SUCC 148'*’ Annual Report SUCC 148"’Annual Report M itchell Cup Grand Final v Gordon each of these guys the next step is Cull’s who came to support the close with application and targeted team through the year. I also want training. Cricket aside, SUCC is a to thank my wife Vanessa for sign­ better place for having these four ing the cricket licence at the start around and Brendan and Henry es­ of each season and allowing me to pecially contributed consistently to ■•IN N pursue a selfish recreation. the Club’s off-field running and are fine young leaders. Thank you to Matt Phelps, Tom Carter and Beau Casson who con­ Even though Steve Hobson only tinued to help and develop the joined us late in the year, he batted younger group and Gary Whitaker us into the GF with back to back who did a fine job as Club coach 100s. Hobbo is a great addition to and has also supported me and the Club and I will go on record to the team over the last 2 years. state he should be miked up every time he drinks as his nocturnal per­ I Les Carrington, John Kilford and formances this year were breathtak­ Geoff de Mesquita also continue to ing. Indeed, who is William Hay? be assets. I had the support of a wonderful This will be my last report for leadership group this year in Ash SUCC for the forseeable future as Cowan, Stu McLean and Rob Ed­ Vanessa and I will be moving over­ wards. Rob wrestled a few demons early but once seas. I have thoroughly enjoyed the last 2 seasons these were vanquished on a Peruvian mountaintop, and this is wholly because of the calibre of young he was dynamic with the bat and strong in the field. men we have at SUCC. I wish all Club members I truly hope to see Rob captain in the future as he the best for the future and I look forward to following has an excellent feel for the game and underesti­ the results closely and see SUCC back up the top of mates his leadership qualities. all tables. Ash Cowan was again the Fletcher Christian to my William Bligh and probably only he will understand I Go uni. mean this as a compliment. Ash gels teams better than anyone I have had the privilege of playing with and I want to thank him for continuing to make SUCC a better place to play cricket. What can I stay about Stuey. Sorry for all the bully­ Captain ing? I don't actually think you belong in a cage? How about, thanks for being a great mate, supporter and continuously putting the team before self when Ash Cowan pleading all temptation would be other­ / h £ S i ‘ wise. Stu bowled well at times but playing under myself and the emergence of Darius’ legspin made life tough for him. You wouldn’t know it though, never once did he kick the can. Thank you again to the Vissers, Alex Clark, the Arnott’s, the McLeans and the 34 SUCC 148“' Annual Report SUCC 148"’Annual Report 3rd Grade Statistics Player Inn NO HS Runs Ave M W Ave Best Charles Arcus 4*” GRADE REPORT 4 0 14 38 9.50 Ed Arnott 12 0 94 The season started off prom­ Chris 329 27.42 Campbell 5 isingly enough. The first 2 6 19 Henry 6,33 116,3 round side to tal<e the field Clark 32 16 252 15,75 13 1 49 251 5/34 Ash 20.92 46,5 contained former First Grade Cowan 14 3 9 156 17,33 0 52 290 3/15 spearhead Nick Dunford, Michael 20.71 42 Culkoff 1 6 208 34,67 8 0 41 93 5/58 First Grade debutante-to-be Charles 11.63 141,2 Cull 17 20 346 17,30 AJ Grant and 5 players who 11 7 39 97 4/73 Kevin 24.25 208,5 28 went on to play in the 3'“^ Desal 1 0 20 734 36,70 4/63 4 4 4.00 grade finals. We cycled Rob Edwards 4 1 0 12 2 46 282 10 0/5 through 36 players in all Rowan 28.20 4 Fessey 1 0 0 24 through the season and de­ 0 8 8 8.00 0/12 Alasdair Grant spite wins againsts Easts, St 2 1 32 63 Jack 63.00 37 George (Premiers), ND’s (6'^) and Blacktown as Hill 4 5 90 18,00 1 127 225 3/33 Steve 75.00 7 well as a 3 run loss to Sydney (2"'^) and draws Hobson 4 0 0 41 0 133 292 0/19 Young Darius Visser