2011/12 Season
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55th Annual Report & Financial Statement 2011/12 Season Manly Warringah Junior Cricket Assoc Inc Manly Warringah Junior Cricket Association 2011/12 Association Committee Chairman Danny Le Moy Vice President/ Ross Denny Coaching co-ordinator Secretary Sharon Porter Competition Secretary Vicki Carden Treasurer Cathy Hurditch Representative Chairman Shane Moran Club Representatives Beacon Hill Rob McKenna Collaroy Plateau Vicki Carden Cromer Scott Corcoran Forest Kim Wilson Harbord Devils Graeme White Peninsula Andrew Braund Seaforth SCECGS John Jackson St Augustines James Scholtens Wakehurst David Nimmo Life Members Bob Lind Michael Pawley Tony Pecar David Quarford Bob Rollins Peter Tasker Ron Watkins Ted Lindsay Tony Sullivan Vicki Carden President’s Report The 2011/12 season was my first as President of the association and may I say from the top a big congratulations and thank you to Rob McKenna for the great job he did over the last three years as President. May I also say that we are fortunate that Rob has decided to continue as a valued member of the committee. To all the players, I hope you all enjoyed your cricket this past season, by having fun, playing with your mates and hopefully improving your skills along the way! Congratulations to all the award winners including premiership winning teams, individual and representative winners. As we all know, our great game could not happen without the vast number of volunteers. Firstly, to all the committee members of each club who give their time freely each season who plan and organise registration days, compile the rego data, arrange the teams, appoint coaches and managers and allocate training days and make sure the season runs smoothly, thank you so much for your time and dedication. Secondly, thank you to all the mums & dads, nans & pops, aunts & uncles and extended families who all played various roles during the season, as coaches and managers, umpires, scorers, training, warming up the players before a game, transporting players and even coffee runs. Without your support, it would be impossible for our boys and girls to play cricket. So thank you all! Overall player numbers have plateaued compared to the last couple of seasons and we are working hard with Cricket NSW to increase participation on the peninsula, through targeted local advertising and school visits. These strategies will enable us to grow our numbers in the grass roots areas such as In2Cricket & Kanga cricket to form a solid base for the future. On the representative front, we welcomed a new Chairperson Shane Moran, who with his committee continued on the great work done by Ross Trewartha who stepped down last year. As we know there is a great deal of preparation and hard work behind the scenes that goes in to making this programme successful and allowing our players the opportunity to experience this level of cricket. So many thanks to all on the Rep committee for their contribution. The overall group of boys had an improved season compared to previous seasons with a number of sides reaching Semi-Final and Final stages and the U13 Presidents Cup team winning the DCA T20 carnival. I’d also like to acknowledge the outstanding achievement of Ross Trewartha (U15DCA) being named “DCA Coach of the Year 2011/12”. Congratulations to all. May I also take this opportunity to congratulate all the players in the way they represented the Manly Warringah District and how they conducted themselves both on and off the field. This year we saw the introduction of the “Pathway programme”, which allows junior players (U15’s and U16’s) to be invited to trial at senior level and give them a clear path to assist them in playing cricket at the highest level in our district. The Manly Warringah district is very proud to be leading the way with this initiative and is very excited about the future and the extended opportunities and experience it will give to our young players coming through. We are very fortunate that representatives from each of the cricketing bodies (Manly Warringah Cricket Association, Warringah Shires Cricket Club, Manly Warringah District Cricket Club and the Manly Warringah Junior Cricket Association) who are involved are all united and passionate about this fantastic programme. Thank you and special thanks to Greg Boyer, our driver and facilitator. This year you all would have seen the continued improvement and replacement of pitches. This is an absolute priority of the Association to get this work done. As you would have noticed we have replaced pitches that are wider and longer, to give all cricketers the best playing conditions possible. Over the last two years we have replaced 16 pitches in the Warringah area and currently working with Manly and Pittwater councils to continue the work. May I take this opportunity to thank Tony Pecar and Rob McKenna from the Association