Jonathan Lewis Paul Toole Player of the Season 1st Grade Third Annual Report 2003-04

3rd Grade Premiers 1st Grade Finalists 5th Grade Finalists 4th Grade Qualifying Finalists Metro Cup Semi-Finalists

President Michael Whitney & Captain Greg Hartshorne with the Third Grade Premiership Cup

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Highlights 2003-04 • 3rd Grade Premiers – the second premiership for the club • 3rd Grade Minor Premiers – the first minor premiership for the club • 1st Grade Finalists • 5th Grade Finalists – for the second successive year • 4th in Grade Club Championship (5th last year) • 4 teams in the Grade Qualifying Finals (1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades) • 3 teams in the Grade Semi Finals and Finals (1st, 3rd and 5th Grades) • Both 6th Grade teams in the Metropolitan Cup Qualifying Finals and Semi- Finals • became the first Randwick Petersham player to play for ; play Cricket for Australia; be selected in an Australian team to tour Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe; to hit a in a Test Match; and to win the Medal • Richard CheeQuee scored most runs in Sydney 1st Grade for the second time in 3 years with 907 runs for the season and in the process went past 10,000 career runs in 1st Grade • Jon Lewis took 52 in 1st Grade – the third highest in Sydney and the third successive year a club 1st grader has passed 50 wickets • Greg Hartshorne was named as the 3rd Grade Captain of the Year. • Joe Hill hit a total of 26 sixes in 1st Grade • , at 16 years of age, became the club’s youngest ever 1st Grade player and was selected in the NSW Schoolboys team and the NSW under 19 years City Squad • A W Green Shield player Will Passass was selected in the Combined Green Shield team • The memory of Phil Tresidder was preserved by the SCA with the introduction of a media award named in his honour • and Petersham Oval used for SCA 1st and 3rd Grade Finals Simon Katich presents Usman Khawaja with his 1st Grade Cap

1 Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated Founded 2001

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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 2003-04

Notice of Annual Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Third Annual General Meeting of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated will be held at the Petersham RSL Club, Regent St., Petersham on Wednesday 21 July 2004 at 7.30pm.

Business

1. Welcome by President Michael Whitney

2. To receive the Third Annual Report and Financial Statement

3. Presentation of Annual Awards and Premiership Caps to members of the Third Grade Premiership team

4. To consider the recommendation of the Management Committee that Peter Johnston be awarded Life Membership of the club

5. To elect the following Office Bearers and a Management Committee for the ensuing year:

Patrons President Chief Executive Officer Asst. Chief Executive Officer Financial Controller Asst. Financial Controller Management Committee (5) Delegates to SCA (2) Delegate to NSWCA Honorary Auditor

6. To consider any business brought forward in conformity with the club rules.

Ray Stafford Chief Executive Officer 1 Gabo Place, Gymea, 2227 9525 5118 (h); 9266 5378 (w) 0413 017 210 (m) [email protected]

Please note that only last season’s financial members are entitled to vote.

2 OFFICE BEARERS 2003-04

Patrons Noel Hughes and Phil Tresidder (dec’d 20 Oct.2003)

President Michael Whitney

Chief Executive Officer Ray Stafford

Assistant Chief Executive Officer Tony Martin

Financial Controller Bernie Dagg

Assistant Financial Controller Tony Parker

Management Committee President, Chief Executive Officer, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Financial Controller, Assistant Financial Controller together with Greg Hartshorne, Wayne Mulherin, Chris Sullivan, David Townsend, Alan Wright and Peter Wright.

Honorary Auditor Wayne Tilley

Delegate to NSW Cricket Association Peter Wright

Delegates to Sydney Cricket Association Peter Wright and Ray Stafford

Statistician Ray Stafford

Director of Coaching Bill Anderson

Club Coach Peter Devlin

Club Captain Andrew Millican

Selection Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Paul Toole (1st Grade), Matthew Parker (2nd Grade), Greg Hartshorne (3rd Grade), David Townsend (4th Grade), Alan Wright (5th Grade), David Holland Metropolitan Cup (6th Grade)

Grading Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Peter Devlin, Greg Hartshorne, David Skuthorpe, Paul Toole

Development Officer Jonathan Lewis

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Operational Committees

Annual Report: Ray Stafford (Chairman), Lyall Gardner, Chris Sullivan

Coaching: Bill Anderson (Director), Peter Devlin (Club Coach), Greg Hartshorne, David Skuthorpe, Andrew Millican

Cricketwear: Tony Parker (Chairman), Greg Hartshorne

Grounds: Wayne Mulherin (Chairman), Peter Devlin, Alan Wright

Junior David Townsend (Chairman), Jonathan Lewis, Nigil Singh, Development: Peter Devlin, Peter Carroll

Publicity: David Townsend Chairman), Lyall Gardner, Sean Sampson, Peter Bayley, Geoff Hodgkinson

Social: Chris Sullivan (Chairman), Tony Martin, Katie Martin, Robin Gardner, Aaron Hildred, Peter Bain, Lyall Gardner

Sponsorship: Greg Hartshorne (Chairman), David Townsend, Michael Whitney

Team Admin: Ray Stafford (Chairman), Tony Parker, Lyall Gardner, David Holland

Life Members (Listing is in the year order of election by the founding clubs.) (Former Randwick Life Members are marked *)

1965 - Alf Debham 1989 - Ross Davies* 1997 - Paul Stepto 1971 - Noel Hughes 1991 - Graeme Hughes 1998 - Brian Proops 1971 - Arthur Purvis 1992 - Stephen Devlin* 1998 - David Skuthorpe 1973 - John O’Loughlin* 1992 - Alan Wright* 1999 - Peter Rolls 1975 - John Hayward* 1992 - Neale Anderson 2000 - Peter Devlin* 1981 - Alan Cripps* 1993 - Michael Whitney* 2000 - Robin Gardner 1983 - Alan Turner* 1995 - Patricia Hughes 2001 - William Anderson 1983 - John Johnson* 1995 - Helen Milford 2001 - Wayne Mulherin 1984 - Lyall Gardner* 1996 - Timothy Dein 2001 - Paul McGee 1988 - Peter Bain 1996 - Alan Staunton 2001 - John King 1988 - David Chardon 1996 - John Pearson 2003 - Andrew Millican 1988 - Greg Hartshorne 1997 - Richard McCord 1989 - Trevor Jay* 1997 - Chris Sullivan

Vice Presidents

Mayor of Botany Bay City Council, Ron Hoenig Councillor, Barry Cotter, Marrickville Council Councillor, Dominic Sullivan, Randwick City Council

John Affleck Peter Harrison Tom Regan Alan Austin Jeff Hill Ron Rimmer Robert Barter Brian Hughes Jeff Sayle Bernard Bayley Garry Hughes John Soames Mary Beath Mark Hughes Harry Solomons Chris Burke Les Johns John Sullivan Len Cartwright Arthur Kelleher Steve Sullivan John Chapman AM Ruth Kelleher Bruce Turpin Madge Devlin David Kelly Barry Wood Ken Devlin Bruce Livingston Anthony Woodward Phil Green Barry McDonald Geoff Wright Steve Greentree Carl Mower Tom Harrison Ernie Page

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Members Shahzad Ali Paul Greentree Daryl Parmenter Marc Anderson Trent Griffiths Ian Paterson Brenton Barker Tim Hancock Richard Phillips Darren Barnes Andrew Harrison Sean Porter Peter Bayley Fabian Heaton Maurice Preston Nick Bell Denesh Hewa-Gamage Stephen Pryde Steve Bidwell-Brown Matthew Hilder Grant Rimmer David Bourke Aaron Hildred Nathan Rosser Troy Brewster Ben Hill Kieran Routh Steve Bright Joseph Hill Neil Saker James Byrne Denis Hinds Sean Sampson Rhett Cargill Geoffrey Hodgkinson Alex Sciascia Glen Carroll Mark Holland Chris Singh Mark Carroll Brett Hunter Nigil Singh Steven Chakarovski Simon Katich Tom Skilbeck Murali Chandraskeharan Usman Khawaja Peter Spurr Richard CheeQuee Christoher Kruit Ray Stafford Steven Clarke Mohit Kumar Rodney Stafford Neil Cohen Robert Leach John Stewart Bernie Dagg Zachary Levien Chris Sullivan Campbell Dash Jonathan Lewis Louis Talay Gavin Dennett Timothy Lloyd Matthew Taylor Cooper Devine Daniel Loader John Tierney Nathan Docker Timothy Mall Paul Toole Mitchell Doherty Tony Martin David Townsend Graham Doig Darren McCoy Paul Varughese David Downing Simon McKenzie Jock Walsh Glenn Farquharson John McLoughlin Michael Watson Carl Fernandez Brent McNee Mitchell Weir John Fleming David Mitchell Dean White George Frazakis John Moffatt Peter Wright Harrison Gavel Eddie Otto Steven Yates Cameron Gray Matthew Parker Chad Greenberg Tony Parker

Associate Members Don Arnold Steve Greentree Brian Proops Bob Barter Peter Harrison Shane Redenbach Bernard Bayley Laurie Heil Tom Regan Stan Beal Miranda Hill Judy Robinson Peter Carroll David Holland David Skuthorpe John Connell Tariq Khawaja Bernie Dagg Lynette Jackson Paul Spurr Ashleigh Devlin Katie Martin Susan Stewart Madge Devlin Anne Mullherin Wayne Tilley Peter English Cec Orrock Linda White Paul Fitzgerald Sue Otto

A W Green Shield Members Peter Alevisios Jarrah Dowd Sean Sheriff Jake Berry Perry Jagdon Louis Talay Dean Bowen Peshala Kariawasam Luke Towers Mark Carroll Nicholas Lennings Christopher Zafirou Campbell Dash William Passas Cooper Devine Peter Saroukas

5 President’s Report

It is with great pride and honour that I present my third report as President of Randwick Petersham Cricket.

It is also with mixed emotions. Mixed in the sense that I am delighted with the wonderful progress of the club and our achievements on the playing field this season, but deeply saddened by the loss of one of the club’s treasures and a very close friend, the late and great, Phil Tresidder.

Phil was one of my first mentors when I joined the old Randwick club in 1976. He was also somewhat of a “father figure” throughout my playing days and beyond. I feel sure that I would not have achieved anything near the level I have without his guidance and support. His 60 odd years association with the club indicates the dedication and loyalty of the man. We are all reaping the benefits of his involvement and friendship with us. He is sorely missed.

On a happier note, we have had a magnificent season! To make three Grade Cricket finals is an outstanding performance for any club let alone one in just its third year. And another premiership-- for the second successive year—with the Greg Hartshorne led 3rd Grade team taking the cup after being minor premiers. Paul Tooles’1st Grade team came within an ace of doing the same while to be washed out in a drought was a disappointing way for Alan Wrights’ 5th graders to finish their season. Fourth Grade under David Townsend also did well in making the semis while Matt Parker led his 2nd graders with distinction but couldn’t recapture the team’s form of the previous season. Our two 6th Grade Metropolitan Cup teams, Green and Gold, didn’t let us down either and made the semi-finals. Their success is a good indicator of the young talent within our club.

Our 4th place in the coveted Club Championship was an exceptional effort and I extend my thanks to all players, officials, sponsors and supporters for their wonderful contribution to this outcome. We have improved from 7th in year one to 5th last year to 4th this summer. The Club Championship is a great yardstick in measuring the strength of a club and clearly we are in the top few clubs in Sydney.

There were many terrific performances once again this season and they are well detailed in this report. The outstanding effort of our English fast bowler Jon Lewis must be recognised however, and his 52 wickets was a great return. The “Master Blaster” Richard CheeQuee topped the Sydney aggregates again for the second time in the past three years. I don’t think he’s batted better and like good wine, is improving with age. It’s a big season for him next summer as the committee has dedicated his 20th season to be a Testimonial Year. A well earned tribute to one of the club’s greats.

We were also “rapt” in the season Simon Katich had. He became our first Test player when selected for his 2nd Test against Zimbabwe last October and quickly has become a regular member of the Australian team. He also scored his first Test century at the SCG and went on to win the “Steve Waugh Medal” for the NSW Player of the Season. It was a very special season for a very special and talented young cricketer. We are tremendously proud that Simon is a “Randy Pete”. A special tribute to Simon is included in this report.

It was also a big year for sponsors. I can’t begin to express how grateful we are for their involvement with us. As our major sponsor, Petersham RSL again was to the fore with a wide level of support and assistance. This season the Randwick Rugby Club became as a sponsor, after being off the scene for a couple of years pending the redevelopment of the club. It’s great to have the “Rugger” back on board. Deposit Bond Australia was another new sponsor while our long-time friend, Phil Green of Babcock and Brown, again funded our Player’s Incentives Scheme. To all our sponsors, I thank you most sincerely for your generosity and friendship. Sponsorship is a two-way thing and we have been fortunate to have so many terrific people associated with the club. I’m sure you’re enjoying our success as much as we are.

Many thanks to our mayors and our Councils. Our playing facilities are up there with the best in Sydney. The fact that the Sydney Cricket Association awarded finals to both Coogee and Petersham ovals, indicates the level of respect for both grounds by the highest cricket authority in Sydney. Our thanks to the dedicated groundstaff at Marrickville Council and with Green Options, which is the company charged with the preparation of the three Randwick grounds.

6 In welcoming the incoming mayors at Randwick City Council and Marrickville Council, namely Councillor Murray Matson and Morris Hanna respectively, may I extend our gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the outgoing mayors, Dominic Sullivan and Barry Cotter. Dominic and Barry have been wonderful supporters of our club and it is through their efforts that the merger of the two grade clubs was able to proceed so smoothly. It could not have happened without the understanding and agreement of the two councils. Thank you gentlemen and we wish you well in your future endeavours.

The success of our club has not happened by accident. It has occurred through careful planning and hard work by a dedicated group of individuals who have given of their time to be members of the Management Committee. Each member has particular responsibilities, which they have exercised with reliability and enthusiasm.

Heading the committee was Ray Stafford who has been outstanding as CEO and it is no surprise that he was named “Clubman of the Season”. Ray performed the duties with professionalism and precision. Unfortunately Ray has indicated he will not be available to continue in the role next season. While Ray leaves the job with our thanks and appreciation, we are only too aware that he has set a mark which will be difficult to match. Fantastic job, Ray!

Bernie Dagg took the important job of Financial Controller following Steve Devlin’s retirement and did it with the finesse he displayed during his earlier days in the job at Petersham Marrickville. Greg Hartshorne combined playing and administration with outstanding results. Apart from the 3rd Grade premiership, he was the 3rd Grade Captain of the Year while achieving a level of sponsorship unheard of in grade cricket circles. Wayne Mulherin was simply brilliant in the administration of our grounds while Tony Parker was as reliable as ever looking after the cricket clothing. Chris Sullivan was the perfect Social Director while David Townsend’s experience proved invaluable in his Junior Development role. Tony Martin was a new and welcome addition to the committee this season while we were well represented at SCA and NSWCA level by Ray Stafford and Peter Wright. Alan Wright followed “Prince’s” lead combining the captaincy of the 5th Grade side with the demanding job of Chairman of Selectors, which he performed with maturity and sensitivity. While not a committee member, my “old mate” Lyall Gardner, continued to provide valuable advice and assistance.

Our volunteers are the lifeblood of our club and they were out in force once again this season. We have an amazing line up of helpers including team managers, scorers and canteen staff. People who put in the time and effort for the simple satisfaction of seeing the club prosper. They are as dedicated as they are enthusiastic and any success the players have is enjoyed just as much by the volunteers. We could not have conducted two Grade Cricket finals at separate venues without the “army” of volunteers we have. Thank you one and all!

Our coaching staff had a big year and can take plenty of the credit for our success. Bill Anderson, Peter Devlin and their team of dedicated coaches never missed a trick as evidenced by Bobby Simpson’s attendance at a Petersham Oval training session. There was some improvement in the Green Shield performance this season but this is one area which remains a challenge for our coaches.

In last year’s report I was particularly complimentary about the fact no player was reported for unsportsmanlike behaviour or misconduct. I am pleased to say I can report a similar outcome this season. It’s a great record, but not one where we can rest on our laurels. Apart from wanting to be the best cricket club in Sydney, we want to be known as the best sporting club. We can only do that by maintaining our sportsman-like approach to our game. We have done well so far. It must be the aim of everyone associated with the club to ensure there is a lot more of the same in the seasons ahead. Remember the ideals I have been pushing since I took over as President three years ago…Trust, Respect and Humility. While ever we exercise these principles, we can’t go wrong.

It’s always hard to follow a good season with another as good or better. We have shown that we have been up to this challenge over the past two seasons and there is no reason why we can’t continue to move ahead next summer. An important early signing for us is the former Victorian Pura Cup batsman, Matthew Mott, who has taken up a position as Assistant Coach of the NSW Blues team. With the talent in our ranks we will certainly be a force to be reckoned with on the playing fields in 2004-05. Go the “Randy Petes”!!!

Michael Whitney President

7 REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Once again it is with pleasure that I present to you the annual report of the Management Committee of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.

Season 2003-04 will be remembered for a number of notable achievements and performances, however it will be best remembered for the year that Randwick Petersham hosted two SCA Grade Finals. The First Grade Final was played at the beautiful Coogee Oval and the Third Grade Final was played at the historic Petersham Oval. Randwick Petersham were declared Third Grade Premiers and we had won our second Premiership in just our third year.

Although it was the ultimate season for our third graders, it was a great season for all our teams and the club itself. In only our third year, we have continued to progress. At the end of the competition rounds, we had qualified six out of our seven teams to the final series, with only 2nd Grade missing out.

Finals Series: First Grade hosted the Qualifying Final, Semi-Final and Final all at Coogee Oval. Third Grade hosted the Qualifying Final, Semi-Final and Final all at Petersham Oval. Fifth Grade hosted the Qualifying Final and Semi-Final at . Sixth Grade hosted the Qualifying Final at Snape Park. The committee would like to thank our players and volunteers for making this possible.

Our club gained one place in the coveted Club Championship from the previous season (5th), however after being second and third most of the season we ended the season 4th after some poor performances in the last two rounds against University of NSW and Fairfield, which cost us 3rd place. Bankstown were however, very worthy winners 256 points ahead of second placed Mosman, who were 90 points ahead of third placed Penrith. Randwick Petersham were 14 point behind Penrith in 4th place.

The flagship of the club, the First Grade team, performed superbly considering that we lost our entire first grade attack from last year. Adam Warren, Scott Obey, Mattew Cassar, Robin Smith and Darren Wotherspoon all retired or moved elsewhere. With the acquisition of Jon Lewis, Glenn Farquharson and Nathan Rosser in the off-season, a number of our 2nd Grade players from the previous season (Richard Phillips, David Mitchell, Brett Hunter, Rodney Stafford and Usman Khawaja) were promoted to the 1st Grade side. And they stepped up to the mark. These guys believed in themselves and were guided by the experience of Paul Toole, Richard CheeQuee and Jon Lewis, (the latter who I will take some of the credit for, in bringing him to our club). In the game against Hawkesbury, there was only two of last years' 1st Grade side (Paul Toole and Richard CheeQuee). We beat all the top sides with the exception of Bankstown and lost to the lower placed sides, such as Blacktown, Parramatta, Gordon, University of NSW and Fairfield. In the finals series the young 17 year old, Usman Khawaja stood up against the likes of Johnston, Alley, Adlam and Bracken. Paul Toole led this side superbly and almost pulled of a First Grade Premiership. Our club has many young players, who have now had the experience of playing in a First Grade Final. The scene has been set for some exciting years ahead, so book your ticket on the "Randy Petes Express" or be left behind!

Our First Grade side only had the presence of Simon Katich for four matches during the season, due to Simon breaking back into the Australian Test Eleven. In doing so, Simon became Randwick Petersham's First Test player. The season only got better for Simon who was Man of the Match in the Sydney Test. This was Stephen Waughs' last test for Australia and Simon batted with him in both innings scoring 125 and 77no. Simon also was selected in the Australian One-Day team.

Simon also had a great season with the Blues, being named NSW Pura Cup Player of the Season for the second year in a row and was named as the winner of the Steve Waugh Medal for the NSW Player of the Season. Not only is he an outstanding player but an outstanding young man.

Second Grade had a disappointing season results wise, but captain Matthew Parker can take much credit for the development of last year’s Second Grade players who stood up this year in First Grade. Richard Phillips, Brett Hunter, Rodney Stafford and David Mitchell played most of the season in 1st Grade and performed well in that grade after playing last season in 2nd Grade. With mainly third graders and some fourth graders from the previous season, Second Grade was, in the end, only three wins from reaching the final six. These young players will benefit greatly from the experience of playing Seconds this season.

In Third Grade we ended up Minor Premiers and Premiers, under the captaincy and direction of the "evergreen" Greg Hartshorne. This side consisted of a number of last year’s victorious Fourth Grade team. Only two centuries were scored during the season. The side was always able to win the close games and as a

8 , led the competition for most of the season. The 3rd Grade Premiership was built on good team performances. Greg Hartshorne was also the winner of the SCA "Spirit of Cricket" Award as the Captain of the Third Grade. Greg is a great ambassador to our younger players on how the game should be played. Fourth Grade were long odds to make the finals before the Christmas break. However after Christmas, they were our form team, losing only one game before the finals. Runs were hard to come by, with a Steve Clarke century the only one of the season. The team was well led by David Townsend. He had plenty of support from David Bourke, Marc Anderson, Darren McCoy and Denis Hinds and in the end were very unlucky not to win the Qualifying Final, losing by a in a very close encounter with Gordon. Fifth Grade for the second year in a row had their premiership aspirations dashed by wet weather and poor ground management. Last year drainage problems at Caringbah Oval, this year inadequate covers for a grade final at Raby Oval. Alan Wright captained the side into a winning position on day one, only to see no play possible on the second day. This side was down and out on a number of occasions during the final series but someone always rose to the occasion. There were no super stars in this grade, only the fighting spirit and the never give up attitude of the Randy Petes that will eventually get you over the line. Well done guys, maybe next year will see some luck and the premiership that should have been yours in the last two years.

The Under 21 Poidevin Gray team was disappointing this season, winning only two games. Many of the batsmen got a good start, but through poor shot selection failed to convert into fifties plus. The bowlers let themselves down with 68 wides in six games. The fielding in the game against Sutherland was brilliant, but such commitment is needed in every game. With more resolve, this team could have certainly won more games and next season they should be looking to make the semi-finals as clearly, the talent is there. Thanks again to coach Matt Parker and his assistant Aaron Hildred, manager John Connell and scorer Richard McCord for their efforts during the season.

After failing to win a game in the previous season, the Under 16 A W Green Shield was coached this season by Peter Carroll, who worked hard in the off season to ensure the side was more competitive. They started the season against Northern District with a solid win helped by a century from Will Passas and 80 from Mark Carroll. Another win in Round 2 against North Sydney and all was looking well. However, the team failed to win another game. Batting let the side down with the exception of Will Passas who averaged over 50 in the series. Will was subsequently selected in the Combined Green Shield side. This was a big improvement on the previous season and a great deal of credit must go to coach Peter Carroll and manager Laurie Heil. Many of the youngsters are still under 16 and are available again next season.

We again entered two teams in the Metropolitan Cricket Competition. In previous seasons we had entered a 6th & 7th Grade team but this year entered two 6th Grade sides known as RP Green and RP Gold. Both teams made and won their Qualifying Finals but were beaten in the Semi-Finals. This result was a great achievement by the players and again, much credit must go to manager David Holland and Chairman of Selectors Alan Wright, for the time and effort they provided to these teams to ensure the future of the club’s development program. The program ensures our promising young cricketers are involved in a good standard of turf cricket while awaiting the call into grade.

Centuries In Grades 1 to 5, after scoring 30 centuries in season 2002-03, this year we scored only 13--the same as 2001-02. Only David Mitchell and Michael Watson scored more than one with two each.

Top Performances Top runscorer for the season was Richard CheeQuee with 907 runs. Joseph Hill (780) and Usman Khawaja (752) passed the 700 mark while Steve Clarke (612), Matthew Taylor (584), Paul Toole (568) and David Mitchell (522) scored more than 500. The highest individual scores were by Matthew Taylor (144), Daryl Parmenter (134*) and Joseph Hill (126). Of the bowlers, Jon Lewis was the leading wicket taker with 52 wickets followed by Glenn Farquharson (43), Nigil Singh (38), Nathan Rosser (37) and Simon McKenzie (37). The best bowling figures were recorded by Simon McKenzie (8-34) and Jon Lewis (7-35).

Major Award Winners Congratulations to Jonathan Lewis – Player of the Season, Alan Wright – Clubman of the Year (Player) and Ray Stafford – Clubman of the Year (Non Player).

Sydney Cricket Association Top Grade Performers Richard CheeQuee was the leading run scorer for the second time in three years. Jon Lewis was the third highest wicket taker.

9 Overseas Players We again filled our overseas player quota of 3 with great success this season. Jon Lewis from Gloucestershire in England was undoubtedly the find of the season. Jon took 52 wickets at the great average 15.29, with best of 7-35 v Mosman, 6-41 v Sydney University and 5-35 v Fairfield. Unfortunately, Jon missed the Semi-Final and Final as he had to return to English . Neil Saker, a 19 year old from Surrey in England, arrived in time for round 8 against Mosman. Neil was an instant success in 2nd Grade, taking 4 wickets in his first three matches. He ended up taking 23 wickets at 16.74 and also played in the Poidevin Gray team. We hope to have him back this season. Our third overseas player was Tom Skilbeck, a batsman-wicket keeper from Sunderland in England. Tom only played eight games and had made his way into Third Grade before returning to England.

Administration Mike Whitney, our Club President, again did a terrific job despite the many difficulties he had battling a number of competing priorities. Thank you Mike for your help and advice with the difficult decisions we sometimes had to make. “Whit” is an inspiration to all of us and his passion for the club is invaluable. Following last year’s AGM we welcomed Tony Martin to the Management Committee as Assistant CEO and Minute Secretary. A total of 11 Committee meetings were held with a number of issues the subject of healthy and spirited debate. We have a great committee where every member is responsible for a specific function. Alan Wright continued as Chairman of Selectors and again did an outstanding job, particularly in advising players of selection changes and filling positions arising from late dropouts. Our various operational committees again performed with distinction and it is hard to imagine how the club could function without the dedicated personnel who give of their time and expertise in making these committees the success they have been. Special mention needs to be made of Grounds Committee Chairman, Wayne Mulherin, through whose efforts we have some of the best grounds and facilities in Grade Cricket. Wayne has worked hard with both Randwick and Marrickville Councils to get improved facilities for our club. The new retractable nets at Petersham Oval were well overdue and this will improve player safety and be much easier to set-up. Wayne does not only look after grounds, he and Chris Sullivan are the main players in organising our major function each year. Its success is primarily attributable to them. Wayne also played a big part in ensuring the success of the 1st Grade Final at Coogee through careful planning and personal effort. Chris Sullivan again was outstanding in organising the many social events throughout the year. Chris is always putting his hand up to help out in some way, by attending an SCA meeting or on the BBQ at Petersham. Chris, you are a champion and we all value your contribution. Greg Hartshorne again did an outstanding job in looking after our club sponsorship. Petersham RSL continued as our major sponsor. Our overall sponsorship arrangements again grew in number and value as we gained Randwick Rugby Club and DBA. Greg is also heavily involved in Coaching and Selections. Tony Parker, our Cricketware Coordinator, and like Chris Sullivan, always helping out in more areas than cricketware. Either as manager of the 2nd Grade team, behind the canteen counter, cooking the BBQ, Tony is there doing something. Tony’s contribution to Cricketware has been great. He also made the gear available to players at training to meet the last minute requirements of playing attire. David Townsend not only looks after our Junior Development but when Lyall Gardner had to give up his Publicity role, David put his hand up to help out. With the email communication link, David ensures that all players, volunteers and supporters are kept up-to-date with club issues. Well done, David. Peter Devlin is another who will go the extra yard to ensure we are well prepared. Peter's effort as Ground Manager of Coogee Oval for the 1st Grade Final left nothing to chance. Well done, Devo. Richard McCord - celebrated a milestone in grade cricket of having acted as Scorer in over 1000 games, that’s a magnificent effort. He has scored in every grade, including Poidevin Gray and AW Green Shield. Congratulations on your achievement, Dick has now got his sights on 1500 games. Captains Match Reports - To Paul Toole, Matthew Parker, Greg Hartshorne, David Townsend, Alan Wright, and Laurie Heil (Green Shield) – Congratulations as we now have a 100% record in sending to the SCA the Captains Match Report on time for the last two years. Well Done.

Coaching Our coaching staff under Director Bill Anderson and Club Coach Peter Devlin, have again enjoyed great success. The way our teams performed, they are entitled to all the accolades that may come their way. Jon Lewis was our Junior Development Officer and did a great job under the leadership of David Townsend, who manages our Junior Development Program. This is an important area for the club and one that requires all the time and effort we can provide. Our future depends on it.

NSWCA and SCA Peter Wright and Ray Stafford represented the club at SCA meetings, while Peter was the club’s delegate to NSWCA. Peter is a valuable member of our committee, representing the club in a number of SCA and Cricket NSW matters. During the course of the season, Lyall Gardner stood down from the NSW Cricket Board after

10 serving a period of 5 years while Mike Whitney relinquished his position as Vice President after just one year following a restructure of NSWCA.

I would also like to thank Bruce Collins, the SCA Chairman and his committee for their contribution to cricket during the season and for allowing us to host the 1st Grade Final at beautiful Coogee Oval. Grade Cricket was the winner from that decision. Also to Ian Field and David Ford, thank you, for your continued support and assistance during the season.

Finances Finances are a major aspect of the club and Bernie Dagg put in a huge effort as Financial Controller. Our finances are in a sound position although the increased costs associated with running a grade cricket club are now such that we cannot afford to take our eye of the ball for a moment. We finished the season with net assets of $63,368.57 after an operating surplus of $23,305.12. The recently created Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation contributed sufficient funds to the club this season to enable the purchase of a bowling machine and video camera, which will streamline our practice sessions.

Obituary During the season, we lost a number of people closely associated with the club. One such person was Phil Tresidder who was Joint Patron of our club with Noel Hughes. It was a major blow to the club and to cricket in general, to lose Phil who was such an icon in terms of the Randwick and Randwick Petersham clubs. A detailed tribute to Phil has been included elsewhere in this report. He will be sorely missed. Phil was natures gentleman, we will all miss him. We were delighted to hear at the end of the season that the SCA saw fit to add a Media Award to the Grade Cricket Annual Awards to commemorate Phil’s memory.

Conclusion Many tributes are recorded throughout this report to our very generous sponsors and our wealth of volunteers. On behalf of the Management Committee, I thank them one and all for their assistance and involvement. I couldn’t sign off without thanking our ladies at Petersham (Pat, Helen & Robin) and Coogee (Madge) for their contribution with afternoon teas and the running of the canteens. They work hard, never complain and always greet you with a smile. Thank you again ladies. I must once again thank Noel “Pommie” Hughes for his continued efforts at Petersham. To Don Arnold and Steve Smith thank you for your continued support and in capturing those special moments on camera of which many appear in this report. Last of all, I would like to thank Lyall Gardner for all his continued support and help over the past year. While I was overseas in August/September, Lyall was Acting CEO of the club and as we all knew he would, did an outstanding job. He is a great contributor to our club.

We have had another tremendous year with many highlights. As next season approaces I’m sure everyone is looking forward to it. Even though I will not be standing next year as CEO of the club or on the Management Committee, I will continue to produce the statistics for the Annual Report, if required, by the incoming committee. I have enjoyed the last six years on the Management Committee of both the old Randwick Cricket Club and now the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. I believe there has been significant progress made in the last three years both on and off the field, to ensure we are again a major force in Sydney Grade Cricket.

For and on behalf of the Management Committee.

Ray Stafford Chief Executive Officer

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

During the year there were 11 Committee Meetings. Attendances were as follows:

10 R. Stafford, C. Sullivan, B. Dagg, P Wright, 9 G. Hartshorne, A Martin 8 T. Parker, A. Wright, D Townsend 7 W. Mulherin 5 M. Whitney

11 Antics and Antecdotes

• A week after returning home healthy from 3 weeks in India, Mike Whitney took ill eating the entree at Alan Davidson’s Tribute Luncheon. Maybe a case of “Sydney Belly”? • It was a big night out for many players at the City Hotel social event to get the season off and running but Michael Watson’s Mum still wants to know why Michael came home at 11am the following day wearing Nathan Rosser’s shoes! The big question is what was Nathan wearing? • Rodney Stafford will never forget his first ball in first grade cricket because he bowled it to one of the greatest batsmen of all time—! He also bowled to Mark when he was on 99! The lesson is that it can only get easier!! • With wickets falling regularly around him in the 1st Grade match against Bankstown, opener Richie Phillips decided that to get a century he needed to attack and attack he did! He took 18 from the next over to race to 95 then saw the hapless bowler drop a mistimed hook while fielding at fine leg from the next over into the boundary allowing him to push a single for . • Third Grade manager John Connell had a hard luck story explaining his absence from day 1 of the Bankstown match. Seems JC had a “big” lunch on the Friday but after safely making it home, was awoken at 3am by a neighbour and the local fire brigade attempting to put out the fire in his kitchen! Some midnight snack! Pity about that front door. And the chicken in the oven! • After being slogged for 22 from his opening two overs in the 1st Grade match against UTS Balmain, Rodney Stafford was taken to the centre wicket during the lunch break by Director of Coaching Bill Anderson for some “helpful” instruction. Seems it worked ‘cause young “Staf” went out after lunch and took 6 for 46 to demolish the Tigers to finish with 6 for 85! • During the Sydney Test, the team manager of the visiting Cricket Club of India got lost on the way back to Neutral Bay and ended up in the Chatswood police station seeking directions. Constable Mohit Kumar, one of our lower grade cricketers, recognised the visitor as a person who had played with his father in India and ably escorted him back to his lodgings! • Last season’s 1st Grade leg spinner Robert Smith, now residing in Fort Lauderdale, USA, flew in for Christmas with the family and could see the covers being removed at Petersham Oval ready for play. It was too much for him to let go and as a result he turned up to say hello to the boys at the 1st Grade game later that day! Once it’s in your blood………..!! • Comment overheard from 1st Grade manager Bob Barter: “A dressing room without ice is like a desert without an oasis…..” Ain’t that the truth!! • A bit of captaincy genius by Paul Toole in the Limited Overs match against North Sydney shortly after Darren Wotherspoon had come to the crease. He brought 16 years old Usman Khawaja on to bowl even though he doesn’t bowl in 2nd Grade. Second over, Usman enticed “Spoons” to cut one into the hands of skipper Toole who took the catch then nursed a bruised thumb for the rest of the day! That was the last over Ussie bowled as well! • 1st Grade opener Richard Phillips couldn’t get out of the way quick enough to stop a hook shot hitting him in the back while fielding at short leg in the match against Parramatta. An urgent x- ray revealed no fracture but the doctor could see the six stiches of the ball as well as the manufacturers name in the bruise between his shoulder blades! • Nathan Rosser was the club’s entrant in the Long competition conducted during the dinner break at the Australia v India one-dayer at the SCG in January and WON with a throw of 93 metres! This makes him Sydney Grade cricket’s best chucker!! • Randwick “Legend” and former 1st Grade ‘keeper of the ‘40’s through ‘60’s, Barry Wood, known affectionately during his playing days as “the heavy roller” because of his size, only ever admitted to weighing 11 stone 7 pounds. At a “Legends” barbeque recently he “rolled” in and freely admitted that he was now 11 stone 9 pounds! Now that’s a mid-life crisis!! (Rumour has it that he’s never been less than 13 stone!) • Aaron Hildred will long remember his 1st Grade club debut in the Semi Final against UTS Balmain. He had the distinction of going in to bat at the fall of the nightwatchman’s wicket just before lunch on day 2 to be the first club player to be a “lunch watchman”!! Test fast bowler spoilt his lunch too, by immediately knocking him over! Sandwiches anyone??

12 SPONSORS

We have a fantastic array of sponsors. Without you, we could not survive.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you.

• Our Major Sponsor is Petersham RSL. We wear the Petersham RSL logo on our shirts and the RSL is our principal post match drinking venue and function centre. • Randwick Rugby Club is a Gold Sponsor and sponsor of our 1st Grade Limited Overs, Poidevin Gray and Green Shield teams. The new club is open for business opposite Coogee Oval. At home games and 1 dayers, opposition teams are invited back for a social drink. • Deposit Bond Australia is a new Gold Sponsor. They arrange Deposit Bonds when buying property. This can greatly assist when funds for your deposit or “off the plan” purchase are not easily available. Talk to Greg Hartshorne for more information. • Canterbury Bulldogs, Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL, ANZAC Memorial Club and South Sydney Juniors are sponsors of our junior development program. • Babcock and Brown, through Phil Green, is a long-term friend and valued Gold Sponsor and provides the financial means to support the Players Incentive Scheme. • MHS Recruitment is a second year Gold Sponsor and will help both our players and business partners find jobs and recruit employees. • Property Developer Cardy & Co., through Alan Cardy, is a long term Silver Sponsor and generous supporter of our club. • APF Group is a new Silver Sponsor. APF offer our players and supporters advice on a broad range of financial services including wealth creation, budgeting, financial planing, property investment, tax etc. Talk to Blake Shortland or Greg Hartshorne for more information • Silver Sponsor Choice Home Loans (Greg Hartshorne) is a mortgage broker. A broker is the best person to talk to when finding finance for a property purchase or to access equity in your existing home. You get to see up to 35 lenders in 1 visit, at a time that suits you, at no cost. David Trodden Lawyers at Balmain, is another Silver Sponsor whose principals have been long time supporters of our club. • Harry Solomons at Kingsgrove Sports Centre joins us this season as a Silver Sponsor. KSC have the best range of cricket equipment at their store in Kingsgrove. • Quality Resort Nautilus at Coffs Harbour sponsors our Player of the Season Award. They have been very generous in their support, particularly during this season’s final series with special incentives for our players • Café Barzu and Manna Restaurant were again match day award sponsors. Each round awards of dinner for 2 at each restaurant were presented to winners. These restaurants are excellent local eateries.

Randwick Rugby “Legend” Jeff Sayle and Mike Whitney

Our Success is a direct result of your involvement with us!

13 Many, many thanks to YOU ALL! What another great season for the club! We couldn’t do it without a lot of help and support and we thank everyone who assisted in some way or another and in particular the following:

1 The Mayors of Marrickville and Randwick and their staff for their assistance and co- operation, particularly in relation to our grounds 2 Our groundsmen Pat at Petersham, Dane and Steve at Coogee, Snape and Kensington 3 Our fabulous hospitality staff, Pat, Helen and Robin at Petersham, Madge and Ashleigh at Coogee. Linda White, Katie Martin, Sue Otto and Susan Stewart who also helped out with afternoon teas 4 Barbeque cooks Peter Harrison, Peter Devlin, Tony Parker, Peter English and Chris Sullivan 5 Practice Captain Richard McCord for ensuring our training sessions at Petersham and Snape Ovals went smoothly 6 Ken Devlin, Alan Austin, Len Cartwright, Chris Burke, Ross Davies, John Pearson, John Benaud, Mark Sundin, John Watson, Peter Rolls, Phil Tresidder, Greg Hartshorne, Wayne Mulherin, Gordon Owen, Duncan Scott- Glassock, John Connell, Terry Brennan, Bobby Barter and Collex Pty Ltd for the donation of Annual Awards 7 Ian Jones of Peninsular Holden for assistance with a motor vehicle for Simon Katich 8 CPI Paper and in particular Director, Denis Goodrem and our own Steve Greentree for the donation of the high quality paper used in this Annual Report 9 Our dedicated and efficient scorers and team managers Brian Proops, Richard McCord, Lynette Jackson, Bob Barter, Peter Harrison, Tony Parker, John Connell, Steve Greentree, Paul Spurr and David Holland 10 Director of Coaching Bill Anderson, Club Coach Peter Devlin and assistants, David Skuthorpe, Greg Hartshorne, Andrew Millican, Paul Toole, Daryl Parmenter and Jon Lewis 11 David Townsend and Jon Lewis for their Junior Development work 12 Cricket NSW CEO David Gilbert and staff for the many courtesies during the season 13 SCA Chairman Bruce Collins and his Committee of Management and Secretary Ian Field for ongoing support and assistance 14 Peter Hughes of NSW Cricket Umpires’ Association 15 Peter Daffen of South Sydney Shires for general support. 16 Easts; Wagga Wagga; Shellharbour;Stockton and Central Coast Reps Cricket Clubs for pre-season matches 17 Don Arnold and Steve Smith for their many photographic favours 18 Patrons Noel Hughes and the late Phil Tresidder for their help and advice throughout the season 19 Financial Controller Bernie Dagg for his extensive work with the club’s finances 20 Wayne Tilley for his services as Honorary Auditor and for financial advice. 21 Life Member Graeme Hughes for being MC at our annual dinner and for ongoing support 22 Wayne Mulherin for his efforts in organising our grounds and personal effort in ensuring the success of the 1st Grade Final 23 Lyall Gardner for his work with the annual awards, annual report, publicity, communication links and general administrative advice and assistance 24 Peter Wright and Ray Stafford for representing the club at NSWCA and SCA meetings 25 Chris Sullivan for arranging our social events with passion and expertise 26 Greg Hartshorne for his outstanding work with sponsors 27 Alan Wright for again undertaking the difficult role of Chairman of Selectors 28 Peter Bayley for his effort and ongoing maintenance of the club website 29 Sean Sampson for his well written match reports and press articles 30 Geoff Hodgkinson for his help with the statistics

14 31 Peter Wright for his legal advice 32 Tony Parker for handling the storage and distribution of the club’s cricket wear clothing 33 Judy Robinson for numbering the 1st Grade playing shirts 34 Peter Carroll, Laurie Heil, Nigil Singh, Greg Hartshorne and Jon Lewis for their management and coaching of the A W Green Shield team 35 Matthew Parker and assistant Aaron Hildred for their coaching of the Poidevin Gray team 36 Club captains Andrew Millican (Club Captain), Paul Toole (1st Grade), Matt Parker (2nd Grade), Greg Hartshorne (3rd Grade), David Townsend (4th Grade), Alan Wright (5th Grade), Gavin Dennett (RP Green 6th Grade), Murali Chandrashekaran (RP Gold 6th Grade), Paul Greentree (PG’s), Campbell Dash (A W Green Shield).

Madge Devlin and Chris Sullivan

Helen Milford, Pat Hughes, Simon Katich, Robin Gardner & Noel Hughes

15 The Grade Season In Summary

Round 1 v Manly-Warringah (Limited Overs) A great start to the new season with 3 wins in limited overs matches against the 2002-03 Club Champions. Firsts had a superb 8 wicket win courtesy of a majestic 110 and 3 for 40 performance from Simon Katich. Brett Hunter took 3 catches while Daryl Parmenter’s 47 runs and stumping to dismiss for 5 added to the win. Three’s had an easy 92 run victory with Michael Watson (54) and Sean Sampson (5-31) leading the way. Fourth Grade started the defence of their premiership title superbly with a hollow 174 run win in a replay of last season’s final. Steve Clarke was on song with 117 and was backed up by David Bourke with 67. Dean White (4) and Peter Spurr (3) shared the wickets. In 2’s, a promising start led by Usman Khawaja (46) came unstuck when Manly’s last man in edged a 4 in the final over to take the points while 5ths struggled to make 205 only to see Manly run it down with two overs to spare. Evergreen Alan Wright’s 75 was the highlight.

