for a run out, swashbuckling in an innings for the year. I have never seen a player batting on a quick field that allowed 4 after 4. attempt a leg side sweep whilst advancing down the Coaches Justin and Ben were outstanding. Patient wicket and manage to place it with control to the yet exacting, promoters of fair play but encouraging boundary. a hunger to compete. They nurtured the best out of Riley Strydom: Most improved batting (and only each team member and encouraged players to strive a few runs off the most runs for the season). Riley for their own personal version of achievement. brought attacking flair to the crease. He showed the Thanks also to the parents who showed up each ability to get runs by opening his stance and offering a week to support the boys and make each Saturday free swing through the ball. a community-minded and social affair. Special Joe Wilson: Team player award. Joe is “Mr thanks to Derek for bringing the weber so that we Cricket”. He can bat, bowl, field, role his sleeves up, could enjoy a sausage sizzle, Darin and Julie for the wear the zinc, and tell you most of the stats from the sunshade and Rob – chief scoring enthusiast and previous night’s Big Bash game. Every team needs a donator of an official measuring tape. All in all, a Joe. Well done boys, enjoy the off season and see you rewarding season, culminating in our “Unofficial” again next summer! Awards. Coaches: Justin Clark & Ben Simpson PLAYERS: Manager: Kath Ashe Lenny Brown: Fielding award. Best described as AWARDS: a Jack in the Box after 3 cans of Red Bull. Small in Batting – Bradman Fox stature, big in heart, speed, skill, athleticism and, at Bowling – Rafi Dacol times, opinion. A natural cricketer with bat and ball and great attitude in the field. Champion player – Jarvis Spencer Spirit of cricket – Wil Stanton-Clark Rafi Dacol: Most wickets. Rafi went from strength to strength with ball in hand. He is gifted with a natural, fluent style that translates into consistent pace, with the ability to swing when the conditions are right. Another who can hold the bat and athletic in the field. Oscar Dance: Most improved batting. Oscar always had a smile on his face and provided some great moments with bat, ball and in the field. He was also handy on the BBQ! The team knew that they could rely on Oscar to protect his wicket if things got tough. Bradman Fox: Most runs. Bradman lets his actions do the talking, and with his name it was little wonder that he was top scorer. He has a confidence with the bat that did get tested at the back end of the season.

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Under 10 Saggers This new incarnation of the Saggers showed great improvement.

This year about half the team moved from U9s Saggers 2016, a few new players came and another staying within the under 10s to lend some experience. It was a bit of a stop-start season. Many games and trainings were washed out, so it was hard to gain momentum. After Christmas the team focused on making the semi-finals and put in some strong performances. The team started to really play well together. There was a real improvement in the bowling and fielding. We had a low base to work from after only one win in the 2015-16 season. The boys were keen to make their mark in the U10s and finished 5th, only missing the finals on runs for and against. We’d like to extend a special thanks to all the parents for their help during the season. And lastly to the boys of the Awesome MCC U10s Saggers 2017. Halvor Erling: Halvor is another new member of the team and has progressed in leaps and PLAYERS: bounds. He smashed a 4 in his last match, which Harry Armstrong: Harry spent time on the was so good to watch. Halvor’s bowling has also sidelines with tonsillitis in 2017 and was sorely improved dramatically and his enthusiasm in the missed. He must have had some of the good stuff field has been exceptional. in hospital because he returned an improved Alex Christian: Our final newbie for team bowler, complete with new action! Loves to take a Saggers 2017. Alex showed that he was ready for risk by stealing the odd sneaky run! the big time by catching the fielding team napping Jarrah Peacock: Jarrah lives and breathes the and stealing as many runs as he could. In between game. He is a keen batsman who defends his hitting 4s and taking wickets. wicket as though his life depends on it. Pulls the Liam Lenord: Liam proved to be one of our big hits out only when he needs to. Loves the strike bowlers and always managed to take a keeper’s gloves but is a steady bowler too. wicket when the team needed it. Mixed it up with Xavier Smith: Shows how much he loves the his batting and has developed the perfect square game by turning up to training in his whites! drive. Liam loves to field and is always keen for Xavier shows great promise as a wicketkeeper a run out, outsprinting the batsmen with ball in and his batting is coming along nicely. He always hand. shows great enthusiasm. A quiet achiever who Owen Lenord: Owen had another great loves being part of the team! season in 2017. His batting improved throughout Luke Woods: You never know what’s around the year. His big-hitting, fierce bowling and the corner with Luke. Loves a slog, though his competitive fielding never failed to keep the strengths lie behind the wicket, with some wicked opposition on their toes. late cuts and glances for 4. Always involved and Coach: Jason Lenord there’s no shortage of appeals from him, or Manager: Peter Erling chatter behind the stumps. A close call between him and Harry for risky run calls. AWARDS: Hugh Gibbons: Hugh was a new addition to Batting – Alex Christian Saggers this year and had a very positive impact. Bowling – Liam Lenord He shows great enthusiasm in the field and lifts Champion player – Owen Lenord everyone’s spirits. Confuses batsmen by his 2 step run up and then sends the ball down like a rocket! Spirit of cricket – Hugh Gibbons

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Under 10 Simpson Never afraid to experiment, they made it to their maiden semi-final.

“Let’s send the bails to Wales.” “Put a cherry on the wicket.” “Let’s Trump the Stump.” These mantras the Simpsons picked up over the Christmas break along with some Big Bash-inspired experimenting with bat and ball. We saw the ramp shot on occasion, a switch hit being played in one game and some boys bowling half an over of pace and half an over of spin. This Simpson team graduated from U9s last season, taking their team spirit and batting and bowling skills forward. The parent group contributed a weekly sausage sizzle – thanks Pitkethleys! The boys developed a new awareness of the less glorified aspects of the game, such as backing up the Joshua Pitkethley: An excellent keeper and keeper, calling between the wickets and backing up consistent with the bat. Josh played one of the shots when at the non-strikers end to stealing a “sneaky of the year – a beautiful, balanced genuine sweep shot single”. Coaches focused on the fielding and the for 4. boys genuinely appeared to enjoy and take greater Joshua Robinson: Debut season and worked hard pride in their achievements. One game near the on his bowling. By the end of the season he was end of the season stood out, with four run outs from taking wickets and rarely giving away no-balls. Batting direct hits from the outfield by four different fielders. got better over the season, playing a straight bat and The improvement over the season was staggering. having a crack at anything wide. A keen fielder, always The numbers tell the story – 41 no-balls in the first on the lookout for a run out or catch. match and only 10 in the last. Connor Sachs: A keen competitor and good U10 Simpson had some great wins and qualified for all-rounder. A well-balanced batsman, nice timer of their first ever semi-final but frustratingly, due to the the ball. He scored boundaries and played shots all rain, never got to see how far they could go. Ah well around the wicket. Took wickets with both spin and … til next season! pace. An accurate, strong throw. He was instrumental in numerous run outs. PLAYERS: Alby Smith: The top wicket-taker for the team. An Noah Gordon: A good all-rounder. His fast bowling amazing achievement given he missed a few games cleans up wickets. His batting average shot up due to a broken arm. Bowled with good pace and significantly after the Christmas break with a new bat swing – unplayable at times. Handy with bat, he in hand. An excellent exponent of the sneaky single contributed to a number of high-scoring partnerships. on an overthrow. Some great catches and run outs. Took a stunning classic catch, diving forward at full Emile Juchau: A superb left-hand batsmen. More stretch in the last game of the season. boundaries from hook shots, pull shots and graceful Harper Smith: The top run-scorer for the team. leg glances than anyone in the team. Good left-arm An attacking batsmen and powerful striker who loved slow bowler. Great team man in the field. hitting boundaries. Harper bowled well and took Leo Kavanagh-Sharman: A stylish batsman with plenty of wickets. Demonstrates good game-sense a natural straight bat and strong arm in the field. when fielding, and encourages team mates. Another very good exponent of the sneaky single. A Coaches: Stuart Gordon & James Paitos regular wicket taker and consistently fast, accurate Managers: Justin Smith & Sophie Gregg and sometimes unplayable. Hamish Pitkethley: A big improver. Hamish’s AWARDS: batting technique is textbook. He took wickets Batting: Harper Smith throughout the year and his bowling improved Bowling: Alby Smith significantly. Great enthusiasm in the field. Champion Player: Connor Sachs Spirit of cricket: Emile Juchau

