ELAIDE AD ffal the BuBu os allrounder Official Newsletter of the Adelaide Cricket Club A Huge New Challenge!
I am very pleased to The Grounds Team has been busy re- inform you that the laying new wickets at Park 23 and also Adelaide Cricket Club adjoining the square at Glandore. The has been offered the practice wickets will be relaid in mid- exciting opportunity February. The centre square has come to manage the entire up well after relaying last year, and with Glandore Oval Sports the ride-on-mower (purchased to give it Complex all the year a bowling green look) surely Glandore is round! This role will not only involve one of the best grounds in grade cricket! management of the clubrooms and oval but also the netball, tennis, scouts and With three rounds to go, most junior and CYH facilities... senior teams are in a strong position to push forward and claim a place in the The challenge lies ahead to encourage finals. Player depth will now play an the Complex users - along with the local important part (as college cricketers community - to use the clubrooms and return to school and State players face a facilities to help realise our ultimate busy end to the season). The ‘A’ grade goal: the creation of the Adelaide is in a strong position and should again Cricket Community Sporting Club. feature strongly in the final series. I know the boys are looking to redeem the Our Club will benefit greatly from this efforts of last season and once again put arrangement, as the facilities will be the club back on top! maintained to a standard and improved over time to include the possible In closing, let me congratulate our redevelopment of the existing club Australian and State representatives for rooms. A part-time manager will proudly representing the Adelaide professionally manage the complex. Cricket Club. Jason Gillespie continues to amaze us all at international level, Inside: This news also brings the home-coming both Ben Johnson and Chris Davies of the Adelaide Buffalos Football Club. have been in scintillating form for the The junior football club now operates Redbacks and Luke Williams by sheer Adelaide’s Shell five teams that play on a Sunday. There weight of runs at grade level has at last Shield Report are already a large number of juniors been given an opportunity. Good luck to that play both cricket and football. With everyone during the run into the finals - Eric Freeman each club now playing at Glandore, and I look forward to seeing you on these synergies are expected to grow Feb. 9th. at the Club’s biggest social further for the benefit of all. Importantly event of the year – the BUFFALO BALL ! Another Two members of both clubs will be able to ‘revealing’ visit the club all year round and still be Damien Kitto, Club President Player Profiles able to call it home. CALLING ALL PAST PLAYERS & FRIENDS! The committee is also in negotiations Register NOW for the 2002 “ Say, heard the currently with a senior football club ADELAIDE CRICKET CLUB’S GOLF DAY! to play out of Glandore this season. It is one about..?” Sunday March 3, at BELAIR Golf Course hoped an announcement can be made at 10 a.m. TEE-OFF, Plenty of Prizes, - more Billy Buffalo the Buffalo Ball on 9 February. Like the Pairs Ambrose and Sausage Sizzle with juniors this will provide senior cricketers drinks supplied - only $45, all inclusive the opportunity to play senior football at Only 45 PLACES - Book NOW with Introducing... our home. This will also provide the link JEREMY APPLETON (0417 811 594) Our Three New for Buffalo players to move on and play Please bring your OWN CLUBS! Club Players senior football.
Adelaide Cricket Club Newsletter, Edition 3: Number 2, 2001/2002 Page 1 Past FROM THE ARCHIVES Player Adelaide: “A” Grade Premiers 1910/11 News
Marital Bliss looms for two recent past players: word from Melbourne is that our former ‘A’ grade spinner/ batsman BRAD BIRRELL is engaged...to MELODY - also an Occupational Therapist - who originally came from Perth.
The pair of globe-trotters spent a bit of time in Africa before settling in London where they have both found work. There’s no word, however, on Brad’s cricket involvements at this time...