1st won by 8 wkts 2-233 to 7-232 2nd lost by 1 wkt 8-194 to 9-195 3rd won by 92 runs 8-220 to 128 4th won by 170 runs 8-254 to 80 5th lost by 5 wkts 5-206 to 5-207

Round 2 v Campbelltown Camden In a round where rain intervened and washed out 4 of our 5 grades (and all but one other 1st Grade match) we managed the most unexpected win in 1st Grade! With 165 to get in a maximum of 120 minutes with light rain falling and black clouds rolling in, survival was a more likely outcome. But Brett Hunter (68 not out with 4 sixes) and Joe Hill (81) had other ideas and put together a new 5th wicket record of 122 in just 64 minutes to enable the 165 runs target to be reached in 97 minutes! The stage had been set earlier when Simon Katich (61) blasted a 50 in just 33 minutes while the bowlers on Day 1 did a great job to take the final 8 wickets for 91. Seconds were left lamenting at 1-104 chasing 155 when the rains came with Eddie Otto (4-27) and Usman Khawaja (44 not out) returning some impressive performances. Threes and fives were struggling while 4’s were evenly placed when rain caused an early finish at Raby Oval.

1st won by 4 wkts 6-281 to 279 2nd drawn 1-104 to 155 3rd drawn 6-136 to DNB 4th drawn 134 to 5-80 5th drawn 3-34 to 127

Round 3 v Bankstown A great round against a strong club with 3 wins out of 5 matches and 66 Club Championship points to 54. 1st Grade was a lost cause striking the ‘Dogs Mark Waugh (138) and Corey Richards (160) in scintillating form. Richard Phillips scored a terrific 117 for us going from 77 to 100 in just 10 balls while Glenn Farquharson’s 4- 61 was a good outcome in the circumstances. Seconds did the business at Coogee (after being 6-139 chasing 208) courtesy of Neil Cohen (75), Geoff Hodgkinson (47) and James Byrne (36). 3’s played the “match of the season” to get up with one ball to spare in light rain and gloom after Chad Greenberg (58 not out) and Nigil Singh got the necessary 65 runs for the 9th wicket from just 10 overs including 14 off the last 5 balls. Matty Taylor (63) and Michael Watson (49) had earlier set the foundation for the chase. Fourths were hampered by a heavily top dressed Petersham Oval but looked likely at 5-201 with 76 to get but a late order collapse proved costly. Steve Clarke (76) continued his good form while newcomer Ben Hill (60) helped himself to 22 from one over. Fifth Grade demolished the ‘Dogs for just 99 with Simon McKenzie returning the club’s best-ever figures of 8-34.

1st lost by 5 wkts 250 to 5-340 2nd won 31 runs 239 to 208 3rd won by 2 wkts 8-280 to 8-279 4th lost by 55 runs 232 to 277 5th won by 89 runs 189 and 3-94dec to 99 and 3-60

16 Round 4 v St George Always a tough round against the Saints and this season was no exception with 1’s and 4’s taking the points while the other grades went down. In 1st Grade, our 224 didn’t seem near enough but a superb bowling effort soon had them 4 for 20 and they never recovered. Jon Lewis with 40 runs and 2-34 was the star while Richard CheeQuee’s 59 was invaluable. In Second Grade it was a replay of last season’s semi-final with the same result. Usman Khawaja (74) and Geoff Hodgkinson (52) tried hard but the 350 target was too great. A century to young batsman Michael Watson was the highlight of 3rds’ score but the side went down by 4 wickets. In 5’s,the result and margin was the same although 4th Grade pulled off a great victory courtesy of a terrific bowling performance by Darren McCoy who took 5 wickets.

1st won by 50 runs 224 to 174 2nd lost by 72 runs 285 to 9-357 dec 3rd lost by 4 wkts 219 to 6-223 4th won by 54 runs 9-256 dec to 202 5th lost by 4 wkts 152 to 7-229

Round 5 v Western Suburbs A huge round with 4 wins and 102 Club Championship points. Only 4ths missed the party. Firsts had a super win defending an ordinary 234 after being 8-177 before the tail wagged. At lunch on day 2, our chances looked bleak before Jon Lewis (4-57) and Nathan Rosser (4-42) combined to demolish them for 200. Geoff Hodgkinson (70) and David Mitchell (59) were the main contributors to a Second Grade score which saw us home by just 12 runs with Andrew Harrison (4-46) snaring 2 wickets in the last over. In 3’s it was an even closer finish with Cameron Gray hitting a 6 off the second last ball to win! Greg Hartshorne (4-20) and Steve Clarke (53) were major performers. Fabian Heaton (51) and Peter Spurr (3-25) were among a good 5th Grade team effort to thrash Wests by 8 wickets. In 4ths, a poor wicket at Punchbowl was principally responsible for a poor score of just 103. Wests were similarly in trouble at 5 for 30 but a few good slogs got them home.

1st won by 34 runs 234 to 200 2nd won by 12 runs 242 to 9-230 3rd won by 3 wkts 7-199 to 9-195 4th lost by 5 wkts 103 to 5-104 5th won by 8 wkts 2-182 to 181

Round 6 v UTS Balmain A rain affected round with results in the first 3 grades. In 1st Grade, it was another “miracle” win with 259 being chased down as the heavens opened and the clock struck 6.45pm. And it was that man again, Joe Hill (126) together with his captain Paul Toole (88) who put on 197 for the 4th wicket—a new record for the club. With 24 to get, 3 wickets were lost for just 5 runs to create a few heart “flutters” among our supporters. But “Cheeqs” and young Usman Khawaja safely steered the side to victory. The win was a tribute to young leg spinner Rodney Stafford who demolished the Tigers the previous week with a superb exhibition to take 6 wickets for 85 (including 3 and bowled) and reduce their score from 2 for 174 to 258 all out. A feature of the second day was the contribution by players and officials from both clubs to get the game on at Petersham Oval after rain all morning. Their efforts enabled the match to be the only 1st Grade encounter to be decided on the day. In Seconds it was all downhill with the side inexplicably losing 6 for 16 after lunch on day 1 to be all out for just 145. The Tigers got that just 2 down. In Thirds it looked like an easy chase at Coogee despite the 2pm start with Cameron Gray (67) in full cry, but a spate of wickets near the end saw the scores tied at 216 each when the match finished. The books went to the SCA, which ruled we won by 1 run. In 4’s and 5’s there was no play on day 2 and both games were drawn.

1st won by 4 wkts 6-259 to 258 2nd lost by 8 wkts 2-147 to 145 3rd won by 1 run 217 to 216 4th drawn 9-185 dec to 1-4 5th drawn 258 to 1-46

Round 7 v Sydney University Three of last season’s Premiers were involved in this round and all lost! Our 1sts and 5ths won over Uni’s two successful teams of 2002-03 while our Premiership winning 4’s were also defeated. It was another round where weather played a part, heavy rain falling in the week before day 2. A surprising late start on the first day saw the

17 students bat at Uni.No.1. Fast bowler Jon Lewis made his mark on this game however, taking 6 wickets for just 41, from a mammoth 29 overs. With our batters presented with a damp pitch in gloomy conditions it was always going to be tough going on the second day and the opening partnership of 76 by Richie Phillips (31) and Paul Toole (37) from 38 overs was just what the doctor ordered. Daryl Parmenter (34) added the necessary hurry-up leaving Joe Hill (74 not out) and Richard CheeQuee (31 not out) to guide their side through to a gutsy win in very trying conditions. Seconds were up against it at Petersham chasing 311 but were washed out day 2. Three’s were victims of a wet pitch and their effort of 99 in pursuit of 262 showed the importance of the toss. It was their first loss of the season. Fourth Grade began OK at Coogee but crashed in the middle to finish well beaten. Bowling out the Premiers for just 149 on a hot first day was a real bonus for our fifth graders and despite the ideal bowling conditions on day 2, our batters were up to it to take out the points with young Daniel Loader in good form. The good weekend results enabled us to move into 3rd place in the Club Championship.

1st won by 7 wkts 3-229 to 228 2nd drawn DNB to 9-313 3rd lost by 163 runs 99 and 2-90 to 262 4th lost by 75 runs 151 to 226 5th won by 3 wkts 7-151 to 149

Round 8 v Mosman Always a tough round against Mosman but we came away with the spoils, winning the top 3 grades. 1sts played sensationally at Rawson Oval having been sent in after a days rain the day before. At 8 for 132, a win looked a long way off until Nathan Rosser (61) and Rodney Stafford (58) got together in a record 9th wicket partnership of 102 in just 74 minutes. Jon Lewis then produced the bowling figures of the season with 7 for 35 from 24 overs while the catching behind the wicket was first class as was Daryl Parmenter’s brilliant leg-side stumping off medium pacer Nathan Rosser. In 2’s, David Mitchell made short work of the 263 target hitting 123 not out helped along by John Moffatt with 72 not out. New chum Neil Saker also made his mark with 4 for 44 to contribute to the win. In 3rd Grade, our score of 187 didn’t look nearly enough until Nigel Singh reduced them to 4 for 22 in reply on day 1. He and Chad Greenberg (4 wickets each) then combined to keep their team at the top of the competition points table. Fourths batting wilted at Coogee as did our 5’s at Balmoral as both teams fell well short of their respective targets.

1st won by 90 runs 243 and 5-94 to 153 2nd won by 6 wkts 6-265 to 263 3rd won by 53 runs 187 to 134 4th lost by 56 runs 191 to 8-247 dec 5th lost by 102 runs 159 to 9-261 dec

Round 9 v Gordon (Limited Overs) A great start to the New Year with 4 out of 5 wins. Unfortunately for 1st Grade, the round brought to an end their 7 match winning streak as they went down by 12 runs after a poor batting performance. Only Richard CheeQuee (48), Jon Lewis (3-28) and Nathan Rosser (3-26) showed any real form. In 2’s, Neil Saker again bowled well to take 4-33 as did James Byrne (3-28) while Troy Brewster (57) was the backbone of the batting as the side notched up a solid win at Petersham. Third Grade had an enormous 10 wicket win, particularly as Gordon were in equal second place in the competition. Simon McKenzie knocked them over with 4 for 32 while Matt Taylor (62) and Alex Sciascia (36) put together an undefeated 102 run partnership to really rub it in. Chasing a very gettable 151 at Coogee, 4’s were soon in trouble at 5 for 44 until Marc Anderson and Darren McCoy saw their team through for a well earned win. 5’s were always in command and after dismissing Gordon for just 145, rattled up the runs for the loss of just one wicket. A great round worth 84 Club Championship points to keep us in 3rd place.

1st lost by 11 runs 171 to 182 2nd won by 61 runs 194 to 133 3rd won by 10 wkts 0-102 to 101 4th won by 5 wkts 5-155 to 152 5th won by 9 wkts 1-146 to 145

Round 10 v Parramatta Another great round with 4 lower grade wins and a disappointing 1st Grade loss. In 1’s, Parra lost their first 3 wickets for 71 and their last 7 for 69 but in between ran up a solid partnership of 105 to post a respectable total

18 of 245. But only David Mitchell, called into the side to replace the injured Daryl Parmenter behind the stumps, showed any real fight. His 108--his first ton in the top grade—was a standout in a poor batting display where wickets were virtually given away. In Seconds it was a different story as the side racked up their third win on the trot. Usman Khawaja with his first grade century—110 not out--was the star while Aaron Hildred (3-45) and Eddie Otto (3-47) applied the finishing touches. Three’s got home by just 27 runs due to a consistent bowling attack backed up by some outstanding fielding and wicketkeeping by Paul Greentree. Simon McKenzie’s 4-48 was best of the bowlers while 7 batsmen scored between 29 and 19. In 4th Grade, Zac Levien and Denis Hinds each took 3 wickets while John McLoughlin was the star with 3 wickets and top score of 59 as they rolled Parra for 158 then passed them 5 down before batting through. In 5’s, a huge score of 322 was posted on day 1 with 15 years old Mark Carroll (73) the star while Steve Bidwell-Brown (61) and Grant Rimmer (17) contributed to a new record partnership for the 10th wicket with 82. A good round which saw us move into 2nd place in the Club Championship.

1st lost by 58 runs 187 to 245 2nd won by 135 runs 8-271 dec to 136 3rd won by 27 runs 197 to 170 4th won by 52 runs 210 to 158 5th won by 132 runs 322 to 190

Round 11 v Eastern Suburbs It was the local derby and we were primed for a big round, especially in 1st Grade where Easts held down 2nd spot, just ahead of us. A “dicey”new Waverley Oval pitch greeted our batsmen who were asked to bat first. The “Waves” knew what they were doing with Phillips, Mitchell, Hill and Khawaja back in the pavilion for just 15 runs between them. Skipper Toole battled hard for 23 and when Hodgkinson went for a duck just after lunch the scoreline was 6 for 61. A series of hard hitting partnerships followed with Jon Lewis’ 57 enabling us to post 154. Two Easts wickets before the storms rolled in set the scene for a wonderful Australia Day. The hero was Rodney Stafford who recorded best ever figures of 6-62 as Easts fell for 150—4 runs short! At 9 down and 18 to get, Easts were still in it and a 4, 6 and 4 reduced the target to just one hit. But young Rod switched to around-the-wicket with immediate results to have the batsman caught behind by David Mitchell! In Seconds, our 199 never looked enough despite Neil Cohen’s terrific 85. Easts looked like winning easily until Peter Bayley produced career-best figures of 6 for 41 to have the scores tied with the last man in before sneaking home. In 3’s, it was hard yakka with Easts batting more than 80 overs leaving us just 46 in long grass to win. A draw always looked the result and so it proved to be. Nigel Singh (3-56) and Simon McKenzie (2-35) bowled well while skipper Greg Hartshorne was undefeated on 30 at the end. Fourths played well after some early mishaps with Marc Anderson’s 76 not out a highlight. Denis Hinds (4-29) and David Downing (2-17) then did the business to wrap up the points. In 5’s, Daniel Loader (47) and Chris Singh(33) helped set up a good target while Steve Bidwell-Brown mowed them down with 6 for 48 to get the money. In all, a good round, taking us to 2nd place in the Club Championship.

1st won by 4 runs 154 and 1-73 to 150 2nd lost by 1 wkt 199 to 9-200 3rd drawn 8-113 to 192 4th won by 76 runs 8-196 dec to 120 5th won by 42 runs 175 to 133 and 6-64

Round 12 v Penrith (Limited Overs) Another good round with 3 wins, the most important of which was the 1st Grade match at Howell Oval. In that game, we were quickly in trouble with 3 out before double figures were scored. A solid 73 by Richard CheeQuee with support from Joe Hill (23), Geoff Hodgkinson (30), Brett Hunter (30) and Nathan Rosser (26) enabled us to post a competitive score of 215. Some brilliant fielding gave our bowlers plenty of heart as the Panthers top 5 batsmen were out for just 35. Three outstanding runouts—all direct hits at the bowlers end—put the issue beyond doubt as Penrith crashed to 88 all out. In 2’s, the poorly performed Panthers had an “on” day and rattled up 280 at Petersham. Only Usman Khawaja with 96 showed any real fight in the run chase and we were soundly beaten in a game we were expecting to win. Thirds did the business in style rattling up 190 with the main contribution being 75 from Tony Martin. Peter Spurr returned career-best figures of 5 for 35 to prevent Penrith even getting a “sniff” as they were knocked over for 85. Fourth Grade were in trouble early, but Matt Hilder (38) and skipper David Townsend (50) steadied the ship to post a solid 195. Zac Levien then hit the stumps first ball in Penrith’s innings and took another wicket 3 balls later. Denis Hinds and Sean Sampson toiled hard to restrict the scoring and at the end, the Panthers were well short. Fifth Grade did well to keep

19 Penrith to less than 200 with Grant Rimmer (3-30) the best performer. At 4 for 111 in reply, it was game on but we then lost 6 for 12 to be all out for just 123.

1st won by 127 runs 215 to 88 2nd lost by 74 runs 206 to 8-280 3rd won by 105 runs 190 to 85 4th won by 18 runs 7-195 to 7-177 5th lost by 76 runs 123 to 7-199

Round 13 v Hawkesbury Yet another good round with 3 wins. A good effort by 1st Grade in searing heat at Richmond to bowl out the Hawks for 237. Nathan Rosser (4-58) and Jon Lewis (3-38) led the way while Richard CheeQuee put the issue beyond doubt with a great 111 after Paul Toole (51) and Usman Khawaja (41) put 90 on at the start. Neil Cohen also made his top grade debut. Despite a fantastic performance of 6-69 from club coach Peter Devlin, the Hawks 2’s rattled up 304 at Coogee with a number of chances missed. It was too much to chase down and we were 31 short at the end. Michael Watson (119) hit his second ton of the season and his first in Second Grade. Thirds had them on the ropes early but the heat took its toll on the bowlers and the last-placed Hawks managed to get to 215. Greg Hartshorne’s 4-39 was the best. Ben Hill (54) and Alex Sciascia (30) gave it a good shot but without extra support they finished 33 short. Other results went the teams’ way and they managed to hold on to first place in the competition despite the loss. Fours had a good win after a struggle to get early wickets. Chad Greenberg turned it all around with 4 scalps while David Bourke (49) and Matt Hilder (47) guided the side home to be real semi-final contenders. 5’s had a terrific batting performance but took until the last 5 minutes of the game to take the final wicket and the points winning by a huge 157 runs. Chris Singh had a huge double with 79 runs and 3 wickets for 45 while Glen Carroll (50) and Steve Bright (3 wickets) did well. Grant Rimmer threw down the stumps for the third time in a row to effect yet another run-out.

1st won by 3 wkts 7-297 dec to 237 and 3-65 2nd lost by 31 runs 273 to 304 3rd lost by 33 runs 182 to 215 4th won by 5 wkts 5-232 to 164 5th won by 157 runs 7-331 dec to 174

Round 14 v University of Our worst performance of the season at a time when we had hoped to capitalise on some great results during the year. Losing the toss on a hot day didn’t help in 1’s and they were set a chase of 289—the highest of the summer. The batting wasn’t up to it and the follow on was enforced. Glenn Farquharson with 4-42 and Joe Hill with 54 in the second dig were the best performers. In Seconds it was a disaster, losing outright despite fielding one of the teams’ best batting lineups of the season. Neil Cohen with 65 in the second knock and James Byrne, who is fast becoming one of the club’s better allrounders, with 32 and 46 not out, contributed well. In Third Grade, it was a most impressive performance leaving the team one win away from being Minor Premiers. The team score of 327 included a fabulous maiden grade cricket century from Matt Taylor who went on to make 144. Steve Clarke continued his good form with 53 while Chad Greenberg (4 for 70) and Nigil Singh (2 for 19) did the business to record an emphatic win by 164 runs. In 4’s it was looking good day 1 with the students 7-61 at tea. A rally thereafter took them to 184 after a 110 run partnership for the 8th wicket. At 1-50,we looked in charge but a major slump had us reeling at 8-92. A fightback got the score to 9-124 before a partnership of 47 for the last wicket almost got us over the line. A disappointing outcome and one which could have cost 4’s a place in the finals. In Fifth Grade, it was a very convincing win with Chris Singh (47 and 3 wickets) and Steve Bright (25 and 3 wickets) having good all round games. Touch and go on day 2 when it took 51 overs to bowl the students out. The win ensured the team a place in the top 6.

1st lost by 137 runs 152 and 4-139 to 289 2nd lost outright 144 and 6-191dec to 5-152dec and 5-184 3rd won by 164 runs 9-327 dec to 163 4th lost by 13 runs 171 to 184 5th won by 79 runs 168 to 89

Round 15 v Fairfield Liverpool A great finish to the season with 4 of our 5 teams making the Qualifying Finals. The only dampener to this final round was the drop to 3rd place by 1st Grade following their loss and as a consequence, our final spot in the

20 Club Championship being 4th after running 2nd and 3rd most of the season. A great win by 3rd Grade cemented the Minor Premiership—the 1st for the club! In that match Ben Hill (66) and skipper Greg Hartshorne (66 no) ensured a solid total which the Lions couldn’t match with Nigel Singh grabbing 5 for 22. In 4’s, both teams were vying for a finals berth being equal on points. We bowled first and Neil Saker (5 wkts), Zac Levien (2wkts) and John McLoughlin (3 wkts) put the skids through the Lions to have them out for just 85. The outcome was never in doubt and the win kicked our side into 5th place. Fifth Grade continued their great form against the second placed Lions bundling them out for 119 with Sean Sampson grabbing 4 wickets and David Downing 3. Our openers took all care scoring 25 off the first 23 overs before Steve Bright came in blazing a quickfire 42 not out with sixes and fours everywhere to enable his side to finish in 3rd place! In 1st Grade it was a matter of “if only”. Up against a State attack in responsive bowling conditions, the decision to bat first backfired in the first over when 2 wickets fell to hostile paceman Don Nash. The day 2 recovery enabled a score of 164 to be posted but was never going to be enough with the match being lost 7 wickets down. Jon Lewis recorded a terrific 5 for 37 which took him to a season tally of 53 wickets while Richard CheeQuee’s 33 got him past the 800 runs mark. Seconds had a great opportunity to salvage some pride when Fairfield was dismissed for only 142. That was enough however, as they recorded their 5th successive loss. All in all, an outstanding season!!

1st lost by 3 wkts 164 and 0-98 to 7 for 165 dec 2nd lost by 34 runs 108 to 142 3rd won by 98 runs 5-226 dec to 128 4th won by 49 runs 6-134 to 85 5th won by 3 wkts 7-130 to 119

Qualifying Finals An historic day for the club with 4 of our 5 grade teams participating in the Qualifying Finals. And what a weekend it was with 3 of those teams progressing to the Semis! Fourth Grade was the only casualty going down to a last wicket partnership of 30 runs by Gordon. First Grade made a welcome return to form taking out Mosman by 3 wickets at Coogee. Having lost the toss in perfect conditions, it seemed we would struggle against a talented lineup. But at 6 for 55 before lunch and 7 for 83 shortly after, Christmas appeared to have come early! Three determined partnerships of 71, 23 and frustratingly, 57 for the 10th wicket however, left us with a difficult chase of 234, particularly when Paul Toole lost his wicket before stumps. Overnight rain resulted in a 2 hour delay the following day which may just have added to the determination applied by Richard CheeQuee and 17 years old Usman Khawaja as they piled on 132 for the second wicket—Richard scoring an outstanding 95. Joe Hill came in the over before tea and hit successive balls over the fence to defy any defensive thoughts! Usman went on to make 63 in some 5 hours at the crease and it was a disappointment that he departed with just 3 runs from victory. A great win soured only by the fact it was Jon Lewis’ last game before returning to England with 52 wickets for the team under his belt. In Third Grade, things didn’t look too rosy when the home side was dismissed for an ordinary 97 on a seaming Petersham Oval pitch with Steve Clarke the only worthwhile contributor with 22. But the resolve of the bowlers was never so evident as they tore through the Mosman batting to knock them over for 75! Nigil Singh (4-40) and Peter Spurr (3-16) shared the 1st innings spoils. The match went into a second innings with Mosman being dismissed in the final over some 12 runs short of an improbable victory. Nigil Singh was again the difference taking another 5 wickets while skipper Greg Hartshorne put together a great double with 40 runs and 3 for 25. Our Fifth Graders were up against Gordon who had suffered a 9 wicket defeat by us during the course of the season. They batted with much more determination this time however, rattling up a huge score of 294 at Kensington Oval despite Grant Rimmer taking 5 for 52. We started well and at 5 down with 90 to get, a win looked on the cards. Two quick wickets however, soon changed the plan and the eventual draw saw 5’s go into 2nd place on the ladder for the semis when news came through that the team running second had been defeated. Trent Griffiths played a solid knock of 60. Fourth Grade were up against Gordon at Killara and had to win to keep their season on track. And with the locals 9 down for 186 chasing our 216, it looked like another semi-final coming up! But the grit and determination of the last two batters ruined the party as they edged past our score and so deprive last seasons Premiers of a crack at defending their title. Skipper David Townsend’s 75 was the best score while bowlers, Zac Levien, Sean Sampson and Darren McCoy never gave an inch all the way in a spirited effort.

1st Grade won by 3 wickets against Mosman at Coogee Oval 7 for 236 to 234 3rd Grade won outright by 11 runs against Mosman at Petersham Oval 95 & 161 to 75 & 172 4th Grade lost by 1 wicket against Gordon at Killara Oval 9-216 dec to 9-217 5th Grade drawn match against Gordon at Kensington Oval 8-232 to 294

21 Semi-Finals It was history in the making. Three teams in the Sydney Grade finals!! And a local derby home ground final in firsts to boot! First Grade had it all to do at Coogee with the return of fast bowler Jon Lewis to Gloucestershire earlier in the week. And so it proved to be with UTS Balmain running amuck to rattle up 5 for 318 before declaring with 10 overs left on day 1. State opener was at his best for the opposition hitting 159 in a partnership of 178 for the third wicket while Nathan Rosser returned our best figures with 3 for 47. Aaron Hildred got the call to be the club’s 37 th first grader and fill the void created by Jon Lewis’ absence. Richie Phillips was the only casualty in the 10 overs we faced before stumps but did well to hold out Test fast bowler Nathan Bracken. Rod Stafford was the nightwatchman and did tremendously well batting through until just before lunch the following day, scoring a valuable 34 in the process. Usman Khawaja was like a rock and his dismissal for 42 to a ball which kept low was a bit unfortunate. The “lunch watchman”, Aaron Hildred, came and went and it was left to Richard CheeQuee and skipper Paul Toole to take up the fight after lunch which they did well until “Cheeks” holed out for 33. Joe Hill looked like getting through until tea but couldn’t keep out a searing yorker from Bracken to go for 43. Toole was joined by ‘keeper Daryl Parmenter and it was their undefeated partnership of 106 which got us through for the draw and a place in the Final against Easts at Coogee Oval. Toole was resolute remaining 68 not out after 4 hours while Daryl ended up with an unfinished 58. In Third Grade it was another battle, this time against Bankstown at Petersham. Our 258, courtesy of a fine 68 by Ben Hill and a 36 from Alex Sciascia, looked a solid chase, but at tea, with the Bulldogs 4-91, it was even stevens. It got down to 18 to win from 18 balls with two wickets in hand but one batter in the 90’s. A quick wicket and a flurry of ones and twos and the equation was 4 to win off the last ball. A swing and a miss and the draw was ours—and a place in the Final! Great bowling by Peter Spurr (3-54), Simon McKenzie (2-25) and Nigil Singh with 1-64 off 25 overs. A fantastic game!! Fifth Grade were “gone” at 8 for 161 chasing Penrith’s 232 at Kensington until a partnership of 68 between Steve Bidwell-Brown (48) and Steve Pryde (35) took the score to 229 before “Bidders” was caught in front. A loud appeal for LBW against last man Grant Rimmer was turned down before Steve Pryde hit the winning runs! Another Final—two years in a row for 5’s! Great bowling from Chris Singh (5-43) and batting from Dave Downing (38) and Glen Carroll (35) made the difference in another outstanding game of cricket.

1st Grade drawn match against UTS Balmain at Coogee Oval 6-310 to 5-318 dec 3rd Grade drawn match against Bankstown at Petersham Oval 258 to 9-255 5th Grade won by 1wkt against Penrith at Kensington Oval 9-236 to 232

Finals Third Grade Premiers!! Another premiership for the club, following our success in Fourth Grade last year. The celebrations could have been that much sweeter however, had we been able to add the First and Fifth Grade premierships to our tally. Not to be, with Firsts going down to Easts while Fifths were washed out on day 2 handing the premiership to Campbelltown virtually unchallenged. A premiership and two runner-up trophies however, is still a great season in anyone’s language! And it was the successful skipper from last season, Greg Hartshorne, doing the business again, leading a Third Grade team comprising many of last years successful fourth graders. After two extremely close lead up games, the Final had all the hallmarks of a real scrap once again with the home side dismissed for a very gettable 207 at Petersham Oval. Greg Hartshorne (45) and Paul Greentree (45) scored most of the runs leaving the match delicately poised with Penrith 2-21 at the end of day 1 after Nigil Singh knocked over the openers. However, persistent rain greeted the players on the Sunday and it wasn’t until late in the day any play was possible. The 11 overs bowled weren’t nearly enough for Penrith and as the cloud cover settled in, the players left the field to celebrate the club’s second premiership! In First Grade, it was a matter of lost opportunity in a match, which should have been ours. Paul Toole’s decision to send in Easts on a superb looking Coogee Oval pitch produced immediate dividends as the Dolphins slumped to 5 for 15 after just 39 minutes with Glenn Farquharson the destroyer taking 3 for 8. But a resolute partnership of 151 followed, then another of 60, to allow Easts to post a competitive 273. The first Randwick Petersham wicket didn’t fall until after the drinks break on day 2 but the loss of Richard CheeQuee and Joe Hill within 3 balls just prior to lunch was a real blow. Paul Toole and a watchful Usman Khawaja batted throughout the middle session before Toole was adjudged LBW moments before tea. Usman was out shortly after the break for a solid 67 and with the introduction of the new ball, wickets began to tumble. Glenn Farquharson (28 not out) and Andrew Harrison (15) provided a ray of hope as they put on more than 40 before a gave Easts a 39 run lead which was always going to leave them in control. Wet conditions on day 3 didn’t help our quest although when play was possible, Andrew Harrison’s 3 wickets in 4 balls to have the Dolphin’s reeling at 3 for 18, provided a small window of opportunity before the batters settled in and played out the rest of the day to take the title. In Fifth Grade at Campbelltown, our boys were struggling with the Minor Premiers 5 for 150 before Steve Bright (3 for 43) and Steve Pryde (3 for 39) polished them off for a gettable 221. At 1 for 18 at the

22 end of play, there was a great deal of confidence in the Randy Pete’s camp. But the Sunday brought disaster with a leaky cover combined with persistent showers putting paid to all our boy’s hard work. No play meant Campbelltown Camden were Premiers and for the second successive year we had to be content with being Fifth Grade runners-up. A bit of a dampener to an otherwise outstanding cricket season. Not bad in only our 3rd year!

1st Grade lost by 39 runs 234 to 273 and 4-187 v Eastern Suburbs at Coogee Oval 3rd Grade drawn match 207 to 5-105 v Penrith at Petersham Oval 5th Grade drawn match 1-18 to 221 v Campbelltown Camden at Raby No.1

Players of the Round Awards

Café Barzu Restaurant Manna Restaurant Rd Opposition Winner Performance Grade Winner Performance Grade 3/40 and 1 Manly Simon Katich 110no 1 Stephen Clarke 117 4 2 Campbelltown Brett Hunter 68no 1 Joseph Hill 81 1 Simon 3 Bankstown McKenzie 8 for 34 5 Jonathan Walsh 172 6 4 St George Michael Watson 104 3 Darren McCoy 5 for 50 4 5 Wests Jon Lewis 4/57 and 23no 1 Geoff Hodgkinson 70 2 6 UTS Balmain Joseph Hill 126 1 Cameron Gray 67 and 3/41 3 7 Syd Uni Jon Lewis 6 for 41 1 Joseph Hill 74no 1 8 Mosman David Mitchell 123no 2 Jon Lewis 7 for 35 1 9 Gordon Matt Taylor 62 and 4 dism. 3 Neil Saker 4 for 33 2 10 Parramatta David Mitchell 108 1 Usman Khawaja 110no 2 11 Easts Rod Stafford 6 for 62 1 Steve Bidwell-Brown 6 for 48 5 12 Penrith Peter Spurr 5 for 35 3 Richard CheeQuee 73 1 13 Hawkesbury Michael Watson 119 2 Chris Singh 79 and 3/45 5 14 UNSW Marc Anderson 52no and 2/39 4 Matt Taylor 144 3 15 Fairfield Ben Hill 66 3 Steve Bright 40no 5 Qualifying Finals Nigel Singh 4/40 and 5/73 3 Richard CheeQuee 95 1 Semi Finals Chris Singh 5 for 40 5 Paul Toole 68no 1 Finals Usman Khawaja 67 1 Steve Pryde 3 for 39 5

Our thanks to Tom Williams of Café Barzu in Norton Street, Leichhardt and Matt Lightowler of Manna Restaurant, West Street, Petersham for their continued support of these awards.

23 First Grade Limited Overs Competition in Summary

Round 1 v Manly-Warringah at A sensational start to the season with a brilliant win over one of the premiership favourites! A majestic 110 not out and 3 wickets for 40 from Simon Katich told the tale as the competitive total of 232 was reached in just 44 overs. Daryl Parmenter (47) and Richard CheeQuee (35 not out) were important contributors as was Glenn Farquharson (2-44) with the ball. Brett Hunter was the standout in the field with 3 catches while Daryl Parmenter’s stumping of Australian One-Day Cricket Champion Michael Bevan was a turning point. Tim Lloyd, Nathan Rosser and Glenn Farquharson all made their debuts with the club in 1st Grade and were presented with their “Baggy Green” cap.

Won by 8 wkts 2-233 to 7-232

Round 2 v Blacktown at Coogee Oval A disaster! Beaten on the last ball by the minnows of Sydney Grade cricket. It all started off so simple. Daryl Parmenter was at his best, batting through the 50 overs for 134 not out including 15 boundaries. Joe Hill and Richard Chee Quee contributed 35 each and it seemed a matter of how far. The Blacktown boys came out blasting however, and our bowlers struggled to get their line and rhythm. Before long we were on the receiving end with all bowlers taking plenty of stick. With Andrew Harrison bowling the last over, the “ask” was 11 to win. An inside edge for 4 narrowed the gap until an almighty slog, falling just out of reach on the last ball, gave Blacktown an unexpected win.

Lost by 3 wkts 4-255 to 7-256

Round 3 v Sutherland at Coogee Oval It was a replay of the Limited Overs Final last season when Sutherland visited Coogee Oval this summer-- but with a different result. The solid win with just 9 balls remaining was our first victory against Sutherland in 4 matches against them. A tight bowling performance with all 5 bowlers sharing the 9 wickets kept the Sharks to a manageable 196 at the end of their 50 overs. Jon Lewis’ with 2-28 and Glenn Farquharson’s 2-33 in particular, kept scoring to a minimum. A good start by Richie Phillips (36) and Paul Toole (31) set the foundation for the in-form Joe Hill (30) and Richard CheeQuee (23) to chase down the total. But it was left to newly-capped debutante Geoff Hodgkinson to steer the side home with an entertaining and well compiled 39 not out with an over and a half to be bowled.

Won by 5 wkts 5-197 to 9-196

Round 4 v Northern District at Waitara Oval This was the Christmas present we wanted and we got it! An early wicket to Jon Lewis and a couple to Glenn Farquharson had ND’s on the back foot from the start and despite a middle order rally, the chase was never going to be a big one. Although we lost a couple of quick wickets, skipper Paul Toole (77 not out), Joe Hill (62) and Richard CheeQuee (40) ensured we got the Christmas turkey with more than 4 overs to spare!! The win put us into equal second spot on the LO competition points table.

Won by 6 wkts 4 for 208 to 8 for 207

Round 5 v Gordon at Park, Killara Recalling that Gordon bowled us out for a record low 75 last season, we were aware that we needed to be on our game to win despite the Highlanders having won just one game this season. And once again they spoiled the party bowling us out just 12 runs short of a win. Wickets came early for our bowlers but a couple of dropped catches and more than 50 runs put on by their last 3 batters gave us a chase of 182. Not a large total on such a fast ground but their consistent attack soon had us in trouble and we couldn’t recover. Only Richard CheeQuee (48), Richie Phillips (30) and Joe Hill (26) got past 20 with our last 6 batters scoring just 22 between them. A game to forget.

Lost by 11 runs 171 to 182

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Round 6 v North Sydney at Coogee Oval An exciting day for 18 years old Eddie Otto who received his “Baggy Green” cap to mark his 1st Grade debut, from long time mentor Greg Hartshorne. And he had his first taste of success in taking the wicket of the North Sydney top scorer with his left hand spinners! He was one of 7 bowlers to share the wickets as Norths were knocked over for 202. Paul Toole pulled out a bit of captaincy genius in bringing 16 years old Usman Khawaja on to bowl against former “Randy Pete” Darren Wotherspoon and take his wicket inside 2 overs! Apart from 2 smart catches, Richard CheeQuee also chipped in to take the last 3 wickets as well. The chase for victory was well timed with the winning runs brought up with just 3 balls to spare courtesy of an improvised stroke from skipper Toole who walked outside the off stump to flick the ball over backward square leg and bypass the almost total offside defensive field! Earlier Usman Khawaja (51) had scored his first top grade half century while David Mitchell’s 30 was invaluable. Joe Hill (30) increased the run rate nicely with 16 off one over while Richard CheeQuee (46 not out) capped off a fine double and was a worthy winner of the man-of-the-match award.

Won by 5 wkts 5 for 203 to 202

Round 7 v Penrith at Howell Oval We needed to win and win well while hoping some other results went our way to make the LO finals. And while we won well, our equal 4th place was not supported by a poor run rate and we ended the competition as 5th placegetter. The top 4 progressed to the semis. But what a win! Penrith were just behind us in 5th spot in the Premiership and are always hard to beat on their home ground. We batted first and lost 3 quick wickets before double figures were posted. It looked grim until Joe Hill (23) and Richard CheeQuee (73) steadied the ship while 30’s from Geoff Hodgkinson and Brett Hunter were very timely. Our 215 was not a big chase, but the catching was just sensational and soon the Panthers were on the back foot with none of their top 5 making more than 16. In the space of 10 balls the points were in the bag with 3 run outs—all from direct hits at the bowlers end! The bowling figures were most impressive with Jon Lewis-1-8 off 6; Glenn Farquharson 2-39 off 10; Nathan Rosser 2-12 off 6; Brett Hunter 1-16 off 4 and Rodney Stafford 1-1 from just 10 balls. A great result but a disappointing outcome to miss the finals for thefirst time in 3 years. Our losses to last and second last placed Blacktown and Gordon proved expensive.

Won by 127 runs 215 to 88

Glenn Farquharson in action …... 1st Grade Final at Coogee Oval. Photo: Don Arnold

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Sydney Cricket Association

GRADE COMPETITION FINAL POINTS SEASON 2003-04

FIRST GRADE- Bankstown 92 Eastern Suburbs 79 Randwick Petersham 78 Mosman 70 UTS-Balmain 69 Penrith 66 Fairfield-Liverpool 64 Sydney University Northern District 60 North Sydney 51 Parramatta 48 Manly-Warringah Campbelltown-Camden 42 Western Suburbs 39 St George 34 Sutherland University of NSW Gordon 30 Hawkesbury Blacktown 12.

FIRST GRADE LIMITED-OVERS- Mosman Bankstown 36 Eastern Suburbs 33 Sydney University Randwick Petersham 30 Parramatta 24 Western Suburbs North Sydney 21 University of NSW Manly- Warringah Gordon Penrith Campbelltown-Camden St George 18 UTS-Balmain 15 Sutherland Northern District Blacktown Hawkesbury 12 Fairfield-Liverpool 6.

SECOND GRADE- Mosman 70 Eastern Suburbs 58 Bankstown 54 St George Northern District 48 Western Suburbs 47 University of NSW 46 Manly-Warringah UTS-Balmain Sutherland 42 Campbelltown-Camden 40 Gordon 36 Randwick Petersham Hawkesbury Blacktown 30 Penrith Sydney University Fairfield-Liverpool North Sydney 28 Parramatta 27.

THIRD GRADE- Randwick Petersham 60 Penrith 58 Bankstown St George 54 Eastern Suburbs 46 Mosman Gordon University of NSW 42 UTS-Balmain 41.8 Manly-Warringah Blacktown Campbelltown- Camden 36 Sutherland 34 Sydney University North Sydney 30 Fairfield-Liverpool 27 Western Suburbs Hawkesbury 24 Northern District 21 Parramatta 18.

FOURTH GRADE- Mosman 72 Gordon 70 Bankstown 60 Campbelltown-Camden 49 Randwick Petersham Manly-Warringah University of NSW 48 Sydney University 47 Fairfield-Liverpool 42 St George 40 Penrith 36 Blacktown 34 Western Suburbs 33 Sutherland 30 Parramatta 28 UTS-Balmain North Sydney 24 Eastern Suburbs Northern District 12 Hawkesbury 6.

FIFTH GRADE- Campbelltown-Camden 60 Fairfield-Liverpool Randwick Petersham Gordon 54 Penrith 52 Blacktown 42 Sutherland 40 Mosman 39 Manly-Warringah St George Sydney University 36 Bankstown 33 North Sydney Western Suburbs UTS-Balmain 30 Northern District 24 Eastern Suburbs 22.8 University of NSW Hawkesbury 18 Parramatta 12.

POIDEVIN-GRAY SHIELD- Bankstown 36 Penrith St George 30 UTS-Balmain Campbelltown-Camden Northern District Manly-Warringah 24 Eastern Suburbs Sydney University Gordon 18 Sutherland Mosman Parramatta Randwick Petersham Hawkesbury 12 Fairfield-Liverpool 9 North Sydney Blacktown 6 Western Suburbs 3 University of NSW 0.

A W GREEN SHIELD- Bankstown 42 Gordon 39 Fairfield-Liverpool Penrith 36 Sutherland Western Suburbs 30 Parramatta 27 Blacktown Hawkesbury 24 Campbelltown-Camden 21 Sydney University Manly-Warringah 18 St George 15 Eastern Suburbs Northern District Randwick Petersham 12 UTS- Balmain Mosman North Sydney University of NSW 6.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP- Bankstown 1554 Mosman 1298 Penrith 1208 Randwick Petersham 1194 Eastern Suburbs 1137.6 UTS-Balmain 1037.2 Gordon 1035 Campbelltown-Camden 1022 St George 1017 Fairfield-Liverpool 1010 Manly-Warringah 972 Sydney University 959 Northern District 900 Sutherland 834 Western Suburbs 826 University of NSW 776 North Sydney 740 Parramatta 732 Blacktown 648 Hawkesbury 492.