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Under 10 Toshack A season of some frustration, but of great promise for the Toshacks.

Ernie Toshack would likely have bothered cricket Thanks to brilliant manager Simone Drew for scorers a little more often had it not been for the keeping the team and coaches organised, and to a outbreak of World War Two. Instead of playing a fantastic group of parents who helped at practice, full career he started late and ended with a career- kept score, umpired at square leg, and made sure shortened tally of only a dozen tests – albeit as there were plenty of sausages at the end of each one of Don Bradman’s 1948 ‘Invincibles’. game. Thanks to Antony and the committee Members of U10 Marrickville Toshack were for organising all of us at club level. Some of also left to ponder what might have been this the team will move up to U12s while others will summer as they navigated their way through remain in U10s next season, so we wish everyone a season interrupted by three washouts and a well for 2017-18 and look forward to seeing you heatwave, making it all the way to the semi-finals all out in the middle. only to find their hopes extinguished by yet more Coach: John Skinner downpours. Manager: Simone Drew But there was plenty to celebrate – the team won AWARDS: 7 of our 11 games and finished fourth out of a total of 16 teams. Consistency and depth of talent Batting – Thomas Skinner (239 runs) with bat and ball was a hallmark of their season Bowling – Bailey Drew (15 wickets) as five players contributed more than 100 runs Champion player – Patrick Kenny and six claimed more than 10 wickets. (182 runs, 10 wickets) As the summer progressed the team showed Spirit of cricket – Alexander Riley improvement in all areas but particularly with their bowling and fielding. And, like Ernie Toshack, they demonstrated that every game of cricket can be improved by a good sense of humour and a few theatrics.

Marrickville Cricket Club Season Report 2016-17 | 19 The spirit of cricket in the inner-west 2016-17 Players of the Year Mollie Flaherty Shield Junior Girl Emma Lawrie u13 90 runs 6 wickets Sydney Airport Junior Player of the Year Reuben Sachs U14/1 334 runs 56.33 9 wickets 22.78 David Mason Shield Senior Player Finbar Shields 4th Div 277 runs 21 wickets Team Reports

Under 12 Div 1 Always able to push the top teams, a promising initiation to 1st Division.

A new start in 1st Division for everyone except two for this team of hopefuls with some promising players from last year’s 2nd Division and two from U10s. Too strong for 2nd Division and challenging for Division 1, it was a tough year for us as the weather played a big part, especially post-Christmas! We did push the top teams, which was great to see. Overall the team improved their skills in all areas of the game and had fun every week celebrating each other’s triumphs. The coaches would like to thank the parent group for their support and their assistance in setting up, warming up, umpiring, coffee runs, scoring and getting the boys to games and training. A big thank you to the boys themselves it was a pleasure to coach you, keep up the good work and character who works hard for the team and is well come back bigger and better next season. respected by his teammates. PLAYERS: Ryan Hobbs: Fast, very fast! Always one to give a Josh Biro: Has played above his age for two years fright to the opposing batsman. Can be wayward at now. A very handy bowler and batsman – Josh’s times but that comes with this type of pace. Ryan’s naturally aggressive style was complemented by some accuracy improved and when he’s on everyone is defensive strokes at the end of the season. He is safe in waiting for something to happen! Bats well and very the field and his sense of humour makes him an asset good in the field. A great team member. to the team. Harrison McConkey: A quiet achiever, Harri Darcy Brennan: Darcy is a very good leg-spinner is a reliable and consistent cricketer. He is a strong who bamboozled opposition batsman at times. batsman and played some beautiful strokes for four Watching him and Riley bowling in tandem made this year. His swing bowling was always tight and put umpiring a pleasure. Handy with the bat and fields pressure on the batsman. Harri took some very good well Darcy is a great team member and the team’s catches and was an excellent team member. quiet achiever. Alec Rooney: A much improved batsman. Alec Nam Clarke: A true all-rounder and one of the could always defend with a straight bat, but didn’t best going around Nam bats, bowls, fields and score many runs. Now he is batting with a lot more keeps and he does them all very well. Nam is always confidence, and hit a very important 16 runs when very competitive, respected by his team mates and the team needed them. Worked hard on his bowling opponents and now a two-time Champion Player. and fielding and these continue to improve. Riley Davison: Tricky comes to mind for this young Oscar Teffer: A handy fast bowler, Oscar has a master of leg-spin bowling. He earns a lot of respect very good technique and keeps the batters in check from the opposing teams, is very good in the field and with a consistently good line and length. He grew a handy bat – hitting his top score and a 6 this year. in confidence when batting and fielding, and as this A very important team member who can talk about improves then look out! cricket all day. Oliver Withers: An easy-going type of cricketer Raph Gordon: Has very much his own style in with a lot of talent. Oliver is a fast bowler with good batting and scored an unusual six – a single, then variation which will get better with practice. Very an overthrow single followed by another overthrow good in the field, and with the bat Oliver did very well for four! A handy spin bowler who bowled some this season – topping the run count for the team. important overs, and a fun team member who can Coaches: Jason Withers & Paul McConkey make you laugh all game. AWARDS: Always tries hard to improve Finnigan Hercus: Batting – Oliver Withers his game, and when things don’t go right he’ll try Bowling – Riley Davison harder to correct this at practice. Also a part-time wicketkeeper and a good catcher. Finn is a great Champion player – Nam Clarke Spirit of cricket – Finnigan Hercus

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Under 12 Div 2 Bill Brown Would have liked to go further than their washed-out semi-final, but achieved their season’s goals.

