Annual Report, 1963-64 skipper, Bert Numa, 44 and Richie Brennan, 29, enabled Carlton to make the respectable total of 204 against Hawthorn-East . The visitors could only manage 110 runs against some excellent slow, leg-spin bowling by young Peter Shergold who took 5/17 off 13 overs, To the Members, and good medium-pace left-hand bowling by Norm Kilkenny who took 5/33. Carlton has thus Gentlemen, gained its first match points after six weeks of striving. The President and Committee have very much pleasure in presenting this Centenary Year This was followed by another win against South Melbourne in the Cup Day fixture. This Annual Report and Balance Sheet and in doing so we would like to thank all members for your was due mainly to a brilliant display by Blair Hillhouse who took the bowling apart in loyal support during the season, one that is such an important milestone in the history of scoring 116 runs in 141 minutes (ten 4’s). Richie Brennan gave good support with his 54 whilst Carlton. Brian Harvey, 43, helped the side to reach the excellent total of 5 for 229 before the innings was During this 1963-64 season and under the captaincy of, firstly , and then compulsorily closed. Our bowlers topped off this fine batting effort by keeping South , was host to a very much improved South African team and the Test Melbourne down to 6 for 154 which was scored in the same number of overs as Carlton. series proved to be a most interesting one with the home team having to fight every inch of the St. Kilda were sent in to bat in the next match which was a one-day game played at way to retain its supremacy. Perhaps the most significant features from an Australian Carlton. They were dismissed for 114 runs due to some excellent bowling by Bert Numa who point of view was the “brittleness” of the batting and the inability to adequately fill the gaps left exploited the conditions to great advantage in taking 5/21. An opening partnership of 42 by the retirement of Alan Davidson, Ken Mackay and Ian Meckiff. With players , between Richie Brennan and Gary Schickerling was very heartening but the next nine batsmen Jack Potter and Bob Cowper in the batting, and Graham Corling and Neil Hawke in the bowling could only manage 54 runs between them and an excellent chance of gaining another 6 points doing well at the present time in the early stages of the English Tour, perhaps these deficiencies was lost and it was said at the time that this could mean the difference between getting onto the will be overcome and Australia will once again emerge as a major force in the field of “four” or missing out. International cricket. The highlight of our batting in the next game against North Melbourne was Ray Jordan’s In the Sheffield Shield competition it was that caused the major upset of 74 and the welcome return to form of opener Gary Schickerling who made 59. Blair Hillhouse the season by winning the Shield from . This success was due largely to the great with 27 runs was the only other double-figure scorer and the 9 for 191 proved to be inadequate efforts of Gary Sobers who continues to play such devastating cricket in all phases of the game. against the slow but steady batting of the opposition. Norm Kilkenny bowled 18 overs in his Congratulations to South Australia for its first win in 11 years. 2/38 and Peter Shergold took 2/37 off 12 overs. Another surprise of the season was the success of the young Essendon side in the District The next match was at the Albert Ground against Melbourne and it proved to be a very competition. In winning its first premiership the club is to be congratulated by a cricket happy hunting ground for our batsmen. In scoring 5 for 325, our best total for many years, all followers for the way that the successful team played cricket throughout the season. In winning six batsmen did well. The outstanding feature of the innings being the openeing partnership of the Club Championship, Melbourne fully deserved the distinction because of the consistent play 126 between Richie Brennan, 66, and Gary Schickerling, 63. Newcomer to the side, John of its three elevens. Bulter, immediately proved his value with the bat in making 55 runs and with the ball in taking It is disappointing to have to report that in our Centenary Year not one of our five elevens 4/20 when were really needed. When Richie Robinson took the catch behind the was successful in winning a premiership. The First Eleven just missed out on being in the final wickets off Peter Howell to dismiss the last Melbourne batsman at five minutes to six our four, being beaten by Essendon in the last match, whilst the Third Eleven was defeated in the supporters were very relieved; this was the best win so far this season and the players were semi-final and out Fourth Eleven made a very close fight of the final. From these results it can confident of further success. be seen that the Club is very rich in young cricketing talent and when some of these players Carlton was the venue of another fine batting performance by the team. This time it was develop, as they undoubtedly will, the future of the Club is assured. against Prahran who have, in the past, been a very difficult team to beat. Skipper Bert Numa FIRST ELEVEN with 136 scored in 209 minutes (thirteen 4’s) was the main architect for the score of 6 for 268. After Richie Brennan, 30, and Gary Schickerling, 35, had given the side a good start, The first match was played at Carlton against Footscray who won the toss and batted all Bert took to the bowling in an innings reminiscent of earlier days. The bowlers did their part by the first day, our most successful bowlers being Bernie Smith, 4/55, and Norm Kilkenny, 3/54. dismissing Prahran for 171, Norm Kilkenny, 4/20, Bernie Smith 2/23, and Peter Howell each Play on the second day was delayed until 3.30 p.m. and, after losing 5 for 72, Bert Numa, 43, playing his part in the win. and Barney Jones, 34, Managed to keep the Footscray bowlers out and the match ended in a very interesting draw. It was a confident Carlton team that went to Richmond and dismissed the home side for 178. Barney Jones, with an excellent 6/41, showing a welcome return to bowling form at this In the game at University, Carlton were dismissed for a poor 146, Ray Jordan being the vital stage of the season. Richie Brennan, 62, John Butler, 52 not out, and Peter Shergold with a only batsman to offer any resistance to some steady bowling, with a very well compiled 64. The very valuable 22 in a tense finish all helped to win the match that put us into the “four”. second day was a typical October cricket day, the game was washed out and the result was a draw. Our bowlers continued the good work in the match against Collingwood which was a tryout of a one-day fixture starting at 10 o’clock. The ever-consistent Norm Kilkenny, 3/45, A brilliant batting effort by Barney Jones, 84 (ten 4’s and a six), backed up by the reliable Bernie Smith, 3/21, and Barney Jones, 2/26, each playing his part in keeping the total down to a very respectable one. John Butler, 66, Barney Jones, 49, Bert Numa, 51, and Richie Brennan, to help win something for the Club in this important year. Had the luck of the toss gone the 