26 2003-04 Teams Summary Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PG's AWG CC Manly Warringah W L W W L 78 Campbelltown W D D D D 36 Bankstown L W W L W 66 St George W L L W L 54 Western Suburbs W W W L W 102 UTS Balmain W L W D D 60 Sydney Uni W D L L W 48 Mosman W W W L L 90 Gordon L W W W W 84 Parramatta L W W W W 84 Eastern Suburbs W L D W W 66 Penrith W L W W L 78 Hawkesbury W L L W W 66 Uni of NSW L L W L W 36 Fairfield L L W W W 54 Manly Warringah L L 0 Gordon L L 0 Penrith L L 0 Blacktown L L 0 Sutherland W W L 60 Northern District W L W 54 North Sydney W W W 78 Final Points 78 30 60 48 54 12 12 TOTAL Club C'Ship Pts 468 150 240 144 108 48 36 1194 Finals Matches Mosman W WO Gordon L D UTS Balmain D Bankstown D Penrith D W Eastern Suburbs L Campbelltown D Final Position 2nd 13th 1st 5th 2nd 14th 16th 4th Wins 14 5 11 8 10 2 2 52 Losses 7 8 3 6 4 4 5 37 Draws 1 2 4 2 4 0 0 13 Runs Scored 5340 3061 3707 3008 3304 1164 988 20,572 Wickets Lost 175 126 158 136 131 54 57 837 Batting Average 30.51 24.29 23.46 22.12 25.22 21.56 17.33 24.58 Runs Conceded 5158 3392 3098 2477 3215 1216 1275 19,831 Wickets Taken 205 134 165 132 168 42 44 890 25.16 25.31 18.78 18.77 19.14 28.95 28.98 22.28 Tosses Won/Lost W9/L13 W8/L7 W8/L10 W7/L9 W10/L8 W4/L2 W5/L2 51/51 Byes 42 24 21 53 65 16 21 242 Leg Byes 111 77 84 67 101 16 22 478 Wides 65 91 36 42 86 68 21 409 No Balls 57 45 37 51 65 14 28 297 SCA Competition Winners First Grade Eastern Suburbs Second Grade Mosman Third Grade Randwick Petersham Fourth Grade Mosman Fifth Grade Campbelltown Camden Club Champions Bankstown Limited Overs Eastern Suburbs Poidevin Gray St George AW Green Shield Bankstown

27 BATTING - TOP 20 RUN SCORERS : 2003-04 Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Richard CheeQuee 22 24 5 907 47.74 111 16 Joseph Hill 21 22 1 780 37.14 126 11 Usman Khawaja 17 19 5 752 53.71 110* 7 Steve Clarke 18 20 0 612 30.60 117 4 Matthew Taylor 17 19 1 584 32.44 144 5 Paul Toole 22 25 6 568 29.89 88 10 David Mitchell 17 18 4 522 37.29 123* 1 Richard Phillips 20 22 1 498 23.71 114 8 George Frazakis 16 16 2 496 35.43 113 6 Michael Watson 15 15 0 489 32.60 119 6 Daryl Parmenter 17 19 2 482 28.35 134* 0 Paul Varughese 14 15 2 465 35.77 100 2 Geoff Hodgkinson 18 19 3 452 28.25 70 5 Neil Cohen 15 14 0 441 31.50 85 4 Greg Hartshorne 18 17 4 437 33.62 66* 8 Jock Walsh 15 15 2 408 31.38 172 4 Ben Hill 17 16 2 377 26.93 68 2 Fabian Heaton 15 16 1 371 24.73 61 2 Tony Martin 17 17 0 365 21.47 75 5 Alex Sciascia 18 19 2 363 21.35 37 10

BOWLING - TOP 20 WICKET TAKERS : 2003-04 Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Jon Lewis 356.00 93 52 795 15.29 2.23 7/35 Glenn Farquharson 316.83 61 43 993 23.09 3.13 5/44 Nigil Singh 251.33 69 38 667 17.55 2.65 5/22 Simon McKenzie 188.00 41 37 520 14.05 2.77 8/34 Nathan Rosser 300.33 52 37 886 23.95 2.95 4/42 Steve Bright 224.67 48 33 594 18.00 2.64 5/35 Greg Hartshorne 223.83 72 32 491 15.34 2.19 4/20 Grant Rimmer 180.00 33 31 536 17.29 2.98 5/52 Rodney Stafford 266.67 26 30 1011 33.70 3.79 6/62 Peter Spurr 158.00 25 29 496 17.10 3.14 5/35 Chad Greenberg 166.84 39 26 544 20.92 3.26 4/40 Denis Hinds 165.00 51 25 401 16.04 2.43 4/29 Eddie Otto 210.17 45 25 645 25.80 3.07 4/27 Chris Singh 140.33 35 24 333 13.88 2.37 5/43 Darren McCoy 160.50 47 24 371 15.46 2.31 5/42 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 86.00 5 24 397 16.54 4.62 5/73 Neil Saker 115.99 23 23 385 16.74 3.32 5/33 Steve Bidwell-Brown 209.84 45 23 539 23.43 2.57 6/48 James Byrne 201.50 32 23 614 26.70 3.05 3/25 Aaron Hildred 198.84 40 23 641 27.87 3.22 4/66

WICKETKEEPING - TOP 5 : 2003-04 Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Daryl Parmenter 22 8 30 26 David Mitchell 23 0 23 34 Mark Holland 13 8 21 69 Fabian Heaton 16 2 18 42 Daniel Loader 13 3 16 40

28 BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES : 2003-04 BATTING : CENTURIES Grade First Name Surname Score Opponent Venue Round Date 1 Simon Katich 110* Manly Warringah Manly Oval 1 27-Sep-03 1 Richard Phillips 114 Bankstown 3 11-Oct-03 1 Daryl Parmenter 134* Blacktown Coogee Oval LO2 12-Oct-03 1 Joseph Hill 126 UTS Balmain Petersham Oval 6 22-Nov-03 1 David Mitchell 108 Parramatta Coogee Oval 10 17-Jan-04 1 Richard CheeQuee 111 Hawkesbury Owen Earl Oval 13 14-Feb-04 2 David Mitchell 123* Mosman Petersham Oval 8 20-Dec-03 2 Usman Khawaja 110* Parramatta Merrylands Oval 10 10-Jan-04 2 Michael Watson 119 Hawkesbury Coogee Oval 13 14-Feb-04 3 Michael Watson 105 St George Coogee Oval 4 05-Oct-03 3 Matthew Taylor 144 University NSW Coogee Oval 14 20-Feb-04 4 Steve Clark 117 Manly Warringah Kensington Oval 1 27-Sep-03 5 Brent McNee 119 UTS Balmain Kensington Oval 6 15-Nov-03 6 Jonathon Walsh 172 Gordon Snape Park 3 19-Oct-03 6 George Frazakis 113 UTS Balmain ELS Hall 4 25-Oct-03 6 John Tierney 104 Sydney University St Andrews 9 10-Jan-04 6 Paul Varughese 100 Gordon Snape Park QF 20-Mar-04 G/Shield William Passas 103 Northern District Coogee Oval 1 21-Dec-04

BOWLING : 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS Grade First Name Surname Bowling Opponent Venue Round Date 1 Rodney Stafford 6/85 UTS Balmain Petersham Oval 6 15-Nov-03 1 Rodney Stafford 6/62 Eastern Suburbs Waverley Oval 11 26-Jan-04 1 Jonathon Lewis 6/41 Sydney University University No.1 7 06-Dec-03 1 Jonathon Lewis 7/35 Mosman Rawson Oval 8 19-Dec-03 1 Jonathon Lewis 5/35 Fairfield Coogee Oval 15 13-Mar-04 1 Glenn Farquharson 5/44 Eastern Suburbs Coogee Oval Final 02-Apr-04 2 Peter Bayley 6/41 Eastern Suburbs Coogee Oval 11 26-Jan-04 2 Peter Devlin 6/69 Hawkesbury Coogee Oval 13 07-Feb-04 3 Sean Sampson 5/31 Manly Warringah Graham Reserve 1 27-Sep-03 3 Peter Spurr 5/35 Penrith Cook Oval 12 31-Jan-04 3 Nigil Singh 5/22 Fairfield Petersham Oval 15 13-Mar-04 3 Nigil Singh 5/73 Mosman Petersham Oval QF 21-Mar-04 4 Darren McCoy 5/42 St George Cahill Oval 4 01-Nov-03 4 Neil Saker 5/33 Fairfield Liverpool Cabramatta Oval 15 13-Mar-04 5 Steve Bright 5/35 Campbelltown Snape Park 2 04-Oct-03 5 Simon McKenzie 8/34 Bankstown Punchbowl Oval 3 18-Oct-03 5 Steve Bidwell-Brown 6/48 Eastern Suburbs Snape Park 11 24-Jan-04 5 Grant Rimmer 5/52 Gordon Kensington Oval QF 20-Mar-04 5 Chris Singh 5/43 Penrith Kensington Oval SF 27-Mar-04 6 Cooper Devine 6/29 University of NSW Jubilee Oval 6 16-Nov-03 6 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 5/73 Blacktown Whalan 2 13 21-Feb-04 6 Paul Varughese 5/24 Gordon Snape Park QF 21-Mar-04 BOWLING : 8 OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH Grade First Name Surname Bowling Opponent Venue Round Date 3 Nigil Singh 9/113 Mosman Petersham Oval QF 21-Mar-04 5 Simon McKenzie 9/46 Bankstown Punchbowl Oval 3 18-Oct-03 6 Sharzah Ali 8/43 Blacktown Joe McAleer QF 21-Mar-04

WICKETKEEPING : 5 OR MORE DISMISSALS (INNINGS) Grade First Name Surname Outs Opponent Venue Round Date 1 Daryl Parmenter 4C & 1S Northern District Waitara Oval LO4 21-Dec-03 4 Daniel Loader 2C & 3S Bankstown Petersham Oval R3 11-Oct-03 5 Fabian Heaton 5C Gordon Kensington Oval QF 20-Mar-04

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FIRST GRADE TEAM

Randwick Petersham's 1st Grade Team Back Row: Nathan Rosser, David Mitchell, Joseph Hill, Jonathan Lewis, Rodney Stafford, Richard Phillips, Lyall Gardner (Life Member). Front Row: Geoff Hodgkinson, Brett Hunter, Paul Toole (Capt), Richard CheeQuee, Daryl Parmenter, Glenn Farquharson.

FIRST GRADE ACTION SHOTS … by Don Arnold

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FIRST GRADE ACTION SHOTS … by Don Arnold

Richard CheeQuee Jonathan Lewis Daryl Parmenter

Brett Hunter Nathan Rosser Richard Phillips

Usman Khawaja Glenn Farquharson Paul Toole

31 1st Grade Report by Paul Toole, Captain Position in Competition: 2nd

The 2003-04 season was truly a wonderful season for RPCC 1st Grade, playing superbly throughout the season to make the club’s first Final in the top grade. It was easily one of the most enjoyable seasons for me personally as skipper, and I'm sure the same, would be said by every other player.

All players knew at the start of the season that only a wholehearted effort on the field and at training would lead to a good season. Each member of the side contributed in some way to this end. Statistically there were some standout performances. Richard CheeQuee and Joe Hill with the bat, and Jonathan Lewis, Glenn Farquharson and Nathan Rosser with the ball. Again, Daryl Parmenter excelled behind the stumps, as did his replacement David Mitchell who filled in when he was injured.

It was a year where 19 players earned a top grade spot including 10 debutantes. There was an amazing mix of experience and youth well-gelled to make a close team. This youth brought fresh faces and enthusiasm and it really did rub off on the senior players, who rose to the challenge to lead from the front. A great example of this was the Hawkesbury game, where there were about six or seven first season players in the team who really stood tall in tough hot conditions earning praise from the opposition skipper. Respect is something that is earned. It is not given, and we all earned a little bit this season.

The winter signing by our CEO and talent scout Ray Stafford, paid a big dividend when we secured the services of Gloucestershire professional Jonathon Lewis, who was exactly that - a professional. His approach in all aspects of his cricket touched every player he came across in his time at RPCC. The harder it got, the more he wanted to be in it, which is a brilliant way to play your cricket. His 52 wickets was a true indication of his ability. It was no surprise that he was the club’s Player of the Season.

We only saw Simon Katich briefly at the start of the season, but it was enough to know he was going to have a wonderful year. I am not sure what was in Hampshire's water, but when he stepped off the plane just three days before the first match he was in blistering form and really looked settled. We congratulate him on a wonderful summer and particularly for becoming the club’s first Test player.

Richard CheeQuee had an amazingly consistent year with the bat. He started the season in the middle order and played second fiddle for a major part of the first half, but because of his solid form he ended up doing a great job in the key number three batting position at the business end of the summer. He was also the SCA leading run scorer for the second time in the past three seasons with a huge total of 907 runs while his slip catching was one of the highlights of the season.

The big burly Kiwi Joe Hill had an impressive season. This fellow has a wonderful attacking presence and can really dominate an attack as the 26 sixes he hit as part of his season tally of 780 runs illustrates. He continues to impress and we will see even heavier run scoring from his wide blade next season. Joe also reveled in the role as a senior player this season and will be a great leader with the bat in the future.

At the start of the season I received a call from Glenn Farquharson looking for an opportunity with the club. Glenn took that opportunity by the scruff of the neck and picked up 43 wickets in the process. His wholehearted approach really suited our team and Glenn was one of the most popular players during the season. His effort in the final series and especially in the Final with 5 for 44 in the first innings, really showed what a great man he is when in the trenches and was clearly our man of the match. A tremendously impressive season.

32 One of the younger players in 1st Grade this season was Nathan Rosser who bowled first change all year, did a mountain of work picking up 37 wickets at 24 and was a key element in our campaign. He showed us with his innings of 61 against Mosman when the team was in dire straits, how much talent he has with the bat. He just needs to keep working hard at his game. Nathan has been very impressive in his first season with us, and we look forward to continued success.

I would also like to thank true clubmen Richie Phillips, Brett Hunter and Geoff Hodgkinson. Each played a major hand in various wins this season. Our club is built on people like yourselves.

It is always sad when someone retires, but it is especially sad when you have played with that person for a long period of time. If Daryl Parmenter does retire, it will be with heavy hearts that we see him go. His performances as wicketkeeper were peerless across NSW cricket. It's a sign of how good you are when other ‘keepers talk about you and Daryl was a consistent topic of conversation amongst glovemen and captains from other clubs. Daryl's ‘keeping this year was at it’s all time best. Some of his stumpings had to be seen to be believed. Only injury during the middle part of the season was a downer for Daryl. But to his credit, he fought back to play a major part in the final series. Daryl - you will be missed by all who have played with you.

The youth of our club is one of our strengths with the likes of Rod Stafford, who took an impressive 26 wickets with his leg spinners in his first season in 1st Grade and Dave Mitchell, scoring his maiden 1st Grade century and doing well behind the stumps. We have the next wave of players coming through. Eddie Otto is another who showed the right sort of willingness to learn and keep developing his game.

At the start of the season, 16 years old Usman Khawaja looked a very determined young man coming off the back of a tour to the UK. Usman was disappointed at being overlooked for the NSW Under 17's team and really showed people the only way to get selected is to go out and score runs. After a century and a 90 odd not out in 2nd Grade, Usman stepped up to 1st Grade and took on some of the best bowlers NSW and Australia had to offer, including Test fast bowler Nathan Bracken. Usman won all the rounds hands down with his patience and even temperament. He clearly has an outstanding future.

In summing up the season, we had a wonderful time, learnt a hell of a lot and will be a better team and club for the experience.

In any sporting club, you must have wonderful volunteers to be able to run the organisation smoothly. All of us who played in the team this season would like to acknowledge and thank Bill Anderson for his presence, advice and knowledge. We are also indebted to Peter Harrison and Bob Barter for their hours of help and attention as team managers on game days. Also, our illustrious scorer Brian Proops, for his wonderfully neat scoring and good humour. Thank you to the coaching staff and especially Peter Devlin for his total commitment to the club. To Robin, Helen and Pat at Petersham, and Marge and Ashleigh at Coogee, your assistance, dedication and smiles contribute greatly in making us play better cricket.

One of the reasons we were so successful this season was because we had outstanding facilities. Clearly Petersham Oval and Coogee Oval are two of the best cricket grounds in Sydney. Two grade finals would not have been played there if that were not the case. The condition of Coogee Oval for the Final in particular was first class and I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to all the boys from Green Options who were involved in the preparation of the ground throughout the season. Thanks also to Pat Walsh at Petersham Oval who really did a great job again this season.

In conclusion I would like to thank the Committee for enabling us to play cricket for the club we all love. Thank you!

33 FIRST GRADE FINAL

Randwick Petersham v Eastern Suburbs Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2,3,4 April 2004 at Coogee Oval

The pitch was prepared to perfection, the rich green outfield was pattern cut, the guests and visitors marquee stood tall on the boundary edge, sponsors signs and balloons fluttered gently in the sea breeze, the kiosk and barbeque were in full swing and excitement filled the air. All was set for an historic event. Historic because it was the first occasion two of Sydney’s most famous neighbouring clubs had met in a 1st Grade Final since finals commenced in the1951-52 season. It was Coogee’s biggest ever cricket match.

Randwick Petersham captain Paul Toole won the toss and his decision to send in the Dolphins produced immediate results with the scoreline 5 for 15 after just 39 minutes. Glenn Farquharson, who ironically had played with Easts the previous season, bowled superbly taking 3 wickets for just 8 runs while Andrew Harrison chipped in with the important wicket of NSW wicketkeeper, . First change Nathan Rosser added to Easts’ woes having high scoring skipper Mark Patterson caught for a duck. But then the luck dried up as Easts’ Jason Swift (71) and Michael Maclennan put on a magnificent partnership of 152.

After Swift’s dismissal, Maclennan and new batsman Justin Dery continued the onslaught putting on another 71 before the new ball was taken to clean up the remaining 4 wickets. Maclennan finished with 133 – his first century in the top grade and almost half the final score of 273. Glenn Farquharson returned his best figures of the season with 5 for 44 from 22 overs while Andrew Harrison, back from injury, was impressive with 2 for 62.

Our quest for the Belvidere Cup was always going to be difficult in the absence of Test all rounder Simon Katich nursing an injured hand and our sensation Jon Lewis, who was forced to return early to Gloucestershire. However, the chase for the title began in real finals fashion with 17 years old Usman Khawaja and the experienced campaigner Richie Phillips not taking any chances against the new ball. It wasn’t until the introduction of spin just before lunch on day 2 in the form of State leggie Adrian Tucker, when Easts were able to claim their first wicket with Phillips given out caught at slip. Richard CheeQuee looked at ease until caught close to the wicket off Tucker while Joe Hill followed two balls later playing back to a top spinner. Skipper Paul Toole and young Usman fought the hard fight after lunch until Toole was adjudged lbw moments before tea for a patient 16. Shortly after the break, Usman was given out caught behind for a hard fought 67 in almost 5 hours at the crease. It was a superb openers innings that underlined his obvious talent.

When the new ball was taken, the ascendency quickly passed to Easts amid a continual flow of wickets. But the battle intensified when the last wicket pair of Glenn Farquharson and Andrew Harrison flayed into the bowling putting on 28 and giving local supporters a glimmer of hope. However, with 39 to get, Farquharson slashed at one only to be caught at short cover. No one heard the call of “no ball ”and as Harrison at the other end disappointingly moved off towards the grandstand, the fielder threw his wicket down to claim a run out. The umpires conferred and despite the circumstances, ruled him out. A bizarre conclusion.

Day 3 brought rain and a delayed start reducing any real hope of an outright victory. The hearts were aflutter however, when play got under way around 2pm with Andrew Harrison taking 3 wickets in 4 balls to have Easts reeling at 3 for 18. But the hopes were shortlived and the Dolphins were able to bat through until stumps to secure the First Grade title for 2003-04.

While the result was disappointing, the support shown by the club’s army of barrackers and supporters was outstanding. Well wishers sent good luck messages from near and far while the parents of the players turned up in great numbers. Tony Hill, Joe’s father, made the trip from Wellington NZ, Darrel Rosser was in from Orange along with Robert Phillips, Fozia and Tariq Khawaja, Elizabeth CheeQuee, Kevin and Judy Toole, John and Irene Parmenter, Ray and Sandra Stafford, John and Sue Hunter and Peter Harrison. Glenn Farquharson’s first cricket coach, Alex Randall, also came along to provide additional support.

34 The management of the match was first class and the congratulatory remarks received from all quarters throughout the 3 days clearly supported the SCA Committee’s decision to stage the match at Coogee. It was a fantastic show of strength by our volunteer “army” which didn’t leave a stone unturned in ensuring the success of the match. The comment by umpire Nick Fowler that the pitch was “as close to a 1st class wicket” was a fitting tribute to our highly efficient and enthusiastic ground staff. It was a proud occasion for the club.

The Scoreboard

Eastern Suburbs 1st innings Randwick Petersham 1st innings A Jeffrey c Hill b Farquharson 0 R Phillips c Patterson b Tucker 20 N Berry c Toole b Farquharson 6 U Khawaja c Haddin b Tucker 67 J Cook b Farquharson 1 R CheeQuee c Maclennan b Tucker 10 B Haddin c Parmenter b Harrison 3 J Hill lbw b Tucker 0 J Swift c Hunter b Stafford 71 P Toole lbw b Tucker 16 M Patterson c Farquharson b Rosser 0 D Parmenter lbw b Byrom 15 M Maclennan lbw b Harrison 133 B Hunter c Powell b Byrom 35 J Dery run out ( Hunter) 21 N Rosser c Jeffrey b Tucker 8 A Tucker c Toole b Farquharson 1 R Stafford c Swift b Powell 3 K Powell b Farquharson 8 G Farquharson not out 28 P Byrom not out 18 A Harrison run out 15 Sundries 11 Sundries 17 TOTAL 273 TOTAL 234

Fall : 0,4, 12, 14,15,167,243,245,246,273 Fall: 35,62,62,117,124,175,178,181,206,234

Bowling: G Farquharson 22-6-44-5, Bowling: K Powell 16-5-47-1, J Dery A Harrison 17-3-62-2, N Rosser 16-4-44-1, 13-3-25-0, P Byrom 15-3-43-2, R Stafford 19-4-62-1, B Hunter 9-0-36-0, A Tucker 28-6-66-6, J Cook 21-6-40-0, U Khawaja 6-1-18-0 M Maclennan 1-0-10-0 Batting time: 361 mins Overs: 89 Batting time: 390 mins Overs: 94

Eastern Suburbs 2nd innings A Jeffrey lbw b Harrison 1 N Berry c Harrison b Stafford 23 J Cook c Hill b Harrison 0 B Haddin b Harrison 4 J Swift not out 101 M Patterson not out 55 Sundries 3 TOTAL 4 wkts for 187

Fall: 8,8,12,93

Bowling: G Farquharson 11-0-51-0, A Harrison 9-1-28-3, N Rosser 4-1-20-0, U Khawaja 5-0-29-0, R Stafford 12-3-54-1, B Hunter 2-1-3-0. Batting time: 187 mins Overs: 43

Umpires: Nick Fowler and Rodney Tucker Scorers: Brian Proops (Randwick Petersham); Andrew Harrison in action…1st Grade Owen Ridge (Easts) Final at Coogee Oval. Photo Don Arnold Team Managers: Bob Barter (Randwick Petersham); Mick O’Connell (Easts)

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Randwick Petersham's 1st Grade Team – Final at Coogee Oval Back Row: Peter Devlin (Coach), Rodney Stafford, Andrew Harrison, Joseph Hill, Nathan Rosser, Glenn Farquharson, Bob Barter (Manager), Bill Anderson (Director of Coaching) Front Row: Geoff Hodgkinson, Usman Khawaja, Daryl Parmenter, Paul Toole (Captain), Richard CheeQuee, Richard Phillips, Brett Hunter. Absent: Jonathan Lewis

Sydney Morning Herald Awards

Final points for leading players and clubs

Bill O’Reilly Medal for the Player of the Season 22 (Mosman) 20 Michael Wood (Parramatta) 17 (UTS Balmain), (Fairfield Liverpool), Scott Thompson ( Bankstown) 16 Matthew Michael (Gordon), Darren Wotherspoon (North Sydney), Liam Zammit (Penrith) 15 Jon Lewis (Randwick Petersham), Mark Atkinson (Manly Warringah)

Club of the Season 73 Eastern Suburbs 71 Bankstown 70 Sydney University 69 Randwick Petersham, Mosman

Our thanks to the Sydney Morning Herald for the continued support of these awards.

36 The following is a poem about Coogee Oval, which appeared in a book, titled “Two Centuries of Australian Poetry” by Mark O’Connor which was published in 1996 by Oxford Uni Press. It was written by Simon Curtis who apparently was in Sydney from Dorchester, England for a 3 months period as a lecturer at the University of New South Wales. Although the year the poem was penned is not known, it appears it was sometime during the 60’s.

The poem refers to a team from Ryde playing against Randwick but there has never been a grade team bearing the Ryde name. Maybe the poet got the name wrong?

While it is all a “bit of a mystery” and is clearly no Bobby Barter masterpiece, it is reproduced below for your interest. At Coogee Oval

A fierce appeal. I heard the snick from here— The scoreboard end on Dolphin—and he’s out. And Ryde has been reduced to two for ten, With Randwick in the driving seat. Good shout.

The homely grandstand with its red-tiled roof And green well-watered grass just right for seam; Close to my flat, the suburb’s seafront ground, And so, I guess, the Randwick team my team?

Beyond the pitch and Norfolk Island pines And sandstone seawall and the Bay Hotel, The heads of swimmers like so many dots Bob in the surf and blue Pacific swell;

Whom I’m about to join, and thread my way Past deli, RSL and Laundrette, The haircut place with pennants on display (Juventus, Spurs, Toluca, River Plate)

And thread by thread, I’m weaving what I feel Aren’t strands but ties—their team my team for real?

Simon Curtis

As a sponsor of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, Randwick Rugby Union Club would like to extend its appreciation to all players and supporters for their on-going support throughout the season.

RANDWICK RUGBY UNION CLUB 102 - 104 Brook Street Coogee NSW Australia 2034 Telephone: (02) 9665 5447 Facsimile: (02) 9664 6395 Email: [email protected]

37 1ST GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Richard CheeQuee 22 24 5 907 47.74 111 16 Joseph Hill 21 22 1 780 37.14 126 11 Paul Toole 22 25 6 568 29.89 88 10 Richard Phillips 19 21 1 494 24.70 114 8 Daryl Parmenter 16 17 2 460 30.67 134* Usman Khawaja 10 12 2 363 36.30 67 4 Jon Lewis 19 13 2 231 21.00 57 9 Brett Hunter 18 14 4 230 23.00 68* 13 Geoff Hodgkinson 10 12 3 183 20.33 54 2 Simon Katich 4 4 1 179 59.67 110* David Mitchell 8 9 2 171 24.43 108 1 Rodney Stafford 16 12 2 168 16.80 58 8 Nathan Rosser 22 14 1 154 11.85 61 5 Glenn Farquharson 22 11 7 95 23.75 28* 6 Andrew Harrison 9 4 2 16 8.00 15 2 Neil Cohen 1 1 0 11 11.00 11 2 Aaron Hildred 1 1 0 5 5.00 5 Eddie Otto 3 1 1 13 13* 1 Tim Lloyd 1 TOTAL BATTING 244 217 42 5028 28.73 134* 98

1ST GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Jon Lewis 356.00 93 52 795 15.29 2.23 7/35 Glenn Farquharson 316.83 61 43 993 23.09 3.13 5/44 Nathan Rosser 300.33 52 37 886 23.95 2.95 4/42 Rodney Stafford 235.67 25 26 908 34.92 3.85 6/62 Andrew Harrison 107.17 14 12 434 36.17 4.05 3/28 Brett Hunter 140.00 24 11 490 44.55 3.50 2/28 Simon Katich 43.00 12 8 127 15.88 2.95 3/30 Richard CheeQuee 19.83 5 5 82 16.40 4.14 3/22 Eddie Otto 26.00 6 3 91 30.33 3.50 2/49 Usman Khawaja 13.00 1 1 59 59.00 4.54 1/12 Aaron Hildred 24.00 4 1 91 91.00 3.79 1/91 Paul Toole 2.00 0 0 9 4.50 0/9 Tim Lloyd 10.00 0 0 40 4.00 0/40 TOTAL BOWLING 1593.83 297 199 5005 25.15 3.14 7/35

1ST GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Daryl Parmenter 22 8 30 26 David Mitchell 10 0 10 16

Sponsors of the Randwick Petersham Player Incentives Scheme

38 LIMITED OVERS - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Richard CheeQuee 7 7 2 300 60.00 48 4 Daryl Parmenter 5 5 1 210 52.50 134* Joseph Hill 7 6 0 207 34.50 62 2 Paul Toole 7 6 2 130 32.50 77* 6 Richard Phillips 6 6 0 116 19.33 36 2 Simon Katich 1 1 1 110 110* Geoff Hodgkinson 5 5 2 91 30.33 39* Brett Hunter 6 4 1 52 17.33 30 7 Usman Khawaja 1 1 0 51 51.00 51 David Mitchell 3 3 1 38 19.00 30 1 Nathan Rosser 7 2 0 27 13.50 26 2 Jon Lewis 6 2 0 12 6.00 6 4 Glenn Farquharson 7 2 1 8 8.00 4* Rodney Stafford 2 1 0 2 2.00 2 Andrew Harrison 5 1 1 1 1* 1 Eddie Otto 1 1 Tim Lloyd 1 TOTAL BATTING 77 52 12 1355 33.88 134* 30

LIMITED OVERS - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Glenn Farquharson 67.00 6 13 312 24.00 4.66 3/43 Jon Lewis 56.00 10 9 169 18.78 3.02 3/28 Nathan Rosser 57.34 2 9 206 22.89 3.59 3/26 Brett Hunter 46.00 4 8 182 22.75 3.96 2/28 Richard CheeQuee 39.83 2 5 48 9.60 1.21 3/22 Andrew Harrison 43.00 4 5 236 47.20 5.49 3/66 Simon Katich 10.00 0 3 40 13.33 4.00 3/40 Rodney Stafford 11.67 0 3 56 18.67 4.80 2/55 Usman Khawaja 2.00 0 1 12 12.00 6.00 1/12 Eddie Otto 5.00 0 1 29 29.00 5.80 1/29 Tim Lloyd 10.00 0 0 40 4.00 0/40 TOTAL BOWLING 347.84 28 57 1330 23.33 3.82 3/22

LIMITED OVERS - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Daryl Parmenter 8 3 11 3 David Mitchell 3 0 3 0

Sponsors of the Randwick Petersham Player Incentives Scheme

39 2nd Grade Report by Matthew Parker, Captain Position in Competition: 13th

Firstly I would like to congratulate Greg Hartshorne and his 3rd Grade team on winning the Premiership and also to all the other grades on making the finals series.

The season for Second Grade as far as finishing position on the table was very disappointing to me. However, the number of young players blooded this season emphasises that the future of Randwick Petersham Cricket is secure. Of last years’ team that made the semis, we only had three players playing at any one time this summer. This no doubt placed pressure on all players, particularly the younger ones to learn the fundamentals of the 96 over game, which is staying at the crease and being alert in the field. As the saying goes, catches win matches and boy, did we put down some catches!

Due to injuries, work commitments and 1st Grade requirements, disruption to the team’s stabilisation was again of concern with 27 different players in the side throughout the season. I am not looking for excuses or reasons for losing games but my own poor form didn’t help, with me experiencing my worst season in 13 years of grade cricket..

One of the most pleasing aspect however, were the players that were mentioned in last years report as having the potential to play 1st Grade, going on to play in the top grade and perform with distinction. They were David Mitchell, Geoff Hodgkinson and Rodney Stafford. Congratulations to all three.

There were another three players selected for the first time in 2nd Grade who also went on to play in the First Grade side, namely Neil Cohen, Usman Khawaja and Eddie Otto. Each of these players showed plenty of dedication and determination, always giving 110%. Their success is an example to other players that if you want to play First Grade you must have those qualities.

Other players who have shown potential with the bat were Michael Watson, Troy Brewster and Matthew Taylor and with more patience and shot selection, will develop into very good cricketers.

With the ball, James Byrne showed improvement in every game which took him to 23 wickets and with more hard work he will not be far away from playing at the next level. James is also very useful with the bat. We also had an overseas fast bowler, Neil Saker who bowled very well taking 18 wickets at an average 19.56. We all hope he will be back in coming seasons to play for the Randy Petes.

Congratulations also to Aaron Hildred who, as our equal leading wicket taker, was rewarded by playing in the 1st Grade semi final.

My thanks to all the players, who played Second Grade for their support during the season.

To Richard McCord our practice captain and team scorer, thank you and congratulations on achieving in excess of 1,000 matches in scoring.

The talk on the grade scene from the players and umpires was the Randy Petes’ afternoon teas and canteen facilities. On behalf of the players and myself, our thanks go to Mrs Devlin, Ashleigh Devlin and Peter Devlin at Coogee and Pat, Robin and Helen at Petersham.

To Green Options at Coogee and Kensington and Pat Walsh at Petersham Oval, thank you for the preparation of the pitches and congratulations in the high ratings achieved in the Sydney Grade Cricket Grounds configuration.

I would personally like to thank Peter Devlin for his coaching and support. All players at the club are lucky to have such a loyal and dedicated coach.

Last but not least, I would like to thank our Manager and my father, Tony Parker, for giving up his time every Saturday to help out with whatever it was that needed doing, whether in the canteen, drinks for the boys or pitch covers on Fridays. He was always there to lend a hand.

40 2ND GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Neil Cohen 14 13 0 430 33.08 85 2 Usman Khawaja 7 7 3 389 97.25 110* 3 David Mitchell 9 9 2 351 50.14 123* Geoff Hodgkinson 8 7 0 269 38.43 70 3 Michael Watson 11 11 0 232 21.09 119 3 James Byrne 15 13 2 198 18.00 46* 2 Matthew Parker 14 12 0 196 16.33 43 8 Troy Brewster 10 10 0 174 17.40 57 2 Aaron Hildred 13 13 2 144 13.09 36 2 Eddie Otto 13 11 5 94 15.67 24 4 John Moffatt 6 3 1 85 42.50 72* 1 Peter Bayley 6 3 2 37 37.00 20* 3 Neil Saker 7 7 0 36 5.14 12 1 Andrew Harrison 5 2 0 23 11.50 20 1 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Matthew Taylor 4/4/0/126/1, Nathan Docker 4/4/0/43/2, Steve Clarke 2/2/0/26/1, Rodney Stafford 4/3/0/23/2, Daryl Parmenter 1/2/0/22/0, Tony Martin 1/1/0/7/0, Dean White 2/2/0/7/1, Richard Phillips 1/1/0/4/0, Tim Lloyd 4/3/2/1/0, Graham Doig 1/1/0/1/1, John Tierney 1/1/0/0/1, Peter Devlin 2/2/2/0/2, Cameron Gray 1/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 166 147 21 2918 23.16 123* 46

2ND GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best James Byrne 201.50 32 23 614 26.70 3.05 3/25 Aaron Hildred 198.84 40 23 641 27.87 3.22 4/66 Eddie Otto 184.17 39 22 554 25.18 3.01 4/27 Neil Saker 100.83 18 18 352 19.56 3.49 4/24 Peter Bayley 82.17 18 12 267 22.25 3.25 6/41 Andrew Harrison 65.83 9 8 222 27.75 3.37 4/46 Peter Devlin 34.00 5 7 123 17.57 3.62 6/69 Tim Lloyd 69.00 13 5 188 37.60 2.72 2/35 Rodney Stafford 31.00 1 4 103 25.75 3.32 1/10 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Graham Doig 7/3/19, Cameron Gray 21/2/50, Usman Khawaja 11/1/49, Dean White 22/1/72, John Tierney 7/0/17, Matthew Taylor 6/0/20. TOTAL BOWLING 1041.34 191 129 3291 25.51 3.16 6/41

2ND GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes David Mitchell 13 0 13 18 Neil Cohen 10 1 11 6 Matthew Taylor 3 0 3 0

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41 3rd Grade Report by Greg Hartshorne, Captain Position in Competition: 1st - Minor and Major Premiers

“There’s something special about playing cricket in April.”

This season was truly a team effort with only 13 players eligible for a Premier’s cap (6 games or more), where 9 of us played 4ths or below last season, where our batsmen worked real hard for their runs, and only 2 averaged more than 30! But we chased a few totals, and defended some small ones, giving nothing away, bowling tight lines and taking the catches and run-outs that were there, rarely loosing our control or mental toughness. It was great stuff. A really rewarding experience, working together, focused on the end goal.

Enjoy some of the thoughts of various member of our team.

“There’s something special about playing cricket in April. Something elusive, like that dropped catch that hits the edge of your fingers. Men have played their whole careers and not played in April. Something emotional, like that last ball victory which comes around every 5 or 6 years! Men have been reduced to tears because they have been robbed of that chance to play in April. Sure the nerves are a little more tightly strung and the muscles more weary, but the feeling surrounding the game: that air of electricity, that atmosphere – just a little bit more stifling, is why we play! It’s for weekends in April that we play this grand old game!!”

“My favourite performance of the season was a tie between Tails' magnificent ton at Coogee and Singhy's lionhearted effort against Mosman in the Qualifying Final. Can't split these for individual brilliance.” Matt Taylor. “Your sensational century at Coogee, and your glove work and batting all season was first rate. It’s higher grades for you old mate.” Alex Sciascia. “Guido's pep was excellent, and I think he is entitled to claim a few wickets, especially that leftie from Fairfield who was pumping us all around the ground. A couple of dot balls, and some serious chat from Guid, saw him play a ridiculous shot and hole out to Scud on the fence. And his claimed catch. Not only did it bounce a metre in front of him, but it was one of the biggest celebrations for a catch I have seen in a long while - he looked like a dill, poor guy. PBS Laxman always provided a good laugh.” Steve Clarke. “Clarkey - can bat mate. Come back again next year, you’re not too far from the big show!!” “Chicken – (The Graduate) love your work mate. Last season we spent many hours at the crease together and I loved every minute of it. Unfortunately, this season you were already out by the time the skipper decided it was time for me to bat” Paul Greentree. “Greeners - mate, what can I say, as was the case last season, you saved your best till last, scoring vital runs in the final. I know that once you can get past 27, the sky is the limit. You have enormous potential and can do anything in the game. I don't think I'll be playing many more games with you mate, but have enjoyed the experience so far.” Benny Hill. “I hadn't seen him bat before that game (and I don't know how many 3rd Grade games he'd played before that one –1!), but I got the feeling he was about to stand up in 3's. Under pressure and with lots of runs to get, he looked good. It didn't surprise me to see him do well after that knock.” “You blokes now know him as Benny Hill, Blow-Ups, BJ and of course CC. Benny mentioned that he had moved to Sydney and was keen for a game of cricket. I knew he would be a huge asset to RPC. Go the country.” Tony Martin. “Marto, well mate we finally did it! Having you in the side made it easier for everyone else. Your anger and keenness, but overall, you just wanted to win. Seeing your buzzard last longer on the circuit will stay with me for ever.... priceless.” Chad Greenberg. “Great work to come back after your sickness. Well, you have been sick since I’ve known you, but either way, your bowling was top shelf. The banter is priceless too.” “Loved playing with you again this season, even if you do refuse to help with the covers. You've obviously played far too much cricket with David Bourke. To overcome your illness and then play such a vital part in our season was amazing.” “King, you are easily the greatest player that the club has produced, scoring six ducks throughout the year is special to any cricketer.”

42 Simon McKenzie. “Winga-despite the terrible adversity you face in day to day life (vertically challenged plus wings), your results speak for themselves. You were landing them on the spot all year, and the ball to get the Bankstown number 4 was the ball of the season!!” “ Watching Winga completely outsmart batsmen, even on that batsmen’s paradise known as Coogee was tremendous. I don't think people give Winga enough credit for the brains he uses when he bowls.” “Winga, your contribution this season has been unbelievable. I can't believe that anyone can bowl such fruit and still get wickets, well done mate.” “And I noticed that Winga only bowled 8 overs in the Semi and was filthy about being taken off. But to his credit, he began his pep for the new bowler and showed great support” Nigil Singh. “My other highlight was seeing Singhy standing in the middle of the pitch with arms raised after THAT last over against Bankstown. And taking 9 wickets against Mosman -truly inspirational stuff.” “Singhdog - your bowling all season, especially during the finals series was sensational. You showed maturity beyond your years the way you handled such intense pressure in the finals.” Peter Spurr. “Scud - this year you have got the belief in yourself. Now with that confidence I expect nothing less than a quick rise in the grades for you mate” “Scud couldn't get a run in the 5th Grade Finals last year, although he was an exceptional 12th man (apparently the skipper had no idea when it came to team selections). To come back this year and play such a major role in 3rd Grade is a sensational effort. You have come of age as a bowler (your 5 for against Penruff proved that – apparently Chad is yet to get a Grade 5 for - is that right?), I look forward to watching your progress over the coming seasons. You may need to get a new group of fans for next season, in saying that I was very impressed with the consistency of Gasser Scuds form over the finals series, I'm sure I never saw him without a VB stubby in hand.”

“And then in walked Marto to the crease. The glint in his eye, the quickening of his gait. Here was the portrait of a man on a mission. A man that was not going to let his beloved RPC finish the day in a position that was behind the opposition. The two elder statesman of the team together. Playing their part again. Seems like a 100 years of experience between them. The Prince and his Page, his apprentice if you will. Here were two blokes who were going to show these upstarts what it took to win the comp. Ticker. And by golly – these two blokes have some!”

Thanks to the coaches who worked so hard with us, for the general practices, the extra throwdowns and bits of advice. We couldn’t have done it without them. Great men – Peter Devlin, Andrew Millican and David Skuthorpe.

A special thanks to all the guys who contributed to 3rds. Cameron Gray and Sean Sampson played very well in the early part of the season, with Cameron moving overseas and Sean helping 4’s to the Finals. Congratulations to Michael Watson, Troy Brewster, Matt Taylor, Steve Clarke, Tony Martin who played 2’s during the year, and John Moffatt, Brenton Barker, Tom Skilbeck, John McLoughlin, David Bourke, Dean White and Peter Bayley who all had a few games with us. Thanks also to Matt Hilder, who acted as twelthy for the finals, and Dean White (and George Hildred), who were great supporters in the last few games, jumping into the scoreboard when we really needed them during the 2 exciting finishes against Mosman and Bankstown.

What more can I say to thank Pat, Helen, and Robin, Pommie and Pete for their great support and work at Petersham Oval, and to Madge, Ashleigh and Devo at Coogee. These wonderful people are the heart of our club, and like family to me. They live ever moment of the games, and feel the euphoria of success and the disappointment of a poor result, just like we do. It is truly special.

Thanks also to our legendary scorer, Richard McCord, who helped us through the finals series.

And to my great mate John Connell, the greatest fat manager there is. One of the funnier moments was when the fat manager charged into the dressing room at Penrith as the boys were deep in reflection after the skipper’s team talk (“wonderful stuff that”), and said “come on you tight asses, where’s ya money for lunch. They all looked at me as if I had just shot their mother, but still got their ammo together for fear that the old Ger would not have done the lunch again.!!!!!”. Thanks from all of us.

43 “This is a team that has written records. Hartshorne’s Heroes! The first ever team for Randwick-Petersham to carry the title of ‘Minor Premiers’ and the first ‘3 rd Grade Premiers’.”

“After all the anticipation… 22 blokes busting their guts and 2 men in black and white to officiate. It all came down to this…”

“Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory… lasts forever.”

…One weekend in April!

The Final Series…………..the road to glory

Qualifying Final v Mosman at Petersham Oval. Result – Won Outright RPC into Semi Final RPC 97 (Clarke 22, Greentree 17, Hartshorne 14, Martin 13) and 161 (Hartshorne 40, Sciascia 36, Martin 23, Greentree 19, McKenzie 15 not out) Mosman 76 (Singh 4-40, Spurr 3-16) and 172 (Singh 5-73, Hartshorne 3-25, McKenzie 2-36)

Nail biting, down to the wire, sensational! Mosman had a handy attack, probably the quickest all season. The wicket decked about and some excellent bowling saw us collapse to be all out for 97. In reply our bowling and fielding was sensational. Singhy mesmerised them with late swing and movement off the seam to finish with 4-40 off 17. Scud was the first change and snapped up 3-16 off his 8 overs. a direct hit from the Mosman all out 75. But still 99 overs to play and a lot of cricket left. At 0-47 the second innings looked good with Alex completely on top. However, a slight lapse and in a few overs Mosman were back with a sniff with RPC 4-52. Two key partnerships restored the equilibrium with Prince and Greeny (47) and Marto and Prince (38) before we were all out for 161. Mosman left with 184 to get off 29 overs. Early wickets to RPC and then a middle order partnership, which got the run rate down to 83 off 11 overs with 6 wickets in hand. Singhy bowled another long spell 14.3 overs 5/73, and really stood up when it counted, particularly over the last few overs. Simon 2-38 and Prince 3-25 at the death. The fielding was sensational. With Mosman needing only 14 to win off 7 balls and 9 down. Singhy then bowled the number 11. Victory!!