We achieved our goals this year, which were to Oscar Lynn: Big hitter, fast bowler, laid back but improve team skills, create a caring strong team deadly. environment whilst playing a fair game of cricket. Finlay McPherson: Kept us in the game a lot, To top it off we made the finals but were beaten led very well indeed. by the weather, Red Mitchell: Fast bowler who could hit a ball Still, we are undefeated semi-finalists. Our and keep us smiling. congratulations go to Marrickville Simpson for Jonas O’Connor: Pocket rocket, influenced winning the GF. games. The coaching staff of Kurt and Brandon with Sam Rodgers: Solid opening batsmen and assistant training coach Dave had a great mature leader, got us going. experience guiding and teaching the kids as best Max Tancred: Drove many games off his own we could. Thanks MCC and Jason Withers who bat, tough. was always willing to help with our enquiries this year. Finn Turner: Never gave up and really showed great character. A big thanks to the parents who helped with all aspects of our team this year. Dominic Yarwood: This kid could hit a ball and take a wicket, good stuff. Here are some words to salute our cricket heroes of 2017. Coaches: Kurt Williams & Brandon Bisnette Officially we would like to acknowledge our PLAYERS: medalists this year. Joel Bisnette: Debutant whose determination took him to great heights. AWARDS: Vaughan Carson-Williams: Worked hard at Batting – Oscar Lynn improving and kept us fired up. Bowling – Joel Bisnette Oscar Ciechanowitz: Unfortunately was Champion player – Finlay McPherson hampered by injury this season. Spirit of cricket – Max Tancred Liam Craddock: Deadeye at stumps, great efforts all around.

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Under 12 Div 2 Saggers A hard-fought season, as Saggers finally found their winning touch.

Our season was one of constant improvement, His pace and late movement will make him a culminating in a fantastic first win in our final game. challenging bowler to face in years to come. Unlucky While normally a single win would not be the sign not to score more runs this year – often out to of a great season the scoreboard doesn’t always tell unlucky run outs or great catches. Highlights: 11 the story. There were plenty of hard-fought contests, wickets @ 14.4. and an incredible tied game against Summer Hill, Nathaniel Kelly: Our other regular opener. A key which showed that the boys could compete with the to Nat’s partnerships was good running between best. Unfortunately while the bowling and fielding wickets and a strong pull shot. With further work kept us in games, we just needed a few more runs. on defence, Nat will continue to develop into a very Overall a season played in high spirits and with a good opening batter. Always alert in the field and a fantastic team attitude. great arm. Highlights: 114 runs @ 19. Best bowling Special thanks to co-coach George Mandel for his 2/6. support throughout the season. Also thanks to all the Will Houseman: Statistically in the top 4 bowlers. parents for help and great support throughout the Accuracy improved dramatically from last season. year at training and on game days. A little more focus required on the batting front and patience to work out which balls to defend and PLAYERS: which to smash. Highlights: 6 wickets @ 21. Best George Cook: George was the spearhead of our bowling 2/7. attack with his accurate left-arm pace causing all Bailey Armstrong: A season of two halves. sorts of problems for opening batters. He was one Bailey’s bowling improved amazingly after Xmas of the most damaging bowlers in the competition all and the highlight was taking 3/12 against one of the year. Highlights: 3/5 and 13 wickets @ 9.4. top sides. Fielding also improved over the year and Iggy Donovan: Iggy opened the batting and he lost his nickname of BUB. Needs to ‘want to bat’ formed a great opening partnership with Nat. He more to develop confidence in this area. Highlights: took 7 wickets and effected a number of important 4 wickets @ 35. Post-Xmas bowling average was 10. run outs. Iggy finished with a higher batting average Ryan O’Dempsey: A quiet achiever, Ryan has a than bowling – the sign of a true all-rounder. good eye and could be a very good cricketer with Highlights: 125 runs @ 25. Best bowling 3/13, further practice. His batting highlight was opening 7 wickets @ 16.4. the batting early in the season and batting for more Sean Kenny: Sean was the hardest worker in the than 15 overs. Highlight: 15 v ACC opening the team. Always focussed and looking to improve. batting in round 3.

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Archie Jones Sinclair: Another player whose year. Highlights: 73 runs @ 9.1, HS 14 no. season improved after Xmas. Archie scored 70% of Patrick Gallagher: Patrick’s batting improved his runs and took all his wickets in the last 5 games. throughout the season. Another player who scored As his accuracy improves, Archie’s height will make more runs after Xmas than before. A good runner him a difficult bowler to face. Still needs to pay more between wickets and didn’t give up his wicket attention when fielding. Highlight: High score of 7 v easily. Bowling was consistent throughout the year. the second best side Strathfield Black. Highlights: 12 no vs Summer Hill Green. 34 runs @ James Henderson: James came of age as a batter 4.8 (post Xmas batting average 18.0). and wicketkeeper this year. He played several hard- Thomas Crawford: Thomas had a quiet season hitting innings. Needs to work on playing straighter compared to last year when he took out the bowling to fuller balls next year. His keeping improved out of award. Bowled well throughout the year without sight and he finished with the best keeping stats in luck. Highlight: Great direct hit run out in round 7. the competition. Highlights: 77 runs. HS of 22 no. Coaches: Nick Houseman & George Mandel 5 catches as keeper and 4 unassisted run outs. Carl Mandel: Carl had a strong season with the AWARDS: bat. After a slow start to the season he began to score Batting – Nat Kelly more freely. His pull shots through midwicket were Bowling – George Cook great to watch. Unlucky not to take more wickets with the ball. His leg-spin started to develop and Champion player – Iggy Donovan this is an area Carl can continue to work on for next Spirit of cricket – Sean Kenny

Under 12 Div 2 Simpson Our solitary premiers, did themselves and the club proud.