26, all helped to pave the way to a very easy win. other way in the last match perhaps things would have been different but this is only conjecture Once again Fitzroy proved to be our stumbling block in a vital game at Fitzroy where our and is only one of the many ”ifs” that could be asked during the season. batsmen, with the exception of Barney Jones, 38, did not live up to the form that they had Our bowling this season did not have the penetration of previous years and it is a matter of shown in the previous games. Our score of 120 was easily passed by Fitzroy and it was debate just how much effect the new rule had on the bowlers. The scorebook shows a total of certainly not enough for our bowlers to operate on. The 44 from Blair Hillhouse and 41 from 60 no balls that were not scored from, which shows the direct effect of the new rule on our Ray Jordan in the second innings was little consolation to the supporters. bowlers. The next match, which was against Northcote, was approached with determination by In the past years the team has been relying on skipper Bert Numa to pave the way for good every player with the result that the bowlers performed very well to dismiss the visitors for a totals and this year was no exception, and although Bert’s batting is solid now rather than meagre 124 runs. Barney Jones with 4/38 being the most successful bowler, while Norm brilliant he still knows how to make runs as shown with his 136 not out against Prahran, his Kilkenny, 2/24, and Bernie Smith, 2/18, gave him excellent support. Gavin McLean, in his first highest score for many seasons and his first since December, 1959. An astute captain, a game with this eleven this season, scored a very encouraging, confidence-boosting 65, while very capable bowler and still an excellent fieldsman, Bert certainly enjoys the confidence of all Richie Robinson, the stand-in wicketkeeper, showed his undoubted batting ability in making 26 of the players. not out. Vice-captain Richie Brennan once again shouldered the responsibility of opening batsman With a place in the “four” at stake this last match was a very important one indeed for both and he did this job very well. On only five occasions did Richie fail to make double figures, Carlton and Essendon. In winning a toss that he would have preferred to lose, our skipper three of these occurred in the last four matches which was unfortunate for the side. John Butler elected to bat and with four wickets down for 22 things were very grim, indeed. John Butler, was a newcomer from South Melbourne and as an all-rounder had difficulty breaking into the 42, Barney Jones, 36, and Blair Hillhouse, 26, each showed determination and a fighting spirit side but when he finally did he made his presence felt with the bat to the extent of winning the to redeem the situation somewhat but the total of 177, although quite satisfactory for the day, batting average. John played in only seven games and in four of these he made over 40 runs. proved to be very inadequate against the ideal batting conditions that Essendon had the next Barney Jones showed his undoubted ability with the bat and gave us his best season. His day. Our bowlers toiled hard with very little result and Essendon ran out easy winners and 84 against Hawthorn-East Melbourne was one of the best for the Club and on many occasions ultimately went on to win the premiership. A disappointing match from a Carlton viewpoint he held the innings together with his excellent batting. Blair Hillhouse showed his true batting because the team had been displaced from the “four” in a very interesting final round of form against South Melbourne when he made his 116. A pity that we do not see more of this matches and thus went the chance of winning a first eleven premiership in our Centenary Year, form from Blair; just when he appears to be getting into top gear something happens to curtail something that the players had been striving for all the season. his progress. Match Results (First-named team batted first) Gary Schickerling was dogged with his shoulder problem throughout the season, Footscray 9/252 dec. versus Carlton 7/146. Drawn game. nevertheless he did quite well as our other regular opener as is shown by his 63 against Carlton 146 versus University 2/36 (Second day wash out.) Drawn game. Melbourne and 59 against Northcote. Gary has undergone an operation on his shoulder since Carlton 204 and 5/70 defeated Hawthorn-East Melbourne 110 on first innings. the season finished and the report is very good which is encouraging news for both himself and Carlton 5/229 comp. clos. Defeated South Melbourne 6/154 and 0/8 on first innings. the Club. Because of his commitments with the Victorian team, wicketkeeper-batsman Ray St. Kilda 114 and 4/38 defeated Carlton 96 on first innings. Jordan played only five games for us this season. In these matches he showed his ability with Carlton 9/191 dec. lost to North Melbourne 6/232 on first innings. the bat by making over 40 runs in each of three innings. Ray did some brilliant work behind the Carlton 5/325 dec. defeated Melbourne 220 on first innings. stumps at times, but his keeping showed signs of a “let-down” when he played in the last two Carlton 6/268 dec. and 1/40 defeated Prahran 171 on first innings. matches of the season. This is understandable after the strenuous season of first class cricket. Richmond 178 lost to Carlton 204 on first innings. Of the bowlers, Norm Kilkenny was the model of consistency, rarely did he fail to take a Collingwood 120 lost to Carlton 6/221 on first innings. or two in an innings and his winning of the was a just reward for his Carlton 120 and 8/172 lost to Fitzroy 9/251 dec. on first innings. efforts. Norm had his first full season with the first eleven and certainly showed the value of Northcote 124 lost to Carlton 8/166 on first innings. experience. Barney Jones performed best after the Christmas break and his bowling helped to Carlton 177 lost to Essendon 6/360 on first innings. make him the Club Champion for the first time since 1958-59 and the Club could not have a greater trier than Barney. st st Outright Outright 1 Innings 1 Innings Bernie Smith bowled more than any other bowler but did not have the luck that is so vital Played Wins Losses Wins Losses Draws with his type of bowling; he had more than his share of dropped catches and this is something 13 0 0 7 4 2 that the records do not show. With his leg-spinners, Peter Shergold had a successful match General Summary against Hawthorn-East Melbourne when he took 5/17, but he gradually lost form when Two defeats in the last three matches of a very interesting season was responsible for attempting to iron out a few minor faults in his bowling. It is certain that this lapse is only Carlton not participating in the finals. This was unfortunate because every player was keyed up temporary for Peter practices hard at the nets and this is a sure way to succeed. Perhaps the biggest disappointment was the form of Peter Howell who had the greatest patient left-handed batting, whilst , Brian Harvey and Lindsay Knox made difficulty of all our bowlers to overcome the problem of the new rule. This “mental hazard” has some useful