Semi Final v Bankstown at Petersham. Result---Draw. RPC into the Final RPC 258 (Hill 68, Sciascia 36, Hartshorne 27, Martin 27, Greentree 23) Bankstown 9- 255 (Spurr 3-54, McKenzie 2-26, Singh 1-65)

Another amazing, heart stopping weekend! RPC batted with great determination. It was slow and steady, with Bankstown bowling good lines, and maintaining strong off side fields. Scoring was tough before we were all out for 258. Ben Hill a class knock of 68. Bankstown needing 259 off 79 overs, started slowly with Singhy, Peter Spurr and Simon bowling really well. Early wickets saw RPC take the initiative, but the young BT side fought back and played the chase to perfection. At tea the game was evenly placed with BT 4-91 needing 167 off 30 overs. The last session was a fascinating tussle with BT continuing to bat with great composure, and RPC maintaining good lines and fielding to the max. There was no time during this session where the game was won or lost. Three overs to go 8 down 18 to win, and the young BT number 5 on 91 losing his cool to be caught at mid on. Now 9 down, 18 to win off 17. A few more singles, a 2, another 2. One over from Singhy to bowl, 9 down 6 to win, number 9 on strike, 2 men in to stop the single, lots of gaps in the outfield. Dot, 1, dot, 1. Now 4 to win off 2. A big swing and another dot--4 to win off 1. Another big swing, he's missed it. He's missed it. Match drawn and the Randy Petes through to the Final!

44 Final v Penrith at Petersham. Result---Draw RPC Premiers RPC 207 (Clarke 22, Greentree 46, Hill 27, Hartshorne 46, Martin 33) Penrith 5-105 (Singh 2-51,Hartshorne 1-2, Greenberg 1-3)

A game of dampness and darkness….and a Premiership! It’s often been suggested that Finals aren’t decided on cricketing talent… rather, it boils down to the outfit more willing and more determined. And so it proved. At lunch on Day 1, we were 3 wickets down for not a lot, but the pitch was starting to flatten out. A fightback and we were looking good before a legside stumping of a medium pacer left us reeling at 5 for 125. It was left to the two elder statesmen of the team, Hartshorne and Martin to call on their experience. They toughed it out as you would expect. The post tea session though, was not what we had in mind. 5 wickets lost for the addition of 38 runs. The new ball had taken its toll. First went Marto for 33 then Prince for a well compiled 47. Nine, Ten and Jack quickly followed and PRC were all out for a respectable 208. It was now up to the opposition to do what no team had done in the post season – chase down a score against us. The wicket had flattened out considerably and it was imperative for that early wickets be taken. Two full bungers did the trick leaving the Panthers 2 for 21 at stumps. Day 2 brought rain….in the middle of a drought. Finally, 11 overs were scheduled in the dark of twilight. We did not want to win in the sheds. We wanted this game to be decided on the turf, not through a calculator. Slap and tickle. Hit and giggle. 170 needed. The Panthers came out and gave it all they had, but the task was impossible. It was eventually the darkness that decided the Cup. After 6 overs, the game was called off. The Premiership was ours!!

Randwick Petersham's 3rd Grade Premiership Team Back Left: Matthew Hilder (12th Man), Matthew Taylor, Tony Martin, Paul Greentree, Peter Spurr, Nigil Singh, John Connell (Manager) Front Left: Alex Sciascia, Steven Clarke, Simon McKenzie, Greg Hartshorne (Captain), Chad Greenberg, Ben Hill.

45 3RD GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Matthew Taylor 13 15 1 458 32.71 144 4 Greg Hartshorne 18 17 4 437 33.62 66* 8 Alex Sciascia 18 19 2 363 21.35 37 10 Paul Greentree 16 16 0 342 21.38 53 13 Steve Clarke 12 14 0 319 22.79 56 2 Michael Watson 4 4 0 257 64.25 105 3 Tony Martin 12 12 0 248 20.67 75 4 Ben Hill 9 9 0 240 26.67 68 2 Cameron Gray 6 6 3 150 50.00 68 Simon McKenzie 14 12 4 97 12.13 19 3 Chad Greenberg 11 10 2 92 11.50 57* 10 Troy Brewster 5 5 0 90 18.00 45 Nigil Singh 18 15 8 76 10.86 19 1 Sean Sampson 8 4 0 50 12.50 33 1 Peter Spurr 8 7 2 35 7.00 28 1 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. John Moffatt 3/2/0/61/0, Brenton Barker 3/4/2/46/0, Tom Skilbeck 4/4/0/39/0, David Downing 1/1/0/19/0, John McLoughlin 3/3/0/15/0, Marc Anderson 1/1/0/13/0, Fabian Heaton 1/1/0/11/0, Glen Carroll 1/1/1/9/0, Dean White 1/1/0/6/0, David Bourke 4/3/0/4/1, Peter Bayley 4/2/1/0/0, Aaron Hildred 1/0/0/0/0, Matthew Hilder 0/0/0/0/2. TOTAL BATTING 199 188 30 3477 22.01 144 65

3RD GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Nigil Singh 251.33 69 38 667 17.55 2.65 5/22 Greg Hartshorne 223.83 72 32 491 15.34 2.19 4/20 Simon McKenzie 140.00 27 25 412 16.48 2.94 4/32 Chad Greenberg 137.34 34 20 468 23.40 3.41 4/41 Peter Spurr 69.00 8 12 240 20.00 3.48 5/35 Sean Sampson 73.00 9 10 283 28.30 3.88 5/31 Cameron Gray 53.83 11 9 150 16.67 2.79 3/41 Peter Bayley 55.17 14 4 167 41.75 3.03 2/19 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Dean White 14/1/43, John McLoughlin 19/1/53, Matthew Taylor 1/0/5, David Downing 5/0/14. TOTAL BOWLING 1042.83 251 152 2993 19.69 2.87 5/22

3RD GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Matthew Taylor 7 2 9 5 Tom Skilbeck 5 1 6 10 Paul Greentree 3 0 3 4 Fabian Heaton 2 0 2 2

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46 4th Grade Report by David Townsend, Captain Position in Competition: 5th

As a season it seemed to resemble buying a second hand car. Struggled to start, ran well when we got on the highway but didn’t have the extras that made it a vintage model!

Yet despite what turned out to be a nerve-wracking end, it was definitely a season I look back upon with a stack of great memories.

We started like a train hammering the previous year’s finalists in round 1 with a Steve Clarke century and Bourkey’s well compiled 60, setting the tone for what we hoped would be a run of victories. It didn’t turn out that way with losses to Bankstown and Wests being sandwiched around a great win versus St George.

These games summed up our team in many ways. Batting was a struggle for most of the year with Clarkey’s century in round 1 being the only one all season. Losses of form and a lack of big scores meant the team relied heavily on it’s bowling and fielding. That this was of the highest quality was never in doubt and enough credit cannot be given to all the bowlers who made sure we only conceded 250 plus once in the year and 200 only 5 times.

Tough losses to Sydney University and Mosman, took us into Christmas under the hammer. The team knew it needed to win nearly every game after the holidays with no slip ups.

Then came the turning point of the season.

Having restricted eventual finalists Gordon to 155 in the one dayer, we were dead in the water at 5 for 40. Enter Marc Anderson and ‘Macca’ McCoy to put on a hundred and win us the game in a tight finish.

For me not enough can be said of Ando’s improvement this year. I think he is one of the most under-rated players in the club. On 3 or 4 occasions he produced an unbeaten score under enormous pressure and was totally unflappable at the crease. His change bowling and excellent one handed catching at gully were also a massive bonus for the team.

From here we won 5 of our next 6. Confidence was high and a settled team brought about that spirit and enjoyment that frequent changes make difficult.

Even the game that was lost versus University of NSW was a classic. With 70 to get and Grouch walking in as our last man many headed to see if the Krispy Kreem doughnuts were finished! However, never underestimate the effect of buckled pads and a Gray Nicholls scoop on the opposition. Grouch prodded, missed and nudged. The pair eventually got us to within 13 runs before Grouch finally missed one.

With a Neil Saker inspired win over Fairfield in the final round we made the calls to see where we had finished. The Sunday papers told us it was 5th and we would take on the solid Gordon outfit in the Qualifying Final.

As it turned out, that match was one of the greatest games you could hope to play in and one which none of us are likely to forget.

Having won the toss and batted, everything went to plan. Against a very good attack that included former Sheffield Shield bowler Richard Stobo, we battled hard all day with the skipper (who was about 5 months overdue!) and Steve Yates getting us over 200. A challenging declaration that night, and 3 for 30 at stumps saw us head to Killara on Sunday with great hope.

47 The dreaded rain had come however. 2 hours were lost and then it brightened and some superb bowling saw the opposition needing 50 to win with 2 wickets left. That was reduced to 30 with number 11 walking out. The odds were good!

Yet in one of those heartbreaking tales, the opposition skipper stole the strike and the number 11 wouldn’t miss one and after an hour of pulsating cricket we were out.

It doesn’t get much worse, yet the true character of this team emerged. Sorrow and kind words were replaced with beer and laughter. We had given it our all and come up just short.

But the players knew it had been fun and the anticipation of turning up each Saturday, competing and then sitting around analysing and laughing, was the reason we love this game.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS - Bourkey attempting to run a Fairfield batter out, faking the throw then forgetting to let go of the ball! - Ando wishing Third Grade all the best for the season with 4 rounds to go! - Macca charging down the wicket last ball before tea, getting clean bowled and saying “ I couldn’t let him bowl another maiden”! - Zac telling his story of first meeting Fous in Stockton - George being described as ‘pulling a rickshaw’ when he ran

THE PLAYERS (7 plus matches )

David Bourke: Always a pleasure to play with, Bourkey improved enormously with the bat and just now needs to tell himself how important every game is.

Marc Anderson: 4th Grade “Player of the Year”. Great batting with the tail and all round contribution. Has a great temperament.

Matt Hilder: Started to play the sort of gutsy innings we knew he was capable of. His slip catching was great. Needs to turn the 40’s into 80’s next year.

Darren McCoy: Macca is a captain’s dream. Competitive and fiery, he is the engine room of the side. His bowling was penetrating all year and though he’s had better years with the bat he gave it everything. Good slip fielder and a great vice captain

Steve Bright: Brighty was great while we had him and bowled well with both the old and new ball. His lower order strokeplay and athletic fielding made him a man to turn to in a crisis.

Peter Spurr: Scud made some giant leaps this year and has developed the control and movement that saw him snapped up by Third Grade. Congratulations Scud on the great role you played with both teams this year.

Zac Levien: Fast bowler Zac was a massive boost for the team and showed his best form by season’s end. He regained his zip and I expect big things from him next year.

Denis Hinds: Groucho does what he does best. Moon balls, arm balls, great control and creative fielding at mid on! A pleasure to play with and someone who adds greatly to the changing room.

The scoring duties this season were taken on by Lynette Jackson who was a tremendous addition to the team. Her never ending enthusiasm, fun nature and permanent refusal to join us for a beer were her trademarks! We look forward to having her back next year.

Many thanks to everyone who assisted during the year from the coaches to the tea ladies, from Pommy to the committee, from the Grounds Staff to the supporters. Let’s go one better next year!

48 4TH GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct David Bourke 12 11 0 283 25.73 67 Marc Anderson 13 13 3 271 27.10 76* 6 Steve Clarke 4 4 0 267 66.75 117 1 David Townsend 15 15 0 264 17.60 76 6 Matthew Hilder 11 11 1 227 22.70 47 8 Ben Hill 7 7 2 137 27.40 59 Steven Yates 6 6 0 137 22.83 60 John McLoughlin 4 4 0 136 34.00 56 2 Darren McCoy 14 14 4 135 13.50 32* 5 Tony Martin 4 4 0 110 27.50 69 1 Fabian Heaton 4 4 0 105 26.25 34 2 Steve Bright 8 7 1 62 10.33 17 1 Sean Sampson 6 4 1 41 13.67 17 1 Peter Spurr 7 6 2 37 9.25 21 Glen Carroll 5 5 0 34 6.80 16 Chad Greenberg 5 4 1 32 10.67 18* 2 Denis Hinds 14 7 2 16 3.20 8 3 Zachary Levien 7 4 1 13 4.33 11 1 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Tom Skilbeck 4/4/0/85/0, Daniel Loader 4/4/0/76/3, Brenton Barker 1/1/0/62/0, George Frazakis 2/2/0/45/1, Neil Saker 1/1/1/38/0, Brent McNee 3/3/0/31/1, Simon McKenzie 2/2/1/28/1, Dean White 4/4/1/28/0, Andrew Harrison 2/2/1/23/0, Chris Singh 2/2/0/23/0, David Downing 1/1/0/9/1, Mark Carroll 1/1/0/6/0, Campbell Dash 2/2/1/4/0, Steve Pryde 2/0/0/0/1. TOTAL BATTING 177 159 23 2765 20.33 117 47

4TH GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Denis Hinds 165.00 51 25 401 16.04 2.43 4/29 Darren McCoy 160.50 47 24 371 15.46 2.31 5/42 Peter Spurr 79.00 16 14 231 16.50 2.92 4/51 Zachary Levien 95.00 19 11 229 20.82 2.41 3/33 Steve Bright 88.84 19 11 265 24.09 2.98 4/33 Dean White 41.00 9 9 109 12.11 2.66 4/21 Sean Sampson 61.00 12 8 188 23.50 3.08 2/19 Chad Greenberg 29.50 5 6 76 12.67 2.58 4/40 Neil Saker 15.16 5 5 33 6.60 2.18 5/33 Marc Anderson 60.00 12 4 184 46.00 3.07 2/39 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. John McLoughlin 20/4/36, Simon McKenzie 24/3/62, David Downing 6/2/17, Chris Singh 9/2/31, Steve Pryde 7/1/25, Matthew Hilder 8/0/31, David Bourke 10/0/68. Total Bowling 879.00 212 129 2357 18.27 2.68 5/33

4TH GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Steven Yates 9 0 9 3 Daniel Loader 5 3 8 18 Fabian Heaton 1 1 2 0 Campbell Dash 2 0 2 2 Tom Skilbeck 2 0 2 30

49 5th Grade Report by Alan Wright, Captain Position in Competition: 2nd

One of the qualities that differentiate sportsman at all levels is the ability to never be beaten and to triumph when everything seems lost. This quality has been displayed at the elite levels in cricket by both Steve Waugh and . However, even greater examples are Kieren Perkins in the 1996 Olympics 1500m freestyle when he was given no hope and Robert De Castella in the 1982 Commonwealth Games Marathon when the whole of Australia stopped to watch him claw back two African runners over the last 5 kilometres. Although not at the elite level, this years 5th Grade team showed these same characteristics.

After mediocre performances before Christmas, the team turned the season around to lose just one game after the break only to be robbed of a premiership by the weather. The turnaround began in round 9 against Gordon when a mixture of seasoned veterans (Peter Devlin and David Downing) and youngsters including two Green Shielders, Will Passas and Campbell Dash, convincingly won by nine wickets. The self belief however, really started to gain momentum in the next game against Parramatta .We batted first and looked set for a 250 total after a good innings by 15 years old Mark Carroll (73) supported by Trent Griffiths and Jock Walsh. But the best was to come with Grant Rimmer and Steve Bidwell-Brown getting together at 9-241 and putting on a club record 81 for the last wicket with Steve scoring 61 not out and more importantly convincing himself and the rest of the team that we could bat to number 11.

The fighting qualities of the team however, were best demonstrated over the last five matches of the season. In round 13 against Hawkesbury, we batted first and amassed 7-327-a new club record for 5th Grade. The second week we were confronted with a hot day, a placid wicket and a team intent on a draw. At tea after 45 overs, the Hawke were 2-68 and plodding along. In the final session however, the bowlers toiled manfully with tremendous support and encouragement from the fielders. At 7-160 and only 30 minutes to go, it would have been easy to lie down. But with the advent of the new ball, Chris Singh bowled one batsman and Grant Rimmer took a great catch at square leg off Steve Bright to keep us in it. Then with only three balls to go, Steve Bright extracted a little extra out of the placid pitch to find an edge for Jock Walsh to take a very welcome rebound catch at 4th slip and give us the match!

Our march to the semi final however looked like faltering in round 14 against the lowly placed University of NSW when we managed a very mediocre score of 168. .Our bowlers the next week however, stepped up to the mark and off 50 overs dismissed the students for just 89 to maintain our momentum.

The next match against the second placed Fairfield Liverpool outfit would determine if we would get a home qualifying final or not. A great bowling effort resulted in Fairfield being dismissed for 119 with Sean Sampson 4-31 and David Downing 3-6 the stars. Although victory appeared well within reach, the following week our top order capitulated to be 6-65 until Steve Bright strode to the wicket and smashed a quickfire 43 not out to ensure the win and a home Qualifying Final.

The Qualifying Final at picturesque Kensington Oval was against Gordon who batted first and scored a formidable 294 with Grant Rimmer the pick of the bowlers taking 5-52 off 17 overs. On the Sunday we started well and at 4-176 were well placed. However, after slumping to 7-210 with a new ball due and 50 minutes remaining, we looked in trouble. David Downing and Steve Bidwell-Brown had other ideas however, digging in for the next 35 minutes before Steve was dismissed. Steve Pryde strode to the wicket and with David Downing survived the last 15 minutes for a draw and a Semi Final spot.

The Semi Final was again at Kensington against a young Penrith side which had given us a work over earlier in the season. Penrith batted first and scored a creditable 232 with Chris Singh the pick of the bowlers taking 5-43 off 21 overs. Our batting started shakily and at 3-41 we were in real trouble. Although the middle order showed more resistance, no one turned their 30’s into a bigger score and we slumped to 8-161 at tea. Steve Pryde and Steve Bidwell-Brown resumed after tea with instructions to

50 have 15 minute goals. After 30 minutes, they were still there and after an hour they were still there and edging towards Penrith’s score. Another nail biting hour and at 8-229, “Bidders” was out LBW and Grant Rimmer, having sat through the last 2 hours padded up, had to survive the 2 balls left in the over. The first ball hit him on the pads but the roaring appeal was turned down. He survived the next ball and off the first ball of the next over, Steve Pryde hit the winning runs and we were in the Final!

Knowing the steely reserve of the team, we approached the Final against Campbelltown-Camden at Raby Oval with a high degree of confidence. Beacause Campbelltowm finished higher than us in the competition, it was a matter for us to win the match to take the cup.

The home side batted first and despite some streaky batting early with a number of edges through and over slips, they were well placed at 5-193. But we rallied strongly to support some great bowling by Steve Pryde (3-39) and Steve Bright (3-43) to dismiss the Ghosts for 221. At stumps we were 1-18 and extremely confident of scoring the remaining 204 the next day. Overnight rain however, continued throughout the Sunday and our premiership chances were literally washed away. It was the second time in successive years our quest for a 5th Grade title was thwarted by rain.

Although we didn’t win the premiership, every member of the team can be immensely proud of their efforts as the club most assuredly is. The squad was made up of a diverse group which gelled to make a great team. George Frazakis the self-titled club eccentric, despite his idiosyncrasies, provided valuable starts at the top of the order and it was unfortunate that his first Final experience was hindered by injury. Fabian Heaton opened the batting with distinction and shared the keeping. Fab’s enthusiasm and experience was invaluable and we must thank Maria his wife for not praying for rain too often. Chris Singh joined the side after Christmas following his return from overseas. We were fortunate to have him for the remainder of the season as he is a much better than a 5th grader. His efforts with the ball were outstanding and his regained opening batting ability will make him a valuable higher grade player next season. Glen Carroll started the season as a hesitant 17 year old keen to succeed and matured during the season to be a fine player who learnt a lot about batting with a team goal. Special mention must be made of the improvement in his fielding. Glen is a higher grade player of the future. By his own standards, Trent Griffiths did not have a great season but he maintained his enthusiasm to provide valuable contributions in the final series and in particular, his 60 against Gordon in the Final. Daniel Loader is a swash buckling left hander who has a ton of ability. When he learns to harness his aggressiveness he can be expected to progress rapidly through the grades. He also filled in competently as wicketkeeper on occasions. After scoring 172 in 6 th Grade, Jock Walsh provided good support at the top of the order when required. Jock is a great clubman whose dedication to training is unsurpasssed. David Downing, an old stager, joined the side at Christmas and was an extremely valuable member of the side. Whether providing solid support in the middle order, contributing with his off spin or taking some fine slip catches he was always in the game. Steve Bright had another consistent season. His bowling was again outstanding and his contribution with the bat, particularly his 43 not out against Fairfield Liverpool, was invaluable. Grant Rimmer is the most underrated player in the club. His bowling skill is not appreciated fully until you have played with him as was discovered by Peter Devlin during his brief appearances in 5th Grade. Grant’s fielding is outstanding and his tally of 9 catches and 4 run outs must rate him as one of the best fielders in the club. Jon Tierney missed the middle of the season due to an overseas trip but ended up a most valuable member of the squad. His spin bowling will mature next season and with work on his concentration during batting, there is no reason why he cannot play higher grades.

Finally, I want to make particular mention of two new players this season who I consider are exciting prospects--Steve Pryde and Steve Bidwell-Brown. Not only have they great ability but they possess that hidden quality which distinguishes the good from the great. Steve Pryde is a left arm orthodox spinner who will benefit enormously from his first season of grade cricket. He has great control and variation, which can only improve. A handy batsman, with more work he could develop into a competent all rounder. Steve Bidwell-Brown had a great season, unfortunately interrupted by a broken hand late in the season. After finding his niche as a first change bowler he turned in consistently fine performances with the ball. His batting matured near the end of the season to provide the stability needed in the late order to

51 push us to victory. In his first season with the club his future is limited only by his desire to put in the necessary work to succeed.

My thanks to Lynette Jackson and Peter Carroll in during the final series who took on the scoring and manager’s role respectively. In conclusion, thanks to great group of blokes who made the season enjoyable and successful.

Randwick Petersham's 5th Grade Team Back Row: George Frazakis, Dave Downing, John Tierney, Grant Rimmer, Steve Bidwell-Brown, Trent Griffiths. Front Row: Louis Talay, Steve Pryde, Fabian Heaton, Alan Wright (Captain), Glen Carroll, Steve Bright.

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52 5TH GRADE - BATTING Batsman M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Alan Wright 15 13 0 305 23.46 74 3 Glen Carroll 11 10 3 276 39.43 75* 2 Fabian Heaton 10 11 1 255 25.50 61 Daniel Loader 8 8 0 225 28.13 55 2 Trent Griffiths 13 12 0 194 16.17 60 2 Chris Singh 9 8 1 189 27.00 79 1 George Frazakis 10 10 1 189 21.00 63* 5 Steve Bidwell-Brown 15 10 4 170 28.33 61* Steve Bright 10 8 5 135 45.00 43* 3 David Downing 8 6 1 135 27.00 38 8 John Tierney 10 9 2 132 18.86 59 1 Matthew Hilder 5 5 2 125 41.67 62* 1 Jonathan Walsh 8 7 0 91 13.00 37 4 Steve Pryde 16 10 3 88 12.57 36 8 Kieran Routh 6 4 1 52 17.33 23* 2 Grant Rimmer 16 7 2 26 5.20 17 9 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Brent McNee 2/1/0/119/1, Ian Paterson 4/5/0/88/0, Mark Carroll 1/1/0/73/0, John McLoughlin 3/3/1/49/0, Marc Anderson 2/2/0/45/0, Steven Yates 1/1/0/35/0, Dean White 2/2/1/18/0, Peter Devlin 2/1/1/8/2, Campbell Dash 2/1/0/6/0, Denesh Hewa-Gamage 1/1/0/5/1, Sharzah Ali 1/1/0/5/0, Andrew Harrison 1/1/0/5/0, Zachary Levien 2/1/0/0/1, Simon McKenzie 1/1/0/0/0, Ben Hill 1/0/0/0/0, Peter Spurr 1/0/0/0/0, William Passas 1/0/0/0/0, Sean Sampson 1/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 199 160 29 3043 23.23 119 57

5TH GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Grant Rimmer 161.00 31 28 458 16.36 2.84 5/52 Steve Bidwell-Brown 209.84 45 23 539 23.43 2.57 6/48 Chris Singh 131.33 33 22 302 13.73 2.30 5/43 Steve Bright 135.83 29 22 329 14.95 2.42 5/35 Steve Pryde 201.50 48 16 505 31.56 2.51 4/34 Simon McKenzie 24.00 8 9 46 5.11 1.92 8/34 John Tierney 59.50 12 7 209 29.86 3.51 2/14 David Downing 57.00 22 5 98 19.60 1.72 3/6 Matthew Hilder 46.17 15 3 99 33.00 2.14 2/29 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Sean Sampson 15/4/33, Zachary Levien 18/4/42, Dean White 33/4/74, Peter Spurr 10/3/25, William Passas 5/2/21, Peter Devlin 10/2/25, Marc Anderson 18/2/62, Trent Griffiths 36/2/107, Kieran Routh 7/0/17, John McLoughlin 9/0/28, Denesh Hewa-Gamage 9/0/30. TOTAL BOWLING 1196.17 280 158 3049 19.30 2.55 8/34

5TH GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Fabian Heaton 13 1 14 40 Daniel Loader 8 0 8 22 Campbell Dash 2 0 2 3

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53 6th Grade Report by David Holland, Manager Position in Competition: Gold 4th; Green 3rd.

The club entered two 6th Grade teams in the Metropolitan Cup competition this season in preference to the previous season’s policy of a team each in the Metro Cup (Sixth Grade) and Metro Shield (Seventh Grade). The move to two 6th Grade teams reflected the promising standard of the players who presented at pre season training and gave selectors flexibility to promote players to 5th Grade from both teams. The aim of the 6th Grade teams is to encourage and develop players of all standards but particularly those recently transferring from junior ranks who are new to senior cricket and wishing to play Grade cricket. There is an emphasis upon integration of players, development of their abilities, and performance on the field.

The teams were most successful with RP Gold 2nd (9 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses) and RP Green 6th (6 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses) after the final match. Both teams won their Qualifying Final. RP Green in its best match for the season defeated the strong Blacktown team (RP 249 def Blacktown 136 and 112) while RP Gold defeated Gordon (RP Gold 221 and 0/51 def Gordon 107 and 162). The season ended when both teams lost in the Semi Finals. However, the season was a great success with both teams making the final four, which was a great effort from all who contributed.

The teams were well captained by Murali Chandrashekaran who led the Gold team and George Frazakis and Gavin Dennett (from Round 7) who captained the Green team. The results and performance of the teams was in a large part forged by the leadership of the captains.

A number of players made significant contributions. Players to score 100’s include Paul Varughese, Jock Walsh, George Frazakis and John Tierney, while players to score 50’s include Tim Mall (2), Sean Porter (2), Maurice Preston, Ian Paterson, Tim Hancock, Tim Wright, Mark Holland, Paul Varughese (2), George Frazakis, Brent McNee (2) and Sharzah Ali.

Players to take five or more wickets include Denesh Hewa-Gamage (5 for 73 v Blacktown), Cooper Devine (6 for 29 v Uni NSW) and Paul Varughese (5 for 24 v Gordon). Although Harison Gavel, Tim Mall, Carl Fernandez, Murali Chandrashekaran, Kieran Routh, Gavin Dennett and Sharzah Ali all bowled well and consistently during the season.

The wicket keeping duties were competently undertaken by Tim Hancock for Gold (12 catches, 2 stumpings, 65 byes) and Mark Holland for Green (13 catches, 8 stumpings, 69 byes). Both had successful seasons.

Finally, can I thank those who helped behind the scenes, particularly Ms Susan Stewart who assisted with afternoon teas and Mr Alan Wright with organisation of teams and selections.

RESULTS GOLD GREEN Round 1 Won v UTS Balmain 8-212 to 6-196 Won v Penrith 8-186 to 6-185 Round 2 Lost v South Sydney 8-91 to 6-248 Won v Easts 2-142 to 6-138 Round 3 Won v Gordon 6-318 to 5-317 Lost v Blacktown 236 to 2-255 Round 4 Won v North Sydney 5-350 to 5-150 Won v UTS Balmain 323 to 198 /1-85 Round 5 Lost v Sydney Uni 121 to 187 Bye Round 6 Won v Uni NSW 178 to 155 Won v Gordon by forfeit Round 7 Lost v Blacktown 221 to 332 Drawn v South Sydney (rain) Round 8 Won v Penrith 215 to 9-156 / 3-95 Won v North Sydney 9-112 to 110 Round 9 Won v Easts 9-262 to 65 Drawn v Sydney Uni (rain) Round 10 Won v RP Green 131 to 2-53 (rain) Lost v RP Gold 2-53 to 131 (rain) Round 11 Won v UTS Balmain 9-172 to 115 Lost v Uni NSW 129 to 2-133 Round 12 Bye Lost v Penrith 118 to 158 Round 13 Lost v Gordon 56 /192 to 3-272 Lost v Blacktown 192 to 318 Round 14 Won v South Sydney 161 to 129 Won v Easts 8-134 to 133 Qual Final Won v Gordon 221/ 0-51 to 107 /162 Won v Blacktown 249 to 136 / 112 Semi Final Lost v Blacktown 190 to 4-195 Lost v Penrith 195 to 355

54 6TH GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Paul Varughese 14 15 2 465 35.77 100 2 Tim Mall 14 14 1 349 26.85 77* 6 Tim Hancock 15 16 2 322 23.00 72 1 Jonathan Walsh 7 8 2 317 52.83 172 0 Maurice Preston 15 16 1 290 19.33 58 5 George Frazakis 4 4 1 262 87.33 113 0 Sean Porter 14 14 0 238 17.00 73 1 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 14 14 1 229 17.62 36 1 Mark Holland 15 13 1 198 16.50 52 0 Sharzah Ali 7 7 0 195 27.86 56 2 Brent McNee 3 3 1 176 88.00 72 0 Gavin Dennett 15 14 7 162 23.14 30 3 Mohit Kumar 9 10 0 130 13.00 40 0 John Tierney 4 3 0 129 43.00 104 1 Jake Berry 7 7 0 127 18.14 43 0 Mitchell Doherty 8 7 1 118 19.67 47 4 Carl Fernandez 13 15 2 113 8.69 22 3 Murali Chandraskeharan 9 9 0 108 12.00 36 2 Rhett Cargill 9 9 0 106 11.78 31 0 Kieran Routh 9 10 0 94 9.40 30 5 Harrison Gavel 13 11 6 91 18.20 26* 5 Ian Paterson 6 6 0 78 13.00 57 0 Dean Bowen 7 7 0 78 11.14 38 2 Darren Barnes 12 8 2 50 8.33 21 2 Steven Chakarovski 7 6 0 44 7.33 23 1 Blake Shortland 7 6 1 38 7.60 15 3 Cooper Devine 14 11 4 32 4.57 9* 2 John Stewart 12 9 4 8 1.60 6* 1 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Tim Wright 1/1/0/58/0, Rob Leech 3/3/0/58/0, Todd Shipp 2/2/0/46/0, Paul Saroukas 3/2/1/41/0, Mark Carroll 1/1/0/27/0, Alan Wright 1/1/0/22/0, Nick Lennings 3/3/0/13/0, David Holland 2/2/2/8/0, Chris Kruit 1/1/0/8/0, Thomas Holland 1/1/0/5/0, Louis Talay 4/1/1/4/0, Brad Rope 1/1/0/3/0, Nick Bell 5/1/0/1/0, Mitchell Weir 3/2/0/1/1, Grant Rimmer 1/0/0/0/0, John Flemming 1/0/0/0/0, Paul Jackson 1/0/0/0/0, Thomas Jackson 1/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 319 294 43 4842 19.29 172 53

6TH GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Denesh Hewa-Gamage 77.00 4 24 367 15.29 4.77 5/73 Cooper Devine 146.00 24 22 444 20.18 3.04 6/29 Gavin Dennett 162.00 34 21 374 17.81 2.31 3/18 Sharzah Ali 88.00 15 20 256 12.80 2.91 4/11 Tim Mall 60.00 4 17 248 14.59 4.13 3/5 Carl Fernandez 78.00 14 14 248 17.71 3.18 3/5 Paul Varughese 97.00 10 14 280 20.00 2.89 5/24 Murali Chandraskeharan 76.00 9 12 275 22.92 3.62 4/30 Harrison Gavel 124.00 20 12 381 31.75 3.07 3/28 Darren Barnes 113.00 23 11 302 27.45 2.67 3/12 Kieran Routh 108.00 24 11 348 31.64 3.22 3/29 Louis Talay 32.00 6 9 89 9.89 2.78 4/34 Nick Bell 26.00 0 6 83 13.83 3.19 3/22 John Stewart 49.00 7 6 180 30.00 3.67 2/25 Steven Chakarovski 46.00 12 5 115 23.00 2.50 2/26 Sean Porter 49.00 6 5 144 28.80 2.94 1/1 Maurice Preston 79.00 6 4 330 82.50 4.18 2/29 John Tierney 44.00 3 2 155 77.50 3.52 1/16 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Brad Rope 6/3/19, Grant Rimmer 19/3/78, Paul Saroukas 29/3/119, Mitchell Weir 21/2/71, George Frazakis 6/1/13, Dean Bowen 4/1/16, Blake Shortland 2/1/18, Ian Paterson 6/1/35, Rob Leech 19/1/87, Jake Berry 1/0/1, Rhett Cargill 2/0/8, Chris Kruit 7/0/11, Mitchell Doherty 4/0/12, John Fleming 5/0/15. TOTAL BOWLING 1585 237 231 5122 22.17 3.23 6/29

6TH GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Mark Holland 13 8 21 69 Tim Hancock 12 2 14 65 Jonathan Walsh 3 0 3 12

55 Poidevin Gray Shield (Under 21 years) by John Connell, Manager Position in Competition: 14th

After a very successful 2002-03 season, coaches Matt Parker and Aaron Hildred looked forward to further improvement in a side that contained eight of last year’s players. However, it was not to be with the team recording just two wins.

The side was capably led by Paul Greentree, who with 112 runs with a highest score of 34, would have been disappointed with this return. As usual, Paul was exceptional in the field and fulfilled the wicketkeeping duties in the first couple of games while Matt Taylor was recuperating after shoulder surgery.

Michael Watson topped the aggregate with 165 runs at an average of 27.50. His dashing 61 against North Sydney was the highlight and it propelled the side to its first win of the season. In a decisive bit of captaincy, Michael was thrown the ball in the last 2 overs in the same game and with 12 runs to win achieved a wicket with an early . Watto celebrated long and hard after his first bowl and first wicket for the club in any grade!

Matt Taylor was another who stamped his card as a player of the future rattling up 159 runs at 26.50. The club recognized this with a mid year promotion to Second Grade where he scored a 50 on debut. His wicketkeeping was a delight as always, only conceding 3 byes in 4 matches while making 4 dismissals.

The side benefited by having a number of genuine allrounders. James Byrne with 142 runs at 28.40 and 8 wickets at 31.25 made his mark in all matches played. His 47 not out against Sutherland batting at 6 was a delight to behold and in no small way set up what was to be an exciting victory. His bowling with the new ball was as always accurate and coupled with his fluent run up and easy action, I predict higher honours for this talented cricketer next season.

Eddie Otto with 127 at 21.17 and 5 wickets at 32.60 continued on where he left off last season as the “Mr Reliable” of Randwick Petersham cricket. He was thrust into the opening role in 5 of the 6 games and his 56 against Manly at Coogee was a highlight along with a number of other valuable contributions. His bowling was tight and no prouder man was Eddie when he was awarded his “baggy green” in his first First Grade game this season. Cricket will be a familiar playground sport again when Eddie takes up his first school at the completion of his studies to be a primary school teacher.

Usman Khawaja, who carried all before him in 2nd and 1st grades, would be disappointed with his return of 45 runs in 5 matches. No doubt this vastly talented cricketer will take this disappointment out on the 2004-05 bowling attacks and I expect a bumper year for him in First grade and PG’s next season. His bowling however, was a revelation and his magnificent 4-0 (that’s 4 wickets for no runs) against Sutherland was largely responsible for us winning that game. His work in the field was as always, first rate.

Daniel Loader with 141 runs at 35.25 was another batsman who will benefit from his experience in the team in the coming season. His 53 in round 1 against Northern District and his 53 off just 44 balls against Gordon were quality innings and higher grades are certainly beckoning him.

Glen Carroll only played 2 games but showed plenty of promise with a top score of 37 against Penrith despite being called into the game at a late stage due to illness to one of the other players. I’m sure Glen will have relished the experience which will be certain to hold him in good stead for next season. Peter Spurr, who I believe has the temperament and ability to develop into a very good all rounder along with Steve Bidwell-Brown, made valuable contributions with both bat and ball.

56 Injury robbed us all of seeing the best of Zac Levien, restricting him to only 3 games this season. Unfortunately this is Zac’s last season in PG’s and no finer sight can there be than a fit Zac bowling at full stretch. Spin bowler Steve Pryde, who played in 5 of the 6 games, is another whose cricket will benefit from the experience.

It would be remiss of me not to thank all the “behind the scenes” folk who make our club such a great one. To Matty and Aaron (George) it was a pleasure to be part of your management team and I thank you for the confidence you had in me for asking me to be the manager. To Pat, Helen and Robin at Petersham thank you for your fabulous lunches and giving up your Sundays to be there. Also to Noel Hughes, Peter and Dick whose unwavering support and willingness to do any job at the drop of a hat was always appreciated. Tony Parker, along with Steve Greentree and Paul Spurr, helped me enormously during the year to make the team operate as smoothly as possible. At Coogee, Mrs Devlin and Ashley Devlin were a tower of strength in the canteen while Peter’s BBQ skills were the envy of many. Peter also looked after ground management issues for which we were all appreciative. To Richard (Dick) McCord, thanks again mate for your untiring efforts and the stellar way the scorebook and stats were kept. It is invaluable to have a scorer of your knowledge and skill doing the job and we hope you will be back next season. Also many thanks to Mr and Mrs Watson for opening their lovely house to allow us to have an end of season BBQ after the Sutherland game. Your gesture was appreciated by all.

To the players, once again as I said in last season’s report, it was a pleasure to be your manager and assist in some small way. You conducted yourselves in a sportsman-like manner and were gentlemen at all times. The club is fittingly proud of your efforts.

Poidevin Gray Captain and 3rd Grade Poidevin Gray and 3rd Grade batsman Paul Greentree opening bowler Peter Spurr

57 Summary of Matches

Round 1 v Northern District at Waitara Oval After a very successful season in this competition last season, hopes were high for a repeat this summer. This wasn’t the start we wanted with ND’s keeping a tight bowling line to restrict us to only 189 at the end of our 50 overs which they chased down for the loss of just 2 wickets. A 56 runs opening partnership with Matty Taylor blazing 42 then a stand of 71 between Daniel Loader (53) and Michael Watson (28) for the 5th wicket added to the frustration as the tail folded.

Lost by 8 wickets 8 for 189 to 2-193

Round 2 v Manly-Warringah at Coogee Oval The Sea Eagles got away to a flyer here, rattling up 6 for 243 with James Byrne and Steve Pryde the only bowlers to show any real resistance taking 2 wickets apiece. Eddie Otto did a good job in his role as opener with a defiant 56 but only James Byrne with 38 to cap a great double, provided any effective batting support as the last wicket fell with the target still 22 runs in arrears. A disappointing loss.

Lost by 21 runs 222 to 6 for 243

Round 3 v Gordon at Petersham Oval Our score of 204 didn’t look enough to hold out the Highlanders and so it proved for out third loss on the trot. It was a promising start with Michael Watson rattling up a solid 37 and skipper Paul Greentree 34. Daniel Loader added the extras blasting an undefeated 53 from just 44 balls but there was little contribution from anyone else. The bowlers tried hard but apart from Peter Spurr with 1 for 11 from 5 overs and Eddie Otto with 1 for 22 from 10, we were never really in the hunt as Gordon passed the target only 3 down.

Lost by 7 wickets 204 to 3 for 205

Round 4 v North Sydney at North Sydney No.2 At last something to cheer about but what a cliffhanger! We batted first and posted 207 with Michael Watson the star with 10 fours and 2 sixes in his dashing 61. James Byrne, fast becoming one of our best young allrounders, helped the score along with another good knock of 32. He then took 2 early wickets while Steve Bidwell-Brown (2 for 34) and Eddie Otto (2 for 22) polished off most of the remainder. But with 12 runs to get off the last 2 overs and the last man at the crease, the ball was thrown to Michael Watson for his first bowl in a club match. And he delivered with a leg side catch to the ‘keeper for a thrilling victory!

Won by 12 runs 207 to 195

Round 5 v Penrith at Petersham Oval Penrith were the competition leaders and we did well to knock them over for 197 at Petersham. Neil Saker was impressive taking 4 for 31 while James Byrne continued his good form with 2 for 51. The run chase never really eventuated with only captain Paul Greentree offering any real resistance with a fighting 26 in a poor score of 142. The less said the better.

Lost by 55 runs 142 to 197

58 Round 6 v Sutherland at Caringbah Oval An outstanding win to finish the PG season! Although Matt Taylor (62) and James Byrne (47 not out) scored more than half the runs, it was left to Usman Khawaja with his bowling to seal the win. It looked like a Sharks victory when they needed just 16 from the last 24 balls with 3 wickets in hand. Then Usman was thrown the ball and promptly took 3 for 0 to knock them over! With his earlier wicket, it enabled him to finish the match with the amazing bowling figures of 4 wickets for no runs! Peter Spurr continued his development with 3 for 46 to also play a prominent part in the win.

Won by 16 runs 8-200 to 184

POIDEVIN GRAY - BATTING

Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Michael Watson 6 6 0 165 27.50 61 1 Matthew Taylor 6 6 0 159 26.50 62 James Byrne 6 6 1 142 28.40 47* Daniel Loader 5 5 1 141 35.25 53* Eddie Otto 6 6 0 127 21.17 56 2 Paul Greentree 6 6 0 112 18.67 34 1 Peter Spurr 5 5 3 51 25.50 14* 1 Usman Khawaja 5 5 0 45 9.00 14 2 Glen Carroll 2 2 0 41 20.50 37 1 Steve Bidwell-Brown 4 3 1 35 17.50 20 Campbell Dash 1 1 0 11 11.00 11 Nathan Docker 2 2 0 9 4.50 8 Neil Saker 2 2 0 9 4.50 8 2 Steve Pryde 5 4 2 8 4.00 4* Zachary Levien 3 1 0 1 1.00 1 1 Kieran Routh 2 2 0 1 0.50 1 1 TOTAL BATTING 66 62 8 1057 19.57 62 12

POIDEVIN GRAY - BOWLING

Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best James Byrne 54.00 2 8 250 31.25 4.63 2/41 Usman Khawaja 18.00 3 6 91 15.17 5.06 4/0 Peter Spurr 42.33 5 6 187 31.17 4.42 3/46 Eddie Otto 59.00 9 5 163 32.60 2.76 2/22 Neil Saker 18.00 3 4 63 15.75 3.50 4/31 Steve Bidwell-Brown 37.33 3 4 155 38.75 4.15 2/34 Steve Pryde 37.00 3 3 162 54.00 4.38 2/52 Michael Watson 0.17 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 1/0 Zachary Levien 24.00 0 1 113 113.00 4.71 1/40 TOTAL BOWLING 289.83 28 38 1184 31.16 4.08 4/0

POIDEVIN GRAY - WICKETKEEPING

Wicket Keeping M Ct St Total Byes Matthew Taylor 4 3 1 4 3 Paul Greentree 2 0 0 0 13

59 A.W. Green Shield Report (Under 16 years) by Peter Carroll, Team Coach Position in Competition: 16th

This was a more successful side than the previous year with two wins. The side however, was selected with a thought to next year where 7 players and 2 selected “train on’s” will be available again. An important point arising from this season is the fact that 10 of the squad played grade and did well.