The 2016/17 season saw a few new faces join the finally the entire parent group for your amazing youthful Simpson team (7 of the team were aged 9 at support at each and every game. the start of the season) but it took no time for them to PLAYERS: bind as a team. A fantastic season was topped off with an amazing team performance in the Grand Final Spencer Bland: Simpson’s captain provided against probably the strongest side in the comp. It was consistent contributions while building his knowledge a game we were fortunate to play, after several weeks of the game. Has an incredible quick in-swinger of rain. Simpson won the toss and put Strathfield in. which unhinged some very good batsman. Keep A very watchful start by their top order threatened them swinging Spence. 6 wickets @ 12.7 BB. 2/10; to set us a considerable total, but some disciplined 90 runs @ 30 HS 32no; 1 catch & 3 r/o. bowling by all of our bowlers restricted them to 80 Emily Cooksey: Joined the team at the start of the all out. Special mention to Nathaniel Hall who took season and instantly became a team favourite, a fierce 3 wickets in one over to end Strathfield’s resistance, competitor who pushed the boys when we found ending up with the incredible stats of 4.3.4.2. ourselves in a tight spot. Wonderful to see her develop In reply Simpson lost both openers quickly, being 2 leg-spin throughout the year and plenty of wickets for 2 off 6 overs. The arrival of William Hardy and await. Fire them up Em! 6 wickets @ 17.3 BB. 2/9; William Garwood steadied the innings, both retiring 10 runs @ 3.3 HS 6 no. not out. Lachlan Rail’s breezy 22 got us to the point Hugh Crakanthorp: Continued to play his part where Strathfield could do little to stop the inevitable. in many of our victories. His wicket celebrations are The winning boundary was celebrated by the entire ones the entire team and parents look forward to; he team in scenes reminiscent of a world cup. Simpson covers more ground than a middle distance runner! won by 4 wickets. Keep it going Hugh. 4 wickets @ 15.8 BB. 2/3; 18 runs @ 9 HS 11no; 1 catch & 1 r/o. I am immensely proud of every single one of the team, each of whom contributed throughout the Max Dickson: Joined Simpson after a few rounds season – this win is for all of you. and, in his first year of cricket, he applied himself well. Through this effort he became a respected and I would also like to thank Michelle Sullivan for scoring firm favourite of the team. Good luck Max for next again all season, Brendon Garwood, Jason Kelleher season. 1 wicket @ 22 BB. 1/0; 1 run @ 1 HS 1; 1 and Stephen Rail for assisting with coaching and catch & 1 r/o.

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William Garwood: A go-to player when things Lucius Kelleher: Was in pole position for the were a bit sticky, steadying the innings many times bowler of the year until Nat’s heroics in the final, but throughout the season. A strong fielder in the deep should not be too disappointed as he was our most who saved many runs and chipped in with crucial consistent bowler. Batting improved with a number wickets whenever required. Thanks and good work of useful contributions. Another fierce competitor. Will. 7 wickets @ 12.6 BB. 2/2; 113 runs @ 37.7 HS Smashing work Sushi. 14 wickets @ 6.1 BB. 2/4; 92 24no; 2 catches & 1 r/o. runs @ 30.7 HS 18no; 3 r/o. Hugo Guastella: The Simpson wicketkeeper, Lachlan Rail: Recruited from Briars, there is not a continued to improve behind the stumps and, given position on the pitch, batting order or bowling order the pace of some of the bowlers, kept the extras to a which Lachlan can’t fill. Bowled superbly and wickets minimum. Tough competitor who never complains always came in twos! One of the hardest hitters of the and a coach’s dream as he strives for improvement. ball in the team. Brilliant work Lachie. 12 wickets @ 5.6 Super stuff Hugo. 2 wickets @ 13 BB. 1/1; 57 runs @ BB. 3/12; 131 runs @ 26.2 HS 27; 7 catches & 2 r/o. 14.3 HS 18; 3 catches & 1 r/o. Angus Sullivan: One of the most vocal on pitch Nathaniel Hall: Started the season with a bang – which gives the entire team a lift – and the finest in bagging a 5-for (all bowled) against a shell- runner between wickets. Improved batting throughout shocked Earlwood Gold. Bowled accurately and at the year and a particular pleasure was his 30no pace throughout the season. It was a joy to see the against Summer Hill Green. A shame the weather Strathfield batsmen being uprooted in the final with interfered for the first part of the season. Get Angry a lovely spell of fast swing bowling. Well done Nat. Gus and make them pay! 4 wickets @ 17 BB. 3/7; 86 15 wickets @ 5.1 BB. 5/3; 48 runs @ 12 HS 30no; 2 runs @ 14.3 HS 30no. catches & 2 r/o. Charles Thompson-Owens: Took probably the Thomas Hardy: Bowled without full reward – can’t best couple of catches of the season at short cover, believe the amount of times he beat the bat and the second of which Steve Smith would have been the stumps. Fast, accurate and economical. Batted proud of. Stronger second half of the season where beautifully throughout the season and hit our only his batting matured and attacking instincts were two sixes. Keep the runs coming Tom. 8 wickets @ curtailed. Nice to see him hitting the winning runs 7.4 BB. 2/3; 194 runs @ 48.5 HS 31no; 2 catches & with a glorious pull shot for four in the Grand Final. 1 r/o. Well done Charles. 5 wickets @ 13.6 BB. 2/6; 60 runs William Hardy: The finest point fielder of the @ 10 HS 24no; 3 catches & 2 r/o. team. Highest batting average and a consistent Coach: James Owen bowler. Unfortunate to miss out on the player of AWARDS: the year but thanks, Will, for all your contributions. Some of those catches will live long in the memory. Batting – Thomas Hardy 8 wickets @ 8.4 BB. 2/5; 174 runs @ 58 HS 33no; 9 Bowling – Nathaniel Hall catches & 2 r/o. Champion player – Lachlan Rail Spirit of cricket – Emily Cooksey

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Girls Under 13 Diamonds A new-found competitiveness launched the Diamonds into a great season.

This was the second season of cricket for the PLAYERS: Diamonds (with two new starters) and it was Kira Hodgkinson: Took to cricket like a duck amazing how much they had progressed, right to water. Kira was our most economical bowler from game one. From a team that had never (going for just 2 runs an over). Played some really been competitive, they went tantalisingly close to smart innings, batting well in partnerships and winning their first game (just three runs short!) also going after runs when we needed them. Very and from there we went on to win half of our ten sharp in the field games. It’s a shame the weather gods slowed our Radiated positive energy in progress after Christmas. April Humphries: every game. A sticky batter who began to play a The Diamonds played some great cricket. The few shots to make 7 runs. Good straight bowling teamwork and partnerships were on display, along and a much-improved action bagged her 2 with plenty of great individual batting, bowling wickets. An important member of the team. and fielding skills. The girls developed a good A strong batter with a powerful game sense that helped them deal with some Grace Keating: drive and a back-foot game which developed pressure situations. nicely. Held her head several times in pressure By far the most rewarding aspect was seeing the situations to play important innings. Scored 57 girls enthusiastically celebrate wickets as a team, runs. A consistent bowler who took 6 wickets with bat in partnerships and support each other in the good control and at the best average in the side. field. The Diamonds’ spirit was impeccable. Very good in the field with a strong arm. An enormous thank you to Michael for all his Emma Lawrie: A strong all-round player who work with the girls and support for the coach. And could rip through the opposition and belt the thanks to all our parent group for backing the girls ball to the boundary. She took 6 wickets at an every weekend (when it wasn’t raining). economy rate of 3.8. Batted powerfully and for increasingly long periods to score 90 runs. A very athletic fielder (2 catches, 3 run outs).