scores, but taken generally the batting was very disappointing. to be overcome and Peter is of the calibre to overcome the problem and when he does the Terry Maher was the most consistent bowler throughout the season and he often set the batsmen will need to look out for he is one of the fastest bowlers in the competition. example by taking wickets and making runs. Terry won the bowling average and was the team Richie Robinson was the substitute wicketkeeper when Ray Jordan was unavailable and he champion and to him we express a very sincere thanks for the work that he has done for this did his job very creditably indeed. Richie’s enthusiasm is infectious both at practice and in a eleven. Adrian Gallagher shows promise of being an all-rounder, whilst David Rogers was the match, his work behind the stumps is very clean and his batting is very much improved as his 5 most successful bowler amongst the rest. out outs in 7 innings proves. Richie is a good team player who has a cricket future ahead of Summary of Matches him. Carlton 172 lost to Footscray 4/209 Notable Performances Carlton 9/219 versus University. Drawn Game. Batting: Hawthorn-East Melbourne 202 and 0/24 defeated by Carlton 224. H. Numa 136 not out v. Prahran, 51 v. Collingwood, 44 v. Hawthorn-E.M., 43 v. Footscray South Melbourne 6/180 comp. clos. defeated Carlton 9/141. J. Butler 66 v. Collingwood, 55 v. Melbourne, 52 not out v. Richmond, 42 v. Essendon Carlton 83 lost to St. Kilda 9/100. B. Hillhouse 116 v. South Melbourne, 44 v. Melbourne, 44 v. Fitzroy Carlton 115 and 76 lost to North Melbourne 117 and 0/16. B. Jones 84 v. Hawthorn-E.M., 56 not out v. Melbourne, 49 v. Collingwood Melbourne 9/268 dec. defeated Carlton 134 and 4/99. R. Jordan 74 v. North Melbourne, 64 v. University, 41 v. Fitzroy Carlton 130 lost to Prahran 9/252. R. Brennan 66 v. Melbourne, 62 v. Richmond, 54 v. South Melbourne Richmond 243 and 3/20 defeated Carlton 162. G. Schickerling 63 v. Melbourne, 59 v. North Melbourne Carlton 6/203 dec. versus Collingwood 9/181. Drawn game. G. McLean 65 v. North Melbourne Carlton 6/153 dec. and 5/154 dec. defeated Fitzroy 142 and 8/132. B. Harvey 43 v. South Melbourne Northcote 5/180 versus Carlton 8/140. Drawn game. Bowling: Carlton 87 and 3/182 lost to Essendon 192. B. Jones 6/41 v. Richmond, 4/38 v. Northcote N. Kilkenny 5/33 v. Hawthorn-E.M., 4/20 v. Prahran 1st Innings 1st Innings P. Shergold 5/17 v. Hawthorn-East Melbourne Played Wins Losses Draws H. Numa 5/21 v. St. Kilda 13 2 8 3 J. Butler 4/20 v. Melbourne B. Smith 4/55 v. Footscray Best Performances The above shows that this year our batsmen had better performances than our bowlers Batting (Minimum 40 runs): which is the opposite to previous seasons. Another unusual feature of this eleven was the B. Harvey 66 v. Fitzroy, 59 v. Melbourne. difficulty the captain had in placing the field to best advantage and some of the fielding lapses R. Robinson 111 not out v. Essendon. had its effect on the performance of the bowlers and on the team’s performance in general. G. Bann 74 v. University. G. Nichol 66 v. Northcote. SECOND ELEVEN S. Green 56 v. University. In winning only two matches, this eleven had its worst season for many years. A T. Wearne 44 not out v. Richmond. contributing factor was the loss of many players to University whilst the younger players who G. Karanicolas 42 v. Footscray. had to be promoted just did not have enough experience to cope with this class of cricket. T. Maher 42 v. Hawthorn-East Melbourne. Skipper Terry Maher had an unenviable task trying to mould these young players into a G. McLean 41 v. Fitzroy. winning combination and thus build up their confidence to enable them to take place in the first Bowling (Minimum 4 wickets): eleven if called upon. Only four batsmen made over 200 runs for this eleven and only three T. Maher 6/30 v. St. Kilda, 5/41 v. North Melbourne. bowlers took 20 wickets or more. These figures alone show the reason for the lack of success. G. McLean 4/43 v. Fitzroy, 4/59 v. Richmond. Of the batsmen, Gavin McLean was the most outstanding and he eventually forced his way D. Rogers 8/61 v. Hawthorn-East Melbourne. into the first eleven where he justified his selection and it is hoped that Gavin will continue to A. Gallagher 7/76 v. Fitzroy. make his presence felt with the higher eleven. Richie Robinson, although selected as wicket- Although disappointed at the season’s results, Horry Pennington still followed the team keeper, continues to improve with the bat and with his limited opportunities managed to bat a with enthusiasm and he still continues with the job as manager. Horry’s name is a byword with sufficient number of times and score enough runs to win the team batting average. His 111 not this eleven and with scorer Arthur Martin, who continues to do an excellent job, forms a out in the last match of the season was an excellent effort and shows how much ability that this combination that would excel any other in years of service. We realise our good fortune in player has. Stuart Green opened the innings in every match and often got into the 20’s with having these two stalwarts with the Club and we thank them for their work with this eleven. Carlton 63 and 88 lost to Melbourne 9/282 dec. outright. THIRD ELEVEN Carlton 246 defeated Prahran 77 and 7/165 on first innings. Carlton 202 and 4/65 dec. defeated Richmond 131 and 5/115 on first innings. In direct contrast to the Seconds, this team had an excellent season and fully justified the Carlton 6/150 versus Collingwood 6/264 dec. Drawn game. Club’s policy on concentrating on youth. Perhaps the experience gained in the second eleven by Carlton 280 defeated Fitzroy 125 and 140 outright. many of the players or maybe the success over the last few years of our Schoolboy teams is Carlton 8/172 versus Northcote 4/236 dec. Drawn game. starting to show up. Whatever it is, full credit must be given to captain Jack Higgins for his Carlton 244 and 0/49 defeated Essendon 186 on first innings. work with these young players, and although Jack was disappointed with the effort put up by Semi-final: his charges in the semi-final he can look back at the season and be justly proud of the team’s Carlton 97 lost to North Melbourne 267 and 5/289 on first innings. performances. Unlike previous seasons our batsmen were able to make scores sufficiently big enough for Outright Outright 1st Innings 1st Innings the bowlers to operate on and on six occasions scores of more than 200 were compiled. In these Played Wins Losses Wins Losses Draws scores Jack Higgins showed the way; his aggregate of 452 runs was by far the highest in the 14 1 1 8 1 3 team. Ian Hansen came down from the second eleven after the fifth match and made some good scores to finally win the batting average. Barry Masenhelder batted brilliantly at the start of the Best Performances season and was soon promoted to the Seconds where he had to be content with much harder Batting (Minimum 40 runs): scoring opportunities. As the vice-captain, Noel Bayliss once again gave valuable assistance B. Masenhelder 73 v. Hawthorn-E.M., 60 v. University, 49 v. St. Kilda. and came to light with some handy runs and valuable wickets when the need was greatest. I. Hansen 