first appeared in 2010 as a Jimmy 73.00 5 agains Sutherland and Fairfield (both 9 wickets Kazaglis 2 1 9 9.00 2 0 10 11 1/9 down) we finished the season in a disappointing young kid with a good eye and plenty of potential. James 5.50 19 0 Larkin 5 4 94 23.50 3/42 15*^ place. In 2011/12 he spent most of the summer battling 0 77 126 Edward 25,20 injuries and propping up the 4*’ grade tail. In Lewis 1 0 3 3 3.00 Its fair to say it was a season with plenty of frustra­ Alex Logan 2012/13 he came of age and let plenty of teams 15 0 89 tions. Player availability / committment being at the Ronit 471 31,40 have it. At one point in Rd.1, the skipper was heard Lotliker 4 top of the list. 0 39 49 pondering out loud if the young bloke had the Stuart 12,25 42 7 6 McLean 6 2 120 20,00 4/28 All negativity aside there were plenty of positives to strength to clear the ropes. A cameo late on the 32 83 20,75 Kerrod 91 6 9 McPherson 3 302 33,56 3/13 come from the season. first day of the season soon put my mind at rest. 1 9 11 5,50 Alex 50,5 8 3 His innings Rd.3 against Mihalyka 1 0 135 45,00 2/48 Alex Mihalyka out of the gates early; Alex was our 6 6 6,00 Sutherland was close to Peter leading run scorer for 2012/13 with 340 odd runs Murray 9 the most beligerant, as­ 1 43 154 19,25 209,4 42 20 from a dozen hits. He got his season under way Jonathon New 497 24,85 3/28 sured, brutal hundred I’ve 3 1 9 with a quick fire ton against Kensington Tech in the 16 8,00 14 seen. It had every shot in Brendan Pryke 1 3 30 11 3 106 10,00 3/10 trial game, then followed it up hammering Easts to 254 31.75 99 the book, and a few of his Alex Shaw 17 15 296 all parts of St Paul’s. Easts must wonder what they 7 3 19 19,73 4/41 own, propping on the Suda 46 11,50 did to the big leftie, last year he cleared the fence Sivapalan 3 0 front foot and dispatching 30 54 18,00 11 times and while he didn’t quite hit those heights Darius VIsser the Sutherland quicks to 9 1 49 again he peeled off 120 in better than even time. 190 23,75 64,1 all parts and then dis­ 195 13.93 3/20 He missed the next round with family committments pensing with their spin­ and then reappeard at Sutherland, where he played ners with equal disdain. second fiddle for most of his innings (see D. Visser Few batsmen have out profile for details) but when Darius departed he got scored big Alex Mihalyka himself some of the strike and saluted for the 3' but D left him for dead. time in as many Highest Partnerships That was unsurprisingly hits. Unfortunately Wkt Runs the last time we saw the Batsmani Batsman 2 the colt escaped Opp Date young gun in 4’s. By the end of the season he had 1 Venue before we could 74 Alex Logan succumbed to injury, sort of, and was taking 5 fors Ed Arnott Bankstown OF geld him and he March 23"'', 2013 Jensen Park for fun in 3rds bowling his hitherto unseen leggies. 2 149 Ed Arnott missed most of the Steve Hobson With an arm as strong as any, wickets, bowling Sutherland SF March 31®', 2013 3 Glenn McGrath Oval next month on 125 Ash Cowan meds and leggies, it wouldn’t surprise me next sum­ Steve Hobson Contiki and then a Bankstown OF March 23^^ 2013 mer if he peeled off a ton left handed. 4 26 Jensen Park couple of im­ Darius Visser Steve Hobson Sutherland SF March 3r', 2013 promptu trips to Ryan Danne came in and out of the side, generally 5 42 Glenn McGrath Oval Steve Hobson Rob Edwards New York and propping up the bottom half of the batting order and Sutherland SF March 31®', 2013 6 76* Glenn McGrath Oval across the ditch bowling his quota of 6 over spells. Ryan opened Darius Visser AJ Grant Bankstown QF March 23'“, 2013 clipping at the the batting in the last round against Manly and 7 Jensen Park heels of a young showed that he has the ability to hold down that No partnership greater than 25 runs spot next summer. His bowling is very handy and 8 30 AJ Grant fillie.