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India Makovec: Became a consistent and Mia Williams: Her first season of cricket and dangerous bowler after experimenting with had a go at everything. Began to bat for longer various run up styles. Took 5 wickets at a very periods of time, with a couple of very good respectable economy rate of 3.6 per over. Began partnerships, and scored 3 runs. Kept plugging to believe in her batting, and scored 15 runs and away at her bowling and took her first wicket in just achieved 6 not-outs. Super-positive player. her second game. Made an important run out. Liv Morrison: A very competitive player with Sophie Withers: As a bowler just kept getting lots of all-round skills. Has a punishing pull shot better. Her accuracy and pace meant she became and pressures the fielding team with her running. a go-to bowler against any batting line up. Took 4 Scored 50 runs. Is a better bowler than she thinks, wickets at an economy of 4.6 per over. Began to and took 6 wickets to be our equal top wicket taker. play some shots as a batter, scoring 23 runs along Sharp in the field with 5 catches and 4 run outs. with 4 not-outs. Always has a positive approach. Siobhan O’Donnell: Our biggest hitting batter Coach: Ken Morrison who would punish the loose ball. She scored 83 runs and was one of our most aggressive between AWARDS: the wickets. Always a reliable bowler and took 3 Batting – Siobhan O’Donnell wickets with an economy rate of just 3.7 per over. Bowling – Grace Keating Super sharp in the field (5 catches, 1 run out). Champion player – Emma Lawrie Billy Torrible: Had a very strong first half of Spirit of cricket – Sophie Withers the season with the bat. She has a powerful drive and the ability to bat for some time. Scored 44 runs, with 3 not-outs in just 7 innings. Bowled with strong pace and good control to take 3 wickets at a good economy rate of 3.4. Very capable in the field.

Girls Under 13 Gold The Golds adapted to the loss of some players to form a cohesive unit. Following the departure of several of the older girls achieving the highest average in the team of 56, and to The Universities Women’s Cricket Club over was a similarly consistent contributor with the ball. the Christmas break, the U13 Gold team took on a Cate Kerrigan: Cate has been playing for this team vastly new look during the second half of the season. for a couple of seasons now and seamlessly stepped Several existing players stepped up into their sisters’ into the role of a senior player. Her experience with bigger shoes, and a number of new girls commenced both and bat and ball developed further and she red ball cricket for the first time. became a dependable performer with both. Cate’s By the end of the season, U13 Gold were a balanced sunny character was a delight around the team and team, who looked like they had played together for kept things bright whatever was going on during the years, with skills progressing nicely, and hopes very game. high for next season. If only the weather had been Charlotte Moss: A newcomer to the team, better so we could have got more playing time in! Charlotte quickly became the pillar of our bowling attack. Her left-arm swing bowling provided PLAYERS: excellent variation, delivered with a continuous Rhianna Blake: Rhianna has been a familiar face smile. By the end of the season, Charlotte delighted around Marrickville cricket for a couple of seasons everyone, most of all herself, with her growing skills now. She is a committed team player who always with the bat as well. gives 100% at both training and on game day. Her Sofia Muston: Another new player this season, skills in all facets of the game continue to go from Sofia took no time to confirm herself as one of the strength to strength. hardest workers in the team. Whether bowling or India Eccles: India continued her strong batting, or keeping behind the stumps, she applied performance from the Spring season, and quickly herself with complete effort and concentration – and became the back-bone of this new look team. She then some. The results followed, and make her likely was our stand-out batter throughout the season, to become a feature of the team in years to come.

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Lauren Shephard: Playing her second year of after the scorebook week in week out, and fi lled in cricket with the red ball, Lauren continued to mature at training when required. in all facets of the game. Her batting technique See you all again next season! continued to impress – it is only a matter of time Coach: John Shephard before the runs fl ow. Her bowling, off an ever- lengthening run up, became faster and more accurate, AWARDS: and she worked hard to ensure all the new players in Batting – Eliza Skinner the team were made to feel welcome. Bowling – Charlotte Moss Eliza Skinner: Also in her second season, Eliza Champion player – India Eccles became a backbone of the team. She discovered Spirit of cricket – Rhianna Blake a tenacious ability to stay at the crease, steadily compiling runs along the way. Eliza displayed similar character with the ball and her spirited chatter contributed immensely to team spirit, especially during those hot overs in the fi eld. Sabine Walton: Responding to a mercy call on the Friday night before the fi rst game of the season, Sabine quickly displayed the benefi ts of having two older brothers in the backyard. Sabine became a regular and valued performer for the team throughout the season and displayed courage and talent with everything she did – those pads won’t look quite so big on her next season! Thanks to all the supporters around the boundary for your unparalleled commitment and enthusiasm, never mind those baking and taxi-driving skills. And a special mention to the gents who looked

Under 14 Div 1 Blue The Blues used their Div 1 experience to make it to a richly-deserved Grand Final. A fi ne season for the Blues culminated in a Final PLAYERS: appearance, with the boys battling their hardest only Max Zanni (c): Grew into the captaincy through to go down to Penshurst West over two sunny days the season, and led from the front with guts and class. at Mackey Park. A core of full-time veterans was His eff ort with both bat and ball in a losing fi nal was supplemented by an able squad of part-timers who inspirational, but most importantly he never forgot his played many, but not all, matches and a strike force sportsmanship for a second. It has been a pleasure, of one-or-two-game players who all contributed to a Max. 292runs @48.67, 10 wickets. tricky but rewarding Summer for everyone. Will Barlow (vc): Personifi es the team’s ethos As a coach, it has been very special to watch the little with his selfl ess play, contributing in whatever way is boys of 5 years ago become young men this past required. No challenge is too great, and no request season, and see how much resolve and determination is too trivial. Thanks for everything, Will. If you give many of them learned from their bruising previous your next coach half what you gave me, then they are turn in last year’s uncompromising U14 Division 1 very lucky to have you, indeed. debut. Reuben Sachs (vc): Team Champion, Junior Club Quick stats – every single player who bowled an over Champion. Reuben’s desire to win and to contribute for the Blues this season (except the keeper) got a to that win was unmatched in this team. He put the wicket, no fewer than SEVEN of our bats scored 50s. edge on our competitive spirit and taught us even more than his fantastic stats will show. 334 runs @55.67 and 9 wickets. An asset to any team. Jude Price (vc): Found his way back into the game of cricket and hurt as much as anyone when the curtain