60 v. Northcote, 55 v. St. Kilda, 43 v. Richmond. Warren Prior showed great improvement with the bat and finished the season with a better J. Higgins 100 v. Fitzroy, 59 v. Essendon. batting average than a bowling one, his 89 against Footscray in the first match was an excellent W. Prior 89 v. Footscray, 49 v. Hawthorn-E.M. start to the season. Wicketkeeper Ricky Joyner very often had to open the innings and on N. Bayliss 71 v. Footscray, 58 v. University. several occasions he did quite well, whilst his keeping although not brilliant was solid. After the G. Bann 72 v. Footscray. brilliant season last year, Gary Nichol was a disappointment though he did manage to make a A. Gallagher 56 not out v. North Melbourne. good score with the second eleven and his 42 against Essendon in the last match was T. Wearne 51 v. Essendon. encouraging. We will see much more of this fine young player in the future. R. Joyner 48 v. Prahran. Of the bowlers, Rod Hines did the bulk of the work during the season. Rod is only 16 and G. Nichol 42 v. Essendon. a fast medium bowler to watch in the future; he took most wickets for the team after being L. Finach 40 v. South Melbourne. promoted when he took 9 for 10 in the first match of the season with the Fourths. John Byrne P. Parkes 40 v. Fitzroy. gave excellent service and gave experience to the team, whilst Ian Cornish with his fast left- Bowling (Minimum 3 wickets): handed bowling showed a welcome return to form. Stan Poppleton bowled better for this eleven I. Cornish 7/56 v. St. Kilda, 4/46 v. South Melbourne, 4/50 v. Hawthorn-E.M., 4/76 v. North earlier in the season and of the others, Warren Prior, Noel Bayliss and Gary Nichol each played Melbourne. a part at various times. J. Byrne 4/34 v. Footscray, 4/42 v. Fitzroy, 5/41 v. Essendon. A player to watch is Dougall Williamson, a leg break bowler from Geelong College. He R. Hines 3/12 v. Prahran, 3/26 v. South Melbourne, 3/37 v. Essendon, 3/39 v. North Melbourne, only played in one match for the Club during the season but in taking 5 for 60 and 1 for 5 he 3/43 v. Fitzroy. was very impressive and it is hoped to have this younger player in many more games next S. Poppleton 5/23 v. Footscray, 5/33 v. Prahran. season. D. Williamson 5/50 v. Prahran. N. Bayliss 3/20 v. Footscray. The other members of the team, manager Jack Wilson and scorer Arthur Murphy, each W. Prior 3/23 v. Richmond. played his part most efficiently. The Club is fortunate to have these two men willingly give up their time to help this eleven to function smoothly and we thank them most sincerely for this. FOURTH ELEVEN Match Results This eleven had its best season for many years and in finishing runners-up to Essendon, Carlton 9/321 dec. defeated Footscray 76 and 4/84 on first innings. who just won an interesting final match, the team had the best record of any in the Club. Carlton 210 versus University. Drawn game; no play on second day. Starting the season with almost a completely new team from that of the previous season and Carlton 180 and 8/127 defeated Hawthorn-East Melbourne 158 on first innings. trying out no less than 25 players during the year, Leo Finch had an extremely difficult task Carlton 6/140 comp. clos. defeated South Melbourne 95. trying to mould this young side into a winning combination. That a premiership was almost Carlton 6/131 comp. clos. defeated St. Kilda 9/114 com. clos. on first innings. won was a tribute to the excellent work that Leo did and we are very conscious of our good Carlton 4/157 dec. defeated North Melbourne 155 and 2/126 on first innings. fortune in having such an enthusiast available to look after this important eleven. During the season there were many brilliant performances. Indeed, in almost every match defeated Melbourne 151 (G. Gilmour 5/43, K. Crisp 3/40) and 1/13. First innings win. someone came to light with either the bat or the ball to help the side gain further premiership Prahran 105 (G. Gilmour 4/21, K. Crisp 4/28) and 141 (K. Crisp 8/41) lost to Carlton 109 (K. points and as usual skipper Leo Finch showed the way with both his batting and his bowling. Snart 38, G. Gilmour 35) and 9/99. First innings win. Rod Hines started the team off on its winning way with a brilliant bowling effort 9/10 and Richmond 4ths 120 (K. Snart 5/33) and 62 (I. Collins 3/8, K. Snart 3/13, K. Crisp 3/26) lost to 4/9. This was the only match in which he played, for he was immediately promoted to the Carlton 90 and 1/93 (I. Collins 46 not out, L. Finch 37). Outright win. Thirds where he was most successful. Kevin Crisp took the unbelievable total of 53 wickets in Carlton 9/290 dec. (G. Jackson 47, R. Davison 46 not out, J. Lay 43, K. Snart 38, L. Finch 33) only nine matches with this eleven; he has a bowling style like that of a great Carlton player of defeated Collingwood 138 (K. Crisp 5/59) and 6/93 (K. Snart 3/20). First innings win. the past, Fred Freer. Kevin’s best figures were 8/17 against St. Kilda and 8/41 against Prahran, Fitzroy 79 (K. Snart 5/38, S. Poppleton 4/16) and 172 (G. Gilmour 4/70, L. Finch 3/32) lost to whilst in the final against Essendon he took 5/55 off 22 overs. Carlton will see much of this Carlton 6/116 dec. (G. Jackson 49) and 8/136 (L. Finch 65, K. Snart 29 not out). Outright young man if he continues to improve as he did this year. win. Trevor Wearne made his first century in the fifth match against North Melbourne and he Carlton 7/187 dec. (J. Lay 74, L. O’Brien 60) and 0/77 (C. Kinnear 53 not out, C. Masenhelder followed this up with another in the semi-final against University. His aggregate of runs for all 23 not out) defeated Northcote 113 (L. Finch 8/28). First innings win. the teams for which he played was 492, the highest of any player in the Club. Trevor is also a Essendon 104 (S. Poppleton 6/32, L. Finch 3/33) and 3/167 dec. defeated Carlton 2/108 dec. (L. wicketkeeper and it was a great disappointment to the Club when he was not available for the O’Brien 51, K. Snart 31 not out) and 124 (C. Kinnear 47, B Robertson 31). Outright loss. final match; his presence could well have made the difference between the team being runners- Semi-final: up and premiers. University 253 (S. Poppleton 4/67, K. Crisp 3/81) lost to Carlton 396 (T. Wearne 131, L. O’Brien 84, B. Robertson 54, L. Finch 34, R. Davison 37). First innings win. The team was very fortunate in having Lloyd O’Brien available for a few matches when he Final: made his presence felt with his left-handed batting that we know so well. The 84 that he made Carlton 118 (J. Lay 47) lost to Essendon 6/122 (K. Crisp 5/55). First innings loss. in the semi-final against University showed us that Lloyd has not lost his batting ability. John Lay was another batsman who did quite well with the limited opportunities that he had with us Outright Outright 1st Innings 1st Innings this season. Played Wins Losses Wins Losses Draw As the season progressed, Ken Snart showed considerable improvement in both batting 14 3 2 8 1 0 and bowling, and in winning the bowling average from Kevin Crisp by the smallest of magins SCHOOLBOY ELEVEN he surprised everyone in the team including himself. Others to show improvement in their Although we are unable a fourth