Meanwhile, in Canberra, BEN SOUTHAM is also engaged, to ASHLEIGH - don’t know if the nation’s capital is affecting them, but the announcement appeared in our paper on Australia Day! Back (L to R): C. Warburton (Great-Grandfather of current player Luke), A. W. Wright (SACA Rep.) H. P. Kirkwood (SACA Rep.), Mr. Thomas (Official Scorer) Our best wishes for the Middle: J. Ardill, H. H. McCarron, L. G. Toms, L. S. Waye (SACA Rep.), H. A. Halifax future are extended to both Front: E. McCarron, H. B. Dawkins (Hon. Secretary), J. F. Travers (Capt., Australia Rep.), happy pairs... G. S. Down (SACA Rep.)
Inside a Winning Change-room! Note how the players are still quite correctly dressed - all proudly wearing their Adelaide Cricket Club red caps. Your intrepid photographer reports that the hand-held objects discreetly protecting their modesty (except E.B.’s) are in fact bottles, but the huge lingering question remains unanswered - ‘why is ‘Tucks’ wearing his socks?’
Adelaide Cricket Club Newsletter, Edition 3: Number 2, 2001/2002 Page 2 It’s Almost Finals Time, Again!
Twenty-four hours after losing a West As for having so many State (and End Cup semi-final is perhaps not the even Australian) players at our Club, ideal time to put pen to paper. Also, I wouldn’t have it any other way! as far as the Adelaide Cricket Club is Our commitment has always been to concerned, I have always tended to develop State and/or Australian ‘wear my heart on my sleeve’... cricketers and to be recognised as a strongly competitive Grade Cricket Once again we have experienced a Club. I suggest we are doing both finals campaign disadvantaged by a very successfully... S.A.C.A. decision to program Major Round fixtures on the same weekend The West End Semi-final against as first-class cricket is scheduled. Kensington showed exactly that! As a proud Club which actively Without Johnno and CD we played promotes the development of players some pretty good cricket to just miss Shane Bernhardt, to the first class level, I believe we out on yet another Grand Final by only Senior Club Coach, are consistently inconvenienced. 8 deliveries! comments on the Over the past three years, for example, three of our players in Ben In the SACA Grade Competition both season so far... Johnson, Chris Davies and Luke our A’s & B’s are just outside the top Williams - all fantastic clubmen! - four and both sides have a good run have missed finals of one sort or home. The C’s are either top or very another due to State commitments. close to it and seem to have already sewn up consecutive finals While I appreciate the programming appearances. The D’s again have had of matches is a ‘democratic process’, a disruptive season due to never with all clubs having the right to vote, being able to field the same side for it appears that too many of our two matches in a row, however they opposing clubs don’t seem to think can still play an important role for the beyond their own backyards. club by staying as competitive as possible as we push towards another Club Championship.
THREE NEW PLAYERS: JOHN TICKLE If we can win 4 of our last 5 games in each of the four senior grades, we will - “Elmo” (what else?) is a tall not only play finals in the top 3 grades 17 yr. old who bowls right but we will also win the SACA Club arm fast-mediums with lots of promise, and has come to Championship and re-inforce the message that we are indeed the best LACHLAN our club via the Westminster STEVENS School and Brighton Cricket Club in South Australia! It is in our Clubs. May his cricket with own hands - do we want it badly - hails from Toowoomba and us be highly successful! enough? is already proving to be a classy lefthand upper-order TIM CAMERON Finally, I would like to officially batsman and left-arm ‘offie’. welcome Lachlan Stevens, a former ‘Lachie’ has played a number - wandered into training one Australian Under-age cricketer from night in January - and has of Second X1 games for Qld., Queensland, to the Adelaide Cricket as well as also representing impressed from the start... Club. Joining us after Christmas - Australia at U/19 level. A 20 yr. old keeper/batsman from Mildura, he describes from the Queensland University