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Darcy Mooney: I would have preferred 5 or 6 Darcy Mooneys, but had to be satisfied with one. Tireless competitor who NEVER switches off in a match, no matter the effort he has put in. 10 exhausting overs in the final, but not an ounce of luck. There is a bit of Darcy on the pitch at Mackey Park. Thanks D-Train. Lachie Harmer: Our genuine, card-carrying, 100% whippy left- arm seamer. A gold nugget that we just couldn’t use as much as we would have liked. The bats took him lightly at their peril, especially when he uncorked his sizzling bouncer. Big thanks to Lachie and his parents for their efforts to get him to games so he could qualify for the finals. Good luck next season. fell on our vain run chase on the final day. Gave us Seamus O’Connor: Seamus a glimmer of hope at the death with some vintage joined us from Ashfield and fitted in beautifully. Jude hitting and running. As always, led the way for Provided a point of difference with his quicker offies the frontline bowlers with his miserly economy of 2.54. and slapped a few great boundaries in his 4 innings. Unfortunately called away at the business end of the Peter Iosifidis: Took yet more giant strides on his season, and was missed in the final. Thanks Seamus, road to becoming a dominant opening bat. Became and good luck next season. our go-to change bowler and muscled his way to 8 wickets also. Well done on another fine season, Pete. Two game Tyros – Harry Brooks, Moe Narvel, Nam Clarke. Thanks guys. Harry showed us what Matt Sims: Our new man had to adapt to the step composure learned from elite cricket looks like. Moe up in grade, and fast. Concentrated, listened and showed us the joy in the game and real hunger for put in the effort to ride his bike to training. Surprised runs – not to mention his screamer of a catch in the many bats (but not his coach) with his ability to keep final. Nam came up from the Under 12s and relished the seam bolt upright and bend his slower deliveries. the step up, contributing in the final with a great catch. Provided one of the highlight of the season with a one-stump run out in the final. Great to have you on Also played – Darcy Brennan, Josh Yeoh, Rory board, Matt. Scott, Oliver Withers, Nivvi Radhakrishnan, Emmanuel Grogan. Thanks for helping out, men. Jack Brennan: Mr. Consistency. Bowled over after tireless over of copybook outswing. Dug in with the A big thanks as always to all the parents who scored, bat and improved his fielding out of sight. Keep going umpired, or helped along the way. Especially Stephen Jack. A pleasure to coach and a credit to the Club. Zanni, Rob Brennan, Sue Draysey, Greg Barlow, Tim O’Connor, Greg Angel, Leo and Tina Iosifidis. Max O’Connor (wk): Took ownership of the wicketkeeping role and handled our seamers and Finally, a sincere thanks to the departing President, spinners really well. Very quietly slipped into the top 3 Antony Sachs, whose assistance, support and wisdom keepers in our comp with 6 catches and 3 stumpings. have been invaluable to me personally and the whole Provided some lower order fire-power with the bat, Club, of course. and led the way with the positive talk on the field. Coach: David Price Great stuff, Iron Gloves. AWARDS: Oliver Angel: A stop-start season still saw Ollie top Batting – Peter Iosifidis (151 runs) 100 runs, score a 50 and take 5 wickets along with Bowling – Max Zanni (10 wickets) his mandatory bag of catches. Again, troubled the Champion player – Reuben Sachs (334 runs, 9 bats with his bouncy mediums but couldn’t quite get wickets, 5 catches) into his big-hitting stride in the final. Great to coach you, Ollie. Spirit of cricket – Sue Draysey and Greg Barlow (parents)

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Under 14 Div 1 Red An up and down season for this team of character, and characters. It was always going to be hard following up on but he still managed to play some mature innings last year’s premiership-winning effort in Div 2. A and bowled with fire when his back allowed. much-changed side moved into Div 1 and gave its Looking forward to seeing him enjoy a better run best in a closely-fought competition. Right up to of fortune next season. the penultimate game we were challenging for a Conor Field: Returned from last season’s semi-final slot, so all our players can be very proud solitary game for us to play three matches. of their efforts. Thanks once again to the stalwart Conor’s height makes him a tricky proposition efforts of Toula and Jim, and to all our parents. for any batsman, while his affable nature makes PLAYERS: him a popular team member. Oliver Argent: Better than Bradman. Or at Joel Fortmann: A feisty player, afraid of no- least that’s what the statistics tell us. He ended a one when batting or bowling. Has laid down season disrupted by injury with the remarkable the foundations for a stellar season in U14 average of 147, having only been dismissed once. next year. More control of his swing when Always gave his all for the team. Sheer class. bowling, and maturer shot selection will see him dominate games. Harry Carter: Found the step-up in standard this season a challenge, but was never daunted Alec Fretwell: A correct batsman who will with ball or bat in hand. Used his fondness for prosper as the range and power of his strokes a dive to great effect, with some sharp catches develop. Bowls flighted leg-breaks that will and run outs. become a weapon with a bit more work, and his fielding improved throughout the season. Will Cooper: Missed the second half of the season, which was a shame for us as he showed Emmanuel Grogan: Such an accomplished marked improvements in his running between batsman – his placement and shot-making wickets, and had added an extra zip to his a delight to witness – although his desire bowling that could trouble any batsman. to dominate an attack sometimes cut short promising innings. As a keeper he was peerless. Cooper Drew: Behind his quiet demeanour lies a real enthusiasm for the game. Never Quick with feet and hands. missed practice, so his promising bowling is Peter Ikonomopoulos: A more self-effacing improving, and a great pair of hands in the player you would not hope to meet. But it was field. Could use his reach more when batting, a pleasure to see his confidence building as he but always looking to improve. played a string of innings of great character and delectable timing. Always reliable in the field, and Charlie Eccles: A player of genuine star quality. Things just didn’t go for him this season, bowls a heavy ball.

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Ethan Kooner: Ethan played just three matches Ben Smith: Bowled really well throughout the for us, but he left his mark on them. A lightning season, and was consistently our biggest threat. bowler, feared by batsmen and keepers’ fingers Would have liked to score more runs, but made alike. A destructive batsman, who scored a season gritty contributions to several vital partnerships. high 94 for us. Sam Tancred: A breakthrough season for his Teddy McLeod: Teddy’s season started slowly, batting. Scored his first half-century, and was a but he grew into it and re-found his groove as our constant rock at the top of our order. Took really most reliable bowler and spearhead of the attack. well to captaincy, and always gave everything in Capable of magic in the field, with a strong arm the field. and a great pair of hands. Coach: Adam Smith Seamus Meaker: Set the standard with a Manager: Toula Ikonomopoulos swashbuckling 70 in our first game that came close to snatching an unwinnable game. Sadly, AWARDS: only played once more for us. We missed his classy Batting – Emmanuel Grogan (254 runs @ 31.75) batting, probing bowling, and positive attitude. Bowling – Teddy McLeod (9 wickets @ 18.33) Champion player – Sam Tancred (262 runs @37.4, 3 wickets @ 47.3, 4 catches) Spirit of cricket – Cooper Drew

Under 14 Div 2 Bats Stepping up from U12s, the Bats managed a very solid season.