successive premiership with this eleven it is pleasing to batting where Greg Jackson and Boyd Robertson both of whom have given excellent service to be able to record the fact that the team played in the Zone final and in losing to a better side in this eleven. Stan Poppleton was always a trier as a fast bowler in the few games that he played; Footscray it upheld the good name that Carlton has in this competition. his performance in the final match was a really good marathon effort. Colin Kinnear showed very commendable Club Spirit by filling in as wicketkeeper when Trevor Wearne was This is the main source of supply of cricketers to our Club eleven and our heartfelt thanks promoted. He did this job quite capably but in doing so we wonder just how much it affected must go to Bill Wake and Ken McLeod for the very conscientious work that they both do to his batting. ensure that Carlton fields a good side in the competition and that so many young players are given the opportunity of participating in the excellent conditions provided for them. Ken McLeod once again did the job of managing the team in his usual quietly efficient manner and although he was very disappointed that the team did not win the final match he can It would be unjust to say that this team was not up to the standard of the three previous look at the season in retrospect with a lot of satisfaction for some of the credit for the successes sides; it may have lacked the one strong individual player that the other teams had, but it was must go to Ken for the part that he played and we thank him most sincerely for the many hours equal to any of the others in teamwork. This was brought about by the efforts of Bill Wake and that he gave to the eleven. skipper John Scholes who are both to be congratulated for this achievement. John, at the age of 14, accepted his responsibilities like a veteran and this year’s experience will stand him in good Summary of Matches (First-named team batted first) stead for the next two years that he will be available to play in the competition. John Scholes Footscray 48 (R. Hines 9/10) and 43 (L. Finch 5/16, R. Hines 4/19) lost to Carlton 152 (R. also had the distinction of being the captain of the Victorian State Schools team which played in Davison 29 not out, B. Robertson 25, G. Jackson 26). Outright win. the Carnival games in Sydney. The team was successful and John performed brilliantly with Carlton 9/62 comp. clos. (T. Wearne 25) lost to University 4/154. First innings loss. both bat and ball. We are looking forward to having John with us in one of our Club elevens Richmond 5ths 148 (K. Crisp 5/31) and 4/67 dec. defeated Carlton 39 and 108 (G. Jackson 41). next season and it is confidently predicted that much will be seen of this young player in the Outright loss. future. Carlton 6/115 (T. Wearne 39, K. Snart 36) and 7/23 defeated St. Kilda 51 (K. Crisp 8/17). First Stewart Walters, the opening batsman and wicketkeeper, made the highest aggregate of innings win. runs and won the batting average as well as taking 20 wickets behind the stumps, both very Carlton 212 (T. Wearne 126) and 3/80 dec. (B. Robertson 35) defeated North Melbourne 115 creditable performances indeed. It would be safe to say that Rod Hines and Frank Powell run a (B. Robertson 4/11, K. Grant 4/29) and 5/111 (B. Robertson 3/16). First innings win. dead-heat as the best all-rounder and the team was very fortunate to have these two players who Carlton 185 (G. Gilmour 63, I. Koochew 28) and 9/211 dec. (C. Meyers 90, R. Davison 29) could be called upon to perform with both the bat and the ball as the occasion demanded. It is worthy to mention that cricketers Warren Prior, who has had rapid promotion after Graeme Blair took 20 wickets, for an average of 8.9, an excellent effort for a slow leg only one season, and Boyd Robertson have both been doing very well playing with the Firsts. spinner. It is hoped that Graeme will also be with one of our elevens next season. Greg Jackson Our congratulations go to new President, Jack Anderson. We wish him and his Club “the young veteran” of the team, showed the value of experience in his batting, while Robert further successes during the season. Thanks to Secretary Roy Riley for his co-operation Loh showed his potential as a bowler. throughout the year. John Scholes, Stewart Walters, Frank Powell, Rod Hines and Graeme Blair have all been COMMITTEE MEETINGS nominated for the special coaching clinic to be held by the V.C.A. in September and this should Eleven meetings were held throughout the year and they were very well attended as the prove very beneficial to the players themselves. following figures show. Summary of Matches President: Footscray 4/196 comp. clos. defeated Carlton 132 (S. Walters 36, F. Powell 24). Mr. F. A. Triplett … … … … … … … 11 Carlton 168 (R. Hines 54, F. Powell 38, S. Walters 26) and 1/16 defeated University 94 (F. Powell 4/23, R. Hines 3/24, G. Blair 3/26). Vice-Presidents: Carlton 4/262 comp. clos. (J. Scholes 76, S. Walters 61, F. Powell 53, R. Hines 46 not out) and Mr. G. Armstrong … … … … 9 Mr. A. Watson … … … … 9 0/35 defeated Fitzroy 96 (G. Blair 4/15, R. Loh 3/33). Mr. C. Cox … … … … … … 9 Mr. F. Williams ... … … … 7 Carlton 7/183 comp. clos. (G. Jackson 61 not out, S. Walters 57) defeated Northcote 94 (F. Mr. E. Schunke … … … … … 9 Powell 5/15, R. Hines 5/48) and 5/44 (R. Loh 2/7). Carlton 155 (F. Powell 69, S. Walters 36) lost to Melbourne 156 (D. Hudson 5/33, F. Powell Committee: 4/36). Mr. H. Barnett … … … … … 7 Mr. H. Numa … … … … … … 9 Essendon 87 (R. Hines 7/31, G. Blair 3/25) and 6/94 (G. Blair 3/23) lost to Carlton 9/152 dec. Mr. J. Higgins … … … … … 11 Mr. H. Pennington … … … … 11 (S. Walters 64, G. Jackson 27). Mr. R. Ingram … … … … … 10 Mr. T. Trembath… … … … … 8 Semi-final: Mr. T. Maher … … … … … 10 Mr. W. Wake… … … … … …11 Fitzroy 128 (R. Loh 2/14, F. Powell 2/19) lost to Carlton 129 (S. Walters 29). Mr. J. Metcalf … … … … … 9 Final: Carlton 67 (R. Hines 25) lost to Footscray 207 (G. Blair 3/47). Ex-Officio: Mr. J. Thompson 4 replaced by Mr. B. Smith (on 28/10/63) 5 Played 1st Innings Wins 1st Innings Losses Mr. L. Finch (appointed Sept. 1963) … … … … … … … … 7 8 6 2 Mr. K. McLeod … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 9