committee and David Sheedy (president of MWCA – senior’s afternoon cricket) who are working with councils to make this happen. Great effort guys and I’m sure much appreciated by everyone! It is with sadness that I report the passing of Peter Tasker, an icon of our Manly Warringah cricketing family. Peter spent many years serving our cricketing community in so many ways, but will be remembered mostly for his outstanding contributions to umpiring. To Peter’s wife Rae and the extended family, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Finally a big thank you to all the MWJCA committee who all worked so hard this year, especially our VP Ross Denny, Competition Secretary Vicki Carden, new Treasurer Cathy Hurditch and finally our Secretary Sharon Porter who has put in an enormous effort as usual to make this Association run so smoothly. Having said that, after 3 years, Sharon has decided to step down and spend more time with her family. Thank you so much Sharon for your hard work, support and dedication! May I also thank all the club delegates for their attendance at our monthly meetings and more importantly for their input to make this Association more pro-active. Look forward to seeing you all next season! Danny LeMoy Secretary’s Report Season 2011/12 was my third and final season as Secretary of MWJCA. During the year I have: Maintained accurate minutes and records for the association. Dealt with all correspondence on behalf of the association, including regular communication with Cricket NSW, Warringah Council, as well as the wider Northern Beaches cricket community. Organised regular committee meetings. Put together a comprehensive Annual Report which includes details of all Saturday morning competitions, representative team reports, records, winning teams etc. Organised the annual presentation evening On behalf of MWJCA and all players, I take this opportunity to thank Vicki Carden for continuing in the role of Competition Secretary for another season. This is a huge role, and as in previous years, Vicki has juggled ground availability and unpredictable weather in 2011/12, to ensure that our competition has been run with great efficiency. Vicki’s hard work and dedication to MWJCA are very much appreciated. Welcome and thanks to Cathy Hurditch who came on board as Treasurer this season. The financial position of the association continues to strengthen, as a consequence of the prudent management of MWJCA by the committee. You may have noticed that the MWJCA website is looking smarter this year. This is down to the great work of our ‘Webmasters’, Phill and Sarah Edwards, who joined the committee in 2011. Thanks Phill and Sarah, for all of your hard work. Further thanks to the small but dedicated MWJCA committee, made up of delegates from all of the clubs. All attend monthly association meetings and work tirelessly for the good of all of our children. Thank you to all who have helped and supported me over the course of the last three years. I have had the good fortune to meet many wonderful people who participate in our very special cricket community on the Northern Beaches. I hand over the secretarial baton to the safe hands of Denise Gullick. Please make Denise warmly welcome. Sharon Porter Secretary, 2009/10, 2010/11 & 2011/12 Financial Statement The Eric Palmer Bat Award Since 1966 this prestigious award has been presented to an outstanding performer in the Saturday morning competition. Over the years, many winners have gone on to play grade cricket. The Executives takes into account a cricketer’s performance both on and off the field, his efforts in the Saturday morning competition, his availability and efforts in the District Representative games, and achievements in cricket outside our competition. We are pleased to announce that this year’s Eric Palmer Bat Award winner is Michael Balzan from SCECGS Cricket Club. The Eric Palmer Bat Award Winners Year Name Club 1992/93 Steven Ware Peninsula 1966/67 Greg Bush Seaforth 1993/94 Michael Dunn Wakehurst 1967/68 Stephen St. Augustine’s Redbacks Buchanan College 1994/95 Richie Rainey Wakehurst 1968/69 Lee Woodward Frenchs Forest Redbacks 1969/70 Sam Mesite CBC 1995/96 Ryan Bonnor Forest Districts 1970/71 Mark Jolly Seaforth 1996/97 Michael Wakehurst 1971/72 Michael McGuire Dee Why RSL Cosentino Redbacks 1972/73 Terry McTeigue Collaroy 1997/98 Ben King Wakehurst Plateau Redbacks 1973/74 Ian Travers Wakehurst 1998/99 Michael Ashton Seaforth YC 1974/75 Andrew Frazer CBC 1999/00 Luke Edgell Cromer 1975/76 Andrew Frazer CBC 2000/01 Luke Campbell St. Augustine’s 1976/77 Neil Tuckerman Allambie College 1977/78 John Sanders Terrey Hills 2001/02 Jack Hinksman Wakehurst 1978/79 David Batty BelroseRLCC Redbacks 1979/80 Ian Gately St. Augustine’s 2002/03 Jack Ritchie Cromer College 2003/04 Peter Lindsay Forest Districts 1980/81 Cameron Beacon Hill YC 2004/05 Lucas Frazer Seaforth Williamson 2005/06 Maxwell Burgess St.