A solid season by the Marrickville Bats. Made the Ben Giannaris: Another great year with the semi-finals but sadly the wet weather meant an ball in hand. Best bowler in the competition by early finish to the year. economy rate. 6 for 39 from 29 overs for the Looking forward to a much drier season 2017/18! season! Well done Ben. Alex Houguet: Alex was great with the ball, PLAYERS: bowling noticeably quicker this year, but still as Louis Wilson: Lou had another great season, accurate as ever. Secure with the bat and a demon leading from the front. Always excellent in the in the field, taking several sharp catches and field, taking some great catches. Highlight with effecting half a dozen run outs with direct hits. the bat an unbeaten 50 in our last game of the Leo Wales: Leo took 11 wickets for the year – season against Earlwood. second best in the team behind Callum – and Charlie Redfern: Charlie’s leg-spin really was as great as ever in the field. A good all round developed through the year and he took some effort from a good all-rounder! key wickets, including a couple of corkers against Om Sen: Om’s loopy deliveries always caused eventual premiers, Ashfield. Well done Charlie. plenty of headaches for opposition bats, and he Tom Anderson: Quick as ever with the ball, picked up some handy runs through the season Tom’s batting improved significantly this season. batting down the order. Looking forward to more Made some important runs opening the innings wickets next year! and his work fielding in the deep was as good as Joe Tonge: A good season for Joe. Made some ever. valuable runs, the highlight coming against the Omar Nolan: Omar continued to develop his eventual premiers Ashfield where he batted for a bowling, and always looked a chance to take session in the face of some ferocious bowling. Also wickets. Much improved in the field this season backed up as keeper in quite a few games. Nice and made some quick runs at both ends of the work Tongey! innings. Jesse McQuire: Great debut season for Jessie Callum Duffy: Great season for Callum. with the Bats. 58 not out was a season highlight. Leading wicket taker with 14 scalps, great hands Also took some sharp catches fielding in close. in the field and solid with the bat. Sad he won’t be Looking forward to plenty more runs next season. with us next season. All the best Cal!

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Aeden Thompson: Aeden made some valuable runs late in the year including a winning effort against Earlwood in the last game of the season. Stood in as keeper as well, doing a great job. Will improve a lot on his first season with the Bats! Lachlan Eliasson: Much improved this season, Lachie show more confidence in the field and proved a good change bowler at different times during the season. Will be better again next year. Well done! Dan Gilfillan: Dan finished the season our top scorer with the bat. Regularly made runs opening against the best opposition bowlers. Very strong through the covers and will be even better next year. Well done on a great season Dan. Coach: Carl Redfern Manager: Rebecca Barrett AWARDS: Batting – Dan Gilfillan Bowling – Callum Duffy Champion player – Louis Wilson Spirit of cricket – Alex Houguet

Under 16 Div 1 What a ride! Bit bumpy, bit wet, but in the end OK.

Third in the very competitive CWSCA / St Rashid Ali: Quirky guy who gives his all at George u16A comp is a fair result. We beat the training and at games. Rode his bike to every teams who finished 1st and 2nd and beat Summer game – including away games at Lugarno. Now Hill twice. Sadly, we let a few games slip. that’s commitment. There’s great friendship and humour at games, Jazz Rinka: Jazz plays with passion, menace and and I am proud of the boys’ efforts. humour. Makes opponents jump, then he smiles. Over the season, we had 8 regulars and a host of Great bowling and a few good innings. Good part-timers, cameos and ring-ins. All up, 25 boys season Jazz! played for us this season. Dipak Paija: The Dipper works hard at his game and has a great attitude. Found his niche PLAYERS: bowling wrong-uns and never lost his smile. Oscar Sachs (c): Good knocks, wonderful spells Thanks Dipper. and the leading wicket taker in the comp (16). Josh Yeoh: Valiant and calm every time he bats. Took the catch of the year running back and His 60 in the semi won us the game. Bowls a diving at long-on. sublime swinging yorker and always troubled the Todd Dale: The boy from Ashfield did good, batsmen. A classy player. real good. Batting at 3, Todd faced the heat of the Angus Mooney: Bats with poise, style and power, quicks, top-scored in two games and won us a big and his composure brings great stability to the game v Summer Hill. Helped Oscar win the toss team. A classy, team player – good season Angus. in the semi. Peter Andonopoulos: Peter is so positive, Henry Anderson: Really stepped up and worked strong and dominant at the crease he reminds me hard at his game. Great outswinger and a great of Haydos at his peak. His 95 against Penshurst attitude. An asset to the team, well done Henry. won us the game.

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Rory Scott: Rory is positive in everything he Thanks to the players for helping when needed: does, and his 51no v Summer Hill was all class. Alex Trousdale, Vedant Agrawal, Krishna Good season Rory. Ganeshalingham, Umar Khan, Hugh McArthur, Michael Grogan: What a shame Michael’s Dylan Powell, Felix Price, Hunar Verma & injury cut short his season, as he put a lot of work Reuben Sachs. into his game in the off-season. Came to many Special thanks to Kaye Ireson and Lance Dale trainings and always committed to the team. for scoring, David Roach for umpiring and Paul Noah Martin: An enigma. When Noah’s Mooney for his 100% record as assistant coach! switched on, he can bowl and field brilliantly. Coach: Antony Sachs But the puzzle is to get his snarling offies to more games. Some great moments, thanks Noah. AWARDS: Angus McDonald: Another whose season was Batting – Todd Dale cut short. Always trained hard and gave 100% Bowling – Henry Anderson Jonah Riley: Another member of the Ashfield Champion player – Oscar Sachs diaspora. The bowling experiment didn’t work, Spirit of cricket – Rashid Ali but gee can the boy bat and keep! Thanks Jonah for your very stylish cameos. Patrick Roach: Another (!) whose season was cut short by injury. Some good batting and spin bowling, and here’s hoping there’s no more injuries.

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Seniors 3rd Division The team took a while to come together, but in the end were very unlucky to lose their semi-final.