NORTHERN SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPETITION Hon. Treasurer: Inaugurated in 1962 this competition is proving itself to be a very popular one amongst the Mr. H. Houston … … … … … … … … 11 schools and is receiving the full support of headmasters and sportsmasters of the participating schools which are, Brunswick T.S., Coburg T.S., Coburg H.S., Moreland H.S., Fawkner H.S., Hon Secretary: Newlands H.S., Princes Hill H.S. and University H.S. Mr. E. Besford … … … … … … … … 11 As in the past, all matches were played on our ground and this year the two finalists were Moreland H.S. and Brunswick T.S. After a very close match which was eventually won by COACHING Moreland, our President, Mr. F. Triplett, presented the winners with a shield and congratulated It has always been the policy of this Club to help in whatever way it can to foster the game them and all competing teams on the manner in which the games were played. of cricket and this year was no exception. At the practice nets at various times spread over most Our congratulations go to Moreland H.S. on its success and our thanks are extended to all of the season we had the Northern Suburban Cricket Association inter-association cricket the people who were responsible for making the competition as successful as it undoubtedly squad, V.J.C.U. Interstate practice squad, the Victorian State Schools Carnival squad, the was. A special word of thanks to Bill Wake for the part he played in the organisation of the Ivanhoe C.C. First Eleven, and our own Schoolboy squad, whilst the V.J.C.U., Under 16 competition. Schoolboys and the Northern Secondary Schools used the wickets for matches. We thank BASEBALL CLUB curator Bert Warne for the excellent co-operation that he gives to enable this extensive use of the wickets to be carried out without a hitch. Back in its rightful place, A Grade, after a very successful season, the Baseball Club at the time of writing is doing very well in the competition. The Club is fielding four teams in the Within our own Club about 60 players of schoolboy age from the surrounding district were afternoon and three junior teams in the morning and the administration of so many players given valuable coaching from our senior players headed by coach Bert Numa, and many more deserves our congratulations. players used the facilities for coaching that was always available to them. From the above you can see that Honorary Coach Bert Numa had a busy season when it is Expenditure for the period under review totalled £4,833 (£7,107). realised that he also had our own Club players to coach as well as looking after the interest of In order to maintain a cricket club of the status of Carlton it is essential that the Club be his own eleven. Bert is an enthusiast, he has to be, who always has a word of advice and strong financially, administratively and on the field. encouragement for any player that he sees in the nets who is doing something wrong in cricket Your Club is justified in claiming that it possesses these three essentials in addition to technique. The Club is very fortunate in having a player of Bert’s calibre who is prepared to which it is extremely fortunate in having an efficient and tireless Ladies’ Committee. sacrifice so much of his time, sometimes to the detriment of his own play, to help the younger players with their cricket problems. However it is obvious that without financial stability the other links in the chain could easily snap under the strain. At the end of the season the Club travelled to Wangaratta and Rutherglen and conducted coaching clinics in both of these centres where a total of about 200 young cricketers received It should never be forgotten therefore that the heritage of our Club licence which has been instruction from our players. This proved to be a very successful innovation that had the full handed down to us through years should be jealously guarded. You Committee continues to support of the V.C.A. who helped to sponsor the visits. pursue its policy of improving Club amenities as finances permit. At the same time it has always proved its readiness to contribute to ground maintenance CONGRATULATIONS and improvements when called upon to do so. To Essendon for winning the First Eleven Premiership, its first success in the history of the Your Committee sees the coming year as one of consolidation rather than one of further Club. Also for success in the Metropolitan League (Fourth Eleven). expansion. To Melbourne for winning the Second Eleven and Third Eleven Premierships and for being Club Champions. FOOTBALL CLUB To the for achieving its Centenary. At the time of writing this report the football team is occupying a lowly position on the To the Carlton Recreation Ground Committee for the many improvements around the ground premiership ladder but when some of the more experienced players strike form things are especially for the new fence around the arena. certain to improve. To President Lew Holmes and his hard-working Committee we extend our To Alan Connelly, Bob Cowper, , Jack Potter, Ian Redpath for their selection in the very sincere good wishes and congratulations on the Club reaching its Centenary, a truly great team to tour England. milestone in the history of a great Club. Our thanks are extended to Secretary Allen Cowie and To Sergio Silvagni for his appointment as captain of the Carlton Football Club. Treasurer Tom Barter for the co-operation that they give our hon. Secretary throughout the To Gordon Collis and John Nicholls for their selection in the Interstate team. year. This is much appreciated and helps to cement the friendship and close harmony that exists To John Scholes for his appointment as captain of the Victorian Schoolboys team and the between the two clubs. success he achieved with that team. HISTORY OF THE CLUB To John Butler, Ian Cornish and Ian Hansen in their recent marriages. The work of compiling the history of our Club from 1864 to 1964 was first started by Mr. COUNTRY WEEK C. J. Jessop but unfortunately he had to relinquish the job before he had progressed very far. Once again we were host to eight Country Teams in February and although the weather Mr. Percy Taylor, the well-known journalist, was then invited to continue and complete the could have been kinder to the players the reception that they received at Carlton was certainly a work and with his enthusiasm and a natural flair for unearthing the most important aspects of lot brighter and all players who participated in the hospitality expressed a desire to come back the Club history he compiled the excellent story that precedes this Annual Report. again next year. After reading the story of the Club’s 100 years of cricket it is not difficult to realise what a For this we must thank curator Bert Warne for the excellent wickets and conditions that he mammoth task that he was undertaken and we thank Mr. Taylor most sincerely for his work in provides during this week. Sincere thanks also to the ladies, Mrs. Besford, Mrs. Fricker, and giving us such a comprehensive coverage of the Club’s history. Mrs. Trembath, for the untiring work that they do in providing lunches for about 160 people We also extend our grateful thanks to Mr. W. J. Dowling, O.B.E., for his contribution in during these four days. the Foreword. To umpires Bill Clark from Albury and Jack Rose from Watsonia and to Bill Olsen for To Mr. Howard Houston and Mr. George Armstrong for their work in editing the story and looking after the interest of all the players we say thank you for work well done. Carlton’s to Mr. Jessop for his early contribution we express a very sincere thanks. Country Week team is certainly one that would take a lot of beating and is one of which we are HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIPS very proud. Your Committee has very much pleasure in recommending for your approval that FINANCIAL Honorary Life Membership be conferred on Mr. Arch Laird and Mr. Bert Warne. The statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended 30th June, to be presented Arch Laird started scoring for the Second Eleven in 1929 until 1943 and