The side had a fairly difficult draw opposing Gordon (Grand Finalists), Penrith (Semi Finalists), Sutherland (qualifying Finalists), Blacktown (4 wins) and Manly and Northern Districts with 3 wins each. The only “easy” match was against North Sydney, a very young developing side which still defeated Easts.

Individual Standouts Vice Captain Will Passas scored 302 runs at an average of 50.33 opening the batting. He also bowled and fielded well and was deservedly selected in the combined Green Shield Seconds team.

Other batsmen to do well on occasions, included Mark Carroll, 81 against Northern Districts, Campbell Dash, 60 against Manly and Jarrah Dowd, 40 against North Sydney.

Summing up, the inconsistency of the batting was our problem. The side tried hard in the field and bowled very tightly. Our bowling efforts are best highlighted by the following table.

Northern Districts 218 All out in 60th over at Coogee North Sydney 163 All out in 60th over at Tunks Park Sutherland (dual finalists) 9/179 Scored in 60 overs at Caringbah Manly 5/162 Scored in 55 overs at Petersham Gordon * Finalists* 6/237 Scored in 60 overs at Coogee (5/159 after 47) Blacktown 7/238 Scored in 60 overs at Blacktown

Individually, all of our bowlers performed very well as the following illustrates:

Players Over Maidens Runs Wickets Blake Cooper Devine 47 7 119 5 Peter Alevizos 57 12 142 5 Peshala Kariawasan 57 7 211 7 Luke Towers 37 2 152 6 Will Passas 29.3 4 122 4 Louis Talay 62 16 126 4 Dean Bowen 29 0 121 6

Special mention must be made of Campbell Dash who led a young side well and will be even better for the experience next year.

I wish the players leaving Green Shield the best of luck, and note that Cooper, Dean Bowen and Nick Lennings all played 6th Grade after Green Shield. I hope you all return and move up the grades in the future. Also, players back next summer, Louis, Mark, Campbell and Jake Berry all did well in grade.

The 9 players available again next year will form the nucleus of what is expected to be a very good side. With this season’s experience coupled with natural improvement and a little more dedication and desire, we can look forward to an improved performance. My thanks to the parents who were very supportive, especially John Towers, Paul Jackson, Leo Alevizos and Chris Dash who all helped with covers and scoring. A special mention to Marlene Talay and Thomas Jackson (train on squad) who also helped with scoring.

60 Well done to the club which was very supportive and showed a lot of interest. A big vote of thanks to the ladies at Petersham Oval and to parents for afternoon teas.

Finally, I would like to thank our manager, Laurie Heil, for his tremendous and professional effort, as I knew he would produce. Laurie has now decided to retire and has moved away. We wish him well in his new abode. Lastly, but certainly not least, thanks to my partners, Greg Hartshorne, Nigel Singh and Jon Lewis. All were very good with the boys and with this array of knowledge, experience and talent, what else would you expect.

Summary of Matches

Round 1 v Northern District at Coogee Oval Won 8 -245 * to 218 *(Record Randwick Petersham Green Shield total)

Chris Zafirou (16) had a 28 run opening partnership with Will Passas. Then a great third wicket record partnership between Will 103 and Mark Carroll (81) got us to 3-212 at the 50th over. Unfortunately, a collapse followed but Nick Lennings 16 not out and Dean Bowen (12) batted us to 8-245.We bowled well, Cooper Devine 1-17 off 9, Peshala Kariawasan 3-29 off 9, Louis Talay 1-28 off 9, Peter Alevizos 1- 34 off 11 and Luke Towers bowled really well at the death against a guy who scored 93 not out. They got us home with ND’s all out for 218 in the last over.

Round 2 v North Sydney at Tunks Park Won 1-163 to 6-162

This game started badly with Chris Zafirou withdrawing after falling ill and Mark Carroll damaging an ankle which removed him from the match. North’s were restricted to 6-162 in 60 overs, with Peter Alevizos 6 overs 0-8, Cooper Devine 6 overs 0-11, Peshala 10 overs 0-24, Louis Talay 7 overs 0-16, Sean Sheriff 6 overs 1-16 all bowling tightly. The main wicket takers were Dean Bowen 3-33 and Luke Towers 2-23. We chased the runs easily in 48 overs with Will Passas 84 not out, Jarrah Dowd 40 and Nick Lennings 28 not out.

Round 3 v Sutherland at Caringbah Oval Lost 113 to 9-179

This was a game lost against a good team. Sutherland were 6 for 110 after 46 overs but we could not finish them off and they made 9-179. Again, Peter Alevizos 6 overs for 4 runs, Cooper Devine 11 overs 1-14, Louis Talay 12 overs 2-29 were all good, but Will Passas 4-44 was the pick. This was winnable at 1-37 but some immature batting cost us and we only made 113. Perry Jagadon (32), Will Passas (20) and Jarrah Dowd (21) were the pick of the batsmen.

Round 4 v Manly at Petersham Oval Lost 159 to 3/162

The ball seamed around our whole innings and other than Will Passas (53), Campbell Dash (69) and Mark Carroll, none of our batsmen were able to cope. Manly took 55 overs to get the 162 to win, even though the wicket was not seaming anywhere near the way it did when we batted. The pick of the bowlers were Louis Talay 12 overs 1-15 and Peter Alevizos 8 overs 2-21.

Round 5 v Penrith at Petersham Oval Lost 77 to 3-79

All out 77 with Luke Towers 19 and Peter Alevizos 21 the picks. A very poor batting performance against a very competent team which caught everything. In reply, they were 3 for 6 thanks to an innovation in opening with leggie Dean Bowen, who got all 3 wickets.

Round 6 v Gordon at Coogee Oval Lost 84 to 6-237

Gordon made a big score with Peter Alevizos 12 overs 1-18 the pick and a “train on” player, Peter Saroukes, 7 overs 2-27. We batted poorly against a good side, with the best efforts Campbell Dash 20 and Dean Bowen 17.

61 Round 7 v Blacktown at Joe McAleer Oval 7-147 to 7-238

This was our worst overall bowling and fielding performance, but special mention must be made of Louis Talay with 12 overs for 12 runs. Cooper Devine also bowled well for 3-42 off 11 overs. In this game we decided to run with all the young guys for the next year, against an attack which bowled incredibly negatively wide of off stump and stacked the offside field (at times 9 fielders). After being 2-35 at tea off 23 overs, we decided to bat our overs out the best we could and made it to 7-147 against the most negative fields and bowling we had seen.

AW GREEN SHIELD - BATTING

Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct William Passas 7 7 1 302 50.33 103 2 Mark Carroll 7 6 0 124 20.67 81 0 Campbell Dash 7 6 0 106 17.67 60 Jarrah Dowd 5 5 0 83 16.60 40 3 Dean Bowen 6 5 0 70 14.00 26 0 Nicholas Lennings 5 5 2 56 18.67 28* 0 Peter Alevisios 7 6 3 38 12.67 21 1 Luke Towers 7 6 0 35 5.83 19 1 Perry Jagdon 4 4 0 32 8.00 32 1 Christopher Zafirou 4 4 0 23 5.75 16 0 Peter Saroukas 2 2 1 10 10.00 8* 1 Peshala Kariawasam 7 4 1 5 1.67 4 1 Louis Talay 7 3 1 3 1.50 2 1 Jake Berry 1 1 0 1 1.00 1 0 Cooper Devine 6 1 0 0 0.00 1 2 Sean Sheriff 2 1 0 0 0.00 0 TOTAL BATTING 84 66 9 888 15.58 103 13

AW GREEN SHIELD - BOWLING

Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Peshala Kariawasam 57.00 7 7 211 30.14 3.70 3/29 Dean Bowen 29.00 0 6 121 20.17 4.17 3/17 Luke Towers 37.00 2 6 152 25.33 4.11 2/23 Peter Alevisios 57.00 12 5 142 28.40 2.49 2/21 Cooper Devine 47.00 7 5 119 23.80 2.53 3/42 William Passas 29.50 4 4 122 30.50 4.14 4/44 Louis Talay 62.00 16 4 126 31.50 2.03 2/25 Peter Saroukas 11.00 1 2 42 21.00 3.82 2/27 Perry Jagdon 25.00 1 1 80 80.00 3.20 1/49 Sean Sheriff 8.00 1 1 42 42.00 5.25 1/16 Nicholas Lennings 14.00 2 0 61 4.36 0/10 Christopher Zafirou 4.00 1 0 14 3.50 0/6 TOTAL BOWLING 380.50 54 41 1232 30.05 3.24 4/44

AW GREEN SHIELD - WICKETKEEPING

Wicket Keeping M Ct St Total Byes Campbell Dash 7 5 2 7 21

62 PLAYER OF THE SEASON : 2003-04 : FINAL POINTS This award is a performance-based award from 1st Grade to 6th Grade. The Player of the Season excludes Sunday 1st Grade Limited Overs games, all PG's & AW Green Shield games and the Final Series. Points are awarded as follows: 1 point for each run scored, 15 points for each wicket taken, 5 points for each catch, 8 points for each stumping and 5 points to the major contributor to a run out. Player Points Player Points 1 Jonathan Lewis 902 53 Carl Fernandez 308 2 Greg Hartshorne 736 54 Simon Katich 299 3 Richard Chee Quee 690 55 Peter Bayley 292 4 Matthew Taylor 646 56 Ben Hill 292 5 Simon McKenzie 589 57 Tony Martin 289 6 Steve Bright 588 58 Dean White 289 7 Rodney Stafford 584 59 Brett Hunter 279 8 Joseph Hill 577 60 Mark Holland 277 9 Steve Clarke 566 61 Troy Brewster 274 10 Usman Khawaja 564 62 John McLoughlin 274 11 Nathan Rosser 560 63 Alan Wright 269 12 James Byrne 558 64 David Bourke 263 13 David Mitchell 550 65 Glen Carroll 263 14 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 534 66 Sharzah Ali 259 15 Glenn Farquharson 527 67 David Downing 242 16 Michael Watson 524 68 Matthew Parker 236 17 Neil Cohen 519 69 Andrew Harrison 227 18 Tim Mall 516 70 Zachary Levien 223 19 Chad Greenberg 510 71 Murali Chandraskeharan 223 20 George Frazakis 505 72 David Townsend 218 21 Aaron Hildred 499 73 Harrison Gavel 201 22 Darren McCoy 492 74 Sean Porter 178 23 Eddie Otto 492 75 Ian Paterson 174 24 Nigil Singh 461 76 Tom Skilbeck 167 25 Paul Varughese 445 77 Peter Devlin 163 26 Marc Anderson 444 78 Trent Griffiths 158 27 Richard Phillips 438 79 Steven Yates 152 28 Geoff Hodgkinson 435 80 John Moffatt 151 29 Matthew Hilder 434 81 Louis Talay 135 30 Grant Rimmer 431 82 Mitchell Doherty 128 31 Neil Saker 429 83 Steven Chakarovski 124 32 Chris Singh 426 84 Brenton Barker 108 33 Peter Spurr 419 85 Mark Carroll 106 34 Jock Walsh 417 86 Rhett Cargill 106 35 Daniel Loader 415 87 Nick Bell 91 36 John Tierney 411 88 Darren Barnes 90 37 Steve Bidwell-Brown 403 89 John Stewart 87 38 Tim Hancock 402 90 Paul Saroukas 86 39 Sean Sampson 393 91 Jake Berry 84 40 Gavin Dennett 392 92 Mohit Kumar 83 41 Denis Hinds 391 93 Tim Lloyd 76 42 Fabian Heaton 391 94 Rob Leech 73 43 Paul Toole 382 95 Dean Bowen 60 44 Daryl Parmenter 347 96 Tim Wright 58 45 Cooper Devine 347 97 Nathan Docker 53 46 Kieran Routh 344 98 Graham Doig 51 47 Maurice Preston 341 99 Brad Rope 48 48 Brent McNee 336 100 Todd Shipp 46 49 Alex Sciascia 331 101 Blake Shortland 43 50 Cameron Gray 320 102 Mitchell Weir 41 51 Steve Pryde 318 103 Campbell Dash 30 52 Paul Greentree 313 104 William Passas 30

63 The Award Winners

PLAYER OF THE SEASON The O A Taylor / Martin Bedkober Memorial Award Sponsored by Quality Resort Nautilus, Coffs Harbour

Ossie Taylor served the Randwick club as a player and administrator for 64 years before his death in 1976. He scored more than 4,500 runs and was Secretary for 19 years, the longest in the club’s history. The O A Taylor Memorial Player of the Season Award was first presented by the Randwick club in 1977.

Martin Bedkober was a promising opening batsman and wicketkeeper with Petersham Marrickville before his untimely death in a cricket match in 1975 aged just 21. In Green Shield in 1968-69, he scored 645 runs and effected 23 dismissals behind the stumps—both records for the club. The Martin Bedkober Memorial Trophy for the Most Promising Player was first presented by the Petersham Marrickville club in 1976.

Jonathan Lewis Fast bowler Jon Lewis joined us this season from the English County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire, after a successful 2003 county season where he took 77 wickets. He brought that form to Sydney finishing the season with an outstanding record of 52 wickets at the impressive average of just 15.28 runs per wicket, a new 1st Grade bowling average record for the club. A feature of his bowling was his accuracy and his ability to sustain his pace for long periods. His economy rate of 2.34 runs per over was the best by any 1st Grade bowler in Sydney. He recorded many fine performances, none better than his 7 for 35 to demolish Mosman in a match we seemed destined to lose. That performance was also a new mark for the club in 1st Grade. An added bonus was his batting where he top scored on two occasions batting down the list. His 57 against Easts, going in when we were 6 for 80, enabled a competitive total of 155 to be posted which proved enough to win a vital match. His 40 against St George was equally as impressive as part of his overall total of 231 runs for the season. Jon fitted into the team and the club as if he had been with us for many years and quickly became a popular figure. His work as Club Development Officer added to his value as did his coaching at club net sessions. Jonathan Lewis is a most deserving winner of the club’s highest award which he won by the huge margin of 166 points. Jon will always remain a great friend of the club and we hope that he will be able to return in the seasons to come.

CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR The Tim Towers / Stuart Gardner Memorial Award Sponsored by Collex Pty Ltd

Tim Towers was a left hand fast bowler with Randwick. He died in 1991 from cancer aged just 36. Tim played for 11 seasons taking 233 wickets and played in Randwick’s 1977-78 and1979-80 first grade premiership teams. The Tim Towers Clubman of the Year Award was first presented by the Randwick club in 1991.

Stuart Gardner was a left hand spin bowler with Petersham Marrickville. He died in 1994 from cancer aged 51. Stuart played for over 30 seasons taking more than 400 wickets and scoring 2000 runs. He played in the first grade premiership team of 1974-75 and was made a life member of the club in 1991. The Stuart Gardner Clubman of the Year Award was first presented by the Petersham Marrickville club in 1994.

Player category: Alan Wright When Randwick Petersham 5th Grade skipper Alan Wright walked from the field after this season’s Final against Campbelltown Camden at Raby, it marked an amazing 37 years since he first walked onto a grade cricket field as a 14 years old Randwick hopeful. He is one of those evergreen cricketers whose experience is so valuable to the success of any club. Recalled to look after a young side brimful of talent, Alan enjoyed his cricket this summer as much as he ever did. He led by example, scoring 327runs with a highest score of 74. His leadership was no doubt the difference between the team making the Final or missing out. A premiership would have been a fitting conclusion to his contribution this season. A scorer of more than 8,000 runs from 1st to 5th grades, Alan has had an amazing grade cricket career. He was a member of Randwick’s 1st Grade premiership team of 1979-80 and is one of the better known players in the Sydney competition. He is also one of those special cricketers who have the unusual distinction of having played in the same team with their sons and continued on after the sons have gone in different sporting directions! Apart from his contribution on the cricket field, Alan is a person who has put back a great deal into his club and the game. He was heavily involved in the successful submission to the NSW Cricket Board in 2001 in saving Randwick from exclusion from the grade competition and was equally to the fore in the eventual merger of the club and Petersham Marrickville to form Randwick Petersham in July 2001. He also negotiated with

64 Randwick Council the use of contractors to maintain Coogee, Snape and Kensington ovals which has resulted in much improved facilities for the club. He was also made a Life Member of the Randwick club in 1992. Alan currently serves on the club’s Management Committee and has undertaken the difficult role of Chairman of Selectors for the past 3 seasons. The success of our teams over that period is a true reflection of Alan’s management of that process—an outcome he richly deserves. An outstanding contributor to the club and to the game, both as a player and an administrator, he is indeed entitled to this club’s highest accolade for a player—Clubman of the Year.

Clubmen of the Year – Ray Stafford and Alan Wright with Life Member Robin Gardner

Non-player category: Ray Stafford One of the most important roles in any club is that of the Chief Executive Officer. A good CEO usually results in success for the organisation. And so it is with our club where we have been most fortunate to have had the services of Ray Stafford in that role for the past two seasons—and taken out a Grade Cricket premiership in each! Ray’s impressive day-to-day management of the club is a true reflection of his organisational ability, his eye for detail, his foresight and his enthusiasm for all things Randwick Petersham. Ray is a product of the old Randwick club joining when young son Rodney was graded as a 15 year old some 6 seasons ago. Not content to just be a watching parent, Ray soon found himself on the club’s management committee and took a keen interest in the compilation of the annual player statistics where he excelled. He was also very much involved in the merger process and when it came about 3 years ago, he took on the exacting role of Assistant CEO to Laurie Heil. His work in that role was first class and it was no surprise to see him appointed to the top job the following season. He also represented the club this season as delegate to the Sydney Cricket Association where he has impressed a number of long term and high level cricket administrators. Ray’s contribution to the club in its 3 years history has been immeasurable. He has been involved at all levels and all stages. His work this season in securing the services of Jonathan Lewis from Gloucestershire was one of the true sporting coups. He is entitled to feel ecstatic by Jon’s performance and the resultant success of the 1st Grade team in making the Final. A disappointment is Ray’s announcement that he will not be filling the CEO role for a third term next season. A decision which, as time goes by, will only serve to reinforce why Ray Stafford is entitled to be awarded the club’s most prestigious honour for an administrator this season—Clubman of the Year.

65 MOST PROMISING PLAYER IN THE CLUB The Keith Austin Memorial Award Sponsored by Alan Austin Keith Austin was a long time supporter of the Randwick club who died in 1948. This award was first presented by his sons, Alan and Stan in 1949. Usman Khawaja Usman Khawaja this season became the youngest Randwick Petersham player to win a 1st Grade cap, being promoted to the top grade in round 5 against Western Suburbs while only 16 years of age. Born in Islamabad, Pakistan, Usman had a superb season scoring a total of 752 runs—the third highest in the club---at the excellent average of 53.71—the highest in the club. He commenced the summer in 2nd Grade having played thirds the year before and captained the club’s Green Shield side. After scores of 46, 44 not out and 74 in 2’s he won his 1st Grade cap which was presented to him before play at Coogee Oval by Test star Simon Katich. A Christmas trip overseas saw Usman return in 2nd Grade to score his initial grade century with 110 not out against Parramatta. His elevation to 1’s followed and he never looked back. As an opening batsman in the finals series, he showed the talent of a player destined to go places. Against a number of current and former first class bowlers, including Nathan Bracken fresh from Test Cricket, Usman scored 63 in the Qualifying Final, 42 in the Semi Final and a gallant 67 in the Final. They were performances of an outstanding player displaying powers of concentration and determination which would make more experienced cricketers envious. It was no surprise that he was subsequently named in the NSW Schoolboys team after amazingly, being left out of the NSW under 17 team. There is no doubt that Usman Khawaja is the most promising player in the club. The truth is, he may just be the most promising player in New South Wales as well! A worthy winner of this award.

MOST IMPROVED LOWER GRADE PLAYER The Burke and Davies Families Award Sponsored by Chris Burke and Ross Davies Kevin Burke was a senior vice president of Randwick who first presented this award in 1976. Kevin died in 1998. Chris Burke is a former long-term lower grade player with Randwick Haydn Davies, father of Life Member Ross, was a vice president and great supporter of Randwick who died in 1984. His memorial award was first presented in 1992. Ross’ brother Peter, was the captain of Randwick’s first Fifth Grade team in 1978 which made the semi-finals. He died in May 2002.

Peter Spurr From 12th man in 5th Grade last season to a leading pace bowler in 3rd Grade this season. And a premiership to boot! There is clearly no doubt that Peter Spurr is the most improved lower grade player this season! Peter commenced the season in 5’s but after an impressive 3 for 25 in his first game, was promoted to 4th Grade. Under David Townsend’s stewardship, he gained greater control and consistency with his medium-pacers. With 14 wickets at 16.50 apiece under his belt, and a best performance of 4 for 51, Greg Hartshorne in 3rd Grade put in a claim and Peter was on the way. In 3’s Peter went from strength to strength recording a career best of 5 for 35 against Penrith, who ended up playing us in the Final. In the Qualifying Final against Mosman he bowled superbly to take 3 for 16 in a match which was one of the best of the season. He showed that was no fluke as he followed up with 3 for 54 against Bankstown in the nail-biting Semi Final. He is also handy with the bat, registering scores of 28 in 3’s and 21 in 4th Grade. In each of the past two years, Peter has received encouragement awards at the Annual General Meeting. It is therefore pleasing to see him now putting it all together. He is a solid trainer, has the right attitude, and has unlimited potential. He is a most worthy winner of this award.

BEST POIDEVIN GRAY PLAYER The Clive Johnston Memorial Award Sponsored by John Pearson Clive Johnston was an outstanding player with the Petersham and Petersham Marrickville clubs, captaining First Grade for 17 of his 21 seasons. He was in three premiership winning teams and scored over 10,500 grade cricket runs. He also played for NSW on 11 occasions including a number as captain. Clive died in 1991 and this award was presented for the first time by Petersham Marrickville that same year.

James Byrne James Byrne is an exciting young cricketer. Last summer he received one of the club’s Encouragement Awards on the basis that he had “raw talent” and we were “expecting big things from him”. This season that expectation was realised when he was named in the 1st Grade squad for the Finals Series. A tall fast bowler who has good pace, James has the hallmarks of a top player stamped all over him. In the Poidevin Gray competition this season, he displayed his all round talents with 8 wickets and 142 runs with a top score of 47 not out. His performances in 2nd Grade were also excellent where he took 23 wickets and scored 198 runs. Next season could see him promoted to the next level.

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BEST A W GREEN SHIELD PLAYER The Cartwright Insurances Award Sponsored by Len Cartwright Cartwright Insurances has presented this award since 1975 courtesy of Len Cartwright, who was a First Grade wicketkeeper / batsman with Randwick and is now a vice president of Randwick Petersham.

William Passas Will had a very good season in the club’s A W Green Shield team this year, finishing with 302 runs at the impressive average of 50.33 runs per innings. His best score was 103 in game 1 against ND’s which he followed up with a solid 84 not out in the next match against North Sydney. He also bowled very tidily recording a return of 4 for 44 against Sutherland at Caringbah. In the school holidays he played in the 5th Grade team where he took 2 for 21. So well did he play in Green Shield that he made the Combined Green Shield Seconds team where he performed with distinction. Will is a very promising cricketer whose career will be followed with much interest.

BEST A W GREEN SHIELD PERFORMANCE The Col Hollingsworth Memorial Award Sponsored by John Benaud Col Hollingsworth was a gifted young cricketer who died tragically at the age of 23 in 1966. He played for four years in the Petersham Marrickville A W Green Shield team before going on to captain NSW Colts. He was a first grader at age 16. The Col Hollingsworth Memorial Award was first presented by the Petersham Marrickville club in 1967.

William Passas This season’s best performance in the club’s A W Green Shield team was also a record breaking one. Record breaking in the sense that the 103 scored by Will Passas against a very good Northern District attack at Coogee was the first century recorded in the competition under the Randwick Petersham banner. His performance also enabled the team to record its highest score in the competition so far—8 for 245. His undefeated 84 in the following match gave him a “Bradman-like” average of 187 after just two games! He is indeed a player worthy of this prestigious award.

THE KEN DEVLIN AWARDS Ken Devlin is a vice president of Randwick Petersham, husband of Madge and father of Steve and Peter, all of whom are involved with the club as they were with Randwick for almost 30 years. Ken first presented these awards at Randwick in 1983.

Note: To ensure all players have an equal opportunity to compete for these awards, the calculation of most runs and wickets excludes the Grade final series of matches and Sunday games in the First Grade Limited Overs Competition.

MOST RUNS: Richard CheeQuee Richard not only scored the most runs for the club for the third year in a row, but was the top run scorer in the Sydney 1st Grade Cricket competition. This is the second time in the past 3 years he has been the SCA top scorer. His 907 runs this season, of which 625 qualified him for this award, included a century against Hawkesbury—his 19th in 1st Grade. One of the most dynamic batsmen to play the game, Richard also had scores of 73, 59 and 53. This is the 5th time Richard has won this award since Ken Devlin first presented it 24 years ago.

MOST WICKETS: Jonathan Lewis It comes as no surprise that Jon Lewis has won this award after the fantastic season he had. Jon took 52 wickets of which 43 qualified him for this award. His best return was a match winning 7 for 37 against Mosman while he also took 6 for 41 against defending premiers Sydney University and 5 for 37 against Fairfield Liverpool. An indication of his value can be measured by the fact he took a wicket in all but one of the 20 innings in which he bowled. His 52 wickets was the 3rd highest in Sydney while his economy rate of 2.34 runs per over was the best by far.

THE WICKETKEEPING AWARD The David Sherwood Memorial Award Sponsored by John Watson of Watson Buchan, Surveyors David Sherwood was scorer of the Randwick First Grade team for 52 years. He made six overseas tours as scorer for the Australian team before his death in 1985. The SCA Fifth Grade trophy bears his name.

67 Daryl Parmenter There have been few better wicketkeepers in Sydney Grade cricket than Daryl Parmenter. He is simply an outstanding gloveman behind the stumps. Those who saw his two leg side stumpings off medium pacer Nathan Rosser this season were left in amazement at the speed and finesse of his work. Both those dismissals came “from nothing” and were instrumental in the outcome of two matches – both wins for his team. Daryl had the disappointment this season of missing a major part of the summer through a serious knee injury. His season’s return of only 30 dismissals reflects his reduced presence but that number was enough to take him past the 300 dismissals mark since he first joined the Randwick club in 1995-96. His total of 318 dismissals includes 130 for Randwick Petersham while his 64 dismissals in the club’s first year in 2001-02 is likely to remain a club record for many seasons to come. When the 4,287 runs he has scored since 1995-96 are taken into account, it reflects a glowing performance of one of the club’s outstanding all-round cricketers.

THE FIELDING AWARD The Johnny Martin Memorial Award Sponsored by Talisman Marketing through former player Mark Sundin Johnny Martin was a left-hand ”chinaman” bowler who played 77 times for NSW and 8 times for Australia. He played with Petersham Marrickville for 15 seasons travelling 780kms each weekend from Burrell Creek. He took 450 grade wickets, scored 3500runs and was a superb fieldsman.. He captained the first grade side and won three premierships. The Johnny Martin Memorial Award was first awarded by Petersham Marrickville in 1993 following his death a year earlier.

Paul Greentree Paul commenced the season as wicketkeeper in the premiership winning 3rd Grade team. An unfortunate back injury forced him into the field and what a success he was! His catching at first slip was first class and when he went into the outfield he excelled with great hands and bullet like throws. Paul finished the season with 13 catches and 2 outstanding run outs in the final series. He is a very promising batsman and when his fielding is taken into account, it paints a picture of one of the clubs’ most promising players. Fielding wins matches and Paul is a winner as his contribution to the 3 rd Grade Premiership team illustrates. He is a very worthy winner of the coveted Johnny Martin Fielding Award.

THE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS

THE PETER ROLLS AWARD Peter Rolls is a Life Member of the club and a former First Grade player with Petersham Marrickville Marc Anderson Marc was considered by many to be the 4th Grade Player of the Season. On more than one occasion he produced an important score under enormous pressure to get his side through. He was unflappable at the crease and his seasonal tally of 329 runs with a top score of 76 not out is a fair reflection of his great summer. His steady change bowling and his cat-like catching in the gully added to his value to the team.

THE GORDON OWEN AWARD Gordon Owen is a former Fifth Grade captain with Randwick who led the team to two Premierships and five semi-finals over a six year period in the mid 1980’s. Cooper Devine With a tall and lanky frame, Cooper Devine has some of the important attributes necessary to be a successful pace bowler. And if his performances this season are anything to go by, he is on the way to achieving that outcome. Apart from a successful Green Shield season where he took 5 wickets, Cooper played in the RP Gold 6th Grade team heading the bowling aggregate with 22 wickets at 20.18. His performance of 6 for 29 was one of the best bowling returns for the club this season. He is indeed a player of the future.

THE GREG HARTSHORNE AWARD Greg Hartshorne is a Life Member and Committee Member of the club who captained this and last season’s Third and Fourth Grade Premiership teams. Ben Hill Ben joined the club from the country this year and had an outstanding season. He was a member of the successful 3rd Grade Premiership team in just his first year in grade cricket. His top score of 68 in the Semi Final against Bankstown proved to be a match winner as was his 27 in the Final. In both 3rd and 4th grades, he finished the season with 377 runs at an average of 26.93—not bad for a young player in his first grade cricket year. He has higher grades stamped all over him.

68 THE DUNCAN SCOTT-GLASSOCK AWARD Duncan Scott-Glassock is a former First Grade seam bowler with Randwick from the 1970’s Grant Rimmer What a consistent cricketer is Grant Rimmer. He was the spearhead of the 5th Grade attack this season and one of the principal reasons the team made the Final. His season’s tally of 31 wickets at just 17.29 runs apiece with a best performance of 5 for 52 was an outstanding effort. He also figured in a new 10th wicket partnership club record of 81 for 5th Grade against Parramatta where he scored 17. Grant is also one of those club members who is always keen to do his bit to help out in whatever way he can. He is very deserving of this award.

THE WAYNE MULHERIN AWARD Wayne Mulherin is a Life Member and Committee Member of the club and former President of Petersham Marrickville who played Sheffield Shield cricket for NSW. Glen Carroll Glen Carroll was the club’s first A W Green Shield captain in season 2001-02 where he performed with distinction. This season he displayed his obvious talent with some outstanding efforts in 5th Grade where he finished second in the batting aggregate with 276 runs at the very good average of 39.43. His top score of 75 not out was the sign of a very promising cricketer. His future will be followed with keen interest.

THE JOHN CONNELL AWARD John Connell was the manager of this and last season’s Premiership winning Third and Fourth Grade teams. Steve Bidwell-Brown Steve was a new player to the club this season and proved to be one of our most valuable cricketers. He played in the 5th grade team finishing the season with the great all-round figures of 23 wickets and 170 runs. A feature of his season was his 10th wicket club partnership record in 5th Grade where he and Grant Rimmer put on 81 to set a formidable total for his team to go on and win the match.

THE TERRY BRENNAN AWARD Terry Brennan is a former First Grade spin bowler and Second Grade captain with Randwick in the 1970’s. Denesh Hewa-Gamage Denesh is a most promising cricketer. Just out of Green Shield, he played the season in the 6th Grade Green team where he headed the bowling aggregate with 24 wickets at the excellent average of just 15.29. 5 for 73 was his best bowling. He also made 193 runs with a top score of 34 to emphasise his all-round talents. He had a taste of 5th Grade this season and it won’t be too long before his name is a regular in the grade ranks.

THE ERNIE TOSHACK MEMORIAL AWARD Sponsored by BeeBee’s Property Management, Cleaning Industry Consultants (Bobby Barter, Principal) Ernie Toshack, a member of ’s 1948 “Invincibles”, holds a special place in the history of Randwick Petersham Cricket because he is the only cricketer to have played with the three clubs behind Randwick Petersham – Petersham, Marrickville and Randwick. He died in May 2003 and the club committee introduced this award in July 2003.

2002-03 Winners: Phil Tresidder and Noel Hughes Because of Ernie Toshack’s unequalled association with Randwick Petersham Cricket, the Management Committee of the club has honoured his memory with the introduction of a special annual award. It was decided that the award will be announced and presented each year at the Annual General Meeting of the club to a person or persons who the Management Committee determines has or have made a significant contribution to the club, either directly or indirectly through the founding clubs over an extended period of time.

Details of the first award were announced at the Annual General Meeting on 2 July 2003 with Phil Tresidder and Noel Hughes being declared joint winners. As the club’s joint patrons, it was a fitting tribute for a lifetime contribution to cricket by both gentlemen. Sadly, Phil passed away a little over 3 months after graciously accepting the award with Noel from President Mike Whitney who took great delight in naming “Tres” and “Pommie” as the joint winners. Interestingly, both knew Ernie Toshack well. Phil first met Ernie as a 19 years old cricket reporter covering Tour in England in 1948. It was also he who enticed Ernie to join Randwick shortly after the tour concluded when Ernie moved into a smallgoods business in Kingsford. Noel of course, was a team mate of Ernie’s when he played for the old Petersham club in the late 1940’s and had a long association with him.

The names of Phil Tresidder and Noel Hughes are synonymous with dedication and loyalty--qualities they have displayed with pride towards their grade cricket involvement over a collective period of more than 120 years. Noel scored more than 11,000 runs for Petersham and Petersham Marrickville in his grade career while he served an amazing 42 successive years on the management committee of those clubs. Phil never reached the dizzy heights as a player and his exploits were restricted to Randwick’s lower grades where he performed with distinction as an “honest medium pacer”. Full details of his contribution to cricket and to sport is covered in detail in the Obituary section of this Report.

This year’s winner of the “Ernie Toshack Memorial Award” will be announced at the club’s AGM on 21 July 2004.

69 10,000 not out to the “Master Blaster”

The Richard CheeQuee Story by Lyall Gardner It was the spring of 1985 when a tall and lanky 14 years old youngster made his way to Coogee Oval seeking a grade and Green Shield spot with Randwick. Few recognised the lad with the Asian features as the same boy of considerably shorter and plumper stature who the previous season had earned a reputation as a batting sensation in the local boys competition. The growth spurt during the winter had been timely. Richard CheeQuee was ready for action.

And action it was as Richard hit a top score of 96 in the under 16 Green Shield competition that season and made his way into the 5th Grade side before finishing the summer in 4’s. A year down the track he was a regular in 2nd Grade alongside brother Michael and rattled up a seasonal tally of 640 runs in all matches including a century (108) in Green Shield.

Round 6 of season 1987-88 saw the raw talent of Richard CheeQuee on formal display when he made his 1st Grade debut against Mosman at Coogee. The crowd wasn’t there to see Richard, however. They were there to watch Mosman’s West Indian import, fast bowler Wayne Daniel who had been leaving grade batsmen in his wake. And he did the same to Randwick that day with Richard out in single figures. The second innings however, produced a David and Goliath contest with the lightning fast West Indian hurling everything he could at Richard. But the 16 year old stood tall as he smashed Daniel out of the attack with 9 fours and a six in a brilliant undefeated 52. The following summer brought Richard his first grade century – ironically against Petersham Marrickville. His 116 was the first of 19 1st Grade centuries he went on to score against 13 different clubs in a career currently spanning 19 seasons. He also has two PG tons and one A W Green Shield hundred to his credit.

The powerhouse performances of the young CheeQuee were soon recognised by the State selectors and he made his debut for NSW in 1992-93 against England Richard CheeQuee… acknowledges a century “A”.

This selection also gave him the distinction of being the first player of Chinese origin to play first class .

In only his second season with the Blues, he plundered a magnificent 131 in the limited overs Mercantile Mutual Cup Final to enable NSW to take the title. A natural stroke maker, the limited overs game seemed to be made for Richard as his impressive average of 39.81 from 24 appearances for NSW testifies. He also made his mark at the first class level scoring 1,029 runs at 28.58 in 21 matches for NSW with 105 against the touring West Indians in Newcastle his best.

In all, Richard played 45 times for the State in a career spanning just 5 seasons. Many fine judges rue the fact his career was so short. Cricket can well do with players who excite the crowd. Richard did just that in the first class arena and it is somewhat of a sporting tragedy that he didn’t play many more matches for his beloved Blues.

In Sydney Grade cricket, Richard has achieved many milestones. This season was a big one as he raced past 10,000 runs in 1st Grade to finish with a total of 10,297 -- 7,513 with the old Randwick club and 2,784 with Randwick Petersham. In all grades, Richard has accumulated 11,030 runs while he scored 973 in Poidevin Gray and 424 in A W Green Shield. A career total of 12,427 runs.

70 Notwithstanding the many successes in his younger years, there is a general view that Richard has matured like the good wine he is and saved his best form for last. Three years ago, in Randwick Petersham’s first year, Richard hit 1,003 runs for the season. The first time he had achieved that milestone and one of the few players in Sydney Grade Cricket to have passed the magic 1,000 runs mark. It was enough for him to win the coveted Bill O’Reilly Medal as the 2001-02 Sydney Grade Cricket Player of the Season. It remains one of his most memorable achievements as does the 907 runs he scored this season.

As a “slipper”, there have been few better and Richard showed his adeptness in the field by snaring his 204th catch this season, including 46 standing at 1st slip with the Randy Petes. A statistic which is missing from the records, but is one which is synonymous with the brilliant batting displays of Richard CheeQuee, is the number of sixes he has hit. There have been few innings in his many trips to the wicket where he didn’t casually loft one or two or more into the neighbouring streets and gardens. Car dent repairers loved him. In one memorable match against Bankstown back in 1989-90, he produced an awesome display of power hitting as he despatched the ball over the fence 9 times in an innings of 182 which remains his highest Grade Cricket score.

When Richard CheeQuee goes to the crease there is always an air of excitement and expectation. He is the ultimate entertainer. He has also taken that quality into his off-field activities where he is the lead singer in the successful all-cricket band “Six and Out”.

Apart from his cricket exploits, Richard CheeQuee is the ultimate clubman with a sense of pride and loyalty which has seem him play his whole career with Randwick / Randwick Petersham. It is appropriate therefore, as we go into season 2004-05 which will be Richard’s 20th, that the Management Committee of the club has determined that it will be a Testimonial Year for Richard. This will give all of us who have enjoyed and been thrilled by Richard’s deeds on the cricket field over the past 19 seasons, an opportunity to repay him with all the support he deserves in his well earned and deserved Testimonial Year.

A DREAM COME TRUE

Simon Katich by Lyall Gardner When Simon Katich raised his bat in celebration of his first Test century, the moment proved that dreams DO come true. The occasion was of course, day 4 of the Third Test against India at the SCG in January 2004 and the fifth Test Match for Simon since a deserving but unexpected recall to the Australian team in October 2003 against Zimbabwe.

Simon’s dream was to represent his country once again, having missed selection since making his debut on the Ashes tour of England at Leeds in 2001. With a spin friendly wicket likely in the Second Test against the touring Zimbabwians, Simon received the call following an injury to leg spinner Stuart MacGill. It was an opportunity he grabbed with both hands, hitting a well compiled half century (52) then recording the fourth- best figures for a left arm wrist spinner in Test history, with a match winning 6 wickets for 65 in Zimbabwe’s second innings. It was stuff dreams are made of.

The Indian tour of Australia followed and Simon played in each of the four Test Matches. He had scored a total of 151 runs with a top score of 75 in and taken 5 wickets leading up to the Fourth Test in Sydney, which was to be the backdrop to his finest hour. In that match, he scored a sensational 125 from 166 balls with 17 boundaries. For Simon, it was like something from heaven. , the outstanding Indian batsman commented that Simon’s innings was one of the best innings under pressure he had seen; particularly in the way he played the spinners.

It was a magic Test Match for Simon and also the Sydney public as it was captain Steve Waugh’s last Test. Simon had the honour of walking through the SCG gates for the last time with Steve as they made their way to the wicket for the final session of the match where they put on 142 for the 5th wicket. Simon finished 77 not out that day and had there been more time, may well have registered another ton.

An interesting sidelight to Simon’s selection to play in the 1st Test against India was that he became one of the few cricketers to play against three different Test playing nations in his first three Test matches— England, Zimbabwe and India. Even more interesting was that Simon also played in 4 ODI’s against India during the season displaying the number 19 on the back of his playing shirt—the same number he wears on his cap with Randwick Petersham as the club’s 19 th capped player! 71

Selection on the tour of Sri Lanka followed where inexplicably, Simon was left out of the first two Tests in favour of . That selection was reversed for the Third Test and Simon and put together a match-saving partnership of 218, which allowed the Australians to take the series 3 nil. Simon’s contribution of 86 (out to the controversial Murali “”) was worthy of the extra 14. The eTest selectors didn’t make the same mistake when they announced the team to tour Zimbabwe in May 2004 with Simon selected ahead of Symonds.

In between the two tours, Simon was announced as the winner of the Steve Waugh Medal—the much sought- after prize for the NSW Player of the Season. Simon also took out the NSW Pura Cup Player of the Season for the second successive year. In terms of the number of votes—he won both by a “street” having scored 896 Pura Cup runs at the “Bradmanlike” average of 99.55 while he totalled 345 in the ING Cup at an average of 69.00. His top scores were 182 not out in the Pura Cup and 136 not out in the ING Cup.

From the time he stepped onto Manly Oval for game 1 of the 2003-04 Sydney Grade Cricket season where he made an undefeated 110, the season was destined to be a big one for Simon Katich.

He had just returned from a successful stint with Hampshire in English County cricket where he scored over 1,000 runs and knocked up a century on his first visit to the crease at the home of cricket, Lords. And so it turned out. There will be more seasons like this one for Simon. He is a gifted and talented cricketer who is likely to be named as captain of the NSW Blues team for 2004-05. But above all that he is an outstanding young man who we are proud to have as a member of Randwick Petersham Cricket.

Simon Katich celebrates his first Test century for Australia at the SCG Daryl Parmenter….wicketkeeper extraordinaire by Sean Sampson Who in their right mind would be willing to stand in the middle of an oval to have a small piece of leather catapulted at them from 20 metres away when your only protection is a thin piece of rubber covering your hands… meet Daryl Parmenter, wicketkeeper extraordinaire.

The man who lives by the personal motto “took an idiot and made him into a man” was raised in country NSW. The son of a teacher he began his illustrious cricket career at San Isador Primary School in Wagga Wagga. From there the family moved to Gunnedah and the man known as “Parmy” pulled on the ‘keeping gloves for the first time.

Aged just 11 he played in his first senior game, the Courthouse Hotel v Albion CC. In a trend that would continue through to his senior Grade career, Daryl took 5 catches behind the stumps that day. His cricket career flourished and he was rewarded with berths in the NSW Schoolboys, NSW CHS and NSW Country teams. A few quiet words from older brother Grant saw him packing his bags and heading to Sydney, where he would chase the dream of playing for Australia. He was playing in the NSW Under 17’s and the path was there for him to follow. First stop was Penrith Cricket Club.

Daryl had always been influenced by his father, who had played for both NSW and in Country cricket. “He’s someone I always looked up to” he says with just a hint of emotion. He follows this comment in true style with “he can read this because I’m never going to say it to him!” before enjoying a quiet chuckle to himself. 72

After two and a half seasons at Penrith, Daryl changed clubs, moving to Randwick in 1995-96. From there he went from strength to strength under the watchful and experienced eye of Andrew “Spike” Millican and Richard CheeQuee. When speaking of “Spike”, the respect that Parmenter holds for him is evident. “He held me back from keeping in 1st Grade until he felt it was time. He made me work hard, I have a lot of admiration for him”.