After completing studies in himself as ‘fairly social’ and Cricket Club - Lachlan has burst on to Business & Political Science, loves his footy. our local District scene with 7 wickets he is looking to pick up a job and 84 runs on his first weekend in Adelaide - to be closer to Currently doing Disability competing for us! We are obviously his girlfriend (now based at Studies at Douglas Mawson delighted and grateful that Lachlan Naracoorte!) and to further Institute, we hope ‘Camo’ has chosen our Adelaide Cricket Club has a great time playing his cricket career. We hope as his new playing home... he enjoys his stay with our cricket at our club for the Cricket Club... rest of this season... Shane Bernhardt Adelaide C. C. Senior Coach
Adelaide Cricket Club Newsletter, Edition 3: Number 2, 2001/2002 Page 3 allrounder Player Pr o f i l e s
Full name : DAMIEN KELLY Nickname (s) and Why ? : ‘Monkey Boy’ - excessive amounts of hair on body Date of Birth : 24/8/77 Height : Short, but NOT midget - about Sunny Gavaskar height Weight : Not too fat, sort of ‘festively plump’... Where currently living (suburb / town) : Mile End Marital Status : Girlfriend Cate (matter of time?) Occupation / study (if applicable) : P/E Teacher Position / job at club currently: B Grade Captain, No. 5 Batsman, club ‘hairy man’ (now that ‘Dagars’ has gone) Year first at ACC ; First Position ? : 1995 - D grade Slogger Biggest influence on career : Nathan Job Best bowler faced : Ditto Best batsman played against : Definitely Ditto again (N. J.) Damien Favourite music group / performer : John Cougar/Mellencamp Favourite drink : Crown Lager (especially in copious quantities) KELLY Favourite dish : Vegemite Roll Likes : Nothing, and particularly not opening bowlers Dislikes : Everything, including opening bowlers! Favourite movie : “Debbie does Dallas” Favourite actor/actress : Jenna Jamieson Last book read : Playboy, Jan. 2002 Favourite Oval : Any oval Nathan’s playing on Biggest career highlight : Playing my first game with Nathan Job Greatest disappointment : Not playing MORE games with him! Superstitions : Wearing 2 shirts / making absolutely sure my back hair is combed to the left Heroes : Nathan Job, Jobbie, N.H.J., and you-know-who... Most memorable moment : Nathan’s Classic Run-out - first game this season Other hobbies / interests : Golf, Footy, Tennis, Sculling (with or without ‘oars) Current partners aside , who would be your dream date? : Jobbie, Fat Cat, or both Name 3 people you would love to meet in person : Fat Cat, Jenna Jamieson, Johnny Cougar/Mellencamp
Full name : DANIEL JAMES CULLEN Nickname (s) and Why ? : ‘Red Nut’ or ‘DC’ - no idea why! Date of Birth : 10/4/84 Height : Just over six foot? Weight : 68 kg. Where currently living (suburb / town) : Col. Light Gdns. Marital Status : Available! Occupation / study (if applicable) : Just completed Year 12 Year first at ACC? : 1997/1998 Biggest influence on career : Dad, Fritzy, Joe Hoad, ‘Rowdy’ Mallett Best bowler faced : Daniel Vettori Best batsman bowled to : Brian Lara / Mum Favourite music group / performer : St-Lunatics (??) Favourite drink : Apple & Blackcurrant Juice Favourite dish : Chinese Likes : Dustbowls (especially unplayable) / Sri Lankan pitches Dislikes : Getting slogged out of the nets (it’s such a long walk back) Daniel Favourite movie : Waking Ned Devine Favourite actor/actress : Chris Rock Last book read : Bradman’s Best CULLEN Favourite Oval : Adelaide Oval - No. 2, and wherever I took 5 for Biggest career highlight : Taking a ‘5 for’ in ‘B’ Grade Greatest disappointment : Missing out on the U/17 State team Heroes : Saqlain Mushtaq, Harbajahn Singh Most memorable moment : Making the Independent Schools Team Other hobbies / interests : Footy, most other sports, going out, & wiping dishes (with Dad) Current partners aside, who would be your dream date? : My Mum Name 3 people you would love to meet in person : Saqlain Mushtaq, Harbajahn Singh, & Elle McPherson
Adelaide Cricket Club Newsletter, Edition 3: Number 2, 2001/2002 Page 4 THIS IS THE ONLY COMPULSORY CLUB EVENT FOR ALL PLAYERS THIS SEASON !! WHY NOT HAVE A GREAT NIGHT OUT WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS AS WELL?