then, after a short for adoption at the Annual General Meeting, shows receipts for the year, £5,450 (£4,706). This period away from the Club, he came back and took over from the late Bill Harper to score for increase is due solely to the increased receipts from the Club bar, £2,100 (£1,430). the First Eleven. A total of 31 years of outstanding service to the Club. In view of the very unfavourable cricket draw and the football draw to date, the return Bert Warne has lived his whole lifetime at the ground. When a boy in 1923 he helped his from the bar must be considered very satisfactory. father, the great Tommy Warne, to bring the ground to the wonderful condition that it is in now. holder, Sir Robert Menzies, who graciously accepted Honorary Membership. We would like to He played for Carlton from 1927 to 1939 and has been the curator since 1943. A total of 41 take this opportunity in advising members that no limit has at yet been placed on the number of years of unexcelled service that has been of tremendous benefit to this Club. members to be admitted into the Club; there is still plenty of room for suitably recommended 10 Year’s Certificates: The following players, Blair Hillhouse and Gary Schickerling, new members. started to play for this Club in 1953/54 and by virtue of this they have qualified for presentation A point that is exercising the minds of the Committee is the very poor attendances at the of a 10 Year’s Certificate. home games of our first eleven matches. A steady decrease in followers has been evident of the These two players have given, and are still giving, excellent service to Carlton, and we past few years and last season the attendances were again very poor indeed even though the extend to them our heartiest congratulations for these achievements. team was in the “four” right up to the last match of the season. We would urge all members to give the team the support it deserves and so get full value out of your membership. Your LADIES’ TEA COMMITTEE medallion will get you into all home and away games that the team is playing. This large band of happy workers still continues to function with the efficiency that is The annex to the member’s bar is proving its usefulness during the days when football almost a byword at Carlton and is the envy of many of the other clubs. Perhaps the ladies matches are being played at home, and in the evenings when the table tennis table is being used reached an all-time high when they accepted with enthusiasm the challenge of preparing to capacity. It is hoped to increase the facilities for the convenience of members as soon as lunches for about 80 people on Australia Day when a tryout was given to a full-day match. The finance becomes available. day was most successful and, perhaps, it was the busiest that the ladies had ever had at Carlton. RECREATION GROUND COMMITTEE Among the many helpers it would be unfair not to single out for special mention and grateful thanks the two leaders of this loyal band, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Besford, for their The Committee, consisting of five members from each of the Football and Cricket Club untiring efforts for the Club throughout a very busy season. No one but the Hon. Secretary will Committees, under the very able independent chairman, Mr. Reg Harding, continues to function ever realise the just how much time these two stalwarts give to the Carlton Cricket Club. very efficiently and harmoniously. To all the rest of the ladies, and there are many, we express a very inadequate thanks for a Many projects were undertaken this year, the five major ones being: 1. New fence, job well done and we hope that the evening extended to you will help in a positive way to show kerbing, gutter and seating around the arena. 2. New toilet blocks for ladies and gents at the you that all the work you do for us is very much appreciated. Walker Street corner of the ground. 3. New toilets for ladies, under the Heatley Stand. 4. New main entrances for cricket and football members. 5. Extermination of the weeds on all NET CAPTAIN embankments around the arena. This job that takes up much time was once again handled by Bill Wake in his usual Project No. 1 was financed by a loan from the Melbourne City Council and everyone at efficient and very pleasant manner. Bill’s name is a byword amongst the players, he enjoys Carlton will, no doubt, like to join us in saying thank you to the Council for making this work their respect and receives their co-operation in the smooth running of practice on three nights a possible; the new fence was a must and it certainly enhances to appearance of the ground. week. All new players receive every courtesy and consideration from our net captain and this helps in no small way to foster the good name of Carlton. The new honorary secretary, Mr. Jack Higgins, took over the job in March and already the ground is showing the effect of his enthusiastic approach to the many problems associated with We realise how fortunate we are in having Bill Wake available to do this and the many the management of this large area. To Jack Higgins, Treasurer Charley Davey, a great stalwart, other things that have been mentioned elsewhere in this report and we offer him our very and all the members of the Committee we would like to extend our congratulations for the very humble thanks for the many jobs well done. much improved appearance of the arena and its surrounds. With very limited finance available OBITUARY this Committee is doing a grand job. It is with very sincere regret that we record the passing of a number of members who have SOCIAL been connected with the Club for a number of years. Those deceased of which we have record During the season a number of functions were arranged by Jack Wilson who has proved are: himself to be a very excellent organiser and the Club is very grateful to him for the work that he Life Member E. (Ted) Gayther, Patron J. B. Naughton and Members H. (Henry) Dunn, G. did, sometimes without much help, in making the evenings the successes that they undoubtedly Holder, E. Rhodes, L. Barrie. F. L. (Frank) Roberts, W. (Bill) Joyner, A. V. Kenny, A. D. were. Brown, C. M. (Colin) Drury and H. Taylor. Finance is always a problem when arranging any social event and good attendances are To all relatives of the above and to any other members who have suffered bereavements necessary for them to be successful both socially and financially and this year most of the throughout the year we express out very deepest sympathy. functions were well attended. The Christmas night in the member’s bar given to aid the Bert MEMBERSHIP Numa Testimonial was very successful as were all of the dances held in the Recreation Room. In the past, the raising in the subscription has invariably resulted in a slight drop in The annual cricket match between the Football Club and the Cricket Club culminating in a membership and this year was no exception. The records show that 120 members did not renew barbeque is proving to be a very popular event and is certainly proof of the good relationship their membership whilst 75 new member were admitted; this included our No. 1 medallion that exists between the two clubs.