His maiden 1st Grade century came in 1996-97 with 109 against Northern District. In 1998-99 he equalled the Randwick club record with 58 dismissals. That same season he amassed an unbeaten 143 against North Sydney, a score that would remain his highest in Grade cricket. In Randwick Petersham’s first season in 2001-02, Daryl set a new SCA record for predominantly 2 day match competitions with 64 dismissals. He also scored 510 runs that season—the fourth time since 1995-96 that he had passed the 500 run mark. A highlight of his batting that season was smashing the Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar all around Allan Border Oval where he and Richard CheeQuee won the match by 9 wickets.

In a career that contains so many memories he struggles to pinpoint his highest achievement. “Definitely the 64 dismissals. But also scoring the last ton that “Tres” ever saw”. He is, of course, referring to the club’s Joint Patron, the late Phil Tresidder, who saw Daryl score 134 not out against Blacktown at Coogee Oval early this season.

An interesting backdrop to the Daryl Parmenter story is the fact that he also represented both NSW and Australia at indoor cricket. “I stopped it 7 years ago, the punishment on the body was too much” he Daryl Parmenter, wicketkeeper extraordinaire laments. The injuries did add up and just this season he missed several games whilst undergoing knee surgery.

But such was the desire to succeed and to help his team mates that he fought back against the odds to be there in the 1st Grade line-up which competed in the finals. The fiery little ‘keeper stood tall behind the stumps as he watched his side play through to the Final on his beloved Coogee Oval. Eastern Suburbs went on to take the 1st Grade title and amid the disappointment in the Randy Petes dressing room after the match, Daryl dropped a bombshell by announcing his retirement brought on by the nagging knee injury he had played with for so long. The stunned silence was an indication of the respect the man had from his fellow players.

Overtures have already been made to have “Parmy” line up again next season. However, should he go ahead with his retirement plans, he will be sorely missed by all who have encountered him. The Randy Petes 1st Grade lineup just won’t feel the same.

For the record, over the past 9 years with Randwick / Randwick Petersham, Daryl Parmenter has put together an imposing set of figures. He played in 163 matches, effected 318 dismissals behind the stumps and scored 4,287 runs including 3,833 in 1st Grade. He also scored 4 centuries. A record to be proud of. Well done, Daryl.

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Peter Johnston

To be awarded life membership of a sporting organization is always something special, but to be recognized in such way by Randwick Petersham Cricket is indeed a great honour.

Life membership is not granted lightly and requires candidates to comply with certain criteria, including among other things, matters such as--Longevity: being involved with the club for a number of years-- usually 20 or more; Commitment: putting in long hours of personal time in work which benefits the club, such as administration and the like; Support: being willing to attend and promote club functions even after retirement as a player.

Peter “Johno” Johnston fulfills the above requirements and more, and it is no surprise that the club committee has nominated him for life membership this year.

“Johnno” began his grade career with Petersham-Marrickville in the 1978-79 season in 2nd Grade. Over the following seven years he played in 3rd and 4th Grade, during which time he won a 4th Grade premiership in 1981-82 against a Randwick side comprising such “greats” as Lyall Gardner, a 15 years old “Spike” Millican, Alan Cripps, Ross Davies and Peter Wright.

Life Members are typically persons of good character and “Johnno” certainly is a “character” in every sense of the word. During his playing days he was referred to as “Mr Neat” because of his immaculate cricket attire. He was rarely seen coming off the field with a grass stain, even though he was one of the best fielders in the club (thanks to “Scotchmaster” from the carpet factory he worked in!!). After a game when the water and food fights broke out in the change rooms, he was one of the first out and into the safe haven of the Petersham RSL bar.

Peter was a very handy middle order batsman who could always be counted on to score at least 30 odd. Unfortunately, being a heavy smoker during his playing days, nicotine cravings ended most of his stylish innings so he could race back to the pavilion for that relieving “fag”! In just his second year with the club, “Johnno” joined the club committee maintaining a position as committeeman until his retirement from cricket in season 1985-86. He is one of the great “story tellers” within the club and took great delight in entertaining many of us by sharing his committee experiences with such colourful legends as Alan “Al Pal” Nelson and Peter “Schooners” Bain.

Since that time, “Johnno” has been a club sponsor and been actively involved in supporting the various activities of the club. Through his sign writing business, he has supplied and maintained the very impressive honour boards in the pavilion at Petersham Oval. He also looks after many of the cricketers who are “fortunate” enough to get a ticket into the SCG members bar, securing “the table” in prime viewing position at 8am of a Test Match.

Peter Johnston is a true “clubman” and his continuous involvement over the past 26 years makes him a deserving candidate for inclusion among Randwick Petersham Cricket’s impressive list of life members.

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OBITUARY It is with regret we record the passing of the following people associated with the club since the publication of the Club’s 2002-03 Annual Report:

Frances Nevison —died 28 July 2003 aged 83 Frances was Noel Hughes’ sister and a “tea lady” for some years at Petersham Oval.

Mary Johnson --- died 19 August 2003 aged 91 Mary was the mother of Life Member John Johnson and a “tea lady” for many years with the former Randwick club.

Tiarna Heaton --- died 19 August 2003 aged 3 Tiarna was the youngest daughter of player Fabian Heaton and his wife Maria.

Ted Wassell ---died 8 October 2003 aged 86 Ted played as a wicketkeeper / batsman with the former Petersham and Petersham Marrickville clubs prior to 1960.

Ronald Briggs ---died 10 October 2003 aged 74 Ron played with the former Marrickville club before transferring to the Bankstown club in 1950 where he went on to play Sheffield Shield cricket for New South Wales.

Phil Tresidder ---died 20 October 2003 aged 75 Joint Patron of the club and a dyed-in-the-wool Randwick man, Phil was involved with Randwick and Randwick Petersham for more than 62 years (see separate tribute).

Freda Walsh ---died 19 November 2003 aged 68 Freda was the mother of popular Petersham Oval curator Pat Walsh

Denis Cruden ---died 1 December 2003 aged 62 Denis was the 1st Grade scorer with Petersham–Marrickville between 1980 and 1985.

Bob Radford ---died 28 February 2004 aged 60 Bob was a former CEO of Cricket NSW and a great friend to cricket and to cricketers.

75 Phil Tresidder 1928-2003

Phil Tresidder lived a wonderful sporting life. Not in the sense of athletic achievement on the playing field, but in the way he was associated with sport and with sports people, from the elite performer to the budding junior.

As a sports journalist it was inevitable that associations with top sports people would develop. Yet many of those associations became lifetime friendships, a legacy of Phil’s dedication, trustworthiness and integrity. He counted household names such as Jack Nicklaus, , Greg Norman, Wesley Hall, Gary Player and Alan Davidson among his close friends.

The honesty and authority with which he wrote endeared him to all in sport and to the sporting public. It also earned him the mantle as one of Australia’s greatest and most revered sports writers. Some said he was the best.

As a 19 years old journalist with the Daily Telegraph, he made an indelible mark when he covered the Wallabies tour of England and stayed to report on Don Bradman’s 1948 “Invincibles” tour followed by the Kangaroos visit and then the Olympic Games in London. He went on to write books for Alan Davidson, Greg Norman and more recently, Sir Nicholas Shehadie. While he continued to report on a wide range of sports, in his later years he became more involved in golf and took over as editor of Australian Golf Digest.

His cricket interests began early in life when he joined the Randwick Cricket Club in 1941-42 as a 13 years old Sydney Boys High schoolboy. This was the start of a 62 year association with the club culminating in a 10 years stint as President from 1991 to 2000. He was made a Life Member of the club in 1982 and following many years of administration at the State level, was awarded life membership of Cricket New South Wales in 2001.

The young Tresidder continued to play with the Randwick club when his sports writing duties allowed and although he never reached the dizzy heights as a cricketer, his honest medium pacers earned him 176 wickets in the lower grades. His 9 for 18 including a hat-trick in the first innings against a Manly fourth grade team in 1951-52, followed by 7 for 39 in the second dig remained one of his fondest memories.

Personal adulation was not one of Phil’s greatest endeavours and he derived more pleasure from his patronage of promising sports players. He was almost a “father-figure” to many up and coming cricketers and golfers providing advice and support as well as accommodation and financial assistance to a number of them. We will never know how many pairs of cricket boots he bought for struggling youngsters or whose fees he paid or how many he ensured received the right tuition.

His behind-the-scenes encouragement of a young Alan Turner was endorsed with Turner’s selection in the Australian World Cup team to England in 1975, while his foresight to insist English club Fleetwood include a release clause should Michael Whitney be called up for the national side during its Ashes tour in 1981, was almost a stroke of genius.

While his passion for sport and all things Randwick was universally recognised and accepted, the secret side of the man revealed a great appreciation of classical music. His capability at the piano was not well known, although he is understood to have been some sort of entertainer in his younger days.

Like his piano playing, it could be said that few of us knew of his dancing prowess until we saw him in action just a year ago when his favourite jockey Danny Nikolic booted home a winner at more than 100 to1 with Phil performing the “fan dance” with his winning TAB tickets. He enjoyed his punting and had shares in a number of successful racehorses with his great mate, Alan Cardy. The Cup eluded him although it remained on his agenda.

Born at Kensington, Phil spent the majority of his life on the Coogee side of Anzac Parade. Some said he took a cut lunch whenever he ventured west of that boundary. He lived in a modern style home at Coogee on land which he bought at the insistence of long time friend John Mison during the course of a cricket match at

76 Coogee Oval. An invitation to a barbeque at Phil’s home meant hitting half a dozen golf balls into the Pacific Ocean from his front lawn with him the sole judge of the long drive winner.

The golfing world formed a major part of Phil’s life and the clubhouse at the Australian Golf Club was almost his second home. It’s an amazing statistic to appreciate that at the time of his death he was the reigning joint Summer Cup champion having won the title with partner Alan Turner just a few months earlier. Although one who worked hard to maintain a single figure handicap, he played with the best in the world on the world’s best courses. His round with Gary Player on the famous Augusta course the day after Gary had won the US Masters in 1976 is a point in mind while rounds with Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman were regular outcomes during his many visits to the States.

There have been fewer better known Randwick Cricket personalities than Phil Tresidder. His affection for the club is legendary and his appreciation and support for the merger with the Petersham Marrickville club in 2001 to form Randwick Petersham Cricket Club was endorsed with his appointment as co-patron with Noel Hughes.

Philip Lyle Tresidder was a gentleman in the true sense of the word. We at Randwick Petersham, like many sports people the world over, are grateful for his life long support, appreciative of his counsel and thankful for his friendship.

We are the poorer for his loss, but all the richer for his memory. by Lyall Gardner

As he will be remembered….Nature's Gentleman

In a fitting tribute, the Sydney Cricket Association has introduced an annual award to be known as the Phil Tresidder Media Award. It is to be presented for the best Grade Cricket story appearing in local newspapers, Council newsletters or on radio. The inaugural award was presented this year and the winner was Adam Lucius, Sports Editor, The Manly Daily.

77 Randwick Petersham Cricketers at Golf

The Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup

With the passing of the legendary Phil Tresidder just 11 days before the club golf day, it was appropriate that the events’ trophy honour the memory of the great man. Phil was such a lover of the sports of cricket and golf that cricketers on the golf course seemed an ideal combination to compete for what is now a perpetual trophy.

The event was an “Ambrose” conducted jointly by the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club and Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society at Marrickville Golf Course on Friday 31 October 2003. A total of 55 golfers participated comprising 13 groups of 4 and 1 of 3 with a 9am “shotgun” start.

Handicaps for our first event of its kind were principally based on the “honour” system although the handicappers will be making a few adjustments for next year’s event after viewing some of the “form” on show this year. The maximum handicap was set at 24 and as it turned out, a team of 4 on the maximum took out the event!

The winners were Aaron (Burglar) Hildred and three of his mates-David Vidler, Norman Role and Spiro Kalpidis who recorded a net score of 44—16 under par! Second place went to the team of Geoff Wright, Gary Bensley, Eddie Otto and David Sincock with a net 44.5. Last in was the 3 man team of Greg Hartshorne, David Townsend and David Skuthorpe with a net 52—a competitive 8 under par but never a chance in this red hot field!!

The “Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup” was unveiled on the day by President Michael Whitney and it was appropriate that Michael Tresidder, a nephew of Phil’s, was on hand to present the trophy to Aaron Hildred on behalf of the winners. The names of the 4 inaugural winners have been engraved on the Cup as will be all future champions.

There were other events such as the “nearest the pin” and “longest drive” which were also keenly contested. The winners were as follows:

Nearest the Pin: Hole 3 Gary Bensley; Hole 5 Matt MacLaren (visitor); Hole 11 Sean Sampson; Hole 18 Bob Duff. Longest Drive : Hole 6 Jon Lewis; Hole 10 Rodney Stafford

The day would not have been the success it was without the generosity of a number of special people who donated the prizes for the event. We are extremely grateful to Mark Sundin, Dave Kelly, Peter Bain, Terry Brennan, Phil Cooley, Brett Hunter and John Alvarez for their assistance and friendship. Thanks also to Richard CheeQuee of MHS Recruitment, one of the club’s sponsors, who helped out our thirsty golfers by arranging regular visits from a drink cart as they made their way around the course.

While Phil Tresidder was never one to be the subject of focal attention, he would have been proud to have been such an integral part of what was a great day.

78 CRICKET’S GAME IS PLAYED BY MEN ELEVEN BLOKES T’GETHER GRASSY GREEN BEAUT FIELD OF DREAMS WOOD BATS ‘N BALLS O’ LEATHER

SCORER’S WITH THEIR SCOREBOOKS NEAT TWO UMP’S T’ SUPERVISE MOB WHO’S WATCHIN’ FROM THE HILL SPECTATORS OLD ‘N WISE

BUT – DON’T FORGET THAT BLOKE IN CHARGE IT’S MOST IMPORTANT BOD HIM WHO DECIDES EXACT YER DEAL THE GOOD OLD CRICKET GOD

I TELL YOU TRUE - NO BULL AT ALL HE’S THERE - MOST EVERY DAY RIGHT CENTRE OF THE ACTION OR OUTSIDE WATCHIN’ PLAY

HE RULES OVER THEM SPECIAL THINGS HAT TRICKS - THAT KINDA STUFF WHO’S GONNA WIN THE BATTLE IF THE GOIN’S CLOSE ‘N TOUGH

WHEN YOU ARE HIT SPOT ON IN FRONT TO UMP YOU STRONG ARE PRAYIN’ IT’S THE CRICKET GOD DECIDES MATE IF YER GOIN’ OR YER STAYIN’

YOU HIT IT IN THE MIDDLE - OR IF YER GET A SNICK HE REGULATES WHAT IS YOUR FATE TOP CATCHES MATE THAT STICK

AS SURE AS DOGS GOT FLEAS ‘N SCRATCH THE CRICKET GOD IS THERE SWING ‘N SEAM OR WIN THE TOSS DECIDIN’ WHAT IS FAIR

SO - WHEN NEXT YOU PLAY OR WATCH MATE YOU’VE GOTTA UNDERSTAND CRICKET’S GOD DECIDES THE LOT THE DEAL IS IN HIS HANDS !

79 “The Legends”

The Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society completed its second year with a slight increase in membership, which now stands at 78. The purpose of the Society is to develop and maintain closer links between current and former players to ensure the many friendships created through the old Randwick and Petersham Marrickville clubs are not lost. Membership is open to anyone who has been involved with the club or the two founding clubs whether as a player, administrator or supporter.

Last summer's committee continued intact this year until the sad passing of Phil Tresidder in October 2003. Phil, in fact, was the one to suggest the name of "the Legends" when it was first introduced under the old Randwick club's banner back in 1999. He had been on the committee ever since that time. The committee this year comprised Lyall Gardner (Chairman), John Pearson, Shane Redenbach, Bill Anderson and of course, Phil Tresidder.

While we didn't get to arrange a separate Society function this year, we combined with the club's social committee in conducting a joint golf day which we named as a tribute to our late Patron, the "Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup Golf Day" at the Marrickville Golf course. We provided a striking gold coloured cup appropriately inscribed, for the winners of the day. The event is to be an annual function with the cup the main prize each year. Full details of this season's event are included elsewhere in this report.

A feature this season was the design and release of a distinctive "Legends" polo shirt. They were very popular with the total supply of 55 shirts purchased quickly by members. We will be looking at further supplies next season.

The Society funded the cost of framing many of the club photos and other memorabilia now on display at the club’s major sponsor, Petersham RSL and at Petersham Oval. We hope to also gain some space in due course at the new Randwick Rugby Club where we can display further photos. We also funded the cost of framed team photos presented to each of the members of the successful premiership 4th Grade Randwick Petersham team at the club’s Annual General Meeting last year and plan to do the same thing this year for the 3rd Grade Premiers.

In view of the outstanding season enjoyed by Simon Katich, your committee felt it appropriate that his deeds be recognised in some tangible way by the Society. Accordingly, a large framed Daily Telegraph photograph of Simon waving his bat to the crowd after his first Test century at the SCG in the Fourth Test against India in January 2004, was presented to him on behalf of the Society, at the club's annual Volunteers night at the end of the season.

In terms of the Society's finances, we finished the year with a net profit of $98.27 following income of $3,728.86 and expenditure of $3,630.59. We received $595 in subscriptions and made profits totalling $427.56 from the sale of shirts. Expenditure included presentations of $470.25 while our biggest outlay was $2,137.44 for the purchase of the ‘Legends” shirts. At 30 April 2004, the net bank balance of Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society stood at a healthy $5,457.17. There were no outstanding accounts.

The annual fee for the 2004-05 season is $25 and is due and payable from 1 September 2004. To join, please contact Lyall Gardner at 1 Jefferson Crescent, Bonnet Bay, 2226 or by phone on 9528 4126 or email [email protected]. We are very keen to hear from as many “oldies” as possible as the Society is a fun way of keeping involved and in remaining in touch with each other.

Members at 30 April 2004 were : John Affleck, Alan Austin, Bill Anderson, Peter Bain, Mary Beath, John Benaud, Richie Benaud, Gary Bensley, Jacob Boyle, Terry Brennan, Malcolm Brown, Jim Burgess, Dave Carder, Craig Carroll, Peter Carroll, Len Cartwright, Shirley Chegwyn, John Connell, Ron Crippin, Ross Davies, , Tim Dein, Ken Devlin, Peter Devlin, Steve Devlin, Lyn Downton, Anthony Duffy, Ross Emerson, Peter English, Lyall Gardner, Gary Goodman, Peter Harrison, John Hayward, Laurie Heil, Garry Hughes, Graeme Hughes, Noel Hughes, Pat Hughes, Paul Jackson, Trevor Jay, Peter Johnston, David Kelly, Paul Ledwidge, Chris Levick, Bruce Livingston, Terry McHale, Ian Mann, Graeme Marston, Helen Milford, Denis Morrissey, John Nesbitt, John O’Loughlin, Gordon Owen, Ernie Page, Corey Pearson, John Pearson, Mark Preddey, Arthur Purvis, Bruce Ramsay, Shane Redenbach, Tom Regan, Peter Rolls, Duncan Scott-Glassock, John Sullivan, Chris Sullivan, Mark Sundin, Peter Taylor, Kevin Thomas, Wayne Tilley, David Tink, Alan Turner, Tom Walsh, John Warwick, Michael Whitney, Barry Wood, Alan Wright, Geoff Wright and Peter Wright.

80 Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation

As recorded in last year's Annual Report, the Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation was created on 15 April 2003 under the management of a trustee company, the directors of which are club President Mike Whitney and long established “legends” of the club, Lyall Gardner, Alan Turner and John Pearson. A fifth director was the late Phil Tresidder. Any change in the composition of the board of the trustee company is a matter for the club in general meeting.

Responsibility for investing the funds of the Foundation rests with the trustee company directors who also have absolute discretion in determining the extent of any payment. The purpose of the trust is expressed in the Trust Deed as being to hold the capital and income in perpetuity for the promotion and encouragement of the game of cricket at the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.

The capital of the Foundation totals $211,900.81, comprising the $200,000 legacy left to the club by the late Wally South and an amount of $11,900.81 contributed by the committee of the former Petersham Marrickville Cricket Club.

On 30 June 2004, the directors of the trustee company for the Foundation determined that all income received during the course of the 2003-04 financial year, be paid to Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. The directors had made a similar determination in respect of the 2002-03 financial year. The total contribution to the club pursuant to these determinations will be in the vicinity of $10,750.

The Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation is dedicated to the continuation of the club as a major force in Sydney Grade Cricket. While we are extremely grateful to Wally South for his foresight, we are mindful of the need to ensure the capital of the Foundation grows as the years roll by. We therefore welcome any donations from the many friends of Randwick Petersham Cricket.

Foundation Chairman Lyall Gardner presents the first cheque from the Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation to CEO Ray Stafford

81 Coaching report by Peter Devlin, Club Coach

The third season of the ‘Randy Petes’ saw the club climb to greater heights. With the First Grade bowling attack gone from the previous season and the retirement of a number of senior players, the challenge was there for younger players to step up and deliver in higher grades. And they did! Congratulations to all players on your achievements this season. To have six out of seven teams play in the final series and for three to play in the grand final was an outstanding result and a fitting conclusion to a great effort by all concerned.

The club gained the services of England “A” fast bowler Jon Lewis this season. Jon had an outstanding summer on the field going on to become our Player of the Season. His dedication to game day and training sessions played a huge part in the club’s overall success while his influence on First Grade was immeasurable.

Cricket NSW continued to conduct specialist coaching programs, which were an invaluable means of developing playing and coaching skills. One such program enabled Australian “Legend” Bobby Simpson to attend a club training session which was very much appreciated by all. Our thanks to Alan Campbell from Cricket NSW and his staff for their excellent presentation of these specialised training sessions.

The club continues to improve its coaching structure and facilities. The purchase of the new GABBA nets system at Petersham Oval was a great boost to our training sessions and we are extremely grateful to Marrickville Council for their support in this regard. The purchase of a new bowling machine during the season and the approval from the Committee to purchase a video camera for next season will be great equipment tools for the continued development of our players.

The Grounds Committee headed by Wayne Mullherin is working hard with our Councils and ground staff to ensure the practice wickets at both Snape Park and Petersham Oval are prepared to the highest standard required to assist in the development of players. As coach, I cannot stress enough the importance of this ideal.

Match day wickets at all our grounds exceeded the Sydney Grade Cricket standards with the result that we were awarded Finals in First and Third grades at Coogee and Petersham ovals. The outstanding presentation of these two grounds emphasises the strength of our club at all levels. Many thanks to Tony Herman of Green Options and his team, Dane Thatcher and Steve Brassington, who prepared Coogee Oval in a way which clearly showed why they are Sydney’s leading sports field contractors. Our thanks also to Marrickville Council and particularly groundsman Pat Walsh for his outstanding work on Petersham Oval which is a real showpiece.

Richard McCord’s passion as practice captain is greatly appreciated. Thanks are extended to him by the coaching staff and players – well done, Richard! Chairman of selectors, Alan Wright and the selection committee had a difficult season at the selection table, but they achieved the task with distinction. Many thanks for a job well done. To all captains, congratulations on a great season and thanks for your support and assistance to the coaching staff. Your input on match day performances enabled the coaching staff to continue the players development.

Many thanks to the coaching staff of Bill Anderson, Jon Lewis, David Skuthorpe, Andrew Millican, Paul Toole, Richard CheeQuee, Daryl Parmenter, Matt Parker (U21’s), Aaron Hildred (U21’s), Peter Carroll (Green Shield), Nigil Singh (Green Shield) and all players who assisted in various areas during the season.

On behalf of the coaching staff and players, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the committee, sponsors, volunteers, team managers, scorers and supporters who continue to create an environment in which the players love to play cricket and represent Randwick Petersham and the community with huge pride.

I would like to thank my wife, Jennie, daughters, Kacey and Ashleigh for their support and understanding which has enabled me to have the time to be involved in what was a very rewarding year.

The challenge for the club next year is to raise the bar even higher. I leave you with this thought, if every player gives an extra 2% towards his own game, we will secure the Club Championship while at the same time, put forward many more names for higher honours at grade and representative level.

82 Grounds Report by Wayne Mulherin, Grounds Manager

In line with the fantastic results on the field, our grounds again performed very well in the association ratings for the season.

After two years of lobbying the Association, the ground rating system was changed. While not a change to the extent we wanted, it certainly goes some way to improving the previous system which, because we have two 1st Grade grounds, disadvantaged our club.

Under the new system, our combined Coogee/Petersham facility finished 6th in the First Grade ground rankings behind Bankstown, Hurstville, Waverley, Howell (Penrith) and Raby (Campbelltown). We missed only two days play in 1st – 4th Grade at home during the season. Had we played on day 2 at Petersham Oval against Sydney Uni. in 2nd Grade, we would have finished 3rd instead of 6th in the association rankings. In lower grades, our grounds Petersham and Coogee once again, ranked 3rd and 4th respectively behind Jensen Oval and North Sydney No.2. Once again, a great performance.

Of our 4 lower grade grounds, Snape, Marrickville and Kensington performed satisfactorily during the year while Jubilee, after a change of council and outsourcing of the wicket preparation, was not available for the first half of the year but saw an improvement in the wicket by the end of the season.

Some of the achievements during the year were:

• the introduction of retractable nets at Petersham Oval • further investment in covers for the wickets (now in excess of $30K) • hosting representative games for NSWCA at both Petersham and Coogee ovals • hosting of the 1st Grade Final at Coogee and the 3rd Grade Final at Petersham (we are the only club in Sydney with facilities to enable this to happen) • maintaining the cost of grounds at the same level as last year ($25k)

The objectives for the 2004-05 season are to:

• laser level and returf the Petersham Oval practice wickets • meet with the 3 new mayors of the councils in our area which support our club • renew the Deed of Agreement with Randwick Council and our contractors Green Options • improve scoreboard facilities at both Coogee and Petersham • obtain earlier feedback from SCA concerning ground ratings to allow more timely follow up re any improvements to be implemented • reduce the cost of grounds below $20K per annum

In conclusion, thank you to everyone who helped with the grounds this year. The hospitality at our games was first class, with a special thank you to the ladies who ran our canteens and served afternoon teas and those “chefs” who cooked our BBQs.

Again well done to our grounds staff – Tony, Dave, Steve, Pat and Sean and staff at the councils who helped when we came across problems during the year – John Summergreen, John Lee, Richard Herring, Trevor Stoltz, Tim McCarthy and Matt Borer.

83 Junior Development Report by David Townsend, Junior Development Manager

This year the Junior Development area was well served by an excellent group of coache, ably led by Development Officer, Jon Lewis.

Jon joined the club at the start of the season from Gloucestershire CCC in England. Jon had been an opening bowler with Gloucestershire for 8 years and in the previous season had been the 3 rd highest wicket taker in County Cricket.

Jon was also a qualified Level 3 Coach from England and was able to undertake the majority of the club’s development work.

He was assisted by a team of other coaches. Neil Cohen, Nigel Singh, Laurie Heil, Glen Carroll, Tony Martin and Neil Saker all coached at various times to support the program.

The feedback regarding their combined efforts was outstanding.

The main highlights of the year were:

• a continuation of our major support for the Randwick Juniors Club. This took the form of providing 2 coaches per session throughout the season for their program run at the SCG; • the presence of Nigel Singh and Simon Katich at the inaugural Indigenous Coaching Day at La Perouse; • individual club coaching visits within the Inner West and Eastern Suburbs; • a Fast Bowling Seminar run by Jon Lewis for our own club coaches and those from the Canterbury Wests Association; • continued support for local schools with the establishment of a link with Newington College to work with their senior sides each season; • pre season sessions with the Sydney Coastal representative teams in September in preparation for the season; and • continued involvement with both the South East and Inner West Cricket Councils.

Next season the following aims have been identified:

- a continued push to get our Development Officer conducting individual club visits within our two Junior Associations; - an enlargement of our School Program to take in more school visits; - expanding our squad of qualified Development Officers; and - running both a bowling and batting clinic for junior coaches earlier in the season.

Many thanks to both the South Eastern Junior Cricket Association and Canterbury Wests Junior Cricket Association for their support and to all the coaches who took part this year.

84 Publicity Report by David Townsend

This year the club’s ability to promote itself reached new levels of expertise. We have created a level of exposure through all mediums that is second to none on the Grade scene.

Much of the groundwork for this scenario was laid by Lyall Gardner whose work in setting up our newspaper coverage, e-mail lists, Website and Annual Report has been outstanding. Lyall, unfortunately, had to stand down from his position as Publicity Manager half way through the season, resulting in a temporary committee looking after this area until the end of the season.

WEBSITE During the season the club changed it’s Website provider to create a far more advanced site that gave private access to members through a password. The original characteristics of the site were maintained with such designs as match reports, links to sponsors, club contacts and photo gallery. In addition, a new players section gave members access to statistics, team lists and contact details.

With the climbing number of people ‘hitting’ the site and interested club followers around the world using it as a reference point, the new site has proven to be a great hit and will only get better.

E-MAIL REPORTS These reports continue to be very popular with both players and supporters alike. A summary of play was sent to everyone associated with the club each Monday, with this being eagerly awaited by all concerned (particularly a batter who had scored a hundred!).

Any additional news was sent mid-week with a further preview e-mail outlining the upcoming weekend sent on Friday. Feedback from all concerned with the club has outlined the popularity of this style of news report and it is something we will be continuing next year.

PRINT MEDIA Regular reports appeared in the Southern Courier, Inner West Courier and The Glebe newspapers. Unfortunately, with space constraints and other sports battling for their share, the reports often became condensed. It is our hope to continue our connection with these papers next year and to try to achieve consistent coverage of games.

In the Daily Papers, the club was fortunate to achieve some excellent coverage in the lead up to the First Grade Final as well as comprehensive coverage of the Final itself.

LEGENDS SOCIETY The ever growing ‘Legends’ has increased in size and now boasts it’s own club shirt and social events. The interest and support shown by the ‘Legends’ has been a great boost for the club.

GENERAL PUBLICITY Club apparel continues to improve in quality and we were able to put sponsors logos on both training gear and match day shirts and tracksuits. As per last year, each player received a Handbook outlining all aspects of the club. In addition, the Annual Report continues to be of the highest quality.

THANKS Having taken over this role halfway through the season, I thank Lyall for all the previous great work.

The Website was handled with skill and accuracy by Peter Bayley.

Club Match Reports were written with flair and humour by Sean Sampson.

85 Social Report by Chris Sullivan Our highlight event on the social calendar, the Annual Dinner was yet another success, both in financial terms and in entertainment value.

Around 250 people attended Petersham RSL to hear stories from ABC cricket commentator and former Test cricketer, Kerry O’Keefe, and former NRL referee Bill Harrigan. KO’K was his usual hilarious self, giving us all an insight to the many great memories he has of the game while Bill outlined some of his special moments from an outstanding career as a top referee. Many thanks to both Kerry and Bill for their time.

The night could not have been what it was without the expertise of Graeme Hughes - Master of Ceremonies - and President Michael Whitney’s warm welcome. Thanks also to Wayne and Anne Mulherin, Lyall Gardner, Aaron Hildred, Tony and Katie Martin for their efforts in making the evening a huge success. Thanks also to Steve Smith our auctioneer and photographer.

Petersham RSL was a venue for a number of ‘get togethers’. The help and support we received from the club was fantastic. Thanks to Carl Mower, Robert Smith and Christine. Randwick Rugby Club re-opened its doors during the season and proved to be a great venue for us and will continue to be a fantastic facility in the year’s ahead. Michael Whitney proudly presented Jon Lewis with the club’s ‘Player of the Season’ award at the ‘end of season’ night there. The City Hotel was the venue for our early season opener and all present experienced a great night. David Townsend and Richard CheeQuee did well in the dance competition while Nathan ‘Testa’ Rosser can’t remember a thing.

The ‘Phil Tresidder Memorial Golf Day’ held at Marrickville Golf Club was a tremendous day. The Ambrose event was ‘burgled’ by the team captained by Aaron Hildred. George was last seen racing off the course with the handicapper snapping at his heels. He has been caught and duly reassessed!! Thanks to all trophy donors for the day.

A picturesque Coogee Oval was the launching pad for our Annual Sevens day. It was great to see the girls led by Katie Martin have a go. However, the Grant Rimmer young guns were too good on the day, victorious over the CheeQuee ‘stacked’ team. Thanks to Wayne Mulherin, Robin Gardner and Daryl Parmenter for their work on the day.

Last year’s Grade Finals Night was big with the 4ths winning the Randy Petes first Premiership. However, this year’s function with the 1sts, 3rds and 5ths going for gold and Princes’ 3rds subsequently saluting and Tooley’s and Wrighty’s 1’s and 5’s going so close, saw a great end of season celebration at Petersham RSL. For quite a few it continued well into Monday. Let’s hope we’re doing more of the same next season.

The staging of our main events and functions would not have been possible without the contribution of a number of people and in this regard I would like to thank Aaron Hildred, Peter Devlin, Lyall Gardner, Anne and Wayne Mulherin, Katie and Tony Martin, Mike Whitney, Graeme Hughes, David Townsend, Don Arnold, Peter Harrison and Tony Parker. Mr Entertainment - Kerry O’Keefe in action I would also like to thank our wonderful ladies Pat, Helen and Robin at Petersham and Madge and Ashleigh at Coogee along with Steve Smith for this year’s successful auction.

86 Randy Pete’s Masters Golf Classic - Horizons Golf Course

left to right: Paul McGee, Chris Sullivan, David Skuthorpe and Michael Oliver

Captains get their revenge after 3 lean years!

Day 1 of the May 2004 contest saw Dave “Skewey” Skuthorpe’s Captain’s men with the lead. Day 2, Geoff “Wrighty” Wright’s President’s took charge. Day 3 the Captains won by the narrowest of margins ever, 27 points to 25. “Skewey” and his team rained on “Wrighty’s” 50th birthday President’s Parade! “Skewey” could be heard singing all the way down the highway from Horizons Golf Course to Hornsby….Captain’s laddies kicked his ar#...DO DA, DO DA!!

Paul “Bubba” McGee finally struck “gold” with the “GREEN JACKET”!!! Winning also by the narrowest of margins over archrival “Skewey” Skuthorpe by 101 points to 99. A see-sawing affair with Chris “Fous” Sullivan wearing a “figure-hugging” leader jersey on Day 1, “Skewey” proudly wearing it on Day 2 (although a bit stretched from Day 1) and finally, “Bubba”coming from 5 points behind after Day 2 to snare the coveted prize. “Fous” and Tony “Marto” Martin tying for third place after “Fous” “blew out” on the final day.

The best pairs players were Michael “Ollie” Oliver and “Fous”. Big effort by the BIG “Fous”…his best performance in a Masters ever and “Ollie” surprising everyone coming overall 4th after being a past “Hackers” Cardy winner.

Some other notable performances were by John “JC” Connell, the first “GER” of any Masters tour. “JC” did a sterling job with the starters gun while keeping us up to date with the leaderboard strapped to the backside of his buggy. His operatic tones on the bus from the restaurant to the RSL rivalled Pavarotti while Steve “Worm” Sullivan thought Neil Diamond was worthy of another come-back. He would normally have been severely reprimanded for this and another indiscretion of knocking my bedroom door down at 3am with messrs Mat “Apps” Appleton and “Wrighty”, but for the humongous breakfast he and JC spoilt us with.

Many thanks to Peter “Devo” Devlin and Gavin “Burty” Burt who provided us with such quality and abundant prizes while Dave “Towno” Townsend took much delight terrorising trophy winners with his titillating MC wit while handing out the prizes. The biggest thanks are reserved for Wayne “Mully” Mulherin who again was able to bring 24 characters together for an amazing Masters tour. Long Live De Tour!!!

by Peter Rolls

87 Our wonderful helpers

One of our great strengths as a club is represented by the number of helpers or volunteers we have. It is those many people who give of their time and energy for the benefit of the club which makes our club the success it has been. They are our lifeblood. Without them we couldn’t survive. That we have such an abundance of people willing to pitch in and help out where needed, makes us the envy of many clubs.

The contribution by our volunteers is not taken lightly. To show our appreciation and provide the appropriate recognition to all involved, a “Volunteers Night” was held at Petersham RSL shortly after the conclusion of the season. At that function, each volunteer was mentioned by name and their role in the running of the club acknowledged. The following list says it all.

1 Brian Proops 1st Grade scorer 2 Bob Barter 1st Grade manager and “team poet” 3 Peter Harrison 1st Grade manager, handyman, BBQ cook 4 Bill Anderson Director of Coaching 5 Peter Devlin Club Coach, match day manager Coogee Oval, BBQ Coogee Oval 6 Richard McCord 2nd Grade scorer, Poidevin Gray scorer, Practice Captain 7 Tony Parker 2nd Grade manager, Cricket Clothing and Gear Co-Ordinator 8 Tariq Khawaja Manager and scorer 9 John Connell 3rd Grade manager, Poidevin Gray manager 10 Lynette Jackson 4th Grade scorer 11 Steve Greentree Manager and scorer 12 Paul Spurr Manager and scorer 13 David Holland 6th Grade manager 14 Laurie Heil A W Green Shield manager 15 Andrew Millican Coaching staff, Club Captain 16 David Skuthorpe Assistant Coach 17 Greg Hartshorne Coaching staff, Sponsorship, 3rd Grade Captain, selector 18 Matthew Parker Coach Poidevin Gray, 2nd Grade Captain, selector 19 Aaron Hildred Assistant Coach Poidevin Gray 20 Peter Carroll Coach A W Green Shield team 21 Nigil Singh Assistant Coach A W Green Shield team 22 Jon Lewis Junior Development Officer, coaching staff A W Green Shield team 23 David Townsend Manager Junior Development, Publicity, 4th Grade Captain 24 Pat Hughes Petersham Oval canteen 25 Helen Milford Petersham Oval canteen 26 Robin Gardner Petersham Oval canteen 27 Madge Devlin Coogee Oval canteen 28 Ashleigh Devlin Coogee Oval canteen 29 Judy Robinson Numbering of 1st Grade shirts 30 Noel Hughes Patron, match day manager Petersham Oval 31 Phil Tresidder Patron, publicity committee 32 Graeme Hughes Annual Dinner MC 33 Lyall Gardner Annual Report, publicity committee, general administration 34 Sean Sampson Match reports 35 Peter Bayley Website design and maintenance 36 Geoff Hodgkinson Statistics 37 Wayne Tilley Honorary Auditor 38 Don Arnold Photography 39 Steve Smith Auctioneer and photography 40 Ross Davies Scoreboard Coogee Oval 41 Tom Regan Scoreboard Coogee Oval 42 Paul Toole 1st Grade Captain, club selector 43 Paul Greentree Poidevin Gray Captain 44 Campbell Dash A W Green Shield Captain 45 Mike Whitney Club President 46 Bernie Dagg Financial Controller 47 Wayne Mulherin Manager, Grounds Committee 48 Alan Wright Chairman, Selection Committee, 5th Grade Captain 49 Chris Sullivan Social Director 50 Peter Wright SCA and NSWCA Delegate, legal advice, Insurance 51 Ray Stafford Chief Executive Officer, Registration, Statistics, Annual Report

88 The Pride of the Baggy Green

To recognise the achievement of players selected in the Randwick Petersham First XI, the club introduced a capping system in 2001-02, its first season.

A player who plays in the First Grade team is presented with a Randwick Petersham “Baggy Green” cap bearing the club’s logo and becomes listed as a club “capped” player. The player is also allocated a sequential number that is displayed on his playing shirt. Numbers are allocated in order of selection although when two or more players are selected at the same time, the allocation is in surname alphabetical order.

Players retain the number they are allocated for all time. The last number allocated will also reflect the total number of players to play in the club’s First Grade team. A total of 36 players have played in the First XI since the club’s creation three years ago.

This season, 10 players made their debut as first graders with Randwick Petersham. Each was presented with his cap by an official or representative of the club before the start of play in their first match in the top grade.

This season also marked the debut of the club’s youngest capped player when Usman Khawaja was selected to make his debut at the tender age of 16 years and 325 days. Eddie Otto at just 18 years and 171 days was another under 21 player to make the grade. This season, presentations were undertaken by Mike Whitney, Lyall Gardner, Simon Katich, Greg Hartshorne, Paul Toole, Richard CheeQuee, Ray Stafford.

The capped capped players this season were:

No. 27 Glenn Farquharson Made his debut with the club on 27 September 2003 at Manly Oval as an opening bowler and finished the match with 2 for 44. No. 28 Tim Lloyd Made his debut with the club and in 1st Grade on 27 September at Manly Oval. His bowling was very tight and he finished with 0 for 40 from 10 overs. No. 29 Nathan Rosser Also made his debut with the club on 27 September in the Manly match taking 0 for 33 with his medium pacers. No. 30 Jonathan Lewis Joined the club from Gloucestershire (UK) on 4 October 2003 as a fast bowler and took a wicket in his first over against Campbelltown before finishing with 1 for 51 off 20 overs. No. 31 Rodney Stafford His first match in 1st Grade was against Bankstown on 11 October 2003 at Bankstown Oval and his first ball in 1st Grade was bowled to Mark Waugh. No. 32 Usman Khawaja At 16 years and 325 days, became the youngest player to make 1st Grade with the club when he debuted against Wests at Coogee Oval on 8 November 2003 making 8 runs. No. 33 Geoff Hodgkinson His first match in the top grade was against Sutherland at Coogee Oval on 7 December 2003 where he made 39 not out to steer his side to a win and take out the “man of the match “award. No.34 Eddie Otto At 18 years and 171 days he was the second youngest to play in the club’s top grade debuting against North Sydney in a limited overs match at Coogee Oval on 11 January 2004. He finished with 1 for 29 from his left arm spinners. No. 35 Neil Cohen Debuted against Hawkesbury on 7 February 2004 at Benson’s Lane after some solid batting performances in 2’s. He made 11 runs. No. 36 Aaron Hildred His 1st Grade debut with the club was in the semi-final against UTS Balmain on 27 March 2004 at Coogee Oval where he took 1 for 91 from 24 overs and scored 5 runs. .

Many thanks to Judy Robinson for sewing the numbers on to each player’s shirt.

89 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 APRIL 2004

Assets 2004 2003

Cash at Bank - St George $707.16 $29,065.82 Term Deposits OA Taylor Memorial Trust $500.00 $500.00 WH Metherill Trust $500.00 $500.00 H Davies Trust $1,000.00 $1,000.00 D Sherwood Trust $1,000.00 $1,000.00 D Carney Trust $750.00 $750.00 Tim Towers Trust $300.00 $300.00 Total Term Deposits $4,050.00 $4,050.00 Other Debtors $93,488.00 $28,081.00 Clothing on hand $6,060.00 $0.00 Total Assets $104,305.16 $61,196.82

Other Creditors $40,936.59 $21,133.37

Total Liabilities $40,936.59 $21,133.37

Net Assets $63,368.57 $40,063.45

Represented By: Equity

Accumulated Surplus $40,063.45 $38,252.90 Current Year Surplus $23,305.12 $1,810.55 Total Equity $63,368.57 $40,063.45

As the proud major sponsor of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, Petersham RSL Club would like to extend its appreciation to all the teams for their on-going support throughout the season.