The 2016/17 Season saw the Marrickville Seniors Ryan Puckett: Fast right-arm opening bowler. expand to 2 teams with a large number of ex Often unplayable with his bounce and pace, was Juniors returning to the Club. unlucky early in the season when our lack of Third Grade had a difficult start, struggling to fill fielders was costing him wickets. Once the team the roster early. By the Christmas break we had settled and we had 11 on the field, Ryan could recruited some very good talent that helped us in tie them up and knock them over. Handy right- the back end of the season to be undefeated in hand batsman with brutal power. If he gets them, 2017, until our semi-final. they’re not coming back! During the season we had some outstanding Oliver Gett: Middle order batsman and right- individual performances. Following is a short arm med/fast bowler, Oliver is the stalwart of summary of each player’s highlights who played 6 our team batting in the middle order and bowling or more matches. 1st/2nd change – often for long spells. Oliver could bamboozle the opposition with changes of PLAYERS: pace, swing and seam. One of our gun fielders, Cameron Whicker: turned the corner this Oliver often snatched chances out of the air you season as a cricketer and learned that he can wouldn’t even call a chance! single-handedly change the course of matches. Ali Syed: Ali joined us just before Xmas and He top scored for us with 90 and 293 runs at a is a welcome addition to the Club! Ali is a solid 35+ average. But the way he did it was something middle order batsman, often our No3, who to watch, with over 20 sixes for the season. Also was attacking and provided great support to his an opening bowler, and with 22 wickets for the partners. Ali bowls medium pace seamers and season, was top of the Grade for wickets taken, claimed a few wickets at vital times. including 5/28 in the semi-final. Easily our player Umar Khan: Is only a junior (U16) but showed of the season! how technique and skills can overcome age. Umar Benjamin Ferreira: Opened the batting and batted in our middle order and often posted provided a solid partnership with Adrian Bosanac. good partnerships with the senior players. Was Benjamin scored two 50s and with a little more extremely unlucky in our semi not to be able consistency would expect those 50s to turn into to bring it home but batted his heart out all the 100s next season. Benj also bowls medium fast same. Bowled medium pace and often picked up with good changes of pace and movement off the a couple of wickets, once finishing off an innings seam giving him 13 wickets, with a 5-for in the with 2 balls! Umar would also wicket keep and final match. take turns with Adrian and Benjamin as we don’t Adrian Bosanac: Is our opening batsman have a full-time keeper. and foundation stone. When Adrian starts and We had a few players who contributed to the team bats well we normally win. Adrian scored a 50 during the season but due to work and, in Lewis’s this season but I would expect that to increase case, injury their seasons were cut short. We also considerably in the future. Adrian is sharp in had a number of juniors playing their first seniors the field taking catches others wouldn’t get to matches. and provided back-up bowling with his medium We would like to thank George Leonidou, pacers frequently taking wickets. Michael Rickert, Rory Scott, Joshua Yeoh, Sebastien Ferriera: Can bat anywhere in the Nicholas Guerrera, Nathan Lang, Lewis Atkins order but in cases of emergency, this is the guy and Kasun Amarasuriya for their contributions you want at the other end, cool and calculating during the season which all helped get us into the under pressure. Only bad decisions robbed him Finals Series. of the chance to win our semi. Seb bowls leg-spin We also picked up 4 players late in the season who that on his day is unplayable and makes good helped get us to the semis, Briaan Lorrente, Tim batsman look ordinary. Was very unlucky this Synnott, Oliver Edwards and Luke Ignatavicius season with the bat and ball. all contributed heavily in the last 3/4 rounds to see us to the semi-finals. We would also like to

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thank Ethan Duff-Coleman and Anthony Chau Captain/Manager: Andre Pye for helping us out. AWARDS: All in all we had a very enjoyable season and look forward to everyone returning to make Batting – Adrian Bosnac Marrickville Seniors even more competitive and Bowling – Oliver Gett successful with more teams making more Finals. Champion player – Cameron Whicker We encourage any Junior parents and friends to Spirit of cricket – Ryan Puckett come down and have a go. The sides are graded according to skill, with an emphasis on maximum participation and fun.

Seniors 4th Division A combination of factors meant that the team didn’t meet its high expectations this season.

Season 2016/2017 was undoubtedly our most was also noticeable that the team that finished challenging one yet for myself and my team. on top brought in a few new faces for this season Results-wise, we really failed to live up to the and had a lot of success by doing this. At times, I standards and expectations that had been set would say that we were probably a little unlucky because of our constant success of the past few this season. The game that was called off because seasons. In the end, we finished in 6th place, of the heat really hurt us in the end because we which I think is a fair reflection of where we were were in such a good position to win that game this season, as we finished in the bottom half of going into the 2nd day. Over the 122 games the table in 3 of the 4 key categories that reflect a that I have played for this club, I can’t say that team’s performance. (5th in wickets against, 6th in I’ve ever experienced a game being called off runs for and 6th in wickets for) because it was too hot, so that was a first. Adding Of course, there are many other factors that go to that was the insane amount of rain we all into a team having a poor season. I think first and experienced towards the end of the season, which foremost that the level of the opposition increased also cancelled our final game. We were also a little from last season in all facets of the game, though bit unlucky in the fact that we had a few injuries most noticeably in the batting department. It this season. This was quite unusual because most the team are very young and the guys are quite

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physically fit and never really complain of being we acknowledge we had a poor season this year injured. David Duff-Coleman, who is a big part and that we didn’t perform the way we wanted of the team’s success, had knee surgery in the to. In a way, it is good because it will drive us to off-season and missed most of this season. Finbar perform better next season. Shields, also a big part of this team, hurt his knee Captain: Ethan Duff-Coleman while batting in the nets and was forced to sit out a couple of games because of it. Other guys also AWARDS: had niggling injuries, so it was a weird season on Batting – Viraj Desai (279 runs @27.90) that front. Bowling – Finbar Shields (21 wickets @13.86,1 x On the recruitment side of things this season, 5 wicket haul 6/29) we were quiet. We added Angus McClintock- Champion player - Finbar Shields (82.70 Cameron who returned to cricket this season after points, 277 runs 3 x 50’s, 21 wickets 1 x 5 wicket- a few years off. Jason Reitmans left the club after haul, 9 catches 3 run outs) 4 seasons of cricket. Jason was one of the most popular members of the team so it was sad to see Spirit of cricket – Rory Milakovic him go. To conclude, I think it’s important that

U10 Martin, under the spell of coach Justin Clark. Every boy paying attention, every parent enjoying themselves.

Marrickville Cricket Club Season Report 2016-17 | 37 A few reflections

With apologies to Colin MacInnes

Though cricket can sometimes be inextricably dull, it can sometimes be more nerve-wracking than any other sport I have seen – including State of Origin, the AFL and soccer with Messi, Suarez & Neymar Jr on the field at Camp Nou.

When grace descends upon a game, cricket is mathematically exciting as well as physically; it’s a game played by athletes who are also chess players.

There is the battle against time and the correct use of it, which is an allegory of the role time plays in all our lives. Teams, and especially captains, must calculate their time-and-effort strategy to a nicety.

Cricket is so polite and yet so ferocious. There is all that clapping of your opponents, all that tactful by- play between overs, those caps and sweaters, those oranges and drinks run onto the field.

But there is also the hazard, which is greater than in boxing; so that if I had to face either Mitchell Starc or Muhammad Ali, I would choose Ali as the lesser evil.

Cricketers are brave men and, at the same time, so casual, so apparently unexcited; and when they are locked in a vital struggle, and yet behave so coolly, they restore one’s faith in human dignity; for to be valiant and calm is a marvellous human condition.

Antony Sachs, President

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