TESTIMONIAL FOR BERT NUMA TRAINER: To George Harrison who still continues to have the interest of the players at Your Committee has much pleasure in reporting the great success of the appeal made to heart and who does a tremendous job to ensure that we have fit players in our teams. members in last year’s Annual Report and in the subsequent notice that went out regarding the UMPIRES: To Bert Nicholls (Schoolboys), Jack Rose and Bill Clark (Country Week) for testimonial to our very popular player and captain, Bert Numa. the part they play to ensure the smooth running of the games under their control. As a result of this appeal a substantial cheque will be presented to Bert at the annual VICTORIAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION meeting and we wish to express to every member that gave to this appeal our very grateful We are again indebted to the V.C.A. for the excellent club dividend of £432 that was thanks for your co-operation. granted to each district club this year and for it we express our grateful thanks. THANKS AND APPRECIATION Our delegates, Mr. Frank Triplett and Mr. Howard Houston, continue to serve us well at It has been mentioned in other reports that it takes many people’s efforts to enable a the monthly meetings of this association and we thank them for the way they put the views and cricket club to function smoothly and to those people who did so much voluntary work we wish requests of your Committee to the parent body. to express a very sincere thanks. Especially do we wish to thank the following: Congratulations to Secretary Jack Ledward and Treasurer Ray Steel on the appointment BAR STEWARDS: To Head Steward Bill Clifford and his assistants, Jack Canny, Bill with the Australian Eleven now touring England. We wish them a most successful tour. Our Peart, Fenton Bowler, Les Harvey, Gerald Popjoy and Les Marshall, for the courtesy they thanks to Acting Secretary Brian Cosgrave and his staff for the willing co-operation with the extend to members. club on all matters. CATERING: To Jack Metcalf and Alan Watson for supplying the catering wants LIST OF DONORS throughout the year. To Frank Kelty for his promptness in supplying the First Eleven afternoon Mr. G. Armstrong Mr. J. E. Harman Sir Robert Menzies teas. To Gwen and Mrs. Thompson (Second Eleven), Jack Wilson (Third Eleven) and Ken Mr. W. Armstrong Mr. H. T. Houston Mr. R. Morgan McLeod (Fourth Eleven) for the afternoon teas they provide for the players. Mr. E. Besford Mr. P. Hunt Mr. F. A. Triplett DELEGATES: To Howard Houston and Frank Triplett who attend the V.C.A. meetings Mr. A. F. Curtis Mr. N. J. Holdsworth Mr. A. Watson and to Arthur Murphy who attends meetings and reports on the activities of the Metropolitan Mr. J. E. Denison Mr. W. Howell Mr. F. Williams Cricket League (Fourth Eleven). Mr. R. P. Doolan Mr. H. D. Ibbotson (Memorial) GATE AND SCOREBOARD: To Neil McTavish who admits patrons into the ground Mr. H. C. Farrow Mr. R. Ingram Mr. F. P. Williams during the first eleven matches. To Braham Young and his brother who are the scoreboard Mr. A. G. Grace Mr. J. Metcalf Mr. J. Wilson attendants for first and second eleven matches. Mr. A. G. Hanton Mr. A. Mitchell Anonymous GROUND STAFF To Bert Warne who continues to supply us with excellent wickets. To F. TRIPLETT, President. Bill Crane who does many things for the Club in his capacity as maintenance man, and to Colin E. BESFORD, Hon. Secretary Barrie who is always around when needed. These three men are most co-operative with the hon. Secretary. To the staff of Ransford and Walker Street Ovals and to Dick Renfrey of the Princes PRESEIDENT’S ADDENDUM Park Lodge for their ready co-operation. HONORARY AUDITORS: To Cliff Cox and Keith Harper who do the work of auditing It came as a great surprise to the Carlton Cricket Club Committee when, at a recent the books most diligently. meeting, Mr. Ted Besford announced his retirement as Hon. Secretary from the 1st of July, owing to pressure of work in his profession. HONORARY CHIROPODIST: To Bert Emery whose work on the players after practice is very much appreciated. The Cricket Club for many years has been very fortunate with its hon. secretaries. MEMBER’S BAR: To Greg Elliott, Athol Sharp and Alby Healy for their work as Ted Besford has been outstanding and is highly commended for the efficient manner in doormen. To Harry Barnett for his untiring work especially in the handling of visitor’s tickets which he has conducted the affairs of the Club during his term of office. on football days. To the hon. Treasurer, Howard Houston, for the excellent service he renders The keenness and unselfish manner in which he gave much of his own time to the work the Club throughout the year. entailed was very noticeable and commendable. PRESS AND PUBLICITY: To all members of the press who co-operate so well, and to The Committee endorses these sentiments and looks forward to his help and advice in the George Armstrong for his untiring work in keeping the press informed of Club activities. future. SCORERS: To Arch Laird (First Eleven), Arthur Martin (Second Eleven), Arthur Murphy F. A. TRIPLETT, President. (Third Eleven) and Ken McLeod (Fourth Eleven) for the keen attention to detail that is so important in keeping accurate scores. SECRETARY’S ADDENDUM

STEWARDS: To Bill Olsen for the time he gives the Club during first eleven matches, On the eve of my retirement from an honorary job that has given much enjoyment, but has schoolboys matches and Country Week. To Wal Armstrong for his assistance in many ways. also kept me very busy, I am taking this opportunity to express my own personal thanks to all who have aided me in this work during my happy years at Carlton. Because of the many people concerned it would be impossible to select anyone individually for special mention and I will therefore confine myself in expressing an inadequate but very sincere thanks to all who have helped. To new secretary, Leo Finch, I offer my full support and wish him all the best for a successful term of office.

E. BESFORD, Honorary Secretary.

OFFICE BEARERS – SEASON 1963-64

Patrons: J. Denison Esq.: J. Harmon Esq.; Sir Kenneth Luke, C.M.G.; D. Oliver Esq.; A. Price Esq. President: Mr. F. A. Triplett. Vice-Presidents: Mr. G. Armstrong, Mr. C. Cox, Mr. E. J. Schunke, Mr. A. Watson, Mr. F. P. Williams’ Committee: Mr. H. Barnett, Mr. J. Higgins, Mr. R. Ingram, Mr. T. Maher, Mr. J. Metcalf, Mr. H. L. Numa, Mr. H. Pennington, Mr. T. Trembath, Mr. W. Wake. Ex-Officio: Player’s Representative, Mr. B. Smith; 3rd XI, Mr. L. Finch; 4th XI, Mr. K. McLeod’ Sub-Committees: Bar: Messrs. H. Houston (Chairman), H. Barnett, E. Besford, C. Cox, J. Metcalf, H. Pennington, E. Schunke, A. Watson. Finance: Messrs. G. Armstrong, E. Besford, H. Houston’ Ground Management: Messrs. E. Besford, J. Higgins, H. Houston, J. Metcalf, H. Numa’ House: Messrs. G. Armstrong, E. Besford, H. Houston, A. Watson, F. Williams’ Material: Mr. W. Wake and Captains of four XI’s. Match: Messrs. G. Armstrong, E. Besford, T. Maher, H. Numa, W. Wake. Social (Players): Messrs. R. Brennan, N. Bayliss, L. Finch, B. Jones, L. Knox, K. McLeod, R. Robinson, J. Wilson.

Honorary Auditors: Mr. K. W. Harper and Mr. C. Cox.

Practice Captain: Mr. W. Wake.

Honorary Coach: Mr. H. L. Numa.

V.C.A. Delegates: Mr H. T. Houston and Mr. F. A. Triplett.

Metropolitan Cricket League Delegate: Mr. A. Murphy. Publicity Officer: Mr. G. Armstrong. Trainer: Mr. G. Harrison. Honorary Treasurer: Mr. H. T. Houston. Honorary Secretary: Mr. E. Besford.