7 Regent Street, Petersham NSW 2049. Ph No. 9560 8355 www.petershamrsl.com.au

90 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2004 2004 2003 Income Awards $0.00 $2,670.00 Canteen $6,631.85 $6,191.82 Coaching $745.00 $2,196.36 Functions $59,103.20 $25,794.67 Grants $27,616.42 $21,200.00 Ground Hire $72,959.94 $66,959.93 Interest $389.96 $3,005.24 Legacy $0.00 $200,000.00 Rent Received $4,480.00 $0.00 Sales of Cricket Clothing $225.45 $1,377.72 Sponsorship / Donations $110,107.23 $86,150.00 Subscriptions $18,634.54 $26,084.66 Sundry Income $1,485.00 $0.00 Total Income $302,378.59 $441,630.40

Expenditure AGM Expenses $702.64 $543.00 Annual Report $1,683.95 $705.00 Bad Debts $4,683.18 $0.00 Bank Charges $809.68 $462.99 Canteen Supplies $3,460.26 $1,730.12 Coaching / Development $39,766.70 $32,872.09 Cricket Clothing $32,941.91 $17,122.72 Less: Clothing on Hand -$6,060.00 $0.00 Filing Fee - Dept Fair Trading $40.00 $17.00 Functions $26,805.91 $14,963.64 Grade Expenses $20,606.90 $20,616.62 Ground Hire and Maintenance $97,539.78 $96,565.46 Incentives - Player Performance $8,661.34 $18,965.65 Incentives - First Grade Team $11,550.00 $8,890.00 Indoor Training $2,151.00 $1,800.00 Insurance - General $1,385.36 $744.74 Insurance - Public Liability $527.27 $356.20 Legal Fees $200.00 $852.73 Maintenance - Website $1,726.41 $393.69 Marketing Expenses $3,251.37 $350.00 Materials $0.00 $697.04 Miscellaneous $837.98 $1,189.01 Postage, Printing & Stationery $830.38 $924.89 Presentation / Awards $3,174.51 $4,218.19 Scorebooks $147.27 $139.09 Sponsorship $2,612.23 $0.00 Telephone $422.62 $1,102.79 Umpire Fees $280.00 $280.00 Gift to RPC Foundation $0.00 $200,000.00 Equipment Expenses - Balls $8,658.00 $10,446.37 - Stumps $248.18 $131.82 - Covers $9,003.64 $0.00 - Retractable Nets $425.00 $2,739.00 Total Expenditure $279,073.47 $439,819.85

Operating Surplus $23,305.12 $1,810.55

91 Report from the Financial Controller

The past season has seen Randwick Petersham enjoy outstanding results, both on and off the field. In terms of one area of the off-field activities, it gives me great pleasure to advise that your club has delivered a surplus for 2003-2004 of $23,305.12.

This has been brought about by increased sponsorship, maximizing ground hire opportunities, profits on club functions and profits generated from the Coogee and Petersham ovals canteens.

Sponsorship – Great effort by Greg Hartshorne. Greg will be sorely missed as he steps down from that role this year. Ground Hire – Lots of hard work by Wayne Mulherin in his role as grounds manager resulted in maximum utilization and cost recovery for our grounds during the season. Functions – This has been another very successful area during the season and particular mention should be made of the annual dinner which was an outstanding success, both socially and financially. Many thanks to Chris Sullivan and his team for their efforts. Canteens – Congratulations and thanks to Pat, Helen, Robyn, Madge and their helpers for another sterling effort in our two canteens.

I would like to thank all the committee for their assistance during the year in helping me settle in to my first year in the Financial Controller’s role. Bernie Dagg Financial Controller

Auditor’s Report

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF RANDWICK PETERSHAM CRICKET CLUB INCORPORATED

Scope

We have audited the financial accounts of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated for the year ended 30 April 2004, consisting of an Income and Expenditure Statement and a Balance Sheet.

The committee is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial accounts and the information contained therein. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial accounts in order to express an opinion to the members of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated on their preparation and presentation.

Our audit has been conducted to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial accounts are free of material misstatement. Our procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial accounts.

Audit Opinion

In our opinion, the financial accounts of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated for the year ended 30 April 2004 are drawn up to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Incorporation for the financial year ended on that date.

STEPHENS TILLEY Chartered Accountants

Wayne R Tilley FCA Partner Dated in Sydney this 28th day of June 2004.

92 CURRENT PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS Metropolitan Competition - Grades 6 and 7

S= Season, M= Matches, R= Runs,W= Wickets, Ct= Catches, D= Dismissals, HS = Highest Score C = Centuries, B/B = Best Bowling, 5W = 5 Wickets in Innings, 10W = 10 Wickets in Match, Player S M R W Ct D HS C B/B 5W 10W Sharzad Ali 1 7 195 20 2 0 56 4/11 Darren Barnes 1 12 50 11 2 0 21 3/12 Nick Bell 1 5 1 6 0 0 1 3/22 Jake Berry 1 7 127 0 0 0 43 0/1 Dean Bowen 1 7 78 1 2 0 38 1/0 Rhett Cargill 1 9 106 0 0 0 31 0/8 Mark Carroll 2 2 87 0 0 0 60 Steven Chakarovski 2 21 393 27 7 0 101 1 3/7 MuraliChandraskeharan 2 16 133 28 6 0 36 6/34 1 Gavin Dennett 2 27 267 22 10 0 30 5/21 1 Cooper Devine 2 26 39 28 2 0 9* 6/29 1 Mitchell Doherty 2 9 122 0 4 0 47 0/12 Carl Fernandez 1 13 113 14 3 0 22 3/5 John Fleming 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0/15 George Frazakis 3 34 1423 18 12 0 135* 4 3/35 Harrison Gavel 1 13 91 12 5 0 26* 3/28 Cameron Gray 1 1 34 0 0 0 34 Chad Greenberg 1 1 72 2 0 0 72 2/32 Tim Hancock 2 27 546 0 8 12/2 72 0/16 Fabian Heaton 1 3 56 0 0 3/1 39 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 3 34 285 66 11 0 36 5/73 1 Matthew Hilder 1 1 103 1 3 0 103 1 1/0 Aaron Hildred 1 2 62 1 1 0 61 1/22 David Holland 2 5 27 0 0 0 18 0/15 Mark Holland 2 29 349 0 0 30/9 52 Thomas Holland 2 2 8 0 0 0 5 Chris Kruit 3 15 281 18 9 0 72 4/52 Mohit Kumar 3 24 393 9 2 4/1 74 3/36 Rob Leech 1 3 58 1 0 0 27 1/87 Nick Lennings 1 3 13 0 0 0 8 Tim Mall 1 14 349 17 6 0 77* 3/5 Brent McNee 1 3 176 0 0 0 72 Ian Paterson 1 6 78 1 0 0 57 1/35 Sean Porter 1 14 238 5 1 0 73 1/1 Maurice Preston 2 16 295 4 6 0 58 2/29 Grant Rimmer 2 11 61 10 8 0 26 3/54 Kieran Routh 3 35 606 47 15 0 85 4/23 Paul Saroukas 1 3 41 3 0 0 24 3/71 Todd Shipp 2 5 151 0 0 0 47 Blake Shortland 1 7 38 1 3 0 15 1/18 Peter Spurr 2 15 465 28 1 0 74* 4/25 John Stewart 1 12 8 6 1 0 6* 2/25 Louis Talay 1 4 4 9 0 0 4 4/34 Matthew Taylor 1 3 103 0 0 8/0 57 John Tierney 2 16 268 20 4 0 104 1 5/24 1 Paul Varughese 2 15 479 14 2 0 100 1 5/24 1 Jonathan Walsh 1 7 317 0 0 3/0 172 1 Michael Watson 1 1 43 0 0 0 43 Mitchell Weir 2 4 52 2 1 0 38 2/81 Alan Wright 3 9 447 0 5 0 125 2 Tim Wright 3 3 63 0 0 2/0 58

93 CURRENT PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS Grades 1 to 5

S= Season, M= Matches, R= Runs,W= Wickets, Ct= Catches, D= Dismissals, HS = Highest Score C = Centuries, B/B = Best Bowling, 5W = 5 Wickets in Innings, 10W = 10 Wickets in Match, Player S M R W Ct D HS C B/B 5W 10W Sharzad Ali 1 1 5 0 0 0 5 Marc Anderson 3 44 839 41 13 0 95 3/10 Brenton Barker 3 18 571 0 8 0 106 1 Peter Bayley 3 41 240 95 11 0 32* 6/41 4 Steve Bidwell-Brown 1 15 170 23 0 0 61* 6/48 1 David Bourke 3 48 805 21 5 0 67 5/21 1 Troy Brewster 3 34 1079 0 4 0 148 5 Steve Bright 3 47 389 92 8 0 52* 6/18 4 James Byrne 3 30 391 45 13 0 46* 4/15 Glen Carroll 2 19 388 3 3 0 75* 3/22 Mark Carroll 1 2 79 0 0 0 73 Richard CheeQuee 3 63 2784 5 46 0 139* 6 Steve Clarke 3 48 1334 0 11 0 117 2 Neil Cohen 3 45 1527 0 0 61/15 128* 2 Campbell Dash 1 4 10 0 0 4/0 6 Peter Devlin 1 4 8 9 4 0 8* 6/69 1 Nathan Docker 1 4 43 0 0 0 22 Graham Doig 3 28 536 42 15 0 72 4/29 David Downing 1 10 163 7 9 0 38 3/6 Glenn Farquharson 1 22 95 43 6 0 28* 5/44 1 George Frazakis 3 15 253 0 8 0 63* Cameron Gray 2 17 424 0 3 0 84* 3/41 Chad Greenberg 2 30 342 53 20 0/1 72 4/29 Paul Greentree 3 48 946 0 27 15/3 57 Trent Griffiths 3 37 630 22 6 0 60 4/39 Andrew Harrison 3 53 203 98 12 0 29* 6/51 3 Greg Hartshorne 3 50 1168 61 26 0 97* 4/20 Fabian Heaton 3 34 948 1 6 4/0 73* 1/0 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 1 1 5 0 1 0 5 0/5 Matthew Hilder 3 46 882 20 22 0 75 4/39 Aaron Hildred 3 40 485 79 14 0 70* 5/17 3 Ben Hill 1 17 377 0 2 0 68 Joseph Hill 2 42 1409 0 28 0 126 2 Denis Hinds 3 47 96 104 14 0 13* 6/35 5 Geoff Hodgkinson 3 47 1930 1 28 0 122* 4 1/6 Brett Hunter 3 52 860 33 26 0 86 3/46 Simon Katich 2 14 674 11 4 0 177 3 3/30 Usman Khawaja 2 32 1088 2 9 0 110* 1 1/9 Zachary Levien 3 23 52 39 6 0 20* 4/46 Jonathan Lewis 1 19 231 52 9 0 57 7/35 3 Tim Lloyd 1 5 1 5 0 0 1 2/35 Daniel Loader 1 12 301 0 5 13/3 55 Tony Martin 2 37 1093 4 15 0 155 1 1/4 Darren McCoy 2 27 438 41 9 0 87* 5/42 1 Simon McKenzie 1 17 125 37 4 0 24 8/34 1 John McLoughlin 3 23 525 6 11 0 95 3/18 Brent McNee 1 5 150 0 2 0 119 1 David Mitchell 3 48 1517 0 3 80/15 123* 4 John Moffatt 2 28 639 0 8 0 116* 1 Eddie Otto 3 46 308 62 15 0 25* 4/19 Matthew Parker 3 48 1167 3 28 0 118* 2 3/31 Daryl Parmenter 3 58 1428 0 0 115/25 134* 1 William Passas 1 1 DNB 2 0 0 NA 2/21

94 CURRENT PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS Grades 1 to 5

S= Season, M= Matches, R= Runs,W= Wickets, Ct= Catches, D= Dismissals, HS = Highest Score C = Centuries, B/B = Best Bowling, 5W = 5 Wickets in Innings, 10W = 10 Wickets in Match, Player S M R W Ct D HS C B/B 5W 10W Ian Paterson 1 4 88 0 0 0 53 Richard Phillips 3 45 1359 0 16 0 129* 2 Steve Pryde 1 18 88 17 9 0 36 4/34 Grant Rimmer 3 29 58 51 15 0 17 5/52 1 Nathan Rosser 1 22 154 37 5 0 61 4/42 Kieran Routh 3 8 69 0 2 0 23* Neil Saker 1 8 74 23 1 0 38* 5/33 1 Sean Sampson 3 45 187 76 7 0 33 5/31 1 Alex Sciascia 3 47 1178 5 16 0 135 1 5/49 1 Chris Singh 3 25 280 44 3 0 79 5/43 3 Nigil Singh 3 50 162 108 10 0 33* 6/35 6 Tom Skilbeck 1 8 124 0 0 7/1 43 Peter Spurr 3 25 109 36 4 0 28 5/35 1 Rodney Stafford 3 36 396 66 19 0 58 6/62 3 Matthew Taylor 3 44 1036 0 9 64/13 144 0/5 John Tierney 1 11 132 7 2 0 59 2/14 Paul Toole 3 53 1821 0 20 0 100 1 David Townsend 3 45 1279 4 10 0 118* 2 1/4 Jonathan Walsh 1 8 91 0 4 0 37 Michael Watson 3 47 1406 0 10 0 125 3 Mitchell Weir 1 1 0 0 0 0 DNB Dean White 3 40 393 77 8 0 49 6/49 1 1 Alan Wright 3 24 470 1 3 1/0 74 1/22 Steven Yates 3 38 826 0 2 61/6 101* 1 MILESTONES The club is now three years old, many individual milestones were achieved this season:

2500 Runs Richard CheeQuee (2,784) 1500 Runs Geoff Hodgkinson (1,930); Paul Toole (1,821); Neil Cohen (1,527); David Mitchell (1,517); 1000 Runs Daryl Parmenter (1,428); Joseph Hill (1,409); Michael Watson (1,406); Richard Phillips (1,359); Steve Clarke (1,334); David Townsend (1,279); Alex Sciascia (1,178); Greg Hartshorne (1,168); Matthew Parker (1,167); Tony Martin (1,093); Usman Khawaja (1,088); Troy Brewster (1,079); Matthew Taylor (1036) 100 Wickets Adam Warren (109); Nigil Singh (108); Denis Hinds (104) 75 Wickets Andrew Harrison (98); Scott Obey (97); Peter Bayley (95); Steve Bright (92); Aaron Hildred (79); Dean White (77); Sean Sampson (76) 50 Wickets Rodney Stafford (66); Melvin Singh (57); Eddie Otto (62); Greg Hartshorne (61); Chad Greenberg (53); Jon Lewis (52); Grant Rimmer (51) 100 Dismissals Daryl Parmenter (140) 50 Dismissals David Mitchell (95); Matthew Taylor (77); Neil Cohen (76); ; Steven Yates (67) 20 Catches Richard CheeQuee (46); Geoff Hodgkinson (28); Matthew Parker (28); Joseph Hill (28); Paul Greentree (27); Greg Hartshorne (26); Brett Hunter (26); Matthew Hilder (22); Chad Greenberg (20); Paul Toole (20) Centuries Richard Chee Quee (6); Troy Brewster (5); Geoff Hodgkinson (4); David Mitchell (4); Simon Katich (3); Michael Watson (3) 5 Wkts in Innings Nigil Singh (6); Denis Hinds (5); Peter Bayley (4); Steve Bright (4); Andrew Harrison (3); Aaron Hildred (3); Jon Lewis (3); Chris Singh (3); Rodney Stafford (3)

95 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets GRADES 1 to 5 - RECORDS GRADES 1 to 5 PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Richard CheeQuee 1st 1003 2001-02 1st Matthew Hilder-Troy Brewster 189 v Easts 5th 2002-03 Highest Individual Score Andy Hollingsworth 4th 218* 2002-03 2nd Alex Sciascia-Brenton Barker 198 v Mosman 3rd 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate Adam Warren 1st 63 2001-02 3rd Troy Brewster-David Townsend 265 v Blacktown 4th 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings Simon McKenzie 5th 8/34 2003-04 4th Paul Toole-Joseph Hill 197 v UTS Balmain 1st 2003-04 Most W/K Dismissals Daryl Parmenter 1st 64 2001-02 5th Jeff Hemming-Matthew Parker 197 v Sutherland 2nd 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder Richard CheeQuee 1st 23 2002-03 6th Andy Hollingsworth-Marc Anderson 127 v Wests 4th 2002-03 High Team Score - For v Mosman 1st 6/428 2002-03 7th David Fraser-Marc Anderson 133 v Parramatta 3rd 2001-02 High Team Score - Agst v St George 2nd 368 2002-03 8th Aaron Moseley-Scott Obey 106 v Parramatta 2nd 2001-02 Low Team Score - For v North Sydney 3rd 51 2002-03 9th Nathan Rosser-Rodney Stafford 102 v Mosman 1st 2003-04 Low Team Score - Agst Northern District 4th 57 2002-03 10th Steve Bidwell-Brown-Grant Rimmer 81 v Parramatta 5th 2003-04 FIRST GRADE RECORDS FIRST GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Richard CheeQuee 1003 2001-02 1st Joseph Hill-Paul Toole 165* v Gordon 2002-03 Best Batting Average Simon Katich 55.00 2002-03 2nd Paul Toole-Ian Barter 178 v Gordon 2001-02 Highest Indivudal Score Simon Katich 177 2002-03 3rd Richard CheeQuee-Ian Barter 156 v Fairfield 2001-02 Bowling Aggregate Adam Warren 63 2001-02 4th Paul Toole-Joseph Hill 197 v UTS Balmain 2003-04 Best Bowling Average Jon Lewis 15.29 2003-04 5th Joseph Hill-Brett Hunter 122 v Campbelltown 2003-04 Best Bowling in Innings Jon Lewis 7/35 2003-04 6th Jeff Hemming-Daryl Parmenter 89 v Bankstown 2002-03 Most W/K Dismissals Daryl Parmenter 64 2001-02 7th Richard CheeQuee-Paul Staunton 117 v Sydney University 2001-02 Most Catches-Fielder Richard CheeQuee 23 2002-03 8th Joseph Hill-Adam Warren 71 v University of NSW 2002-03 High Team Score For v Mosman 6/428 2002-03 9th Nathan Rosser-Rodney Stafford 102 v Mosman 2003-04 High Team Score Agst v Gordon 355 2001-02 10th David Mitchell-Glenn Farquharson 38 v Parramatta 2003-04 Low Team Score For v Gordon 75 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Hawkesbury 86 2002-03 SECOND GRADE RECORDS SECOND GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate David Mitchell 517 2001-02 1st Geoff Hodgkinson-Richard Phillips 107 v North Sydney 2002-03 Best Batting Average Usman Khawaja 97.25 2003-04 2nd Matthew Parker-John Moffatt 110 v University of NSW 2001-02 Highest Indivudal Score Richard Phillips 129* 2002-03 3rd Richard Phillips-David Mitchell 168 v St George 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate P. Bayley / R.Stafford 36 2002-03 4th Chris Benjamin-Jeff Hemming 188 v Western Suburbs 2002-03 Best Bowling Average Scott Obey 13.31 2001-02 5th Jeff Hemming-Matthew Parker 197 v Sutherland 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings Scott Obey 7/68 2001-02 6th Steve Zantides-David Mitchell 104 v Manly Warringah 2002-03 Most W/K Dismissals David Mitchell 41 2002-03 7th Kallin Davies-Rhys Banwell 101 v Fairfield Liverpool 2001-02 Most Catches-Fielder M. Parker / R. Stafford 9 2002-03 8th Aaron Moseley-Scott Obey 106 v Parramatta 2001-02 High Team Score For v Sutherland 6/348 2002-03 9th Brett Hunter-Rodney Stafford 69* v University of NSW 2002-03 High Team Score Agst v St George 368 2002-03 10th Andrew Harrison-Matthew Barnes 74 v Penrith 2002-03 Low Team Score For v Fairfield Liverpool 108 2003-04 Low Team Score Agst v Blacktown 94 2002-03 THIRD GRADE RECORDS THIRD GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Geoff Hodgkinson 612 2001-02 1st Geoff Hodgkinson-Alex Sciascia 120 v North Sydney 2001-02 Best Batting Average Geoff Hodgkinson 100.20 2002-03 2nd Alex Sciascia-Brenton Barker 198 v Mosman 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score Matthew Taylor 144 2003-04 3rd Geoff Hodgkinson-Cameron Gray 114 v Gordon 2001-02 Bowling Aggregate Nigil Singh 38 2003-04 4th Michael Watson-Paul Greentree 99 v Campbelltown 2003-04 Best Bowling Average Greg Hartshorne 15.34 2003-04 5th Michael Watson-Neil Cohen 111 v North Sydney 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings Nigil Singh 6/35 2002-03 6th Cameron Gray-Paul Greentree 74 v Sydney University 2001-02 Most W/K Dismissals Neil Cohen 30 2002-03 7th David Fraser-Marc Anderson 133 v Parramatta 2001-02 Most Catches-Fielder Paul Greentree 13 2003-04 8th Neil Cohen-Eddie Otto 48 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 High Team Score For v University of NSW 9/327 2003-04 9th Eddie Otto-Peter Bayley 25 v Northern District 2002-03 High Team Score Agst v UTS Balmain 305 2002-03 10th Sean Sampson-Nigil Singh 41 v St George 2003-04 Low Team Score For v North Sydney 51 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Mosman 75 2003-04 FOURTH GRADE RECORDS FOURTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Troy Brewster 676 2002-03 1st Matthew Taylor-Troy Brewster 155 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Best Batting Average Matthew Banes 139.50 2002-03 2nd Steve Clarke-David Bourke 173 v Manly Warringah 2003-04 Highest Indivudal Score Andy Hollingsworth 218* 2002-03 3rd Troy Brewster-David Townsend 265 v Blacktown 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate Denis Hinds 42 2001-02 4th David Bourke-Neil Cohen 142 v Campbelltown 2001-02 Best Bowling Average Aaron Hildred 12.97 2002-03 5th Michael Watson-Darren McCoy 87 v St George 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings Denis Hinds 6/35 2001-02 6th Andy Hollingsworth-Marc Anderson 127 v Western Suburbs 2002-03 Most W/K Dismissals Matthew Taylor 38 2002-03 7th Greg Hartshorne-Aaron Hildred 85 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder Greg Hartshorne 10 2002-03 8th Marc Anderson-Zachary Levein 71 v Manly Warringah 2002-03 High Team Score For v UTS Balmain 405 2002-03 9th Greg Hartshorne-Jeremy Dwyer 68 v UTS Balmain 2001-02 High Team Score Agst v Parramatta 290 2001-02 10th Marc Anderson-Denis Hinds 44 v University of NSW 2003-04 Low Team Score For v Gordon 68 2001-02 Low Team Score Agst v Northern District 57 2002-03

96 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets FIFTH GRADE RECORDS FIFTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Tony Martin 640 2002-03 1st Matthew Hilder-Troy Brewster 189 v Eastern Suburbs 2002-03 Best Batting Average Nathan Silvy 55.25 2001-02 2nd Steve Clarke-Grant Frakes 136 v Manly Warringah 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score Tony Martin 155 2002-03 3rd Fabian Heaton-John McLoughlin 98 v Penrith 2001-02 Bowling Aggregate Steve Bright 36 2002-03 4th Steve Clarke-Tony Martin 187 v Western Suburbs 2002-03 Best Bowling Average Trent Griffiths 10.69 2001-02 5th Michael Watson-Navnith Chetty 115 v Western Surburbs 2001-02 Best Bowling in Innings Simon McKenzie 8/34 2003-04 6th Michael Watson-Matthew Taylor 49 v Sutherland 2001-02 Most W/K Dismissals Steven Yates 33 2002-03 7th John Tierney-Mark Carroll 113 v Bankstown 2003-04 Most Catches-Fielder Grant Rimmer 9 2003-04 8th Nathan Silvy-Steve Bright 90 v Balmain 2001-02 High Team Score For v Hawkesbury 7/331 2003-04 9th Jon Griffiths-Jeremy Dwyer 73 v Sutherland 2002-03 High Team Score Agst v Gordon 294 2003-04 10th Steve Bidwell-Brown-Grant Rimmer 81 v Parramatta 2003-04 Low Team Score For v Campbelltown 99 2001-02 Low Team Score Agst v UTS Balmain 67 2001-02 POIDEVIN-GRAY RECORDS POIDEVIN-GRAY PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Alex Sciascia 285 2002-03 1st John McLoughlin-David Mitchell 129 v Sutherland 2001-02 Best Batting Average Alex Sciascia 47.50 2002-03 2nd Brenton Barker-Alex Sciascia 127* v Sydney University 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score David Mitchell 98 2001-02 3rd Paul Greentree-Matthew Taylor 62 v Sutherland 2003-04 Bowling Aggregate James Byrne 13 2002-03 4th Michael Watson-Paul Greentree 68 v Gordon 2003-04 Best Bowling Average Usman Khawaja 15.17 2003-04 5th Efren Cruz-Paul Greentree 62 v St George 2001-02 Best Bowling in Innings Usman Khawaja 4/0 2003-04 6th Scott McGeachie-Neil Cohen 69 v Hawkesbury 2001-02 Most W/K Dismissals Neil Cohen 8 2002-03 7th Paul Greentree-James Byrne 78 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder Paul Greentree 3 2001-02 8th James Byrne-Peter Spurr 42 v Manly Warringah 2003-04 Brenton Barker 3 2002-03 9th Eddie Otto-Chad Greenberg 47 v University of NSW 2002-03 High Team Score For v Manly Warringah 222 2003-04 10th Steve Bidwell-Brown-Zachary Levine 13 v Manly Warringah 2003-04 High Team Score Agst v Manly Warringah 242 2003-04 Low Team Score For v Northern District 96 2001-02 Low Team Score Agst v Fairfield 103 2002-03 A W GREEN SHIELD RECORDS A W GREEN SHIELD PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate William Passas 302 2003-04 1st William Passas-Jarrah Dowd 98 v North Sydney 2003-04 Best Batting Average Usman Khawaja 55.40 2002-03 2nd William Passas-Nicholas Lennings 65* v North Sydney 2003-04 Highest Indivudal Score William Passas 103 2003-04 3rd William Passas-Mark Carroll 156 v Northern District 2003-04 Bowling Aggregate Usman Khawaja 17 2002-03 4th Matthew Tilley-Glen Carroll 71 v Eastern Surburbs 2001-02 Best Bowling Average Usman Khawaja 13.24 2002-03 5th Mark Carroll-Lahuri Kariyawasam 60 v Fairfield Liverpool 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings Shahzad Ali 5/25 2001-02 6th Shahzad Ali-Glen Carroll 57 v Northern District 2001-02 Most W/K Dismissals Matthew Tilley 15 2001-02 7th Mark Carroll-Nirjon Kader 66 v Campbellton 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder Ben Ezekiel 4 2001-02 8th Luke Towers-Peter Alevisios 42 v Penrith 2003-04 High Team Score For v Northern District 8/245 2003-04 9th Denesh Hewa-Gamage-Shahzad Ali 43 v St George 2001-02 High Team Score Agst v Hawkesbury 7/253 2001-02 10th Lahuri Kariyawasam-Louis Talay 15 v Bankstown 2002-03 Low Team Score For v University of NSW 58 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Sutherland 127 2001-02 SIXTH GRADE RECORDS SIXTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Paul Varughese 465 2003-04 1st Peter Johnson-Grant Frakes 147 v South Sydney 2001-02 Best Batting Average Alan Wright 66.67 2002-03 2nd Alan Wright-Grant Frakes 189 v Eastern Suburbs 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score Jock Walsh 172 2003-04 3rd John Tierney-Tim Wright 158 v Sydney University 2003-04 Bowling Aggregate Denesh Hewa-Gamage 24 2003-04 4th Jock Walsh-Mark Holland 174 v Gordon 2003-04 Best Bowling Average Sharzah Ali 12.80 2003-04 5th Phillip Traynor-Peter Johnson 102 v Gordon 2001-02 Best Bowling in Innings Nathan Boyd 7/41 2001-02 6th Matthew Hilder-Chad Greenberg 112 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Most W/K Dismissals Mark Holland 21 2003-04 7th Peter Spurr-Kieren Routh 100 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder Grant Rimmer 8 2002-03 8th Gavin Dennett-Mitch Doherty 59 v South Sydney 2003-04 High Team Score For v Gordon 8/377 2001-02 9th Gavin Dennett-Mohit Kumar 48 v Blacktown 2003-04 High Team Score Agst v Penrith 355 2003-04 10th Tim Hancock-John Stewart 52 v UTS Balmain 2003-04 Low Team Score For v Sydney University 65 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Eastern Suburbs 53 2001-02 SEVENTH GRADE RECORDS SEVENTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate George Frazakis 611 2002-03 1st George Frazakis-Mohit Kumar 88 v Macquarie Uni 2001-02 Best Batting Average George Frazakis 87.29 2002-03 2nd George Frazakis-Barry Greenwood 120 v Maccabi 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score George Frazakis 135* 2002-03 3rd Chris Johnston-Marshall Moir 77 v UTS Balmain (1) 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate Keiran Routh 28 2001-02 4th Paul Chapman-Osman Quereshi 130 v Burwood 2001-02 Best Bowling Average Denesh Hewa-Gamage 11.67 2001-02 5th Tim Frankcombe-Daniel Mulvenna 89 v Blacktown 2001-02 Best Bowling in Innings Murali Chandraskeharan 6/34 2002-03 6th George Frazakis-Chris Johnston 46 v UTS Balmain (2) 2002-03 Most W/K Dismissals Mark Holland 18 2002-03 7th Mark Holland-Tim Hancock 73 v Maccabi 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder Tim Hancock 7 2002-03 8th George Frazakis-Damian Fuller 88 v Roseville 2002-03 Gavin Dennett 7 2002-03 9th Chris Rutherford-K Hewa-Gamage 46 v Blacktown 2001-02 High Team Score For v Maccabi 336 2002-03 10th Damian Fuller-Gavin Dennett 21 v Roseville 2002-03 High Team Score Agst v South Sydney 347 2002-03 Low Team Score For v Lindfield 92 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Canterbury Bexley 41 2001-02

97 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: STATISTICS RANDWICK PETERSHAM: CAPPED PLAYERS No. PLAYER YEAR No. PLAYER YEAR 1 Paul Toole 2001-02 19 Simon Katich 2002-03 2 Daryl Parmenter 2001-02 20 Robert Smith 2002-03 3 Ian Barter 2001-02 21 Darren Wotherspoon 2002-03 4 Richard CheeQuee 2001-02 22 Chris Benjamin 2002-03 5 Graham Doig 2001-02 23 Richard Phillips 2002-03 6 Andrew Millican 2001-02 24 Jeff Hemming 2002-03 7 Paul Staunton 2001-02 25 Peter Bayley 2002-03 8 Grant Parmenter 2001-02 26 Matthew Banes 2002-03 9 Adam Warren 2001-02 27 Glenn Farquharson 2003-04 10 Andrew Harrison 2001-02 28 Tim Lloyd 2003-04 11 James LeHuray 2001-02 29 Nathan Rosser 2003-04 12 Matthew Parker 2001-02 30 Jonathan Lewis 2003-04 13 John Moffatt 2001-02 31 Rodney Stafford 2003-04 14 Brett Hunter 2001-02 32 Usman Khawaja 2003-04 15 Scott Obey 2001-02 33 Geoff Hodgkinson 2003-04 16 David Mitchell 2001-02 34 Eddie Otto 2003-04 17 Matt Cassar 2002-03 35 Neil Cohen 2003-04 18 Joseph Hill 2002-03 36 Aaron Hildred 2003-04

CLUB POSITION IN COMPETITION TABLE Year 1st 1st LO 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PG's AWG CC 2001-02 5th 3rd 17th 12th 5th 7th 15th 15th 7th 2002-03 7th 2nd 3rd 10th 1st 2nd 6th 19th 5th 2003-04 2nd 5th 13th 1st 5th 2nd 14th 16th 4th

PREMIERSHIPS SEASON GRADE CAPTAIN PRACTICE CAPTAIN CLUB COACH 2002-03 Fourth Grade Greg Hartshorne Richard McCord Peter Devlin 2003-04 Third Grade Greg Hartshorne Richard McCord Peter Devlin

RANDWICK PETERSHAM: REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS AUSTRALIA 2003-04 Simon Katich NSW 2ND XI 2001-02 Adam Warren

AUSTRALIA - 1 Day 2003-04 Simon Katich Comb. Green Shield 2002-03 Usman Khawaja

NSW 2002-04 Simon Katich Comb. Green Shield 2003-04 William Passas

NSW - Captain 2002-04 Simon Katich NSW Schoolboys 2003-04 Usman Khawaja

Australia "A" 2002-03 Simon Katich

Aust "A" - Captain 2002-03 Simon Katich

98 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: SEASON RECORDS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets BATTING BOWLING 1st Grade PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Richard CheeQuee 1003 Paul Toole 50.71 2001-02 Adam Warren 63 Adam Warren 18.43 Richard CheeQuee 874 Simon Katich 55.00 2002-03 Scott Obey 53 Scott Obey 18.04 Richard CheeQuee 907 Richard CheeQuee 47.74 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis 52 Jonathan Lewis 15.29 2nd Grade PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE David Mitchell 517 Brett Hunter 39.17 2001-02 Melvin Singh 30 Scott Obey 13.31 Matthew Parker 487 Richard Phillips 57.38 2002-03 P Bayley/R Stafford 36 Peter Bayley 17.50 Neil Cohen 430 Usman Khawaja 97.25 2003-04 J.Byrne/A.Hildred 23 Neil Saker 19.56 3rd Grade PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Geoff Hodgkinson 612 Geoff Hodgkinson 55.64 2001-02 Dean White 30 Dean White 18.13 Geoff Hodgkinson 501 Geoff Hodgkinson 100.20 2002-03 Melvin Singh 27 Eddie Otto 20.50 Matthew Taylor 458 Michael Watson 64.25 2003-04 Nigil Singh 38 Greg Hartshorne 15.34 4th Grade PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Neil Cohen 463 David Townsend 31.43 2001-02 Denis Hinds 42 Jeremy Dwyer 15.63 Troy Brewster 676 Matthew Banes 139.50 2002-03 Denis Hinds 37 Aaron Hildred 12.97 David Bourke 283 Steve Clarke 66.75 2003-04 Denis Hinds 25 Darren McCoy 15.46 5th Grade PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Michael Watson 325 Nathan Silvy 55.25 2001-02 Grant Rimmer 30 Trent Griffiths 10.69 Tony Martin 640 Tony Martin 49.23 2002-03 Steve Bright 36 Sean Sampson 13.73 Alan Wright 305 Steve Bright 45.00 2003-04 Grant Rimmer 28 Chris Singh 13.73 Poidevin Gray PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE David Mitchell 159 John McLoughlin 27.25 2001-02 Sean Sampson 10 Kirk Rimmer 16.00 Alex Sciascia 285 Alex Sciascia 47.50 2002-03 James Byrne 13 Eddie Otto 15.64 Michael Watson 165 Daniel Loader 35.25 2003-04 James Byrne 8 Usman Khawaja 15.17 AW Green Shield PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Matthew Tilley 223 Glen Carroll 32.00 2001-02 Shahzad Ali 12 Shahzad Ali 18.75 Usman Khawaja 277 Usman Khawaja 55.40 2002-03 Usman Khawaja 17 Usman Khawaja 13.24 William Passas 302 William Passas 50.33 2003-04 Peshala Kariawasam 7 Dean Bowen 20.17 WICKETKEEPING - DISMISSALS 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade SEASON PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL Daryl Parmenter 64 David Mitchell 31 2001-02 Steven Yates 25 Neil Cohen 29 Daryl Parmenter 46 David Mitchell 41 2002-03 Neil Cohen 30 Matthew Taylor 38 Daryl Parmenter 30 David Mitchell 13 2003-04 Matthew Taylor 9 Steven Yates 9 5th Grade Poidevin Gray AW Green Shield SEASON PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL Matthew Taylor 23 David Mitchell 6 2001-02 Matthew Tilley 15 Steven Yates 33 Neil Cohen 8 2002-03 Campbell Dash 9 Fabian Heaton 14 Matthew Taylor 4 2003-04 Campbell Dash 7

99 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BATTING - CENTURIES FIRST GRADE FOURTH GRADE SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Sydney University 103* 2001-02 David Townsend Sydney University 100* 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Western Suburbs 113 2001-02 Clive Cachia Parramatta 116* 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Northern District 106 2002-03 Michael Watson Sutherland 125 2001-02 Paul Toole Gordon 100 2002-03 Andy Hollingsworth Western Suburbs 218* 2002-03 Joseph Hill University of NSW 123* 2002-03 Matthew Banes Hawkesbury 181 2002-03 Simon Katich Mosman 177 2002-03 Troy Brewster North Sydney 103 2002-03 Simon Katich Eastern Suburbs 100* 2002-03 Troy Brewster Blacktown 135* 2002-03 Richard Chee Quee Eastern Suburbs 139* 2002-03 Troy Brewster UTS Balmain 112 2002-03 Richard Chee Quee Penrith 102* 2002-03 Troy Brewster Manly Warringah 148 2002-03 Darren Wotherspoon North Sydney 100* 2002-03 David Townsend Blacktown 118* 2002-03 Matthew Cassar Blacktown 123 2003-04 Steve Clarke Manly Warringah 117 2003-04 Simon Katich Manly Warringah 110* FIFTH GRADE 2003-04 Richard Phillips Bankstown 114 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2003-04 Daryl Parmenter Blacktown 134* 2001-02 Neil Cohen University of NSW 128* 2003-04 Joseph Hill UTS Balmain 126 2001-02 Nathan Silvy UTS Balmain 116 2003-04 David Mitchell Parramatta 108 2002-03 Steven Yates Mosman 101* 2003-04 Richard CheeQuee Hawkesbury 111 2002-03 Tony Martin Western Suburbs 155 SECOND GRADE 2002-03 Steve Clarke Manly Warringah 109 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Troy Brewster Eastern Suburbs 136 2001-02 John Moffatt University of NSW 116* 2003-04 Brent McNee UTS Balmain 119 2001-02 Matthew Parker Manly Warringah 101 SIXTH GRADE 2001-02 David Mitchell Manly Warringah 107 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Jeff Hemming Sutherland 115 2001-02 Peter Johnson Gordon 165 2002-03 Jeff Hemming Western Suburbs 112* 2001-02 Peter Johnson South Sydney 107 2002-03 Matthew Parker Sutherland 118* 2002-03 Matthew Hilder UTS Balmain 103 2002-03 David Mitchell Manly 105 2002-03 Alan D'Arcy Maccabi 107 2002-03 Richard Phillips Northern District 129* 2002-03 Alan Wright Eastern Suburbs 125 2003-04 David Mitchell Mosman 123* 2002-03 Alan Wright South Sydney 101 2003-04 Usman Khawaja Parramatta 110* 2003-04 Jonathon Walsh Gordon 172 2003-04 Michael Watson Hawkesbury 119 2003-04 George Frazakis UTS Balmain 113 THIRD GRADE 2003-04 John Tierney Sydney University 104 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2003-04 Paul Varughese Gordon 100 2001-02 Geoff Hodgkinson Gordon 104 SEVENTH GRADE 2001-02 Geoff Hodgkinson Bankstown 101 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson Mosman 119 2001-02 Paul Chapman Burwood 114 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson Western Suburbs 122* 2002-03 David Fraser Maccabi 100* 2002-03 Alex Sciascia Mosman 135 2002-03 Steven Chakarovski Lindfield 101 2002-03 Brenton Barker Sutherland 106 2002-03 George Frazakis Georges River 135* 2002-03 Kallin Davies Western Suburbs 119 2002-03 George Frazakis Roseville Gordon 105 2002-03 Neil Cohen Northern District 120 2002-03 George Frazakis UTS Balmain (1) 100* 2003-04 Michael Watson St George 105 2002-03 Barry Greenwood Macquarie University 102 2003-04 Matthew Taylor University NSW 144 AW GREEN SHIELD SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2003-04 William Passas Northern District 103

100 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BOWLING - 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS FIRST GRADE FOURTH GRADE SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2001-02 Adam Warren Parramatta 6/59 2001-02 Peter Bayley Parramatta 5/62 2001-02 Adam Warren Balmain 5/76 2001-02 Peter Bayley North Sydney 6/55 2001-02 Adam Warren North Sydney 7/36 2001-02 Denis Hinds Western Suburbs 6/35 2001-02 Adam Warren UTS Balmain 5/84 2001-02 Denis Hinds Campbelltown 5/52 2001-02 Scott Obey Manly Warringah 5/39 2001-02 Denis Hinds Fairfield - Liverpool 5/26 2001-02 James Le Huray Eastern Suburbs 5/55 2001-02 Alex Sciascia Western Suburbs 5/49 2001-02 Andrew Harrison Campbelltown 5/52 2002-03 Denis Hinds Manly Warringah 5/34 2002-03 Robert Smith Western Suburbs 7/82 2002-03 Denis Hinds UTS Balmain 5/18 2002-03 Scott Obey St George 7/64 2002-03 Nigil Singh Penrith 5/44 2002-03 Scott Obey North Sydney 6/50 2002-03 Nigil Singh Blacktown 5/43 2002-03 Adam Warren Eastern Suburbs 5/43 2002-03 Aaron Hildred Northern District 5/71 2002-03 Adam Warren Gordon 5/52 2002-03 Aaron Hildred Blacktown 5/17 2003-04 Rodney Stafford UTS Balmain 6/85 2003-04 Darren McCoy St George 5/42 2003-04 Rodney Stafford Eastern Suburbs 6/62 2003-04 Neil Saker Fairfield Liverpool 5/33 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Sydney University 6/41 FIFTH GRADE 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Mosman 7/35 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Fairfield - Liverpool 5/35 2001-02 Steve Bright UTS Balmain 6/18 2003-04 Glenn Farquharson Eastern Suburbs 5/44 2001-02 Aaron Hildred Campbelltown 5/19 SECOND GRADE 2002-03 Steve Bright Manly Warringah 6/43 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2002-03 David Bourke Gordon 5/21 2001-02 Scott Obey University of NSW 5/47 2003-04 Steve Bright Campbelltown 5/35 2001-02 Scott Obey Parramatta 7/68 2003-04 Simon McKenzie Bankstown 8/34 2001-02 Andrew Harrison Northern District 5/29 2003-04 Steve Bidwell-Brown Eastern Suburbs 6/48 2001-02 Andrew Harrison North Sydney 5/51 2003-04 Grant Rimmer Gordon 5/52 2001-02 Melvin Singh Campbelltown 6/74 2003-04 Chris Singh Penrith 5/43 2001-02 Melvin Singh Fairfield - Liverpool 5/76 SIXTH GRADE 2002-03 Peter Bayley Western Suburbs 5/31 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Rodney Stafford Eastern Suburbs 6/84 2001-02 Ben Ezekiel Eastern Suburbs 5/22 2002-03 Matthew Barnes Gordon 7/88 2003-04 Cooper Devine University of NSW 6/29 2003-04 Peter Bayley Eastern Suburbs 6/41 2003-04 Denesh Hewa-Gamage Blacktown 5/73 2003-04 Peter Devlin Hawkesbury 6/69 2003-04 Paul Varughese Gordon 5/24 THIRD GRADE SEVENTH GRADE SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2001-02 Nigil Singh Penrith 6/49 2001-02 Jeremy Dwyer South Sydney 5/13 2001-02 Kallin Davies UTS Balmain 5/70 2001-02 Nathan Boyd South Sydney 7/41 2001-02 Dean White North Sydney 6/49 2002-03 John Tierney George River 5/24 2002-03 Chris Singh Mosman 5/53 2002-03 M Chandraskeharan Auburn 6/34 2002-03 Chris Singh Eastern Suburbs 5/55 2002-03 Gavin Dennett UTS Balmain (1) 5/21 2002-03 Nigil Singh Western Suburbs 6/35 AW GREEN SHIELD 2002-03 Melvin Singh North Sydney 6/58 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Kallin Davies Blacktown 5/13 2001-02 Shahzad Ali Eastern Suburbs 5/25 2003-04 Sean Sampson Manly Warringah 5/31 2002-03 Usman Khawaja Sydney University 5/37 2003-04 Peter Spurr Penrith 5/35 2002-03 Usman Khawaja Fairfield 5/36 2003-04 Nigil Singh Fairfield 5/22 2003-04 Nigil Singh Mosman 5/73