Adelaide Cricket Club Newsletter, Edition 3: Number 2, 2001/2002 Page 5 Junior Update
Once again we can report that all 4 The Under 14 Reds are also now SACA Junior Teams have a chance of hitting their straps and have a good playing off in the finals. run home to the finals. With the Club having won 3 of the past 4 Under 14 At the completion of Round 9 (Jan 19th ) Red Premierships, another title is not the U16 Reds are 2,nd U16 Whites are out of the question. The team is now 4,th U14 Reds are 5 th and the U14 starting to perform consistently and Whites are 7.th under the astute guidance of Greg Wyman and Bruce Ramsay (who give In the South Central Junior Comp., the the boys some “extra” skills training Under 15 team are currently 2nd and on Monday Nights), I think that this have an excellent chance of winning team is as good as any in the comp... the title. Several outstanding performances for the U15’s have come Ryan Sawade has performed well Eric Freeman, from Damian Sebben, Brad Portlock with bat and ball, scoring 226 runs Club Junior Coach, and Adam Perry in the batting whilst and taking 17 wickets and will be the reports on the Tom Walker and Andrew Bahnert key to this team’s future success. Club’s Junior have performed creditably with the Ryan just needs to turn those 30’s into 70’s and higher! Kyle Tapscott (132 performances ball. runs), Craig Dollman 130 runs and to the completion The SACA Under 16 Reds are now Ben Wyman with 107 have led the of Round 9... starting to fulfil their capabilities with way in the batting, while Jackson consistent performances and an Ramsay with 16 wickets, Alex outright against Port Adelaide has Hutchins 15, Tom Chapman 11 and lifted them to 2.nd Scott Carman is due Sam Bolch 9, have all bowled well. for some big scores and his 37 against Matthew Nicholas, recently promoted Port and some consistent scores for to the Reds has scored 254 runs in the the State U15’s in the Shell Shield, Whites and Reds. says that a “ton” is just around the corner. A big improvement is required The Under 14 Whites are a very from all batsman! Phil Maddocks young team - but have learnt a lot with 248 runs has been the major under the guidance of Trevor Neate. scorer and with the ball Phil has Most of these boys are only 11 or 12 taken 18 wickets, Ali Fraser 14, years of age and will be Reds players Knotty 13 and Bannister, Haydon and in the future! Philip Neate has Lidiard have all taken 11 wickets. excelled with the bat scoring 2 fine centuries, 101 v West Torrens and 139 The U16 Whites were hit hard with retired against Port Adelaide for a the poor weather at the start of the total of 386 runs for the season to date. season and hardly took to the field Zachary Butler has provided good much before Round 3. However, they support with 205 runs. have now hit their straps and an outright against Port Adelaide has The wickets so far have been spread lifted them into the top 4. Some fairly evenly but I should mention one players are now putting pressure on outstanding effort against Port the Reds and I’m sure that over the Adelaide: Will Kearvell - a leg next few rounds we will see some of spinner and the smallest player in the these players force their way into the competition - bowled 10.3 overs (with Red team. 10 maidens) and took 3/0! In the 2nd innings, however, he became rather Ben Zanol (185 runs), Karan Chauhan expensive and finished with 0/3... (223) and Daniel Bakewell (129) are Well done, Will! the leading rungetters, while pace bowlers, James Bond and James A full report on our team in this year’s Pitcher with 18 wickets each, Ben U/17 Shell Shield appears on Page 7. Wick with 12, and Will Spargo with 11 wickets, have all excelled in this Eric Freeman grade. Adelaide C.C. Junior Coach
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Adelaide Cricket Club Newsletter, Edition 3: Number 1, 2001/2002 Page 7 Billy Buffalo’s WICKET WHISPERS