101 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BOWLING - HAT-TRICKS

SEASON GRADE BOWLER OPPOSITION DATE 2001-02 5th Steve Bright Northern Districts 22-Dec-01 2001-02 AWGreen Shahzad Ali Eastern Suburbs 3-Jan-02

BOWLING - 10 OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH

SEASON GRADE BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES WKTS 2001-02 1st Adam Warren North Sydney 11/87 7/4 2002-03 1st Scott Obey North Sydney 10/93 6/4 2001-02 3rd Dean White North Sydney 10/105 6/4

WICKETKEEPING - 6 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A INNINGS

SEASON GRADE WICKETKEEPER OPPOSITION DISMISSALS 2001-02 1st Daryl Parmenter Parramatta 7 5C/2S ` 2001-02 2nd David Mitchell Gordon 6 3C/3S 2001-02 2nd Paul Greentree North Sydney 6 5C/1S

WICKETKEEPING - 8 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A MATCH

SEASON GRADE WICKETKEEPER OPPOSITION DISMISSALS 2001-02 1st Daryl Parmenter North Sydney 8 3C/5C

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102 CLUB RECORDS OF FOUNDING CLUBS RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE

FIRST GRADE FIRST GRADE Highest Score Alan Turner 230no 1979-80 Highest Score Con Karantz 228no 1999-00 Most Runs Jack Chegwyn 939 1941-42 Most Runs Graeme Hughes 784 1983-84 Best Batting Average Rodney Davison 86.83 1984-85 Best Batting Average Graeme Hughes 84.80 1991-92 Most Wickets Scott Obey 65 1998-99 Most Wickets Dave Chardon 69 1983-84 Best Bowling Average Trevor Bennetts 9.14 1980-81 Best Bowling Average William Moffatt 11.00 1973-74 Most Dismissals Alan Campbell 58 1981-82 Most Dismissals Ray Phillips 39 1976-77 SECOND GRADE SECOND GRADE Highest Score Jim Noonan 244 1906-07 Highest Score Brian Riley 182no 1977-78 Most Runs Les Turner 943 1916-17 Most Runs David Baxter 741 1971-72 Best Batting Average Greg Doyle 129.00 1986-87 Best Batting Average Barry Holland 60.50 1969-70 Most Wickets Eric Voges 93 1943-44 Most Wickets Robert McLean 75 1966-67 Best Bowling Average Barry Corry 3.84 1954-55 Best Bowling Average Clem Baldwin 10.70 1955-56 Most Dismissals Barry Wood 33 1965-66 Most Dismissals John Millington 40 1974-75 THIRD GRADE THIRD GRADE Highest Score Gary Landow 220no 1934-35 Highest Score John Sherring 161 1951-52 Most Runs Alan Ward 634 1930-31 Most Runs Robert Pearce 677 1956-57 Best Batting Average Paul Toole 296.00 1992-93 Best Batting Average Colin Munford 65.85 1972-73 Most Wickets Eric Smith 81 1923-24 Most Wickets Barry Holland 70 1971-72 Best Bowling Average Les O'Brien 3.55 1932-33 Best Bowling Average Darren McCoy 7.50 1998-99 Most Dismissals Geoff Field 35 1976-77 Most Dismissals Shane Penson 39 1995-96 Most Dismissals Paul Foster 35 1987-88 FOURTH GRADE FOURTH GRADE Highest Score Les Wilson 199 1984-85 Highest Score Tim Levinson 159 1998-99 Most Runs Ray Dever 554 1959-60 Most Runs Graham Brown 586 1969-70 Best Batting Average Greg Doyle 202.00 1993-94 Best Batting Average Ross Hardy 69.00 1987-88 Most Wickets Peter Brennan 60 1968-69 Most Wickets Nick Sterrey 53 1973-74 Best Bowling Average John McCauley 6.04 1956-57 Best Bowling Average Shaun Murphy 4.80 1986-87 Most Dismissals Michael Meadows 40 1996-97 Most Dismissals Barry McDonald 30 1954-55 FIFTH GRADE FIFTH GRADE Highest Score Alex Williams 192 1991-92 Highest Score Tony Wright 171no 1995-96 Most Runs Geoff Hodgkinson 605 1994-95 Most Runs Todd Shipp 462 1995-96 Best Batting Average Paul Homann 159.00 1983-84 Best Batting Average Michael Harrison 44.70 1986-87 Most Wickets James Le Huray 66 1994-95 Most Wickets Steven Green 28 1995-96 Best Bowling Average James Le Huray 8.58 1994-95 Best Bowling Average David Kelly 10.90 1988-89 Most Dismissals David Mitchell 24 1997-98 Most Dismissals Alan Biddle 27 1992-93 Most Dismissals Rowan Brewster 27 1994-95 POIDEVIN GRAY POIDEVIN GRAY Highest Score Craig Wiseman 179 1993-94 Highest Score 163 1998-99 Most Runs Craig Wiseman 512 1993-94 Most Runs Jamie Bray 494 1993-94 Best Batting Average Malcolm Brown 139.00 1979-80 Best Batting Average 236.00 1952-53 Most Wickets Keith Lee 38 1930-31 Most Wickets Colin Hollingsworth 29 1961-62 Best Bowling Average Darren Quint 6.28 1991-92 Best Bowling Average Pat Crawford 6.20 1952-53 Most Dismissals Richard Bennison 19 1988-89 Most Dismissals Martin Bedkober 23 1970-71 AW GREEN SHIELD AW GREEN SHIELD Highest Score John Letson 130no 1960-61 Highest Score David Carson 183 1991-92 Highest Score Mark Sundin 130 1985-86 Most Runs Martin Bedkober 645 1968-69 Most Runs Michael Watson 358 1991-92 Best Batting Average Bob Simpson 156.70 1951-52 Best Batting Average Robert Duff 73.25 1964-65 Most Wickets Russell Waugh 37 1957-58 Most Wickets Alan Heatley 37 1956-57 Best Bowling Average Jim Kazaglis 6.30 1995-96 Best Bowling Average Peter Barnes 6.60 1963-64 Most Dismissals Martin Bedkober 23 1968-69 Most Dismissals Keith Edwards 20 1960-61

103 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 1ST GRADE BATTING

RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE P Clifford 615 A Turner 51.00 1981-82 P Taylor 444 G Hartshorne 27.70 P Clifford 766 D Knox 41.83 1982-83 B Riley 533 B D'Jura 61.40 G Mathew 594 P Clifford 72.62 1983-84 G Hughes 784 G Hughes 49.00 G Bensley 706 G Bensley 50.43 1984-85 G Hughes 636 B D'Jura 63.80 G Bensley 420 D Knox 54.86 1985-86 M Kelaher 404 N Anderson 40.40 R Banwell 392 P Devlin 41.50 1986-87 P Taylor 554 B D'Jura 45.50 G Doyle 500 A Millican 46.00 1987-88 B Patman 504 M Atkinson 30.50 P Devlin 349 R CheeQuee 30.70 1988-89 M Atkinson 410 M Atkinson 25.60 R CheeQuee 730 R CheeQuee 45.63 1989-90 G Hartshorne 608 G Hartshorne 55.90 A Millican 519 I Austin 33.21 1990-91 M Atkinson 562 G Hughes 40.00 R CheeQuee 549 R CheeQuee 39.21 1991-92 G Hughes 424 G Hughes 84.80 R Davison 703 R Davison 58.58 1992-93 J Bray 476 G Hughes 73.20 M Haywood 798 R Davison 81.56 1993-94 J Bray 619 G Cunningham 61.20 R Davison 521 R Davison 86.83 1994-95 G Cunningham 783 G Cunningham 46.10 R CheeQuee 526 R CheeQuee 65.70 1995-96 G Cunningham 500 P Stepto 34.20 R CheeQuee 663 R CheeQuee 47.30 1996-97 S Moran 433 T Crosland 34.30 R CheeQuee 621 A Millican 39.23 1997-98 G Cunningham 597 D Arnold 41.70 R CheeQuee 757 R CheeQuee 36.05 1998-99 D Fulton 541 D Fulton 31.80 P Toole 563 A Millican 35.77 1999-00 D Fulton 661 C Karantz 44.00 R CheeQuee 601 O Hodges 36.20 2000-01 G Doig 463 D Smith 30.30 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE E Gordon 51 E Gordon 9.82 1981-82 D Chardon 34 J Sullivan 18.40 T Jay 46 T Jay 13.13 1982-83 W Mulherin 64 D Chardon 16.40 G Bensley 53 G Bensley 12.39 1983-84 D Chardon 69 D Chardon 16.00 T Jay 47 T Jay 16.79 1984-85 D Chardon 33 D Chardon 24.80 T Jay 39 T Jay 16.95 1985-86 M Appleton 22 M Appleton 20.60 T Jay 39 M Whitney 18.76 1986-87 D Chardon 23 M Appleton 21.90 T Jay 27 M Whitney 17.35 1987-88 D Chardon 44 D Chardon/B Patman 19.10 N Javed 38 P Devlin 16.92 1988-89 A Meakin 28 A Meakin 19.80 T Jay 36 M Whitney 16.11 1989-90 W Mulherin 33 J Bain 21.60 T Jay 39 I Austin 16.97 1990-91 W Mulherin 43 W Mulherin 20.80 D Somerville 31 M Whitney 21.00 1991-92 W Mulherin 48 W Mulherin 17.60 P March 36 G Bensley 17.80 1992-93 G McFadden 27 M Cassar 18.30 G Parmenter 29 P Fitzgerald 19.26 1993-94 W Mulherin 38 M Cassar 20.90 A Stuart 39 A Stuart 17.67 1994-95 W Mulherin 42 D Capel 17.80 G Parmenter 34 A Stuart 17.00 1995-96 A Graham 39 R Aitken 19.40 A Downton 43 A Downton 16.07 1996-97 D Wright 48 D Wright 15.60 G Parmenter 43 J Lehuray 19.44 1997-98 M Burton 28 M Burton 25.70 S Obey 65 S Obey 11.11 1998-99 G Farquharson 41 G Farquharson 18.10 J Lehuray 43 J Lehuray 17.95 1999-00 M Cassar 37 M Cassar 20.50 A Warren 34 J Lehuray 18.67 2000-01 R Smith 33 G Doig 18.60

104 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 2ND GRADE BATTING

RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE S Devlin 333 D Knox 30.57 1981-82 B Sharp 402 B Riley 39.57 A Wright 336 D Knox 35.33 1982-83 S Sullivan 481 S Sullivan 34.30 S Devlin 439 S Hunt 37.11 1983-84 C Sullivan 421 C Sullivan 30.00 R Banwell 497 G Arms 54.66 1984-85 S Irwin 429 C Sullivan 39.30 A Millican 440 A Millican 48.89 1985-86 S Sullivan 515 C Horner 45.00 M CheeQuee 408 G Doyle 129.00 1986-87 H Templeman 497 D Skuthorpe 39.30 M CheeQuee 423 N Herps 63.00 1987-88 D Buchanan 412 B Pozuelo 36.80 M CheeQuee 489 M CheeQuee 48.90 1988-89 S Irwin 489 S Irwin 34.90 G Whitaker 305 D Barclay 37.43 1989-90 D Skuthorpe 374 D Gainsford 38.50 T Greenberg 378 R Banwell 52.25 1990-91 D Skuthorpe 489 J Affleck 56.50 G Davison 565 G Davison 80.71 1991-92 P Clarke 406 P Clarke 40.60 G Davison 510 T Greenberg 54.22 1992-93 P McGee 403 C Eckersley 30.30 R Banwell 571 D Barclay 80.14 1993-94 C Eckersley 459 G Cunningham 49.00 A Harris 576 J Quint 69.40 1994-95 D Townsend 388 P Clarke 45.80 C Mongan 350 D Quint 105.60 1995-96 D Kelly 408 J Aitken 53.20 K Geyer 335 S Zantides 52.83 1996-97 I Moran 463 I Moran 36.10 C Chapman 478 O Hodges 35.60 1997-98 P Staunton 381 J Kelly 35.20 S Zantides 330 S Carpenter 53.50 1998-99 D Smith 494 K Lawrence 44.20 S Zantides 335 D Barclay 75.67 1999-00 J Moffatt 341 J Moffatt 42.70 M Parker 585 D Mitchell 64.33 2000-01 T Crosland 311 T Crosland 44.40 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE G Anderson 21 D Ledwidge 17 1981-82 B Timbrell 37 B Timbrell 14.40 G Anderson 35 R Banwell 18.19 1982-83 P Rolls 27 P Bishell 14.60 M Preddey 31 C Pentecost 14.04 1983-84 P Rolls 35 M England 17.50 C Pentecost 34 C Pentecost 18.2 1984-85 J Gilligan 30 R Buchanan 17.20 W Heathcote 29 G Anderson 10.54 1985-86 B Timbrell 27 B Timbrell 19.10 A Ackerman 31 D Barclay 16.09 1986-87 K McKenna 36 K McKenna 20.20 D Hinds 18 D Hinds 17.11 1987-88 D Gibson 20 D Gibson 16.30 A Ackerman 23 P Fitzgerald 11.72 1988-89 G Duffield 19 C Horner 20.90 R Anderson 24 R Anderson 14.33 1989-90 D Gibson 25 D Gibson 16.60 D Hooper 37 P Homann 20.75 1990-91 M Whitby 38 W Pepper 12.40 D Carroll 24 D Carroll 16.92 1991-92 A Meakin 21 A Meakin 16.80 G Whitaker 28 M Sundin 20.00 1992-93 D White 31 G Mason 18.30 P Devlin 23 P Fitzgerald 17.26 1993-94 A Graham 17 A Graham 27.00 P Devlin 26 A Warren 16.35 1994-95 G McFadden 12 D Wright 19.30 L Murphy 28 L Murphy 22.96 1995-96 A Harrison 22 D Wright 20.90 S Obey 30 S Obey 18.2 1996-97 M Burton 31 R Aitken 15.80 M Barnes 33 M Barnes 13.6 1997-98 P Staunton 23 K Qayyam 24.90 M Barnes 26 A Moseley 17.77 1998-99 S Aamir 28 S Aamir 18.30 M Barnes 34 M Barnes 16.59 1999-00 D White 30 S Greenburg 17.10 G Blake 29 G Blake 20.62 2000-01 D White 18 D Bourke 15.10

105 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 3RD GRADE BATTING

RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE R Duff 297 S Hughes 29.37 1981-82 M Bourke 367 P Rolls 26.00 R Davies 381 P Wright 64.33 1982-83 P Johnston 428 D Skuthorpe 25.80 R Duff 419 G Gordon 57.67 1983-84 I Maroya 315 K McKenna 25.80 N Zografakis 559 N Zografakis 55.90 1984-85 S Hookey 604 S Hookey 40.30 D Barclay 247 D Barclay 35.29 1985-86 P Hegarty 277 S Quaken 24.70 S Devlin 307 N Zografakis 49.75 1986-87 P Hegarty 360 P Hegarty 32.70 C Jones 463 C Jones 28.94 1987-88 I Blue 411 I Blue 41.10 D Paduch 290 D Paduch 48.33 1988-89 P Toner 285 K McKenna 25.00 A Wright 284 R Montedoro 35.40 1989-90 P Toner 510 P Toner 36.40 R Montedoro 352 J Ramsey 43.50 1990-91 J Nazar 284 C Story 33.30 G Doyle 438 B Young 66.50 1991-92 C Eckersley 302 D Bradstock 29.40 S Cohen 374 P Toole 296.00 1992-93 D Chardon 314 D Chardon 31.40 R Montedoro 331 M Sundin 44.20 1993-94 D Chardon 194 D Cremin 30.00 I Barter 296 D Barclay 97.50 1994-95 C Manning 274 C Manning 27.40 C Mongan 411 C Mongan 82.20 1995-96 M Burton 296 M Burton 32.90 P O'Connell 359 D Barclay 88.00 1996-97 R Brewster 267 R Brewster 26.70 M Parker 433 A Moseley 36.30 1997-98 D Smith 294 D Najdek 51.20 J McLoughlin 342 G Hodgkinson 52.01 1998-99 N Ludgate 190 G Burt 23.30 S Geyer 345 E Irwin 61.33 1999-00 S Marsh 171 G Burt/ R Brewster 20.30 J Holt 172 A Moseley 46.33 2000-01 M Anderson 219 M Anderson 27.40 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE P Ledwidge 23 C Pentecost 17.00 1981-82 J Soames 32 S Sullivan 8.80 G Parker 24 G Parker 18.19 1982-83 W Brown 39 W Brown 15.80 P Ingle 30 C Pentecost 14.04 1983-84 J Gilligan 17 J Gilligan 22.70 W Heathcote 67 C York 18.20 1984-85 G Wilkin 34 G Wilkin 16.30 A Ackerman 40 W Martin 10.54 1985-86 D Bransdon 26 K McKenna 13.40 G Whitaker 20 D Creagh 16.09 1986-87 D Gibson 24 S Murphy 22.90 D Carroll 43 I Brown 17.11 1987-88 G Duffield 29 D Gibson 15.10 D Hinds 29 D Hinds 11.72 1988-89 I Fowler 19 D Gainsford 15.40 I Brown 33 I Brown 14.33 1989-90 G Duffield 23 W Pepper 17.50 P Fitzgerald 57 P Fitzgerald 20.75 1990-91 D Gainsford 15 R Buchanan 12.10 P Fitzgerald 48 P Fitzgerald 16.92 1991-92 C Feltham 16 C Feltham 21.20 P Fitzgerald 42 P Fitzgerald 20.00 1992-93 D Chardon 22 P Rolls 18.20 A Downton 22 D Lawrence 17.26 1993-94 D Rojo 15 D Rojo 16.10 B Barber 29 B Barber 16.35 1994-95 D Rojo 23 D Buckmaster 12.00 D Hinds 39 S Obey 22.96 1995-96 W Mulherin 40 D White 15.30 R Banwell 31 M Sundin 18.20 1996-97 W Mulherin 38 A Clements 12.80 A Hildred 36 A Hildred 13.60 1997-98 D McCoy 29 D McCoy 13.40 D Hinds 31 D Hinds 17.77 1998-99 R Harris 21 D McCoy 7.50 A Hildred 19 M Sundin 16.59 1999-00 B Croker 24 D McCoy 14.70 A Bailey 17 A Bailey 20.62 2000-01 P Bayley 17 E Otto 20.50

106 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 4TH GRADE BATTING

RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE G Gordon 389 G Gordon 48.63 1981-82 C Sullivan 399 C Sullivan 28.50 D Kenny 345 R Banwell 168.00 1982-83 R Oberman 375 C Storey 20.90 B Jones 286 B Jones 35.75 1983-84 G Wilkin 378 G Wilkin 27.00 G Inger 275 L Wilson 44.00 1984-85 D Thomas 387 D Thomas 25.80 A Birimac 260 S Devlin 43.00 1985-86 P Bain 349 P Bain 34.90 C Jones 329 C Jones 47.00 1986-87 S Dawle 259 N Sterry 43.00 R Montedoro 297 R Regan 88.00 1987-88 D Heather 425 R Hardy 69.00 R Charlton 346 R Charlton 49.43 1988-89 D Wood 143 C Storey 34.80 M Sundin 304 T Greenberg 53.66 1989-90 D Meakin 216 D Meakin 43.20 C Jones 395 B Young 80.00 1990-91 D Sue 458 M Cassar 51.60 P Platus 459 P Platus 51.00 1991-92 R Hanzek 189 J Sutton 22.00 A Williams 527 M Whitmee 61.83 1992-93 D Wright 366 R Hanzek 32.10 G McElroy 382 G Doyle 202.00 1993-94 C Story 313 C Storey 28.50 S Cohen 364 S Cohen 91.00 1994-95 A Wright 241 B Harris 29.90 M Parker 453 P Richardson 56.70 1995-96 T Brewster 301 T Brewster 37.60 M Parker 463 C Chapman 63.60 1996-97 S Penrose 282 B Harris 29.40 S Howes 527 S Howes 35.13 1997-98 S McCabe 182 D Mathie 22.00 R Banwell 287 R Stafford 38.17 1998-99 R Bushell/ D Buckley 205 R Bushell 22.80 S Howes 187 T Reilly 42.25 1999-00 D Skuthorpe 173 N Ludgate 22.30 S Clarke 220 N Ross 52.50 2000-01 D Townsend 438 P Greentree 33.50 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE G Eastick 25 E Fletcher 10.92 1981-82 W Brown 41 W Brown 10.20 A Ackerman 34 J Lupton 8.38 1982-83 P Hilder 28 J Gilligan 25.00 W Heathcote 29 W Heathcote 11.62 1983-84 G Wilkin 22 T Panecasio 14.70 J Lupton 24 P Gale 14.00 1984-85 B Pat 35 M Mathews 19.90 S Pal 24 P Gale 14.06 1985-86 B Thompson 17 B Thompson 13.10 J Lupton 12 S Pal 19.54 1986-87 T McMahon 26 S Murphy 1.80 D Hooper 40 I Brown 12.56 1987-88 C Jackson 18 D McCoy 12.50 W Heathcote 29 R Yamine 13.65 1988-89 G McFadden 14 D Gainsford 13.40 R Withers 25 R Withers 13.04 1989-90 K McKenna 26 G McFadden 28.30 D Hinds 45 D Hinds 14.89 1990-91 K McKenna 23 K McKenna 13.50 M Dart 31 D Hinds 13.21 1991-92 D Harrison 22 D Harrison 11.90 D Hinds 21 D Hinds 17.81 1992-93 D Wright 15 R Hanzek 16.60 D Hinds 29 I Brown 14.73 1993-94 D Rojo/ B Lampier 15 D Rojo 22.50 P Richardson 21 S Obey 10.73 1994-95 B Lampier 17 M Chatto 20.90 R Montedoro 34 S Obey 13.50 1995-96 A Meakin 15 R Mear 21.40 D Hinds 44 A Hildred 9.70 1996-97 S Penrose 35 S Penrose 11.90 M Singh 24 M Singh 14.42 1997-98 P Buckley 24 T Payne 19.00 D Willis 26 A Myers 13.79 1998-99 B Croker 12 B Croker 15.80 G Rimmer 289 G Rimmer 12.82 1999-00 A Marsh 15 J Kalagzis 9.10 D Hinds 21 S Sampson 14.74 2000-01 A Marsh 24 A Harrison 6.40

107 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 5TH GRADE BATTING

RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE N Zografakis 344 D Downing 52.00 1981-82 no team no team B Jones 304 R Scott 44.00 1982-83 no team no team A Birimac 251 P Homann 159.00 1983-84 no team no team P Wright 602 P Smith 43.66 1984-85 no team no team P Homann 291 A Harris 63.50 1985-86 B Pat 289 B Pat 32.10 S Condon 405 P Foster 43.55 1986-87 M Harrison 268 M Harrison 44.70 A Russell 230 P Smith 30.67 1987-88 D Wood 250 D Wood 25.00 O Hodges 338 D Hodges 37.55 1988-89 B Pearce 115 D Redden 28.70 O Hodges 212 A Duffy 44.75 1989-90 J Bray 162 D Harrison 34.60 C York 585 C York 58.50 1990-91 C Eckersley 402 P Geftakis 44.30 A Williams 529 A Williams 75.57 1991-92 G Flint 260 D McClatchley 25.80 D Cashin 261 A Duffy 54.00 1992-93 C Halliday 215 C Halliday 43.00 M Parker 404 D Cashin 46.50 1993-94 J Crain 191 B Harris 31.00 G Hodgkinson 605 G Hodgkinson 75.63 1994-95 A Staunton 228 A Staunton 22.70 T Jay 341 M Parker 40.40 1995-96 T Shipp 462 T Wright 36.90 S Blacker 403 R Betteridge 85.00 1996-97 D Smith 249 D Marsh 29.70 P Lyons 327 A Bridge 24.42 1997-98 P McKenna 449 P McKenna 26.40 T Griffiths 262 T Griffiths 23.82 1998-99 A Sciascia 228 M Robinson 32.60 J Boyle 395 J Boyle 49.38 1999-00 P McKenna 107 P McKenna 26.30 F Heaton 238 S Clarke 69.00 2000-01 M Masters 322 M Masters 32.20 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE G Thompson / R Ingle 18 G Owen 16.00 1981-82 no team no team G Owen 23 P Homann 9.07 1982-83 no team no team G Koufis 33 P Gale 15.35 1983-84 no team no team S Pal 35 G Koufis 11.04 1984-85 no team no team D Simpson 34 S McInnes 11.88 1985-86 R Roberts 21 D McClatchley 13.10 C York 27 D Carroll 10.90 1986-87 J Stone 16 R Hardy 17.70 G Owen / M Griffith 26 G Owen 9.92 1987-88 J Stone 18 D Parker 16.00 R Withers 29 M Griffith 11.86 1988-89 N Sterry 14 D Kelly 10.90 J LeHuray 15 J LeHuray 16.67 1989-90 D Harrison 18 A Chinnery 10.90 A Ramsay 29 A Ramsay 11.00 1990-91 J Helm 24 G Stafford 14.20 A Warren 33 P Barnes 8.93 1991-92 S Stone 15 T Dein 22.20 D Willis 20 W Tilley 11.60 1992-93 A Harrison 26 S Penrose 12.10 D Hooper 22 L Morris 15.89. 1993-94 C Staunton 20 C Staunton 19.40 J LeHuray 66 J LeHuray 8.58 1994-95 S Green 19 P Buckley 17.30 T Jay 38 T Jay 10.00 1995-96 S Green 28 S Green 13.90 K Staples 25 T Jay 8.47 1996-97 A Marsh 17 S McCabe 18.00 R Stafford 41 R Stafford 14.51 1997-98 G Joyce 20 G Joyce 19.30 G Rimmer 37 S Bright 10.40 1998-99 M Milosavljevic 25 S Marsh 12.50 M Devlin 20 N Singh 11.27 1999-00 C Staunton 16 G Greenburg 17.10 C Kruit 28 C Kruit 10.21 2000-01 C Johnston 13 B Murphy 11.50

108 REPRESENTATIVE RECORDS OF FOUNDING CLUBS TEST CRICKET - RANDWICK Test Test Years Years Name Cap Tests Name Cap Tests Played Played No. No. Geoff Davies 12th Man 1 1968-69 John Dyson 289 30 1977-85 John Benaud 261 3 1972-73 Michael Whitney 313 12 1981-94 Alan Turner 273 14 1975-77 TEST CRICKET - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Test Test Years Years Name Cap Tests Name Cap Tests Played Played No. No. Sidney Emery 102 4 1911-12 P Ernie Toshack 170 12 1945-48 M Johnny Taylor 112 20 1920-26 P Ron Saggers 182 6 1948-50 M Tommy Andrews 115 16 1921-26 P 183 7 1949-52 M 150 22 1934-48 M Pat Crawford 202 4 1955-56 163 13 1938-46 P Johnny Martin 216 8 1960-67 Note: Petersham Marrickville since 1951/52. P = Petersham, M = Marrickville ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS - RANDWICK ODI ODI Years Years Name Cap ODI's Name Cap ODI's Played Played No. No. Alan Turner 30 6 1975-76 Michael Whitney 77 38 1982-93 John Dyson 60 29 1980-83 Anthony Stuart 131 3 1996-97 NSW LIMITED OVERS - RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year John Dyson 1979-80 Martin Haywood 1993-94 Gary Bensley 1981-82 Richard CheeQuee 1993-94 Evan Gordon 1981-82 Rodney Davison 1993-94 Michael Whitney 1981-82 Anthony Stuart 1995-96 Peter Clifford 1983-84 NSW 1ST CLASS CRICKET - RANDWICK NSW First NSW First Name Cap Played at Name Cap Played at No. Club No. Club Claude Achurch 315 1921-22 Geoff Davies 532 1964-65 Norbert Phillips 324 1922-23 Alan Turner 548 1968-69 Hunter Hendry 289 1923-24 John Benaud 537 1969-70 Ray McNamee 349 1926-28 Ron Crippin 556 1970-71 Jack Carter 366 1928-29 John Dyson 573 1977-78 Alex Marks 374 1928-29 Michael Whitney 595 1980-81 Greg Ryan 408 1934-35 Evan Gordon 600 1981-82 Max Ward 420 1936-37 Gary Bensley 606 1983-84 Bede McCauley 425 1937-38 Peter Clifford 610 1983-84 Bill Beath 460 1946-47 Richard CheeQuee 646 1992-93 George Powell 450 1946-47 Rodney Davison 647 1993-94 Len Livingston 449 1946-47 Martin Haywood 641 1993-94 Bill Donaldson 452 1948-49 Anthony Stuart 657 1994-95 Ernie Toshack 455 1949-50

109 REPRESENTATIVE RECORDS OF FOUNDING CLUBS NSW 1ST CLASSTEST CRICKET CRICKET - PETERSHAM - RANDWICK MARRICKVILLE NSW First NSW First Name Cap Played at Name Cap Played at No. Club No. Club John Scott 236 1908-09 P James Murphy 430 1938-39 M Sidney Emery 237 1908-09 P Francis Gilmore 433 1938-39 M Andrew Farnsworth 239 1908-09 P Cyril Solomon 390 1938-39 M George Harvey 242 1909-10 P Ron Saggers 438 1939-40 M Tommy Andrews 271 1912-13 P Arthur Roper 435 1939-40 P Cecil McKew 260 1912-13 P Ken Grieves 458 1945-46 P Johnny Taylor 280 1914-15 P Ernie Toshack 455 1945-46 M Edward Adams 300 1919-20 P Jack Moroney 453 1946-47 M Charles Everett 317 1921-22 P Fred Johnston 465 1948-49 M Albert Scanes 318 1921-22 P Robert Madden 478 1949-50 P Bernard Russell 313 1921-22 M Robert Simpson 488 1952-53 Robert Osborne 331 1924-25 M Clive Johnston 475 1952-53 Ernest Tweeddale 340 1925-26 M Pat Crawford 495 1954-55 Leslie Campbell 342 1925-26 P Johnny Martin 501 1956-57 Dudley Seddon 350 1926-27 P Bruce Livingston 500 1956-57 Harry Steele 351 1926-27 M Russell Waugh 518 1960-61 Gordon Amos 346 1926-27 M Peter Anderson 534 1966-67 Norman Morris 370 1928-29 P Colin Blackman 538 1966-67 Bill Brown 393 1932-33 M David Chardon 574 1975-76 Frank Easton 400 1933-34 P Graeme Hughes 575 1975-76 Sid Barnes 422 1936-37 P Peter Maloney 581 1976-77 Leslie O'Brien 423 1937-38 M Wayne Mulherin 609 1983-84 Cec Pepper 431 1938-39 P Note: Petersham Marrickville since 1951/52. P = Petersham, M = Marrickville NSW COLTS - RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year B Smith 1928-29 Peter Clifford 1979-80 Jack Carter 1928-29 Gary Bensley 1979-80 Bede McCauley 1934-35 Evan Gordon 1981-82 John Bolster 1964-65 Richard CheeQuee 1991-92 Geoff Davies 1965-66 Darren Quint 1991-92 Ron Crippin 1969-70 Andrew Downton 1997-98 Trevor Jay 1972-73 NSW COLTS - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Albert Scanes 1920-21 P Colin Hollingsworth 1963-64 Edward Adams 1920-21 P David Martin 1964-65 Allen Thatcher 1920-21 P David Martin 1964-65 J Yeates 1934-35 P David Chardon 1971-72 Leslie O'Brien 1934-35 M Bill Anderson 1972-73 Ron Saggers 1937-38 M Brian Riley 1973-74 Arthur Roper 1938-39 P Graeme Hughes 1974-75 Robert Madden 1948-49 P Ray Rhillips 1976-77 Ronald Briggs 1948-49 M Greg Hartshorne 1976-77 Noel Hughes 1951-52 Mark Atkinson 1987-88 Johnny Martin 1953-54 Jamie Bray 1992-93 Richard Tovey 1953-54 Matthew Whitby 1992-93 Pat Crawford 1954-55 Matthew Cassar 1993-94 Russell Waugh 1960-61 Corey Pearson 1993-94 Arthur Elvy 1962-63 Graham Cunningham 1994-95

110 REPRESENTATIVE RECORDS OF FOUNDING CLUBS TESTNSW CRICKET 2ND X1 - -RANDWICK RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Alex Marks 1929-30 Gary Bensley 1984-85 Bede McCauley 1933-34 Richard CheeQuee 1991-92 Greg Ryan 1937-38 Rodney Davison 1992-93 Charles McLaughlin 1939-40 Martin Hayward 1993-94 Len Livingston 1947-48 Anthony Stuart 1994-95 Bill Beath 1948-49 Grant Parmenter 1994-95 George Powell 1954-55 Andrew Downton 1998-99 Alan Campbell 1983-84 NSW 2ND X1 - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Allen Thatcher 1923-24 M Jack Moroney 1946-47 M Bernard Russell 1923-24 M Clive Johnston 1947-48 P Robert Osborne 1924-25 M W Yeates 1947-48 P Dudley Seddon 1925-26 P Ronald Briggs 1948-49 M Gordon Amos 1926-27 M Clive Johnston 1956-57 Harry Steele 1927-28 M Bruce Livingston 1956-57 A J Cleary 1928-29 M Greg Hartshorne 1976-77 J C Armstrong 1935-36 M Brett Patman 1987-88 Ron Saggers 1938-39 M Mark Atkinson 1989-90 Charles Price 1938-39 M NSW UNDER 19 - RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Andrew Ledger 1980-81 Richard CheeQuee 1989-90 David Knox 1980-81 Heath Muller 1992-93 Craig Pentecost 1988-89 Andrew Downton 1994-95 Andrew Millican 1985-86 NSW UNDER 19 - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Bronco D'Jura 1981-82 Matthew Whitby 1991-92 John Rose 1981-82 Jamie Bray 1991-92 Michael Herbert 1981-82 Graham Cunningham 1993-94 Mark England 1982-83 Craig Eckersley 1994-95 Mark Atkinson 1987-88 Daniel Smith 1999-00 Corey Pearson 1990-91 AUST UNDER 19 - RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Andrew Ledger 1980-81 David Knox 1980-81 AUST UNDER 19 - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Bronco D'Jura 1981-82 Jamie Bray 1991-92 Mark England 1982-83

111 PREMIERSHIPS OF FOUNDING CLUBS

PETERSHAM 1899 – 1951 MARRICKVILLE 1921 - 19511 1st Grade 1917-18 1st Grade 1943-44 2nd Grade 1905/06; 1924/25; 1926/27; 1932/33 2nd Grade 1922-23 3rd Grade 1917/18; 1925/26; 1944/45 3rd Grade 1923/24; 1931/32 4th Grade Nil 4th Grade 1936/37 Club Champion 1924/25 Club Champion 1922/23

PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE 1951 – 2001 1st Grade 1954/55; 1955/56; 1961/62; 1974/75 2nd Grade Nil 3rd Grade 1951/52; 1963/64; 1968/69; 1976/77; 1981/82 4th Grade 1951/52; 1979/80; 1981/82 5th Grade 1951/52; 1968/69 Club Champion 1951/52; 1968/69

RANDWICK 1900 – 2001 1st Grade 1930/31; 1937/38; 1951/52; 1977/78; 1979/80; 1981/82; 1983/84 2nd Grade 1930/31; 1933/34; 1942/43; 1978/79 3rd Grade 1913/14; 1930/31; 1932/33; 1933/34; 1935/36; 1936/37; 1942/43; 1943/44; 1979/80; 1984/85; 1990/91; 1992/93; 1995/96 4th Grade 1955/56; 1957/58; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1992/93; 1995/96; 1997/98 5th Grade 1984/85; 1985/86; 1990/91; 1997/98 Club Champion 1930/31; 1932/33; 1933/34; 1935/36; 1944/45; 1977/78; 1991/92; 1992/93

DECEASED LIFE MEMBERS

The deceased Life Members of the founding clubs are recorded here as a tribute to their contribution to Randwick Petersham, through their involvement with the Randwick and Petersham Marrickville clubs.

Their memory will always remain.

DECEASED RANDWICK LIFE MEMBERS (The year represents when Life Membership was awarded) 1905 - Isaac Earnshaw 1946 - Frank Merchant 1967 - Bill Beath 1912 - Percival Beveridge 1947 - Alex Marks 1967 - Frederick Snell 1912 - Sydney Brown 1952 - Walter Byrne 1970 - William Ellison 1924 - Henry Parker 1952 - Jack Chegwyn MBE 1973 - Walter Dowd 1931 - Oswald Taylor 1961 - David Sherwood

DECEASED PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE LIFE MEMBERS (The year represents when Life Membership was awarded) 1916 - E A Tyler 1935 - W Henson 1951 - Ernest Russell 1917 - Sydney Smith 1936 - F Banfield 1959 - Sidney Bain 1921 - U Mallett 1936 - E O Tyler 1959 - John Ross 1924 –Thomas Andrews 1940 - Dudley Seddon 1965 - Clive Johnston 1925 - Horace Russell 1948 - Cyril Graham 1966 - Russell Toogood 1931 - Sidney Emery 1949 - Arthur Gee 1972 - John Martin 1931 - D Veron 1949 - Algy Wright 1991 - Stuart Gardner 1935 - R Crane 1951 - Bert Bicknell

DECEASED RANDWICK PETERSHAM LIFE MEMBERS (The year represents when Life Membership was awarded) 1950 - Stroy Donnan (2002) 1982 - Philip Tresidder (2003)

112 RANDWICK PETERSHAM SENIOR OFFICIALS

PRESIDENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CEO 2001-04 Michael Whitney 2001-02 Laurie Heil 2001-02 Ray Stafford 2002-04 Ray Stafford 2002-03 Tony Parker 2003-04 Tony Martin

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER ASST. FIN. CONTROLLER 2001-03 Stephen Devlin 2001-02 Alan Wright 2003-04 Bernie Dagg 2002-03 Bernie Dagg 2003-04 Tony Parker

NSWCA DELEGATE SCA DELEGATE SCA DELEGATE 2001-04 Peter Wright 2001-04 Peter Wright 2001-02 Chris Sullivan 2002-03 Greg Hartshorne 2003-04 Ray Stafford

CLUB COACH CLUB CAPTAIN 1ST GRADE CAPTAIN 2001-04 Peter Devlin 2001-04 Andrew Millican 2001-04 Paul Toole

PAST OFFICIALS OF FOUNDING CLUBS (PAST 50 SEASONS) RANDWICK

PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER 1951-58 Walter Byrne 1947-58 Stroy Donnan 1948-64 George Simpson 1958-60 Arthur Brennan 1958-70 Frederick Snell 1964-91 John Hayward 1960-64 Stroy Donnan 1970-72 John Corcoran 1991-01 Stephen Devlin 1964-78 Bill Beath 1972-74 John Letson 1978-89 Alan Turner 1974-75 Frederick Snell 1989-91 Lyall Gardner 1975-89 Lyall Gardner 1991-01 Philip Tresidder 1989-91 Michael Drew 1991-92 Steven Devlin 1992-95 Michael Drew 1995-96 Stanley Beal 1996-97 Ruth Kelleher 1997-98 Stanley Beal 1998-01 Laurie Heil

PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE

PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER 1951-59 Sidney Bain 1951-68 John Ross 1951-53 William Single 1959-68 Dudley Seddon 1968-70 John Crossley 1953-78 Alfred Debnam 1968-88 John Ross 1970-79 Brian Hughes 1978-86 Raymond Brown 1988-91 Clive Johnston 1979-80 Gregory Hancock 1986-88 John Pearson 1991-95 John Pearson 1980-86 Alan Nelson 1988-90 John King 1995-96 Neale Anderson 1986-98 Timothy Dein 1990-91 Steven McIntyre 1996-97 Alan Staunton 1998-01 John King 1991-93 Bruce Turpin 1997-98 John Greenberg 1993-97 John Kelly 1998-01 Wayne Mulherin 1997-98 John Brewster 1998-99 Gavin Burt 1999-01 Bernie Dagg

113 We never ever will forget This game we’re gonna play Our Winnin’ Will ‘n Spirit That got us here t’day

We never ever will forget This Dressin’ Room ‘n stuff How gutsy Mate we’re feelin’ And when we’re paddin’ up

Or runnin’ in t’ bowl bowl at ‘em Or chasin’ in the field Lookin’ round this Cricket Ground How bloody great we feel

Randy Petes t’ gether Balls ‘n All All fight no fear Ticker’s never slippin’ Tough grind that got us here

We never ever will forget This Cricket Game t’ play And – That fire that’s deep burnin’ Don’t let it slip away !

114 ‘XCITIN’ DAYS AT CRICKET OUT RUNNIN’ IN THE FIELD REMEMBER - HOW YOU YELLED ‘ HOWZAT AT BATSMEN YOU’D APPEAL

REMEMBER - WHEN YOU BATTED YER HEART WAS BEATIN’ FASTER THAT BLOKE WITH RED SIX STITCHER T’WAS YOU THAT HE WAS AFTER

UP ‘N DOWN THE WICKET’ TOUCHIN’ DOWN ‘N RUNNIN’ BACK REMEMBER - WHEN YOU GOT RUN OUT YER SPEED WAS SHORT ‘N LACK

REMEMBER - WHEN YOU DROPPED A CATCH YER HEART WAS IN A FLURRY REMEMBER - YER MATES ALL LOOKIN’ GLUM BUT SAYIN’ - ‘ MATE NO WORRIES ‘

REMEMBER - WHEN YOU’SE WON THE COMP ACCOMPLISHED THAT BIG FEAT TIMES MATE YOU WAS ON THE ROPES FACIN’ SURE DEFEAT

NOW - YER BOX IS LONG IN MOTHBALLS LOST THEM PADS YOU WORE LIKE DON YER MEM’RIES ARE JUST HANGIN’ IN GET UP ‘N GO HAS GONE

WELL LEAST YOU PLAYED AT CRICKET’S GAME KNOW ALL IT’S IF’S ‘N BUT’S HANDLED GOOD THAT RED SIX STITCHER LIKELY COPPED ONE IN THE NUTS

KNOW ALL OF CRICKET’S IN’S ‘N OUT’S LOVED IT EVERY BIT AND - IF YER STILL REMEMBERIN’ MATE YOU BLOODY STILL HAVE GOT IT !

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Club Song for Randwick Petersham Cricket Club (Sung to the Tune of ‘ Glory Glory to South Sydney‘)

WHEN SPEAKIN’ OF THE CHAMPIONS US RANDY PETE’S ARE IT WE SING OUR SONG – OUR HISTORY’S LONG TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF IT

OUR HEARTS ARE TRUE WE PLAY F’ YOU WE’RE BOLD ‘N GREEN ‘N GOLD WE ARE THE RANDY PETE’S

WHEN SITTIN’ IN THIS DRESSIN’ ROOM WE’RE PLAYIN’ WITH THE BEST WE’RE RANDY PETE’S WE WON T’DAY OUR GUTS WAS PUT T’ TEST

WE FEEL NO PAIN PLAY CRICKET’S GAME WE’RE TOUGH GOT HEAPS O’ FIGHT WE ARE THE RANDY PETE’S

CRRRRR ICKET PITCH RED BALLS ‘N STICKS WE ALWAYS PLAY THE GAME WE LOVE THE UMPS WE BAT T’ STUMPS OUR CRICKET IS OUR FAME

THE MOB NEXT DOOR THEY KNOW THE SCORE HOW BLOODY GREAT WE ARE WE ARE THE RANDY PETE’S

Written by Bobby Barter August 2001 for Randwick Petersham Cricket inaugural season 2001 / 2002

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