Young top-order batsman was doing “IT MAKES YOU WINCE” Dept. (2): Then there’s the whisper about a a little extra practice at avoiding About a week ago popular JEREMY youngster well-known to these quick bouncers by ducking under a APPLETON was filling in for his pages... Apparently has been nursing descending ‘Rolladoor’ - but wound brother’s Indoor Cricket team. Quick a knee lately, and was heartily up head- butting it instead! Seems singles were in order, so every time embarrassed coming down the stairs Benny’s O.K. (slight abrasions) but Jobbie yelled Jem took off, and at his home, when his knee suddenly the door’s state of health is being things were looking quite good until ‘locked’ and he reached the bottom closely monitored... (as he single-mindedly attempted to of the stairs much quicker than put the team first) he was suddenly planned! He’s now trying to convince ********** involved in a sickening face-first his parents that alcohol was NOT While the great GILLESPIE was head-on collision with an opposition involved... hurling them down quite quickly at fielder. End Result: doubtful nose, Australian level, Messrs. BEN two black eyes, swollen face, and ********** JOHNSON ( first player since Bill one successful run... To raise the tone of this column for Lawry to ‘carry his bat’ in an innings all those who follow financial matters TWICE in a row!); CHRIS DAVIES ********** in Europe, it’s no longer politically (first TON for his State in the ‘long correct to speak of ‘spending a game’ - a brilliant 119 Not Out penny’ to visit the toilet - the proper against Queensland); and LUKE up-to-date terminology will have you WILLIAMS (took his, and the team’s, “EUROnating”... first catch - dismissing Jimmy Maher - while sub-fielding as SA 12th. man ********** in the same game) were all making a Belated Congratulations to JEREMY mark at this level. Great Stuff, guys! APPLETON, JOSH McLEAN and DAMIEN KELLY on their recent ‘A’ ********** Grade debuts! Jem won promotion Still on ‘big’ performances, we did with his first TON in the ‘B’s, Josh hear on the grapevine about a took over ‘keeping duties from an certain experienced ‘A’ grader who injured Bugsy, and Damo (who has was dining out with family at been captaining the ‘B’s) got his ‘Charlie’s Bar’...seems he went for a chance as a result of a fine 97 not toilet stop and was bemused by the out in the last match... A great effort, lack of any sort of urinal facilities. So And at last the story can be told! If boys, and may there be many more! he used one of the cubicles and was you attended the Club’s Christmas in the act of washing up afterward Show you’ll appreciate the scenes ********** when he heard the female chatter shown in the pics. (above) ...The ‘A’ s And now, for definitely the LAST time, about him go quiet, just as he caught and the ‘B’s somehow managed to we wish popular ‘A’ grade batsman the puzzled stares of other occupants offend the sensibilities of almost DALE AGARS (shown of the LADIES toilet area...Would like everyone by trying to stage a mock here with Jeremy to have witnessed the embarrassed entertainment‘shoot-out’ using Appleton at the ‘bison’ speedily galloping, red-faced, selected thinly-disguised guest stars Christmas ‘do’) a from the ladies rest room! and pitiful scripts. The probable low- fond farewell as light of the evening (following a he pursues a new ********** distressing ‘A’ grade version of “The career opportunity Congratulations also to MATTHEW Panel”) was an unrehearsed, REALLY in Melbourne. Don’t CROOK, who was South Australia’s ‘B’ grade Jerry Springer Show, in forget to stay in touch with all your wicket-keeper at the recent Australian which a shapely ‘female’ - looking mates here at Adelaide Cricket Club! U/17 carnival. Not a bad effort from suspiciously like a well-known club Adelaide, either - Josh McLean was ‘trundler - was continuously harassed the ELAIDE the State’s keeper last year... MATTY by an over-sized (and over-sexed!) AD ffal u KAKOSCHKE also had a successful Giant Koala... As we said, A GREAT Bu Bos allrounder SHELL SHIELD right here in Adelaide, NIGHT OUT , but they DID have to Official Newsletter of the Adelaide Cricket Club Adelaide Cricket Club being elected Captain of the Shell wait till Coops eventually fell asleep Glandore Oval / Phone: 8297.7296 Shield Team of the Year. Well Done! to get the Koala suit off him!
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